1958 Fender Telecaster

Keith Richards

Micawber — Five-string 1953 Tele tuned to open G. The Stones' signature sound.

Albert Collins

Telecaster 1966 — 1966 Custom Telecaster with a Gibson humbucker at the neck, played in open F minor tuning with a capo and picked with bare fingers. His unmistakable Texas blues tone.

Bob Dylan

Telecaster 1965 — Sunburst Telecaster played at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 during the famous electric set.

Roy Buchanan

Fender Telecaster "Nancy" (1953) — Buchanan's primary guitar, central to his pioneering use of pinch harmonics and volume swells.

Waylon Jennings

Fender Telecaster (leather-clad, 1953) — Hand-tooled leather-clad Telecaster, decorated with his initials and a "Flying W" logo

Andy Summers

Telecaster (1963, heavily modified) — Bought for $200 in 1972 already customized with a Gibson humbucker, onboard overdrive, and phase switch; Summers' primary Police guitar on their first four albums; later replicated as a 250-unit Fender Custom Shop tribute model in 2007

Joe Strummer

Telecaster (1966, "IAO") — Purchased in 1975, refinished in black/grey automotive paint by a friend, covered in stickers; Strummer's main guitar at nearly every show until his 2002 death

Jeff Beck

Telecaster (body 1951, blonde, "Esquire" decal) — Played by Beck in the music video for his and Rod Stewart's 1985 single "People Get Ready," their first collaboration since the Jeff Beck Group broke up in 1969

Ry Cooder

Telecaster vintage — Telecaster used on his roots and country blues recordings.

Jonny Greenwood

Telecaster Plus 1994 — Tobacco Burst Telecaster Plus, Radiohead's main guitar since Pablo Honey.

Muddy Waters

Telecaster 1958 — Telecaster used to define the sound of Chicago electric blues.

Eddie Vedder

Telecaster vintage 1958 — Vintage Telecaster played in the studio and live with Pearl Jam.

James Burton

Telecaster 1953 — Pink paisley Telecaster played with Elvis Presley. Pioneer of chicken pickin'.