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Don't bother giving Chrissie Hynde a guitar. She's set for life with her Ice Blue Fender Telecaster
By Phil Weller last updated
The Pretenders' frontwoman says guitar companies have tried to tempt her into playing their wares, but the punk guitarist in her has no mind to shop around

Seth Lover helped create a Telecaster range that remains one of the decade's shining moments
By Dave Hunter published
With its Wide Range humbuckers, the revised Fender Telecaster Thinline gets higher marks than most of its contemporaries.

Rory Gallagher delivers a master class in blues in Guitar Player’s 1978 interview
By Stefan Grossman last updated
The Irish guitar hero discusses the albums that inspired him, and the gear and techniques that made him one of the all-time greats

Phil Manzanera on his Roxy Music Firebird, "Love Is the Drug" 1951 Tele and other favorite guitars
By Joe Matera published
The guitarist gave us an exclusive look at the key axes from his long career

“The structural integrity is pretty amazing for cardboard. You can totally rock it.” Robby Krieger plays slide guitar on the world’s first cardboard Telecaster
By Phil Weller published
Made by Fender’s Custom Shop in collaboration with snowboard and packaging firms, the oddball six-string is a faithful take on an old blues classic

Fender launches signature Telecaster pickup set for Jason Isbell
By Phil Weller published
Fender pickup guru Tim Shaw took cues from ‘60s Tele and Strat flavors for a “best of both worlds,” vintage-style sound

Fender unveils a Susan Tedeschi Telecaster, complete with fat-sounding custom pickups
By Phil Weller published
The brand new signature guitar has been closely modeled on the ‘93 Caribbean Mist Tele that features on the cover of Tedeschi's breakthrough album, Just Won’t Burn

Robbie Robertson’s heavily modified Telecaster, played by Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton, sells for $650,000
By Phil Weller published
The guitar played a pivotal role in Dylan’s storied career, has been played by Eric Clapton, and features on records by Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, and Ringo Starr

“It’s the sound of the Stones: a five-string with a six-string on top. Guitars are amazing things – you can make an orchestra out of them…” Keith Richards on life without Charlie, The Beatles and the Stones, and new album Hackney Diamonds
By Brad Tolinski published
In an exclusive interview, Keith Richards talks about the magic of the new album Hackney Diamonds, and why losing a string created a whole new sound for the Rolling Stones
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