Fender 60th Anniversary Telecaster Electric Guitar  

General tele features. The Delta-Tone switches off the tone control and the coloration it can add to the sound. All frets are easy to reach. The pickups are smooth and don't hum in my experience. Sounds great out of the box. Mine came with a cleaning cloth and a cable. The case is great--much more insulation from bumps and heat than my Gibson case.

Are you kidding! Compare the sound, playability and finish with an equivalent Gibson electric--Tele is way out of the park. I managed to get a 60th anniversary with a natural finish. Everyone who sees it oohs and aahs.

I purchased this guitar to relearn the instrument after a hiatus of many years. Even though I played extensively before, the action and playability enabled me to eclipse my old technique in a few months. Straight chords, bar chords,  high on the neck, fingerpicking...everything I want to do I can do with this guitar.  This is a great guitar, period. I can find nothing bad about this guitar--no complaints. That says a lot.

The real issue is what you get for your money. If you want a tele, single coil pickups, great sound, and good looks that you will be proud of forever, there is no need to go farther than this.

If the price is too high, get a Mexican standard for less money (I have one as a backup--see review). Be prepared to send it back if everything isn't right.  If you are strapped for cash and you like Stratocasters, buy the Squire Bullet--my wife has one that plays great.

Make sure you play this guitar into a good amp to see it shine. Mine sounds best in a Class-A tube amp--I recommend the small Fender or the Gretch Electromatic Compact for small venues. I also use Fender bullet strings because they fit right into the back of the guitar and have enough length that i never run out of at the top of the peghead when changing strings.

All this critique assumes you want an instrument to make great music. If you just want to pretend you're some rock star, copy other people's riffs, or show off gee-gaws that don't add to playability or sound quality, look somewhere else.

Although I have only owned this guitar for a short time,  so far it has lived up to its expectations.   It is a great guitar and plays extremely well.   The features described about it are correct and true.   I also own a 1989 Fender Stratocaster guitar and this new guitar plays ever bit as well as my Strat, and has a great sound quality too.  I was expecting a different "shade" of blonde on this guitar but am well satisfied with the present color too.  Overall, I am very well satisfied about my purchase.   Thank you,  Musicians Friend for offering this guitar at the great price.   I have yet to have a single complaint about any of the musical equiptment I've ordered from Musicians Friend over many years of purchasing.   I am happy to know that you guys are there in the event I need something.

see my comments above.

see my comments above.

see my comments above

Action is great, sound is great.  Sounds a lot like my Strat.  I am still tweaking the twangy country sound I was looking for.

Overall quality seems high.  My first Maple neck.  I like how it sounds and plays.

I like the case.  I think it is probably the best guitar case I have and probably offers the most protection of all the cases I have seen.

I bought this as used and I really would be hard pressed to find anywhere that it was used.

I did find a blemish but it would have been a long time finding it had I not been deliberately looking for it.

For the price it is well made and sounds great.  The action is good all the way up the neck.  I think I got a great deal on this.

It's a Tele.  What features?  There is beauty in simplicity, and this guitar has been doing it right for 60 years.  I actually prefer the ashtray bridge, but it is nice to be able to fine-tune the intonation. Why didn't I get the reissue?  I had one, but I really like the modern switching, bigger frets, tuning machines, and neck radius of the new Teles.  And the finish!  The nitro is beautiful.  The ash wood grain has streaks of blue in it.  I changed out the pickguard for a white one.  Nice!

The quality is top notch.  I do, however, have a problem with the overly-long string height adjustment screws.  They are 4-48 thread x 3/8".  They need to be 5/16" long.  As is, they dig into the palm of my hand when I play.  I contacted Fender, and they told me that they have had dealer complaints about this, but they advised that they don't offer replacement screws.  I looked into new saddles, like the ones that come on the American Deluxe model, but those saddles are offset, and won't work with this bridge.

This is a killer guitar, but when compaired to the American Standard (ash model), it is a poor value.   Unless, like me, you are willing to pay extra for the color and nitro finish.  There is some advertizing  confusion with the pickups, but a call to Fender confirmed that they are indeed the same.  And the anniversary neckplate and hype?  Just that, I'd hate to have to wait for this guitar to be collectable.  It's just an American Standard...      

This thing is gorgeous!  The workmanship is flawless.  The frets are perfectly dressed, and the neck feels great.  The pickups sound awesome (the neck pickup is a little weak, but I guess that's a stock Tele).  I cannot find one blemish, and believe me, I am fussy.  The only complaint is the above-mentioned string height adjustment screws.  It's an easy fix if I can find the correct set screws in a hardware store, but Fender should correct the problem.  This is my favorite electric guitar.  Besides, I HAD to have it.  Telecaster just celebrated its 60th birthday, and so did I...

Typical telecaster features, esspcially considering that I don't particularly care for the delta tone circuit. Gets very, very harsh with the high end all the way up there. These pickups are really really great but my one complaint is that the highs get out of control. I tend to keep the treble on my amp at about 8 oclock, bass around 4 oclock... and the tone on my guitar about halfway. sounds great right there. still bright. but any more on that tone knob and it'll leave your ears hurting.

Quality at its finest! the finish is superb. There was a dark spot in the neck on mine that most people would probably frown upon but I saw it as character!

Ehh... I don't know what to say here. Is it really worth the 1400? I found that it was a great guitar and I love "HAVING" a 60th anniversary tele. Just a great thing to be a part of... but i returned it and got a 72 tele with tremolo, swapped for single coils... So i gained a tremolo, finish is just as pretty, neck is less sticky and I saved about $800. So thats up to you I guess, but I couldn'y justify keeping it!


BTW, the finish on this 60th anniversary is UNREAL. PERFECT blend of yellow and natural to make it the best blonde I've ever fallen for. 

Overall, its a great guitar. YOu will be pleased. And unlike most, I found the case to be very sturdy. If you can justify spending the money, you will love it. Great for rock, modern alt rock, funky stuff and of course all the country and folk you can throw at it. Versatility at its finest, moreso than a strat if you ask me.