You continue to blow me away with your playing Michael. Keep it up, I love this channel because of you, Norm and the rest of the amazing guests who stop by and play.
At the time companies like Schecter had brass parts,and Fender jumped on the bandwagon too in the late 70,s,had a redesigned bridge with a large brass tonebar,hotter x-1 bridge pup,and came in 3 colors,and return to smaller preCBS style headstock,nice ax
These came out in 1980 just before the Yamaha guys came in in 1981 and then did the Elite series. The bass counterpart to 'The Strat was the 'Precision Bass Special' which was active. No doubt Freddie Tavares had a hand in designing these- he was there until 1985
Bravo, Lemmo! What a great performance! I always love to hear a solo guitarist playing with loops, and you did it so well. Sorry I live in another part of the country, would love to hear you live. Keep putting out these great videos.
Dude, I filled out for one of your guitar giveaways a while back and I swear since I did that I get 40 to 60 spam calls every day. I’m not even exaggerating at all. Whoever you sell peoples info to is straight up making my life a living hell
Didn’t these have a two-way rotary switch instead of the second tone knob that added in a bunch of series/parallel pickup options, including neck and bridge, or all three?
Great playing! I use to own one of these, surprised that you mentioned the 5 way switch more than once but did not mention the rotary switch? It was the pretacessor to the S1 switch. Also wondering if anyone noticed that Fender messed up the headstock shape on these?
Here’s a bit of interesting info. The first run of The Strat with serial numbers starting with E0 didn’t come with gold plated parts and had chrome tuners. Fender used up stuff they had left over from their Brassmaster series of aftermarket parts. If you see one with a S9 ( used for a short time in 81) or G0 serial number then the parts are gold plated, tuners will be gold as well. The Walnut The Strats serial numbers start with CC.
Not sure if Micheal meant black walnut finish or black walnut strat? But my friend has a late 70s walnut the Paul, I know Fender and Gibson had a special run of walnut guitars in the late 70s early 80s. Made a 68 mahogany thinline with a walnut top for a friend which was amazing. Kind of a mid range focused tone wood. Not too fat not too bright
Excellent playing, best sounding Fender in a while, that guitars got real character & I agree a very warm tone. Someone’s gonna get lucky with this one, a real players axe, I’m jealous ! ! ;-)
Ive been using up oxygen for over a half century now, and I remember back in the early 1970s many said post 1964 Strats were better and the 1970s strats were shit. Then in the 1980s said 80s strats were called shit compared the the 1970s and older ones. Again the 90s were shit compares to 1980s and older ones and so on all the way until nowadays. And it will very likely continue on until the last strat is made.
@kleatsmythe no, not saying you are wrong. I am shocked to learn this if it is true. I only thought they were coworkers and I don't recall any announcement of him being a father. I knew she had a baby, I thought she was married or dating another guy. Well, who knows.
The Strat has a 7 way switch which does stuff, would have been cool to hear that. Tuning was problematic, well dealt with on the fly. Lemmo is a real pro and a great guitarist.
1980 introduced in Metallic Red, with gold tone, was drop dead gorgeous.. guitar player had one in 1981, and beat the hell out it then…….Who knew?? They were $700 guitars then, and that was a TON of Money… But Hey, your grand parents paid $45,000 for their house also…. such is life!…
This model was offficialy called "the Walnut Strat",which came a little later than the normal the Strat models,like the red,blue and white colored versions.Most of these models have a clear coat finish,but some are finished in a kind of sunburst (from clear coat to dark stained to the body outline). Most famous player of this guitar is Roland Orzibal of Tears for Fears,who use it live and videoclips,for the song Shout. Lemmo,great idea about your t shirt merchandise,but this green(plastic) colored t shirt,is the worst color,to sell t shirts. ua-cam.com/video/Ye7FKc1JQe4/v-deo.htmlsi=spK4_GaTELJ6QKJC ua-cam.com/video/Ye7FKc1JQe4/v-deo.htmlsi=spK4_GaTELJ6QKJC
Lemmo just keeps getting better every time.
Bingo !!😉
I've watched a lot of these and this is some special playing
Yo man! You woke up Jimi! He's smilin'. That Strat sounds great. You made it scream with some serious rockin' schtick. THANKS!
...someone been diggin on Hendrix. 👏
I have to add my congratulations. That was.
Truly unbelievable.
You continue to blow me away with your playing Michael. Keep it up, I love this channel because of you, Norm and the rest of the amazing guests who stop by and play.
Played that one like you’ve owned it for a decade. Very nice.
They ALWAYS sound good when Lemmo plays em
Beautiful guitar, killer playing!!
Yeah, Jen said it, M.L. is unbelievable! Legend at Norms!🎸
Beautiful guitar, amazing performance, and great presentation!
You guys are keeping it alive.
At the time companies like Schecter had brass parts,and Fender jumped on the bandwagon too in the late 70,s,had a redesigned bridge with a large brass tonebar,hotter x-1 bridge pup,and came in 3 colors,and return to smaller preCBS style headstock,nice ax
This has been my dream guitar since I saw it in the Fender catalog in 1982. Absolutely gorgeous.
Love "The Strat"!!!!!!!! awesome looking
That brown is as beautiful as the sound of the Strat thanks Lemmo that’s a great presentation 👍🏻🎸🎸🎸❤️☮️🤩
Love the finish on that Strat!!
WoW Michael, your becoming a LEGEND yourself :) Loved that inprov :) Beautiful Guitar!!!!!!
That tee is awesome Lemmo! The Strat is pretty special as well.
The Spirit of Hendrix is in your playing.
Find a "the s. g." from '79. They were also made of walnut. I still have mine.
It's beautiful and it sounds killer
These came out in 1980 just before the Yamaha guys came in in 1981 and then did the Elite series. The bass counterpart to 'The Strat was the 'Precision Bass Special' which was active. No doubt Freddie Tavares had a hand in designing these- he was there until 1985
Beautiful guitar with ML playing to match.
That was like a front row seat at a Strat concert. Fantastic Michael and awesome audio Jen. ❤️
Bravo, Lemmo! What a great performance! I always love to hear a solo guitarist playing with loops, and you did it so well. Sorry I live in another part of the country, would love to hear you live. Keep putting out these great videos.
SOLD ! sounds just like Jimi 😎✌
OMG ... gonna order, ASAP!!
It's a shame Fender discontinued these, if ever there was a time to reintroduce The Strat..... My gosh, what winner. 😎❤
Tommy Shaw used one (“The Strat”) on the “Kilroy was here” tour in the early 80’s. Can be seen in the concert film for that tour.
Dude, I filled out for one of your guitar giveaways a while back and I swear since I did that I get 40 to 60 spam calls every day. I’m not even exaggerating at all. Whoever you sell peoples info to is straight up making my life a living hell
Didn’t these have a two-way rotary switch instead of the second tone knob that added in a bunch of series/parallel pickup options, including neck and bridge, or all three?
Beautiful guitar and it sounds like a Strat.
That was some incredible playing. Great demo Michael!
I bought my Strat back in 1980 but it was in Olympic White with a maple neck. It's nice and heavy too.
1980s fender is always good stuff sounds great man
Makes that guitar sing and dance!
That's a Beautiful Stratocaster ♥️👍👍🤠
That is one funky sounding Strat and some very tasty licks as well! Rock on! ✌️
Still looking for one of these "strat",... h.m.,,,,,great unit to own,
Simply beautiful playing (guitar as well) the new t-shirt reminds me of the old Angry Samoans , Back from Samoa album cover. Thanks as always
Nice Michael 🎶🎶🎸
Great walnut Fender strat. Love 💞 💕 😘 this piece of a gear. Sounds so good 👍🏾.
I gotta get one of those Lemmo shirts. Love the guitar too, 70s and 80s Fenders can be pretty cool.
I really wish they'd go into more detail on the guitar itself.
Fantastic playing
Nice guitar, sounds really nice. Do you guys ever check to see if the electronics and pickups are stock?
Awesome, Lemmo! 🥰
That is a special instrument.
Michael should insure his hands.
I know this guitar . Those flat poles are rare and Great . My 75/76 Best Pickups Ever . Also the fat frets were squared off with the Big Head Stock 🤟
hey Mike.i could listen to you jammin for hours.great flow dude.cheers
Once again Mike, sounds awesome !!👍
Wow, that's a beautiful guitar, wish I could play it.
Hey Lemmo could you please do a rig run down on your pedals.I am curious what kind of overdrive you are using
Well done for the groove.Awesome man.
Putting on a clinic bro! That was Awesome!
Great playing! I use to own one of these, surprised that you mentioned the 5 way switch more than once but did not mention the rotary switch? It was the pretacessor to the S1 switch. Also wondering if anyone noticed that Fender messed up the headstock shape on these?
One of the most phenomenal guitar stores in America. If you want to know how much it weighs, you can't afford it.
Gorgeous guitar
Fender lost money on every "The Strat" guitar. Heavey gold plating on solid brass. Cool guitars. Came in custom colors too with matching headstocks.
I watched that Trogly video, too.
Here’s a bit of interesting info. The first run of The Strat with serial numbers starting with E0 didn’t come with gold plated parts and had chrome tuners. Fender used up stuff they had left over from their Brassmaster series of aftermarket parts. If you see one with a S9 ( used for a short time in 81) or G0 serial number then the parts are gold plated, tuners will be gold as well. The Walnut The Strats serial numbers start with CC.
@@jimir68 Good to know. Thanks. I have a 1980 blonde with matching headstock. Great guitar.
@@jimir68I have an “Strat” with a serial number beginning with E0 and it does have gold plated hardware, also has chrome tuners. Go figure? lol
Oooooh! I’m from the early 80’s too…….that strat is in better condition than I am though 🤣
Not sure if Micheal meant black walnut finish or black walnut strat? But my friend has a late 70s walnut the Paul, I know Fender and Gibson had a special run of walnut guitars in the late 70s early 80s. Made a 68 mahogany thinline with a walnut top for a friend which was amazing. Kind of a mid range focused tone wood. Not too fat not too bright
In the seventies,there were Strats in Walnut stained, this one is full Black Walnut,but has a kind of sunburst finish.
Awesome playing!! Give him that guitar!!
That sounds dope
wow your playing is great..
She’s a killer strat, gunpowder, gelatine, dynamite with a laser beam…..ah, forget it.🎶🎸👍
I had the version that came after that one. Black Walnut Elite. A bit fifferent, but pretty.
Manic depress O , Lemmo, awesome
Excellent playing, best sounding Fender in a while, that guitars got real character & I agree a very warm tone. Someone’s gonna get lucky with this one, a real players axe, I’m jealous ! ! ;-)
Godddddammmm Lemmo 🔥🤘🏻🔥
Ive been using up oxygen for over a half century now, and I remember back in the early 1970s many said post 1964 Strats were better and the 1970s strats were shit. Then in the 1980s said 80s strats were called shit compared the the 1970s and older ones. Again the 90s were shit compares to 1980s and older ones and so on all the way until nowadays. And it will very likely continue on until the last strat is made.
Yeah but not all of them are shit compare to a decade before
Wonderful guitar - very Hendrix-isch ...
Nice job!
I bet Lemmo and Jen are the coolest parents
Huh? Jen and Michael are a couple? I had never heard that before.
@@RoadKing-ky2bs I thought the baby she had was theirs... Could be wrong
@kleatsmythe no, not saying you are wrong. I am shocked to learn this if it is true. I only thought they were coworkers and I don't recall any announcement of him being a father. I knew she had a baby, I thought she was married or dating another guy. Well, who knows.
so impressing
I know he played some Hendrix but are the other riffs originals? The riff with the treble pickup was killer.
Still For Sale?
What is the fretboard made of?
Should have played godzilla by blue oyster cult with that shirt on
He has a song of his own called Godzilla
Love the t shirt!
Normally not a fan of gold hardware, but it looks so pretty against that body colour
Awesome
Gorgeous
The Strat has a 7 way switch which does stuff, would have been cool to hear that. Tuning was problematic, well dealt with on the fly. Lemmo is a real pro and a great guitarist.
A tonal sister to the ‘79 walnut Les Paul The Paul albeit w/ fancier appointments. Woman Tone.
Dude I was just looking at this guitar yesterday and here is it being demo'd.
Well Done.
Is that in Agnesi tuning?. 😉
Lemmo I know that damn strat weighs a ton., you know that's a boat anchor ⚓️
1980 introduced in Metallic Red, with gold tone, was drop dead gorgeous.. guitar player had one in 1981, and beat the hell out it then…….Who knew?? They were $700 guitars then, and that was a TON of Money… But Hey, your grand parents paid $45,000 for their house also…. such is life!…
I love the comments of the woman behind the camera. She’s funny!
Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears use to play one like this.
I have one EXACTLY like that.
I liked it
Awesome T shirt Mike, can Jen design me one.
Very,very.............................................Green !!!!!!!
Uber Git Playing brother you play that so well I think Norm should give you that guitar based on your white hot performance
You would to own that guitar how much shiped to Canada
This model was offficialy called "the Walnut Strat",which came a little later than the normal the Strat models,like the red,blue and white colored versions.Most of these models have a clear coat finish,but some are finished in a kind of sunburst (from clear coat to dark stained to the body outline).
Most famous player of this guitar is Roland Orzibal of Tears for Fears,who use it live and videoclips,for the song Shout.
Lemmo,great idea about your t shirt merchandise,but this green(plastic) colored t shirt,is the worst color,to sell t shirts.
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nice pickin'
Not my taste on looks, but the sound is awesome!