The Fender American Performer Telecaster Hum is a U.S.-made Telecaster that combines a traditional Tele bridge pickup with a humbucker in the neck position, making it more versatile than a standard two-single-coil Tele. It is built in Corona, California and is part of Fender's American Performer series.

Key Specs

• Alder body
• Maple neck with Modern "C" profile
• 9.5" fingerboard radius
• 22 jumbo frets
• Yosemite Telecaster single-coil bridge pickup
• Double Tap™ humbucking neck pickup
• Push-pull tone control for humbucker coil-splitting
• Greasebucket tone circuit
• 25.5" scale length

What Makes It Special?

The standout feature is the Double Tap humbucker in the neck position. Pulling up the tone knob splits the humbucker to a single-coil-style sound without the large volume drop that many coil-split systems suffer from. This gives you:

• Classic Tele bridge twang
• Warm, thick humbucker neck tones
• Brighter single-coil-style neck sounds
• Useful middle-position combinations

Who Is It For?

This model is a great fit if you:

• Play multiple genres (rock, blues, country, indie, worship, pop)
• Want Telecaster feel but need fatter neck-pickup tones
• Prefer a modern-playing neck with jumbo frets
• Need a gigging guitar that covers a lot of ground

Pros

✅ Very versatile pickup configuration
✅ U.S.-made Fender quality
✅ Comfortable modern neck and jumbo frets
✅ Coil-split humbucker adds flexibility
✅ Greasebucket circuit keeps tone controls usable at lower settings 

If you're considering buying one, I can also compare it directly with:

• American Professional II Telecaster
• Player II Telecaster
• Telecaster Deluxe
• Nashville Telecaster
• Gibson Les Paul Studio