Fender Telecaster
Iconic solid-body guitar
The Fender Telecaster is a solid-body electric guitar introduced in 1950, the first commercially successful guitar of its kind.
Its bright, twangy tone made it foundational to country, rock, and blues.
The simple design—two single-coil pickups, a slab body—became iconic.
Musicians often call it simply a Tele: He's been playing the same Tele for thirty years.
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- electric guitarAmplified stringed instrument
- single coilOne-magnet guitar pickup
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
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