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“I would pick this over a ’60s or ’70s model. It’s the perfect Telecaster in my eyes”: Tele obsessive John 5 provides the ultimate test for Fender’s new American Ultra II series

The versatile shredder owns over 100 different Telecasters, but he’s full of praise for the upgrades that have been fitted to its latest iteration

Guitar World

Horsing around: King Charles’ visit gets hearts racing at News Corp but SMH falls short of royal treatment

Daily Telegraph talks up chances Charles will attend the Everest. Plus: ABC splashes cash on redesign

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“A perfect blend of Tele twang and Strat sparkle”: Jason Isbell’s signature pickup set could provide the most versatile vintage Tele tones in Fender’s lineup

Voiced by Tim Shaw, the Americana virtuoso's new set of signature single coils provide a suite of Fender sounds suitable for his rootsy and modern rock requirements

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“All the wear and tear from decades of touring is perfectly recreated on this incredible limited edition”: Fender unveils a $20,000 Masterbuilt replica of Joe Strummer’s 1966 Telecaster

Fender Senior Master Builder Paul Waller has gone to town on this Telecaster, forensically recreating all the detail from the punk icon's original – but that detail's gonna cost you

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“To Doc, love and prescriptions, Keith Richards”: A mahogany Telecaster used by Keith Richards throughout the Rolling Stones’ iconic Some Girls era is up for auction (without its original neck) – for $400k

Built by the Rolling Stone’s go-to guitar tech Ted Newman Jones, the custom T-style has killer provenance but has been heavily modified since its Stones days

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“When my dad passed, I didn’t know what happened to his ’55 Tele. I got a call: ‘I need you to check something out.’ When I walked in, there’s a guitar case on the floor…” Nashville session master Rob McNelley on Lady A, Buddy Guy and an emotional reunion

Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now made him a country guitar hero, and playing with Buddy Guy ranks among his career highlights. Now with his father’s ’55 Tele in tow, Rob McNelley reveals the secrets to succeeding in Nashville

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“This is probably damn near better than having my guitar, having him playing my guitar”: Fender unveils the Raphael Saadiq Telecaster – watch the Grammy-winning R&B maestro demo it with Eric Gales

Saadiq has collaborated with Elton John, Beyoncé, Erykah Badu, Tupac, Mary J Blige and more, and his signature model is one sweet-sounding limited edition Telecaster

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New boss Luke McIlveen’s reverence for Ray Hadley unnerves SMH and Age staff

Past praise of shock jock and mockery of serious journalism causes shudder as Nine newsrooms divided. Plus: Phillip Adams puts Late Night Live to bed

The Guardian - AU

Up in smokes: Daily Tele’s taxpayer-funded ciggies help Labor minister destroy travel card

News Corp reporter bought a pink doughnut, a soft drink and tobacco as part of a NSW government endorsed media stunt. Plus: cartoonists go their own way

The Guardian - AU

Cream T Aurora Custom V2 review – a stunning Tele-meets-Gibson design with easy pickup swapping: is this the future of electric guitars?

Cream T’s fledging guitar line-up was upended earlier this year, but now its core model, the Aurora, is back, and with it, its radical pickup swapping feature

Guitar World

Annabel Crabb serves up withering response over Kitchen Cabinet critique

ABC journalist offers 2,500 word defence in response to criticism of interview with Peter Dutton. Plus: Ita Buttrose’s last word

The Guardian - AU

“Spot on… it’s amazing to think that players will be able to honor my dad by playing on a replica that’s so identical”: Fender recreates Waylon Jennings’ leather-clad 1954 Telecaster with $25,000 Custom Shop guitar

Shooter Jennings has teamed up with Fender on a series of Waylon signature gear, including a phaser pedal, strap, hardcase and even a leather-clad pickguard

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Fender debuts the Suona Collection – a glorious assortment of limited-edition Thinline Stratocaster, Telecaster and Jazz Bass models

Violin Burst finishes and semi-hollow designs head up the elegant Suona series, which has been dubbed “the perfect blend of heritage and innovation”

Guitar World

Steve Howe once took a chisel to a 1955 Fender Telecaster to make it more Gibson

“I can’t say I'm entirely without guilt,” the Yes man once commented. Yet the heavily modified Tele found a home on Relayer and appears on new album Mirror to the Sky

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How Jeff Beck passed the Telecaster torch to Jimmy Page and changed the course of rock history

A tale of Jeff Beck’s generosity, Jimmy Page’s enduring gratitude and a 1959 Fender Telecaster that helped define a whole generation of rock music

Guitar World

NAMM 2023: Josh Smith and Seymour Duncan release the Flat V pickup set – an unorthodox blend of Tele-style single coils

The pickups – which first arrived in the blues titan's Ibanez signature model – feature a unique combination of Alnico 2, 3 and 4 magnets in order to facilitate dynamic, expressive playing

The Guardian - AU

News Corp gives Barack Obama’s swipe on ‘splintering’ Murdoch media a wide berth

Daily Telegraph fails to land blame on Malcolm Turnbull for the former US president’s comments. Plus: Andrew Bolt scolds Mark Latham

Guitar World

Watch Jimmy Page demo his most iconic guitar gear, including his Les Paul, the Telecaster that “built Led Zeppelin I,” and the Gibson double-neck behind Stairway

Led Zeppelin fans have been enjoying newly surfaced footage of Page playing through the most significant guitars and amplifiers from his playing career

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The Telegraph attempts to clear Prince Andrew’s name with 'bonkers' front page

THE Daily Telegraph is facing criticism for its decision to publish a picture taken by the family of Ghislaine Maxwell, which attempts to discredit…

The Guardian - AU

Michael Clarke and Karl Stefanovic clash proves tabloid gold as Daily Mail chastises Nine and ABC

Mail accuses Nine and ABC of ‘radio silence’ over fracas. Plus: conservative media attacks Jacinda Ardern

Daily Mirror

French firm fined for passport hotline failures handed £322m Universal Credit calls deal

French company Teleperformance was fined thousands of pounds after passport hotline chaos - but now the Government is paying it millions to handle calls from Universal Credit claimants

The Guardian - AU

Sky News’ Chris Kenny fails to read fine print over Facebook’s IPA ‘censorship’

It was the lack of a disclaimer, not censorship, that caused an Institute of Public Affairs video to be removed

The Guardian - AU

Sydney Morning Herald slips up on shape of water ‘nonsense’

Sunday Life story about the health benefits of ‘structured water’ is withdrawn over conflict of interest. Plus: the Tele’s true love

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The Daily Mail Papped Albanese Looking Tired In His PJs But It Just Made Him Look Relatable AF

Our new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been snapped in his pyjamas and tbh I've never identified with a politician more.

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Soft focus: News Corp embraces Morrison and Joyce’s flattering election photos

Daily Telegraph condemns ‘offensive posts’. Plus: Crikey correspondent wins plaudits for epic apology

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