KleshGuitars unboxing - Fender Mod Shop Stratocaster
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Today I buy and review a 2021 Fender Mod Shop Stratocaster! Ebay link below.
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Fixing the Buzz on this guitar: ua-cam.com/video/JofXiZJQnEg/v-deo.html
I am sorry, but that was entirely your fault. There was the option for changing the hardware colour, but were so quick to choose that you missed it, and you placed your order right away, etc.. You can't possibly expect Fender to stop everything just because you suddenly changed your mind. If they made an exception for you, they'd have to do it for everyone, and they would never get thigns done, because people would change their orders throughout the process. It's best to take your time and make 100% sure that you are positive about your choices. Then you can place your order. It's a sweet-looking guitar. I certainly wouldn't have gone with a hardtail, but that's your personal choice, of course. Really can't blame Fender for bad CS here. To be fair, you tried to be unbiased, and did a pretty good job at it.
I think fender has these "mod shop" guitars are ready assembled that's why.
You spec'd the guitar fairly quick IMO, missed or skipped a few steps including plastic part color selection when you were selecting your options; you selected and acknowledged you accept the return policy terms and conditions though we didn't see you read them in the video, and you placed your order.
You're not dealing with the CS or small luthier, you're dealing with one of the largest guitar makers in the world; what seems like a small change to you means someone - or several people - has to stop what they're doing (working) and fix it because you changed your mind after placing the order.
Buyer beware. Take your time and consider all the options before placing your order.
IMO
Honestly I'm not sure what he was expecting. He said it himself, Fender is one of the biggest guitar manufacturers out there they probably get thousands of orders from the Modshop daily, you can't expect them to allow people to change their orders after the fact, It just wouldn't be practical.
He seems mad at Fender and their costumer service over something that's entirely his own fault, maybe if you're ordering a $2000 custom guitar you should think it over for a couple of days to make sure it's really what you want.
SMDH at this guy… a bunch of bad and misleading information, unfamiliar with the mod shop tool and terms, wants a huge company to stop everything they’re doing because he had second thoughts on specs. If Kiesel can’t modify specs after the completion of the order, certainly Fender can’t. They’d have to do it for everyone and no guitars would be built.
Couldn't agree more.
If you have to guess whether or not it's poly, it's poly. You know a nitro smell immediately when you open the case, it's very strong and distinct.
I remember the first time I played a guitar that was nitro and it smelled super sweet
Dude, so weird. I have the left handed version of this exact same build (though my neck is roasted maple) in left handed. I absolutely love mine and it also took two weeks.
Us lefty's love Mod Shop I keep seeing. We can finnally chose our options instead of being left with the 2 color option model, (that's if they even make a lefty model).
"Hand-made' just means the door will fall off" Jeremy Clarkson.
I don't profess to be a luthier but I put a new Vega tremolo system on my Strat and it was buzzing on several strings... I adjusted the neck (had to loosen the strings as the adjustment screw was at the base of the neck, and adjusted the neck. 3 times. Finally got it perfect and all the buzzing is gone. Watching your video first thing, I said 'adjust the neck'. The bridge wasn't causing a buzz.
Roasted pine sounds great for a strat body. Indistinguishable from alder in a blind test
It's a mod Strat, not a custom shop Strat. They just put your chosen standard parts together. No extra care or effort.
Just got a mod shop and mine is doing the exact same thing. I figured these would be just under a custom shop quality guitar. I think it’s more like a low budget MIM.
Yeah it's unfortunate, but I plan or ripping this one apart and giving it a complete overhaul, fret level, neck angle etc. It won't be buzzy when I'm done with it.
Wow🎸《☆》Buzzy Buzzerton👍🏾👽🌾I'd like to see the same Strat specked out with 3 Wide Range Humbuckers✌🏼😎☯️
Those screws are to adjust the height of the action if you lower the action so much it will buzz. You need to adjust the action to about 2mm above the 12th
Also the springs are for the intonation
The top saddle screws are for string height and the back ones are for intonation correct.
I ordered a guitar from the fender mod shop. I was able to change my order with no issues
Sorry unless you did different things you did not get up the guitar. The screws in the bridge are for individual string height and action. They don’t need to be tightened to avoid buzz they just need to be set correct. I suspect if you combined the correct neck relief with strong height and intonation that guitar will not buzz. Also the temperature can mean even a guitar that was good in the factory needs further setup once it arrives with you.
Correct. However in my experience there are many guitars that just won't set up correctly. It's usually the fingerboard which needs levelling/refretting, or sometimes it's the neck angle. Every guitar can be set up properly but sometimes it takes Invasive measures.
It's the frets that's causing the buzzing noise. Check your string height at the 12th fret vs the second fret. I think your neck might be canted too far back. Remember the adjustment hole in your neck plate!
Check today's video, I fix the buzz on this guitar
YEah a lot of folks dont seem to understand that adjustment hole on the neck plates.
Sounds to me you should have gone for the teambuilt custom shop, hope your enjoying the guitar though..
Yeah you're proabbly right LOL i don't know it's been sitting in a case since I bought it, so my answer is no, not enjoying it. :)
The buzz could be the nut improperly cut. And if that's it the only solution would be to cut out the nut and make a new one. What an annoyance that would be.
My thoughts also
Adjust in this order: truss rod/string height/intonation/relief at nut. Height - two screws on top of each individual saddle of bridge, intonation is the very back screw on bottom of saddles. You did not even mention string height....
I'm 31 and only a month or so into my guitar journey,, I'm not yet learning chords but I've already learnt the first 22 bars of hallelujah, almost half of lynyrd skynyrd needle and the spoon, as well as a couple bluesy links that I've come up with.
I've got a Monterey strat style SSH,
A Haze strat style 12 string SSS,
A Haze Tele style 6 string,
An old acoustic that gigged around Alice Springs (australia) thru the 70's.
A Yamaha 4 string bass.
And a Koloss gt4 6 string (kit build aluminium body).
The koloss has a bad rep due to junk neck and hardware but since putting the spruce neck from my monterey on it it's a beautiful piece to play.
I spent my first week dialing in action height, intonating, cleaning up the fret work etc and now it's my favourite by far.
For my koloss to sound better than a legit fender I feel I done well. Does it sound better than ALL fenders? He'll no! But all work was done by me and I'm proud of it.
Safe to say it will be my Frankenstein.
Currently waiting for my Ernie Ball strings to arrive so I can upgrade from the Orphees I strung.
Much love from Australia
Fender mod shop would be amazing if they put another 5 percent effort into paying attention to the fine details.
Yeah exactly dude
Dude are u ok
That’s the policy… you agreed to that policy when you ordered it… you’re not that special
Policy or not, I'm the customer and If I don't like something, i'll say it.
Definitely sucks. The hacker in me would have swapped that bridge just to see what difference it made, then go from there. I see it’s already gone from reverb and eBay so it must have been a successful sale. Thumbs up for the video,
The strings were rattling and I was wondering if the problem was that the nut was cut too low ?
So based on that mod shop plate is it it’s own series? Like does it go American performer, American professional, mod shop, American ultra, American original, custom shop?
Just Mod Shop
They use American pro 1 bodies i believe
Tbh I have a feeling the guy on the phone got annoyed and told them to mess it up
That is a good looking guitar for sure. The buzz was annoying I was hoping it would get an A+ for sound. Maybe try holding your hand on the bridge in different places to try and dampen the vib. Maybe will point out the loose area. Really hoping to see this work out for you.
Yes a great looking guitar but that buzz completely rendered it useless. I was wondering if the problem was that the nut was cut too low ?
I would only get mod shop strat because of the killer solid rosewood neck. Other than that, the professional 2 is more than enough guitar, at a comparable price
Sounds like that guy had a case of the big head.
do you normally pluck that hard when you actually play? O_o
yeah
@@KleshGuitarsOfficial Then may I suggest you use bigger strings and also don't expect a manufacturer to set up a guitar for your hammer handed technique 🤦🏻♂️
Thank you for the review. You saved my money!!!
There are A LOT of complaints coming out about the mod shop guitars...horrible quality control seems to be the biggest issue.
I picked up a fender players series strat maybe a month ago and it buzzes like crazy, I’ve tried a lot of different adjustments and I can’t get the buzz to go away either?? If you or anyone has any tips or mods that might help, that would be super appreciated! Great video by the way!
Has the nut been cut too low ?
Dude that is sweet! Check the sadelplate, sometimes they are bent, not flush or have debris under them. Nice {}
I've been looking at the mod shop for a while, I have 5 different variations of a strat that I took a photo and saved so once I know that I know what want to go with ,I'll know I've explored all options...that mod shop is a guitarist candy store. Beware of the impulse purchase.
HSS baby...accept no substitutes! Well, maybe a single coil tap.
Some guy on another vid went over his disappointments with his Mod Shop guitar-definitely some legit gripes. There are better options to Fender these days.
Looks killer!
Raid 🐝 LOL
Awesome video brother
I had this problem on my very first strat. I just raised the action and the buzz went away. I still play that guitar to this day with the action high. I actually heard somewhere Fenders are supposed to be set up with high action from the factory? No idea if this is true but I feel much more comfortable with my Strat with high action but all my other guitars have medium to low action.
Not sure about that, but i do know that some guitars just won't set up properly without major invasive measures. It's usually the neck/fingerboard that needs to be leveled and refretted, sometimes the neck angle as well.
That QC date is for the case.
Bought an ultra strat direct from fender and it was unplayable, buzzing everywhere no matter how I set it up. Sent back, I guess qc signatures mean nothing
My biggest hesitation, it clearly states there are no returns. But what if it arrives damaged? Seriously.
Thanks for making this video.
True! If it's damaged I'm sure I'd be able to return it - if not there'd be some serious issues and phone calls made
From the Fender web page "All Mod Shop electric guitars and basses come with Fender’s standard 2-year warranty". Not sure what that covers, but I would hope that would cover damage.
Dude, if a guitar buzzes, why would you even consider changing the bridge before even taking the time to thoroughly inspect the instrument? Especially on a hardtail. It's probably an easy fix, especially for a luthier like yourself.
Having said that, I'm not saying it's okay for a brand new 2k instrument to buzz. I'd probably send it back and demand it be fixed, but that's not the point of this comment.
Changing the bridge out temporarily just to see if that's the problem is a common way to narrow down the cause of a phantom buzz. I'm not 100% convinced it's from the bridge, i'd say 50-50 neck (frets) or the bridge. I put it in a case after filming, havent even played it since.
@@KleshGuitarsOfficial How about the problem may be due to the nut having been cut too low ?
@@TheHumbuckerboy Nope, the nut was actually a bit too high. Check today's new video where I fix the buzz problem in this guitar.
New video up today, fixed the buzz in this guitar.
@@KleshGuitarsOfficial I watched the suggested video to the end but you never demonstrated via strumming/playing the guitar that the buzz had been dealt with
Made in the USA, but I don’t believe they can say made in the USA anymore in most situations. It just says Carona California because of that. Made in the USA requires less than 5% percent of the parts involved to be composed or from foreign sources and nowadays, even with Strats, they can’t make that claim. If it says it somewhere on the headstock, then my apology, and that must mean more than 95% USA sources.
Lol you actually think Body wood will change the sound😂
I know it does, and can prove it. Maybe i'll build a few guitars, all the same but the only difference is the body woods.
Between the customer service problem you experienced and that buzz, I'm not too impressed with Fender. I wonder if they are "made in the USA from global materials?" (I've been watching too much Project Farm, perhaps...) Quite frankly, I would rather find a decent luthier (relatively) near me to support. Thanks for the video, Mr. Klesh!
I love Project Farm!
Possible Fender had a packaged generic guitar and they opened the sealed box to change specific items?
I was going to add to that perhaps he pist them off at fender with his phone call and yeah, probably they pull an old one out their in house inventory and just it changed it to fit his choices, just sayin
nice looking.
Set up...not so good?
Yeah I haven't set it up yet, but plan to at some point. I just finished a run of 7 custom guitars and now compiling a list for the next run.
So I had a look at that mod shop thing, tthey don't even offer any form of heel contouring 😂
Yeah I noticed, but it's also not something i'd expect. That's more of a thing you'd be able to request from a luthier doing handmade instruments, not a factory like Fender.
@@KleshGuitarsOfficial honestly they offer contouring on cheaper models
Nice
My American Pro II i just got has much better work done all around than this guitar. My frets are perfect and mirror like. Theres a few things im not so impressed with this Mod Shop guitar. After finally getting a Fender i love after 30 years of buying and selling or trading away Fender guitars as i was never happy with them, this production model the Pro II HSS is what i would buy again if i was getting a Fender, not a Mod Shop. The setup on mine was perfect. I got mine from Sweet Water. Ive seen more trouble with Fenders Mod Shop and Gibsons, more trouble than its worth imho. Its cool they offer all these options etc. But unless im really trying to get a unique guitar (say with rosewood neck) maybe id buy one of these. But the QC im just not impressed with. Its like simply buying one of these is annoying the company your buying it from haha. Maybe thats just todays customer service ? But i am all set of the Mod Shop i think. Also the Pro II i have is in a midnight blue that ive NEVER seen before so i already have a unique guitar imho. Thanks for the video.
I would have gone above that punk who answered the phones head and talked to his boss. I would have got the rosewood neck.
Yeah maybe, i just really wanted to see what they'd say so I could review it for this video.
I’ve designed about 30 guitars on the mod shop but never followed through with the purchase of any of them. This is why. Really disappointing to see. Really hope you fine the issue and can fix it.
To me, Social Media "influencers" get to have too much 'influence". There are so many happy Mod Shop customers and this YT guy get a defective one and so many people are ready to bail. I've seen so many theories here on how they are built and even the basic Standards aren't thrown together as some people suggest here. Any electronic/mechanical item has the chance of having issues. The real problem is whether Fender will work with you to fix the problem. The Pandemic guitar surge I believe caught all companies off guard and this is bound to happen to some orders. What exaggerates the issue is a YT reviewer getting clicks, sells the guitar, and it's off to the next video. It's a random moment in life, but some people make life decisions based on them.
When you buy a Fender hard tail…you get a Telecaster. \m/ \m/ She’s a beauty I hope you get it figured out. \m/ \m/
When one person tells you no. You ask to speak to someone else. If they refuse. Hang up. Call back. Someone else will answer and you’ll get what you want
You got it. There’s no way in Hell if I had just ordered it and wanted to change the fretboard I’d accept that.
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Don't be such a downer, its a good guitar and at least it works. I know your trying to kinda see if it is of any quality but you don't have to be too negative. Also, the frets are cut and hammered by hand.
I disagree. At that price it shouldn't buzz
@@VexxJam true. At this point, its sadly common. Even on my American Pro ii Strat some frets up high buzz. But it's luckily not as bad as that mod shop guitar. 2:27, he says that roasted pine is a bad wood for fender guitars, but my fender has roasted pine and it sounds great!
Martin Guitars are made by hand and have zero problems. What's Fender's excuse?
@@KleshGuitarsOfficial good point! I guess you should get what your paying for if you want an American fender
Do they even make high production electric guitars? Martins are expensive AF. Mod Shop is not Custom Shop. The parts are from production line components put together in a Partscaster way. Great for us lefties and people that want a slight change in the American Pro series.
Junk coming out of the mod shop
Fender has shit customer service, I watched another video where someone ordered a guitar from their mod shop and it came in with all kinds of defects and the volume control did not work at all.
ouch
1,800 for a buzzing guitar? Sike.
1799 really? Mine is $2100 wtf fender change the price
Everything's getting more expensive.
In the uk if we buy the mod shop we don’t have to pay tax or anything but we do pay a lot do the guitar, I bought a hss from the modshop with a full rosewood neck, hss configuration with gold hardware and it cost £2250 which is $2900 but I had 20% of with student discount I paid £1815 which is still $2300
Shame on Fender =[