Susan Tedeschi of the Tedeschi Trucks Band has become the latest signature Fender artist, with a that vies for “simple sophistication that shines brightly.” It’s modeled after Tedeschi's longtime go-to Caribbean Mist 1993 American Standard Tele, which appears on the cover of her 1998 solo album, ; a record that saw Tedeschi turn heads with her soulful, genre-blending playing. The guitar boasts a custom, slim C-profile maple neck “that you can really wrap your hand around,” and a “warm and beautiful” rosewood fingerboard, which itself features 22 medium jumbo frets and white dot inlays as part of a 25.
5” scale length. The signature guitar stays faithful to its progenitor with an alder body, bestowed with an aged Caribbean Mist finish, and features a six-saddle string-through-body bridge with black steel saddles. Tone, naturally, was a chief focus, and Tedeschi worked closely with Fender on the instrument’s custom-voiced single-coil and TBX tone circuit to help bring the production model in line with her beloved Tele and its sought-after tones.
The result, Fender says, matches the “authentic tone and inspiring playability of Tedeschi’s treasured original.” “It really sounded warm and I think it was the way that the front pickup was wound,” Tedeschi says of her ‘93 model’s unique tonal qualities. “It was very different to a lot of Teles, which are usually really bright and thin.
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