Review Demo – Fender American Elite Telecaster

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There are vintage guitar fans, and then there are vintage Telecaster fanatics. True Telecaster purists turn up their noses at “improvements” like individual string saddles. They snort derisively at contoured bodies and low-noise pickups. The Telecaster design was perfect in the 1950s, damn it, and it’s perfect today.

Does that sound like you? Then move along—there’s nothing to see here.

But if you like the idea of a Telecaster packed to bursting with savvy modern updates, man, have I got an axe for you.

Reet Elite
The American Elite adheres to the classic Tele profile and traditional Telecaster design elements—at least when viewed from the front. Our review model’s body wears a lovely and flawless three-tone burst finish, framed by understated white binding. Its neck and fingerboard are maple, though the model is available with a rosewood fingerboard and in multiple finishes.

But the instant you strap on the Elite, you know you’re not in Vintageland anymore. There’s the comfy body bevel, and the modern neck-body joint with its asymmetric plate. The neck contours are a world apart from an old-school Tele. The neck employs a compound radius (9.5″ at the nut, flattening out to 14″ up high) and a grip that gradually transitions from C to D shape. The feel is light, slender, and wicked fast.

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