Fender American Ultra II Series Guitars and Basses

• Iconic Fender Design: Classic body shapes like the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass, and Jazz Bass.
• Advanced Electronics: Upgraded pickups and enhanced wiring options provide an even clearer, more dynamic sound. The new Ultra Noiseless pickups offer an improved tonal range and reduced interference, ensuring you can explore a broader spectrum of sounds without unwanted noise.
• Refined Neck Profiles: Building on the original series' playability, the Ultra Series II introduces the Modern D neck profile. This design enhances player comfort and facilitates easier access to higher frets, allowing for greater expression and creativity.
• Enhanced Hardware: Incorporates more robust and durable components, including upgraded bridges and tuners that provide increased tuning stability and reliability, ensuring your instrument performs consistently under various playing conditions.
• Expanded Finishes: Introduces stunning, sports car-inspired colours and high-gloss options, allowing you to find the perfect finish that matches your unique style and personality.
• Additional Tonal Features: Experience more flexible sound shaping with enhanced switching options, giving you greater control to easily adapt your instrument to any musical genre.

Classic Stratocaster Sound With Modern Versatility

This Stratocaster combines premium craftsmanship, innovative features, and unparalleled versatility, making it an essential choice for serious musicians.

• Refined Neck Profile: The Modern D neck profile is designed for comfort, allowing for easy navigation across the fretboard. This ergonomic design distinguishes it from the flatter neck profiles found in the American and Player series, making it a more enjoyable experience for extended playing sessions.
• Compound Radius Fretboard: The compound radius fretboard transitions from 10” at the nut to 14” at the heel, facilitating easier string bending and improved playability at higher frets.
• Sculpted Body Contours: Ergonomically designed, the sculpted body contours and tapered neck heel offer unparalleled access to higher frets, ensuring a smooth and comfortable playing experience.
• Enhanced Pickups: Featuring upgraded Ultra Noiseless pickups, this Stratocaster offers improved tonal clarity and a richer sound profile. You’ll enjoy a warm, dynamic tone without unwanted hum, making it perfect for both studio recording and live performances.
• Customizable Controls: Featuring S-1 switching, allows for expanded tonal options, giving you the flexibility to create a wider range of sounds. This level of customization exceeds the standard configurations found in the American and Player series, catering to players who seek unique tonal palettes.
• Advanced Tremolo System: The newly designed tremolo system provides exceptional tuning stability, even during aggressive playing, ensuring peace of mind while exploring dive bombs and other techniques.

Versatile and Powerful Modern Tonal Range

Ultra II Stratocaster HSS offers more versatility with its humbucker in the bridge position, making it more suitable for players seeking a wider range of tones, especially for heavier or modern music styles.

• Refined Neck Profile: The Modern D neck profile delivers superior comfort, allowing easy navigation across the fretboard. This ergonomic design supports intricate chord progressions and technical playing with ease.
• Compound Radius Fretboard: The 10” to 14” compound radius fretboard facilitates smooth string bending at higher frets while maintaining comfort for chord playing at the lower end.
• Sculpted Body Contours: Ergonomically designed, the sculpted body contours and tapered neck heel offer unparalleled access to higher frets, ensuring a smooth and comfortable playing experience.
• Enhanced Pickup Configuration: Equipped with Ultra Noiseless Hot Strat single-coils and a powerful Haymaker humbucker in the bridge, this HSS configuration offers a broader tonal range, from clear highs to heavy, punchy lows, perfect for versatile styles.
• Customizable Tonal Control: The S-1 switch allows for coil-splitting on the Haymaker humbucker, expanding tonal possibilities and enabling a smooth transition between humbucker warmth and single-coil brightness.
• Advanced Tremolo System: With a 2-point synchronized tremolo featuring polished stainless steel block saddles, this Strat HSS ensures exceptional tuning stability, even under extreme playing techniques.

Classic Telecaster Twang with Advanced Features for Versatility

The American Ultra II Telecaster offers unparalleled versatility and cutting-edge features, making it the ideal choice for guitarists seeking exceptional tone and playability across various musical styles.

• Refined Neck Profile: The Modern D neck profile is designed for comfort, promoting easy navigation across the fretboard. This ergonomic design enhances playability, making extended sessions more enjoyable.
• Compound Radius Fingerboard: The compound radius fingerboard transitions from 10” at the nut to 14” at the heel, facilitating easier string bending and improved access to higher frets.
• Sculpted Body Contours: Designed for maximum comfort, the sculpted body contours and tapered neck heel provide unparalleled access to higher frets, ensuring a smooth playing experience.
• Enhanced Pickups: Equipped with Ultra II Noiseless Vintage Tele pickups, this guitar delivers a versatile tonal palette with sweet cleans, snappy twang, and a robust growl—all without unwanted hum.
• Customizable Controls: Featuring an S-1 switch that activates series wiring options, players can expand their tonal variety, allowing for unique sound creations beyond standard configurations.
• Advanced Bridge System: The 6-saddle string-through-body bridge with chromed brass saddles offers excellent tuning stability and sustain, ensuring reliability during performance and practice sessions.

Modern Design, Powerful Humbuckers, and Versatile Tone

The Fender American Ultra II Meteora is ideal for modern rock and alternative styles, offering dynamic playability and powerful humbucker tones that inspire creativity and performance. The Ultra II features advanced electronics and a sculpted neck heel, enhancing comfort and access to higher frets, while its refined Ultra II Noiseless pickups deliver a rich, noise-free sound, setting it apart as a top choice for discerning musicians.

• Refined Neck Profile: The Modern D neck profile is designed for comfort, facilitating easy navigation across the fretboard, making it ideal for technical playing.
• Compound Radius Fingerboard: The fingerboard transitions from 10” to 14”, allowing for smooth string bending and improved access to higher frets.
• Sculpted Body Contours: Ergonomically designed body contours ensure maximum comfort and effortless playability, providing access to higher frets.
• Powerful Pickup Configuration: Equipped with Haymaker humbuckers, the Meteora delivers a wide tonal range, from sparkling cleans to heavy distortion, perfect for a variety of genres.
• Customizable Tonal Control: Featuring S-1 switching, this guitar allows players to expand their tonal possibilities, providing unique sound options.
• Advanced Hardware: The innovative bridge system ensures excellent tuning stability, even under aggressive playing, giving musicians confidence in their performance.

Striking Design, Powerful Performance

The American Ultra II Meteora Bass is designed for the modern bassist, with innovative features that offer superior comfort, playability, and tonal versatility.

• Refined Neck Profile: The Modern D neck profile, combined with the lightweight body design, offers a smooth and comfortable playing experience. The neck is designed to facilitate effortless navigation across the fretboard for both technical runs and groove-oriented playing.
• Compound Radius Fingerboard: The 10” to 14” compound radius fingerboard allows for comfortable chord playing at the lower frets and smooth string bending at the higher frets, providing versatility in both rhythmic and lead playing styles.
• Ultra Noiseless Pickups: The Ultra Noiseless pickups in the Meteora Bass deliver powerful, dynamic tones without the interference of hum. These pickups maintain clarity and punch, making them ideal for a wide range of styles from smooth lows to punchy mids and clear highs.
• Customizable Electronics: The S-1 switching allows for coil-splitting, giving players the flexibility to switch between more focused, humbucker-like tones and the bright, snappy single-coil sound. This feature adds versatility to your sound, whether you're laying down a groove or taking a solo.
• Sculpted Body Contours: The offset design, along with ergonomic sculpted body contours, ensures maximum comfort, especially during long sessions, allowing for fluid movement and access to higher frets with ease.
• Advanced Bridge System: The HiMass bridge enhances sustain and tuning stability, ensuring the bass performs consistently, whether on stage or in the studio, even under aggressive playing techniques.

Powerful Sound, Solid Low-End

The Precision Bass is ideal for players seeking a powerful, punchy sound with a solid low-end foundation, making it perfect for rock and pop genres.

• Refined Neck Profile: The quartersawn maple Modern D neck is designed for optimal comfort and playability, featuring Posiflex support rods for enhanced stability. This thicker neck profile provides a solid foundation for powerful chord progressions and a more pronounced sustain.
• Compound Radius Fingerboard: The fingerboard, available in ebony or quartersawn maple, features a 10” to 14” compound radius, facilitating easier string bending while providing superior access to higher frets for dynamic play, particularly for rhythm-focused styles.
• Luminlay Side Dots: Offers enhanced visibility on stage, allowing players to focus on their performance without distraction, making it ideal for bassists who prioritize strong visual cues in various lighting conditions.
• Advanced Pickup Configuration: Equipped with a split-coil pickup, the newly-voiced Ultra II Noiseless pickups deliver a punchy, robust low-end, making it perfect for rock and other genres that demand a strong bass presence without any unwanted hum.
• Active and Passive Switching: The Ultra II active bass preamp with S-1 switching enables players to switch seamlessly between active and passive modes, expanding tonal options while maintaining exceptional sound quality, particularly for driving rhythms.
• Upgraded Hardware: The adjustable HiMass bass bridge, whether string-through-body or top-load, ensures excellent tuning stability and sustain, making this bass road-ready for any performance situation, catering to the needs of performers who require reliability.

Tonal Clarity and Versatile Expression

The Jazz Bass is designed for musicians who value tonal clarity and versatility, offering the ability to explore complex harmonics and dynamic expressions across various styles, from smooth jazz to energetic funk.

• Refined Neck Profile: The quartersawn maple Modern D neck is designed for optimal comfort and playability, featuring Posiflex support rods for enhanced stability. This ergonomic profile allows for effortless navigation across the fretboard, especially beneficial for intricate melodies.
• Compound Radius Fingerboard: The fingerboard, available in ebony or quartersawn maple, features a 10” to 14” compound radius, making string bending easier and providing superior access to higher frets for more dynamic play, ideal for melodic and complex playing styles.
• Luminlay Side Dots: Offers enhanced visibility on stage, allowing players to focus on their performance without distraction, ensuring that even in dimly lit venues, players can confidently navigate their fretboard.
• Advanced Pickup Configuration: Outfitted with two Ultra II Noiseless Vintage pickups, this bass delivers a versatile tonal palette, offering everything from punchy, classic tones to contemporary snaps, making it suitable for genres like jazz, funk, and fusion without any unwanted hum.
• Active and Passive Switching: The redesigned preamp features S-1 switching, enabling seamless transitions between active and passive modes while maintaining exceptional sound quality; the passive tone control operates in both modes, allowing for greater tonal versatility for expressive playing.
• Upgraded Hardware: The adjustable HiMass bass bridge, whether string-through-body or top-load, ensures excellent tuning stability and sustain, making this bass road-ready for any performance situation, perfect for players who seek flexibility and reliability.

Elevate Your Basslines with Added Depth

The Jazz Bass V is designed for musicians who value tonal clarity and versatility, offering the ability to explore complex harmonics and dynamic expressions across various styles, from smooth jazz to energetic funk, while providing the additional depth of a low B string.

• Refined Neck Profile: The quartersawn maple Modern D neck is designed for optimal comfort and playability, featuring Posiflex support rods for enhanced stability. This ergonomic profile allows for effortless navigation across the fretboard, especially beneficial for intricate melodies.
• Compound Radius Fingerboard: The fingerboard, available in ebony or quartersawn maple, features a 10” to 14” compound radius, making string bending easier and providing superior access to higher frets for more dynamic play, ideal for melodic and complex playing styles.
• Luminlay Side Dots: Offers enhanced visibility on stage, allowing players to focus on their performance without distraction, ensuring that even in dimly lit venues, players can confidently navigate their fretboard.
• Advanced Pickup Configuration: Outfitted with two Ultra II Noiseless Vintage pickups, this bass delivers a versatile tonal palette, offering everything from punchy, classic tones to contemporary snaps, making it suitable for genres like jazz, funk, and fusion without any unwanted hum.
• Active and Passive Switching: The redesigned preamp features S-1 switching, enabling seamless transitions between active and passive modes while maintaining exceptional sound quality; the passive tone control operates in both modes, allowing for greater tonal versatility for expressive playing.
• Upgraded Hardware: The adjustable HiMass bass bridge, whether string-through-body or top-load, ensures excellent tuning stability and sustain, making this bass road-ready for any performance situation, perfect for players who seek flexibility and reliability.