Fender American Pro II vs Chris Shiflett Tele!

0:00 - Intro and why these 2 guitars
3:19 - Playing the Shiflett
5:23 - Shiflett Drop Tuned & Boosted
6:49 - Playing the USA Pro 2
8:28 - Pro 2 Split Coil
12:00 - Drop Tuned & Boosted
13:23 - A quick note about the sounds
14:35 - Tone comparison - Tokai
15:08 - Tone comparison - Shiflett
15:35 - Tone comparison - Pro II
16:12 - A closer look at the guitars
20:16 - Post-Gig report and Likes/Dislikes
29:11 - Final thoughts
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USA Pro II
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Shiflett saddle upgrades shown in the video
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Cables
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Ernie Ball Flat Ribbon Cables
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Strings
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Camera Setup
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[@noizewriter3324]

Once when I was at my local store the silver burst caught my eye (because well silverburst) so I tried it a bit and the pickups were so underwhelming and lifeless and I don't know about you but I don't like dropping that kinda cash on a guitar that I already dropped a ton of cash on. And as always thanks for always being a staple in the high gain world!

[@FastRedPonyCar]

Thanks dude. Yeah I get where they came from with the pro II. It’s got a sound formula they seem to stick to pretty closely and I think in general, fender tend to stick very closely to traditional design and leave the hot rods to their Charvel crew to build (which is probably the same Mexico factory the Shiflett guitar was made). I think as a tele with a bigger sound and cooler aesthetics, it hits the mark but the fretwork is what really got under my skin. The Shiflett guitar had better fretwork :/ I think a deluxe pro II owner could probably sell those pickups and complete wiring harness and break even buying some decent Alnico II or V pickups and 4x CTS 500k pots and have a WAY cooler rock guitar that has a sound to match the aesthetics.