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REVIEW FENDER AMERICAN PRO II STRATOCASTER HSS £1649 The do-it-all Strat? H ow does a company evolve a design that they got so right at the start? With the Strat, Fender treads carefully but with its recent Ultra series, it proved that its carefully considered tweaks can amount to quite a lot. But it has to be a sensitive balance, retaining the very things that make the Strat experience so attractive. So where does that leave us with Fender’s new standard; the second iteration of the Professional II.
T H E GA S STATION Hum’s the word Why the Pro II’s pickups offer a distinct proposition T some hot rod ‘bucker – it’s an extra voice to transition to. So it’s not ideal for death metal, but is articulate and doesn’t jar when transitioning too and from the positions. In offering two extra voices (bridge and position 2), it brings the total to seven.
