Fender American Professional II Telecaster - 3-color Sunburst with Rosewood Fingerboard Review

The best Telecaster ever!

Having owned Tele's in the past I had no idea Fender was making them this nice! Great attention to detail and the sound is great. Easy to play and it makes me sound good, that takes some doing. Love the rosewood fretboard and the sunburst is sublime. Great service from Sweetwater, great packaging for shipment and customer service is the best.

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A Tele lover's dream

After years of playing stock and modded Squier Classic Vibe and Mexican Fender Telecasters (all solid workhorses), it was time to stop settling for "good enough" and order an American Professional. Those other guitars were great "for the money" instruments, but I would have a hard time going back to them after playing this beautiful machine. The neck alone is worth the price of… read more admission. The thick depth, rolled edges, dark rosewood and narrow tall frets all work together to create a great playing experience. The pickups give you what you want in the bridge and middle positions, but the neck pickup shines compared to the muddier tones I was getting out of the Squiers and MIM Fenders. It is highly usable and still retains some of that top end Tele sizzle with a richer low end. The series position is also a great option when you want a beefier sound; not quite a humbucker, but almost there. After 4 months with it, the only thing I changed was some 10s a new mint pickguard to give it that 60's Tele look. I have since sold the other Telecasters, because I don't want another one taking time away from this one. Big thanks to my sales engineer Robert Williams for all the amazing service he has provided to me over the years. There's a reason I make larger purchases with Sweetwater when I have a choice of online and retail stores.

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