Fender’s NEW & Improved American Professional II Series - What's The Difference?
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
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👆 Fender's flagship USA-made guitar & bass lineup has just received a major makeover! Introducing the Fender American Professional II Series, with new colours, refined hardware & re-voiced pickups, their iconic American Pro range just got a whole lot better! ➡️ tinyurl.com/y6a22s4k
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Maintaining everything that made the original Fender American Pro Series great, the eye-catching guitars of the American Professional II range boast upgrades that bring them more up-to-scratch for contemporary musicians.
With a new collection of colours, re-voiced pickups & upgraded features. Could these be the best guitars Fender has ever made?
Balancing a perfect blend of traditional design & modern practicality, Fender has truly listened to its players' & collaborated with various artists in order to improve the American Pro II Series to what it is today.
↪️ Episode Guide ↩️
» 0:00 Intro Jam on the New Fender American Pro II
» 1:25 What's New?
» 7:28 How Does The Strat Sound?
» 8:46 Fender American Pro I Vs Pro II
» 11:00 Fender Pro II Stratocaster with Gain
» 12:30 Fender HSS Stratocaster Tones
» 16:28 Fender American Pro II Telecaster
» 17:53 How Does It Sound?
» 22:14 Fender American Pro II Jazzmaster
» 23:46 Let's Get Some Tones!
» 27:10 Thoughts, Case & Stock Availability
» 31:07 Jam Between The Captain & Danish Pete
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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. :-)
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
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. 🔥🔥🔥
This AMAZING opening jam would never have happened during the Chappers and the Captain era. Bravo Pete and Lee!!!
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!
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. 😍😍😍
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.
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 ....
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.
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.
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.
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?
Pete's blue-tele solo at the end is awesome... great supporting tone from Lee! (and great new Fender series!)
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 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.
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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?
@@quantumjourney1 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!
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!
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!
Love that clear finish Strat Lee is playing on the intro. Wood is amazing, why hide it. Clear finish all the way.
That silverburst Tele is just
What a cool intro jam! Really cool that you’re changing it up.
Excellent. You guys are fun and informative. Thank You
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 JAM ever! Didn't want it to end!
Much love from New Mexico. I can't wait, I just ordered a tone city little heat pedal should be here soon
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.
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 bought that Miami blue strat, love it
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🎸🎸
Pete!! 😃I Love the purple rain tribute that shows up in random solos! You are awesome! 💜😃
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.
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’ve been a Les Paul guy my whole life…but I’m def buying a Jazzmaster Pro 2! It just has such a unique sound that can be used anywhere. Also would stack nicely in mixes. As well as take nicely to a clean amp mic with a API type preamp with some fuzz. Pure bliss! Just can’t decide what color!
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
Best opening jam I've herd from you two!
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 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.
Very nice video editing. So smooth
Shoulda called it Smurf blue
Now imagine that with the Maverick Dorado headstock...
@@andertons Fender Smurfocaster? Smurf me! I’m up for that.
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
Informative as always! Thanks, boys
Great vid guys, great sounding guitars.
Yeah, Fender’s site says the tap on the Jazzmaster bridge is to go from “throaty” to vintage.
Such a SICK intro jam, damm🔥🤘
Love your rundowns of the new models.
Fender stepped up their game and it shows, very nice!!!!! That Miami Blue Tele though WOW!
Cheers from Miami, folks! Hope you get to enjoy the sunshine here (and rain every ten minutes) again!
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. 👍
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.
That intro jam was the coolest yet! High marks for detailed info as always AND you're doing your dealer job (damn it!) by making me want one these - which I absolutely can't justify, but - you know. I'd like to add that when all this started, Chapman's departure, COVID etc, I was like "Oh man, I hope this doesn't decline." So, admiration and respect for keeping it going. Well done! A little like comfort food - one of life's little pleasures. And no offense to Rob, but Pete is a more versatile player and I think that's good for gear demos.
It was just Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother!
intro sounds like wolfmother love it!
Lee is becoming more and more of a badass all the time
Opening jamm was like night rider meets , CSI , meets Miami vice. Love it.
Awesome opening jam, guys! Very nice!
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 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
Not sure what I like better...the Strat or listening to The Capt and Danish Pete jam.. awesome job guys and awesome guitar fender😌
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 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.
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
Opening jam is fantastic!
🔥🔥 Right outta the gate boys! This is why I keep coming back to this channel
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
The intro MELTED my face
Thank you for this video! What is your feeling regarding the difference between the pro 1&2 ?
How good are the v-mod pickups? Apart from trying to balance each pole piece, what was the aim tone wise? Are they leaning towards a vintage type tone?
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!!
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?
That dark night tele with rosewood fretboard looks amazing!
these guys chops keep getting better and better
They should come in more colours like black / maple fretboard.
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...
Just ordered pro II Tele in classic black 😅 Pete killed it on this demo and the Jazz master sounded awesome 👏
I like that Silverburst Tele, I have the Mex Standard FSR Silverburst Tele they did about 10 years ago. I like how the new one is a more subtle burst.
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...
The SSS Strat should be able to do all three pickups, right? Should be two extra sounds there.
Yes, all three PUs is possible
Loved your opening jam!
Really liked the opening jam! You need to make that into a full song... almost had a Queens of the Stone Age vibe to it!
STILL no locking tuners!??
Too expensive
Does the blue one come with Pete's guitar skills?
That opening jam!!!! Awesome use of dynamics, Lee.
Glad you liked it!
Lee is that you?
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.
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
Wow what an Intro! 🔥 can you give me a hint on which pedals are used for Petes sound? So sweet!
You guys are always awesome jamming. Hopefully someday I make over to you guys, visit and hang out.
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.
@@milesaboveu ratio
@@albaniansausage4556no
When will you guys start making tabs available for these massive intros? I cant be the first to ask.
That strat in blue and pine are just amazing!!!
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
Jeez, how many more ranges are Fender going to bring out! Too many! TOO MUUUUCH!
You guys have the best reviews.I’m curious,how is the neck on the tele? I heard it’s a deep c.
One of the best intros so far!
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"
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
@@user-wt5xr7ss5z the performer series is made in usa 😂🤦♂️
@@user-wt5xr7ss5z it is a USA strat tho😂
Just ordered the Am Pro 2 HSS 3 color burst Strat. Can’t wait!
Fender will ship my order at the end of August. Should have it sometime in September. Can’t wait!
I love this
Goes great together 🤘🏻😝
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.