Fender American Professional Hot Shot Telecaster Electric Guitar, Maple Fingerboard, Aged Cherry Burst

Following an off-the-wall approach in the American Professional series, the Fender American Professional Hot Shot Telecaster is a beloved alternative track for Tele fans. This dynamically musical Tele variant blossoms in the refreshed American Professional series, showing some of the best the series has to offer, with strikingly musical features found throughout while making a name for itself in the American Professional line and throughout the larger Telecaster story.

The Fender American Professional Hot Shot Telecaster spins off from the usual Tele experience in the American Professional series. Impressive Fender specifications found throughout the Tele mix with the series' exciting innovations to bring in both new and experienced players with thoroughly modern features at the forefront. The soul of this classically alternative Telecaster starts with a single-cutaway ash body. Another alternative pick from Fender, ash serves as a great musical foundation with a resonant and light tone. What's more, the model's impressive gloss finish stands out onstage through a bright Aged Cherry Burst color.

Essentially as recognizable as its single-cut Telecaster shape, the American Professional Hot Shot Telecaster welcomes a maple neck in a Deep "C" profile. This slim "C" shape makes for quick moves from lower to higher registers with speed alongside a Fender "Super-Natural" satin finish. Complementing the comfort of the neck in the palm for the fingers, a maple fingerboard appears with rolled edges. Very smooth when playing at low or high registers, the Hot Shot Telecaster features a sculpted neck heel, allowing for easy reach to higher frets when soloing. Twenty-two Narrow Tall frets line this board for a great balance of articulation and space along with a modern 9.5" radius for equally easy power chords and single note bends.

Sonically, the American Professional Hot Shot Telecaster comes to life with an awesome, off-the-wall electronics setup. Two Fender V-Mod III Telecaster single-coil pickups set up in the bridge and neck positions for that iconic Tele snap and twang. In its middle position, the Hot Shot Telecaster welcomes a V-Mod III Stratocaster single-coil pickup. This addition brings classic Strat sparkle to the equation to shake up your usual Tele tonality. Even better, a push-push switch on the tone control adds the Strat neck pickup into pickup positions 1 and 2 for unique tone combos. Fender's ClassicGear Precision potentiometers then shape this mix of single-coil tones for smooth, consistent control and custom torque, making playability all the more precise.

This American Professional Hot Shot Telecaster backs up its musical experience with a number of striking hardware specifications. First off, this Tele features a new top-loading/string-through Telecaster bridge with three compensated brass saddles. Offering either through-body or top-load stringing, this bridge retains intonation solidly with a warm, brass-saddle tone. Heading toward the headstock, standard cast/sealed staggered tuning machine and a bone nut make for quick stringing and sturdy intonation. This American Professional Hot Shot Telecaster travels with an included deluxe molded hardshell case.

Classically unique for Teles, the Hot Shot Telecaster pens a new chapter in the American Professional series.