American vintage sounds way better. Player is all treble with no low end. Doesn’t sound terrible, but no comparison to the American vintage.

Hey so just swapping out the pickguard on one of these you just take off the tone and volume knob with the toggle switch right I don’t have to solder anything ? I’m trying to remove the faceplate

I want one! Bye Bye pau ferro

You can pick up the Gibson pickups for $119 each and get closer with the Epiphone, but the resonance of the Gibson wood and the aura of the genuine Gibson branded item can't be matched. Excellent, detailed and meaningful comparison video. Nice job!

In an era where people listen to what passes for music on their phones and not even mid grade stereo equipment the Epiphone would only be considered less by a minute percentage of the population.

I would choose the Epiphone if it’s a 5% difference. I’m still a beginner so they both would sound the same if I play it LOL

Latin is from Rome not tropical South America. No Roman ever saw a banana, weirdo.

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I have a 2020 Fender Player HSS strat, and when the replacement necks come out for the Player II guitars I will probably pick up one for my original Player guitar.

There's something wrong with your guitar. I just went over to Ask Zak's Jazzmaster video and his sounds beautiful. Yours does not sound beautiful. And Bob Bogle's Jazzmaster in the Ventures was the most beautiful guitar sound ever.

I've got a Player I . I love it,2018,artic white lefty. I've also got a 1994M.I.M.Thatwas manufactured when the Mexican plant burned down. Supposedly the body and neck came from California and the guts from Asia. Ceramic pick-ups but it's hot. Fender bender.🤠

I HAD A CHINESE MADE TELE JUST LIKE THE ONE IN THE VIDEO. IT WAS A GREAT GUITAR. I LOVED THE NECK ON IT. SEEMED TO BE SLIMER.

Player II sound so cheap AVII sounds like a record

The sound difference in your examples was really obvious! Much preferred the Vintage II. I've been looking at the Player II Strats because I'm not really a Strat guy, but think it'd be nice for the occasional time a recording calls for it. Played one at the store the other day and it played decent. Not as good as my Am Pro II Tele, but also cheaper. Hearing your comparison, I'd probably have to swap pickups. Good video as always 👍

Wow! The American Vintage sounds SO much better!!!

Don’t the brass saddles affect the sound, too?

Good luck finding a Gibson for less money than the Noventa in Canada the Junior is almost double the price

Una guitarra más apta, para mamadores stratocaster.

The thin, ice-picky quality of the Jazzmaster isn't due to the wider pickups so much as it is the tone pots, because while the Strat and Tele both use 250k pots the JM uses 1M pots which let in a lot of high treble. Swapping the stock pots for 250k pots would definitely go a long way towards taming the treble and bringing the sound closer to that of a Strat/Tele.

Idk what y'all are on but the difference in audio quality is really striking on the middle and neck pickup, even with cheap headphone you can really tell the set b is way more articulate and precise. I think the cv is a really good budget option and it's probably not worth upgrading except if you use lot of effects

why does the Player II Sound so Thin ?? tinny .. I think in a blind fold test The Vintage is clearly Better .big difference i hear ...

This is the best comparison I've seen on Strats. This is great, awesome. I would like to ask, have you ever compared the Player II with Maple Neck as opposed to a Rosewood neck? Is there a difference in sound? Thank you for posting this.

Whatever boomer🙄

The paint/finish on the American is a biug plus for me. I love the Nitro. The Polyurethane “armor” on most basses and guitars is not my fav, but not much one can do about it. I bought the Player and Player 2 basses because they are fine instruments for a fair price, but sure wish that they would have the Nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Thanks, fine video.

I dig your videos man! Great voice over voice and info! I just did a video on my AVRI II on my channel. Check it out! I'd love to hear your thoughts!

I get so pumped when I see you put up new videos. Love them all and this was no different. Great job man. If the Player II series would lose the black trus rod hole guide, no one could tell the difference. Even Squiers don’t have that black plastic piece. They always bothered me. Thanks for the video brother. Really enjoyed it.

The american vintage II Is my dream guitar, since I love the 7.25 radius, but I think (since the Stratocaster I own are all from Mexico) that Fender with this player II raised the game. They are terrific and with the same amount of money for an Am Vint, I take home the Player II, a premium Fender valve amp and a set of 57-62 Fender custom shop pickup set if I don't like the voicing of the Player one. The transparent aged cherry with chambered mahogany body is in my list. Can't wait to buy it!!😍😍😍😍😍😍 Wonderful video!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

I prefer the specs and feel of the Players.

I'd like to see them come with a more traditional looking fender headstock' that's what's been putting me off from getting one.

I like how you do the sound demos back to back so that i can clearly hear the difference of the guitars. I myself love fender jazzmaster and jaguar and have a few models of both! Personally, they gotta have the rhythm circuit. Thats what makes them a jazzmaster and jaguar.

Great video! I enjoyed every second of this 👍

If you thought the Casino was a poor man's 335, you were NOT the sharpest tool in the box. Also, you don't "hold" punches; you PULL them.

i got a 70s vibe jag and JM......thay were both lemons even after 200$ pro luthier tups... a shame beause the y look cool maybe ijust have bad luck but fucking joke QC (and the necks are thicker than telephone poles)

yup......as you mention numerous times ....you ar without a doubt not a jazzmaster expert

Great review, much work in the video. I did prefer the strat sound in almost all cases though.

Re the strat, you said "this design allows more string vibrations to transfer directly to the body". That's not how solid-body electric guitars work. If it were, sustain would be very poor. Every measurement of real guitars over the last 30 years (including many strats) has shown bridge admittance to be very small, and that almost all vibrations remain in the strings. That's the opposite of an acoustic guitar, where vibrations must leave the strings in order to be heard; vibrations must remain in the strings in order to be heard (via the pickups) for a solid-body electric guitar. It's unfortunately just a common misconception of science-challenged famous players, guitar journalists, and guitar manufacturers that transfer of string vibrations to the body is both significant in magnitude, and a good thing. It's neither. Re the rocking bridge on the jazzmaster, it has no more intonation issues than the strat bridge/trem. You get a mix of intervals with trem use on both, a consequence of variable string stiffness and things like saddle height. Just never lubricate the string-saddle contact points on a rocking bridge. Most of the issues people have had with the bridge are a resulit of not understanding Leo Fender's clever design (it's all in the original patent). You just need to ensure high string downforce on the saddles.

The player 2 is definitely heavy. I’d say a whole ass lbs heavier than my player 1. But great guitars nonetheless

Ive always felt compeled to own one, but closest I ever played is a Jagstang. Love that blue

hendrix used a right handed jazzmaster

both sound same, both sound fine

I’ve wanted a Jazzmaster.since I first got a Fender catalog back in 1964. Never owned one, but I’ve played a few, and you’re right; the offset body is really comfortable to play. But this one you’re reviewing sounds really thin! They were originally designed to use heavy-gauge flatwound strings, and that might keep them from sounding so thin-although I don’t like flatwounds on anything else. I’m a Tele player mostly, although I do have a Strat too. I don’t think I’d use a Deluxe Reverb with that Jazzmaster-no midrange control, and that guitar needs some help in that department. I think I’ll look for what Fender calls an Offset Telecaster-a Jazzmaster shape with Tele bridge and pickups. I think they’re still offering that, maybe as a Squier.

OK, after listening to the sound samples, if you want the Jazzmaster to excel, install a set of Seymour Duncan Antiquity II.

The trem switch isn't to disengage it. It's a memory for the string tension so you can stay in tune if a string breaks. I love Jazzmasters and your intro was a stake through the heart💔😂

Great review! Thank you!

What a “one horse pony?” 0:25

Great video. I knew which was which because you can hear which one is a string through body. The Gibson's demos lacked body. But the pickup was better.

Great review, love the advice on the end!

Thank you for this video. Such a great summary.

B sounsds a little bit more stable and fat

Laurel board is the deal killer, sandy garbage - also the reported lack of intonation and set-up, weird stringing and bad tuners - non Rick octave string arrangement just a waste of money. And it doesn't sound that good - certainly not like a Jazzmaster. Save your money and get the real deal Rick for $2k . You will not play the 12 string but a few times EVER anyway so you might as well get something you can get your money back on because these Squiers are already $300 and change all over the web. Stay away. You've been warned. This doesn't apply to maple neck classic vibe Squiers because thhose are actually nice for recording. 🎸