Fender Player II Telecaster Lavender Haze

Few designs are as pure or enduring as the Telecaster—Leo Fender’s first electric guitar, still prized for its simplicity, punch, and workhorse reliability. Our CME Exclusive Lavender Haze finish reimagines that classic form with a color that could have existed in the ’50s but somehow never did: a soft, smoky violet steeped in Chicago nostalgia and mid-century charm. Equipped with our proprietary “Full Dip” pickups, this Player II Tele brings a new warmth and grit to the model’s signature snap. Alnico 2 magnets smooth out the highs, while overwound coils add just enough bite to make the Telecaster’s natural twang feel more expressive than ever. Enhanced with an additional selector switch Position 4 which runs both pickups in Series, the Lavender Haze Tele is both timeless and newly inspired—a workhorse wrapped in a dream.

Player II Lavender Haze Series

The CME Exclusive Player II series debuts a brand new could-have-been-but-never-was colorway that's unabashedly inspired by mid-century appliances, classic cars, and well... golden-era electric guitars. Make way for Lavender Haze—a smokey amethyst hue with notes of sandy Lake Michigan beaches and fragrant Chicago lilac gardens. It's a color equally at home on your kitchen counter as it would be cruising down Lake Shore Drive, and more appropriately slung around your neck on stage at The Empty Bottle. 

At the heart of these instruments are Chicago Music Exchange’s all-new proprietary Fender "Full Dip" pickups. Taking their name from the time- honored way of ordering an Italian beef sandwich in the City of Big Shoulders, these pickups are sonically inspired by decades of experience listening to our customers' needs, dissecting vintage instruments, and working alongside the experts at Fender Custom Shop. “Full Dip” pickups begin with Fender's Vintera II recipe, but add two essential ingredients. First, Alnico 2 magnets tame harsh frequencies, smoothing out the EQ and allowing the notes to bloom. Second—because an Italian beef isn't complete without the giardiniera—we overwound the coils by 5% to add the necessary heat and grit to cut through any mix. To expand these palettes further, each model is equipped with a special circuit modification to unlock tonal options otherwise not available with standard wiring. Experience Player II Series instruments that could only come from a collaboration between Fender and Chicago Music Exchange.

Highlights

• Modern “C”-Shaped Neck w/ Rolled Fingerboard Edges
• 22 Medium-Jumbo Frets
• ClassicGear Tuning Machines
• Aged Plastic Parts
• 9.5”-Radius Neck with Player II Neck Tint

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