Francis Rossi

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Francis Rossi

Francis Rossi: “You really need to be a s**t-hot player to make a Telecaster sound good. Particularly when playing lead”

By Jamie Dickson published

Status Quo’s Francis Rossi on baiting the purists, swapping guitars with Badfinger, and why he’s not an all-time-great Tele player

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Francis Rossi

Status Quo's Francis Rossi: "I put a Tune-o-Matic bridge on my Tele like the old Gibsons. I think all that stuff, and taking off the lacquer, added to the tone"

By Jonny Scaramanga published

How a hardware calamity led the Quo legend towards the Telecaster

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Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi’s green Tele fetches more than $150,000 at auction

By Richard Bienstock published

Other instruments on the block included a KK Downing Hamer Mini V and George Harrison Zemaitis acoustic

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Francis Rossi's Telecaster

Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi’s iconic green Telecaster is hitting the auction block

By Richard Bienstock published

The Tele is expected to fetch upwards of $100,000

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Status Quo's Francis Rossi Pays Tribute to Rick Parfitt

By Damian Fanelli published

Longtime Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfittdied this past Saturday night—Christmas Eve—at a hospital in Marbella,Spain. He was68.

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