Do you Need a Fender Player Series Telecaster or Player Series Stratocaster?

[@intheblues]

I'd take the Fender over the other Fender for sure!

[@Steven_SK]

Legit...

[@landonbailey]

they are both better than each other. what? :P

[@Steven_SK]

@@landonbailey Yes ... equally the same better wise.

[@shaunw9270]

I saw a video yesterday from Guitarist magazine , two new Vintage brand models , on one, the top half is Sunburst Strat and the bottom half is butterscotch Tele ! 🤪

[@NoNameNo.5]

Goodaay Shane! I think that Shane leans to the Tele side. As does Lando.

[@nobuna2114]

I'll give you the short answer: You need both

[@landonbailey]

solid answer

[@maxandmoose]

That’s what I was afraid of...

[@kleincomplex]

The Radiohead riffs always make me happy

[@KieranRegan]

what is the name of the radio song he plays for the dirt tone?

[@kleincomplex]

@@KieranRegan He plays "Just" , then "Black Star" during the dirt comparison :)

[@TheMrjoaobatista]

@@kleincomplex there is also an 'airbag' inspired one on the clean bridge one

[@phereracer]

Yup, I got it right! Always been a fan of the strat but lately I've been liking the quack of a tele and that's what my next guitar is gonna be. Thanks for convincing me on that Landon! 👍

[@landonbailey]

Glad to help!

[@MercurialToys]

I have one of each. My strat is my favorite guitar, though I did swap out the pickups & put locking tuners on it. The Telecaster is a double humbucker one, only changed it cosmetically with different pickguard & chrome pickup rings. They're both great and easy to play

[@landonbailey]

nice mods!

[@natem9890]

Woaaaaaaaah I own a strat and tele and I would’ve put my LIFE on the line that x was the strat, I’m- I’ve failed

[@edwinwise6751]

Practiced with Tele 1st time since getting ..... I can't say enough about playability, feel, tone .... Beautifully done...rivals my 10 year us tele. Tuning stability is excellent. Ended up buying 2... Can't put an down . The tone is pure 60s tele...

[@landonbailey]

sweet!

[@markmilner842]

Player series is great. Great sounds out of both guitars. I was going to ask when you last trimmed your nostril hairs, but then I figured out it was cat hairs on my phone screen. Not sure why I told you that.

[@landonbailey]

ewww!

[@Chet22]

Lol

[@Kennyuk77]

I could guess immediately, nothing twangs like a tele, and the strat sounds so smooth. The finish on those guitars looks so nice!

[@mikepj1025]

I’m a Strat guy but I LOVE a Tele. I’ll proudly play either. Mexican ones are incredible.

[@featheryfemme]

Perfect timing, actually. I was just about to get another guitar, but I couldn't decide between these exact two. Edit: Definitely leaning more towards the Strat. Unfortunately, the one I want is not in stock right now, but when it is, that's definitely what I'll be buying.

[@Gyoubu-the-Demon]

The strat is so good and comfy.

[@landonbailey]

Good choice!

[@DennisJPolson]

Either seems to be a winner and great value. Always great content; the humor is a plus as well. 😂

[@nicolaskotseronis]

I don’t own a Tele yet but I seem to be a Tele person . Love the sound every time I hear one. And I think the player is just right

[@TheRealxVincent]

I know im late, but something to note with the shiny finish on the necks. Only the front is like that, the back is still satin.

[@nnd124]

Thank u so much for this blind audition, now I’m sure that I definitely prefer the Telecaster🤠

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@Shaun.Stephens]

The Blackstar riff was the best.

[@y2kcurran]

Tele bridge and strat neck, just can't be beat hence you need both

[@striveforsuccessstudysmart3509]

Telecaster makes me think of the English and strat makes me think of American

[@Choco_Bada]

actually sounds pretty accurate

[@samsalemi9769]

Huh?

[@danielevanrodriguez9956]

The current MIM Fenders, specifically the Player Series as will know it now, are going to be future classics. The same thing that happened to 80's and 90's MIJ Fenders will happen with these for sure.

[@landonbailey]

agreed!

[@dawsonherrin2272]

Thank you sir even though I already know I’m saving up for a Tele thank you for some content to watch at night

[@landonbailey]

No worries!

[@billhannum4117]

I have the strat .it's a solid well made guitar .very impressed with it . I grab it alot more than my american pro 2 because I feels exactly like my old american standard. The neck and playability are as good as any u.s. made strat I have played and owned barring customshop stuff. The pick ups are ok for now but I will slap a set of fat 50s in it .this guitar don't need much to rival a u.s. production strat .....pick ups string tree and better trem block and it will hang with any strat. The neck pocket is tighter than my pro2 .I am just amazed with these at this price

[@matthewsolina4920]

The middle position was the giveaway for me. I own a player series Stratocaster but eventually I’d love to pick up a Tele as well. Looks and sounds awesome.

[@jvig7353]

Your funky take on 'Airbag' might have saved my life.

[@MusicTherapyLaz]

I'm lucky to have a couple great by Fender Strats, one's a MIM HH Blackface and the other a 60th Anniversary Commemorative with some of the best features in a Strat I've come across... and Modern Player Tele Plus... not your typical Tele, more of a Nashville style setup SSH with 5 way and a splitter switch. There are so many variations of Strats & Teles it boggles the mind! Great videos! 😎🎸🤘

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@landonbailey]

Do you get them right? What's you fav, Tele or Strat? Fender Player Series Telecaster: Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/vXx1N Amazon: geni.us/FenderPlayerTele Thomann: bit.ly/2ZU7GZR Fender Player Stratocaster Sweetwater: imp.i114863.net/16RJm Amazon geni.us/PlayerStrat Thomann bit.ly/2NW8Xtv TimeStamps: 0:00 - Hello 2:22 - Walkthrough 5:04 - Blind Tone Challenge 5:49 - CLEAN Tones 8:10 - DIRT Tones 9:54 - Blind Tone Challenge Results 10:24 - Summary - Pros and Cons 17:43 - Goodbye

[@Wildman9]

I've got 3 teles,now I want four.Why the locking tuners on the tele? Mine never goes out of tune !

[@victorlinge92]

@@Wildman9 People mainly buy loocking tuners for fast string changes. Not for it hold in tune better, though for some they'll actually help with that.

[@landonbailey]

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[@wynvis]

I preferred strat! Literally i dont have:)

[@Wildman9]

Duh.just seems like over kill to me.

[@austincox1709]

i gotta admit, for the straight tones i liked the tele better. but the only real reason i want a strat is *position 4*

[@karlahernandez5364]

The SRV position

[@austincox1709]

Karla Hernandez the John Mayer Position™

[@heinekenm5839]

Try position 2 for clean tone with an tube amp may be something you will supprise too

[@gregmock6808]

I like the tele...classic looking in butterscotch

[@Jaysteenn]

I need both! Cool video!

[@josephlarrisey3521]

I love both. I just got a brand new 2022 Player Tele and I’ve also have a 2002 Standard Strat. Both play fabulous and not a single flaw. My next purchase may be one of the American Vintage models.

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@interested_in_things]

I prefer teles even though they hurt my forearm a bit when playing standing. Wish they had an arm contour, but then I guess they wouldn’t be a tele.

[@polaritypictures]

Should swap the tuners between the strat/tele as the strat would take more advantage of it.

[@pinkiewerewolf]

I haven't had any complaints with my lefty Player Strat but it's my first electric guitar.

[@craigthomson3621]

One additional advantage of Player Strats for lefties is that they are routed HSH so modifying one for an HSS or HSH is easy. Other than Custom Shop there are no HSS or HSH Fender options for lefties, so buying a Player Strat and a set of either HSS or HSH pickups is an affordable option to get something other than SSS.

[@traceydevlin7066]

I have both. 2018 Player MIM Tele and a 2005 USA Strat and both are butterscotch black guards. 🎸🇦🇺🤘

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

Great guitars but what turns me off straight away are these few things, Pau Ferro fingerboards, instead of rosewood. I have 2 USA Strats, one Highway one and a Clapton signature and both have the vintage bridges. Other than that the Players are superb and I bought a set of used player pickups and put them in my 80s MIJ Fender Strat replacing the dull and lifeless ceramics and the guitar sounds incredible now. If you crab live with the 2 point bridge and 22 frets then grab a Player, you can put block saddles on the Tele! These guitars are great value for money.

[@landonbailey]

ya I only like the maple fretboards

[@fender1000100]

The strat is gorgeous. Always my guitar since I saw Buddy Holly and Hank Marvin play them. I will always know a strat from a tele. Theres no sound like a strat. It has so much soul.

[@christophervincent8420]

I like them both. Since I got the offset tele, I can't believe how good the tele truly is. But I also have a player series strat. Man, it sound great. So the answer is yes. Although, still wish I would have gotten the butterscotch or even blond tele

[@seankeane618]

Always appreciate your thoughts, thank you man!

[@landonbailey]

My pleasure! I usually have one or two thoughts a week! :)

[@campbelltron]

in an interstellar burst, i am back to save the you-neeeeeeh-verse

[@landonbailey]

with some funk!

[@ioodyssey3740]

YES! Cool. I have a butterscotch Player Tele with these diy “Plus-Deluxe” upgrades - Vintage Fender bridge and tuners, Wilkinson's compensated saddles, Mojotone ’52 Quiet Coil pickups, Lucky Dog gnarly knobs, angled-switch cover-plate, and a three string tree to stop the g-string ring behind the nut. It's a great guitar. I love the satin back/glossy top of the maple neck. For me it just blows away anything else under a grand. And I prefer it to the American series which I can afford to buy if I wanted to.

[@Eloosive77]

This is one of those videos that generates a ton of "wait, the more basic guitar with so much less going on actually sounds better than and has more tonal range than the one with more stuffs? But...how?" It's ok folks, the Tele world has room for more, come on over :)

[@christopherguzzi1316]

I could tell the Tele right away. The neck pickup is buttery smooth. But the Strat has other advantages. I can see why you have one of each.

[@Ed-uv5nu]

During the blind test, "it's too easy. quite clear :)". After seeing the result, "uh oh"

[@landonbailey]

😆

[@mattdixeymusic]

I actually got it wrong, thought Y was the Tele. Just a couple of times thought it sounded a little 'twangy'. Preferred the tone of X, thinking it was the Strat. This is good news though, cos I think I'm gonna get one - a Player Tele I mean. That all made no sense at all. Cheers

[@landonbailey]

👍🎸

[@BladeDoomer86]

All i needed was the Affinity Tele i just bought 😁 save that monaay for sweet pickups

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

I have both guitars. They’re both fantastic axes.

[@landonbailey]

Player models are great!

[@larrysizzle4512]

I never comment on KZbin videos. This is the only video I've seen on this subject and I've been searching for months! Thanks dude for doing it!

[@landonbailey]

Glad it was helpful! were you looking specifically for Player Tele and Strat?

[@larrysizzle4512]

@@landonbailey yes exactly! One of the two will be my first electric. I love the tone of the Tele by far, but in person I've been able to play a lot smoother and easier on the strat for some reason. I still think I'm a Tele guy, but I'm leaning Player Strat because I can always get a better Tele when later when I'm a better player!

[@landonbailey]

awesome! keep playing

[@ThatGuy-pe8mj]

I’d go for seven string player electric harmonica

[@kolchak357]

I have a Squier Classic vibe Tele. I wish it had a satin neck, and I much prefer the neck pickup on your Tele. But for $399 I can’t really complain. I did replace the nut with a Tusq nut, but other than that I’m going to keep it the way it is. It’s a good value for the money.

[@landonbailey]

ya the CVs are great for sure

[@kylersmith709]

I had the same sticky neck issue with my classic vibe. I got some very fine sand paper and sanded the neck and it plays like a dream :)

[@ipuya]

Thanks for the demo. I guessed it immediately after the neck tones. I have that same model of Strat but in silver, and my Tele is a Baja. I agree the mexican range are the best value by far! Just got the Baja and I've set the action pretty high on it so i can play slide as well. I literally can't put it down! I'm going to bed at 2:30 instead of 1. I'm practicing 2 hours a day instead if 30 min.

[@jamesdalzell6741]

I have 4 tele's all with different pickups, my Mexican has the standard tele pickups very distinct sound that i sometimes struggle with. If you like the player necks the american profession are a step up, very nice get the humbucker in the neck is a great mix of tones and can also be split.

[@jamesdalzell6741]

Edit American Performer :)

[@brendanmccormick570]

i just got a tele and i love it

[@jackblack2321]

I watched the video again and would respectfully ask to change my answer, Guitar Y is absolutely the telecaster, thank you very much.

[@landonbailey]

🎸😝👍

[@chiasiaosianmoe9770]

Since the strat is good for beginners and pros , ill choose the strat , btw white on white mapleneck looks cool ☺🤘

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@samsalemi9769]

Actually the Tele’s better for beginners. Not as many bells and whistles and is just a pure rock and roll machine

[@leemeyer7629]

Was easy to tell, as the Tele has more sustain

[@duckfluff]

I tried and liked the player series and classic vibe tele, but I took the classic vibe home because of the neck :) If you can't afford the player series I think the squier classic vibe range has got your back.

[@tuckerlane7995]

I need both and nothing else :)

[@runningwithscissors0911]

I recently purchased the Player Strat based in part on your excellent deep dive vid for that model. A good chunk of $$ on my budget but I LOVE it! Someday I want to Ikea-Lego-Build a Tele as you have done ~ what could be more custom than picking out all the parts and putting them together yourself? Thanks Brandon.

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@sublyme2157]

I got a CME exclusive Player Tele for $574 within the last year. It's freaking awesome.

[@landonbailey]

what is CME?

[@sublyme2157]

@@landonbailey Ah, apologies, it's Chicago Music Exchange. www.chicagomusicexchange.com/products/fender-player-telecaster-daphne-blue-w-3-ply-mint-pickguard-cme-exclusive

[@craigkaschan4822]

I got the exact same Tele great guitar. Great value.

[@landonbailey]

Very nice!

[@GrandaddyJeff]

Watching this again now because I’m torn on a tele. I absolutely love my player strat I got this summer. I’ve tried a couple of different player teles and I just can’t love the neck. It doesn’t feel bad, but feels off to me and I can’t put my finger on why…. Well, I probably can, it’s made to put your fingers on… gonna check out the player plus and vintera series and see if I like the feel better.

[@canyonproductions7683]

I guess I’ll just have to buy both & find out 😛

[@christianboddum8783]

22 frets is a big upgrade in my book ;-)

[@ZajoSTi]

Also love my affinity but I hate that ultra thin neck - that is only think that is bad about that lovely squier.

[@robyoink]

I've got a Player Series Telecaster and a Vintera Telecaster Deluxe. The Vintera does feel a little bit higher quality in terms of neck and overall build. I'll gig with both of them once lockdown is over, as they're both solid guitars.

[@landonbailey]

is the back of the Vintera neck glossy?

[@robyoink]

@@landonbailey it's glossy, but not sticky like some of the Squier Classic Vibe necks I've felt. Not as smooth as the satin finish on the Player obviously, but it doesn't slow me down when I switch to it. Made me want to try a Vintera 50s Tele Modified.

[@kmskmwsmfd]

Great comparison. They both sound good. Different but good

[@landonbailey]

Thanks for watching!

[@damien6997]

Had a mex strat and the build quality was a 9.5 out of 10, needed a set up but otherwise was great. Great channel here.

[@landonbailey]

hey thanks!

[@MJsap13]

Based on the bridge pickup alone I’m going Tele

[@EHzNow]

It took a couple of samples but I picked x as the tele and liked it a bit better on the dirty.

[@sKarredtoon]

I could watch a whole show with this guy as a host. Very entertaining and informative!🤘🏻✌🏻🙏🏻

[@davidriel7805]

Love both of them!!!

[@jimmyjames2022]

For the fan of both Tele and Strat but with the budget for one only Fender branded guitar, you might get a Tele Nashville Deluxe. Standard awesome Tele neck and bridge pickups with a Strat pickup in the middle. If you dislike the Tele body shape and want offset instead, there's the new Squire Paranormal Tele with the Jazzmaster body. Has a middle pickup rout stock under the pickguard so you can add your own middle Strat pup, but then you lose the Fender brand and hardware.

[@landonbailey]

ya those Nashville Deluxe look cool!

[@jordanpratt3821]

the clean on the bridge, and dirt on the neck were dead give aways.

[@shaunw9270]

I find the two point trem on my 60th anniversary 50's Classic Player is excellent . I have it floating . If a string goes slightly off during heavy bending ,it's only a little friction at the nut ,so a gentle pull up & wiggle on the bar brings everything back to pitch. The vintage 6 screw on my Hendrix Strat works well but it feels different and not quite as predictable. Please get some of those little springs that go down the trem arm hole , that 80's floppy arm is giving me an OCD episode lol

[@b.rodclark7349]

X is a no-brainer be it clean or dirty... Telecasters are easy to detect simply cuz the bridge pickup's fatter than the Strat PU whereas its neck PU's fatter than the Tele neck PU which has more highs because of the 43-gauge wire which is thinner than the standard 42-gauge used for the Strat pickups and Tele bridge PU's. Another note about the Telecaster bridge pickup is the metal plate on the bottom expands the magnetic field contributing to its fatness or 'twang'. The attributes of the Strat pickups would be the obvious in-between quacky positions: bright on 2 and deep on 4.

[@pedenharley6266]

Yes, the answer is just yes!

[@bwyou812]

They're just the Baja Series rebranded to The Player Series MIM. Helps keep the interest in the brand.

[@landonbailey]

the Baja is now called Vintera '60s Telecaster Modified

[@dirtywater5336]

I'll be honest, I think my MIM (same 3-color sunburst as yours) sounds a little better than my American Pro with V-Mod pickups, which sort of pisses me off, but I digress. The Player pickups seem to have more note separation and clarity, but a tad less output. I guess a pickup height adjustment can fix that though. Neck-middle position is my favorite. It's got a great funk tone. I agree with you on the value. I think Fender did a really good job revamping their models and keeping the cost low. They're very affordable, premium sounding instruments. The only thing I don't like about the Player teles is that they come with block steel saddles instead of the brass barrell saddles. I prefer brass on a tele for that classic tele quack but I suppose that's a simple and cheap enough mod do switch out myself

[@nathanoneill8203]

The blind challenge actually helped me decide, going to go buy a telecaster tomorrow. Think telecaster has a slightly better sound

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@par25]

i tought i liked the start more, until now just discover i like the tele more lol

[@clockwork914]

The all new Fender Supra line❕😃

[@chinaski_sounds]

got same tele and it's just briliant

[@landonbailey]

🎸👍

[@Randorita]

I was wrong! I thought X was the Strat. I have a Vintera 50s Tele. It is the easiest playing guitar I have ever played. I got it from Sweetwater and everything was set up perfectly. I also have a 90s era American Strat, but it never played as well. Thanks for the comparison.

[@landonbailey]

nice! I want to check out a Vintera some day

[@maciejzygmuntowski6748]

I had to click on this video coz luckily I got both... amazing guitars

[@ltguitar]

Both would be nice but if I had to choose, I’d take a Tele........

[@tonefish3825]

I move the tone from the middle to the bridge on all of my Strats, easy mod.

[@landonbailey]

nice mod!

[@b.rodclark7349]

Me too... and moved the middle pickup to the neck PU tone pot.

[@keithmcduffie7182]

I Just Bought A Player Telecaster For My Birthday (June 24th Like My HERO JEFF BECK!!!!). I, A Lifelong Stratocaster Man, ABSOLUTELY LOOOOOOVE IT!!! You Need Both, Though, To Truly Be Fulfilled.

[@landonbailey]

nice! what colour is it?

[@keithmcduffie7182]

@@landonbailey It's Butterscotch. There's Just SOMETHING About That Color! 👍

[@MarcAndreLevesque]

I put Seymour Duncan Quaterpounder set in my Mexican Telecaster, yes it lost a bit of that twang but I can play anything on that guitar and it sounds killer. Mexi pickups lack that little something the player series pickups don't.

[@BrianPremo]

Looks like I bought the wrong guitar. I liked the warmer fuller sound of Y. Tele is a bit shill to my ears in comparison, but alas , I own a Player Tele.

[@landonbailey]

I like the Tele more

[@mindfall82]

I have that strat! Great value!

[@ibsenrodriguez7296]

I’m upgrading from my beginner guitar this Christmas and I have to pick from so many guitars I like it’s not even funny but it’s either going to be a tele, strat, jaguar, or mustang but I’m leaning more on a jag

[@landonbailey]

nice! have fun

[@cooltunesmadeeasy]

Very evident that x was the duck!😛

[@yukinshow3988]

4:14 too much coffee 🤣

[@u2acrobata]

too glossy !!! for my taste .... but probably i'll be getting one ... to be my 1st tele .... eheeeh Rock On ... ps: yes i got it ... being a strat guy, i picked it immediatly ... strat and tele ... cant fool no one ... their sounds are too iconic !! ;)

[@thenovicenoisemaker]

I got them the wrong way round but love both

[@gman2380]

If it's one or the other then the tele for me pal 🤘

[@jimhicks8871]

I liked the Telly better but the Strat is great in it's own way.

[@geralr]

Hello again Landon

[@CureRadio]

I knew i would pick the tele! I got it right. Tele Wins for me.

[@Icehammer-sh1kc]

I have both haha. They are both great guitars.

[@landonbailey]

Right on!

[@idavidcrawford]

I have an Orange Player Series Tele. I bought mainly because it is 7.6 pounds. Love the pickups.... love the guitar. I liked you X guitar better in each clip and hoped it was the tele...lol. It was. Wish you would do the same test with the Mustang. I am debating on getting a Duosonic or Mustang and the p90's seem pretty interesting.

[@landonbailey]

Very cool! I'll do something with the Mustang :)