Fender Player Plus Meteora MN SB

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Electric Guitar

  • Alder body
  • Maple neck
  • Maple fretboard
  • Black pearloid dot fretboard inlays
  • Neck finish: matt urethane lacquer with glossy headstock
  • Neck profile: Modern "C"
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm (12")
  • Nut width: 42.8 mm (1.685")
  • Synthetic bone nut
  • 22 Medium jumbo frets
  • Pickups: 2 Fireball humbuckers
  • Master volume control
  • Tone control for neck pickup
  • Tone control for bridge pickup
  • 3-Ply Black pickguard
  • 2-Point synchronised tremolo with brushed steel saddles
  • Deluxe cast/sealed locking tuners with short posts
  • Nickel/chrome hardware
  • Colour: Silver Burst
  • Factory stringing: Fender USA 250LR Nickel-Plated Steel (.009 - .046)
  • Incl. deluxe gig bag
Available since March 2022
Item number 537647
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour Sunburst
Soundboard Alder
Neck Maple
Fretboard Maple
Frets 22
Scale 648 mm
Pickup System HH
Tremolo No
Incl. Case No
Incl. Gigbag Yes
Design Offset
Top None
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12.690 kr
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Extraordinary retro accents

The Fender Player Plus Meteora MN SB immediately catches the eye with its unusual shape. Its design is somewhat reminiscent of the Jaguar model, but can nonetheless set its own accents. The guitar is part of the Player series, which has been available since 2018 as the replacement for Fender’s Mexican-built Standard series models and exudes retro flair in terms of design language, colour scheme, and technology. This model comes in a dark Silverburst finish, and Fender also offers the guitar with a maple fingerboard in a three-tone sunburst finish. It is alternatively available in Belair Blue and Cosmic Jade colours, but in these cases, it comes with a dark pau ferro fingerboard. The scope of delivery includes a deluxe gig bag, which allows the instrument to be transported safely.

Useful details

The body of the Fender Player Plus Meteora MN SB is made of alder, while the neck and fingerboard are made of maple. The latter features black dot inlays made of pearloid, providing an excellent contrast for orientation on the guitar’s neck. When it comes to the finish of the neck, Fender has opted for a convenient mix: While the headstock provides an eye-catcher thanks to its glossy finish, the rest is covered with a matte urethane lacquer that is resistant to fingerprints. The sound is provided by two Fireball humbuckers, which are reminiscent of competitors' PAF pickups with AlNiCo magnets. For those who at times want a more concise, less fat sound, this guitar also offers a coil split function which allows the pickups to be used as single coils. The two pickups are governed by a master volume control, while a dedicated tone pot is provided for each.

For fingers that just can’t sit still

Thanks to the scale length of the Fender Player Plus Meteora MN SB, even guitarists with smaller hands can handle it comfortably. And since it has the classic Fender scale length, Strat fans won't need any time to get used to it. With its Modern C profile, the neck offers rhythm and lead guitarists enough "meat" for fat-sounding chords and sufficient freedom of movement for fast melody runs. The guitar’s 22 medium jumbo frets provide plenty of room for manoeuvre, and the 12" fingerboard radius and 42.8 mm nut width mean that even heavy string bends won’t be a problem – all the more so thanks to the finger-friendly .009 to .046 gauge Fender USA 250LR Nickel-Plated Steel strings with which the guitar comes equipped as standard. These strings will also find favour with those who enjoy a steely sound with plenty of “twang”.

About Fender

Fender is without doubt one of the most legendary guitar and amplifier manufacturers of all time. The company was founded in 1946 by its namesake Leo Fender († 1991), whose innovative ideas brought a breath of fresh air into the musical world. His Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision Bass, and Jazz Bass are not only classics – they also continue to shape the styles of musicians in countless genres to this day. Timeless Fender amplifier models such as the Bassman, Twin, Deluxe, and Princeton also enjoy a stellar reputation. Besides maintaining its classic product portfolio, however, the company is also constantly developing new products that make Fender a driving force in today’s music industry.

Retro style from Blues to Alternative

The Fender Player Plus Meteora MN SB is a great guitar for beginners and advanced players who are looking for proven Fender quality and don't want to dig too deep into their pockets. The look and sound of this instrument are clearly designed with retro aesthetics in mind and will suit guitarists in bands playing everything from Blues and Rock to Rockabilly and Alternative. As a secondary guitar, it is also a reliable backup instrument for those who are used to playing Fender’s top-level instruments. The Meteora's hardware is part chrome and part nickel – which guitarists with a history of allergies should keep in mind when considering this guitar.

In the spotlight: AlNiCo pickups

"AlNiCo" is short for an alloy of aluminium, nickel, and cobalt. Before strong magnets were made of so-called rare earth metals (e.g. neodymium) in the 1970s and 1980s, magnets made of AlNiCo alloys were considered to be both the strongest and the least corrosive material. For this reason, they were also used in guitar pickups. Due to their widespread use, their warm and smooth tone became firmly established as the hallmark sound of entire generations of music lovers. Additional numbers on the AlNiCo pickups indicate the strength of the magnets used. However, the order of the numbers is a little mixed up. The weakest version is the AlNiCo 3 (found in 1950s Stratocasters), followed by the AlNiCo 2 (found in 1950s Telecasters). AlNiCo 5 magnets produce the strongest magnetic field.

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My personal dream guitar, and future signature
Thym. 22.01.2024
What can i say about this guitar, everything from the shape to the colour to the coil split. It's just a personal dream. Everything I could've asked for in a guitar comes with this one. Neck is smooth and buttery, the tuners hold tune for life, the pickups have just yhe right amount of gain , finish looks stunning.
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Schön, dass Fender mal was Neues bringt! Jedoch...
T.Schild 25.03.2022
Der erste Eindruck ist hervorragend gelungen. Cooles Design trifft auf erstklassige Features, will man meinen - sehr cool.
Ich habe allerdings ein paar unschöne Verarbeitungsmängel festgestellt. An fast allen Bünden sind Rückstände, vermutlich von Lack. Diese platzen beim Spielen nach und nach als kleine Stückchen ab. Die Bünde sind nicht sauber rundgeschliffen und poliert, sondern haben ein kleines "Plateau" vom Abrichten. Die Bundenden sind eher grob angefeilt und man sieht Spuren der Werkzeuge auf dem Griffbrett. Die Griffbrettkanten sind hingegen angenehm abgerundet und fühlen sich gut an.
Ein weiteres Manko ist der Sattel: Die Kerben sind an sich in Ordnung gearbeitet. Jedoch sind alle Kerben ein Stück versetzt zur hohen Seite hin.
Das macht die Gitarre nicht schlecht, aber beim Preis von knapp 1.000 € darf so etwas nicht sein. Hier entsteht der Eindruck, dass die erste Lieferung mit Hochdruck fertiggestellt und an die Händler rausgeschickt werden musste und man hat die Qualitätskontrolle "abgekürzt". Das wird dem Preis und dem Namen Fender nicht gerecht.
Ansonsten funktioniert die Gitarre wie gewünscht und spielt sich gut.
Zum Sound der Pickups kann ich nur sagen, dass sie wohl nicht die erste Wahl für High Gain sind. Der Rest ist Geschmackssache und kann schwer in Worte gefasst werden.
Ich würde die Gitarre erneut kaufen, dann allerdings nur nach Anspielen im Laden, um ein garantiert gut verarbeitetes Exemplar zu erhalten.
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Espectacular y muy bien acabada
Pepone 30.03.2022
Guitarra diferente por aspecto, pero por sonido y comodidad perfecta. No pasa para nada indiferente, los mejicanos cada vez lo hacen mejor, podria pasar por americanan perfectamente.
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Schickes Teil mit kleinen (QC-)Mängeln
Jörg E. 28.02.2024
Habe die Meteora schon seit einer Weile im Auge gehabt, mit der aktuellen Aktion war es jetzt endlich so weit.
Das Positive vorneweg: das Design ist spitze, das grey burst finish sieht super aus. Der Hals fühlt sich gut an, Halsprofil passt auch. Die Griffbettränder sind ordentlich abgerundet, die Bünde gut abgerichtet. Aus die Saitenlage war bei mir ordentlich eingestellt. Die Locking-Mechaniken sind wertig und tun, was sie sollen. Das beigelegte Gigbag wirkt gut verarbeitet.
Jetzt zu den kleinen Wermutstropfen: zwei Potis „eiern“ leicht und haben etwas Spiel - sollte aber zu beheben sein.
An einer Stelle im Lack habe ich ein paar winzige Einschlüsse gefunden - nicht extrem deutlich zu sehen, aber wenn man es mal bemerkt hat…
Zudem hab ich einen kleinen „Dong“ im Lack gefunden - nicht groß, aber sichtbar.

Die negativen Punkte sind natürlich eher der QC-Abteilung bei Fender zuzuordnen. Ist bei einer Gitarre für rund 1000€ natürlich etwas ärgerlich.
Aber: der Thomann-Kundenservice war hier wie gewohnt schnell mit einem guten Lösungsvorschlag am Start - großes Lob hierfür, ist sehr vorbildlich und mittlerweile nicht mehr selbstverständlich.
Fazit: die Meteora bleibt trotz kleinerer Mängel, da die positiven Punkte überwiegen.
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