Fender Telecaster Guitars

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Fender Telecaster Buyer’s Guide: Series & Specification Comparison With decades of evolution, choosing between Mexican-crafted workhorses, American-made precision instruments, and Custom Shop replicas comes down to pickup voicing, neck profile, and bridge hardware. 1. Fender Telecaster Range Comparison Fender Series Origin Pickups & Electronics Neck Profile & Radius Bridge Hardware Player II Telecaster Ensenada, Mexico Player Series Alnico V Single-Coils Modern 'C' / 9.5" Radius (Rolled Edges) 6-Saddle String-Through Steel Block Vintera II (50s / 60s / 70s) Ensenada, Mexico Vintage-Style 50s/60s Single-Coils / Wide Range Period 'U' / 'C' Shape / 7.25" Radius 3-Saddle Vintage Ashtray (Brass / Steel) American Professional II Corona, California (USA) V-Mod II Single-Coils + Treble Bleed Circuit Deep 'C' with Sculpted Neck Heel / 9.5" Radius 3-Saddle Top-Load/String-Through Brass Saddles American Ultra II Corona, California (USA) Ultra II Noiseless Vintage Tele + S-1 Switch Modern 'D' / 10"–14" Compound Radius 6-Saddle Chromed Brass with Deluxe Locking Tuners Fender Custom Shop Corona, California (USA) Hand-Wound '51 Nocaster / Texas Special Pickups Custom 10/56 'V' or '52 'U' / 9.5" Radius Historic Spec Ashtray with RSD Precision Brass Saddles 2. Telecaster Pickup Configurations & Tonal Flavors Traditional SS (Single-Single): The quintessential Telecaster sound. Features a high-output baseplate bridge pickup for signature bite and an articulate, bell-like neck pickup. SH (Neck Humbucker / Bridge Single-Coil): Delivers the best of both worlds—creamy Keith Richards rock crunch in the neck while retaining full bridge twang. Deluxe HH & Custom Thinline (Dual Wide Range Humbuckers): High-output warmth with semi-hollow acoustic resonance, ideal for indie rock, shoegaze, and heavy power chords. The MusicStreet Workshop Setup & Bench Check Guarantee Every Fender Telecaster purchased at MusicStreet receives a professional bench setup before it ships. Our