I’ve had the AVII for almost a year now… hands down my favorite strat I’ve ever played and I absolutely love the neck radius, the nitro, the slab rosewood, and those clay dots! The pickups are perfect for the sound I want which…lines up with your taste as well. Glad you got to play one Mike! Hope you keep it! I hope to watch it “Relic” with time. lol
Vintage guitars are fine. Do what you want. I have ZERO interest in a 1959 Les Paul or a 1961 Strat. The modern versions of the same guitars have far better build quality and won't destroy your life savings.
2024 is the best year for the Strato, there have never been so many to choose from , beginer to cork sniffing collector are all catered for now. As for me there is Rosewood fretboard, maple fretboard and non trem. As long as the hardware is decent and the strings are not too light you will have an instrument that was never available to 70s 80s teenagers for less than 250 pounds(1980) . No excuse now, get one and play music with it preferably with a Friend who plays bass guitar or drums or any instrument...and sing songs.
What would be your opinion on a 2016 American stratocaster? The year right before they made the switch from just "American stratocaster" to American professional I & II and the ultras of course rising in popularity quickly with the other two new introduced. How would you compare the last iteration(2016) of standard fender American stratocasters to the next iteration which includes the 3 variations I mentioned which is still being made.
@@hippytrippyjonboy828 Thee American Standard Became Thee American Professional I and II and Thee Mexican Strats Became even more Greater in Quality as well as Better Manufacturing Fuji Gen had always Been Great because of the Quality of Wood especialy JV strats with Basswood But Made in Mexico is now alot more Better Thee Player Series II brought Back Rosewood and Ash Body Guitars
The greatest Strat era? NOW! With hindsight being 20/20 vision, the lessons learned the past 70 years by Fender luthiers and musicians are being applied to current production. This, along with the great strides Squier has made in affordable quality, gives guitarists an embarrassment of riches in model selection. I just can't get over the stellar affordability, playability, fit and finish, and tone characterizing my Squier 40th Anniversary Strat - had for about 1/5 the cost of functionally equivalent Fender models. Musicians I know who started guitar 4 decades ago are downright envious of the options available to us beginning more recently. Now is indeed the greatest era of Stratocasters, and of musical gear in general.
I think it's all a matter of perception...I watched a video, I'm not even sure what famous guitar player it was, but the conversation he was having was about how Eddie Van Halen had come over to his place just to hang out, and his guitar and gear was there, and they were talking about their ideas, and Eddie was talking about what one of his was, and then he said something like "here, can I show you?", and the other guitar player was like "sure, here's my guitar"...and he said that Eddie was playing through his amp, using his guitar, and it was like the whole rig disappeared from being his rig to Van Halen's rig...it sounded just like Van Halen and nothing like him. I think it may have been Steve Vai, but not absolutely certain. Me, should I ever get a vintage guitar, it will be a real one, it'll be a made in California Fender, because I was born in California, it'll be either a Stratocaster, a Telecaster, an Esquire, or a Jazz Master, and will have a neck date of 7/61, the month and year I was born, and hopefully the stock electronics...all the rest doesn't matter that much, as long as it plays good. Thanks for the video. Hope you and yours are doing great!
I can't help but be drawn to the 50's Strats. After hearing many comparison videos and of course the content from the era I feel that a Ventura 50's style or even a 50's Classic Vibe would be perfect for me. They are bright and crisp and handle clean as the era required but can also be cranked up and distorted if need be. I love Maple fretboards and kind of chunky necks (sometimes). Thanks to Leonidas for being a genius. You sound great on both BTW.
I’m a huge Frusciante fan and love classic strats. The American Vintage is great but pretty pricey. I built my own as close as I could get and I love it. I even made a little video about it. Great video!
Gotta buy a lottery ticket, it's the only way i'll get an actual Buddy Holly era Stratocaster. oh yeah, that video "The Shadows - Apache (1960) 4K" - gotta get an early Jazzmaster too. That whole video could be a Fender ad.
My first strat was an am pro ii...and although I love it for a lot of things....I find most of the time I pick up my road worn with the 59 pickups, or the 61 vintage ii...the pickups are definitely different. I love the bell like sound of the pickups, especially the neck and especially if I'm running into a fender deluxe amp. And they're just phenomenal with fuzz
A few years ago I bought a 1965 Gibson Melody Maker for cheap- (I modified it with a Burstbucker 3). That old wood has an amazing feel and sound- plays as loud as an acoustic
I love the sound of the Stratocaster. I think, IMO, Eddie VH was truly innovative during his time here on this little planet, and really did a WHOLE lot of things to get a guitar that he wanted. SRV..Jimi..and my all time favorite Strat player..Jeff Beck..They all got great tones and sounds out of a guitar. I think a guitar, whether vintage, or modern, just has to suit you as a player. But I do have a couple of old guitars made in USA, and the materials and components available back then...just sounded GOOD! It's all fun to try stuff and learn!
Top 3 most iconic for sure are Strat, Les Paul & 335 or argueably SG. Also the Squier Classic vibe 60's has a extremely accurate neck profile and in my poinion is a steal at the pricepoint as well as being one of the few electrics I regret trading.
Fender just published a coffee table 70th Anniversary book on Strat history. Loads of great info and pix. It even has my, gasp, Acoustasonic Stratocaster, pictured near the end. And, hey, there’s really something to be said about an all modern hybrid Strat. Well … it takes an open mind. Thanks for the review. I am tantalized.
What’s so odd to me is idk if I went down a different avenue and instead of diving into vintage to look for that Mojo I’m looking into super strats of different brands like schecter for more aggressiveness I guess there’s 2 avenues leaving the modern Strats into super ultra modern to vintage
I love strats and strat style guitars and the reason is because of familiarity. The strat is just a great design. Yes, I mod them with humbuckers, but I like strats as a mod platform. They get the job done.
For me, the most iconic player/guitar combination is Johnny Thunders with that beat-up Les Paul Jr double-cut in TV yellow. I'm kinda surprised Gibson hasn't produced a relic-ed Thunders' replica. Then again, maybe Gibson doesn't want to be associated with Thunders' destructive lifestyle and would rather go with someone more wholesome. Ergo, the Rick Beato signature Les Paul Jr. double-cut.
You didn't mention the clay dots! I have the same axe in the same color. Its my number one. I do have a problem with the saddle for my high e string. I always have to readjust it. I can't find anything on utube or any place else for that matter on this problem. Still love it. its my third Strat.
This might sound silly to someone who's never compared them, but the heel-adjust rod makes a huge difference in the sound of the neck. The giant hole under the nut in a headstock-adjust rod changes the sound more than most people want to admit.
In my opinion the most "Iconic" electric guitar of all time is the Jackson Concorde that Randy Rhoads designed with Grover Jackson. Up until then most custom shop guitars were built based off of existing Gibson or Fender body designs. Randy's asymmetrical V could not be mistaken for any other guitar at the time it was built.
Wouldn't letting the top of your guitar's neck rest on something like that be like, bad for the neck or something? My logic is that, due to the leverage caused by the neck's length, I'd think that'd induce fairlt significant forces pressing foreward on the neck, so I never let any guitars or basses I see leaning on or near the headstock like that remain that way.
Coming from telecaster and Les Paul’s I simply can’t get used to the control layout and tremelowof the strat. It’s all in the way where I want to keep my hands 😢 I know that is what people love about it. But to me it’s way to cluttered and my right hand feels a little bit claustrophobic
All of those 50's / early 60's Gibson PAF's & Fender single coils were wound by machine while someone guided wire onto a bobbin. Pickup winding was not an exact science, so close enough was good enough. There were good "hand wound", "scatter wound", "lucky guess wound", and everything in between. And, most importantly, there were just as many bad versions of each, because consistency & quality control just wasn't entirely understood as a business tactic to implement in order to lower all-around costs. I imagine there were also a lot less consumers at that time seeking reimbursement or servicing over minor & trivial cosmetic imperfections that had nothing to do with actually playing guitar
mmm , i have had a lot of strats in my live from squire and fender and to me they all sound like a strat , and different pu's don't really matter that much because soundwise you can do a lot with pedals and amp settings
1997: Bought a new MIM maple necked candy apple red Strat that has a bridge humbucker, as a Birthday splurge, thinking I spent too much. Much later I discover it's part of a special built group of Jimmy Vaughn endorsed TexMex Starts. Now it's 2024 and smooth as Butta. Hobby turned investment...not for sale.
I have mixed feelings about the Strat....not necessarily my thing (love Hendrix and a lot of other Strat. guys), but not my axe of choice, necessarily. Enjoyed the video, though 🙂
Nitro actually never cures , it drys but never cures . What this kid needs to do is live his life , get about 500 hrs , then reassess his life , then play on . Learn how the how .
Funny enough I find vintage spec guitars really boring. Hell, I find stock guitars boring half the time. Try different pickups, try wiring pickups differently, try a different bridge... have fun with it... We live in a time where we can create guitars that dance circles around what guitars 70 years ago were capable of.
There are two Fender Stratocasters that I want 1954 strat and 1961 strat with sonic blue finish (this was my dream strat even before I knew George Harrison and John Lennon had them).
The Stratocaster is the most iconic shape. Not because of any songs or artists, but because most people who don't play guitar recognize it as an "electric guitar" before anything else.
Especially more since the emoji for an electric guitar is almost always a red Stratocaster (which probably came from the fact that it looks like the most generic electric guitar so the line keeps folding onto itself further!)
I’m lucky enough to have a real 64, a professional and a US Silversky… the modern guitars will play better, be more consistent but just lack the authenticity of vintage. I would say 99% of it is placebo but vintage guitars are all so variable with very little to no quality control. I think the Silver Sky got very close tone wise to the 64 though… doubt I would be able to distinguish if I wasn’t playing it.
Dude you know there are other brands than Gibson and fender and epiphone and squier, right? No wonder the guitar world moves forward so slowly, thanks to these brainwashed wannabe boomers. You have the right to your opinion though obviously, at least you're not like Rhett shull telling everyone the only guitar they need is a Tele and only need a 5w tube amp that costs 1500$
Mike - you’re losing me. Listen to John Frusciante play acoustic guitar (e.g. The Past Recedes) and discover his playing style and talent. This talk of gear, neck radius, finishes etc. is just nonsense. I really wish more time was focused on how players develop their own sounds - not just these Sweetwater Gear Wank videos.
Fender strat's feel smooth, 'like butter' easy to play. 1962 probably plays even better. But the fretboard on fender strat guitars ill never understand. 21 frets SUCKS. Fender strat shouldve added 3 more frets at least high E note 24 frets. NOT (C#) 21st fret. To BEND up to high E' 'whole step and half'. I had fender squire in eighties even after brand new strings, going for solo on 'rock you like hurricane' bending up piercing high E note. SNAP!
Cool comparison video on how the Vintage strats are unique. My take is the more rounded radius, the Nitro finish and the vintage pickups are the top reason that separates it from the modern ones. I have lots of Fender strats and have played many (Deluxe, American Vintage, Player Plus, American Pro, etc.) have modded them with Alnico V, dual rails, Wilkinsons, etc. What really boils down in the end is preference and depending on what tunes/genre you are playing. If you want to play cool 60s, 70s and 80s hits, I'll definitely use the Am Vintage, If I will play the modern style and tunes, definitely go to the Player Plus or Pro. etc. But If I want some unique and different feel, and you will be playing fast shreddy stuff, nothing beats the Fender Yngwie Malmsteen "scalloped" strat. It's the best hands down. 🔥 I could also say it's the most vintage because the 17th century players are scalloping their lutes before the guitar.😉 Cheers.
I get this. Ok, I’m an unapologetic Strat Nerd, & I’m 72. We’re all influenced by our heroes. I wanted a Fiesta red Strat like the one Hank Marvin played in The Young Ones film, with a Rosewood neck, yes, Hank did play a rosewood neck. I wanted a ‘58 like “Brownie”Clapton played on Layla. I wanted an Olympic White Strat like Hendrix played upside down. It wasn’t long for me to realise I could never afford any of the originals. Many Strats later, I now have a ‘61 Vintage 2 in Fiesta Red, a 1982 Fullerton Made ‘57 2 tone Sunburst Vintage 1, & a 2012 Olympic White ‘62 Vintage 1. All are different. I also have a Strat Pro 2, again, totally different. I’ve bonded with them all. Get what inspires you, the best you can afford & play it. I’ve offloaded all my guitars except these 4 & a Resonator for slide playing old time blues. These days I’m straight into 1 amp & no pedals. Simple.
The only "special" thing about a vintage strat is the radius. Everything else is either old and irrelevant or it's the same even today. Finish and headstock shape are not significant differences.
Agree, as much as i love buying and trying guitars , at certain point( not a far one ) are all kinda same thing. Making music and spending time woth our instrument makes the differens #GoPractice !
I've had just the opposite impression with fenders....i played a custom shop 62 strat, a AVRI 57 tele and an 1996 american standard strat. Hands down the modern strat. For me, all the innovations make perfect sense.
The old cliche term - PRE-CBS…. Nitro finish, flat lam rosewood or truly no lam maple fretboard. The necks vary by who the operator was who shaped it because they were hand shaped rather than cnc milled/carved You ever look into production engineer, John Carruthers? And his involvement with both Fender and Gibson factories? It would make a great story. I was acquainted with him when his shop was in Sta Monica. Bought a load of figured wood and a couple of power equipment pieces after I dissolved my guitar biz. THAT dude is a scientist!
I think the Stratocaster is timeless. That is to say I don’t know that there will ever be a (definitive time) of the Stratocaster, because they stay great from decade to decade to decade to decade lol
Most iconic? In reality it would probably Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstrat. It’s pretty much ubiquitous. Although I’m not the biggest fan. In my heart: Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Stratocaster. I’m pretty upset that I didn’t know about Rory waaaay earlier. The loss is mine.
It is a nitro finish, but it is a nitro over poly finish so it won't age like a real vintage strat. The nitro finish will fade and then you'll basicly have a standard poly finish... Sad but true
I appreciate your appreciation of guitar history, the history of players, and all things guitar nerdiness. The electric guitar has such a cool history, evolution, and guitar legends 😊
mikes videos are just him giving himself affirmation to buy guitars and gear
Go ahead, Mike. The internet gives you permission to buy more gear.
And that’s why we watch 😂👏🏽
What ever it takes!!!!😂
Lmao true
Buy? More than half the videos are basically infomercial ads for whatever piece of gear was given to him to push onto us.
I’ve had the AVII for almost a year now… hands down my favorite strat I’ve ever played and I absolutely love the neck radius, the nitro, the slab rosewood, and those clay dots! The pickups are perfect for the sound I want which…lines up with your taste as well. Glad you got to play one Mike! Hope you keep it! I hope to watch it “Relic” with time. lol
Vintage guitars are fine. Do what you want. I have ZERO interest in a 1959 Les Paul or a 1961 Strat. The modern versions of the same guitars have far better build quality and won't destroy your life savings.
the most iconic guitar for me is the frankenstrat. the player, the story and the music
And Peter greens les Paul
It’s very strange how different interests / tastes influence us because EVH wouldn’t even be top 5 for me without this comment which is wild
💯 first guitar I thought of
Nah Eddie Van Halen's frankenstrat is better that Peter Green's Les Paul
@@wolfgangwolfdogplaysguitar701 both are vintage not ones better than the other
2024 is the best year for the Strato, there have never been so many to choose from , beginer to cork sniffing collector are all catered for now. As for me there is Rosewood fretboard, maple fretboard and non trem. As long as the hardware is decent and the strings are not too light you will have an instrument that was never available to 70s 80s teenagers for less than 250 pounds(1980) . No excuse now, get one and play music with it preferably with a Friend who plays bass guitar or drums or any instrument...and sing songs.
What would be your opinion on a 2016 American stratocaster? The year right before they made the switch from just "American stratocaster" to American professional I & II and the ultras of course rising in popularity quickly with the other two new introduced. How would you compare the last iteration(2016) of standard fender American stratocasters to the next iteration which includes the 3 variations I mentioned which is still being made.
@@hippytrippyjonboy828 Thee American Standard Became Thee American Professional I and II and Thee Mexican Strats Became even more Greater in Quality as well as Better Manufacturing Fuji Gen had always Been Great because of the Quality of Wood especialy JV strats with Basswood But Made in Mexico is now alot more Better Thee Player Series II brought Back Rosewood and Ash Body Guitars
The greatest Strat era?
NOW!
With hindsight being 20/20 vision, the lessons learned the past 70 years by Fender luthiers and musicians are being applied to current production. This, along with the great strides Squier has made in affordable quality, gives guitarists an embarrassment of riches in model selection.
I just can't get over the stellar affordability, playability, fit and finish, and tone characterizing my Squier 40th Anniversary Strat - had for about 1/5 the cost of functionally equivalent Fender models.
Musicians I know who started guitar 4 decades ago are downright envious of the options available to us beginning more recently. Now is indeed the greatest era of Stratocasters, and of musical gear in general.
I think it's all a matter of perception...I watched a video, I'm not even sure what famous guitar player it was, but the conversation he was having was about how Eddie Van Halen had come over to his place just to hang out, and his guitar and gear was there, and they were talking about their ideas, and Eddie was talking about what one of his was, and then he said something like "here, can I show you?", and the other guitar player was like "sure, here's my guitar"...and he said that Eddie was playing through his amp, using his guitar, and it was like the whole rig disappeared from being his rig to Van Halen's rig...it sounded just like Van Halen and nothing like him. I think it may have been Steve Vai, but not absolutely certain. Me, should I ever get a vintage guitar, it will be a real one, it'll be a made in California Fender, because I was born in California, it'll be either a Stratocaster, a Telecaster, an Esquire, or a Jazz Master, and will have a neck date of 7/61, the month and year I was born, and hopefully the stock electronics...all the rest doesn't matter that much, as long as it plays good. Thanks for the video. Hope you and yours are doing great!
It was Steve Vai, I saw that video too. Can't remember where though, might have been Rick Beato's channel.
I can't help but be drawn to the 50's Strats. After hearing many comparison videos and of course the content from the era I feel that a Ventura 50's style or even a 50's Classic Vibe would be perfect for me. They are bright and crisp and handle clean as the era required but can also be cranked up and distorted if need be. I love Maple fretboards and kind of chunky necks (sometimes). Thanks to Leonidas for being a genius. You sound great on both BTW.
I’m a huge Frusciante fan and love classic strats. The American Vintage is great but pretty pricey. I built my own as close as I could get and I love it. I even made a little video about it.
Great video!
Gotta buy a lottery ticket, it's the only way i'll get an actual Buddy Holly era Stratocaster.
oh yeah, that video "The Shadows - Apache (1960) 4K" - gotta get an early Jazzmaster too. That whole video could be a Fender ad.
My first strat was an am pro ii...and although I love it for a lot of things....I find most of the time I pick up my road worn with the 59 pickups, or the 61 vintage ii...the pickups are definitely different. I love the bell like sound of the pickups, especially the neck and especially if I'm running into a fender deluxe amp. And they're just phenomenal with fuzz
Bro respect man your account been popping off this past year
A few years ago I bought a 1965 Gibson Melody Maker for cheap- (I modified it with a Burstbucker 3). That old wood has an amazing feel and sound- plays as loud as an acoustic
Thats cool. How cheap was it?
I love the sound of the Stratocaster. I think, IMO, Eddie VH was truly innovative during his time here on this little planet, and really did a WHOLE lot of things to get a guitar that he wanted. SRV..Jimi..and my all time favorite Strat player..Jeff Beck..They all got great tones and sounds out of a guitar. I think a guitar, whether vintage, or modern, just has to suit you as a player. But I do have a couple of old guitars made in USA, and the materials and components available back then...just sounded GOOD! It's all fun to try stuff and learn!
Top 3 most iconic for sure are Strat, Les Paul & 335 or argueably SG. Also the Squier Classic vibe 60's has a extremely accurate neck profile and in my poinion is a steal at the pricepoint as well as being one of the few electrics I regret trading.
Fender just published a coffee table 70th Anniversary book on Strat history. Loads of great info and pix. It even has my, gasp, Acoustasonic Stratocaster, pictured near the end. And, hey, there’s really something to be said about an all modern hybrid Strat. Well … it takes an open mind. Thanks for the review. I am tantalized.
That arrangement of old love was JUICY
What’s so odd to me is idk if I went down a different avenue and instead of diving into vintage to look for that Mojo I’m looking into super strats of different brands like schecter for more aggressiveness I guess there’s 2 avenues leaving the modern Strats into super ultra modern to vintage
I love strats and strat style guitars and the reason is because of familiarity. The strat is just a great design. Yes, I mod them with humbuckers, but I like strats as a mod platform. They get the job done.
Producing some really good stuff, really enjoy the storyteller style of video with some great nuggets of info…keep on keeping on!
I’ve got a Corey Wong signature that I love!!! I don’t even play funk. It’s a great guitar, and leans full modern.
The Strat w/ rg neck is the best era
For me, the most iconic player/guitar combination is Johnny Thunders with that beat-up Les Paul Jr double-cut in TV yellow. I'm kinda surprised Gibson hasn't produced a relic-ed Thunders' replica. Then again, maybe Gibson doesn't want to be associated with Thunders' destructive lifestyle and would rather go with someone more wholesome. Ergo, the Rick Beato signature Les Paul Jr. double-cut.
A three-color sunburst used to be yellow, red and black. Now the center color is just a muddy orange.
Isn't the silver sky supposed to be an idealized 60s strat type guitar?
Love your channel mike....good stuff buddy!!
You never seem to fall into the sex appeal trap, and I appreciate the hell out of that
You want a guitar with sex appeal? Get a Vox!
What is the name of the song he started plaing at 6:50 ?
You didn't mention the clay dots! I have the same axe in the same color. Its my number one. I do have a problem with the saddle for my high e string. I always have to readjust it. I can't find anything on utube or any place else for that matter on this problem. Still love it. its my third Strat.
The 1978 Tokai springy sound ST series Stratocaster is what finally woke Fender up. Because of Japan as poor people got to play great guitars
That is a great choice of a new stratocaster
I just recently bought the American Vintage II 54 Strat
Very cool video. The hammer got me I was saying "nooooo"!
Stevie and Jimmi were the best in their area. May they rest in peace.
Amen. I listen to both regularly. Absolute legends, deservedly so.
I just got my first electric guitar a player strat plus top… I love it
Great! The important part is that you love it and you want to play it!
Nice video Mike! You should tell them about our podcast
This might sound silly to someone who's never compared them, but the heel-adjust rod makes a huge difference in the sound of the neck. The giant hole under the nut in a headstock-adjust rod changes the sound more than most people want to admit.
I never thought about it but I can see that.
In my opinion the most "Iconic" electric guitar of all time is the Jackson Concorde that Randy Rhoads designed with Grover Jackson. Up until then most custom shop guitars were built based off of existing Gibson or Fender body designs. Randy's asymmetrical V could not be mistaken for any other guitar at the time it was built.
Try early eighties tokai st 80. Amazing
Keep up the good work. I've been watching you for a long time, when i have time to watch UA-cam.
a 62 strat is THE strat
I love 90s strats and some cool squire guitars or G&L strats or Tele
Wouldn't letting the top of your guitar's neck rest on something like that be like, bad for the neck or something? My logic is that, due to the leverage caused by the neck's length, I'd think that'd induce fairlt significant forces pressing foreward on the neck, so I never let any guitars or basses I see leaning on or near the headstock like that remain that way.
60’s style pick ups have never done it for me. I prefer 50’s or a mix of both on Strats and Tele’s
Maybe you also need to try a Cory Wong Strat…
nitro on top of a poly finish
Best regard Mike ! 👋
Next Stop: Get a Custom Shop Strat. You won't regret it.
Coming from telecaster and Les Paul’s I simply can’t get used to the control layout and tremelowof the strat. It’s all in the way where I want to keep my hands 😢
I know that is what people love about it. But to me it’s way to cluttered and my right hand feels a little bit claustrophobic
Just when I thought FOMO wouldn't intensify any further, FOMO intensified yet again.
woah, so cool!! great vid mike
All of those 50's / early 60's Gibson PAF's & Fender single coils were wound by machine while someone guided wire onto a bobbin. Pickup winding was not an exact science, so close enough was good enough. There were good "hand wound", "scatter wound", "lucky guess wound", and everything in between. And, most importantly, there were just as many bad versions of each, because consistency & quality control just wasn't entirely understood as a business tactic to implement in order to lower all-around costs. I imagine there were also a lot less consumers at that time seeking reimbursement or servicing over minor & trivial cosmetic imperfections that had nothing to do with actually playing guitar
mmm , i have had a lot of strats in my live from squire and fender and to me they all sound like a strat , and different pu's don't really matter that much because soundwise you can do a lot with pedals and amp settings
My 1994 MIM Strat is amazing
1997: Bought a new MIM maple necked candy apple red Strat that has a bridge humbucker, as a Birthday splurge, thinking I spent too much. Much later I discover it's part of a special built group of Jimmy Vaughn endorsed TexMex Starts. Now it's 2024 and smooth as Butta.
Hobby turned investment...not for sale.
I got a 61 cs with a two rock crs is amazing
I have mixed feelings about the Strat....not necessarily my thing (love Hendrix and a lot of other Strat. guys), but not my axe of choice, necessarily. Enjoyed the video, though 🙂
Get a vintage Fender with 7 1/4" fretboard radius.
CAPTAIN LEEE!
Just buy Warmouth and build it yourself. And save your money
Nitro actually never cures , it drys but never cures . What this kid needs to do is live his life , get about 500 hrs , then reassess his life , then play on . Learn how the how .
Funny enough I find vintage spec guitars really boring. Hell, I find stock guitars boring half the time. Try different pickups, try wiring pickups differently, try a different bridge... have fun with it... We live in a time where we can create guitars that dance circles around what guitars 70 years ago were capable of.
Bros lips in every thumbnail are the reason why I always click. No offense bro it's just they are 'majestic'?… Eh idk
Bro
Get off Fruicante’s balls, his guitar is not the most iconic 😂
Oh my god!!!! Grow a set of balls and buy a real vintage strat. Use some of that UA-cam money.
There are two Fender Stratocasters that I want 1954 strat and 1961 strat with sonic blue finish (this was my dream strat even before I knew George Harrison and John Lennon had them).
I would say one of the most iconic is John frusciante's strat and Jimmy page's les paul
eh- john plays it cuz of jimi- i think his jag is more iconic
@@-cobainism-mhm what about the white falcon or his tele?
I think „iconic“ always depends
Jimmy Page Telecaster
Hank Marvin’s and Mark Knopfler’s strat.
The Black Strat of Gilmour
“Without Mayer Simping”
Lmao, as if he wasn’t thinking about the Black1 the entire time lol
The thing is John's Blk1 is not a vintage guitar, it just looks like it.
I need to get Mike to talk to my wife every time she's asking why I want a new guitar
The Stratocaster is the most iconic shape. Not because of any songs or artists, but because most people who don't play guitar recognize it as an "electric guitar" before anything else.
Especially more since the emoji for an electric guitar is almost always a red Stratocaster (which probably came from the fact that it looks like the most generic electric guitar so the line keeps folding onto itself further!)
Yet..it is bolt-on, assembleld, assembly-line guitar that is 'put together' and not 'built'.
@@michaelr.4878 which makes it so much cooler, a cheap junker piece that creates beautiful sounds but can be thrown around on stage with no problem
.nitro takes longer to cure than poly, and time is money in a manufacturing setting, thats why nitro is a premium feature and why it costs so much
I’m lucky enough to have a real 64, a professional and a US Silversky… the modern guitars will play better, be more consistent but just lack the authenticity of vintage. I would say 99% of it is placebo but vintage guitars are all so variable with very little to no quality control. I think the Silver Sky got very close tone wise to the 64 though… doubt I would be able to distinguish if I wasn’t playing it.
Dude you know there are other brands than Gibson and fender and epiphone and squier, right?
No wonder the guitar world moves forward so slowly, thanks to these brainwashed wannabe boomers.
You have the right to your opinion though obviously, at least you're not like Rhett shull telling everyone the only guitar they need is a Tele and only need a 5w tube amp that costs 1500$
Mike - you’re losing me. Listen to John Frusciante play acoustic guitar (e.g. The Past Recedes) and discover his playing style and talent. This talk of gear, neck radius, finishes etc. is just nonsense. I really wish more time was focused on how players develop their own sounds - not just these Sweetwater Gear Wank videos.
I love all strats. My favorite is my new mim player top
Fender strat's feel smooth, 'like butter' easy to play. 1962 probably plays even better. But the fretboard on fender strat guitars ill never understand. 21 frets SUCKS. Fender strat shouldve added 3 more frets at least high E note 24 frets. NOT (C#) 21st fret. To BEND up to high E' 'whole step and half'. I had fender squire in eighties even after brand new strings, going for solo on 'rock you like hurricane' bending up piercing high E note. SNAP!
Carlos Santana’s PRS? I would think the SG he played at Woodstock.
I need a strat
When Strat players wise up, they start playing G&L guitars. Leo said that G&L were the best guitars that he ever built
Cool comparison video on how the Vintage strats are unique. My take is the more rounded radius, the Nitro finish and the vintage pickups are the top reason that separates it from the modern ones. I have lots of Fender strats and have played many (Deluxe, American Vintage, Player Plus, American Pro, etc.) have modded them with Alnico V, dual rails, Wilkinsons, etc. What really boils down in the end is preference and depending on what tunes/genre you are playing. If you want to play cool 60s, 70s and 80s hits, I'll definitely use the Am Vintage, If I will play the modern style and tunes, definitely go to the Player Plus or Pro. etc.
But If I want some unique and different feel, and you will be playing fast shreddy stuff, nothing beats the Fender Yngwie Malmsteen "scalloped" strat. It's the best hands down.
🔥 I could also say it's the most vintage because the 17th century players are scalloping their lutes before the guitar.😉 Cheers.
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I get this. Ok, I’m an unapologetic Strat Nerd, & I’m 72. We’re all influenced by our heroes. I wanted a Fiesta red Strat like the one Hank Marvin played in The Young Ones film, with a Rosewood neck, yes, Hank did play a rosewood neck. I wanted a ‘58 like “Brownie”Clapton played on Layla. I wanted an Olympic White Strat like Hendrix played upside down. It wasn’t long for me to realise I could never afford any of the originals. Many Strats later, I now have a ‘61 Vintage 2 in Fiesta Red, a 1982 Fullerton Made ‘57 2 tone Sunburst Vintage 1, & a 2012 Olympic White ‘62 Vintage 1. All are different. I also have a Strat Pro 2, again, totally different. I’ve bonded with them all. Get what inspires you, the best you can afford & play it. I’ve offloaded all my guitars except these 4 & a Resonator for slide playing old time blues. These days I’m straight into 1 amp & no pedals. Simple.
Excellent!
Yeah, and he’s cool !
I need a video testing the G&L Comanche
The only "special" thing about a vintage strat is the radius. Everything else is either old and irrelevant or it's the same even today. Finish and headstock shape are not significant differences.
Agree, as much as i love buying and trying guitars , at certain point( not a far one ) are all kinda same thing. Making music and spending time woth our instrument makes the differens #GoPractice !
I've had just the opposite impression with fenders....i played a custom shop 62 strat, a AVRI 57 tele and an 1996 american standard strat. Hands down the modern strat. For me, all the innovations make perfect sense.
I really hope the “decades and decades and decades” was a reference to the grapist wkyk skit
the goat posted
The old cliche term - PRE-CBS…. Nitro finish, flat lam rosewood or truly no lam maple fretboard. The necks vary by who the operator was who shaped it because they were hand shaped rather than cnc milled/carved
You ever look into production engineer, John Carruthers? And his involvement with both Fender and Gibson factories? It would make a great story. I was acquainted with him when his shop was in Sta Monica. Bought a load of figured wood and a couple of power equipment pieces after I dissolved my guitar biz. THAT dude is a scientist!
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I think the Stratocaster is timeless. That is to say I don’t know that there will ever be a (definitive time) of the Stratocaster, because they stay great from decade to decade to decade to decade lol
Most iconic? In reality it would probably Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstrat. It’s pretty much ubiquitous. Although I’m not the biggest fan.
In my heart: Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Stratocaster. I’m pretty upset that I didn’t know about Rory waaaay earlier. The loss is mine.
do what you fucking feel. that's all it is. think about it. good video by the way mike
It is a nitro finish, but it is a nitro over poly finish so it won't age like a real vintage strat. The nitro finish will fade and then you'll basicly have a standard poly finish... Sad but true
I got the fiesta red one and I love it!
I appreciate your appreciation of guitar history, the history of players, and all things guitar nerdiness. The electric guitar has such a cool history, evolution, and guitar legends 😊
Your recorded guitars are sounding much better now :) , they used to be flat and quiet smooshed back into video audio, but this sounds very good!!!
this video should be called 'why modern guitar players are gifted strats from sweetwater'
the moment you get a Strato you go vintage no matter what
Crazy you did this video I picked up the same vintage ii strat and have been playing it damn near everyday. I love it.