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Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH - Black Cherry Burst

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Flame Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Indian Laurel Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Black Cherry Burst
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This Ain't Your Father's Tele

You can rock out on a Tele — Jimmy Page proved that. But the Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH takes it to a whole new dimension. A mahogany body topped with eye-popping flame maple delivers a muscular-sounding resonant bite. A pair of high-octane Seymour Duncan humbuckers infuses this Custom Tele with enough vintage-inspired output to thrust your amp into overdrive. It pulls off single-coil tones as well, courtesy of a push-pull coil tap. And this electric guitar's set Indian laurel-capped mahogany neck is built for sustain, speed, and playability. If you're searching for a Tele with a mean streak, you've come to the right place. The Custom Telecaster FMT HH is the right guitar for you.

Flame maple on mahogany — a classic tonewood recipe

Despite its familiar body shape, the Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH isn't your typical Tele. It all starts with a mahogany body. This resonant wood has great musical properties, delivering warmth and sustain by the truckload. An eye-catching flame maple top infuses an already superb tone with a healthy bite, while further enhancing the guitar's sustain. Stylish cream binding completes the look of this exquisite instrument.

Dual humbuckers for fire-breathing rock tones

Thanks to its dual Seymour Duncan humbuckers, the Custom Telecaster FMT HH is a fire-breathing beast. A warm '59 neck pickup evokes a 1950s PAF-style humbucker. This vintage re-creation serves up slightly scooped mids and is vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance. The Pearly Gates bridge pickup smolders with a sweet yet slightly rude sound that will inject your amp with loads of sustain and harmonics. This Custom Tele features 3-way pickup switching and a push-pull coil tap for achieving spanky single-coil tones.

Set neck yields endless sustain and playability

The Custom Telecaster FMT HH eschews the Tele's usual bolt-on maple neck for a glued-in mahogany version. The warmth and resonance of the mahogany meld beautifully with the set neck's heightened sustain, resulting in a killer tone that takes no prisoners. Beyond that, this neck's Modern "C" shape fills your hand perfectly, and its Indian laurel fingerboard was built for speed.

Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH Features:

  • Mahogany body topped with eye-popping flame maple delivers a muscular-sounding resonant bite
  • High-octane Seymour Duncan humbuckers yield enough vintage-inspired output to thrust your amp into overdrive
  • 3-way pickup switching and a push-pull coil tap for achieving spanky single-coil tones
  • Set Indian laurel-capped mahogany neck is built for sustain, speed, and playability
  • Graphite nut and 6-saddle strings-through-body hardtail bridge ensure maximum sustain
  • Matching painted headstock and cream binding elevate this instrument's already stylish appearance
  • Aggressive-looking black hardware

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Telecaster
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Top Material Carved Flamed Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color Black Cherry Burst
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Mahogany
  • Neck Shape Modern C
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 15.75"
  • Fingerboard Material Indian Laurel
  • Fingerboard Inlay Abalone Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.625"
  • Nut Material Graphite
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece 6-saddle Strings-thru Hardtail
  • Tuners Standard Die-cast Sealed
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Seymour Duncan '59 SH-1N RP Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Seymour Duncan SHPGP-1B Pearly Gates Plus Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone (push/pull coil-tap)
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Fender Super 250L, NPS, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 0262004561

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Reviews

Dark Cberry Telecaster
Amazing guitar! I thought long and hard about buying myself a new guitar. I knew I wanted a Tele and knew I wanted a Fender. After checking out numerous options I landed on this guitar. I called Eric at Sweetwater because I had purchased a Taylor T5z 12 string from him a couple of years ago. He was great (again), and a few minutes later I had my brand new Tele on the way. Eric helped me pick out the specific guitar and when it finally got here (not "finally" as in it was late shipping but like a kid anticipating Christmas morning) I tore into the shipping box and Holy cow! Absolutely beautiful! Then I started playing it and the neck was like a warm knife going through warm butter. Still getting used to all the sounds. The push pull on the tone knob is awesome switching from double to single coil pickups. This baby can rock with the best of them but also great for picking. 3 years no interest with my Sweetwater Credit Card was great too. Oh 1 more thing, this guitar is much lighter than my Les Pauls. A big plus for me. I highly recommend not only this beautiful work of art (made in Indonesia) but buying it through Sweetwater. It helps to know there is such a solid company behind it all!
Music background: Decades either g a singer songwriter
Pretty guitar
This guitar is sharp looking with its flamed maple top, dark metal hardware and black headstock. Fit and finish are top notch as are the frets and the binding looks nice too. The neck is a bit chunkier than my Pro Strats and Suhr Classic S and it's thinner and slightly lighter than those models. I really like the clarity in its Seymour Duncan humbuckers. The coil split gives it some nice tonal options. It does not sound quite like a Les Paul or Telecaster, but it has shades of both. I understand why it's a popular guitar on Sweetwater.
Music background: Guitarist for 60 years, Reverbnation Artist
Pleasantly surprised
Randomly was searching for a tele. Stumbled across this model. Researched it a bit, had never seen this model, and found it on Sweetwater. Decided to pull the trigger. Been a great addition. Had it setup by Sweetwater. Play's great, sounds awesome. From chuggy dropped tuned stuff, crunchy classic rock, to bluesy cleans. Black Cherry Burst Looks amazing.
Great Guitar
I ordered mine Thursday morning before Christmas and it arrived Christmas Eve evening. I have a lot of guitars, including a couple Gibson LPs and a Fender Player Telecaster. This guitar is its own thing. It is beautiful, the fit and finish is flawless, the neck comfortable, frets well-finished, knobs and switches are quiet, and the pickups have great tone. It has a thin body and is light weight. This has a set neck with good sustain, but not Les Paul kind of sustain. Sometimes that can be a good thing. I did have to tighten the jack nut, but not a big deal. I like this guitar a lot and glad to have it in my collection. Excellent service from Sweetwater especially so close to a holiday.
Music background: Playing guitar 40+ years
Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH Black Cherry Burst is one of the best guitars I've ever played
This guitar ranks high on my list of favorites along with my Gibson Les Paul and Ibanez RG550DX. It sounds like my Gibson and plays like my Ibanez. And it looks prettier than both of them. I lowered the action a little the way I like it and it's just a dream to play. I can't believe it only cost me $. Sweetwater shipped it the day I ordered it and it arrived 2 days later (I paid for 2 day shipping).
Music background: Intermediate

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