Fender American Ultra II Meteora Bass – Solar Flare, Maple Fingerboard

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4-string Electric Bass with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and 3-band Preamp – Solar Flare

Fender’s Avant-garde Meteora Bass Goes Ultra

Fender’s American Ultra series established a benchmark as the company’s most advanced instruments for discerning players who demand the ultimate in tone and playability. Now, the American Ultra II Meteora Bass joins this elite group of instruments. Offering bassists a head-turning, uber-modern alternative to Fender’s classic bass designs, this high-performance axe exudes a decidedly edgy vibe. The radically offset, contoured alder body balances beautifully and always feels just right; meanwhile, the fast, slim Modern D neck profile, compound-radius fingerboard, and tapered neck heel turbocharge your playing. A pair of beastly Fender Haymaker bass humbuckers and a powerful preamp with 3-band EQ complete the setup. The Fender American Ultra II Meteora Bass is available with ebony or maple fingerboards in a range of dazzling finishes.

State-of-the-art performance, vintage-inspired tone

Plug your American Ultra II Meteora Bass into your amp or interface, and you’ll savor impeccable, endlessly tweakable tone with zero hum, thanks to a dynamic duo of Fender Haymaker bass humbuckers. The pickups’ precise positioning along the string length gives you the low-end punch from the middle-position pickup, along with the aggressive growl from the bridge pickup. Mix up your signature blend, and you’re ready to roll. Whether it’s rock, funk, blues, country, or fusion, the Fender American Ultra II Meteora Bass has you covered. The Haymaker’s dual-coil, hum-canceling design drives long cable runs without the noise and hum that are inherent in single-coil pickup designs.

Sculpt your tone to perfection

You can plug the American Ultra II Meteora Bass into anything — from old-school tube combos to digital modeling software — and you’ll experience fat, punchy tone with the level of performance you expect from cutting-edge modern electronics. The American Ultra II Meteora Bass is equipped with an 18-volt active preamp for optimized headroom and wide dynamic range. The control layout includes a master volume control with Fender’s push-push S-1 switch, a pan pot for pickup selection, a stacked concentric midrange boost/cut plus passive tone control, a stacked concentric treble boost/cut plus bass boost/cut, and a mini-toggle midrange frequency selector. This comprehensive control set gives you the freedom to sculpt a vast array of bass tones suitable for any live gig or recording session.

Classic design with high-performance features

The American Ultra II Meteora Bass’s performance-driven features extend to the neck in a big way. While its quarter-sawn maple construction and eye-catching Fender headstock logo seem standard enough, run up the fingerboard and you’ll know there’s a lot more going on. This instrument boasts an easy-playing 10- to 14-inch compound-radius fingerboard with 21 medium-jumbo frets that’s perfect for grooving down low and soloing up high; additionally, rolled fingerboard edges supply endless hours of playing comfort.

A player’s dream come true

The fast, slender neck on the American Ultra II Meteora Bass sports Fender’s Modern D profile, which, along with its super-slick Ultra Satin finish, enables enhanced maneuverability. One of our favorite elements of the American Ultra II Meteora Bass here is its tapered neck heel. Play it and you’ll understand — this perfectly sculpted heel gives you effortless access to the entire fingerboard while the 5-bolt neck plate provides an advanced neck joint for optimized tone with prodigious sustain. The American Ultra II Meteora Bass is a player’s dream come true.

Fender American Ultra II Meteora Bass Features:

• Solid select alder body, gloss finish
• Bolt-on quarter-sawn maple neck, Modern D profile, Ultra Satin finish
• Ebony or maple fingerboard available, 10-in. to 14-in. compound radius, dot inlays
• TUSQ nut; 21 medium-jumbo frets
• Fender lightweight tapered Vintage Paddle tuners
• 2 Fender Haymaker bass humbuckers with preamp
• Master volume control with push-push S-1 switch
• Pan pot for pickup selection
• Stacked concentric midrange boost/cut plus passive tone control
• Stacked concentric treble boost/cut plus bass boost/cut
• Mini-toggle midrange frequency selector
• Adjustable 4-saddle HiMass bridge (string-through-body or top-load)
• Fender lightweight tapered Vintage Paddle tuners
• Bi-Flex truss rod, neck heel access
• Crafted in the USA
• Deluxe molded case included

Tech Specs

• Number of Strings:4
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Body Shape:American Ultra II Meteora Bass
• Body Material:Select Alder
• Body Finish:Gloss Urethane
• Color:Solar Flare
• Neck Material:Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Shape:Modern D
• Neck Joint:Bolt-on
• Radius:10″-14″ Compound
• Fingerboard Material:Quartersawn Maple
• Fingerboard Inlay:Dots
• Number of Frets:21, Medium Jumbo
• Scale Length:34″
• Nut Width:1.5″
• Nut Material:GraphTech Tusq
• Bridge/Tailpiece:4-Saddle Adjustable HiMass
• Tuners:Fender “F” Light-Weight Vintage-Paddle
• Neck Pickup:Fender Haymaker Bass Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup:Fender Haymaker Bass Humbucker
• Controls:1 x volume (S-1 switch active/passive), 1 x Pan, 1 x stacked mid/passive tone, 1 x stacked treble/bass
• Switching:1 x mini-switch (Mid Freq: 325Hz, 750Hz)