Fender American Standard Telecaster

1992 American Std. Tele. Bought used in 1998 for $450.00. Vintage White (yellow) color, Rosewood neck. I changed out the pickups in 1999 to Texas Specials for that extra mid-range growl. I play exclusively thru my 1978 Fender Twin. Very clean, tight sound.

I play Traditional Country/Rock-a-billy. Play thru a 1978 Fender Twin Reverb amp. It truly put out that wonderful Bakersfield Sound of Buck Owens/Buckaroos and Austin Twang of The Derailers. I've been playing Strats up until 1998 and haven't looked back since I bought this Tele in 1998. It's the perfect guitar for me. Great sound, fit/feel and very well made. No dislikes, whatsoever. It alwyas "cuts" thru.

I bought this guitar used in 1998 from my local Fender dealer, so it was set up properly when I bought it. I just didn't quite get the sound I needed/wanted with the stock pu's, and changed over to Texas Specials. Great neck and finish.

I gog with this guitar every weekend, exclusively. Everything always works and it is extremely versatile. I would recommend this very highly to any wanting a versatile, well-made, user-friendly guitar. This guitar was built for the working musician! Very Reliable!

I haven't ever needed their support.

Before settling on this guitar, I knew I wanted to change over from my old '62 (real '62) to a Tele. I tried a few out and even took home two, but didn't quite like them. I kept coming back to the one I finally bought and finally decided it was right in just about about every way. My only hesitation was the color (Vintage White (yellow)). I learned to live with the color and like it, because it plays and sounds like nothing I've ever played before in my 40+ years of playing. If it were lost or stolen, I don't know what I'd do, because this guitar is the "perfect" fit for me. I know it and it knows me. It couldn't be replaced.

This is an 2002 American standard telecaster. My first guitar was a mexican telecaster, and I still have it today. Honestly, the mexican telecaster ain't that bad and all. Most people would agree with me on that. But the american telecaster is the next step. I got mine at guitar center for 780 u.s. with plastic hard shell case. 3 color sunburst, maple fret.

I run this tele thru a Fender Twin Amp. Sometimes I'll go thru a boss GT-6 for the effects but.. to get the real sound.. go stock! The sound on the neck pickup is sweet, mellow, and full. But I was somewhat dissapointed on the b pickup. I was expecting a scream, but it turns out a little to dull (compared to the mexican one). But still good: bright, clean, and brassy.

The action was a little too low from the factory so I'm getting it setup soon. The sunburst finish is wonderfull. So classic. so shiny. The neck is so great. smooth and slippery (compared to the mexican one) I wanted a rosewood fret board but this is the only one there at the time. but still good.

Had it for 1 month now. no problem but one mark on the finish cause by my carelessness. Well... it's a tele, nuff said. Can't go wrong with it. By the way, the mexican one still rocks. These teles would outlive my grandchildrens.

never dealt with them

I've been playing for 7 years now and I have never owned any other guitars. I was thinking of getting a strat but the tele can do what a strat can't do. Sorry strat fans. As for the shape.. well.. I admit that the strat looked so much better but now, the tele is my one true love. The tele is a guitar that grows on you. the older it gets, the better it plays, and the better you sound.

99' left handed, Am st. tele.
The best.
22 frets maple neck, you know.

Delta tone systym is the best.
the neck pu sounds bright and usable ala strat neck pu.

sounds best with 10-38 dean Markley F-150 strings.
low action, Early Marshall amp style (BluesBreaker Combo)
Cranked with bass on 0 , treb 6, mid 5, pres. 5-1/2. vol. 8
(bright high channel)
Fuzz face

so good

so well built

The best guitar i have ever owned.
LP, Strat Dano, 335, 12 sting , bass, etc.
this thing is solid.

This is an American made fender telecaster with Alder wood, 22 frets etc. etc.

I bought this baby just a few hours ago and as soon as i plugged it into my Marshall Avt100 i was in music heavan, the clean pickup delivers that classic Telecaster tone, and to me, thats just the perfect guitar sound you can have.
My main two styles of playing are country/bluegrass and heavy metal - My current setup is an NJ warlock going into an Engl Powerball and now i got this beautiful Telecaster going into my Marshall.
I've shredded the shit out of this telecaster and it actually sounds really great - it struggles abit with the fast halenesque picking, but that`ll soon change when i stick in a S-D hotrails into the bridge (alla J5 Custom shop tele)

The action is really amazing on this thing, i just can`t put it down - it feels great!

I have noticed a few off things with it though, the tone knobs seem to be really lose, everytime i touch them it feels like there gonna fall off! Also, the pickup selector is real flimsy - i mean, for fucks sake, its an american tele, this sort of thing shud be checked!

Well, i`ve only had it for a couple of hours, i hope it lasts for a long time! i`ll definelty be tearing this thing up though, i`ll let you know how it fares!

Haven`t dealt with them yet - don`t intend to either.

I`ve been playing for almost 10 years now and i own an NJ warlock, Engl Powerball and a Marshall AVT100 - and now this fender tele! -- Its a great addition to my collection and ill definatly be using it for upcoming gigs and sessions - i love it!
Not only will i beable to play country music on this thing, but when in need, ill be able to shred on it too - its something different, but i think it sounds great!
Im left handed, and unfortunately fender only do their range in a maple, i would have liked rosewood, but its no biggie - it still plays great, infact, the neck is thinner now, so it plays better!
And if anyone stole it? - Well i wouldnt buy a new one cos it cost me close to a grand, but instead, i`d scold there face on my Engl powerball!

Basic '88 American Standard Tele. Maple neck. Arctic white finish. O.H.S.C.

Only a Tele really sounds like a Tele - I had a '58 that was figuratively stolen from me when my high school music teacher threatened to flunk me if I didn't swap it for a bass to play in his dance band. The sound is almost identical. Particularly bright and still with that smokey contour when played in the neck pick-up position and picked away from the bridge. Wanna play like Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan? Buy a Tele and play it for three ot four hours a day for a hundred years.

Piss-poor for an American made instrument. Skunk stripe was poorly fitted into the cavity in the back of the neck and there was a flaw in the way that the maple neck was cut that caused a buzz in the first four frets in the high E, B and G strings that endless hours in a neck press could not eliminate. Grooves in the nut were cut way too deep. Tried to get a slight bow in the neck until the truss rod was rattling freely inside the neck and still had a backbow.I bought it used and discovered why.

After EXTENSIVE repairs to the neck by the world's most understanding guitar tech it plays well and could back up as a canoe paddle.

Roll the dice with Fender - If you're Buddy Guy or Richie Sambora they'll kiss your ass on the steps of city hall. If you're Stevie Ray, they'll build themselves a monument with your picture on it. If you're a working stiff and you have a problem with your Fender axe, you're screwed. My tech tried to get a neck to replace the badly flawed one that it came with and they essentially told him to take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut and refeered him to where he (I) could purchase one for slightly less than the pice of a new instrument. Customer Support?? Gimme a break, they're FENDER and they don't give a shit after it leaves the factory because if you don't like it someone in Japan will pay a fortune to keep it in a closet. Used to be that Fender made the performer look good. Seems that now the reverse is the rule. Poor Leo must be spinning in his grave.

I've been playing for forty years and this is definitely the most poorly constructed and disappointing axe I've ever had the misfortune to own. I love Fender guitars and own/have owned several in the past, all satisfactory (and the '58 which was absolutely precious), but the company is defintely resting on their laurels. God forbid that you'd ever get a bad one because they seem to have no warranty that extends beyond the USA and from the American reviews that I've seen, apparently not beyond the shipping doors of their factories. There are too many excellent instruments on the market today to take a chance on a Fender unless you've got a very understanding guitar tech or a zillion dollar recording contract. BUYER BEWARE

Mine is a 1999 Natural Ash with the Delta Tone pup's

The Delta Tones break up well into my Tremoverb combo. On the blues setting it has a very sweet sound and since I play mostly blues this is what I was looking for

Absolutely beautiful finish, the natural ash has impressed everbody that has seen it. The action from the factory suits me just fine( I like a very low action) and that's how it came set up. Once in a while it gets a little fret buzz, but nothing too bad. The finish is just great and I think the quality is pretty evident

Had no problems so far, but I'm very gentle with all my guitars. I would have no problem gigging without a back-up, but would never do that.

No idea, have not had to deal with them.

I've been playing on and off for twenty five years. Used to teach and had formal classical training. If it were lost or stolen, I'd buy it again in a second.What I really love about this Tele is it's just so easy to get a great sound out of it. I compared it to a 70's thinline reissue and the parts quality on that didn't seem to be as good.
The new Amer Series Teles aren't IMHO any better and their more money. I jsut love this guitar.

94 red usa tele. purchased used, actually traded my usa strat. it came with the standard 2 delta tone pickup config. I really enjoy the tone of the tele, but I did add a middle position texas special strat pickup, just for the heck of it. this is a perfect guitar. stays in tune,crys,sings,screams,growls.

I play crunchy raw rock and blues, with a hint of garage raucous. I use an all tube blues junior with my boss os, and my vox wah. although the tele is popular for its twang; i actually prefer the neck pickup for its dark tonality. this is such a versatile instrument. from blues to country to metal. not a bad thing to say about this guitar.

as mary poppins would say,"practically perfect in every way".

solid built, has been dropped and is still perfect, despite the paint chip or chips. this guitar is more dependable than me, which says alot.

playing for years and years. i will always own a tele, probably this one. it is the most dependable guitar i have ever owned

Mine is a 2000 American standard white blond rosewood neck

It has all you'd want from a Tele.

Of course it has all the twang and treble you'd expect from a Tele but this baby's got bass and depth too.Trough my Twin reverb 65 reissue it sounds just like I tought it would...great.

I received the guitar set up with 09-42 and I don't really like that cause I usually play gauge 13-60(on a Gibson semi-hollow)but I haven't put new strings on it cause I only owned for a couple of days and I think I'm gonna have it set for at least 10-50 or something like that.But just for the finnish I'm gonna go with a ten here.It's that beautiful white blond color and you can really see the wood through the finish and that's what I was looking for.

I didn't play with it live yet but it's a Tele for god's sake!!

Didn't have to deal with Fender.

I'm 24 and I've been playing for 10 years.I work as a security guard in a high school where I also teach guitar.I'm also writing songs for an upcomming band I want to form.I'm a big fan of The Beatles,Zeppelin,Stone Temple Pilots,Radiohead,Big Wreck,Foo Fighters,Tool,Prince,S.R.V.....
I also own a Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion(reviews on this site) and a Mexican Strat wich was my first''real''guitar.My amp's a Twin reverb 65 RI I wanted a Tele and I chose this one cause it has the finish I wanted.Now,writing all this made me want to play it so see ya when I buy something else;)

1991 (I believe) black american standard 22 fret telecaster, came with a strap, hardshell case, and a cord.

Sounds like a tele and sounds great, it will twang or scream.

It was setup ok when I got it but broke alot of D strings, I was on the road playing a week in Grand Junction, Colorado and a guy downtown there that owns a music store and builds and sets up guitars did an awesome job on setting the neck and action up and even dremeled on the bridge a little and I quit breaking so many D strings... and charged me virtually nothing, Thanks again. Since then I've played it so much the screws in the bridge pieces have corroded and are non adjustable.

I've taken this guitar around the world a few times, on probably 100 flights where it's been thrown in with everyone elses luggage with the case duct taped shut. I've seen it fall over face first onto marble floors, the paints kind of chipped off at the bottom of the body from the junky fold up stand I use, but I don't care. I used to use it as my main and usually only guitar with no backup.

Though the guitar is a little chipped up at the bottom, and there's cigarette burns on the headstock by the tuners, I could still sell it at a moments notice for more than I paid for it to a couple musicians I know that love the guitar. My Tele has held its value, though I'll never sell it.

Never had any reason to need customer support.

I've been playing about 12 years, have played all over the world, and can play anything from albert lee country licks to van halen and yngwie malmsteem, classic rock, noise, whatever. Currently playing it through a probably 10 year old all tube 4x10 peavey classic 50 reissue, with an old digitech processer.

I would replace it with another tele if it were lost or stolen, but not with just any old tele, i'd have to find one that liked me.

You know Teles. I bought this one new in 1992 w/ rosewood fretboard, maple neck w/ satin finish that feels good, alder body, usual modern Fender overthick finish on body. Nut needed filing to accomodate 10-52s. Stock pups immediately discarded in favor of Seymour Duncan Broadcaster at bridge and at neck a Duncan Seth Lover humbucker mounted into pickguard after body route. Resulting sound is wonderful, especially the middle position mix.

With pickup mods, the guitar has spank/twang and ballsy mid-oriented blend, not to mention the Lover sound on its own

Learn how to set up your guitars, you'll save money and end up tweaking it to perfection. There are lots of great books on the subject.

No problems w/ reliability in the American Standard series, and they are a steal now on E-bay.

Never dealt w/ any manufacturer in 27 years. As I said, you'll do better tweaking/adjusting/fixing on your own. I've dealt w/ every situation from refrets to regluing busted Les Paul necks to installing my own pickups. Don't be afraid. Buy a cheaper guitar to learn on and your confidence will grow w/ each task learned.

Been playing almost 30 yrs. This guitar sounds great and I'd never sell it. It fits a sound niche that I really enjoy. I have a '74 Tele that I string for open G 5-string (Stones, blues, originals) also w/ a Duncan Broadcaster and a stacked humbucker. Also have a Les Paul Gem with P-90s (a Duncan in the bridge) and G&L ASAT classic (a nice guitar w/ bigger balls than an American Standard Tele. Try the p/u mod I've described and learn some Albert Collins riffs.