[GUITAR PLAYING]
Hey, this is John with Fender.
And we're checking out the American Performer Mustang
guitar.
The 24-inch scale delivers that exceptional Mustang tone,
along with an unique feel and new player-oriented features
that make it even more inspiring to play.
The American Performer Series blends traditional Fender
design with some newer elements for modern tone
and performance, including our new Yosemite
pickups, special circuitry, modern tech profiles, and more.
Amazingly comfortable to play right out of the box.
And of course, handcrafted in Corona, California.
So the tone you heard up top is the guitar
plugged into a few pedals that I have on the floor here.
I had an overdrive on for that one.
And then plugged into the '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb amp.
So let's turn that pedal off, we'll hear some clean tones,
and then we'll get into the key features.
[GUITAR PLAYING]
All right, getting into the key features.
And looking at the body, we have a beautiful alder body
on the guitar.
And depending on the color, it'll
either feature a gloss or satin finish.
This is the Satin Sonic Blue-- quite lovely.
It comes in three other colors, as well.
And as I mentioned up top, the American Performer guitars
feature Yosemite single-coil pickups,
which are voiced for each instrument and position.
And calibrate it for equal volume in all those three
positions.
So what that means is from bridge to middle to neck,
you should have equal volume across all three positions.
So taking a look at the controls,
we have your three-way toggle switch
to go between both pickups.
We have a volume and a tone.
Now on the tone, we have what we call the Greasebucket tone
circuit.
So that allows you to cut treble without losing volume or gain.
Very usable circuit where you can warm up or darken the tone,
but still have the attack.
So let's hear that.
All right, here is with the tone way up.
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Rollback about halfway.
[GUITAR PLAYING]
So you can hear, we're cutting a little bit of the high end,
but you still have the attack.
And then taking a look at the bridge,
we have a modern vintage-style Tremolo
bridge with six groove saddles.
So your strings won't slip out of position.
Taking a look at the neck, we have a modern C-shape neck
with a satin finish on the back.
So if you're playing and sweating,
your hands won't stick to it, which
is a very, very cool feature.
We have jumbo frets so you can really dig in and easily
achieve those wide bends.
All right let's hear a little bit more from the guitar.
I'm going to bring that overdrive back in.
Let's check it out.
[GUITAR PLAYING]
And there's a look at the Fender American Performer Mustang
guitar.
This guitar is just incredibly fun to play.
I hope you check it out.
You can go to Fender.com for more information.
And stay tuned here for more videos.
We'll see you soon.
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