{"id":876730,"date":"2026-10-06T20:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=876730"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T20:04:10","slug":"john-5-and-fender-present-the-phantom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2026\/10\/06\/john-5-and-fender-present-the-phantom\/","title":{"rendered":"John 5 and Fender present: The Phantom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(155,82,224,0.01) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JOHN 5 &#8211; THE PHANTOM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and the&nbsp;Fender Custom Shop &nbsp;announce three new signature&nbsp;Telecasters celebrating the genre-defying artistry of John 5:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fender John 5 Phantom Telecaster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fender John 5 Ghost Telecaster and <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fender Custom Shop John 5&nbsp;\u201cPhantom\u201d Telecaster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of these Telecasters captures a different facet of his technical prowess, unmistakable style and musical versatility, bringing his signature sound and design to more players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see the full collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fender.com\/collections\/john-5-collection\">https:\/\/www.fender.com\/collections\/john-5-collection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch The Fender Custom Shop explore the John 5 &#8220;Phantom&#8221; Telecaster and an in conversation video with John 5 as he walks through the John 5 &#8220;Phantom&#8221; Telecaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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