I'll hold out for the Series III: that's the Fender American USA Journeyman Closet Classic Elite Modern Ultra Professional Pro Performer Rarities MIJ MIM Select Artist Deluxe Player Lead LTD Edition Parallel Universe Uptown Maverick Original Road-worn Special Vintage Master-built Vintera HH Thinline Custom Shop relic'd. In purple...
This American Pro 2 Strat might be the best Stratocaster ever made. I have one in Olympic White and I can't put it down. The quality, playability and sound of this guitar is truly amazing.
I agree. I have the midnight blue HSS w/ Rosewood. I have been playing for over 30 years. I have never been satisfied with Fender guitars. Always something lacking in one shape or another. Ive been a G&L user (for Strat or Tele style guitars) for 25 years. I have owned many Fender guitars but none (even custom shop models ive tried/owned) were as good as this Pro II. I am blown away. Not a single issue. The electronics and pickups and neck... everything. This is hands down the best Fender ive had my hands on. Finally i have a Fender that is worthy of hanging with my G&L's. :-)
I just picked up the SSS in Miami Blue on Clearrance for just over 1000 new. This neck feels so good and I'm so happy to be back to a Strat after years with a tele and an LP. Bends feel nearly as easy as on my LP. This has such a great sound with a big muff!
Gibson has modern versions as well. Is a bit difficult to accommodate evrybodys needs. Gibson went back to the glory days of their design (not referring to quality control) because buyers wanted it that way.
I live in the US but you guys have greatly influenced many of my guitar purchases and make me laugh too. Both of you deserve a big raise! If I make it to England I vow to buy some guitars from your shop!
@@Newsky79 I’ve played fenders for a while, the bottom point on the heel joint is what is really uncomfortable. I since moved to a Sterling By Music Man, which in my opinion has the best bolt on neck joint ever made. the single swoop is definitely an upgrade over the block, but it’s not the best one in the world.
I have The Nashville tele that has the carved heal joint and it’s only like 800$ or so. Super nice guitar actually for the price. And I put a hot rail in the bridge 👍🏻
I would have liked a demo of the Tele Deluxe with the double taps. Like to see their range. Man, Fender doesn't quit. Something new or updated every month, it seems. They are nice colors. Mercury and Dark Night are faves.
Dark Night seems to me like the kind of thing you'll see a whole lot of on players. Reminds me of the occasional sunburst fads that always seem to pop up. It is a lovely color though, which they had a kind of crimson variant of it.
I wish the silver color was a reverse burst like the blue one so it's black in the middle and silver on the sides. That would look so cool, like a Zanpakutou from Bleach.
Lee and Pete... what a composition ! the intro was a masterful work.. The triads are epic... i can imagine the bass and the synths and the drums coming in ! Worthy of Fripp ....
Gents you are stepping up large on these jams. Well done. Honore, I’m not a fuzz fan by nature but that octa fuzz thickened up your lead tone quite nicely. Maybe throw a “more better” pedal like the Thorpy Fat General / Taurus Servo / Jackson Audio Prism / Chase Tone Secret Preamp on your board when using single coils and it might do the job with a low gain strat or tele solo, in the face of the usual RUclips spectrum crunching / thinning? Love your videos as ever.
With stock now available... Be one of the first to get your hands on the new Fender American Professional II guitars! 🤘 tinyurl.com/y6a22s4k For more information on the bass range, check out our All About The Bass episode here: ruclips.net/video/4m61_xlshPA/видео.html
You got any lefties? Finally, a Fender with a humbucker in it. I've always wanted a Richie Sambora Strat and this looks like as close to you can get without getting the real thing (no lefties of that for sure). The one The Cap is playing is gorgeous! Edit: Ah ok, I've just seen on your website, only lefties are predictably ugly. Ffs I HATE BEING LEFTY!!!!!!11111
I haven’t purchased a brand new guitar on a very long time. Picked up a pro II, it’s a great guitar, but I gotta say I absolutely hate the super thick finish. The guitar can’t breathe. It perpetually feels stiff. I like the guitar overall but it’s missing something that my nitro fenders have. Well, it’s missing the nitro. Lol Makes a huge difference. Pro 2 plays great though. Nice guitar.
You keep saying that there's only one extra tone added using three push push switch. But in the strat, surely it also adds the neck pickup to the 2nd position on the 5 way switch, making it have all three pickups on.
Just got my mercury hss today. I can't put it down. I played it back to back with an ultra, I absolutely preferred the vmod pickups over the noiseless. I also preferred the neck carve on the pro 2 vs the ultra. It was a no brainer, the pro 2 strat is a winner!!!!!
I have the Fender American pro 2 and I fell in love with it. usually I go with modern guitars and humbuckers so this was a 180° change for me. pulled me in instantly
I dunno how you guys always get this really nice clarity from position 2 and 4 on the strat! I’ve always noticed my strat tends to get a tad muddy when going from any one coil into combinations. Doesn’t seem to matter how much I adjust the heights, it always looses some high end!!
I love fender guitars, but how many times can they rehash a strat lol. Remember the most famous ones out there are partcasters. Wouldn't it bit a great idea if you could walk into Andertons and build your own from stock - no customs, just different parts. They could have prepared bodies etc. Then add the serial number in house.
I think that’s the allure for me. They’re gonna have the most aftermarket parts available to customize it. Stock strats and teles are perfect project guitar starting points
WHAT AN INTRO! I had to replay it. Soooo glad I bought this guitar. I just ordered the Olympic white, didn't even see the wood model or else I would have gotten that one but now I want the Tele in Miami Blue. 😍😍😍
I have a partscaster Tele I built out of southern knotty pine. It is a great wood and really is super light. Plus it has a great grain. So cool to see Fender using as a nice alternative!
I wish they did proper nitro on all their American lineup ( maybe except the Elite ) . Just imagine that miami blue 15 years down the line with beautiful cracks here and there.
Apparently these Jazzmasters do a “both pickups in series” setting with the rhythm circuit switched to up instead of the typical setting, which is just the neck pickup with a tone capacitor.
I agree, and those new changes they introduced I already did to mine. Blend to introduce neck and bridge. Callaham steel block and locking tuners which they keep "forgetting" to add
The pro II instruments are so good really. I got vintage instruments because forum purists claim it to be the best in a way but really, these pro II instruments are so much smoother feeling. Put vintage voiced pick ups in them for that classy sound and they're godly.
So Fender aren't yet dropping the silly 'Player, Performer, Professional' names and moving to something that's easier to remember then. On a brighter note: pine guitars are awesome 👌
They’ll probably make the professional 3 and 4 and then 5 but Roman numeral so it’s professional V I wonder, does a guitar company really need this many ranges of guitar? Surely they could drop one or two yeah? It seems redundant and a waste of money and resources.
It's hilarious because there were all these stories about how they were "discontinuing" the Professional series, only to roll out the same name but with a "2"
Just bught one of these in Miami blue with rosewood fretboard. I tried a load of them - all with same spec other than paint colour. Most sounded average to good with the blue one outstanding. Wasn't sure I liked the colour but starting to grow on me. Much preferred the white or darker colours. Interesting thing is even on you tube reviews the blue ones seem to sound better - which I thought must be in my head, or they are choosing different quality woods for colour (which seems unlikely). Asked around and my friends noticed the same thing with Green Pro 2 Telecaster with rosewood fretboard. Mine is without doubt the playable, stable & lively strat I have played in 30 years. Absolutely love it. My only gripe is no locking tuners and the usual strat wobbly trem issue which was rectified DIY with some plastic tubing. The main point I am making is to try them out and don't take a chance as strats vary massively.
This is a reissue of the 2012 Fender Select Strat. The uneven tuning pins, the cut out neck plate, the slightly bell sounding pickups, 2 pin trem, alder body - Fender Select all the way.
Fender has followed in the footsteps of many contemporary brands -- the model names are so confusing that consumers have great difficulty differentiating the various products being offered. In this instance, el Capitan did an admirable job of explaining the differences (sort of). Still, consumer beware...
I just ordered the tele in mystic surf green from sweetwater. I didn't even know about the line releasing. I was exchanging a bad am pro tele from guitar center, got frustrated with them, so headed over to the competitor. The timing was fantastic! I am never early to the party!
had a real issue and switched to sweetwater as well, guitar centers website kept telling me that they had the dark night am pro 2 was in stock, then when you add it to cart and put your card in its on back order for what seems to be "probably a year", after speaking with guitar center reps and the website still selling the guitar for months i went to sweetwater and got one of the last ones instantly with an amazing customer service.. fuck guitar center.. theyre essentially syphoning business off of others without even having the product
Don't like the way Fender have renamed everything the last few years. I don't think there was anything wrong with American Standard, then the Deluxe, then American Vintage then Custom shop. Now the names are kinda vague. Not much wrong with the guitars themselves though!
Seems exactly the opposite of vague to me. Theyre named after who theyre for. Player, Performer, Professional. Easy. Standard, Deluxe, Vintage, Custom, now thats vague.
@@hughjass5156 It does mess with the used market values ... which are very important to new guitar sales as people either 'thin the herd' to get the new one or do a store trade-in with credit on the new guitar. The new naming scheme does seem more logical as long as they keep with it. Fender had a bad habit for a while of discontinuing one model/series so they could introduce its replacement at $100 more, consumers know what you're doing, just keep consistent.
I think part of this naming issue has to do with the fact that Fender's largest competitor isn't Gibson but Fender itself. They have to constantly be keeping with a product cycle yet still not confuse buyers and remain competitive.
Standard were for normal professionals, MIM Standard Fenders were for rich teenagers and third-world professionals, Squiers were for normal teenagers. Deluxe were for richer musicians and Custom Shop were for rich people who don't even know how to play. Good times when we knew for what public each guitar were for.
@@hughjass5156 dude that just made it 1000x clearer in my head haha. Although the 'ultra' is the odd one out, they could call that the Pro+ or something. I guess if I was in the market for a Fender I'd understand in 5 minutes lol
Not only am I late but the last post is from me.... I just wanted to point out that I have a new Mexican Player HSH and it is equipped with Shawbuckers. it also appears have the same two point bridge of the USA models. Really nice piece - the Ensenada plant is really trying hard to outdo Corona (they are only twenty miles apart, after all) Best, Pete.
Any plans for more Anderton’s Band sessions? I enjoy listening to you guys, but I enjoy you even more in a session environment. Pete, you obviously are an accomplished session player, and Mr Captain, you’re damn good, and sessions are perfect for you since you can’t stand and play guitar at the same time.
Got myself a classic looking 3-color sunburst with the mint green pick guard and a rosewood fingerboard. Always loved that look. I do like that Miami Blue with the maple though.
There's somethiung about a brit saying "baseball" (comes out as baesboowl or something like that) that always charms me. I'm chuffed. Did I say that right?
Im confused arent these supposed to be vintage feel with modern appointments, and no locking tuners? If im going to pay 1500 i want all the bells and whistles, locking tuners are must in my opinion, every guitar i have has them, just makes life easier.
The colors are awesome and the heel joint is okay. Maybe, with the speed on which Fender tries to catch up with the features of other brands, we might expect them to put locking tuners on their guitars in 2040. Like, seriously, If you are going to launch a line that is meant for professionals, then make their job easier instead of just having a slightly better heel joint and imitate the electronic mods that people do. You know how to do it, you own a brand that does it right for a lower price.
If you string your guitar properly you don't need locking tuners. When you loop the string around the post, put it between the last two loops on the post. Voila, string locked. Locking tuners aren't necessary.
My god Lee Anderton. What are you doing to me? I've just bought a Chapman ML3 pro modern in hot blue and now you're tempting me with these. My poor poor bank balance.
I recently bought the Am Pro II Strat in the Dark Night color. Played great, had great sounds, loved the treble-bleed circuit and the push-push, beautiful to look at. Three weeks later I returned it for refund. Why? Because it had one fatal flaw: it would not stay in tune, especially when bending strings or using the vibrato arm, even after strings were fully broken in, slack was pulled out of strings, and graphite applied to nut slots. A friend of mine bought the exact same model recently and did not have the tuning stability issue. So, I don't know what gives, but a guitar that won't stay in tune is useless.
First thoughts - sounds just like a strat...😂 For me, the thing that stands out about this "new" series is the colour schemes and pickguard combos. The dark night in particular is beautiful. However, "pro" strat, still missing "pro" features like locking tuners... I own a Performer strat, which is £500-600 less that these, and frankly straight out the box, probably very little difference. I've since upgraded the bridge humbucker to a Bare Knuckle and the bridge to a Callaham and locking tuners. For a slightly cheaper model and the difference spent on a few mods/upgrades, frankly I reckon my strat would be better. Awesome playing all round as usual guys!!!
I bought the roasted pine strat with rosewood neck but i was very keen on a jazzmaster.We went into a brief lockdown where i live but you could buy beer at a bottlo and you could click and collect guitars so i went out bought a slab of beer and the green jazzmaster its a really beautiful guitar it chimes
So what do we have here? Popular Deep “C” neck shape now features rolled fingerboard edges As per used on the Ultra ? New “Super Natural” neck finish ----As per used on the Ultra? Sculpted neck heels Same design used 7 years ago on the Deluxe series ( What is the betting Pro 111 will have the same design as the Elite? - Moving forwards they have moved backwards but nobody dares say that) Refined V-Mod II pickups . They do sound nice but not much difference to the 1. Newly-voiced 'Double Tap' humbuckers perfectly complement Fender’s V-Mod II single-coils (selected models only)------------- As per the Ultra “Push/Push” electronics enable special pickup combinations; splitting options and series/parallel operation ----------- You mean the SAME thing that the S1 switch does on the Ultra? Treble-bleed circuit maintains pristine highs at lower instrument volumes (electric guitars only) As available on other Fender guitars eg Two Tone Telecaster Lightweight Roasted Pine body options available; punchy in tone with a stunning grain pattern.----- Only because ash not available now Gorgeous new Dark Night, Miami Blue and Mercury finish options ------------ Ahhhh so, the new colour option to sell the big new model ?.. Think Texas Tea Ultra here Deluxe molded hardshell cases with luxurious silver plush interiors - As per Elite, Ultra So, very little new here!!!!
I'll hold out for the Series III: that's the Fender American USA Journeyman Closet Classic Elite Modern Ultra Professional Pro Performer Rarities MIJ MIM Select Artist Deluxe Player Lead LTD Edition Parallel Universe Uptown Maverick Original Road-worn Special Vintage Master-built Vintera HH Thinline Custom Shop relic'd.
In purple...
With chips.
hahaha
and it's also a journeyman closet classic
Hey I'm not a mind reader. Would that be, metallic, plum, rose, violet, mulberry, lavender, blackberry, or special shop code 035 Deep?
Lol
Opening jam was very tool like, nice
Ikr, kudos to Lee for that massive tone
Yes!
Very Tool esq. I dug it as well!
THAT TONE WAS HUUUUUGE!
Definitely got some Tool vibes! The guitars sounded sweet too🤘
This American Pro 2 Strat might be the best Stratocaster ever made. I have one in Olympic White and I can't put it down. The quality, playability and sound of this guitar is truly amazing.
I agree. I have the midnight blue HSS w/ Rosewood. I have been playing for over 30 years. I have never been satisfied with Fender guitars. Always something lacking in one shape or another. Ive been a G&L user (for Strat or Tele style guitars) for 25 years. I have owned many Fender guitars but none (even custom shop models ive tried/owned) were as good as this Pro II. I am blown away. Not a single issue. The electronics and pickups and neck... everything. This is hands down the best Fender ive had my hands on. Finally i have a Fender that is worthy of hanging with my G&L's. :-)
I have the same guitar. The feel and sound of the guitar is great.
I just picked up the SSS in Miami Blue on Clearrance for just over 1000 new. This neck feels so good and I'm so happy to be back to a Strat after years with a tele and an LP. Bends feel nearly as easy as on my LP. This has such a great sound with a big muff!
My brain: sounds like a Strat
Danish Pete: sounds like a Strat
Fender: job done lads
Anyway, here's some gain
@@tomasgalvez758 good one!
What pedal is he using pete for that tone great and almost synth
lmao
This AMAZING opening jam would never have happened during the Chappers and the Captain era. Bravo Pete and Lee!!!
Tool + Wolfmother = that opening jam 🔥
Seriously!!! I honestly thought they were covering a Tool song but wasn't too sure. That was a great intro. 🔥🔥🔥
Fender has started doing what gibson just stopped, which is introducing a new range or change the lineup everytime someone breathes
I mean, who cares? You don't have to buy them.
they still sell the originals though...
As long as they don't introduce super gimmicky stuff like Gibson was doing it's fine I think. The things they added here are fine.
@@endocry you have an excellent point my good sir
Gibson has modern versions as well. Is a bit difficult to accommodate evrybodys needs. Gibson went back to the glory days of their design (not referring to quality control) because buyers wanted it that way.
I live in the US but you guys have greatly influenced many of my guitar purchases and make me laugh too. Both of you deserve a big raise! If I make it to England I vow to buy some guitars from your shop!
The heel joint being rounded over was something they should’ve done years ago! I’m glad it’s on a standard line that isn’t super expensive now.
@@Newsky79 I’ve played fenders for a while, the bottom point on the heel joint is what is really uncomfortable. I since moved to a Sterling By Music Man, which in my opinion has the best bolt on neck joint ever made. the single swoop is definitely an upgrade over the block, but it’s not the best one in the world.
I have The Nashville tele that has the carved heal joint and it’s only like 800$ or so.
Super nice guitar actually for the price.
And I put a hot rail in the bridge 👍🏻
Yeah the music mans are very nice
Well made indeed
I ordered a deluxe strat MIM this year and it has a rounded heel as well. I believe it has since been discontinued.
@@mmonkeyman1403 they’re gonna redo the deluxe series for the Mexico line eventually.
I would have liked a demo of the Tele Deluxe with the double taps. Like to see their range. Man, Fender doesn't quit. Something new or updated every month, it seems. They are nice colors. Mercury and Dark Night are faves.
Dark Night seems to me like the kind of thing you'll see a whole lot of on players. Reminds me of the occasional sunburst fads that always seem to pop up. It is a lovely color though, which they had a kind of crimson variant of it.
Love that clear finish Strat Lee is playing on the intro. Wood is amazing, why hide it. Clear finish all the way.
I wish the silver color was a reverse burst like the blue one so it's black in the middle and silver on the sides. That would look so cool, like a Zanpakutou from Bleach.
try to get one of the 89 strat or teles plus, they had that reverse silverburst kind of finish going on
@@maxmustardman298
Hyy
I didn't know you were into guitars. I watch your comic stuff.
What is that? Some kind of Vietnamese cartoon?
Lee and Pete... what a composition ! the intro was a masterful work.. The triads are epic... i can imagine the bass and the synths and the drums coming in ! Worthy of Fripp ....
That silverburst Tele is just
Gents you are stepping up large on these jams. Well done. Honore, I’m not a fuzz fan by nature but that octa fuzz thickened up your lead tone quite nicely. Maybe throw a “more better” pedal like the Thorpy Fat General / Taurus Servo / Jackson Audio Prism / Chase Tone Secret Preamp on your board when using single coils and it might do the job with a low gain strat or tele solo, in the face of the usual RUclips spectrum crunching / thinning? Love your videos as ever.
With stock now available... Be one of the first to get your hands on the new Fender American Professional II guitars! 🤘 tinyurl.com/y6a22s4k
For more information on the bass range, check out our All About The Bass episode here: ruclips.net/video/4m61_xlshPA/видео.html
Sending you guys a big hug from Costa Rica guys. Pura vida!
You got any lefties? Finally, a Fender with a humbucker in it. I've always wanted a Richie Sambora Strat and this looks like as close to you can get without getting the real thing (no lefties of that for sure). The one The Cap is playing is gorgeous!
Edit: Ah ok, I've just seen on your website, only lefties are predictably ugly. Ffs I HATE BEING LEFTY!!!!!!11111
@@Cheximus I thought humbuckers have been on fenders for ages... HSS strats have been around for a long time, what am I not getting?
@@quantumblurrr show me a lefty Fender with a humbucker in it. It's incredibly rare.
Open up a store in the U.S.! We will buy from you! Also give the editor another raise, the cheeky bastard!
Fender wins the award for keeping customers from ever fully understanding their product lines.
CEO went from Gibson to Fender
It's called confusion marketing.
@@drewyntewliss3508 it's called recycle marketing.
6 strings, 22 frets, get your fingers going, its easy to understand ;)
I haven’t purchased a brand new guitar on a very long time. Picked up a pro II, it’s a great guitar, but I gotta say I absolutely hate the super thick finish. The guitar can’t breathe. It perpetually feels stiff. I like the guitar overall but it’s missing something that my nitro fenders have. Well, it’s missing the nitro. Lol Makes a huge difference. Pro 2 plays great though. Nice guitar.
I could listen to that intro for hours! Love watching and listening to Lee play! Pete is amazing too, but Lee’s style speaks to me!
You keep saying that there's only one extra tone added using three push push switch. But in the strat, surely it also adds the neck pickup to the 2nd position on the 5 way switch, making it have all three pickups on.
Pete's blue-tele solo at the end is awesome... great supporting tone from Lee! (and great new Fender series!)
You guys have been writing more unique original music lately for your jams and doing less wandering soft melodic noodles. I love this change!
Just got my mercury hss today. I can't put it down. I played it back to back with an ultra, I absolutely preferred the vmod pickups over the noiseless. I also preferred the neck carve on the pro 2 vs the ultra. It was a no brainer, the pro 2 strat is a winner!!!!!
You guys forgot to mention that the push push knob in position 2 also brings in the neck pickup giving you all 3 pickups at the same time
Best opening jam I've herd from you two!
I don’t usually comment but, that fade out jam, damn fellas you faded out way to soon. That was butter!
I totally agree. I could have used a few more minutes of that jam myself. 👍
Your grannies bed side table😂. Funniest thing I've heard for ages. Damn, can't stop 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Best JAM ever! Didn't want it to end!
I have the Fender American pro 2 and I fell in love with it. usually I go with modern guitars and humbuckers so this was a 180° change for me. pulled me in instantly
American pro 2 is a modern guitar
Lee is becoming more and more of a badass all the time
Just bought that Miami blue strat, love it
WTH is this? Besides the coolest opening jam I ever heard
VERY MUSE like!!
@@dzines65 sounds on the run by pink floyd
its actually a TOOL jam with improv!
What is the sound of Pete? Which Pedals does he use?
@@harrygoodchild4563 you sir, are a man of culture
Fender stepped up their game and it shows, very nice!!!!! That Miami Blue Tele though WOW!
Shoulda called it Smurf blue
Now imagine that with the Maverick Dorado headstock...
@@andertons Fender Smurfocaster? Smurf me! I’m up for that.
Fender American Professional II Stratocaster - Dark Night with Maple Fingerboard is a sweet guitar!
I like the dark night with rosewood fingerboard too, with strats I’m usually a maple guy. I have too many strats, slows me down from buying this one.
I dunno how you guys always get this really nice clarity from position 2 and 4 on the strat! I’ve always noticed my strat tends to get a tad muddy when going from any one coil into combinations. Doesn’t seem to matter how much I adjust the heights, it always looses some high end!!
Inevitable. Great tube tone adds so much natural compression that the volume drops are less apparent tho.The switch itself sucks a bit of signal.
Opening jamm was like night rider meets , CSI , meets Miami vice. Love it.
Yeah, Fender’s site says the tap on the Jazzmaster bridge is to go from “throaty” to vintage.
Miami blue finish looks incredible on the strat
I love fender guitars, but how many times can they rehash a strat lol. Remember the most famous ones out there are partcasters. Wouldn't it bit a great idea if you could walk into Andertons and build your own from stock - no customs, just different parts. They could have prepared bodies etc. Then add the serial number in house.
must be the times we're living in but I read that as 'sterilize'
You can do that on Fender’s website. Build your own Strat however you like.
I think that’s the allure for me. They’re gonna have the most aftermarket parts available to customize it. Stock strats and teles are perfect project guitar starting points
@@fawkesandhound I was going to say that. Fender Mod Shop. Great for lefties. That's where I got mine.
@Landslide ok boomer
I clicked on the video with the thought of the Miami blue strat in mind and I left with that intro in my mind. It was awesome🔥🔥 Mind blowing🎸🎸
WHAT AN INTRO! I had to replay it. Soooo glad I bought this guitar. I just ordered the Olympic white, didn't even see the wood model or else I would have gotten that one but now I want the Tele in Miami Blue. 😍😍😍
I have a partscaster Tele I built out of southern knotty pine. It is a great wood and really is super light. Plus it has a great grain. So cool to see Fender using as a nice alternative!
American Pro necks are my absolute favorite necks outside of some of the CS necks I've felt. Curious to feel one of the new ones.
I wish they did proper nitro on all their American lineup ( maybe except the Elite ) . Just imagine that miami blue 15 years down the line with beautiful cracks here and there.
It should still get some sort of finish distress, I have a Mexican 14 standard strat, and it has finish cracks starting to form along the grain
Apparently these Jazzmasters do a “both pickups in series” setting with the rhythm circuit switched to up instead of the typical setting, which is just the neck pickup with a tone capacitor.
I was looking to see if somebody mentioned this. You've got it correct
Also I believe you can coil tap the rhythm setting with the push-push switch, making it sound closer to middle position lead circuit, just darker
these guys chops keep getting better and better
That opening jam was insane !!!!!! That has to be my all time fav jam ever! You guys need to make an opening jam album!!!!
Look up "Joker and the Thief" by Wolfmother!!
Coolest of all Jazzmaster AM Pro 2 in midnight. Can't wait.
After watching this and looking forward to this series I can proudly say: I'm glad to own the Professional one series - that is hard to find now!
I agree, and those new changes they introduced I already did to mine. Blend to introduce neck and bridge. Callaham steel block and locking tuners which they keep "forgetting" to add
The pro II instruments are so good really. I got vintage instruments because forum purists claim it to be the best in a way but really, these pro II instruments are so much smoother feeling. Put vintage voiced pick ups in them for that classy sound and they're godly.
STILL no locking tuners!??
Too expensive
That Miami Blue finish is stunning !
So Fender aren't yet dropping the silly 'Player, Performer, Professional' names and moving to something that's easier to remember then. On a brighter note: pine guitars are awesome 👌
The three Ps off piss take
They’ll probably make the professional 3 and 4 and then 5 but Roman numeral so it’s professional V
I wonder, does a guitar company really need this many ranges of guitar?
Surely they could drop one or two yeah?
It seems redundant and a waste of money and resources.
Their rebrand of their guitars was the best thing they have done in decades.
@@emzee1148 the original names are what people know, but as for the actual guitars you can't fault them, Gibson could definitely learn something
It's hilarious because there were all these stories about how they were "discontinuing" the Professional series, only to roll out the same name but with a "2"
Just bught one of these in Miami blue with rosewood fretboard. I tried a load of them - all with same spec other than paint colour. Most sounded average to good with the blue one outstanding. Wasn't sure I liked the colour but starting to grow on me. Much preferred the white or darker colours. Interesting thing is even on you tube reviews the blue ones seem to sound better - which I thought must be in my head, or they are choosing different quality woods for colour (which seems unlikely). Asked around and my friends noticed the same thing with Green Pro 2 Telecaster with rosewood fretboard. Mine is without doubt the playable, stable & lively strat I have played in 30 years. Absolutely love it. My only gripe is no locking tuners and the usual strat wobbly trem issue which was rectified DIY with some plastic tubing. The main point I am making is to try them out and don't take a chance as strats vary massively.
The intro MELTED my face
Just bought the dark night strat HSS and it quickly became my favorite guitar i own.
This is a reissue of the 2012 Fender Select Strat. The uneven tuning pins, the cut out neck plate, the slightly bell sounding pickups, 2 pin trem, alder body - Fender Select all the way.
Excellent. You guys are fun and informative. Thank You
Fender really should bring back the block saddles for their high end strats, such a better design. It sounds better and plays better imo.
Agreed!! I was just thinking about how great one of these Miami Blue Strats would be with the old American Standard bridge!
Totally agree, basically why I'm looking after an ultra right now...
I have 2 American Pro’s, and love them the way they are with the exception of changing the bridge pickup, and volume pot to a 500K.
If it's a hss pro then the volume for the hb is 500k....
Fender has followed in the footsteps of many contemporary brands -- the model names are so confusing that consumers have great difficulty differentiating the various products being offered. In this instance, el Capitan did an admirable job of explaining the differences (sort of). Still, consumer beware...
I want Lee's opening as a backing track. Just killer
I just ordered the tele in mystic surf green from sweetwater. I didn't even know about the line releasing. I was exchanging a bad am pro tele from guitar center, got frustrated with them, so headed over to the competitor. The timing was fantastic! I am never early to the party!
i got a mystic surf green too with a RW board. how are you liking yours now?
had a real issue and switched to sweetwater as well, guitar centers website kept telling me that they had the dark night am pro 2 was in stock, then when you add it to cart and put your card in its on back order for what seems to be "probably a year", after speaking with guitar center reps and the website still selling the guitar for months i went to sweetwater and got one of the last ones instantly with an amazing customer service.. fuck guitar center.. theyre essentially syphoning business off of others without even having the product
Just ordered pro II Tele in classic black 😅 Pete killed it on this demo and the Jazz master sounded awesome 👏
Don't like the way Fender have renamed everything the last few years. I don't think there was anything wrong with American Standard, then the Deluxe, then American Vintage then Custom shop. Now the names are kinda vague. Not much wrong with the guitars themselves though!
Seems exactly the opposite of vague to me. Theyre named after who theyre for. Player, Performer, Professional. Easy. Standard, Deluxe, Vintage, Custom, now thats vague.
@@hughjass5156 It does mess with the used market values ... which are very important to new guitar sales as people either 'thin the herd' to get the new one or do a store trade-in with credit on the new guitar. The new naming scheme does seem more logical as long as they keep with it. Fender had a bad habit for a while of discontinuing one model/series so they could introduce its replacement at $100 more, consumers know what you're doing, just keep consistent.
I think part of this naming issue has to do with the fact that Fender's largest competitor isn't Gibson but Fender itself. They have to constantly be keeping with a product cycle yet still not confuse buyers and remain competitive.
Standard were for normal professionals, MIM Standard Fenders were for rich teenagers and third-world professionals, Squiers were for normal teenagers. Deluxe were for richer musicians and Custom Shop were for rich people who don't even know how to play. Good times when we knew for what public each guitar were for.
@@hughjass5156 dude that just made it 1000x clearer in my head haha. Although the 'ultra' is the odd one out, they could call that the Pro+ or something. I guess if I was in the market for a Fender I'd understand in 5 minutes lol
Not only am I late but the last post is from me.... I just wanted to point out that I have a new Mexican Player HSH and it is equipped with Shawbuckers. it also appears have the same two point bridge of the USA models. Really nice piece - the Ensenada plant is really trying hard to outdo Corona (they are only twenty miles apart, after all) Best, Pete.
Such a SICK intro jam, damm🔥🤘
intro sounds like wolfmother love it!
Pete's playing on the tele is whow!
The SSS Strat should be able to do all three pickups, right? Should be two extra sounds there.
Yes, all three PUs is possible
Any plans for more Anderton’s Band sessions? I enjoy listening to you guys, but I enjoy you even more in a session environment. Pete, you obviously are an accomplished session player, and Mr Captain, you’re damn good, and sessions are perfect for you since you can’t stand and play guitar at the same time.
Jeez, how many more ranges are Fender going to bring out! Too many! TOO MUUUUCH!
That opening jam!!!! Awesome use of dynamics, Lee.
Glad you liked it!
Lee is that you?
Does the blue one come with Pete's guitar skills?
What a cool intro jam! Really cool that you’re changing it up.
im so happy i got the last pro series
not that these ones are bad, i just love the old coulors
Got myself a classic looking 3-color sunburst with the mint green pick guard and a rosewood fingerboard. Always loved that look. I do like that Miami Blue with the maple though.
Dark Night shits all over that series James
Never seen a color that said buy me until I saw that blue. Now need to save some money
There's somethiung about a brit saying "baseball" (comes out as baesboowl or something like that) that always charms me. I'm chuffed. Did I say that right?
31:40 I’m addicted to this little lick for some reason
When will you guys start making tabs available for these massive intros? I cant be the first to ask.
One of the best intros so far!
Im confused arent these supposed to be vintage feel with modern appointments, and no locking tuners? If im going to pay 1500 i want all the bells and whistles, locking tuners are must in my opinion, every guitar i have has them, just makes life easier.
That dark night tele with rosewood fretboard looks amazing!
The colors are awesome and the heel joint is okay. Maybe, with the speed on which Fender tries to catch up with the features of other brands, we might expect them to put locking tuners on their guitars in 2040. Like, seriously, If you are going to launch a line that is meant for professionals, then make their job easier instead of just having a slightly better heel joint and imitate the electronic mods that people do. You know how to do it, you own a brand that does it right for a lower price.
If you string your guitar properly you don't need locking tuners. When you loop the string around the post, put it between the last two loops on the post. Voila, string locked. Locking tuners aren't necessary.
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Are the frets still narrow tall? That's my favorite part about my original pro strat
They should come in more colours like black / maple fretboard.
Nice to see the Captain channeling his inner Adam Jones.....and that guitar gave me chills as soon as I saw it.
Pete: here's some gain
Me, a metal guitarist: I'm pretty sure I have more gain in my "clean" channel
Lucky u, u can use any guitar because u use so much gain u lose all tone
Easy to play!!! Easy if you’re danish pete!!! I have the pro 2 telecaster and it is AMAZING!!!!
My god Lee Anderton. What are you doing to me? I've just bought a Chapman ML3 pro modern in hot blue and now you're tempting me with these. My poor poor bank balance.
I recently bought the Am Pro II Strat in the Dark Night color. Played great, had great sounds, loved the treble-bleed circuit and the push-push, beautiful to look at. Three weeks later I returned it for refund. Why? Because it had one fatal flaw: it would not stay in tune, especially when bending strings or using the vibrato arm, even after strings were fully broken in, slack was pulled out of strings, and graphite applied to nut slots. A friend of mine bought the exact same model recently and did not have the tuning stability issue. So, I don't know what gives, but a guitar that won't stay in tune is useless.
"Looks like your grandma's bedside table" - great sales pitch opener!
We try :-)
The opening jams are getting cooler and more imaginative. I don't miss the mindless shredding AT ALL!
First thoughts - sounds just like a strat...😂
For me, the thing that stands out about this "new" series is the colour schemes and pickguard combos. The dark night in particular is beautiful.
However, "pro" strat, still missing "pro" features like locking tuners...
I own a Performer strat, which is £500-600 less that these, and frankly straight out the box, probably very little difference. I've since upgraded the bridge humbucker to a Bare Knuckle and the bridge to a Callaham and locking tuners. For a slightly cheaper model and the difference spent on a few mods/upgrades, frankly I reckon my strat would be better.
Awesome playing all round as usual guys!!!
Nobody cares about you saving 4 or 500 dollars. Usa is better
@@2112-j9j the performer series is made in usa 😂🤦♂️
@@2112-j9j it is a USA strat tho😂
Very nice video editing. So smooth
What Adam Jones would sound like if he used a fender😂.
I bought the roasted pine strat with rosewood neck but i was very keen on a jazzmaster.We went into a brief lockdown where i live but you could buy beer at a bottlo and you could click and collect guitars so i went out bought a slab of beer and the green jazzmaster its a really beautiful guitar it chimes
Of course these come out just after I buy a normal professional
By just after, I mean about a year
I'm literally going to finish paying mine off on Saturday :|
@@donovansproule6835 time for some new debt then
yup bought mine like 3 months ago or so....
I bought a professional 2 weeks ago 😆
I bought a professional on sale for $300 off last week. Maybe it was a sign...
Love the dark night rosewood strat, it will be my next guitar
So what do we have here?
Popular Deep “C” neck shape now features rolled fingerboard edges As per used on the Ultra ?
New “Super Natural” neck finish ----As per used on the Ultra?
Sculpted neck heels
Same design used 7 years ago on the Deluxe series ( What is the betting Pro 111 will have the same design as the Elite? - Moving forwards they have moved backwards but nobody dares say that)
Refined V-Mod II pickups . They do sound nice but not much difference to the 1.
Newly-voiced 'Double Tap' humbuckers perfectly complement Fender’s V-Mod II single-coils (selected models only)------------- As per the Ultra
“Push/Push” electronics enable special pickup combinations; splitting options and series/parallel operation ----------- You mean the SAME thing that the S1 switch does on the Ultra?
Treble-bleed circuit maintains pristine highs at lower instrument volumes (electric guitars only) As available on other Fender guitars eg Two Tone
Telecaster
Lightweight Roasted Pine body options available; punchy in tone with a stunning grain pattern.----- Only because ash not available now
Gorgeous new Dark Night, Miami Blue and Mercury finish options ------------ Ahhhh so, the new colour option to sell the big new model ?.. Think Texas Tea Ultra here
Deluxe molded hardshell cases with luxurious silver plush interiors - As per Elite, Ultra
So, very little new here!!!!