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THOUGH there have been a few signature models in the past — the first being the Squier J5 Telecaster launched in 2009 and the two Custom Shop instruments that came after — this year marks the first John 5 model to be produced in the “regular” Fender factory. The heavily customized Ghost Telecaster features a one-piece maple neck and alder body, as well as a pair of ceramic magnet DiMarzio D Activator humbuckers, a three-way toggle mounted to its upper bout and an Arcade-style kill switch. It’s been a few years in the making