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- Hey, everyone.
Chris Tapp of The Cold Stares back today for Fender.
Today, I have the good luck of having another
of the Fender Parallel Universe II guitars with me.
This is the Fender Spark-O-Matic Jazzmaster.
If you're unfamiliar with what the Parallel Universe line is
from Fender, it's Fender's mixing and matching
of some great attributes of different guitars and basses
over the years into a new instrument.
The Spark-O-Matic Jazzmaster is a great example of that.
Today, I'm going through some Fender pedals
on my pedal board.
I'm going out in stereo, one to my Fender Tone Master Twin,
second to my 1968 Fender Super Reverb.
But before we hear the pedals and get into that,
let's hear what the guitar sounds like just clean
through the Tone Master.
I'm gonna go through a little bit at each position
on my 5-way selector switch.
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The Spark-O-Matic Jazzmaster has a really cool pairing
of some woods.
We have a mahogany center block.
We have two chambered ash wings on the guitar,
which makes the guitar really light, really resonant,
really responsive, and just really feels alive.
We have three custom calibrated Seymour Duncan
mini humbuckers and a 5-way switch,
rosewood neck, medium-jumbo frets,
super cool Jazzmaster headstock.
We have the Jazzmaster American Pro bridge,
and the American Jazzmaster tremolo.
Okay, now let's throw some pedals back in.
I'm gonna go through some medium gain settings
in position one, three, and five,
which is bridge, middle, and neck.
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The satin nitro neck on the Spark-O-Matic
really feels great.
It fills your hand,
but yet still quick enough to get around on
and feel comfortable with.
We have 18:1 ratio tuners that work exceptionally well
with the tremolo.
When you're using the bar, it really holds the tune well.
Let's go back in now and hear the guitar with some fuzz.
I'm gonna run some stereo amps and a little bit of octave
so we can really hear what the bridge
and what the neck position sound like with some heavy fuzz.
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Hey, thanks again for hanging out with us
and checking out the new Fender
Parallel Universe II Spark-O-Matic Jazzmaster.
I have to admit, I got the guitar earlier this year
and really had a chance to live with it prior to the demo.
It quickly became one of my favorite guitars
I've ever owned.
I hope you enjoyed the demo.
If you have any questions about this guitar
or any of the other Fender products,
check out Fender.com, and we'll see you next time.
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