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- Hey, everyone, I'm Eugene Edwards.
In this video, we're gonna take a look
at the Fender JV Modified Series.
Taking cues from the now highly sought after
Japanese vintage reissues from the early eighties,
JV Modified guitars are a refined take on a modern classic.
And we have four guitars in this series.
The '50s Stratocaster HSS, the '60s Stratocaster,
'50s Telecaster, and the '60s Custom Telecaster.
All four have a push-pull control on the tone control,
and we'll make sure to demo that.
My first electric guitar was a 1986 Japanese Telecaster,
so I'm pretty excited about this series.
First up, the '50s Stratocaster HSS.
All of the models in this series have basswood bodies,
which is lightweight and very balanced tonally,
with smooth highs, even mids, and punchy lows.
This one features a pair of vintage voiced
single coil pickups in the neck and middle positions,
and a powerful humbucking pickup in the bridge position.
A push-pull pot on tone two splits the humbucking pickup
for sparkling single coil sounds
so you have the best of both worlds.
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I switched over to the '60s Stratocaster.
I want to note that all of the models
in the JV Modified Series
feature a basswood body,
and a thick, soft V-neck shape
with vintage locking tuners
and a nine and a half inch radius fingerboard.
The necks feel comfortable,
and have the modern specs that allow you
to go from cords lower on the neck
to bends higher on the neck without worry of fretting out.
The '60s Stratocaster has three vintage voiced single coils.
The push-pull on this one allows you
to add in the neck pickup,
and access some unique tones.
Let's check it out.
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Tele players, don't fear.
We didn't forget about you.
There are two awesome Telecaster models to talk about.
First up, the '50s Telecaster.
This one has a four way switch,
so it's all three normal Tele tones,
but an added series mode in position four.
So that combines the two pickups
in series instead of parallel.
This makes the tone a little bit bigger,
and the push-pull pot activates out of phase
in the two combo positions.
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Last up, the '60s Custom Telecaster.
Same great features in switching as the '50s Tele,
but with a rosewood fingerboard,
and this gorgeous double-bound body.
This tasty color is called "Firemist Gold",
and it's probably the one that's coming home with me.
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So there's your look at the Fender JV Modified guitars.
If you're looking for classic Fender instruments
but with a twist,
the JV Modified Series gives you a combination
of vintage Fender style and modern playability.
They look sensational,
and you absolutely need to play all four
to decide which one's right for you.
Maybe you get 'em all, I don't know, go nuts.
Treat yourself.
You could read more about these guitars at fender.com,
and stay tuned for more demo videos right here.
Cheers.
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