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Fender American Performer Telecaster - Honeyburst with Rosewood Fingerboard

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Single-coil Pickups - Honeyburst
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An American-made Telecaster at a Great Price

An American-made Tele at an unbeatable price — that’s exactly what you get with the Fender American Performer Telecaster. Experience balanced tone and extreme comfort, courtesy of a lightweight alder body, maple Modern C-shaped neck, and easy-playing 9.5"-radius rosewood fingerboard. Heat things up with an awe-inspiring combination of vintage-tinged sonics and modern output, thanks to Yosemite single-coil pickups. On top of that, Fender’s Greasebucket tone control keeps things from getting muddy. The American Performer Tele includes ClassicGear tuners for rock-solid intonation.

American-made quality at an unbeatable price

Fender's American Performer Series exists to do one thing: give you a genuine US-made Fender at an unbeatable price. The American Performer Telecaster gives you a great selection of cool Tele features, including a supremely playable maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, jumbo frets, Yosemite pickups, and Fender's innovative Greasebucket tone control. All in all, it's quite a potent music-delivery system. And it's made right here in the USA, in Fender's state-of-the-art Corona, California, factory. The guitarists here at Sweetwater are impressed with the incredible price-to-performance ratio that’s supplied by the American Performer Series.

Vintage-tinged tone with higher output and modern wiring

While the Fender American Performer Telecaster is teeming with vintage-tinged tone, its modern output and wiring give it a sound all its own. This Tele’s Yosemite single-coil pickups feature flat-staggered pole pieces, yielding a vintage tonal balance and amp-brutalizing punch. There’s plenty of tone shaping onboard, with a master tone knob, tone control, and a 3-way pickup selector switch.

Greasebucket tone control rolls off highs without adding bass

Fender has fitted their American Performer Telecaster with their Greasebucket tone control, which rolls off highs without adding bass or affecting your volume. This is seriously cool, because it gives you explicit control over your tone onstage without your having to compensate for volume loss — making the American Performer Tele a serious tone machine.

Fender American Performer Telecaster Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • American-made Telecaster at an unbeatable price
  • Alder body yields a balanced tone with equal amounts of lows, mids, and highs
  • Maple modern “C” neck supplies comfortable playability
  • Easy-playing 9.5"-radius rosewood fingerboard with jumbo frets
  • Yosemite single-coil pickups yield a vintage tonal balance and amp-brutalizing punch
  • Greasebucket tone control rolls off highs without adding bass or affecting your volume
  • 3-saddle Telecaster string-through bridge provides enhanced sustain
  • ClassicGear tuners ensure rock-solid intonation

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape American Performer Telecaster
  • Body Material Alder
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color Honeyburst
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape Modern C
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 9.5"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay White Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.685"
  • Nut Material Synthetic Bone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece 3-saddle String-thru Tele Bridge
  • Tuners Fender Classic Gear
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Yosemite Tele Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup Yosemite Tele Single-coil
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Fender USA, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 0115110342

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Fender American Performer Telecaster

I'm primarily a bass player (Fender PBs), but I love the Fender Telecasters I own. Both the Player, and more recently the American Performer (pictured), are first rate guitars: excellent playability and intonation, and fully deserving of the Teley's reputation for versatility. Mitch Daizey and the rest of the personnel at Sweetwater have consistently delivered prompt, excellent service. Thank you!
Music background: Veteran 1960s Rock n' Roll bands, currently playing with colleagues of similar vintage.
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Fender American Performer Telecaster

I am very happy with the feel and the way it plays. I have had a Performer Stratocaster and love it so I knew the tele would be a good fit. I am not a pro but I do appreciate a well built guitar and I enjoy playing. After all I am playing for me. Matthew LaMarche Sale Engineer has helped with anything I needed. He has went above and beyond. I do hope this type of service continues as they grow. Here is a photo of my baby where she stays when not being used. Thanks to Matt and everyone at Sweetwater.
Music background: Beginner to intermediate fun loving
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Fender American performer Tele

Fantastic Tele ! fit finish playability great ! And I want to say thank you to Nate Burkhardt you are the very best that Sweetwater has. thank you for your patience. Sweetwater is the only on line place to buy from.
Music background: 35 years of tryin to play guitar !
Rated 5/5

Excellent truss rod

My first official Fender in 4 decades. I have 2 others, Warmoths with excellent pups. This guitar is flawless. First I set up with shim (business card) adjust truss and set string height. One final truss adjustment. 20-30 minutes. Voila! Perfection. Grease buckets and tuners excellent. The truss REALLY impressed me. Super smooth!! Requiring zero effort. I thought that I would find pickups OK. Not too sure. Still too early. I really like Zexcoils. Will this suffice?? I know if I do replace bridge pickup, I will be installing on the absolute best product for the $$.
Music background: Semi-semi pro
Rated 5/5

Dream Guitar

After dreaming about getting one of these for years, I finally was able to make it happen. I love this guitar. It plays amazingly, looks beautiful and sounds fantastic. I had some concerns about the vintage tuners but now that I understand how they work I really like them.

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