Fender 70th Anniversary American Professional II Stratocaster | Demo & Overview with Isaiah Sharkey

[@guitarcenter]

What are your thoughts on the 70th Anniversary American Pro II Comet Burst Strat? Let us know in the comments! 🎸🤘

[@ThisCharmingMan35]

The comet burst is growing on me. But I like it.

[@MARKLINMAN1]

What is the color of the case these come with? OUTSIDE/INSIDE Any writing on the inside of the case? Thanks In Advance.

[@Bryanpjc]

​@@MARKLINMAN1silver case with blue lining. It's gorgeous

[@CatharticGuitar]

@@guitarcenter I’ll have to check it. I’m just committed to help GC. I love that place. Great people and great service every time.

[@olric63]

Such an incredible guitarist. His playing with Cory Henry was so super funky.

[@DistantLights]

Isaiah Sharkey's one of my favorite guitarists

[@stevieraveon]

OMG, this is one of the best Strat tone demo videos, ever! Thanks, Isaiah & GC.

[@guitarcenter]

Glad you liked it!

[@TayTayKemp]

That’s my guy right there! And we are Isaiah’s home store!! Shout out to store 363

[@MarcusHillman]

Thanks Isaiah for this very enhanced sound demo, one of the best strat tone demos ever! Love your playing too. This is quite a special version of the 70th anniversary models (love the comet burst!) and I just ordered mine…I can’t wait to lay my hands on it! 🤩

[@guitarcenter]

Glad you liked it! Enjoy your 70th Anniversary APII Strat :)

[@MarcusHillman]

@@guitarcenter thanks a lot and keep up the good work! 👍🏼🎶

[@btecww]

Ernie Isley is a very underrated guitarist he did some incredible things with the Strat in the 70’s. Great reminder of the classic Strat tones

[@michaelwright3951]

Guitar Excellence Personified right here...I love this young Brutha's playing!! Thank You for today's 70th Anniversary Fender Stratocaster demonstration and guitar lessons!!! This video will be on constant repeat. Yo Mr. Rick Beato...I hope you two connect up if you haven't already. Much guitar love Mr. Isaiah Sharkey 👊🏾👍🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾. 🫵🏾 Da Man!!

[@LaZanzaraReturn]

GOOD !!! One of the best strat tone demos ever. Very, very, very, good.

[@christopherpottinger-p5s]

Funny how you can believe you’re good and then you hear someone who actually gave themselves to their instrument. Then you see the difference 🤷🏾 it’s humbling.

[@Six3rdy]

First, agreed. Secondly, for what it's worth, you're probably still good. It's just that the skill ceiling for guitar is Stoopid high (and that's assuming it even exists). And every now and then you see someone who's well on their way to it. 🤣 It's like you're in the anime Bleach. You get to Captain power levels, and then you witness old man Yama, and then you see the other captains who existed long before you did. And you're like, "Bruh......what is this power scaling?!???"

[@zer0dave]

Saw him with John Mayer, really adaptable player and morphed to what each song needed but when he soloed, it was suuuper tasty.

[@aaronbrown0417]

That run he does from 4:30 to 4:42 just beautiful

[@ALLVJAG]

That is the sound of the USA; the sound of my childhood- 80s and 90s. Oh the beautiful memories and anticipation of the records with that sound. Great great playing.

[@GlenCraytonJr]

Of course Isaiah makes any guitar sound amazing lol

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

Clean. Love the white edge on the pick guard. Pickups pop against the black tortoiseshell, too.

[@Zzenoix]

Well, one of the best strat demo and gear advices in 2024. Thank you.

[@mspoboy1]

Thank you, Mr. Sharkey, for the shout-out to Jonathan DuBose, one of the modern gospel guitar pioneer icons. Appreciate you calling out the Andrae Crouch (& the Disciples), James Cleveland Choirs, Clark Sisters, Hawkins Family, and Donald Lawrence Singers. This is probably an introduction for some viewers. Check out some classic gospel, y'all. You can also hear guitar players like the following in Mr. Sharkey's style: Jubu Smith, Josh Smith, Jerry Jerdine Sr., Hubert Sumlin, Frank Williams, Spanky Alford, and Howard Carroll. Love the AM Pro II Strat in the comet burst!

[@chibofred-vn5jz]

I bought fairly-used Fender recently for my home studio in the making, drawn by expertise and quality associated in crafting one instrument that remains evergreen for generations to come.

[@JeremiahL]

I just got one of these from my local Fender shop... I agree the neck is perfect. Fits right in the hand... The finish on the neck is super smooth and fast unlike some custom shops I've played where the nitro cellulose is kind of sticky. I read somewhere that American pro II guitars are very brite... It's true that they can be, but you have way more bandwidth on your tone adjustment with this guitar... You can get a huge variety of tones out of these... I saw the top on a Facebook post from my local shop, and that is really what got me interested in this guitar. Pictures don't really do it justice... The quality fit and finish is just flawless.

[@StefanTarras]

Wow. What a player!

[@CatharticGuitar]

Every ad for every guitar these days says: “It does it all from jazz to blues to rock and metal. It can sound like a Strat, Tele, or Les Paul.” Also, “Vintage style with modern appointments.” They all say that now.

[@Old-dog-jams]

Because any and every guitar can. It’s just the players that can’t do it all.

[@LloydMajor]

Awesome player! Thanks for the class.

[@frankspikes7858]

Wonderful video. This guy is versatile, and plays beautifully.

[@jonah_hosea]

27:05 is my ideal strat tone. Spring Reverb and Tremolo.

[@tomgnau]

Great run-down on *the* classic electric guitar.

[@cpoyet4107]

Beautiful

[@WoodyBlueberry]

Sharkey,I love this video ! You took time to explain your favourite positions on the switch, including a little story in between... I could listen to you all day ! Hope one day we will meet for a jam. Notice : I'm gonna buy this guitarrrrrrrr....Thanks a lot for your generosity !

[@guitarcenter]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@JohnnyTheMonkey777]

Saw Isaiah with Pino Palladino and Chris Dave, he's such an incredible player

[@jm17034]

So inspirational video!

[@karabovilakazi5021]

I love that he gave a shout out to Jonathan Dubose! The guy’s a legend and plays an absolutely incredible rhythm part on the song “Jesus I’ll never forget” on the Azusa 2 album. Check it out 😊

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Extremely Cool Strat / I would prefer a black ebony fret board . ✨🎸✨🇺🇸

[@frankloubadi9161]

something i like about you genius guitarists you alwayd mention the past legends (Jonathan Dubose )😇😇

[@mattmanley7118]

Always phenomenal

[@Earthshaker1965]

Beautiful strat!❤

[@Zubarev09]

WOW! You are a Genius on Guitar!❤❤❤❤❤

[@MusicAnirban]

I picked up an Ultra from guitarcenter recently. I did try this as well but went ahead with the ultra for my taste.

[@killereverb3928]

It’s a Stratocaster. That’s all you had to say! I played Hums almost exclusively for 20 years. Influenced by mainly SRV began exploring with a Strat. Been playing mostly a Strat ever since. Too good.

[@LADYCHRISBROWN0]

Look nice sounds perfect

[@otisconner548]

He kinda remind me of eric gales in a way but different love these players you can be any kind of player and play just about any style of music and he can fit in players like this is fun to jam with not boring and stuck on playing Ice cream changes all day

[@Christopher-on7og]

Love the hat !

[@valentinruizgonzalez7210]

Amigo Gracias por mostrarnos tu guitarra esta muy BIEN

[@carpathus]

Not a guitar / amp combo for us working stiffs unfortunately. Everything costs so much and prices keep going up. My car insurance went up 40 percent despite a perfect record, homeowners went up 30 percent. Love you Fender but this economy is a GAS killer when you have mouths to feed. Cheers!

[@jojojojojojojojojojojojob]

save up man. even if its just $100 a month. just like back when you were young and didnt have money. just put aside a bit of money and you can get whatever you want in a year. dont finance because if theres emergency you can use that savings instead.

[@carpathus]

@@jojojojojojojojojojojojob Thanks for the encouragement. Unfortunately, this economy makes it impossible to save for a luxury item such as a nice guitar and amp. No vacations, no nice things. We already live well below our means to set aside for our children’s education. We have decent jobs but our earnings are not keeping up with inflation so we are tightening our belts just to get by. Our employers are doing the same so we are not getting bonuses or raises. We are working harder than ever but we are losing ground. It’s so disheartening watching the government hand out free money to migrants and other countries while we work our fingers to the bone just to survive. Cheers!

[@jojojojojojojojojojojojob]

@@carpathus i learned a long time ago to not to mind what you cant control but influence only what you can with intense prowess.. just a food for thought.. i myself am doing well now but i was broke pre covid..

[@鋼鉄の肉体]

Isiah is too good! from Japan

[@artsmockmusic]

Fender Deville's are the best, most affordable clean tube amp! I lug my 4x10 around everywhere 🤘🏻

[@oscarpolo6310]

Amazing Guitar. ❤

[@mathtrixmusiclix4248]

BRUH!!! Y’all COOK!!! I hope Fender let you take that plank home!

[@justinmakesrepairs4535]

Now I just need a 15% off coupon 😊

[@TheWalkingweaponDD7]

I’m not really a big burst color guy, but this is not bad.

[@november1ist]

Love this bro (guitar science)

[@LloydMajor]

REAL COOL!

[@Jay-fp4ii]

Freaking VIRTUOSO!!!

[@MATTHEWS_IXXI]

Aaah you make you play like I dream I could play…

[@justinmakesrepairs4535]

Just curious how is that line six stomp set up? Are you using an amp model or running it like effects only with no amp or cab in the chain. Sounds amazing whatever it is.

[@jinjxmusic]

Anyone know what Sharkey's playing at around 11:17 or so? I realize he may be keeping things general/improvised to avoid copyright issues... but it sounds like he's playing a song and i'm trying to place what it is. Anyone? :)

[@LADYCHRISBROWN0]

This hole time I been playing wrong

[@JTMP12]

So what you’re saying is this Strat has tone… :)

[@TechCrazy]

Great articulation and subtle playing! But for an iconic model and 70th anniversary release it looks like the workers went Rambo on the pickguard screws. It's bulging.

[@chmurray4644]

Ok I just bought this same exact guitar but i do not sound like this and cant play like this! I must have bought a lemon!!

[@RearviewMirror-ij2pr]

Whats the signal chain?

[@tcpabloa]

i think it is a hx stomp xl connected directly to the amp (twin reverb)

[@martydibergi5228]

Max tastier player than mayer

[@lennonladroma593]

Did he wrote a good one?

[@Dnell-tb1yd]

Sharkey is definitely a monster player, there’s no denying that but there are some things you’re missing about John Mayer, he writes great songs, he surrounds himself with great players and most importantly he sings…a wider range of people relate to a human voice compared to the voice of an instrument

[@joeywho534]

I wasn’t aware of the competition.

[@JoseOrtiz-rq3kx]

⁠​⁠@@Dnell-tb1ydSharkey writes great songs too (check out Love is the Key) and he also sings beautifully. They’re both great artists in their own right that bring different things to the table.

[@Dnell-tb1yd]

@@JoseOrtiz-rq3kx My comment wasn’t a knock on Sharkey, me like probably most people are more familiar with John’s songs.

[@ericwatler23]

Niiice

[@gaty5074]

that volume knob is getting higher. Terrible on these fenders.

[@urbannobelajazz]

Am I the only one seeing that the fender twin is a prop🤐

[@guitarcenter]

It's not - his signal chain is hitting the front end of the Twin.