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Description
The Fender Custom Telecaster FMT Electric Guitar has tonal versatility and looks that make it welcome in any venue at a price that makes it a real Tele value. Mahogany body and set mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard and 6-saddle string-thru-body hardtail bridge provide great resonance and longer sustain. Cast sealed tuning machines keep tuning spot-on while stunning transparent finishes let the brilliance of the maple figuring shine through. Fat tones a produced by the Seymour Duncan SHPGP-1B Pearly Gates Plus bridge humbucker and Seymour Duncan SH-1N RP '59 Reverse-Polarity neck humbucker.
Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH Electric Guitar Amber
Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH Electric Guitar Amber
Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH Electric Guitar Amber
Features
  • Flamed maple top
  • Mahogany body
  • Set mahogany neck
  • Rosewood fretboard, 15-3/4" radius
  • Seymour Duncan SHPGP-1B Pearly Gates Plus bridge humbucker
  • Seymour Duncan SH-1N RP '59 Reverse-Polarity neck humbucker (coil-splitting activated via push-pull tone control)
  • 3-position toggle
  • Case sold separately
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Reviews

4.24

25 Reviews

89%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Nice upgrade to the Contemporary of 1984

Most Liked Positive Review

4

Korean Fender FMT

I bought this guitar based on the tone of the timber ( I used my ear against teh body unplugged ), it's appearance and play ability. It's Korean made with a straight thru neck and fixed bridge, thru the body string and dual humbickers with a single coil tap on the the tone control. There way switch for neck, bridge or both and jumbo frets. Body is light, arched top with a chamfered back. Positives: Pretty guitar that is light and playable. Greatest asset is the variety of tones it can produce that suit Jazz players to hard rock soloists. Excellent solo guitar, the tones are sharp and sustain is great very good. Fits a after market Tele case perfectly. No EM noise very clean. Negatives: Jumbo frets cause strings to bend with open play and create fret buzz on the low E On delivery, neck seems to be too flat and requires a little additional setup to remove fret buzz. Strap posts are weak and require better fixings. Too twangy with cheap 9's Output plug could be better quality Finish, mother of peral inlays were glued badly, excess glue. Pots are now scratchy after 2 years and three way switch is ordinary. Overall: All the negatives are easily remedied and I am now using Elixir 10's and the twang turned to a bling with zing. I run it with a RT2100 amp, and thru Digital effect via PC in my studio. Very versatile guitar that's relatively light, some say neck is heavy but for me that's becuase the body is light. Price was right, the sound quality very nice and versatility excellent Till death do us part.

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Most Liked Negative Review

2

Fender Drops the ball

this guitar is a great concept by Fender, but the electronics need rethinking guys, there is no way to blend the neck pickup with the bridge pickup which limits the tone options ,as for the craftsmanship the guitar is beautiful , mine is Amber , I've already ordered the parts to do the upgrades, pots and a bumble bee cap, the Seymore Ducans work well in this guitar , I have them in a 335s also....I like em.so they will remain in the guitar,I also have a strat I did the "blender circuit mod " to ...it don't cost nothing guys, and it makes guitars sound better, Gibson has been doing it for years through the volume controls on the pickups..I wish Fender would adopt this concept

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Best Uses
  1. Jamming7
  2. Practicing7
  3. Small Venues5
  4. Recording4
  5. Rock Concerts4
Cons
  1. Craftsmanship1
  2. Neck Is Too Narrow1
  3. No way to blend neck pickup and bridge pickup1
  4. Bridgesaddles1
  5. Nut1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced5
  2. Professional Musician3
  3. Novice1
Pros
  1. Good Tone9
  2. Fun To Play8
  3. Good Pick Up8
  4. Solid Electronics8
  5. Good Feel7

Reviewed by 25 customers

  • No hate just love

    5

    submitted7 years ago

    byBig E

    fromChicago

    Not sure why some people are hating on this. If you're looking for the classic Tele sound and twang this is not your guitar. The moment you see the Duncan PuPs you should know this is going to be a different beast. The Fender quality control of an American made in an Indonesian made is few and far between in most cases. But this is not most cases. Out of the box this thing is awesome not perfect, but awesome. I did take it to my local tech and get a set-up done. Nut cut for larger gauge strings, lower action etc. Anyone who thinks a guitar is going to be perfect for them off the floor or out of the box is nuts since we all have our own tastes and styles. Great fast neck and comfortable as all can be. Yes the volume gets reduced when you split the coils. I've never seen a coil tap system that doesn't. Yes you can still get that classic Fender tone (not dead on but close enough) and yes you can blend the Neck and Bridge. You just have to get the tone dialed in and play with it. You want it to twang like a Tele well stick with a classic Tele. If you want a blues/rock machine with versatility and tonal options? Than this is for you.

  • How to Impress your friends withput having to play . . .

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byRon

    fromundisclosed

    Absolutely Beautiful !!! Sounds Fantastic !!! Indonesia has got it figured out !!! Worry no more !!! Totally Cool !!!

  • Nice upgrade to the Contemporary of 1984

    4

    submitted8 years ago

    byBilly Joe Jim Bob

    fromPortland, OR

    I own a 1984 Fender Telecaster Contemporary. I looked around for a replacement but never could find anything that played like it. But this guitar is very close to mine, except I have a shorter faster neck. The nicest thing about this guitar and my Contemp is that it is three guitars in one. The front pickup selection sounds like a Les Paul and works great for blues or slow ballad work. The center selection is my Strat guitar sound for rock and hard blues work. The rear selection is all country twang. If I want to make it spicier then I use the switch to swap the wiring of the pickup for a Flying V sound. It also enhances the chicken picking sound in country tunes. This guitar does the same thing. But instead of having the 2nd switch, you just pull up on the tone knob. So I would say for those people looking for a guitar that has great voicing, this is it. I combined it with the Fender Champion 40 and it is sweet. You can go from 60's beach music to Eric Clapton '70's to BB King '80's and every country sound you ever heard with that combo. So don't buy just a Strat or a Tele or a Les Paul, get them all in this beautiful guitar.

  • Great telecaster

    5

    Verified Buyer

    submitted8 years ago

    byDoc

    fromOhio

    Feels natural in my hanfs

  • Waste Of Design

    1

    Verified Buyer

    submitted9 years ago

    byOSCAR

    fromundisclosed

    Coil Splitting Destroys The Tone Of This Guitar,So I'm Returning For Refund..

  • Cool one of a kind type styling.

    4

    Verified Buyer

    submitted9 years ago

    byTally

    fromSalt Lake City

    Love the body style and the black cherry color.

Q&A

Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • submitted7 years ago

    asked byPatrick

    fromCO

    Where was this guitar made?

    Open Reply - Beau
    This guitar was made in Mexico.
    Open Reply - Beau
    This guitar was made in Mexico.

  • submitted8 years ago

    asked bytommy

    fromBoston, Ma.

    What size nut width and what size frets

    Open Reply -
    1 11/16 and the frets are Jumbo

  • submitted9 years ago

    asked byChris

    fromPittsburgh, PA

    Is there a travel case available for this model? (SPECIAL EDITION CUSTOM TELECASTER® FMT HH) Needs to hold up through frequent airplane travel.

    Open Reply -
    Yes we have the SKB Injection-Molded Strat/Tele-Style ATA Guitar Flight Case available for this guitar.