What do you think of the Fender American Ultra II Stratocaster HSS? Let us know in the comments below! 👇 Grab a Fender American Ultra II Stratocaster HSS from Guitar Center: www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/American-Ultra-II-Stratocaster-HSS-Maple-Fingerboard-Electric-Guitar-Sinister-Red-1500000433614.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA Check out the rest of the Fender American Ultra II line up: www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-American-Ultra-II.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA
What a great review! 👍🏻 very well done. I fully agree 😊 and I’ve been playing for 38 years and already own 12 electrics , 2 acoustics and a Dean bass and a ridiculous amount of different amps and pedals. She’s incredible on a guitar 🎸 I’m an instant fan and I had no idea at all who she was … this white boy thinks she’s damn fine looking 👀 girl I love her smile and fun warm personality as well, she’s built just right ! 😮 ❤ I also love the guitar! 🎸but I’ll have mine in black with a white pick guard or white with a black pick guard 😊
I think you could give Ari any guitar and she will make beautiful tones and sounds with it. Her touch and feel with her fingers is magic from single notes into flawless cords. Truly inspiring guitarist.
She plays great 🎸and is amazing as a guitarist 🥰 that’s a fine looking 👀 lady ! 😊 definitely want to see her do a lot more longer in depth guitar reviews in the near future if at all possible! Was informative and fun, her overall warmth and playful personality had me smiling the entire time. 😊 new American 🇺🇸 Fender Telecaster Ultra next please 🙏 🤔!
I purchased my Fender Ultra Stratocaster - American made - Last summer , and have to SAY -it is INDEED a GREAT GUITAR - mine is Cobra Blue - and - WOW ! 🙂 It plays so easy , super fast action - and the tones it produces are second to none - I will surely keep it all my life 🎸🎸👍👍✌️
I love the middle pickup on strats. It's something about how the highs shine. She's right. It sorts of cuts through better compared to the 4 other positions. And it is very warm.
I've actually always hated it/not cared at all about using it as I just didn't find it interesting sounding. However, I recently decided just to throw it on and give 'er a bit with it, and I was like... how the hell have I never appreciated this pickup?!?!? It's got this nice midsy honk that I just never uncovered somehow. So, yeah. Recent convert!
Love the one piece black pickguard and the single coil on the humbucker sounds really good. it can hold it's own. Beautiful job O'Neal, chordings are sweet.
Great demo,I’m impressed with your skills because most come on with a lot of speed chops,you took the time to go into detail with every example,though I have a true custom strat,I would still give this one a shot based on your demo
Ari, you are so knowledgeable about the interworkings of a guitar in general. You play so many genres of music it it sounds as beautiful as you are. I love when a young person takes such an interest in a skill that they can speak so passionately and lovingly about it. You are so articulate in your explanation of how this guitar works that I found myself nodding "yes" as if I could play, and I can't lol I wish the best of you in your career and I think you should do some interviewing with musicians on your channel about instruments, playing techniques, and artists they've played with. You have an awesome personality! Thank you for this!!
As a thrash guy, I'm reminded of how lovely it is to get outside of my taste box, from time to time. Thank you for your work, here. And that looks like a fantastic-playing guitar. Sounds great. Possibly of interest: Vince Guaraldi Trio 'Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus'; 'The President Plays With' The Oscar Peterson Trio; Buena Vista Social Club; 'In the Heart of the Moon' by Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate. With kind regards. Bonus: Power Trip 'Hornet's Nest' and 'Nightmare Logic' hehe And Dua Lipa 'Radical Optimism'.
Yessss. 🤍 Would love to see her showcase her own signature strat. Love that artist sometimes get their own signature but the working musicians deserve their own. 👏🏾
The articulation at around 0:32 had me back up a few times and watch/listen again. Loose feel that could have gotten out of hand but incredibly well fretted and strummed. Man.
Yes, l would like a guitar with a maple neck, the guitar looks so cool with a maple neck-the guitar playing is excellent, sounds good, l like the different sounds the guitar can cover because l like different types of of music, gospel, jazz, r&b, rock etc
Right at 5:25 she puts me in groove that reminds me of this song I found on SoundCloud named "CatchMe" by Autumn Tuesdae. Not the same but I was so convinced at first. 😅 Beautiful work.
I’ll admit I’ve never heard of Ari O’Neil but I have now , but she’s an incredible player, so many great female players out there now ,and this guitar really looks sharp and sounds amazing , very versatile I’d buy one , but in that crazy solar flame finish !
I'd love to have this model specifically in the Sinister Red, but all that's currently available in this config is solar flare. Not a bad color, but this red is nicer to me, imo. I'll wait (if I can help it) lol
I appreciate the fact that fender does offer an American ultra two in a left-handed version with three single coil pickups but what us lefties really want is this guitar with an HSS, come on fender how hard is it to do that,schecter and other brands offer a guitar like that for way less money and just as good quality you guys can do better.
All the Ultras are routed HSH in the factory, so you (or your luthier) can convert one to HSS or HSH or HH. You will need the appropriate wiring as well as the Humbuckers. I am a lefty and I have converted some second hand late model lefty American Standard Strats (and a second hand Professional I) so, as well as a SSS Strat, I also have an HH, HSS, HSH and 2 x P90 Strats.
@@craigthomson3621 i’m also a left-handed player and even though you are 100% correct you can mod just about any Strat to have a humbucker or two in it, the point I’m trying to make is it would be nice if fender offered that version of the Strat to begin with, so we wouldn’t have to go through all the trouble and extra cost of modifying it to what we want, it would not cost anymore to make an HSS or HH Stratocaster, and considering a brand like Schecter already offers two or three different versions of a guitar like that for half the price shows fender can do it as well
She said someone is catching the Holy Ghost up in here!!! I love this!!! I'm not a guitar player, but that makes me want to buy one...lol...do your thing Sis!!!
all the strats are nice, i have a mexican player thats my budget its plenty good enough, leo hit the jackpot with this design, if guitarists dont have a lot to spend, mexican are excellent, if you have the budget the ultra is excellent but my point is you dont need to spend the big amount on a guitar like this to have a nice strat
What do you think of the Fender American Ultra II Stratocaster HSS? Let us know in the comments below! 👇
Grab a Fender American Ultra II Stratocaster HSS from Guitar Center:
www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/American-Ultra-II-Stratocaster-HSS-Maple-Fingerboard-Electric-Guitar-Sinister-Red-1500000433614.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA
Check out the rest of the Fender American Ultra II line up:
www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-American-Ultra-II.gc?source=4GOA4LOBA
Can i buy one in hot rod red?
@@guitarcenter Tell FENDER to make them with stainless steel frets
I need to know what profiles you’re using…cause my Kemper ain’t sounding like that!🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻🎸
I KNOW you guys suck at making guitars compared to warmoth is wtf KNOW.
its like a promod charvel with ultra noiseless pups.. not too impressed.. all them marketing saying its "innovation".. cmon fender..
It was so much fun shooting this with y'all! This is truly a beautiful guitar. Thank you so much!
Thanks for the awesome demo! A great guitar is nothing without a great player at the wheel!
Always a blast with you, Ari! You rock!
@@tomaslopez2940 wow thank you!
Something smooth and soulful about a Strat and you complete that very well 🎯
Sounded great Ari, great breakdown of the sounds.
Everything on this video is stunning, the guitar, the lady, the sound and style of it. Really amazing!
😉 Definitely got my attention!!! Like a breath of fresh air. 😎
Whatever you guys paid her for this ad was worth every penny this was a great showcase I'm a fan of the guitar and the artist now.
Right! Made me wanna buy the guitar and I don't even know how to play. I feel like this guitar could do my taxes too.
What a great review! 👍🏻 very well done. I fully agree 😊 and I’ve been playing for 38 years and already own 12 electrics , 2 acoustics and a Dean bass and a ridiculous amount of different amps and pedals.
She’s incredible on a guitar 🎸 I’m an instant fan and I had no idea at all who she was … this white boy thinks she’s damn fine looking 👀 girl I love her smile and fun warm personality as well, she’s built just right ! 😮 ❤ I also love the guitar! 🎸but I’ll have mine in black with a white pick guard or white with a black pick guard 😊
Great showcase indeed
Those R&B/Neo-Soul chords always stand out lol. Everything about this video is beautiful. The guitar, the guitarist and the guitar playing 😍
Stunning guitar and stunning guitarist. ❤
I think you could give Ari any guitar and she will make beautiful tones and sounds with it. Her touch and feel with her fingers is magic from single notes into flawless cords. Truly inspiring guitarist.
Gorgeous in everyway possible
The guitar or Ari?
@@skyraiderjet I think he means both.
@@skyraiderjetdefinitely both lol
@@skyraiderjetyes
She plays great 🎸and is amazing as a guitarist 🥰 that’s a fine looking 👀 lady ! 😊 definitely want to see her do a lot more longer in depth guitar reviews in the near future if at all possible! Was informative and fun, her overall warmth and playful personality had me smiling the entire time. 😊 new American 🇺🇸 Fender Telecaster Ultra next please 🙏 🤔!
Whoa! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I love that she plays several different styles! And she's good at all of them!
I purchased my Fender Ultra Stratocaster - American made - Last summer , and have to SAY -it is INDEED a GREAT GUITAR - mine is Cobra Blue - and - WOW ! 🙂 It plays so easy , super fast action - and the tones it produces are second to none - I will surely keep it all my life 🎸🎸👍👍✌️
That's the warmest sounding strat I've ever heard, the low noise floor helps...
I love the middle pickup on strats. It's something about how the highs shine. She's right. It sorts of cuts through better compared to the 4 other positions. And it is very warm.
I've actually always hated it/not cared at all about using it as I just didn't find it interesting sounding. However, I recently decided just to throw it on and give 'er a bit with it, and I was like... how the hell have I never appreciated this pickup?!?!?
It's got this nice midsy honk that I just never uncovered somehow. So, yeah. Recent convert!
The tone on that guitar is beautiful! Great playing Ari!
Lots of great riffs. I like her selection.
Her sliding double stops are killer. I could feel the Hendrix vibe big time. She's a phenomenal player.
The wine red finish is great and so are those boots!
@@bleedingflyhave some class dopey
Wow nice demo, I'm sure Fender was happy with that ........
Yes it was a really great she should be very proud of the job she did with this review. I loved ❤it !
😳 This girl has it going on! Cheers from SoCal. 🤓🥳🤘
Love the one piece black pickguard and the single coil on the humbucker sounds really good. it can hold it's own. Beautiful job O'Neal, chordings are sweet.
It's also an anodised metal one which is really cool :)
I’m not a guitarist, but she’s a great player, with a great feel, love that clean tone for the cutting demos! Cool vid!
Great demo,I’m impressed with your skills because most come on with a lot of speed chops,you took the time to go into detail with every example,though I have a true custom strat,I would still give this one a shot based on your demo
Beautiful, the music and the musician!!
I remember her when she started off playing a local gogo bands in DC. Now look at her! It’s absolutely wonderful.
For real? Which Band?
@ Beladonna
@Will008 makes sense 👍🏿
I knew she was from the city when she started talking😂😂😂
@@BACCHANDHT I didn't catch it right away. She wasn't typical.
Ari, you are so knowledgeable about the interworkings of a guitar in general. You play so many genres of music it it sounds as beautiful as you are. I love when a young person takes such an interest in a skill that they can speak so passionately and lovingly about it. You are so articulate in your explanation of how this guitar works that I found myself nodding "yes" as if I could play, and I can't lol I wish the best of you in your career and I think you should do some interviewing with musicians on your channel about instruments, playing techniques, and artists they've played with. You have an awesome personality! Thank you for this!!
A wonderful approach and technique sounds great on this guitar. Thank you for the inspiration.
Good mix of very tasteful playing - and also gain shredding, coupled with a friendly, professional presentation.
Beautiful guitar that’s beautifully played 😎🎸
excellent player, great clean tone, musically exciting to listen to
I only have one word "GIFTED" I hope the world can be blessed by your amazing gift.
As a thrash guy, I'm reminded of how lovely it is to get outside of my taste box, from time to time. Thank you for your work, here. And that looks like a fantastic-playing guitar. Sounds great.
Possibly of interest: Vince Guaraldi Trio 'Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus'; 'The President Plays With' The Oscar Peterson Trio; Buena Vista Social Club; 'In the Heart of the Moon' by Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate. With kind regards. Bonus: Power Trip 'Hornet's Nest' and 'Nightmare Logic' hehe And Dua Lipa 'Radical Optimism'.
Fender American Ultra II and Ari O'Neal oh yes this is blessed ! a match made for heaven :)
Yessss. 🤍 Would love to see her showcase her own signature strat. Love that artist sometimes get their own signature but the working musicians deserve their own. 👏🏾
Love the vintage chords. Well done. Thank you for sharing your gifts and inspiring us! ❤
Wow! I just fell in LOVE... 😍😍😍
Good job, Fender - I am an Ibanez guy and had to watch this video till the end.
The articulation at around 0:32 had me back up a few times and watch/listen again. Loose feel that could have gotten out of hand but incredibly well fretted and strummed. Man.
Right? I was thinking, "Dang! Her picking and strumming are fantastic!"
She killed it, made it look effortless.
Whoo! Ari knows how to make it sound classy and fiery vibes!
For sure 💯💯 🙏💝
ooooh that shimmer is soooo nice i got chills
I think that is the awesome ultra American fender stratocaster 2 and the best guitar solo I have ever heard 🎸🤟
Awesome spokesperson, artist and working professional… with practical knowledge and ear-candy Chops ❤❤👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾🙏🏾
Fender, give her that guitar & name it the Ari O’Neal Guitar!!! SHE SOLD THAT!!! -BEAUTIFUL, SMART AND TALENTED!
Excellent playing and presentation.🎼🎸🎼
They are definately ultra. Well done fender.
nice strummin. soo relaxing. thanks
Nice lesson on Tone! Middle pickup definitely for punchy funk stabs and such...Humbucker for power and lead intro agree👍
Awesome guitar playing 🎉🎉🎉 I got to save up definitely 💯.
Great demo, learned a lot. Nice guitar and artist.
Beautiful sounds
smooth playing.
Sounding amazing Ari . That guitar is the truth 🔥🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸
Prince would be proud
💯💯 He was great loved his guitar. Ari O'Neal among the very best American female professional guitarists.
Ari-You have a glorious soul and I feel it when you guide those chords and progressions with precision accuracy!
LOVE THE SKILLS!!!!! and you as well!!!!
So much music in your playing.
Yes I love the feel of those maple necks.
Yes, l would like a guitar with a maple neck, the guitar looks so cool with a maple neck-the guitar playing is excellent, sounds good, l like the different sounds the guitar can cover because l like different types of of music, gospel, jazz, r&b, rock etc
Right at 5:25 she puts me in groove that reminds me of this song I found on SoundCloud named "CatchMe" by Autumn Tuesdae. Not the same but I was so convinced at first. 😅 Beautiful work.
Simply Elegant Talent!!
Love the humbucker in the Bridge position.
Never been into Strats, but it looks lovely. I like her jazz playing with a bit of Jimi Hendrix thrown in.
Nice.
Nice neck pickguard finish combo
She is truely a Guitar Queen.
oooh i'm literally in love !
Wow this is such an awesome demo & overview I love it😃👍❤️🎸🎵
Gorgeous…
That "Wassup yall" hits. Love from the south❤
I’ll admit I’ve never heard of Ari O’Neil but I have now , but she’s an incredible player, so many great female players out there now ,and this guitar really looks sharp and sounds amazing , very versatile I’d buy one , but in that crazy solar flame finish !
Great sounds, nice red
I like your style!!
You need your own band&albums.
Beautiful! 😊 🎉
Sounds like the ideal Strat. Looks good too. Get Ari to demo more guitars now. :)
Thank you. That was truly great.
wow great new strat and O'Neal too ,but it seems humbucker's sound be brighter vrsus neck single coil! ciao from Italy
SO AMAZING
I'd love to have this model specifically in the Sinister Red, but all that's currently available in this config is solar flare. Not a bad color, but this red is nicer to me, imo. I'll wait (if I can help it) lol
AHHH it's crazy to see Ariel on my youtube feed i grew up with her and her family. such a lovely talented bunch
that's sick af!!
This is an amazing guitar it sounds so good and I’m in love with the girl playing it I hope I see her in person one day.❤❤❤❤😊
I need that ghost shimmer patch so bad 😭😭
Beautiful sound and look
What great tone
Beautiful.
Omg!!!! I’m a fan of hers now
She deserves a signature strat
I appreciate the fact that fender does offer an American ultra two in a left-handed version with three single coil pickups but what us lefties really want is this guitar with an HSS, come on fender how hard is it to do that,schecter and other brands offer a guitar like that for way less money and just as good quality you guys can do better.
All the Ultras are routed HSH in the factory, so you (or your luthier) can convert one to HSS or HSH or HH. You will need the appropriate wiring as well as the Humbuckers. I am a lefty and I have converted some second hand late model lefty American Standard Strats (and a second hand Professional I) so, as well as a SSS Strat, I also have an HH, HSS, HSH and 2 x P90 Strats.
@@craigthomson3621 i’m also a left-handed player and even though you are 100% correct you can mod just about any Strat to have a humbucker or two in it, the point I’m trying to make is it would be nice if fender offered that version of the Strat to begin with, so we wouldn’t have to go through all the trouble and extra cost of modifying it to what we want, it would not cost anymore to make an HSS or HH Stratocaster, and considering a brand like Schecter already offers two or three different versions of a guitar like that for half the price shows fender can do it as well
Absolutely love the Fender, absolutely love her! Feminine power merged with sonic power!
*Been a while since I've watch a YT video from zero to end. Touche*
A beautiful guitar, and nice Angel tunes was playing!🙏💚💙💜☀️🎸🎵
Which microphone is that? Recording So crispy!
What an absolute pleasure!! Let's jam 😊
Lovely beautiful woman with great guitar talent. Thanks for featuring her!
You have got talent keep it up
She said someone is catching the Holy Ghost up in here!!! I love this!!! I'm not a guitar player, but that makes me want to buy one...lol...do your thing Sis!!!
Sounds great! 👊🔥
🤩Wow!!! She makes this 🎸 Look and Sound 🔊 Good.
Im sold!!! I think 🤔 im ready to learn and buy one 😍 🎸 😏.
Thank you Mrs Ari.
Crisp, kinda like Jubu Smith 👌🏿
Sounds great, this lady 👌🏿
Way to go !!
We are simple men. We love guitars.😍
all the strats are nice, i have a mexican player thats my budget its plenty good enough, leo hit the jackpot with this design, if guitarists dont have a lot to spend, mexican are excellent, if you have the budget the ultra is excellent but my point is you dont need to spend the big amount on a guitar like this to have a nice strat
damn. instant fan. searchin her now
Lovely jazz playing and what a beautiful dress! Cool! I have a maple fretboard HSS strat which is my favourite style