Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster Review

The Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster is not just your standard Tele! No, this model also gives you a bit of a new twist.

A pickup in the Stratocaster position now opens up more possibilities! It’s got a great twang for country and more! Let’s take a look at what this awesome guitar can offer you in tone and feel!

Features

Key features of the Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster guitar.

• Alder wood body.
• Gloss polyurethane finish.
• Maple wood neck.
• Maple finger board.
• 25.5″ scale with 22 frets.
• 3 Vintage noiseless Telecaster single-coil pickups.

Who Is The Nashville Telecaster For?

This guitar is not your typical telecaster. It features a third pickup, locking tuners, and a thinner neck that take it in a new direction. This design is for players who love the twang and output of an original Telecaster. But also favor warm Stratocaster tones.

And while you might consider that it can also pull off Stratocaster sounds, it does, but only slightly. No, this is a unique sound that can only be found in this guitar. The addition of the middle pickup creates a warmer tone. It gives this guitar great versatility.

It’s a great guitar for a beginner, student, or even a professional. And because of the middle pickup, it’s unique enough to be a new sound.

Sound Performance

Wow, what a guitar!

The addition of another pickup really gets things going in an interesting way! From amazing Telecaster Twang to some roaring distortion, this model nails it! It’s one of the best!

It’s an interesting twist to a vintage design that is no long just for the country musician. The sound is much broader and versatile, giving this guitar design new life.

We recommend the Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster as it can cover all bases in terms of sound!

And not only that, the tone it does make is an awesome experience that will make it hard to put down. The video below will demonstrate what I mean. It will let you hear the sounds for yourself.

Body and Construction

Firstly, there is nothing different in the shape of the body. It’s your classic Telecaster with its comfortable shape!

The body is made of Alder, which adds to its brightness but is still quite balanced for a hardwood. It’s not very heavy and imparts excellent sustain and sharp attack!

The Telecaster Twang is alive and well thanks to this hardwood vintage shape! If you have ever dug deep into a Telecaster, you know what I mean!

The body has a few color options that just look amazing! This is one guitar that will look good on anyone! Some of the different colors available include:

1. White blonde.
2. Daphne Blue.
3. Fiesta Red.
4. 2-color Sunburst.

Neck

The Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster guitar neck is maple and is a bolt-on design. This C-shaped neck is easy to play and quite comfortable.

It sports a 25.5″ scale and 22 frets on the maple fretboard. It’s super easy to get around thanks to the Venetian cutaway. The Nashville Telecaster features a 12-inch fingerboard radius. This is the same as a Les Paul guitar!

This is a bit different from the vintage Telecaster designs most people love. But this results in a low action that doesn’t grumble when you dig in anywhere! It’s also very easy to play as a result.

Hardware

The Nashville telecaster comes with Noiseless single-coil pickups that eliminate the buzz! This makes for a quiet guitar, as we have always wanted!

But a bonus here is that it also comes with a third pickup. It’s placed where you might find it on a Stratocaster. This really opens up some major versatility! The warmth and versatility it adds to the tone are quite fun indeed!

It has a 5-way switch to do more than you ever thought possible on a Telecaster! This makes it possible to combine the bridge, middle, and neck pickups in many configurations. Very similar to a Stratocaster.

This version still offers string-through-body nostalgia as well as a vintage bridge. The guitar holds the tuning great thanks to the die-cast tuners and bone nut!

Playability

The neck on this guitar is a bit different from your vintage style models. It’s more like a Les Paul, which really makes it a different experience when digging in. Performing leads and bends feel different as the string spacing is also wider.

This is not a bad thing at all! In fact, the neck is very comfortable and a joy to play! The Feel is still all Telecaster and is really great! It’s a wonderful upgrade that I felt would happen sooner or later!

Final Thoughts

Going back to a vintage era but in a modern build is something players have been blessed with today! It would have been incredibly hard to get your hands on a guitar like this even just a few short years ago.

There are so many great things about this guitar model that it’s hard to put into words.

Fender knows how to get it done and on an affordable level. The quality that is available in this instrument is a great buy for the versatility it offers.

For a beginner, this guitar is a great place to get started. If you are a more experienced player, there are some amazing features here that will wow you. The tone and feel are a few of those great benefits!

For me, this guitar is a 9 out of 10!

FAQs

Where is the Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster made?

The Deluxe Nashville Telecaster is made proudly at the Fender factory in Mexico. Fender has proven that some of their best and most affordable models come from Mexico. So you can expect great quality in this instrument.

What makes the Nashville Telecaster different from others?

This guitar has been designed by some of Nashville’s top players, each adding input to make it what it is.

The biggest thing that set this guitar apart is the Stratocaster pickup in the middle position. As well as the wider neck, locking tuners, and an upgraded bridge. Plus, the sound and pickup configuration makes this a whole new Telecaster!

Is a middle pickup necessary?

The original Telecaster guitars did not have a middle pickup, so they are not necessary. The guitar still sounded great without it. But the addition of the middle pickup does add a new tone option that is greatly welcomed.