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Fender Player II Modified Series
Fender remixes its blockbuster Player II range with the Modified Series and got IDLES to demo them

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Player II Modified range is a refresh of the familiar favourites, with Noiseless pickups, locking tuners, treble bleed circuits and of course there is an HSS Strat with a Floyd Rose

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Mike Campbell pictured with his new Red Dog Fender Telecaster; the heavily customised electric guitar has a Bigsby, a Destruct button and a pickup configuration that gives you lots of options. Campbell wears shades and a wide-brimmed hat.
“The destruct button really sets it apart”: Fender unveils the Mike Campbell Red Dog Telecaster

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Red Dog is one crazy beast, with an SHH pickup configuration, a Bigsby, and a Destroy circuit that applies a whopping boost

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Fender Player II Limited Edition 3-Color Sunburst Sparkle series: the Precision Bass, Stratocaster, Telecaster and Jazz Bass get a limited edition makeover for 2025.
Fender unveils Player II refresh with the Strat, Tele, P and Jazz Basses in Sparkle 3-Color Sunburst

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The new-look models have all the same Player II features – rosewood fingerboards with rolled edges, Alnico V pickups, high-ratio Classic Gear tuners and a Modern C profile neck

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Squier Paranormal Troublemaker Telecaster
"It’s the most impressive Squier guitar I’ve played this year, and probably my favourite in a few": Squier Paranormal Troublemaker Telecaster Deluxe review

By Stuart Williams Published

Squier's affordable Tele Deluxe is a mash-up of Fender and Gibson design points

Electric Guitars
Chris Shiflett with his signature Fender Cleaver Telecaster
Fender and Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett team up for signature Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Foo Fighters guitarist's new signature workhorse is named the Cleaver because it cuts through the mix

Electric Guitars
Fender Jason Isbell Telecaster Pickup Set
Fender and Jason Isbell team up for Tim Shaw-designed pickups to sweeten your Telecaster tone

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The set comprises a Twisted Tele neck pickup and a replica of the bridge pickup on Isbell's 1965 Telecaster, and it could be the $149 pick-me-up your Tele needs

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Julian Lage demoing the new Player II Telecaster
See Julian Lage make the new Fender Player II Tele sound truly world-class

By Rob Laing Published

A Tele demo/love letter from one of the very best guitar players around right now

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Fender Ltd Edition American Performer Timber Series
Strats and Teles in spruce, sugar pine, sassafras? Fender unveils American Performer Timber series

By Jonathan Horsley Published

New for summer 2024, the Timber series is right there for your tastes in adventurous tonewoods, with satin finished Mocha, Honey Burst and 2-Color Sunburst models on the menu

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Susan Tedeschi performs at Tedeschi Trucks Band's "Garden Party" at Madison Square Garden on September 29, 2023 in New York City.
Susan Tedeschi on honouring Jeff Beck and why the Telecaster chose her

By Amit Sharma Published

Susan's signature Fender takes Telecaster versatility to a new level – and it mirrors her incredible career so far

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Fender Susan Tedeschi Telecaster
“Honestly, it’s a dream”: Fender unveils Susan Tedeschi Tele based on her ’93 American Standard

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Finished in Aged Caribbean Mist with a tortoiseshell pickguard, this is the spitting image of Tedeschi's original – minus the signatures of BB King, Herbie Hancock et al...

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