Fender Telecaster

Records it appears on · 14

• I Can Help

  Billy Swan · I Can Help, 1974

  • Guitars · InstrumentReportedChip Young played the subtle underlying guitar lines on his Telecaster.
• Drift Away

  Dobie Gray · Drift Away, 1973

  • Electric guitars · InstrumentReportedTroy Seals's guitar for staccato country licks in the chorus.
• Cloud Nine

  George Harrison · Album, 1987

  • Guide guitar · InstrumentInferredUsually the guitar recorded as a guide part, played by Harrison or Lynne, depending on the song.
• 21st Century Breakdown

  Green Day · Album, 2009

  • Guitars · InstrumentReportedA Telecaster, said to have once belonged to Keith Richards, shared the bulk of the guitar layering. (recalled with uncertainty)
• Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)

  Kelly Clarkson · Stronger, 2012

  • Guitars · InstrumentVerifiedKurstin's own guitar for the guitar elements on this track.
• You're No Good

  Linda Ronstadt · Heart Like a Wheel, 1974

  • Guitars · InstrumentReportedGuitar used for the arpeggios that follow the string build-up later in the song.
• I Should Coco

  Supergrass · Album, 1995

  • Guitar · InstrumentReportedOne of the two guitars Gaz Coombes played, as the band simply used their own equipment; the article does not say which was used on Alright.
• The Clash

  The Clash · Album, 1977

  • Guitars · InstrumentVerifiedStrummer's battered, rusty Telecaster, recorded as it was without attempts to improve it.
• Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

  The Cranberries · Album, 1993

  • Electric guitar · InstrumentReportedHogan's electric guitars on the album sessions were Telecasters, his own or Street's 1967 one.
• Another Girl, Another Planet

  The Only Ones · The Only Ones, 1978

  • Rhythm and lead guitars · InstrumentReportedPerrett's guitar in the Escape tracking room, played through a Marshall amp.
• Back on the Chain Gang

  The Pretenders · Learning to Crawl, 1984

  • Telecasters (Bremner lead, Hynde) · InstrumentReportedPlayed by both Bremner and Hynde.
• Don't Get Me Wrong

  The Pretenders · Get Close, 1986

  • Rhythm and solo guitars · InstrumentReportedAlso played by McIntosh on the solo.
• Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

  The Staple Singers · Album, 1972

  • Guitars · InstrumentVerifiedManning's Telecaster, fitted with a humbucking pickup, was used for his simulated lead part near the end of the song.
• What's Love Got to Do with It

  Tina Turner · Private Dancer, 1984

  • Guitar · InstrumentReportedTerry Britten's guitar for the guitar parts, recorded either direct or through an amplifier.

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