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Released in late 2011. The Fender Modern Player Telecaster Plus is something of a Frankenstein's monster featuring a HSS configuration with a bridge humbucker single coil middle pickup taken from a Strat but with the classic 'lipstick' Telecaster neck pickup. 5-way Strat style switching and a coil tap mini switch for the humbucker allows huge tonal flexibility not normally possible on a Telecaster, which means you can use the Fender Modern Player Telecaster Plus as you main axe to cover loads of different sounds.
The pine tonewood body is lightweight and confers a balanced tone similar to spruce (acoustically) which is transferred beautifully to the special Modern Player pickups. The maple neck has a fingerboard radius of 9.5" which is typical for modern Fender guitars and a good middle ground for a range of playing styles. Fender described the Modern Player Telecaster Plus HSS as a rare bird, a triple-pickup model, further distinguished by a pine body and mini-toggle coil-split switch for the Modern Player humbucking bridge pickup. Available in Honey Burst and Charcoal Transparent. |
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