70 Years of the Telecaster with Brian Wampler, Dr Zane Banks and Shane Diiorio

<p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/81985/tELE_bANNER.jpg" alt= "" width="1080" height="350" /></p> <p>The Fender Telecaster celebrates its 70th birthday this year.</p> <p>In 1950 Fender's Broadcaster - quickly renamed the Telecaster after a legal complaint from Gretsch - became the first commercially available solid body electric guitar after a tense arms race with Les Paul and other competitors. Music and popular culture was forever changed.</p> <p>Today we are joined by three diverse Tele wranglers to discuss this iconic instrument - its strengths, quirks, longevity and legacy.</p> <p><strong>Dr Zane Banks</strong> is a Sydney based guitarist who blazes on his '50s reissue Tele in The Banks Brothers. The excerpts heard in this excerpt are Zane playing hot-rodded rockabilly in Cruisin' Deuces.</p> <p><strong>Shane Diiorio</strong> is a killer guitarist and hosts the hugely popular YouTube channel, In The Blues. As a gear reviewer he has intimately played a legion of guitars, but his go-to axe is always a Tele.</p> <p><strong>Brian Wampler</strong> creates the world class Wampler Pedals seen on pedalboards around the globe. He is not only a huge Tele fan and player - Brian has worked two of the world's most beloved Tele players in Brad Paisley and Brent Mason to create their signature Wampler pedals.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Episode 147 Links</strong></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-62-brian-wampler-wampler-pedals"> Brian Wampler GSP#61</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com/zane-banks-jy-perry-banks-gsp142"> Dr Zane Banks & Jy-Perry Banks GSP#142</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-oSaKCCEffJph0F7m6_xfA">In The Blues - YouTube Channel</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "http://www.cruisindeuces.com/">Cruisin' Deuces</a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Guitar Speak Podcast Links</em></stron