I got the 52 tele from this series too. I think I used tea or coffee to darken the exposed wood. It looks lovely and it's a freaking twang machine. The thing about that series with maple fretboards is that you get those marks in the positions you play the most and it looks so cool, also feels great. Problem is I went to far on it and completely removed the "telecaster" watermark so now is a nocaster. It costed me 900 euros with case and all so no regrets
One of my kids managed to scrape a big chunk of the fender logo off of mine not long into its life, I managed to get my local fender dealer to re-decal it with a genuine Fender decal, had to provide serial number and photos etc before they would do it though. I probably wouldn’t do that now but at the time it was basically pristine!
For all I know they just bought a fake decal and charged me to put it on 😂. I don’t think that’s really the case though, they are a very reputable store and the decal was exactly the same as the original.
How has the lacquer aged over time? Any type of natural checking, wear, or lacquer sinking into the wood? I know these era AVRI were only made 2012-2017 and had no poly undercoat like the previous ones and current AVii guitars.
The photo looks like this has a slab board! On a veneer board the join seam between the maple and rosewood is curved, not flat (at the heel). Strange to see that on a '65 but cool to have it!
Difference between vintage and traditional? Well Fender specifically called this range the American Vintage series, the reason being was that they were reissuing specific year models of guitars that are considered Vintage but of course the true meaning of Vintage is simply something that’s old, usually 30+ years in the guitar world is old enough for it to be considered vintage. Traditional would more be referring to something new or reasonable new that is made to replicate an older instrument or is made to honour the way those instruments looked and felt. Hope that makes sense!
@@JasonWharton82 Yes, I want to buy my first real Stratocaster, and I'm hesitating between a vintage American and a Fender Traditional made in Japan I didn't understand the difference between the two, because I imagined that they were about the same concept except that they were not made in the same country
It's like with Gibson, I don't always understand the difference between a Les Paul studio, standard, traditional etc. Sometimes even the names are very similar, even though it's not the same product
Really the main difference between an American Vintage (the series not an actual vintage guitar) and a Japanese one is just that, the country it is made in. American Vintage range does have a more historically acurate finish though as they have a Nitro top coat where as the Japanese ones are all poly finished. Honestly you can’t go wrong with Japanese Fenders, they are often considered to be right up there with the USA ones on the quality side of things. If you can, I’d recommend going and trying a few and just see which you like the best, vintage specs aren’t always the best approach as you may find you like something more modern.
With the Gibson models you mention, these are like trim level, think of it like a car, the junior is the most basic trim level, then a special is the next up, a studio is after that and adds in a carved top and humbuckers, a standard then refined the studio adding a burst finish, body and neck binding among other things and then a custom is above that with even more fancier finish.
I got the 52 tele from this series too. I think I used tea or coffee to darken the exposed wood. It looks lovely and it's a freaking twang machine. The thing about that series with maple fretboards is that you get those marks in the positions you play the most and it looks so cool, also feels great.
Problem is I went to far on it and completely removed the "telecaster" watermark so now is a nocaster. It costed me 900 euros with case and all so no regrets
One of my kids managed to scrape a big chunk of the fender logo off of mine not long into its life, I managed to get my local fender dealer to re-decal it with a genuine Fender decal, had to provide serial number and photos etc before they would do it though. I probably wouldn’t do that now but at the time it was basically pristine!
Fender wouldn't take mine not even as a gift lol
For all I know they just bought a fake decal and charged me to put it on 😂. I don’t think that’s really the case though, they are a very reputable store and the decal was exactly the same as the original.
Looks amazing, fellow HIM fan :)
Haha, yes for my sins! Thank you!
2 bored 2 excited, what will you be in your next video hyper excited? 😂
Where is the cat?
Hiding somewhere most likely!
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How has the lacquer aged over time? Any type of natural checking, wear, or lacquer sinking into the wood? I know these era AVRI were only made 2012-2017 and had no poly undercoat like the previous ones and current AVii guitars.
Hard to tell really since I artificially aged it and forced checking etc.
The photo looks like this has a slab board! On a veneer board the join seam between the maple and rosewood is curved, not flat (at the heel). Strange to see that on a '65 but cool to have it!
It’s 100% a veneer board, maybe the angle of the shot is playing tricks.
I have just 1979 my 66´blond.i was 13...now i´m 57 and i still have this strat ...i never sold it !
I wish I had held onto guitars I got when I was younger, that’s awesome that you have one from that era though.
Do you the differences a vintage and a traditional ?
I’m lost sometimes with the similar names
Difference between vintage and traditional? Well Fender specifically called this range the American Vintage series, the reason being was that they were reissuing specific year models of guitars that are considered Vintage but of course the true meaning of Vintage is simply something that’s old, usually 30+ years in the guitar world is old enough for it to be considered vintage. Traditional would more be referring to something new or reasonable new that is made to replicate an older instrument or is made to honour the way those instruments looked and felt. Hope that makes sense!
@@JasonWharton82 Yes, I want to buy my first real Stratocaster, and I'm hesitating between a vintage American and a Fender Traditional made in Japan
I didn't understand the difference between the two, because I imagined that they were about the same concept except that they were not made in the same country
It's like with Gibson, I don't always understand the difference between a Les Paul studio, standard, traditional etc. Sometimes even the names are very similar, even though it's not the same product
Really the main difference between an American Vintage (the series not an actual vintage guitar) and a Japanese one is just that, the country it is made in. American Vintage range does have a more historically acurate finish though as they have a Nitro top coat where as the Japanese ones are all poly finished. Honestly you can’t go wrong with Japanese Fenders, they are often considered to be right up there with the USA ones on the quality side of things. If you can, I’d recommend going and trying a few and just see which you like the best, vintage specs aren’t always the best approach as you may find you like something more modern.
With the Gibson models you mention, these are like trim level, think of it like a car, the junior is the most basic trim level, then a special is the next up, a studio is after that and adds in a carved top and humbuckers, a standard then refined the studio adding a burst finish, body and neck binding among other things and then a custom is above that with even more fancier finish.
Bonjours , j'ai installer deux set 65 sur deux strats ils son bons c'est micros , cool.👌👍🎸
I don’t speak French but I think you are saying nice things! 😂 thanks for watching and commenting!
In English it means, Hello, I installed two set 65s on two strats, they sound good, they're microphones, cool
Looks and sounds great!
Thank you!
Wow. Beautiful playing and tone.
Thanks very much indeed!
Awesome playing man. You’ve done a great job with that relic too, would have had me fooled!
Thanks! I do always worry it looks a bit naff 😂
@@JasonWharton82 Looks awesome mate! Braver than me though I’d be too scared of messing mine up haha but yours looks solid 👍
Haha yeah, it had a few dings already anyway and I figured worst case scenario I can just get it refinished, pretty happy with the results in the end.