Julien Baker is inextricably linked to the Telecaster, largely staying faithful to the model throughout her illustrious solo career and with boygenius. She recently shared why it’s her workhorse guitar, and why she believes the Tele is the most usable electric guitar out there.
“The beautiful thing about the Telecaster [is that] there's not a formula. There's not a way a Tele is supposed to sound. It's not imbuing the player with parameters of style. It's your most standard, and in a way, your most usable guitar,” she tells Fender, before launching into a stunning rendition of her 2017 song, Funeral Pyre. For this performance, Baker demoed a birch green Telecaster from Fender's recent Player II series.
