FENDER American Elite Telecaster MN 3-tone sunburst
Telecaster electric guitar from the Fender American Elite series, including case
The Fender American Elite Telecaster Maple Electric Guitar 3-Colour Sunburst is a 6-string electric guitar, with an alder body, a maple neck and fingerboard, 4th Generation Noiseless single-coil pickups, chrome hardware, and a 3-colour sunburst finish. The American Elite Telecaster Series fuses classic Tele style with modern sound and features. This guitar is a progressive instrument for 21st-century musicians, and designed for guitar players who demand much from their equipment.
With their stunning style, remarkable playability, and versatile sound, these guitars were designed to assist musical innovation on the stage or in the studio. The new 4th generation Noiseless pickups are only available with the American Elite Telecaster Series. These pickups represent a leap in pickup design by combining vintage sound with an effectively noise-free performance. These are the pinnacle of Fender’s noiseless pickup designs, offering pristine cleans and fat, overdriven tones that scream with power.
Designed for the fast guitar player who seeks effortless position changes, this guitar features a compound profile neck that is ideal for all playing styles. This neck is composed of a modern “C”-shape at the nut, with the profile morphing along the length of the neck to a modern “D”-shaped profile at the updated neck heel, providing plenty of comfortable support for fret hand antics.
Locking, all short-post tuning machines provide buzz-free performances thanks to an increased break angle at the nut. The smooth two-point modern tremolo adds emotive and complex touches to your performance without affecting your tuning. The truss rod wheel is positioned at the butt end of the neck, allowing for high accessibility when adjusting the neck relief.
Fender is renowned for its head-turning style seen in every guitar they release, with the American Elite Telecaster being no different. A refined ergonomic rear contour hugs the player’s body to the black chrome headstock logo. Along with large pearloid fret markers, this guitar will impress any audience with elegant style. Each guitar comes with a redesigned Elite Molded Case featuring TSA locks, offering increased protection for your brand new instrument.
The main features of the Fender American Elite Telecaster Maple Electric Guitar 3-Colour Sunburst include:
Finish: 3-Colour Sunburst
Body: Alder (Gloss Polyurethane)
Neck: Maple (Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face)
Neck Shape: Shape, “C” to “D”
Fingerboard: Maple (9.5”–14” Compound Radius)
Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Position Inlays: Large Black Pearloid Dots
Nut: Synthetic Bone
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking
Scale Length: 25.5”
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Tele with Chromed Brass Saddles
Pickups: New 4th Generation Noiseless (Bridge & Neck)
Pickup Switch: 3-Position Blade
Controls: Master Volume, Master No-Load Tone Control
Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
Hardware: Chrome
Strings: Fender USA, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges)
Case: New Elite Molded
Other Features: New Modern String Tree, Asymmetrical Neck Heel, Black Chrome Fender Headstock Decal
Its hard to know where to begin reviewing a guitar like this . For the past few years ive been playing an old , mid price fender strat . Finally after a long time considering a new , high end purchase , i decided on the Ash body elite telecaster . Immediately what i noticed is that every aspect of this guitar is designed for the professional player . You truly dont understand how great a compound D-C neck feels until you play one . On the same note i believe that the G4 noiseless pickups are the best fender have ever made . You get fat blues/jazz sound from the neck pup and truly vintage twangy tone from the bridge pup . And not to mention that these pickups are DEAD QUIET . Because of the locking tuners also , i cant remember playing a guitar that stays in tune like this without some kind of locking trem . Through out an entire live show , i may have to tweak a string once . For me being a very heavy handed player , this was very surprising . You can always find people making fun online about how fender release new guitars with progressively higher prices , and ill admit i was skeptical in the past about the american deluxe series . However i really believe that any doubter who plays one of these will see the value of all the small tweaks and improvements fender have made . It makes me confident that i will play this guitar for the rest of my life .
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Beautifully made and perfectly set up, this instrument remains faithful to the original masterpiece of industrial and musical design which is the Fender Telecaster. It incorporates a host of unobtrusive improvements: easy truss rod adjuster, a 22nd fret, a fully-intonatable bridge, locking tuners, the series/parallel S1 switch, the comfort body profiling, the convenient and elegantly-reshaped heel, and the noiseless pickups. A joy to play and a delight to the ear, it's an instrument to treasure.
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