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I've owned this guitar at 2 different times. I've bought it again for the 3rd time today. It was an incredible guitar and easy to play with it's 12"-16" radius. Also, the price point is insane. It's one of the nicest guitars I've ever owned and it was 1/4 of the cost of others I've owned that were way more in price that didn't play as nice.

Great Video! I love the passion that you clearly have for guitars and for the small stuff, like the sticker. I own the 61 USA Maestro version which I love. I have been thinking about upgrading to one like yours so this video has been very helpful to me. The neck on the 61 is very thin and because of that I have to make truss rod tweaks quite often. I also own a non Maestro 61 USA and the one with the Maestro is much easier for me to play because the added weight of the Maestro...not as much neck dive. I can also struggle playing in front of others. I do play live on Sunday mornings but I have to be very prepared, maybe over prepared. I encourage you to continue to have fun playing. Whether it is just for you or you share it with others. It will bring you so much joy as you go through life. Especially through difficult times.

That strat in the back is awesome

Favorite headstock is a Gibson?

yes its whats called shreader but, it plays all genres, more easily to me, its also called a fast neck, check your action, mine is at 1.2 to 1.5 mm, if thats a strat style 2 or 6 point tremolo, you know you cant use that tremolo until its set up in the style you want, floating or decked, as is something can break trying to use as is, have to loosen the screws so it can pivot, can balance the back of the trem either floating in the air about 1/8 inch off the deck or deck it meaning flat, or block it meaning a wood block wedge in the spring area. Utube vids on it. Have to balance tension between strings and the springs. Put on a locking nut, a string positioner at nut, maybe a wilkenson trem drop in, maybe gotoh locking tuners, and depends on what your playing if you want different pickups. Then its a 1500 dollar guitar or much more, for 100 dollars in parts, the bones are good, meaning you will have a hard time finding a better neck and body for this style, even at thousands of dollars, its not the price, to me and checking, that price range has best body and neck on most brands, after that its the extras, diy saves money, right now if thats a strat style tremolo its working like a hardtail style. You can change tuning easily the way the trem is set now, pretty easily if change to a wilkenson drop in, now the j32 if I remember has a floyd rose tremolo, whole different story, usually dont change tunings on that due to it takes to long, so would have more that one guitar ready to go. Or a very fast guitar tech stage side.

Yeah, your alltime fave guitar headstock in the history of the world is gorgeous 70's Strat's

That Shawbucker sounds AMAAAAAAZING! Killer song choice for your demo <3 HSB is a perfect display of Kurt's songwriting genius.

Hi! Did you’re vibrola arm get more “loose” with the time/usage? Cheers

You cant get any more les paul than that

Hello Ashley: if you really want to purchase an amazing guitar look and read the reviews on the squire J. Mascis Jazzmaster. Every review is a ten so I bought one. Recently purchased a mint 1966 Fender Jazzmaster for over 12 grand. This guitar is just as good at huge fraction of the price.

I have the same guitar. Had the same issues with the finish you did. Bought it brand new and got it home and was like why does the finish look so cloudy and like there is scratches all over it. The scratches weren't in the guitar itself just seem to be in that hazy vos junk they put on or like they waxed it and didn't buff it off good enough. I polished the guitar with the vintage Gibson cleaning kit and all scratches gone and looked so much better. I also took the metal polish from the kit to all the metal bits and they look so much better as well. If you leave the vos junk on the metal it will continue to age a lot faster then a real 64 would have so I personally wanted that stuff off. Love the guitar now. How much does yours weigh? Mine is 7.6lbs.

Hi from the UK 🖐 I bought my white j22 dinky about 4 months ago and love it (That Jackson headstock and logo is a work of art). I took up the Guitar 4yrs ago at 53yrs of age, I would practice get frustrated , put it down, watch guitar vids on YT , buy another guitar, practice on it enjoy it, put it down, buy another practice on it etc,etc..I now have 14 electric guitars and have got better at playing..the frustration went away about a year ago after i learned all the pentatonic scales. Best thing i ever done, i just love jamming over backing tracks on my spark amps, will i ever be a fantastic guitar player, NO!, i will just continue to Jam, constantly learning as i go and now really enjoy the fun time i spend with a guitar in my hands. loving your enthusiastic approach to your guitar journey, your love for them and really enjoyed your vid...new sub for you 😁

Such a tough choice ... Been saving for a "dream guitar". It's to be another HH offset, with a hard tail, much like my last acquisition, mij HH Jazzmaster with stoptail, only with double the budget... It's between one of these... Or a Fano jm6 Oltre ... 🤔

Angelic ...

The clean sound is better sounding than the distorted sound. Maybe the pedal? Just noticing this because it's the opposite way on my JS. Anyhow, thanks Ashley

Sorry to take a while to respond. Been outrunning hurricanes and tornadoes. If Fender wanted to find a great spokesperson who better than you. Forget that you are beautiful and intelligent - your shirt matches the color LOL. But seriously, thanks for the thoughtful and well explained overview. I still have yet to own an offset but on the hunt! So awesome that you got Jared James Nichols to do the demo hahaha!!! Sorry - its been a day! Thought it might be a short scale but apparently not? All the very very best to you - go go go Girl. Luv Ya!!!!!

Hi Ashley! Hope you're doing great. I was wondering what are your opinions on buying from Sweetwater vs Cream city music?

I so want the burst one with the gold pickguard

Lol it's a pretty perfect guitar aside from one thing... That volume knob placement is restarted. Fender should fire that effing moron.

won't be buying this one fender.

Just ordered new JS22... waiting for it. It's my first guitar

Thanks sounded great

That fretboard is junk. They used rosewood years ago. My 2000 Squire Strat has rosewood and it plays better tant when I bought it

It sounds nice. I have to try it first. The body just looks uncomfortable to me. I'm use to my tele and jazzmaster

Can we remove or change the position of that knob under the bridge pickup?, it's chopping fingers...

I’m really glad they included the meteora in the new American ultra 2 line up, this guitar needs more praise.

It deserved an ebony fretboard but sadly Fender didn’t make that an option.

No Color I like🥲

$2250 for a maple fret board and an alder body is a big no for me. Somehow Fender has fooled everyone into thinking this is worth that price.

Sweet

Careful with your knuckles - I think they meant to put the rubber knobs on this one. Otherwise it's a pretty great guitar.

I hadn't seen this vid. Great to catch it. I love the thin neck profiles too!

That is a gorgeous guitar, and this is an excellent review. I've been eyeballing the Meteora in Avalanche as a possible replacement for my Reverend Billy Corgan BC-1 which is very similar in form and function, but I'm getting to feel like having an artist/signature series guitar may be a bit on the juvenile side (especially when you're trying to keep your collection lean). Cheers!

Nicest Fender guitar I've ever seen (other than my American Pro II Jazzmaster in Dark Night). OH DEER

*It appears Fender has really started hustling to ensure they can compete with the Asian guitar market.* It's great to have a veteran legend brand instrument, but I see left and right guitars from the right seller $250 and it's literally equal to a Gibson and Fender selling for $2500 all the way down to the unbranded pickups. *These companies are gambling on there being enough "gear snobs" to keep them profitable which is why Gibson has been in Chapter 11 for years now.* They know if they increase the quality of entry level instruments, it will butcher the sales in their overpriced "old man" guitars. *Majority of the world isn't interested in buying 20 guitars for a few thousand dollars a piece, but when you look at the trends, millions of guitarists are stacking up dozens of guitars just for playing at home and locally, and doing the same with hyper expensive amplifiers.* Anyway, soon enough, someone will come in with a business model and demolish the snob brands. *I'm literally a scientist in electronics engineering and know exactly where it's all going to wind up.* Digital will crush valves and solid-state analog within 5 to at most, 10 more years.

Great to see you again, Ashley! I’m glad you got such a nice Fender. I love my Gibson guitars but everyone should have a Fender in the stable

Awesome guitar Ashley!

Nice axe, love the shape. But why would I pretend it was nitro... So I could look forward to it being an ugly yellow in a few yrs? I never got that whole thing. Good vid

Welcome back Ash, now you've got one of the top-shelf offset guitars so no one can complain! Other reviewers who opened Ultra II guitars this week concur that there is a paint smell, so it's not just you. Locking tuners with a fixed bridge is as fast and easy as string changes get, and push-pull humbuckers actually give you a lot more tonal options than guitars with more pickups. And thank you for supporting my local business (I live a few minutes from the Fender factory.) Keep posting! 🎸🤘❤

Gawd I love that accent. And that’s a super cool offset Fender. It’s like a hybrid of a Gibson Firebird and a Fender Jaguar body. Great video Ash.❤❤❤

Cool, I really like the white pups with the white finish. Great to see you again.

Awesome guitar! Is the fretboard gloss or satin? I love a maple neck and fretboard, but ! am not a fan of the feeling of the thick clear gloss that Fender often uses.

The necks are tinted.

First, good to see you back!! I hope all's well. I seriously always enjoy your videos and your demos. Second, that's an awesome guitar. I love the look and it sounds amazing. I love how individual it is. The Meteora is definitely it's own thing. When I first saw them, I was a bit put off, but the more I see them, the more I'm like, these are so cool looking! Nice guitar, glad that you like it

Beautiful guitar! Love the color!

Beautiful guitar - love the Avalanche White colour. I enjoyed your review a lot as I have never seen this model in any of my go-to (local) guitar shops. After watching your review, I'm really interested in trying one out. I still would have liked to see YOU demo it though (I think you underestimate your ability), but I get that you hate doing it 🙂.

Sweet 🎸 Thanks for sharing! 🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

The guitar of winter!!! ❄️❄️❄️

We currently have 3 Ron thorn customshop pieces Like your passion thanks Ashly

been eying the texas tea color