Telecasters abound within the ranks of American indie heroes Death Cab For Cutie. Lead vocalist Ben Gibbard’s guitar collection boasts both brown and black '70s Thinlines and several G&L copies, although he’s not been averse to hurling Telecasters across the stage in the past.

No such petulance from guitarist and producer Chris Walla. His list of gear includes a 2001 US ’52 reissue Tele with a Harmonic Design Z90 pickup in the bridge. Walla’s “favourite guitar for years” is a Mexican Tele that he bought new in 1993. “It has a very particular 'thing' about it,” Walla says. “Lots of mids, not a lot of sustain. It's not really a very nice piece of wood, but it's mine and I love it.”

You can listen to MusicRadar's podcast with Chris Walla here.

Your votes:

"Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla from Death Cab For Cutie both use Telecasters fairly exclusively. Ok so Ben uses G&L but its the same thing! Listen to Transatlanticism - some incredible sounds, all produced through Telecasters." (Thanks, jameshalliday89)

"DCFC - both guitarists use Teles regularly. Amazing band." (From Chris via email, thanks)

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