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Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson's 1965 Fender Telecaster fetches a whopping $650,000 at auction
By Janelle Borg published
The 1965 Fender Telecaster was used by both Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson throughout their careers, and played on stage by Eric Clapton

Fender’s latest Joe Strummer tribute model is a Masterbuilt creation that costs $20,000
By Matt Owen published
The forensic replica is said to reproduce “every aspect” of the Clash trailblazer’s 1966 Telecaster, including all the scrapes and scars of the original model

Fender brings the Telecaster Thinline to the American Professional II Series and revives the Stratocaster Thinline
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Kitted out in four transparent pastel finishes, the new limited-edition releases rank among Fender’s most enticing launches this year

Gilby Clarke is selling his Guns N’ Roses, Slash’s Snakepit and Heart gear on Reverb
By Phil Weller published
Clarke is clearing out his inventory, with everything from a guitar that featured in Slash’s Snakepit videos to amps and pedals all up for grabs

How Raphael Saadiq moved to guitar and earned his new limited-edition Tele
By Amit Sharma published
The Grammy-winning producer has worked with the biggest names in music. He explains why the Telecaster has appeared on every album he’s ever worked on – and shares what he learned from Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Barry Gibb and countless others

Nashville session master Rob McNelley on his emotional reunion with his dad's '55 Tele
By Andrew Daly published
Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now made him a country guitar hero, and playing with Buddy Guy ranks among his career highlights. Now with his father’s ’55 Tele in tow, Rob McNelley reveals the secrets to succeeding in Nashville

“A true unicorn”: Joe Bonamassa has just acquired one of the rarest Fenders ever made – a 1954 Blackguard Tele with a huge factory-installed Paul Bigsby pickup
By Matt Parker published
The model is thought to be a complete one-off and is a rare example of a factory-made modification on one of Fender’s most sought-after historic builds

“I got to play one of the prototypes through my actual touring rig. It sounds really good”: Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett is working with Fender on an affordable signature version of his Masterbuilt Telecaster – and it’s already been road-tested
By Phil Weller published
Shiflett has put a Charcoal Frost-finished prototype of the P-90-stocked build through its paces, so a full-scale production might not be too far away

“You could do anything with a Telecaster”: Joe Bonamassa shares his Telecaster tone tips and tricks – with the help of an exceptionally rare vintage model
By Matt Owen published
JoBo breaks down the secret sound of vintage Fender Teles and more in his latest tonal deep dive, which focuses on “one of the best tools you could ever buy”

“My go-to guitar in the studio”: This Fender Telecaster lived in Metallica’s HQ and became Kirk Hammett’s writing workhorse – now it’s going under the hammer
By Matt Owen published
The single-cut became an integral part of Metallica’s writing process, and helped craft St. Anger and Death Magnetic
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