Fender American Standard Telecaster Black MN

General

Fender's Telecaster has won a place in many a guitarist's heart since its introduction in 1950 thanks to ability to cut through the mix with its legendary fierce, tight and clear sound, making it excellently suited for music types from country to blues and hard rock. This black American Standard Telecaster is the latest guise of the popular American classic. Not only does it feature the same great looks and sound, but also some much improved playability. The back of the body has been given a contour, like on a Stratocaster, to spare your ribcage and its hardware has been adapted to meet the modern guitarist's steeper demands. The guitar you see here has a one-piece maple neck, giving it slightly more sparkling trebles than a rosewood version would.

American Standard Tele: armed with Custom Shop pickups

The American Standard Telecaster has been given a massive upgrade that includes two Custom Shop pickups: a Broadcaster in the bridge position and a Twisted Tele at the neck. The Broadcaster produces that distinctively aggressive, biting sound without sounding too sharp. The Twisted Tele has a Jazz Bass' alnico 5 magnet and a nickel/silver instead of brass cover, making it produce a fat Stratocaster single-coil-like sound and extra output. The result is a Telecaster that sounds fuller, more sparkling and tighter than ever before. And do you prefer the pure and clear single-coil sound without the influence of a tone potentiometer? Then turn the tone knob fully open; you'll feel a click and the potentiometer takes itself out of the circuit completely.

Modern edition of a legendary classic

Even though they have a high regard for tradition, Fender often apply the latest technology to make their guitars sound and play even better. For instance, the neck of this American Standard Telecaster provides you with more comfort during playing thanks to its 22 medium jumbo frets, a relatively flat 9.5-inch fretboard radius and a Bi-Flex truss rod system. This enables a very low action without clattering or loss of strings. The comfortable, hand-rolled fret edges have of course been maintained on this guitar. The vintage-style ash-tray bridge, however, has been replaced with a modern version with six adjustable Strat-type saddles for an optimal intonation, and five-screw mounting for improved tonal transference to the body. The staggered machine heads eliminate the need for a second string guide, so you'll no longer be bothered by annoying buzzing, but will be free to enjoy extra sustain and a more stable tuning.

• Please note: new deliveries now include the Pro Series black case. You may, however, receive the ABS SKB case instead.