Fender Telecaster Guitars

The Fender Telecaster Guitar is easily one of the most widely recognized guitars on the planet. Originally called the Broadcaster when it was designed in 1949, it is often produced continually and a musical fixture since that then under the name Telecaster. Artists of all types from country to blues to rock have used Telecasters on a selection of their most popular songs.

The base model of the Telecaster is a single-body design (solid, not hollow) with dual pickups, though there were many variant models in the last sixty years. Leo Fender, who founded the Fender Corporation, was the one who invented the Telecaster design. The design was a pioneer as the primary guitars to be mass produces. Its easy assembly meant it may be produced on an assembly line, and in addition it made repairing the guitar easier.

The overall shape and design of the Telecaster has remained relatively consistent throughout the years. Despite the Fender Telecaster guitar being produced relatively simply and cheaply, it is renowned for producing a signature sound that has had a huge influence on the world of music. Each of its two pickups produces unique tones: one bold and sharp, the other light and bluesy.

Being the primary solid-body electric guitars also contributed to the Tele's defining sound. It allowed the instrument to be played louder and clearer since the solid body reduced feedback.

The Fender Telecaster guitar remains a popular choice even today. While there are several different subtypes of the Telecaster, you can easily find a model that's almost precisely the same shape and feel of the original model.

The Telecaster also served as the reason for Fender Stratocaster, the larger double-cutaway guitar with a more comfortable design and three pickups instead of two. Within the last 60 years, these two guitars have been fixture in the music industry and are equally suited to master guitarists and novices alike.