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Fender Player II Telecaster HH Electric Guitar - 3-color Sunburst with Maple
6-string Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - 3-color Sunburst
Player II Refines the Iconic Indispensable Fender Telecaster
The Player II series Telecaster HH combines timeless Fender tone with humbucking pickups and playability improvements from the Player II line! This Telecaster’s solid alder body and maple neck supply the snappy attack and fluid fidelity that keeps Telecasters in style year after year. Country twang? You bet, but you can also delve into hard rock, pop, Midwest emo, blues, and a laundry list of other genres, whether old-school or current. Two humbucking Alnico II pickups provide a tight hum-free twist on Tele tone that’s ripe for warm jazzy cleans, fiery country-tinged rock, vintage metal, and beyond. What’s more, the Player II Telecaster’s modern “C”-shaped maple neck is a smooth player for purists and newcomers alike. And the real star of Player II series updates? Wait until you experience the rolled-edge maple fingerboard with softer broken-in corners, which yields an instant boost in comfort right out of the box.
Alder and maple — the essence of Fender tone
We’ve all heard the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” And that’s undoubtedly one guiding principle behind the Player II Telecaster. Classic construction and an alder body grant balanced comfort, whether sitting or standing. Alder oozes with quintessential Fender sonics: lively harmonic color, a fast response, and middle-of-the-road sustain that lends body to solos and chords. The Player II Telecaster has a revered solid maple neck and fingerboard, supplying you with bell-like note clarity and snappy touch-sensitive attack to fingerstyle or plectrum play. In keeping with contemporary tastes, the neck offers speed-friendly agility with a more modern “C”-shaped profile suitable for virtually any player.
Player II perks
The Player II Series Telecaster features small changes that, although departures from yesteryear’s Teles, tend to suit today’s players and help them reach their goals quickly, even if that goal is spending less time on guitar maintenance! The Player II Tele has a 6-saddle string-through bridge. Compared to the original Tele’s 3-barrel bridge, this pivot brings huge intonation benefits, along with better tuning stability and a moderate bump in sustain. The body receives extra attention with a gloss-finished and satin-finished back for ideal performance at every angle. ClassicGear tuners by Fender frame the Tele headstock just right and perform more accurately with higher ratios than vintage tuners. Lastly, rolled fingerboard edges are an incredibly high-value addition. The superior comfort can’t be stressed enough — you get the smooth, musical feel of a worn fingerboard, all without losing that attractive mint-condition look and factory-fresh performance!
Take a new path with Telecaster humbuckers
You’re sure to appreciate the Telecaster in new ways once you’re familiar with the humbucking pickups onboard the Player II Series Telecaster HH. These pickups combine vintage-inspired humbucker girth with the assertiveness of the Tele. The result tastefully blends two landmark innovations into one workhorse of a guitar. The hum-free performance of the Alnico II humbuckers is perfect for thick-bodied cleans and chords, but there’s plenty of firepower for chicken pickin’ and leads. Full-on amp distortion sounds great in either position, yielding punchy lows and smoother highs than single-coils offer. These pickups can even fuel hard rock or heavy metal. It’s an awesome set of pickups for players who need to command loud cleans, saturated gain, and everything in between.
The Fender Telecaster: a brief history
This is it: the original guitar that started Fender's march into contemporary music history. It appeared in the early 1950s and was first named the Broadcaster. The ingeniously simple design, the bolt-on neck, and the slab body all contribute to the guitar's trademark tones and player-friendly feel. From Nashville twang to blistering rock tones, the Telecaster sound has made its presence felt in nearly every musical category. The diverse list of Telecaster players — including Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, James Burton, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Strummer, and John 5 (and quite a few of us here at Sweetwater) — attests to the guitar's universal appeal.
Fender Player II Telecaster HH Features:
- Timeless Telecaster tones, tweaked and refined for modern playability and performance
- Solid alder body delivers well-balanced brightness and sustain for classic Fender versatility
- Player Series Alnico 2 humbuckers — perfect for hearty, hum-free cleans, vintage-inspired warmth, light to medium drive tones, and even classic high gain
- Modern 6-saddle string-through bridge supplies a mean bite and excellent intonation
- Maple neck with an all-encompassing Modern “C” profile
- 22-fret maple fingerboard with a 9.5-inch radius
- Rolled fingerboard edges for an instant bump in comfort and playability
- Synthetic bone nut enhances vibrational transfer through the neck
- Fender deluxe ClassicGear tuners
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed |
| Body Type | Solidbody |
| Body Shape | Player II Telecaster HH |
| Body Material | Alder |
| Color | 3-color Sunburst |
| Body Finish | Gloss Polyester |
| Neck Material | Maple |
| Neck Shape | Modern C |
| Neck Joint | Bolt-on |
| Radius | 9.5" |
| Fingerboard Material | Maple |
| Fingerboard Inlay | Dots |
| Number of Frets | 22 |
| Scale Length | 25.5" |
| Nut Width | 1.650" |
| Nut Material | Synthetic Bone |
| Bridge/Tailpiece | 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat-Style Hardtail Bridge with Bent Steel Saddles |
| Tuners | Fender ClassicGear |
| Neck Pickup | Fender Player Series Alnico II Humbucker |
| Bridge Pickup | Fender Player Series Alnico II Humbucker |
| Controls | 1 x volume, 1 x tone |
| Switching | 3-way blade pickup switch |
| Strings | Fender 250L, .009-.042 |
| Case/Gig Bag | Sold Separately |
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