Fender American Elite Telecaster Electric Guitar, Ebony Fingerboard (with Case)

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Easy-playing and loaded with Fender Noiseless single-coil pickups, this American Elite Telecaster represents the cutting edge in workhorse players' guitars.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Ebony fretboard Dark color, tight grain; premium fretboard wood
Fender 4th Generation Noiseless Pickups Single-coil tone free of unwanted hum
Maple neck Bright tone, full sustain and strength
S-1 switching system On-board series/parallel wiring voices

Packed with a baker’s dozen innovations, the Fender American Elite Telecaster with a streaked ebony fingerboard is the original solid body electric guitar reimagined for modern players who want bleeding-edge performance and timeless visual style. The future of workhorse guitar design, this Tele guitar’s stunning style, easy playing feel and flexible sound that meets any musical need, was made to tear it up on stage or in the studio.

Featured on all American Elite instruments, the new fourth generation Noiseless pickups are only available in this series, and represent a quantum leap in pickup design. Combining authentic, vintage-style sound with effectively noise-free performance, these are the pinnacle of Fender’s noiseless pickup designs, generating sparkling cleans and fat, overdriven tones that scream with pure rock ‘n’ roll power. Engineered for fast playing and effortless position changes, the compound profile neck with a 9.5”-14” compound radius fingerboard is ideal for all playing styles. A modern “C”-shape at the nut, the profile morphs along the length of the neck to a modern “D”-shaped profile at the updated neck heel, providing plenty of comfortable support for fret hand antics. Locking short-post tuning machines provide increased break angle at the synthetic bone nut for buzz-free performance. The truss rod wheel is positioned at the butt end of the neck for easy accessibility when adjusting neck relief.

Fender is renowned for head-turning read more style, and this guitar is no different -— from the refined ergonomic rear contour that hugs the player’s body to the black chrome headstock logo and large pearloid fret markers, this instrument will dazzle the audience with elegant style. The American Elite Telecaster is a bold addition to the Fender family tree, a top-notch performer that can handle whatever music you might you throw at it. Includes a redesigned Elite Molded Case with TSA locks to provide increased protection for your cherished instrument. read less

- Model Name: American Elite Telecaster
- Series: American Elite Series
- Body: Alder, Ash on (750)
- Neck: Maple, Compound Back Shape, Modern "C" t-- "D" Shape, (Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face)
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- FRETS: 22 Medium Jumb-- Frets
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Nut: Bone, 1.6875" (43 mm)
- Hardware: Chrome
- Machine Heads: Fender Deluxe Locking Short Shaft Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
- Bridge: American Tele with 6 Chromed Brass Saddles
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green on (700), (774) 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid (731), 4-Ply Tortoiseshell on (708) 3-Ply Black/White/Black on (710), 1-Thick Ply Black (750)
- Pickups: 4th Generation Noiseless Tele Pickups (Neck and Bridge)
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade and 2-Position Push/Push S-1;
- S-1 Switch Up:
-- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
-- Position 2. Bridge Pickup in Parallel with Neck Pickup
-- Position 3. Neck Pickup
- S-1 Switch Down:
-- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
-- Position 2. Bridge Pickup in Series with Neck Pickup
-- Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume (with S-1TM Switch), Master No-Load Tone Control
- Strings: Fender USA, Nickel Plated Steel,
- Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024w, .032, .042)
- Case: Elite Molded Case
- Unique Features: Dual Action Truss Rod System with Heel Mounted Spoke-Wheel Adjustment, Large White Pearloid or Large Black Pearloid Dot Position Inlays, Knurled Flattop Control Knobs, Top of Body is Bound, Belly Cut on the Back of the Body, Highly Detailed Fret and Nut Work, Rolled Fretboard Edges
- Source: U.S.
- Accessories: Case

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-488-1818

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted November 15, 2019 by Jimmy J in Schenectady, NY

"Awed and Inspired!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Very happy with my choice to acquire this gem. Almost every detail just draws you to playing the guitar - as if it were some goddess - the new neck heel shape and (on my model), the Ebony fingerboard are definitely awesome additions to the new lineup... the only reason I say "almost" is due to Fender's choice of pickups for this model: the frequency range for each is not typical compared to your standard or even vintage sounds, according to Fender they're attempting to reach a new market, update sound, etc.Sorry Fender, but that was the first thing that I changed... I installed a set of Vintage Noiseless Tele Pickups, AND, while doing so, realized the body was already routed for a middle pickup... so, yes, I installed a Vintage Noiseless Strat middle pickup to complete the whole picture!

Musical Background:

Vocals/Guitar; 40yrs; Pro

Musical Style:

rock, blues, country, new age, classical
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