Fender Telecaster Manual. How to buy, maintain and set up the worldŽs most popular electric guitar

In series with the best-selling manuals on the Fender Stratocaster and Gibson Les Paul Electric Guitars, this manual covers the Fender Telecaster in detail, explaining how to maintain it, set it up to get the best sound, and repair it when things go wrong or damage occurs.

Originally introduced in 1950 as the Broadcaster, the Telecaster was the first production Electric Guitar and remains one of the most popular. Superbly illustrated and designed, this manual includes case studies of key models - everything from a 1948 prototype to a 2008 'closet classic' - but also gives appropriate attention to today's affordable Squier versions.

- Buying a Fender Telecaster, used and new options, pitfalls, authenticity issues, getting the right Guitar for the job.
- Pre-gig checks, tuning, and stageside repairs.
- Routine maintenance and servicing.
- Set-ups and careful 'customising'.
- Case studies of key Telecaster models, such as the '51 Nocaster, '52 Relic repro, '70s Thinline, Customer Elite, Jeff Beck Esquire reissue, Gerry Donahue model and Squier affordables.

'Under The Hood' with celebrity users - how the pros set up their Telecasters and related hardware, including Jeff Beck, Jerry Donahue, Keith Richards and Albert Lee.

CONTENIDO:

Foreword

Introduction
A classic Telecaster

Buying a Fender Telecaster
-New Telecaster
-Other Tele options
-Second-hand Telecasters

Know your vintage Tele/Squire

Know your "American Standard"

Setting up and tuning
-Bridge adjustment
-Neck adjustment
-Replacing Kluson tuners
-The Paul Bigsby vibrato
-Tuning

Repairs, maintenance & adjustments
-Safety first
-Tools and working facilities
-Essential gig bag accessories
-It's worth doing a little maintenance
-Stageside repairs
-Three-monthly checks
-Earthing and RF induction issues
-Paint and lacquer repairs
-"String guide" variants
-A little fretwork
-B-Bender maintenance
-Vintage truss rod adjustement
-Nut adjustment and repair
-Pickup replacement
-Volume and tone controls
-Pickup selection options and rewriting
-Pickup height settings

Specific case studies
-USA-made Esquire '57-59
-USA-made Custom Shop '51 Nocaster Relic
-Chinese-made Classic '50 Vibe Squier
-USA-made American Standard, 2008 version
-Chinese-made Squier "Affinity"
-USA-made Custom Shop Clarence White B-Bender
-Japanese-made Bigsby-equipped '60s Custom Telecaster
-USA-made Jerry Donahue "Signature" Telecaster
-USA-made Custom Shop "Limited Release"
-USA-made Avril Lavigne "Signature" Squier
-USA-made James Burton "Signature" Telecaster
-Mexican-assembled Thinline "Partcaster"
-Mexican-assembled "Special Edition" Deluxe
-Japanese-made left-handed Thinline '72-type Deluxe

Key Tele players and their guitars
-James Burton
-Roy Buchanan
-Chrissye Hynde
-Steve Cropper
-Albert Collins
-Keith Richards
-Albert Lee
-Andy Summers
-Jerry Donahue
-Jeff Beck

Appendices
Glossary
Useful contacts
Acknowledgements
Index