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Solidbody Electric Guitar with Spruce/Paulownia/Spruce Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, and 2 Single-coil Pickups - Silver Sparkle
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The Long-awaited Brad Paisley Signature Telecaster

When it comes to iconic Tele players, Brad Paisley sits comfortably on top of that list. Yet it hasn't been until now that it's been his very own signature Fender Telecaster. The Fender Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster combines a spruce and Paulownia body with a custom-wound set of single-coil pickups to produce the to-die-for tones that have made Paisley a guitar legend. And the Road Worn Paisley Tele also boasts one of the most stage-ready, relic'd nitrocellulose finishes you're going to find. But these guitars are in limited supply, so grab one from Sweetwater while you can.

An original take on a legendary guitar

The Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster is as unique as its namesake. You'll immediately notice its loud and clear acoustic voice emanating from the body's spruce/Paulownia/spruce tonewood sandwich. You'll also find that this pairing helps keep the guitar lightweight and resonant. The guitar's maple neck boasts a modern 9.5" fretboard radius to balance comfortable playing with being easy to bend on. And the guitar's triple-brass-saddle bridge further enhances this Telecaster's country-style personality.

Combining modern and vintage voices

To nail the Brad Paisley guitar tone, you need a vintage-voiced bridge pickup that can dish out spank and twang with ease. That's why Fender loaded the Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster with a custom-wound Brad Paisley Spec Vintage-style Tele single-coil. Do you want Brad's tone? This is the pickup that'll get you there. Rounding out the pickup package is Fender's popular Twisted Tele neck single-coil pickup. The Twisted Tele is a higher-output design that rolls in a bit of the Strat character, offering a bell-like top end.

The Relic treatment delivers real-deal experience

Fender's Relic treatment creates instruments that look and feel like well-broken-in guitars. Without knowing better, you'd be hard-pressed to notice that this guitar comes right off the line like this. The Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster wears an aged nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes — standard back in the day — are significantly thinner than today's polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to "breathe." With nitro's ability to enhance the instrument's tonal qualities, the Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster has the look, sound, and feel of an aged classic.

Fender Brad Paisley Road Worn Telecaster Features:

  • Brad Paisley signature Tele with unique tonewood construction
  • Spruce/Paulownia/spruce body is lightweight and resonant
  • Comfortable maple neck boasts a modern 9.5" fretboard radius
  • Nail Brad's tone with Fender's Brad Paisley Spec Vintage-style single-coil bridge pickup
  • Twisted Tele neck pickup adds some Stratocaster charm
  • Road worn nitrocellulose finish lets the wood breathe

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Telecaster
  • Body Material Paulownia core with Spruce back
  • Top Material Spruce
  • Body Finish Road Worn Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Color Silver Sparkle
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape Enhanced V
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 9.5"
  • Fingerboard Material Maple
  • Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots
  • Number of Frets 21, Medium Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.650"
  • Nut Material Synthetic Bone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece 3-Saddle Vintage-style String-through body with Compensated Brass Saddles
  • Tuners Vintage-style
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Custom "Twisted" Tele Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup Custom Brad Paisley Vintage-style Single-coil
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Fender USA 250L .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 0145902317

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Rated 5/5

Best Tele

It is probably the best guitar i have ever had. I have a few telecasters, had les pauls,strats.
This tele is just simply better, and knows it all. It can win against a lester, a strat, a tele with the correct combination of the volume and tone pots any time.
The sparkly finish is rad altought i put an aged white 1 ply pickguard on it.
The weight is insanely light it is a big bonus on stage.
It performs well in any genre. Even metal. The pickups are quiet enough to handle tons and tons of gain. Bridge pickup is dark and powerful with a lot of harmonics going on. Neck is bluesy, middle position is pure sweetness.
Would recommend it for everyone who loves chunky necks, and telecaster madness.
Rated 5/5

Who would have thunk it

This is my first real telecaster I have a 54 Esquire that was left to me and it's not something I like to gig with in most cases considering the incredible sentimental value and the monetary value anyhow this guitar is incredible Great neck to pick up sound great it's super light which in my opinion a telecaster should weigh between six to seven and a half on the very high end anything more than that your tone is going to start getting eaten up by mass anyway give this guitar a shot they're an incredible value good luck
Music background: Producer engineer
Rated 5/5

A special tele

I sold a '56 tele last year because I needed the cash after a financially tough covid year, I didn't mind parting with it so much as I'd gotten 30+ years of hard gig use out of it. And I have other teles to gig with. But I did miss the fat V neck - a Tadeo Gomez carve - *a lot*. I banked most of the cash but put a couple grand aside to spend on gear.

. I was impressed by the light poundage, the looks, the body resonance, and the sound of the pickups together with the unusual wood combination. But it was the neck that got to me most, a hefty medium V that's the closest size and feel to the neck on the 56 I sold.

I've owned 8 teles, including one custom built for me by Bill Nash in 2004, before he stopped taking custom orders,and a Fender Will Ray Jazzacaster, a limited run of only 250. I've always changed out the pickups in my stock teles. I have another MIM tele I bought in '99 in which I swapped the stock pickups for Harmonic Design pickups out of Bakersfield. I have Lollars in the Nash. The Will Ray has SD overwound pickups built to resemble Jazzmaster pups, but in reality designed similarly to G&L MFDs.

So I fully expected I'd want to swap out the pups in the Brad Paisley tele, but after several rehearsals and gigs with my Stones cover band, I think it's actually the nicest sounding tele I've owned, other than the 56 which sounded great for blues and country but was way underpowered for rock. The bridge pickup was custom-designed for Paisley while the neck comes out of the Twisted Tele series. The balance between the two is excellent and they're surprisingly hot, probably the hottest in my current arsenal of 4 teles.

I like the roadworn look, personally. I gig hard with all my guitars so they get naturally beat up pretty quickly, so having a headstart from the factory means I feel less guilty when the first dings appear. Build quality is very good, fretboard is nicely rolled, intonation is solid. I may re-shield the body to reduce hum but that's it.

All in all this guitar is quite a nice package, well worth the listed price. I imagine that when Fender stops producing this model, it's going to fetch premium prices in the used market.
Music background: Pro lead guitarist
Rated 5/5

Great Tele

I got this tele and have played it some and love it, I have another tele with a Glaser bender that I have played for years but the frets were getting worn down. This tele has great tone and is light weight and I love the neck also. I had a issue with one of the tuners but Joshua Dillon and Carlos Intriago sales/service quickly got me a new tuner. Great sales and service.
Rated 5/5

Amazing

I have never been much of a tele guy. But reviews made me check it out. And its worth every single penny. You can play for hours because it weights nothing and that was one of the things that scared me. That ended the minute I plugged this thing in. Its an absolute beast the pick ups are awsome they love pedals and they push tubes very well. Role back the volume knob and its all fender crank the same knob up and its another animal all to together. Now I have never understood the relic guitar thing still don't but it gets tons of compliments. Love this guitar

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