As frontman and main songwriter of the legendary punk band, The Clash, Joe Strummer created a fiery, passion-filled brand of up-tempo punk-rock that catapulted the band into rock and roll history. Strummer’s rebellious musical sensibilities injected the band’s songs with the lightning-in-a-bottle political urgency of the era.
To capture the vibe of Joe’s well-worn ’66 model, the Joe Strummer Telecaster® features a Road Worn® lacquer-finished Alder body, the mid-‘60s “C”-shape maple neck with 7.25” radius Rosewood fingerboard and a set of custom-voiced Joe Strummer Telecaster® pickups. Other features include a vintage-style 6-saddle Telecaster® bridge, era-correct 3-ply parchment pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines and a custom neck plate, all featuring Fender’s Road Worn® finish to complete the look.
Body Shape |
Telecaster® |
Body Material |
Alder |
Body Finish |
Road Worn® Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Profile |
'60s "C" |
Fretboard Material |
Slab Rosewood |
Fretboard Radius |
7.25" (184.1 mm) |
Scale Length |
25.5" (64.77 cm) |
No. of Frets |
21 Vintage Frets |
Fretboard Inlays |
White Pearloid Dots Inlays |
Pickups |
Custom Joe Strummer Single-Coil Tele® (Bridge), Custom Joe Strummer Single-Coil Tele® (Middle) |
Bridge |
6-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® |
Pickguard |
3-Ply Parchment |
Strings |
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
Tuning Machines |
Fender® Vintage-Style |
Hardware Finish |
Aged Chrome |
Case |
Vintage-Style Hardshell |