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Touring guitarist, producer and Guitar Center's Danny Schnair compares two Fender American Professional Telecasters, showcasing how maple and rosewood fingerboards shape tone, feel and response. Along the way, Schnair demonstrates country, blues, indie rock and high-gain tones while explaining why the Telecaster has remained his go-to guitar ever since buying his first Fender Telecaster—a red flame-maple top with yellow binding—from Guitar Center San Francisco. "The Telecaster just does what I want it to do," says Schnair. "It's an easy guitar I can pick up, play and know exactly what I'm going to get when I take it into a session or on the road." In this video: • Discover how maple and rosewood fingerboards change the Telecaster's tone, feel and response. • Hear Schnair evaluate the American Professional Telecaster’s V-Mod III pickups. • Learn about how Telecasters end up on records by guitarists who are not known to play Teles. • Find out what surprised Schnair most about playing the maple fingerboard Telecaster. Which Telecaster fingerboard do you prefer—maple or rosewood—and why? Tell us in the comments. Be sure to subscribe for more artist demos, guitar reviews, recording tips and behind-the-scenes content. Check out the Fender American Professional Telecasters: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/American-Professional-Telecaster-Electric-Guitar-Maple-Fingerboard-3-Color-Sunburst-1500000483712.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA https://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/American-Professional-Telecaster-Electric-Guitar-Rosewood-Fingerboard-Black-1500000483707.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA Follow Fender: https://www.instagram.com/fender/ #Fender #Telecaster #AmericanProfessional #ElectricGuitar #guitarcenter Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: Fender American Professional Telecasters 00:38 - Meet Guitarist Danny Schnair 01:32 - Why the Fender Telecaster? 02:40 - Maple Fingerboard Tele: Bridge Pickup Demo 04:10 - Maple Fingerboard Telecaster: Overdriven Lead Tones 05:28 - Compensated Brass Bullet Saddles 06:18 - Maple Fingerboard Tele: Neck Pickup Demo 07:40 - Deep C Neck Profile and Playability 08:12 - Rosewood Fingerboard Tele: Neck Pickup Demo 09:35 - Maple vs. Rosewood: Tone and Feel 11:10 - Rosewood Fingerboard Telecaster: Funk and Blues Tones 12:10 - Cleaning Up Your Tone With the Volume Knob 14:22 - Middle Pickup Position: Indie Rock Demo 17:20 - Push-Push Tone Control: Series vs. Parallel 19:37 - Tom Morello-Inspired Heavy Telecaster Riffs 21:11 - High-Gain Pedal Setup and Tom Morello Story 22:49 - Final Thoughts: Maple vs. Rosewood Fingerboard Telecasters