i was just browsing some of the artists listed on Fender's artist page and noticed that some artists who play a lot of Fenders aren't there. Where is Tom Petty? He plays a lot of telecasters and from 1976-'82 all he played was his 1964 Fender Stratocaster. Where's Bruce Springsteen? I mean he only plays telecasters. Mike Campbell, Buddy Holly, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Eddie Vedder (yes he plays a telecaster and is damn good at it) Rory Gallagher, Muddy Waters, Robbie Robertson and even Bob Dylan are among the missing. What's up with this?

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How about Nils Lofgren and the late Randy California?!?!?

Arjay

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The only ones that are listed are ones that are endorsed by fender, a few of the artists you listen are dead, so obviously they won't be backed by fender.

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Nils is there

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Springsteen has the coolest Telecaster out there. Just had to say that.

There ws a Muddy Waters tele at one point, think it have been discontinued

http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/30U-13972.htm

As always, there are plenty of artists that get snubbed and never get their props with a sig model. It's all about marketing and what will sell. Great players get overlooked while lesser or less deserving artists have a sig model because "the kids will buy it" or it will be more "POPular"

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Mark Hoppus is less deserving to some folks. His signature P/J Bass is da bomb though. I kinda wish Fender would make an American version...

There is also an uber expensive Rory Gallagher Strat.

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The late great Alex Harvey played a Telecaster and created a strong body of rock and roll music with it, an Alex Harvey model (in memory of) with a "Vambo Rools" logo would be cool!

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if anything you would think Fender would endorse Springsteen. I mean the guy uses like 3 different telecasters a show.

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You never know they may have approached him and he turned them down.

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I think that Springsteens most well known telecaster was a partscaster that he made. That would explain why he wasnt endorsed by fender. I could be wrong though

He told the Chrysler Corporation to go piss up a rope when they asked to use his song "Born In The USA" back in '87 to hawk their Dodge Caravans and Plymouth Voyager minivans.

Arjay

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I would just like to see a signature Springsteen telecaster up here

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Hi RD I don't think that Bruce's Tele being a Partscaster would have much to do with it.I believe it started life as an Esquire and a Tele pickup was added in the early-mid 70s so it's all Fender.Eric Clapton's Blackie was a compilation of at least 2 vintage Strats and Fender had no qualms about making a copy of that so I can't see Springsteens Tele being an exception.

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