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Player Fusion: metal-ready takes on classic Fender blueprints – including a Floyd Rose Tele and a Baritone Jaguar

June 18, 2026

Fender has unveiled its new Player Fusion series, comprising heavy-ready takes on classic Fender blueprints, “stripping away everything that doesn’t serve the riff”.
Boasting high-output humbuckers and noiseless single coils just waiting for you to throw at them some aggressive riffs, the Player Fusion series is made up of four models, an HSS Stratocaster, a double-humbucker Telecaster with a Floyd Rose, a Baritone Jaguar and a double-humbucker-loaded Precision Bass.

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Player Fusion Telecaster HH Floyd Rose
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“Built for the riff”, this Player Fusion Telecaster takes the classic Tele silhouette and gives it a full hard-rock overhaul, with a pair of high-output humbuckers and an all-black Floyd Rose bridge. Ever wanted to play divebombs on a Tele? Now you can… There’s also a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard for consistent bends. This one’s available in Black and Aura Metallic.
Price: $1,399.99 / £1,149 / €1,349.
Player Fusion Stratocaster HSS
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Offering the full tonal palette of an HSS pickup configuration, the Player Fusion Stratocaster comes loaded with a high-output humbucker and two noiseless single coils, and sports a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard and two-point tremolo with black hardware. Available in Black and Olympic Pearl.
Price: $1,149.99 / £1,049 / €1,249.
Player Fusion Jaguar Baritone
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Offering the classic Jaguar design in a baritone configuration, this guitar features a 27” scale purpose built for drop-tunings, and comes tuned B to B. The classic Jaguar rhythm circuit control gets an upgrade with “Spin-a-Split wiring via Fender roller pots that progressively transform the humbuckers into single coils. There’s also a TBX Tone circuit for additional tone sculpting options. Available in Black and Silverburst.
Price: $1,299.99 / £1,049 / €1,249.
Player Fusion Precision Bass
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And lastly in the Player Fusion series is a new Precision Bass, sporting a pair of high-output humbuckers that “push deep, tight low end with enough midrange presence to cut through a wall of guitars”. It features a thin Jazz Bass neck profile plus a 12”-radius ebony fingerboard. Available in Black and Halo Metallic.
Price: $1,149 / £1,149 / €1,349.
The Player Fusion series will be available from September 2026. Learn more at Fender.
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