It's currently 10% off at Sweetwater! Mine came in yesterday, and I couldn't be more pleased. That Chrissy Hynde pickup does sound old school awesome! The newer pickups were designed to be hotter and more "modern". The great thing about a tele is sooooo many aftermarket parts, you can easily dial in your own sound.
Redwine Supernova was already stuck in my head, thanks. Lovely green colour, I always felt that green shades are never the right tone - too bright or dark, too blue or aqua
@@GetOffsetI have a player strat and a silver sky SE. I hear the tele is more country and very similar but seemingly a bit thicker or beefier tone than the jingle bell strat sound. Is their much reason to justify one, if someone like me has two Stratocaster types. I do have a sheraton 335 and epiphone les paul classic too. I was possibly thinking of selling off one strat and maybe having a tele to replace it.
A bit of topic, but I came to this video from a video you did 4 years ago (about putting a Lollar pickup in an offset Squier), and it's dramatic how much your playing has improved. L❤ve the 'Yackety Axe'. 👍
Emily did such a nice job of demonstrating this guitar and comparing the noiseless pickups to the standard tele ones. Fender has a real winner on it’s hands and what’s not to like about this guitar. It has great tone and desirable specs at a decent price point. I really like that new birch green color, which as Emily pointed out, gives the guitar a nice aged look.
I ordered that Tele immediately on release because of the color. LOL Happy to see you kept the Chrissie Hynde. I absolutely love my CH, especially the neck PU for jazz.
Emily‘s comparison would/will surely be very helpful, but for what it‘s worth, I had (and returned) the Vinterra II JM and currently own the new Player II JM (as well as a MiJ JM that cost about twice as much). My verdict in a nutshell: The Vinterra II was/is fantastic, and I loved its pickup sound like crazy, but couldn’t deal with the neck (narrow & thick). The MiJ was my compromise, but now that I also have the Player II, man, that thing is the cat‘s pyjamas!!! Great neck, feel and TONE. Sounds like JM to me, and I‘m flirting with selling my MiJ. No mods needed on the Player II to make it sound and feel great (or maybe I was just lucky). Finally some pickups that have what it takes to earn the JM name. The Vinterra II had that, too (maybe even more so?), but it just wasn‘t my cup of tea otherwise.
@@scottbecker3485 thanks! Just about the sound, how do you compare both? I own the vintera ii right now, and the neck is pretty skinny, like the modern C of my player 1 jazzmaster. Maybe there are differences around the globe on the neck specs?
@@nunobarbosa77 Well, it‘s a bit hard for me to reliably compare the sound for you, since I returned the Vintera II about 8 months ago, and only got the Player 2 a few weeks back. But from memory, I‘d say that both have a pleasing treble liveliness and plenty of responsiveness and „punch“ in the mids and lows. Perhaps the Vintera sounded a bit closer to „vintage“ sounds, but the Player 2 is well-balanced across the pickup settings, with all settings being usable, at least for me. Both models have what I consider to be a thickness and „throaty“ quality, like a JM should. Tonally, I could easily live with both. But as I pointed out, the neck of the Vintera II wasn‘t for me. As you point out, the neck is rather skinny/narrow, but also - at least for me - too thick. Although I have somewhat large hands with longish fingers, I found it hard to use my thumb to play bass notes, e.g. on an F chord. The neck of the Player 2 is sort of a modern standard, and fits me perfectly. It’s not so thick, and it‘s a bit wider, and I can easily thumb bass notes. It feels very comfortable to me. I hope these impressions help you. Oh, and there are no differences in neck specs around the globe.
@@scottbecker3485 Thank you! I really want to hear the difference between the 50's style pickups and the new player ones, hope someone could make that video. About the neck, probably there are differences world wide, my vintera 2 doesn't have a thick neck at all. Actually i think it's a bit thinner than my jazzmaster player one, and american performer strat, wich both has modern C necks. I found it strange because i was reading everywhere that the vintera ii has a thicker neck than the modern C, and when i grab it the first time i was shocked about feeling it so thin. My both modern C necks are thicker and wider for sure. But i love this one and it looks great too :) other thing i might had luck was with the bridge, it's not rattling at all. Cheers! And thank you for the feedback!
@@nunobarbosa77 Interesting that your Vintera II neck doesn‘t appear to be „thick“. Perhaps that is just my subjective impression of it due to its relative thinness, i.e. lack of width. At any rate, it‘ll probably be hard to find any comparison of these two models. If you‘re happy with the Vintera II, though, why bother to compare with the Player 2 at all (just curious)? I really think the Vintera II is fantastic overall, and can confirm that the bridge on mine was also fine, with no rattle (unlike the bridge on my Made in Japan Traditional Late 60s, which I replaced). The Vintera 2 is a highly musical JM, and that‘s all that counts. :-) For me, the Player 2 is the better fit, and sounds enough like a JM to make me happy.
The Chrissie Hynde bridge pup is sweet to my ears just what a Tele bridge ought to be. Player II bridge sounds too thin, clean. Sounds ok distorted, but then what pup doesn't. Neck pup sounds amazing clean, love it. Love that Birch Green, that would be my choice too.
Thanks for watching! For the price, swapping in a different bridge one likes more seems like a fair trade. But I'm gonna keep it stock for awhile! When it leaked, folks weren't too into the Birch Green, but it's so good in person
Hi!! Very cool video. Real good work testing and comparing the guitars. Just a "strange" question: does it make sense for you to sell my american standard stratocaster (HSS, sienna sunburst) and buy this green beauty? I couldnt keep the two ones or my wife will leave the house!! (I already own 2 gibsons ane some acoustics...ha ha)
I can't really say. I think the American-made Stratocaster will probably hold its value better, but if you don't like it and would rather have a Telecaster, this could be an option, and you'd probably have a little money with the value difference to upgrade the electronics. In the end, it's a personal decision that boils down to "Which will you play more?"
@GetOffset many thanks for the advice. I think you are right and probably read my mind. I would play more the tele, at least first months..since it would be the new toy, but at the same time dont wanna lose my strato! Hard decission!! 😂
Only halfway through this revealing vid (thanks for actually showing the SOUNDS without noodling getting in the way, as is the case with many reviewers), and I must say I‘m not enthused about that bridge sound. I crave a bit more brightness, especially since I tune all my guitars down to C# standard and use thicker gauge strings. Now I‘m wondering what kind of pickups they chose to use on the new Player II Jazzmaster….. Hopefully not another flavor of P90s.
Yeah, I for sure think the bridge will be a little polarizing. Ultimately, I ended up liking it quite a bit and think it might make a Tele more of an option for folks who don't like how bright the bridge usually is, ya know?
That green looks better in the video than the pics on Sweetwater. I think the bridge pickup sounds good, but I'm more of a rocker than a country dude. I do enjoy some twang though.
I use the noise gate. That's how you get rid of the 60 cycle. Hum. I've never even heard it. It seems weird. Fender competing with itself. If there's squires they're getting better, why don't they just call them fenders. Are the machines different in Indonesia? Do the people of Indonesia not know how to make guitars compared to the people of Mexico and the USA because that's a bit ethnocentric. I got a squire telly I bought off of Amazon used. The only thing I could see that was wrong with it is it just wasn't set up as good as a nicer more expensive Fender. Otherwise in the right hands it sounds beautiful. I've heard the guy who set it up play all sorts of really nice jazz chords. Really nice tone. You know, sometimes it's not the guitar. It's the person playing it. I don't mean to be mean. But if I want to upgrade my ceramic pickups which work just fine I can. And the body is already routed out for humbuckers so I don't know. Squires a little bit more punk rock. Fender is establishment.
Seems like a really solid Tele. Those pickups sound great to me. I usually really prefer bright and snappy bridge pickups and on my main T I changed the stock MIJ pickup to something more trad bright but the guitar just died as a result, went from being my goto studio solution guitar to hardly being played at all and I reckon these are going to be just as versatile.
I purchased the Squier 70s Tele with the wide range Humbucker in the neck and a little bit brighter or hotter single coil in the bridge,,, i cant remember what they said about the bridge pickup accurately so bear with me , but needles to say , its absolutely fantastic and dosent detour far from the Telecaster at all but with so much more depth and warmth in the wide range Humbucker in the neck , which if im not mistaken?? Was designed by the ( Seth Lover ). I will eventually get another Telecaster with the lipstick single coil in the neck.
That green may be $799 but the rest are $899. I'm currently shopping for a Tele and am wondering would the extra $100 to get into the Vintera line be worth it? Additionally, would an extra $250-$300 be worth it for an American Performer? Thanks!
Unfortunately, I don't have enough hands-on experience with the American Performer to give you a good yes or no on it. I'm not sure I'd recommend the Vintera 1 line for similar reasons. All I can tell you is that I'm hella impressed with this Tele in this video, but can see why some people would want to switch out the pickups to something more traditional-sounding.
Then bridge pickup sounds fine to me. It's a $799 guitar vs essentially a $1600 guitar 🤷. I wouldn't expect the Player to sound like the one that's literally twice the price.
I'm guessing you have a gritty singing voice ? Little bit of croaky fry in your speaking voice ! Ami right? Greetings from melbourne Australia ....love that guitar
Yeah, I just wanted to showcase that they definitely sound different than what one might expect a Tele bridge to sound like. As someone else said, it's a bit more rock than country.
I have all kinds of Teles from Harley Benton thru Custom Shop...all good....all good values. Q: What do you NEED....and want. Love my Squier Custom Vibes...but their QA is NOT MexTex level. Both CV and MexTex have inferior pups...I always upgrade pups. AIO TC4 was my most recent Tele acquisition...VERY impressive....but it too got better pups. Muddy neck pups is a common gripe on Teles...so, simply disconnect neck pup from tone pot to increase clarity and output. Great and simple mod.
There several Squier Affinity II Teles w/ 2 single coils. Prices from $249 to $499. A misleading video since there was no comparison to any Squier Tele. Not to mention that the video title question was never answered. Pretty poor overall.
the reality is that no guitar is actually better than another, as long as the guitars themselves are of a similar quality/build, and both are set up correctly for the player to be comfortable when playing. Pitting one guitar against another servers only the marketing of some new product. The most important factor when comparing guitars is always the player not the instrument
I simply do not understand Fender.....there is virtually no difference between the standard Player series and this new new Player II series other than now the fretboards are rolled....and you can get them in both a rosewood (if you like rosewood) or a maple fretboard...STIll no bone nut. Personally, I cannot justify the $120 difference.
@@bce3210 Although I will always prefer a Maple fretboard, I stand corrected ! Fender Player vs. Player II - What’s changed? Return of Rosewood Rolled fingerboard edges Revised Alnico pickups ClassicGear (vintage-styled) tuners New Colours Choice of Alder, Chambered Ash and Chambered Mahogany on some Strat and Tele models Upgraded Mustang saddles on Jazzmaster and Jaguar guitars.
10:34 My shitty squier with blackstar 10 watt amp sounds exactly like this. Can someone explain to me why does this 10x priced insturment sounds exactly like my shitty setup because I genuinely don't understand.
@@ratbird3290 Well, buying higher quality strings kinda made my tone better and I still dont get how it can sound better than this fender on the video.
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It's currently 10% off at Sweetwater! Mine came in yesterday, and I couldn't be more pleased. That Chrissy Hynde pickup does sound old school awesome! The newer pickups were designed to be hotter and more "modern". The great thing about a tele is sooooo many aftermarket parts, you can easily dial in your own sound.
Redwine Supernova was already stuck in my head, thanks. Lovely green colour, I always felt that green shades are never the right tone - too bright or dark, too blue or aqua
It has been stuck in my head for a WEEK.
@@GetOffset im desperately trying to find tabs/replaying 5 second sections of the video to try and figure it out.
@@GetOffsetI have a player strat and a silver sky SE. I hear the tele is more country and very similar but seemingly a bit thicker or beefier tone than the jingle bell strat sound. Is their much reason to justify one, if someone like me has two Stratocaster types. I do have a sheraton 335 and epiphone les paul classic too. I was possibly thinking of selling off one strat and maybe having a tele to replace it.
@@jasonlarge15 oh shoot sorry, just saw this. It's in drop D if that helps. I can maybe do a tutorial via shorts but it only gives me 60 seconds.
@@jasonlarge15 but the first part hovers around A chords.
That green color is freaking gorgeous
I like the aquatone blue and the white blonde, maybe the transparent cherry. I'd definitely prefer the rosewood.
Yes I'm getting one.
A bit of topic, but I came to this video from a video you did 4 years ago (about putting a Lollar pickup in an offset Squier), and it's dramatic how much your playing has improved. L❤ve the 'Yackety Axe'. 👍
Never subscribed to a guitar RUclipsr so fast! What a refreshing change of pace in the genre. Excited to binge your channel all day lololol
Emily did such a nice job of demonstrating this guitar and comparing the noiseless pickups to the standard tele ones. Fender has a real winner on it’s hands and what’s not to like about this guitar. It has great tone and desirable specs at a decent price point. I really like that new birch green color, which as Emily pointed out, gives the guitar a nice aged look.
As much as I like a completely classic Tele, I tend to find 6-saddle bridges much more comfortable. Thanks for the video!
Yeah, I can't complain about them for sure!
freaking gorgeous, he Baby Puke Green is starting, That green looks better in the video than the pics on Sweetwater.
I don't know about Sweetwater's pics but Fender's official photos don't always do the finishes justice.
I ordered that Tele immediately on release because of the color. LOL
Happy to see you kept the Chrissie Hynde.
I absolutely love my CH, especially the neck PU for jazz.
It's even better in person 💜
Nice playing. I think im going to buy this guitar.
Hope you like it!
@@GetOffset Thanks so much I also Sub you channel
love to see a comparison like this, but with the new jazzmaster player ii against the vintera ii!
Emily‘s comparison would/will surely be very helpful, but for what it‘s worth, I had (and returned) the Vinterra II JM and currently own the new Player II JM (as well as a MiJ JM that cost about twice as much). My verdict in a nutshell: The Vinterra II was/is fantastic, and I loved its pickup sound like crazy, but couldn’t deal with the neck (narrow & thick). The MiJ was my compromise, but now that I also have the Player II, man, that thing is the cat‘s pyjamas!!! Great neck, feel and TONE. Sounds like JM to me, and I‘m flirting with selling my MiJ. No mods needed on the Player II to make it sound and feel great (or maybe I was just lucky). Finally some pickups that have what it takes to earn the JM name. The Vinterra II had that, too (maybe even more so?), but it just wasn‘t my cup of tea otherwise.
@@scottbecker3485 thanks! Just about the sound, how do you compare both? I own the vintera ii right now, and the neck is pretty skinny, like the modern C of my player 1 jazzmaster. Maybe there are differences around the globe on the neck specs?
@@nunobarbosa77 Well, it‘s a bit hard for me to reliably compare the sound for you, since I returned the Vintera II about 8 months ago, and only got the Player 2 a few weeks back. But from memory, I‘d say that both have a pleasing treble liveliness and plenty of responsiveness and „punch“ in the mids and lows. Perhaps the Vintera sounded a bit closer to „vintage“ sounds, but the Player 2 is well-balanced across the pickup settings, with all settings being usable, at least for me. Both models have what I consider to be a thickness and „throaty“ quality, like a JM should. Tonally, I could easily live with both. But as I pointed out, the neck of the Vintera II wasn‘t for me. As you point out, the neck is rather skinny/narrow, but also - at least for me - too thick. Although I have somewhat large hands with longish fingers, I found it hard to use my thumb to play bass notes, e.g. on an F chord. The neck of the Player 2 is sort of a modern standard, and fits me perfectly. It’s not so thick, and it‘s a bit wider, and I can easily thumb bass notes. It feels very comfortable to me. I hope these impressions help you. Oh, and there are no differences in neck specs around the globe.
@@scottbecker3485 Thank you! I really want to hear the difference between the 50's style pickups and the new player ones, hope someone could make that video. About the neck, probably there are differences world wide, my vintera 2 doesn't have a thick neck at all. Actually i think it's a bit thinner than my jazzmaster player one, and american performer strat, wich both has modern C necks. I found it strange because i was reading everywhere that the vintera ii has a thicker neck than the modern C, and when i grab it the first time i was shocked about feeling it so thin. My both modern C necks are thicker and wider for sure. But i love this one and it looks great too :) other thing i might had luck was with the bridge, it's not rattling at all. Cheers! And thank you for the feedback!
@@nunobarbosa77 Interesting that your Vintera II neck doesn‘t appear to be „thick“. Perhaps that is just my subjective impression of it due to its relative thinness, i.e. lack of width. At any rate, it‘ll probably be hard to find any comparison of these two models. If you‘re happy with the Vintera II, though, why bother to compare with the Player 2 at all (just curious)? I really think the Vintera II is fantastic overall, and can confirm that the bridge on mine was also fine, with no rattle (unlike the bridge on my Made in Japan Traditional Late 60s, which I replaced). The Vintera 2 is a highly musical JM, and that‘s all that counts. :-) For me, the Player 2 is the better fit, and sounds enough like a JM to make me happy.
Reminds me of the Jade Green from a few years back. Nice video. Thanks 👍
The Chrissie Hynde bridge pup is sweet to my ears just what a Tele bridge ought to be. Player II bridge sounds too thin, clean. Sounds ok distorted, but then what pup doesn't. Neck pup sounds amazing clean, love it. Love that Birch Green, that would be my choice too.
Thanks for watching! For the price, swapping in a different bridge one likes more seems like a fair trade. But I'm gonna keep it stock for awhile!
When it leaked, folks weren't too into the Birch Green, but it's so good in person
Great demo, Emily. As always, super helpful in letting me know about new stuff. Your perspective is one I appreciate. ✌️
@@sagittated thanks for the kind words!
Hi!! Very cool video. Real good work testing and comparing the guitars. Just a "strange" question: does it make sense for you to sell my american standard stratocaster (HSS, sienna sunburst) and buy this green beauty? I couldnt keep the two ones or my wife will leave the house!! (I already own 2 gibsons ane some acoustics...ha ha)
I can't really say. I think the American-made Stratocaster will probably hold its value better, but if you don't like it and would rather have a Telecaster, this could be an option, and you'd probably have a little money with the value difference to upgrade the electronics.
In the end, it's a personal decision that boils down to "Which will you play more?"
@GetOffset many thanks for the advice. I think you are right and probably read my mind. I would play more the tele, at least first months..since it would be the new toy, but at the same time dont wanna lose my strato! Hard decission!! 😂
Can't wait to see what Player Series guitars start selling for on Reverb after this. A used player series JM for $500-550? Rad!
Not a bad mod platform!
Nice demo. Thanks Emily.
Only halfway through this revealing vid (thanks for actually showing the SOUNDS without noodling getting in the way, as is the case with many reviewers), and I must say I‘m not enthused about that bridge sound. I crave a bit more brightness, especially since I tune all my guitars down to C# standard and use thicker gauge strings. Now I‘m wondering what kind of pickups they chose to use on the new Player II Jazzmaster….. Hopefully not another flavor of P90s.
Yeah, I for sure think the bridge will be a little polarizing. Ultimately, I ended up liking it quite a bit and think it might make a Tele more of an option for folks who don't like how bright the bridge usually is, ya know?
I think they listened to the complaints and they're calling them Jazzmaster pickups. But now you have me wondering, too. Surely they're JMs. Gotta be.
Great video and great playing!
@@arocker23 thank you!
Warm pickups! I love it!
That green looks better in the video than the pics on Sweetwater. I think the bridge pickup sounds good, but I'm more of a rocker than a country dude. I do enjoy some twang though.
To me, the Player II JM sounds more like a JM should than this Player II Tele does. I have and absolutely love the Player II JM!
I use the noise gate. That's how you get rid of the 60 cycle. Hum. I've never even heard it. It seems weird. Fender competing with itself. If there's squires they're getting better, why don't they just call them fenders. Are the machines different in Indonesia? Do the people of Indonesia not know how to make guitars compared to the people of Mexico and the USA because that's a bit ethnocentric. I got a squire telly I bought off of Amazon used. The only thing I could see that was wrong with it is it just wasn't set up as good as a nicer more expensive Fender. Otherwise in the right hands it sounds beautiful. I've heard the guy who set it up play all sorts of really nice jazz chords. Really nice tone. You know, sometimes it's not the guitar. It's the person playing it. I don't mean to be mean. But if I want to upgrade my ceramic pickups which work just fine I can. And the body is already routed out for humbuckers so I don't know. Squires a little bit more punk rock. Fender is establishment.
I'm so getting the Mustang in that color!
Congratulations!!!
The Baby Puke Green is starting to grow on me....especially on the Jazz
That was my top choice!
Seems like a really solid Tele. Those pickups sound great to me. I usually really prefer bright and snappy bridge pickups and on my main T I changed the stock MIJ pickup to something more trad bright but the guitar just died as a result, went from being my goto studio solution guitar to hardly being played at all and I reckon these are going to be just as versatile.
Excellent demo! Thanks!
Thanks for checking it out!
I purchased the Squier 70s Tele with the wide range Humbucker in the neck and a little bit brighter or hotter single coil in the bridge,,, i cant remember what they said about the bridge pickup accurately so bear with me , but needles to say , its absolutely fantastic and dosent detour far from the Telecaster at all but with so much more depth and warmth in the wide range Humbucker in the neck , which if im not mistaken?? Was designed by the ( Seth Lover ). I will eventually get another Telecaster with the lipstick single coil in the neck.
I believe its better than a squire in every way and worth the extra money
I ❤ your playing....
Yes! Bug ups for Chappell Roan and thanks for dropping the link
Yeah, that Mimi guitarist has some sick arrangements!
Cool video. Great job. Sweetwater just sent me an email with a white/rosewood version and I am seriously jonesing for it
That green may be $799 but the rest are $899. I'm currently shopping for a Tele and am wondering would the extra $100 to get into the Vintera line be worth it? Additionally, would an extra $250-$300 be worth it for an American Performer? Thanks!
Unfortunately, I don't have enough hands-on experience with the American Performer to give you a good yes or no on it. I'm not sure I'd recommend the Vintera 1 line for similar reasons. All I can tell you is that I'm hella impressed with this Tele in this video, but can see why some people would want to switch out the pickups to something more traditional-sounding.
Green is nice for tele and red or black is the one for strat
I was waiting for that sweet sweet Hey Sandy! 😂
You got it!
SQUAD UP!!!!
Still jealous of that JM (though I'd want it in Birch Green!)
@@GetOffset yea!! Seeing the JM in birch put me in my feelings.
It's cool! It's not something I'd normally expect. I wish they did the JM in yellow.
A minor complaint, but I'd have liked it more if they came with a sculpted heel joint. That was a game changer for me.
That's pretty luxe!
Wish they have more LH colors!!
Nice , i got to learn this benny hill stuff
**Benny Hill intensifies!** 😸🐱
hahah!
What do you think of the overall quality vs the player plus?
I think the build quality is similar. The big difference is the player plus having upgraded electronics for several models from what I can tell.
Then bridge pickup sounds fine to me. It's a $799 guitar vs essentially a $1600 guitar 🤷. I wouldn't expect the Player to sound like the one that's literally twice the price.
I don't dislike it! But I was a little surprised first time I plugged it in!
red wine super noavaaa
That song is too catchy.
Jour Sound is good with this guitar.
LOL! I get so into the playing I kinda forget about the guitar.
I'm guessing you have a gritty singing voice ? Little bit of croaky fry in your speaking voice ! Ami right?
Greetings from melbourne Australia ....love that guitar
To be fair, the CH has actual custom pickups whereas the Player has basic Alnico 5 pickups.
Yeah, I just wanted to showcase that they definitely sound different than what one might expect a Tele bridge to sound like. As someone else said, it's a bit more rock than country.
@@GetOffset
Oh definitely, and the CH has 50’s voiced PU and the Player is mid 60’s.
@@powbobs what's "the CH"? Not everybody knows what that means 🤷
@@J.C... Chrissie Hynde telecaster
I like how the pickups sound but the bridge is definitely less bright than I’d expect.
It really caught me off guard! But I do think that it might make the Tele more palatable for some folks?
I have all kinds of Teles from Harley Benton thru Custom Shop...all good....all good values. Q: What do you NEED....and want. Love my Squier Custom Vibes...but their QA is NOT MexTex level. Both CV and MexTex have inferior pups...I always upgrade pups. AIO TC4 was my most recent Tele acquisition...VERY impressive....but it too got better pups. Muddy neck pups is a common gripe on Teles...so, simply disconnect neck pup from tone pot to increase clarity and output. Great and simple mod.
“Uber Affordable”, ok, you’re being compensated for making this commercial. Thanks
I wasn't paid, no.
Did you get to keep the guitar? If so, how much did it cost you?
Red Wine Supernova!
Oh yeah, btw, I got this guitar from Fender 🤣
How do you like it?
what song is that
You might be thinking of "Red Wine Supernova" but if you dropped a time stamp I could say for sure.
I really wish they would do this telecaster in a Sunburst with the rosewood fingerboard
Hmmm, I dunno, I like the maple with the burst! More contrast.
There several Squier Affinity II Teles w/ 2 single coils. Prices from $249 to $499. A misleading video since there was no comparison to any Squier Tele. Not to mention that the video title question was never answered. Pretty poor overall.
I have a Schecter in birch green and its color is not remotely similar to that Fender. Birch green should have a yellowish tinge to it.
Tony Egg?
Seem more rocky and less country with Alnico V.
I'm inclined to agree
the reality is that no guitar is actually better than another, as long as the guitars themselves are of a similar quality/build, and both are set up correctly for the player to be comfortable when playing. Pitting one guitar against another servers only the marketing of some new product. The most important factor when comparing guitars is always the player not the instrument
I simply do not understand Fender.....there is virtually no difference between the standard Player series and this new new Player II series other than now the fretboards are rolled....and you can get them in both a rosewood (if you like rosewood) or a maple fretboard...STIll no bone nut. Personally, I cannot justify the $120 difference.
I read there's no rosewood for the 1st edition
@@bce3210 Although I will always prefer a Maple fretboard, I stand corrected ! Fender Player vs. Player II - What’s changed?
Return of Rosewood
Rolled fingerboard edges
Revised Alnico pickups
ClassicGear (vintage-styled) tuners
New Colours
Choice of Alder, Chambered Ash and Chambered Mahogany on some Strat and Tele models
Upgraded Mustang saddles on Jazzmaster and Jaguar guitars.
this whole "rolled fret edges" bs is like: we'll give you for no extra charge a blue sky on a cloudless day
I disagree with you there. It's a super nice touch that give the guitar a nice, worn-in feel.
🤦
That fretboard looks dyed
I'm not thinking it is--there's a pretty nice redish streak through mine.
You lost me at Made in Mexico
10:34 My shitty squier with blackstar 10 watt amp sounds exactly like this. Can someone explain to me why does this 10x priced insturment sounds exactly like my shitty setup because I genuinely don't understand.
squires are great. just components are lesser quality. probably electronics wont last as long. but better value obviously than player
@@ratbird3290 Well, buying higher quality strings kinda made my tone better and I still dont get how it can sound better than this fender on the video.