Beautiful playing. And I'm so glad it wasn't heavily overdriven beacuse you can do that with every guitar and it muddies the true sound of the instrument. So thank you for doing this video exactly as you did it.
I’m very typically a tradionalist with guitars, for me I love a non contoured nitro finished Tele with brass saddles etc. That being said, I can’t stop looking at this ultra, it sounds and looks outstanding. A serious contender.
I recently bought that same guitar. WOW what an awesome gem! The color varies. Indoor lighting is a deep bronzish color (per the video images), and outdoor sunlight it turns a deep olive green! I wish I could add a pic of the outdoor direct sunlight color. Amazing guitar and great purchase. PLUS...it comes with an awesome hardshell case that Fender lists for $199. Happy camper here!
I am an LP guy essentially, most of my guitars are bursts, black, white... I wanted something completely different. So I went with an Ultra Tele in Cobra Blue. I am in deep love... :) Thank you for this video, helped with the decision which tele to pick.
I got a nearly new one of these for a great price. It's the easiest playing guitar I have ever owned! The neck is fast, smooth and very comfortable. Fantastic guitar.
I always enjoy your videos. I enjoy listening to Cooper on guitar. I wish I lived closer , I'm about 40 min or so south of St.Louis. As soon as I sell a Gibson Tennessean Chet Edition , I will be in the market for a Tele Ultra.
I was so, so torn between the Texas Tea and the Artic White. I ended up getting the Texas Tea but man the AW looks incredible! Mine should be here Friday. :)
I just got one in Ultra burst. LOVE the features like S1, the Neck profile is some nice. Well worth the money. Good job to Fender engineers and designers!
Very clear explanation of the S1 switching system. Maybe the S1 should be on every model of Tele going forward? Shame no stainless Steel frets at this price-point. Release the Ultra Texas Tea / Rosewood fingerboard Telecaster in a left-handed version please Fender.
I've always been a Gibson player, but I picked up an Ultra Tele and it blew me away. I've played most of the Fender models that are released and these bad boys are something from a different level. Whether the planets were lined up just right or whatever, the Tele is something else and I picked up a strat not long ago and it's nice too but I don't think quite as good as the Tele.
Sold, Nice Playing great demo also, I will be buying this guitar, wish the head was in black also but here nor there...Fantastic Guitar Case also.... Thank You Guitarist Trevor Reed
I have my 2nd Telecaster which I love much better than my original - I have an HSS Fender Telecaster Player with the middle pickup same as the Strat middle and a splitter switch in between volume and tone to flip the humbucker from dual to single coil and instead of the traditional three way, it has a 5 wat switch typically on strats - great guitar
Would be really sweet if could get this in gold over silver pick guard. Just out of curiosity on what would look at...as well as make it a top loader... personal pref is all..
Cooper's left hand is getting cut out of the picture when he is demoing, please let us watch him play the entire neck! I'm looking at what you guys are demoing for these ultra fenders, quite interesting, I love noiseless pickups but I also wonder how they would compare to fat 50s pick ups or something similar from fender lately? On these ultras, especially on the Strats, I just don't hear the pronounced spank of the neck pick up as strongly as on previous strats. Maybe demo playing something that sounds similar to Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Lenny?
I bought the Texas Tea Ultra from Sweetwater and had it Plekd what a beautiful awesome playing 🎸 I hate all the push/pull & S1 switches but I love the middle position with the S1switch pushed in and Man what a Sound for Blues Rock & Even Country IMHO. I Own many Strats LP’s PRS and Tele Pro this Guitar is one of my many Favorites Love it. Enjoy your vids 👍🔥🎸🦅
I never liked the push pull knobs on the Les Paul's, but have to say on the tele and strat, I've been impressed as it definitely allows full use and more variety to the sound. On the other hand a Les Paul emulating a strat or a tele is just not appealing to me.
Nice playing and review guys👍 I think it's georgeous guitar both by look and sound. To me, the most important thing is that it comes with medium jumbo frets as all the american pro II come with narrow tall frets which I hate. I played les paul, strat am. prof. and epi sheraton pro II but think that if I ever end up with single guitar only it's gonna be this one, such universal good sounding instrument👍
@@tommym321 I went with Texas Tea. The black binding is what drew me away from the Artic Pearl. I did however go through 2 of these guitars. The first one arrived with scratches all over the body sadly (it was brand new) so it went back. The second one after spending time with I realized the neck was just too slim for me. I wound up getting another Tele.
@@lightninggod4348 I really like the arctic white one because it is unique for a tele. The Texas Tea is awesome too; you really can't go wrong. I haven't bought it because my depression has been so bad I haven't picked up a guitar in 6-8 months....I thought if I bought this I might get inspired again, but I also can't shake the feeling that I don't "deserve" this new guitar because I haven't been playing
@@tommym321 I would say try one out if you can. See how you feel in general about the guitar and playing after spending some time with it. It's definitely a nice guitar if you like thin necks or a flatter radius. Wish you the best of luck!
i just go one! anyone else notice that: 1) the S1 switch adds some gain, and also hum. 2) lowering the neck pickup pretty quickly results in a wobbly pickup
Quick story: I felt the same way. Had Strats, les Paul, and many others over many years. Always chasing a sound I could hear but never catching it. Then a couple months ago at 66 years old, I was in strings and things music store trying Teles. He plugged in an Ultra and Boom! There it was! Wish I had found that out years ago! I bought the Ultra on the spot cuz I wasn't going to turn my head away and lose it! This is one of those times you've got to think Function over Form.
I found the pickups a bit bright....guess a person could roll down the tone knob....better would be to take the presence and/or treble out at the amp....that what i would have to do to be happy with the sound.
I just got one of these - it sounds very harsh and bright compared to all of my other Teles. The output is low and the low end is thin. Anyone else have this reaction? I have a Nashville Tele with noiseless that sounds much more full.
I just bought one of these. I definitely didn't need another telecaster but this sexy body and color was calling to me and I couldn't resist. I already have an American performer and had an American professional II. The ultra looks and feels hands down better. And it sounds fantastic...is flawless... but if I'm behind honest with myself and not being overcome with the beauty of this versus my performer I would have to honestly say that the performer sounds slightly better. Maybe it's the bigger body and neck on the performer or the pickups that make the difference... I'm not sure. Based on this I should sell my ultra because it's so much more expensive and the performer sounds better... but I must be becoming like a chick lol and going for looks over anything else because I can't give up the ultra and might sell my performer for this simple reason lol. Again the Ulta is killer too... and has some cool features... but once you start playing a performer and hear the sound you forget about the guitar looks... though the performer is good looking too... but not quite as sexy.
Instead of the clumsy pot switch they could just use a four way switch. No weird pots or switch to replace. I get the series sound that way with no push pull baloney or mini switch. Beautiful guitar though. Like the compound radius and colors. However, I firmly believe any and every Fender guitar should be available in Olympic White.
I picked mine up yesterday and I have to say… I’m not happy with it and will be returning it immediately. It’s a beautiful guitar, but the tone just isn’t as true to the Tele as my previous Pro 2 model was… It sounds like a Tele that had its balls cut off, the Low-T male version LoL. I’m probably going back to the Pro 2, or perhaps the Vintage 1963 reissue. I find the neck on the Ultra to be too thin. Also, the metal pick-guard is like nails on a chalkboard when you scratch it the right way. It’s a hard pass for me… I get why some people may like it, but I’m very underwhelmed. The guitar doesn’t make me feel good when I play it. I miss my Pro 2! 😭
01/09/2020: Nice review for a very nice UltraTelecaster guitar with contoured heal and belly-cut, and other cool features. However, I think the new Noiseless Pickups are thin and tinny sounding. The Fender S-4 pickups were better. Also, Fender missed one feature that would inticed me to buy this guitar at $1,888.99. They needed to add a sloping contour for the comfort of the right arm area as on Stratocasters. Telecasters are too box-like with sharp body squared-off edges, and not comfortable to play. Change that feature in 2020 and it would be perfect!
The ultra is more versatile, and is noiseless with the S1 switch. And has a 22 fret board in either maple or rosewood with a compound radius with locking keys. To me it's a no brainer. But if you want vintage, go American Original or pick up a used American Vintage '52.
How could you be from Texas and think that "texas tea" is a reference to actual tea? Texas Tea is OIL !!!!!! Thats the whole point of the finish ! Oil under sunlight shimmers gold. JFC....
The neck heel cut and belly cut ruin it for me... Teles should never have a belly cut and a neck heel cut. They should be solid blocks of wood, no cuts or carves.
It's like saying modern cars shouldn't have heated seats, or electric windows Things evolve and it's just one guitar There's plenty of other models they offer that don't have it
Telecaster Ultra is the best guitar I've ever played. Was bought one for my 60th birthday. Best birthday present I've ever had too.
Beautiful playing. And I'm so glad it wasn't heavily overdriven beacuse you can do that with every guitar and it muddies the true sound of the instrument. So thank you for doing this video exactly as you did it.
I’m very typically a tradionalist with guitars, for me I love a non contoured nitro finished Tele with brass saddles etc. That being said, I can’t stop looking at this ultra, it sounds and looks outstanding. A serious contender.
This interviewer is the best he gets to the point No BS --- Explains
everything clear and in detail.
Fender knocked it out of the ballpark with the Texas Tea color.
I recently bought that same guitar. WOW what an awesome gem! The color varies. Indoor lighting is a deep bronzish color (per the video images), and outdoor sunlight it turns a deep olive green! I wish I could add a pic of the outdoor direct sunlight color. Amazing guitar and great purchase. PLUS...it comes with an awesome hardshell case that Fender lists for $199. Happy camper here!
Good choice!
I am an LP guy essentially, most of my guitars are bursts, black, white... I wanted something completely different. So I went with an Ultra Tele in Cobra Blue. I am in deep love... :) Thank you for this video, helped with the decision which tele to pick.
I got a nearly new one of these for a great price. It's the easiest playing guitar I have ever owned! The neck is fast, smooth and very comfortable. Fantastic guitar.
I always enjoy your videos. I enjoy listening to Cooper on guitar. I wish I lived closer , I'm about 40 min or so south of St.Louis. As soon as I sell a Gibson Tennessean Chet Edition , I will be in the market for a Tele Ultra.
I bought the Artic Pearl Ultra Telecaster. I absolutely love it.
That’s a great guitar!
I was so, so torn between the Texas Tea and the Artic White. I ended up getting the Texas Tea but man the AW looks incredible! Mine should be here Friday. :)
That arctic white looks incredible.
I just got one in Ultra burst. LOVE the features like S1, the Neck profile is some nice. Well worth the money. Good job to Fender engineers and designers!
I BOUGHT ONE THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT COMMENTS
Absolutely gorgeous!! I do BELIEVE I've found the one!! Thank you guys! Might get that pure white one though :D
Very clear explanation of the S1 switching system. Maybe the S1 should be on every model of Tele going forward? Shame no stainless Steel frets at this price-point. Release the Ultra Texas Tea / Rosewood fingerboard Telecaster in a left-handed version please Fender.
brass saddles have apparently long been considered a must for proper telecaster tone. at least, that's what I've read.
Great explanation on the S1!
Just ordered one from Alamo Music Center and the gentlemen I dealt with Nick, was a pleasure to deal with. I got the Moch Burst
Getting 1 in late January yes Texas Tea played 1 fell in love with it.
I've always been a Gibson player, but I picked up an Ultra Tele and it blew me away. I've played most of the Fender models that are released and these bad boys are something from a different level. Whether the planets were lined up just right or whatever, the Tele is something else and I picked up a strat not long ago and it's nice too but I don't think quite as good as the Tele.
I bought one and really love it .
Thank You. I have a Texas Tea ordered, but that was by far the best explanation of the S-1 switch I've heard in any review. Thanks again.
I’m 60 as well and just bought one.
Great review! Love y’all’s reviews. Keep them coming. That boy Cooper can pick!
Sold, Nice Playing great demo also, I will be buying this guitar, wish the head was in black also but here nor there...Fantastic Guitar Case also.... Thank You Guitarist Trevor Reed
I have my 2nd Telecaster which I love much better than my original - I have an HSS Fender Telecaster Player with the middle pickup same as the Strat middle and a splitter switch in between volume and tone to flip the humbucker from dual to single coil and instead of the traditional three way, it has a 5 wat switch typically on strats - great guitar
Love Coopers play style. Soooo clean
Would be really sweet if could get this in gold over silver pick guard. Just out of curiosity on what would look at...as well as make it a top loader... personal pref is all..
Cooper's left hand is getting cut out of the picture when he is demoing, please let us watch him play the entire neck! I'm looking at what you guys are demoing for these ultra fenders, quite interesting, I love noiseless pickups but I also wonder how they would compare to fat 50s pick ups or something similar from fender lately? On these ultras, especially on the Strats, I just don't hear the pronounced spank of the neck pick up as strongly as on previous strats. Maybe demo playing something that sounds similar to Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Lenny?
Cooperville! When are you going on tour?
I bought the Texas Tea Ultra from Sweetwater and had it Plekd what a beautiful awesome playing 🎸 I hate all the push/pull & S1 switches but I love the middle position with the S1switch pushed in and Man what a Sound for Blues Rock & Even Country IMHO. I Own many Strats LP’s PRS and Tele Pro this Guitar is one of my many Favorites Love it. Enjoy your vids 👍🔥🎸🦅
Thanks for watching! We appreciate it!
I never liked the push pull knobs on the Les Paul's, but have to say on the tele and strat, I've been impressed as it definitely allows full use and more variety to the sound. On the other hand a Les Paul emulating a strat or a tele is just not appealing to me.
@@robrippen I’m with you👍🔥🎸🦅
So awesome! Does the rosewood really need to be cared for? Butterscotch vs. Texas Tea vs Arctic white ... so hard to decide.
I love the Texas Tea finish!
How different is this one to the newer exclusive edition Denim tele? Any major changes for this last one?
Waiting on Cooperville to go on the road so I can hear it in person
Do these guys realize that “Texas Tea” is a reference to crude oil, hence the color, and not the drink? Great review though and an awesome guitar!
Probably not from Texas
@@douggarrett5288 'Alamo Music'.
Their from San Antonio, they should know better.... lol
I’d love to see a comparison of the Ultra’s vs. japan Aerodynes. (Having a SSS of one and a HSS of the other)
Cooper killing the board 👏👏👏
Why didn't they make one with a maple fretboard?
They did!
Great sound,look, and wow coop can pick!🤠
The pickguard feels like a rough cement slab. It's new. Do they come with plastic on them? Hard to tell!
Nice playing and review guys👍 I think it's georgeous guitar both by look and sound. To me, the most important thing is that it comes with medium jumbo frets as all the american pro II come with narrow tall frets which I hate. I played les paul, strat am. prof. and epi sheraton pro II but think that if I ever end up with single guitar only it's gonna be this one, such universal good sounding instrument👍
he plays like a million bucks!
Do you still like this guitar 4 years later?
So which would you pick Texas Tea or Arctic Pearl? Kinda torn between the two.
What did you go with
@@tommym321 I went with Texas Tea. The black binding is what drew me away from the Artic Pearl. I did however go through 2 of these guitars. The first one arrived with scratches all over the body sadly (it was brand new) so it went back. The second one after spending time with I realized the neck was just too slim for me. I wound up getting another Tele.
@@lightninggod4348 I really like the arctic white one because it is unique for a tele. The Texas Tea is awesome too; you really can't go wrong. I haven't bought it because my depression has been so bad I haven't picked up a guitar in 6-8 months....I thought if I bought this I might get inspired again, but I also can't shake the feeling that I don't "deserve" this new guitar because I haven't been playing
@@tommym321 I would say try one out if you can. See how you feel in general about the guitar and playing after spending some time with it. It's definitely a nice guitar if you like thin necks or a flatter radius. Wish you the best of luck!
Very well playing
i just go one! anyone else notice that: 1) the S1 switch adds some gain, and also hum. 2) lowering the neck pickup pretty quickly results in a wobbly pickup
I'm putting together a Swedish black country back. Think Avatar meets Merle Haggard..
Will this chug as well as chicken pick tuned two steps down?
Why does a Texas telecaster come with noiseless pickup and not Texas?
Texas tea is just the color name. Its not a “texas tele”. Its an american ultra telecaster which all have the same pickups.
I like the Tele sound, just can’t get past the looks for some reason.
Quick story: I felt the same way. Had Strats, les Paul, and many others over many years. Always chasing a sound I could hear but never catching it. Then a couple months ago at 66 years old, I was in strings and things music store trying Teles. He plugged in an Ultra and Boom! There it was! Wish I had found that out years ago! I bought the Ultra on the spot cuz I wasn't going to turn my head away and lose it! This is one of those times you've got to think Function over Form.
Are u crazy. Most aesthetic guitar ever made
I found the pickups a bit bright....guess a person could roll down the tone knob....better would be to take the presence and/or treble out at the amp....that what i would have to do to be happy with the sound.
you're killing me cooper! you got me craving a bill miller's sausage po boy.
I just got one of these - it sounds very harsh and bright compared to all of my other Teles. The output is low and the low end is thin. Anyone else have this reaction? I have a Nashville Tele with noiseless that sounds much more full.
That's the best looking Tele I've ever seen!!!
I just bought one of these. I definitely didn't need another telecaster but this sexy body and color was calling to me and I couldn't resist. I already have an American performer and had an American professional II. The ultra looks and feels hands down better. And it sounds fantastic...is flawless... but if I'm behind honest with myself and not being overcome with the beauty of this versus my performer I would have to honestly say that the performer sounds slightly better. Maybe it's the bigger body and neck on the performer or the pickups that make the difference... I'm not sure. Based on this I should sell my ultra because it's so much more expensive and the performer sounds better... but I must be becoming like a chick lol and going for looks over anything else because I can't give up the ultra and might sell my performer for this simple reason lol. Again the Ulta is killer too... and has some cool features... but once you start playing a performer and hear the sound you forget about the guitar looks... though the performer is good looking too... but not quite as sexy.
Instead of the clumsy pot switch they could just use a four way switch. No weird pots or switch to replace. I get the series sound that way with no push pull baloney or mini switch. Beautiful guitar though. Like the compound radius and colors. However, I firmly believe any and every Fender guitar should be available in Olympic White.
That's a fine looking guitar I'll tell ya what.
I bought the Ultra Tele un Ultra Burst! Imagine that, a color thats not "Texas tea" and it's awesome!
Ya but...does it chug?
Finally someone asking the important question..
Apparently so: ua-cam.com/video/ZWNOVYG7Qgg/v-deo.html
You guys need to watch the opening theme song to "the berverly hillbillys" to learn the definition of Texas Tea!
Awesome thanks
I picked mine up yesterday and I have to say… I’m not happy with it and will be returning it immediately. It’s a beautiful guitar, but the tone just isn’t as true to the Tele as my previous Pro 2 model was… It sounds like a Tele that had its balls cut off, the Low-T male version LoL. I’m probably going back to the Pro 2, or perhaps the Vintage 1963 reissue. I find the neck on the Ultra to be too thin. Also, the metal pick-guard is like nails on a chalkboard when you scratch it the right way. It’s a hard pass for me… I get why some people may like it, but I’m very underwhelmed. The guitar doesn’t make me feel good when I play it. I miss my Pro 2! 😭
Can't reach the upper low frets
They didn’t mention the difference between the maple and rosewood fingerboard on the tele.
One is rosewood, the other is maple
You’d think people would know the difference by now.
01/09/2020: Nice review for a very nice UltraTelecaster guitar with contoured heal and belly-cut, and other cool features. However, I think the new Noiseless Pickups are thin and tinny sounding. The Fender S-4 pickups were better. Also, Fender missed one feature that would inticed me to buy this guitar at $1,888.99. They needed to add a sloping contour for the comfort of the right arm area as on Stratocasters. Telecasters are too box-like with sharp body squared-off edges, and not comfortable to play. Change that feature in 2020 and it would be perfect!
Texas tea is slang for oil. You can see why they named the color after oil. I know this video is old but I had to make sure you knew.
I’d love to have one but I can’t spend that kinda money on a guitar with junk pups
I bought mine already.sssmaple
Video starts 7:00 in.
Can't decide between the Ultra and the Original 50...
The ultra is more versatile, and is noiseless with the S1 switch. And has a 22 fret board in either maple or rosewood with a compound radius with locking keys. To me it's a no brainer. But if you want vintage, go American Original or pick up a used American Vintage '52.
If you haven't decided yet. If you have, what did you end up with? Ultra? Original? Or something else?
Loved the video...I own one ,super nice to anyone interested. 👍
Hey Texas boy, it's not named after the tea you drink. "Texas Tea" is oil.
Those twisted tele pickups sound so much better than these you get that strat tone these just don’t do it for me!🧠🤯🔫
Sweet fuckin licks dude.
THE ELITE IS JUST AS GOOD
Like it, not that Bill Miller .
How could you be from Texas and think that "texas tea" is a reference to actual tea? Texas Tea is OIL !!!!!! Thats the whole point of the finish ! Oil under sunlight shimmers gold. JFC....
just get a Performer, sounds identical
The ultra is better and comes with hardshell
I don't like the demo playing on this channel
The neck heel cut and belly cut ruin it for me... Teles should never have a belly cut and a neck heel cut. They should be solid blocks of wood, no cuts or carves.
🤷♂️
It's like saying modern cars shouldn't have heated seats, or electric windows Things evolve and it's just one guitar There's plenty of other models they offer that don't have it