Is the Player Plus Tele Worth It? | 2021 Fender Nashville Telecaster Player Plus MiM Review + Demo

[@TheMoneyMakingMentor]

$1k is not a budget guitar

[@larsheuker]

In the realm of his videos it is though, but generally.. i think 600 and under is budget

[@Spartanm333]

@@larsheuker - agreed - he deals in vintage guitars. $1000 to Trogly is hardly worth getting out of bed for.

[@oruletesfahejiz]

Its just marketing, fender says these to every guitar that isnt made in usa. They just want you to think your fender is lesser than the usa ones so you buy those.

[@garyzambo6647]

It is nowadays.

[@grantdavid9466]

He said budget friendly, and said further that he isn’t saying $1,000 is cheap. In the grand scheme of guitars $1,000 is within that entry level range and definitely in relative terms “expensive”, that’s not to say you can’t make it sound as good as far more expensive guitars though.

[@BCarpenter2314]

All the bashing on the prices... it's almost like everyone forgot that raw materials are more expensive, labor is more expensive, importing/delivery is more expensive, supply is low and demand is high. I think this is a no brainer... if I were looking at a standard player series, this would definitely be worth the extra couple hundred bucks just for the pickups and tuners.

[@tinystar3010]

Yeah im confused. I'm guessing the price bashing is by the teenagers who haven't seen enough msrp throughout their life. My 2006 Nashville Tele was $949 msrp. This is 15 years later and with inflation, barely up $50. Made in Mexico back then too. It's like people just want a reason to complain about build location and price. Made in America doesn't mean its good quality necessarily. I have a Gibson Les Paul too and I baby that thing. It seems fragile.

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@tinystar3010 Exactly, it’s like everybody on the Internet is acting like they bought a Mexican Fender new a “couple of years ago” for the same price they sold for in the mid 90s. I have a Road Worn Telecaster from 2011 that was $999 brand new, and people are constantly telling me that Fender never had Mexican made guitars that were that expensive until last year. Never mind the fact that my Mexican made Brad Paisley Signature Tele was $1,199 in 2017. That being said, I remember the good old days (90s) when American Standards were $799, American Deluxes were $999, and American Vintage Reissues were $1,299, the excellent Japanese reissues were only slightly more expensive than the Mexican guitars and less expensive than American Standards, and you get a Japanese made Squier for $199.

[@aniquinstark4347]

It's like they're not even paying attention. Literally everything has gone up recently. Partly due to inflation and partly due to supply chain issues.

[@GeraltinWoW]

Yeah this guys bashing the price while wasting 10's of thousands on les pauls not worth that

[@beardedrancher]

Gotta love that current economy.

[@deplinenoise]

Pro tip on those bridges: you can rotate the saddle blocks in place so they rest on their sides. That lets you get to the body screws easily.

[@Supernautiloid]

my man

[@Trog]

Not always. Some are easier to do than others

[@justinespinosa7878]

Yup! Done it many times! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@1ufcfanatic795]

Good look.

[@johnqpublic2718]

You’re a Professional Guitar Tech? Wow!

[@HBSuccess]

The Mexican Fenders have always been a good value, because Fender's two plants (USA and Mexico) are less than 4 hrs apart by truck, and Ensenada is only 50 miles from the border. It's pretty easy for them to keep tabs on quality, share components back and forth, and so on. I agree the "noiseless" PUPs really don't sound much of anything like good old noisy single-coil Tele PUPs. BUT... if you've ever struggled with a Tele on a gig with noisy power or radio interference, you'll appreciate them.

[@BobPerrone]

The Nashville Telecaster has been my go to Telecaster for years. Great tone possibilities, 2 guitars in one.

[@bealzibub4002]

The ac/dc video for “you shook me all night long” was actually filmed in the village I bought my first house in. My house is in the background of the opening shot.

[@stufromoz8164]

I wonder how old the model they used in it is now??????? They could find her and do a re shoot lol

[@AmperahGaming]

Wow that’s actually really cool :) do you still own that house?

[@bealzibub4002]

@@AmperahGaming yeah still have it. I rent it out now though and live a few miles away.

[@277southtombob]

They’ve been making some deluxe models in Mexico for a while and they’re great guitars. I bought a Deluxe Players Strat several years ago that’s amazing. American hardware and electronics/pickups, swamp ash body and a 12” radius fretboard. It’s hard to find a US Fender with the 12” fretboard without going to a Custom Shop model.

[@HighSocietyDrumLabs]

Personally, I think this marries all the good things about a strat and a tele together. It's got a custom shop kind of vibe with the versatility and electronics/pickups. I also like the thinner neck, If Yngwie played a tele this might be it sans a scalloped fret board.

[@chrisggoodwin777]

I have a Pao Ferro board on my German-made Sandberg bass, and have zero issues with it. It feels nice and hasn't needed any conditioning treatment in the 8 months I've owned it

[@jeekyboi9564]

Funny enough pao ferro used to be on higher end fender models like the stevie ray vaughn models as a selling point.

[@bannedit999]

I got the Player Plus Nashville in May. After a good setup and repeated tweaks as it settled into my house. Had to chase the intonation for a while but it's solid now. It's now my favourite guitar in my house! The noiseless pickups aren't noiseless if you are into gain! Absolute beaut though. Such good value.

[@John-bg5gu]

You mean that pickups still hum?

[@voided76]

I think I'd like more traditional tele player plus but! With that series/parallel push pull! Both singles, the middle sound, and a big fat humbucker sound. Can't imagine why they wouldn't do that setup more often

[@SBahamondes]

It's a no-compromise setup

[@ronsheehan]

I bought a Candy Apple Red MiM Nashville Tele in 2001 and the finish definitely has turned into this color.

[@HRJ1411]

Great vid, thanks. I got a Nashville Tele deluxe, had it modded with a push pull knob to bring neck pickup option in, also had treble bleed added. Switch knob fell off mine too, if you get a cocktail stick and some superglue, put a drop of glue into the plastic knob, spread it around (quickly!) with cocktail stick and then leave it to dry hard, then put it back on the metal switch arm, it stays put but can be pulled off again if you ever want to take out switch. Really like this colour, but going to stick with mine as not sure about a belly cut on a Tele

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

In my neighborhood, only one guy had a Gibson - and he couldn’t play it- he had cerebral palsy- and he wouldn’t let anyone else play it either- l loved that les paul - but there were many Strats in basements because after 6 months they needed a truss rod adjustment and who ever heard of that- lower middle class people in the 70’s didn’t know about upkeep on a guitar- it just didn’t work anymore - so l became Fender for life with a chip on my shoulder about Gibson so you and me are opposite- and you reviewing a fender often comes down to the same thing- a slight lack of familiarity leaves us Fender heads scratching our noggins about some of your perspectives- but thank you for everything

[@razzo3456]

I've got a MiM Nashville Deluxe from 2016, really interested in checking one of these out too. Very similar specs, except mine has the contoured heel, while these have the belly contour and the fancy 7 tone electronics. Would make for a great backup to it for me

[@Spartanm333]

For a little clarity on the pricing / positioning of the Player Series in 2021 (this information from a Fender dealer) - they are still made in the Mexican factory but Fender have stepped them up in specs and finish to where the entry level USA guitars were previously - around the 1000 to 1200 dollar point and the reality is that the US factory isn't that far over the border from the Mexican set up - they also share certain manufacturing processes so for example, on a painted guitar the body might be supplied from the US factory. This has allowed them in turn to bring in some higher spec (and higher priced!) Squire models made in Asia like the Classic Vibe and Contemporary series which retail for up to $450 - previously Mexican territory. In reality the Mexican factory and staff are highly equipped and experienced now and apart from 'corporate' decisions about parts / pickups quality being placed on them, a Mexican under any name is a decent Fender. I own a Mexican HSS Strat (off white / maple neck) and gig it regularly - it needed a good set up but what new guitar doesn't. The pickups and bridge (quality) could be better but there are no inherent issues or problems with the guitar and it is a Fender Stratocaster. At some point I will upgrade - probably Gotoh parts, a Graphtech nut and Kinman pickups - the basic guitar would be worth it.

[@Anjohl]

there's a joke that American Fenders are made in California by Mexicans, and Mexican Fenders are made by Americans in Mexico!

[@Spartanm333]

@@Anjohl Is it a joke though :) - there will be US seniors working in Mexico for supervision and QC. And we all know California is full of ...

[@normanddeon63]

I have a 2018 Nashville. My opinion is that there is no such thing as a single coil humbucker and it is accomplished by stacking 2 single coils, they have to try to twang out the sound by putting 1 meg pots in the volume and tone. I have 500k pots now and it sounds less harsh. IMHO. I actually tried 250K pots and it also does not should bad at all. Better than the 1 meg pots

[@monmixer]

I have an early Deluxe Nashville Telecaster with the 5 position swith and a center tex mex strat pick up. SSS it's a pretty nice guitar and covers all bases for a club band. That is why I bought it. for a tool. I was always an HH guy until I got away from playing live for awhile and didn't want to take my vintage guitars back out in a club anymore. So I needed a work guitar and it does it well. Has the old style standard tele bridge and saddles. Does have a rosewood fret board. The only thing I have done is buy compensated saddles for it. Aside of cleaning it's maintenance free. i bought it in mint condition barely played for 350. It's worth 750 easy today. I take great care of my guitars. It's more of an SG type of neck. I also don't care for locking tuners. nice for a tremolo guitar that is going to stay tuned the same all night or for any guitar that will not change tuning. I use a lot of drop D tuning for clasic rock hits so it's a no for me with one guitar that is tuned in the same key all night.

[@davidmonks1]

Great review thanks! I’ve just got the Butterscotch / maple version and have the Fiesta Red from the previous incarnation. Love the guitars, but one thing puzzles me: the large output drop as illustrated in the video - I love the sound, but they really do go a lot quieter in positions 2 and 4. I thought it was me, but the video (output measurements section) shows this perfectly! Very odd!

[@TNTales]

I snagged the Nashville because it came in Butterscotch. I figured that since I like all the specs except possibly the pickups I knew I could replace those easily and even remove the middle pickup and use a standard pickguard. Thinking about the American Performer Yosemite pickups.

[@TheCompyshop]

I'm not sure I actually like the sound of the noiseless pickups

[@lomoholga]

They are actually rebranded humbuckers

[@TheCompyshop]

@@lomoholga they somehow sound worse than humbuckers though

[@lomoholga]

@@TheCompyshop oof. I just deal with the single coil hum, but I’m not a professional musician doing recordings so what do I know.

[@tinystar3010]

On normal single coils I only hear hum when volume is on but I'm not playing, so just palming the strings makes your body like a ground wire and pulls the hum. Not really a difficult issue imo. During playing I never hear any added hum.

[@joesharpe7685]

@@lomoholga they are stacked, however humbuckers work in an entirely different way. Humbuckers wire two coils which are magentized rwrp, in series to 'buck the hum' a noiseless pickup uses a normal coil like we see in any single coil, and then another coil stacked below, NOT magnetised, therefore inducing no current. They are wired out of phase so that the coil which picks up no sound (but does pick up 60 cycle hum/em noise) cancels out that same hum in the traditional coil. They sound like single coils and they are single coils, the other coil could be anywhere in the instrument. Look into dummy coils and the illitch system to see how this tech is nothing to do with the pickup design itself.

[@luistijerina]

I usually don’t like the look of Pau Ferro fretboards but it looks amazing on this guitar

[@Anjohl]

I find the Player Plus to be the absolute best series Fender makes right now. The quality, worksmanship, and specs you are getting for the price is absurd. I can't imagine "stepping down" to the American Performer Series for 20% more, and losing the locking tuners, and rolled fingerboards.

[@stephenchadwick1305]

spot on there is some twang missing but its better than vintera i had pos 2 is mega stratty on mine

[@Anjohl]

​@@stephenchadwick1305I found the Vintera Tele's I played fairly lackluster. Like overpriced Squier Classic Vibes.

[@rocktorrocks]

Woot! Never been this early to a Trogly release. Got home late form a miserable day at work and burnt, really needed some unwinding guitar fun. Thanks Trogly.😁

[@thedude7726]

Hope your day got better brotha

[@rocktorrocks]

@@thedude7726 Thanks brother. It def did! Feel fortunate to be part of this community.

[@craigmacgibbon9166]

I still cannot get over Pau Ferro being the cheap alternative to Rosewood. Back in the day when the SRV Sig came out, it was a big special feature, lmao.

[@jeekyboi9564]

You read my mind . Was thinking about how that was top dollar material in early 2000s srv models, when rosewood was considered the cheap alternative. I think the companies are just cycling through old stock with clever marketing techniques every generation or so.

[@jacobbrown1690]

Pau ferro is smoother and nicer than rosewood while sounding more like ebony

[@firemarshal2629]

@@jacobbrown1690 looks like shit tho. Regardless of how it sounds, I’ll never buy a guitar with an Orange neck.

[@blaymight]

@@firemarshal2629 cuz its more importaint for an instrument to look good, than to sound good :D ;)

[@michaelborn3318]

The truth is that pau ferro costs more than East Indian rosewood. The change was made when CITES implemented the permit requirement for all shipments incoming and outgoing with any rosewood part on a guitar. Since there was no clear path to CITES permitted rosewood available, the change was made. The logistics in changing back aren't worth the price difference. They would need to change all of the product descriptions and UBC codes worldwide and have to track the rosewood and pau ferro products separately until all of the pau ferro inventory is completely flushed from the systems at every dealer worldwide. It took months to change from rosewood to pau ferro and the IT work isn't worth it.

[@kaiserjoe2316]

Great vid! I found the fingerboard a little "scratchy" when it came to string bends but a little touch of lemon oil smoothed it out nicely. It's a slightly narrower neck than my strat but not uncomfortably so. I'd love it in Silver Smoke but when it comes to prettiness, the "aged candy apple" colour actually reflects quite a vivid red under stage lighting. Gorgeous. With the tonal options its now my go-to guitar in my collection. It can put out some real punch with overdrives, sustains nicely with distortion but ultimately sings beautifully with clean tones. Add touches of reverb and chorus for 80s bliss. When I play covers of The Smiths, The Cure and such it is perfect. Handles ambient rock wonderfully too. If you want more of the "tele twang" just add a touch more treb to your eq. Oh. It LOVES fuzz.

[@miguelangelvacaheredia8230]

What a great video!. I just bought one (sunburst with mapple neck), Im having a love/hate realtionship withthe noiseless pickups, the are out of hum and they are really clear, very well defined tones (great), I can hear each string so defined.... but the sound is lacking dynamics... its is not very vibrant (not great)... Im still learning how to get the best sound in my amp.... some days I feel the soudn its great!!...some days I felt a little dissapointed with the general sound.... anyway I may change the pick ups later...I will tried 6 months first before do any modification....

[@jmartini8875]

I just installed Noiseless Gen 4s in my MIM strat. Love them. I still like this guitar. I would consider one. No fear here.

[@musclecarmitch908]

I can't believe how light the color is on some Pau ferro boards. I have a 2019 vintera stratocaster with the Pau ferro board on it, it's darker than some rosewood. I've saw some Pau ferro boards with beautiful woodgrain dark streaks in them. I did condition mine with F one oil after I bought it and it made it darken more.

[@officialWWM]

I bought a Player Plus Tele 2 years ago and I still absolutely love that guitar. I have an American Tele that’s only half as good! I bought the Silver Smoke version, put a roasted flame maple neck and a Vega Trem VT2 on it and now it’s my forever Tele :)

[@myoptik3x103]

I was thinking that if it had a humbucker in the middle it would be like Steve Morse’s set-up. But i looked some of his up, and they have ALL the pick-up! I think this one is handsome, but I think I will save my money for the five string J- bass!

[@ColinStuart]

Try to get your hands on the regular player plus telecaster, with the series/parallel push pull switch, it is a much more (in my opinion), valued guitar!

[@doknox]

That thing sounds great! Like for real. Super clean and responsive. I have 2 teles with humbuckers in the neck and bridge so I'm used to the that shouldn't come out of a telecaster thing. I'm definitely modding one like this!

[@tsalesto]

That color actually looks better on your video than in Fender photos. I could see myself building a partscaster version of this with a humbucker and compound radius maple neck.

[@sonicaids]

I feel like they should have used a contoured heel

[@fredriksvard2603]

But what about all the toan you lose by cutting out that wood

[@RS2KR]

That’s a nice finish.

[@tyrssen1]

Agreed!

[@MrKrampyHands]

I’m beyond happy with my Fender I got a American elite jazz bass imo the best bass you can actually go into a guitar store and play you really get what you pay for with fender but as they say different strokes for different folks keep in mind fender is imitated by just about every manufacturer out there and for good reason

[@darthdurf9611]

I've carefully taped up light colored Fretboard and stain them just use the kind you don't have to finish....unless ya love rickies

[@av.punk.801]

Honestly... I'd buy it. The closest to a strat I have is my Ural... that said, if I had to pick a fender SOUND, strat for sure, but BODY? Tele or bust. So a Nashville version is perfect. Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!

[@tinystar3010]

Strats and teles sound a bit different tbh. Tele's use different styled neck and bridge pickups, and the only similar shared pickup is the middle pickup on Nashville models. Teles are a bit more warm on neck, twangy-er on bridge and overall tighter sounding. Strats are very slinky mid ranged sounding overall. I have 2 teles and 2 strats and i notice the differences between them. If you want a strat sound, you're better off getting a true strat. Nashville teles are just more versatile within the country scene for having a similar strat quack sound in 2 extra positions thats nice for gigs where u can only bring one guitar or cant swap guitars mid song for a certain tone within a section.

[@277southtombob]

I got on a Nashville Tele kick and still have one set up like that. I don’t care for Tele neck pickups so I put a Firebird neck but it’s a versatile guitar.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@tinystar3010 The biggest reason to choose a Tele over a Strt has to do with your style of playing. Lots of double-stops and bends on a Strat will make a Player appreciate the rock-solid non-tremolo Telecaster configuration. I personally could never choose one over the other and have both (Strat and Tele). IMO it boils down to different tools for different styles, they are both great.

[@tinystar3010]

Completely agree. As I said, I have 2 teles, and 2 strats so I understand the reasons for both. Played live locally around 27 years now. I also have a Gibson LP and an Ibanez RG. I cover all the ranges I might need per environment.

[@Greg-vd5om]

Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!

[@whywhy1768]

Did you checked new Fender Japan guitar? There’s many unique guitars like “F-hole” Telecaster thin line, artist signature Swinger, and Fender’51: Stratocaster shaped Tele.

[@Pannemat]

*Cries in lefthanded ...*

[@beefnacos6258]

Now those are definitely overpriced

[@johnblessen2544]

The player series plus is a rebranding of the Deluxe series. Are they good yes. Are they worth the extra cost … that up to you. This is currently the least expensive Nashville Tele offered by Fender.

[@Hogie_GT]

This is tempting! I already have 2 Telecasters. One is the cheep Mex version and second is a Warmouth body in quilted maple & highly figured neck with Fender parts. I also added a 4 way switch. The push-pull is nice. I may have to get one!

[@surfinjim]

The 2 pickups version doesn't have the routing for the 3rd pickup, FYI. That's a shame since I would lovea Cosmic Jade Nashville...

[@bhnv3298]

My problem with fenders is string height over the body, First real guitar is a 1978 SG which I still play. I was 13 when I bought it and it trained me to prefer Gibson.

[@Retipster]

You've got the best guitar review videos. Your enthusiasm makes them a lot of fun to watch.

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

The player plus, while made in Mexico, has features you can’t get on an American made until you get into the Ultras. 12”radius neck, locking tuners, comfort cut, noiseless pickups, etc. If you were to buy the parts standalone it would cost more than the difference in price between the player and the player plus.

[@taokichavez9319]

Dude You don't like the blockiness of a Tele but are ok with Les Paul's?

[@Carlvincent100]

Paul Ferro used to be considered an upgrade over rosewood.

[@danielleelizabeth9417]

I think Pau Ferro is a good cross between maple and rosewood, after all it was good enough for SRV’s signature but I get the preference however I don’t think they are bad necks. I have several fender custom shops and still love Pau Ferro.

[@michaelyolch79]

Heck...if I can get Strat-like tones without beating my right hand off of a volume knob, I'm all in!

[@ronnyrono782]

When I strapped on my first Telecaster it was love at first sight. And I played telecasters from that time on

[@changestrangers]

Also not a fan of Pau Ferro fretboards - aesthetically, I find them to be either too light or too streaky (at least on Fenders). But PF matches quite well with the finish on this guitar.

[@adama4791]

Yup that’s my problem with PF, I want a nice dark rosewood board

[@tomkehoe6392]

Son bought a 3PU tele w/ maple neck & FB. As a LP guy, it's very impressive, frets don't cut hand sliding up neck, 7 pu selections that actually sound diff is big too! Smooth satin neck reminds me of my old Charvel. In today's market this is a fair deal.

[@eddiejr540]

Any time there are 22 frets on a Tele...I’m all in...nice job my man!!!

[@lenbones7940]

I started wiring my tele like that years back and routing a jaguar in the middle.. and doing the 7 positions wit a push pull... it still doesn't have that strat sound but it's still my favorite way to have a tele wired...

[@michaelborn3318]

I believe the technical internal name for the "comfort cut" at Fender is the "belly-cut". LOL

[@daylestewart]

Great review! Can you share what distortion/overdrive you’re using? Sorry if I missed it.

[@ziggylayneable]

The electronics on this Telecaster would absolutely be perfect for somebody like me!... the ability to turn all three pickups on at once is right up my alley!

[@monmixer]

People have been doing that push pull mod for decades mainly to combine the neck and bridge which you can't can't do with the strat switch alone.

[@RoadKing-ky2bs]

I have the Player Plus Jazz 5 string bass in Tequila Sunrise on order arriving next week. I am looking forward to it.

[@hkguitar1984]

I think the noiseless pickups are just about perfect for Bass. Congrats on your new Bass.

[@RoadKing-ky2bs]

@@hkguitar1984 thanks. I agree.

[@jay4vice]

1993 CHARVEL TX Custom. The push pull splits the three PickUPS between Single coil and Humbucker. A better push puil configuration.

[@bryanmchugh1307]

this Tele is a mere contoured heel and rosewood fretboard away from being an instant classic.

[@caseyjones7404]

That Merle Hagart Tuff Dog is possibly the greatest tele of all time.

[@skwissgaar_skwigelf_kdz3251]

i love my MIM tele, burst with maple fb, it almost looks too good, thats ok tho, it plays like a dream , mexicasters are a great value.

[@ajb625]

I bought one of these models new, but way back in 2000. Fantastic guitar with Tex Mex Pickups. A bit noisy. I have my Dad's American Tele (2004'ish) that has noiseless pickups. While the noiseless do the noise thing well, they seem to lose a bit of that Telecaster Attitude. I don't mind the noise so much...losing the Tele'tude is not an option! The only downside to my model is that is comes wired like a Strat. I opened up the cavity and altered the selector so that I could get the Brige-Neck combination.

[@thomaskafafian2871]

I usually use a little rubbing alcohol on a rag to get that glue off or cleaning grime off metal parts. I’m always careful to not get it on the finish though or it can make it hazy depending on the finish.

[@Oilid]

I like the Tele sounds combination very much + the modern appointments. Only down: Pau Ferro.

[@enema_myanemones598]

No person ever: Those noiseless pickups sound amazing

[@hkguitar1984]

Ha ha ha, so true.

[@arn999]

Yeah I love the finishes and features of the Ultras, but the pickups? Bah.

[@tinystar3010]

This exactly. 💯

[@cosmikrelic4815]

well i'll be the one person then. i put noisless pickups in nearly all my guitars. usually i use the kinman noisless but i treally like the noiseless ones in my pro II strat.

[@enema_myanemones598]

@@cosmikrelic4815 nice try Fender rep. You're not fooling anyone

[@RickMcCargar]

The original SRV Strats from Fender had Pao Ferro fretboards. I owned one in the first year of production. It was great.

[@gorlagOv]

Nice! The faded telecaster finish looks really good.

[@DerekEvans-j9j]

Can somebody answer this? I don’t know why U Tube presenters, music shops/people who demonstrate guitars/luthiers in their presentations, do not state the action height at the 12th fret in mm or whatever when they are reviewing/assessing. This defines neck comfort and playability. The neck is the heart of the guitar. Usually every specification but this one is recorded. It is easily the most important spec. Why? Because it is the guitars invitation for you to pick it up, play it, keep playing it and eventually buy it. A guitar with a low fast action will sell much faster than one you can drive a train under believe me! Making an action higher is much more simpler than lowering which may involve fretwork, bridge work, nut filing, truss rod adjustment etc etc…and it can prove to be very expensive. For this reason, guitars should be factory set-up at the lowest action possible without fret rattle-but they won't do it. No:- well one or two do. I realise many like a high action-good! Hello Stevie! Now the get out of jail answer will be 'People have different tastes regarding this spec and adjust it accordingly'. Raising it though is less of a problem than lowering it. I have had 2 brand new Fenders that have had to go straight to a luthier they were so unplayable when delivered.

[@Trog]

because that is completely adjustable to personal preferences

[@DerekEvans-j9j]

@@Trog Obviously you did not read the whole post. It is NOT adjustable to personal preferences.....Making an action higher is much more simpler than lowering which may involve fretwork, bridge work, nut filing, truss rod adjustment etc etc…and it can prove to be very expensive. For this reason, guitars should be factory set-up at the lowest action possible without fret rattle-but they won't do it.

[@alexswage1853]

The Best Fender Telecaster is Custom FMT in cherry burst red with HH Seymour dunkins pickups 59and58 with coil tap splitter that gives many different tones

[@thseed7]

Very nice guitar. Love the Neck-On switching. I threw a Freeway 5-Way/10 Position Switch in my Nashville to get traditional Tele and Series pickup combos. Might have been happy with this wiring option

[@ThunderFalcon333]

Deluxe roadhouse strat has better specs and cost less. But still a cool fender.

[@RJ_HTx]

Finally some steel saddles with the center screw. Here I come Stratosphere !

[@urobrunochao]

Best guitar review on KZbin, congrats

[@_dmfd]

I love the finish and this guitar is pretty sick as is, but Fender Mexico really needs to start using at least urethane instead of ester for their poly, or just offer full nitro on their $1K+ guitars. Their polyester finishes are so thick and plasticy feeling. It's a deal breaker for me and I don't even mind poly, but they just put it on so thick.

[@ferox965]

I've never liked playing Fender guitars. But that changed with the player plus tele. I didn't like any of the premium American Teles (I don't like playing strats at all). I picked up the Silver Smoke player plus. It's perfect with my Les Paul Standard and Special. My search is over.

[@seanwoodburn2616]

I have one of the first Mexican Nashville Teles. Must have been around 1999 or 2000. It came back to my shop in rough shape a month after it left. It also was more Strat than Tele. Sooo.... I re-routed the neck position for a Strat pickup and switched to Texas Specials for the neck and middle. I cant remember which Tele bridge pickup I swapped to but the stock just did not have the Tele twang. I think the original was a bit hot, (Tex-Mex?). It really does do Strat and Tele duty well now. If I need quack, N+M gets it. If I need chicken pickin it is usually the bridge...maybe with middle. Those are the only positions I play on that guitar. If I need more torque there is always a Les Paul of some sort in the other stand. Even with pickups I only had about $500.00 in the guitar. Anyway...with all of the great choices I have available that Tele still has a place at half of my gigs. Great content. Cheers!

[@sulaiman927]

I really love the butterscotch but sadly they were not in stock in my place so my only option is this age red wine

[@ROCKNROLLMODS]

Thanks for making these videos to keep me occupied on slow days at work. I HATE HATE HATE that fender uses a skunk stripe on a non maple fretboard. The original use of the skunk stripe was for installing the truss rod in one piece maple neck/fretboard. I assume they just found a better more efficient way to install the rod, in all necks. But the fact that I've heard the original reason, it just rubs me the wrong way.

[@rick00770]

Nice, love the color , I gotta play one . I like strats a little better but also got to have a telle to go with it. Great review , thanks.😊

[@TheDdkk1]

Very helpful and detailed review thanks as I am looking to buy a player plus tele. One question I had is with the neck and body seeming to be a little thinner than traditional fender player tele, is the overall weight lighter?

[@jamescosey9398]

I bought one of these guitarists and the guitar is very good everyone sees that wants one and the guitar sound excellent I let a few people plays it at a jam session and they loved it the silent is crystal clear it also depends on the pickups on it

[@ericbgordon1575]

What I'm seeing is *tomato soup* red. Not a bad finish either. It's great that Fender is now creating the push pull switch to access all the pickups as a standard model, when I had to have it installed as a custom mod to my first Stratocaster during the late 90s. What I'd (potentially) like to do would be to get those same noiseless pickups installed in the Frankenstrat that was assembled for me in July 2019 with Brian May-inspired switching and turn loose of the Burns Mini-TriSonics it was assembled with.

[@fredriksvard2603]

I see a 90s toyota corolla that was left in the sun for 20 years

[@robertclinger7351]

Rounded heel ? Truss rod wheel at the neck pocket? This IS 2023..... I always enjoy your videos!

[@mburtondavis]

I love it. This one the finish the neck the whole aesthetic. But $1,029.99 is just a little too much for me. But if I won a scratch off or something silly I’d buy it in heart beat.

[@chrisb3976]

It was a battle between getting the Nashville tele and the players plus "regular" tele. I wouldnt want the tele to share itself with the strat. More like keep it strictly tele with the two pick up set up.

[@mr.timebombman2230]

Might be good for a session player perhaps, but without the noiseless pick-ups. I'd definitely go with some conventional tele one's.

[@ki6stara]

I know its not your thing but i would love to see a review and demo of the new esp alexi laiho model. Huge laiho fan here.

[@vansongs]

Some very high end Fenders have pau ferro boards btw.

[@arn999]

Really? Which ones?

[@vansongs]

@@arn999 Well the famous SRV pickguard strat does. But to be fair maybe it started out life as a low end Fender. Pretty sure it American tho. There are custom shop ones too. Jaco Pastorius Jazz Bass as well

[@arn999]

Ah ok sure, but they're rare. I don't mind the fact that it's not rosewood. It's just that pao ferro boards tend to be way lighter, which I don't prefer.

[@vansongs]

@@arn999I have a fairly dark one,stripy. “Pau ferro is actually called ‘Bolivian rosewood’ in some circles, and we’ve used it on models in the past,” said Senior Vice President of Fender Products Justin Norvell. “It’s actually been used as a well-known alternative for rosewood for a long time, and it’s often available in wider widths, so we used it on a lot of our five-string basses in the ‘90s. It’s a wood we’re familiar with.”

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@vansongs The SRV signature model was never a low end model. It was always one of the most expensive signature models from the time it was introduced and it currently still is although there are few more than there used to be that cost more. Yes, it has always been American made. There has also been a much more expensive Custom Shop version available throughout most of the time that the standard model has been in production. There was also an insanely expensive exact replica of the guitar produced in very limited numbers (I think they made 50 of them). I think it was the first exact replica that Fender ever did or at least the first one that for sale to the general public.

[@edwinwise6751]

My experience of player series ..playability , finish, tone , tuning stability , intonation excellent…. Fretwork, electronics, p.u.switch knob falls off, horrible . Fretwork so bad it would eat a string or 2 before you finish your 1st song. Fender warranty is G. F Y. But quick …. After 20 hours of grinding , polishing, leveling, one is usable and it’s my go too. This my 1 st non USA guitar in a long collection. Not pro level out of the box

[@marcpost4034]

Player Plus fret work far superior to the Player. I have this guitar. Equivalent to a Pro II for fret dressing.

[@carlosarancibia-saal3362]

Hey Trogly! Have you ever played with the TC body Esquire with a Humbucker? We got one, wanna see?

[@tonictonetomrockstar1931]

I added fender locking tuners to my 75th anniversery in 10 minutes for $45.

[@ralphwest8156]

naaah ' ...with a Tele ' the twang's the thang ' ...great with distortion, but needs that Tele bite. Dark Rosewood board would make it look tons better ...mid pup is disappointing, but nice burnt orange finish and taught guard.

[@AKJordansKids2009]

Great job! Looking forward to the Strat review!

[@mordokch]

Really ??? Well there's already 50 or more reviews by every guitar channel you can think of - all came out within the last 24 hours. Personally I'm already sick of hearing about them. I'm so disappointed - I had hoped trogly might give the fender shill a miss since literally everyone else took the money, but I guess not.

[@allendean9807]

My take; The custom shop is the tip top The mod shop is custom shop ‘lite Player plus is mod shop ‘lite The player is a great guitar. So, I’m sure it’s a good guitar. However, if you’re gonna spend a grand, why not spent two, and get one built to your desires?

[@ibanez2010]

1:47...wow...the high-e string looks like it's almost sitting PAST the fret-ends. That would be a nightmare to play!

[@jfiery]

My wife's Mustang bass' neck is Pau and was that light and after 2 years it's as dark as rosewood just from playing.

[@TheCave99]

Saw one in a store. Pickups attached to pick guard, OK. But pick guard was not flush with body around the pickups, pushing up a bit toward strings. That good, bad, standard, normal, a bit off, something else? Thanks.