Fender Player II Modified Telecaster SH

TELE PLAYERS HAVE modified their Telecasters by installing a humbucking pickup in the neck position since the late Sixties, when rock, blues and country guitarists decided they needed beefier tones from their neck position settings but still wanted the Tele's distinctive twang from the bridge settings. Keith Richards popularized this setup during the early Seventies with his modified 1954 Tele nicknamed Micawber, and Fender even got in on the act when they introduced the Telecaster Custom in 1972.

- By Chris Gill

Although the new Fender Player II Modified Telecaster SH joins a variety of similar Tele models both past and present featuring this classic single/humbucking pickup setup, this new model also offers a variety of player-centric upgrades that live up to its name. Best of all, it retains the original Tele DNA while expanding its sonic palette and adding a few high-performance tweaks to please modern players and vintage purists alike.

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