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- Hey everyone, Nicholas Veinoglou for Fender.
In this video, we're gonna get familiar
with the Parallel Universe Volume II Strat Jazz Deluxe
which, as you can see, is a cross
between a Strat with the three pickup layout
and a Jazzmaster with the Jazzmaster offset body.
Parallel Universe models are a limited edition line
featuring hybrid pairings of Fender's most iconic guitar
and bass models,
together with some unique and eye-catching features.
On this one, it has the amazing Transparent
Faded Seafoam Green finish
and the figured flame maple top-bound slab Jazzmaster body,
beautiful twist on a classic design.
For this demo, I have the guitar plugged into
a couple Fender pedals and I'm going right into
my Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb amp.
Right now I have the pedals bypassed
to let you hear what it sounds like perfectly clean,
and I'll go through all five positions.
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This guitar features Custom Shop
Texas Special Strat pickups,
which are overwound single-coils
for that big Texas-blues tone.
Now, you can still get that single-coil tone and clarity
just with a little more output and a little bit more hair.
It's got a two-point Strat tremolo with bent steel saddles,
master volume, and a master tone
with a standard five-way functioning pickup selector switch.
So, now let's hear the guitar
with a little bit of overdrive on it
and see how the pickups react.
I'll run through a couple of positions.
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The neck is a modern C-shaped solid rosewood neck
with a 9.5 radius fingerboard with 22 narrow-tall frets.
Very, very comfortable to play.
And the rosewood is such a cool look,
both on the back of the neck and the headstock.
And the white pearl inlays are probably my favorite part
of this guitar.
I love them. Super classic looking.
So now let's throw in some more effects.
I'll throw in some delay and some reverb
to get a little more ambient with the tone.
A lot of tonal options on this guitar.
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For even more tonal options, you can tap on the push-push
on the volume knob and that's gonna add the neck pickup
to positions one and two.
Let's give that a listen.
I'll start in the first position
and then activate the push-push switch
so that you can hear the difference.
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Sweet.
Thanks for spending some time with us checking out
the Parallel Universe Volume II Start Jazz Deluxe.
Please head over to Fender.com to learn more
about this guitar and the other models
in the Parallel Universe Volume II series.
And stay tuned for more videos.
Thanks.
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