The Fender Player Plus Telecaster is a welcome update to the Player Series that was introduced in 2018. It adds high-end features like Noiseless pickups, rolled fretboard edges and locking tuners, but keeps the price player friendly. At Musician's friend, we think that's a win-win. There's more than meets the eye on this Telecaster, though. Keep reading to discover why we're pumped about the Player Plus.

It's all about the neck ?You could own the greatest guitar, but if you don't connect with the neck, forget it. Fortunately, that's not a problem with the Player Plus. Made of maple, it has Modern C profile that all of us at Musician's Friend found comfortable. The rounded fretboard edges contribute to that feel. If you're a lead player, you'll like the 12' fretboard radius?it made bending a breeze.

The pickups are powerful and hum-free ?You can't beat a Tele's tone?it works in any genre of music. The Player Plus supplies those classic sounds, but cleaner. With Fender's fourth generation of Noiseless single coils, you'll get nothing but a sweet signal when recording and playing live. The Alnico V magnets have a beefier output; a push/push control lets switch between series and parallel wiring. Parallel wiring is traditional for a Telecaster, but with series, the output of the bridge pickup funnels to the input of the neck pickup. It's a great way to thicken your sound and drive your amp.

It's easy to restring with locking tuners ?We're suckers for vintage guitars as much as you are, but old-school tuners aren't always up to snuff. Fortunately, the Player Plus Telecaster has modern locking tuners. Changing strings is no longer a chore. Once they get gunky, you can slap on a new set in record time. Thes