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SQUIER PARANORMAL ESQUIRE DELUXE £375

What’s cooler than a regular Tele? A Telecaster with a 70s-style full-face scratchplate. In fact, this poplar-body/maple-neck reimagined Esquire tells the tale of Leo’s blueprint model, had it been designed 20-odd years later. As such, it’s got a Wide Range humbucker, but there’s some switching tricks up its sleeve with a coil-split as well as control bypass positions on the three-way rotary control. Get it in the none-more-70s Mocha or Metallic Black finishes.www.fender.com

GRETSCH G2215-P90 STREAMLINER JUNIOR JET CLUB £399

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