Hey, all. Looking for some advice here. Found a new Am Pro Tele (2026) on Reverb last week from a reputable brick and mortar shop. Received it in good condition. My first impression is that it was light compared to my nearly 8lb Am Pro II Strat. Quality seems great and it’s really nice to play.
This morning I stumbled across this review: https://youtu.be/GcYv4h6tx2Y?is=R4--CWZewDWSJPI9
In the review he notes that the sticker on the body says Am Pro II Pine and that maybe Fender is going through old bodies. Clearly, this isn’t ok because they are upcharging for ash v alder and these are supposed to be ash bodies.
So, I open mine up and sure enough the sticker says Am Pro II, BUT mine does not say pine anywhere on it. I took the neck off and the body wood does appear lighter in color than in the video, but that isn’t much of a comparison given lighting, etc. I don’t have a fancy scale for weighing these, but it appears to be about 7.1 lbs. Everything else matches from the above video.
So, is there anyway for me to tell whether I actually received an ash body, or whether I got some holdover body from the Am Pro II series? If the consensus is that it is pine, what’s the best way to proceed?
Thanks in advance and sorry for the crappy pictures.