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You can actualy change stuff on guitar also the reason why the sound isnt as REAL guiter is due to COPYRIGHT stuff so that when for example player wants to go and play as you say Iron Maiden and wants to upload it teh player dont get copyright striked for it or Sqare dont get sued by Company that holds the rights to the song.THAST THE REASON WHY THEY PURPOSLY SORTA MUFFLED and make teh sound bit distorted or sound sorta limited its to prevent being sued by music companies by companies using the exuses such as oh player played their song on in game instrument adn sounded the same as original nad then uploaded its preformance on the internet.
I might be in the minority but I love blackout Fender guitars. It’s so weird seeing them blacked out like a heavy metal axe even though they have single coils and for some reason, it works
@@88_TROUBLE_88 lol actually agree with you. Im a casual fan of guitars and an actual hardcore final fantasy online player - and even I think his idea is appalling. Would look so cheap/tacky. I actually think Fender did a great job capturing what should have been something cheesy and making it into a realistic interpretation that has class. It’s actually beautiful. Real guitarist wouldnt mind playing it, and nerdy fans of Final Fantasy would like to collect it for display purposes. Im new to this channel, but despite not even owning a guitar right now I’ve become addicted to learning about it and keeping up with the industry. But i just don’t agree with Austin on this one. Sometimes less is more. And it’s not like the Fender isn’t already striking with its blackout color + the gorgeous blue and pink edges. I dunno I really kind of love this.
The comment section disappoints me, because Final Fantasy XIV has an unlimited time free trial up to level 60 and including the critically acclaimed expansion Heavensward
As someone who watched 2021 FanFest live (where this guitar was announced and played live by the game's composer and sound designer Masayoshi Soken), I can say that the general feel is not that this guitar is based on the one in the game. Rather, this guitar was made independently to be a "FFXIV inspired" guitar, and the one in game was made as a tie-in. It's also important to note that the in-game item is not limited (anyone can get as many as they want, at any time) and you don't even need to buy one to play it in game, as any character that has unlocked the Bard job and done a short side quest can play any of a variety of instruments, including the guitar. Hope that clears up any confusion!
I agree. It's certainly not above the ultra luxe in the USA line. MAYBE a close match to the American Professional with the V-Mod pickups. But that's $1500. You know they based it on some current model. I'm thinking the American Professional, and as Flossy Carter would say, "It's too gat damn high.". My expectations may be wrong, but these special edition guitars I think should have some type of special edition specs and b at least as good as the top of the production line guitars.
@@88_TROUBLE_88 I don't consider "crystal horns" aka "part plastic body" a guitar spec. So you're saying if you glue "crystal" (plastic) to a guitar, it now has better specs than if you didn't glue the plastic on? My point, that you missed, is that it doesn't even have the technical specs to match the $2200 ultra luxe. I don't think the "crystal horns" make up for the inferior guitar components. If it's not at least as good a GUITAR as their top of the line production model, then it's not a guitar worth $1000 more, no matter how much colored plastic it has incorporated into the otherwise high quality wooden body.
@@VidMashUp If you feel the price of this guitar is too high, you're not a customer. If you're making a rare guitar for a small number of people, it's only natural that the price will go up for that.If you don't like the amount, why don't you just buy a guitar that looks like everyone else's and has no features?
@@farrukhleach515 sounds like you missed my point. Which was that if they are charging that much for a guitar, it should have top level features. Maybe something that you don't get in other guitars - special pickups or even their high-end pickups that are in there $2,200 guitars, maybe something a little special other than a couple of pieces of plastic in the body. You're absolutely right I'm not a customer this guitar which, by the way is still an instrument and can validly be judged based on its quality as an instrument and in my opinion it's quality as an instrument is not what it should be. Otherwise why not just have it be a made in Mexico strat? Would that be fine with you? Better yet maybe they should have just made it a squire. It shouldn't matter as long as it has the plastic pretend crystals in the body right? It doesn't matter what the pickups are what the tuning machines are what the rest of the body is made of as long as it has those pretend crystals in it, right? The neck profile doesn't matter the fretboard and the fret work doesn't matter because it has those pretend crystals in it right? So why not make some extra profit and just make it a squire with a partially plastic body? When I'm sensing is that your appreciation for a guitar as an instrument is zero and you're just a fanboy of the game. In fact I'd be surprised if you even play the guitar.
I just love how fender always sends out their strats with the plastic over the pick guard! Its just so awesome to get a new guitar and then spend 2 hours taking all the screws and pickups screws out, the volume and tone knobs off to get all the plastic off! YAY FENDER!! I JUST LOVE THAT!!!
@@teknomanning Yea! Don't you just love that protection Fender provides us! 🤣In reality, I bet most people never go to the length of complete removal, because it's that much of a PIA.
@@dalekanium9531 Well duh, If anything, Fender should make it a lot easier to remove. The whole process one has to go through to remove the film is unacceptable.
Not sure if anyone has already said this, but just for a matter of public information, Fender's V-Mod series are Tim Shaw designed, as are the V-Mod II series they put on their American Professional II line (supposedly the story goes that the V-Mods ended up a little different than what Tim had in mind, so he designed the V-Mod IIs to be closer to that original vision).
How did you go about doing that I’m interested in this ffxiv Strat but it’s very expensive so I was looking at gettinging a fender Strat and doing the same mod as the limit break
They REALLY did make that pick guard disappear into the guitar finish. You can't even see it in most shots. Pretty amazing. Minor - not $3500 amazing, but still amazing!
I only wish those pink and blue areas would be slightly larger, and maybe some special inlays. But I do really like it nonetheless. I guess full gloss black guitar with matching headstock and black chrome parts really do it for me 😅
I didn’t know anything about the game or this guitar until about an hour ago, but I thought it sounded FANTASTIC. Very cool instrument. And, to be honest, I’m an old blues guy that loves Les Pauls, so there ya go.🤷♂️ I’m thinking, however, that the translucent parts act as an inter-dimensional antenna to an alternate tonal universe So, totally worth AT LEAST $3500. Great job, Fender Japan!👏
I have yet to find any proper way to pre-order one in the EU. They were supposed to start late this year, but I haven't seen anything in any actual EU music shops.
I recently picked one of these up brand new and tbh out of the box this guitar was completely unplayable. After having to reseat the neck in the pocket, and do an entire setup it actually plays really really well now. I agree with the pickups being extremely noisy as well, I guess that’s the nature of the vintage style pups. 🤷 I will give props to the fretwork though, it’s absolutely immaculate fret work. I ended up getting a really really nice rosewood fretboard, but I also called every guitar store that had these guitars in stock and got pics of every instrument I could to compare lol. I’ve still got 11 days to decide if I’m keeping it but for 3500$ you’re absolutely right that you can get a lot more guitar for that money. I wouldn’t feel so bad if a portion of the proceeds went to cancer research or something, but it’s a lot of money for an instrument that needed a lot of tlc to be playable…
Haha, Fender said " nah, we're gonna restrict selling MIJ stuff to the US ", but Trogly said " tf yall are " 😂 He's bought like 10 of them since they announced that
@@guitarjunkie7124 ik I just thought it was funny since they're trying to restrict their imported limited editions and ever since Austin mentioned it they've been almost all he's been reviewing haha
I don't honestly even understand why they have these restrictions or try to have these restrictions about them only selling in the country that they're issued in. I would imagine it has something to do with rights but I don't know what.
@@VidMashUp ITS NOT LIEK JAPAN IS RESTRICTING ITS MORE ITS THAT ITS TEH OTEHR SIDE MEANING USA BUT SADLY POELE ARE SO SIMPLETONS AND ALWAYS THINK ITS TEH OETHR SIDE WHEN IN REALITY USUALY IST DUE TO USAs SIDE TAHT MAKES IT DIFFICULT AND WAY MORE EXPENSIVE AD BURDENSOME TO DO FOR USA MARKETS SIMPLY DUE TO USAs SORTA ONE WAY/I WIN YOU LOSE APROACHES THAT IT CONSTANTLY DOES WHEN IT COME STO TRADE DEEALS.BUTA S I MENTIONEED BRAILES SIMPLETONS ALWAYS BLAME OTEHR COUNTRY OR SAY OH WHY THEY DONT THIS OR THAT WHY THEY RESTIRCT BUT NEVER ASK IF MAYBE JUST MAYBE IST USAs SIDE TAT MAKE SIT EXTREMLEY DIFICULT AND NON PROFITABLE TO DO FOR USA/NA MARKET BCS USA IS TRYING TO MAINTAIN ITS MONOPOLY/DOMINANCE IN TEH NA/EU MARKETS.
Agreed, missed opportunity to add an LED to the "crystals" wouldn't even need 9 volt, just a key chain battery. Poor QC for dust motes under the polyester finish on headstock, and one crooked tuner(!). Limit Break setting not really helpful with the V-Mods, better would have been a stacked humbucker in bridge. Alder body is good dense tonewood. Black polyester is good hard finish. Guitar is unique at least so maybe worth it for non fans.
MIJ is usually equal and sometimes better than US made from my experience. Just wish both would switch to a nitro lacquer for everything. Almost all US production Fenders use a Polyurethane finish, only a select few get nitro and that's still usually sprayed over the eurethane lol. MIJ is all urethane and Polyester unfortunately. Quality is great, but those thick gloopy plastic finishes really kill the feel for me personally. And anything over $1,000 should have a real lacquer imo, esp $3,000+
You'd have to toss the investment angle out the window, but I can see it being possible to drill 2 or 3 holes and wire up some LEDs with a little know how. Can understand it not being possible on a production model, LE or not, but do agree that there's better bang for the buck to be had elsewhere. Still a very cool guitar.
Anyone in the comments section able to tell me what time the Gibson Mod Shop and Demo Shop restock? I know it’s Wednesday but is there a specific time? I’m not able to find an answer anywhere
There’s Rickenbackers with lights under a translucent top, but those were pretty much chambered/hollowed out to fit the lights. The lights can “react” to what you’re playing on some models (best that it can do with the tech available anyway.) For this, it’s probably not lit because the “crystals” are at opposite ends of the guitar, so it’s a lot of long drill bits and wiring to a battery box (or a small 3 volt watch battery as 3 volt LEDs might be better.
I believe the price is a mix of COVID, and the fact that iirc, they're being individually made, at least in part by hand. Really don't know anything about guitars tho personally. I was just stoked to see the composer so proud of it. He deserves it! 😂
The black finish isn't some sort of epoxy top coat is it? Seems like it could be epoxy glass finish probably because the transparent parts are epoxy so it was the best way to bond them without a seam line. Might explain the price too
Wow that black is superb ' ...nice crystal stuff too, would definitely back light with tiny LEDs and slim battery - would look mysterious in the darkness of the stage before a tune, the RW neck could be a bit darker for me ...but that price tag is way too much '
If I were you, I would have tried to learn the Prelude theme from FF1 for the clean demo as it's been in most of the final fantasy games. But it's not easy to memorize so I totally understand!
Not much to say about the guitar that haven’t been said before. But some really nice licks here on the sound demo and Trogly’s playing is really firm and precise. I’ll even steal the one from 21:28 actually hehe!
I would just order the parts for an American Professional 2 like Landon Bailey has and have it painted and customized to my specs if I wanted a guitar like this. I own several custom shops and the price is justified because the quality goes up exponentially. However if these are pretty much the same specs of the American Pro 2 , then it is a shame there is almost a 100% increase. Even some of my custom shops I wondered if I paid too much. Sure, it looks cool, and even as a collector I don’t think I would buy this. It sounds very similar to the American Pro 2 but muddier. Not even better, what a shame.
There's another guitar in that territory of nerdy brand tie-ins. ESP has one in their Stream body shape that's Hatsune Miku branded. It's japan release only as far as I can tell. It's also in a Grass Roots model, like a Squire is to a Fender. If you have JP contacts that know where either of those is, I guarantee people will be interested.
All they had to do was drill thin holes from the control and pickup cavity to the resin areas, feed a couple of LEDs down there, wire them to a push push pot and a battery. Job done.
Can you try to do a vintage Harmony guitar from the 50s or 60s and compare it a modern Harmony guitar in a review and demo. The modern Harmony guitars are really good wood and affordable and Made in USA.
I personally think the new Harmony stuff is overpriced.. They really cut features low for $1,400+ you can get much better spec'd guitars at that price point.
@@_dmfd Better specs at that price is certainly true, but are you going to get better specs at that price while being made in the USA in the old Gibson factory?
@@charlesbolton8471 tbh man I could care less where a guitar is made anymore. Esp the shell of a factory. I don't mean that rudely btw. 99% of it is all the same CNC stuff. I care about quality and features to price point and those cut both of those short. And I love Harmony, learned on a 50s Broadway archtop. It's nice that they use a real lacquer tho.
Man, that fretboard needed to be darker, they should have stained it or gone with ebony, honestly ruins the look to have it blacked out with such light rosewood.
It isn't just guitar companies that are putting their product in video games and doing a model for it. Hamilton watches has a Far Cry model that is featured in the game.
I hope you enjoyed checking out Fender Japan's 2021 Special release - I can't wait to see what next year will bring
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Hey when is the slash Les Paul video coming??
I certainly did. I enjoy every bit of every show you do, whether I like the guitar or not!
@@dissonantambience How do you know there's one coming at all?
You can actualy change stuff on guitar also the reason why the sound isnt as REAL guiter is due to COPYRIGHT stuff so that when for example player wants to go and play as you say Iron Maiden and wants to upload it teh player dont get copyright striked for it or Sqare dont get sued by Company that holds the rights to the song.THAST THE REASON WHY THEY PURPOSLY SORTA MUFFLED and make teh sound bit distorted or sound sorta limited its to prevent being sued by music companies by companies using the exuses such as oh player played their song on in game instrument adn sounded the same as original nad then uploaded its preformance on the internet.
As a Guitarist and a FFXIV player, I appriciate that you actually took time to research things about the game! Overall, This is a very nice review.
I might be in the minority but I love blackout Fender guitars. It’s so weird seeing them blacked out like a heavy metal axe even though they have single coils and for some reason, it works
love the black guitar, love the case, not sure why Trogly is underselling it, having LEDs inside would actually cheapen it
@@williambennettofficial you have to put yourself in the mind of a child to understand his perspective
@austin ledley, nice DP.
@@88_TROUBLE_88 lol actually agree with you. Im a casual fan of guitars and an actual hardcore final fantasy online player - and even I think his idea is appalling. Would look so cheap/tacky.
I actually think Fender did a great job capturing what should have been something cheesy and making it into a realistic interpretation that has class. It’s actually beautiful. Real guitarist wouldnt mind playing it, and nerdy fans of Final Fantasy would like to collect it for display purposes.
Im new to this channel, but despite not even owning a guitar right now I’ve become addicted to learning about it and keeping up with the industry. But i just don’t agree with Austin on this one. Sometimes less is more. And it’s not like the Fender isn’t already striking with its blackout color + the gorgeous blue and pink edges. I dunno I really kind of love this.
These are down to $2100 on Reverb (2/24). Speculators lost on this one.
I appreciate trogly's dedication to brainstorming ways to light this guitar up
Lame, dude. It's fine how it is if you're not 11 yrs old
@@88_TROUBLE_88 lol good one, but it lost it's touch 3 replies ago. You really want to ruin someone's day, huh
The comment section disappoints me, because Final Fantasy XIV has an unlimited time free trial up to level 60 and including the critically acclaimed expansion Heavensward
Wait seriously ? I can't believe I never heard about that, I might actually try it in that case
NOW TO LEVEL 70 INCLUDING THE SECOND EXPANSION STORMBLOOD
The game is so boring! The fetch quests are unbelieveably bad you just do the same hit for like 30 hours then quit out of boredom
As someone who watched 2021 FanFest live (where this guitar was announced and played live by the game's composer and sound designer Masayoshi Soken), I can say that the general feel is not that this guitar is based on the one in the game. Rather, this guitar was made independently to be a "FFXIV inspired" guitar, and the one in game was made as a tie-in.
It's also important to note that the in-game item is not limited (anyone can get as many as they want, at any time) and you don't even need to buy one to play it in game, as any character that has unlocked the Bard job and done a short side quest can play any of a variety of instruments, including the guitar.
Hope that clears up any confusion!
I really dig this guitar but can't see paying nearly $4k for it. Not even half to be honest.
I agree. It's certainly not above the ultra luxe in the USA line. MAYBE a close match to the American Professional with the V-Mod pickups. But that's $1500. You know they based it on some current model. I'm thinking the American Professional, and as Flossy Carter would say, "It's too gat damn high.".
My expectations may be wrong, but these special edition guitars I think should have some type of special edition specs and b at least as good as the top of the production line guitars.
@@VidMashUp there's crystal horns as far as specs
@@88_TROUBLE_88 I don't consider "crystal horns" aka "part plastic body" a guitar spec. So you're saying if you glue "crystal" (plastic) to a guitar, it now has better specs than if you didn't glue the plastic on? My point, that you missed, is that it doesn't even have the technical specs to match the $2200 ultra luxe. I don't think the "crystal horns" make up for the inferior guitar components. If it's not at least as good a GUITAR as their top of the line production model, then it's not a guitar worth $1000 more, no matter how much colored plastic it has incorporated into the otherwise high quality wooden body.
@@VidMashUp If you feel the price of this guitar is too high, you're not a customer.
If you're making a rare guitar for a small number of people, it's only natural that the price will go up for that.If you don't like the amount, why don't you just buy a guitar that looks like everyone else's and has no features?
@@farrukhleach515 sounds like you missed my point. Which was that if they are charging that much for a guitar, it should have top level features. Maybe something that you don't get in other guitars - special pickups or even their high-end pickups that are in there $2,200 guitars, maybe something a little special other than a couple of pieces of plastic in the body. You're absolutely right I'm not a customer this guitar which, by the way is still an instrument and can validly be judged based on its quality as an instrument and in my opinion it's quality as an instrument is not what it should be. Otherwise why not just have it be a made in Mexico strat? Would that be fine with you? Better yet maybe they should have just made it a squire. It shouldn't matter as long as it has the plastic pretend crystals in the body right? It doesn't matter what the pickups are what the tuning machines are what the rest of the body is made of as long as it has those pretend crystals in it, right? The neck profile doesn't matter the fretboard and the fret work doesn't matter because it has those pretend crystals in it right? So why not make some extra profit and just make it a squire with a partially plastic body? When I'm sensing is that your appreciation for a guitar as an instrument is zero and you're just a fanboy of the game. In fact I'd be surprised if you even play the guitar.
Love that you played the endwalker theme for the test!
>singing to a little bird
NOW WAIT JUST A SECOND--
I just love how fender always sends out their strats with the plastic over the pick guard! Its just so awesome to get a new guitar and then spend 2 hours taking all the screws and pickups screws out, the volume and tone knobs off to get all the plastic off! YAY FENDER!! I JUST LOVE THAT!!!
Amen brother my 2019 jazzmaster still has plastic around the knob
@@teknomanning Yea! Don't you just love that protection Fender provides us! 🤣In reality, I bet most people never go to the length of complete removal, because it's that much of a PIA.
Otherwise people would complain of scratches on a new guitar.
@@dalekanium9531 Well duh, If anything, Fender should make it a lot easier to remove. The whole process one has to go through to remove the film is unacceptable.
@@PopeyeFPV Other companies not so different. It was a bitch to remove the plastic off my Schecter.
You NEED to link with Ola Englund. He NEEDS this axe so much… please hit him up
This guitar _will_ chug.
$hiiiiiiiit
He really does need this one!
Any guitar based off a game is bound to be crazy!
Not sure if anyone has already said this, but just for a matter of public information, Fender's V-Mod series are Tim Shaw designed, as are the V-Mod II series they put on their American Professional II line (supposedly the story goes that the V-Mods ended up a little different than what Tim had in mind, so he designed the V-Mod IIs to be closer to that original vision).
I love the effort you went to on this vid, as a FFXIV player and a guitarist it was a joy to watch!
I did something similar to the limit break with my S-type guitar and really enjoy the bridge & middle in series with the neck added parallel 👍
How did you go about doing that I’m interested in this ffxiv Strat but it’s very expensive so I was looking at gettinging a fender Strat and doing the same mod as the limit break
They REALLY did make that pick guard disappear into the guitar finish. You can't even see it in most shots. Pretty amazing. Minor - not $3500 amazing, but still amazing!
This particular guitar may not do much for me, but I love the gamer/instrument crossover idea.
I got mine (no. 226) last week, and I love it!
Cosmo black is such an awesome color for hardware and it's a shame it's relatively uncommon.
Ibanez has had that colour hardware for decades.
I only wish those pink and blue areas would be slightly larger, and maybe some special inlays. But I do really like it nonetheless. I guess full gloss black guitar with matching headstock and black chrome parts really do it for me 😅
I've been wanting to see one of these since I saw the initial announcement!!
I didn’t know anything about the game or this guitar until about an hour ago, but I thought it sounded FANTASTIC. Very cool instrument. And, to be honest, I’m an old blues guy that loves Les Pauls, so there ya go.🤷♂️
I’m thinking, however, that the translucent parts act as an inter-dimensional antenna to an alternate tonal universe So, totally worth AT LEAST $3500. Great job, Fender Japan!👏
Proud to say I have the Asuka Telecaster and will more than likely get this one in spring of 2022! I love these limited pop culture and anime guitars!
I have yet to find any proper way to pre-order one in the EU. They were supposed to start late this year, but I haven't seen anything in any actual EU music shops.
I recently picked one of these up brand new and tbh out of the box this guitar was completely unplayable. After having to reseat the neck in the pocket, and do an entire setup it actually plays really really well now. I agree with the pickups being extremely noisy as well, I guess that’s the nature of the vintage style pups. 🤷 I will give props to the fretwork though, it’s absolutely immaculate fret work. I ended up getting a really really nice rosewood fretboard, but I also called every guitar store that had these guitars in stock and got pics of every instrument I could to compare lol. I’ve still got 11 days to decide if I’m keeping it but for 3500$ you’re absolutely right that you can get a lot more guitar for that money. I wouldn’t feel so bad if a portion of the proceeds went to cancer research or something, but it’s a lot of money for an instrument that needed a lot of tlc to be playable…
even though it doesnt have lights built in it probably looks killer on a well lit stage
Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!
Haha, Fender said " nah, we're gonna restrict selling MIJ stuff to the US ", but Trogly said " tf yall are " 😂 He's bought like 10 of them since they announced that
Anyone can get them around the world
@@guitarjunkie7124 ik I just thought it was funny since they're trying to restrict their imported limited editions and ever since Austin mentioned it they've been almost all he's been reviewing haha
I don't honestly even understand why they have these restrictions or try to have these restrictions about them only selling in the country that they're issued in. I would imagine it has something to do with rights but I don't know what.
@@VidMashUp ITS NOT LIEK JAPAN IS RESTRICTING ITS MORE ITS THAT ITS TEH OTEHR SIDE MEANING USA BUT SADLY POELE ARE SO SIMPLETONS AND ALWAYS THINK ITS TEH OETHR SIDE WHEN IN REALITY USUALY IST DUE TO USAs SIDE TAHT MAKES IT DIFFICULT AND WAY MORE EXPENSIVE AD BURDENSOME TO DO FOR USA MARKETS SIMPLY DUE TO USAs SORTA ONE WAY/I WIN YOU LOSE APROACHES THAT IT CONSTANTLY DOES WHEN IT COME STO TRADE DEEALS.BUTA S I MENTIONEED BRAILES SIMPLETONS ALWAYS BLAME OTEHR COUNTRY OR SAY OH WHY THEY DONT THIS OR THAT WHY THEY RESTIRCT BUT NEVER ASK IF MAYBE JUST MAYBE IST USAs SIDE TAT MAKE SIT EXTREMLEY DIFICULT AND NON PROFITABLE TO DO FOR USA/NA MARKET BCS USA IS TRYING TO MAINTAIN ITS MONOPOLY/DOMINANCE IN TEH NA/EU MARKETS.
@@goranstojanov1160 OK.
Agreed, missed opportunity to add an LED to the "crystals" wouldn't even need 9 volt, just a key chain battery. Poor QC for dust motes under the polyester finish on headstock, and one crooked tuner(!). Limit Break setting not really helpful with the V-Mods, better would have been a stacked humbucker in bridge. Alder body is good dense tonewood. Black polyester is good hard finish. Guitar is unique at least so maybe worth it for non fans.
There are humbuckers that fit in the single coil Strat hole my friend.
Wow, super in depth breakdown. Good stuff, first time viewer of your channel here. Nice vid!
This one really looks great. I’m a fan of the look!
"Sounds pretty nice, for a Stratocaster." - Watching all the Strat fans heads explode!!! 🤯😂🤯
Please add weights when documenting components.
Dude that pink horn is fn dope
Your attention to detail is fucking awesome
The Asuka tele is probably in my top10 favorite guitars. The pickups on that are wild. I wish I could remember what they are.
I wonder if this one says serial nunber instead of number?
lace alumitone
@@chrollo0427 thanks
This one says number.
2:14 nice little touch in editing
That's the best sounding start I've ever heard, especially with the delay
As an avid FFXIV player this is like my dream collaboration... Fender + FFXIV + Trogly
That black finish is striking.
I wonder if you could stick some LEDs on the back to let the crystal part glow?
If the blue and pink extended further into the body it would look so much better.
That Cloud cameo!
Really cool guitar, just because it made in japan doest make it lower quality than usa made
MIJ is usually equal and sometimes better than US made from my experience. Just wish both would switch to a nitro lacquer for everything. Almost all US production Fenders use a Polyurethane finish, only a select few get nitro and that's still usually sprayed over the eurethane lol. MIJ is all urethane and Polyester unfortunately. Quality is great, but those thick gloopy plastic finishes really kill the feel for me personally. And anything over $1,000 should have a real lacquer imo, esp $3,000+
@@_dmfd agreed!!!!!
MIJ Fenders TYPICALLY are amazing guitars. Easily equal to the MIA guitars, but then so are the prices.
That finish would be more resistant to scratches because it's mostly likely coated with clear resin to transition the wood with the crystals
Whoa I didn't know there was a Beck Telecaster; I loved that series!
You'd have to toss the investment angle out the window, but I can see it being possible to drill 2 or 3 holes and wire up some LEDs with a little know how. Can understand it not being possible on a production model, LE or not, but do agree that there's better bang for the buck to be had elsewhere. Still a very cool guitar.
Board should have been ebony
Maybe even just painted black and finished over like maple to give the guitar an "it" factor that makes it different from all other strats
if it had piezo bridge on off switch just separate then i would love it
Anyone in the comments section able to tell me what time the Gibson Mod Shop and Demo Shop restock? I know it’s Wednesday but is there a specific time? I’m not able to find an answer anywhere
There’s Rickenbackers with lights under a translucent top, but those were pretty much chambered/hollowed out to fit the lights. The lights can “react” to what you’re playing on some models (best that it can do with the tech available anyway.) For this, it’s probably not lit because the “crystals” are at opposite ends of the guitar, so it’s a lot of long drill bits and wiring to a battery box (or a small 3 volt watch battery as 3 volt LEDs might be better.
I believe the price is a mix of COVID, and the fact that iirc, they're being individually made, at least in part by hand.
Really don't know anything about guitars tho personally. I was just stoked to see the composer so proud of it. He deserves it! 😂
The black finish isn't some sort of epoxy top coat is it? Seems like it could be epoxy glass finish probably because the transparent parts are epoxy so it was the best way to bond them without a seam line.
Might explain the price too
In the right lighting - you can see a visible seam line from wood to "crystal"
Wow that black is superb ' ...nice crystal stuff too, would definitely back light with tiny LEDs and slim battery - would look mysterious in the darkness of the stage before a tune, the RW neck could be a bit darker for me ...but that price tag is way too much '
If I were you, I would have tried to learn the Prelude theme from FF1 for the clean demo as it's been in most of the final fantasy games. But it's not easy to memorize so I totally understand!
That black is wicked 🖤
wow i havent heard the arr quest accept jingle in a looong time
The resin crystal looks cool, but Fender can get tossed with that 3.5 rack price tag. They kinda cheaped out, overall.
I really want this as a Final Fantasy Bard as well as a IRL guitar player but I can never afford it at that price point sadly.
I am curious to know how much he sold that for.
It would be so cool if they put a midi pickup in it so you could play it in the game
I love the BECK telecaster, sadly i can't afford this one... i wan't it.
No to the lights but like teh transparent look to the horn
Not much to say about the guitar that haven’t been said before.
But some really nice licks here on the sound demo and Trogly’s playing is really firm and precise. I’ll even steal the one from 21:28 actually hehe!
Did the US release already happen?
Nope not til next year
thats sick. loving the reviews trogly!
I like it but it literally costs over $6000 in Australia and I can’t justify it. But I will admit it’s probably the coolest strat I ever seen
I'm so envious! I was one so bad, but that kind of money just isn't in my budget to spend...
I wish i had the 3500 to toss away for this. I'd buy it no regrets no second thought.
Great work T!
The purple is on the horn,the blue is on the lower left bout .It would have looked better if they went with more crystal color goin' on!
I would just order the parts for an American Professional 2 like Landon Bailey has and have it painted and customized to my specs if I wanted a guitar like this. I own several custom shops and the price is justified because the quality goes up exponentially.
However if these are pretty much the same specs of the American Pro 2 , then it is a shame there is almost a 100% increase. Even some of my custom shops I wondered if I paid too much.
Sure, it looks cool, and even as a collector I don’t think I would buy this. It sounds very similar to the American Pro 2 but muddier. Not even better, what a shame.
I've learned to expect a price premium on Square Enix licensed anything, so the price of this collab is not surprising
strandberg and esp have done some anime guitars as well
I want to buy a esp edward from japan for 1200 but i dont know how many i'm going to pay for custom
so cool, i thought the crystal looking parts were just some paint but they went all the way :))))
There's another guitar in that territory of nerdy brand tie-ins. ESP has one in their Stream body shape that's Hatsune Miku branded. It's japan release only as far as I can tell. It's also in a Grass Roots model, like a Squire is to a Fender. If you have JP contacts that know where either of those is, I guarantee people will be interested.
I thought about that one last year, but decided to pass
That quest accept bgm was a nice touch LOL
I do think the case would have looked sick with the meteor symbol on it, just like it is on the fretboard
I don't like Strats, but this one I would play. Dang.
Thank you for the super in-depth review. I am a underwhelmed at the final but it's a pretty guitar nonetheless!
Are you potentially giving away your source by showing the number in the run you have? 87?
I’m an FF fan but a bass player. I wish they would make some special editions for bass players. 😂 Stellar review nonetheless!
The black looks extra dark. I think the guitar would look more interesting if it had a Maple fretboard stained a darkish red, blue, or orange.
Surprised they did not do ebony fretboard
All they had to do was drill thin holes from the control and pickup cavity to the resin areas, feed a couple of LEDs down there, wire them to a push push pot and a battery. Job done.
Can you try to do a vintage Harmony guitar from the 50s or 60s and compare it a modern Harmony guitar in a review and demo. The modern Harmony guitars are really good wood and affordable and Made in USA.
I personally think the new Harmony stuff is overpriced.. They really cut features low for $1,400+ you can get much better spec'd guitars at that price point.
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Better specs at that price is certainly true, but are you going to get better specs at that price while being made in the USA in the old Gibson factory?
@charles bolton I truly agree
@@charlesbolton8471 tbh man I could care less where a guitar is made anymore. Esp the shell of a factory. I don't mean that rudely btw. 99% of it is all the same CNC stuff. I care about quality and features to price point and those cut both of those short. And I love Harmony, learned on a 50s Broadway archtop. It's nice that they use a real lacquer tho.
Man, that fretboard needed to be darker, they should have stained it or gone with ebony, honestly ruins the look to have it blacked out with such light rosewood.
Totally agree even if it was that striped ebony
You should jam with this Guy who knows the bass of FF II, his name is Scott.
oh my god the translucent crystal its so gooood
Can't lie, I think it looks pretty awesome.
ITS GOT THAT FUNKY DISCO SOUND TO IT BE GOOD FOR RIPPING OUT THE FUNK ON
that painted neck is lit
It isn't just guitar companies that are putting their product in video games and doing a model for it. Hamilton watches has a Far Cry model that is featured in the game.
but can it djent?
Sounds like your playing Something In The Way that came out in The Batman
those pickups sound hot...wow
I can dig it
I'd never buy one and don't know a thing about the game but it is pretty cool👍. Awesome review amd demo, thanks Trogly!