Fender Blacktop Telecaster HH Electric Guitar (Maple Fingerboard)  

No nonsense features

For the price it seems pretty good. I bought it at GC and there was NO set up, none of the guitars on the wall were set up. It took me an hour to do a full set up but I feel that the nut is cut too high. I do like it though. I just play with friends in the garage so it fits my personal needs.

Guitars are over priced, period.

I gave it a 6 because of the set up, fret ends, super concave neck, high nut and loose cable jack

It is what it is. You know the features you are buying.

Initially, the back pickup did not work.  Upon looking at the electronics, the solder and wiring job was very poor and the switch had to be replaced.  I can't imagine that the instument was checked out to see it it actually worked.  Fortunately, the is a Fender Service center down the street and it was fixed under warranty.  Every thing elese about the guitar deserves at least an 8.

The guitar is nice but some work and money will have to be invested to make it a keeper.  I assumed this before i bought it though.

I love playing the guitar, we have become friends.  The instument is very playable and thru my fender mustang amp, I can dial in any sound that I need.  My other guitar is an Am. Strat and now I have the best of both both worlds

This is great idea & long overdue to make an affordable tele with humbuckers. However there seems to be a problem with wiring under the pickup selectors. I ordered my candy apple red with maple neck, had it set up with new strings, etc.....corrected the string tree, which was drilled down to headstock with no spacer. Then while playing it would switch off and come back on. If you moved the pickup selector back and forth, you could get it back. So I exchanged it. The same thing is happening now to the replacement. Possibly a systemic wiring/soldering issue. I am going to have it looked at here, and if it can't be fixed, I'll keep trying for one that works, because I really like the guitar...I just want it play properly. Anyone else having these issues? or did I just get a bad batch.

The blacktop telecaster guitar has all the features that I need for my purpose.

Everything seeems to be working as they were designed to do.  The finish and neck are slick and smooth.

Price is right for what I got.

Very good low priced tele.  I especially like the humbuckers and the smooth neck. I can't turn the amp up hardly at all in the small room where I pay especially when in the drive channel.  I can't seem to put this thing down and play my strat or les paul. Very good guitar for the money.  I am also pleased with Musician's Friend service and shipping.

I have been wanting a humbucker tele for some time now...and have tried a few out in the stores.i have always been quite imppressed with the tone of these things produce.It has the hotness that my other tele(texas tele)doesnt.

The guitar came in perfect shape(quite surprised).i usually go through the standard tele setup and it dialed right in.String alignment is a pet pieive of mine as well as a poorly adjusted nut.I was ready to ship this thing back if those two were to much hassle.got to say it adjusted at the 4/64 without any severe consequences.i did toss around the rosewoodneck idea but i figured the maple might have a little more bite.I too prefer satin over gloss fingerboard.

this guitar is a great starter or for something thats just a little out of the traditional tele box.i have had g&ls tribuites and much prefer this(just sayin)

the gloss neck is something that probably will chip over time...but thats to be expected.the guitar is what it is and will probably do anything(style) that i could throw at it.Bought this guitar to keep more expensive ones out of harms way(jams,ect).thanks fender