Fender Telecaster Fender unveils a Susan Tedeschi Telecaster, complete with fat-sounding custom pickups 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 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 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 Latest Fender Telecaster “It’s so Raw, It’s Bloody”: Jim Campilongo Explains Why Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series Album Is His Undisputed Desert Island Blues Disc By Jim Campilongo published 8 March 23 The father of modern Chicago electric blues along with Little Walter, Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Otis Span, Tat Harris and others work their mojo on this collection of groundbreaking masterpieces Watch Julian Lage’s Enthralling "Study for Electric Guitar" Solo Performance By Guitar Player Staff published 18 January 23 Video The master of improvisation stretches a Telecaster to its limits Video Save 40% on 40th Anniversary Telecasters in Fender’s Amazing '12 Days of Deals' Sale By Guitar Player Staff last updated 2 December 22 Get $240 off in this fine selection of Vintage Edition commemorative Squiers Dave Keuning’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks By Vinnie DeMasi published 22 November 22 The Killers’ axeman discusses five memorable hits and deep cuts from his extensive rap sheet “I Remember Hearing ‘Heroes’ for the First Time… 18 Months Later, I Was Playing It Live With David”: Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren and Scrote Salute David Bowie By Mark McStea published 26 October 22 The guitarists discuss their epic ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ show Fender Revisits Their Groundbreaking Solidbody Design With the American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster By Rod Brakes last updated 14 October 22 This much-welcome reissue has all the essential Blackguard ingredients "Your Recorded Music Is Your Legacy": Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Reveal the Guitar Secrets Behind ‘I Am the Moon’ By Mark McStea published 30 September 22 Their expansive quadruple album project explodes with joy, power and positivity “Finally, We Went Back to the Guitars I Played on the Demo, Which Went Through a Kemper Profiler”: Zach Myers Does More With Less on Shinedown’s Latest By Joe Bosso published 21 September 22 The Florida outfit’s seventh studio album, ‘Planet Zero,' showcases choice digital amp tone “I Knew What I Wanted to Do With Guitars”: Bartees Strange on His Heady New Album, ‘Farm to Table’ By Jim Beaugez published 20 September 22 The rising indie-rock star cooks up a dynamic concoction Andy Summers Tells the Turbulent Tale of ‘Zenyatta Mondatta' By Michael Molenda last updated 12 September 22 Video How the Police battled a tight deadline and vanquished label interference to make the album that would turn them into international superstars. Video 1234567Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1Win tickets to see Dweezil Zappa in San Francisco2David Cassidy on seeing Hendrix, learning from the session guitar greats, and jamming with Paul McCartney and John Lennon3Martin and Reverb unite for an exclusive non-cutaway Grand Performance acoustic4Matteo Mancuso pays homage to his hero, Paul Gilbert, with new track, Paul Position 5Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way
“It’s so Raw, It’s Bloody”: Jim Campilongo Explains Why Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series Album Is His Undisputed Desert Island Blues Disc By Jim Campilongo published 8 March 23 The father of modern Chicago electric blues along with Little Walter, Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Otis Span, Tat Harris and others work their mojo on this collection of groundbreaking masterpieces
Watch Julian Lage’s Enthralling "Study for Electric Guitar" Solo Performance By Guitar Player Staff published 18 January 23 Video The master of improvisation stretches a Telecaster to its limits
Save 40% on 40th Anniversary Telecasters in Fender’s Amazing '12 Days of Deals' Sale By Guitar Player Staff last updated 2 December 22 Get $240 off in this fine selection of Vintage Edition commemorative Squiers
Dave Keuning’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks By Vinnie DeMasi published 22 November 22 The Killers’ axeman discusses five memorable hits and deep cuts from his extensive rap sheet
“I Remember Hearing ‘Heroes’ for the First Time… 18 Months Later, I Was Playing It Live With David”: Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren and Scrote Salute David Bowie By Mark McStea published 26 October 22 The guitarists discuss their epic ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ show
Fender Revisits Their Groundbreaking Solidbody Design With the American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster By Rod Brakes last updated 14 October 22 This much-welcome reissue has all the essential Blackguard ingredients
"Your Recorded Music Is Your Legacy": Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Reveal the Guitar Secrets Behind ‘I Am the Moon’ By Mark McStea published 30 September 22 Their expansive quadruple album project explodes with joy, power and positivity
“Finally, We Went Back to the Guitars I Played on the Demo, Which Went Through a Kemper Profiler”: Zach Myers Does More With Less on Shinedown’s Latest By Joe Bosso published 21 September 22 The Florida outfit’s seventh studio album, ‘Planet Zero,' showcases choice digital amp tone
“I Knew What I Wanted to Do With Guitars”: Bartees Strange on His Heady New Album, ‘Farm to Table’ By Jim Beaugez published 20 September 22 The rising indie-rock star cooks up a dynamic concoction
Andy Summers Tells the Turbulent Tale of ‘Zenyatta Mondatta' By Michael Molenda last updated 12 September 22 Video How the Police battled a tight deadline and vanquished label interference to make the album that would turn them into international superstars.