“There are a lot of amazing guitars, but none are as versatile as the Telecaster”: Fender’s radical John Osborne Telecaster brings the B-Bender back to its ranks for the first time in over 20 years

Fender has partnered with Brothers Osborne guitarist John Osborne for a radical new signature guitar inspired by his workhorse 1968 Telecaster – and, yes, it comes complete with a B-Bender.

A factory B-Bender-equipped Telecaster is something of a rarity these days. The popular modification, which, as the name suggests, lets the player bend the B string of their guitar via a gizmo attached to their strap button, hasn’t been seen in the Fender range for… well, quite some time.