14 ways to improve your Telecaster: tried and tested methods to get more out of Fender’s original mod platform

A Fender Player II Telecaster lying on a wooden board with holes in it.

So long as you can overlook his reluctance to install truss rods, a stubborn attachment to two self-sabotaging wiring schemes, plectrum obstructing bridges, spiky saddle screws and a superfluous bridge cover, Leo Fender famously got everything right the first time round.

With our tongues firmly pressed against our cheeks, however, we readily acknowledge that Leo nailed all the important bits.