These guitars are fine (I don't like pull switches) the Tele is q. pretty. The real Star of this is Richard Barrett. What a lovely player this guy is. I have followed with interest his work, incl faultless transcriptions of great guitar repertoire, and he is a DIAMOND. 24ct,no less.
One of the best review...I was on the fence because of the negative comments on other videos about the noiseless pickups....but after watching this video....i have no doubt that this guitar offers an arsenal of tones ..like none other in a competitive price. You can tweak just the tone buttons enough to get the tones you need. Unless you are Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales you will do just fine with the player plus. Got myself a perl white sss.
Richard, May all be well! Straight off.. I rarely watch/listen to videos featuring demos of guitars, or gear.. what have you.. but, because of the intro - and, because it's YOU - I watched all the way to the last note! Glad to see Fender is improving their offerings to players who love their guitars.. I'm sure most of those 'enhancements' have come from listening to what guitar players have told them they would like to see/hear/have in their guitars! Amazing, isn't it? Leo nailed it right out of the box.. the Stratocaster, the Telecaster, the Fender Precision/Jazz! Among the multitudes of guitars offered today, they still stand proud and strong! And, by the way, it really brought it all home when the rhythm section was added to the mix. An excellent demo, from the hands of a Master! Great Job (still waiting for more of those Hooker vamps)!
Hello David. Great player indeed. Could you please tell me his full name, so I can watch more videos of this really good player? Richard..? Or any links links if you can..! Mike. Rhodes, Greece
People saying the noiseless pickups this and that. I’ve yet to play a better pickup. They are somewhat fuller sounding than most single coils and don’t buzz. For a working musician or recording what is not to like about that? I’ve recently swapped a strat for the Nashville player and it’s an excellent guitar. Those locking tuners are so precise and hold fast. The saddles make the strings sustain nicely.
I learned the Eric Clapton/John Mayall's Bluesbreakers version of the Freddie King classic Hideaway via Mr Barratt's Lick Library video lesson and the man is good! Forensic, concise, no nonsense. An excellent musician AND teacher too, no doubt.
The Strat neck appears not on centre line of guitar. Base string looks to be further into the neck than top e which appears closer to the edge of the neck..I note the intonation screws are really screwed up tight ot get it tuned. Go for a modern Squier QC so much better
For the money it’s a great classic Fender with nice options, my opinion is the action is so low on the strat the frets are buzzing a bit and the pick ups sound very thin. The paint job is beautiful and love the 12 radius and locking tuners. Great demo!
I have this tele. Awesome guitar. Only negative thing is pickups arent balanced in a sense: middle position sounds good- bridge is too thin; bridge sounds good- middle/neck sound too big and boomy…
I have many guitars, fenders. gibsons and jacksons even a real nice martin acoustic, but I dont get it when people say they dont like fenders. For me the tele is the most comfortable and best necks of all, I do prefer the traditional teles, however I do have one with humbucker on the bridge and its amazing.
Very helpful and detailed review thanks as I am looking to buy a player plus tele. One question I had is with the neck and body seeming to be a little thinner than traditional fender player tele, is the overall weight lighter?
.... Super gute Gitarre... im Shop war ich mehr als überrascht über die Qualität der Gitarren... Fender auf einem guten Weg.... die Player Spec sind ein Fortschritt und eigentlich unverzichtbar.... die Gitarre ist ausreichend für professionelle Ansprüche.... natürlich findet man immer irgendwelche Dinge die an exklusiveren Gitarren besser.... oder sagen wir interessanter sind... das liegt aber im Auge des Betrachters.... denn über eines sollte man sich im Klaren sein.... hat man seinen Zenit in der Gitarren Technik und der Virtuosität erreicht.... ich könnte auch sagen... stagniert man in seinem Gitarrenspiel.... dann versucht man immer mehr den Kick in das Equipment zu verlagern... doch.... es macht viel mehr Spass.... den Fortschritt auf das Verbessern der spielerischen Fertigkeiten zu legen .... believe me
Nothing wrong with vintage spec. Just something different.. same reason Fender offers different colors, pickup configurations, and neck radiuses. 🤷🏽♂️
I haven't owned one of the cheap guitars with noiseless, but the Elite Strat and Tele that I had both sounded great with them...and no hassle anywhere you play. These sound great.
@@RickMcCargar My comment was meant to be lighthearted, but since you mentioned it.. It’s true that $122 in 1965 had the same buying power as $1000 in 2021. $122 TODAY doesn’t seem like a lot, but it sure was *back then*. I’m guessing anyway, since the average family income in 1965 was $6,900 and houses averaged $21k. (Estimates provided by the US census.) Am I being extra? Sure, I freely admit it. But playing sleight of hand between $122 in 1965 and $122 in 2021 is misleading at best. Have a good one, and enjoy those Elites! I have some upper level Fenders as well, and they’re definitely lifers.
@@coltonius I wrote; "Everything is relative". I bought a $100 guitar with money I earned from a paper route during that time. $122 is 1.8% of the average income you mentioned. Hardly a huge purchase.
@@MrWeedpatch It’s also called Brazilian ironwood and used by many guitar manufacturers like PRS. Most players won’t notice any difference, other than a slightly lighter colour in some cases.
Is it my imagination or is the neck on the Strat absolutely amazing more like the Ultra yet the Tele neck still feels like the first guitar neck ever made 😐
I'm of the belief that no one can "hear" any difference b/w Pau Ferro & Rosewood. I do think an argument can be made for how they feel different. That being said, Pau Ferro feels quite nice to me, better than Indian Laurel. Perhaps rosewood feels better idk 🤷♂️
Excellent, thorough demo of these great guitars. Also, Richard, what an amazing guitarist! You, sir, are a player plus in your own right! Love your style(s).
Fender guitars now are like Porsche 911s, there are that many different variations it gets confusing ! If you want a guitar the plays beautifully and is built beautifully too buy a G and L Fender's direction for me has gone from wanting to make great guitars to becoming a marketing brand .
Let me tell you, these noiseless pickups sound great. Richard adds for sure, he is a legend
That tele tone! Wow!
These guitars are fine (I don't like pull switches) the Tele is q. pretty. The real Star of this is Richard Barrett. What a lovely player this guy is. I have followed with interest his work, incl faultless transcriptions of great guitar repertoire, and he is a DIAMOND. 24ct,no less.
Man, you are my favorite player and reviewer. I absolutely love your playing. Thanks for your great videos, especially the Blues Cube Artist review.
One of the best review...I was on the fence because of the negative comments on other videos about the noiseless pickups....but after watching this video....i have no doubt that this guitar offers an arsenal of tones ..like none other in a competitive price. You can tweak just the tone buttons enough to get the tones you need. Unless you are Joe Bonamassa, Eric Gales you will do just fine with the player plus. Got myself a perl white sss.
Thanx Richard! This confirmed me again, that i'm a Tele Guy😊 Great sound, i'm in love with this!
The tele sound, warm¡, percusive, lovely. I just like it.
Richard, May all be well! Straight off.. I rarely watch/listen to videos featuring demos of guitars, or gear.. what have you.. but, because of the intro - and, because it's YOU - I watched all the way to the last note! Glad to see Fender is improving their offerings to players who love their guitars.. I'm sure most of those 'enhancements' have come from listening to what guitar players have told them they would like to see/hear/have in their guitars! Amazing, isn't it? Leo nailed it right out of the box.. the Stratocaster, the Telecaster, the Fender Precision/Jazz! Among the multitudes of guitars offered today, they still stand proud and strong! And, by the way, it really brought it all home when the rhythm section was added to the mix. An excellent demo, from the hands of a Master! Great Job (still waiting for more of those Hooker vamps)!
Hello David. Great player indeed. Could you please tell me his full name, so I can watch more videos of this really good player? Richard..? Or any links links if you can..!
Mike. Rhodes, Greece
Nice. That is the first video where the tele with this plus noiseless pickups sounds really good. Thanks 🙂👍
People saying the noiseless pickups this and that. I’ve yet to play a better pickup. They are somewhat fuller sounding than most single coils and don’t buzz. For a working musician or recording what is not to like about that?
I’ve recently swapped a strat for the Nashville player and it’s an excellent guitar. Those locking tuners are so precise and hold fast. The saddles make the strings sustain nicely.
Great review my dude! Your playing is top notch!
Great playing as always such a great player is Richard
Rolled fingerboard edges in Player Plus models. A definite welcome addition.
The Player Plus Telecaster (I have a sunburst version) is OUTSTANDING. In this video it sounds so much better than the Strat IMO...
Great demo.Think I need one of those Teles
Yes the bridge pickup is near to 11k ohms dc while the other two are around 10.5k ohm dc
I learned the Eric Clapton/John Mayall's Bluesbreakers version of the Freddie King classic Hideaway via Mr Barratt's Lick Library video lesson and the man is good! Forensic, concise, no nonsense. An excellent musician AND teacher too, no doubt.
Sound good. Wish the strat had maple fretboard.
You can get a maple fretboard. Mine has one
It does have
I actually like the look of that pao ferro here (I usually don't) but here it looks like it's own thing (which it is of course)
The Strat neck appears not on centre line of guitar. Base string looks to be further into the neck than top e which appears closer to the edge of the neck..I note the intonation screws are really screwed up tight ot get it tuned. Go for a modern Squier QC so much better
Great review! I bought the Fender Player HSS plus top aged cherry strat last year and this guitar is probably going to be my next one...
For the money it’s a great classic Fender with nice options, my opinion is the action is so low on the strat the frets are buzzing a bit and the pick ups sound very thin. The paint job is beautiful and love the 12 radius and locking tuners. Great demo!
I have this tele. Awesome guitar. Only negative thing is pickups arent balanced in a sense: middle position sounds good- bridge is too thin; bridge sounds good- middle/neck sound too big and boomy…
Love the playing!
I have many guitars, fenders. gibsons and jacksons even a real nice martin acoustic, but I dont get it when people say they dont like fenders. For me the tele is the most comfortable and best necks of all, I do prefer the traditional teles, however I do have one with humbucker on the bridge and its amazing.
Hi Rich nice demo
Great demo! Thanks!
Very nicely done! Thank You!!
Those sound good, I had the strat. Player plus top Mexican made nice playing guitar.
Very helpful and detailed review thanks as I am looking to buy a player plus tele. One question I had is with the neck and body seeming to be a little thinner than traditional fender player tele, is the overall weight lighter?
.... Super gute Gitarre... im Shop war ich mehr als überrascht über die Qualität der Gitarren...
Fender auf einem guten Weg....
die Player Spec sind ein Fortschritt und eigentlich unverzichtbar....
die Gitarre ist ausreichend für professionelle Ansprüche....
natürlich findet man immer irgendwelche Dinge die an exklusiveren Gitarren besser.... oder sagen wir interessanter sind... das liegt aber im Auge des Betrachters....
denn
über eines sollte man sich im Klaren sein....
hat man seinen Zenit in der Gitarren Technik und der Virtuosität erreicht.... ich könnte auch sagen...
stagniert man in seinem Gitarrenspiel.... dann versucht man immer mehr den Kick in das Equipment
zu verlagern...
doch.... es macht viel mehr Spass.... den Fortschritt auf das Verbessern der spielerischen Fertigkeiten zu legen
.... believe me
Man...why. now I want one of each ..aaaarrghh the agony of Guitar aquasition syndrone
So...................what was wrong with the Strat/Tele specs, that they had to "improve" them? Always love your playing, Richard.
Nothing wrong with vintage spec. Just something different.. same reason Fender offers different colors, pickup configurations, and neck radiuses. 🤷🏽♂️
There’s a guitar for everyone out there. No stress.
The specs were made to fit the playing styles and music of the late 1940s and 1950s, when "old man waving fist at clouds" was still a toddler. ;)
Hate the fretboard on the strat
I haven't owned one of the cheap guitars with noiseless, but the Elite Strat and Tele that I had both sounded great with them...and no hassle anywhere you play. These sound great.
I’ll know I’ve made it when I can call a $1000 guitar cheap! 😆
@@coltonius Everything is relative. $1000 in today's dollars is the equivalent to $122 when I was ten.
@@RickMcCargar My comment was meant to be lighthearted, but since you mentioned it..
It’s true that $122 in 1965 had the same buying power as $1000 in 2021. $122 TODAY doesn’t seem like a lot, but it sure was *back then*. I’m guessing anyway, since the average family income in 1965 was $6,900 and houses averaged $21k. (Estimates provided by the US census.)
Am I being extra? Sure, I freely admit it. But playing sleight of hand between $122 in 1965 and $122 in 2021 is misleading at best.
Have a good one, and enjoy those Elites! I have some upper level Fenders as well, and they’re definitely lifers.
@@coltonius I wrote; "Everything is relative". I bought a $100 guitar with money I earned from a paper route during that time.
$122 is 1.8% of the average income you mentioned. Hardly a huge purchase.
Fender don’t need to use pau ferro anymore. Use rosewood and they might make me interested again in the Mexican guitars
What the hell is pay ferro? Sounds like some cheap money saving scam, is it even wood?
It's so hideous looking.
@@MrWeedpatch It’s also called Brazilian ironwood and used by many guitar manufacturers like PRS. Most players won’t notice any difference, other than a slightly lighter colour in some cases.
@@TheWelhaven it feels fine. But looks awful
@@truthfactreality6814 Two of my MiMs have Pau Ferro, and they looks just fine. There’s a guitar for everyone out there, no stress.
Is it my imagination or is the neck on the Strat absolutely amazing more like the Ultra yet the Tele neck still feels like the first guitar neck ever made 😐
If there’s people out there who can hear and feel the difference between rosewood and Pau Ferro, I doubt they buy Mexican guitars in the first place.
There is no if
I'm of the belief that no one can "hear" any difference b/w Pau Ferro & Rosewood. I do think an argument can be made for how they feel different. That being said, Pau Ferro feels quite nice to me, better than Indian Laurel. Perhaps rosewood feels better idk 🤷♂️
Excellent, thorough demo of these great guitars. Also, Richard, what an amazing guitarist! You, sir, are a player plus in your own right! Love your style(s).
Richard always gets the best tone out of any guitar. I'm guessing this is through the Vox AC30.
Ac15. He said that at the beginning.
Why the Synthetic Bone (Plastic) nut?! Such a shame.
Yeah that's a total deal breaker!
...for dogs. ;)
Yeah, that's nuts! They should put a Tusq on it. I'm planning to put one on my Strat, and they only cost $12.00!
Is that aged candy apple red or copper?
aged candy red, looks like copper
Its what it says and looks awesome in person
Good tones, but the Ferro fretboard looks terrible.
doesnt feel all tht nice either tbh
Man, Strat is cool but those pickups just sound harsh to me.
Pau ferro is a deal breaker for me, just hate it so much
how does it differ from the maplewood?
@@philpants44 pau ferro is just ugly looking
Nice guitars, but I just can't get on with that light stripey Pau Farro or whatever fingerboard look on the Strat... horrible imo!
NICE 1 Dick! \m/
Put the white switch tip on that tele and thank me later
Fender guitars now are like Porsche 911s, there are that many different variations it gets confusing ! If you want a guitar the plays beautifully and is built beautifully too buy a G and L
Fender's direction for me has gone from wanting to make great guitars to becoming a marketing brand .
Bullshit, never seen such high quality in every price range
Nice demo. This guy is so English.