The Fender American Professional Telecaster takes the legendary Telecaster design and refines it with upgraded pickups, expanded switching options and improved hardware designed for today’s performing and recording musicians. Combining the unmistakable twang, snap and attack of a traditional Tele with modern enhancements, this American-made model delivers familiar Fender character with greater tonal flexibility and playability.
Built with either an alder or ash body, the American Professional Telecaster features a comfortable Deep C maple neck with rolled fingerboard edges, a sculpted heel and Fender’s Super-Natural satin finish. Its new V-Mod III Telecaster single-coil pickups provide excellent clarity, articulation and dynamic response, while an innovative push/push control adds a series-wired pickup combination for a fuller, more powerful sound.
Additional upgrades include ClassicGear Precision potentiometers and a redesigned three-saddle bridge with compensated brass bullet saddles and both top-load and string-through-body options. From its traditional construction to its expanded tonal capabilities, the American Professional Telecaster delivers a versatile and refined take on one of Fender’s most recognizable instruments.
Alder and Ash Body Options Deliver Classic Fender Tone
The American Professional Telecaster is available with two classic Fender body woods, each offering its own tonal characteristics and visual appeal.
Models finished in 3-Color Sunburst, Oxblood and Black feature solid alder bodies, providing a balanced, responsive sound with excellent clarity and definition. Natural, Aged Cherry Burst and Butterscotch Blonde versions feature ash bodies, offering a lively response with crisp attack and plenty of articulation.
Both body options maintain the familiar single-cutaway Telecaster design and pair with a bolt-on maple neck and traditional 25.5-inch scale length. This combination provides the immediate response, familiar string tension and dependable playing feel that have made the Telecaster a favorite among guitarists for generations.
A durable polyurethane finish protects the body against the demands of regular playing, rehearsal and live performance while preserving the instrument’s classic Fender appearance.
Deep C Maple Neck Provides Improved Playing Comfort
Fender’s Deep C maple neck has been refined with several features designed to improve comfort and playability across the entire fretboard. Its comfortable profile provides a substantial feel without becoming cumbersome, making it equally suitable for rhythm playing, lead work and extended performances.
The maple fingerboard features smoothly rolled edges that create a naturally broken-in feel beneath the fretting hand. Fender’s Super-Natural satin urethane finish allows your hand to move freely along the back of the neck, helping reduce friction during longer playing sessions.
A newly sculpted neck heel improves access to the upper frets, while the 9.5-inch fingerboard radius and 22 Narrow Tall frets provide a comfortable playing surface for chord work, accurate fretting and expressive bends. A bone nut completes the neck construction, adding another premium detail to this carefully updated design.
V-Mod III Pickups Deliver Classic Telecaster Twang and Versatility
The American Professional Telecaster features a new pair of V-Mod III Telecaster single-coil pickups designed to preserve the familiar sound of a traditional Tele while offering improved articulation and sensitivity.
The bridge pickup delivers the bright attack, punch and cutting twang that have defined Telecaster tone for decades. The neck pickup provides a warmer, fuller character with excellent clarity and note definition, making it well suited for smooth lead passages and rich rhythm tones.
A traditional three-way blade switch provides the familiar bridge, bridge-and-neck and neck pickup selections. However, Fender adds another useful tonal option through an innovative push/push tone control that switches the two pickups into a series configuration.
This series setting produces a fuller, more powerful sound with increased output compared to the traditional parallel combination, expanding the guitar’s versatility without complicating its straightforward control layout.
Fender’s ClassicGear Precision potentiometers provide smooth, consistent volume and tone adjustments with carefully selected resistance and taper, ensuring dependable control over the instrument’s expanded tonal range.
Dual-Loading Telecaster Bridge With Compensated Brass Saddles
The American Professional Telecaster features an updated three-saddle bridge that offers greater flexibility than a traditional Telecaster bridge. Its combination of top-load and string-through-body options allows players to experiment with different string tension and playing feel to suit their preferences.
New ClassicGear compensated brass bullet saddles help improve intonation while retaining the familiar tonal response and character associated with brass Telecaster saddles. Individual adjustment points provide greater control over string height and intonation, while recessed adjustment screws create a more comfortable surface beneath the picking hand.
Players can choose the traditional string-through-body setup for a familiar Telecaster response or use the top-load configuration to explore a different feel and string tension.
Staggered Fender sealed die-cast tuning machines provide dependable tuning stability and precise adjustment, completing a hardware package designed for consistent performance in the studio and on stage.
A Modern American Telecaster Built for Professional Performance
The Fender American Professional Telecaster takes more than seven decades of Telecaster history and builds on it with practical refinements that make a difference in everyday playing. Its V-Mod III pickups preserve the familiar twang, snap and articulation of classic Fender tone, while the additional series switching option provides a fuller voice when extra power is needed.
The refined Deep C maple neck, comfortable rolled fingerboard edges and sculpted heel improve playability, while the flexible dual-loading bridge offers additional control over string feel and setup.
Made in the USA and supplied with a Fender deluxe molded case, the American Professional Telecaster combines traditional Fender craftsmanship with modern features designed for demanding musicians.
Whether you’re playing country, blues, rock, alternative or working in a professional recording environment, this versatile Telecaster delivers the familiar sound and feel of a classic Fender with the added flexibility to handle a much wider range of musical styles.
Weight: 8lbs 0oz
Features
- American Pro Tele pairs classic twang and snap with refined playability and push/push series switching
- Alder or ash body provides the traditional foundation for classic Telecaster tone
- Deep C maple neck with rolled edges and Super-Natural satin finish offers a smooth, comfortable feel
- Sculpted neck heel improves access to the upper register
- V-Mod III Tele pickups deliver articulate response with classic twang, snap and snarl
- Push/push tone control runs both pickups in series for a fuller, higher-output sound
- ClassicGear Precision potentiometers provide smooth, consistent volume and tone control
- 3-way blade switching provides bridge, combined and neck pickup sounds
- Top-load/string-through bridge offers flexible options for tailoring string tension and response
- Compensated brass saddles combine classic Tele tone with accurate intonation
- Staggered Fender tuners provide reliable tuning and optimize string angle across the nut
- Deluxe molded case protects the guitar during storage and transport
Body
- Body construction: Solidbody
- Body shape: Telecaster
- Cutaway: Single cut
- Body material: Alder (3-Color Sunburst, Black, Oxblood) or ash (Aged Cherry Burst, Butterscotch Blonde, Natural)
- Body finish: Polyurethane
- Available colors: 3-Color Sunburst, Aged Cherry Burst, Black, Butterscotch Blonde, Natural, Oxblood
Neck
- Neck material: Maple
- Neck profile: Deep C
- Neck joint: Bolt-on
- Neck finish: Super-Natural satin urethane
- Scale length: 25.5″
Fingerboard
- Fingerboard material: Maple
- Fingerboard radius: 9.5″
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Black dots
- Side dots: Black
- Nut material: Bone
- Nut width: 1.685″
Hardware
- Bridge: 3-saddle top-load/string-through Tele with ClassicGear compensated brass bullet saddles
- Tuning machines: Fender standard sealed die-cast, staggered
- Hardware finish: Nickel/chrome
Electronics
- Pickup configuration: SS
- Neck pickup: Fender V-Mod III Tele single-coil
- Bridge pickup: Fender V-Mod III Tele single-coil
- Pickup selector: 3-position blade switch
- Controls: Master volume, master tone
- Special electronics: Push/push tone control switches pickups to series wiring
- Pickup type: Passive
Strings
- Number of strings: 6
- String gauge: .009-.042
- Factory strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel
Other
- Orientation: Right handed
- Case: Deluxe molded case
- Country of origin: USA
All instruments are setup to factory spec and inspected before shipping. Player preference may vary and instruments may need additional adjustments to accommodate those preferences. Setups are not applicable for free returns.
We offer the option to upgrade to a Plek setup at a discounted rate when purchasing an instrument. To learn more about Plek, please message us, or call at: 740-522-0277.Plek add-ons are non-refundable once completed. In the event of a return, a refund will be issued minus the cost of the Plek and any other add-on services.
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