The Only Fender Tele 99% of Players Will Need

While getting expensive, the Fender Player Series Telecaster is a great guitar. The Player Series Telecaster is loaded with great-sounding pickups and a nice satin finish neck.

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00:00 - Unboxing
00:16 - About this Video and Disclaimer (not sponsored)
00:51 - Telecaster Player Series Jam Track
03:17 - Fender Player Series Telecaster Overview & Specs
04:33 - Clean Tones (Starting on Neck Pickup)
05:07 - Both Pickups Country Clean Tone (Spanky / Nice Bass / Clear)
05:28 - Bridge Pickup (Higher Gain Rhythm Tone)
05:52 - Neck Lower-Gain Blues Tone (Volume Control Cleans Up at end)
06:25 - Riff and Lead (all 3 pickups starting on the bridge)
07:10 - Really High Gain Bridge Pickup Rock Tone
07:46 - Fender Player Series Telecaster Review
09:06 - Behind the Scenes (watch more videos)

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[seth_]

i have one that I got used and i got it setup about 8 months ago and since then I have performed with it, recorded an album, and just used it all the time and still to this day the setup is still perfect and the pickups sound amazing. Best guitar I own by far

[colhutchins]

Great review and I love how you explain exactly what you're doing with the settings between each sound. Much appreciated!

[Neridog]

Great video and great playing as always! I love my tide pool blue Player Tele. I bought it with the intention of upgrading the pickups to Twisted Tele and changing out the bridge. But to my surprise it's pretty perfect as is with everything stock, so no need to upgrade. The pickups punch and the bridge feels great. It plays and sounds wonderful. :D

[lubossajda]

I have this same model and can only recommend it. Initially bought it to fight of GAS until buying a nice vintage lefty tele, it has sticked with me ever since. I had some mexi and other brand lefty teles in the past and this is hands down the best I ever had. Pros: very light (3.3 kg/ 7.3 pounds), quality made, great sounding, neck pickup usable. Cons: My tuners are stiff and not really fine tuning, takes a while to dial in the right tension, but then they hold tuning pretty well, will be replaced one day. As with any lefty Fender, had to rewire both pots to standard righty sweep, now they are completely usable. The tip switch falls off very quickly on this model. The solution was superglue.

[martianmurray]

I keep trying to talk myself into a tele and clearly the interwebs are conspiring to make it happen

[caseylee]

I think they're putting the same pickups in the Player series as in the old American Standard series.... Sound the same to me. And they're my favorite pickups!

[timoconnell]

I own one and play it more than any other guitar. It’s at the perfect intersection of price and quality. I don’t have to worry about it getting a scratch or ding like any of my American guitars. And I honestly think this guitar feels better than some of my guitars that are 4x the price. 😬

[StratsRUs]

One of my fave Teles is the Fender Highway One from 2003/4. If you see one, I'd say grab it as it rocks.I chose it over the Fender ones that cost more and it's great.

[stan_likes_single_coils]

I own the black one, exactly the same as the one in the video. It is an awesome guitar, had zero issues with it. I cannot recommend it enough. I like black teles. 😊

[emilloffler]

Yip, I love mine. it's a 2022 Butterscotch Blonde Player model. Thanks for saying this is the only Telecastor a man needs, it reassures me how I feel about mine.

[debhart]

I had one just like this when they came out. I shielded mine better and put the Tele jack upgrade in it. I loved it. A friend talked me into selling it to him (at a profit to me) so I sold it. I've regretted it every since. I've been thinking of getting another one. Thanks for "twisting my arm" on it. 🤣🤣 Now I'm putting it on my "get" list.

[mudcreekblues]

So right, Shane...from smooth Country with Merle Haggard (Tough Dog Tele) to pickers like Vince Gill and Ricky Skaggs, then up the gain for Billy Squire and, my favorite Tele player, Dan Baird! I LOVE a Tele, I have an older '90s MIM...been thinking about putting Ice Queen pups in it. I wonder how the older MIM pups compare to these new MIM pups.

[CaptainBeano-lzmm]

Got this exact guitar about a month ago. The black on black looks incredible and just wow absolutely blown away with it

[TenaciousPrawn]

I have that exact guitar as well, and though I mostly love it, I’m curious if you had the same issue I have with the pots, which is that they seem to have a right handed audio taper, so that while the direction of the knob is correctly reversed for the lefty model, going from 10 to 2 on the pot takes you from 100% to 80% and then there’s a massive drop off from 2 to 0. One of these days I’ll get around to replacing those pots. Other that that I love it. I fell in love instantly when I put my hand on that neck, it’s perfect for me.

[dtr]

a strat guy here but I recognize Teles are workhorse guitars, this one sound very good. Shane, great review and playing skill, as usual

[ZajoSTi]

I like this bridge more than the vintage (ashtray) one. I have to admit the vintage one is the classic - it never gets old, but man this looks very slick, modern and shiny. Also the bridge pickup has quite the output. I think is one of the hottest Fender bridge pickups. Volume knob is wired in a way that it turns down volume AND tone simultaneously, which is exactly what you need when cleaning a pushed amp on a guitar. Otherwise the cleans would be too bright and you would need to turn down the second knob as well - tone knob. This is very practical. Just crank the amp, and use the volume knob on guitar. No fuss.

[eaglewindrider]

That Amp is what made that Tele sing I own 2 Tele’s through many fender & Vox amps but that amp is it 👍🔥🎸🦅

[nealixd.]

Good guitar, for sure. A classic Telecaster. I do advise folks to also check out the G&L ASAT Special. It's a very versatile Telecaster-style guitar, made by the man himself, Leo Fender (and George Fullerton), that can also cover P90-esque and Jazzmaster tones. It's like having three guitars in one. Those two MFD pups are the bomb, and the tone control works well. Possibly the best production Telecaster made IMHO. I have an early 1990s G&L USA version, with the three bolt neck plate and thinner neck. Only downsides to my particular model are the traditional 7.25" fingerboard radius and a slab body (would prefer a 12" and belly cut). You can get them in other versions with flatter radius, belly cut, and/or three pups set up with a five way switch like a Strat. The MFDs give you all the twang, but also some extra low end warmth and punch, and a certain sense of sweetness to the tones. The middle position is one of the cleanest rhythm tones out there. Seriously, I'm not trying to curb anyone's Fender Tele fever or enthusiam, just giving you another option to consider.

[garygosse]

I love my mim tele.Ive had it for a few yrs great guitar for around $ 1000. Canadian.

[markgarner]

I have this model, and for the price, it is a real winner.
The stock pups, especially the neck pup, sound terrific. (The newly designed pups in the Player Series Strats are excellent, too!)
I did have to make some minor changes. I prefer the vintage style three saddle bridge* with brass saddles, so I installed one with a '62 Custom Telecaster pup replacing the stock bridge pup. (It isn't as loud as the stock pickup but it is much cleaner with a nice glassy shimmer.)
I was going to swap the neck pup for the corresponding '62 neck model, but it sounded so good that I wasn't going to mess with a good thing. (I have three Teles and this is the only one with a stock neck pickup.)
The satin finish on the back of the neck is silky smooth.
And while weights vary due to the wood used, mine is super light, but rings and sustains beautifully.
[* I like the raised edges of the vintage bridge as it gives me a nice platform for anchoring the pinkie of my picking hand.[