Fender Telecaster
The first commercially successful solid-body electric guitar. Two single-coil pickups deliver a bright, twangy tone with a snappy attack. The bridge pickup cuts through any mix, while the neck pickup offers warm, round tones. Keith Richards' weapon of choice, often in open-G tuning.
Field notes on the Fender Telecaster
All field notes →Fender Deluxe Reverb vs. Fender ToneMaster: Do the Same Settings Sound the Same?
The ToneMaster Deluxe Reverb costs $200 less than the tube original. We put both on the same amp stand, dialed in identical settings, and listened. Here's where they agree — and where they don't.
Normal or Vibrato: Why Your Fender's Two Channels Don't Sound the Same
The Vibrato channel isn't the plain one with reverb added — it has an extra gain stage and, on a Deluxe Reverb, a treble cap you can't switch off. Verified panel layouts per model.
The Fender Amps With No Mid Knob (and Where the Mids Went)
Most blackface Fenders never had a Middle control — they have a 6.8k resistor soldered in its place. Which models have the knob, what the resistor is set to, and how to get mids without it.