Fender James Burton Telecaster Review

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Fender James Burton Telecaster has been rated by 31 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.68

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Features 4.7

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Quality 4.6

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Reliability / Value 4.6

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Wood: Basswood  
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  • Neck Construction: 1-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: '60s  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 9.50"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Black Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • Nut Width: 1.65"  
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  • Bridge: Hardtail  
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  • Bridge: String Through  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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  • Fret Size: Vintage  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Gold Plated Deluxe Sealed Tuning Machines with pearl or black chrome buttons. Strat-o-Tele Switching with S-1™ Switch plus 5-way pickup switching with S-1 switch. Special-design James Burton blade pickups.

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Would you like a piece of advice? Trust from your fellow musicians who recommend this guitar by giving it the highest grades. Fender's James Burton Telecaster is a great sounding instrument that handles well any kind of situation: live, studio or plain practicing. Great features and great sound will keep you satisfied, and you will feel that this axe is worth every cent you've invested. Fender is a well known guitar manufacturer, so it's no surprise that Fender managed to produce another great instrument such as James Burton Telecaster.

Some truly amazing features put Fender's James Burton Telecaster at the top of the ranking table in its price range. With every guitar player's wish fulfilled, the overall feeling is that Fender did a great job at choosing the right features and tuning them well. Feature-wise you can rest assured that James Burton Telecaster is ready to rock. Are you ready to give Fender's baby a try?

Fender made a guitar with an astonishing sound. James Burton Telecaster is one great sounding instrument. A lot of musicians will agree that it plays well in many different musical genres, and is easy to set up, but most of all, fun to play. Its tone has unique tonal characteristics that are easily adjustable to fit your playing needs.

James Burton Telecaster is a guitar that looks great and feels great while playing. Top quality finish is what gives James Burton Telecaster its expensive look and totally great feel while playing. Action is great and easily adjustable and top quality hardware will not let you down. Fender's reputation grows with James Burton Telecaster guitar. This guitar is definitely worth keeping.

James Burton Telecaster is one of the finest in its class. Fender created a guitar that is both durable, and a guitar that performs well in studio, on stage and while rehearsing/practicing. Quality hardware and finish are a guarantee that this instrument will last long and serve you well, if you take the usual care for your instrument, as you should.