Fender has given its Participant II instrument collection a refresh by introducing some new color choices and a selection of fretboard and physique supplies on choose guitars.

The Participant II collection was launched in 2024, constructing upon its unique Participant collection that was unveiled in 2018. It changed the Normal Sequence as “the brand new foundational providing and first official step into Fender’s electrical guitar product traces”, as defined by Fender itself.

The guitars included within the refresh are the Participant II Stratocaster, Stratocaster HSS, Telecaster, Telecaster Left-Handed, Telecaster HH, Jaguar, Jazzmaster, and a Mustang. Three basses additionally full the road up: a Participant II Precision Bass, Jazz Bass, and Mustang Bass PJ.

The brand new colors becoming a member of the Participant II Sequence embody Rallye Orange and Cactus Gray, together with a Birch Inexperienced which is barely obtainable within the type of a Participant II Jaguar. The fashions are all priced between £669.00 and £919.00, and provide Trendy C neck profiles and medium jumbo frets.

Tone is generally powered by Participant Sequence Alnico V Single-Coil pickups throughout this refreshed vary, although there are some exceptions on the basses and different choose guitars: the Telecaster HH in fact being certainly one of them, providing Participant Sequence Alnico II humbuckers, and the Stratocaster HSS, fitted with Participant Sequence Alnico V Single-Coil Strat pickups and a Participant Sequence Alnico II humbucker.

Gamers additionally get a selection of physique materials (alder, chambered ash or chambered mahogany) on the Stratocaster, Stratocaster HSS, and the Telecaster, with the remainder providing alder as normal. All fashions have both rosewood or maple fingerboards.

To search out out extra and look at the complete Participant II Sequence, head over to Fender.

Rachel started writing for Guitar.com in 2021 whereas ending up her diploma. A proud DIY guitarist, she has been taking part in for over 10 years and has written for the likes of Kerrang!, The Forty-5, and MusicTech. An enjoyer of all issues heavy, you’ll discover her at a competition or downtuning her guitars when away from her desk.