“He’s been wonderful, and this is an incredible gift”: Brad Paisley gifted his new favorite guitarist a prized Telecaster – and left a hidden message under the pickguard

Brad Paisley.

Country guitar icon Brad Paisley has named his new favorite guitar player, whom he gifted a relic’d Fender Telecaster with a secret message hidden beneath its pickguard.

Paisley, who has won three Grammys, was bestowed with his new signature six-string earlier this year, reviving a cult 1960s finish in the process.