Fender American Standard Telecaster Electric Guitar (Maple, With Case)

New bridge with improved bent-steel saddles. Thinner finish undercoat for improved body resonance. New neck treatment.

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10 zZounds has verified that this customer bought this product from us.

"The rock n' roll Gods finally answered my prayers and blessed me with one heck of an axe!!!"

Feature:
This guitar was loaed with accessories. The TSA case, case candy, basically the whole shabang! This guitar screams quality, Fender really went all out on their new American Standard Series instruments. There was nothing wrong with this guitar, all I had to do was turn 'er up and I was off and ROCKIN'!!!

Quality:
This guitar is extremely well made and screams Fender quality! It's bulit like a tank and will last a very long time. I'm very happy with my purchase.

Value:
This guitar was worth every penny I paid for it!

Desirability:
This guitar is FRICKEN COOL and a ROCK N' ROLL MACHINE! The Blizzard Pearl with maple neck is a great color combination, and has kind of a vintage appeal about it.

Sound:
The sound of this guitar is SIMPLY AMAZING! Its like the Guitar Gods finally answered my prayers and blessed me with an awesome AXE! This guitar for having only 2 single coil pickups is very hot; its even more powerful than the American Standard Strat HSS that I returned to get this bad boy.

Ease of Use:
This guitar is very comfortable and very user friendly. Fender really pays attention to the small player-centric details that most other manufactuers generally look over. Namely the detailed fret and nut work, and the rolled fret edges.

Support:
I've never dealt with them.

Overall:
I'm very happy with this guitar and I know that it'll provide many years of realiable service.

Submitted: 10/1/2008

Style of Music: Classic Rock, Old School Hard Rock and Blues


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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"Answered Prayer"

Feature:
Great case etc I would trust it in a hurricane. The bent saddles are maybe what contributes largely to the great tone and intonation , but this might have something to do with the new lacquering too.I didnt notice about the delta tone control in the shop, I just thought the tone control was sticking. I`m looking forward excitedly to sussing this out.I cant actually find anything wrong with the guitar!

Quality:
Considering I used to bounce my first Tele (in its cardboard case ) along the pavement while walking I dont see any reason why this axe should not last a lifetime as I have stopped bouncing and am 60 years old!

Value:
YES YES

Desirability:
Of course I rate it highly. There is nothing like a (good)Fender Telcaster and this one is good! By the way the upgraded saddles are perfect in legacy terms and dont change the vibe while improving lots of stuff like intonation.

Sound:
I`ve only put a deposit on it and p/x ed my Epiphone Les Paul intending to pay the balance this week. I cant wait to get my smutty fingers on this excellent axe.When I tried it in the shop (Soundpad) in Barnstaple England , I couldnt believe Fender were still making guitars like this.The tone is (and I use an old fashioned word deliberately) beautiful! Coupled with this is the near perfect balance of each string with the rest, they are wonderfully interactive. Playability is great and I noticed that a first string whole tone bend ( or maybe more) was possible with no volume loss on the bent note and comfortable even around the 3rd fret. This is a great plus.You really feel you are getting your moneys worth with this axe and I recommend it to anyone even after only trying it in the shop. P.S. I dont work for Fender !!!!!! Mick Tulk.

Ease of Use:
This axe is like an extension of your soul! Yes it is very intuitive and thats a very personal, subjective matter but it seems to work great for me!

Support:
Never had to but reliable reports speak highly.

Overall:
I hope to play this guitar for the rest of my days and see no reason why I shouldnt, after all, if you have a great Tele who needs anything else? Actually I just recently bought a s/h Epiphone Les Paul (Korean) and I really loved the power and tuning advantages of the humbuckers for a while but what let it down was the balance between the strings. It was great on the trebles but weak on the basses and very weak on the 4th string.This Tele has a strong 4th string which is rare in even some expensive guitars. As I said before I just part exchanged it for this Tele.This axe helps me in my playing style as I like country guitar and do a fair amount of non gentlemanly bends (as when I play a bit of blues) so I really need the hardtail element.If I lost the axe and needed to get a guitar I would pray for one as thats how I got this one (praying in the name of Jesus Christ my saviour)

Submitted: 5/4/2009

Style of Music: Rock, Country,Blues.


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The look, sound and vibe of the Telecaster resonate throughout the history and soundscapes of popular music. From orchestra pits to mosh pits; small clubs to stadiums and garages to recording studios, its signature sound is everywhere.

The new American Standard Telecaster still has the hand-rolled fingerboard edges, alnico V pickups and staggered tuning machines for playability, tone and stability.

New Features

A new bridge with improved bent-steel saddles mounted to a stamped-brass bridge plate for increased resonance and sustain.

A new neck treatment—tinted for a richer presentation, with the maple or rosewood fingerboard buffed to a high gloss. The back of the neck still has that silky, comfortable satin finish.

A thinner finish undercoat that lets the body breathe and improves resonance.

A new Fender-exclusive SKB molded case.

Two beautiful new finish options, Blizzard Pearl and Crimson Red Transparent.

Technical Info

Body:
- Alder on:
(700) 3-Color Sunburst,
(703) 2-Color Sunburst,
(706) Black,
(712) Candy Cola,
(755) Blizzard Pearl,
- Ash Body on:
(721) Natural
(738) Crimson Red Transparent

Neck: Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Gloss Headstock Face with Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck)

Fingerboard: Rosewood (p/n 011-0500) or Maple (p/n 011-0502), 9.5 in. Radius (241mm)

No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo Frets

Pickups: 2 American Tele Single-Coil Pickups (Neck & Bridge)

Controls: Master Volume, Master Delta Tone (“Delta Tone” system includes high output bridge pickup and special No-Load tone control)

Pickup Switching - 3-Position Blade:
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
- Position 3. Neck Pickup

Bridge: American Tele with New American Standard Bent Steel Saddles and Stamped Brass Plate

Machine Heads: Fender Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines

Hardware: Chrome

Pickguard:
- 3-Ply Parchment On:
(700) 3-Color Sunburst,
(703) 2-Color Sunburst,
(706) Black,
(712) Candy Cola,
(755) Blizzard Pearl,
- 3-Ply Black On:
(721)** Natural,
(738)** Crimson Red Transparent

Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

Width at Nut: 1.685 in. (42.8 mm)

Unique Features:
- All New Five-Screw Mounted Brass Bridge Plate for Sonic Stability
- Loaded with Improved Bent Steel Saddles with Elongated String Slots, for Increased Resonance and Sustain
- Thinner Undercoat Finish for Improved Body Resonance
- Tinted Neck
- Maple Fingerboard Neck: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front
- Rosewood Fingerboard Neck: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard
- 4-Bolt Neck Attachment with Micro-Tilt Adjustment
- Bi-Flex Truss Rod System
- Rolled Fretboard Edges
- Staggered Tuning Keys
- H/S/H Pickup Routing
- New Molded Fender/SKB Case with TSA Locks, Glass Reinforced Nylon Trigger Latches, and Form Fitted Plush Interior
- Rolled Fingerboard Edges,
- Sharper ‘52 Style Body Radius

Strings: Fender Standard Tension ST250L, Nickel Plated Steel

Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042), p/n 073-0250-203

Accessories: Fender/SKB Case, Cable, Strap, Polishing Cloth

Case: High-Tech, Molded Rectangular SKB Case

Introduced: 1/2008
The legendary American Tele! Newly updated, the latest American Standard Telecaster features alder or ash body (depending on finish) and C-shape maple neck with hand-rolled edges. A new bridge with improved saddles increases sustain, and the Alnico V pickups deliver that classic Tele bite!

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