Get John 5's Blistering Tone at a Very Friendly Price
The Squier John 5 Signature Telecaster solidbody electric guitar puts a modern guitar icon's axe in your hands for an unbeatable price. Using a custom humbucker with a ceramic magnet in the bridge position and an Alnico 5–based humbucker in the neck, the J5 Telecaster can go from clean to scream with no problem. The controls are also specially configured for John 5's style of play. Though it's perfectly capable of clean snap, this Telecaster definitely shines when it's time to crank up and cut loose. Carve your own sonic signature with the J5 Telecaster.
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Hot pickups, custom controls
The custom-designed humbucking pickups use a special dual-volume setup with the bridge pickup control in the front position and the neck pickup control in the back position (John 5 prefers this setup because he spends a lot of time giving the bridge pickup a workout). Rapidly toggling the upper-bout 3-way pickup switch gives you 5's signature kill effect by turning off the neck pickup volume and leaving the bridge control all the way up.
Built for power
This unusual Telecaster produces high-octane tone and output for great modern sounds. A sizzling bridge humbucker uses a ceramic magnet, while the custom neck humbucker has Alnico 5 magnet material. You also get a 3-way pickup selector switch and distinctive gold hardware. And even with all this power under the hood, the pickups sound fantastic for cleaner styles like classic country and jazz. With such a bold personality, you may be surprised at how much flexibility the Squier John 5 Telecaster has to offer.
It's a Tele and then some
Based on a classic Tele design, the heart of the J5 Telecaster is an instantly recognizable alder body, a maple neck with a very comfortable modern C-shape, dual volume controls, and an Indian laurel fingerboard. This axe also features die-cast tuning machines, a 6-saddle Tele humbucker bridge, and a bound top and back. Fender got the look and feel of the Telecaster right back in the 1950s. John 5 saw no reason to change it up.
Squier John 5 Signature Telecaster Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
- Humbucker-loaded Telecaster with wide sonic possibilities
- Balanced-sounding alder body
- 2 powerful humbucking pickups that clean up beautifully
- Comfortable maple C-shaped neck with Indian laurel fingerboard
- Unique dual master volume controls
- Bold gold finish with matching gold-painted headstock
- Bound top and back
- Toggle switch mounted on upper bout
