Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster: see demos from Michael Lemmo, Mia Garcia, Heather Baker and Boaz Roberts

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A host of young talents show off a flagship Fender offset

We were suitably impressed by the Fender American Professional II Tele and Strat electric guitars when we put them through their paces recently, and in these new demos from  Mia Garcia, Adam Lambert and Bea Miller guitarist Heather Baker, Boaz Roberts and Norman's Rare Guitars' Michael Lemmo, the Jazzmaster model gets to shine in the hands of some superb young players.

Rob Laing
Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.

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