Fender JV Modified '50s Telecaster Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar White Blonde

A 50s JV Modified Tele is the closest to a perfect guitar I've ever played & gets more play time than all my others. The hotter-than-usual SCs have series/parallel & in or out of phase tonal variety. The basswood body makes it light, and the soft V neck is the most comfy I've ever played.

Just picked it up today after much research. Couldn't find one close enough to play before buying. Loved the spec sheet, look, and price. Took the chance and SO glad I did. Fantastic Tele sound, looks sharp, and it's the most comfortable guitar I've played. Setup was great. 0 issuesm

I typically play a Gibson '64 335 and other hollow bodies. In the past year I've unloaded all my Fenders ( Jazzmaster, strat, 60's Tele) I decided to go with one Fender and chose this based on the wide range of pickup sounds. Aside from the classic looks and vibe, the tone variations are above my expectations. One of my best purchases ever. Labor day special pricing was just a bonus.

I'm a (barely) intermediate player mostly playing rhythm guitar in a School of Rock adult band, along with vocals. While I also own a Gibson Les Paul Studio and a Taylor acoustic, the Telecaster has been my preferred instrument going back at least four decades before I started playing. I've had three Telecasters before this one, and while each had its strengths and weaknesses, this one is the best of them for where I am now. I was actually going to splurge on an American Professional II or custom build through the Mod Shop, but when I saw Bass Wood in the description for this, I had to try it. Bass wood isn't a fancy or expensive wood, but is common on Japanese made guitars and is known for light weight. I'm 56-years-old and have fairly bad arthritis in my lower back, and since I like to play and sing standing up a weight reduction was top of my list on a new guitar (my upgraded and modified Player Series Tele weighed over 9 lbs). This guitar weighs less than 7 lbs and just feels so responsive and comfortable when I play, with the back pain coming in later and with less intensity than with my other Tele or my Les Paul (10.6 lbs). While light weight was my primary consideration, this guitar doesn't disappoint anywhere else. The neck is amazing, making it easy for me to wrap my thumb over to dampen the low E string or use it for chords, while the combination of the soft V profile and satin finish make it effortless and smooth to slide up and down the neck. My biggest worry was the pickups, and the thought that I'd immediately want to transplant the Custom Shop '51 NoCaster pickups from my Player Tele to this one as soon as I got it home, but that is not the case. These pickups are only described as "Vintage Voiced" and I have no clue what kind of magnets are used, but they sound great. Night quite the depth of the 51s, but really close, and the options with the four-way switch and the push pull (out of phase; amazing 70s funk on position 4, anemic and useless on position 2) make this a very versatile guitar. Position four, placing the two pickups in series instead of parallel, actually makes it sound a lot like vintage Gibson PAF humbucker with a thickness that Tele single coils can't normally get without using outboard effects. I might eventually put in the 51 NoCaster pickups, but not for a while as I'm enjoying these. I wouldn't even think of makinbg the swap if I didn't already own that set, and would put these in my other Telecaster over the original Player Series pickups, which themselves were quite good, just a bit modern-sounding. Position one is proper Tele-twang, but with the tone backed off a bit has a great vintage rock tone. Think Hollies "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress". Position two is quite melodic, very touch sensitive and responds great to both subtle tone and volume adjustments. Position three is my usual rhythm guitar preference for softer rock. Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty's "Stop Draggin My Heart Around" is the first song I played on this guitar and in position three I just couldn't stop smiling. Smooth, melodic and gentle, but cuts through the mix nicely and gives a really solid foundation to my (Tom's part) and our amazing female singer's vocals. Position four just might be fat enough for me to leave the Les Paul at home and play rhythm on Metallica "For Whom the Bell Tolls" on the Tele instead. For what this costs, it is a real bargain. Equal or better build quality to entry-level USA Fender and an extremely versatile, not to mention sweet-sounding guitar. I even like the white blond finish that is almost translucent and looks a bit pink in most light. I'm not sure about anodized gold-tone pick guard yet, but a three ply black or perhaps white replacement is an easy enough change, though I'll wait a bit before making any switches.

I recently bought this guitar as an upgrade from my last Telecaster and I'm OBSESSED. The design is beautiful and the fretboard has a great feel to it. Sound is very clear and bright. Would definitely recommend.

Very well made guitar. Sounds great. It looks beautiful and the neck feels awesome and broken in. The satin finished Soft V profile took very little time to get used to, and now it is one of my favorites. I played several USA model s and preferred this one. All around great guitar.