Cuzzie Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 What will they have in stall come 5/11/19? Quote
Muppet Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 Replacing the Elite range with an Ultra range is what I hear.... minor tweaks and a couple of new colours I'd imagine, to justify a 20% price hike..... 1 Quote
Pea Turgh Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 Maybe they’ll be like the Musicman range - all roastie necks and contoured heels. Or maybe they’ll Ibanez them up to appeal to all the rockers. That’s what the vid sounds like anyway! Quote
miles'tone Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 Looks like they want the Satriani heads to climb aboard. 1 Quote
Jus Lukin Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) - Edited March 4, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote
yorks5stringer Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 All will be revealed on Bonfire Night...didn't Gibson burn a load of Les Pauls? 1 Quote
itu Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 Could the header have been: "Old Fender lineup"? I may be repeating myself, but a different colour in Jazz is nothing new, isn't it? So if they would do something novel, what it might be? Quote
krispn Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 Is it the mod shop going online or is that already revealed. It’ll be the high end/price hike ultras. They’ll be running out of synonyms for ‘fancy’ before too long! 1 Quote
Cato Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 On the plus side when the Elite range came out retailers started selling off the old USA Deluxe stock with £500 discounts so if the Ultra range is replacing the Elites there might be some real bargains on the way. 1 Quote
thodrik Posted November 3, 2019 Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) Hmm, a new name and some finishes I would think. I would guess that there is more innovation on the guitar side than the bass end and that Fender will develop some kind of 'Super Strat' incorporating high output pickups (the 'Shawbuckers' screamed like hell at higher gain levels) and a flatter shred radius, basically borrowing from their Charvel sub-brand. In terms of the bass side , I just expect a couple of different colours, perhaps a 'new and improved' compound radius and a bunch of marketing videos with some social media influencers. Edited November 4, 2019 by thodrik Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 I can imagine what kind of developments I would like to see on the American Performer Mustang bass: The Jazz pickup looks awful - its too big - this could be replaced with a strat-sized pickup (like the cool rails enclosed humbucker I have on a musicmaster) - perhaps with bits at the side like a jazz to mount it or a chrome surround / extended bridge plate. Stacked vol/tone pots for each pickup so the jack socket can go where it belongs on the control plate. Ditch the greasebucket circuit Same lightweight tuners but with Lollipop paddles Classic mustang colours - Candy Apple red, Daphne blue Quote
uk_lefty Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 "You'll never play a guitar the same way again.." or words to that effect. The new range is going to be entirely left handed with just one shitty bottom of the range right hander in black only with no options. A small recompense from years of neglecting left handers. That's it, if you want one you have to play it upside down. 2 4 Quote
skidder652003 Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 All Glitter and stack knobs, or in old money, all fur coat and no knickers.. 1 1 Quote
Cuzzie Posted November 5, 2019 Author Posted November 5, 2019 oooooooo the excitement is tangible.... Quote
Delberthot Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 I've got it - they're replacing the entire bass range with the Bass V - you'll never play a Fender the same way again because the top 5 frets are missing 2 Quote
HazBeen Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Fender is changing headstock design to resemble a dollar sign? 2 Quote
daveybass Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Did see this but not sure how much of it is true...it probably all is though https://www.gearnews.com/fender-american-ultra-series-leaked-all-over-the-web/ Quote
Trueno Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 No more short scale basses, please, Fender. I'm happy with my Squier Jag SS and trying to keep my foot off the GAS. Quote
TJ Spicer Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Elite being replaced with 'Ultra'. A lot of the changes are re: neck profile/radii and new generation pickups. It's not very exciting re: the bass stuff, but the guitars have quite a few super-strat type features. Nothing to be excited for us I'm afraid (if you're me at least!) Quote
TJ Spicer Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 On 03/11/2019 at 22:31, thodrik said: Hmm, a new name and some finishes I would think. I would guess that there is more innovation on the guitar side than the bass end and that Fender will develop some kind of 'Super Strat' incorporating high output pickups (the 'Shawbuckers' screamed like hell at higher gain levels) and a flatter shred radius, basically borrowing from their Charvel sub-brand. In terms of the bass side , I just expect a couple of different colours, perhaps a 'new and improved' compound radius and a bunch of marketing videos with some social media influencers. This is pretty much spot on! Quote
Sibob Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Too much to hope for a P5 I wonder?! Si 1 Quote
TJ Spicer Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Sibob said: Too much to hope for a P5 I wonder?! Si There's still no PJ5 which I've wanted Fender to make for years... But I have my Sadowsky for that now 😅 I can't remember about the P5... I think its a no 😢 Quote
Sibob Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Oh well, at least there's the Am Pro P5, think I'm gonna go for one of those in the next couple of weeks. Si Quote
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