Fender American Pro Telecaster Electric Guitar, Rosewood Fingerboard (with Case)
The American Professional Telecaster's Tim Shaw-designed V-Mod pickups and Deep C-shaped neck perfectly blend the familiar and the futuristic.
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Submitted September 24, 2017 by M Campbell in San Diego, CA
" Fender American Pro Telecaster "
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There is a reason the Telecaster is one of the most revered electric guitars of all time and has been used by countless numbers of some of the greatest guitarist of all time; Jimmy Page (most of the best known Led Zeppelin songs, including Stairway to Heaven were recorded on a Tele!), James Burton, Danny Gatton, Don Rich, Steve Cropper...and a bunch of other folks you young kids ain't heard of before. She ain't too fancy looking, but she sure is pretty. She's so simple in her design and set up, yet can create some of the most complex tones around. She'll easily fit in with rock, rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, funk, soul, to you-name-it music. If you can only get one guitar, do yourself a favor and give a Telecaster a go.
Sound
The Tim Shaw designed pickups and the treble-bleed tone circuit, though both new in design, create that perfectly nuanced, classic Tele tone..
Features
The new modern "Deep C"-shaped neck profile feel satin smooth on the back. It's not too thin nor too thick. It really seems to fit that perfect sweet spot. The narrow, tall frets do take a bit getting used to for me, I must admit, though. I would have preferred medium jumbo or jumbo, but I'm adjusting. The staggered tuning machines (also used on my 2016 Fender American Standard Stratocaster) are genius. Seems like a little touch, but like many features on the guitar, these little touches add up.
Ease of Use
She feels like an ol' friend, right out of the case. Very comfortable to play. A real joy, in fact.
Quality
You know you're in the big leagues when you take this one out of the case. She is one of the most well built guitars in my stable. Solid as the day is long. Flawless finish. Perfectly fretted. They don't get much better than this, kids!
Value
She cost a bit, yes, but this is not just a guitar, it's an investment, as well. Take care of her and she will not only retain her value, she will increase in value over time. Though, I ain't selling mine anytime soon!
Manufacturer Support
Not needed them for this nor any of my Fender products.
The Wow Factor
The Olympic White finish is smooth and creamy looking and the Mint pickguard is very fresh. The three brass barrel saddles loaded in the bridge add to that cool, classic vibe. Very Wow, indeed!
Musical Background:
Songwriter/Musician/Deplorable
Musical Style:
All kinds!
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Submitted February 16, 2018 by Don Sullivan in Lynden, WA
"Worth every dime!"
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I've always been a believer that it isn't necessary to spend egregious amounts of money to have great tone. I have bought guitar after guitar in the $500-$900 range, and have enjoyed them. But I noticed that I never was really satisfied with my sound, so I got rid of all of those mid range guitars and bought two new guitars instead. One was an American Professional Stratocaster. The other was the American Professional Telecaster. I have been absolutely BLOWN AWAY with the difference in quality.
The neck is simply butter. The satin finish is very smooth, the rosewood fretboard is nice and warm, and every note seems to pop off the neck. The v-mod pickups are outstanding, and it wasn't until after I had played on the neck pickup for over an hour and coaxed some of the hottest blues tones out of it that I found out that I'm not supposed to even like the tone. Oh well. I should have been informed prior.
The bridge pickup is otherworldly and has a nice warmth and balance to it that I wasn't expecting. Tele bridge pickups are supposed to be shrill and painful. I had the tone knob rolled all the way open and it just seemed like it was a beautiful bright tone, no ice picks to be found.
And the fit and finish to this thing! There is DEFINITELY a difference in the feel of this as opposed to a mid range guitar. The frets are nice and even, and it feels like I could play on this for hours without feeling fatigued.
I stand corrected. It's not that you can't get good tone out of a mid range guitar, I'm sure you can. BUT... the satisfaction that comes with an American made guitar, the playability, the feel... oh it's just all too much! Save your cash and pick up this guy. The investment is WORTH IT.
Musical Background:
Player for 25 years, home jammer
Musical Style:
blues, rock, jazz
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Submitted September 2, 2017 by Bruce Currier in Richmond, NH
"Crimson Red Telecaster"
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What a sweet guitar, I can't believe how nice this guitar is out of the box all I did was tune it plug it into my fender amp and it sounds as good as it looks, the action is perfect , the frets are far better then I expected they go so good with this guitar and the service I got from zZounds can't be beat a special thanks to Andrew at zZounds
Musical Background:
I played way back when I was a teenager, then gave it up until about 5 years ago I first bought a seagull acoustic then I just g
Musical Style:
I like to play classic rock and country/ bluegrass
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