Guys thank you so so very much for your participation! The winner was just picked by a random comment selector: Goran Josifovski "Ill play something from Take Five and ill give this guitar to my son". Congratulations and that's going to be one lucky son :) Thank you all again ever so much for your support and we'll see you soon! // Guillaume
I play the keyboard/piano but have always wanted to get into the wonderful world of guitars. A Strat is the exact guitar model I dream to learn on and have, as most of my favorite guitar players are Strat players. Unfortunately it's a bit expensive for me. The kind if music I will play is: 1. Funk (Nile Rodgers style) 2. Funk Rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers style) 3. Pop/Rock (Anything light and fun that fits that clean dreamy Strat sound) Even if I don't win, thank you for this nice giveaway competition contest and the great review.
That intro, guys... gave me chills. Dripping with HIM's more macabre take on Wicked game, and they rocked Gibson on stage. Hearing it in a bassey single coil was just smooth as melted butter.
I'm a 16 year old self-taught musician who has recently started producing my own music, and I found out it is something I really enjoy, and I'm super passionate about it. On this guitar I would play my own compositions and come up with new ones. The guitar sounds amazing!!!
I just bought the American Pro II Tele in Sienna Sunburst like the one he's playing. I played a Mexican Tele and that back to back... and between those pickups and the added tone with the push push...i justified spending $1600 plus tax...gulp. But amazingly... no buyers remorse! It comes with this crazy incredible hard shell case with this plush gray/silver interior. Incredible package! The stock setup had it at 4/64ths across the board, just amazing....absolutely zero fret buzz. First guitar ever that i haven't had to mess with to get rid of fret buzz. I was sort of looking forward to figuring out the micro adjust neck tilt feature but happy that it's perfect!
Can you imagine someone winning this guitar and then going on to produce the most incredible piece of modern progressive music.. only to then be a guest on this channel to talk about the guitar’s incredible journey back? I can imagine, and I think so can you, let’s do this!😉
Need a fender to play some Stevie Ray Vaughan and Franck Ocean songs...The telecaster is so beautiful and the sound of the strat is amazing with the effect... Good luck to all !
I’m obsessed with strats.. I’ve always come back to strats, and squier is the only guitar I’ve played ever since I learned how to play guitar. Would love to have a massive upgrade from my current strat.. 😍 I play full time in the church, and the strats can be so versatile and it fits so many different genre. If I have to choose, rock and blues..
Comment: “why you should win the guitar and what music would you play on it”. In all seriousness, I'd use it to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of the women, while playing some sweet sweet lightning blues.
Hi Thomann team & thanks for this great giveaway! 🤯 My name is Matthieu and I am 24. I started about one year ago a music producer career. I am a guitar player since I am 10, raised with the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pink Floyd.. Musicians I admire a lot because they inspired me! What I produce is somewhere between the nostalgia of the disco era, the energy of rap instrumentals and the onset of house and techno. And I'd like to use my guitar more but mine is falling into pieces and the bad electronics bring a lot of noise. So i'm looking forward to pursue a great career and continue crafting my sound to inspire people, and I would be very happy to do it with this beauty 💙
Trying to decide between and American pro ii vs original 60’s and my first and one and only strat for a while. What would your guys preference, and opinion be? My only other electric is an American original tele
I have my Olympic White stratocaster for 3 months now. It took some time to adjust the action hight. It plays and sounds incredible great. Bold sounds and even high tones. I use a strymon pedal and plugin on a Fender Tonemaster. My music live has entered into a new dimension. Thank you Fender!
Why: who needs a reason to desire to play one of the most beautiful guitars on the planet. What: John Mayor Slow Dancing in a Burning room to set the mood. Warm up with some improv Then after some fine tuning, take on the good old neon. Slowly... because i havent actually learnt it completely because i keep getting distracted from just improvising. Love you guys X
I hear a big difference between the pine and the alder Tele. I think the pine Tele sounds much fuller (and better imo)! Do you think there's as big a difference between the pine strat and the alder one?
Why: I have a friend who wants a guitar so that we could play together, but he cannot afford such quality guitar as this what : One day we would like to make original music with our friend, these plans are in the skies pretty much without this guitar, and P.S. we like rock and light metal, Nirvana/Queen mix
I love the Miami Blue finish it looks so cool plus the new modern features including the push push button gives extra versatility and tones and I love the neck pickup sounds so this is a really special addition. The Pro 2 looks great,sounds great and will make a great new guitar addition for the music I love, blues,rock and jazz. I can do it all with this guitar.
Why: I love the sound of the stratocaster, I am a guitar teacher and every day I study with my students the songs that have made this instrument an icon .. If I win this guitar I will take it with me on tour playing pieces by hendrix vaughan, clapton, on all stages of the world ...
I'd love to win this guitar because it would really help me out financially. I've had to sell a guitar, my amp and most of my pedals because I had to pay for my dads funural and covid-19 isn't helping either. I would love to play some Hendrix or Santana on it. My dad introduced me to both of them and I think he'd be so proud knowing I'd be playing their songs in his memory.
I always wanted a Fender guitar, but it was always a bit expensive for me. I would only play this guitar if I won it. This is the ultimate guitar I want with every little piece in it, my god I even like the color! I'd play blues on it, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and I'd write my own songs too! I'd play it till it looks like Rory Gallagher's. I love it!
This guitar would be the first good thing to happen to me in 2020, turning my days from 💧"The Wind Cries Mary"💧to 🤘"Wild Thing"🤘 and 🔥🔥"Fire" 🔥🔥. Ah man, and I would love to play some Pink Floyd on it as well, but don't have 💸"Money"💸 to buy it. Vielen Dank von deinem Nachbarn ;)
Why: I'm a 18 years old boy, from Chile, that is recording his own 5 songs on an indie rock EP, I've spent all my money on it, I sold every toy I had as a kid, and the guitar I'm recording sounds so bad, this strat would give me the perfect sound and I would be really happy, and I'll record the songs professionally. What: my songs to give the EP a professional sound, that I'll lately post on spotify and youtube
QUESTION: Do the neck pick-up/middle pick-up of the SSS Strat and the HSS Strat sound any different? Or do I get the same (kind of "best" or "original") singlecoil-sound, also when I take the HSS? (I know, the pick-ups are the same, but are they maybe setup differently?)
Why : Because sh'e's a babe !! SCHWING !!!!!! One day, she will be mine, oh yeah !! @Thomann please ! make me live in the now :D \m/ What : Gilmour, Dire Straits, Clapton but mainly SRV
Why: I'm from Chile and I'm recording an indie rock EP with my own songs, but the guitar I have is so bad, it doesn't even sounds good anymore. What: my songs, to give the EP a professional sound. I really hope I win it :( bye
God is worthy of the greatest glory! If God bless and allow you me win one of these guitars, preferably a telecaster. I will give this instrument to the ministry of glorifying the great God. We'll be praising Jesus Christ with this great guitar.
I love the Fender Strat sound. I am learning guitar and I am overwhelmed about the Strat tone. I am a big fan of John Frusciante and the way his Strat his pushed to the limits. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to experience such a beautiful guitar.
After more than 2 years of abstinence, I went to the Music Station again and played 3 Fender American Professional II Strats, and again I noticed that the woods had little vibrancy, the maple necks were not very dense and responsive, there was little twang, little crunch , wiry-glassy, few overtones, sustain, attack, everything you associate with Fender guitars, everything is less than on my ESP 400 Series Strats and less than on my BLADE Texas models. This can be tested objectively and I can only say that I am extremely disappointed with this price-performance ratio. No, I can no longer objectively understand this adulation regarding Fender Strats. My first Stratocaster was a Fender American Standard Stratocaster and that was my worst guitar of all, a Fender Mexico Standard followed after that, but after I played the ESPs and the BLADEs everything was clear to me, and that proves itself again, every time, when I compare, the same result always comes out - what else can I say, it is true! The ESP-400-Series Strats and the BLADEs have objectively, noticeably and audibly better tonewood, the BLADEs even have a flattened neck-body-joint and covered fret slots and therefore much better playability!!! So, I'm done with Fender, I'm playing something clever, and at a much cheaper price. I don't want to talk anyone out of their love of Fender, I have nothing against you buying the (usually) worse guitars for a far too exorbitant price, you're welcome to do that. Then there will be more BLADEs for me, very simple! Thanks for listening!
I'm Benjamin Breen from Australia, and I've been learning to play guitar since I was 8 years old, I'm now 19, my whole life I've been playing cheap broken instruments and borrowing school and friends instruments to learn on, when I was 13 my dad took me to my first concert which was G3 with Steve Vai, Steve Lukather, and Satch, it was phenomenal and I even got to meet Steve Vai after the show. My father passed away when I was 15 and because of him I've been strongly persuing music. I'd love to have a guitar in his favourite colour and call it after him, Jason. It's a beautiful guitar and sounds great as well. I'd be playing a lot of different stuff on it, Definitely Red Hot Chillis, John Mayer, Led Zeppelin, Green Day, Megadeth, just a lot of different stuff.
Hey Markus, Guillaume had a JHS Double Barrel and and Vertex Ultraphonix overdrive on his board. He usually sets these up for low gain and stacks them. //cheers, Kris
Why? Because this new American Pro II series looks and sounds awesome, I want to nail that Frusciante tone. And It’s a nice opportunity to try fender after so many years with my old Epiphone LP. What? Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Johnson, Dire Straits... you name it! I just want to make good use of a guitar so well made.
I have been playing guitar for a couple of years now and ive actually gotten pretty good. The only thing thats hindering me is that my guitar is some really bad off - brand guitar thing, which makes it hard to play. If I had that strat that would make alot of cool music.
I just got one. I remember buying a Fender Standard Strat (Mexico) at GC, but they let my amature hands touch an Eric Clapton Strat from their Custom Shop as I waited for the staff to get me a fresh boxed model. Oh my I was in love! But it was like a beautiful woman who was out of my league- only in my dreams. Ecstacy and fear! I was afraid I was going to drop it or something! I was playing it (if you want to call it that) out of this huge Tweed amp. I was totally overwhelmed. (Does anyone have headphones, please?) When I picked THIS guitar up, the neck and sound reminded me of that experience. And again - a beautiful woman who was out of my league- but I did not care- I am just going to have to handle it! It happens to be the black maple model as well. The neck is like butter. I think it is an amazing guitar. The best Fender ever mass produced?... there are others more qualified to say... but if you want to give yourself a grown up present- this is an awesome strat IMHO. Do you guys truly believe this is the best one that Fender ever mass produced? Kindly let me know.. Peace and love, CM
Why? I need THAT strat! If I’m being honest, probably some random noodling… BTW, regarding the different teles, are the pickups at the same distance from the strings?
Till today I watched this video 100times I think, because I am totally blown away by the sound of the intro. As a Les Paul guy, this video (and a lot of videos by Kris and Guillaume) started my interest in Fender Guitars. Especially in Teles. Finally I made my decision to go for American Pro2, or a Vintera Road Worn Tele. 🔥
Ahh man, thank you so much! :) Don't worry about being a Les Paul guy, I'm also not that far away from being one. Haha! Still, for me a tele is the ultimate mojo machine. Both the Pro2 and the Vintera are awesome, you can't go wrong with them. //cheers, Kris
I'm not sure that the new pickups are any different that the last models. I have both a Pro1 and a Pro2 and they sound almost identical. I'm thinking that some of that difference might be because the Pro2 has the roasted pine body. And if you find a 2010-2015 Standard, you'll feel the same neck. just a different finish, which are both very comfortable to me.
Woha! I have been playing violin my whole life, been in many bands, but I really enjoy to playing other instruments, and I have been really obsessed with guitar lately. I have been playing my BF acoustic everyday for months, and Im really thinking of getting an electric.. and strats are absolutely my favourite. Cant wait to play rock, blues and indie on it, I already have a playlist of songs i wanna learn when I get an electric, cant wait to create songs with more distorted sounds! And this guitar is so beautiful... I would love to combine that colour with all my red/ochre clothes! hahaha
Woah, this looks like the ultimate modern Stratocaster... Fender nailed it with this one! I trully want to win this guitar as I'm a HUGE strat fan, but doesn't own one that makes justice to this iconic model yet. All my favorite guitarists play(ed) on strats: Frusciante, Hendrix, SRV, Gilmour, Clapton, Jeff Beck, John Mayer... and I'm pretty sure it's thanks to this model that I started playing the guitar. Of course I would play all my favourite songs from them, but also all other classical blues and rock songs, from Howlin' Wolf to Zappa and many more! Plus, it would pair magnificiently with my vintage wah.
Why: I am a Strat player since 1984. I like its feel, tone and versatility and this new series adds nice features to a classic design What: beat, rock, prog, metal, this guitar does it all and I'd like to play it live with my band!
I’d love the new American Professional strat because I’m still playing my MIM I bought 13 years ago. Definitely time for an upgrade! First thing I’d play is some Van Halen!
Why: because it sounds fantastic and it looks beautiful. The color looks mind blowing cool. I think I’m in love. What I would play on it: Slow melodic rock, fast aggressive punk and everything in between.
Never had a Strat at home ... it is time I think! Musicwise it will be some harder stuff! I have to check how the single coiles do their work on Post Hardcore. Should be a match!
Because you're awesome to give this guitar away! And because she's such a beauty. A Strat in 2020 is still modern, it still looks and sounds as pretty as ever. First, I would sing 'Why Worry?' to my wife. Then, I would play music that needs a Strat to sound right. Mostly my all-time blues inspiration Stevie Ray Vaughan. Regarding that this Strat will have to undergo a lot of practice!
Why: I Never had a Strat, and I'd really love to have a single coil guitar What: that distorted sound was incredible, so I think I would crank my amp all the way up and tear the walls down with some juicy riff 😎
Why: Always loved the sound of the single coils and I am about to start my career as a musician What: Almost everything, funk, blues, pop and a lot of RHCP
With the new professional II strats out, they claim the new tremolo block is "cold rolled" and has "more sustain" maybe a comparison video of sustain between the series 1 and series 2 stratocasters ?
Why: Playing guitar has been the only thing to keep me sane during near 8 months of Lockdown! and that beautiful Blue Strat is in my fav color. What: I'd Play some Hendrix, John Mayer and a little Danish Pete/chris buck style jams with my looper pedal
Hi gusto, thank you for the opportunity! I rally like these guitars, they are amazing! I've never had a Stratocaster guitar but i love their sound! I would play some groovy and funky stuff like Parlament or Any song wrote by George Clinton. Fender guitars, as everybody know, are like Pringles: once you pop, you can't stop. Thanks again!
Why: For a few years I've wanted to buy myself a nice strat but I never could decide which one to choose. I just have this image in my head of finally learning blues on a strat. This blue colour sold me, along with the sounds... What: Slow dancing in a burning room by John Mayer. (Bonus track: Chameleon by Herbie Hancock)
Why: I've been looking for a strat for the last few months and was leaning for a sonic blue pro 1, but the price tag was stopping me. The new model sounds great and you can't take your eyes off the miami blue. What: Honestly, anything that comes to mind after a practice session. It's never really the same everyday.
Why: The Strat is the most versatile and most iconic electric guitar I know. Every guitarist should own one! What: Metal, we don't hear enough single coils in this genre!
Hiya, I just got accepted onto a guitar performance course and have recently joined two bands. The American strat is undeniable my favourite guitar and having the privelage to play one in front of an audience would honestly mean the world to me x
Well I’ve always wanted a fender American strat since I’m a little kid. Since I’ve found John Mayer as my personal guitar hero I would definitely play a song of him on that blue beauty.
Why: it is an iconic guitar with a sweet new colour and some upgrades, plus I think it would help me make more progress. What music: lots of blues and rock/pop.
Why: I've been dreaming on adding a Fender to my collection for years but never really felt I could afford one. What: Alternative rock, that clean sound is pure fire!
Why: The colour is awesome! And the Push Tone idea sounds worth of testing. Would very much like one day to pass this to my daughter.. What: everything from Shadows via Beatles to Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd to Chili Peppers
Why. Because the sound of a Fender gives me goosebumps, it’s a stunning guitar in a beautiful colour. The Song - Slow dancing in a Burning Room, John Mayer
Why: would love to finally have a quality single-coil guitar to expand my options when it comes to tone. What: probably some post-punk/alternative at first or post-rock.
Everything on my Strat wish list is in and on this guitar- even the new sweet color (Miami Blue). About two years ago I had a buddy of mine install a switch to activate the neck pickup to achieve a sweet, Tele and dare I say, Gilmore sound. And BAM! that feature is now on the Pro II. Just one more reason that this beauty is meant to be in my music room. :-) THANK YOU Fender!!!
Well, being a working musician at this time we're going through, made me sell 2 of my guitars, and that one would be my only stratocasters for all the sessions I'm doing at the moment. From pop to rock to funk rnb and soul, you name it!
It looks like a very fine made guitar. That push button option is quite interesting, gives lots of tonality options. I don't have this on my 25 years old battered an warped Washburn. It would be nice to add some lower tones punch for my reggae solos.
Why they have this incredible sound, that twang, that vibe that reminds everybody the legendary history of rock and roll. I'd play my songs adding a lot of possibilities
Why: I currently have a strat that looks about the same as the giveaway guitar. I'd love to see how big or small of a difference there is in playing it and how it sounds. What: Blues, Rock, and a lot more.
I'd love to have it because I've been thinking of starting playing guitar for awhile now but never pulled the trigger on any guitar and the Fender Am Pro II Strat would be the dream 1st guitar for any person. I've always been a fan of John Mayer so maybe blues would be the most I'd be playing on the guitar but since I'm only a beginner it would go from Smoke On The Water first lol to then eventually being able to play those John Mayer's solos.
Why: it's so beautiful and will enlighten my room and soul, i'am such a big Stratocaster fan!! What: this Stratocaster is so versatile i can play anything on it (which is great on stage with my band)
Why: Because I want to bring the quality of my music to the next level, and this is the only chance I get to improve my equipment any time soon(I'm a student haha) What I will play: Time by Pink Floyd, that solo just screams fender beauty
Why: I started to play guitar about two years ago to sing along to it. Since then I‘ve dreamt of owning a Fender Stratocaster because it is such an amazing classic 💙 What: The first song would definitely be Wish you were here by Pink Floyd
Because all I could ever afford were the cheaper Strats, though I love them. I'd listen to this guitar and let it tell me what music it wants to play, but I bet it'd often be the Blues and, I hope, sometimes something surprisingly new.
Guys thank you so so very much for your participation! The winner was just picked by a random comment selector: Goran Josifovski "Ill play something from Take Five and ill give this guitar to my son". Congratulations and that's going to be one lucky son :) Thank you all again ever so much for your support and we'll see you soon! // Guillaume
Mai una gioia...
Congratulations to the winner !!! ... I wish him to enjoy this beautiful guitar with health and inspiration !
Gaziiiiiiii !!! Ajde Resen !! 🤘😄🎸
Congratulations!!!! ;)
Congratulations, lucky son 😊😊😊
I play the keyboard/piano but have always wanted to get into the wonderful world of guitars. A Strat is the exact guitar model I dream to learn on and have, as most of my favorite guitar players are Strat players. Unfortunately it's a bit expensive for me. The kind if music I will play is:
1. Funk (Nile Rodgers style)
2. Funk Rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers style)
3. Pop/Rock (Anything light and fun that fits that clean dreamy Strat sound)
Even if I don't win, thank you for this nice giveaway competition contest and the great review.
That intro, guys... gave me chills. Dripping with HIM's more macabre take on Wicked game, and they rocked Gibson on stage. Hearing it in a bassey single coil was just smooth as melted butter.
I'm a 16 year old self-taught musician who has recently started producing my own music, and I found out it is something I really enjoy, and I'm super passionate about it. On this guitar I would play my own compositions and come up with new ones. The guitar sounds amazing!!!
I would give this to my son for his birthday, he has been eyeing a fender for the past 2 years. That colour is amazing. Good luck to all.
Good luck
Does he like modern or vintage style?
he’d be a lucky kid, i’m hopping to get a player strat for my fourteenth birthday coming up, nothing like a strat man
I’ve been playing strats my whole life. I played one of these the other day and I was extremely impressed. The playability and tone were excellent.
I just bought the American Pro II Tele in Sienna Sunburst like the one he's playing. I played a Mexican Tele and that back to back... and between those pickups and the added tone with the push push...i justified spending $1600 plus tax...gulp. But amazingly... no buyers remorse! It comes with this crazy incredible hard shell case with this plush gray/silver interior. Incredible package! The stock setup had it at 4/64ths across the board, just amazing....absolutely zero fret buzz. First guitar ever that i haven't had to mess with to get rid of fret buzz. I was sort of looking forward to figuring out the micro adjust neck tilt feature but happy that it's perfect!
Can you imagine someone winning this guitar and then going on to produce the most incredible piece of modern progressive music.. only to then be a guest on this channel to talk about the guitar’s incredible journey back? I can imagine, and I think so can you, let’s do this!😉
Need a fender to play some Stevie Ray Vaughan and Franck Ocean songs...The telecaster is so beautiful and the sound of the strat is amazing with the effect...
Good luck to all !
I’m obsessed with strats.. I’ve always come back to strats, and squier is the only guitar I’ve played ever since I learned how to play guitar. Would love to have a massive upgrade from my current strat.. 😍
I play full time in the church, and the strats can be so versatile and it fits so many different genre. If I have to choose, rock and blues..
You must have this strat!
Comment: “why you should win the guitar and what music would you play on it”. In all seriousness, I'd use it to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of the women, while playing some sweet sweet lightning blues.
Hi Thomann team & thanks for this great giveaway! 🤯
My name is Matthieu and I am 24. I started about one year ago a music producer career.
I am a guitar player since I am 10, raised with the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pink Floyd.. Musicians I admire a lot because they inspired me!
What I produce is somewhere between the nostalgia of the disco era, the energy of rap instrumentals and the onset of house and techno.
And I'd like to use my guitar more but mine is falling into pieces and the bad electronics bring a lot of noise.
So i'm looking forward to pursue a great career and continue crafting my sound to inspire people, and I would be very happy to do it with this beauty 💙
Trying to decide between and American pro ii vs original 60’s and my first and one and only strat for a while. What would your guys preference, and opinion be? My only other electric is an American original tele
Why: Hendrix, Frusciante, Knopfler
What: Hendrix, Frusciante, Knopfler
I have my Olympic White stratocaster for 3 months now. It took some time to adjust the action hight. It plays and sounds incredible great. Bold sounds and even high tones. I use a strymon pedal and plugin on a Fender Tonemaster. My music live has entered into a new dimension. Thank you Fender!
I got one too! it’s great
Why: who needs a reason to desire to play one of the most beautiful guitars on the planet.
What: John Mayor Slow Dancing in a Burning room to set the mood.
Warm up with some improv
Then after some fine tuning, take on the good old neon. Slowly... because i havent actually learnt it completely because i keep getting distracted from just improvising.
Love you guys X
Why: I've always dreamt having a nice Fender like this one.
What: Any song by The Beatles
Because, I got enough blue in my soul, to play Miami Blue Fender :)
I hear a big difference between the pine and the alder Tele. I think the pine Tele sounds much fuller (and better imo)! Do you think there's as big a difference between the pine strat and the alder one?
Buy a G&L Leo Fender last guitars he built said to be his best and they are still being made today.
Why: I have a friend who wants a guitar so that we could play together, but he cannot afford such quality guitar as this
what : One day we would like to make original music with our friend, these plans are in the skies pretty much without this guitar, and P.S. we like rock and light metal, Nirvana/Queen mix
I love the Miami Blue finish it looks so cool plus the new modern features including the push push button gives extra versatility and tones and I love the neck pickup sounds so this is a really special addition. The Pro 2 looks great,sounds great and will make a great new guitar addition for the music I love, blues,rock and jazz.
I can do it all with this guitar.
Why: I love the sound of the stratocaster, I am a guitar teacher and every day I study with my students the songs that have made this instrument an icon .. If I win this guitar I will take it with me on tour playing pieces by hendrix vaughan, clapton, on all stages of the world ...
I'd love to win this guitar because it would really help me out financially. I've had to sell a guitar, my amp and most of my pedals because I had to pay for my dads funural and covid-19 isn't helping either. I would love to play some Hendrix or Santana on it. My dad introduced me to both of them and I think he'd be so proud knowing I'd be playing their songs in his memory.
I always wanted a Fender guitar, but it was always a bit expensive for me. I would only play this guitar if I won it. This is the ultimate guitar I want with every little piece in it, my god I even like the color! I'd play blues on it, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and I'd write my own songs too! I'd play it till it looks like Rory Gallagher's. I love it!
I would like to win this guitar as the perfect wedding gift for me and my wife so that we can play John Mayer together.
Well that's just dang adorable.
This guitar would be the first good thing to happen to me in 2020, turning my days from 💧"The Wind Cries Mary"💧to 🤘"Wild Thing"🤘 and 🔥🔥"Fire" 🔥🔥. Ah man, and I would love to play some Pink Floyd on it as well, but don't have 💸"Money"💸 to buy it. Vielen Dank von deinem Nachbarn ;)
Those intro and outro jams sound so good. Anyone know which scale / key they’re playing?
Why: I'm a 18 years old boy, from Chile, that is recording his own 5 songs on an indie rock EP, I've spent all my money on it, I sold every toy I had as a kid, and the guitar I'm recording sounds so bad, this strat would give me the perfect sound and I would be really happy, and I'll record the songs professionally.
What: my songs to give the EP a professional sound, that I'll lately post on spotify and youtube
When?
Why: Music
What: Music
:D
QUESTION: Do the neck pick-up/middle pick-up of the SSS Strat and the HSS Strat sound any different? Or do I get the same (kind of "best" or "original") singlecoil-sound, also when I take the HSS? (I know, the pick-ups are the same, but are they maybe setup differently?)
Why : Because sh'e's a babe !! SCHWING !!!!!! One day, she will be mine, oh yeah !! @Thomann please ! make me live in the now :D \m/
What : Gilmour, Dire Straits, Clapton but mainly SRV
SRV is my fav. ❤
Leo fender é o meu ídolo na guitarra elétrica, valeu !
Why: I'm from Chile and I'm recording an indie rock EP with my own songs, but the guitar I have is so bad, it doesn't even sounds good anymore.
What: my songs, to give the EP a professional sound.
I really hope I win it :( bye
If you had to pick one island strat for your life would you pick the American pro ii or the original 60’s?
God is worthy of the greatest glory! If God bless and allow you me win one of these guitars, preferably a telecaster. I will give this instrument to the ministry of glorifying the great God. We'll be praising Jesus Christ with this great guitar.
Oh Yes God is worthy, lets praise Him together. He is the center of the world!
God is good! Jesus dies for us, he is worthy! Amen! Lets him praise on Fender.
I wish you good luck man. God is worthy!
We Love God and Fender are the best Guitars and Basses. God deserves the best! Good Luck!
I love the Fender Strat sound. I am learning guitar and I am overwhelmed about the Strat tone. I am a big fan of John Frusciante and the way his Strat his pushed to the limits. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to experience such a beautiful guitar.
After more than 2 years of abstinence, I went to the Music Station again and played 3 Fender American Professional II Strats, and again I noticed that the woods had little vibrancy, the maple necks were not very dense and responsive, there was little twang, little crunch , wiry-glassy, few overtones, sustain, attack, everything you associate with Fender guitars, everything is less than on my ESP 400 Series Strats and less than on my BLADE Texas models. This can be tested objectively and I can only say that I am extremely disappointed with this price-performance ratio. No, I can no longer objectively understand this adulation regarding Fender Strats. My first Stratocaster was a Fender American Standard Stratocaster and that was my worst guitar of all, a Fender Mexico Standard followed after that, but after I played the ESPs and the BLADEs everything was clear to me, and that proves itself again, every time, when I compare, the same result always comes out - what else can I say, it is true! The ESP-400-Series Strats and the BLADEs have objectively, noticeably and audibly better tonewood, the BLADEs even have a flattened neck-body-joint and covered fret slots and therefore much better playability!!! So, I'm done with Fender, I'm playing something clever, and at a much cheaper price. I don't want to talk anyone out of their love of Fender, I have nothing against you buying the (usually) worse guitars for a far too exorbitant price, you're welcome to do that. Then there will be more BLADEs for me, very simple! Thanks for listening!
Than, please, try a BLADE Texas-Model!!!!!!!!!!!!! And learn to play and to hear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a question! Does the new Strat Pro II have the pop in tremolo bar?? thats a make or break for me
Because Fender is a must to compose positive and happy music! This is my goal with music
I'm Benjamin Breen from Australia, and I've been learning to play guitar since I was 8 years old, I'm now 19, my whole life I've been playing cheap broken instruments and borrowing school and friends instruments to learn on, when I was 13 my dad took me to my first concert which was G3 with Steve Vai, Steve Lukather, and Satch, it was phenomenal and I even got to meet Steve Vai after the show. My father passed away when I was 15 and because of him I've been strongly persuing music. I'd love to have a guitar in his favourite colour and call it after him, Jason. It's a beautiful guitar and sounds great as well. I'd be playing a lot of different stuff on it, Definitely Red Hot Chillis, John Mayer, Led Zeppelin, Green Day, Megadeth, just a lot of different stuff.
Which guitar do you recommend me, this one or the stratocaster performer?
Which Overdrive do you use in minute 11 with the blue strat? Sounds fantastic!!!
Hey Markus, Guillaume had a JHS Double Barrel and and Vertex Ultraphonix overdrive on his board. He usually sets these up for low gain and stacks them.
//cheers, Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses thanks!
Why?
Because this new American Pro II series looks and sounds awesome, I want to nail that Frusciante tone. And It’s a nice opportunity to try fender after so many years with my old Epiphone LP.
What?
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Johnson, Dire Straits... you name it! I just want to make good use of a guitar so well made.
I have been playing guitar for a couple of years now and ive actually gotten pretty good. The only thing thats hindering me is that my guitar is some really bad off - brand guitar thing, which makes it hard to play. If I had that strat that would make alot of cool music.
I just got one. I remember buying a Fender Standard Strat (Mexico) at GC, but they let my amature hands touch an Eric Clapton Strat from their Custom Shop as I waited for the staff to get me a fresh boxed model. Oh my I was in love!
But it was like a beautiful woman who was out of my league- only in my dreams. Ecstacy and fear! I was afraid I was going to drop it or something! I was playing it (if you want to call it that) out of this huge Tweed amp. I was totally overwhelmed. (Does anyone have headphones, please?)
When I picked THIS guitar up, the neck and sound reminded me of that experience. And again - a beautiful woman who was out of my league- but I did not care- I am just going to have to handle it! It happens to be the black maple model as well. The neck is like butter. I think it is an amazing guitar. The best Fender ever mass produced?... there are others more qualified to say... but if you want to give yourself a grown up present- this is an awesome strat IMHO.
Do you guys truly believe this is the best one that Fender ever mass produced? Kindly let me know..
Peace and love,
CM
Why? I need THAT strat!
If I’m being honest, probably some random noodling…
BTW, regarding the different teles, are the pickups at the same distance from the strings?
I have a strat ultra and that beautiful A. Tele II he is holding in sienna burst. They are both amazing but my number 1 for gigging is the tele.
Because it’s the best production Fender yet and I need to get my hands on it. Gotta be some funky Cory Wory/Vulfpeck I’d be playing on it 😎🎸
Till today I watched this video 100times I think, because I am totally blown away by the sound of the intro. As a Les Paul guy, this video (and a lot of videos by Kris and Guillaume) started my interest in Fender Guitars. Especially in Teles. Finally I made my decision to go for American Pro2, or a Vintera Road Worn Tele. 🔥
Ahh man, thank you so much! :) Don't worry about being a Les Paul guy, I'm also not that far away from being one. Haha! Still, for me a tele is the ultimate mojo machine.
Both the Pro2 and the Vintera are awesome, you can't go wrong with them.
//cheers, Kris
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Hey Kris, thanks for your response. Do you remember which pedal(s) you used for the Intro played with the white Tele? Thanks
I'm not sure that the new pickups are any different that the last models. I have both a Pro1 and a Pro2 and they sound almost identical. I'm thinking that some of that difference might be because the Pro2 has the roasted pine body. And if you find a 2010-2015 Standard, you'll feel the same neck. just a different finish, which are both very comfortable to me.
Woha! I have been playing violin my whole life, been in many bands, but I really enjoy to playing other instruments, and I have been really obsessed with guitar lately. I have been playing my BF acoustic everyday for months, and Im really thinking of getting an electric.. and strats are absolutely my favourite. Cant wait to play rock, blues and indie on it, I already have a playlist of songs i wanna learn when I get an electric, cant wait to create songs with more distorted sounds! And this guitar is so beautiful... I would love to combine that colour with all my red/ochre clothes! hahaha
Woah, this looks like the ultimate modern Stratocaster... Fender nailed it with this one!
I trully want to win this guitar as I'm a HUGE strat fan, but doesn't own one that makes justice to this iconic model yet. All my favorite guitarists play(ed) on strats: Frusciante, Hendrix, SRV, Gilmour, Clapton, Jeff Beck, John Mayer... and I'm pretty sure it's thanks to this model that I started playing the guitar.
Of course I would play all my favourite songs from them, but also all other classical blues and rock songs, from Howlin' Wolf to Zappa and many more! Plus, it would pair magnificiently with my vintage wah.
Why: I am a Strat player since 1984. I like its feel, tone and versatility and this new series adds nice features to a classic design
What: beat, rock, prog, metal, this guitar does it all and I'd like to play it live with my band!
can you make a video about the comparison with the ultra strat?
How about a comparison between this Pro II range vs Original Series?
GREAT idea! Got it written down.
Thanks for the comment Francisco.
//cheers, Kris
I've always been a Strat enthusiast, and always will.
I'd play Strange Brew and Sunshine of your love forever, with that beautiful "Blue Moon" solo
I’d love the new American Professional strat because I’m still playing my MIM I bought 13 years ago. Definitely time for an upgrade! First thing I’d play is some Van Halen!
Why: because it sounds fantastic and it looks beautiful. The color looks mind blowing cool. I think I’m in love.
What I would play on it: Slow melodic rock, fast aggressive punk and everything in between.
Never had a Strat at home ... it is time I think! Musicwise it will be some harder stuff! I have to check how the single coiles do their work on Post Hardcore. Should be a match!
Because you're awesome to give this guitar away! And because she's such a beauty. A Strat in 2020 is still modern, it still looks and sounds as pretty as ever.
First, I would sing 'Why Worry?' to my wife. Then, I would play music that needs a Strat to sound right. Mostly my all-time blues inspiration Stevie Ray Vaughan. Regarding that this Strat will have to undergo a lot of practice!
Where are you guys from?
Why I want that Strat: they call it Miami blue, but it’s Naples light blue.
What I’d play: Echoes, Pink Floyd!
Why: I Never had a Strat, and I'd really love to have a single coil guitar
What: that distorted sound was incredible, so I think I would crank my amp all the way up and tear the walls down with some juicy riff 😎
Why: Always loved the sound of the single coils and I am about to start my career as a musician
What: Almost everything, funk, blues, pop and a lot of RHCP
Do they have rolled edges ?
That version of "i wanna fall in love" was incredible. Gave me goosebumps.
With the new professional II strats out, they claim the new tremolo block is "cold rolled" and has "more sustain" maybe a comparison video of sustain between the series 1 and series 2 stratocasters ?
Why: Playing guitar has been the only thing to keep me sane during near 8 months of Lockdown! and that beautiful Blue Strat is in my fav color.
What: I'd Play some Hendrix, John Mayer and a little Danish Pete/chris buck style jams with my looper pedal
Why: I have a Squire and it's always out of tune :(
What: any of Clapton or Gilmour
I have all my life dreaming of Stratocaster and I play mainly blues and 70’s rock...with that nice guitar I can try to play everything👍😁
Hi gusto, thank you for the opportunity!
I rally like these guitars, they are amazing!
I've never had a Stratocaster guitar but i love their sound!
I would play some groovy and funky stuff like Parlament or Any song wrote by George Clinton.
Fender guitars, as everybody know, are like Pringles: once you pop, you can't stop.
Thanks again!
Why: For a few years I've wanted to buy myself a nice strat but I never could decide which one to choose. I just have this image in my head of finally learning blues on a strat. This blue colour sold me, along with the sounds...
What: Slow dancing in a burning room by John Mayer. (Bonus track: Chameleon by Herbie Hancock)
Why: I've been looking for a strat for the last few months and was leaning for a sonic blue pro 1, but the price tag was stopping me. The new model sounds great and you can't take your eyes off the miami blue.
What: Honestly, anything that comes to mind after a practice session. It's never really the same everyday.
Why: The Strat is the most versatile and most iconic electric guitar I know. Every guitarist should own one!
What: Metal, we don't hear enough single coils in this genre!
Oh yea this delightful!! Perfect guys!! Tone and playing as good as ever!!
Hiya, I just got accepted onto a guitar performance course and have recently joined two bands. The American strat is undeniable my favourite guitar and having the privelage to play one in front of an audience would honestly mean the world to me x
I have never had a real strat before, it would take my music to a whole new level. It is a great looking and sounding guitar too.
Well I’ve always wanted a fender American strat since I’m a little kid. Since I’ve found John Mayer as my personal guitar hero I would definitely play a song of him on that blue beauty.
Why: it is an iconic guitar with a sweet new colour and some upgrades, plus I think it would help me make more progress. What music: lots of blues and rock/pop.
Why: I've been dreaming on adding a Fender to my collection for years but never really felt I could afford one.
What: Alternative rock, that clean sound is pure fire!
Why: The colour is awesome! And the Push Tone idea sounds worth of testing. Would very much like one day to pass this to my daughter..
What: everything from Shadows via Beatles to Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd to Chili Peppers
Why. Because the sound of a Fender gives me goosebumps, it’s a stunning guitar in a beautiful colour.
The Song - Slow dancing in a Burning Room, John Mayer
Why : The addition of that push push switch makes it sooo versatile !
What : All the Dire Straits repertoire of course !
What amp are you playing through? ✌🏻
Why: would love to finally have a quality single-coil guitar to expand my options when it comes to tone.
What: probably some post-punk/alternative at first or post-rock.
Everything on my Strat wish list is in and on this guitar- even the new sweet color (Miami Blue). About two years ago I had a buddy of mine install a switch to activate the neck pickup to achieve a sweet, Tele and dare I say, Gilmore sound. And BAM! that feature is now on the Pro II. Just one more reason that this beauty is meant to be in my music room. :-) THANK YOU Fender!!!
Why: it sounds amazing. Hope i will feel how it plays as well.
What: lots of blues of course... and lots of everything else
Well, being a working musician at this time we're going through, made me sell 2 of my guitars, and that one would be my only stratocasters for all the sessions I'm doing at the moment. From pop to rock to funk rnb and soul, you name it!
Why: i'd love to play something for my family with this piece of art
What: i could play everything it comes to my mind!
That blue Strat is the same color as my first car a 1994 Ford probe.
It looks like a very fine made guitar. That push button option is quite interesting, gives lots of tonality options. I don't have this on my 25 years old battered an warped Washburn. It would be nice to add some lower tones punch for my reggae solos.
Why they have this incredible sound, that twang, that vibe that reminds everybody the legendary history of rock and roll.
I'd play my songs adding a lot of possibilities
If I'm watching the video 2 years later then how many hours do it got for winning that Strat!?
Why: I currently have a strat that looks about the same as the giveaway guitar. I'd love to see how big or small of a difference there is in playing it and how it sounds.
What: Blues, Rock, and a lot more.
I'd love to have it because I've been thinking of starting playing guitar for awhile now but never pulled the trigger on any guitar and the Fender Am Pro II Strat would be the dream 1st guitar for any person.
I've always been a fan of John Mayer so maybe blues would be the most I'd be playing on the guitar but since I'm only a beginner it would go from Smoke On The Water first lol to then eventually being able to play those John Mayer's solos.
Why: it's so beautiful and will enlighten my room and soul, i'am such a big Stratocaster fan!!
What: this Stratocaster is so versatile i can play anything on it (which is great on stage with my band)
Can someone remind me whats the song at the intro ? I suddenly forgot
Why: Because I want to bring the quality of my music to the next level, and this is the only chance I get to improve my equipment any time soon(I'm a student haha)
What I will play: Time by Pink Floyd, that solo just screams fender beauty
Why: I started to play guitar about two years ago to sing along to it. Since then I‘ve dreamt of owning a Fender Stratocaster because it is such an amazing classic 💙
What: The first song would definitely be Wish you were here by Pink Floyd
Because all I could ever afford were the cheaper Strats, though I love them.
I'd listen to this guitar and let it tell me what music it wants to play, but I bet it'd often be the Blues and, I hope, sometimes something surprisingly new.
Why - Cause it's beautiful!!
What - Gonna funk it up with some old school soul!
Because I need that kind of guitar. Sound is important. I'm leftie but I can play it like "upside down".