Tag: Fender Telecaster
The Fender Stratocaster: Coming Home
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Looking back through my Electric guitar history, I’ve owned eight Stratocasters over the years. Why does it feel like coming home again this time around? Hondo Stratocaster copy. 1990(ish). Candle Apple red. Rosewood fingerboard. My first guitar, used with a fly-sec headphone amp. Looking back, it was decent enough to make me want to continue…
Fender Stratocaster vs Telecaster
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Fender Stratocaster vs Telecaster. Resolving the timeless debate between two of the greatest guitars ever made. So which is the best? The Fender Stratocaster vs Telecaster debate is well documented and has gone on for over half a century. Here’s my own take on it. Fender Stratocaster vs Telecaster – Playability With regard to neck…
Squier Telecaster Custom Review
I could write a list as long as my arm on the guitars I’ve owned, so why have I chosen the Squier Telecaster Custom with P90’s as my gigging workhorse? The ‘Invisible’ Neck The Squier Telecaster Custom’s one-piece maple neck is superb at any price point, let alone the sub-£200 one. It’s your typical Fender 25.5…
Discovering the Fender Telecaster
I’ve encountered the Fender Telecaster throughout most of my guitar-playing life. But only now, 20 years later, have I began to appreciate it. Here’s what I discovered. I’ve never got on with Fender telecasters, too bright, thin sounding, not enough sustain. A ‘country’ guitar. Not as comfortable or versatile as a Fender Stratocaster, and not…
