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Nashville session master Rob McNelley on his emotional reunion with his dad's '55 Tele
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
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
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
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
The single-cut became an integral part of Metallica’s writing process, and helped craft St. Anger and Death Magnetic
“Buckethead made me want to explore the idea of using a kill switch. I love how creative you can get”: How John 5 revolutionized one of Fender’s oldest guitar designs with the Ghost Telecaster
The Mötley Crüe gunslinger explains how fashion brand Supreme inspired his latest signature guitar, what makes his favorite pickups ideal for everything from country to metal – and why no-one is a bigger Buckethead fan than he is
Steve Howe once took a chisel to a 1955 Fender Telecaster to make it more Gibson
“I can’t say I'm entirely without guilt,” the Yes man once commented. Yet the heavily modified Tele found a home on Relayer and appears on new album Mirror to the Sky
Fender American Vintage II 1972 Telecaster Thinline and 1975 Telecaster Deluxe review
Time has mellowed the wrath of the detractors and reinforced the joy of the believers in a range that divided opinion when first released in the early ’70s – and now it’s back with authentic CuNiFe humbuckers
