Hi there, just wonder that fender had produce a new fender american deluxe 2010. it just a little bit different between with the previous production. new pickups N3 had been using for the new one. just need any view from ur guys, the different with the pickups including fingerboard, neck compare with the old ones etc. pickups samarium cobalt noiseless and others aspect. appreciate and waiting for ur views.

The 2010 Deluxe has its pros and cons, depending everyone's personal tastes.

Pros:

1. New compound radius neck; it allows the player to effortlessly bend the strings without hand fatigue.

2. New N3 noiseless pickups; a serious improvement over the previous noiseless pickup designs. These babies retain the traditional Strat quack with no noise.

3. Reconfigured S-1 switching system; provides more tonal options than the previous S-1 wiring configuration.

4. Blower switch on the HSS models; routes the signal from any pickup position to the bridge. Volume and Tone controls are bypassed. The result is an extremely hot humbucking output with a throaty focused midrange.

Cons:

1. Black and white pearloid fretboard dots.

2. No locking bridge option (LT) for the HSS models.

3. Crappy-sounding Atomic humbucking bridge pickup. This issue can be easily fixed by replacing it with a better humbucker.

4. No FMT, QMT and ebony fretboard options.

I tried one with the HSS set-up - underwhelmed by the tone - thought my Am Stndrd sounded noticably better. The HB did make it (the tones) more interesting though...I would get that layout if I was to get one.

Oh come on, they're not that bad

I prefer abalone dots for the Deluxes, not those crappy pearloid junks. Clay dots are also good - not as good as abalone - they give a more early 1960s feel.

Any impressions from the blower switch? Are you satisfied much enough of this new feature?

It really made a BIG difference in output/volume - we (the staff and I) weren't sure exactly what it did, but it was effective.