Worship Musician December 2018 | Page 106

Player Telecaster HH, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, 3-Color Sunburst FENDER PLAYER SERIES RECAP // GUITARS By Doug Doppler Earlier this year we did a rather extensive feature well as what they’re disappointed about. The PLAYER TELECASTER HH on the release of Fender’s Player Series with price point of the Player Series, and the care I think most of us would agree that the Tele is Max Gutnik, VP Fender Guitars and Basses. and oversight that went into crafting them probably the most popular guitar for Worship. Since then, I’ve had a chance to live with these speak to the fact that our friends at Fender are As the name implies, the Tele HH is equipped instruments, and wanted to circle back with my also paying attention. Manufactured at Fender’s with dual humbuckers, which in combination end of year thoughts. plant in Mexico, these instruments offer a with the string through body bridge might be tremendous amount of value and features for a deal breaker for some of the Tele diehards While there were some definite favorites, what the money, for people looking to step up from out there. While I could understand why, what struck me most was how these instruments Squire, try something like the Player Tele HH, or I love about this cool little guitar is that it does reflected Max’s goal of creating an affordable line simply ‘widen the herd’. What I love most is that a great job of speaking to a number of the that added some exciting new takes on classic these instruments share a range of features things that keep some people from buying a Fender designs. Lately, I’ve been spending a representing some of Fender’s hippest takes traditional Tele. lot of time on Facebook groups reading about on their own designs including features like 22 what people love about their instruments, as frets on all the guitars. So, let’s dig in! 106 December 2018 The coil tap on the bridge position humbucker Sign up for our Newsletter...