The design was originally an attempt to reduce the weight of the solid-body Telecaster guitar, which had become ever heavier throughout the 1960s due to the dwindling supply of the light ash wood ...

Additionally, many players will recognize the Tele's large pickguard, which covers most of the upper bout of the guitar and essentially splits the body in half. Telecasters today come in a huge ...

What is it? There is something about a bound body on a T-style electric guitar that can unite us guitarists in swooning over ...

Called the Chris Shiflett Cleaver Telecaster® Deluxe ... this into the hands of players everywhere.” The guitar has a classic alder body with a comfortable belly cut, a 25.5″ scale Maple ...