Drop your Playing into the Lower Registers with new Baritone Telecasters and Jaguars, and a new Squier Baritone Jazzmaster!

Three iconic Fender silhouettes are returning to the lower registers with the newest Limited Edition Fender Guitars, and the newest entry to the Squier Paranormal Series! The Fender 75th Anniversary Player II Baritone Telecaster, Fender Limited Edition Player Fusion Jaguar Baritone, and the Squier Paranormal Baritone Jazzmaster HH feature 27” scale lengths and are tuned B-to-B, to put a new spin on instantly identifiable tones, or to expand their classic circuits to suit heavier playing!

These powerful new Fenders and Squiers are now available for pre-order at Chicago Music Exchange, so be among the first players to expand your tonal arsenal by calling us at (773)525-7773, chatting with us on our website, or coming into our Lincoln Avenue Showroom!

Lowering the Tele Twang

The 75th Anniversary Player II Baritone Telecaster joins a family of Telecasters that celebrate three-quarters of foundational tone, with entries that celebrate what the Tele has been, and look to what it can be in the future! The Player II Baritone Telecaster is primed for today’s players, with a modern “C” profile neck with a silky satin finish, and a 9.5” radius slab rosewood or maple fingerboard with smooth rolled edges!

Player Series Alnico V Single-Coil pickups offer up a hotter tonal profile, a perfect match for the thundering nature of the lower scale length, while preserving the instantly identifiable growl and twang that made the Telecaster a legend! Finally, a 6-saddle bridge, block steel saddles, and ClassicGear tuners ensure precise tuning stability.

A Big Cat with A Deep Growl

Introducing Fender’s new Limited Edition Player Fusion Series, aimed at redefining the building blocks of heavy music! Sitting at the heart of this new lineup is the Fusion Baritone Jaguar, which goes lower, hits harder, and gives extended-range players access to a beloved Fender profile!

Fender Limited Edition Player Fusion Jaguar Baritone Black

£974.00

Designed for the players redefining what heavy looks like, the Fender® Limited Edition Fusion Series takes the most iconic silhouettes in guitar history and strips away everything that doesn't serve the riff. High-output humbuckers and noiseless single coils deliver the kind of tonal aggression that sits in a dense, down-tuned mix without disappearing. Built for the stage and the studio, the Fusion Series is Fender for the generation that plays loud and means it.

The Fusion Baritone Jaguar® goes lower, hits harder, and gives extended-range players a Fender platform that boldly keeps up. At 27" scale and tuned B to B, this Jaguar is purpose-built for drop tunings and the kind of low-end that sits at the foundation of a heavy mix. The classic Jaguar rhythm circuit control section gets a meaningful upgrade — it houses a “Spin-a-Split” wiring via Fender roller pots that progressively transform the humbuckers into single coils for a leaner, more cutting tone, while a TBX Tone circuit gives players more powerful tonal sculpting options. High-output humbuckers handle the heavy lifting across a 12" radius ebony fingerboard that keeps runs and bends effortless across the extended scale.

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The cornerstone of the Player Fusion Baritone Jaguar is the redesigned circuit, matched to a pair of high-output humbuckers! The classic Jaguar rhythm control circuit has been cleverly redesigned to house a “Spin-a-Split” circuit, which progressively transforms the humbuckers into single coil pickups for a leaner, more cutting tone! The Fusion Baritone Jaguar also contains Fender’s proprietary Treble Bass Expander tone stack potentiometer, which functions as a standard tone control between 1-5, then decreases resistance, pleasantly scooping your tone and letting more bass, treble, and output flow to your amp! This makes it easy to boost your signal ever so subtly with the turn of a knob!

What is Metal but Just REALLY Detuned Jazz, Anyway?

Squier Paranormal Baritone Jazzmaster HH Oxblood w/Painted Headcap

£360.00

The Paranormal Baritone Jazzmaster® ST HH plunges the iconic offset into uncharted low-end territory, marrying the sleek Jazzmaster® body with a 27" baritone scale length and dual Fender-Designed alnico humbucking pickups for bold, thunderous tone with undeniable presence. Strung with a baritone string set and anchored by an Adjust-O-Matic™ bridge and stopbar tailpiece for rock-solid intonation and sustain, this model is built to deliver crushing riffs and cinematic textures. A 3-way toggle switch navigates between bridge, both, and neck humbucker voicings for versatile low-tuned tonal options. Other player-friendly details include a slim and comfortable "C"-shaped neck profile, a bound Indian Laurel fingerboard with pearloid block inlays, a satin urethane neck finish for a smooth and natural feel, and vintage-style tuning machines for reliable tuning stability.

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Squier Paranormal Baritone Jazzmaster HH Sea Foam Green w/Painted Headcap

£360.00

The Paranormal Baritone Jazzmaster® ST HH plunges the iconic offset into uncharted low-end territory, marrying the sleek Jazzmaster® body with a 27" baritone scale length and dual Fender-Designed alnico humbucking pickups for bold, thunderous tone with undeniable presence. Strung with a baritone string set and anchored by an Adjust-O-Matic™ bridge and stopbar tailpiece for rock-solid intonation and sustain, this model is built to deliver crushing riffs and cinematic textures. A 3-way toggle switch navigates between bridge, both, and neck humbucker voicings for versatile low-tuned tonal options. Other player-friendly details include a slim and comfortable "C"-shaped neck profile, a bound Indian Laurel fingerboard with pearloid block inlays, a satin urethane neck finish for a smooth and natural feel, and vintage-style tuning machines for reliable tuning stability.

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Squier’s Paranormal Series reimagines some of Fender’s most popular designs through their history to help players paint with new sonic palettes, and the new Squier Paranormal Baritone Jazzmaster HH adapts the Jazzmaster for those who like to tune low and play loud! A 27” scale length and a pair of Fender-Designed alnico humbucking pickups deliver a thunderous presence, with plenty of ability to clean up your tone when you roll off the volume knob.

The Adust-o-Matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece, and vintage-style tuning machines allow you to focus on your performance, not on your tuning and intonation. A comfortable “C”-shaped neck profile and Indian Laurel fingerboard and satin urethane neck finish ensure that this guitar feels like an old musical companion the first time you pick it up!

From vintage-inspired twang to ultra-modern high gain, these three models take the spirit of Fender’s classic models and transport them into lower registers! Pre-order yours today by calling us at (773)525-7773, chatting with us on our website, or by coming into our Lincoln Avenue Showroom!

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