fender telecaster

The Fender Telecaster

By Payo W Perry

Telecasters normally have 2 pickups, one positioned at the bridge and the other positioned at the neck of the guitar. At the bridge position the Telecaster will produce a sharper tone with more bite and attack while the neck position is smoother and has more warmth. There are also some very famous blues guitar players who have adopted a Tele as their principal guitar, just pushing the distortion into break-up with a harder attack.
Why I Love My Thinline Telecaster

By Jesse Nash

I've acquired a few guitars over the years and one of my favorites has always been my Thinline Telecaster. There's no doubt that Fender puts out great guitars, and this one is no exception. A Thinline Telecaster is a semi-hollow body version of the Fender Telecaster, that is characterized by the f-shaped hole and reshaped pickguard. There are two versions made, the '69 version which has two Telecaster pickups and a mahogany body and the '72 version that has two Fender wide range pickups and a solid natural swamp ash body.

I love my '72 version. It features a semi-hollow ash body, C-shaped maple neck and bullet truss rod, a Strat bridge, three-bolt neck plate and two wide range humbucking pickups. The sound is definitely meatier than the original classic version. The semi-hollow sound has a distinctive tone and it is great for blues, country and alternative rock music. In fact, sound is where this guitar absolutely shines. This guitar plays very smoothly and tunes even better.

For durability, this Tele is built strong and can hold up to the heaviest heavy metal action.