The Telecaster Guitar Book: A Complete History of Fender Telecaster Guitars

This new version of Tony Bacon's "Six Decades of the Fender Telecaster" shows how the world's first commercially successful solidbody electric guitar still attracts musicians more than 60 years since its birth in California. Today, it is more popular than ever and for many guitarists has overtaken the Stratocaster as the Fender to own and play. The Tele is the longest-lived solidbody electric, played by everyone from Muddy Waters to Keith Richards, from Radiohead to Snow Patrol. Its sheer simplicity and versatility are vividly illustrated here through interviews with Jeff Beck, James Burton, Bill Kirchen, John 5, and more. The book is three great volumes in one: a compendium of luscious pictures of the most desirable Teles, a gripping story from the earliest days to the latest exploits, and a detailed collector's guide to every Tele ever made. Packed with pictures of great players, collectable catalogs, period press ads, and cool memorabilia, "The Telecaster Guitar Book" is the one Tele book that all guitar fans will want to add to their collection.

CONTENIDO:

- The Telecaster Story
Background
The Fifties
The Sixties
The Seventies
The Eighties
The Nineties
Recent Years
Endnotes

- The Reference Listing
How to use the reference listing
US Models
Japanese Models
Mexoca Models
Korean Models
Indonesian Models
Chinese Models
Dating & Serial Numbers
Model Chronology

Index
Acknowledgements