"Affordable Favorites" - Fender Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster | Norman's Rare Guitars
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- #Straturday episode of "My Affordable Favorites" with Brandon Soriano demoing a Fender Classic Vibe '60s Stratocaster for $399 here at #NormansRareGuitars. What do you guys think?
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His playing showcases the versatility of his playing but also matches up well showcasing the guitar. It always amazes me how some guys demo a $25,000 guitar and throw tons of distortion on it making it sound like any old $250.00 cheap guitar and not even getting a good distortion sound. You’ll sell a lot more guitars having guys like him representing the great sounds the guitar can produce.
Mpppppp
The quality of the recent Squier stuff, in the hands of a good player, through a proper amp is shockingly good, especially for the money.
Agreed I bought one of these in China and it was greatest thing I'd bought I've owned many guitars from fender also
Agreed theyve really come up. I'm really impressed with this range for both the strat and tele.
Dude, do more with this dude
Brandon is such a fine player: accomplished, inventive and tasteful. More Brandon, please Norm!
If Lemmo takes a vacation I’d like to see Brandon given a shot at GOTD. Has a good range of styles in his locker and comes across well. Norm is lucky to have this pair on the books.
I agree.. and he shows his versatility but still maintains his roots
And he's comfortable on camera. That's important. (Another great vid. by Jen! Thanks.)
Rory Storm for sure! Sarah and Brandon are calmest on the cameras and there genuine people who makes you feel like they could be your nextdoor neighbor. They both show off skills but keep it simple😁
Rory Storm definitely, and WAY fewer “umms” than...well, everybody, really. 😂
yeah, this guy for when Lemmo goes on tour!
Norm has an abundance of good guitar players. The boys and the girls, they give a good presentation of the guitars they are showcasing and it is a pleasure to hear them play.
Great presentation Thnx great sound great looking. I'm sold
Excellent! Jazz on a Strat is always a nice treat.
I'd like to see him and Lemmo jam.
They did yesterday with Norm and Nick
Way to go Brandon! Nice playing!!
This is an excellent guitar, I own both the 50 and the 60 CV's Strats. I sold my cV 50's tele [great sounding] but it was too heavy and the frets were not to my liking. Then, I bought the 60's Tele, but I ended up returning it because I didn't like the pickups...oh wells! But the Strats are out of this world. If you're looking for a Strat, check these out. You can't go wrong. Cheers!
Wow, the line between CV and MIM is getting blurred in recent times. Best bang for buck!
The only difference I can tell is the mim is basically just an upgrade in materials. Nicer woods and metal parts on the mim. Honestly idk if it's worth it tho..
@@b_nast19 the woods arent that much nicer. My gretsch at $500 ish is a really good value for money, and has a fat sound from being a big heavy hunk of mahogany
PilsPlease Electromatic series?
Great sounding Strat. You can't go wrong with any C.V. Squier Strat. 👍
Fantastic playing. Makes me want to pick up my strat. Best demo in a long time. Beautiful instrument regardless of price or origin
Very well done, Brandon, thank you! It’s really great to hear the guitar’s tone instead of it being choked off by constant palm muting. You speak very well and have excellent knowledge of the particular instrument you demonstrated. Norm! More Brandon, PLEASE!!
Beautiful playing on a great guitar (!)
I'm the very happy owner of a '50's CV pine Tele...
...and the little sucker gives my GREAT Mexi-Tele a run
for it at 400 bucks less... cheers everybody and happy plunking
Can’t go wrong with a Fender, or Squier Tele! I have a Fender American Pro, and a Squier Bullet, love ‘em both equally! I also used to have a Mexican standard, that I foolishly sold, I keep trying to buy it back, but the guy I sold it to won’t make the same mistake I did. 😉
Have both the 50's Tele and Strat from Squier and I don't think I'll ever need to buy another guitar, barring tragedy. Swapped a set of Yosemite pickups into the Strat, a set of Texas Special pickups and a Fender brass barrel bridge on the Tele and they both sound and feel like big dollar fiddles. Squier is knocking it out of the park!
No, Squier hasn’t just been knocking it out of the park recently. They’ve been making fantastic guitars for decades! I do recall a really bad batch of Squier standards from the ‘90s - but that was only the standard line, (the Affinity’s of the same time were great)and they fixed the spec pretty quickly.
I’ve owned a 1999 Affinity Strat, a 2012 Classic Vibe ‘50s Strat,(kinda regret ever selling them)and I now have a 2017 Bullet Telecaster. Squier is the bizzness, if they ever release a Jaguar that has all the original parts included, it’ll be an automatic purchase for me! 😁👍
Squier got a bad name when they started using plywood for the body in late 80s early 90s. But other than that.
Malcolm Hardwick early 80s squiers are efffing amazing! Better than many current USA Strats
good guitars ...for about 200 bucks tops!!!!
@@Nightshade1881 they were made with leftover USA parts in the early days
When Lemmo hits it big we already have a sub for him.
i do miss lemmo... he really picked out those old rock tunes ya not heard for ages that suit the guitar he was demonstrating.. .. .. Norms possibly best guitar shop in the world
Probably my next guitar.💓💓
Siiick!!
Sweet jazz tones! Great guitar. Love my 70s CV!
Can confirm! Tried a few squier CVs and ended up buying an 50s CV in Fiesta red. I love playing it, it feels amazing! Only thing I will change are the pickups and Bridge Saddles.
such a versatile guitar.. nice playing.... squier have upped their game... as an amateur home player learning riffs from you tube..... this is the price point i wont go higher on a guitar just for home use... i have an indonesian squier its such a great guitar for the $ .. .. but i still desire one of these newer classic vibe's.... nice one
I love my squire j-bass. Not a top end squire like this guitar, but it plays well and sounds decent for only 100 bucks.
Low end Squiers can be amazingly good. The original Affinity line from the ‘90s were phenomenal. My favorite current Squire is the Bullet Telecaster, I like it better than the classic vibes. I also own an American Professional, and I like the Bullet just as much.
*Squier. Says it right on your guitar, in at least one place, if not two.
Excellent demo - really got to hear all the positions clearly - really nice guitar
John Strand
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
good to see you back
LOVE that jazz tune. Great playing! I do the jazzy thing on my Tele too.
i really love originals and own a nice collection of fenders, gibsons and gretsch guitars .. squier never convinced me for a long while but i think maybe it´s time to pick one of those. thx for your pleasant presentation!
I have a squier CV 60s mustang and it’s like butter. I’m going to get the 50s and 60s strays as well, just great affordable guitars.
I had a squire.... that one is beautiful. Super playing. Thank you.
*Squier
Very tasty demo. That guitar sounded ace. The recording was neat! 😳
the Classic Vibe series are just great and VFM guitars!
Great playing...
I picked up the 70's C.V.
HSS. No complaints at all.
This video convinced me to pull the trigger on one. Same color too! Mine is made in Indonesia though. Finish is fantastic especially for this price range!
Can't beat that for the price. Pickups are a little quacky but you just need to watch the tone nob and you can get great sounds. Next steps uo are big money differences for rolled edges on the neck and slight improvements.
Great demo! I now know what that guitar sounds like! Great job!!!!
You are a great jazz guitarist.
Sounds great. Awesome player in this review!
Carlos Guitarlos is looking younger than ever
You caught me, I’ve been Carlos in disguise the entire time
You know what the girls say about Carlos? "That Dumbass" "Ewww Barf"....Hi Carlos lol...We love ya...
pavanatanaya
THANK YOU
IT'S BECAUSE MY MOM BUYS ALL OF MY CLOTHES NOW
BRANDON
Mine sounds as good as my MiM Strat. I did replace the tuners and added a Seymour Duncan in the bridge.
I wish they had a maple fretboard 60s Strat
Nice work young man that was sweet!
Lovely playing.
Lovely guitar.
Sounds so Smooth in 4
Brandon's doing GOTD like an old pro. Like to have him host it more often. Great job!
I'm looking for that srv sound sounds like this has that tone
Very good player
More of this man
Nice presentation Brandon, stay well, stay safe.
Helps a lot if you have chops like that- but I do love my squiers...
Squier are killing it. Quality is excellent, fit and finish better than Mexican. Nice blue. I’m so over black, white and sunburst.
Thank goodness, a review that isn’t the usual UA-cam ‘here’s my clean tone … now here’s every fast playing crappy lick I can play in 3 minutes with ridiculous amounts of gain making it sound like a pile of audio trash’. Nice playing, and great demo with the TONE of the actual guitar for once.
It probably has something to do with the amp but this sounds really good.
Yay Brandon. Ok what is the difference with Lake placid blue versus Tide Pool blue? Very nice and affordable.
Tide pool looks to be a little lighter, like a cross between Agave blue, and Ocean Turquoise.
Beautiful playing 👏
Beautifully played
Mate... GREAT demo! As much as I love “real” Fenders (IE made in the USA), being from Oz the exchange rate just kills it. Plus, I like the idea of being that dude who gets a great tone from a Squier 😁 I’m lucky enough to own some real sweet USA Strats, Teles, P Basses etc but I have a Squier VM 70s Strat that is just killer plus a VM 70s Jazz that I love. Apparently doesn’t have the “correct” pickup spacing for a 70s Jazz but I really couldn’t give a crap, it’s punchy as fuck and plays great. Norm, where do you find all these sick players?
Yeah I got 2 vm Squier strats an Indian one and a Indonesian one, fab guitars !!
Russell, I’d love to shake your hand
Enjoyed that, thank you!
How well does it stay in tune when using the trem?
Great sounding Strat.
Nice guitar.
Well done.
Nice guitar, great playing!!
Nice
I would love to get this guitar in candy apple red and swap the pickups for Texas specials and the pickguard for a black one
why put in hot coils ? it defeats the purpose
@@CFox.7 I’m from Houston. It’s Texan or nothing
Very tasty playing👌
Kool guitar and articulated playing 👍🏼
Great player.
This kids good I enjoyed his video
Squires are very good guitars. I own a vintage modified Jaguar
Smooth jam, Brandon! Greetings from Paris :)
To Strat little gain strumming I always prefer bridge with the middle pickup position. If I can hear duck, the guitar is Strat really.
PS, Bring back Joel on drums once in a while during some of the jam sessions.
It sounds pretty good!
Thanks for covering this particular color. I've been looking for a decent demo on the new CV and this is the best by far.
there great i like the maple board 50"s
Hello,
Congratulations on the beautiful tutorials on guitars and amps.
I wanted to ask you for advice:
I am fond of the Stratocaster sounds of Clapton, Knoffler and Gilmour.
I wanted to buy a Stratocaster with a price between 400 and 1100 euros. (CLASSIC VIBE 50/60 - PLAYER 50/60 - PLAYER 50/60 MOD - VINTERA 50/60 - VINTERA 50/60 MOD. - VINTERA 50/60 ROD WORN - AMERICAN PERFORMER).
Which of these models are closest to the timbres of Clapton, Knoffler and Gilmour.
I also like the idea of the humbuker in the bridge, since I get the clean sounds with the center and the neck.
I always follow you.
Best regards and happy holidays.
Very nice Brandon!
Demo well done!
what is the piece you played to show off the bridge/middle position?? beautiful!!
Let's go Brandon!
Nice sounding guitar.
This a fair review, however no point in running an affordable guitar through a top end amp. Most people wil only ever buy an amp in the same price bracket they are buying a guitar i.e affordable.. Just my opinion of course..
Great playing! Does anyone recognize the jazz song he played?
It's "moonlit skies" by "Jazzy" Jerry Pipkowitz.
Daniel Brennan Still can’t find the song or the artist. Can you send a link to the song?
What a player! 👍 But does the guitar itself really sound that good or is it the amp that is doing the heavy lifting?
lol thats probably a very expensive fender combo!!!!
Is the quality of the Indonesian as good as the Chinese stuff?
The fingerpicking on the 4th position reminds me of a song, help sm....
This is a Squier Jen.
Hermosa guitarra! Hermoso sonido!
Warning: Do You know why the guitar in this video and ANY other video has no tremolo arm set ?
I bought a SQUIER CV 60´s 3 tone sunburst Strat. Everything was just fine .... but I didn´t check the lack of tremolo arm, but something in the air was not right. The seller at the store was in a hurry to pack it up for me.
Tone and feel is 100% perfect. I checked the block of this Strat later at home, fat block and stock claw. With OD ...... there was NO noise at all. Why ? ..... it´s a 60´s Strat !!!! ....Nice appointment anyway.
The worst thing I did ..... was to look for the tremolo arm after 3 days playing the damn great thing. It did´nt go straight down like any tremolo arm in my others Strats.
I ¨discovered¨the hole was not there !!!! .... Believe it or not !!!!!
Only "half" hole was covered by the bridge plate. WTF ????
Finally. I could set the tremolo arm tilted in a wrong way, very far from the right place.
This "vintage" feature could lead to a block breakage in a few days eventually.
I took my beloved guitar back to the store looking for a discount or get a new fat block for free.
I got a SQUIER Strat white CV 70's with thin block and a great tortoise pickguard.
It was not easy to get this guitar as a "total refund". The seller said it was a "vintage" feature on my Strat CV 60´s. Admitted that it could break the block if the tremolo arm was in use. "That´s normal on Squiers guitars. Fender Strats have not these tilted tremolo arm hole"
Then, this gay came out of a door, He was hearing all my arguments ... " Warranty covers the breakage of the block .... ????". He looked the guitar and in 3 seconds He said "It´s faulty, change it for another one".
I didn´t want to spend money in a new vintage block.
This time. my brand new Squier CV 70´s has a crappy small/thin claw ..... and a Squier Affinity thin block. The action is high. fretboard is not even at the nut. It has a taper cut. Thick on fret one and thinner at the 12 fret. It´s ..... rare.
It has not the same perfect tone like the vintage 60´s version, it´s more like a Telecaster ( clean ) and it has a weak Strat tone ( OD/DIST).
I regret every second to find that a guitar like this had a crappy job on the block hole. It was not easy for me to leave that Squier CV 3 tone sunburst 60´s guitar. It was the last one.
Remark my words : CHECK THE TREMOLO ARM HOLE AND TRY TO INSERT THE TREMOLO ARM AT THE STORE ...... BEFORE TO BUY IT.
You could change the block after all ...... IF you cough 25 dlls extra ! It worth it !!!!
Can anyone confirm if the China lake Placid Blue is more silver like blue compared to the Indonesian 60s vibe Lake placid blue which seems more Rich/Royal lake placid blue??? Please help??
Looks like this dude is playing a mandolin with those sasquatch hands. 😜 But he sounds really good.🎸👍
His hands are nowhere near big
whats the difference between the 50's and 60's vibes?
Wondering what amp You goin through ? And does it help with things , just a bit ?
anyone know what song he's playing at 5:36
thanks for the video where can I buy this guitar? thanks
cool guy👍
confused: I'm always seeing people reference Chinese CV strats. I have a CV 50 that was made in Indonesia. I almost never hear anyone say this. I thought maybe older ones were made in CN and the current models in IN. do they make them in both countries currently? any difference in quality?
Correction! I have that guitar and it is made in Indonesia. Not China.
Correction for me. The back of your guitar said China!
After reading the posts below, this review is more about the cheering squad for the young man's playing. The review should be about the guitar if you wish to sell more of them. One thing I learned about selling guitars is put the guitar in the customers hands ASAP. A good guitar will sell itself. I only demo guitars for folks who don't play or at the beginning of the guitar journey.
Does the fretboard have a glossy finish?