Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Fender Player Telecaster SS Electric Guitar, with 2-Year Warranty, 3-Color Sunburst, Maple Fingerboard

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024

Color: TidepoolStyle: Maple FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: HHVerified Purchase

I bought what was labels Used Good. The guitar was not protected well in the box and got a couple dings. So minus one for whomever packed my guitar!

I was going to return it but before I could I played it a couple days and feel in love. It's a nice guitar. Very comfortable to play. Sounds great too. Very pretty except for the dings.

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Anthony F

Telecaster Deal

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024

Color: BlackStyle: Maple FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: SSVerified Purchase

This is my second time trying to buy a Fender Telecaster from Amazon. The first was 6 years ago. It got lost in transit. Something about UPS mishandling the shipment. Anyway on with the review. The only thing I don't like is that the boxing shows the product. Example: Fender Telecaster name, all over the outside of the box. Temptation is only seconds away from a theft.

I was lucky this time around. Ordered it based on the specs and reviews. It was delivered on time by you know who, UPS. Good price. Thanks Amazon.

It had factory 9 gauge strings. I play 10's. It was later changes to 10's. It needed a complete setup $100. It plays great. I play most on the bridge mode. I am not disappointed The Luthier was very impressed by the built and sound. I play several types of music. Country, Jazz, Standards, Rock and Blues. It does a good job. After 35 years of playing and entertaining I am satisfied with this Fender. I have had many guitars through out the years. And I am always leary, about foreign products. This one is a Mexican product. Fender in Corona, Ca. says they design it, but the Mexico factory assembles the guitar. That is where is the cost is reduced. An American Telecaster is about 80% more expensive, only because its comes from the USA.

Buy this guitar and spend some money on the "setup". It will play great. Ciao!

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T.C

Beautiful Sound and Looks!

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2018

Color: Polar WhiteStyle: Maple FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: SSVerified Purchase

Love this guitar! I compared this MIM to an American one in GC, and was sold not only by it’s classy looks, but by it’s playability.

Both guitars were visually appealing and both sounded great. They both have the same body. The hardware and pickups on the American are upgraded, but the ones on the this guitar are still pretty good quality and they have improved the pickups from last years MIM, which I believe was called Standard series instead of Player series. The biggest difference aside from the price being half that of the USA, was the neck. The Player Series neck (I have been playing it hours every day since I bought it a month ago) plays like butter. It is fast and narrow and the action very low. My fingers just slide all around effortlessly and my rough callouses from my acoustic playing have smoothed out into just hard fingertips that glide along the strings.

The neck on the USA model was a bit thicker and slightly wider, which for me, makes it hard to comfortably fret the 6th string. Please take into consideration I am female and have small hands, so it may not mean much for you if you are a man, but I think it increases speed if that’s what you’re interested in.

Aside from all of that, the guitar sounds great. Quintessential Tele sound is achievable, as well as other sounds. GC didnt have the Polar White and they couldn’t even get it, so I bought it here on Amazon. I called the number on this page and even got a discount. I Got the Polar White and it is stunning. Absolutely flawless!

Only complaint, as another reviewer has said, the packaging was poor. It arrived in a cardboard box ( the original Fender box) without any kind of neck support or cushioning what so ever. Alarming for any guitar enthusiast. Luckily, after removing the guitar from the box, the guitar was perfect and had no issues. It really would be in the customer’s best interest, and also in Fender’s best interest to do a better job packaging the guitar. Just some cardboard supports around the neck and some foam around the body is all it would take.

I highly recommend this guitar.

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Bluefrog

Converted to Telecaster

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2022

Color: Butterscotch BlondeStyle: Maple FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: SSVerified Purchase

I’ve always been a Les Paul guy but lately I’ve been craving for crispy cleans and smooth tones that only a single coil guitar can deliver.

But more than that, this guitar is very versatile.
She can be a sweet and polite girl, a country one with a thick southern accent or a hot and dirty one with a lot of attitude. You pick the mood and just have fun!

I love my new fender telecaster and it’s my main axe now!
If you can’t afford an American one, you’re not missing too much by buying the player series, it is in fact a much better value for the money!
If you’re on a tight budget I would suggest the Squier affinity telecaster or the classic vibe, they are truly amazing guitars for the money too.

I would like to wrap up my review by sharing my experience buying this guitar on Amazon.

PROS:
+ Good sale price and fast shipping
+ Amazing tones and playability
+ Great stock pickups
+ Good value for the money
+ Very versatile guitar: you can play country, blues, pop, jazz, rock and even use it as a self-defense weapon.

CONS:
- The guitar is shipped in a very simple box with very little protection, I can see how some people had problems with damage and dents on the guitar, thankfully mine was perfect.

- The tone knob of my guitar is a little scratchy and pickup switch knob is loose, it’s not a hard fix but I guess at this price point this is something that can happen.

- Amazon doesn’t offer a price adjustment I bought it on sale with 15% discount, then they lowered the price to 25% discount a few days later but customer service refused to adjust the price for me.
I could’ve sent the guitar back and buy it again cheaper but I’m already emotionally attached to her and I didn’t wanna risk receiving a damaged one for the reasons I mentioned above.

Overall I’m very happy with the guitar but not so happy about Amazon customers service.

Hope this was a helpful review.
Regardless of what I said you can’t go wrong with a Fender Telecaster!

Cheers!

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G. Paul Randall

Great Instrument for an Enthusiast

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022

Color: SilverStyle: Pau Ferro FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: HHVerified Purchase

Moving up from a budget Squire, this thing has refinements in every department. Silver gray was not my preferred color but it really is stylish with the white pick guard and red-brown tones of the fret board. It's got the belly cut back which is hard to find and a nice feature if you play seated a lot. Good setup right out of the box, though most of the bridge saddles are very unlevel (see photo), so I think I'll adjust and try lowering the action a tad. Fret ends feel bumpy along the neck, more so than they should I think. Coming from an Affinity, it feels worth the money. I'm really pleased with this purchase.

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Bervin

Beautiful guitar!

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2023

Color: Polar WhiteStyle: Maple FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: SSVerified Purchase

The guitar arrived packaged perfectly for protection, select the box at checkout to put the fender box inside a amazon box, it hides that it is a valuable Fender and it adds more protection. This guitar is beautiful in white, the sound and feel is sweet. I'm Jimi reincarnated now!

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Peter Miller

The guitar was defective

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023

Color: Butterscotch BlondeStyle: Maple FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: SSVerified Purchase

I am an experience jazz guitarist. I purchased this guitar for my grandson. When I received the guitar and immediately tried to play it I discovered that the high e string kept falling off the neck. Then I noticed that the nut was defectively grooved so that the high e string was way over on the edge of the neck. Frankly, there is something messed up when one pays $700+ for a guitar and the seller doesn't even bother to inspect it before sending. I immediately sent it back and ordered another one . Hopefully this one will be functional. I'd be interested in hearing form the seller. I taped a note on the guitar so that when the seller receives it back they will not re-sell it.

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Seymour

Needs serious finishing work, but it’s well built.

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021

Color: Polar WhiteStyle: Maple FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: SSVerified Purchase

This is not a $700 guitar. It’s meant to be sold wholesale to a retail shop for a couple hundred where they can finish it & sell it for $650.

That said, when it’s put together it’s a very fine instrument. I’d give it 5 stars if it arrived properly assembled with an orange drop capacitor. The up-side is that this guitar needs no upgrades. The tuners keep the strings well in tune, the neck & frets are perfect, the alder wood body resonates so beautifully that I don’t need an amp to play it late at night, and after I soldered in the orange drop the pickups sound mind-blowingly good.

The reason for only 3 stars is that the neck and body are made from parts sold separately & screwed together without any preparation of the mounting surfaces. I don’t recommend ordering it here. If you want a new Telecaster, buy it from a guitar shop. This one’s virtually unplayable out of the box and will need a bit of serious work before it plays right.

After removing the upc sticker from the mounting side at the base of the neck, sanding the paint & lacquer drips off of the body’s mounting surface, and sanding down the neck on the low E side to angle it downward so that it aligns properly with the bridge, raising the pickups and stringing it with a set of D’Addario EXL120-E’s, it began to feel like a Telecaster.

After playing it for the past 4 months, I’m keeping this beauty for good.

Note: the giant black switch knob is just... no. The aftermarket white teardrop should be standard issue.

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Rex Blues

Pretty sweet guitar...

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023

Color: TidepoolStyle: Maple FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: HHVerified Purchase

Looks good.
Plays well out of the box.
I had to re-attach a screw on the pickup.
When I loosened the strings, took out all the screws and removed the pickguard I found some chipped wood, a carved out section that should not have been there, and some paint issues.
All that is out of sight however, and the thing plays well, sounds good and looks nice.
Overall, exactly what I wanted and expected.

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Jason

Great Deal

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2023

Color: Butterscotch BlondeStyle: Maple FingerboardPattern: Guitar OnlySet: SS, Left-HandedVerified Purchase

This tele is a beauty. Plays great out of the box. Would buy again without a doubt.

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