All user reviews for the Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster FMT HH

Series Special Edition
. shaped mahogany body / maple table Tabby
. Mahogany set neck / rosewood fingerboard 22 frets
. 2 humbucking pickups Seymour Duncan ® Pearly Gates SHPGP 1B-Plus Humbucking Pickup (bridge) + SH-1N RP '59 Reverse Polarity Humbucking Pickup (neck)
. fixed bridge string through-
. mechanical oil bath
. black hardware
. Amber color

UTILIZATION

I'm surprised because even though it does a big month I use it has a big sound.

The handle is very nice, fingers glide easily: a real highway. freight rates do not exceed: good quality finish.

Good grip: no visible defects violin and cutting aid stomach when playing.

Guitar lightweight and comfortable on the shoulder, unlike TV "Classic".

Nice finish the table in maple, it is beautiful Amber (although I hesitated to take this color.) It is a good compromise between tradition and modernity.

Access to acute is not super easy but you get used easily

SOUNDS

While there, I go back to her. I'm amazed by the sound coming out of this TV!
As described by my predecessors, it is typed blues and rock.

With Marshall (same transistor) we leave a clear sound very nice, not crystalline.

The Seymour Duncan split-offer a range of sounds broad enough to find happiness.

To describe the particular sound, I would say it sounds like a compromise between a Fender and Gibson. You have to love! but I love it.

his sound is his strong point!

Likewise with a popping sound, it finds its expression domain.

I see myself playing less funky riffs with this guitar a good rock.

OVERALL OPINION

I am not 10 because I do not have enough experience with respect to this guitar. Yet she is so nice to play it comes easily to my hands up in the evening. How to tell? she is very nice.

its price (550 €) and value for money are more than good. I'm waiting to see how it will age over time, including the handle.

The distinctive sound and shape of TV changed are its strong points 2.
The only weakness I see is access to treble a bit difficult.

You imagine that I do not regret that choice at all.

This guitar was initially flagged by the Fender Custom Shop, and then declined in production coréennne. Initially planned as a special limited edition, it eventually remained in the catalog a few years now.

Note that the color photo is very misleading, in reality it is bcp + dark (almost black on stage). Its color varies rouge-bourgogne/noire lot depending on the light.

1st observation: The base is excellent violin, varnish, finish, sound vacuum, etc. ...

3 Details are in my opinion not up to this superb violin:
- The stock pickups (question of taste)
- The mechanical
- The bridges

Another detail: the factory setting was disastrous (handle, action ...) direct passage from the maker to whom she has also made a big impression. A good start ...

UTILIZATION

Shape, access to the tweeter is the same as a traditional TV, the gaming experience very close.

The apprehension of the handle is more easily and comfortable, less thick. On this model, you can also go lower in action.

SOUNDS

1st observation: given enough hybrid characteristics (mahogany set neck ...), those who expect a priori to form Tele sounding like a Les Paul are completely wrong.

Certainly, the attack will be a little less bright with more roundness and sustain. But the overall tone remains very, very Fender Tele, the relationship is still present.

Those who love the classic Tele but it sometimes criticized both too "harsh" in some situations, may therefore pay close attention to the FMT.

OVERALL OPINION

I own the first model released in 2005, equipped at the time in micro Fender (atomic HB). So I do not know the record of Duncan mounted today. The stock pickups were too smooth, neutral and modern for me. I have them replaced immediately by Humbuckers Gretsh / DeArmond. Since FMT expresses a great potential in a record vintage, rock and blues. With bcp de corps and a strong personality.

I also replaced the jumpers with U.S. standards and the mechanisms by Schaller Auto-lock to rotate serenely in concert.

On leaving, I gained around 800 €, already an excellent deal. At the current rate today, there is even a case +. If you should level sound, go for it. Its current low price may mean the stoppage prod shortly ...

Put it in the hands of any qualified luthier, and the verdict does not lie: a few details (which I listed), in terms of quality pure instrumental, this guitar is usually 3x the tariff, minima.