An American-made Tele at an unbeatable price — that’s exactly what you get with the Fender American Performer Telecaster. Experience balanced tone and extreme comfort, courtesy of a lightweight alder body, maple modern C-shaped neck, and easy-playing 9.5"-radius maple fingerboard. Heat things up with an awe-inspiring combination of vintage-tinged sonics and modern output, thanks to a Yosemite single-coil bridge pickup and DoubleTap neck humbucker. On top of that, a push-pull coil tap accesses a whole universe of tonal textures, while Fender’s Greasebucket tone control keeps things from getting muddy. The American Performer Tele includes ClassicGear tuners for rock-solid intonation.

American-made quality at an unbeatable price

Fender's American Performer Series exists to do one thing: give you a genuine US-made Fender at an unbeatable price. The American Performer Telecaster gives you a great selection of cool Tele features, including a supremely playable maple neck and fingerboard, jumbo frets, Yosemite pickups, and Fender's innovative Greasebucket tone control. All in all, it's quite a potent music-delivery system. And it's made right here in the USA, in Fender's state-of-the-art Corona, California, factory. The guitarists here at M4music are impressed with the incredible price-to-performance ratio that’s supplied by the American Performer Series.

Vintage-tinged tone with higher output and modern wiring

While the Fender American Performer Telecaster is teeming with vintage-tinged tone, its modern output and wiring give it a sound all its own. This Tele’s Yosemite single-coil bridge pickup features flat-staggered pole pieces, yielding a vintage tonal balance and amp-brutalizing punch. Beyond that, its DoubleTap neck humbucker is loaded with Alnico V magnets for a solid, aggressive sound. There’s plenty of tone shaping onboard, with a master tone knob, tone control with push-pull coil tap, and a 3-way pickup selector switch.

Greasebucket tone control rolls off highs without adding bass

Fender has fitted their American Performer Telecaster with their Greasebucket tone control, which rolls off highs without adding bass or affecting your volume. This is seriously cool, because it gives you explicit control over your tone onstage without your having to compensate for volume loss — making the American Performer Tele a serious tone machine.

Fender American Performer Telecaster Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

• American-made Telecaster at an unbeatable price
• Alder body yields a balanced tone with equal amounts of lows, mids, and highs
• Maple modern “C” neck supplies comfortable playability
• Easy-playing 9.5"-radius maple fingerboard with jumbo frets
• Yosemite single-coil bridge pickup yields a vintage tonal balance and amp-brutalizing punch
• DoubleTap neck humbucker serves up a solid, aggressive sound
• Greasebucket tone control rolls off highs without adding bass or affecting your volume
• Push-pull coil tap gives you access to a whole universe of tones
• 3-saddle Telecaster string-through bridge provides enhanced sustain
• ClassicGear tuners ensure rock-solid intonation

Tech Specs

• GENERAL
• Number of Strings6
• Left-/Right-handedRight-handed
• BODY
• Body TypeSolidbody
• Body ShapeAmerican Performer Telecaster
• Body MaterialAlder
• Body FinishGloss Polyurethane
• Color3-tone Sunburst
• NECK
• Neck MaterialMaple
• Neck ShapeModern C
• Neck JointBolt-on
• Radius9.5"
• Fingerboard MaterialMaple
• Fingerboard InlayBlack Dots
• Number of Frets22, Jumbo
• Scale Length25.5"
• Nut Width1.685"
• Nut MaterialSynthetic Bone
• HARDWARE
• Bridge/Tailpiece3-saddle String-thru Tele Bridge
• TunersFender Classic Gear
• ELECTRONICS
• Neck PickupAmerican Performer DoubleTap Humbucker
• Bridge PickupYosemite Tele Single-coil
• Controls1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
• Switching3-way blade pickup switch
• MISCELLANEOUS
• StringsFender USA, .009-.042