FENDER PLAYER TELECASTER AND STRATOCASTER PLUS

Fender’s refreshes and new lines come thick and fast; you need to give serious thought about buying a new Strat or Tele because the choice is now expansive; over 50 Strat and 40 Tele models – the differences between them often significant. Now there’s more; the Player Plus represents an upgrade to the hugely popular Player Series (the contemporary Mexican ‘standard’). These are not a replacement but an additional range with higher spec to help justify the price.

With hum-cancelling pickups, expanded control circuits, locking tuners, block steel saddles for improved sustain and 12-inch fingerboard radius, these specs are significant. A Mexican-made take on the