THIS GUITAR IS CONFUSING...

Guitar of the Day! Taking a quick look at the Telecaster from Fender's American Ultra II Series, their "most advanced" series yet. Compound fingerboard radii, modern "D" neck shapes, anodized pickguards, and this is the first Fender production series with luminlays across the board... but no stainless steel frets like the Ultra Luxe series?? Weird.

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[agufish]

No stainless steel frets like on the Ultra Luxe series for Fender's "most advanced" series, though? Weird... 🤔 Either way, love mine. It's my ideal "traditional" Telecaster. Full demo on the channel!

[Homanjer]

It's soooo incredibly advanced, it has all the technology from the 80s!

[s-bg]

You had me at one wide ass humbucker!! Those are killer specs with the same vintage look.

[Sunset_o_scene]

Idk if fender is allergic to stainless steel, but I know I’m allergic to nickel.

[tom-sn]

My Harley Benton MR Modern:

Graphtec✅
Stainless Steel Medium Jumbo✅
Locking Tuner ✅
Glow in Dark side dots✅
Wilkinson Trem ✅
Push pull ✅
2 weird p90‘s mini Humbucker ✅

[sofaripper]

the pickup switch being angled looks so off yet actually makes a lot of sense. subtle detail, but probably the one you will always look for in every new tele

[calebmunkirs]

I actually really like the telecaster a lot and want to have one and this looks like the perfect one. The saddles appear to be the kind where the screws are short enough to not stick out above them when you set your action low like your normal bent steel saddles. Also I love the pickguard with the brushed steel look

[jessejordache]

This is why I always buy player telecasters: because the sound changes just take a little bit of learning and a soldering gun. Plus, you won't put a treble bleed in yours, because backing off the volume a tiny bit is a basic part of a telecaster's tone control.

You can also add: concentric pots, for volume/tone control on each pickup. This is actually kinda hard though.

A ~27pf capacitor leading from your neck pickup to ground, to make the neck pickup more bassy, bell-toned, vocal, or pick your adjuective of choice.

These are just basics. Telecasters are the most heavily modded guitars in the world.

[eggncream]

It’s the same guitar as last time with the most minimal changes and in different colours but the drones will still gush over it, of course people are gonna like something you’ve spent upwards of 1, 600 on that’s not the point

[ravenecho]

having a toggle to do humbucker is actually so ideal, is making me want one. super interesting

[rustyshackleford]

We will have to “find the real” modern tele with this!

[damienkphoto]

I can’t exclaim enough how nice the neck feels in my hand. My hands are medium sized and chunky, but the thumb over the neck thing feels so comfortable. I can chord so effortlessly.

[ELVH]

The green one looks awesome! I love Teleys! Especially if the have a Floyd Rose and Humbuckers

[paolomaria]

This gives me the same chills of a new iPhone presentation.
“Look, new colours”

[dogstatic]

American special 2005 tele has noiseless pickups, a series switch, and a tone capacitor bypass mode as well. And that was 20 years ago 🤔

[spencermcara]

I would say the vg strats were the most advanced with all the tuning options and different filters/pickup options on the fly

[m.vonhollen]

I have 4 Telecasters. I like Lollar pickups and Callaham bridges.

[WhiskerBiscuit]

I'm getting an Ultra Luxe Strat with the Floyd. The 2024 models have stainless steel frets. Silverburst,

[LeadMuncher]

Check out Godin's Teles. They're stupid lightweight and have a similar neck joint. Contours on the back and a comfortable satin neck.

[tootnoots]

That’s a nice sounding distortion pedal, but I’d like to hear the *guitar* next time.