Too kind. Thank you! :)

Ah, thank you!! :)

Report back when you get it - I can't stop thinking about this guitar. (Damn GAS!)

If it's any consolation, this guitar is still my go-to and the first one I want to reach for. :)

It became my favorite as soon as I picked mine up. And yes, I agree. Lots of features for the money. LOTS of features. :)

@@kevinmac9442 yes, made in Indonesia (same as my Schecter Banshee Extreme). The Cort corporation does the overall build, and they're a great guitar manufacturer, at least based on every one of their instruments I've ever played.

Have any opened the inside to see what pots it has? :O I am interested since @onevoiceinc said is a "no maintenance" guitar :O

@@0000song0000 I'm guessing cheaper pots due to the price of the guitar (and all you get for the money), but pots are typically a cheap fix. I actually have just noticed the taper in the volume knob could be better for volume swells. Quick and inexpensive fix, though. :)

I returned mine...I was disappointed in the feel. It actually felt like a lower end guitar .

Can't believe I'm absolutely smitten over a Fender, but oh yes. Lol

Definitely not the only one, lol. It's a great guitar. I love the Texas sound of the Pearly Gates also.

It's so versatile. It will rock loudly or play smooth cleans and everything in between. I'm very happy with it. In my opinion, this particular model may be one of Fender's finest contributions yet. It's become the only guitar I want to play now, hahaha. Thank you for the kind words, friend. :)

I think you'll be Very happy with it. I love mine.

Did you ever get yours in? And if so, what do you think?

@@onevoiceinc I got it... I wasn't happy with the hardware nor the tonal output, personally. The switch wobbled and the pots weren't very responsive. It sounded tinny or something to my ear. Not chimmy tho, as one might describe and expect from a Fender. I usually play Les Paul's or PRS's (Tremonti and Custom 24 models). I did like the neck and the jumbo frets. Felt like I could play her all night long as far as weight too! I have to admit, I'm no guitar tone aficionado but, unfortunately, it just didn't cut the mustard for me. I sent it back to Sweetwater.

What are you playing it through?

@@onevoiceinc a Marshall DSL 40CST (a Sweetwater special with a Creamback speaker). I love it. I've had a PRS MT15 and a Blackstar HT Club 40. The Marshall just outshined both of them for me!

I agree, I love my Keeley compressor plus

It's my go-to, for sure.

I'm actually working on some future videos, one being an original jazz tune I've recorded 3 times over the years and just never got the sound I was looking for. I tried the new Fender recently, and boom! Nailed every single sound I was going for. Not to mention it's great for rock or pretty much whatever you're after. :)

Hi fellas I am wondering how you guys necks have held up? Mine just came in the mail today with some cosmetic damage from shipping and also the tuners were installed bent so it’s gotta go back. I would love to get a good one a keep it but I’m thinking of getting something else based on the negative info on the quality of the neck Seems like an epiphone SG neck

@@franklinviele2399 strange, I’ve never had any issues with the necks on either of mine. The guitars kind of feel like a cross between a Les Paul and a Telecaster in every way, including the necks, but yeah, I didn’t have any of the issues you’re describing. Sounds like a QC or previous owner issue. Sorry to hear that!

Am I the only one who could've just sat there and stared at it for hours? Hahaha This particular Fender model has become my favorite guitar of all guitars. It's super versatile, and it sounds incredible. Congratulations!

@@onevoiceinc No. I could happily stare it for hours too.

First electric? That's exciting! I only wish this could've been my first electric. (My first was a horrible Sysonics brand $100 guitar back in the 80s, made out of fiberglass. Hahaha.) Needless to say, electric (in general) is easier to play when you're transitioning from acoustic... but this particular one might even spoil you. If you are transitioning from acoustic to electric, you'll probably want to focus on palm muting. That's one of the biggest differences between the two instruments. :) Wishing you great success in your journey!

@@onevoiceinc Thanks for the palm muting advice...yes, I am transitioning from acoustic to electric, so there will be a "technique curve" but excited to get started. I'm 60 yrs young and love all genres of music, so this guitar can do it all. I'll circle back with a post when I take delivery. Rock On...David

@@PolarisTradingGroup please do :)

@@onevoiceinc Hi Joe & Everyone..David here...I am circling back to my previous posts...I have received my Tele from SweetWater and all I can say is WOW! I'm literally speechless...What a beautiful guitar! I finally got a chance to play it today (Sunday April 11 2021) for a few hours putting it through its paces with the Positive Grid Spark Amp...First Hard Rock Song I played was AC DC's "Highway to Hell"...Both Guitar and Amp Kicked serious butt! I then played some Blues on the Clean Channel with various pickup combinations with beautiful crispness and clarity. The Spark Amp actually has an Acoustic Channel which was also very responsive. This guitar is an absolute value for $800...I my opinion...One of the "Best Kept Secrets"! If you have been searching and have been on the fence deciding whether or not to get this guitar...JUST DO IT! I am so happy I waited...This may not be my final electric guitar that I buy, but it is MY FIRST and you know...We ALWAYS remember our FIRST! ROCK ON! Here is link to screenshot of my Tele and Yamaha Acoustic. www.dropbox.com/s/cbnh5rrbox1ii3u/Guitars%20with%20Amps.jpg?dl=0

Funny you mention Yamaha. I've always been a fan of them. I just ordered an Apx600 acoustic last night. And yes, the Fender is the perfect guitar.

I'm verrrrry close to buying an amber one myself. I was talking to my Sweetwater guy just yesterday. These guitars practically play themselves.... so I want a second one as my true backup guitar... unless I like the amber one more, hahaha. So is your salesman Mitch who does a lot of product videos for Sweetwater?

I totally agree. I also agree about maple fingerboards.... WAY too treble-y for my taste. I prefer mid range tones.

@@onevoiceinc agreed…hate maple fingerboards

Mine has absolutely become my favorite. It's easy on the eyes, easy on the ears, and so versatile.

@@onevoiceinc Yep. Incredible axe. I don't even want to play anything else. And, if the one I have now falls apart I'll go straight out and buy another one. Nice demo, by the way.

@@JasonEverson Thank you! In hindsight, I wish I had either purchased the new camera before doing it or used better color grading. [Insert jumbled nerd ramblings here.] But it was fun to make. :D And yeah, I need to dust off my other guitars since buying this one, heh.

I have the Tele AP II in Dark Night on order. How do you like yours and in retrospect do you wish you had saved almost a grand on this Tele SE instead??

@@vindieseldouble I think it's well worth it in the end but at my age, I'm not loving the weight of it. Pickups are incredibly versatile, fit and finish are stellar, love the neck. It's a "forever" guitar for me. I ended up buying a red Indonesian FMT as well and it's a great complement to the APII - best of both worlds. Love the body contour and lighter weight, but the neck is definitely not for everyone.

@@Creaulx I appreciate your response! I spoke with my sales engineer over at Sweetwater about this. It sounds like this FMT with the '59 Duncan Seymour and Pearly Gates pickups is kind of a Les Paul type feel and tone with some pretty hot pickups whereas the AP II is more versatile and like you mentioned, a "forever" guitar. I'm still glad I'm waiting for the American Professional II Telecaster. I'll be 47 this Summer, so I get what you're saying about the weight. I'm always looking for more ergonomic ways to sit or stand and play in my recording/playing office/studio now that I have neck and back issues, but that's another subject. I picked up a Stratocaster Player Edition with triple single coils to jam on in the meantime and as a complement to the Telecaster when it arrives.

I love mine. It's pretty lightweight, the neck is incredible, and those pickups.... I recently lowered my neck pickup on mine by 3 turns and raised the pole pieces up 3-ish turns. Sounds even more incredible.

@@onevoiceinc I couldn’t decide between crimson & black cherry burst but seeing yours made me decide on the burst 😊

@@onevoiceinc Question for you: Is the hardware on your guitar chrome or black nickel?

@@blkjakk here's another video I did that has better color, image quality, and a better camera (besides the phone camera I did all the previous videos with) to get a better idea how it looks up close. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q89nisd1y8CYg2Q.html Deciding between the burst and the crimson was one of the hardest guitar decisions ever, hahahaha. I love mine, and if I get a good Christmas bonus this year, I'm buying the crimson one next. Both are gorgeous, so you won't go wrong either way. As far as the hardware, it's more chrome colored. Hope that helps. :)

@@onevoiceinc Mine arrived with a broken headstock. Video of it is on my channel. 😢

I'm wanting a second one, probably in amber (though I like all 3 color options). Mo' money. :D

"Uh, I'm pretty sure I already owned this..." "Then why is it postmarked from two days ago?" Busted!! :D

It gets *only slightly* complicated. At that time, I was running that video (and other videos) through my Boss Katana 100W, and the setting was based on a Fender Twin. I posted the settings in another video. My settings are posted verbatim on that video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arVhp9dixKmXin0.htmlsi=qsU2ZKvwsds72jia Since then, I bought a Marshall DSL40. My settings on that video (the Marshall dsl review) were right behind me on the amp (with a couple of delay pedals). Since that video, I also purchased a Blackstar Amped 3 (which I have been running into my Marshall's return jack), and that video has those settings including the pedals I'm running lately. I'll say I'm planning to purchase a Fender Bassbreaker 30r later this year, and I'll be posting those settings in some form or fashion. Aside from that, I use my middle pickup setting (the bridge and neck combined) often. That's pretty much my sound. Hopefully this was helpful. Let me know if I answered your question satisfactorily. :)

I'm a fan of his videos as well. I'll need to check that out.

@@onevoiceinc The frets on this one should be JUMBO frets according to the description on line.

It's made in Indonesia (which should mean it's been made by Cort). With the neck, all I really have for comparison are my Schecter Banshee, two ESP's (mh201 and mh400), and a Yamaha Pacifica 612vii (the latter is closer to a fatter Strat type neck). The fmt feels like those thinner necks I'm used to. As far as neck dive, I'm not entirely familiar with the term. (I'd need more info.)

@@onevoiceinc neck dive occurs when you are wearing the guitar with a strap and don’t touch or hold the guitar, it “dives” towards the neck (because the neck is heavy and the body is light). Gibson SGs often have neck dive. If the guitar is balanced, it sits nicely when wearing it.

@@geeman10k ah! Didn't know there was a term for that, lol. I just tried it, and it sits perfectly balanced in a normal horizontal position. :)

From system of a down to pink floyd!!! 🤘🤘🤘

Perfect. I have james hetfield strap levys m7gg3 on my ltd ec 1000. My son give me a nylon p profile strap as a christmas present and its on my tele fmt. When i walk it goes flat only. But stay at 20 degre maybe when i stay at the same position. But with the leather strap it stay in position.

I absolutely LOVE mine. Hoping the same for you. I don't monetize or get endorsements, but if I like something I like it. Hope this video helped.

@@onevoiceinc it only enhanced my desire and yes it helps.

I'm a sucker for D'addario 10-46 strings, so that's what I strung mine with. I love that tiny bit of tightness where I can feel the tension in my bends. Other than that, I didn't really modify the action or height or anything like that. :) Ultimately, it's all personal preference, though.

My frets were/are great. After a year of owning it, I want a second one (either the crimson red or the yellow just to have it). Hoping my job gives a great Christmas bonus this year. Someone in the comments had mentioned a while back that the frets could've been polished a little better on his particular guitar (which may have been missed by quality control people), but overall mine is still my favorite. It's the first guitar I reach for, and hands down, it's the most diverse guitar I have ever owned. I recently lowered the neck pickup by 3 turns and raised the pole pieces up the same distance, and it sounds even better. Doing that brightened it (tightened the tone) a tiny bit without losing that wonderful neck pickup sound.

I'm not great at the technical knowledge. This was my first guitar with a Pearly Gates bridge pickup, but I do love it. I can say that I did lower the neck/59 humbucker down 3 turns and raised the individual pole pieces up 3 turns on that same pickup. This made a HUGE difference!! :) It gave the neck pickup more clarity.

Is it a good guitar, though? If so, it's a win! :)

This is my first non-tremolo (non-Floyd Rose more specifically) guitar in at least twenty years (literally), so I get what you're saying. I'll say, though, the lack of tremolo has actually been quite refreshing. Total change of pace for me. It *is* nice to have available options, though.

@@onevoiceinc Cool, I went away from floyd trems more into 2 point of vintage style. Both with locking tuners, I really enjoy them.

@@arielista I totally get it after playing this guitar. :)

Believe it or not, it was a Boss Katana 100W. They're very responsive, and with the right tweaking, you can dial in pretty much anything. My main sound is based on a '59 Marshall with a Tube Screamer... all internal (amp, delay, reverb, EQ, etc). As someone who likes an easy load in and set up, it's become my go to lately. All you need is your guitar, a cable, and the amp. Loving it. :)

@@onevoiceinc Thanks for the great demo. And Katana... I have the good fortune to have some of the best, big-name amps, but my 100w Katana hangs right there with any of them. And if you look around KZfaq, so many top, respected players (who know "tone" a lot better than I do) have Katanas. Great amp. And very cool, unique FMT HH guitar.

@@eastbaystreet1242 yeah, I love my Katana. They pair up nicely.

Great minds think alike, hahahaha. (And thanks for the kind words.) I absolutely love the Tele FMT. As far as comparison to a standard tele, I'm not the best source for that, only because I've often avoided Fender products (up until now) due to the trebley tones they often have (I'm a fan of more warm mahogany sounds) but I can say it can come very close to matching the Schecter while still sounding like its own thing. The Pearly Gates pickup with the 59 give it a slightly bluesier sound while still being able to be 100% percent rock. I've also used it on an upbeat jazz tune I'll hopefully be doing a video for up the road, and the diversity of tones was insane. I never thought I'd say that when I first hit the "buy now" button back in December, but it's become my new favorite guitar. It's light weight, sounds amazing, has lots of tone options, and just feels great. Hopefully that helps. :) Oh, and I'm eventually going to want to get a second FMT, probably in the amber color (but maybe the solid red, not sure). It's just a great playing guitar.

@@onevoiceinc I've seen the red one in person, wow..and the amber one looks awesome in pictures! Great minds think alike, and so do ours!

Yes. Totally usable, but lower volume for sure.

:D It's a great guitar to play, for sure. I had been secretly looking at tele type guitars for a while. Schecter had some nice ones, but when I saw this, it caught my eye.

He's a great player. I'm not ~as~ familiar with any specific pieces of his, but I'll look him up and see what I can come up with. Might be a fun future video. :)

@@onevoiceinc don’t need to go to any trouble. He was just the first HH tele player that popped in my mind.

Good ear. I think I probably meshed the two together. It's a great album!

I like that idea, and yeah I have to agree... especially for live applications. The split coils are only good tinkering around in the practice room at home. Otherwise you would disappear in a mix.

@@onevoiceinc I've had more than a few people tell me how they normally don't use coil split even if they come equipped with them, but that the PRS not only sounds better, but a few tell me they've been using it in the singlecoil more over normal. It doesn't sound exactly like a single coil, but neither do split PAFs. I've done splits with pickups like Fralin high outputs that really sound good split, but they were designed too. I normally go the other way with coil taps. On semihollows and Singlecut, instead of wiring it so that it removes most of the coil but leaves 20-25% active, I'll use a higher value so it shuts off 30-40% and keeps 60-70% of the coil on. So instead of humbucker/singlecoil, it's more Bright/Full. That sounds more like a P90 or mini humbucker.

@@timwhite5562 confession... I've never used a P90. I want to try one though.

@@onevoiceinc I find the best descriptor of P90s is that they have a really beefed up and punchy Tele sound.

Thanks!! Unfortunately, I recorded this review video prior to buying my new camera, so the color is far more dull than in real life... due to recording it on my cell phone. The new camera (and the video I posted this past weekend) captures the color and detail the way it really looks. All videos from here on will be filmed on the Canon camera. :) . I say all this to say when you see one of these in person, it's gorgeous. What color Banshee did you get? =) They're great guitars.

@@onevoiceinc I’ve got the Ocean blue burst Banshee, wasn’t sure about the Floyd Rose at first but it seems to be behaving itself though I don’t gig with it. I really fancy one of the hard tails, your colour is very nice but I really, really like the black cherry burst. They certainly are great guitars for not much ££$$. Which Canon did you get? I was Canon before but got a Lumix G9 not so long ago. I had plans for doing some videos but I hate being infront of cameras!

@@simonc61 I've seen the black cherry burst version in person, and it's so eye catching. I would love one myself. I actually considered buying one off Reverb this past Christmas. Now, cameras (my latest obsession). I got the Canon G7X mk2 after watching countless video reviews (and the pros and cons of each). Ultimately, I ~plan~ to do more indoors/lower light and night time recording, so the G7X seemed to be the best choice at the time. I'm still learning it, but I'm BLOWN AWAY at the results so far. Still watching videos constantly to learn how to get better faster, so hopefully it'll pay off. As far as video, you should. It's its own unique thing, and you definitely learn as you go. You might be surprised to know that I'm not the best at being in front of a camera. (Thank God for editing software! Lol). Often times I'll have to sift through twenty minutes of video "um" sounds and goofs to find the few seconds of keeper material. I'm getting a ~little~ better, but I still have a ways to go. My goal is to eventually to capture my easy going silly nature in everyday life in my videos, but at the moment, I'm still a bit more stiff in front of the camera. It is all a process. It's fun, though.... and when something actually helps someone, it's the best reward ever. If you ever do some video, give me a shout so I can check it out. (Hey, that rhymed!)

@@onevoiceinc Yes I’m going to keep an eye out for the Black cherry one now. I sent you a photo of my Banshee on Messenger btw. I’m the same with cameras too, did use to earn my living as a photographer. I’ve heard a lot of people use the G7x for KZfaq, vlogging etc. I’m trying to learn Davinci Resolve at the moment, complicated but got to start somewhere. I’ve just bought a new phone, a Xaomi which can do 4 and 8K video which is crazy so I’ve got no excuse now. I enjoyed your playing and humour in your videos - I also just found your blog so I’ll be having a look through that. I’ve been playing about 47 years - and I’ve been told I’m a good player - but apart from a few lessons I never learnt much theory and it’s held me back over the years. I wish I’d really applied myself when I was younger! I’ll let you know if I get round to finally doing a video. I guess it’s a vanity thing with me, up to 10 years ago when I was 50 I hadn’t really aged too badly, then out of the blue I had a son. It hasn’t gone too well - I don’t live with him and his mother now and there’s a stressful legal situation going on at the moment. I just hate seeing myself in photos or videos nowadays but if I can get over that - watch this space! Cheers.

@@simonc61 the last original band project I created - My (R)evolution - was birthed out of a similar circumstance. Pain, as horrible a thing as it can be, can also be used a catalyst for creating things we never knew were possible. :)