Fender American Ultra II Meteora Maple Fingerboard in Avalanche
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SKU: 0119182796
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Product Description
The Fender American Ultra II Meteora continues Fender’s long-standing legacy of innovation by pushing boundaries; utilising modern design and technology to enhance the playing experience for modern players and styles. Beautifully presented in a Avalanche finish with a Maple fingerboard the Ultra II Meteora is built with performance and versatility in mind optimised for modern technical playing and tones.
With its select Alder modern offset body, Quartersawn Maple neck as well as a whole ensemble of deluxe features this Meteora has a premium feel through and through. Its Fender Haymaker humbucking pickups cover everything from vintage-styled growl to modern power and aggression. Its D-shaped neck with its ultra-rolled fingerboard edges feels fluid and its versatile S1 switching ensures the perfect electric guitar tone is always available.
Key Features
- Ultra Wood Choices - The Fender Ultra II is made from Select Alder bodies partnered with a Quartersawn Maple neck for a premium electric guitar that’s resonant and stable.
- TUSQ - Self-lubricating, precision-cut nuts made with tone in mind!
- Versatile S1 Switching - Split the Fender Haymaker humbucker with the Fender S1 switch for even more tonal variety and versatility.
- Luminlay Side Dots - Designed for performance, Luminlay glow-in-the-dark side dots give you the vital assurance that your hands are in the correct position even before the stage lights go up.
Quartersawn Maple
Quartersawn necks are often regarded as one the most stand features on some of the most premium and boutique guitars ever built. Not only does quartersawn maple arguably look much more desirable thanks to its characteristic straight grain pattern; but the lumber is also typically 50% more stable than an equivalent plain-sawn piece. These straight parallel grain lines ensure the wood is less sceptical to disfiguration such as warping, shrinking, twisting and swelling that can occur in plain sawn necks. It takes a lot of skill and time to cut the Maple in such a way that the grain runs perpendicular to the face of the board and only small quantities of blanks can be cut from each log. Consequently, quartersawn lumber is much more expensive to yield however the benefits far outweigh the expenses!
Haymaker Humbuckers
The Fender Haymaker humbucking pickup has been designed to cover all grounds. Built using Alnico V bar magnets these pickups provide power, depth, and dynamic and articulate guitar tones that suit a number of different playing styles both modern and old. The neck pickup has been specially wound to provide a more vintage-inspired voice whereas the bridge pickup has been wound hotter for a more modern and aggressive tone.
Fender Ultra II
The Fender American Ultra II range of electric guitars and basses push Fender's most versatile performance-focused lineup even further beyond. With redesigned Noiseless Ultra II hot and vintage pickups as well as the introduction of the Haymaker humbucker it has never been easier to find your perfect Fender tone. The addition of quartersawn maple necks and Graph Tech TUSQ nuts provides unrivalled stability and enhanced tone and the reimagined sculpted body contours offer even greater levels of comfort, ergonomics and limitless expression. Offered in a selection of 2 of the favourite colours from the original Fender Ultra lineup as well as 4 new car-inspired colours together with the reintroduction of Ebony fingerboards and Luminlay side dots the Fender American Ultra II series keeps on pushing Fender's ideology of innovation and progression.
Specifications
Body
- Body: Select Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Body Shape: Meteora
- Body Style: Solid Body
Neck
- Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
- Neck Finish: Ultra Satin Urethane
- Neck Shape: Modern "D"
- Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
- Fingerboard Radius: 10" to 14" Compound Radius (254 mm to 355.6 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Position Inlays: Black Pearloid
- Side Dots: Luminlay
- Number of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Truss Rod: Bi-Flex
- String Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ
- Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Hardware
- Bridge: 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Hardtail With Polished Stainless Steel Block Saddles
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Silver Anodized Aluminium
- Pickup Covers: Parchment
- Control Knobs: Heavy Knurled Flat-Top
- Switch Tip: Parchment
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts)
- String Trees: Ultra String Guide
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
- Strap Buttons: Locking
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Haymaker Humbucker
- Neck Pickup: Haymaker Humbucker
- Pickup Configuration: HH
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Bass Cut
- Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Auxiliary Switching: S-1 Switch on Volume (For Coil Split)
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Fender USA 250LR Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.046 Gauges)
- Case: Deluxe Moulded Case