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expirediconian | Staff posted Jan 26, 2024 10:32 PM

Fender American Ultra Telecaster Electric Guitar w/ Maple Fingerboard (Ultraburst)

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Adorama has Fender American Ultra Telecaster Electric Guitar w/ Maple Fingerboard (Ultraburst, 0118032712) on sale for $1,499. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for sharing this deal.

About this Item:
  • Alder or ash body with sculpted rear contours
  • Two Ultra Noiseless Vintage Tele single-coil pickups
  • "Modern D"-shaped neck with Ultra satin finish
  • 10"-14" compound-radius fingerboard
  • 22 medium-jumbo frets
  • Includes premium molded hardshell case
  • Body Type: Solidbody

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  • About this Deal:
    • This price is $50 Lower than our previous FP Deal.
    • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $650.99 lower than the next best available prices from similar reputable merchants starting from $2,149.99. -SaltyOne

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Adorama has Fender American Ultra Telecaster Electric Guitar w/ Maple Fingerboard (Ultraburst, 0118032712) on sale for $1,499. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for sharing this deal.

About this Item:
  • Alder or ash body with sculpted rear contours
  • Two Ultra Noiseless Vintage Tele single-coil pickups
  • "Modern D"-shaped neck with Ultra satin finish
  • 10"-14" compound-radius fingerboard
  • 22 medium-jumbo frets
  • Includes premium molded hardshell case
  • Body Type: Solidbody

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • About this Deal:
    • This price is $50 Lower than our previous FP Deal.
    • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $650.99 lower than the next best available prices from similar reputable merchants starting from $2,149.99. -SaltyOne

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Navin.R.Johnson
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Great deal if you're in the market. Lowest used price on the Verb is this price
lelepold
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Why pay more for an Ultra:

-Belly carve
-Noiseless pickups
-Compound radius neck profile
-Heel carve
-double binding
-locking tuners
-At this price you're at the Prof 2 model

Why not to pay more for an Ultra:
-Doesn't have vintage bridges
-Noiseless pickups are love or hate them
-Lots of people feel the above pros features gets away from a traditionally tele

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Jan 27, 2024 01:57 AM
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Navin.R.JohnsonJan 27, 2024 01:57 AM
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Great deal if you're in the market. Lowest used price on the Verb is this price
Last edited by Navin.R.Johnson January 26, 2024 at 06:31 PM.
Jan 27, 2024 06:25 AM
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Quote from Navin.R.Johnson :
Great deal if you're in the market. Lowest used price on the Verb is this price
I'm looking to offload my strat pro 2 and get this. Not super in love with the finish but they'll never have texas tea on sale. I'd say this is the next best color.
Jan 27, 2024 03:11 PM
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zg326Jan 27, 2024 03:11 PM
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What makes an ultra tele so ultra?
Jan 27, 2024 03:22 PM
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LesCasterJan 27, 2024 03:22 PM
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Quote from zg326 :
What makes an ultra tele so ultra?
The specifications
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Jan 27, 2024 05:00 PM
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jmorrow1988Jan 27, 2024 05:00 PM
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The necks on these feel great but I still think noiseless single coil pickups are lifeless compared to the real thing. Nothing wrong with a little 60Hz cycle hum.

Buy the Player Tele for $529 instead and then throw a pair of Bootstrap Palo Duro pickups in ($50). You still come in at under $600 and it'll sound better than this Ultra.
Last edited by jmorrow1988 January 27, 2024 at 09:03 AM.
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Jan 27, 2024 07:10 PM
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thesandman00Jan 27, 2024 07:10 PM
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Quote from jmorrow1988 :
The necks on these feel great but I still think noiseless single coil pickups are lifeless compared to the real thing. Nothing wrong with a little 60Hz cycle hum.

Buy the Player Tele for $529 instead and then throw a pair of Bootstrap Palo Duro pickups in ($50). You still come in at under $600 and it'll sound better than this Ultra.
"A little 60hz cycle hum" can be a huge issue for gigging musicians that play in suboptimal environments (ie: 90 percent of gigging musicians). These are a nice approximation of a vintage tone with greatly reduced hum. No, they're not strictly vintage, but for a lot of people, these are a huge plus. If you're a bedroom player and that's it, then I would agree that paying more for these doesn't make a lot of sense.
Jan 27, 2024 07:20 PM
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thesandman00Jan 27, 2024 07:20 PM
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Quote from zg326 :
What makes an ultra tele so ultra?
As mentioned already, specs. For me, what's makes these great is the playability. The heel carve makes upper fret access easier, the compound radius board is VERY nice to play on, and the pickups are reasonably silent. Additionally, this line all has the S1 switching which in the case if the tele allows you to switch between series and parallel for the two pickups, giving you additional tonal flexibility. They're very solid guitars and generally play great out of the box.

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Jan 27, 2024 07:37 PM
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lelepoldJan 27, 2024 07:37 PM
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Why pay more for an Ultra:

-Belly carve
-Noiseless pickups
-Compound radius neck profile
-Heel carve
-double binding
-locking tuners
-At this price you're at the Prof 2 model

Why not to pay more for an Ultra:
-Doesn't have vintage bridges
-Noiseless pickups are love or hate them
-Lots of people feel the above pros features gets away from a traditionally tele
Jan 27, 2024 07:56 PM
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huehueJan 27, 2024 07:56 PM
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I have a fender ultra jazz V. Probably my favorite bass for fingerstyle. Yeah its a bass, but I imagine the entire Ultra line is incredible. Build quality is fantastic, best of any of my basses. Only my bassmods is untouchable for slap. This is a great price too.
Jan 27, 2024 08:57 PM
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SlickApple3128Jan 27, 2024 08:57 PM
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Quote from thesandman00 :
As mentioned already, specs. For me, what's makes these great is the playability. The heel carve makes upper fret access easier, the compound radius board is VERY nice to play on, and the pickups are reasonably silent. Additionally, this line all has the S1 switching which in the case if the tele allows you to switch between series and parallel for the two pickups, giving you additional tonal flexibility. They're very solid guitars and generally play great out of the box.
I agree with you about this guitar but we need to emphasize "generally play great out of the box" being a pro for guitars over $1500 (regular price>$2000) nowadays makes me sad.
Last edited by SlickApple3128 January 27, 2024 at 12:59 PM.
Jan 28, 2024 02:39 AM
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thesandman00Jan 28, 2024 02:39 AM
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Quote from SlickApple3128 :
I agree with you about this guitar but we need to emphasize "generally play great out of the box" being a pro for guitars over $1500 (regular price>$2000) nowadays makes me sad.
True enough statement. Any brand that's mass produced like this is doing to have some bad apples. Some (traditionally speaking, Gibson for instance, though they've gotten better the past 2 years) worse than others. In my experience, Fenders are generally very good out of the box, especially at this price point. This could be considered a con of buying from Adorama: no setup or inspection, compared to a place like sweetwater that at least seemingly does a spot check. That being said, I've bought a few fenders from Adorama and have had zero issues.
Jan 28, 2024 04:43 AM
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Quote from lelepold :
Why pay more for an Ultra:

-Belly carve
-Noiseless pickups
-Compound radius neck profile
-Heel carve
-double binding
-locking tuners
-At this price you're at the Prof 2 model

Why not to pay more for an Ultra:
-Doesn't have vintage bridges
-Noiseless pickups are love or hate them
-Lots of people feel the above pros features gets away from a traditionally tele
Thank you for this post. I read a few comments on that very thing. Will keep an eye out when the Pros go back on sale.
Jan 28, 2024 08:02 AM
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jmorrow1988Jan 28, 2024 08:02 AM
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Quote from thesandman00 :
"A little 60hz cycle hum" can be a huge issue for gigging musicians that play in suboptimal environments (ie: 90 percent of gigging musicians). These are a nice approximation of a vintage tone with greatly reduced hum. No, they're not strictly vintage, but for a lot of people, these are a huge plus. If you're a bedroom player and that's it, then I would agree that paying more for these doesn't make a lot of sense.
Noiseless single coils came out in 1998. Hendrix, SRV, Knopfler, Frusciante, Clapton, Gilmour, etc., all gigged with non-stacked single coils for many years before they were introduced and those mentioned that are still alive continue to do so without any complaints of 60 cycle hum from the audience. It's usually buried in the mix anyway.
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Jan 28, 2024 11:14 AM
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Jan 28, 2024 11:14 AM
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Quote from jmorrow1988 :
Noiseless single coils came out in 1998. Hendrix, SRV, Knopfler, Frusciante, Clapton, Gilmour, etc., all gigged with non-stacked single coils for many years before they were introduced and those mentioned that are still alive continue to do so without any complaints of 60 cycle hum from the audience. It's usually buried in the mix anyway.
I'm not throwing mud, just pointing out:
Claptons signature strat has "Vintage Noiseless™ pickups"
Jeff Becks signature strat has "Fender Special Design dual-coil ceramic Noiseless™ pickups"

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Jan 28, 2024 04:57 PM
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shoka_conJan 28, 2024 04:57 PM
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I picked up one of these ultras in blue a week ago from this same deal. It's obviously an amazing guitar, and at $1500 new, this price is lower than decent guitars on the used market. i.e. amazing deal.

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