Hope you dig the tones of this Stratocaster! Gus also makes an appearance in this video 😄🐈 Check out the specs and price here: ►Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/50sOrignalStrat ►Thomann - bit.ly/3dfedTr (Affiliate Links)
It's a great feeling when after many years you find your dream guitar. I gave up looking, and went the custom route, not Fenders overpriced custom shop, i found a great luthier in the U.K. called 42nd Street, and they built my dream Strat at a lot lower price, but just as good if not better than Fender. My last piece of advice is be happy with it, and don't look at any others, at least not for a while.
Sweet guitar brother! Very nice! Last year I picked up a Squier Classic Vibe 50's strat in white-blonde. I found myself gravitating to it even over my AmPro hss. It's very light and the neck feels great. So, I had the shop build me a custom decoboom red tortoise streamliner pickguard loaded with fat 50's and cts pro pots kit. I also swapped the nut out for a tusq xl then topped it off with dunlop willy g's 08-40 strings. Dude! Tone for miles. Of course the guys at the shop rib me about my 700 dollar 300 dollar guitar 😜 meh... they're just jealous! hahaha Isaiah 38:20
@@TangoDownOIF I totally agree. Robert is one of the other most unassuming UA-cam Providers I follow religiously. We might not agree on everything, but isn't guitar all about personal preferences!?!?!? And neither Shane nor Robert has ever had a problem with personal feeling that Everything About Guitar Is All About Personal Preferences!!! That's why they are two of the BEST on UA-cam (just my personal opinion, or "preference" if you prefer...Yes an attempt at levity.). Great Comment
@@intheblues Well, I am a lefty as well but I started to learn guitar in school and the instructor told me to put it round the other way. So I now play a right handed Strat and have two guitars that are now 40 odd years old. My first was a 1976 model and worse luck, I got one of the CBS models with the "micro-tilt" adjustment.
Out of all my guitars my strat blows the others out of the competition. I ordered $700 of gold to upgrade it just hadn't put it on yet. I have Gibson's that honestly don't impress me.
intheblues : it was a joke. I meant that it would be funny if, 2 weeks after buying your “last and final Strat”, you would start gassing for another one...
I had two guitars, and it was awesome to change between them, but the strings changing is really bothering to keep them up. I can't imagine for more than 5-7 guitars.
@@carlomaletti4284 dude you have a problem. Please tell me you left some guitars go to make place (and $) for the newer ones. Unless you are doing crazy touring (and have 2 roadies for your guitars only) you really don't need so much guitars.
@@Lobberzillo i agree. I had to change to some weird gauge (12,11,13) on the first 3 strings cause i was sick and tired of floppy 1st breaking, whilst I bend the second more (this on a Les Paul)... for my main Fender Strat I still use 9s, but my second strat is currently using the thickest ones from a 7 strings set. I have the idea almost having identical setups is a sin :)
Congratulations, Shane! I definitely see a rare effect I called "guitar and player matchinng magic" between you and this strat. Also, very pleasing jam in the end, thank you!
@@DMSProduktions Damn, I just had a panick session while I googled when is Father's Day here in Australia... I kept reading "it falls on a Sunday"* before finally finding a date... September! Phew! *Sunday was yesterday in Aus.
I was genuinely surprised when you said “the dreaded neck and middle position”. For me that is one of my best positions in my opinion. This really shows how tastes are so diverse. Everybody’s ears are so different.
As you know I'm late to the party with this video because I didn't even know about InTheBlues when you posted this. I'm really ecstatic you found your "Perfect" Fender Stratocaster. I, on the other hand, am a glutton for punishment. I have 8 that I'm not going to part with...well voluntarily anyway. I was so impressed by the bridge cover on yours that I immediately searched to see if they would fit mine. No Such Luck!!! I "Hate" when "that" happens!!! This strat looks Great to me!!! One last comment about the case..."If" I had that case for any of my Strats??? My cats would immediately destroy them. Starting playing in the 60's I am fully aware that the Tweed cases came with the Strats, Jaguars, and Jazzmasters then. But now...I'm pretty much a Molded Case fan. I'm very happy to hear you use the Fender Molded case for gigs!!! (Not a fan of GigBags at All...Actually, I think they are like not even having a case...No matter how "cool" everyone seems to think they are. Like Guitars...It's all a matter of personal preference. What's good for one might not be good for me.) Speaking of Cats...I really enjoyed seeing Gus make an appearance so Gus can make the credits!!! I hope he is still doin' great!!! Thank you for the great video.
I knew I shouldnt have clicked on this video, as soon as Shane started playing, I liked the sound of this fender! Roasted maple neck is what I want and a caramel or black colour. Thanks Shane! Edited..its been a year since this original comment. I'm finally looking to get a white MIM. AWESOME GUITARS!
I keep the cover on mine to looks sharp I flattened the bridge to the body really helped in tuning stability and it’s my no.1 ..congratulations Shane 👍👍
It´s definitely NOT the last! You love it now, kinda, but seems that you aren´t over-lovin it! I got a MIM Strat, my main guitar, absolutely love it! Gigged with it, recorded with it and... It´s now in storage (for now)... My Tele has taken over. Not gigging at the moment and, playing at lower volumes, the Tele kills it! Find the Strat, at low volumes is lacking something, almost sounds/feels weak!
This guitar is Gus Approved! 😸 Great looking guitar that we will be seeing and hearing for a long time on the channel! If one of these Original Series ends up in my collection, I know who to blame!🤣🤣🤣 Really happy for you Shane! Cheers!🎸🎸🎸👍🏾🎼🎵🎶
Congrats! My Fender Lincoln Brewster is *this* maple necked SSS strat for me. Every time I pick it up I fall in love again. A nearly perfect marriage of vintage and modern. Looking for my HSS rosewood model now. :)
Something about cats and tweed cases. My cat Brutus loves to chill out on my 57 RI Strat tweed case. The Music Zoo had a special series of Strats called NoNeck Strats, which have the baseball bat Nocaster-style neck you want, but it’s a Custom Shop series and, of course, this is your last Strat!
Been gigging my original 50s strat for over a year now. It has aged like a vintage guitar, has all the dings, neck worn down to wood. Beautiful guitar. I've been through quite a few strats over the years but haven't wanted another since I bought this one.
Graham Hodgson I was trying to find the equivalent of my first strat (first electric )that I had sold when money got tight (2012 sunburst standard series with a rosewood fretboard ) but soon found that being a lefty with poor credit my choices were very limited ... could not find a players or standard in either my original strats specs or with a black body with maple fretboard in left handed ... I was taken With the blue player but held off for months trying to find one of the ones I really gassed (the sunburst a tribute to srv’s #1 ,& the black a tribute to Clapton) eventually I gave in and haven’t looked back yet . This guitar is not only an excellent playing and sounding guitar , I love the look so much I find myself staring at it when it’s out of its case lol
Vic Soboleski The Tidepool colour is stunning. I truly believe this series is the best “standard” MIM yet. There’s nothing to upgrade, they’re ready to roll out of the box. I do know exactly what you mean by falling on hard times, I had to sell my C Shop Strat a few years back for the same reason. Not to worry, I’m well on my way back now. It sounds like you might be getting there too. Best of luck to you, just keep going mate, and stay safe over there.
@intheblues Got the same model also as a keeper. The reason why 2 and 4 position sounds more juicier than other strats is that on this one the middle pickup is not reverse wound/reverse polarity, so both pickups ARE in phase and sums up rather than doing frequency cancellation and sounding too scooped. And this also means 2 and 4 are not hum canceling :(
She's beautiful. Mine was on back order for 2 months from sweetwater. The finish on that ash body is something to behold. I have the 60 series Strat and I would sell that in a heartbeat before I got rid of the fifties. My last strat for sure, Well at least that's what I told the old lady.
I'm happy for you man! When you unpacked, "Hey, that's my Strat!" But mine is late 70's vintage. I've loved it for years. You have great taste in guitars! Enjoy...
I gotta say on my American original the tone knobs are insane. I was naming at a guitar center last night testing amps and the worker thought I was on the neck pickup. I was on the bridge with the tone knobs all the way down. Both tone knobs have an insane range from super bright to super dark. Biggest tone range I’ve ever seen in a tone knob. It’s like having a full EQ in the tone knob alone. I’m blown away by how bright and dark it can sound with both tone knobs. I have your color as well so mine is also ash. It’s pretty hefty for a strat. Mine is a keeper as well. Fender knocked its out of the park on this one. The only thing that I don’t like is it doesn’t have the RWRP so no noise canceling positions in two and four. I thought about swapping out the pick ups to maybe custom shop pick ups, but these pure vintage 59 pick up sound absolutely fantastic, so I probably won’t even upgrade them. Best sounding and feeling Stratocaster I have ever owned, and I’ve even had a custom shops. Don’t get me wrong my custom shop is out of this world as well, but so is this American original 50s. It may not be better than a custom shop strat but it’s on par with it.
I have been looking for a comment on tone controls. I've just got a pre-owned (leftie) one and the range is so poor about 15% of the travel. Apart from that I love it. I shall have to do some mods I think
1st Week - man I LOVE this Strat. 2nd week - this is a pretty good Strat. 3rd week - Hmmm, can't quite get the Strat tone I want 4th week - Lends it to the Doc, "man he's getting a better tone than me" 5th week - Sells Strat and goes back to a Tele. Just sayin' ;-)
haha. Not a chance. This will be around for a very long time. It killed the two Custom Shop strats I recently played in terms of tone and feel. It's what I've been looking for for years. Each of my other Fenders had something I couldn't stand about them whether it be neck shape or lack of sustain. As a lefty, there's not a lot of options like this one out there.
Great choice. Best sounding instrument I’ve heard you play EVER. PRS’s are great for LP tones but you’ll find this quickly takes place as your number 1 bc low output delivers more harmonic range and its also the sound of 1000’s of records we all love
Bought that guitar last week. Everything you said was just as I thought when I plucked it from the wall of strats. I tried 8 in total. Some were newer ultras. Some were professionals. Some were original 60's. BUT! The original 50's had me instantly sold. Bought it then and there.
If I was ever going to buy another Strat, it'd be this one for sure. Mine is a mid 90s American standard, the only one I ever played in fact. So I had nothing to compare it with. I'd like a fatter neck, but I don't want to bother with putting a new one on.
The neck is glorious. And the pickups sound amazing compared to my custom shop pickups in my MIJ strat. Plus the modern 9.5 radius is a plus. I am not a fan of the 7.25. Also the tone control on the bridge is amazing. Bridge is super versatile. Its so easy to tame the bridges sometimes brittle top end just by rolling the tone down to 7. And if you want extra cut you just roll the tone back up to 10. Love this guitar!
I knew you would get the 50s Original. I just knew. I remember when you reviewed it last year, it seemed to suit you very well and I could see it in your expressions. That and the Les Paul Special.
Recently installed the Pure Vintage 59's in my MIM standard, what a difference! I'm totally in love with the tone from these pickups. Thinking I'm going to put them in my CP 50's Strat next. PS, Try a red tortoise shell pick guard.
Congrats on a gorgeous guitar! I've seen the originals and I agree those are guitars for life! Just out of curiosity have you tried the Professional?? It's also fun to see that we share some similar approaches to our guitars. Because of you, literally, I went and got a Gibson LP Special (Got it used and the timing was perfect!), and I mean it because here in Chile there are limited options. You can always import even used ones, but the cost really goes up. I have an Ibanez AZ HSS (similar to your Vola that is a modern approach of a Strat, and it's a great guitar!), and I just got a Fender Pro I saw used, looked almost new, and I was looking for a proper Fender Strat tones, and a guitar I see myself for long term. Between both I'm done! (I hope, hehe) And I have a Squier Telecaster Classic Vibe 50's that's is just a great guitar! I don't see, at least for me, any reason for looking for another tell, since this one sounds great for me, the neck is a little small but very comfortable. Maybe I will change frets to taller ones since I have noticed the medium-jumbo are good but I prefer taller. All 3 other guitars have taller frets and It just feels much better for me.
the American Original is currently the top-tier Fender. If we didnt't feel like it was the definitive Strat ever, Fender would have failed. I am yet to see a bad review for this one. Seems QC is really working well on this line too. :)
Congrats again! Beautiful strat with an awesome neck on it. Ive just ordered a 50s original neck to put on my 57 avri. Hopefully this will work out. ;)
So even the American Original 50s has this damn plastic foil which I absolutely hate, since they even put it below the pots and screws and so you have to unscrew everything to get the foil off. Gibson Guitars don't have this. It's unnecessary.
Your my favorite left handed player this side of the Pacific. Great blues playing. Thanks. Oh by the way, could you list your signal chain? Awesome tones.
Congratulations on your Strat buy. It looks really amazing and the white on white is really pretty. And it's a Stratocaster!!!!! Way to go :) Thumbs up on your grabbing this one. I never heard of a v-neck, plus it being a leftie, this is a find :) Thumbs up 👍
Thanks for the kind words mate! I hope you're doing well. The Eric Clapton Strat has a bit of a V-neck as well. They aren't as common as the C shape or Modern C shaped necks.
You seemed to also really enjoy playing even more than usual on this strat, probably a very magical strat. And I agree, to me too it’s one of the prettiest guitars I’ve seen you with. I love ash bodies when you can see the grain through the finish a little. Absolutely stunning. Reminds me of the Mary Kaye strat
I struggled to get back to being a one guitar person. In the eighties I could only afford one and I loved it. When I started to make money I started accumulating guitars and it drove me nuts. But for the last 12 years I've had one guitar and I'm wearing it out nicely.
I’m working up to that point with basses. For years, I had several bass guitars and as of this year I am currently down to two Jazz Basses (one Fender, one Squier) and an acoustic bass.
I remember when you were talking this way about about your Squier Classic Vibes, then your Mexican Standard. They keep going up in $, so after you tire of this one, maybe you should just skip the Custom Shop relic, and go straight for a pre CBS Strat, and really have done with it.😉 Just kidding, I’m the same way - a Tele guy who went thru several Strats before I found “The one” 😆
Hey man, I've tried three of these left-handed, and the pots were always weird. They were likely right haded pots or wired wrong, which made the volume control not very useable. Like... There was no volume taper for the first 7 numbers, and then a quick drop off. I really wanted one, but everyone that came through Los Angeles, to this day, still has a wiring issue. Have you noticed this on yours at all?
“SOFT V”...oh hell yea...i played an eric johnson with a soft V...hands down THE most comfortable neck i have ever played...i wanted that guitar so bad but didnt have $1800 bucks at the time....that white on white is gorgeous...nice job Shane!!!!
I always loved the soft "V" neck shape. So I learned how turn a regular Squire neck ,to a soft "V". It came out great and with my little hands ,is very comfortable.
Just moved to Oz and keen to check out some ozzy guitar players. This guy is GREAT! Lovely phrasing without feeling the need to playing too many notes. Looking forward to checking out his other videos.
Nice jam brother! I really like the Strat color and look. Is it white blonde or Arctic white? Looks cool with the single ply guard. Pickups sound great too.
Looks like my dad's 1970's Strat. He sold it at a yardsale in the 90's for a couple bucks before I even realized he still had it. I flipped when I learned he had it up in the attic.
I'm almost jealous. Almost, because I've got a 60th Anniversary Classic Player 50's Strat and I'm still no good at playing guitar. Don't deserve a better one ;-) The guitar looks quite odd, sand colored with golden pickguard, bridge and tuners, but it sounds pretty good! Even in my hands. Have fun with the last Strat you will by for a very long time. I hope to hear it often on the channel.
Don’t want to be “That Guy” but every guitar I’ve ever bought, I’m convinced I’m never selling it. The buzz wears off and you’re looking for a upgrade.... joys of owning guitars.
Shane, do you prefer the neck profile of your 50's original stratocaster or 50's original telecaster? I am a fellow lefty who likes guitars with thicker necks, and finding ones to try in a shop is challenging. Thanks!
Great video. I bought a ultra strat last year and while I love it, it lacks mojo. That signature strat sound. Yes, it’s noiseless but maybe at the sacrifice of top end. I’m seriously thinking of selling the ultra and getting this. Any thoughts?
Precaution - My original 60s paint reacts to chemicals like the old fashion strats, so be careful with the type of material that your stand has or anything that comes in contact with the paint. Love yout channel bro
Sounds great but I don’t believe you’re finished buying Strats. Your track record over the last decade or so shows you never stop buying anything and you buy things you have previously owned and sold. No judgment intended -just an observation.
You think you’re done? You’re done when the gas tells you you’re done! You might be done for now but soon you will fall off the wagon and plugging in another and another and then just one more, the last one? Lol 😂
Hope you dig the tones of this Stratocaster! Gus also makes an appearance in this video 😄🐈
Check out the specs and price here:
►Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/50sOrignalStrat
►Thomann - bit.ly/3dfedTr
(Affiliate Links)
Gus or GAS ??? 🤣🤣🤣🎸🎸🎸
It's a great feeling when after many years you find your dream guitar.
I gave up looking, and went the custom route, not Fenders overpriced custom shop, i found a great luthier in the U.K. called 42nd Street, and they built my dream Strat at a lot lower price, but just as good if not better than Fender.
My last piece of advice is be happy with it, and don't look at any others, at least not for a while.
Sweet guitar brother! Very nice!
Last year I picked up a Squier Classic Vibe 50's strat in white-blonde. I found myself gravitating to it even over my AmPro hss. It's very light and the neck feels great. So, I had the shop build me a custom decoboom red tortoise streamliner pickguard loaded with fat 50's and cts pro pots kit. I also swapped the nut out for a tusq xl then topped it off with dunlop willy g's 08-40 strings. Dude! Tone for miles. Of course the guys at the shop rib me about my 700 dollar 300 dollar guitar 😜 meh... they're just jealous! hahaha
Isaiah 38:20
@intheblues are you using the marchall or the fender amp in this video
Sounds great!
This won't be your last strat 🎸 you can't help yourself
I am going to be hard-pressed to find a better lefty than this. I've tried for years.
intheblues being a lefty myself I m addicted to your channel / reviews .... though I can barely play I still GAS for a lot of your gear ..
@@vicpnut1 Thanks for the support on the channel. Keep practicing mate. :)
@@intheblues 60's American Original next ? ☺️
I saw that title and I was like, yeah, right! Give it five years or so.
That thing is amazing! What a cool guitar.
Thanks so much, mate! Your killer white strat was definitely an inspiration for this! :)
I love that you go to other guitar channels rob and comment positive vibes. That’s so cool to me.
@@TangoDownOIF I totally agree. Robert is one of the other most unassuming UA-cam Providers I follow religiously. We might not agree on everything, but isn't guitar all about personal preferences!?!?!? And neither Shane nor Robert has ever had a problem with personal feeling that Everything About Guitar Is All About Personal Preferences!!! That's why they are two of the BEST on UA-cam (just my personal opinion, or "preference" if you prefer...Yes an attempt at levity.). Great Comment
"The last Fender Stratocaster". Yeah keep telling that to yourself.
Well, he could trade it in for a Suhr....😉
I don't see any reason to buy another one. As a lefty this is the best I have tried.
@@intheblues Again, keep telling that to yourself 😂
@@intheblues
Well, I am a lefty as well but I started to learn guitar in school and the instructor told me to put it round the other way.
So I now play a right handed Strat and have two guitars that are now 40 odd years old.
My first was a 1976 model and worse luck, I got one of the CBS models with the "micro-tilt" adjustment.
Out of all my guitars my strat blows the others out of the competition. I ordered $700 of gold to upgrade it just hadn't put it on yet. I have Gibson's that honestly don't impress me.
2 week’s later: “I just saw this amazing 1957 Strat.....”
This has the 50s vibe 😉
intheblues : it was a joke. I meant that it would be funny if, 2 weeks after buying your “last and final Strat”, you would start gassing for another one...
Every time a guitar player buys a new guitar they say, “I’m done buying!” 😜
N+1 where N is the current number of guitars.
In April '18 l bought a Yamaha SG 1000. I told myself "OK, that's it, l have 12 now, this is the ABF!".
Since then I bought another 7.
I had two guitars, and it was awesome to change between them, but the strings changing is really bothering to keep them up. I can't imagine for more than 5-7 guitars.
@@carlomaletti4284 dude you have a problem. Please tell me you left some guitars go to make place (and $) for the newer ones. Unless you are doing crazy touring (and have 2 roadies for your guitars only) you really don't need so much guitars.
@@Lobberzillo i agree. I had to change to some weird gauge (12,11,13) on the first 3 strings cause i was sick and tired of floppy 1st breaking, whilst I bend the second more (this on a Les Paul)... for my main Fender Strat I still use 9s, but my second strat is currently using the thickest ones from a 7 strings set. I have the idea almost having identical setups is a sin :)
Congratulations, Shane! I definitely see a rare effect I called "guitar and player matchinng magic" between you and this strat. Also, very pleasing jam in the end, thank you!
Fender are absolutely killing it with the American Original series... They are so on point. Congrats on the Strat!
Good morning Shane, it's Father's day here in America, I don't know about your neck of the woods, but have a happy Father's day 💙 😊!
September here Leo!
@@DMSProduktions Damn, I just had a panick session while I googled when is Father's Day here in Australia... I kept reading "it falls on a Sunday"* before finally finding a date... September! Phew!
*Sunday was yesterday in Aus.
@@lueysixty-six7300 LOL! It sounds to me, like you've missed a few years!
Not a strat guy, until now!!! I need a strat!!!
I was genuinely surprised when you said “the dreaded neck and middle position”. For me that is one of my best positions in my opinion. This really shows how tastes are so diverse. Everybody’s ears are so different.
Must be a funk and disco man!
As you know I'm late to the party with this video because I didn't even know about InTheBlues when you posted this. I'm really ecstatic you found your "Perfect" Fender Stratocaster. I, on the other hand, am a glutton for punishment. I have 8 that I'm not going to part with...well voluntarily anyway. I was so impressed by the bridge cover on yours that I immediately searched to see if they would fit mine. No Such Luck!!! I "Hate" when "that" happens!!! This strat looks Great to me!!!
One last comment about the case..."If" I had that case for any of my Strats??? My cats would immediately destroy them. Starting playing in the 60's I am fully aware that the Tweed cases came with the Strats, Jaguars, and Jazzmasters then. But now...I'm pretty much a Molded Case fan. I'm very happy to hear you use the Fender Molded case for gigs!!! (Not a fan of GigBags at All...Actually, I think they are like not even having a case...No matter how "cool" everyone seems to think they are. Like Guitars...It's all a matter of personal preference. What's good for one might not be good for me.) Speaking of Cats...I really enjoyed seeing Gus make an appearance so Gus can make the credits!!! I hope he is still doin' great!!! Thank you for the great video.
I knew I shouldnt have clicked on this video, as soon as Shane started playing, I liked the sound of this fender! Roasted maple neck is what I want and a caramel or black colour. Thanks Shane! Edited..its been a year since this original comment. I'm finally looking to get a white MIM. AWESOME GUITARS!
I keep the cover on mine to looks sharp I flattened the bridge to the body really helped in tuning stability and it’s my no.1 ..congratulations Shane 👍👍
As soon as I saw the tweed case my jealously kicked in 😜
Glad to see fender didn't bend you over for a lefty model. Nice guitar!
It´s definitely NOT the last! You love it now, kinda, but seems that you aren´t over-lovin it! I got a MIM Strat, my main guitar, absolutely love it! Gigged with it, recorded with it and... It´s now in storage (for now)... My Tele has taken over. Not gigging at the moment and, playing at lower volumes, the Tele kills it! Find the Strat, at low volumes is lacking something, almost sounds/feels weak!
How are you liking this cool guitar two years later? How is it weight wise?
This guitar is Gus Approved! 😸 Great looking guitar that we will be seeing and hearing for a long time on the channel! If one of these Original Series ends up in my collection, I know who to blame!🤣🤣🤣 Really happy for you Shane! Cheers!🎸🎸🎸👍🏾🎼🎵🎶
Congrats! My Fender Lincoln Brewster is *this* maple necked SSS strat for me. Every time I pick it up I fall in love again. A nearly perfect marriage of vintage and modern. Looking for my HSS rosewood model now. :)
I have had my eyes on these also. I fell back in love with my main strat yesterday though after installing a set of Lollar Blackface pickups
Something about cats and tweed cases. My cat Brutus loves to chill out on my 57 RI Strat tweed case. The Music Zoo had a special series of Strats called NoNeck Strats, which have the baseball bat Nocaster-style neck you want, but it’s a Custom Shop series and, of course, this is your last Strat!
That guitar is stunning !!!! Black scratch plate ? People are mad!!!
With a little adjusting ... this is a really good guitar. Of course, Fender had to change back to the 7.25 radius with the American Vintage II.
Lefty Dave here,... I’ve got one, they are a one off and fab... smell good as well😀
Been gigging my original 50s strat for over a year now. It has aged like a vintage guitar, has all the dings, neck worn down to wood. Beautiful guitar. I've been through quite a few strats over the years but haven't wanted another since I bought this one.
I bought a 50s as well. However, mine has a rose colored tint to the white. Does your strat have the rose tint?
Wow, you can just hear that sustain going for days! As a long-time Strat fan, I would love to get my hands on one of these.
Nice. Very nice. The cat I mean. Oh, the guitar too? Yep, she’s a beauty.
I recently got the lefty version of your guitar in your pic ( players strat ?) awesome guitar
Vic Soboleski The player series are excellent value. Congrats, enjoy!
Graham Hodgson I was trying to find the equivalent of my first strat (first electric )that I had sold when money got tight (2012 sunburst standard series with a rosewood fretboard ) but soon found that being a lefty with poor credit my choices were very limited ... could not find a players or standard in either my original strats specs or with a black body with maple fretboard in left handed ... I was taken With the blue player but held off for months trying to find one of the ones I really gassed (the sunburst a tribute to srv’s #1 ,& the black a tribute to Clapton) eventually I gave in and haven’t looked back yet . This guitar is not only an excellent playing and sounding guitar , I love the look so much I find myself staring at it when it’s out of its case lol
Vic Soboleski The Tidepool colour is stunning. I truly believe this series is the best “standard” MIM yet. There’s nothing to upgrade, they’re ready to roll out of the box. I do know exactly what you mean by falling on hard times, I had to sell my C Shop Strat a few years back for the same reason. Not to worry, I’m well on my way back now. It sounds like you might be getting there too. Best of luck to you, just keep going mate, and stay safe over there.
@intheblues Got the same model also as a keeper. The reason why 2 and 4 position sounds more juicier than other strats is that on this one the middle pickup is not reverse wound/reverse polarity, so both pickups ARE in phase and sums up rather than doing frequency cancellation and sounding too scooped. And this also means 2 and 4 are not hum canceling :(
0:19 - At this point, it was a Fender Cat-ocaster.
She's beautiful. Mine was on back order for 2 months from sweetwater. The finish on that ash body is something to behold. I have the 60 series Strat and I would sell that in a heartbeat before I got rid of the fifties. My last strat for sure, Well at least that's what I told the old lady.
Gus likes "New Guitar Smell" too. 😀😺
Cats and guitar cases - what's that about? Our cat loves 'em as well
I'm happy for you man! When you unpacked, "Hey, that's my Strat!" But mine is late 70's vintage. I've loved it for years. You have great taste in guitars! Enjoy...
I have a white player strat, and it has 3 ply plastics which make it look much better. The single ply makes it look cheaper.
At first I thought you hated that strat and you were done .... but ///I was wrong....sounds amazing !!!!!
“The dreaded neck and middle position”...you mean the place where Mike McCready made my dreams come to life?!
Those are the only positions I use on my Strat. Never once played on the bridge. Way too trebly.
These are the best for the casholla for the vintage feel and tone good job 👍
I gotta say on my American original the tone knobs are insane. I was naming at a guitar center last night testing amps and the worker thought I was on the neck pickup. I was on the bridge with the tone knobs all the way down. Both tone knobs have an insane range from super bright to super dark. Biggest tone range I’ve ever seen in a tone knob. It’s like having a full EQ in the tone knob alone. I’m blown away by how bright and dark it can sound with both tone knobs. I have your color as well so mine is also ash. It’s pretty hefty for a strat. Mine is a keeper as well. Fender knocked its out of the park on this one.
The only thing that I don’t like is it doesn’t have the RWRP so no noise canceling positions in two and four. I thought about swapping out the pick ups to maybe custom shop pick ups, but these pure vintage 59 pick up sound absolutely fantastic, so I probably won’t even upgrade them. Best sounding and feeling Stratocaster I have ever owned, and I’ve even had a custom shops. Don’t get me wrong my custom shop is out of this world as well, but so is this American original 50s. It may not be better than a custom shop strat but it’s on par with it.
I have been looking for a comment on tone controls. I've just got a pre-owned (leftie) one and the range is so poor about 15% of the travel. Apart from that I love it. I shall have to do some mods I think
1st Week - man I LOVE this Strat.
2nd week - this is a pretty good Strat.
3rd week - Hmmm, can't quite get the Strat tone I want
4th week - Lends it to the Doc, "man he's getting a better tone than me"
5th week - Sells Strat and goes back to a Tele.
Just sayin' ;-)
haha. Not a chance. This will be around for a very long time. It killed the two Custom Shop strats I recently played in terms of tone and feel. It's what I've been looking for for years. Each of my other Fenders had something I couldn't stand about them whether it be neck shape or lack of sustain. As a lefty, there's not a lot of options like this one out there.
@@intheblues Ok, as a lefty bluesman, i'll grant you this guitar Shane! ;) You deserve it! This one WAITED for you! Enjoy mate!
I picked up a 60's Original in Shell Pink. They are great guitars. Congrats on your sweet Strat. P.S. good call on keeping the white pickguard.
Same with me and the Am Original 60s! It is perfect, sounds lovely and is piiiiiiink
Thanks for introducing Gus to us.
Great choice. Best sounding instrument I’ve heard you play EVER. PRS’s are great for LP tones but you’ll find this quickly takes place as your number 1 bc low output delivers more harmonic range and its also the sound of 1000’s of records we all love
New guitar, a cat, and awesome jams. This video has it all.
Bought that guitar last week. Everything you said was just as I thought when I plucked it from the wall of strats. I tried 8 in total. Some were newer ultras. Some were professionals. Some were original 60's. BUT! The original 50's had me instantly sold. Bought it then and there.
If I was ever going to buy another Strat, it'd be this one for sure. Mine is a mid 90s American standard, the only one I ever played in fact. So I had nothing to compare it with. I'd like a fatter neck, but I don't want to bother with putting a new one on.
The neck is glorious. And the pickups sound amazing compared to my custom shop pickups in my MIJ strat. Plus the modern 9.5 radius is a plus. I am not a fan of the 7.25. Also the tone control on the bridge is amazing. Bridge is super versatile. Its so easy to tame the bridges sometimes brittle top end just by rolling the tone down to 7. And if you want extra cut you just roll the tone back up to 10. Love this guitar!
White 50s strat looks cool with gold anodised scratchplate !
That tone is off the charts, mate. Great guitar and great playing (as always!)
Man that exit playing had a perfect mix of Mark Knopfler /Eric Clapton tone and style ..... congrats
Thanks, Vic! Those are my two biggest guitar inspirations mate. Even though I can't do the Knopfler thing that well those tones are so iconic! :)
@@intheblues You still need a Schecter, Pensa, and a McInturff then Shane.
I knew you would get the 50s Original. I just knew. I remember when you reviewed it last year, it seemed to suit you very well and I could see it in your expressions. That and the Les Paul Special.
Recently installed the Pure Vintage 59's in my MIM standard, what a difference! I'm totally in love with the tone from these pickups. Thinking I'm going to put them in my CP 50's Strat next.
PS, Try a red tortoise shell pick guard.
Very beautiful! Finally an all white jewel. Love it!
Congrats on a gorgeous guitar! I've seen the originals and I agree those are guitars for life! Just out of curiosity have you tried the Professional??
It's also fun to see that we share some similar approaches to our guitars. Because of you, literally, I went and got a Gibson LP Special (Got it used and the timing was perfect!), and I mean it because here in Chile there are limited options. You can always import even used ones, but the cost really goes up.
I have an Ibanez AZ HSS (similar to your Vola that is a modern approach of a Strat, and it's a great guitar!), and I just got a Fender Pro I saw used, looked almost new, and I was looking for a proper Fender Strat tones, and a guitar I see myself for long term. Between both I'm done! (I hope, hehe)
And I have a Squier Telecaster Classic Vibe 50's that's is just a great guitar! I don't see, at least for me, any reason for looking for another tell, since this one sounds great for me, the neck is a little small but very comfortable. Maybe I will change frets to taller ones since I have noticed the medium-jumbo are good but I prefer taller. All 3 other guitars have taller frets and It just feels much better for me.
I'm with you like the sound of those pickups and I'm seriously a single coil guy and ash bodies.
Shane, put some raw vintage springs in the back. Should make it more resonant. Very cheap reversible mod.
Mate I have the 60's version, it was my first ever Strat so I had nothing to compare it to but somehow I knew it was amazing 🤷🏻♂️🤘🏻
the American Original is currently the top-tier Fender. If we didnt't feel like it was the definitive Strat ever, Fender would have failed. I am yet to see a bad review for this one. Seems QC is really working well on this line too. :)
Congrats again! Beautiful strat with an awesome neck on it. Ive just ordered a 50s original neck to put on my 57 avri. Hopefully this will work out. ;)
Sounds amazing. I picked one up last year after hearing your review.
Congratulations Shane Very nice
So even the American Original 50s has this damn plastic foil which I absolutely hate, since they even put it below the pots and screws and so you have to unscrew everything to get the foil off. Gibson Guitars don't have this. It's unnecessary.
Great stuff mate, but we’ll see if it’s the ‘last strat’ you buy!
Congrats Shane! 😃
Guitar is a looker Shane! Fantastic tones, and seems to perfectly fit your needs. HNGD!
Is this video made by gopro hero8? Nice strat mate, i want it too..
Your my favorite left handed player this side of the Pacific. Great blues playing. Thanks. Oh by the way, could you list your signal chain? Awesome tones.
Nice! I think a tortoise shell guard would look bangin’ too.
Sounds good!
Hell yeah. Nice jam. Loving the bendy face expressions.
Congratulations on your Strat buy. It looks really amazing and the white on white is really pretty. And it's a Stratocaster!!!!! Way to go :) Thumbs up on your grabbing this one. I never heard of a v-neck, plus it being a leftie, this is a find :) Thumbs up 👍
Thanks for the kind words mate! I hope you're doing well. The Eric Clapton Strat has a bit of a V-neck as well. They aren't as common as the C shape or Modern C shaped necks.
You seemed to also really enjoy playing even more than usual on this strat, probably a very magical strat. And I agree, to me too it’s one of the prettiest guitars I’ve seen you with. I love ash bodies when you can see the grain through the finish a little. Absolutely stunning. Reminds me of the Mary Kaye strat
I struggled to get back to being a one guitar person. In the eighties I could only afford one and I loved it. When I started to make money I started accumulating guitars and it drove me nuts. But for the last 12 years I've had one guitar and I'm wearing it out nicely.
? which one, not a strat
A fender Esquire.
I’m working up to that point with basses. For years, I had several bass guitars and as of this year I am currently down to two Jazz Basses (one Fender, one Squier) and an acoustic bass.
It's not easy. LOL
What do they say in AA. One day at a time.🤣
Love that guitar man!!Love your playing too!...fanboy from Canadian West Coast burb..Port Coquitlam
That guitar is beatifull and it's a lefty. I have a 50's reissue Daphine blue Strat . Guitar Man.
I remember when you were talking this way about about your Squier Classic Vibes, then your Mexican Standard. They keep going up in $, so after you tire of this one, maybe you should just skip the Custom Shop relic, and go straight for a pre CBS Strat, and really have done with it.😉
Just kidding, I’m the same way - a Tele guy who went thru several Strats before I found “The one” 😆
0.34 Gus can smell the authenticity of the strat. Did you give the box to him? 😃🤣
Hey man, I've tried three of these left-handed, and the pots were always weird. They were likely right haded pots or wired wrong, which made the volume control not very useable. Like... There was no volume taper for the first 7 numbers, and then a quick drop off. I really wanted one, but everyone that came through Los Angeles, to this day, still has a wiring issue. Have you noticed this on yours at all?
mine has little control on the tone pots
“SOFT V”...oh hell yea...i played an eric johnson with a soft V...hands down THE most comfortable neck i have ever played...i wanted that guitar so bad but didnt have $1800 bucks at the time....that white on white is gorgeous...nice job Shane!!!!
I always loved the soft "V" neck shape. So I learned how turn a regular Squire neck ,to a soft "V". It came out great and with my little hands ,is very comfortable.
Jerry, I'd be interested in hearing about that. My situation, too!
Just moved to Oz and keen to check out some ozzy guitar players. This guy is GREAT! Lovely phrasing without feeling the need to playing too many notes. Looking forward to checking out his other videos.
I am happy for you and also not lucky with her too...
Enjoy mate!!!
Nice jam brother! I really like the Strat color and look. Is it white blonde or Arctic white?
Looks cool with the single ply guard. Pickups sound great too.
Well done congrats!
0:30 Strato-catter
You do not need to take the ash tray off .It will fall off by itself in a while
I said the same thing about my last stratocaster usa now I have sixty of them
Happy Father’s Day, Shane!
I’m calling shenanigans on it being your last Strat though 😁
Howdy, that is a beauty! Hope all is well. ✌️✌️✌️
Looks like my dad's 1970's Strat. He sold it at a yardsale in the 90's for a couple bucks before I even realized he still had it. I flipped when I learned he had it up in the attic.
Do you play it give it some love if he lets ya
My FatherInLaw chopped up a 100 year old Russian piano which I had spent years drooling over to make a big tool box fo the shed.
He sold it but he still had it? So it never sold.
@@Tim8tei What? He sold it before I even realized he still had it (up in the attic). Better?
I'm almost jealous. Almost, because I've got a 60th Anniversary Classic Player 50's Strat and I'm still no good at playing guitar. Don't deserve a better one ;-) The guitar looks quite odd, sand colored with golden pickguard, bridge and tuners, but it sounds pretty good! Even in my hands.
Have fun with the last Strat you will by for a very long time. I hope to hear it often on the channel.
Don’t want to be “That Guy” but every guitar I’ve ever bought, I’m convinced I’m never selling it. The buzz wears off and you’re looking for a upgrade.... joys of owning guitars.
They make one in shell pink omfg I need it!!!!!!
Why does Fender insist on not having a truss rod adjustment slot on the headstock on vintage style guitars. That would be a deal breaker for me.
Could it be that "vintage " is the current vogue along with authenticity, warts and all?
Nostalgia goggles are a powerful marketing tool for some. Same reason they charge big $$$$$ to beat up brand new guitars and call them relics. 😉
Agreed
For real. Its 2020, there's no reason to have heel adjust truss rods anymore.
It's fine, made me learn more about my Jag when I took the neck off. Less afraid to ruin it as it's very easy and goes right back on
Shane, do you prefer the neck profile of your 50's original stratocaster or 50's original telecaster? I am a fellow lefty who likes guitars with thicker necks, and finding ones to try in a shop is challenging. Thanks!
Great video. I bought a ultra strat last year and while I love it, it lacks mojo. That signature strat sound. Yes, it’s noiseless but maybe at the sacrifice of top end. I’m seriously thinking of selling the ultra and getting this. Any thoughts?
Being left-handed, I love this video!
Based on your video, I bought the 50s strat. Mine arrived with a rose colored tint. Does yours have a rose colored tint?
You mean you buy why you like. WOW. I full agree.
Precaution - My original 60s paint reacts to chemicals like the old fashion strats, so be careful with the type of material that your stand has or anything that comes in contact with the paint. Love yout channel bro
Sounds great but I don’t believe you’re finished buying Strats. Your track record over the last decade or so shows you never stop buying anything and you buy things you have previously owned and sold. No judgment intended -just an observation.
I initially had my eye on the Aztec gold but it was sold out at my local store, so I ended up with this beautiful white blonde!
You think you’re done? You’re done when the gas tells you you’re done! You might be done for now but soon you will fall off the wagon and plugging in another and another and then just one more, the last one? Lol 😂
It's still my only Strat :) hehe. But who knows what might happen down the track.
The last FENDER Stratocaster I'll ever buy....EVER.....for a long time.
....does Squier count?