Table of Contents

Buying a Telecaster. Buying a Fender Telecaster, used and new options, pitfalls, authenticity issues, getting the right guitar for the job. Pre-gig checks, tuning, stageside repairs. Routine maintenance and servicing. Set-ups and careful 'customising'. Case studies of key Telecaster models, such as the '51 Nocaster, '52 Relic repro, '70s Thinline, Custom Elite, Jeff Beck Esquire reissue, Gerry Donahue model and Squier affordables. 'Under the hood' with celebrity users: how the pros set up their Telecasters and related hardware, including Jeff Beck, Jerry Donahue, Keith Richards, Albert Lee and Jimmy Page. Original hardback edition ISBN 978 1 84425 674 7.

About the Author

Paul Balmer has played and taught guitar for 40 years. His background includes broadcasting (TV and radio), video/DVD production and authorship of several books. Besides Haynes’s Fender Stratocaster Manual and Gibson Les Paul Manual, he has written the acclaimed official biography of Stephane Grappelli, the jazz violinist. He lives at Oakley Vale, Northamptonshire.