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Fender has been really creative in naming new product lines in the past few years.
Gooch is a crazy last name 😂😂😭 “Mr. Gooch”
@tdc_2021
Ай бұрын
It's a relatively common surname to be fair.
@lukeparagas2056
Ай бұрын
Looks like Gary Sinise and Dave Grohl had a baby
@solomonsanchez1897
Ай бұрын
It's also related to taint and choad.
This new Player series is a success for @fender Rosewood is back, rounded edges on the fretboard, Kluson tuners, new colors... It's really nice. The Ensenada factory has raised the bar. But they could take into account some small details that are not minor: The pickup covers, potentiometers and pickup selector look very similar to those of a '61 Strat, although it would have been nice to see a full mint green pickguard for the Strat and the other models. A "Player Plus II" series is likely to be released in the near future, which should include sculpting at the junction of the body and neck for all models.
Almost the ideal Jazzmaster, not a massive fan of the moved vibrato system but could probably live with it. Colours are great
The colors the return of Rosewood ! Gosh if I had a reason to I’d so purchase one but I’m not unhappy with my trusty Player Strat in Sonic Red I believe it was called!! It was a quickly discontinued color from the original run. I love it though! I don’t hate Pau Ferro and saved up a ton to get CS 69 pickups in mine. Well done Fender i’m sure that these will sell like absolute hotcakes given the return of Rosewood and if I had a reason to replace the one that I already have, I would certainly do so. The colors knock my brain loose wow!!❤❤❤ WELL DONE
@kkrsnn5632
Ай бұрын
@@mattmanley7118 I dont know people are already complaining...
@grawman67
Ай бұрын
@@kkrsnn5632I mean, they did mess up the offset offerings
@mattmanley7118
Ай бұрын
@@kkrsnn5632such is human nature
@user-ls4td1bt7w
Ай бұрын
Fiesta Red *
I need that strangle and rhythm switching just for the chrome that’s 99% of the look
I'm a sucker for that blue and green colors
That green tele looks amazing
Gibson should watch this and learn what Fender is doing-THEY LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE WANT! Rolled fretboard edges?!🤯
@kkrsnn5632
Ай бұрын
@@kmatax9237 no they are spawning out Adam Jones LPs 😂
@herewego034
Ай бұрын
And goofy colours
I'm not in love with the color selection, but I am interested in that HH tele. And I might pick up a pbass.
Awesome! Love the yellow wood, hated the white wood, love the Rosewood, hated Pau ferro, love the new colours!
The Player Plus has a neck with nicely rolled edges (also a 12 inch radius). I wonder if the Player 2 neck edges are similar now that they are rolled? The Player Plus neck is really nice to play.
I have the original Player Series and it's excellent. I like the new improvements. I'll get the Red Strat.
This looks like a good series. It's vintage enough and just modern enough for the entry level into "Fender." It looks like the features are balanced so that you're not gassing for a vintage style guitar after buying modern, or vice versa.
@Vaz0441
Ай бұрын
entry? some are damn near $900+😂
I love maple fretboards
Absolutely love this new series. Good job Fender!
@fender
Ай бұрын
🫡🫡
Once I saw it in the Vintera series, I knew Fender USA would do it all across the board. Welcome back rosewood!
Something you may not have noticed in this video, the Player II actually has a darker neck tint than the original Player line!
Fender is King. Always will be.
some pretty playing in the beginning
This range is fantastic, well done Fender !
Can't go wrong with a rosewood fingerboard
Really interested in the chambered models 👌🏻👏🏻
No lefty jaguars? Cmon.
@bartoszkabacinski2960
Ай бұрын
We lefties got royally screwed with these releases - no offsets, only Strats and Teles with single coils and 3 colour options (and ugly yellow for Tele) and what's the most scandalous for me no lefty basses
@jhardindrums
Ай бұрын
@@bartoszkabacinski2960 No basses is really the biggest offense.
@rioszn3705
Ай бұрын
They don’t care about us lefties
I think you guys missed a key demographic in the "who would this be for" question. Mexican made fenders have always been workhorse guitars for people of all playing levels and experience. They work well in studio, live, for beginners to experts
i hope that fender player plus rosewood options also would come up 😔
beautiful guitar.. i will save money to have one maybe in 5 years😮💨
updated neck heel joint then itll be worth upgrading.
@shred12korn
Ай бұрын
fr fr
@RJ_HTx
Ай бұрын
Fender Player Series III coming in 2029.
Okay, wow, Fender introduced new colours for its guitars again.
No left-handed basses. I guess we lefty bass players will skip this series...
good to see the rosewood fingerboard. They all look great esp the Jag
i dig the colors.
rosewood!!
I came for the HH Tele and you guys totally skipped it! Looks beautiful. I need to take a GasX.
I'm really really hoping they made these more vintage-esque in order to introduce a Mexican-made modern series. If not, these just aren't for me.
@nathanwright408
Ай бұрын
The player plus series is basically the modern take on these instruments - flatter radius, noiseless pick ups, etc. For a couple hundred more than these.
@kkrsnn5632
Ай бұрын
Vintera
@davidtownes1348
Ай бұрын
Agree. I think the Vintera is the vintage series and Player Plus is the modern series like you all said. The Player has been a mix of vintage and modern without too much of either. Trying to appeal to the widest audience by picking aspects of both I believe (?).
@wayneanderson2523
Ай бұрын
If you want modern go player plus. I’m personally just fine with these more vintage models.
Great new vintage tint on the maple, biggest takeaway for me.
@kkrsnn5632
Ай бұрын
@@edgarkleinmann7386 my first comment was delete haha. So again... Not much of a change.. vintage tuners, odd aging plastics and apart from the rosewood thats it. For more money.
Looking forward to getting some of these in hand. Had noticed a marked drop in QC on the original player series guitars we've been getting in (especially the nut slots, had one that needed a new nut from the factory); the player II guitars shown here look better so far but I need to see them in person. Curious if the production line has changed at all with these.
I love the coral red Strat!
@fender
Ай бұрын
A solid choice
Thanks for the lowered price on the Mustang basses!
Road worn versions coming?
@NoMoreMrNice
Ай бұрын
Just buy this one and wear it out on the road.
@davidtownes5165
29 күн бұрын
Good point! But will not have nitro. But still a good point!
Tengo una butterscotch player telecaster, la guitarra de mi vida :). Gracias por hacer estas versiones mas económicas.
I wish there's a Black strat with rosewood option.
ordered, the tele white polar :) so excited
@fender
26 күн бұрын
What song are you playing on it first? 👀
@berangercassard8829
26 күн бұрын
@@fender San-Ho-Zay by Freddie King ! old blues
There's a lot to like about this revamp series, but there's so many things to be disappointed about, too. I mean, when I saw the jazzmaster in this series, I was incredibly excited because having a modern spec Jazzmaster with these new features, a rosewood fretboard, satin neck, and those new colors all at this price point was a dream come true. Come to find that they removed the rhythm circuit.. the signiture feature of the Jazzmaster. And they gave the Jaguar and Mustang the same treatment. Why? They're taking what makes the guitars unique out of the guitars. I know they talked about it being "contemporary".. but they have all these new vintage features and left the basics of the models out. Also, the lack of left-handed models just sucks. Theres almost no left-handed models available on their site anymore. I'm not personally a lefty, but I have friends who are, and it annoys me to no end. The personal side of it for me is that I've REALLY wanted a proper Jazzmaster for a long time. But if I want the classic electronics setups, I either need to get a Squier or I have to break the bank and get a American Vintage series Jazzmaster. (nothing against Squier, I just prefer the Fender quality control and stuff) The Vintera II ones are okay, but have such limited finishes that I don't really like as much as many of Fender's others. They already did the stripped-down electronics with the American Performer series, and the American Proffesional would be worth the extra cash to get if the circuit wasn't completely replaced with the electronics for that line. I just want a basic Fender Jazzmaster with nice finishes at a the totally affordable price of this line. As this is the "entry level" to the Fender catalog, you'd think they would keep it classic and not mess with the formula. But again, that's my personal rant. I know many people don't care about the electronic compromises with these models, but I really just wish they would leave the affordable stuff without niche changes like this. I'm just glad they didn't mess with the formula on the basses. Rant over. I know Fender reads comments, because they leave likes on the ones that talk about how good everything is. But I've seen many comments on Fender's videos about this line with very similar concerns that aren't acknowledged at all. I hope they're reading these too.
The stat in Fiesta Red and It would be perfect to me. There is a limited edition for the Player Series 1 but it does not have the rosewood. I would love to see the Series 2 in Fiesta Red.
Fender please also include Nitro finish on at least American series, below Custom Shop range, at $2000 range...
@jonaskubr4081
Ай бұрын
American Vintage?
@mylogify
Ай бұрын
@@jonaskubr4081 Directly nitro like Custom Shop paint. Not Nitro over Poly.
@jonaskubr4081
Ай бұрын
@@mylogify i have amvii strat and i can see the wood throught some cracks already but yeah, it's not just the nitro
@mylogify
Ай бұрын
@@jonaskubr4081 It's awesome otherwise, a fine guitar, I am just being too picky here, and am thinking of getting RG5440C actually due to style I am going for, but it's just a advice to Fender KZread :), not something extremely important. Enjoy yours, it's beautiful.
@mylogify
Ай бұрын
@@jonaskubr4081 It's beautiful guitar, enjoy, I'm going for RG5440 due to my genre, but, just being picky and advising Fender something :). Can be nonsense. I've seen yours on the videos, and it's looking great, If I was buying Fender, I would consider yours, I have no $5K.
El primer comentario es en español (bien video :)
Very Happy Rosewood is back, but now I'm stuck with a bunch of great guitars with ugly Pau Ferro necks, lol
Not sure why, but part of me wishes the neck for the new player II’s had 21 frets just like the vintage. I know they’re going for the modern architect, but damn. The first player series had fret. 😭
I can tell without looking-NO LEFTY BASSES!
@guitarradioshow
Ай бұрын
From what I can see only the Strat comes lefty. At least for the moment.
@billyc1956
Ай бұрын
@@guitarradioshow too bad those moments lasts so long.
@guitarradioshow
Ай бұрын
@@billyc1956 they do
Good upgrades, but I'm still waiting for a jagmaster-style guitar to come out
Ive just put down a deposit on limited edition Player Strat with roasted maple neck finished in Fiesta red with CS Fat 50s in the bridge and neck and Fat 60s in the middle. Makes it rather unique. However I'm wondering if I should try and get one of these from the dealer ? Not sure what to do. Love the rosewood, which wasn't available and love vintage style tuners, have them on my 1982 and 1983 Fullerton made reissues. Would appreciate any comments if someone reads this. I know the pickups are great and the roasted maple are both highly appealing to me,
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I bought a Player I bass from Sweetwater and I hated the two tone neck. Gloss fingerboard and pale white satin back. Looks like it has a maple cap. I wish I had waited a year and got Player II, but I couldn’t tell in photos the neck was two tone.
Me encantan!!!!! ❤🎸🔥💯
@fender
Ай бұрын
🎸🤘
I lost count of how many times he talked about the neck tint and tuners, if it's on everything in the series, talk about other stuff! Pickup differences, body woods, anything other than the same 3 features
I would have bought if the red was candy apple or fiesta.
I have a 2024 stratocaster player and I think the neck is the same as on the player 2 because it says on the back made in ensenada, 70th Anniversary and serial number MXS#####. I don't know if the pickups are exactly the same though.
Wonder if they’re gonna release lefty basses. Would be super interested in getting a Jazz bass with rosewood fretboard in aquamarine
@keestoft250
Ай бұрын
I think what you see is what you get in left hand unfortunately.
Are the humbuckers in the Player II HSS strat the same as the original Player series?
No locking tuners like the player ?
Passive Sire Marcus Miller > fender player basses
I live in the UK and have just watched Julian Lage demo a Telecaster Player 2 for Guitar Centre. He was playing a white one with rosewood board. This colour combination doesn't appear to be available in the UK. WHY!!!
And the you realise the Squiers are just as good 😅
Wow
Would be a cool line if the offsets weren't missing features and had the bridges in the right places. And lefties barely have any options.
If my last name was" Ray Gooch", I would be sooo happy. LOL
How different is Coral Red from previous Sonic Red?
Will these Player ll Basses be available in a 5 string?🤞🏾
I was really holding out hope for a new Duo Sonic 😏.
@teinkie5091
Ай бұрын
The mustang basically a Duo Sonic with a mustang logo
THE KINKS getting their due!
@fender
Ай бұрын
Their influence on rock and roll is undeniable
No thinline? Please 🙏
Still with the plastic truss plug?
opening song?
Are the tuners on the Player ll bass the same on the Player l?
@teinkie5091
Ай бұрын
No, they say so in the video
Those beige pickups with the white pick guard just make it look too squier vibe for me.
Right? Right?
So much empahsis on cosmetics. The good stuff, if done right, is rolled edges and satin poly neck finish. This gets them to where American Standards were, and there was nothing wrong with those guitars. The chambered Strats are intriguing, even if the reason is the weight of the ash they are using. These really do look good, and good value. Throw on a set of locking tuners and you should be ready to go.
Player II has vintage/aged caps and knobs but vintera II, has white modern ones... Hmmm Fender🤔
They pretty much made the player 2 Strat a copy of the Jimmie Vaughan Strat....
And yet its another batch of fenders unavailable to left handed people. Like have fender forgotten that there are left handed people to begin with???
You know, despite being in the business for 70 odd years and us now a quarter of the way into the 21st century, you haven't made much progress where us LEFTIES are concerned, have you? I'm not even disappointed any more, I've come to expect it, which is a shame, considering who you are.
@boomstand2872
Ай бұрын
Sad to say, but you made your bed by learning it that way around in the first place. Every day left-handed folks like myself manage without issue to play so-called "right-handed guitar" and other instruments like piano/flute etc, which by the way for centuries now only come one way around and still no one seems to be bothered by that.
@martynridley3671
Ай бұрын
@@boomstand2872 Firstly, I wasn't addressing you and secondly, what a stupid self-absorbed answer. You must be very pleased with yourself and I'm sure every leftie is happy for you.
@keestoft250
Ай бұрын
@@boomstand2872Yours is a very subjective opinion isn't it? I picked up a right handed guitar as a kid and it felt so wrong and unnatural there was no way I was ever going to learn anything on it.
Token lefties in limited colours, and no offsets at all? Sorry Fender gotta call you out on it?
@dancompton1728
Ай бұрын
The two new finishes that’s been in all their marketing and neither come in a lefty 🤷♂️
Cool guitars but the colors are literally sickening, lol. If they came with the AM 2 pro colors they would've been amazing.
@kkrsnn5632
Ай бұрын
Maybe they'll make some special runs
@019bc3
Ай бұрын
It Fender had created perfect MIM guitars with great features and best colors there would be considerably less people buying MIA Fender guitars.
>Tonewood Lol
Gooch 😂
Tenth
@Thatonetomato-sf6wx
Ай бұрын
Also fender please make a us quality competition mustang with a matching headstock JUST TAKE MY MONEY
@019bc3
Ай бұрын
Fender, also could you please make a Squier Affinity guitar with a full width body. kthxbye