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Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Single-coil Pickups - Arctic Pearl
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The Ultimate In Precision, Performance, and Tone

The Fender American Ultra Telecaster is a true Tele, exuding the same iconic look and vibe as its ancestors. But play a few notes and you’ll quickly realize that this isn’t your father’s Telecaster — it’s a modern axe through and through. Built for high performance, the American Ultra Tele’s contoured alder body hugs your belly, while a compound-radius fingerboard and tapered neck heel turbocharge your playing. Plug into anything — tube, solid-state, or modeling — and you’ll enjoy classic Tele tones with zero hum, thanks to Ultra Noiseless Vintage Tele single-coil pickups. You also get an S-1 switch for expanded sonic options. Comparing the American Ultra to a typical Tele is like comparing your family sedan to a Maserati. This solidbody electric guitar is fully loaded, boasting sealed locking tuners, a 6-saddle bridge with chromed brass saddles, a bone nut, and strap locks. The American Ultra Telecaster was built for Tele aficionados who demand the ultimate in precision, performance, and tone.

Classic design with high-performance features

The American Ultra Telecaster retains the look and vibe of a classic Tele, yet boasts the full gamut of modern, high-performance features. Its bound alder body exhibits a balanced blend of lows, mids, and highs. But unlike its vintage counterparts, the American Ultra Tele includes comfort contours on its top, back, and heel. Its compound-radius fingerboard with rolled edges is tailor-made for modern playing techniques. Noiseless pickups accommodate old-school tube combos, high-gain stacks, and everything in between with a negligible self-noise. Sealed locking tuners enhance stability and enable effortless string changes, while a 6-saddle bridge with chromed brass saddles facilitates ultra-precise intonation. Attractive chrome hardware and a bone nut complete the package.

State-of-the-art performance, vintage-inspired tone

Onboard the American Ultra Telecaster is a duo of Fender's Ultra Noiseless Vintage Tele single-coil pickups. These pups deliver the punch and twang that define the Telecaster. That said, Fender’s revolutionary Noiseless circuitry eliminates the signal noise and hum that are inherent in vintage single-coil designs. You can plug the American Ultra Tele into anything — old-school tube combos, digital modeling software, high-gain stacks — anything, and you’ll experience vintage-inspired tone with the level of performance you’d expect from a modern pickup. What’s more, this Telecaster includes an S-1 switch embedded in its volume knob that places the pickups in series for raging humbucker-esque tones. If you enjoy classic tones but demand state-of-the-art performance, the American Ultra Tele delivers the goods.

Easy-playing compound-radius fingerboard

The American Ultra Telecaster's performance-driven features extend to the neck in a big way. While its all-maple construction and eye-catching embossed Fender headstock logo look standard enough, run up the fingerboard and you'll know there's a lot more going on. This Tele’s fingerboard boasts an easy-playing 10”–14” compound-radius with 22 medium-jumbo frets. Rolled fingerboard edges supply endless hours of playing comfort. A Modern “D” profile gives you plenty to wrap your hand around, while never interfering with your playing. And the neck’s super-slick Ultra Satin finish encourages deft hand maneuvering. One of our favorite elements of the American Ultra Telecaster here at Sweetwater is its tapered neck heel. Play this Tele and you’ll understand — this perfectly sculpted heel gives you easy access to the guitar’s entire fretboard. The American Ultra Telecaster is a player’s dream come true.

Fender American Ultra Telecaster Features:

  • Bound alder body exhibits a balanced blend of lows, mids, and highs
  • Belly and arm contours ensure a comfortable playing experience during long performances
  • Modern “D” profile with rolled fingerboard edges supplies endless hours of playing comfort
  • Super-slick Ultra Satin finish encourages deft hand maneuvering
  • 10”–14” compound-radius fingerboard is tailor-made for modern playing techniques
  • Tapered neck heel enables easy access to the entire fretboard
  • Ultra Noiseless Vintage Tele single-coil pickups deliver classic Tele punch and twang without the hum
  • S-1 switch places the pickups in series for raging humbucker-esque tones
  • Sealed locking tuners enhance stability and enable effortless string changes
  • 6-saddle bridge with chromed brass saddles facilitates ultra-precise intonation
  • Attractive chrome hardware with knurled flat-top control knobs
  • Bone nut enhances tone and sustain
  • Strap locks prevent unfortunate guitar-dropping incidents
  • Eye-catching embossed Fender headstock logo
  • Includes a premium molded hardshell case

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape American Ultra Telecaster
  • Body Material Alder
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color Arctic Pearl
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape Modern D
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 10"-14" compound
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay White Pearloid Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Medium Jumbo
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.685"
  • Nut Material Bone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece 6-Saddle American Tele with Chromed Brass Saddles
  • Tuners Fender Deluxe Die-cast Sealed Locking
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Ultra Noiseless Vintage Tele Single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup Ultra Noiseless Vintage Tele Single-coil
  • Controls 1 x master volume (with S-1 switch), 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Fender NPS, .009-.042
  • Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 0118030781

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Rated 5/5

Outstanding

My 6th Telecaster. Compound radius neck is awesome. Upper fret reach is so much easier. Wasn't sure how I'd bond with these latest generation noiseless pickups, but love them. The Arctic White finish is stunning in person. Pictures don't do it justice. Throw in a great case and the guitar is a bargain.
Rated 5/5

Great Sounding Beautiful Looking Guitar

The photos online of the Arctic Pearl Telecaster Ultra don't do it justice. The finish is kind of iridescent, more like a white metallic finish. I purchased this Tele to add to my collection, as I never had a rosewood fretboard Fender before. My Stratocaster Ultra and my Tele Pro II both have maple fretboards. Since the Strat Ultra has the same neck profile as the Tele Ultra, comparing the two, I lean toward the maple fretboard. The maple fretboard, to me, "Seems" slightly smoother to play on. What about Tone difference. My Tele Pro II came customized with locking tuners and noiseless pickups, so it is very close to the Ultra features. Comparing the Tele Pro II to the Tele Ultra, same gauge strings, same pickups, Tone wise, I can't hear any difference between the maple and rosewood fretboards, but that's just me. Again, I find playing on the Tele maple fretboard slightly more comfortable than the Tele rosewood fretboard. All in all, I love this guitar. I play it every day, along with my others.
Rated 5/5

Fender Tele Ultra Texas Tea

I am not sure what I was expecting.I had a strat ultra back in 1990,1991 ish.Its almost dead on the neckshape of that guitar,something I've tried to find on a fender since.The neck is really thin,wide and flat and this guitar looks,sounds like a tele ,but feels way 1980s.It had some minor fit and finish issues,but nothing major that a setup wont fix.Overall minus a few tooling marks,really high action and some serious relief in the neck I still give it 5 stars.It is really cool!Now I just gotta come up with the cash to get the stratocaster version.The case that this comes in is the nicest case I've ever owned.G&G who?This case is very ergonomic, lightweight,plush, well made,I dont know why companies like Gibson give you crappy cases,companies like Suhr sell you a G&G case that weigh a ton.Now I gotta go I gotta new guitar to play
Music background: 36 years experience professional semi professional depending on how life is going
Rated 5/5

Excellent choice!!

I've a 72' Tele and now this one. What a difference a new model makes! This guitar plays incredible with great action. Tuners are excellent, color is beyond cool (Arctic Pearl) and it was an easy purchase through my man Phil Potts!! Love me some Sweetwater!
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Rated 5/5

The search if over

I've had dozens of quality electric guitars, some vintage and some new. I think buying and selling guitars in part of the process of discovering your own sound , style and who you are as a musician. Having said all of that I will never part with two particular guitars: my Novo Serus J and this, my new Fender Ultra Telecaster in Arctic White.
The reasons a quite simple: the radius on the ultra neck allows for easy chording and playing leads; the locking tuners and (mostly) the bone nut keep my ultra in tune "forever"; the fret work and rolled edges make the neck an absolute pleasure to play for hours on end; it's light weight; the pickups are balanced and quite. Lastly, the arctic white, although nearly impossible to capture in photo is absolutely beautiful.
My Sweetwater consultant, Mike Brandt is the consummate professional; no hard selling and even days after my purchase called just to check in on me because I had the flu. Thanks, Mike, I'm fully recovered and loving my Ultra Tele!

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