As a fan of the instrument, it’s no surprise that he’s just dropped his third collaboration with Fender, which began with the Mexican-made Chris Shiflett Telecaster Deluxe ... you know where you screw ...

Meanwhile Squier has opted to take a different angle with its longest-running outline, with the distinctly ‘Nashville-esque’ Troublemaker Telecaster ... lacquer crack on the bass side of the neck ...