Building The George Harrison Rocky Strat | Dream Factory | Fender
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- Welcome to the Dream Factory. In Episode 4 of this Fender Custom Shop series, Master Builder Paul Waller recounts the story of George Harrison’s iconic Rocky Strat - a 1961 Sonic Blue Strat hand-painted by Harrison with 17 fluorescent colors - and dissects what makes it an unforgettable model. Learn more about Fender Custom Shop here: bit.ly/337FJ3p
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So I’m a lefty and broke as hell so I bought a $275 white strat style guitar so I could paint it. I got a picture of the original and flipped the image in post and created the first left handed Rocky Strat. I had so much fun doing it and i think it looks great :).
Haha... I did the same. My wife is a graphic artist and an absolute genius at matching colors. I took my 1993 American Standard (originally black) and she hand painted the mirror image of Rocky. Came out absolutely stunning. So much more authentic than the Fender finish because its not a perfect even glossy body -- it has real texture. Bumps and valleys in the paint just like George's. You can only get that by hand painting.
@@markrup6369 for sure! I used acrylic paint and a matte varnish so yes it has a nice texture that I love.
@@evyalley Perfect! We used an acrylic paint and then a few coats of a satin 2K poly (SprayMax) to set the color.
@@markrup6369 smart! I had limited supplies and money but it worked out in the end. There’s a video on my channel about it somewhere.
Hey I have a question I wanna design my own strat like George’s but I don’t wanna mess it
Up, did you sand your strat down and take all the hardware out or did you just paint away because I can’t tell what he did
nothing brings me more joy than thinking about george spending an afternoon just chilling and painting his guitar
yall😔👊🏻
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The only ad I see voluntarily. Great Harrison, unmatched talent. ♥ ️
George is one of the most underrated artist and guitar players
Nope. But this guitar is beautiful
I Love this idea!! George had a sound that was recognized if you were listening to a song?? You knew if it was a George Harrison song. I don't think people should try to be like Georg Harrison?? but have the opportunity to be able to use his sound to mix it up. I Love George Harrison and no one could replace him or his music. I am a George Harrison Fan until I leave this world!!
Probably not that difficult...if you want to practice. George used either the same Les Paul or Strat the majority of the time, and played little else but slide. Probably tuned in E (I think. I hope somebody who remembers will correct me if I'm wrong).
Shit getting real when Abby has to get out of retirement.
George was such a gentleman & such a great guitarist.
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An absolutely stunning recreation of George's absolutely ghastly original paint job!
That was considered real FAB in the 60s lol
Haha, you're not wrong! It is pretty ghastly, but treated like ancient Egyptian treasure these days. I thought that Paul's paint job on his Rickenbacker bass at the same time looked stunning though.
It's definitely going to become a collectors item, with so few being made.
I often wondered why Fender hadn't made a guitar in George's memory . Looks a great job Well done Fender...from a mad Harrison fan.
They also made the Rosewood Telecaster back in 2016. Also, Fender owns Gretsch, and Gretsch did the Duo Jet back in 2011-2012.
@@s2seltaeb they also did a re-release of the rosewood tele this year but it sold out instantly
So glad to Fender finally tackle this one. I did a version of Rocky myself using a Squier SE model (full thickness body and neck) and it turned out great! I used the big photo in the Tony Bacon Guitars of the '60's book as reference as well as someone's screen grabs from the George Harrison guitar app that Dhani showed off a few years ago. I wasn't concerned with getting every color super exact but I approximated and got it good enough for me. And yes, man are there a lot of colors! Including Pattie Boyd's sparkle green nail polish! The hard part is that the day glo neon colors aren't as bright as modern neon which would look too weirdly bright to me. I simply sanded down the original finish, sprayed it white (for color pop), sprayed it Sonic blue, and then did the custom artwork. I also added a three ply pickguard painted as well. It was really fun to do and I enjoyed it a bunch! Be-bop-a-lula and go cat go!
I never thought they’d be granted the authority to make it. But now the Harrison family has authorized the Duo Jet, Lucy, Rosewood Telecaster, and Rocky. How cool :).
@@s2seltaeb Don't forget Guitar Center did his cherry red Gibson Les Paul for a trio of Eric Clapton guitars, since Eric played it in the studio on the famous "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" solo.
Hey I have a question I wanna design my own strat like George’s but I don’t wanna mess it
Up, did you sand your strat down and take all the hardware out or did you just paint away because I can’t tell what he did
Beautiful. So underrated
Underrated? FFS they're making an iconic replica in praise of this guitar.
@@billnaylor518 and let's be fair is just a 60s strat
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George Harrison may have been the ‘quiet’ Beatle, but his guitar playing definitely had a unique sound.
@@ryanboshell6124 John Paul and Ringo
Edit: Wow they deleted their reply so now mines doesn’t make any sense
@@jwaj Well said.
He did what all four of them did: he put himself second to the song. It's one of several ways that they were by far the best band. When it came to making records, nobody was a hot dog... not even the lead guitarist.
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That birds-eye maple neck looks magnificent
Legend
Beatles
I mean...I'm a Les Paul guy, but that Strat is just from another world
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MIM Version of the Rocky Strat would sell so quickly
Or a more affordable version like Jimmys dragon tele from last year
Affordable ?
Edwin Dude well... affordable-ish maybe? Still not custom shop price
Yeah it would,,
Not sure if it would be possible to get it to look right as a mid-price guitar.
Paul waller has reached the god level of building custom guitars. Great job.❤️
George Harrison is considered the biggest fan of the Fender Stratocaster of all musicians.
Excellent my dear friend 😊😊😊🌸🌸
That has to be the most ugly, most beautiful looking guitar ive ever seen, i love it
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I don’t think it’s ugly...it’s expressive
@@tn5074 sometimes indistinguishable
Dean WEEN has one.
Stole my comment! He plays it in the live in Chicago concert videos for a few songs I think. It makes sense because obviously he is a huge George Harrison fan/disciple. Makes me want to get some dayglo paint and do up my squire strat 😬
Absolutely stunning!
oh you've seen it 😂
0:22 - a brief cameo of George’s Banjolele collection!
Awesome
Off to listen to Cloud Nine, such a great album.
George Harrisson lives in us❣️..... Such a legend
Mike Campbell played it on Petty's "Won't Back Down" video, which, oddly enough, featured Harrison.
"oddly"??
Liked seeing the few times Mike Campbell played George's Strat. Great slide guitarists - both of them.
Great !!
Incredible! Love this. Way to go Fender! 🔥
that guitar is just beautiful
Simply incredible. Congratulations to Fender. Guitar Van Gogh !.
Fender being Fender ... Congratulations.
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Oh yeah! Great 🌈🎸🎵
Well done Fender! Nice to give some love to George! Might have to sell a few toys for this one!
Be Well All!
One of my favourite guitars of all time!!!
This is absolutely stunning, such a unique strat! Blessed to be able to see it being recognized once again
Hoping I can get my hands on one soon :,)
I liked the way it looked in the movie "Magical Mystery Tour."
It was a bit simpler, but sure looked cool when you first saw photos from the movie.
Woowwwww George Harrisson, super beautiful, songs Very nice 🎧🎧🎤💃💃💃😘🤗✌️🙋👍👋👋👋👋👋
Geoge Harrisom na minha opinião foi o melhor gutarrista. Não se "entortava" para tocar, era de uma tranquilidade!💯❤
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Por isso ele era o melhor guitarrista? Entendi
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Great!!!
LOVE your choice cloud 9!
I got this guitar recently and its AMAZING
You paid 25K for a Strat?
Yes and so what its my money
@@polmccartknee3792 Hey man, more power to you. I happen to believe the idea behind guitars like this is crass and cynical to the extreme. There's something almost PT Barnum about it.
@@peachmelba1000 if you watch Trogly's Guitar show about this guitar 25k is legit worth it trust me.
RIP George Harrison !!!🐐♾🖤
It's an amazing repro of a very complex design. I think John and George played their Strats in unison on 'Nowhere Man', making them sound almost like a twelve-string!
Not a true repro...in 1967 they didn't have the 5-way switch..."Geez Fender, if you do a replica then stay consequent..."
Charles Hoernemann George must have had a 5-way installed. They’ve made Rocky as it appears now in 2020, rather than how it was when new.
@@s2seltaeb Fender introduced the 5-way only in 1977, till then guitarists would jam the switch into the in-between position to get that "out-of-phase" sound (I know, I know, it's NOT really out of phase...). I remember perfectly well when by I hit the switch by accident and it got stuck in the in-between position 3&4...I was totally surprised, but I LOVED that sound. Must have been around 1965 (I was 17 then and played Beatles covers with my college band). That's probably what the Beatles did on their "Nowhere Man" recording.
Charles Hoernemann I personally think at least one of them could have been on the bridge pickup for Nowhere Man.
As for the 5-way switch, I bet GH installed that at some point in the mid-80s. He seemed to like position 2 in the Cloud Nine era.
@@s2seltaeb Here is some good info about the recording of Nowhere Man. Enjoy! www.beatlesebooks.com/nowhere-man
The original Rocky Strat is currently displayed at the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame.
Beautiful
I love how he says “I had to ask Abby out of retirement” in every video I’ve seen so far xD
Great Stuff!
I saw the prototypes earlier this year in NAMM. They looked fantastic
Can't imagine what it's like to take apart the original guitar. Beautiful reproduction.
Good video
I must say, it looks really cool
So pleasing.......
nice
I still don't get why guitarists are now used to buy their idols guitars instead of working on their own sound and their own instrument. Is it so hard to become someone?
Pro excellence it’s okay to be a fan
My sentiments exactly. The world doesn't need another evh playing eruption. Do your own thing. Nobody gives a damn if you can play Panama lol👍
@@jack_rude_ a insanely rich fan yes.
caleb prodtoins I read your comment this morning and just learned that Eddie died today 😭😭😭😭
Agree with some comments here. If you’ve got the dough and collect, it might be fun to have. No matter what though, it isn’t going to make you sound like George
Casi primero, las guitarras más hermosas de Fender, mi marca favorita
Harrison lo mejor
I wish there was a mim version 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
25 grand? You think you could make an MiM one?
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You could get a 'real one' for $25k before the '2 year old got busy with the paint set' look!
Years ago I tried my hand at it. I had real dayglo paint from late 60s-early 70s and a stripped strat copy. I suck at drawing and had to do a lot of tracing, and I didn't even try to get the hardware and pickups exact (though I had a pickup winder and a lot of possible wiring diagrams off the Internet. Long story short, I gave it to a friend at Christmas and he liked it a lot. Later I made another. The guy was happy and I put the profits toward a "Chibson" copy of George's red Les Paul, which was what I REALLY wanted.
The point? This sort of modding is a lot easier than you might think, if you let your desire for authenticity be governed by your budget. All it takes is detective work and trial and error.
Guys, would you rather have this Harrison Strat, or the Rosewood Telecaster? I think I'd get the Tele if I had a choice.
Clint Wilson they are both amazing. Both extremely unique. Besides the appearance, what I like about these projects is that the originals were measured, so if you get a Masterbuilt Rosewood Tele, it’s got the exact same neck profile as the guitar George actually played. How cool is that?!
That is definitely cooler than his rosewood tele
@Peter Martins yeah ik but I prefer this one cuz I'm more of a strat guy
The crown jewel. 🕉
Its like replicating the mona lisa and selling it
Jesse Woodward at the same price as Mona Lisa
It's like replicating the paint and canvas used to paint the mona lisa. And selling it as an expensive kit.
George used that guitar to create timeless art.
You're comparing the Mona Lisa with some doodles on a guitar...?
@@danielnichols5632 you're comparing the music of The Beatles to some doodles on a guitar?
@@Stevesk0011 He actually is.
Poor guy
AMAZING!!!
Fender can you please construct John Deacons Classic Butterscotch and red Precision bass would love too get one
Rocky returns
The guitar is great, but at that pricepoint I can go out, get a real 60s Strat and do it myself. I mean it's Custom Shop and stuff, but man that price...
Yep. If they do a FSR version like they did with the Dragon Tele then I’ll gladly buy one
How much is it?
@@santiagoordonezalcaraz9281 25.000$ and only 7 were made, as far as I know.
@@CosminNeagu That... is crazy.
@@CosminNeagu 100 made. 7 were at the NAMM show when the model was unveiled. That's why the #7 was floating around.
It’s a Strat!! George made it it’s own, should be left it alone....Fender..$$$$$$???
Mi guitarra también tiene brillantina verde XD
Miss you beatle
Nossa q historia
It's a dream factory alright. I can only dream of being able to come up with the scratch for this one.
Awesome!
He sido tan tan feliz que me asusta.Que la vida les sea grata y con bellos momentos.Que nunca les falte el amor con humor,y con momentos inolvldables que una bella música pueda revivir.
I actually wanna own his....
Too bad i dont have enough money
You don't have a spare million U.S. dollars?!
I think it’s kind of funny that they chose Cloud 9 because it’s mostly Clapton playing guitar and not George😂😂
Having mixed feelings about that...I was already around in 1967 playing Beatles and Cream covers with my band and of course when George Harrison painted his guitar many other guitarists did the same (me included 😉). Like Hendrix with his Monterey Strat. And Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce of course, who had their G***on SG and Fender Bass VI painted by The Fool Collective in the Netherlands. So it was a common thing in those years of Psychadelia and Flower Power. 25 Grand? C'mon, it's only a repainted Strat...just my 2 cents...
For that amount I’d rather get an original vintage strat
@@cduronm Yep, and with an original 3-way switch... 😉
I guessed $10,000. So yeah, 25 is overkill. I like the idea of a replica, but not at a non-replica type price. I worry that Fender is raising their prices due in part to the Game Of Thrones line. Then I saw the Limited Edition Strat and Tele with the cool fretboard for $2500, and I started thinking Fender is losing their way. Especially when you consider their flagship line is less expensive. They seem to be charging more money for less guitar these days. I hope whomever is making these decisions will stop and revert to how they were pricing 2 years ago. Fender is my go-to, but if they continue down this road, I'm not sure myself and others will stay. Fender is the "working-class" brand that also makes custom shop guitars. I'd hate to see it leave that position. I'm all for innovation and custom work, but it shouldn't mean a price hike across the board and sacrificing bang for the buck in the non custom lines. I'd love to see more options in the mod shop (like a curved heel), fancy fretboards, things of that nature. Maybe some custom package options like an era reissue with period correct guitar, amp, and pedal packages. Those two ideas would generate a lot of great revenue. I love the company, the innovation, the R&D; all of it. I just hope they don't forget us.
@@spartan8390 Word!
Spartan It’s all about supply and demand.
I’ve always wanted a Rocky Stratocaster, but I realize I’ll never own one.
I feel like this guitar was the inspiration to Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Well it’s a lot better than the Billie Eilish ukulele
Honestly the Billie Eilish uke is genius. It'll get younger people playing fenders and if they want to start playing guitar they'll be more likely to play a fender because of the name recognition. Guitar is changing and evolving.
@@moonchild4806 but it's 300 dollars for some shit uke. Sure you could argue "premium material" or some other stuff but it's still a uke. Hell the thing that bothers me is that it will probably go wild with VSCO girls and we'll end up with Fender keeping at the road of constant sell out, bad decision making, and shit products. You know what you can get where I live for 300 grand? A Steve Vai sig. There's a difference between a solid electric guitar that relies on it's electronics and specs to be considered good but in my view close to none for uke's since they all rely on tonewood and other acoustic stuff you could get at a lower price with a better paint job. I just don't want Fender to keep making shit moves and instead keep pushing bounderies in the innovation of the guitar and other strings
@@doctorpoopypants2424 Yeah, but I don't think you realize that it's not for you. An electric ukulele for one of the biggest pop stars in the world is not going to appeal to the market of people who just want to see strats and teles from fender. I feel like the Tenor Tele showed perfectly that there's a market for non traditional things as they're all sold out everywhere. The generation of guitarists that just want black strats and sunburst les pauls is diminishing.
@@moonchild4806 true I see your point. I just dislike the current state of Fender I suppose
@@doctorpoopypants2424 Fender will always make teles and strats. I guarantee in 40 years we'll be looking at late 10s early 20s instruments and seeing them for the gems they were, much like we're seeing with the 70s and 80s guitars now.
Que agradable sujeto!! Quien recuerda esta frase y de donde
I vote just do what George did and paint your guitar. That’s the essence of the original, to be original.
Hallucinationsss!!!! Master Harrison!!!!
He has put tremendous effort in Hare Krishna movement.
George harrison ♥️
apenas me compre una fender con tan solo 12 años de edad
I love you george
Georeg harrison man
My uncle did acid with him he may be lying but I dunno lmao 😂
You can make one of these for way less.
Geande george ❤😭
Why does fender always have captions on? I don’t think any deaf people would wanna watch this
I am not deaf but I use closed captions often. It is convenient if there are competing sounds around. It is also useful for someone who is not fluent in English. (Also, I didn't have captions on when I watched this- maybe the CC button was clicked for you?)
ı Love him, George is my favourite beatle.
I love George Harrison, he's my favorite Beatle!!!!♡♡
I wish i was here!):
Este vato anda haciéndose pasar por mi.
The only good ad
A rich mans' guitar. Or, rather, a rich George Harrison fans' guitar. Not a thing wrong with that. It looks very well done for what it is. I was never a fan of spontaneous paint over guitar bodies given the beauty of many/most OEM finishes.
$25,000???? Damn!!
Sending love to Pamelina! 🤗
She is amazing!
s2seltaeb, totally. And she seems to be a very nice person.
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Who wrote these captions?