Fender American Ultra Stratocaster - A Strat for Any Genre?
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2019
- Take a listen to the new Fender American Ultra Stratocaster as Nashville legend, Adam McPhail, puts it through its paces. Easily see which pickups are engaged as Adam pushes the guitar. Released on November 5th, 2019, the American Ultra Series Stratocaster is the replacement to the Elite Series.
Learn more about Adam here: www.adammcphail.com
Produced by Castle Sound Co. | www.castlesoundco.com
Product Specs:
American Ultra Stratocaster
Country of Origin: USA
Color: Texas Tea
Body: Alder
Body Finish Gloss: Polyurethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
Neck Shape: Modern "D"
Scale Length 25.5" (648mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 10" to 14" Compound Radius (254mm to 355.6mm)
Number of Frets: 22
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8mm)
Position Inlays: Black Perloid Dots
Truss Rods: Bi-Flex
Pickups: Ultra Noiseless Vintage Strat
Controls: Master Volume (with S-1 Switch), Tone 1 (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2 (Bridge Pickup)
Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Bridge: 2-Point Deluxe Synchronized Tremolo with Pop-In Arm
Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking
Control Knobs: Aged White Soft Touch Knobs
Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
Dimensions: 6.50x18.50x44.50 in.
Weight: 22.65 lbs.
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That guitar needed a cigarrette after that demo
Superb playing. It’s nice to hear clean tone variations.
Only review I’ve seen that makes me want to this guitar. Love his playing, can really hear the pickups.
Adam is one of the most talented players in Nashville for sure!
Wonderful demo. Great playing~ Thank you~
Wonderful demo. Incredibly great playing. I love it.
Beautiful playing, I would love to own that guitar one day.
Great demo
Super nice playing !
Good job on this demo! I bought my first real expensive guitar from Corner Music in Nashville about 10 years ago, It was a fully loaded mystic dream John Petrucci Ernie Ball.
Great playing. 👍👍
Good demo and very good guitarist. Merci !
Thanks for taking the time to watch!
How did you find a 68 deluxe amp without that loud hiss? love the tone of that guitar btw! Great playing too!
Excuse me sir, what’s the setting for your beautiful playing at the beginning of the video. Getting close to gibson warmth there
What song were you playing in the intro??
What's the issue around with aluminum pickguard on texas tea ultra strat??
Just wondering!
I've heard from many people!!
@Hazmat Couture What he means with the "pickguard issue on the texas tea ultra" is that for some people the aluminum pickguard caused a lot of noise.
The issue Ayidn h, is asking about some players say when your fingernails touch the pick guard it feels like rubbing your nails across a chalkboard.
I bought this guitar three weeks ago and have not experienced any issues with the pick
guard. Pick guard is made of material that leave no scratches or fingerprints.
Hi, what audio interface you use, thanks..
Bravo
¡sonidazo! You sound great!!
Amazing playing!!!
Absolutely PHENOMENAL playing, Adam! Your skill and technique is admirable and enviable! Thanks for letting the guitar speak!
I‘ve been playing since the mid-late 1970’s and, last week, purchased my first Fender guitar, ever! The same one you Demo’d - the American Ultra Stratocaster in Texas Tea (SSS). This is an incredible instrument at a GREAT price (and this is coming from a Gibson owner of 14 models ranging from 1965 to 2017).
Right out of the shipping carton and case (I purchased mine in-store from my local “super dealer” on the East coast), this Strat was set up almost perfectly for me. Low action, in tune and a Tremolo that doesn’t cause the tuning to go out of whack!. There isn’t a single cosmetic flaw on this guitar. I’ll need to change my playing mechanics, though, as I’m one of those lazy “bridge-palmer”-type players who rests the side of his palm on the bridge.
I often frowned upon Fender guitars, not from a “cork sniffer’s” perspective, but rather, due to their bolt-on necks, which I equated with “tuning instability”. I’ve always liked the sound of the Stratocaster, though. Hendrix, Uli Jon Roth and blues players too numerous to count (SRV, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Popa Chubby, et al). My experience and opinion, thus far, is that this is an excellent sounding, playing and looking guitar.
I’d go so far as to say to anyone eyeing one of the American Ultra Stratocaster / series of guitars but find yourself a few hundred $ short, save for an additional few months. They can be had for several hundred $ below list / RRP (no one pays list $!) and it’ll probably be worth it in terms of greater longevity of quality parts and pure playing enjoyment. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Gibson SG’s, LP’s, Flying V’s and my Jackson DK2QM, but the sheer beauty of the Texas Tea, vintage tinted neck, anodized gold colored pick guard, sound and playability of the new Ultra make this a keeper!
Waiting on Fed ex to bring mine right now. I got the Tele in Arctic Pearl. Never cared much for strats.
How do you like your tele? Are you happy?) Can you play a jazz on it? Want to buy myself ultra strat.
No lefty option in the Ultra range (there was a left-handed Elite Stratocaster).
Update - Fender released a lefty Ultra SSS Strat in June 2021.
What mic did you use?
Had my doubts on the pickups but they do sound good in this demo
I still feel they are lifeless to a degree.
@@xsamitt yes think one not noiseless better
Please make review for telecaster same way!!!! Please! No talking just play. This guy is guitar Guru. True master. Need Telecaster review, please.
We'll see what we can do once we return to work from this Pandemic! I'm sure Adam will be happy to make another video!
@@cornermusic5057 Thanks. Can not decide what to take - ultra strat or ultra tele. Want to play only on clean tone. Jazz and blues. What do you think?
Does this guy know where the s1 switch is.
yes pressed it at 225 ish?
great player! but are u like 17 years old...u look soooo young! thanks for the demo
A doubt. The body's color is BLACK and the "Texas Tea" color is only related to the pickguard?
That is Texas tea color
Texas Tea does refer to the body color. It's a very dark green that looks black in most light. Take a look at our pictures on our website for a more detailed look at the color. cornermusic.com/Fender-American-Ultra-Stratocaster-Texas-Tea-Maple.html
It is very dark green, but Texas tea is also referred too as oil which is black
The Texas Tea refers to the body colour. It's black with metal filings in it which gives the same effect you see when you drain the sump of a car engine. They were hardly going to call it 'Old Engine Oil', though, were they?
Does the neck appear to be too thin? Is he confident?
The scale is not very flat?
Guitars like fine wine, it's about what feel and sounds good to you. you can modify your Strat to accommodate your likes and dislikes. could be a disaster for another artist. go to your guitar store try your instrument and make your decision based on what you like and dislike. stay away from bias opinion videos because you may end up with someone else instrument / sound and not your own.
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I have the hss ultra Texas tea,seems that noiseless pups sounds dry,lack of brightness,miss the single coil from American standard
Adjust the tone controls on your amp and you will find the sound you are looking for.
Almost bought the Ultra HSS but after more research I bought the Ultra in Texas Tea SSS, decided to stay traditional. Both excellent guitars.
@@joseph9226 ok bro thanks will try that
No stainless steel frets? Fender you should know better!
They do know better, they are the originals and have no need for gimmicks
Stainless steel frets are not needed for fender strats , save that for the metal / fast playing guitars, strats are all about tone
@@egoandy1188 Smh, some of you still don't, and will never get it. If you play this guitar alot, the frets CAN be annoyingly worn within just 2 years. I know because I've had many guitars with nickel frets that I played a bunch that have done this. If you're not personally "cool" with a guitar technician who knows what he's doing, refrets can cost up to like $500, maybe more if the tech wants to be a dick. That's alot of fking extra money to put on a guitar; when a company with enough resources like Fender could've simply tagged on an extra $100 max to the price tag, and put on frets that'll never wear to begin with. I've been playing a guitar with Stainless Steel frets a TON for the past year and a half that I've had it, and there's not even a smidgen of fret wear on it. Oh, and the tone is great to boot. Just try to see both sides of the coin here please.
ATX0705 I liked your post & agree with it . Thanks for sharing that , I do honestly agree with you . Me I’m just stupid & say to myself well the tone might not be the same because I want to sound like my heroes , so my idiot self pays the hundreds every 3-4 years , my main one - every year & half .
@@egoandy1188 Thanks for the like, and likewise! I should also note for the record that I LOVE Fender guitars, and always have; but they should really offer guitars with SS frets, and not get greedy and use that as an opportunity to charge an arm and a leg for it. And as for the wear on your guitars, trust me, I feel your pain. It's why I've been so pro stainless steel frets the last few years after not paying attention to it so much early on (From just being less discerning overall). Refrets are just an expensive hassle for the common consumer to have to go through.
I don't understand your method to do a demo!!!
@@cornermusic5057 LMAO
Excuse me sir, what’s the setting for your beautiful playing at the beginning of the video. Getting close to gibson warmth there