Fender American Ultra Series Review: Fender Moves Above and Beyond Elite with the Ultra!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2024
- The new Fender American Ultra Series represents Fender's most advanced series of guitars and basses to date. Built for discerning player who demands precision, performance and tone, the American Ultra Series focuses on modern refinements while still staying true to the original Fender formula. That formula, established by Leo Fender, has always been to provide musicians with the very best tools for their craft. The ergonomic focus improves comfort and playability. Modern pickups ensure a quiet performance without sacrificing tone. In short, Fender wanted to stay true to the guitar and mission while considering what Leo Fender would do if he were still designing instruments today. The new Ultra Series features a new a unique “Modern D” neck profile with Ultra rolled fingerboard edges for hours of playing comfort, and the tapered neck heel allows easy access to the highest register. A speedy 10”-14” compound-radius fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets means effortless and accurate soloing, while the Ultra Noiseless™ Vintage pickups and advanced wiring options provide endless tonal possibilities - without hum. The sculpted rear body contours are as beautiful as they are functional and the S-1 switch adds the neck pickup in to any switch position. For the first time, a Jazzmaster is being offered in this top of the line series ensuring that what ever your need, Fender has it covered. Dive in with us as we explore the new Fender American Ultra Series!
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That tele is sick. Best guitars ever made if you ask me.
I just bought the Ultra HSS Strat (classic burst with maple neck), and I really love it. I want the telecaster as well, but I wish they did a humbucker version with a splitter like the strat...might have been cool if fender did that to the maple one....still gonna buy one within the next year....these are the best guitars that Fender has ever made...it is a pleasure to play.
DANM.........that Cooper guy.....
HE GOT SKILLS !!!!!!!!!!!!!
This tier of Fender guitars really sparks my interest. Cooper kills it on the Strat with cool jazzy sounds and the chicken pickin' on the Tele makes me want one of each! Great demo, guys. As always your videos cover everything we need to know about whatever guitars you're promoting. Thanks for keeping me up late at night again drooling over these latest Fender instruments!
That ultra sunburst is 🔥🔥🔥
You guys always have the best reviews. Cheers!
That Texas Tea strat is epic!
Dude Cooper is like, not from this earth with his heavenly skills
Well said
You guys make the best video descriptions. If i didn't live on the otherside of the world, I'd love to be a customer.
Agreed. Good channel, likeable guys.
I also agree
That finger style picking at the start was so nice
Thanks!
I pick up my Texas Tea Strat Ultra tomorrow. Can’t wait. Thanks for all the great information!!!
I pick up my Texas Tea Ultra Tele on Wednesday! Yeee haw!
After a few years how are you liking the guitar? I'm thinking of getting one.
@@Rodfather865I have 2 of them now. Out of my 12 guitars, they are my #1, and #2
I’m more of a bluegrass acoustic guy but that ultra burst telecaster is fantastic! I gotta have one with a maple neck
Thanks y'all. Good job!
Excited for that jazz master!
Why did they discontinue the truss rod adjustment with the dial on the body? I may be wrong, but wasn't that a feature on the Elite models? Did it have issues or was it just not worth it (i.e. It worked but was unnecessary)?
I miss it, plus they changed to a gibson style neck
I have an AmStandard and an Elite. To be honest, the location of the adjustment doesn't make too much difference in my opinion. No issues with either as far as I can tell.
That dial was ugly
Dial was hella ugly.
I get my Ultra Tele this week! Texas Tea, baby! Can’t wait… but I have to!
Fantastic playing. I think Fender has really done a good job with the new pickups. But, there were definitely some tones in which I liked the "rolled off" highs of the Elite a bit better. When compared, side-by-side, as you've done, there was even a tone on the Ultra which sound overly bright. Would have loved to hear the Ultra with some tone rolled back - which I'm certain would have made it sound like the Elite. Excellent video!
Love the Texas Strat
What's the issue around with aluminum pickguard on texas tea ultra strat??
Just wondering!!
I've heard from many people!!
VERY late reply but I'm putting it here incase someone needs the info: The anodized pickguard comes only on the texas tea version and makes the guitar microphonic. So when you use very high gain or loud volumes it squeals like a microphone can do. The only actual solution seems to be to change the pickguard. No biggie, but the stock one makes the look imo.
These are nice! I'm digging that black midnight tele!👍
Cooper looks EXACTLY like David Gilmour!
Does fender force you to set a minimum price?
Does this Tele suffer from neck dive? Badly especially since more wood has been sculpted away.
I have to say, after receiving mine, I was very dissatisfied with it. I immediately returned it. I don't think the noiseless pickup technology is there yet... the guitar sounds neutered compared to a true Tele. For some reason, the review videos are overwhelmingly positive, as well as most of the comments I've read. I returned my American Professional 2 to upgrade to the Ultra, thinking it would be the right decision -- my Pro 2 was having some weird grounding issue that I felt was not acceptable for a brand new instrument, so that pushed me over the edge to give the Ultra a whirl. In my opinion, the Pro 2 is a much better guitar. I find the neck on the Ultra to be too thin and I personally don't like the compound radius. The neck on the Pro 2 was heavenly, it felt so good in my hand. I just reordered it because I loved it so much.
As for sound, I found the bridge pickup on the Ultra to lack the Tele growl and twang, and the neck pickup didn't have the beautiful, full sound that it should. Again, these review videos are misleading with their audio -- you really need to hear it out of your amp yourself. And, while the new body contours are comfy, I don't find them to make the guitar magically more playable, and I think the lighter body (due to less material) has a negative impact on the tone. I'm also convinced that the traditional 3-saddle Tele bridge is a huge part of that classic Tele sound. I know that this is simply my opinion and that many do love this guitar, but I wish I had paid more attention to the few negative reviews that there were out there. Also, the metal pick-guard (I got the Texas Tea color) is like nails on a chalkboard when you scrape it the wrong way with with your pick or fingernail. 100% no!
The Pro 2 does have a slightly sculpted neck heel, which I love compared to the joint on my traditionally contoured Strat, but other than that, the body design is the classic tele shape. The pickups of the Ultra can't hold a candle to the Pro 2, and I would say the same for the neck. Also, you still get the additional "Series Mode" option when in the middle pickup selection position (push-push toggle on the tone knob). For the Ultra, you're essentially paying an extra $450 dollars for a guitar that doesn't sound as good, and has some flashier hardware and body designs that a lot of us Fender fanatics are not big fans of. If you're looking to spend this type of money on a guitar, I would highly recommend that you save yourself a few bucks and either get the Pro 2 model (you won't be disappointed) or go Custom Shop and design your own guitar, assembled by their top tier builders.
Why no left-handed Ultra models Fender?
I'm sure they will come.
Cos lefties worship the devil and Fender is a God fearing company
Duane Allman’s half brother looks like he wants this video to end so bad.
Lmao
The demo starts at 14:14
I feel like tmTexas Tea is more of a rosewood fretboard finish. I'm more of a maple fretboard guy, but that Tele looks much better to my eyes.
Go to 19:45 for the most important part of this video.
The best one is the one your making music on.....
What strings are on the guitars
3:48 “CLF Research entered the chat room”
How much??
One of the best thing that happened with fender
A little too thin. Next time the carve outs will be carved off and bodies will feature fronts with no backs.
Don't know what "Live in Tune 4" means. Can anyone help?
He said “live in 2 and 4”, those pickup positions in a Strat are hum cancelling because they use 2 pickups at same time like humbucker.
These are nice but that particular paint job for telecaster is a bit cheap looking. I saw this one in the store and not sure what they were going for but it’s a swing and a miss.
why do guitar demo videos in general always have blues country style playing? as if these guitars cant display their beauty any other way?
Why did he say “say it with me” 😂😂😂
Those guitars won’t sound half as good with players who can’t play at the level of these guys.
If anyone is selling a set of 5th gen noiseless strat pickups please hit me up and I'll buy them ASAP, lefty trying to build my own Ultra Strat here :/
What an expensive project this'll be...
Next time show the fretting hand.
Not showing the fretting hand was ridiculous
I think the point they're making is what positions and configurations make what sounds you're hearing. It's not a playing tutorial.
Yeah but I need all the help I can get. 😁🐕🦴
Modern "D" neck..... No way.... I'll stick with the modern and deep "C".....
Im loving that D
The neck is next level. It feels amazing
Yes great necks very impressed with them
someone returned one - open box - and I have to believe it was returned so quickly because the neck freaked him out
In this price not having a roasted neck with ss frets can't be accepted...
The Fender Telecaster is a piece of garbage...all of them
Now it's a fender body with a Gibson neck, lol