Guitar Center | 5 months ago

Get your Player II Telecaster from Guitar Center:
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/Player-II-Telecaster-Rosewood-Fingerboard-Electric-Guitar-Polar-White-1500000428075.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA

Learn about Julian's approach to improvisation with the Telecaster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZF72R3IwJ8

Check out our deep dive into the Fender Player II series:
https://www.guitarcenter.com/riffs/interviews/guitars/fender-player-ii-interview

The Player II version of Fender’s legendary Telecaster showcases value-packed upgrades and increased comfort for gigging musicians, singer-songwriters, home-studio creators and more. Playability has been improved with a rosewood (rather than pau ferro, as on the 2018 Player series model) or maple fingerboard with super-smooth rolled edges. Tuning ease and integrity are enhanced with Fender ClassicGear tuning machines with a precise 18:1 gear ratio. The wow factor gets a boost with timeless Fender finishes, as well as new, vintage-inspired colors never-before-seen on production models. The Player II Telecaster also features an alder body, modern C-shape neck, 22 medium-jumbo frets, Alnico V Tele single-coils and a six-saddle string-through-body bridge.

“The cultural significance of the Telecaster is massive,” says jazz guitarist and former prodigy (he was the subject of a music documentary at eight years old, played the Grammy Awards at 12 and became a faculty member of the Stanford Jazz Workshop at 15) Julian Lage. “One of my gods is Jimmy Bryant—an early adopter of the Telecaster—and his touch, tone, facility and conception on this instrument is everything I associate with the modern jazz guitar player. Because the Tele is a solidbody, the expressiveness and nuance of everything I play goes directly to the pickups. That was a big win as the Telecaster dug me deeper into the world of jazz. The Player II Telecaster speaks to what I like about all Telecasters—something that’s balanced and comfortable to play, and that has the right tonal ratio between attack and a blooming warmth.”

Just like the Player II Stratocaster, the Player II Telecaster is available in chambered ash and chambered mahogany versions.

Follow Julian Lage:
https://www.instagram.com/jlage

Check out the Fender Player II Stratocaster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3rNsndzotw

Check out the Fender Player II Jazzmaster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6aItUjgHUs

Check out the Fender Player II Jaguar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIgyjQZDZFg

Check out the Fender Player II P-Bass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZnCBiAWxIQ

Chapters
00:00 - Intro with Julian Lage
01:04 - Julian Lage on the History of the Fender Telecaster
03:06 - Julian’s Gravitation Towards the Telecaster
04:02 - On the Feel and Playability of the Tele
05:05 - Overview and Features of the Fender Player II Telecaster
06:02 - Pickup Position #1 (Bridge)
07:55 - Pickup Position #2 (Neck and Bridge Pickups)
10:08 - Pickup Position # 3 (Neck)
12:29 - Julian’s Thoughts on the Voicing of the Fender Player II Telecaster Pickups
13:11 - Julian Lage’s Final Thoughts on the Fender Player II Telecaster
14:50 - Outro