Tom Delonge Fender Strat 2023 Reissue Review
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Listening back to the comparisons, I'm surprised by how much better the Tom Delonge Strat sounds compared to my 90's Invader Strat. It's got more clarity and sounds better clean. Just a bit beefier, too. And the upper fret shreds sound better on it. The low string riffage sounds about equal to my ears. So I wasn't expecting that. PS- forgot to include demos with the treble bleed when you roll off the volume for cleans (instead of switching to clean channel). Might post a video featuring that later
whats the riff at 01:24?
Definitely agree about this being overpriced, but for me it's worth it. When I was younger, growing up in a single parent household, I couldn't ever afford to go see blink or dream of buying the early 2000's model. I bought a graffiti yellow cause when I was a kid there was this picture I remember of Tom holding one. I don't ever remember seeing him playing one in a video or live, but that picture alone made me want the yellow one. So yeah, I'm buying it now knowing it's overpriced, but also because I'm a damn adult now and I can afford and own my dream guitar after all these years. Not a partscaster or a used one, but the real deal. Totally pumped!
I finally came to the same conclusion though I made several part casters haha
That’s fantastic. Happy for you. It’s funny, I still have a picture of Tom from an old guitar world magazine that is seared into my brain. The clothes, the guitar, all of it. Made a huge impact on me
And if you're every strapped for cash in the future this is guaranteed to be worth multiple times what you paid for it
You can definitely hear a difference in the signature. It has the classic blink sound. It’s definitely the real McCoy. So if you’re looking for that blink sound, it’s definitely worth the extra money. 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻
yeah listening back to the comparisons, I agree with you
its in the alder and wood in the neck
It's not his amp sound at all that makes his sound lol. . It's a Squire with a humbucker for 1300
Just picked up the green one. I'm pumped to get it. The Squier version was the first guitar I ever owned as an 11 year old kid. I stupidly gave it away too years ago. I get it that some people think it's overpriced but man for me it's worth it. Can't wait to gig with it.
And this MIM version will be like getting your Squier back, only BETTER
You have nail the tone on every song… that’s worth it’s own mini UA-cam series. how to play each song plus tone set up. Great job!
oh thanks! I've done a few blink-182 guitar tutorial videos. Maybe I'll do a tone video, but it's pretty straightforward. Heck, I haven't even run it through the Mesa yet (Tom's amp of choice in the late 90's/early 2000's)
I have the OG yellow. Got it Christmas of 2001!! Still looks brand new too!
that rules. Hang on to that classic!
@@EricBourassa I will!
Excellent video and review, I’ve made several TD-inspired Warmoth builds over the last few years and it’s my favorite layout for a guitar period, straight to the point, made for rock, no extra nonsense. I haven’t used an Invader yet for the reason you mentioned, but I plan on building a fairly authentic shell Pink version for myself at the end of this year (24).
One thing I’d like to comment and maybe I’m wrong, but I see a lot of people grabbing these as investments, and assuming that they’re going to go up and value over the next decade or so like the old model did …… Here’s the thing, the timing of this release is a very calculated move on fenders part to capitalize on a very particular type of nostalgia for a very specific, demographic and age group, and it obviously worked, i want one, you want one, we’re both huge Blink fans. That being said, do you think that in 20 years when enema of the state is almost 45 years old there will be another wave of nostalgia for this like there is right now? I don’t think so. I think Blink 182 nostalgia is peaking RN and I don’t see that cycle happening AGAIN, but who knows. I just wondered why people think these will perform the same on the used market like the original batch did?
You know something, I think you’re right. They’re readily available and easy to find. I agree with you
Even through my phone speaker, the difference in sound was massive. This guitar seems awesome.
They sounded almost the same xD The only difference is the bridge but they sound really similar. What am I missing? Everybody says that about the difference but IDK
Nice video man awesome playing! About to get my hands on the black one - all other colours here in New Zealand are on back order up to 12 months !
Cool enjoy. Not surprised to hear the other colors are backordered!
To everyone saying go with a warmoth parts build. I thought about building a warmoth Jazzmaster Tom delonge style, in graffiti yellow. Went on their site this morning, picked out the specs I wanted, and with shipping and tax, it was going to be well over $1000, and I still had to assemble everything myself. I just closed the site, went to reverb and probably got the last graffiti yellow strat on there 😂 The warmoth build would be sick, but I also took into account resale value in the future, incase I decided to sell, or needed too. The TD strat would hold value, maybe increase. Parts build wouldn't. That's something to consider also
100%
I have the exact same story! I bought a Tom Delonge Strat from a friend for about retail and then sold it during college. I had Blink and Boxcar racer posters all over my room when I was young. I was just randomly browsing eBay today and saw that they just did a reissue. $1200 does seem a bit high but they know they're appealing to the nostalgia. I think a lot of people will pick them up to collect/sell this time so I don't forsee them going to the same resale value of the original. But damn that's so cool they did a reissue. And Tom is making those royalties to pay for alien abduction insurance.
"Alien abduction insurance" HAHA LOL. So the new ones are already backordered with a lot of retailers. The only ones you can find in stock are the black ones. I bet the resale value of the green, blue, and yellow have already gone up, but since there are no used ones for sale yet, only time will tell!
Such a cool colour 🤘
agreed. I was torn between the green and blue, love them both. Green is what they had in stock so that's what I went with and I dig it!
I own an Original Daphne Blue Tom Delonge Strat that I bought new upon release back in 2001 I think. It is in excellent condition. I do remember paying $499 for it from Guitar Center in San Francisco. Thinking about selling it now...but I'm guessing the price has dropped if it's available again.
Great review man. Also a die hard blink fan, just wanted to clarify something because I can’t find it anywhere on the web. Is this new Tom Strat made in Mexico or USA?
Mexico
Mexico
Was never able to get my hands on the original 2000s signature. But for Christmas one year my family got me the epiphone signature guitar which I love! And those have shot up in price which is cool. I still would love the surf green one so maybe one day.
Seems like the biggest difference is signal path. On your other strat, it seems to have a toggle switch for the neck pickup. So there is more resistance in the signal flow vs the Tom strat. All that can make a difference. Tom strat is a little brighter due to less things in the path. Just my opinion though.
ah could be!
Tom is the reason I’m a musician/guitarist and I wanted this because the Seymour Duncan Invader Humbucker pickup. But I can’t find it anywhere but I guess I’ll just have to make my own 😊
Guitar Center has black in stock available for order and Sweetwater has blue, green, and black all in stock as of this morning (in the US anyway)
So many ppl have been complaining that it comes with a single pickup but do they not realize that when you take off the pickguard cover, the guitar has been routed for a single coil middle pickup, as well as a humbucker neck pickup?
yeah but if you're gonna get this guitar do you really want to mod it out for 3 pickups? may as well just buy a regular strat. I adore the look and simplicity of the single pickup
@EricBourassa I hear you. I've considered putting a single coil in the neck position or a humbucker in the neck position. Just because I use that setting often enough that it could warrant having it. I ordered the black one and I'm going to keep it the way it is for a while. I just thought it was cool how it's already been routed for middle and neck pickups if you want them.
@@MrWillyWonka yeah and as you can see, I added a single coil neck pickup to my 90’s DIY Delonge Strat. I use it all the time
The extra money worth it for the hard tail. Makes a big difference in the sound. It’s essentially a telecaster in that regard
You can get any squier body and neck put the single pickup pickguard an invader and youll get same sounds
not so sure. I put an Invader in my 90's strat and it didn't sound quite as good (but close). Also I did once put an Invader in a cheap Squier-quality Strat and it didn't sound nearly as good as my 90's Invader strat. So the wood and electronics make a significant difference
Price difference isn’t as much as everyone is complaining about. Original run MSRP was $749, they were discounted down quite a bit to get them to move since that was a lot for the younger fan base then. Adjusted for inflation thats pretty much spot on with $1299.
Really? Or was $749 the list price?
Is the black strat blocked in the trem? There’s definitely going to be a tone difference between a hard tail and a traditional strat bridge.
That might be the difference right there. Black strat has trem
I’m a lefty so I had to build my own. I used an old Mexican strat I had and made it for about 150 bucks in parts.
@@larryfenix awesome! I’m actually a lefty also but I learned right handed specifically for that reason. Cool that you made your own!
Just a note, both Surf Green and Daphne Blue are available on the Vintera lineup which is Mexico. The Cory Wong Strats also come in those colors, although they're USA
Oh right on! Thanks for sharing that
The vinteras are routed for single coils only. You'll need to route out the body to fit the invader in.
@@erikanthony_ ooh good to know
Everything you're saying I think is what everyone is thinking Eric. As a die hard blink fan like yourself, I also had a seafoam green squier that I got back in 2014 for about $175 on ebay (haha) then I sold in a few years later for a Gibson SG and have been regretting it since. Is this worth my arm and leg? Yes and no. Yes because ever since I sold my original i've only been thinking about "what if" and "I was an idiot back then". Now as an adult I still think I was an idiot but this might be the LAST chance I could get arguably my dream guitar back brand new and not used, not to mention I can get it in graffiti yellow which is what I got with Sweetwater. Now $1,300 for a made in Mexico is just dumb and shame on Fender for doing that because in a year or so watch the Starcaster will be coming out but probably but $1,500+. If anyone who reads this is on the fence about it just remember nothing is certain in life except what is happening right now. Do what makes you happy and for me, having a graffiti yellow guitar that I will be playing all my songs on is what will make me happy.
Yeah the FOMO is real! I skipped the blink concert earlier this month. Despite the FOMO, I couldn’t justify the ticket price… yet somehow I justified this 😆
Though I anticipate this will increase in value over the coming years
@EricBourassa haha unless a huge financial crisis happens I probably won't be selling this one......but I was able to go see them in Baltimore before ticket Master got greedy and uncharged the ticket sales. And it was an amazing time so this and that memory of the concert will go hand and hand so big sentimental value for me
@@miketwiname4327 oh that’s awesome!
I’ve been wanting this guitar for SO LONG! Unfortunately I just bought a puppy so that’s where my money went. I want the surf green so so bad. But I already have a strat. And if I was gonna to spend 1000+ on a guitar I’d get his epiphon instead
I love Blink-182 and Tom Delonge was the reason I picked up the guitar in the first place, but at that price, you could build a virtually identical partscaster from Warmoth, just without the neckplate and the Fender branding. But you'll get better build and tonewood quality in the body and neck, and you can customise the necks profile, fingerboard radius etc if you don't the TD's neck. I'd personally would go that route. I'd rather have the build and sound quality over the Fender branding, and it would be a guitar I would keep.
There's a few really good posts on the Tom Delonge guitar reddit page and a Facebook group that break down going that route. 1. you likely would not save much money and 2. depending on what your time is worth to you, it's a huge time investment picking out and ordering all the parts and putting it together yourself (or paying a luthier).
If you found an inexpensive used MIM Strat for around $400 I think that would be your best bet. But starting from scratch? You'l likely spend over $1,000 plus time. May as well get the real thing in that case.
@@EricBourassa I did a little shop on the Warmoth website and found all the components came to about $1000. I've built a partscaster before and it was pretty easy. Just a bit of soldering and drilling, and that was it basically, and honestly it's the best sounding guitar I own.
Yeah, a used MIM strat might be a more cost effective, but at the price of the TD, I would go the Warmoth route any day. for higher quality parts and custom neck specs. For example I like the 10-16 radius which feels very comfortable for me, and I can have the action lower without fret buzz. Plus it's fun to build.
@@EricBourassa yup!!! You would spend more than a 1000 on a build like that.
@@EricBourassathought about building a warmoth Jazzmaster Tom delonge style, in graffiti yellow. Went on their site this morning, picked out the specs I wanted, and with shipping and tax, it was going to be well over $1000, and I still had to assemble everything myself. I just closed the site, went to reverb and probably got the last graffiti yellow strat on there 😂 The warmoth build would be sick, but I also took into account resale value in the future, incase I decided to sell, or needed too. The TD strat would hold value, maybe increase. Parts build wouldn't. That's something to consider also
You can make these a lot cheaper. I got a brand new squier bullet hardtail on sale for $150 (this has the correct thin basswood body that Tom used). And with the rest of parts, its $330 without locking tuners, $400 with locking tuner upgrade. Sounds awesome, its my most played guitar
That’s awesome! I’m super happy with the signature version. My original plan was to review it and then sell it but I liked it so much I kept it. This thing has a lot of resonance and sustain. Feels great (much better than a Squier bullet IMO) plus it has the treble bleed.
I don’t think you could make this guitar yourself with these specs for much less than $1,000 (Squier parts don’t cut it for me). Then you factor in the time and labor for ordering everything and putting it together- nah. May as well get the real thing.
But I’m really happy for you that you saved a bunch of money and like your version!
@@EricBourassa I admit, I did have to spend a lot of work rounding off the fret ends and repolishing them. I used high quality parts like CTS and added an Orange Drop treble bleed circuit before it sounded right with the volume rolled off.
I wish more reviews had strumming like this. I hate listening to guitarist riff the entire time. Like i get it, you can riff, no one cares. Can we kisten to the damn guitar now? Good review! 10 stars
Oh thanks! I’ve received that criticism in the past of playing too many riffs and not enough strumming, so I wanted to make sure and include more of that here 🤘
I get people's issues with the pricing, but if you look at the rest of Fender's MIM Artist Signature line, the Delonge Strat is actually on the lower end of the spectrum. Fender could've easily price gouged the hell out of people with it being a limited edition run and it would've still sold out, but I have a feeling that this is part of a larger plan to hype up Tom being back on their artist roster and to test the waters before the inevitable release of a signature Starcaster. Shoutout to GC in Arlington.
oh heck yes GC Arlington LOL you discovered my undisclosed location. And yeah I bet the Starcaster is coming
@@EricBourassa Lol I grew up shopping at the one off Lovers and 75, but had several friends from FTW that worked at that location. I don't think either of those stores have had a fresh coat of paint in 25 years.
@@JEFFKINGS I think you’re right! And I bet we know some of the same people
Sounds beautiful 😢 hope they sell them in europe! Great tone and video!!! Tom's guitar is a piece of history for me. Thanks for this review!! 🎉🎉
Edit: they sell it here...just found out 1400€. 😢
I was gonna say- pretty sure this guitar is available in US and UK (though I wasn't sure what part of Europe you were in). Glad you found one! but yeah, pricey for sure
@@EricBourassa when they said US and UK I was bummed, I'm in Spain, so we get this kind of stuff regularly from Thomman in Germany, but 2 or 3 days ago there was nothing on their website. Anyways, we'll see! Thanks again! 👊🏼
It's a good gitaar for a good praise
Never seen someone play some of those riffs the way you did. Almost seems easier than the way Tom plays it though ha
I’m all about easy 😉
I already have a solid body electric ibanez rg which I really like so I don’t really need another solid body electric, I want this Tom Delong but can’t justify it , maybe I’ll get the star aster as I heard it’s a semi hollow , if it was around $700 I’d pick one up but not for $1300
Highs hit a bit harder on the new one but all the dark bass notes on your 90's sound fantastic.
100% I didn't notice that while I was recording it but listening back I definitely hear that, too
what i notice between the two is that the hardtail sounds more immediate on the attack. This is probably because there's no springs connected from the bridge to the claw on a traditional strat. I think there's alot to be said about the magnetic pull from the second pickup on your black strat having the second pickup as well. They both sound very, VERY close. ALMOST identical. They both sound great. But the legit Tom has just a little more harmonic content I think.
I agree
I wish they made a lefty version! Again, lefties get left out.
@@jayhova1776 one of my employees is a leftie. So am I, but I learned right handed (for this very reason). So I sympathize with you!
@@EricBourassa I’m actually a drummer and learned to play open because of switching the kit around during gigs with a shared backline. 10-15 minute switch overs and 35-45 min sets. I didn’t want to waste set time.
Even though I'm left-handed, I learned to play drums and guitar right-handed because I was young enough to not even know there was such a thing as left-handed guitars, or setting up your drums "backwards"! :D
I cant believe there is such a difference between the two.
I know! Surprised me, too
Does the black start have fresh set of string?
Yes. Changed them right before recording
@@EricBourassa cool good to know then, now i can say that the Tom Delonge is better sounding to my ear😆
@@rinaldiankingz haha no doubt. That really surprised me
$1199/$1299 - either way for that price should come with a case.
Now THIS I agree with
I mean look at the secondary market for the original. Yea it’s worth it lol.
That’s what I’m banking on 🤘
I think the hardtail string thru makes it.
I think you’re right
Are the strings pretty old on the 90's Strat? Sounds a bit dead compared to the reissue.
No, that's what's funny- I restrung the 90's Strat specifically for this video. Both Strats have brand new strings
for some reason the number of Blink-182 cover videos have quadrupled over the past week.
I was going to get one of these but the neck is way too thin for me.
No kidding??? I love the thickness of it. Not too thin like a shred guitar neck, not too thick like a baseball bat. Just right. But I also grew up playing Strats so it feels right at home
@EricBourassa I prefer a medium C shape the modern C is just too thin. I am older than you so the guitars I grew up with had thicker necks.
I've heard about these being "overpriced". Seems like they are but given that they are Tom Delonge Limited guitars, they will perhaps go up in value in the future. I bought the Tom Delonge Epiphone ES-333 when it came out for about $800 or so and who would have thought that now they are going for $1,500+ or so. The Gibson counterpart was about the price of this Strat and now it's going for like $5K.
Yeah that’s the primary reason I picked one up day 1. I also saw a great argument for why they are priced this way on Reddit and the pricing suddenly made a lot more sense
Yeah I was debating getting one but I might just order one as an investment before they sell out. I get to enjoy it and make a profit if I want to sell it later. I was also thinking that the price takes into consideration Tom's cut for partnering with Fender and whatnot (that is my accountant side of the brain thinking and trying to reason the high price lol) @@EricBourassa
@@JuanCarlos06 exactly
Should be $849 tops
I disagree. $849 is the price of a standard MIM Strat. While this can't cost much more to make, you have to figure the cost of Seymour Duncan Invader pickup, Tom's royalties, and the custom name plate. I think $1000-1100 is realistic. $1300 is a bit high, but mine was $1200 at Guitar Center, so not too far above what I would expect. Still high, but not crazy high
I agree it’s overpriced. 2 fewer pickups, 2 fewer pots, no caps, no switch, simpler bridge & body routing. That’s a good bit of manufacturing savings; pay the extra for the SD Invader and Tom’s licensing fee with that savings and there’s no reason this should be more than ~$50 over a Player. MSRP on the basic Player is $799, on this guitar it’s $1,299; that $500 upcharge is simply nonsensical unless you’re betting on flipping it as a rarity/collectible in the future (not a bet I’d make).
just bought one i love it. you can get all kinds of killer tones with this thing.
I don't know about "all kinds" of killer tones. More like ONE killer tone 😆 but it's an incredible tone!
Tom makes all his guitars to have a single tone. It's kinda the whole point of the design choices...
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haha. explosive is right! but in the best way :)
I don't know why, but Tom's Stratocaster plays a little more aggressively 😁😊
you're not wrong- IT REALLY DOES (see my video from yesterday with the shred guitar solo on the Delonge, it's a very aggressive guitar)
@@EricBourassa I am deciding between the Gibson SG Standard and this guitar in your video, I would prefer to buy both because they both have their own specific sound 😁☺️
Appreciate your honest review , all the other channels got free guitars from fender and are biased as shit saying go out buy it it’s the best guitar ever they are full of shit
Shit .... I just ordered the Daphne blue ....getting delivered 2ed or 3rd of August ...
that's only a few days away! I couldn't decide between Surf Green or Daphne Blue so I just figured I'd take whichever they had in stock, and it was Surf Green. But I like Daphne Blue just as much
@@EricBourassa I wish I had the money for all four but I'm not rich haha ... I already own the old stat in black .
A Made in Mexico strat with 1 pickup and 1 knob and no Trem for $1300. Yea sounds like a great deal. I mean if you really want to sound like a Pop punk star lol. No one cared about him till the reformed band tour.
actually Tom has had a die-hard following for the past 25 years roughly. We're rabid 😆
and the guitar is not for everyone. But those who like it are generally loving it. And it sold out from all Guitar Center's in our district last week (that's like 6-8 stores). It's only available from GC online in black currently. So Fender must've done something right
I waited until after I got the starcaster to get my TD Strat....
And The Strat really is overpriced - and I get the BEST nostalgia just by looking the surf green strat like I am the exact demographic this re-release is for but I agree with the neck feels too new and polished! I still absolutely love mine though
I've broken my Strat in pretty good. Neck feels amazing. Frekking love the TD Strat. Saw them on clearance at GC for like $999 and it made me sad. I stressed so bad about getting one DAY 1 and did not have to at all LOL. Still, really glad I have mine. Can't see myself selling it ever
@@EricBourassa I agree Fender releasing them as "limited" had me stressing too haha I got so lucky and got a new one off reverb for 799.
Guitar market is softening now. This reissue will devalue the older ones for a while. Just look at the Jag-Stang market.
yeah that makes total sense. Will be interesting to watch the market trend
Everyone’s partscasters are way off and crap at least try to make it look like the sig guitar if that’s what you’re aiming for
I think you make it work with what you’re able to get and get as close as you can!
swap the bridge then test again
That would probably make an impact, along with the fact that the other Strat has a whammy bar. However, I’m definitely not actually going to do that 🤣
@@EricBourassa or replace stainless steel saddles
or steel block on the trem
Definitely not worth the price. You can get a whole lot of guitar for that price from the same and other brands. Great collector piece, however.
I also noticed the reissue has different saddles than the original in addition to the different neck plate.
You are correct on the price i the early 2000's. Mine was around $550 CAD in 2002!
Great video!
thanks! The more I think about it, I'm glad I picked one up but I can certainly understand why others would choose not to do so
Crazy for the price that it’s not made in the US
Limited edition isn’t real it’s marketing , Fender will make as many as people will buy.
will be interesting to see if they have a specific number in mind or if it's just for 2023. If it continues to sell well, I bet they will continue to produce it but maybe remove the custom neck plate and say now it's a regular production model. The TOM name plate was only for the "limited edition." All I know is that their marketing strategy worked
@@EricBourassa oh yes definitely most of us have been waiting for like 20 years now 😂😂
Amazing, I have no. 2112 California Strat. It has a straight line, double hum in the bridge position. But, it has other pickups, too. BS Glam guitar, sell it, shill.
Sounds like your 90’s strat has 250k pots
I suppose that’s possible. When I first installed that Invader 16 years ago (!), I know it was 250k. but I believe I had a 500k pot installed when I had my guitar tech add the neck pickup. He educated me about 250k Vs 500k and swapped it out.
I remember the tone really fattened up after that
@@EricBourassawait so if so put invaders on 500k pot it’s not as good sound?
Right, I never post comments on stuff let alone negative comments but I think this guitar is getting far too much praise and Fender and Tom Delonge should seriously be a bit ashamed.
This is a made in Mexico strat which are great instruments, I have one myself but they cost £679.
An invader pickup can be bought for £126.
A new pickguard can be bought for no more than £10.
A mono gig bag can be bought for £150.
I've had pickups installed and routing on guitars for £50 by my local guitar tech.
That brings the cost to £1015 and that's with an expensive gig bag that you don't necessarily need to buy.
This is far too overpriced for what it is. I love Blink 182 and this has nothing to do with Tom Delonge as a person. But if you're a band with a punk attitude charging £1300 for a simple guitar like this is a joke.
If he genuinely wanted to make a guitar for people with a punk attitude and new players who want to follow in his footsteps he and fender would make it a more reasonable price.
Look at the Ed O'brien from Radiohead signature fender strat!!!
It's Made in Mexico!
It has a sustainiac neck pickup, a custom shop texas special in the middle and a seymour duncan JB junior in the bridge!!!!!
And includes a gig bag for guess how much?? That's right £1,050!!!!!!!
Ed O'brien made this guitar for young players who want to be able to play like him and actually make a quality instrument at a correct price. He made this instrument with genuine care for the consumer.
This on the other hand is a SHAMELESS CASH GRAB. This has nothing to do with love of fans, this is a way of making a shit tonne of money off a guitar that isn't worth it
that's a great point, and I pretty much made the same argument at the end of my video. It's worth the purchase if A) you want to resell it in a few years, or B) you don't want to take the time to piece something together. If you factor in the TIME required get the parts, drive to the luthier or install parts yourself, etc, you have to ask yourself what your time is worth (and that will be different for everyone).
Listening back to my video, I hear a clear difference between my MIM 90's Invader Strat and the new Tom Delonge. The Delonge is superior in tone. I didn't hear that difference while I was playing but it's obvious to my ears in the recording.
So you can build one yourself for about $800 or you can spend the extra $500 and get the "official" version. Just depends on what is most important to you
@@EricBourassa really enjoyed your video! That is a very good point about the time and I totally get some people would just rather buy the legit one. Really interesting about the sound comparisons too!!
I just dont want a trem nor a squier
then you'll be good to go here!
I hate you! Jk😂
Fair
$1200 bucks and no hard case?? Another Fender joke IMO. Over-priced. Nice color though.
it's comparable in quality to other guitars in this price range. What's been tough for me (and probably a lot of us) is that the prices of instruments has increased so drastically since 2019 that we still expect 2019 prices for new guitars. I still think of a MIM Strat costing $600-800. But that's not the reality. Anyway, if you try this guitar versus other $1,200 guitars on the market currently, I think you will find this Strat is one of the better sounding, better playing, and nicer looking guitars.
It sounded SO good! I want one in Daphne Blue for sure and I plan to get it. Sure folks will say its overpriced or you can do the same with any other Strat and whatnot but frick it. I was graduating high school when they originally came out and a broke 18 year old couldn't afford it (even a Squier) but today, its back and dangit I want it. I'd be paying more for an earlier copy off of Reverb or eBay that's been through heck anyway so whatever, lol. Maybe other folks can't justify the price but a being a huge blink-182 and Strat fan forever, I certainly can. Plus, if they release a Starcaster signature I WILL GET THAT TOO.
oh yeah I'm with you. People can do pros/cons list all day long but at the end of the day, you either want it or you don't. And I WANTED it LOL. And after spending just a few days with it, I'm even more glad I picked it up now