What makes THIS Telecaster the BEST Telecaster for the $$$???

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We all know the telecaster is one of the most important guitars in history... but what about them TODAY makes them still so special??? this is everything you need to know about telecasters and what to look for BEFORE you spend too much on a Tele! HAPPY TELE TUESDAY
#teletuesday #telecaster #telecasterreview

[@jimmyfranklin]

WHERE MY TELE PLAYERS AT??? Happy Tele Tuesday!! Tell me about your Teles!

[@daro9582]

Not a “real” Telecaster, but I’m just saving up for a G&L ASAT Classic Bluesboy semi-hollow Tribute (that was a mouthful) and I just can’t wait for the day I can take that baby home

[@westinvines9763]

Here! I love all my Teles. I was a strat guy until I bought the exact same tele you have in this video, it is now my #1 and used at EVERY gig! I put a broadcaster pickup in it, then pinstriped it. It’s my baby.

[@eljefeguapobarbon]

My Fender Tele FSR is my go-to every morning! Mine has Noiseless pickups and makes the sounds I love as well🤘🏼

[@joeytruisi6956]

The Telecaster is next on my list! Great video

[@jimmyfranklin]

Dude!! You should. And check out the alternatives. Maybe I’ll do a video on that! Lol the Tokai breezy sound is a Japanese knockoff and G&L makes a Tele also

[@rick00770]

I fell in love with the deluxe nashville telle, 3 noiseless pick ups with a strat pickup in the middle 5 way tone switch , locking tuners, string tree, cutaway on back bottom of neck, wanted s white one. Mexican made , neck is flat and wide , but I had a regular blonde tele in the 80,s that was a killer, lost it and wanted another since, it fits me. That’s a great telle you’ve got there, killer. I’ll get one I know.

[@hoisin75]

I have one of these arriving in the mail this week and am beyond excited. I’ve enjoyed playing a frankly incredible Squire Tele for 8 years and decided it was time to get that fender logo. Did the research and this model was the one

[@paulgentile1024]

I picked up a squier affinity tele...had a good friend of mine put in some new hardware and wham bam thank you ma'am.. sings whenever I play it...

[@djwmusic]

Awww man. That’s my song in the beginning of your video. I’m a Tele player through & through. Thanks!

[@TommySG1]

Nice playing, I have a Blackguard / Butterscotch American Pro series myself. The brass saddles to me are a must too 🤙

[@TommySG1]

PS- I like the switch configuration on yours, the only other thing I’d add to that ( If I’m modding it ) would be the treble bleed? Maybe yours already has that? I know mine doesn’t, I left mine OEM aside from the locking tuners. A lot of the Strats have that greasebucket treble bleed circuit too, one of mine do and it’s pretty nice 👍

[@jimmyfranklin]

@@TommySG1 that sounds amazing! i dont know if this has a treble bleed. im 90% sure that it doesn't have it. but the switching configuration is huge on this! i love it.

[@Robster-Craw]

2017 American Pro Telecaster here. It's my first higher-end guitar I bought brand new. I love the guitar a lot. When I play it I have a PRS tube amp and an assortment of boost and drive and distortion pedals and I am super surprised at the sounds I get out of it. I'll hit a chord and in my head, I'm like that's that sound! (something a band played that I've always wondered how they got their guitar to sound that way) It's super inspiring.

[@jimmyfranklin]

Yes!! Yes yes yes!! That sounds like a dream combo! Do you play live?? And how do you like the PRS amp???

[@Robster-Craw]

@@jimmyfranklin as of right now I dont play live. The prs amp is amazing sounding it has more for days. I recently started recording at home. I've been working on some stuff that has been in my head rattling around for years. I did record a couple improvised things and put them on KZbin but they were from back in the end of 2020 before I picked up the telecaster. I got that for a birthday gift to myself in February. It's hard to put down.

[@jimmyfranklin]

@@Robster-Craw THATS AMAZING! Congratulations!!

[@Robster-Craw]

@@jimmyfranklin if you're in to listening to other people's music i posted 2 things on my channel. I'm not trying to promote my music and become a big time youtuber. I'm just a lover of music and like sharing. Ones a heavier style like black sabbath sort of sound and the other is the style I've been playing that's probably similar to other artists but it's my signature sound I'd say. Everyone who knows me around my area knows my long time love affair with digital delay. Lol

[@Ronno4691]

My Squier Standard Tele has individual brass saddles in it :-) I'd have put the regular compensated brass saddles on it but the 2012 plate didn't allow for that. Upgraded my electrics ie new Pots (aka Potentiometers), Orange Drop 0.022f capacitor and new higher quality input socket and a 4-Way switch (to be replaced soon with a 6-Way selector switch). CANNOT. WAIT. TO. TRY. IT. OUT!

[@jimmyfranklin]

PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW IT IS!!!... I still love those little brass saddles as well!!

[@jimsup5086]

Yeeee Haaaaw! "Hot piece of ash", I see what you did there! Devin Townsend is a fan of the Tele, tunes open C, low tuning definitely holds. Good video and playing. Keep 'em coming!

[@jimmyfranklin]

OHHH. maybe a video on some of those cowboy tunings! thank you as always!

[@coaltrain4423]

Bill Kirchen came up with the idea of swapping the controls for volume and tone,with the switch on the back end.This setup makes it easier to do volume swells that Kirchen has been known for throughout the years.Invented this setup when he started using the Fender Telecaster.

[@babayaga8045]

Brass barrel saddles have sustain for days bro. Great video I absolutely agree bruh!!!🤘😎🤘great video

[@AndyDion]

Yeehaw! Leo got it right! Love my G&L tele John 5, my favorite Tele player Great playing and video Jimmy Rock on 🤘

[@jimmyfranklin]

Dude. I think everyone’s favorite tele player right now is john 5!! Lol!!! Which G&L model is it again???

[@AndyDion]

@@jimmyfranklin ASAT Bluesboy- changed original pickups- SEymour Duncan lil 59 humbucker in bridge and SD phat cat p90 in neck

[@jimmyfranklin]

THAT SOUNDS SO HOT!!

[@ManuelGonzalez-uy1fl]

Came across this channel today, instant sub after the RHCP tunes. I love to play RHCP tunes haha!

[@jimmyfranklin]

YESSSS!! RHCP FOR LYFE!! they are so much fun. right?? lol top 5 bands of all time!

[@SeabeeBuckeye]

Just got my AmPro II Dark Night on Thursday. I can't put it down. Wish I would have bought one years ago. Playing with the strings through the bridge, not through body, Ala Jimmy Page. String bends are STELLAR, and still maintains that twang.. Worth. Every. Penny.

[@jimmyfranklin]

WOOOOAH. I NEVER SEEN THOSE UNTIL I JUST LOOKED! That thing looks crazy! Congratulations! Enjoy it!

[@davidriley3422]

I've been looking at that exact model and color. Thanks for the insight. Gonna pick it up!

[@italianbaboon9970]

dude that TELE looks great on you !! let go the superstrats :p love tele's so simple yet so versatile

[@elcentinela1000]

I feel you bro ✔️ I just can’t do without my beloved Baja 50s 2018… monster guitar 🎸

[@voiceofexperience]

The original and STILL the most versatile guitar. The Tele was a miracle in wood & wire.

[@jimmyfranklin]

thats what some would say!! i have a video about that on the channel as well!

[@AB-lx8cf]

I remember when Fender MIM was only $349.99 strats and teles back in 1997 and USA was $1249.99 to $1499.99. special versions of strats and teles like the deluxe and nashville were running about $649.99 and $899.99 then again, Rickenbacker 360's were also only $1299.99 lol good old days.

[@RobotShlomo]

Ah, the good old days when I was young, broke and couldn't afford anything. Now I'm old, broke, and I STILL can't afford anything.

[@AdultsAreTalking]

Inflation.

[@leeharris5135]

$349.99 in 1997 is over $600 today adjusted for inflation.

[@teletdf]

GE Smith and Vintera 70’s Custom. Love them. Looking for a standard classic model

[@MateroDan]

American pro ii butterscotch blonde. I'm absolutely in love with it. It's perfect.

[@john-acellera]

Hey Jimmy! Thanks for the info. Thanks for sharing. I would love to buy that kind of guitar but the problem is ash bodies are hard to find nowadays. If you have a suggestion, that would be much appreciated. thank you!

[@monmixer]

I have one the early MIM Deluxe Nashville Telecasters with the strat pick up in the middle. I bought for the versatility and the guy bought and didn't like it so he sold it to me on ebay for 350 and it was like brand new. i learned real fast that it was popping D strings. Not uncommon with MIM guitars. I took to my friend Bill Crook of ?Crook Custom guitars and had the proper files for the saddles. He set it up for me and corrected the issue so he could take it apart and see what was inside it. I was fine with that. lol They are selling for 800 and up now. Doesn't cover the humbucker zone though but it sounds great and doesn't toss a bunch of hum either. It's remarkably quiet for single coils. they have certainly done some shielding work on them. and I can use it for a cutting board in a pinch. lol

[@zenmaster1752]

This guitar sound is really nice !

[@jimmyfranklin]

it covers SOOOO many sounds.. for being such a "basic" instrument.

[@edwardsmith9801]

Great playing.

[@jimmyfranklin]

thank you so much!!!

[@monmixer]

First solid body ever. Most simple design and most important for rock because of the feedback control for rock and obviously those are the number one guitar for true country players. The strat is obviously the most desired blues players instrument.

[@mikemph7779]

Around the same year they made the double cut tele, another nice one !

[@ricklynn6176]

This was a run for musicians friend and guitar center. I used to have one in a cherry sun burst. Sold it and always regretted it! I have a few teles still but none like this one. Sweet axe

[@somedude3601]

Thats awesome, I flip my control plate too

[@alexvieira7945]

Just got a Bullet Tele, happy with it.

[@phunkyjunkee]

Brass saddles, bone nut, maybe locking tuners… other than that what would you need?

[@bigjaygrizzly2389]

I bought a random Chinese t type partscaster a while back. I ended up having to remove the neck, cut a quarter inch off the heel joint, reprofile the last fret and level, crown and polish the frets. Then it got a set of Duncan quarter pounders and a full rewire. Now I love that guitar. My friend owns an American tele and he actually prefers mine. I have less than $400 total into the guitar and it's awesome.

[@jimmyfranklin]

EXACTLY!!! My point exactly!! what finish???

[@bigjaygrizzly2389]

It's flat black with a yellow binding on the top and a tummy cut. It has gold hardware and the neck and fretboard have a yellow tint. It's actually a really beautiful guitar.

[@tjatkinson88]

That's a Guitar Center FSR Tele. I had one and sold it. Wish I still had it now. It's truly a great Tele.

[@coaltrain4423]

I have a 2014 Fender Tele FSR just like yours.I bought it new in 2019 from Guitar Center.I had them set it up and put flat wound strings on it,10-46s.I haven’t changed a thing on this guitar,it plecked out perfectly and stays in tune incredibly.I’ll never part with this one ever.I can’t say anything about this one that’s negative,but that’s just me.Yes,I do have some other great guitars that are high dollar,but why pay $2000 for a Tele when I have one that suits me fine for $600.

[@shartne]

For 150 bucks I picked up a affinity Tele it was totally worth for the money you cannot go wrong. I bought a new SD pick up for it. I play the guitar a lot almost everyday. If I had 700 bucks I would get one of those FSR what ever. I like both brands of guitars Gibson and Fender. Gibson has a shorter scale and fender has a longer scale. If you got the money buy a lot of guitars I love them all.

[@johndaugherty4127]

Me too. I LOVE my Squier.

[@1grobbo]

I have a 1965 tele, left to me by my friend. It was refinished in the early 70s with (get this) yacht varnish!!! Do you think I should have it refinished professionally. I love my Tele and will never sell it. But the finish is crap. Love your channel.

[@wilhelmrogue1]

Got a mim tele in orange and it is awesome

[@jimmyfranklin]

ORANGE??? what do you mean ORANGE??? that sounds gorgeous!

[@mrartistbill]

I have this exact guitar. I had a 52 reissue, but I like this FSR better. Great Tele. got mine in mint condition for $350 used.

[@jimmyfranklin]

WOW!!! what a testimony! i love these things.. i played one with bare knuckles in it and it was one of the best sounding guitars ive ever played

[@dodjiegarcia2320]

Nice to have the truss rod adjustment slot on the headstock.

[@jimmyfranklin]

YES! the neck adjustment always was a turn off for me on fenders... i dont know why

[@dodjiegarcia2320]

@@jimmyfranklin Ironically most purists are ok messing with the truss rod adjustment at the butt end of the neck for vintage designs. No to anything not 7.25" radius. :D

[@stevenwhite7969]

Thanks, I just bought one.

[@josephtruisi2992]

Love the "cowboy" riffs ! LOL

[@jimmyfranklin]

RIGHT!?!? it just makes me want to play that way!

[@LAMethWitch]

anyone know the exact model of this guys guitar?

[@s.h.guitarworks3309]

Was that a little “Majesty” I heard there around 7:50?

[@pupmusic2281]

Love the RHCP licks

[@forcemajeur.5138]

I bought one in 2016/2017 at guitar center on sale for $550.00. My favorite guitar and I find myself going to it over some of my more expensive tele's. I think Guitar Center was the dealer for the FSR. could be wrong.

[@jimmythefish]

I have this one. Stock ceramic pickups were not great, not very dynamic and not very Tele-like. I put 51 Nocaster CS pickups in it, swapped the control plate back to normal, put Gotoh compensated saddles on it and swapped the tuners to the classic gear tuners. The Nocasters absolutely transformed it. I don’t think the ash makes an ounce of difference to the tone but it weighs about 7 lbs so it’s lighter, which is nice. The pick guard mounted neck pickup and the truss rod adjuster on the headstock isn’t vintage style but both are more convenient for adjusting. Thinking of a bone nut. Despite all the talk of it feeling like a US made one it’s not really the same. The neck is gloss on the back and the edges aren’t nice and rolled like a US Pro guitar would be. But, it’s a nice enough neck. The colour on the body is not really great, too orange. Would have preferred a more blonde look like the originals. But, it’s not an expensive guitar. Will I keep it? Probably. My kids will end up with it. If I find a custom shop guitar that I like I’d prefer that. Not a fan of the polyester body, especially.

[@jimmyfranklin]

interesting take! i was thinking about doing a video about upgrading this! that being said, the neck on this one feels amazing and the frets feel flawless... but that is the deal a lot of times... the higher priced models you are paying for consistency...

[@jimmythefish]

@@jimmyfranklin I don't think it's about consistency with this one, a lot of it is just personal preference. There's nothing inherently 'wrong' about it and honestly for me it's a real joy to play, sounds amazing, very solid. Excellent value. It was really close to the American one I tried in the store; I couldn't justify twice the price. It's my only electric guitar, and at this point in my life I'm looking for lifetime guitars and this one is just not quite there regarding feel. Ideal for me would be 60s custom shop, thin skin nitro, little deeper neck, vintage hardware, rosewood board, that sort of vibe. But, that's a different league really and for someone who is wanting a lot of guitars and a good example of each the FSR is great for that. Cheers.

[@11bangbang402]

Is the player series comparable to the fsr? I’m getting back into the guitar after a decade of not playing and I’m really wanting to get a Tele but the different series are making me unsure what it is I’m needing. I hope to play a lot of rock music from Led Zeppelin and The Doors to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam if that helps narrow it down. I also don’t want to break the bank so that’s why i was looking into the Player or HH series. Thanks for the great video!

[@jimmyfranklin]

OK!!! GREAT QUESTION!! So the player series dominates... the FSRs are basically custom player series made for specific stores... this one was made for Guitar Center. anything here from the player series is SO worth the money: imp.i114863.net/9WVYAE If that is slightly out of the price range, then let me tell you: the Squier Affinity Series can be a gamble sometimes... but ive seen alot of good ones: imp.i114863.net/JrkNJv I would still take a Player Series Over anything... Which are you looking at?? Tele or Strat?? how long you been playing?

[@11bangbang402]

@@jimmyfranklin Thank you for the response! I am absolutely looking into a Tele. I have been eating up every piece of reading material, and KZbin videos i can find and the Tele is the choice for me. I may be technically new to guitar after such a long absence from playing but i have narrowed it down to 2 specific guitars that vary drastically in price: the player series in butterscotch and the American professional II also in butterscotch. I know they look almost identical and even sound almost identical but for me i like the more visible wood grain look the American professional has and also the more comfortable neck. The only thing that stops me is the price point. I’ll have this guitar for life so in my eyes spending the extra money is worth the investment but i still hold back for some reason.

[@11bangbang402]

@@jimmyfranklin picked up my first Tele over the weekend! My picking is clumsy and my fret hand is slow but it’s going to be a fun and yet frustrating journey to get back to the skill level i was at when i was younger. Thanks again for all of your videos!

[@jimmyfranklin]

@@11bangbang402 HELL YEA!! that's what I like to hear! I do also teach if you would like to get back into it! follow me on instagram and message me! JimmyRFranklin

[@phillipholt6005]

If you notice that Luther Perkins had his revamped with the Strat style bridge with brass individual saddles for each string! I wonder why Fender never made him a signature guitar! Refresh my memory did they make signature guitars in the 50's?

[@GaveMeGrace1]

Thank you

[@jimmyfranklin]

You're welcome 🤘🏽

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

I bought a like new one for $360 .00 It has a strap pull b bender installed in it/ Hipshot drop d tuner on the low E string/ banjo tuners on the high E and A' strings' the rest of the tuners are Hipshot open back locking tuners /roller string tree/ roller nut/ clear pickguard to match the clear b bender cover/ Wilkinson bridge with brass saddles on the high E and B strings/ steel saddles on the g and d strings/ titanium saddles on the low E and A strings' all of the saddles are rollers/ Schaller strap locks/ 4 way reverse control switch plate with a 500K linear volume pot' it has a set of SD Stl-1b pickups in it and also came with the original pickups' Peterson strobo clip tuner also came with it and a fender 2: 1/2 leather road worn strap was also included/ came with all the paperwork/hangtags/ Allen wrenches and all the receipts for all the add on parts and labor' all in a fender hardshell case' all of the original part's were included along with 3 sets of EB slinky guitar strings and a 72pk of Dunlop 60.mm guitar picks. I didn't need another tele but I thought it was a descent buy and figured I could always sell it and get my money back.

[@mikec2660]

how is the weight ?

[@hairnation68]

My G&L Asat special tribute with an Ash body, satin neck is the best for the money. Hands Down. I do love the sound of your TELE. But you’d love my G&L.

[@simonhawker9277]

i got an artist tc59 its a tele copy that sounds exactly like a tele and looks and feels like one toobut only 300 bux bone nut brass saddles two humbucker push pull single coil american swamp ash body canadian maple neck, the telecaster is a great guitar but it doesnt have to be a fender to be good value

[@beastmode003]

scooping one up for 450 just like yours with the missing selector tip 😂

[@rjpierce6348]

I recently got one of these and not yet recorded what to do to it yet. After seeing this video I may leave it as is. ( for now ).

[@jimmyfranklin]

yes... always for now! i may finally do some wicked upgrades!

[@TheAmateursOriginalMusic]

Maaaan! You canarf play! So are Squiers any good? Was gonna go for a Mexican but bit pricey😩 also i hear Tokai ‘Breezysound’ are pretty good??🤔

[@jimmyfranklin]

AAAHHHHH!!! I LOVE TOKAIS... I am guessing that that's the Tele knockoff??? Squire Affinity or the fender MIM players series are great... you will outgrow the squire quicker though... how much are the Breezysounds????

[@TheAmateursOriginalMusic]

@@jimmyfranklin theres a used one on Ebay £350, not sure how much they go for new👍

[@thejkyle]

@@TheAmateursOriginalMusic for what it’s worth, I have a Squier Vintage Modified Tele as a backup, plays great and is easily upgraded.

[@TheAmateursOriginalMusic]

@@thejkyle yeah was thinking that, by modified do you mean change the pickups, bridge, that kind of thing? 👍

[@thejkyle]

@@TheAmateursOriginalMusic that’s actually the name of the model, the “modified” confused me when I first got it lol. All I did to it was change the tuners and I really enjoy it. I found mine in excellent condition for $150 after looking around a bit.

[@adrianpontvikzvejnieks2860]

5:05 what song is he playing?

[@jimmyfranklin]

Ghost riders in the sky. Hank Marvin version

[@guitarandotherthings6090]

Its not ridiculous, my MIM nashville tele was $490 brand new in 2006.

[@hvpeless]

anyone know what song it’s called at 10:33

[@jimmyfranklin]

It’s not a song. Just a popular chord progression. It’s similar to something like “just the two of us”

[@jacobbrown1690]

The deluxe baja telecaster was an even better deal. Also hard to find

[@davidharvey8812]

Some of the early telecaster bodies were pine.

[@Mandobird1]

You can't beat a free Telecaster for the money.

[@G3N13music]

How much would you give for this guitar IF you'd had to BUY IT?

[@wilburwokeii8298]

Good twang?

[@ryancannon1308]

I have this model I put Alexander pribora blues tele pickups and it is honestly the most indestructible guitar I have ever had I almost swear mex is putting out better guitars then usa

[@jimmyfranklin]

yes!! that sounds awesome! those brass barrels are nuts right?! the tone you get before it even hits the pickups is great and with a set of pick ups like that it probably screams!

[@ryancannon1308]

@@jimmyfranklin the heart of the guitar is in the saddle on this one mine is so damn loud unplugged it seems to have that sustain for days thing going

[@jimmyfranklin]

@@ryancannon1308 YES!!! im not the only one who has seen the magic of this thing!!

[@ryancannon1308]

@@jimmyfranklin I have a 🇺🇸 les paul that is true to the old school ones solid one piece body mahogany neck rosewood finger board and no chambering and some paf pups I know it's suposse to be the stratavarius but from my ears the ash body tele with brass barrels is the true tone king🤴

[@jimmyfranklin]

@@ryancannon1308 👑 👑 👑 !!! YES!!!

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

I play a natural Tele with a tortoiseshell pick-guard. Vintage-noiseless plopped-in.

[@jimmyfranklin]

American made??? that sounds SO SEXY!!

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

@@jimmyfranklin MIM ... But a special edition that’s been set-up by a legend.

[@jimmyfranklin]

@@hailmaryrecordings8255 who is such a legend???

[@julianm9459]

Everybody needs a butterscotch tele at some point.

[@jimmyfranklin]

This is the truth... its one of the Infinity stones

[@Ronno4691]

I had a Squier Butterscotch Tele in the late 1980s. I want it back!!

[@belzedar997]

That tele sounds great i bought a squire bullet tele and i hate it lol. I should have saved my money and bought a real one

[@jimmyfranklin]

AW MAN! so... if you are going Tele and you want to go squire, you have to go Affinity series... thats the most bang for your buck!

[@davidrevere2281]

Recently got a Butterscotch Blonde Player series Tele and the thing rippss!!

[@jimmyfranklin]

HELL YEA! any mods to it???

[@davidrevere2281]

@@jimmyfranklin No mods I love it the way it is actually ;-)

[@travgpeters1]

johns wife is awesome

[@jimmyfranklin]

I can not wait to tell him you said that!

[@RByrne]

You know your student really hated his wife at that moment! Jk, but thats an awesome tele. They feel so much nicer to me than anything.

[@johndaugherty4127]

All the best picker's play tele's.

[@michaelwoolley1913]

The Baja is the best value tele ever

[@jimmyfranklin]

I actually may have one of these to do a review of!

[@phunkyjunkee]

That’s some sick chicken pickin my man!

[@61jrpjr]

great playing Jimmy, now replace the top hat

[@jimmyfranklin]

HAHA! thank you! I know! I am on it!

[@danwhite7678]

Because the wife wanted your pipe! That must have been some good guitar playing!!

[@abelmf]

hb te 52

[@jimmyfranklin]

???

[@Luthiart]

@@jimmyfranklin Harley Benton TE-52

[@martimdesouzajunior7585]

I'm sorry. That's a fairly good sounding Tele, but that's all. There's nothing special about the way it sounds.

[@billlegakis9155]

How do I search for one of these,,whats my search criteria?

[@jimmyfranklin]

2017 FSR fender telecaster.

[@billlegakis9155]

After a bit of research.. I conclude that it has the modern C shape neck,can you confirm?