Best Telecaster Style Guitars With V Neck Profile in 2023
Here are the top Telecaster style guitars with V neck profile. This is a vintage type of neck that is not so common nowadays. Some people like it because they can rest their hand easily while letting their thumb hang over the edge of the fretboard. It's thicker than most modern necks, so it's great for playing chords but not so much for shredding.
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. Reverend Greg Koch Signature Gristlemaster
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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: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: V (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Reverend's 2021 Signature series
- Made in South Korea
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
- Korina body
- Roasted Maple neck
- Roasted Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fishman Greg Koch Signature Gristle-Tone (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fishman Greg Koch Signature Gristle-Tone (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Wilkinson Classic 3-Saddle Bridge bridge
- Medium Oval, Custom Fat Gristlemaster V (Black) Bolt-On neck
- 22 Jumbo frets
- Reverend Pin-Lock tuners
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Reverend Greg Koch Signature Gristlemaster
Reverend Greg Koch Signature Gristlemaster
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Boneite Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Multi-Voicing Pickups
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in South Korea
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Fender Custom '52 Telecaster
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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
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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3. Cort MBM-2 Sustainiac
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- Neck profile shape: V (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (2 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
- From Cort's 2022 META series
- Made in Indonesia
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" to 15.75" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Hard Maple neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Manson Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Sustainiac (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Fully Adjustable & Tailpiece bridge
- Soft V Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium frets
- Cort Staggered Locking tuners
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Cort MBM-2 Sustainiac
Cort MBM-2 Sustainiac
- Locking Tuners
- Top Brand Pickups
- Killswitch, Sustainer Pickups
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Indonesia
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1950 Double Esquire
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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
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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5. Fender Custom Vintage Custom 1958 Top-Load Telecaster
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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
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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6. Fender Custom '58 Telecaster Journeyman Relic
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- From Fender Custom's 2018 Time Machine series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- 2-Piece Select Ash body
- 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple neck
- 1-Piece Maple Neck 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 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage Style tuners
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Fender Custom '58 Telecaster Journeyman Relic
Fender Custom '58 Telecaster Journeyman Relic
- 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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7. Fender Kingfish Telecaster Deluxe
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- From Fender's 2022 Artist series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Roasted Maple neck
- Slab Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Kingfish Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Custom Kingfish Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Adjusto-Matic with Anchored Tailpiece bridge
- V Shape Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Fender Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Kingfish Telecaster Deluxe
Fender Kingfish Telecaster Deluxe
- 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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8. Fender JV Modified '50s Telecaster
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- Neck access to high frets: Normal (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (2 votes)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: V (5 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Clean (2 votes)
- From Fender's 2022 JV Modified series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 4-way Switch
- 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele with Barrel Brass Saddles bridge
- Thick Soft V Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Vintage-Style Locking tuners
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Fender JV Modified '50s Telecaster
Fender JV Modified '50s Telecaster
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Phase Out Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Expensive Woods
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Fender JV Modified '60s Custom Telecaster
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- Neck profile shape: V (5 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (5 votes)
- From Fender's 2022 JV Modified series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom Shop Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Custom Shop Vintage-Style Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 4-way Switch
- 3-Saddle Vintage Style Tele with Barrel Brass Saddles bridge
- Thick Soft V Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Vintage-Style Locking tuners
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Fender JV Modified '60s Custom Telecaster
Fender JV Modified '60s Custom Telecaster
- Locking Tuners
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Phase Out Pickups
- 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
- No Strap Lock
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10. Ibanez FLATV1
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- Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Won't get out of tune (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: V (1 vote)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (1 vote)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Ibanez's 2021 FLATV series
- Made in Japan
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 10" Fretboard Radius
- Ash body
- 1pc Roasted Maple neck
- Roasted Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan FLAT5 (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan FLAT5 (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Gotoh F1803 bridge
- FLATV Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium frets
- Gotoh machine heads tuners
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Ibanez FLATV1
Ibanez FLATV1
- Made in Japan
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Luminescent Inlay
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- 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