Must Own Gear // The Fender Player Plus Telecaster - Killer Tele from Fender's Player Plus Series

[@officialWWM]

I bought one of these. I bought the silver smoke version and it’s completely awesome. It has become my “go to” guitar, cause you can literally play anything on it! I put a Vegatrem VT2 tremolo on it and now it’s perfect!

[@worshiptutorials]

I've never met a telecaster I didn't like. And this one is absolutely no exception. Now if I could only play it like you, Doug :).

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Agreed my friend, and last time I heard you play you sounded pretty darned awesome, so right back at you my friend! Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@ferox965]

I'm the opposite. This was the only Tele I liked. Picked up the Silver Smoke. I liked it even over the premium American ones.

[@mariacristinaadel]

The best player tele review thus far, especially the tone and sound you’ve created man, kudos to you. It made me decided to buy it already. Thanks for the excellent demo.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hello Cristina and THANK YOU. Appreciate your taking the time to watch and share your greatly appreciated comments - ENJOY your 'new' guitar! Cheers ~ Doug;)

[@ferox965]

I don't like strats and thought I didn't like Teles. I'm pretty much hot-wired to my Les Paul. But then I tried one of these. The only Tele I liked-even more than the expensive American ones. Picked up the Silver Smoke last night.

[@tendingtropic7778]

beautiful sounds and beautiful playing at 6.30 !

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Well thank YOU:)

[@kevinb9050]

I agree. After owning many teles, the player plus stands out. I have the Nashville. It does tele and more. The pickups are strangely good for noiseless.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

You know, these guitars are an outstanding value, and as much as 'some folks' whine about the noiseless pickups, I think they're GREAT for a wide range of styles. Great to hear you're enjoying your Nashville! Cheers ~ Doug;)

[@DigitalViperGaming]

Good stuff, Doug! I don't think I've ever even played a Tele in my 35+ years of playing guitar. Wes

[@DougDopplerMusic]

THANKS Wes! Not that you 'need' one, but you'd sound GREAT through a Tele, and it's always nice to have another flavor in the arsenal. Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@liampoolefriends9331]

Fantastic video Doug, I agree best demo video out there. I have mine on order - I will be the first in New Zealand to own a Players Plus Cosmic Jade, she sure is a looker and sounds incredible too! Can't wait, it will also be my first Tele I've ever owned - excited!!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Liam - CONGRATULATIONS and THANKS for the kind words! Let me know how you like (or would that be LOVE) that cosmically special bird on its way to you. #FirstTele - love that!!! Cheers ~ Doug;)

[@westraweek5125]

I believe that this is one of the best done, most helpful and informative reviews I have ever seen.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

WOW!!! BIG THANKS Wes - appreciated! Cheers ~ Doug;)

[@garlandlabat4922]

I have one. Now, just need to be able to make it sound like this. But, I've only been playing for 78 years, so I've got time. I should be able to get there. 🙃

[@tblues01]

Thanks for the sweet demo. Love the tone. Love the combinations. Pickups sound great. I really want to try a 12 inch radius neck. My Telecasters are 9.5. Love your sound and playing. But I will say that the first thing I do when I pick up my tele or any tele is to get that country twang out of the bridge and see how my chicken pickin sounds. Then I go to the neck pickup for some nice soft jazz tones. I’m sure this Player Plus would be great for both. Thank you.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Thomas! Thanks for taking the time to share your kind words - MUCH appreciated. This guitar is so good I bought another one which I'm adding an Evertune bridge on. In all honesty, it is a bit fatter in the bridge pickup than most of my other teles, which is key to the amazing lead tones in that position. In the neck, it is shockingly Stratty, so it is a bit of a different bird, again one that I love enough to have a bought a second one! THANKS again ~ Doug:)

[@spaceberserker]

Just ordered mine today, this demo is awesome 👏🏻. You killed it bro.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Yo Space! Congrats on your new guitar, thanks for watching and taking the time to share your awesome feedback - BOTH appreciated! Cheers ~ Doug;)

[@fredstevens799]

Great demo Doug! I just ordered one of these and you made me glad I did! Great shirt too... cool that I caught the inaugural episode - can't wait for more!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey FRED! Thanks for your message and CONGRATS!!! Appreciate the kind words as well and there is a pile of gear on deck, so MUCH appreciated. CHEERS ~ Doug;)

[@chrisalexander1661]

Great demo. Seems like a very versatile guitar. I hope you demo more guitars in this Fender collection.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Chris, thanks as ALWAYS my friend:) Yes, this guitar is wonderfully versatile and easy to play, which for me is always a plus. I'd like to get my hands on one of the Strats, so thanks for the suggestion (and taking the time to comment)! Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@DocGliss]

Sounds and looks fantastic, Doug! I love my '94 Tele, but it doesn't sound like that! And you are still one of the smoothest, most tasteful players I've ever heard. Cheers!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Doc, thanks for saying hi, and for the kind words - appreciated! Love the fact that your '94 is now officially vintage - what color? Thanks again ~ Doug:)

[@DocGliss]

@@DougDopplerMusic Thank YOU, sir! It's wine red with a white pickguard and a Warmoth maple neck and fretboard. Unbeknownst to me when I bought it used, the truss rod was broken! It also needed to be refretted so I just had the whole thing replaced. (P.S. You were also one of the kindest people I met at Vai Academy 5.0!)

[@DougDopplerMusic]

@@DocGliss Love that color - sorry to hear about the truss rod, they do come in handy, especially in seasonal climates! Good to hear it's on the mean, and thank YOU for the kind words, I'll tell my wife - maybe she'll let me buy more gear. Actually she's really good that way, but we have had many talks about being more than just who you are when a guitar is in your hands, and it's always nice to hear that kind of feedback! Thanks again Doc and enjoy the rest of your weekend - hope to see you in 2022. Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@DocGliss]

@@DougDopplerMusic Haha, yes they do! Thanks again! Would love to see you in 2022 if possible. Best always. :)

[@brucegraml1418]

Great video - Just made me order one ! Wicked solo at the end !

[@DougDopplerMusic]

THANKS and APPRECIATED Bruce - CONGRATS - I've got TWO now:)

[@austinwilkens1104]

Hey Doug! Subscribed! Such a thorough review and great textured playing. I appreciate the play through with some delay as I play worship music quite often and at church. Great work!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Austin - MUCH appreciated - and thanks for taking the time to say so! Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@rick00770]

It is a great guitar. Love the neck. The pull push is great to have. IV played for 50 years plus. Fender nails it good on this one.

[@rick00770]

Subscribed

[@DougDopplerMusic]

THANKS ​@@rick00770 and AGREED. Great guitar and an equally great price point! Enjoy and thanks for watching and the sub:)

[@Billy-jamesmartin]

Best demo player I've seen, beautiful

[@karlschmidt4376]

Great playing and tones I pick one up Friday :)

[@DougDopplerMusic]

CONGRATS and THANKS!!!

[@paulrichard4020]

Thanks for the detailed review, Doug! All tones demo'd from each pickup selection sound AMAZING! I don't believe I would have a favorite pickup selection on this tele because the guitar sounds incredibly versatile with the gear used. And not a bad price on Sweetwater for the guitar. Looking forward to the next Must Own Gear video!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Paul! Well thank YOU - appreciated and agreed on the tonal spectrum and price - and 'must own factor' - speaking of which more must own coming soon!!! Thanks again ~ Doug:)

[@headstockharem4]

Sweet tones! I just looked at that exact guitar yesterday in a local shop!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Yo Headstock!!! Thanks, as ALWAYS. so what did YOU think?!?

[@brad-guitar-miller813]

First things first, great shirt Jimi was and always be the man. Great demo one of my favorites from all the weeks demos. Although I don't what you meant by not typical distorted tones from a tele, I think Mr. Page would disagree. ✌️

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Yo Brad! I have always LOVED that photo, so BIG thanks on the shirt (and the greatly appreciated feedback on the demo)! And I knew I was going to catch some grief about the distorted Tele tones. 100% correct the some of the best rhythm guitar tones EVER were Pagey on the Tele. 'Nuff said, other than thanks again for watching AND taking the time to jump into the convo... Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@brad-guitar-miller813]

@@DougDopplerMusic I always love your take my friend.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

@@brad-guitar-miller813 Right back at you, Brad:)

[@satyarisingsanctuary]

I’m having the setup done in advance…. I’ve got a great local shop that will set this baby up before I go give it a test. Can’t wait! They know if they make it perfect before I put my hands on it, they’ll likely get a sale. Thanks for showing what it can do!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Dear Dr. Evans! With GREAT pleasure - enjoy the guitar and the setup. There is nothing like a tech who knows what you want and need in an instrument, be it the right strings, action, and/or pickup height. Holler back once you 'wired for sound'! Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@frankd4875]

Just found you video Doug, great demo of the various tones from the Nashville Tele. Ordered one today, bit of a delay due to backorders w/ Sweetwater, but have a question. If you could pick a solid state amps to go with this guitar, which would it be? The Tone Master Deluxe Reverb, the Mustang gtx 100 or 50, or the Boss Katana 100 or 50 or EX50? I'm learning and don't expect to be in a band or play publicly. Your advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

[@conradsenior5843]

Nice presentation. Subscribed.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Conrad - thanks - and appreciated on BOTH accounts! Cheers ~ Doug;)

[@mrwoodrow]

My new Player Plus did not have locking tuners. After all these kind of vids, I thought it did!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Mr. Woodrow! Did you pick up the Player or the Player Plus? Looks like, or at least according to the web site that locking tuners are still 'stock' on the PPT. Thanks for watching, hope this helps:) www.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/telecaster/player-plus-telecaster/0147332376.html

[@lisahaubert6873]

Jim Haubert here, dang, now I want a Tele, great tone, what are you running that through? Had a few of them in my life, my first good guitar was a late seventies Fender Telecaster, wish I had that one back now that I can actually play, that taper on the back has me intrigued!!! Is that a C neck, nice and slim? Congratulations on the LP Goldtop, I know what you think of Silverbursts though, I am a Fender, Gibson guy but I really want to try an Ibanez Jem, maybe do a piece on one of them, cheers Doug, you're the best bud!!!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey JIm. The main distorted tone is my Boss GT-1000Core, which just kind of delivers at every turn. I also love all the Fender stuff, and as it turned out I didn't need the Marshall for this video. Yes, I'm sure you're missing that '70s Tele! And yes, the body cut is super comfortable when sitting for extended periods of time, which is kind of what this guitar demands. MANY thanks for the kind words on 'Honey' and I cringe every time I think about insulting the looks of your much prized 'silverback' - my apologies! I love the idea on doing something on one of the JEMs, they are really great instruments and do an array of stuff that people might not expect. Thanks again for watching and sharing your thoughts... Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@lisahaubert6873]

@@DougDopplerMusic , my "Silverback", it's not a gorilla but it is a beast, darn it, now I am going to check out the Boss GT as I am a tone chaser, thanks for talking to us little people, appreciate it, you're the best!!!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

@@lisahaubert6873 aka Jim - beast it is:) And yes, I love this little GT-1000CORE! I have the larger GT-1000, but the CORE lives on my desktop and I'm just amazed at how much it does with so little real estate. Each modeler has its own vibe and I love and migrate between them, but that particular lead (and distorted rhythm) sound is nuts. Thanks for the kind words, at the end of the day we're all guitar fanatics and music fans, and the best part of it all is that we're in this thing together and I love that. Thanks for making my world a brighter place, it's appreciated Jim - Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@ferox965]

I'm a Les Paul man. I don't like strats. This was the only Tele I liked, even over the premium American ones. The neck is perfect for me. I picked up the Silver Smoke. Great guitar. Between this and my LP standard and special, mysearch for guitars is over.

[@behind_the_times]

Thanks for your review! It is nice to hear Tele with effects like reverb and delay. I am thinking about to buy a Telecaster. What do you think about the differences between an American Telecaster and Player Plus Series. Is there a big sound differences between American and Mexican Player plus series. Maybe you can compare them one of your videos.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hello and thanks for watching! As a general rule, I try to stay away from the compare videos as they don't tend to sit well with my friends at various companies. That said, this one of my FAVORITE guitars regardless of price. It sounds and plays SO well and is just a phenomenal instrument for the money. It's that good. Hope that's a help:)

[@behind_the_times]

@@DougDopplerMusic Thanks!!

[@officialWWM]

5:15 I’ve never seen anyone play with their thumb under the neck like that before. It looks weird 😂

[@mattkingnj]

I know tone is in the fingers...but, damn...

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Thanks Matt, you're awesome! Cheers ~ Doug;)

[@deanlockamy2087]

I have a room full of guitars, les pauls, Stratocasters, Jackson’s, martins and if I sold them all and kept one it would be my USA telecaster, there is no better guitar.

[@kanehenderson5142]

Nice playing! And video! Where can we find this backing track?

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Kane! Thanks for your message - and kind words - appreciated, as is your interest in the progression. I'm in the process of creating some new course material that will include backing tracks and getting people using some of them before then is actually a help. Let me figure how to make this happen - it will most likely be via eMail delivery and will opt you into that list. Does that sound like that would work for you? Appreciated and THANKS!

[@Markcio182]

How do you compare this pups to regular single coils? It sounds great here but I know KZbin always cut some frequencies.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Marcio - hello! I was hoping to have found a minute to do an A/B test and shoot you a proper reply. Still on my to do list - thanks ~ Doug;)

[@ferox965]

Lots of high end. I wanted a sharper sounding pickup and these do that.

[@danielmelvin4525]

Is this the version with the really dry necks? Wanted a tele and went to the local shop to try some out, and all of them were awful (granted the shop gets the guitars and sticks them on the wall, they do nothing with set up, so the strings are dead and action high for my taste) felt no difference between the squires and MiM , american felt a tad bit better but still felt like a cheap toy compared to my fender start deluxe i bought just a few years ago (last year of deluxe before it became player plus)had no twang or any of the common tele/strat tones. Was very hard to play and that dry neck was just awful and felt cheap.

[@wavemanmav9073]

How would you compare the sound of the "noiseless" pickups on the Player Plus to the traditional pickups on the Player?

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Yo Waveman MAV! BRIDGE PICKUP - perhaps the best lead bridge pickup on ANY tele I've played. I DO have a Player Series TELE, but it is at my techs, so I can't do an immediate side by side test other than to say the girth, tone, and lack of noise this pickup delivered was awesome. NECK PICKUP, while I didn't end up cutting the demo, I got some of the most extreme Jimi-tone out of the neck p'up using the Marshall that was in frame in the video. Character and definition are the words that come to mind. In my recollection both pickups gave 'more' compared to their Player Series counterparts. Hope that's not too vague, but without the other guitar here that's about the best I can do in this moment. THANKS for watching and taking the time to reach out! Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@tendingtropic7778]

which colour do you guys prefer (@everyone): green or the aged candy red? too bad there aren't more options!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

The green is my preference - how about you? (and sorry for the slow reply - managed to miss your comment/s when they came in)

[@tendingtropic7778]

@@DougDopplerMusic no worries! I ended up buying the fender ultra texas tea at the end, very nice!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

@@tendingtropic7778 Congrats!!!

[@pasdedeux4444]

Can anyone advise? I have the player plus strat already - which would complement a collection better the player plus Tele it the Nashville Tele?

[@tolgaaksoy7855]

Baja tele is great

[@DougDopplerMusic]

AGREED, thanks for taking the time to say so! Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@henryfree3805]

Does the Fret board have a gloss or satin finish?

[@chesterlayton3910]

FUNNY. MY FIRST GUITAR was a Fender a Jaguar. I looked at this Guitar. The thing that stopped me from buying was. It's not AMERICAN MADE. So I bought a Fender performer.

[@tendingtropic7778]

great review. question: why wouldnt one order the nashville version instead? almost same price and an extra pickup? or is the tone very different (even when only using bridge/neck on nashville)?

[@marcmorton6342]

I ordered both

[@tendingtropic7778]

@@marcmorton6342 and? Can the nashville do all the sounds the standare can do?

[@DougDopplerMusic]

@@marcmorton6342 Thanks for jumping in and CONGRATS!!!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

@@tendingtropic7778 Yo!!! Sorry for not getting back faster. So... GREAT question. My thoughts are as follows, and this could be a bit long! I LOVE Strats and Tele was a language I learned to speak as I expanded my musical horizons. Started with a Tele straight into a Tweed Deluxe - not the kind of sag you get from a Blackface amp, and it is a super fast attack without much forgiveness. In so doing it really allowed me to hear and fall in love with kind of the purest form of Tele - no special sauce, just you, the cable, and an amp. TOTALLY intimidating until I understood not to try and play it like a Strat. That said, the neck pickup in a Tele can be VERY Strat-esque, so much so that with the right gear it would be next to impossible to tell the difference. All that to say I'm NOT a Tele purist, but I DO love that which make the Tele a Tele and the pickup configuration, including the way that interacts with the cavity under the strings is a key part of the experience for me. I have a guitar here that has yet to get the proper amount of attention that IS a Nashville Tele and per your question I need to explore further. WITHOUT having done so, when I want to 'think Tele' I want to intuitively pick the bridge, middle, or neck positions. When I want to 'think Strat', I want to have the five-way switch. They ARE different sounding guitars acoustically, especially since ALL my Strats have a trem, and I have NO hard tails,. So, without further exploration, I would have to say that the suggested route (other than both) would be the traditional Tele configuration, which on this guitar is already a bit customized (and nicely so) per the pickups. Like I said, this would be long. Short version is that when I want to pick up a Tele I want it to do a specific thing, ditto for a Strat. I love hybrids, and obviously the Nashville Tele was popular enough to roll into this line. Hope that helps - have an AWESOME Thanksgiving ~ Doug;)

[@danidogma]

Hi! Does it have gloss fingerboard or is satin?

[@handpulled]

I got my Nashville Player Plus today. Yes it’s a very well made instrument. But, as usual with Mex Fenders, the setup is terrible. I now have to pay my guy £60 to make it playable. I don’t look for perfection out of the factory. But I do expect a guitar as costly as this to be approaching playability out of the box. Not good enough Fender!!!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Simon! Thanks for your message and candor, both important and appreciated. I'm bummed that the setup was subpar. Please circle back once you get the guitar back from your tech for a follow up:) In the meantime, have a GREAT weekend:)

[@jeanpierrepascal128]

Bravo! Pouvez vous me dire la ref de vos cordes merci amicalement jp

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Merci!!!

[@daveinlakegarda]

A well done review, but it's an advert!

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Thanks Dave. Truth be told I have been on continue to play the daylights out of this guitar, and literally just changed strings on it. It's one of my favorite instruments and has deservedly earned its place - it's THAT good. Appreciate the kind words and taking the time to share them - Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@dylanye710]

Hi sir, did u buy this jade tele from sweetwater? I placed An order of the same tele, but several days past, still there is no sales manager deal with my order, and the status is always"order received". I just want to know how did u ordered it?

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Dylan - the PR team at Fender sent this guitar for review. I'd suggest calling Sweetwater with the order number that should have come in the confirmation eMail they sent when you placed your order. Hope that's help. LMK how it goes - you're gonna LOVE this guitar.

[@jackblack2321]

I like my Player Plus Nashville better than my Fender Ultra.

[@briane.paulson]

Good sound. Timing is not great.

[@mrwoodrow]

Nor did it have the push Pull.

[@fredriksvard2603]

I dont get how people find it overpriced. Companies with much less brand recognition charge more for indonesian made guitars with worse specs, worse resale value and, subjectively, worse sound and feel. This thing beats the us made performer. Color options could be better - no seafoam, no white, no canary yellow, no natural wood.

[@DougDopplerMusic]

Hey Fredrik. Agreed! And... the factory is a hop skip and a jump across the border which is a lot easier than hopping on a plan to visit the factory. Super impressed with MIM. Cheers ~ Doug:)

[@fredriksvard2603]

@@DougDopplerMusic Not to knock on g&l, ibanez etc, but it seems like people 1) have an issue with mim (maybe they werent so great in the past) 2) just havent kept up with inflation and think all non us strats must be 2-500 usd... that's made in china territory these days.

[@user-ky6ps4pt4b]

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