The Player II series Telecaster HH combines timeless Fender tone with humbucking pickups and playability improvements from the Player II line! This Telecaster’s solid alder body and maple neck supply the snappy attack and fluid fidelity that keeps Telecasters in style year after year. Country twang? You bet, but you can also delve into hard rock, pop, Midwest emo, blues, and a laundry list of other genres, whether old-school or current. Two humbucking Alnico II pickups provide a tight hum-free twist on Tele tone that’s ripe for warm jazzy cleans, fiery country-tinged rock, vintage metal, and beyond. What’s more, the Player II Telecaster’s modern “C”-shaped maple neck is a smooth player for purists and newcomers alike. And the real star of Player II series updates? Wait until you experience the rolled-edge maple fingerboard with softer broken-in corners, which yields an instant boost in comfort right out of the box.

Fender Player II Telecaster HH at a Glance:

• Alder, Chambered Ash or Chambered Mahogany Body
• Modern "C" Neck Profile
• 9.5“-Radius Maple or Rosewood Fingerboard with Rolled Edges
• Player SeriesAlnico II Humbuckers
• 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat®-Style Hardtail Bridge with Bent Steel Saddles
• ClassicGear™ Tuning Machines

Alder and maple — the essence of Fender tone 

We’ve all heard the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” And that’s undoubtedly one guiding principle behind the Player II Telecaster. Classic construction and an alder body grant balanced comfort, whether sitting or standing. Alder oozes with quintessential Fender sonics: lively harmonic color, a fast response, and middle-of-the-road sustain that lends body to solos and chords. The Player II Telecaster has a revered solid maple neck and fingerboard, supplying you with bell-like note clarity and snappy touch-sensitive attack to fingerstyle or plectrum play. In keeping with contemporary tastes, the neck offers speed-friendly agility with a more modern “C”-shaped profile suitable for virtually any player.

Player II perks

The Player II Series Telecaster features small changes that, although departures from yesteryear’s Teles, tend to suit today’s players and help them reach their goals quickly, even if that goal is spending less time on guitar maintenance! The Player II Tele has a 6-saddle string-through bridge. Compared to the original Tele’s 3-barrel bridge, this pivot brings huge intonation benefits, along with better tuning stability and a moderate bump in sustain. The body receives extra attention with a gloss-finished and satin-finished back for ideal performance at every angle. ClassicGear tuners by Fender frame the Tele headstock just right and perform more accurately with higher ratios than vintage tuners. Lastly, rolled fingerboard edges are an incredibly high-value addition. The superior comfort can’t be stressed enough — you get the smooth, musical feel of a worn fingerboard, all without losing that attractive mint-condition look and factory-fresh performance!

Take a new path with Telecaster humbuckers

You’re sure to appreciate the Telecaster in new ways once you’re familiar with the humbucking pickups onboard the Player II Series Telecaster HH. These pickups combine vintage-inspired humbucker girth with the assertiveness of the Tele. The result tastefully blends two landmark innovations into one workhorse of a guitar. The hum-free performance of the Alnico II humbuckers is perfect for thick-bodied cleans and chords, but there’s plenty of firepower for chicken pickin’ and leads. Full-on amp distortion sounds great in either position, yielding punchy lows and smoother highs than single-coils offer. These pickups can even fuel hard rock or heavy metal. It’s an awesome set of pickups for players who need to command loud cleans, saturated gain, and everything in between.

The Fender Telecaster: a brief history

This is it: the original guitar that started Fender's march into contemporary music history. It appeared in the early 1950s and was first named the Broadcaster. The ingeniously simple design, the bolt-on neck, and the slab body all contribute to the guitar's trademark tones and player-friendly feel. From Nashville twang to blistering rock tones, the Telecaster sound has made its presence felt in nearly every musical category. The diverse list of Telecaster players — including Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, James Burton, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Strummer, and John 5 (and quite a few of us here at Music Experience) — attests to the guitar's universal appeal.

What Fender Says...

Step into the spotlight and experience iconic Fender® sound and style with the Player II Telecaster® HH — a stage-ready guitar with contemporary updates to power your performance and inspire your playing. The Player II Telecaster HH radiates timeless Fender charm, but under the hood, it's primed for today's players. Everything about the neck is designed for fast and fluid playability, from the Modern “C”-profile with silky satin urethane finish on the back to the comfy 9.5”-radius slab rosewood or maple fingerboard with smooth rolled edges and 22 medium jumbo frets. A classic alder body is available in both timeless Fender finishes and never-before-seen colors unearthed from the archives. Player Series Alnico II humbuckers offer articulate highs, muscular mids and chunky lows that elevate any genre. The 3-way blade switch lets you dial in everything from creamy neck pickup warmth to rowdy bridge pickup roar and all points in between, while a 6-saddle bridge, bent steel saddles and ClassicGear™ tuners ensure precise tuning stability for the flexibility to explore endless sonic possibilities. Perfect for crafting your own sound, the Player II Telecaster HH has the looks, tone and feel that only a Fender delivers.

Alder Body

Accept no substitutes! When you want authentic Fender tone, you must start with authentic Fender tonewood. Our iconic alder bodies lay the perfect foundation for textbook Fender tone.

Modern "C" Neck Profile

This neck is designed for supremely comfortable performance, with silky smooth back finish and our Modern “C”-profile — for first-class feel that’s ideal for almost any playing style.

9.5“-Radius Maple Fingerboard with Rolled Edges

The 9.5”-radius fingerboard facilitates fluid leads and choke free bends, while the hand-rolled fingerboard edges provide a slightly broken-in feeling that’s incredibly inviting.

Player Series Pickups

A modern tweak of our classic sound, our Player Series pickups are designed with more power and more bite, for authentic Fender tone—with a bit of an edge.

ClassicGear™ Tuning Machines

Combining vintage style with a modern 18:1 gear ratio, ClassicGear tuning machines have smooth action and make it easier to fine-tune your instrument.

6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat® Bridge with Bent Steel Saddles

This string-through-body bridge features bent-steel saddles for classic Fender tone with precise intonation and rock-solid stability..