Fender Telecaster Plus
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| Fender Telecaster Plus | |
| Manufacturer | Fender |
| Period | 1980s — 1990s |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on neck |
| Woods | |
| Body | Alder or Ash |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Maple/Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Fixed |
| Pickup(s) | Dually Red-Red Lace Sensor (bridge) Blue Lace Sensor (neck) |
| Colors available | |
| Various; | |
The Fender Telecaster Plus was a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender. It was manufactured in the USA from the late 80s to the mid 90s.
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[edit] Lace Sensor pickups
For the majority of its production, the Telecaster Plus came equipped with Lace Sensor pickups; Dually Red-Red in the bridge and Blue in the neck. Later Telecaster Pluses came with three Gold Lace Sensors.
[edit] Differences between Standard and Plus Telecasters
Telecaster Pluses had a short style bridge (somewhat similar to that of the Stratocaster), with the bridge pickup having a small metal border which was not part of the bridge mechanism. Telecaster Plus necks were shorter and fatter than standard telecaster necks. The control plate also differed from the standard Telecaster, due to an extra mini switch between the tone and volume knobs, which was used to select different pickup settings - giving the guitar a huge range of different tones.
[edit] Telecaster Plus Deluxe
In 1991, another model of the Telecaster Plus was put into production, called the Fender Telecaster Plus Deluxe, which was identical to the regular Telecaster Plus, except from the addition of a whammy bar.
[edit] Notable Telecaster Plus users
Notable musicians who have used the Telecaster Plus include:
- Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead
- Gaz Coombes of Supergrass
- Eric Searle of Light Pupil Dilate
- Michael Houser of Widespread Panic
- James Black of Finger Eleven
- Dallas Green of Alexisonfire & City and Colour
