Chrissie Hynde's Signature Fender Telecaster: A Guitar Love Story
Chrissie Hynde, the iconic musician known for her laser-focused songwriting and her trusty Ice Blue Telecaster, collaborated with Fender to create her own signature guitar. Her decades-long bond with her beloved Telecaster led her to choose it as the blueprint for her signature model. Despite considering various designs, Hynde ultimately decided to stick with her road-worn guitar, stating, "I don’t even ****ing want a guitar. I like my guitar." This decision made it convenient for her when she found herself in Paris without her own guitar and stumbled upon her signature model in a local shop. The experience of purchasing her own signature guitar off the shelf proved to be a memorable one, with the shop owner even requesting a selfie with the famous musician in exchange for carrying the guitar across the street.