I Got the Foo Fighters Tele! | 2024 Fender USA Chris Shiflett Telecaster Deluxe

[@trentflynn6568]

Try the Jack White Tele sometime. It looks really interesting. Keep Rockin Trogly!!

[@mightyV444]

@@trentflynn6568 - Oh yes! I watched the Premier Guitar rig rundown, in which Bohlinger accidentally breaks the whammy bar off one of them 😅

[@Captain_Yata]

I really love that guitar and I usually hate Teles

[@Trog]

It is coming

[@justinadson3412]

1 Iron Maiden made me chuckle

[@pauljazz818]

It’s nice to see a Fender for a change. You should document an arctic white Fender John 5 Ghost Telecaster. Those are the coolest!

[@frankwebster9110]

That knot on the neck is as good as the serial number if not better. If it ever gets stolen, you can see it way before the serial

[@jasonmorin8242]

Nice playing. That bridge pickup is Foo Fighters.

[@joermnyc]

Well a Jazzmaster has the switch on the bottom… if you want the switch up there on a “Jazzmaster” check out the G&L Doheny (they even have a CLF Research V12 version with a Jazzmaster shaped humbucker!)

[@perljunggren1898]

am pro version 1 JM has it on the upper horn.

[@leviathan_is_me]

Foo Fighters have a LARGE discography, but I still think they peaked with "The Colour and The Shape".

[@wineghost317]

I worked in a guitar shop in 1991 & we had a used, beat up ‘72 Tele. I LOVED that thing! I should have paid the $425 we were asking. But no, I’m stupid and only wanted Ibanez… It sounded so great. More guitar than I could understand back then…

[@luthravin4774]

Those Telecaster Deluxe’s with the big Strat bullet truss headstocks hung on store wall for years..nobody I no or heard of ever bought one..I remember seeing them in 76’ and they were still there in 82’

[@mightyV444]

I am one of the few who LOVE that look! 😊 Only if its an all-black one with a maple neck, though! 😄

[@jimmyjames2022]

Perhaps, but the CuNiFe Wide Range Humbucker was a secret sauce that the average player didn't know about back then.

[@mightyV444]

@@jimmyjames2022 - Yes, the original ones from the 70's are very sought-after nowadays! Apparently the reissued versions never sounded quite as good 🙂

[@jimmyjames2022]

@@mightyV444 I think that's a result of the old CuNiFe magnets degaussing over the years and the new ones haven't yet so the magnets will be stronger and the tone different than the old ones.

[@GeoffByrdMusic]

If you like this guitar but you want to spend a little less, I just bought the player 2 tele HH and it's seriously amazing. I think the stock pickups are even better than this and the neck is buttery with rolled frets. I recommend it for 800 bucks over this personally. Also, it has a small pick guard and looks more vintage and traditional. Stock pickups are modded Shaw Buckers.

[@mightyV444]

@@GeoffByrdMusic - There had also been a Squier 'Custom' model in the mid-2000's that looked like a 'Deluxe' and had been available also with "Duncan-designed" P90's as opposed to humbuckers (which is the version I had), plus it had a regular Tele headstock. It had gotten very good reviews, too! Finding one of those would probably be the most affordable way of getting close to something like this here guitar 🙂

[@GeoffByrdMusic]

@@mightyV444 I had a 70's style tele DLX from Squier, and while it was cool looking and sounded pretty good, it's was oddly a little TOO bright in the bridge with those full range Humbuckers that are a bit brash. Also, the wiring in mine went bad after a year. Squier can be great, but it's hit and miss. The Player 2, however, is sick right out of the gate without doing any mods at all. Cheers!

[@ALTDOK667]

Does it have the gut cut? If so, I like it!

[@mightyV444]

@GeoffByrdMusic - Thank you for the info, Geoff! 😀👍 I'll keep the Player II in mind for a possible Tele purchase in the future! 🙂 The original humbuckers on _my_ Squier Tele had also been too hot and bity, so I replaced them with a set of Ibanez Super70's I had laying around, and then it sounded really good 🤩 I miss that guitar; I sold it when experiencing financial challenges a few years ago. I liked it better than my way pricier Hamer 'Steve Stevens'! 🙂

[@GeoffByrdMusic]

@@ALTDOK667 Yes as a matter of fact it does, which I LOVE and my dad bod appreciates. Super comfortable standing or sitting. I got the yellow one and named it Yellowjacket because of the black and yellow vibes. It sounds mean and it's an absolute rock machine.

[@hkguitar1984]

Congrats Brady, and thanks for using the NGD option so we could all enjoy your new guitar. Very Cool, love the color.

[@thefred8481]

I’m a variety-kinda-guy…I just got, 1 each, of a Ibanez Hollow body & Semi-Hollow body guitars…both have triple binding, front & back on the body, & neck(s) with abalone inlays on the fretboards…the colors: (Jewel Blue, Semi Hollow): & Black Nebula…fully hollow-bodied…time to try some new things…

[@SteveMend]

I’ve had a couple deluxes recently and those p90s definitely sound better than the imitation wide range pups.😊

[@CraigMartin-be5jm]

Signature models usually get a few guitar riffs of the artist work. You do mix your playing style, nice versatility. I own 3 Player series Fenders preferring wood grain. Most of my guitars are set neck mahogany and maple.

[@starshineraiser6729]

Sounds pretty. I can’t believe you didn’t go for the red one.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Cool Tele! As a guy who doesnt like the stock Tele headstock, I love this headstock and fretboard w/inlays plus the P-90 style pickups and the color as well. Pretty cool guitar overall and unique. Congrats to the new owner!

[@ericbgordon1575]

It's like the progeny of the Jazzmaster and the '72 Tele Deluxe.

[@TripleThreat2405]

10:18 - 10:27 reminds me of an early Alice Cooper song, "Shoe Salesman."

[@papasmamas1]

A Tele with a Firebird headstock would be 🔥🔥🔥

[@Thebrotherhoodpt2]

Check out a woodrite firecaster, blending of both!

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Sacrilege! How about a Firebird headstock on a Firebird body? 😉 To each their own, the one thing i despise on a Telecaster is that doofy looking headstock, yuck! I do own a Gibson Firebird and I love it. Those and SGs. A Strat isnt bad either but i do like this Tele

[@greggrant502]

I didn't think I would like that but I would definitely jam on that!!!

[@sailinbob11]

I'm usually not a Fender fan. Always find em a little jangley for me but this sounds awesome. Do prefer the Tellies to the Strats. Not a hater. Just a preference. Sounds nice.

[@DanielBobke]

This is not your standard Tele or Strat - those P90s have much more growl than the standard single coils in a Tele or Strat. They are definitely not jangly.

[@mightyV444]

I like Telecasters way more than Strats myself! The only advantage Strats have is the whammy bar, in my opinion. I've always liked the 'Deluxe' one in particular 🙂

[@dad0526]

There used to be a Squier tele custom with P90s…fun guitar to play

[@mightyV444]

@@dad0526 - I remember that one and had the HH version 🙂 Was the one _you_ played very heavy also?

[@alexzalesny2414]

Fender did 2 Tele Deluxe models with P90s before this. One was called the Black Dove and one was called the Deluxe Custom P90 under the FSR line and it had binding and the normal tele headstock instead of the big 70s one. I have an Original run Shiflett in white and its my favourite guitar ive ever owned ill have it buried with me.

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Wow that's an unusually fire looking rosewood :)

[@misternobody4786]

Excellent sound, big p90 fan. The middle screw is something vintage Mustang have too.

[@mikecarbone828]

Salutations Austin! As far as I know, all Telecaster Deluxe’s have a comfort cut on the back side of the body, and they also all have the large Stratocaster style headstock. The anomaly on this instrument is that it has P-90’s instead of the wide range humbuckers, or a more conventional set of humbuckers. It’s an interesting instrument for Fender, however, they have offered other Telecasters with P-90’s installed, and I believe there is a para-normal Stratocaster that also has a set of P-90’s. Thanks for sharing! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸

[@nicandknacksandseans]

I've never heard a "noiseless" stacked pickup that doesn't just sound like a humbucker to me, at least in high gain scenarios. Yngwie is my favorite example. Doesn't sound anything like a strat, and its cuz he puts those stacked demarzios in 'em

[@skye7690]

Love your show. Hey since regular humbuckers can measure say 7-8k ohms, why do these "stacked" humbucker ish pickups often measure 13-16k, why don't they measure half since they are essential humbuckers also?

[@noire1991]

Because these are noiseless P-90 pickups not humbuckers per se. So stacked pickups have two single coils one on top of each other and because of this the resistance that they read is twice the number, not because is twice the “heat”

[@brythecracker]

I thought this guitar sounded fantastic! Love the sound of those pickups👍

[@Scaredycat-dad]

I love the 70s specs but for me I’ve never been a fan of hum canceling pick ups. I think they lose something. It’s still a great guitar IMO.

[@BNGamesYT]

Does it come with free Marriage Counseling? It should for $2500

[@laudnivek-k9]

🙄

[@joe.nail1]

Not everyone is broke 🤷‍♂️

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Just the number for an attorney.

[@DanielBobke]

That is WAY below the marriage counseling level...

[@mightyV444]

Shifty's not the one with marital issues in the FF's! 😏

[@michaelmoore7975]

Are those dots near the knobs just indicators? Drilled? Etched? Painted?

[@sagittated]

If they're like my recent American Pro II Tele deluxe, they're little indents, like from the end of a drill, with paint inside. So like a tiny circular crater. I find them very handy as indicators. Simple & visible.

[@michaelmoore7975]

@@sagittated Yeah, I can see they would be quick and easy to see indicators. Thanks a bunch for your reply

[@clarkbabin9799]

Thanks for sharing Brady.i thank I'd prefer a metallic pickguard on this or something custom made with a design or a picture on it .

[@jameslanclos568]

I like SG style guitars, but I couldn't find anything on the Pap Smear signature Hagstom?

[@caseysniper308]

I looked last night on fender custom shop for a new tele with buckers and trem and couldn't find any. what's the point of custom if you can't build what I order? Trem like a strat on a tele is hard to find, but I've played an older 80's tele that had it and I want a new one with buckers to be a gibson killer.

[@geneevans7885]

Get th3 vintera 2, it’s the tele with the trem. It’s Mexican made, but well built and half the price. The tele deluxe is so slept on it’s disgusting.

[@stug5041]

I would love if someone could explain what a “slab” rosewood board is - fender markets “slab” boards on some of their models like it’s a thing of significance but I have no clue how it’s different from other rosewood boards

[@Trog]

It refers to how THICK the board is. SLAB and ROUND LAM are the two versions. Round Lam(inated) means it is thinner - Slab is much thicker Armed with those terms, you can find photo samples on google to help further www.google.com/search?sca_esv=0f8aba1bb28bc9f5&sxsrf=ADLYWIIlwJvasjmrqIxCeLHEuKP2VScaqw:1732668730183&q=round+lam+vs+slab+fender&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWd8nbOJfsBGGB5IQQO6L3J03RPjGV0MznOJ6Likin94o1r5LfEXWFkRDyPajU30-jeRNtfXivtrn0HJW3O7kvgI-lHSudxpbNHbSsIRvUP_2WismCJcykTxgj22XPvKjjxArAYI45dqUtbdGjUVi9RZh_7MQCiY9JPcpRiGKzK73U0q5CTo-L_4ZOeZpB6SkJFgc3Pw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj897OBpvuJAxVdkokEHZzBA6wQtKgLegQIHxAB&biw=1655&bih=1213&dpr=2#vhid=DjqXGW8PqWVeSM&vssid=mosaic

[@mightyV444]

"Slab" refers to the fretboard's thickness, and those are significantly thicker than rosewood _veneer_ fretboards 🙂

[@mightyV444]

@@Trog - You beat me to it by just 1 minute! 😄

[@stug5041]

Thanks gents - very helpful!!

[@sagittated]

​@@mightyV444the non-slab are WAY thicker than a veneer. 3mm on the edge, and 5 mm in the center next to the pickups. Though this 12" radius board would be different than my 9.5s.

[@TVsBen]

Hey Trogly, it'd be great if you started tracking inductance as well as resistance when you go through the pickups. My understanding is that the inductance has more to do with the output levels than the resistance?

[@ALTDOK667]

Sounds fantastical!

[@mr.timebombman2230]

I watch Chris' show. He has some good guests on there. The Rivers Cuomo one was pretty good.

[@americannobody651]

54 seconds into the video... String dig marks and chunk missing from the second fret... I'll stick with my Kotzen Tele thank you... Nothing will top it. 👍

[@RuthlessMojo]

I’m a luthier and I’m currently building my dream Tele. Sycamore body and roasted maple neck. Two Alnico 5 high output pickups, all gold hardware and two push pull 500K pots for coil splitting. Thinking about putting in an active boost and eq in it as well. Golden strap locks as well. Haven’t decided on the finish yet. May do a black and gold finish. Should pop with the gold hardware.

[@NightOwlEd]

You need to do the John 5 tele

[@NightOwlEd]

I heard those are a PITA for the fender employees to build, just like the Jack white triplecasters

[@Imabassplayer2]

I had no idea this was a thing. A beautiful guitar and sounds great. It does look like it's geared towards his solo and side projects rather than the Foo Fighters. The only thing I don't like is the way the pick-guard looks at the bottom horn. Either cover the horn or shape the pick-guard to match the horn. The way Fender did it looks weird to me. With the flexibility of the pickup cavity you could put humbuckers in. Just buy a new pick-guard since everything is mounted to it makes it easier to swap pickups. Can't quite afford one but one day hopefully.

[@silverman169]

This one was actually conceived specifically for the Foo Fighters since Chris wanted to be able to cut through Dave and Pat's high gain humbuckers.

[@sanjsurativideo]

Sounds lovely 🤘

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Aint a fan of the foos yet that guitar seems decent , has some good sounds...Thanky Trogly !

[@greggrant502]

Sure has the FF sound. Great!

[@greendayray]

Not a fan of the painted headstock but other than that it’s pretty cool. You could always get the humbucker model and put the p-90s in it I suppose

[@Masterfighterx]

Even neck at 21,nice mm at both 1st and 12th fret.

[@sdd28772]

Great review Trogs. Though the Tele Deluxe was devopled in 1972 & introduced in 1973 along with the Tele Custom, not the 60's. I own both, be it MIM models. I wouldn't part with them for all the tea in China.

[@petevadelnieks]

Those pickups sound real nice

[@AlexRGuitar]

Sounds great! Cleans up super nice!! Although, aesthetically, I think a TOM bridge would look way cooler.

[@ravencrestmedia]

I think a pearloid guard would look great against the Charcoal Frost.

[@mightyV444]

@@ravencrestmedia - Definitely better than this white one! But a black one would work best for me! 🙂 I'm also pretty sure Shiflett's former signature Teles did have pearloid pickguards!?

[@grahamnunn8998]

Cool looking guitar, great tones and not quite like anything else. Not a big Foo Fighters fan but loved the Alex Lifeson interview - Chris is true guitar nerd.

[@shanewalton8888]

FF Tele? Kitty Strat? Glad to see this channel branch out from all those boring Les Pauls.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

always preferred the large headstock me

[@belaci73]

That guitar sounds really really excellent!

[@jk-76]

P90s are awesome and those sound great.

[@Sh30001]

no mention of how pat has your former basalt blue sparkle deluxe les Paul?

[@mneugent7658]

Doesn't the stacked coils make it more of a P-100?

[@bukwok]

if make it to 3 p90 pickup looks even better, like that guy 3 p90 strat from Japanese luna sea.

[@Isaiahmichelllovescountrymusic]

BUCK OWENS PLEASE

[@jameshughes6049]

Howdy everyone!!!

[@optimusminimus-v3d]

Your'e right about the pick guard so unnecessarily large.

[@pesodude3715]

We must not forget that Chris Shiflet was also played with No Use For A Name for a while. Probably my favorite time for that band. He has come a long way.

[@mightyV444]

@@pesodude3715 - Yes, and in _my_ opinion, he and his FF mates don't deserve to be 💩 on like the majority of people around these comments do! They are not Nickelback! And no, I am _not_ a massive FF fan.

[@charlesbolton8471]

Chris also has solo career. His solo music is quite different from the Foo Fighters.

[@rustedElch]

RIP Tony Sly

[@dublev78]

His brother is also a phenomenal bass player in Face to Face. My favorite band from that era.

[@pesodude3715]

@@dublev78 Totally...two very talented brothers.

[@PlayingInVestapol]

I think I would like this Teley. I borrowed my Uncle Telecaster Special Edition with the humbucker in the neck and single coil at the bridge.. Worst guitar I ever played. I'd planned borrowed it for a month. I returned after one week.

[@Metalcop5150]

That guitar is begging to be back loaded, with no pickguard, similar to a Les Paul. Coming in second place is Trogly's idea of routing the pickguard for the oval, uncovered pickups. Add one in the center for good measure!

[@stockholm1752]

The pickup cavities are large because they’re routed for the normal WideRange humbuckers. That middle screw on the pickguard is also totally normal. You need to review more Fenders.

[@bluecat2831]

Shoddy workmanship on that neck for the price. Save a ton of cash and get a schecter pt tele for better craftsmanship and just replace the pots and pickups.

[@RandyFrancis-s6y]

Good job, Foo Fighting. TROGLY,!

[@NisGaarde]

The P90's don't take up less space than normal Telecaster singlecoils. Actually they take up more. You also think there's too much pickguard going on on a regular Tele?

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Id call that one the Friesian Cow.

[@mightyV444]

@@ChrisShortyAllen - Yeah, the pickguard should've been black, in my opinion.

[@TheIanchapman]

That screw right in the middle would bug me.

[@timbrokkoli7386]

Man those p90s Sound amazing

[@monstrok]

Can we all imagine an alternate history where the Gibson PAF Humbucker was designed as a noiseless P90 instead of using side-by-side bobbins? Yikes!

[@BrianAsh-h2r]

Hey Trog, any chance of you reviewing the Donald Trump signature ? ;)

[@cannabineros]

you never sasy string spacing on fenders - most important spec. i gues this one has vintage 56mm. i would prefer 52. as a matter of fact - japanese have 54mm

[@dbrown6451]

Ive never heard any lead guitar play from the Foo Fighters.

[@Jeff-li5ri]

They should back route the pots and switch. Then do away with the huge pickguard. Would look way better. The guitar does sound very good!

[@jimmyjames2022]

Interesting Chris Shiflett "Cleaver" Tele Deluxe with their "Noiseless CS-90" which sounds Foo-ish at least, but not P90-ish. Listed at an amazing $3500 CAD in Canada! The more elegant and less complicated Les Paul Special is only $2400CAD. Chasing noiseless from the pickup end is a lost cause, sacrifice too much tone. Keep the noise and deal with it farther down the chain.

[@stealingtomorrowband]

He has a video talking about tgis guitar

[@ChrisEck13]

A neck plate has to be one of the worst places to put a serial number. I don't understand not at lease putting it on the headstock. Honestly bolt on neck guitars should really have the serial number on the neck and on the body.

[@michaelmoore7975]

Christopher Walken, "Ladies and gentlemen...Foo Fighters!"

[@heavybrett-al4082]

It's interesting, but not as a signature guitar, just because of its spec's. But don't ooze telecaster to me, I'd like to play one just to feel what it's like.

[@davidlopan7152]

"measure it at one iron maiden." 😆😅😂🤣!!!!

[@Gene_Cali]

Thanks for sharing. Enjoy that guitar Brady. ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ 👍

[@nicolasbeaudry6158]

It looks like the squier troublemaker… not bad but if I had the money for a tele I would buy the 20 000$ Joe strummer custom shop. Or in more of my budget 😂the Mexico made Joe strummer reliced. It’s pretty sweet.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

"Hum-less P-90s" ... so a stacked P-90, which is a P-100!

[@hectormutton2542]

✌️

[@sgt.grinch3299]

✌️✌️

[@mightyV444]

👋😀

[@traviesoarcefan3063]

I wouldn't trade this for my new SG Custom. It sounds better to my ears and came with perfect QC and an ebony fretboard.

[@ListenToPowerViolence]

Fender>Gibson, amirite Trogly?

[@uwedasler425]

Bridge and middle positions sounded fine to me, the neck alone is not sounding like a P90 whatsoever - somebody may still like it, I don't. Fully agree on the pickguard... it looks ugly. I guess it is in reasonable territory for fans, but for me, compared to my roughly comparable Reverend Dirtbike Royale, which has two clearly better sounding Mojotone noiseless P90s, an ebony fretboard, locking tuners, and that awesome bass contour knob (which I use far more often than I have imagined) and costs less than 50%, it is a bit lofty.

[@paultrombetta]

Yeah, I heard Chris gets really sweaty and tries every strap

[@Thisisrance]

I personally love it. Nitro, p90, 12” radius… on a fender. Cool alternative to a Gibson IMO. Not a huge fan of the colors. The red is too loud for my taste and the grey/blue is just kind of meh. If this guy was Olympic white with a mint guard I would have already pulled the trigger.

[@ManMartin]

Neck back plate must to be 3 srews, 70s style...

[@bryant8635]

Yeah i'd be sending that back. Too many QC issues for a $2500 guitar. I sent two AVII Jazzmasters back with poor headstock paint lines like that and a bunch of finish and fret issues. I decided to try a Troy Van Leeuwen model (Mexico) and it was absolutely flawless and set up perfectly. It's pretty sad when Ensenada has far better quality output than Corona.

[@doug1274]

I mean, you can’t draw that conclusion from three guitars. I had a TVL Jazzmaster that had the worst paint job I’ve ever seen on a guitar at any budget. But it didn’t make me think that all MIM Fenders are poor quality.

[@mr.timebombman2230]

I'd maybe put a humbucker in the bridge

[@evrgreen_69]

Foo Fighters have a lead guitarist..who knew ? 🤔😂

[@gavterrygt]

If you’ve seen them live then you know

[@Kahuna54]

I prefer my Jimmy Page Dragon Tele over this one.

[@brianhansen-hj3ml]

I enjoy mine too- often have to explain to the uninitiated “it’s a dragon, see”

[@markjamesmeli2520]

I can't believe that with all the diehard Telecaster fans out there, that Fender didn't offer these up in more colors. At least offer.

[@charlesbolton8471]

Fender hardly ever offers signature models in more than one or two colors.

[@eljoel89]

Wasn't his original signature model Made in Mexico and cost a third of this?

[@charlesbolton8471]

It’s still in production, still being made in Mexico, and it’s $1,119 which makes it one of the least expensive Mexican made artist signature models.