Description
Description
Put a humbucking pickup on a Tele and you’re smokin’, but load it up with a single-coil Yosemite pickup and a DoubleTap humbucking pickup with single-coil mode and no volume loss and you’re on fire. Fender’s American Performer Telecaster Hum pairs this unique patent-applied-for humbucker and pickup set with Greasebucket circuitry for rich, dynamic tone with incredible control, as well as a solid maple neck carved to a “Modern C” profile with a 22-fret, 9.5-radius maple fingerboard for excellent playability and easy bending.
Founded by Leo Fender in 1938 as Fender’s Radio Service, what is now the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation began making electric guitars and amplifiers in 1945. The rest, as they say, is history. Creator of the world’s first mass-produced, and by far most popular, solid-bodied electric, Fender is now the world’s leading guitar manufacturer.
The Fender American Performer Series makes American-made quality accessible to every player. Six new models, handcrafted in Corona, California, highlight the traditional design of Fender’s most celebrated guitars, while adding new innovations and modern components to enhance tone, performance, and feel.
Founded by Leo Fender in 1938 as Fender’s Radio Service, what is now the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation began making electric guitars and amplifiers in 1945. The rest, as they say, is history. Creator of the world’s first mass-produced, and by far most popular, solid-bodied electric, Fender is now the world’s leading guitar manufacturer.
The Fender American Performer Series makes American-made quality accessible to every player. Six new models, handcrafted in Corona, California, highlight the traditional design of Fender’s most celebrated guitars, while adding new innovations and modern components to enhance tone, performance, and feel.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Fender American Performer |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Vintage White |
| Case Type: | Gig Bag Included |
| Factory Setup: | .009-.042, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Telecaster |
| Body Material: | Alder |
| Body Finish: | Gloss Urethane |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Satin Urethane |
| Neck Shape: | Modern "C" |
| Fingerboard Material: | Maple |
| Nut Material: | Synthetic Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.685" (42.8mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 9.5" (241mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (648mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Bolt-On |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Black Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Fender Yosemite Single-Coil Telecaster |
| Neck Pickup: | Fender American Performer Double Tap Humbucker |
| Controls and Switching: | 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup, Master Volume, Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass) |
| Electronics Notes: | Push/Pull Pot For Coil Split on Humbucking Pickup |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Bridge: | 3-Saddle Vintage-Style String-Through-Body Tele with Brass Barrel Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Fender ClassicGear |
| Fret Wire: | Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Brass Barrel Saddles |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Parchment |
| Knobs: | Knurled Flat-Top |