NAMM '12 - Fender Select Series HSS Stratocaster and Koa Top Tele Demos

[juampixx]

$ 1.000.000 

[gsagula2]

I like the girl!

[GuillermoSmyser]

I JUST made a parts tele from Warmoth. At least I got all custom pickup route, my choice of pickups and pickup configuration.

If this is what you're into, I'd say go with Warmoth, they are actually licensed with Fender to make and sell "replacement" bodies and necks. So it doesn't look close to fender, it is a real tele body and neck and headstock.

[RDblues47]

is that a panasonic scale hes playing?

[k3vindesciple]

"everything is fat and overwound" rotfl

[bddahl]

seems to me they are taking up the battle between tom andreson and suhr

[Bladi4n]

Is she dutch? My grandparents are called Dirks and their from holland (so am i)

[jakeloreficemusic]

thats what i love, the demonstrators arent like, poser rocker dudes. they seem really down to earth and knowledgable 

[caressxofxsteel]

oooooh gimme that new HSS strat! just put lockdown tuners on it and give it to me! beautiful looking and sounding!

[F3FisGoodforYou]

All those demonstrators sound the same and play the same lame crap.

[ixlikexscurvy]

like mcdonalds chicken selects? its sad that thats what i think of when i hear fender "select"

[Cthulhian]

we all love fender.

[Crazyswedish]

I love Fender

[FrenkMI]

What is the amp where the HSS is plugged in?

[Th3UnionFor3v3r]

I wish Fender would try and innovate new guitars & designs, rather than new looks for Strats and Teles.

[guitarisTVP]

These are beautiful guitars. I'd love to play one, but I wouldn't spend that much money for something under Custom Shop

[surfboy7]

thats great...fender is copying those who copied fender first (suhr, anderson etc)

[LesYocum]

Very Nice Fender is a Great sound with the guitar: 

[TheJawProject]

heavy guitars are better!!

[ampz37]

shixx, why am i so poor?

[Ozymandius666]

For guitars that are only AAA woods and selling for $2849.99 MSRP, I am unimpressed. They seem great, but for that price I could get something that looks just as nice, with better quality woods, and the pickups of my choice.

[sirgerry]

@Ozymandius666 For that money I'd rather have a Custom Shop one.

[son0fsocal]

Its amazing that in this economy fender comes out with a high end guitar

[mongoose979]

I yearn for that Tele . . .

[akosiCoco]

How about that black strat with chrome pickguard?

[MrRogersjon]

I have one on order .I live in the uk  ,Getting it from GAK . Had to sell my triumph spitfire mk3 to get it

Hope Rebecca come with it , I wish

Cheers The Collector

[mongoose979]

@MrRogersjon You sold a car to buy a guitar ?? That my friend, is dedication to our sport !! cheers!

[mouloudo]

nice but nice like hang on the wall nice, a bit to flashy and glossy for my taste

[TheSpearsProductions]

The Koa Top Tele looks and sounds amazing.

[mouloudo]

" FENDER DOT CUUUM" 

[CaptainErn]

ugly guitars. sexy rebecca.

[richfiryn]

Bringing politics into a conversation about a new product from Fender is just ridiculous. Amazing new guitars from Fender. That Koa Tele, Wowser !!! Lastly, Rebecca Dirks needs to be doing more than just these gear reviews. And if she is i want to know about it. She could make ya feel good about a $75 chinese squire guitar.

[stratorarious]

Completely beautiful! Fender does it again ...

[juggert]

SRV lick spotted !! ;P



[EeeAreEyeKay]

okay, i am not a fan of Fender at all.... but both the HSS Strat and Koa Top Tele really impressed me. The tones were amazing.

[jomarthegreat1]

I have to say that these guitars are very nice looking. Also, did anyone catch Rebecca's glance toward the camera at 2:02? ;)

[sirgerry]

@jomarthegreat1 She was glancing at me...

[petroskar]

I had to watch a second time to listen... I can die from Rebecca's cuteness :P

[sidez81]

She needs to do a FHM shoot

[vickysvids]

When he starts playing at around 1:55 it sounds like the Premier Guitar intro :D

[SixStringHarmonies]

Ugh, how much r these things? The market does not need another $3000 guitar. There are already plenty.

[EeeAreEyeKay]

@SixStringHarmonies I just looked at the Fender website and they are around 3500. They will prob sell in the store for about 3 grand.

[artemonworld]

shit

[thelolguy007]

wow. sounds awesome. the dirty is ....... well dirty :))) and the clean is so glassy and pristine. Thumbs up Fender. They must cost a bomb???

[evansa7x]

This video is like porn with no guilt.

[thorazine100mg]

he is playing with vpicks. \m/

[gnrboy]

Oh, Rebecca... <3

[sixstringfretter]

Man, how sweet are those! Fender is still one of the top dogs, and this is why. I love that tone.

[BillDerBerg]

... Rebecca's a doll. Early '90s Strat Pluses also had flamed tops & humbucking bridge pups... if you can count dual-coil Lace Sensors as "humbuckers". BTW that's 60 years of Mexicans slapping together bolt-on neck guitars & basses, which is a lotta guitars... & a lotta Mexicans too. So why aren't there more Mexicans in business suits working @ Fender U.S.A.? Hmmmm... Fender? Mind you, "Freddy Fender" was your guitars' main Hispanic ambassador in the '70s... & he wasn't even a Fender endorsee...

[rigorhead01]

@BillDerBerg So,,,,what's your point with the Mexican comments?

[BillDerBerg]

@rigorhead01 That there isn't a whole lotta Mexican/Central Americans in higher administrative positions @ Fender U.S.A. OR signed on as endorsees... EVEN THOUGH Mexicans/Hispanics have made up the MAJORITY of Fender U.S.A.'s workforce for decades & AS IF there aren't Mexican/Hispanic professional musicians using Fender equipment or ANY gear-you don't see a whole lotta Mexican/Hispanic musicians endorsing musical intruments- they're MOSTLY Anglo-American or Anglo-European. THAT'S what I "meant".

[BillDerBerg]

@BillDerBerg ... & though the workforce in Mexico obviously has Mexican Hispanic/Nationals working @ its factory in higher positions... why aren't there any working in here @ Fender U.S.A.? Separate but equal? I thought we did away w/ those "Jim Crow" laws... ;)

[rigorhead01]

@BillDerBerg uh.....ok.....whatever

[FergusVickersGuitar]

want one

[yourboykarp]

rebecca gets better looking every year.

[rigorhead01]

@yourboykarp Yep, LOVE Rebecca. Best musical instrument interviewer ever. I wouldn't be suprised if we didn't see her working on one of the major television networks soon, like doing the 10 o'clock news or something..

[leepetersonuk]

humbucking strat - drools

[g00b3rsVAN]

What amp was he playing through?

[ManAliive]

@g00b3rsVAN I'm wondering the same thing! It looks like just a Hot Rod series amp but it sounds fantastic!

[woodsjl]

Sweet.........Guitar, really like the Tele with the carved top!!!!!!! Awsome!!!!!!

[danukenator123]

Damn the guitar is hot, the demo dude can shred and the interview actually sounds like she knows what she is doing! Maybe this is the new feature of NAMM!

[WuTangBoneThugs]

very nice...bet its cheaper than most gibsons too lol

[TheVirtualGravity]

im not a fender guy... but damn thats nice



[ZepIV]

I just saw the new Fender ad for these and was curious about them. Looks like they kind of took a page out of G&L's book with the figured tops. I kind of like them though!

[C0BHC11]

m the first viewer !!yeeeah