Best Pine Body Electric Guitars in 2023
Here you'll find the best Pine body electric guitars. Some guitarists don't like pine because they think it's too soft and dents easily. However, there are many types of pines, and the hardest pine is the one used for guitar building. The general opinion is that it tends to give a nice round and balanced sound.
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 American Professional II Stratocaster HSS
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- Neck access to high frets: Easy (3 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (3 votes)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (3 votes)
- Weight: Lightweight (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (4 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (3 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (3 votes)
- From Fender's 2020 American Professional II series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Roasted Pine body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender V-Mod II Double Tap Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender V-Mod II Double Tap Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender V-Mod II Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender V-Mod Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles, Pop-In Tremolo Arm and Cold-Rolled Steel Block bridge
- Deep C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Fender® Standard Cast/Sealed Staggered tuners
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Fender American Professional II Stratocaster HSS
Fender American Professional II Stratocaster HSS
- Made in United States
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- S-1 Switch Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Fender Custom Artisan Knotty Pine Tele Thinline RW
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- From Fender Custom's 2020 Artisan series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Roasted Pine body
- 2A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
- 3A Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- '58-'63 Tele Bridge with Brass RSD Saddles bridge
- '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage Style with Tortoise Shell Buttons tuners
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Fender Custom Artisan Knotty Pine Tele Thinline RW
Fender Custom Artisan Knotty Pine Tele Thinline RW
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Fender Custom Artisan Buckeye Burl Double Esquire
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- From Fender Custom's 2019 Artisan series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Buckeye Burl top
- Roasted Pine body
- 3A Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
- Round-Laminated 3A Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Loaded '51 Nocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Hand-Wound Open Loaded '51 Nocaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- '58-'63 Tele Bridge with Brass RSD Saddles and Reverse Angle Pickup bridge
- '60s Oval C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Custom Artisan Buckeye Burl Double Esquire
Fender Custom Artisan Buckeye Burl Double Esquire
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- 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 Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Fender Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (20 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (18 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (10 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (14 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2019 Classic Vibe series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Pine body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele with Chrome Barrel Saddles bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
Fender Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster
- Bone Nut
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Fender Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster
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Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (20 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (18 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (10 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (14 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2019 Classic Vibe series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Pine body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster
Fender Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster
- Bone Nut
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- 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