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FENDER BRAD PAISLEY ROAD WORN TELECASTER F E N D E R B R A D P A I S L E Y R O A D review W O R N teLeCaSteR FENDER’S ShaRP-SuIted CoLLaBoRatIoN WIth CouNtRY PICKeR BRAD PAISLEY CeR ta INLY L ooKS t he Pa R t. Bu t, W e WoNdeR, IS I t a L L h at a Nd No C at t L e ? Words Neville Marten Price £1,079 Photography Neil Godwin Contact Fender Musical Instruments EMEA Phone 01342 331700 Web www.fender.com september 2017 Guitarist GIT424.rev_fender.
review Fender Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster Video Demo http://bit.ly/guitaristextra W What You Need To Know 1 2 3 What’s the skinny on Brad Paisley, then? Probably the hottest and most entertaining country singer, songwriter and guitarist to hit the scene in decades. Film star looks, unbelievable tone, technique and down-toearth attitude have made him one of Nashville’s favourite stars.
FENDER BRAD PAISLEY ROAD WORN TELECASTER review RIVaLS Fender’s Road Worn 50s Telecaster (£1,026) comes with maple neck, aged nitrocellulose Butterscotch or Sunburst finished alder body, Tex-Mex pickups and 6105 medium-jumbo frets. For something like the ‘real’ Paisley Tele for similar money, Fender Japan’s ‘Special Release’ model (£999) is a take on the ’68 original that Brad calls his number one.
review FENDER BRAD PAISLEY ROAD WORN TELECASTER Video demo http://bit.ly/guitaristextra 1 2 1. The body relic’ing on the Road Worn isn’t the subtlest we’ve seen, but it definitely adds the well-played vibe sought by Brad 2. A white hat by John B Stetson is a Brad Paisley signature; we rather like the stylised logo with paisley design woven into it 3. Look closely and you can see that a small section of the A-string side of the brass saddle is shifted back a tad to provide better intonation.
FENDER BRAD PAISLEY ROAD WORN TELECASTER review 3 FENDER BRAD PAISLEY ROAD WORN TELECASTER 4 from smooth jazz to sub-Stevie Ray blues – it certainly gave our Custom Shop Strat with Fender Fat 60s pickups a run for its money! The surprise here, though, was the middle position: while neck and bridge are dark, powerful and woody, set the selector in centre position and it goes really hollow and twangy, for a completely new voice that does everything from dirty funk to Johnny Cash ‘ricky-tick’ rhythm.
