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On top of all that there are a total of eight models available for lefties (Strat, Tele, J and P-Bass with either maple or pau ferro fingerboards) and the whole Player range is priced competitively with MSRPs between £549 and £789.

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The expected Strat, Tele, Precision and Jazz are accompanied by HSS, HSH, Plus Top, HSS Plus Top and Floyd Rose Stratocasters, a HH Telecaster, a Jaguar, Jazzmaster, Jaguar Bass and fretless and five-string Jazz Basses. With 21 different models in the Player series, and over 90 different variations when you throw finish options into the mix, there’s an awful lot to take in here. “One could look at it from arm’s length and think it looks the same… but literally everything is changed!” With that in mind, then, it’s time for us to take a closer look… “The main thing is that so many upgrades are subtle,” Norvell notes. With a two-point vibrato, a bridge tone control, a 9.5-inch ’board radius and headstock-end truss rod adjustment, this is very much a Strat for the pragmatic, modern player

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As well as ticking all the ‘first serious guitar’ boxes for musicians taking a step up from a beginner’s instrument, Norvell also believes that the Player series will be a hit with “pros looking for a backup axe, bassists looking to dabble with fretless or five-string, and modders that want a great base platform.” “The Player series is the entry price point to the Fender brand if you’re looking for a traditional Strat, Tele, P-Bass, Jazzmaster et cetera,” says Justin Norvell, Senior Vice President of Fender Products. Just ahead of Summer NAMM 2018, Fender has decided that the time is right to reimagine its entire Ensenada-made Standard line, last overhauled back in 2011.

Although the funky Duo-Sonic and Mustang models in the Offset series that arrived back in 2016 represent a hip and very reasonably priced entry point into the catalogue, not everybody shopping for their first Fender wants a compact, short-scale instrument.

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