FENDER PLAYER PLUS TELECASTER

PRICE: £939 (inc gigbag)

ORIGIN: Mexico

TYPE: Single-cutaway solidbody electric

BODY: Alder NECK: Maple, Modern ‘C’ profile, bolt-on

SCALE LENGTH: 648mm (25.5”)

NUT/WIDTH: Synthetic bone/42.89mm

FINGERBOARD: Maple, black dot markers, 305mm (12”) radius

FRETS: 22, medium jumbo

HARDWARE: Chrome-plated strings-through-body 6 block saddle bridge, ‘F’ logo rear lock tuners

STRING SPACING, BRIDGE: 53mm

ELECTRICS: 2x Fender Noiseless single coil-sized humbuckers, 3-position lever pickup selector switch, master volume and master tone (with pull-push switch for series link of pickups) with knurled knobs

WEIGHT (kg/lb): 3.63/7.97

OPTIONS: None

RANGE OPTIONS: The other Tele, the Player Plus Telecaster Nashville (£979), adds a Strat-style Noiseless pickup in middle position. The Player Series Telecaster currently costs £679

LEFT-HANDERS: Not currently

FINISHES: Aged Candy Apple Red (as reviewed), 3-Colour Sunburst, Cosmic Jade and Silver Smoke

9/10

PROS Smart build with numerous improvements over the standard Player series, not least the humcancelling pickups

CONS Very little to argue with here