“Much more versatile than a vintage-style Tele”: Fender Player II Modified Telecaster SH review

Fender Player II Modified Telecaster SH: the factory-modded, humbucker-equipped Telecaster is finished in Dusk, a dark metallic purple, and is photographed backstage.

What is it?

Tele players have modified their Telecasters by installing a humbucking pickup in the neck position since the late ’60s, when rock, blues and country guitarists decided they needed beefier tones from their neck position settings but still wanted the Tele’s distinctive twang from the bridge settings.