New Fender Player Plus Telecasters - Player Plus Nashville Tele vs The Nasville Deluxe Tele

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[@RichBischoff]

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[@caseylee12]

After I've been wanting one for a year or more, my wife just told me to order a Player Plus Nashville Tele in opal spark for Christmas..... Man, I love this woman!!!

[@thejeffersonlee]

I just want a green Tele! We need more green guitars in the world.

[@samwheeler-brown7458]

You’re so right… sucker for a green guitar. Just ordered one of these…

[@rick00770]

I fell in love with the deluxe Nashville white blond color. Wish I had the tone pull switch but I got it anyway. 5 position tone switch sold me. Love it. You got some great guitars there. I lost a good tele in the 80,s and wanted another since. Great video , thanks.

[@reddieseled]

I’ve recently traded a strat for a new Nashville player and the neck is so comfy, pickups sounds fantastic in my opinion and no buzz. All the different sounds of a strat without the wobble bar and excessive use of plastic

[@miguelangelvacaheredia8230]

WOW Rich, your playing has such a great dynamics..... I hope one day a could play somewhere near. Ive just got 2 months ago a Nashville Tele.....amazing guitar

[@jackblack2321]

Just ordered my Nashville telecaster today: I watch all the videos I could about this and the performer. Went with is because of your review

[@Wooburnmusic]

Absolutely cracking sounds that you are producing, thankyou 😁👍

[@RichBischoff]

Thanks!

[@thomasberinati3380]

Hey Rick. YOU sound GREAT!!!

[@mattsmart705]

Great review. Looks like the Player for me. 👋🤠🎶

[@jordymaas565]

you're happy with your Nashville Deluxe, i'm happy with my maple neck version; although that new Nashville sure is perdy. Great sounds by the way; excellent.

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

I have a butterscotch fender player series Tele. When I got it the neck was not set correct. The volume and tone controls where catching and the break angle on the bottom strings was out due to the bracket on the neck. I fixed all these issues and will add locking tuners. The guitar is great and nothing beats that tele sound. I won't swap the Pickups. Cant put the guitar down, I love it.

[@vintagetone22]

this is a nice tele my friend.great playing too

[@mikespadafora9077]

Nice playing

[@DuckyYT1850]

I just bought a cosmic jade tele… awesome guitar!

[@willistaylor4077]

Your playing is Total ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@StansWorld]

I just bought a Nashville tele .. I love it

[@kierri]

I wish they did the Cosmic Jade colour on the Nashville…

[@awesomeisasawesomedoesyo182]

That Nashville tele sounds great and is so sweet looking.

[@pinkiewerewolf]

Your Tele sounded the best, warmer sound which I like.

[@stevenperri9506]

I never owned a tele but I'm getting one of these player plus teles. I'm on the fence about the 2 pickups or 3.

[@willistaylor4077]

Love these Teles. ❤️❤️❤️💕🎸🎸🎵

[@danstringer7610]

Great demo! I like the new player plus…with the locking tuners and the rolled fingerboard edges, but why didn’t they didn’t do the contoured heel joint?

[@Pitkde]

Because they need a reason to sell more expensive guitars. I´ve always wondered why can't reasonably priced guitars have rolled fingerboard edges. Well now you have it, but now you can't have the contoured heel joint. Always something...

[@caseylee12]

How hard is it for a really good luthier to contour the heel?

[@michaelogden5093]

I like the blue Nash best.

[@samirshahid5846]

First like and comment. Nice review 👍🙂❤️

[@CastVideoBossFights]

The Nashville series is a great guitar. The "new/plus-" nashville tele supposedly has a treble bleed circuit installed now. The "old" one does not. This should definitely have some impact on the sound of the guitar.

[@fredriksvard2603]

The old one has treble bleed

[@robdonell9915]

How can i tell if the 'plus' has a treble bleed circuit (without unscrewing the pickguard) ?

[@gerrypair3856]

Wish I could play as good as you. Your so good.

[@mikemph7779]

Me too man this guy is great !!

[@30smsuperstrat]

Awsome demo! I like the green one, love the color. If I hadn't just got a Chrissy Hind tele I'd be out looking for one. Not a fan of Nashville Tele's, even though I build a full on Brent Mason Copy back in his Valley Arts signature days. Kris at Thoman did the Tele bridge pickup in a Strat and that was it for me. Threw that pickup configuration in my poly stripped Tom DeLong HT Strat, and I'm set for the Nashville thing. The 4th and 2nd just sound better to me in that configuration. Maybe I'll look for some Nitro in that green to shoot it with?🤔 Great stuff! Really enjoying your channel!

[@officialWWM]

No one cares dude.

[@jbf16falcon]

Just had to send two Nashville Player Plus Telecasters back. Neck pocket and holes and bridge too low on the body. Neck could not be adjusted in the pocket to get the high e string within the fretboard width from the 17th fret on. It would hit the filed edge of the fret and immediately go off the side. Almost like the body jig was off. Nut end of the neck was fine all six stings diving down the further travel towards the body. Even with a side neck reset and shim they could not be moved to a playable range. Received another that does not exhibit the problem of the other two. 30 years experience working on them never seen similar. Plays decent to the 12 fret and very careful to the 17th then forget it.

[@gnareg]

Hey Rich, great video and even better playing! I’ve got a question for you. On the the player plus models, they advertise rolled edges on the neck; do you notice any difference between the player plus and the Nashville deluxe (or is it just marketing)?

[@RichBischoff]

I didn't notice a difference.

[@caseylee12]

If I had that green Tele, I'd just HAVE TO make a Joker face on the white Pickguard!!!

[@genemccabe1490]

Hi all, are any of you having problems trying to intonate the 6th string on the Player Plus Nashville Tele? I am thinking of buying one but have come across reports of owners of these reporting not being able to move backwards enough to achieve correct intonation.

[@ferox965]

I just got the Silver smoke tele. Wanted twang and didn't like any other tele-not even the premium American ones. Perfect companion for my Les Paul.

[@RichBischoff]

Nice!

[@ferox965]

@@RichBischoff I was never much of a Fender fan. I had a strat for about two months and sold it. Happened to try the Silver Smoke by chance. Was the only Player Plus in the store. Was the only Telecaster I liked-but I really liked it. I figure my search is over. Nothing touches my 2001 Gibson Les Paul Standard, but this Tele added covers all my bases

[@officialWWM]

That thing sounds so awesome. The Tele is the original and still the best!

[@TITOSFRAGKAKIS]

Seems that the pickup selector's cup permanently falls to the floor...this thought about the quality....

[@CentaurusRelax314]

Green sounded great. But, what was the amp and gain pedal… and delay and reverb? Did I miss that? Really nice tones….

[@RichBischoff]

Fender at the edge of breakup, a Klon type pedal, digital delay and reverb from my daw.

[@CentaurusRelax314]

@@RichBischoff Awesome! I have that stuff! Thanks, Rich.

[@gregstimple261]

Would like to see the silver smoke tele?

[@RichBischoff]

I think the store had that but the strat version.

[@lewisbirkett4428]

Useful video. I much prefer the look of the player plus but for me the deluxe is £819 and the player plus is £979 (for some reason the nashville tele costs nearly 200 more than the strat). The belly cut and push pull pot is nice but not enough to justify the big cost difference

[@UmVtCg]

The Player plus Stratocaster is about the same price as the Telecaster plus

[@fredriksvard2603]

Same here, torn between deluxe and pp. What steers me towards the old model is the colors, i can get one in white. The new ones are hard to stomach, i could possibly deal with the candy apple red but will probably get tired of it quickly. Green, sunburst, that orangy butterscotch, pass.

[@officialWWM]

@@fredriksvard2603 the black smoke is awesome!

[@fredriksvard2603]

@@officialWWM Yea i can see how it can suit some people.. just not for me. The red apple thing, i like it more and more.

[@officialWWM]

@@fredriksvard2603 I like that one too, I just like the unusual black to white sideways fade, it’s really unusual. I always play live in a black suit with a white shirt, so it really suits my vibe :)

[@kevinb9050]

Neck and pickups are unlike the old MIM Nashville imho

[@pgrove]

What do you think about Maple vs Pau Ferro? I kinda want that blue one but it only comes with Pau Ferro and i'm not so sure about it.

[@RichBischoff]

I like the Pau Ferro. But the maple I dig as well. I played the maple at a gig last weekend. Both are good. I tend to like darker looking fretboard, but I'm coming around to maple more and more these days

[@eddiecastillo9627]

I heard that pau ferro was SRVs favorite kind of fretboard. Idk if that's true though.

[@paulrezzano371]

Seriously I've just bought a strat 2018 I have a 2019 tele nashville just like yours and ours sound better See fender is giving them to everyone

[@geoffaubrey7823]

Rich! You forgot my favorite feature of my deluxe and the reason I would buy it again over the player plus. The deluxe has narrow tall frets. The player plus has medium jumbo. The narrow talks are the same fret wire used in the American professional series as well. I can’t help but love them. Additionally I do think there is a tone difference between the player plus noiseless and the vintage noiseless pickups in the deluxe. Love my deluxe, chose it over the player plus.

[@RichBischoff]

I own 2 Deluxe. You're preaching to the choir. 🤣

[@tblues01]

This is exactly why I’m buying the Deluxe. Thank you for confirming this.

[@colebrown3850]

Hey rich I tried an older Nashville deluxe tele the other day, and the pickups still hum with the volume up. Does yours do that? Doesn’t seem like the pickups are truly noiseless.

[@RichBischoff]

All pickups do. I think the noiseless thing is more of a marketing thing more than anything.

[@colebrown3850]

Gotcha. Thanks!

[@PFDish]

I’m getting my Fender Telecaster Deluxe Nashville tomorrow. I’ve been playing acoustic for 40 years. What gauge strings would you recommend? 10-46 or 10-49? I don’t rock much any more. I’m getting it to play some blues and maybe Rockabilly. I appreciate your suggestion. Phil in Moscow Idaho

[@fistovuzi]

the guitar will come "set up" for 10-46. but i would recommend you go with as high gauge string as you are comfortable playing and set it up for them. SRV used 13's. guitarists might not want to admit it, but *most* guitar music sounds better on heavier strings. and they will tend to go with the heaviest they can do a full pitch bend on.

[@gerrypair3856]

Do like 9 or 10 gage strings. Just wondering.

[@RichBischoff]

10

[@crisevens7238]

Hello ! I tried this guitar and noticed a difficulty bending the strings especially in the first three thin strings. Have you noticed this too, in relation to other telecaster neck profiles or in relation to the rosewood fretboard Thank you!

[@RichBischoff]

No, I thought it was easy to bend strings on this guitar.

[@crisevens7238]

@@RichBischoff what to say ? ... in the instrument I tried it was very difficult and it really bothered me ...! Thanks for your response.

[@djijspeakerguy4628]

Maybe you’re used to a lighter string gauge?

[@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?

[@RichBischoff]

Either. Both good!

[@j_music_8779]

I like the sound of your Nashville Telecaster more honestly. But with the new series, personally, for that price tag I would just buy a used American Fender Telecaster or Stratocaster for the same price. You can find them easily for around $1,000 in like new condition. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@fredriksvard2603]

These have a ton of features you wont find on entry level us made ones, i think theyre better instruments regardless of price and origin

[@danielleelizabeth9417]

I don’t know why people get caught up on made in USA versus made in Mexico. It’s not like factory versus custom shop where you will notice a significant difference. Also depends upon what model and what preferences you are looking at as a player, however I know the Vintera line is a lot which lo of people would argue has outdone the performer line. I would be less worried about origin and more worried about body contour, neck profile, frets, pickups, active/passive, locking tuners etc. The details which actually matter and are important to a players preference.I’ve owned and played all of fender current line until I traded up into my custom shop, American made unless were referencing ultra or some signature line is apples to oranges.

[@thadlogan51]

@@danielleelizabeth9417 I think they all sound great. I've never owned the Mexican telecaster but I've owned an Asian made telecaster and two USA ones. The pickups on the USA ones had more fullness to them and warmth. But I really want to try this Nashville to see how the pickups stack up. All three of my telecasters were flawless... even the Asian one. I just sold the Asian one yesterday...it sounded really great but was brighter and not as full or warm sounding as my American ones... but still really good depending on tone you are after. Again I need to try a Nashville...

[@ellonysman]

Perfection with the all classic Tele design! Would John Mayrr approve!!?

[@dingleberry6486]

For me it's the Vintera 50s Modified Tele. That thicker of the various Soft V profile necks in the Fender family is the clincher. Wish they would put those thicker V's on some Strats for crying out loud😡 - c'mon Fender!!

[@danielleelizabeth9417]

They put them on custom shop Strats all of the time.

[@danielleelizabeth9417]

Also, the Vintera lines soft v is so different from a true soft v which is much more pronounced by the way.

[@dingleberry6486]

Not if the EJ, SRV, Claptons, or my Lincoln Brewster Artist USA Vs (all based on 1957) are any indication - the Vintera Modified thicker than all three...

[@michaelogden5093]

So hey Rich... what's your #1?

[@RichBischoff]

Right now it's my Nashville Deluxe Telecaster.

[@mikemph7779]

@@RichBischoff do you use the middle pickup much? To you what sound are you going for when selecting the middle pickup?

[@RichBischoff]

I don't use it a ton. When I do, I'm just going for something different.

[@EduanG91]

Hola Rich. Tengo la oportunidad de comprar una Deluxe o la nueva Player Plus Nashville. En TU opinion porque prefieres la Deluxe??​@@RichBischoff

[@bluessumlin...7067]

Rich for me the contour on the heel joint is a must for the player plus not a deal breaker but to complete the upgrades it’s a shame Fender missed this one! Must admit that the new players look and sound great for me a much better choice is the Yamaha Pacifica 611 cheaper price Seymour Duncan pick ups.. depends if having that Fender logo is a must.. for me lm not fussed about it but it’s all subjective!🙂

[@RichBischoff]

I agree.

[@mikemph7779]

100% agree. A Nashville tele years ago had the sculpted neck joint and no belly cut.. Fender is missing out on a lot of sales. It’s like they decided to give customers SOME of what they want.

[@voiceofexperience]

These sound very...umm... "sophisticated"... - Sorry, I even prefer the sound of that Donner Tele you demoed. Nice playing, but you're not going to "lose yourself" in those tones, are you?

[@mattmanley7118]

Fantastic sounds but that price point is hard to swallow. For that $$$ find a used MIA or even a new Performer

[@fredriksvard2603]

These are better than the performers, and you can always say get used x instead of new y

[@leonthompson8988]

Rich don't use a thumbnail with a pissed off pic lol

[@RichBischoff]

I'm not pissed, I just have resting man bitch face.

[@gobodega5226]

The problem with fender today is that every guitar is available in double and triple versions. The deluxe Nashville is now called Player plus Nashville and is probably exactly the same guitar in new colors. I'm waiting for the new player series regular, the Player ultra standard series. Thanks Rich, nice playing 🙂👍

[@fredriksvard2603]

Its not the same, different pickups, different neck heel, no push pull on the deluxe, idk but i think the nut width is wider on the player plus

[@kevinb9050]

I much prefer plus Nashville over deluxe. But less subjectively, I can say they are quite different. You’d not mistake one for the other when playing both.

[@thejeffersonlee]

I really feel like this Player Plus line is a just another price step where Fender feels they could get more money. I have to question the noiseless pickup choice here. I mean, who is asking for them? MAYBE new guitarists who just graduated from their into Squiers and only play at home, who have a little extra money to burn but are going to be distracted by the "noiseless" promo talking point. Besides the colors, most of which I find a bit silly (except for the green), and locking tuners, I don't see any major benefits in choosing Player Plus over the standard Player series. I can guarantee that the first thing I would do with one of these new ones is buy new pickups, probably the G&L MFDs I use in my Tele now, which already has 4-way wiring for series and parallel.

[@fredriksvard2603]

They're a huge upgrade over the player series, bridge, tuners, pickups, basically everything is higher quality, neck radius is different and the fretwork is way better. It's probably a better guitar than the performer. Who wants noiseless? I do, and probably everybody who records, especially in front of computers. Or live performers. The noiseless ones of old weren't so good, but these are. I'd never get a regular tele, i was considering a strat even though i find the look cheesy, but nashville with noiseless solves that.

[@marcpost4034]

@@fredriksvard2603 100% agree. Player plus is a big step up from the Player. I have the new Nashville. Used to have a Performer but much prefer the Plus. Quality is much better IMO. New vintage noiseless sound great.

[@fredriksvard2603]

@@marcpost4034 Yeah i have a nashville tele atm, but the older deluxe version. Player plus is a step up from that too i think (just a shame about the neck heel thing, idk what its called). Look at ltd and ibanez prices, player plus seems like a great deal compared to those and i expect prices for both mims and us models to hike significantly.

[@davidmonks1]

Great demo thanks! I've got one of each - the older one has Tex-Mex Tele pickups and the newer Player Plus is listed as "Player Plus Noiseless" pickups. I think on balance I prefer the Tex-Mex ones, but there's not a lot in it. In addition the newer one has more options with the push pull tone control, including the neck / bridge pickup combination that the older one doesn't have. In the end I had my older one modded so that it did have neck / bridge in middle position rather than just the middle pickup on its own. That said I love them both and play them at home and live most weekends!

[@deshawn4077]

The Deluxe Nashville Tele before the plus versions has Noiseless pickups