Fender Telecaster Custom

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A detail photo of a Seth Lover–designed Wide Range Humbucker on a blond Telecaster Thinline electric guitar
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.

Gear
Photo of Keith RICHARDS; L-R: Ron Wood (Ronnie Wood) and Keith Richards (of the Rolling Stones) performing live onstage as the New Barbarians
Played by Keith Richards and Peter Buck, Fender’s Humbucker-Loaded Telecaster Custom is a CBS Classic

By Dave Hunter Published

Punchy, powerful and versatile, version two of the Telecaster Custom carries a big slab of Seth Lover-certified humbucker mojo

Electric Guitars
Billy Squier plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 2, 1984.
“The Concept Is Simple: Plug a Great Guitar Into a Great Amp, and Don’t Let Anything Get in Between”: Billy Squier Explains How He Honed His Tone on Five Classic Tracks

By Joe Matera Published

“I’ve always taken a tremendous amount of inspiration from the guitars I’ve played,” says the chart-topping arena rocker

Music
John Frusciante (right) and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers perform during the ACL Music festival 2022 at Zilker Park on October 09, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Hear John Frusciante’s Fender Telecaster Custom in Action in This New Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Film

By Richard Bienstock, Guitar Player Staff Published

VIDEO See this vintage guitar and more from the Red Hot Chili Peppers arsenal in our latest issue, including rare Fender Stratocasters, a Martin 00-15 and a Gretsch White Falcon

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