Fender 2018 Leaks. Image: Fender. Our personal fave is the '60s Telecaster Bigsby with its slim neck and iconic vintage style vibrato. The MIM Player range is the most affordable Fender series, and the Telecaster is one of the best models in the line-up. This might just be the worst-kept secret of the guitar world in 2018: The new Mexican-made Fender Player Series is a revamp of the whole Fender Standard line-up, with some tweaks and a new, updated Jaguar model. With this Modern Player Telecaster, the renowned Musical Corporation Fender has converged the charm of a vintage guitar, with the essential features and requirements that one expects from a beginner’s guitar, and even an intermediate one to some extent. Player Telecaster. The guitar also features a string-through-body bridge with bent-steel saddles and two Player Series single-coil Telecaster pickups. The Fender Modern Player Telecaster features a sturdy pine body with beautiful wood grain. Its appearance is another pragmatic mixture of eras, while the six bent-steel bridge saddles mean the overall look is reminiscent of the recently superseded American Standard Telecaster. This means that it is a bit heavier than the Standard Tele. However, it still contains the same comfortable body fitting contours and armrests for maximum comfort during hours of play. There are a few models available split into vintage correct and modern spec "modified" formats. With the recent demise of the much-loved Classic Player Baja Telecaster, that void has been filled by the Mexican-built Vintera Series guitars. Fender Modern Player Telecaster General Information Build. Review and Experience. The Fender Player Telecaster features an alder body with a gloss finish, a “Modern C”-shaped neck profile and a 9.5”-radius fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets.