The Telecaster doesn’t get enough credit for its versatility – and in its 75 years of production, it’s found its way into every genre.
Tom Morello defined rap-metal with the brute-force, Sabbath-informed riffs he got out of his Telecaster, while John 5 – a walking Tele encyclopedia – uses any number of futuristic spins on the model to power Mötley Crüe. Then there’s Joe Strummer, who took punk worldwide with his heavily worn example.
