[GUITAR SOLO]
ARIEL POSEN: You can tell when a guitar--
if it's got that mojo or not.
BLAS PEREZ: It has to look great.
And it has to feel great.
And it has to sound great.
ADAM BLACKSTONE: Once you have a good instrument that
is versatile enough, it can give you whatever tone
that you want.
I think this Ultra series is going
to do that for a lot of people.
CORY WONG: It inspires me when I pick it up.
GINA GLEASON: Ultra is cool because it's got
all that much more versatility.
Maybe the common thread amongst Ultra players
is that element of wanting to do something really, really
outside the box.
It's a nonconventional guitar for heavier music.
It's a lot more versatile and allows
you to push some of those boundaries
and explore new territories.
The Jazz is something a little bit more unique.
It gives you a lot more toned voices.
I found this to have a little bit more bite, a little bit
more presence, especially at higher, more soloey kind
of stuff.
But the neck profile really sells it for me.
It's really, really comfortable, and it just
has a play ability that is a lot different
from other Jazzmasters, playing leads and stuff like that.
It's more comfortable, and it's more fun.
I'm way into it.
CORY WONG: Well, the fun thing about being a Strat player
is that you can play any genre.
The sound, the feel of it has always just
been kinda my thing.
This feels really comfortable.
I could get up to the higher frets.
The contoured heal really helps a lot.
The thing about this neck radius is
that I'm not really thinking about what I'm playing.
It's just much more comfortable.
It's just easier to go.
HSS Strats-- they sound insane.
The obvious difference is that it has the humbucking pickup.
It's got a nice, thicker sound.
But it also has the S1 switch, so when you hit it,
it coil taps into a single coil.
But the cool thing about this one
is that normally if you coil tap, it actually gets quieter.
Somehow, they figured out how to make it
so it's a hotter single coil.
It still has the classic strat tone,
but you're not losing the volume when
you coil tap like a lot of other systems have.
BLAS PEREZ: To me, P Bass--
it has to have that low end that just prominent
and just doesn't go anywhere.
Right away, this neck just feels fast.
There's something about it that just--
you can just go.
It's killer.
I like being in this area.
It's fun to play up here, and this guy here is awesome.
When you switch from passive to active on this base,
there's definitely a boost.
The highs, to me, the treble--
there's a lot on tap.
If you want to crank it and get super high-end
and get that presence, that crystal clear, trebley sound,
it's here.
You're not missing it.
If you need more bottom, it's there.
It's a killer preamp.
To finally get a sound that you're just so proud of-- it's
just so rewarding, just like, whoa, where'd that come from?
ARIEL POSEN: I first picked up a Tele
because it's an instrument that has such an important imprint
on music.
It's such an important tool to have in your arsenal.
What always spoke to me about a Tele
is just the quack that you get off the bridge pickup.
And the pickups are noiseless.
The neck pickup is warm and classy in a way
that it needs to be.
The neck feels fast.
It's not too chunky.
I don't like the neck that's too big.
I find that this is the perfect size.
It's a dynamic and musical instrument.
You can really bring certain things out of it
that you can't get from other styles of guitars.
ADAM BLACKSTONE: The electric bass started with a Fender.
If you listen to someone, even the jazz cats,
they say, you play upright or you play a Fender.
There's nothing like the original.
This new Jazz Bass feels really, really good.
The upper register feels easy to play.
The blend is instantaneous.
You can hear a difference.
It's very versatile.
The passive gives you instant vibe, classic tone.
When those batteries kick in, instantly you
have just a warmth and a different type of heaviness.
When I plug this in, I can hear the 18-volt feel.
It's a powerful instrument.
Fender has always been the best.
The instrument doesn't lie.
CORY WONG: The instrument we choose to play
will draw a certain thing out of us.
Fender, to me, means the history of the electric guitar.
GINA GLEASON: Fender-- it's a way
to get unconventional tones and unconventional sounds,
get out of your comfort zone, do something different.
ADAM BLACKSTONE: Fender means excellence.
I'm excited for what the Ultra Series is going to do.