From Leo: Add 4 way switching and it will be ready to go for any venue. At the factory level 4 way switching would cost maybe a dollar, Fender should just make it standard.
Tried one today out of curiosity. The player series was nowhere on my radar. It exceeded my expectations. Bright, yet warm. Grit when overdriven. Neck is comfort for days. Bought it in white. Your review was spot on for all points. Well done!
I have this in polar white. This guitar has so much character. Beautiful clean tone and it has an amazing growl to it when you push it through some distortion. I get all my guitars set up professionally when I get them but it required next to no adjusting, my only issue was the pickup switch kept popping off, so my luthier put a few "teeth" in the post with some fret trimmers and it's good to go. Over all Fender did a great job with it. I'm in love with this beauty.
Thanks for the review Landon, I’ve been flip flapping between the classic vibe squier and this Player tele. I saw your review of the 3 teles and think I might go for the player 👍🏻
Outstandingly portrayed video, well filmed, with really good sounding mix on your tracking of the guitar too ! A really great demo here bro. Keep up the great work ]
teles are indead only for country music, not only the single coil ones, but the high output humbuckers too. It seems that the more distortion you at to your sound, as long as you're playing a tele, the mre country you sound!
I have a left-handed Fender Player Tele in Sunburst. I have changed the tuners to Fender Left-hand locking tuners, and the Stringtree to a Graph-Tech. I have a left-hand Graphtech nut but I haven’t fitted that yet as the stock nut does a pretty good job. Fitted D’Addario NYXL 09-42 strings. I really like this guitar and play it more than my American Pro Tele.
Just bought one of these, should get it in few days from Long & Mcquade, they ran out of 3 tone burst with the Pau Ferro fret-board so it will be brought in from another location. They said it will be set up for me, including making there are no sharp frett ends. $875 Can. Can't wait to get it. Such a nice guitar for the money.
Really like the way you put so much effort into your guitar reviews i.e. all the extra effects, stylish camera work and graphics, etc.. Plus the tongue in cheek humour, when reviewing the guitars, amps, etc.. Good job :-). In your opinion, which is the better guitar, out of the Fender Player Telecaster and the Godin Stadium HT? Likewise, which is the better guitar, out of the Fender Player Stratocaster and the Godin Session HT? All excellent guitars for the money IMHO :-)
Tenho várias Telecaster e Stratocaster americanas. Quando viajo, a Player é sempre a escolhida! Timbres fabulosos. Braço perfeito! Muito por pouco dinheiro!
I have to strongly agree with everything you said ! Butterscotch Teles are so right , I love my avri '52. Also both my Mexican Strats were flawless & perfect straight from the box and I am extremely impressed with them , however.. back in 2014 ,I asked PMT here 🇬🇧, in Bristol ,my local store ,to order the 60th Anniversary 50's Classic Player ...the first two arrived and were unboxed in front of me by the manager ...both were heavily chipped and scraped along the top edge of the body and it was because the tweed cases had protruding metal studs or screws sticking through the inside plush ... luckily the third one turned up pristine and any wearing lacquer is down to me ! Btw the track in the background was great too 👌
I’ll be trading an Epiphone Les Paul on Saturday for this exact guitar. I’m a Fender guy, can never warm up to anything else! Immediately I’ll replace the bridge to a vintage 3-saddle bridge ($50) and I’ll eventually replace the pickups to something more vintage voiced. Boom, done. Wicked guitar all around.
I have got a similiar experience but at the begining my favourite color was this used by Mike Stern. I hated "white" and "sunburst". After few years a sunburst is my number one :D In fact I have got only one Tele (Player) that is why I do not have problem which one to choose :D
@@landonbailey Your welcome. I have got 2 electric guitars: Strat Squier VM 70s and Tele Player. It is really hard to compare these to guitars. I do not have a huge experience with electric guitars: most of my guitar playing (about 30 years) was on Ovation guitar. In my humble opinion telecaster stays in tune better than my strat. I noticed that using open chords my tele has got fuller and stronger sound than strat. It is really hard to compare these 2 different tools. Both are great. Have a good day!
Hi Lando. I love your videos. You keep it real. Keep it positive. And you use math and science to show us what we're getting. I love it. Anyway, thanks for what you do. Keep them coming. Been a fan for awhile. I love how when I'm in the market for a new Fender or Squire you break it down for me. And just for fun, your Canadian-ness also keeps this Southern boy happy.
I have owned a Player Strat and I now own the Tele. I got rid of the strat because it was so heavy that it didn't feel like a strat. I have never felt a guitar that was so heavy. My Tele is also quite heavy and I don't know if I will be able to get over it. I own a Baja Tele and it is at least 2 pounds lighter. That's a huge difference. There are a lot of these guitars for sale in the used market, I assume for the same reason. Maybe I just got unlucky???
Just got the special edition players strat, the one in blue burst, for 365 used at a local pawn. Lol best ive ever played. Currently selling my other axes to get another player series strat for a back up. Those will be my only 2 guitars and all I'll have left of my collection is those 2 guitars and a blues jr. Done with the cheap stuff 😆 its so freeing to not have a collection.
@@cw5112 how are those blues 4's? I have an original or the 1 now I guess it's called. Is it worth upgrading? Yeah, im contemplating not even getting a "backup" cuz I don't really gig out much anymore. I'm thinking of getting a tele custom deluxe so i have a humbucker guitar to go with the strat. The strat has a humbucker in the bridge, but I never use it cuz I hate bridge pickups 😆. I live in the 5 position 90% of the time. An acoustic would be nice too, but other than that I'm good. Collections suck.
Great review Lando! I ended up buying a 2021 model in Capri orange with a maple neck. Funny story, I looked at 4 player’s series guitars in stock in YYT (black, white, sunburst with PF FB, and orange). Maple fretboard was a must so that left three. Loved the look of the black one, wanted the black one, played the black one, uh. Asked the tech to check it and everything was in spec. Played the white one, ugh. No problem, didn’t want a white Tele. Picked up the orange one on a lark, oh my! Replayed them over the next month and secretly hoped another one (maybe a butterscotch) would show up in town or someone would adjust the black one to sound like the orange one. Ended up buying the Capri orange Tele. I would think the electronics would be highly QC’d but trees are all unique. I was amazed how differently they could sound.l and feel. That’s twice now that I bought a guitar because I liked how it sounded/felt even though not a colour I wanted but you don’t play with your eyes I guess.
This is almost the same experience I had buying this exact same guitar. Bought it off amazon from music city canada. Not tuned (probably a good thing) but it did get a sweet set up that i would not have got from my local shop without an extra $100 added. I highly recommend that store.
I have a new Butter Scotch Blonde Player and have become obesessed with it. (in a good way!) I bought a Player Strat too and love it.Its perfect. But this Tele feels like a old fried already.
Both my gigging guitars are MIM Fenders. The only issue I have are the stock frets. I always have to get them refretted, then again that's a matter of preference - I favor Dunlop 6105 frets. Elective surgery aside, they're solid guitars.
Yours has different saddles on the bridge. All the ones I see for sale over here in the stores have bent steel not block saddles. In the uk looking at specs from different stores online they all state block saddles however the pictures show bent steel . Maybe different for export to the uk ? Interesting. Anyway thank you once again for a great revue.
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.
@@landonbailey I've been using an epiphone Les Paul standard. Snapped the neck back in 2011. Fixed it with gorilla glue and have been using it since... Ready for something new.
Tele for country music :that late Albert Collins proved opposite...with his tele he carried blues songs to higher levels...Albert Collins was a Tele guitarist player...one of the best,
Hey Landon, cool video! Great sounding tele! I‘m excited to see it with the Super Beetle! Very nice to see that you like the guitar and it has cool specs too! And nice song in the background!
I'm torn between a g5220 and a player tele... I have a player strat, and I've always wanted a tele... I have a mk tele with 2 humbuckers but it doesn't count... The thing about the tele is, its probably my favorite sound, but I already have a guitar that looks like it :/
Hi Landon, Great Review, my Nephew lives in Ottowa and my son lives in St Cath. I play a classic vibe with bare knuckle 55's pups and pots it's a fantastic tele but the pine body is on the heavy side. Can you tell me if the Player is lighter or better in any way than the classic vibe as I'm thinking about buying a player. Thanks and best wishes from Ireland.
hey cheers! I prefer the neck on the player models, but that's a personal thing. Weight wise, it's guitar to guitar. Some CVs can be 9 lbs. All depends on the wood
Nice video. I'm glad you like your player Tele. I bought the orange version and just can't stop the wound strings, especially the low E, from buzzing like crazy. At a barely acceptable buzz level the action is very high; it's just no fun. Some truss rod adjustment, saddles etc. helped a bit, but when I look at your neck, I'm nowhere near that nice action. Do you have any advice? Thanks.
oh hey thanks! ya that's tough to troubleshoot without the guitar in my hands. Try this site as a guideline: support.fender.com/hc/en-us/articles/214343803-How-do-I-set-up-my-Telecaster-guitar-properly-
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I bought the Player Jazz Bass in the sweet blue color. It’s a great guitar! Very happy with my purchase. I believe I noticed the prices are jacked up for you there in Canada. Sorry, man... that sucks, cuz things here in California are high enough without the price going even higher before it gets to you. But yeah... the Player series is really good! I’m now building the Player P Bass by getting a part at a time. Have the neck on the way now. Then.... next pay day... I’ll order the body. Works for me in that way sometimes. Ha ha Thanks for the videos, man! I’m kinda binging your sorted past, now. 🤪👍🏼🎵🎶👁🗨I don’t know what the black n white eye thing is, but eye like it so use it. 👁🗨🃏👁🗨
Been watching stratosphere guitar for a player series tele in butterscotch body, plan to get a vintage tint neck, I have a set of noiseless pickup ready to go. I have the gen 5 noiseless on my ultra telecaster and really like them. I usually play with headphones and don't like noise. Love you channel.
Thanks Landon for the videos, especially the player telecaster! Your video cost me 700 dollars cause you sold me on that guitar, Im putting a 51 nocaster in the neck, other than that I got lucky and got a great one sent to me, I want a little more tone, and a little less power and I think it will eq up great with the alnico 5 stock bridge, also the mid position should sing as well!!!! I will post another message to you and let you know about the mods I've made and how she sounds. I played ten different teles and the player sounds the way I want, what an awesome guitar so far, only to get better. My search for the tone I've been looking for is over, thanks for the awesome videos!@@! Kev
Excellent video! Could you elaborate more on the differences between this Butterscotch Blonde Player and that of the American Elite? Are the differences so significant as to justify the investment? Or will the Player suffice (albeit with some upgrades, perhaps)? Thank you!
@@landonbailey ive had the bent saddles version before, and tried changing it with the graphtech saddles but it ended up not matching the holes. i mean i had the right measurements for it, but it simply didnt match and it was hard to change strings. now im wondering if the new batch of Player Teles are now compatible with the graphtech saddles' measurments. Hope to have answers :( I really dig the Player Teles
Hi, I see the fender telecaster guitar models. The fingerboard materials all of them are mapple. But some of fender player telecasters's neck has more dark colour. Some of fender player telecasters's neck has more light colour. Why ? (All of them has mapple fingerboard)
Yup , mine can do alot more than just cunt-ry ! lol It does metal , titanium , aluminum , zircon , even Iron and copper , how awesome is that while doing latin polka at the same time ? Labeling guitars .... oh my .
I love tele's too Landon and am seriously considering a player series over the pro or ultra. Without doubt MIM Fenders are awesome instruments so the odd couple of better specs on US teles don't seem worth over twice the price to me 🙄
@@landonbailey it's a 4 string guitar that was in the collection i don't remember what's the name but i think it was the alternate reality or some sort of collection about space. it's such a beautiful guitar in a stunning metallic blue color. i would love it if you ever got to test it and film a video about it cuz i'm thinking of buying it myself but i don't see any videos on it on UA-cam which is such a shame because that guitar is a true gem that should complete any guitarist's collection! sending love
@@landonbailey Thank you. I was looking at this particular guitar and the 60's version for neck comparison. The 60's is a slim taper but nowhere around to play and compare. I like to try before I buy ya know. But awesome video on this Telecaster. I am a huge fan of the Telecaster as well. The versatility and the tones are just perfect. I have a classic vibe tele modded up with Seymour Duncan hotrails and 500k pots with a Wilkinson 3 barrel compensated bridge. A set of 10's Cobalt Super Slinky strings. It can sing and scream. Just was lookin at a new tele with single coils.
Sounds great Lando. I really want a Telecaster but think I may settlement for the affinity series. I played a couple of the affinity Telecasters and I thought for the money, they played well.. I'm not sure I want to spend almost $600 on a modern series which is almost $400 more. Hearing you play yours, it's tempting.
@@landonbailey Lando, I finally settled on the Squier Affinity Telecaster Two Tone Sunburst. For the money ($200) I think it's great and more then a 3rd less then the mim moder player. Obviously, the affinity is not going to have the quality as the mim but on the surface , the only difference that I see besides the back string loading on the mim and front bridge string loading on the affinity is the neck and fretboard. The neck and fretboard has a satin finish and the mim, has the gloss finish. I even for the first time tried a Classic Vibe Thinline HH they had in. I still liked the affinity better but this is all subjected but for now I'm satisfied.
I find butterscotch to be perfect for telecaster. Perfect balance and contrast in wood/chrome/black.
I like it when you see the wood structure through it, I wish the finish was more transparent
I disliked it at first but it’s growing on me and on my list now with sunburst, white, and black.
From Leo: Add 4 way switching and it will be ready to go for any venue. At the factory level 4 way switching would cost maybe a dollar, Fender should just make it standard.
+ 1 on the 4 way
Tried one today out of curiosity. The player series was nowhere on my radar. It exceeded my expectations. Bright, yet warm. Grit when overdriven. Neck is comfort for days. Bought it in white. Your review was spot on for all points. Well done!
Good stuff! I really like the neck and pickups
I have this in polar white. This guitar has so much character. Beautiful clean tone and it has an amazing growl to it when you push it through some distortion. I get all my guitars set up professionally when I get them but it required next to no adjusting, my only issue was the pickup switch kept popping off, so my luthier put a few "teeth" in the post with some fret trimmers and it's good to go. Over all Fender did a great job with it. I'm in love with this beauty.
nice! I love the white model
I literally ordered this exact guitar and colour from America to the Long and McQuade in South keys in Ottawa. Man, feel like my mind was read.
from America? great guitar!
Thanks for the review Landon, I’ve been flip flapping between the classic vibe squier and this Player tele. I saw your review of the 3 teles and think I might go for the player 👍🏻
I like the neck better on the Player models. cheers
I've been researching the player strat a ton, but this has me reconsidering.
hey cool. I've done a video with both the Player Strat and Tele side by side
putting in my copyright claim against you right now.
we are reviewing your claim and will get back to you in 30 days to deny it. 👍😝
Lol
Pls tell me he playin lmao
Lol with that intro! Robert Baker with the Flair "Woooo"! Love it.
Outstandingly portrayed video, well filmed, with really good sounding mix on your tracking of the guitar too ! A really great demo here bro. Keep up the great work ]
Awesome! Thank you!
Have the exact same model, same year. Love it. Plays so easy, does everything.
teles are indead only for country music, not only the single coil ones, but the high output humbuckers too. It seems that the more distortion you at to your sound, as long as you're playing a tele, the mre country you sound!
exactly!
I have a left-handed Fender Player Tele in Sunburst. I have changed the tuners to Fender Left-hand locking tuners, and the Stringtree to a Graph-Tech. I have a left-hand Graphtech nut but I haven’t fitted that yet as the stock nut does a pretty good job. Fitted D’Addario NYXL 09-42 strings. I really like this guitar and play it more than my American Pro Tele.
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Just bought one of these, should get it in few days from Long & Mcquade, they ran out of 3 tone burst with the Pau Ferro fret-board so it will be brought in from another location. They said it will be set up for me, including making there are no sharp frett ends. $875 Can. Can't wait to get it. Such a nice guitar for the money.
nice! I had no sharp frets out of the box. I did an unboxing video too. enjoy!
You got ripped off big time
that's Canadian price
Canada
Enjoying your videos. Absorbing lots of Tele content lately and playing mine a lot more.
hey thanks!
Love mine. The Limited Edition with Custom Shop Nocaster pickups and a roasted maple neck. Plays like butter.
sweet!
Tasty. I know what my birthday present should be this year!
great guitar!
Really like the way you put so much effort into your guitar reviews i.e. all the extra effects, stylish camera work and graphics, etc.. Plus the tongue in cheek humour, when reviewing the guitars, amps, etc.. Good job :-).
In your opinion, which is the better guitar, out of the Fender Player Telecaster and the Godin Stadium HT? Likewise, which is the better guitar, out of the Fender Player Stratocaster and the Godin Session HT? All excellent guitars for the money IMHO :-)
Bingo. You just made a sale for Fender! Put the order in while watching your fantastic video. Thanks Landon!!
Nice!!
Tenho várias Telecaster e Stratocaster americanas. Quando viajo, a Player é sempre a escolhida! Timbres fabulosos. Braço perfeito! Muito por pouco dinheiro!
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@@landonbailey Thank You, Landon. My english is not good enough to mantain a good conversation. Parlez vous français?
I have to strongly agree with everything you said ! Butterscotch Teles are so right , I love my avri '52. Also both my Mexican Strats were flawless & perfect straight from the box and I am extremely impressed with them , however.. back in 2014 ,I asked PMT here 🇬🇧, in Bristol ,my local store ,to order the 60th Anniversary 50's Classic Player ...the first two arrived and were unboxed in front of me by the manager ...both were heavily chipped and scraped along the top edge of the body and it was because the tweed cases had protruding metal studs or screws sticking through the inside plush ... luckily the third one turned up pristine and any wearing lacquer is down to me ! Btw the track in the background was great too 👌
I agree with everything you agreed with me about. what? ouch, those screws sound nasty. would be hard to see I'm sure
Hello Canada ! Enjoyed the Tele. I'm thinking of going w/ the classic Butterscotch. Thankyou Lando27. Yuma,Arizona
hey there! nice!
i played one of these today - outstanding really really incredible
ya really great!
It is such a nice guitar! I changed the hardware on mine and it plays amazing
cool! what did you change?
@@landonbailey tuners, bridge, volume pots, etc. got videos on my page 😎. But the classic butterscotch is just classy
I’ll be trading an Epiphone Les Paul on Saturday for this exact guitar. I’m a Fender guy, can never warm up to anything else!
Immediately I’ll replace the bridge to a vintage 3-saddle bridge ($50) and I’ll eventually replace the pickups to something more vintage voiced. Boom, done. Wicked guitar all around.
nice!
Thank you for not playing the standard twangy county licks.
Sounds great
I have got a similiar experience but at the begining my favourite color was this used by Mike Stern. I hated "white" and "sunburst". After few years a sunburst is my number one :D In fact I have got only one Tele (Player) that is why I do not have problem which one to choose :D
Thanks for sharing!
@@landonbailey Your welcome. I have got 2 electric guitars: Strat Squier VM 70s and Tele Player. It is really hard to compare these to guitars. I do not have a huge experience with electric guitars: most of my guitar playing (about 30 years) was on Ovation guitar. In my humble opinion telecaster stays in tune better than my strat. I noticed that using open chords my tele has got fuller and stronger sound than strat. It is really hard to compare these 2 different tools. Both are great. Have a good day!
just bought that exact one yesterday... I love it.
nice! I love mine instagram.com/p/B4p9Y10n9qF/?igshid=b1o8dbzgc00q
Just bought one absolutely brilliant £679 😍
Good choice!
Hi Lando. I love your videos. You keep it real. Keep it positive. And you use math and science to show us what we're getting. I love it. Anyway, thanks for what you do. Keep them coming. Been a fan for awhile. I love how when I'm in the market for a new Fender or Squire you break it down for me. And just for fun, your Canadian-ness also keeps this Southern boy happy.
Awesome thank you!
I have owned a Player Strat and I now own the Tele. I got rid of the strat because it was so heavy that it didn't feel like a strat. I have never felt a guitar that was so heavy. My Tele is also quite heavy and I don't know if I will be able to get over it. I own a Baja Tele and it is at least 2 pounds lighter. That's a huge difference. There are a lot of these guitars for sale in the used market, I assume for the same reason. Maybe I just got unlucky???
wood weight varies a lot. I really dislike heavy guitars as well. it's a huge factor in determining if I buy the guitar
Just got the special edition players strat, the one in blue burst, for 365 used at a local pawn. Lol best ive ever played. Currently selling my other axes to get another player series strat for a back up. Those will be my only 2 guitars and all I'll have left of my collection is those 2 guitars and a blues jr. Done with the cheap stuff 😆 its so freeing to not have a collection.
@@cw5112 how are those blues 4's? I have an original or the 1 now I guess it's called. Is it worth upgrading? Yeah, im contemplating not even getting a "backup" cuz I don't really gig out much anymore. I'm thinking of getting a tele custom deluxe so i have a humbucker guitar to go with the strat. The strat has a humbucker in the bridge, but I never use it cuz I hate bridge pickups 😆. I live in the 5 position 90% of the time. An acoustic would be nice too, but other than that I'm good. Collections suck.
Great review Lando! I ended up buying a 2021 model in Capri orange with a maple neck.
Funny story, I looked at 4 player’s series guitars in stock in YYT (black, white, sunburst with PF FB, and orange). Maple fretboard was a must so that left three.
Loved the look of the black one, wanted the black one, played the black one, uh. Asked the tech to check it and everything was in spec. Played the white one, ugh. No problem, didn’t want a white Tele. Picked up the orange one on a lark, oh my!
Replayed them over the next month and secretly hoped another one (maybe a butterscotch) would show up in town or someone would adjust the black one to sound like the orange one. Ended up buying the Capri orange Tele.
I would think the electronics would be highly QC’d but trees are all unique. I was amazed how differently they could sound.l and feel. That’s twice now that I bought a guitar because I liked how it sounded/felt even though not a colour I wanted but you don’t play with your eyes I guess.
there's a lot of hand work that goes into each guitar. Try to find a Fender factory video. So much work involved,
@@landonbailey Agreed. I've seen the Gibson video.
Awesome job as always Lando & cool hearing 1 of your original band's in the background there !! :)
thanks Terry! copyright claim that UMG! lol
looks like prince guitar thats why im gonna get it
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I hot 1 of these last month and absolutely love it
This is almost the same experience I had buying this exact same guitar. Bought it off amazon from music city canada. Not tuned (probably a good thing) but it did get a sweet set up that i would not have got from my local shop without an extra $100 added. I highly recommend that store.
where is music city located?
@@landonbailey London, Ontario. On Amazon they go under the name PA Shop. Here's the website. musiccitycanada.com/
oh cool! I lived in London during 1999
I have a new Butter Scotch Blonde Player and have become obesessed with it. (in a good way!) I bought a Player Strat too and love it.Its perfect. But this Tele feels like a old fried already.
The first couple of seconds of you playing really reminded me of the song Won’t Stop Me Now from PsySo. Also, great video and amazing tele!
oh cool. this is from a song I wrote back in 2005 :)
Both my gigging guitars are MIM Fenders. The only issue I have are the stock frets. I always have to get them refretted, then again that's a matter of preference - I favor Dunlop 6105 frets. Elective surgery aside, they're solid guitars.
Why's that?
Nice demo Lando ! Glad you like it !
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I went big for the double humbuck in tidepool..2021...sweet and easy to build up with if that's your bag...seymore Duncan's and locking tooners etc..
Yours has different saddles on the bridge. All the ones I see for sale over here in the stores have bent steel not block saddles. In the uk looking at specs from different stores online they all state block saddles however the pictures show bent steel . Maybe different for export to the uk ? Interesting. Anyway thank you once again for a great revue.
just got the same one- arrived today. loving it. Thanks for this video
Great to hear!
A Rock n Roll classic
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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.
I just ordered mine yesterday. By the way, was that you singing, Landon? That was good!
hey thanks! ya that was a demo I made with my band years ago
This is going to be my next guitar. Absolutely gorgeous 😍
nice! it's a great guitar
@@landonbailey I've been using an epiphone Les Paul standard. Snapped the neck back in 2011. Fixed it with gorilla glue and have been using it since... Ready for something new.
Tele for country music :that late Albert Collins proved opposite...with his tele he carried blues songs to higher levels...Albert Collins was a Tele guitarist player...one of the best,
Thanks Landon, I recently took delivery of the polar white with Maple neck MIM Telecaster Player and I'm loving it
Nice!!
I'm getting one of these.
Butterscotch, and beautiful.
I'm going to put in some Nocaster 51, or Vintage 64 pickups.
nice!
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Aye !
I totally agree with your opinion.
thanks!
Great video. Nice explanations :)
Ordered the same guitar this morning.
It should arrive in one week. So excited.
@AlesVola Get this guitar. It sounds so sweet. Great value for money
The player series telecaster I love them but they are very HEAVY guitars
Heavier than the American models? Why?
Well made and well played. Thanks for sharing Landon!!
thanks Peter! 👍
Next guitar I just love the tele 😍👍
👍🎸
She's a beauty ! I've become a Tele addict and this Player series interests me . Great demo-review . Well done again . Tks bro .
hey thanks!
Hey Landon,
cool video!
Great sounding tele!
I‘m excited to see it with the Super Beetle!
Very nice to see that you like the guitar and it has cool specs too!
And nice song in the background!
hey thanks! ya I was going to include the Vox, but I liked what I was getting from the Marshall
Lando27Music Yeah, nice tone!
Beautiful axe.
I'm torn between a g5220 and a player tele... I have a player strat, and I've always wanted a tele... I have a mk tele with 2 humbuckers but it doesn't count... The thing about the tele is, its probably my favorite sound, but I already have a guitar that looks like it :/
Hi Landon, Great Review, my Nephew lives in Ottowa and my son lives in St Cath. I play a classic vibe with bare knuckle 55's pups and pots it's a fantastic tele but the pine body is on the heavy side. Can you tell me if the Player is lighter or better in any way than the classic vibe as I'm thinking about buying a player. Thanks and best wishes from Ireland.
hey cheers! I prefer the neck on the player models, but that's a personal thing. Weight wise, it's guitar to guitar. Some CVs can be 9 lbs. All depends on the wood
I concur. Excellent guitar!! Nice demo!!
thanks!
I just bought this guitar today 12-6-23
congrats!
thats a cool lookin guitar, is it hum cancelling in the middle, or is it routed for a humbucker in the neck?
Nice video. I'm glad you like your player Tele. I bought the orange version and just can't stop the wound strings, especially the low E, from buzzing like crazy. At a barely acceptable buzz level the action is very high; it's just no fun. Some truss rod adjustment, saddles etc. helped a bit, but when I look at your neck, I'm nowhere near that nice action. Do you have any advice? Thanks.
oh hey thanks! ya that's tough to troubleshoot without the guitar in my hands. Try this site as a guideline: support.fender.com/hc/en-us/articles/214343803-How-do-I-set-up-my-Telecaster-guitar-properly-
Awesome review
hey thanks!
Nice Tele! 👍🎸
thanks!
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Yes, I think I have. I did play a Fender Standard Tele mim which was fantastic. Going to see Endgame this weekend.
Yah, Good idea! I will try it later, thanks!
I bought the Player Jazz Bass in the sweet blue color. It’s a great guitar! Very happy with my purchase. I believe I noticed the prices are jacked up for you there in Canada. Sorry, man... that sucks, cuz things here in California are high enough without the price going even higher before it gets to you. But yeah... the Player series is really good! I’m now building the Player P Bass by getting a part at a time. Have the neck on the way now. Then.... next pay day... I’ll order the body. Works for me in that way sometimes. Ha ha
Thanks for the videos, man! I’m kinda binging your sorted past, now. 🤪👍🏼🎵🎶👁🗨I don’t know what the black n white eye thing is, but eye like it so use it. 👁🗨🃏👁🗨
Nice! Ya our dollar is worth less than the US
Been watching stratosphere guitar for a player series tele in butterscotch body, plan to get a vintage tint neck, I have a set of noiseless pickup ready to go. I have the gen 5 noiseless on my ultra telecaster and really like them. I usually play with headphones and don't like noise. Love you channel.
they had a bunch of those bodies in November. sometimes their reverb/ebay listings are ahead of their main site
@@landonbailey good to know, thanks
Good to know about the neck.
Thanks Landon for the videos, especially the player telecaster! Your video cost me 700 dollars cause you sold me on that guitar, Im putting a 51 nocaster in the neck, other than that I got lucky and got a great one sent to me, I want a little more tone, and a little less power and I think it will eq up great with the alnico 5 stock bridge, also the mid position should sing as well!!!! I will post another message to you and let you know about the mods I've made and how she sounds. I played ten different teles and the player sounds the way I want, what an awesome guitar so far, only to get better. My search for the tone I've been looking for is over, thanks for the awesome videos!@@! Kev
nice! congrats have fun!
Richie Kotzen uses this for shred guitar FYI
he has a nice signature model!
we need more utubers sticking guitar headstocks in our faces, no one ever said.
you just said it
@@landonbailey Yes, someone had to.
You're in Ottawa? So am I. Maybe we will cross paths at the gigs.
Excellent video! Could you elaborate more on the differences between this Butterscotch Blonde Player and that of the American Elite? Are the differences so significant as to justify the investment? Or will the Player suffice (albeit with some upgrades, perhaps)? Thank you!
hey there! I haven’t played the Elite myself, but I know the neck and pickups are the biggest difference
@@landonbailey, thank you for replying!
A real nice guitar thanks for sharing..
👍🎸😊
Cool tele!😁👍. Did you change the bridge saddles? All the ones I’ve seen have Strat type saddles.
no that's stock. I've seen pics with the bent steel. Seems they switched it back
@@landonbailey ive had the bent saddles version before, and tried changing it with the graphtech saddles but it ended up not matching the holes. i mean i had the right measurements for it, but it simply didnt match and it was hard to change strings.
now im wondering if the new batch of Player Teles are now compatible with the graphtech saddles' measurments. Hope to have answers :( I really dig the Player Teles
Very interesting! Wonder why they changed.
the telecaster player heard it with excessive treble, do you know how much capacitor it has?
I do not
Very nice! I got an itch for a tele and this might be exactly right! Thanks for the review
hey right on! My first electric was a 2004 MIM Tele. this one is great too
I pulled the trigger and bought one, omg I love it!! Fantastic guitar ! Thanks for your review.
nice! same Butterscotch or different colour?
@@landonbailey tidepool pool! I'm a softy for blue :)
Hi, I see the fender telecaster guitar models. The fingerboard materials all of them are mapple. But some of fender player telecasters's neck has more dark colour. Some of fender player telecasters's neck has more light colour. Why ?
(All of them has mapple fingerboard)
Keith Richards Signature Guitar
Should I buy this guitar as a beginner? I have a cheap set up just now that keeps going out of tune and is not really that great.
Jimmy Page has some questions about your 'Teles are just for country music' comment... :)
give me his cell and I'll text him. 👍😁
Yup , mine can do alot more than just cunt-ry ! lol It does metal , titanium , aluminum , zircon , even Iron and copper , how awesome is that while doing latin polka at the same time ? Labeling guitars .... oh my .
Mr Page didnt get the memo , he didnt kno any better.
Keith Richards would also like to chime in. ua-cam.com/video/KTUEAL9nFMY/v-deo.html
Country music have u heard of Roy Buchanan Country music I don't think so
I love tele's too Landon and am seriously considering a player series over the pro or ultra. Without doubt MIM Fenders are awesome instruments so the odd couple of better specs on US teles don't seem worth over twice the price to me 🙄
try both if you can. the necks on both are great but feel different
@@landonbailey Hmm , good point actually
You must really like maple fretboards!
I do!
can you test the tenor fender telecaster in lake placid blue? I'd love to see how it sounds
I've never heard of that one. maybe one day!
@@landonbailey it's a 4 string guitar that was in the collection i don't remember what's the name but i think it was the alternate reality or some sort of collection about space. it's such a beautiful guitar in a stunning metallic blue color. i would love it if you ever got to test it and film a video about it cuz i'm thinking of buying it myself but i don't see any videos on it on UA-cam which is such a shame because that guitar is a true gem that should complete any guitarist's collection! sending love
Have you played the Telecaster 60's Players?
I have not
@@landonbailey Thank you. I was looking at this particular guitar and the 60's version for neck comparison. The 60's is a slim taper but nowhere around to play and compare. I like to try before I buy ya know. But awesome video on this Telecaster. I am a huge fan of the Telecaster as well. The versatility and the tones are just perfect. I have a classic vibe tele modded up with Seymour Duncan hotrails and 500k pots with a Wilkinson 3 barrel compensated bridge. A set of 10's Cobalt Super Slinky strings. It can sing and scream. Just was lookin at a new tele with single coils.
what song did you play in the beginning?
Can u tell what a synthetic bone nut actually is ?
Good question! I have no idea! :)
Sounds great Lando. I really want a Telecaster but think I may settlement for the affinity series. I played a couple of the affinity Telecasters and I thought for the money, they played well.. I'm not sure I want to spend almost $600 on a modern series which is almost $400 more. Hearing you play yours, it's tempting.
ya try both of you can to compare
@@landonbailey Lando, I finally settled on the Squier Affinity Telecaster Two Tone Sunburst. For the money ($200) I think it's great and more then a 3rd less then the mim moder player. Obviously, the affinity is not going to have the quality as the mim but on the surface , the only difference that I see besides the back string loading on the mim and front bridge string loading on the affinity is the neck and fretboard. The neck and fretboard has a satin finish and the mim, has the gloss finish. I even for the first time tried a Classic Vibe Thinline HH they had in. I still liked the affinity better but this is all subjected but for now I'm satisfied.
How much is the Lando 27 lingerie toilet brush set?
NICE 👍🔥🎸🦅
Play guitar and have fun
Good vid. Thx for sharing.
cheers Eriq!
Eu pretendo pegar uma Fender Telecaster dessa pra mim
é minha guitarra favorita
é a minha guitarra predileta
impressionante!
Just bought the same guitar from Amazon but it’s taking them forever to ship.
Perhaps it is possible to do a cpmparison between the Fender Player and Sire T7 Larry Carlton?
What song was that when you were showing the specifications?
Hey man! Love your videos! Does this guitar come with a case?
no case with the Player model. Player Plus comes with a gigbag though
@@landonbailey oh gotcha. I’ll prolly buy a hard case separate