Description
The Fender John Osborne Signature Telecaster in Olympic White is built for gigging players and session musicians who want Nashville-inspired tone with true utility. If you're chasing pedal steel-style bends and country twang, this guitar brings a unique edge with its factory-installed B-Bender system-something John Osborne himself leans on for those soaring bends. It's a straightforward take on his personal Tele, dialed in for working musicians who want something road-ready with a familiar feel.
Specs are built for stage reliability. The alder body keeps it punchy and balanced across the frequency range, while the Road Worn nitro finish gives it a broken-in feel right out of the case. A hand-rubbed maple neck with a 7.25" radius and jumbo frets makes bending and chord work fluid, especially if you're used to a vintage-style feel. The John Osborne Telecaster pickups deliver classic Tele snap but with enough warmth to cover more than just country. The control setup is standard: volume, tone, and a 3-way switch-but it's the B-Bender that takes it into another league.
Playability is where this one really comes alive. It's got strap locks and a 4-bolt neck plate for reliability on stage, and the compensated brass saddles help keep tuning stable even with the B-Bender in action. This is a no-frills workhorse that feels great in the hands and sounds even better when you dig in. We like how focused this build is-every spec feels like it serves a player's purpose.
Specifications:
- Body: Alder
- Body Finish: Road Worn Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Body Shape: Telecaster
- Body Style: Solid Body
- Body Material: Alder
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Hand-Rubbed Oil
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Inlays: Black Dot
- Side Dots: Black
- Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Modified Vintage-Style Strings Through Body Tele with Compensated Brass Barrel Saddles
- Bridge Mounting: 4-Screw Vintage-Style
- Pickguard: 1-Ply John Osborne Custom, Black
- Pickup Covers: Black
- Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
- Switch Tip: Black
- Hardware Finish: Nickel
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage "F" Stamped
- Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
- Strap Buttons: Strap Locks
- Bridge Pickup: John Osborne Telecaster
- Neck Pickup: John Osborne Telecaster
- Pickup Configuration: SS
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
- Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Middle, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Auxiliary Switching: None
- Case Included: Deluxe Gig Bag
Sku: 0140372705
