The Fender Les Paul?? - Fender's Best Kept Secret!

Did Fender just build a better Les Paul? Let's find out!
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[DarrellBraunGuitar]

Now this is an interesting guitar!
Which one did you think sounded the best, the Gibson Les Paul or the Fender?
Enjoy:)

[pierrepotvin]

I am a 67 year old guitarist, and front man in a Classic Rock cover band. Not only is this the most beautiful Fender I have ever seen, it might be the most beautiful electric guitar I have ever seen. What a beauty! I sure would love to play it. Nice job Fender!

[carlbrandt]

I ended my years long search for a Les Paul with this guitar. I could never justify the cost of a Gibson at my skill level and prefer a Tele anyways. This has been the funnest and most playable guitar I have ever owned, and it gives me everything I wanted from an LP style guitar.
Thanks for the great comparison! Let’s me know I made the right choice!

[chrisnedbalek]

1:10 Comparison
7:11 clean
7:39 blues
8:12 distortion
8:46 high gain
9:18 neck, middle & bridge
10:38 Final thoughts

[robpaige]

I have one in crimson and It's superb.
I've played SGs of one sort or another over the years (Yamaha, Gibson, Vintage) and picking up this was like a dream come true. It's so light. I'm 58 and play live, so this guitar has made life so much better in that respect.
I also think of it as being closer to the Gibson SG, as opposed to the Les Paul; it's far thinner and lighter than an LP, and due to that thinness it sounds, to my ears at least, much more reminiscent of an SG.

[stug]

I’ve owned a few of these over the years - a 2004 showmaster from this line is my main go-to. The neck is simply magical. If fender and ibanez had a baby, this would be it. I love that 15 years on the tele version is still in production - more players need to get in on these!

[roymeyer]

This is now officially the next guitar I want. It holds up well to the LP but sounds just slightly brighter and clearer. More Fender-ish. Exactly the sound I want and don't have yet.

[erickpahr]

A "Gibson" with no tuning issues! Thank you Fender.

[nathanmclauchlan]

Now we’re talking. I LOVE this Telecaster. I thought they sounded very similar too, obvious difference being the scale length on the Tele vs the scale length of the Les Paul, an slight variation of the pickups. Would love one with the 24.75 inch scale length, that would be killer 😃

[SSinner]

When I saw a used one as a kid at the music shop where I got my lessons, it was love at first sight. I ogled it every time I saw it and would "test" play it every chance I got. It was just so incredibly easy to play (and easy on the eyes), I absolutely had to have it. Few months later I found out my parents bought it and just kept it at the store as a graduation present. Ten years on, it's still my pride and joy.

[Matthew_Klepadlo]

Darrell is really highlighting all the important work for luthiers to keep in mind and apparently, they take note!
You’re making the modern guitar world shine even brighter than it already does, keep it up Darrell!

[campbell]

I recently went to buy an Epi Les Paul Standard and walked out with one of these instead. Big difference in sound output from the pickups and just felt better to play. Thanks for the review.

[soapninja]

I've been playing one of the original Korean made FMT Teles for 20 years. Way more comfortable than a les paul, lighter, and a very easy neck to play. I think it's awesome that they're still making these guitars so many years later. Great value.

[despitesteve]

I've had one of these for about 10 years, and it still plays like a dream! Would highly recommend this guitar to anyone!

[godfreydaniel]

I have one of these in the amber - over time it became the guitar I reach for first. I flat-out love it. I think of it more as a Fender SG than a Les Paul, though, because of its light weight and the seamless way the neck joins the body, albeit with a bit more heel than an SG but still more ergonomic than a Les Paul. The workmanship is wonderful, and the tonal range is great, with factory coil tapping. Price-to-quality is off the charts - a bargain if ever there was one. I bought mine used but virtually unplayed with molded case for $400 - and they're online new for $800. Some of the best money I ever spent on instruments or gear...

[tahamaki]

There's also a parallel universe series called the "Troublemaker Tele" - while this one has the LP aesthetics, with the maple top, set neck and binding, the troublemaker has more of the form, with the toggle up top in the LP position and four volume/tone controls, as well as a similar bridge to an LP.

[SolairNova]

This Tele is a killer rock & blues machine ! SO much fun to play ! And it sounds great !

[colinkennedy]

One other key difference tied to the weight - I find the tele neck to be significantly thinner and more comfortable (for my smaller hands); I think that accounts for a little of the tonal differences too of course!

[Kipperbob]

I put Seymour Duncan hot rails in my Squier Telecaster for this specific purpose, to get those twin humbucker tones, and with the coil splitting it still performs what we expect from a tele, for me it beats a LP hands down on weight, price, playability, tones, tuning, and intonation.

[robertgransee]

Both guitars sounded almost exactly the same, with the Tele slightly hotter & brighter. But those tones once the coil-split was in! I've been looking at this guitar for months as my next guitar, and this sealed the deal.

Thanks for the review.