Fender | American Professional Series At CME!
Fender Unveils a New Generation of Iconic, American-Made Guitars & Basses, Reimagined for Today’s Gigging Professional!
In the early 1950s, the Fender Electric Instrument Company established a foothold in the American Musical landscape by catering to the needs of professional musicians touring up and down the West Coast. Their focus on putting high-quality, reliable instruments into the hands of professionals drove innovation, with the Precision Bass, Stratocaster, Jazzmaster, Jazz Bass, and Jaguar all resulting from Leo Fender’s assessment of the needs of the touring musician. Although Leo wasn’t a player himself, his read on the market proved to be a large part of his true genius, and led to the iconic shapes that bear his name.
Now, Fender is reaffirming their aim to fit the needs of the working professional with the reimagined American Professional Series! With V-Mod III pickups, smooth rolled fingerboard edges, modern C-shaped neck profiles, ClassicGear Precision Potentiometers, and updated hardware, this series has been redesigned and refined, showcasing the articulation, stability, and immediately identifiable tonal profile that makes so many gigging professionals reach for Fender guitars and basses. To be among the first to add these guitars and basses to your rig, call us at 773-525-7773, chat with our sales team, or come into our Lincoln Avenue Showroom!
Put on your Slim Suits and Get on Your Scooters for new V-MOD III Pickups!
The defining upgrade across the series is the new V-Mod III pickups! These pickups feature updated magnet combinations, adjusted bobbin wiring, and a new stagger that follows the curve of the 9.5” radius fingerboard! This results in improved tonal balance that makes heavily distorted tones sound smoother across the range of new American Professional Guitars and Basses!
Better Living Through Hardware
Another central upgrade to the new American Professional lineup is a reimagined series of bridges, saddles, and tremolo systems! These have been updated to improve stability, intonation, and sustain across the lineup, making each guitar and bass even more suited to the rigors that professionals demand out of their instruments!
A Professional Lineup
Tapping into Leo Fender’s spirit from the ‘50s and early ‘60s, each of the new Fender American Professional guitars and basses are designed to handle day after day on the stage or in the studio:
American Professional Telecaster
- Two V-Mod III single-coil Telecaster pickups
- 3-saddle top-load/string-through Tele bridge with ClassicGear compensated brass bullet saddles
- Deep “C”-shaped neck profile with rolled fingerboard edges
Gig after gig, session after session, you can count on the performance and comfort of each Fender American Professional guitar and bass!
To be among the first to add the newest American Professional guitars and basses to your collection, call us today at 773-525-7773, chat with our sales team, or simply stop in to our Lincoln Avenue Showroom!
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