Why I already sold my Fender American Professional ii Telecaster...

I stopped buying Fender Tele’s about 6 years ago. Now all my new Tele’s, I have built and or are part-casters. They all are excellent players and very good lookers. But the best thing , is that they emerged from an idea, which developed into a project which turned out to be a positive , enjoyable, and super playing instrument, it’s like total Zen, Super Kool 😎 keep on strumming 🎸🎼👍🍻

My first guitar was a Squier telecaster standard series I had it since 2004 and I didn’t want to get rid of it but the neck and the frets was starting to wear out real bad so I change the pickups and did my own soldering got stainless steel saddles and got a warmoth tele neck with hipshot locking tuner got a set up and wow I literally fell in love with my first guitar again I enjoy playing it every time

It depends. When I put an Ibanez tube screamer ts808 on it, it sounds dirty, especially in the middle position. It’s a different dirty to a strat. And then when I used the pickups in series, I haven’t been able to put it down. It’s a different kind of heavy dirtier lead than a strat. I roll off a little on the treble bleed and I’ve got a new dirty lead sound that I don’t get from my other telecaster which is a vintage 58’.

I own an American Performer Telecaster, which is really great and a few hundred dollars cheaper than the American Professional line. Any thoughts on that option?

Really intrigued to see how your partscaster turns out. I wasn't aware how much of a saving there was to be made by going that route.

Thanks for the honesty. Great video! I recommend firstly, a Baja Tele, then as a second choice - American Performer(or used Special) if you want US in the serial number. I seriously never played a Tele nicer than the Bajas, and I play Teles at every musical instrument shop I visit. There is really something 'crafty' about them. They are made for serious players/performers who want a traditional feel with a variety of sounds, and they're workhorses!

Thanks for making this review. I was wondering if I should get an MIA tele to upgrade from my heavily modified MIM at some point in the future. Your video confirmed what I was thinking in that it is probably not really worth it.

If you close your eyes, he sounds like David Spade talking lol

I have an American professional ii Stratocaster that is absolutely awesome. It plays fantastically and sounds great. The pickups have much more clarity than my 61 custom shop Stratocaster and sound much better through fuzz pedals. It almost makes me want to sell my custom shop because it sounds so good. The neck also fits My hand perfectly. For me, price is secondary to if you’re in tone. If it feels good, sounds good and you love it, it’s worth whatever the cost.

I dig that song in the studio, is that an original? Is there somewhere I can listen to it?

I paid $1349 for mine brand new. It's absolutely gorgeous, plays and sounds great, and the case is fantastic, but you bring up a good point. Teles by design are meant to be cheap, why on earth are they so expensive now?

Nice to hear an honest review but I have a question/observation. That case is aftermarket about $200? So if you could get the Pro II for $1300 is that worth it? I’m asking cause I’m a new guitar player, only since the end of Nov and I was looking at getting the Pro II

Great video! I’ve been drooling over an AM PRO II Tele Deluxe. Is a used B+ specimen worth 1350 USD (with taxes) plus shipping?

The Pro II ist now in Europe around 1900 to 2000 EUR, nearly the same to $, but tax is included already in Germany. That's heavy! We've seen prices 1-2 years ago for ~1500-1600 EUR, and last year around xmas Fender increased by 200 EUR. That's crazy! But all other like the Performance are sold out for months (Fender fired ~300 employees last year).

Great point "too expensive" These Tim Shaw V Mods are full of clarity and growl. I would like to see Fender telecaster pro 2 with 12" radius fret.

Are there any site where I can buy MIJ teless new or used?? im in the US

I think most of the tele sound comes through the strings going through the body....seems to engender a natural compression. With that in mind wouldn't any good alder bodied guitar that is string through bring the same sonic pleasure and perhaps at a fraction of the price?....Just a suggestion.

Hey, thank you for keeping it real, being sincere and honest! What do you think of the American Professional 1? I see one for $1,599 in mint condition. I love the tele sound, but I play a lot of classic rock. i.e., the Cars, Green Day, AC/DC, Beatles, Stones. I like that quacky, jangly spanky sound of a tele, especially in the middle position. I do have a Fender Modern Player series, which handles overdrive really well. Your thoughts please. I also had a Fender Baja Telecaster, great guitar which I sold because I had to make some financial decisions to make a deal. Like you I regretted selling this. I even offered to buy it back from the guy, he said "no, I'm having to much fun with it". Oh well.

I'm 2 years late... Do you still have that blue guitar, that's on the wall?? Thanks for sharing 🎸 🎶

Would you say that the AP II Strat is a better deal?