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As a player who's been around for many years, I was a bit hesitant to purchase a Modern Player Telecaster. But after hearing a few demos, I couldn't resist it. The pickups are very good, and the humbucker and Strat pickups add a lot to the traditional Tele sound. In fact, I would say that this guitar's sound is about as versatile as any guitar I've ever had (and that includes several Fenders, Gibsons, Ibanezes, and many more.) I was also expecting it to feel a bit cheap, but it feels like a really good Telecaster. The maple neck looks as good as any, and the body finish is top-notch (I got the Honey Burst). The hardware is all nice, and the added coil-tap for the humbucker is a sweet addition. My only complaint... it is HEAVY! I'm getting old, and my back isn't what it used to be. But this guitar is so cool that I just ordered a very wide strap from zZounds, because I plan on using this guitar a lot... if my back hold up! ;)

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I just received my guitar and right out of the box she is frickin' AWESOME ! it plays like guitars that cost 4 times as much and sounds beautiful thru my blues deluxe amp !!!! a match made in Heaven ! It says "crafted in China" and my hats off to the Chinese because this guitar is as gorgeous and as sweet sounding as ANYTHING America puts out ! For the money (no just for it's quality) this is an incredible deal on a impressive piece of musical craftsmanship !!!!! GIT YA ONE !!!!!!!! NOW !!!! you will NOT be disappointed !!!!

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This is an excellent all around variable options guitar......can dial in the sound I want from Hard Rock, "Neil Young" and "Crazy Horse" to Mellower "you name it" Country..capable of most any sound I will ever need in a 6 string solid body electric........and if you have an effects / modeler pedal, your pretty much set........

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I've been wanting this guitar for over a year and a half. I actually tried one out at our local Guitar Center. However, financial issues prevented me from acquiring one soon enough. I chose the 4 month plan here at Zzounds, and I'm glad I did! They sent it to me promptly, and it's doing a GREAT JOB for me! I love this guitar!

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great sounding guitar!!! and looks good to!!! i got the black one,its says trans parent charcoal but its black,anyways i had a tele with the regular strat and tele single coil pickups,although that guitar played and sounded good i couldnt get the beef i needed on certain leads,well this was the answer to that problem!!! this guitar sounds like a tele on steriods!!! and the 5 ways switch is a plus also,it even has a switch to switch out the humbucker,feels great playing and is not made cheap,im so glad i purchased this guitar!!

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This guitar plays perfectly. The neck is different from all the other higher end guitars I own, it's glossy and really smooth. The pick up selector options really let you get different sounds and being able to click the humbucker on and off is awesome. I know tele purists probably won't think this guitar sounds as good as the 1000 dollar plus models but I can say that if you want a great sounding and well built guitar for a very affordable price then this is the one for you! I play hard rock and this guitar fits perfectly, the clean tones are it's strengths though in my opinion. Bottom line, if you want a fender guitar and don't have a ton of cash, this is where to start!

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After reading, listening and absorbing the reviews on the Modern Player Tele Plus, I bought one from zzounds Upon arrival, I changed to 10 gauge pure nickel strings, lowered the action to my preference,reset the intonation and adjusted the neck slightly. With these things done I proceeded to play the heck out of this thing. I read a couple of reviews where the author stated that the Classic Vibe was better and Fender was just out to rip the consumer off with the Modern Player Instruments. I have to call B.S. on that one! I have a Classic Vibe 50's Tele, which I love, but the quality of the Modern Player is great for the price. IMOHO, These guitars coming out of China are of better quality than the standards coming out of Mexico. I have found awesome tones vibrating from this guitar and it plays as sweet as any other Tele I have played. Not to mention the looks of this Pine Bodied guitar are exceptional as well as the fit of the neck in the neck pocket!

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The instrument speaks for itself.... remarkable. Out of the box, it needed a setup.. but what doesn't these days? Plays like a dream..sounds amazing. But the best part... the service from zZounds. Great communication.. lightning fast shipping... absolutely THE BEST!!!! I'm hooked.

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Guitar arrived yesterday perfectly packaged.Fit and finish outstanding.Ya never know what you're gonna get. This is (as far as I have checked) the cheapest guitar you can buy brand-new that says "Fender" on it"......So ya never know...The first thing I looked at out of the box was the neck to see how bowed it was going to be and how far away from the frets the strings were going to be....and yes, I was prepared for the worst.Surprisingly enough, the neck was pretty damn straight. Straight enough to where I decided no truss-rod adjustment would be needed. The strings were high, but chromatic notes up and down every string revealed no fret buzz anywhere. Cool. I can try and take the string heights down.The nut was cut perfectly. Fortunately I have a complete set of hex wrenches, even the little ones. I found one that fit the bridge height adjustment screws. It took a couple of hours of playing it and seeing just how low I could go on the action....and I got it pretty damn low. It plays very, very well now.I will continue to tweak it today and re-do the intonation that was obviously thrown off by lowering the action as far as I did. But as far as I can tell I can see no reason at this stage to take it to a luthier for a fret-level. I was prepared to have this done in the event I could not get the action where I like it. It's fun to play. Everything works. Yeah it's a keeper. Yeah I dig it. I prefer 9-46 strings so I will get a set today and get the right stings on it for my tastes....This is my first Telecaster. Yeah, they are twangy. But twangy in a good way. The pick-up options on this guitar allow you to dial the twang up and make it "up-close and personal" or you can dial the twang out, too.The middle strat pick-up is a very cool feature on this guitar. If I was to change any of the pick-ups, it would probably be the bridge humbucker....but I see no reason at this stage to change anything except the strings.Very happy with this guitar. Thanks zZounds!

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This guitar is a bargain, period. Having a middle pickup and a humbucker in the bridge position gives a lot of tonal variety. The neck feels nice, for me it's like Goldilocks -- "just right," not too fat and not too thin (I hate thin necks). Fretwork is more than decent, and she plays effortlessly. The pickups are OK, but I replaced them with DiMarzio noiseless pickups in the neck and middle - I like the DiMarzios and I don't like picking up stray hum. The bridge humbucker sound fine on its own, but is pretty weak when split; I ended up replacing it with a preferred PU but hey that's me, you mileage may vary. And that's the beauty of this guitar: it's perfectly gig worthy out of the box, but it's also a platform for customization if that's what you prefer. It's a bargain any way you look at it.

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I have owned this guitar for two years now and it still impresses me with it's overall play-ability. I love the smooth and fast action on the neck and it has one of the most comfortable necks I have ever played. The pup's are pretty good overall especially for the price of this guitar. I purchased Graph-Tech string savers to install and only plan on changing out the hum-bucker pup in the near future. I also use Elixir Nano web strings light gauge which makes it even better.

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Bought it thinking worse case I could switch out parts as I'm prone to do. Well not much needs to be changed. Other than some minor height adjustments to the pickups and later on a heavier string I cannot find anything undesirable. I've owned many of the classic vibe series and was impressed with them. These are to least on par or above them. I'm glad FENDER changed things around and upped their game. These are crafted in China and attention to detail deserves the crafted definition. Only thing I wish is for more color selections in the future. Not a fan of either of the two options they are currently offering. Neutral manufacturer support because I haven't used them

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Starting at the top of the guitar I love the traditional telecaster headstock, the tuning pegs seem to be sufficient and hold tune well The nut was cut initially but I ended up whifrning the slots a little bit just because I went to a larger gauge string. The jumbo frets and neck itself play like butter very smooth and quick action of the neck. The body itself is beautiful In the charcoal trans parent black as I ordered it. The best part about this guitar is the pick up configuration starting with the neck pick up which is a standard telecaster style single coil which has a beautiful sound and ring to it moving to the center pick up which is a Stratocaster pick up which lives true to its name and sound finally the bridge pick up which is a bucker but the best part is you can coil split this pick up which gives you a very true telecaster sound while in single coil split mode. So am I happy with this guitar? Hell yes I am this is an incredible instrument the price was good and it feels beautiful to play. One complaint is it is a little bit heavy reminds me of a Les Paul. You won’t be sorry if you buy this and if you do. You won’t be sorry PS. zZounds rocks. What a incredible company so far I have bought five guitars from them all of them are phenomenal including one blemish model that I still cannot find the blemish.

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A few things: Ont the Telacaster Modern Player I bought from zZounds is awesome, it plays great. All I had to do was tune it.... That's it. I know everybody likes to tweak pickups, nits, strings ect ect, but the way I see it is if your a good guitar player you don't need to mess with all that silly stuff. This Fender came out of the box ready to go., If it did not I sure would not say it did... Second thing is zZounds "Pay as you Play" payment plan works out really nice. No hidden charges or anything to worry about, just make sure the money is in whatever account when it's payment time lol. Last thing is, Most places sell the guitars for around the same prices, so price shopping is a wast of time on most of the large retailers. But I'll tell you this zZounds has great customer service! Just call them about anything, you will not be on hold London at all waiting for a person (yes a person) to take your call, and they are great to deal with. Also my Telecaster got to me pronto after I placed the order. Also it was shipped in a nice heavy duty well padded box, and inside of that was the Fender box, and that is a super nice box too. So as far as I am concerned zZounds has my business 100% Tomz

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I bought this guitar excited as hell. And I still get excited as hell when I unzip its case to play it. It's absolutely beautiful and sounds wonderful. I mainly play it through a Holy Grail reverb pedal which really blows me away at how great it sounds. I have so much fun switching pickups if you want a guitar that truly sounds amazing and won't break the bank this is the one. Don't let anyone tell you that you need an American made teley. You will be happy you made this purchase. Oh and take it (like all new guitars) to a trusted guitar tech, not guitar center and get it "set up". I was going to get the brown one, but I got the sunburst and it is just so pretty. This guitar reminds every day why I love playing music.

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This is a very nice tele for the price. Neck plays as well as my american tele and strats. The tone is great and very versatile. It is a very nice looking guitar as well. Only two complaints. One, I do not care much for the tuners. I will be switching them out for locking ones. And the second thing, it is very heavy. It is described as lightweight but this is not true at all. I only have one fender that is heavier and that is my lead 1. And that thing weighs a ton.

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I've been playing guitar 45+ years. I bought this model in charcoal about a year ago when they first came out. I have 7 other guitars, Am. Deluxe Strat,Parker classic fly, Gibson LP, Schecter etc, and find myself reaching for this one more and more. Other than a "crackling noise" from the pickguard (I insulated pup cavities w/copper tape) when it was new and switching out the bridge saddles this is a Very GOOD guitar. Nice neck feel - and action adjusted to my taste....GOOD TO GO!

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So I got my Tele today. First I want to say that I have been playing (off and on) for over 50 years. I've had 3 or 4 periods in my life when I played in bands, and continue to do mostly home recording. Like any of us who have been around awhile, I've owned some outstanding guitars. Gibson, American Strat, PRS (higher end) Swamp Ash Special, and many more. I current have a sweet MIM Strat, and a Epi 339 (excellent ax,) I never had any interest in Telecasters-always assumed they were just Country music guitars. After watching tons of video, I pulled the trigger, but really assumed this would be more of a "specialty" guitar for me. I was so mistaken! This guitar is spot on perfect, with a full range of tone. I play mostly Blues, and Latin Rock. I really can't describe the range of tones available on this ax. Let's just say that if I were still gigging, I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to play this guitar all night. In terms of looks, this ax is absolutely beautiful (I got the Honey Burst.) The neck is fast-the set-up is excellent, and it plays like a dream. I just can't say enough about zZounds. Payment plan is great, packaging, shipment, delivery and fast processing has to be the best in the industry. If you are thinking about this instrument-you just can't go wrong.

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I own telecaster before, but this one really sounds and looks great I’m so glad I purchase this while the price is still right.

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I bought this guitar in honeyburst off zZounds this past January and it has become my go to to play. The neck feels great with the gloss finish, it's very light, and the variety of sounds you can get from the pickups is great. The pictures don't do it justice, it is a gorgeous guitar. I highly recommend it.

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It is a great sounding guitar and a good one for the price. Only thing I've done to mine was had the nut replaced with a bone one and I'm looking at doing Grover Tuners but that's a matter of personal preference.

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Just got my new Modern Player Tele Plus and have got to say, what a beautiful guitar. I got a blemished model and can not find any imperfections. This guitar plays great. The neck is what I have experienced on much more expensive US Tele's. Smooth, fast and easy to play. Between my Fender Mustang Amp and the 3-4 different pickups the sounds are endless. Really looking forward to "getting to know" this guitar.

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Super, everything good.

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Understanding that guitars are a personal, I actually like playing the Modern Telecaster over my SG right now. Great value

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This thing does it ALL!!! My ONLY complaint is no wrenches. I found a wrench fixed a minor bow problem and the thing is perfect!!! Ride height is on the money with almost NO buzz. Love the pup configuration. Heavier than thought being pine body but in a good way.

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This Guitar is better than quite a few USA made Telecasters I have seen in the store, and the Added Humbucker makes it have more features. All I can guess is that the USA workers are more Jaded, or the Chinese workers work harder, or something, but there is not a Chance of me buying and American Fender for more money, no way in hell. I actually think this Chinese Made Fender is better in every way than a USA made guitar, not just that it is about 65% less in price. The frets are perfect. It was in tune out of the box, I stretched the strings by pulling on them, and then cranked the tuning up a bit, and this thing plays perfectly, no intonation or action adjustments, and the only thing I hate about it is zZounds' shipping policies. 

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Got my charcoal color today. I would rate this in the top three of my collection. I will be playing this one all the time. Fender should be proud of how attention to detail will make this one a collectors dream some day. Put a set of Cobalt 10s and reset it up and go to town.

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Bought this guitar Sunday night, arrived Tuesday at 8:58a.m. What a beauty! Flawless fret work, and the craftsmanship is superb!

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Very nicely made guitar. Nice neck and finish. For me, It was very ping-e sounding and the middle pickup got in the way of picking.

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I just recieved this awesome beauty including the case I ordered. (at extra cost).I Tuned it, Pluged it in........And WOW This guitar is so AWESOME..... Virtually NO set up. Out of the BOX is great. I love the new pick-up configuration. Neck is smooth... Finish is Great. I Love the 5 position switch and 4 pick-ups This is truley a Modern Player. From Country, To rock, to Blues.... This Guitar does it ALL

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After Seeing Reviews And Hearing It On YouTube, I Just Had To Get This Electric Guitar. It Plays And Sounds Great ! After I Adjusted The Saddles At The Bridge, It Was Ready To Go. I Got It In The Honeyburst Finish. It Has 7 Different Sounds To Get The Sound You Want With A 5 Blade Switch. I've Been Playing Over 50 Years And This One Is A Keeper. Great Guitar !

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IT ONLY TOOK THREE DAYS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ELECTRIC GUITAR TO ARRIVE AT MY DOORSTEP. AND AFTER GETTING IT TUNED UP AND ADJUSTING THE SADDLES AT THE BRIDGE I PRACTICED ON IT FOR 2 HOURS. AND IT PLAYS AND SOUNDS GREAT! IT EVEN SOUNDS BETTER THAN MY STRAT. I'VE BEEN PLAYING GUITAR FOR 51 YEARS AND I WOULD PUT THIS TELECASTER PLUS UP AGAINST ANY FENDER GUITAR BECAUSE IT JUST FEELS SO GOOD UP AND DOWN THE NECK. AND YOU CAN GET ANY SOUND YOU WANT FROM IT. BECAUSE IT HAS 7 DIFFERENT SOUNDS. GREAT GUITAR!

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