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75 years of Fender Telecaster – an all-star country line-up, a mega jam, and one legendary guitar

The Fender Telecaster has some of the world’s biggest artists as fans, but what has made the guitar such a success? And can it survive in a world of AI?

“This city didn't just embrace the Telecaster, it helped define it”: Fender’s Telecaster 75th anniversary show might be the greatest assemblage of Tele talent ever

Held at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the Tele Town concert was highlighted by perhaps the most electrifying Telecaster jam of all time – featuring, to name a few participants, Jack White, Brad Paisley, Tommy Emmanuel, and John Osborne

Guitar World

“It made me want to go all the way in, bring in the best metal players I could find, and create something fearless”: Zakk Wylde gifted William Shatner a guitar. Now Shatner is making an album with 35 metal icons – and an AI-generated Les Paul, apparently

The cast of players is yet to be announced – there is no title either – but Shatner says the whole thing was inspired by a guest turn on a Nuclear Messiah record with Chris Poland

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Taylor Swift donates 'generous gift' to Brad Paisley's non-profit

Taylor Swift has donated a "generous gift" to Brad Paisley's non-profit organisation The Store.

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The Grammys split the country album category into traditional and contemporary. It might be great

The Grammys' country album category has been split into two for the 2026 award show

The Independent UK

Celebrate the holidays with new albums from Brad Paisley, the 'Peanuts' gang and more

’Tis the season to put on some holiday music

The Independent UK

What to Stream: 'Stranger Things,' 'Mickey 17,' Kevin Hart and 'A Grand Ole Opry Christmas'

Director Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” starring several versions of Robert Pattinson and Kevin Hart debuting a new comedy special on Netflix are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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Brad Paisley says he's 'Mr. More Baseball' after performing at another World Series marathon game

Country superstar Brad Paisley has made history

The Independent UK

Every Celebrity We Spotted at World Series Game 3 in L.A.

Dodger Stadium was chock full of stars on Monday night.

Sports Illustrated

Brad Paisley's National Anthem Performance May Have Jinxed Dodgers-Blue Jays Game 3

A pregame performance from the country singer is officially a harbinger of extra innings.

Sports Illustrated

“He’s been wonderful, and this is an incredible gift”: Brad Paisley gifted his new favorite guitarist a prized Telecaster – and left a hidden message under the pickguard

Paisley has sung the praises of country guitar’s new kid on the block

Guitar World

“Do modelers have a place? Yes. Are they going to put me out of business? Idon’t think so”: Mike Zaite on the secret to the Dr Z sound, making custom amps for James Walsh’s shows at the Sphere and the enduring appeal of the tube amplifier

Mike Zaite explains how a background in electronics and a front-row seat to the British Invasion of the 1960s led to the formation of Dr Z Amplification – and why the sonics always lead the schematics

Guitar World

“I of course fully endorse ANY mods done to any of my designs, let alone from the great Hammett”: Kirk Hammett orders up custom Thinline version of Jack White’s Fender Triplecaster – and gets one for White, too

Jack White's been giving out his Triplecaster to all and sundry and now Hammett returns the favour, with a "cool mod" that White hopes will duly upset Telecaster purists

MusicRadar

Emmylou Harris and Brad Paisley are headed for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Country superstar Brad Paisley and Americana powerhouse Emmylou Harris will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this year

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“Captures the spirit of 1960s flower power”: Fender Japan taps into the Summer of Love and revives an unconventional classic with new Blue Flower Series

Three Fender models are dressed in the floral design, which emerged in the 1960s alongside the revered Paisley finish

The Guardian - UK

‘I used to impersonate Hannah Montana – I can’t listen to her now!’: Lainey Wilson’s honest playlist

The country star loves the loud guitars of Bob Seger and belts out some Dolly after a few drinks, but which song makes her feel as if she can do anything?

Guitar World

“He looks at the way the black finish is cracking, takes the finish off, and there's a Paisley staring at him”: Brad Paisley thought he had bought just another ’60s refin Tele – turns out, there was a $30,000 guitar hidden under the spray paint

The country star recently teamed up with Fender for his very own Limited Edition “Lost Paisley” Telecaster

Guitar World

“It was the closest I’ll ever get to Indiana Jones. You find this artifact and you’re scraping away until it’s the dinosaur bone showing”: The story of Brad Paisley’s Lost Telecaster – the ‘hippie vomit’ reject that became one of Fender’s rarest finds

A partly-failed flower-power experiment in the ‘60s comes back to life via its namesake, who’ll make 19 on his own while Fender’s Custom Shop make another 67

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“They looked at me like they had seen a ghost. They were like, ‘We’ve got to make this for people’”: Brad Paisley’s new signature Telecaster is based on a vintage gem so rare Fender couldn’t believe he had one

The ‘Lost’ Telecaster features an obscure paisley finish that revives a long-forgotten treatment from the late ’60s

MusicRadar

“I like the real thing that happens when you dig in a little bit and the amp starts to cry for mercy”: Is the compressor pedal a country guitar essential? Brad Paisley doesn’t think so – and here’s why

The country virtuoso explains why compression is not an always-on effect for him – and neither is reverb for that matter

Guitar World

“Fender has standards. I don’t”: Brad Paisley will personally build 19 of his new signature Lost Telecasters – and he plans to get experimental

The guitarist is taking matters into his own hands for the extremely limited batch of Paisley-made Teles

Guitar World

“Some of the most ambitious custom shop guitars I’ve ever seen”: These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week – and the essential launches you might have missed

New drops from JHS Pedals, Fender, Victory, and more that need to be on your radar this week

Guitar World

“It’s unreal that my own name is one of the coolest finishes I think Fender has ever done”: Fender teams up with country superstar Brad Paisley on a signature Telecaster that brings back a cult classic finish from the 1960s

The Limited Edition “Lost Paisley” Telecaster revives the short-lived Summer of Love and psychedelia-inspired Paisley finish that Fender first launched in 1968

MusicRadar

“This isn’t just an Artist Signature model – it’s a glimpse into what could have been, had this concept made it to production”: Fender and Brad Paisley introduce the 1967 ‘Lost Paisley’ Telecaster

This limited edition Tele resurrects a unicorn finish and applies it to a top-tier vintage build featuring Seymour Duncan pickups and Glaser G Bender

The Independent UK

Emotional LA fires montage leaves Grammys viewers in agreement

The event chose to support local wildfire relief efforts and raise funds

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