New! Fender American Ultra Stratocaster - Overview & Demo

Sam checks out the brand new Fender American Ultra Stratocaster! The American Ultra series is joining the American Original and Professional guitars, as the latest addition to the Fender USA range, manufactured in Corona California, and just like the Elite series guitars that they’re replacing, they offer a few of the more advanced, none traditional features designed for the modern player who needs the ultimate in precision, performance and tone. As you’d expect to find on a Fender Strat, the body of the guitar is made from either Alder or Ash, depending on the finish, and it’s fitted with a 4 bolt Maple neck with either a Maple or Rosewood fingerboard, as opposed to the Ebony boards that were found on the previous Elite series guitars.To aid performance and playability, the rear of the body features newly designed tapered contouring around the neck joint, which massively improves comfort and ease of access when playing at the highest frets. The neck features Fender’s unique modern D profile and has a smooth satin finish, so it feels slim and very comfortable to play, but still rounded and very Strat-like, and the fingerboard is fitted with 22 Medium Jumbo frets and has rolled edges to improve comfort. Now whereas most Strats feature a 9.5 inch fingerboard radius, or a more rounded 7.25 inches on vintage models, the American Ultra has a more modern compound radius, going from a slightly less rounded 10 inches at the nut to a much flatter 14 inch radius at the higher...