Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH - Black Cherry Burst Review

Great Guitar

I ordered mine Thursday morning before Christmas and it arrived Christmas Eve evening. I have a lot of guitars, including a couple Gibson LPs and a Fender Player Telecaster. This guitar is its own thing. It is beautiful, the fit and finish is flawless, the neck comfortable, frets well-finished, knobs and switches are quiet, and the pickups have great tone. It has a thin body and… read more is light weight. This has a set neck with good sustain, but not Les Paul kind of sustain. Sometimes that can be a good thing. I did have to tighten the jack nut, but not a big deal. I like this guitar a lot and glad to have it in my collection. Excellent service from Sweetwater especially so close to a holiday.

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Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH Black Cherry Burst is one of the best guitars I've ever played

This guitar ranks high on my list of favorites along with my Gibson Les Paul and Ibanez RG550DX. It sounds like my Gibson and plays like my Ibanez. And it looks prettier than both of them. I lowered the action a little the way I like it and it's just a dream to play. I can't believe it only cost me $. Sweetwater shipped it the day I ordered it and it arrived 2 days later (I paid… read more for 2 day shipping).

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Holy Crap!

My only regret is not buying this guitar sooner! I havr several fenders including American strats, a custom shop guitar, and two telecasters among them. This is a different beast, but not really that much different. I recently joined a band that covers 80s and 90's hard rock and some metal and really needed another humbucker guitar to match up with my Les Paul, but also versatile… read more enough to cover clean fender tones. This guitar answers the mail in all of those categories and the bridge pearly gates humbucker is a beast when you need it to be in a beauty when you want it to be. The build quality is excellent. Completely ignore the fact that is made in Indonesia. It is every bit as good as every fender I own and better than some American made that are much more expensive. 10/10!

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Great guitar - a hidden gem

This is such a great guitar. I have been buying guitar after guitar looking for "the one", only to find it here where I wasn't really looking. It combines the classic Fender 25.5" scale length with a Gibson/PRS set neck and mahogany construction. Add in the vintage '59-inspired pickups and you have a roaring classic rock machine that also plays exemplary Fender clean tones with… read more the coil split. It just looks, sounds, and feels great. Two small items of note - first it is very light and has a touch of neck dive, I resolved this with three small adhesive wheel weights in the control cavity. Second, the tuning keys have the two-pin design of MIM/USA Fenders, but it is a different design and Fender locking keys don't fit, nor do any other classic footprint keys. I used the Hipshots with the universal mounting plate with no problems. As always great support by my Sales Engineer Jeff Bohan, with responsive management of my order and fast shipping.

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OMG! Perfect!

This is the first guitar that I have ever ordered from Sweetwater. I talked to Sales Engineer Bill and he walked me through the process! I don't think I have ever been treated as well by anyone in a guitar store except for my buddies at Jacksonville Guitars. When Steve and Bob retired and sold the store… I thought my days of having friends at a guitar store were over. But then… read more I found Bill and Sweetwater! My guitar is a Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH Black Cherry Burst and it is nothing short of spectacular. I have always played cheap guitars… I did not know what I was missing until now. The playability and tone of this guitar is inspiring! I paid Sweetwater to have a pro set it up (not the Plek thing, just a basic set up) and WOW… this guitar is smooth and fast! And it is beautiful! I just played this guitar for two hours straight and decided to write this review! It is OMG good! I cannot thank Bill and Sweetwater enough for their kindness, knowledge, professionalism and getting me the perfect guitar in perfect shape! 10 stars!

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