Best Guitars With SS Configuration in 2024
Here you'll find the best guitars with SS configuration. This is the classic Telecaster configuration and it's used mainly for playing clean or with low-gain distortion. It doesn't give you as much versatility as a Strat SSS configuration, but you might like the cleaner look of a guitar body with fewer pickups.
After comparing the 2000+ guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones with these characteristics. 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.
There are affiliate links on this page that may earn us a commission if you purchase after clicking. We are members of the Amazon Associates Program, and many others. However, we compare each guitar against each other under the same parameters, so this doesn't influence our scoring.
After comparing the 2000+ guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones with these characteristics. 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.
There are affiliate links on this page that may earn us a commission if you purchase after clicking. We are members of the Amazon Associates Program, and many others. However, we compare each guitar against each other under the same parameters, so this doesn't influence our scoring.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strandberg Sälen Deluxe NX 6 Vintage Burst
Strandberg Sälen Deluxe NX 6 Vintage Burst
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Weight Relief
- Luminescent Inlay
- Made in Indonesia
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
All Prices
2. Gretsch G6120TG-DS Players Edition Nashville
Compare
What our users think
- Neck profile shape: C (5 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (7 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Gretsch G6120TG-DS Players Edition Nashville
Gretsch G6120TG-DS Players Edition Nashville
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Ivory Tusq Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Tremolo
- Strap Lock
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
All Prices
3. Fender American Ultra Luxe Telecaster
Compare
What our users think
- Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Won't get out of tune (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: D (8 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (7 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Fender American Ultra Luxe Telecaster
Fender American Ultra Luxe Telecaster
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Ivory Tusq Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- S-1 Switch Pickups
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
All Prices
4. Chapman ML3 Pro Traditional
Compare
What our users think
- Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Chapman ML3 Pro Traditional
Chapman ML3 Pro Traditional
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Ivory Tusq Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Strap Lock
- Made in South Korea
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
All Prices
Strengths & Weaknesses
Fender Custom '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classic
Fender Custom '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classic
- 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 Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
All Prices
6. Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider T
Compare
What our users think
- Neck profile shape: C (5 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider T
Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider T
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Boneite Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Phase Out Pickups
- Weight Relief
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
All Prices
7. Ibanez YY20
Compare
What our users think
- Neck profile shape: Baseball / U (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Ibanez YY20
Ibanez YY20
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Indonesia
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
All Prices
8. Gretsch G6128T Players Edition Jet DS
Compare
What our users think
- Neck profile shape: C (5 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (7 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Gretsch G6128T Players Edition Jet DS
Gretsch G6128T Players Edition Jet DS
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Ivory Tusq Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Weight Relief
- Tremolo
- Strap Lock
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
All Prices
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strandberg Sälen Classic NX 6 Butterscotch Blonde
Strandberg Sälen Classic NX 6 Butterscotch Blonde
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Made in Indonesia
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
All Prices
Strengths & Weaknesses
Fender Custom '52 Telecaster
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 Luminescent Inlay
- No Tremolo
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock