Three Vintage Stratocasters - 1954, 1955, 1956
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- The 1954 was refinished at the Fender factory in 1961. The 1955 and 1956 are original. All pickups and pots are original. All three guitars have had 5-way switches installed. Amps are played dry through a 1960 tweed Bassman by the coolest guy in Tulsa, Steve "Doc" Hickerson at Guitar Technical Services.
Aug 54 Strat - Neck 5.42 Middle 5.61 Bridge 5.82, 1 pc ash, 6 lb 15 oz
March 55 Strat - Neck 5.27 Middle 5.59 Bridge 5.69, 1 pc ash 7 lb 0 oz
Feb 56 Strat - Neck 5.71 Middle 5.84 Bridge 5.98, 1 pc ash 6 lb 13 oz
My very first guitar was a 1954 Stratocaster that my dad gave me, Christmas of 1963.
What a lucky guy, i dream of having one.
Love your Dad!
54 #1
I saw your comment somewhere else today on another video about the 1954 strat
How old are you?...
@@pabloperez4063 he might be like 70ish
that 56 is God tier tone,that bridge pup is smooth for that position, the ones that get played the most are the ones that stand out
Much agreed. I have a theory, after 59 years of playing, that the more electricity that trickles through pickups or speakers or amp parts, the better they sound. Check out the Klein '56 pickups ... incredible match to this guitar, IMHO.
56 every day of the week. So warm especially position 2 the bridge pup certainly makes the difference. Also love the relic finish
The 56 sounds as if you can go from easy Jazz to Bluegrass in a heartbeat.
I hope to become that grandpa who can barely move and is always grumpy but can still play a mean guitar like this
My favorite is the 55!
My 1st guitar in '63 was a 1962 pre CBS start sunburst with a rosewood fret board, But I used to borrow my brothers Burns special edition Vista Sonic and he preferred my strat, playing the Burns was a dream, you couldn't feel the frets and strings, once we played a straight through 5 1/2 hour session with no fatigue
Man, this is incredible. Thoroughly enjoyable playing, and amazing tones from all off them. 54 does it for me - that is some sweet, sweet sound.
Eric Johnson approved!
fantastic playing i can only dream of owning one of those years
On second listen I am now leaning towards the 56. But all three are wonderful- still can't beat swamp ash.
Pretty Cool Randy, I Love the Old Fender Guitars and that old Amp. I have been playing since I was 3 or 4 and I am 62 now
What a treat to hear these. They all sound great and very sympathetically played. Thanks for a great post.
I need that 56. Thank you for sharing
Thank you for sharing.
56' hands down won my heart
Refinished a 54 in sunburst?😖
All sound amazing. Great amp.😏
Awesome, smooth playing!
we didn't refin it - someone had Fender do it in 1961.
The '54 sounded the best to my ears....shame that they refinished it with a 3 tone sunburst instead of the 2 tone they used in '54.
It looks to me like it was refinished between 58 - 62 by Fender though, so it makes it pretty unique in my book.
Great player and great guitars
Gosh I love the old strats
I like the 56 best, it's got this real nice throaty acoustic tone. It's full n clear
Same. Totally acoustic.
That amp sounds great!
Much agreed. From its size, it appears to be a Bassman.
the most important thing is, DONT SELL THEM TO NORMANS RARE GUITARS!!!!! Great respect for your collection sir
May I ask why not ?
@@haloskater24 me too
Why not? What's wrong with Norm?
Because Norm will sell them to Joe Bonamassa, and then they will be sitting in his museum, never to be played again. @@BoogyWoogyCreep
@@xArsVivendi So Joe Bonamassa owns every vintage guitar Norms has or had?
The old ones have great tone , really! 👌👏
Thanks for the video, Randy
Thanks for posting, lovely to hear (and see) these beasts compared side by side. Interesting variations really and they are all wonderful, for me the 54 takes it.
I agree...nice finish, beautiful tone.
Respect. Thankyou
The 54 sounded best to my ears and then then 56 but they all sounded damn good.
The 54 is a beast !!!?🤯
They all sound great. But if I have to pick one it will be the 55.
this map plays sooo well!
Your Amp is a great one, I am sure!!
How did you get all those? Tell me your story sir!!
Can I have one? I'll play it everyday, I swear!
it would have been nice to hear him give an opinion of which he liked the most and why before the end of the video?...sort of leaves us all hanging about what he thought, doesn't it?
BLU ARCHER - This is my friend, Stephen Hickerson playing. I bought the 1954 strat from a very famous player, found the 55 in Nashville at Carters, nd bought the 56 FROM STEVE. It was his guitar for 40 years. It is the one I kept, and I am sure it is his favorite too :)
There is probably an armored car outside the door to put them all back in a helium filled glass case.🎼
Ejemplo perfecto de "me da lo mismo cualquiera"
54 and 56 sweet
That’s like a quarter million dollars worth of guitars
correct me if im wrong, and im not against anything on this video, they are all lovely strats, but i was wondering while i watched. I thought fender didnt implement the 5 way switch until 1977, but all the strats in this video are 50s strats which i heard originally had a 3 way switch.
you are correct - I had the 5-way switches added to each and saved the originals
the 55 has more roundness and punch
The '54 is the tops in the bridge position. Does the '54 have a Sassafras body?
all three are one-piece ash
That '56 for the win....
I prefer the 55 but differences are slight- LOVE the ash body. When Fender went to Alder they lost something. Ash sounds a tad more lively while Alder sounds dead to me.
Ken Bash I agree, ash has that snap and deeper lows. Maybe that’s exactly why later on when alder was in full swing enamel wire replaced formvar on the pickups?
@@rjo8500 There aren’t any distinguishable tonal differences between woods on a solid body. Fender was just using what was cost effective and available at the time.
live. That’s your opinion. During my forty years of playing different guitars my ears tell me something different.
54 sounds a little clearer...
Nice guitar where did you them iunckers
That '55. Shades of Buddy Holly.
what i would give to play one of them.
The "Strat!" Best guitar ever!!!!!! Why!🤷♂️. . . . .because Buddy Holly played it👌
nahhh, tele because Keith richards😌
@@k3ys.63 yay， but strat because stevie ray vaughan
56' wins for me. Very bell-like and 'smooth'. Looks the best to me as well. It is alder right?
Ash…
@@bubbacloud O didn't expect that. Always thought of Ash being bright and thin sounding, but that's not the case with the 56'. Dream guitar.
1954 sounds best to me.
Yes
1954
Strange question with all the wonderful guitars, I’m asking about the soft sided case, what kind is that? Thanks
Gruv Gear GigBlade Side-carry Hybrid Gig Bag for Electric Guitar - Black
@@bubbacloud Thanks for the quick response!
That 54...
How to learn to play like this ?
They all have the same neck profile?
Not quite, but very close. The 55 was the biggest, but only by a tiny amount. I also had a 1958 and a 1961... they were really skinny.
So I'm guessing the squier CV 50s is supposed to be based on the 1955 strat?
Why does it have a five-way toggle switch if it's a 50s era Stratocaster. They come factory three-way toggle
Because I wanted a five way in each....
Nice ! Serial of the 54 stratocaster please ?
1955
holy sheet
I like the 5 way switch as much as any Strat player but I've never installed one in my '61 in the 21 years I've owned and played it, why? The older switches are easier to manipulate the 2nd and 5th spot, not much harder than on a real 5-way and from what I see the solder joints look original, meaning that the players before me had no major issue with it.
56
AMP are you using here, sir
1960 Tweed Bassman
1954 best
It's a big shock to the valuable bassman's speaker, so it's better to wait for a while after unplugging it from the standby.
A guitar is only going to sound as good as the person playing the thing.
54
How is that three tone sunburst...a refin?
refinished in 61
they are 3 times the same sound, but you can play just only with one instrument
All great, but the 54 kills bugs dead..
All Stratocasters are good !! just by being Stratocasters (Fender I mean )
God I wish that were true 😩
3tsb on 54?ouch...
Yes, factory refin in 1961....
Nope i like the 54 best and 56
Is the body alder for the 56?
nope - all are ash - one piece bodies
ES ROBADA WE?
why do u look so sad man
56