![]() ![]() “The body of the Stratocaster and Telecaster hasn’t really manifestly been modified or changed in over 30 years and you’ve got to retain the essence and the spirit of the original mission of the instruments. “The idea of modifying the body shapes is not one that we take lightly,” he asserts. What’s less smart – if you are a leftie – is the lack of left-handed Ultra models at launch. It’s a smart move given the current omnipresence of offset-body guitars. Like the Elite series, the Ultra series includes SSS and HSS Strats and a solidbody Telecaster, but the American Elite Telecaster Thinline exits stage left and is replaced by the American Ultra Jazzmaster. With the Elites well and truly knocked off their perch, the Ultras now represent not only the most premium instruments made in Fender’s Corona facility outside of the Custom Shop, but also the most modernistic current production models. ![]() Leo would probably have approved – he was certainly not an individual keen on standing still. Although American Elite instruments were only introduced to the catalogue at Winter NAMM 2016, at the launch of Fender’s Songs learning app in New York back in October, Fender CEO Andy Mooney explained that the company had streamlined its product lifecycle from seven to four years. For 2020, Fender’s flagship American Elite line has been superseded by a new series: American Ultra. ![]()
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