“We decided, ‘Let’s take the Jazzmaster out and put the Meteora in there to see if it’s gonna work’”: Why Fender chose the Meteora over the Jazzmaster for its American Ultra II series

This week saw the unveiling of the Fender American Ultra II series – one of the firm’s biggest launches of 2024 and a line that contains the most innovative electric guitar designs available from its US stable.

The top-of-line models blend contemporary specs like noiseless pickups, Luminlay side dots, speedy satin-urethane necks, and subtle comfort carves with the Fender DNA of shapes like the Stratocaster and Telecaster.

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