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      Top Lists > Electric Guitars > Number Of Frets > Body Shape > 21 Fret Telecaster Style Guitars

      Best 21 Fret Telecaster Style Guitars in 2023

      Here you'll find the best 21 fret Telecaster style guitars.

      Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.

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      1. Fender Custom Artisan Koa P90 Telecaster

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      Fender Custom Artisan Koa P90 Telecaster
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      Playability 78
      Sound 74
      Build quality 73
      Value for money 60
      Overall Score 75
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      • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
      • 4A Figured Koa top
      • Chambered 2-Piece Fiji Mahogany with 4A Figured Koa Top body
      • 4A Roasted Flame Maple neck
      • Round-Lam Ebony fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • Reverse Nocaster Bridge with Brass RSD Saddles bridge
      • '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Jumbo frets
      • Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons tuners
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      Fender Custom Artisan Koa P90 Telecaster
      • Made in United States
      • Expensive Wood
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Weight Relief
      • Compound Radius Fretboard
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Locking Tuners
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
      • No Tremolo
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
      • No Strap Lock

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      2. Fender Custom American Custom Tele

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      Fender Custom American Custom Tele
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      Playability 78
      Sound 75
      Build quality 74
      Value for money 61
      Overall Score 76

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      • From Fender Custom's 2020 American Custom series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
      • 2-Piece Select Ash body
      • 2A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
      • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Texas Special Tele Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Seth Lover SH-55 (Single Coil/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • '58-'63 Tele Bridge with Brass RSD Saddles bridge
      • 1960 Oval C Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Narrow Tall frets
      • Sperzel Die-Cast with White Pearloid Buttons tuners
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      Fender Custom American Custom Tele
      • Made in United States
      • Expensive Wood
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Compound Radius Fretboard
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Locking Tuners
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
      • No Weight Relief
      • No Tremolo
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
      • No Strap Lock

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      3. Fender Brent Mason Telecaster

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      Fender Brent Mason Telecaster
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      Playability 75
      Sound 78
      Build quality 75
      Value for money 66
      Overall Score 76

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      • Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
      • Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
      • Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
      • Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
      • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
      • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
      • Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
      • Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
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      • From Fender's 2020 Artist series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 7.25" Fretboard Radius
      • Ash body
      • Maple neck
      • Maple fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Tele STK-T3B (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Tele STK-T3B (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Middle pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Stack Strat STK-S2 (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage Mini HB (Humbucker/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • 6-Saddle Telecaster Bridge with Glaser Bender System bridge
      • Late 60s C Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Vintage Tall frets
      • Sperzel Locking tuners
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      Fender Brent Mason Telecaster
      • Locking Tuners
      • Made in United States
      • Expensive Wood
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Coil Split Pickups
      • Strap Lock
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Weight Relief
      • No Tremolo
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No Compound Radius Fretboard
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

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      4. Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Dual P90 Telecaster

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      Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Dual P90 Telecaster
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      Playability 78
      Sound 75
      Build quality 72
      Value for money 60
      Overall Score 75

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      • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
      • Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
      • Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
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      • From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 9.5" to 12" Fretboard Radius
      • Burl top
      • 1-Piece Vintage Michigan Mahogany body
      • 3A Roasted Flame Maple neck
      • Round-Laminated Rosewood fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop P90 (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop P90 (Single Coil/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • 6-Saddle Hardtail with Pat. Pend. Saddles bridge
      • 1960 Oval C Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Narrow Tall frets
      • Vintage Style tuners
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      Fender Custom Artisan Maple Burl Dual P90 Telecaster
      • Made in United States
      • Expensive Wood
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Compound Radius Fretboard
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Locking Tuners
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
      • No Weight Relief
      • No Tremolo
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
      • No Strap Lock

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      5. Fender Custom '52 Telecaster

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      Fender Custom '52 Telecaster
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      Playability 78
      Sound 75
      Build quality 70
      Value for money 59
      Overall Score 74
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      • From Fender Custom's 2020 Time Machine series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 7.25" to 9.5" Fretboard Radius
      • 2-Piece Select Ash body
      • 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple neck
      • 1-Piece Maple Neck fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard (Single Coil/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele with Barrel Brass Saddles bridge
      • 1957 Soft V Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Narrow Tall frets
      • Vintage Style tuners
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      Fender Custom '52 Telecaster
      • Made in United States
      • Expensive Wood
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Compound Radius Fretboard
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Locking Tuners
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
      • No Weight Relief
      • No Tremolo
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
      • No Strap Lock

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      6. Fender Custom Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster NOS

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      Fender Custom Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster NOS
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      Playability 75
      Sound 73
      Build quality 74
      Value for money 59
      Overall Score 74
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      • From Fender Custom's 2019 Vintage Custom series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 7.25" to 9.5" Fretboard Radius
      • 2-Piece Select Alder body
      • Rift Sawn Maple neck
      • Round-Laminated Rift Sawn Maple fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '67 Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • 3-Saddle '67 Telecaster with Threaded Steel Saddles bridge
      • '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Medium frets
      • Schaller F tuners
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      Fender Custom Vintage Custom '68 Telecaster NOS
      • Made in United States
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Compound Radius Fretboard
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Locking Tuners
      • No Expensive Woods
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
      • No Weight Relief
      • No Tremolo
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
      • No Strap Lock

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      7. Fender Custom '68 Tele Thinline Journeyman Relic

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      Fender Custom '68 Tele Thinline Journeyman Relic
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      Playability 73
      Sound 74
      Build quality 74
      Value for money 59
      Overall Score 74

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      • From Fender Custom's 2020 Time Machine series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 9.5" Fretboard Radius
      • 1-Piece Vintage Michigan Mahogany body
      • Rift Sawn Maple neck
      • Round-Laminated Rift Sawn Maple fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted Tele Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • Bigsby B5 Bridge and Tailpiece bridge
      • 1960 Oval C Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Narrow Tall frets
      • Schaller F tuners
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      Fender Custom '68 Tele Thinline Journeyman Relic
      • Made in United States
      • Expensive Wood
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Tremolo
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Locking Tuners
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No Compound Radius Fretboard
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
      • No Strap Lock

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      8. Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1959 Telecaster Custom Rosewood

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      Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1959 Telecaster Custom Rosewood
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      Playability 75
      Sound 73
      Build quality 70
      Value for money 58
      Overall Score 73
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      • From Fender Custom's 2018 Vintage Custom series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 7.25" to 9.5" Fretboard Radius
      • 2-Piece Offset Seam Alder body
      • Rift Sawn Maple neck
      • 3A Rosewood fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele with Threaded Steel Saddles bridge
      • 1959 Large C Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Medium frets
      • Vintage-Style tuners
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      Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1959 Telecaster Custom Rosewood
      • Made in United States
      • Expensive Wood
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Compound Radius Fretboard
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Locking Tuners
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
      • No Weight Relief
      • No Tremolo
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
      • No Strap Lock

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      9. Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1950 Double Esquire

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      Playability 75
      Sound 73
      Build quality 70
      Value for money 58
      Overall Score 73
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      • From Fender Custom's 2019 Vintage Custom series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 7.25" to 9.5" Fretboard Radius
      • 2-Piece Offset Seam Ash body
      • Rift Sawn Maple neck
      • Maple fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '50/'51 Blackguard (Single Coil/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • 3-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Tele with Brass Saddles bridge
      • 10/56 V Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Medium frets
      • Vintage-Style tuners
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      Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1950 Double Esquire
      • Made in United States
      • Expensive Wood
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Compound Radius Fretboard
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Locking Tuners
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
      • No Weight Relief
      • No Tremolo
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
      • No Strap Lock

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      10. Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1958 Top-Load Telecaster

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      Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1958 Top-Load Telecaster
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      Playability 75
      Sound 73
      Build quality 70
      Value for money 58
      Overall Score 73
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      • From Fender Custom's 2020 Vintage Custom series
      • Made in United States
      • 6 strings
      • 25.5"'' scale
      • 7.25" to 9.5" Fretboard Radius
      • Ash body
      • Rift Sawn Maple neck
      • Maple fretboard
      • Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
      • Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound '58 Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
      • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
      • 3-way Switch
      • 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Tele, Top-Load or Strings-Through-Body with Threaded Steel Saddles bridge
      • 10/56 V Bolt-On neck
      • 21 Medium frets
      • Vintage-Style tuners
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      Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1958 Top-Load Telecaster
      • Made in United States
      • Expensive Wood
      • Bone Nut
      • Top Brand Pickups
      • Compound Radius Fretboard
      • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
      • No Locking Tuners
      • No Neck-Through Build
      • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
      • No Weight Relief
      • No Tremolo
      • No Luminescent Inlay
      • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
      • No Strap Lock

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