It's actually true. If you really like the colour of your guitar, it makes you to play with more joy. So it sounds way better. Also, the nitro finish helps the wood dry and the dry wood sounds better.
I've watched you get so damn good over the last 4 years. You can tell how much you practice technique and improv. Your hands sound strong. I don't know what your goals are but you seem to have the goods now to achieve them all. Just don't put that guitar down. You are knockin' at the door. Soon someone will answer it.
When you find your strat it’s magic…. I’ve owned many fenders over the years, picked up an American pro 2 last year off the shelf and strummed it, it hasn’t left my hands since… that 1st cord and I knew I finally found my strat, there were many others hanging in the shop, but this one was mine…. It’s hard to explain until you find yours… They are all slightly different because they are hand made, only a few will speak to any individual… congratulations on finding yours…
I've seen kids in the guitar shop, who play 10 different strats of the same model in various colors. Then narrow it down to the one they love. Then take it up to the counter and ask - Do you have one new in the box?
That guitar sounds killer! And it's not bad looking either. I actually love that color. In fact, you're holding my dream Strat in your hands. I'm seriously thrilled for you!
You and Paul Davids are my favourite youtube chanells. Seriously, the way you teach, play, down to earth attitude and straight to the point approach make you stand out.
I love strats. For a their shortcomings, they are really the greatest guitars made. They got so much character and their pedigree is unparalleled. I build them as a hobby and have two that are so comfortable to play . Ross, that is one hell of a strat you got there. Just beautiful sounding.
Looks like you got yourself a keeper. When you find your holy grail, it's a major obstacle out of the way, and 100% of your time and energy goes into playing it. That's never anything but a good thing. Rock on, bro!
@@RossCampbellGuitarist Thanks, I have 3 that I consider to be nearly irreplaceable. All of them are what you might call "rat rods" but they have the mojo. I built all of them myself from parts round-ups and attention to every detail, and now I don't even have to think about them except for string changes, and seasonal setups when the weather changes. There's a Strat, a Tele, and a P90 Les Paul, and between the 3 of them, I've got the full spectrum covered, and I can concentrate on the music instead of worrying about the instrument. It was well worth the expense and the time spent. Now I have fun instead of stress! Cheers, my friend, And rock on.
Fender stratocaster tone is timeless, no need to change pick ups. You will always eventually regret it and go back to that classic strat sound, especially neck pick up. And they are certainly the most comfortable and rewarding electric guitar, there just something mysterious about them, almost spiritual. No need to mess with perfection.
i changed the pickups in all my strats. have not regretted it at all. i have fralins vintage hots in one, Klein jazzy cats in another, kinman magnum opus in another, DiMarzio virtual vintage blues in another, David Allen in another, they are all much better than the original pickups. i did not change pickups in my ed o'brian signature, that has Seymour Duncan jb junior in the bridge and a fernandes sustainer in the neck.
Loved this video man- like this format too! Your comment about the Telecaster being a desert island guitar stands true for me too, but my main guitar is also a Strat. Go figure!
I have the exact same Stat as you Ross- a 2017, 1960 spec custom shop Strat in Fiesta Red and yes it’s one of my favorites as well! I bought mine because one of my favorite blues players, Ronnie Earl, has a 1961 Fiesta Red Strat! Play it well Ross!
I've got a Custom Shop Fiesta Red Strat that's based on a 61 and dude that thing is absolutely phenommmmmenal! The neck is so tiny you just wouldn't even believe it.
Earlier this year I picked up a Fender CS '62 Tele in faded fiesta red. I've owned several guitars over the years but this is hands down the best one. Plays like a dream. Much like you, I would love to get my hands on a CS Strat. My wife may have something to say about it though lol.
Great video - would love a CS strat. Great to hear your views on Guitar Guitar in Glasgow. I visit the store any time I'm in Glasgow fantastic selection but what makes it for me is the welcoming attitude of the staff - they are second to none - they could not be more helpful Keep up the great videos Ross - love your playing!
Nice Strat Ross and playing, my no.1 Strat is a graffiti yellow us standard 88', Seymour Duncan pups, had it now for 30 years so natural relic! from NZ
Great vid. Guitarists asking about pickups all the time is crazy, it is a part of the sound - but only a part. The truth is you play really well! You playing a great guitar makes it sound great - that's because you're playing it, and you know how to set it up, and your signal chain up to get a great tone. I had guessed that the radius was a bit flatter than vintage - that tone and a half bend on the high E string at the end of your C minor funk Quist solo would definitely choke out on my 7.25 Strat! ps - that's a tasty solo...
Thanks so much! I agree and it frustrates me to get so many questions like that because you're right, it's only a part of what makes you sound the way that you do and that goes for every guitar player out there.
@@RossCampbellGuitarist that’s it. If you swapped your CS strat for a squier classic vibe and then you had an hour or so to change the strings and get it dialled in it would sound pretty similar! No offence to your lovely strat - but it’s just the icing on a cake that you spent ages baking! 🎂
agreed...Its the woods used the way its put together.....I spoke to many pickup makers and they themselves say pickups are like 15 % of the sound of the guitar....amp strings wood cable how its recorded the room the action on and on......
You're a superb player. If you ever get the chance, go to Mississippi and see local musicians play and see where it all started. I live there half the year near Meridian and Blues is really in the air there.
Nice guitar, and great playing. In your recap of other musos playing that colour, you left out British guitarist of The Shadows, Hank Marvin, who imported the first strat into the UK in 1959. It was the same colour, with a birds-eye maple neck and gold hardware. I have one just like it. Mine’s a “57 Vintage” made in USA model I bought second hand in Australia in 1994 for $A1,500. Mine “barks” when on the bridge pickup. I treasure mine and I’m happy to read you love yours as well. Thanks for the enjoyable video
Eric Clapton played a Red Guitar in the mid 80’s..actually played it..while doing overnight security and of course when no one was there..lovely guitar
Bro! I’m back stateside (Lake Tahoe) after spending a year+ in Glasgow, and GuitarGuitar was MY SPOT! Merchant City Music was cool too. Had my Tele set up at GuitarGuitar and woulda bought an SG from them, but knew I couldn’t take two axes on the flight back home. But great people at GuitarGuitar! It was nice to get a reminder of one of my fav guitar stores. Miss Glasgow! Love your vids!🤘
My telecaster, built by Alan Manship, in Paoli Indiana, was an investment of one thousand dollars. Buying that at 18 years old wasn't easy. It is made of curly maple. The comfort of the neck is the true essence of the guitar. You mentioned Gary Moore. He is a, very captivating, inspiration. Your guitar sounds great! The color contrast, on your guitar, sets it off, into an intriguing and good appearance. 💯
I not only have that guitar, I have that T-shirt also. What I lack of course is your skill, do you know where I can purchase that? 😂😂 I ABSOLUTELY love this guitar, considering all the lps I own. I was blew away by this strat.
First; you are a fantastic guitar player. Second, about the guitar....when I first saw it in your videos, I thought....hm...not sure I'm wild about an orange strat ( it looks orange in the videos). Now, it's kinda grown on me and I wouldn't mind having one lol......third, when I saw the close ups of the guitar, I thought....."hm, too bad it has some scratches"...lol....didn't realize it was relic'd.....lastly, yeah when you have a custom shop vintage type guitar like that, you gotta leave those original fender pick ups in there. I like me some hot dimarzio's too, but I think you definitely made the right choice putting the original ones back. On Sweetwater website here in the USA, these guitars are going for around $4600 usd....whoa! big bucks. You deserve it, and I hope you enjoy it for many years to come. Keep on with the great videos man, you're a great teacher.
I love how people will just down play how good your touch and playing is and will go straight to asking " what kind of pickups do u have in there". They dont even ask what your signal chain is,, just straight to pickups.
[10:10] I turned my Strat into a hardtail by just placing a brass nipple inside the trem cavity in the back. It was very easy to do. I didn't even had to remove the strings. You Just have to find the right size brass nipple at the hardware store: in American inches that's 0.375 diameter by 2.5 length. In metric that's 9.5 mm diameter by 63.5 mm length. I got the brass pipe nipple at Lowes I think, or maybe it was Home Depot. I don't remember exactly because it was many years ago, but for sure one of those two stores. I had heard that Eric Clapton did it with a roll of quarters, but I think that's a myth because the roll of quarters has a bigger girth than the nipple I used, which fit perfectly. The length of the brass nipple was perfect too, so I didn't have to cut it either. I just pushed it in there and then I glued a thin strip of plastic in front of it to secure it in case of a jarring vibration that could dislodge it. For the strip of plastic I used one of the plastic guides that come with the CaseLogic CD sleeves. I don't know if they still sell those, but anything with similar dimensions will do. I glued it to the wood wall of the cavity with crazy glue. Here are a few pictures: photos.app.goo.gl/YcMFK5gPy7PzcSaDA This simple mod improves the sustain, of course. Hardtails will always have more sustain than trems, all else being equal. It also increases the volume of the notes a little bit, because now there is almost zero dampening. So now you can also get that "bell" tone like you get in a good Telecaster.
This is exactly what I've always wanted in a Strat besides the color, just not a fiesta red guy. But literally everything else is just amazing, the AAA rosewood fretboard is just amazing it looks like Ebony. the Frets look amazing, the action looks perfect, and the sound is just phenomenol, granted, it's mostly your hands but still, your strat is what I dream of owning, but just a different color
Thank you for going through this Ross. I really like the sound of that guitar and now I have an idea of what to look for when looking at some used Custom Shop Strats (or, maybe a new one if I come into a windfall!) Cheers
Enjoyable video. One thing I would have liked to know is how you compare the DiMarzio to the 60s pickups. What do you like and dislike about each? What is it about the 60s pickups that you were missing from the DiMarzio? Describe the sound difference, please.
Great video and very informative. That is a lovely strat for sure. I dig the nod to the late Gary Moore. Your playing is inspirational. I also get the need to bond with a guitar. I recently picked up a guitar that I just bonded with and it has become my number one guitar. Thanks.
Absolutely the best colour for a 60s strat Ross. I would spec out a 1960 strat large oval C shape neck fairly low output pickups but definitely fiesta red
The first time I saw this guitar in your videos it reminded me of Paul David's custom shop strat. Was wondering if it's was custom shop too and now I know it is! Good stuff. Must be good Paul seems to like his too.
Squire have brought out this very colour 60s strat as an FSR which is very tempting, I'm a big fan of Gary Moore's fiesta red strat and of course this one, gorgeous, especially with the mint green guard and pickups.
Ross, how are the frets doing? How much life do they have in it after this time? I am curious, because my CS strat has the same ones! I upgraded strat with Wudtone CP 50s vibrato bridge (54 mm narrow string spacing) and Highwood saddles. Now guitar has sustain and response like hardtail one! Regarding PUs and 60s cycle hum I did install Ulbrick NRS for silence with no tone loss!!! I have Josephina Ancho Poblano PUs and they sound warm and woody with beautiful clarity - I did put on base plate on bridge PU and it rocks!!! I love my CS strat and inspires me to play it everyday! Cheers!
If it can help mine (master built JC, jescar frets, 2016), had to be refretted in 2020, with stainless steel frets (same size, jescar, pleked, mirror polished) and I’m so happy now! It doesn’t change the sound (had made an experience replacing just 5 frets across the fretboard to make AB comparisons before doing the whole refret and plek) but now bending a note is way easier and sustain is better too. Less string wear I also noticed. BTW it costed extra money to preserve the fretboard relicing)
How much does a guitar like that cost? My internet has been spotty lately so if you said it in the video I might have missed it as the video was buffering a lot for me (currently visiting some family in the mountains so cell reception and wifi aren't great). My main experience is with Gibson Historic Reissues. I currently have a black beauty R7, an bourbon burst R8, and an orange-lemon fade R9. Looking to add some fenders to my collection though. I love the way this fender looks though. Sounds super nice too. Great playing per usual.
yep, i got your course a bunch of years ago now and i would like to think a piece of my money helped you get this. very well deserved and i learnt a bunch of useful stuff from your videos and course (so, thank you)
I just asked you tonight what that strat neck was on a different video & wow I stumbled onto this video later this evening. I build my own strats , I had two fender custom shop strats one three tone sunburst 69 & the other was the black one with maple neck like jimis 68 or 69 I sold that blk one and I regretted it ever since & sold the other but never cared for that other C S strat Iam building is a feista red strat , a s3 tone sunburst & a cool electric blue one , I have all the parts & pick ups. the alder bodys are by all parts / necks are custom made by company's who make necks/ any way I find the prices on guitars today are absolutely ridicules' I can build a strat I use real bone nuts all custom screws not the junk & custom vintage bridges with vintage repro springs etc.. everything is choice select I even have a set of Joe Bonnamassa pick ups/ best regards the neck on that looks great
Very nice!! I have a very similar Fiesta Red from years earlier when the Custom Shop Relic 1960s were called Time Machines (I think I got mine in 2007?). So essentially I have the 7.5 radius and the vintage frets. I don't mind that, but I do wish the neck was a little fatter. Overall just a killer sounding Strat. I'm glad to have it. Enjoy yours 👍
Hi Ross, I have the exact same strat! I'm a massive fiesta red fan. After 15 years of buying, selling and trading guitars I feel like I'm finally done.
Nothing beats a start that you have a really good bonding with 🧡 I have a Fender CS 2018 60’ with roasted neck and body, almost the same spec as yours except the radius and color, mine is 12” aged/faded fiesta red. Awesome video and of course phenomenal playing.
I've got some great guitars. The two in my avatar are both mint. An 89 Gibson Les Paul standard and a 78 Hamer Sunburst. Both wonderful guitars. But I wouldn't gig them. I've got many others for that.
"Cassandra" ha ha ha. PMSL! 🤣🤣🤣 There's a saying, 'You don't choose the guitar, the guitar chooses you.' Guitar Guitar Glasgow is definitely a great shop. The boys have done well there. Aye, I cannae picture you as a barman in Jeckle and Hyde's or some other bar. Your way too talented for that. 😎😊 I think I recognise the cute wee Edinburgh street. So you have a cameraman now, ya wee superstar you. 😉🤣 Hee hee. I can't believe it's been that long already since I first saw your first video, pal. You've come a long way. I feel very proud for you. Our country is still producing good talent despite all the shit we put up with from that neighbouring country south of us. 🤨 I'm looking forward to coming home and catching up with you potentially next year. Beautiful guitar. Great video. Pure honest and raw. No bullshit, as is our culture. Keep in touch, pal. You're a world class player. 😎
I wonder what neck is in it because some have chunky 62 style that say they are sixties neck …there’s a D style neck from the sixties that is my favorite.
Beautiful looking guitar indeed, and if you got the connexion that you mentioned then money well spent, nice change in style and interesting to see in detail what a custom shop fender is about, thank you.
I love my Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster’s. They are worth the wait if you have to save up for one. Ross, you found a keeper there. It sounds amazing as it looks!
I love your stuff, you're a phenominal player, I like your spirit, I love that Strat, killer tone, I'm a Les Paul guy, but after hearing this I must get one at some point
You are a class act bro keep on the straight and narrow it happens to the best of them dont let it happen to you .I love the sound you get its alot in the playing they say not the gear so that explains it. Do you think you will burn that guitar on stage if Pete Townsend showed up to a gig and asked you to do it #1dumbist question.
The colour of a guitar makes them sound way better.
It's actually true. If you really like the colour of your guitar, it makes you to play with more joy. So it sounds way better. Also, the nitro finish helps the wood dry and the dry wood sounds better.
Yeah especially if it has tone paint like the Smashing Pumpkins guy uses.
@@drewjohnson4794 billy convinced me to get a white strat
Fiesta Red is the hottest, spiciest. It is my favorite too.
I like that. 😎
I've watched you get so damn good over the last 4 years. You can tell how much you practice technique and improv. Your hands sound strong. I don't know what your goals are but you seem to have the goods now to achieve them all. Just don't put that guitar down. You are knockin' at the door. Soon someone will answer it.
Thank you so much! Really that's made my day :)
I agree 100% with this great comment!
Nothing beat a Fiesta red, Strat or Tele is my favorite color. Chris Rea use one of them.
When you find your strat it’s magic…. I’ve owned many fenders over the years, picked up an American pro 2 last year off the shelf and strummed it, it hasn’t left my hands since… that 1st cord and I knew I finally found my strat, there were many others hanging in the shop, but this one was mine…. It’s hard to explain until you find yours… They are all slightly different because they are hand made, only a few will speak to any individual… congratulations on finding yours…
I've seen kids in the guitar shop, who play 10 different strats of the same model in various colors. Then narrow it down to the one they love. Then take it up to the counter and ask - Do you have one new in the box?
That guitar sounds killer! And it's not bad looking either. I actually love that color. In fact, you're holding my dream Strat in your hands. I'm seriously thrilled for you!
I bought a Suhr classic antique a few years ago and I love it. Nothing like playing a high-end, hand crafted guitar. Cheers!👊🏻
So awesome!!!
Thanks Tomo! You're the man.
You and Paul Davids are my favourite youtube chanells. Seriously, the way you teach, play, down to earth attitude and straight to the point approach make you stand out.
Thanks!
Me too! Both Ross and Paul play red strats! That's a sign red strats play better! 😂
Love Fiesta Red, Mark Knopfler also likes them in red. Very cool that even though it is a 60's you have a 9.5 radius instead of 7.25
I love strats. For a their shortcomings, they are really the greatest guitars made. They got so much character and their pedigree is unparalleled. I build them as a hobby and have two that are so comfortable to play .
Ross, that is one hell of a strat you got there. Just beautiful sounding.
Looks like you got yourself a keeper. When you find your holy grail, it's a major obstacle out of the way, and 100% of your time and energy goes into playing it. That's never anything but a good thing. Rock on, bro!
Well said!
@@RossCampbellGuitarist Thanks, I have 3 that I consider to be nearly irreplaceable. All of them are what you might call "rat rods" but they have the mojo. I built all of them myself from parts round-ups and attention to every detail, and now I don't even have to think about them except for string changes, and seasonal setups when the weather changes. There's a Strat, a Tele, and a P90 Les Paul, and between the 3 of them, I've got the full spectrum covered, and I can concentrate on the music instead of worrying about the instrument. It was well worth the expense and the time spent. Now I have fun instead of stress!
Cheers, my friend,
And rock on.
Fender stratocaster tone is timeless, no need to change pick ups. You will always eventually regret it and go back to that classic strat sound, especially neck pick up. And they are certainly the most comfortable and rewarding electric guitar, there just something mysterious about them, almost spiritual. No need to mess with perfection.
i changed the pickups in all my strats. have not regretted it at all. i have fralins vintage hots in one, Klein jazzy cats in another, kinman magnum opus in another, DiMarzio virtual vintage blues in another, David Allen in another, they are all much better than the original pickups. i did not change pickups in my ed o'brian signature, that has Seymour Duncan jb junior in the bridge and a fernandes sustainer in the neck.
@@louiscyfer6944 matter of taste I guess. Genuine alnico have that classic fender tone which is unmistakable.
@@Footygodsarewatching alnico is just the magnet. all of the ones i mentioned are alnico magnets except the stock pups in the ed o'brian signature.
@@Footygodsarewatching btw, all my pickups have the classic fender tone, just better and some of them without the noise.
@@louiscyfer6944 you could be right, but sometimes that noise adds character.
Dude! Your videos are really top notch! And yeah; amazing playing 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you!
Loved this video man- like this format too!
Your comment about the Telecaster being a desert island guitar stands true for me too, but my main guitar is also a Strat. Go figure!
I have the exact same Stat as you Ross- a 2017, 1960 spec custom shop Strat in Fiesta Red and yes it’s one of my favorites as well! I bought mine because one of my favorite blues players, Ronnie Earl, has a 1961 Fiesta Red Strat! Play it well Ross!
I've got a Custom Shop Fiesta Red Strat that's based on a 61 and dude that thing is absolutely phenommmmmenal! The neck is so tiny you just wouldn't even believe it.
Earlier this year I picked up a Fender CS '62 Tele in faded fiesta red. I've owned several guitars over the years but this is hands down the best one. Plays like a dream. Much like you, I would love to get my hands on a CS Strat. My wife may have something to say about it though lol.
Man, I couldn’t agree more on naming my guitars. I just value and love what it is, no need for personification.
Great video - would love a CS strat.
Great to hear your views on Guitar Guitar in Glasgow. I visit the store any time I'm in Glasgow fantastic selection but what makes it for me is the welcoming attitude of the staff - they are second to none - they could not be more helpful
Keep up the great videos Ross - love your playing!
Nice Strat Ross and playing, my no.1 Strat is a graffiti yellow us standard 88', Seymour Duncan pups, had it now for 30 years so natural relic! from NZ
Great vid. Guitarists asking about pickups all the time is crazy, it is a part of the sound - but only a part. The truth is you play really well! You playing a great guitar makes it sound great - that's because you're playing it, and you know how to set it up, and your signal chain up to get a great tone. I had guessed that the radius was a bit flatter than vintage - that tone and a half bend on the high E string at the end of your C minor funk Quist solo would definitely choke out on my 7.25 Strat! ps - that's a tasty solo...
Thanks so much! I agree and it frustrates me to get so many questions like that because you're right, it's only a part of what makes you sound the way that you do and that goes for every guitar player out there.
@@RossCampbellGuitarist that’s it. If you swapped your CS strat for a squier classic vibe and then you had an hour or so to change the strings and get it dialled in it would sound pretty similar! No offence to your lovely strat - but it’s just the icing on a cake that you spent ages baking! 🎂
agreed...Its the woods used the way its put together.....I spoke to many pickup makers and they themselves say pickups are like 15 % of the sound of the guitar....amp strings wood cable how its recorded the room the action on and on......
Choke out is definitely a problem with my vintage radius guitars as well. It kind of sucks but...
@@soofitnsexy So right. Take a guy like Mark Knophler or Chris Buck, you can tell their playing even if they used a banjo!
You're a superb player. If you ever get the chance, go to Mississippi and see local musicians play and see where it all started. I live there half the year near Meridian and Blues is really in the air there.
Nice guitar, and great playing. In your recap of other musos playing that colour, you left out British guitarist of The Shadows, Hank Marvin, who imported the first strat into the UK in 1959. It was the same colour, with a birds-eye maple neck and gold hardware. I have one just like it. Mine’s a “57 Vintage” made in USA model I bought second hand in Australia in 1994 for $A1,500. Mine “barks” when on the bridge pickup. I treasure mine and I’m happy to read you love yours as well. Thanks for the enjoyable video
Eric Clapton played a Red Guitar in the mid 80’s..actually played it..while doing overnight security and of course when no one was there..lovely guitar
Nice touch on the production. Really brought the UA-cam guitar game up a few notches.
Thank you!
Bro! I’m back stateside (Lake Tahoe) after spending a year+ in Glasgow, and GuitarGuitar was MY SPOT! Merchant City Music was cool too. Had my Tele set up at GuitarGuitar and woulda bought an SG from them, but knew I couldn’t take two axes on the flight back home. But great people at GuitarGuitar! It was nice to get a reminder of one of my fav guitar stores. Miss Glasgow! Love your vids!🤘
You forgot to mention Hank Marvin - first strat imported into the UK around 1959 and in Fiesta red.
14:12 I believe it! Your Majesty demo is one of my favorite videos you’ve made 🤘🏽
My telecaster, built by Alan Manship, in Paoli Indiana, was an investment of one thousand dollars. Buying that at 18 years old wasn't easy. It is made of curly maple. The comfort of the neck is the true essence of the guitar. You mentioned Gary Moore. He is a, very captivating, inspiration. Your guitar sounds great! The color contrast, on your guitar, sets it off, into an intriguing and good appearance. 💯
The day will come that you set up your trem. Its like a new guitar if you do. It took me 26 years to set it up, and I just keep on playing....
OUTSTANDING WORK!! And such a beautiful guitar too!!
I not only have that guitar, I have that T-shirt also. What I lack of course is your skill, do you know where I can purchase that? 😂😂
I ABSOLUTELY love this guitar, considering all the lps I own. I was blew away by this strat.
Fenders are very smooth playing, perfect necks. I have a custom Gibson 355 and love it but the Tele standard is the smoothest.
Man you could block that trem and basically make it a hard tail. I don't think it would change the sound a whole bunch but it can help sustain.
Pretty sure the "REL" found throughout the specifications denotes "Relic".
First; you are a fantastic guitar player. Second, about the guitar....when I first saw it in your videos, I thought....hm...not sure I'm wild about an orange strat ( it looks orange in the videos). Now, it's kinda grown on me and I wouldn't mind having one lol......third, when I saw the close ups of the guitar, I thought....."hm, too bad it has some scratches"...lol....didn't realize it was relic'd.....lastly, yeah when you have a custom shop vintage type guitar like that, you gotta leave those original fender pick ups in there. I like me some hot dimarzio's too, but I think you definitely made the right choice putting the original ones back. On Sweetwater website here in the USA, these guitars are going for around $4600 usd....whoa! big bucks. You deserve it, and I hope you enjoy it for many years to come. Keep on with the great videos man, you're a great teacher.
I love how people will just down play how good your touch and playing is and will go straight to asking " what kind of pickups do u have in there". They dont even ask what your signal chain is,, just straight to pickups.
Haha thanks Jesse. The gear nerds need answers 🤷♂️😅
[10:10] I turned my Strat into a hardtail by just placing a brass nipple inside the trem cavity in the back. It was very easy to do. I didn't even had to remove the strings. You Just have to find the right size brass nipple at the hardware store: in American inches that's 0.375 diameter by 2.5 length. In metric that's 9.5 mm diameter by 63.5 mm length. I got the brass pipe nipple at Lowes I think, or maybe it was Home Depot. I don't remember exactly because it was many years ago, but for sure one of those two stores.
I had heard that Eric Clapton did it with a roll of quarters, but I think that's a myth because the roll of quarters has a bigger girth than the nipple I used, which fit perfectly.
The length of the brass nipple was perfect too, so I didn't have to cut it either. I just pushed it in there and then I glued a thin strip of plastic in front of it to secure it in case of a jarring vibration that could dislodge it. For the strip of plastic I used one of the plastic guides that come with the CaseLogic CD sleeves. I don't know if they still sell those, but anything with similar dimensions will do. I glued it to the wood wall of the cavity with crazy glue.
Here are a few pictures: photos.app.goo.gl/YcMFK5gPy7PzcSaDA
This simple mod improves the sustain, of course. Hardtails will always have more sustain than trems, all else being equal. It also increases the volume of the notes a little bit, because now there is almost zero dampening. So now you can also get that "bell" tone like you get in a good Telecaster.
This is exactly what I've always wanted in a Strat besides the color, just not a fiesta red guy. But literally everything else is just amazing, the AAA rosewood fretboard is just amazing it looks like Ebony. the Frets look amazing, the action looks perfect, and the sound is just phenomenol, granted, it's mostly your hands but still, your strat is what I dream of owning, but just a different color
Are you crazy? Red guitars sound the best. lol
Like the color. My first 🎸 is a white American strat. White - cause Jeff Beck and Hendrix.. Looking for a PRS SE Custom 24 next
Thank you for going through this Ross. I really like the sound of that guitar and now I have an idea of what to look for when looking at some used Custom Shop Strats (or, maybe a new one if I come into a windfall!) Cheers
Great guitar & great playing Ross & excellent informative video!👍🎶
Absolutely love it. Love the fiesta red with the mint/aged pickguard 🔥
Enjoyable video. One thing I would have liked to know is how you compare the DiMarzio to the 60s pickups. What do you like and dislike about each? What is it about the 60s pickups that you were missing from the DiMarzio? Describe the sound difference, please.
The guitar is beyond beautiful and your playing is truly tasteful.
You know what , that intro solo is gonna bring you to another level of online guitarist. Its awesome, oldskool in a modern way
Thank you Bill!
1st E string may be a little flat. I don’t know.
But that’s THE strat sound.
And I like your style. Nice ☮️👍🙏
You have really nice tone. Maybe you can talk about your signal chain, pedals etc? 😄
Great video and very informative. That is a lovely strat for sure. I dig the nod to the late Gary Moore. Your playing is inspirational. I also get the need to bond with a guitar. I recently picked up a guitar that I just bonded with and it has become my number one guitar. Thanks.
Thanks! Glad you liked the video
0:46 - We happy?.. Ross! We happy?
Hahah
Yeah we happy
Absolutely the best colour for a 60s strat Ross. I would spec out a 1960 strat large oval C shape neck fairly low output pickups but definitely fiesta red
Yeah tbh I wouldn't mind a bigger neck but it is what it is!
candy apple red
I'm the same way about the whammy, I never liked them, hardtail would be nice if they would do them in the custom shop
That bridge overdriven tone sounds mighty for a single coil, what is your setup?
Thanks! For the shred stuff it was the Archetype Tim Henson plugin from Neural DSP.
thanks for the shoutout Ross, Glad your still loving that guitar !! Robert@GG Glasgow
The first time I saw this guitar in your videos it reminded me of Paul David's custom shop strat. Was wondering if it's was custom shop too and now I know it is! Good stuff. Must be good Paul seems to like his too.
Squire have brought out this very colour 60s strat as an FSR which is very tempting, I'm a big fan of Gary Moore's fiesta red strat and of course this one, gorgeous, especially with the mint green guard and pickups.
Ross, how are the frets doing? How much life do they have in it after this time? I am curious, because my CS strat has the same ones!
I upgraded strat with Wudtone CP 50s vibrato bridge (54 mm narrow string spacing) and Highwood saddles. Now guitar has sustain and response like hardtail one! Regarding PUs and 60s cycle hum I did install Ulbrick NRS for silence with no tone loss!!! I have Josephina Ancho Poblano PUs and they sound warm and woody with beautiful clarity - I did put on base plate on bridge PU and it rocks!!! I love my CS strat and inspires me to play it everyday! Cheers!
If it can help mine (master built JC, jescar frets, 2016), had to be refretted in 2020, with stainless steel frets (same size, jescar, pleked, mirror polished) and I’m so happy now! It doesn’t change the sound (had made an experience replacing just 5 frets across the fretboard to make AB comparisons before doing the whole refret and plek) but now bending a note is way easier and sustain is better too. Less string wear I also noticed. BTW it costed extra money to preserve the fretboard relicing)
@@NO-TALK-GuitarPlugin I will do the same when the time comes! Love SS frets on my Suhr Alt t Pro!! Thanks!
I had the frets crowned a couple years ago but now it definitely needs a full on re-fret!
I just googled what guitar does "Ross Campbell play" because I love that guitar and Fiesta red
Lovely playing, mate. And what a beautiful guitar!
Thanks Mike!
How much does a guitar like that cost? My internet has been spotty lately so if you said it in the video I might have missed it as the video was buffering a lot for me (currently visiting some family in the mountains so cell reception and wifi aren't great). My main experience is with Gibson Historic Reissues. I currently have a black beauty R7, an bourbon burst R8, and an orange-lemon fade R9. Looking to add some fenders to my collection though. I love the way this fender looks though. Sounds super nice too. Great playing per usual.
Love the guitar! And suits you well
I loved your sincere review, mate! No BS talk, quite straightforward! And you deserve it, so enjoy it for years ahead!
Thank you!
I really enjoyed the production of the video, keep it up
Glad to hear it Davi, thanks!
What Amp and other bits are you playing into? The tone, and, of course, playing, are beautiful.
A couple of neural DSP plugins. Archetype Tim Henson for the shred stuff and the Cory Wong plugin for the quieter stuff
Please....can anyone tell me which model exactly that beauty is? I am searching the perfect strat and It seems to be that strat. PLEASE help me
This is literally what the video is about man.
Dude,.......that is sick!> The first licks you were playing sounded very much like a humbucker in the bridge.
Thank you!
yep, i got your course a bunch of years ago now and i would like to think a piece of my money helped you get this. very well deserved and i learnt a bunch of useful stuff from your videos and course (so, thank you)
Thanks for the support! Glad you enjoyed the course :)
Picked up a year old jimmie vaughn white mex strat used under 500. Love the pickups it came with, fenders, did have to do a fret level though.
I just asked you tonight what that strat neck was on a different video & wow I stumbled onto this video later this evening. I build my own strats , I had two fender custom shop strats one three tone sunburst 69 & the other was the black one with maple neck like jimis 68 or 69 I sold that blk one and I regretted it ever since & sold the other but never cared for that other C S strat
Iam building is a feista red strat , a s3 tone sunburst & a cool electric blue one , I have all the parts & pick ups. the alder bodys are by all parts / necks are custom made by company's who make necks/ any way I find the prices on guitars today are absolutely ridicules' I can build a strat I use real bone nuts all custom screws not the junk & custom vintage bridges with vintage repro springs etc.. everything is choice select I even have a set of
Joe Bonnamassa pick ups/ best regards the neck on that looks great
Congratulations..Enjoy. I have a K Line Springfield and feel the same about it
Very nice!! I have a very similar Fiesta Red from years earlier when the Custom Shop Relic 1960s were called Time Machines (I think I got mine in 2007?). So essentially I have the 7.5 radius and the vintage frets. I don't mind that, but I do wish the neck was a little fatter. Overall just a killer sounding Strat. I'm glad to have it. Enjoy yours 👍
I love the sound of this guitar ! Does it have a treble bleed capacity and a tone control for the bridge PU?
Hi Ross, I have the exact same strat! I'm a massive fiesta red fan. After 15 years of buying, selling and trading guitars I feel like I'm finally done.
Nice!
Killer guitar, I don't think there is nothing that a strat can't handle. Love your channel sir, love and regards from India🇮🇳
Beautiful strat,love your playing & review 🎸
Nothing beats a start that you have a really good bonding with 🧡
I have a Fender CS 2018 60’ with roasted neck and body, almost the same spec as yours except the radius and color, mine is 12” aged/faded fiesta red.
Awesome video and of course phenomenal playing.
Nice! Thank you :)
I've got some great guitars. The two in my avatar are both mint. An 89 Gibson Les Paul standard and a 78 Hamer Sunburst. Both wonderful guitars. But I wouldn't gig them. I've got many others for that.
im glad you put back the original pickups.
Me too
"Cassandra" ha ha ha. PMSL! 🤣🤣🤣
There's a saying, 'You don't choose the guitar, the guitar chooses you.'
Guitar Guitar Glasgow is definitely a great shop. The boys have done well there.
Aye, I cannae picture you as a barman in Jeckle and Hyde's or some other bar. Your way too talented for that. 😎😊
I think I recognise the cute wee Edinburgh street.
So you have a cameraman now, ya wee superstar you. 😉🤣 Hee hee.
I can't believe it's been that long already since I first saw your first video, pal.
You've come a long way. I feel very proud for you. Our country is still producing good talent despite all the shit we put up with from that neighbouring country south of us. 🤨
I'm looking forward to coming home and catching up with you potentially next year.
Beautiful guitar. Great video. Pure honest and raw. No bullshit, as is our culture.
Keep in touch, pal. You're a world class player. 😎
Thanks very much mate! Always appreciate your kind words and yes hopefully we can get a pint whenever you make it over here :)
What amp and pedals are you playing through in this video (and the SRV video)? amazing tone and tasteful playing.
Guitar Guitar is a great store.
I love the one in Camden.
Amazing😀guitar i own one and sold😀and now i know i want again😀and will buy🙂wish you all the best
In 5 to 10 years I’ll have one as pretty as that hopefully! Enjoy it Ross you earn them all pal!
I wonder what neck is in it because some have chunky 62 style that say they are sixties neck …there’s a D style neck from the sixties that is my favorite.
The color, the tone and playing. But 11-48, wow.
Is there a full version of the improv/song that you play at 3:50? Also, do you recall the signal chain? It sounds so nice!
Nice Strat, Hank Marvin vibe.
Great production! The start was like a movie
Magnificent! Please update on refret details when u do it!
Dude your tone is always so great. Are you still using the HX Stomp as your primary? Thanks
1st your playing is sick. Love your videos. 2nd if no one else tells you, NICE watch bro! ⌚🤙🏽s that a vintage casio?
Thank you! Hah nah it's only a couple years old
pickguard is G/B/G. is the G for mint green?
Beautiful looking guitar indeed, and if you got the connexion that you mentioned then money well spent, nice change in style and interesting to see in detail what a custom shop fender is about, thank you.
Can't go wrong with a fiesta red guitar with rosewood board
I love my Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster’s. They are worth the wait if you have to save up for one.
Ross, you found a keeper there. It sounds amazing as it looks!
Not only do you have to save up for them, but the wait list is like a year at least !?
@@AuntAlnico4 there’s hundreds of new and used ones on Reverb. That’s where I bought both of mine.
I love your stuff, you're a phenominal player, I like your spirit, I love that Strat, killer tone, I'm a Les Paul guy, but after hearing this I must get one at some point
Thank you!
You are a class act bro keep on the straight and narrow it happens to the best of them dont let it happen to you .I love the sound you get its alot in the playing they say not the gear so that explains it. Do you think you will burn that guitar on stage if Pete Townsend showed up to a gig and asked you to do it #1dumbist question.
I’ve just got a 2021 CS NOS 60’s fiesta red 😎🎸
ever played a suhr? theyre perfection
Beautiful guitar!! You did the right thing!!!!