The Mexican Made Fender Telecaster Standard is the most important guitar under $1,000

[@jameskrys5286]

How to get a good deal on a guitar: Find a pawn shop near a casino.

[@JeremySheppard]

Hahah

[@internetselling]

Own a pawn shop near a casino… 👌

[@prisonmike4971]

YUUUUUUUUUP

[@Harrisabd]

That kid who sold his grandpa's 52 telecaster for $13,000 lol

[@caseylee12]

...or a courthouse..."Gotta pay this traffic ticket", pawns the guitar. I SWEAR it works, lol!

[@pablo9364]

I agree. I think the Mexican telecaster is iconic. It’s a proper musicians instrument. From a musicians point of view There’s no need to spend more unless you want to . I have 16 guitars and some expensive

[@officialrenderedmusic]

I have a ‘97 Mexican telecaster I’ve had since ‘99 it pissed all over my old Gibson Les Paul custom which cost me over 2k! The Fender was a gift from my mother who is no longer with us, I will never get rid and have used it on all our recordings

[@dtgarcia]

Wow. I came here for a review of a Mexican Fender - wasn't expecting to see Ryan, an old friend from college!

[@williamstevens7648]

I own a telecaster parts caster and I absolutely love it. The telecaster is such a versatile guitar

[@nickvescio-franz4337]

I got a Mexican telecaster as my first electric guitar last year. I love it so much! So happy with my purchase and have so much fun playing it.

[@JJblevins]

I just got this model yesterday… I’m in love with Mexican Fenders… I’m a strat guy and really wanted this to be my first tele… love this guitar and the neck pickup 🤘🏻

[@mikeadams4605]

The discontinued 50's and 60's Baja Telecasters were by far the best guitar for the money. They have custom shop pick up and sound amazing. Really hard to tell the difference between them and American made tele's

[@donewithmodernlife]

Mike Adams I’m lucky enough to have a butterscotch 50’s Baja made in 2015. It’s so good it ended my Tele search. Picked it over an American made 52 reissue. Killer custom shop designed pickups & an unapologetically fat neck. I made 3 mods when I got it & haven’t changed anything else. Swapped out the horrible cheap looking pickguard for a proper black Bakelite job, installed some Gotoh compensated brass saddles & gave the neck a satin finish with some sandpaper & scotch brite pads. While I wouldn’t mind a 60’s style custom with rosewood & binding my blackguard search is over.

[@mattm2827]

Baja’s aren’t discontinued they just renamed them the Vintera series.

[@mikeadams4605]

@@mattm2827 The Vintera Series does not have the same specs as the Baja. No custom shop pick ups, no 4 way switch, no in/out phase. 60's Baja had a slab rosewood fingerboard. The Vintera is not close to the quality of the Baja series.

[@metheny103]

@@mikeadams4605 The Vintera Modifieds have literally every spec you just named minus Pau Ferro instead of Rosewood. I would say they are extremely close if not practically identical.

[@mikeadams4605]

@@metheny103 I didn't realize that the modified version had the custom shop pickups. Thanks for correcting my error

[@peterburi2727]

I have one of these, the only mods i have made is replaced the ceramic pickups with Fender Vintage 64's, changed the pickguard to a three-ply black one, and replaced the tuners with the split shaft. I play this more than my two Stratocasters.

[@Southernguitar74]

I have one identical to this one. I've played it live for many years. It's a perfect working man's axe. I think I paid $349, new price, back in the early 2000's. It's been a great guitar.

[@caseylee12]

I just got a CRAZY deal on a 4 month old Fender American professional telecaster for the same reason: the seller wanted cash today. He wanted to have a custom mandolin made, so I got a sweet deal and he got the money he needed to finish his mandolin. That's why I always have some money put aside for a really good deal on a really good guitar. Never know what you might run into. but none of it is money I've taken out of my household budget. It's all money I've made from buying/selling/trading guitars over the past 7 years, so at this point, it doesn't even cost me anything.

[@AdrHdz]

Bro, I’m working to get there myself at this moment-have a little side hustle to do this very thing. Kudos to you!

[@caseylee12]

@@AdrHdz I took my inspiration from 'Troggly'. I'll never make a living at it, (not talented enough) but I've upgraded my guitars to some really nice ones.

[@gerrypair3856]

Telecaster are the bomb. I own three. You are so right they can do it all.

[@rstuartcpa]

I got one for $80 in 1998 at a Jacksonville pawn shop. It was left out in the rain and the electronics were roached. I installed Fender Vintage Noiseless pick ups and had it rewired (Chip's). A few years latter I added a Babicz bridge (the old Fender top load saddles kept flopping over when I hit it hard). Darn good guitar to tinker on and take out places I'd never take my American Strat out...but I'd be devastated if it got ripped.

[@bobcaldwell5810]

FWIW, I picked up a 2022 on sale about 9 months ago. The fret edges needed a little love, and I mean a little. They weren't slicing my hand open or anything like that, but they could have been smoother. Not surprising either since it went from Mexico (humid) to Maryland in the fall (dry). Neck shrinks, frets stick out. $20 tool kit and elbow grease fixed that. The only other issue I had was the tone knob was right up against the pick guard. Loosen set screw, move it a couple millimeters up the post and problem solved. It's an excellent guitar if you dont mind doing a couple tweaks, which I enjoy. It's truly YOUR guitar if you do some work on it. Great vid 👍

[@AdrHdz]

Got mine for $375-MIM 2015. Kudos to you guys who got one for cheaper. Def worth every penny nonetheless. Pound for pound the best guitar I have. Feels great in the hands.

[@ponymalone3636]

Is it a fender player?

[@og-greenmachine8623]

Mines the 2001 Fender-mahogany thinline❤️ Got it for $140.00 NEW! w/hard case. From a Mexican in LA, “Down the street from Guitar Center”😉 -No warranty. Can never take it back! But, Been an Awesome copy all these years.

[@davidi7050]

I'm primarily a bass player, yet this is probably my favorite instrument that I own. Great video! Thank you!

[@og-greenmachine8623]

I got a “Bassmods” 6-string Bass. LOVE my tele. But if you had THIS bass? You’d cut your tongue out!

[@davidi7050]

@@og-greenmachine8623 I’ll have to check em out!

[@richf6111]

Very informative and lovely playing Jeremy. I have one and the neck is super comfortable

[@ourword3112]

I'm seeing classic vibes going for 499$ around Boston and Providence now. That was my mim standard price a few back....

[@caseylee12]

I picked up a used one for $200. Great guitar!

[@Ottophil]

Its almost as if, hear me out. Remember in school when they tought us inflation? Its real

[@Percivaldurham]

I bought a Mexican Tele this year in butterscotch blonde. It's a great guitar!

[@JeremySheppard]

Love those. So much guitar for the money.

[@armygreenfj3924]

I saw this same Telecaster yesterday and fell in love with it...I originally wanted a strat..

[@novaz_]

My first guitar! My dad gifted it to me and I couldn't be happier :D

[@jrmizzgaminglounge]

My first guitar I bought was this exact one in lefty. Had to pay a little more for it but it’s been my favorite. I love it.

[@1912Gavin]

Thanks for your enjoyable video. I agree with the view here. I bought one, upgraded the pickups, and its a great guitar which I play more than I expected to.

[@edgarmcbee2474]

Love my Nashville Telecaster best electric I own

[@berend9596]

Just got a player tele with fender noiseless pickups, fender locking tuners and a nice hardcase for 500 euros! it’s amazing

[@nicedward7544]

Been holding on to my 98 mim tele forever. Haven't played it in years due to a severe hand injury. Ring and pinky finger need surgery and it's not guaranteed they'll ever work properly. It's depressing. Thought about selling it so it actually gets use. I did so much work to it. It's definitely a one of a kind. Burled myrtle top veneer, top of the line gold hardware everything, reshaped body to custom made bronze flake short guard, mini hum bridge and 59 neck. I'm biased but it's the most beautiful tele I've ever seen

[@terryshaw1934]

I have the 50's Vintera Mexican made... it is absolutely my favorite electric guitar right now. Yes, I have much more expensive ones.

[@fawkesandhound]

Same and same, I can’t believe how good they are. I got the newer Strat.

[@og-greenmachine8623]

I got the 2001 mahogany thinline. Had a flying-V 1st. Never bought another guitar SINCE.💡 Now? I need anther thinline, for redundancy. As, I’m now known for the deep tone, less brightness & longer sustain of the thinline. -I’ve been KIDNAPPED!

[@MdhLV]

Got my sunburst mex tele in 2002 and still play it regularly

[@somedudefromohio365]

I actually got one one of these with a rosewood fretboard just a little while ago. It's solid & square where it counts. The pups are bog standard, nothing special, but I plan on putting a new set of my own design in. It's a reasonably priced workhorse that's well worth upgrading.

[@njuham]

I have one, also a sunburst, from 2017. I changed the string tree to a round one and saddles to more traditional ones (3 saddles).

[@ioodyssey3740]

Cool. I have a butterscotch Player Tele with these “Plus-Deluxe” upgrades by me - 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 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.

[@anthonybeers]

I have a made in Mexico 60s baja telecaster. I put an electo socket in it and I have no complaints whatsoever about it. I could not think of anything that would make it play better.

[@JeremySheppard]

Single best upgrade.

[@sneakerhead6184]

Very underrated guitar in my opinion! Great review 👍

[@adamdorsett5973]

The necks are beautiful on this guitar!

[@EddieTyre1]

Played one identical to this one yesterday. Couldn’t stop playing for about an hour. It’s awesome how some guitars can pull something out of you. Might be picking it up soon 😳 lol. But you’re correct, there’s a ding and it’s a pretty significant gouge. But it’s setup perfectly; buttery… plays itself. Asking $530

[@Tarantula_Fangs]

Dude, I have a Fender MIM player and I LOOOVE it, I have had guitars over 1k and I just keep going back to that particular Tele over all my other guitars. I truly think paying over a thousand dollars for a Fender is really quite exaggerated. The player just sticks out to me in so many ways, just goes to show that you don’t need an expensive instrument to get the sound or play how you want. I truly think I’m in love with my Tele 😂

[@robertreynolds5999]

Price update. I bought my wife a butterscotch one last xmas and it was around $800, after a bone nut and setup from Sweetwater it ended up being 1k.

[@Tony2Phony]

Just got one from 2019-2020 for 475 with a nice hard case it was used but in like new condition

[@wealthfinder192]

I'm going to go pick one of these up tomorrow. Chips in pretty much the same place. But left handed and in Australia. I will get it for maybe $500 to $600 but if it is $600 I will make sure they throw in a boss MT2 pedal I was looking at. But this will top off my guitar collection... for now. I have the Frankenstrat, a couple of acoustics, the cheap Ibanez, the Fender Strat MIJ and a PRS. I think after this I don't need any more guitars. ... I was looking at the Steve Vai Jem Jr.... Hmmmm

[@nineteenninetyfive]

The best guitar for you is the one which inspires you to play.

[@mford9029]

Have you done a video explaining intonating a guitar? It would be good understand this better

[@JeremySheppard]

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[@aidanfarrelly3201]

Just scored a 2018 MiM Tele for $300 at the pawn shop! Just a couple dings, but it plays like butter :D

[@multipipi1234]

My Mex tele is my number one. Good gracious....Mike Rutherford plays a Squire Bullet...Live. There's something special about a Mexican Tele...

[@projectmoon13]

2 years later I bought the same model today. It was 599. I traded a tweed champ and 100 for it. Through the bassman Ltd it’s the best tone on earth.

[@JeremySheppard]

Excellent find!!

[@eric080480]

I got my Fender Telecaster for 450 CAD ($339US) But mine wasn't a MIM Standard... it was a 2003 Highway 1.

[@misterknightowlandco]

A quality amp like a hot rod deluxe, marshall dsl 40, vox ac15 or that peavey classic Jeremy is using, and a mexican tele or strat will get you professional quality tones and you can still get both together, used of course, for under a grand. You can get budget gibsons like a melody maker or lpj for cheap still these days if that's your bag. There's really no reason for the overload of gear out there and the digital crap and pedals. Mim Fender tele or strat, a fender, vox, marshall, or peavey valve combo and your good to go. Forget the rest of the crap.

[@MoonWalkerTexsRanger]

I agree to go to the essential. But a good pedalboard with few useful pedals (at least tuner, boost/overdrive, and 1 or 2 modulations) is almost as important I would say.

[@TheMovieslingers]

Are the 99-2000 era mexican standard teles good? How do they compare to a modern player or player II series tele?

[@CaptainDynamite110]

These are going for around $600 in the current used market. Still a good value??

[@waynekelly11]

Just pick up a 95 black with white board. Well beat up but the neck just sings

[@paxonearth]

One guitar to rule them all...

[@stevez6300]

Came here to brag I just bought one from a really cool craigslist guy for $225. Pretty sure it’s not hot ? haha And this is my second one. For some reason these don’t sell fast in my area and there are deals! (Still on my deal high)

[@MoonWalkerTexsRanger]

I wish I could find deals like these in Switzerland! 😩 I cannot find any under 500.-

[@pasteye1671]

Everything said here applies equally to a Squier Classic Vibe (and you get a choice of a 50s, 60s or 70s pattern).

[@JoshuaTeicher]

Are these the standard pickups? Can’t hear any hum on the video, impressive

[@adamdorsett5973]

Love this guitar!

[@NoobOnATele]

Youre so likeable! Thanks for sharing! Guess im binging your vids tonight :)

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Great video! Do you have a link to the guitar? What amplifier or amp modeling software are you using? Thank you for posting this.

[@stringspicksandfiddlestick6388]

I got Telecasters from Best Buy in 2008 under $400 new on close out and recently got a 2nd year Road Worn Tele from a pawn Shop for $250 with the gig bag. I think the pawn shop guys didn't know how to price this guitar because all the Road Worns on line now have black pick guards.

[@JeremySheppard]

That is so good! I remember scooping some deals from musicians friend around the same time.

[@stringspicksandfiddlestick6388]

@@JeremySheppard A GC that was a Musician"s Friend first sold me a set of Custom Shop 54 pickups for $90 and a set of Lace Sensor Hot Golds for $100.

[@Gottaloveguitars427]

Got myself a nice butterscotch blonde one and love it!! I did replace the ceramic pickups with dimarzio's. I see no reason to pay an extra $1000 for the american made.

[@jambajoby32]

Idk man the highway one series was really great

[@Southernguitar74]

Yeah those were really good guitars.

[@misterknightowlandco]

Yeah... Were and was.

[@delpueblomusica]

Year?

[@og-greenmachine8623]

Got the thinline. American f-holes cost a fortune... No complaints

[@prisonmike4971]

I remember when mexi fenders cost under $400

[@potwms99]

They're about 700 bucks now--$699 at Sweetwater.

[@adrock889]

I bought a mexican tele a while ago and I wanna turn it into a parts caster. What bugs me is the some of the stuff costs 3/4ths the price of the guitar, I’m gonna end up spending well over what I bought it for ($450)

[@SangoUnchained]

Kind of confused as to why it's titled as under 1000 instead of like under 500?

[@misterknightowlandco]

Because he's comparing it to other guitars that cost more.

[@kevinpforr6019]

I got a 2001 just like yours ,has upgraded Fender noiseless pickups in it. It's a killer tele . Haven't touched my other guitars since buying this one. Play it through a Super Reverb tone master ,I love it !

[@jmdbb]

It's crazy how expensive MIM teles have gotten though. I paid $250 new in 1995 for mine.

[@JeremySheppard]

I just googled how much $250 would buy 95 versus today, which is $426.37. so they're about the same price?

[@jmdbb]

@@JeremySheppard Yes inflation has affected it, Although my $250 was for a new one not used. :)

[@trentc7329]

That was 25 years ago. Literally 25 years ago.

[@jmdbb]

@@trentc7329 Yes I'm old, lol

[@trentc7329]

jmdbb A whole quarter of a century. A score and five years ago. A Silver Jubilee.

[@elbib2446]

i also have a 2009 mim fender standard tele,yours is about from same time frame,now discontinued,replaced by the mim player series,i also have a mim classic player strat,higher end series than the player series,the classic player series also included the baja tele,they were recently replaced by the inferior vintera mim series,both lines are further up the mim fender pecking order than the mim standard.theres quite a difference between the mim standard series and the classic player series,classic player series not to be confused with current mim player series,are custom shop designed,much higher spec guitars than the mim standard/player series.and under a 1000 pricewise,so the mim standard though a good workhorse guitar isnt in the same league as the classic player series,there are also a few fender japan models under 1000 pounds/dollars,and japanese fenders on the most part are better guitars than mim fenders,so cant agree with the vid title,but enjoy the new guitar anyway

[@ferdy6642]

Is this guitar discontinued???

[@NisseHesedingMusic]

My old mexican Fender Tele from 2003 has a better finish. It’s like the american finishes. Edit: And the sound of the pickups was better on the early 2000‘s models. The best thing: The neck feels buttery smooth!

[@memphishancock6483]

I just picked one up from the 90s with a stock humbucker in the neck. The bridge pickup sounded like someone was gouging your eyes out with a butterknife so I swapped it to a lollar special t and it's now one of my favourite playing and sounding guitars. They really are great guitars for the money (especially since I picked it up for $500 when they're normally $800 here in Australia).

[@Bryan-Ulery]

Ask John5 how good they are! Good enough for John5 good enough for me!

[@lucas_brg]

Hello! Nice video and youtube channel!! Congrats! I have a Fender Standard 2010 MiM and it's great but I have a question. How can I discover witch wood was used in the body's building? Could anyone help me?

[@HoorayItsChris]

Alder, most likely.

[@ksleep5715]

Now they are almost $900!

[@johnsham7568]

You can catch a sale down to $650 to $700 on the regular.

[@Yaketyyak21]

Had one but I wasn’t impressed..

[@phishphan5732]

Ger Conran change pickups, old ashtray bridge and brass saddles...only if doesn’t weigh 9 pounds...yeah not impressed

[@melindavanhersh7809]

How much are they worth now

[@JeremySheppard]

$600'ish?

[@BenXJimenez]

I have a MIM Tele just like yours. Even the chips on the paint are almost the same. The switch thingy broke and I got ab Emerson custom pre-wired control plate. It sounds amazing. However I recently got a player plus Nashville tele with the noiseless pickups and the pickups of my old Tele sound significantly hotter than the player plus. Any ideas as to why that's the case? Can the Emerson custom kit make such a big difference or is it a difference between standard pickups vs noiseless pickups?

[@mikesalt8248]

The ceramic p/ups are much hotter why people change em is beyond me. The MIM is the standard in teles I have had em all folks I still own 3 of em sold all the chinese CV's they have gone up in price because they are sought after !

[@nightvax6021]

This one vs squier classic vibe custom?

[@cowboymusicstudio4911]

hello I don't like the rattle when you play the start of a chord and then hit all the strings and wow solid rattle and reminds me of a case of empty cans getting kicked off the sidewalk.

[@ShadyOnDaTrack]

What's you playing on 5:22??? Please 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@JeremySheppard]

Something I came up with in DADGAD

[@jeffwyatt7199]

They are great guitars. Ive had a few but every one needed a full set up and new strings. The ones from the factory are crap.

[@markcummings2344]

@ 7:57 This Is My Story?

[@sid1982able]

I was given for free just today but it is far from be like brand new but still play all right but the neck is not 100procent straight

[@drewlawrence696]

I'll stick with my Charvel ;-)

[@soulvaccination8679]

How much

[@JeremySheppard]

$500 and I'll cover shipping and throw in a shirt.

[@soulvaccination8679]

@@JeremySheppard how are the pickups/action/intonation/tuning heads?If all are good I offer 425.00

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Okay never mind I see the amp. Obviously I didn't see the whole video at first.

[@tomace194]

I even like the squire

[@JeremySheppard]

Me too!

[@jambajoby32]

I’ll also add it’s no strat, so if you like mediocre stuff, sure a tele is okay

[@jambajoby32]

@Ed if you can’t keep time or play rhythms, sure I agree

[@jixxxxer17]

@ 4:41 you said you were going to stop putting picks in your mouth remember ? lol

[@JeremySheppard]

I know! Sheeesh. I hate it. Some habits die hard.

[@jixxxxer17]

@@JeremySheppard I only mentioned bc you had brought it up in an earlier video and it was good good advice. you'll get it, I just wanted you to know some do pay attention when you talk :) Peace !

[@JavaoftheLava]

I'd argue it's entry level instruments like squires. They get people into music and are about the same quality as a mim

[@jaywyche416]

I have a mim strat,I love it but it give me heart burn.lol

[@timcastle165]

You are using Acoustic strings on that Tele!?! That’s what’s listed on you video, but they look like nickel! Great video!!

[@JeremySheppard]

Nope, super slinky's

[@PJ-ff5jy]

Losing tools happens with age 😂

[@JeremySheppard]

Haha. Especially losing them standing in the same place.

[@gishuk]

@@JeremySheppard I do that every time, its ridiculous

[@caseylee12]

I thought you left it under the pickguard... 😂

[@frederiks2015]

You should turn off the music, when you’re talking. Was difficult to understand. Thanks for the video anyways! :)

[@impactmusic6009]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@frederickthompson8686]

The new standard for mediocrity...

[@Muddybagclean]

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