Crazy awesome day day in the studio! So happy with the way it came out :) Part 1 - The Design Part 2 -Tone test: 9:24 Part 3 - 10S Custom Shop experience/review: 13:57 Hoping to bring this model to you guys in the future for aprox $999.00 USD Enjoy!
Awesome guitar, sounds great and soooo pretty, which is more important to me as I can’t play but I can still look at things. Well . . . things that are close. Love the headstock too, I prefer six on top for tuning but 3/3 or 4/2 keep enough of an angle without backtilt or string trees. And it’s purty without looking like any and every other manufacturer’s headstock. Congrats.
After laying out as many specs as you did, and them nailing almost every single thing you asked for, to make the entire "review" section of the video so short as to only include nitpicks about chips in the finish seems like a huge disservice to a company that let you in on a new process like this and just gave you this guitar. Which is a shame because the guitar looks fantastic.
I totally agree, even up to something as trivial as the colour, Darrell has totally nailed it. The perfect guitar!!!! I would buy it for sure, well if I could afford it, that is, lol!!
Good luck buying from 10S. They gave a 2-month delivery estimate, but months later and no guitar and a month of waiting for PayPal to hold their feet to the fire. Finally PayPal came through, even after 10S tried to give shipping documents that did not hold up under scrutiny. They will keep promising they will ship next week...., then next week...., then next week. I think you get the picture.
Congrats Darrell; One of the things I appreciate about you is you have integrity, and that's what lets me know I can take your word on something (I don't have to go watch another 3 videos to get the good and bad info). Thanks brother!
Now this is how a guitar should be built. No gimmicks. Perfect refined and improved modern form and fit. The humbuckers sound bright and full and the coil split sound is very pleasant, Stratty like. This is definitely a guitar that I would purchase without any second thoughts whatsoever. Round out the radius heal like you said a bit and you've got a 10 out of 10 I think! What is the price??
@@DarrellBraunGuitar I also want to design one. It would be very close to yours just a little difference in the body shape.everything else the same. Can you get me the info on cost as well? Also a contact number or email?
I don’t think the price is outrageous. 10S are made in China. Even though the quality is very high, workmanship costs are lower than in other countries.
Not only are you a great educator, an accomplished guitar player, and a truly nice guy, you also have impeccable taste in guitar aesthetics. Aurora is gorgeous!
So I love all these guitar reiews, first a under 100 dollar guitar, than make it sound like it's 200. Then word gets out the big companys with pay to play and now the 2000 to 3000 dollar guitars.
Ah! great guitar!! I thought, looks and sound like, SAITO guitars and T's guitars Japanese custom guitar shop. These guitars are super easily to play . Also, sounds gorgeous. You know, its very expensive, but, I think very grad to play with it. Have a fun! Nice guitar!
Absolutely beautiful. I love the finish, the contours and the appointments. I am also a fan of the split pickup sounds in clean mode. Nice and lightweight. You didn't mention the price point and I was curious what that degree of customization cost @ 10S.
I have contacted 10S and they are putting the Darrell Braun model into production and are taking orders. Did you make any further modifications with them? Roasted maple neck available? Anything you didn’t like about the guitar? Retail $1299, pre-sale $1100 was what they quoted me. Is it an $1100 guitar?
Considering the price these are great stage guitars with top notch looks and playablity. I see these as great player instruments and not collector guitars. I agree the flaws can and should be cleaned up. Those few blemishes don't bring the guitar down much.
Wow, Darrell. That blue flame finish really is gorgeous. The maple neck is lovely too. And the compact, extremely, practical, headstock; when are the major manufacturers going to wake up to that one? That is one seriously lovely guitar. Enjoy! And thanks for sharing.
Great job designing that guitar. Love everything about it. Very well thought out. Modern and tastfully classic should hold up over time. I think you'd do well to sell that model as a line. Love that angled flame.
No tilt-back, and no string trees. Not an issue with the way I see you play. However, for some more energetic types, there might be a bit of string dislodging. Northern Lights theme is great, and the finish reflects that. Very pretty. BTW, the aurora borealis will only increase in intensity as the Earth's magnetic field continues to weaken. That is not really a good thing, but beautiful. All-in-all, a very handsome and fine sounding instrument. Great choices on your part. Thanks.
WOW! Beautiful! Absolutely Beautiful Darrell! Darrell that finish, its fantastic! I saw some glimpses of purple too, You designed a great guitar! Darrell, your videos are so real and honest! Love that! Thanks again Darrell, Pam
Congrats! It's gorgeous! It's cool that Agufish, Ryan Bruce and you advert this brand. But their website is really obscure, not much stock (that's why all of you 3 had to wait months). As for the prices, the majority of their available guitars are over 1500$. It would have been cool to mention a price even if the guitar was provided free as an exchange to make 10s promotional video.
This is no tele though, in my book. Two humbuckers, scoops everywhere, no ash tray, no brass saddles, and the controls are all wrong. Maybe I'm old fashioned.
I hate Telecasters for all the bad things that were removed in this guitar: thick edgy slab of plain wood with plain metal parts nailed on them without any care for aesthetics or ergonomics. This here fixes it all.
Leo of Red Keep haha! Those are the things tele fans love! Part of the charm is in its simplicity. It’s a primitive instrument that is relatively unchanged almost 70 years later, and still just as relevant. They perfected it on the first try. And the tele can pretty much do it all. To each their own I guess
That guitar “oozes” quality! Beautiful! Definitely a guitar that a person would want to play every day! Those tones make my ears happy!😊. Flipping the four and the two tuners on the headstock is an interesting choice. I never would have thought to do that.
What a beauty!!! Really like all the thinking behind the design of the guitar!!! Even if you can see some little flaws, I think it doesn't take anything from the beauty of this guitar. Nothing is perfect in this world and it add something to the spirit of the guitar. Great guitar and great tones as well. Congrats to the 10S Custom shop!!!!
the riff behind the long solo (@12:47) sounds a lot like pearl jam's "evenflow" (even the light distortion) but the difference in your playing and Mike McCready's more "soft spoken" & bluesy solos (actually, as I recall, he is soloing most of the song, even behind the vocal, so it was a 5 minute blues solo... and he does without a single "look at me, I'm the guitarist & I'm constipated" face) turns it into a completely different song. I love the blue back on your new guitar (well, I love all of the colors... I have an esp ltd 7-string with very similar paint on the front, but it fades to black and that carries onto the entire back... kind of boring, just like the stock emg pickups that came from the factory). I love how it's there when most manufacturers (and custom shop buyers) don't care what the back looks like. it'll look awesome when the spotlight is on you and shine that bright blue back at audience and belt out a solo with your teeth, Jimi-style. (there's an idea for a lesson: how to play with your teeth!)... I've always wanted a custom guitar and even considered letting rondo five it a try for $800, but I chickened out because of the one guitar I had bought from them. I paid $120 for a strat-style guitar with 2 p90's instead of... well... any other strat configuration I'd seen. the paint was good, not great. there were 3 spots where they laid the paint on too think and let it dry like that. they could sanded it then laid one more coat of paint... but I'm guessing they didn't want to cut into margins. well, too bad they skimped on the wiring on 3 out of the 4 they ended up having to replace at $20 shipping each way. finally, on the 4th guitar, I got one that had 2 working pickups & a working output jack. I could've rewired the whole thing but I was scared to look inside back then. (I've since been forced to put $200 into it. sigh.)
I think one thing that you neglected to mention was the price. I know that 10S sponsored the video so I'm assuming you got the guitar for free, but for the people who are looking to get a custom guitar made, the pricing of the instrument is crucial. You said that it would cost a fraction of what a PRS would cost, but how much is that?
I just ordered a traditional tele style decked out with locking tuners, roasted flamed maple neck, and stainless steel frets and the total came out to 818 usd. Which is ridiculous for what you're getting.
Simply said, one of the most stunningly beautiful instruments I've seen in years, exquisite design and build, especially the color, like a pool of sapphire! Did you mention exactly what model the pickups are? Enjoy ت
The awsome one, made by my friend Spring Li from 10S from China, he is the biggest and best customshop guitarbuilder. For Europe: The European Guitar Company! Have fun Darrell, enjoy this guitar.
Someone looks very happy:)!!! Congratulations Darrell! And thanks for sharing this amazing guitar! I'm not normally a fan of the light colored neck but I must admit this is definately an exception! Love the blue color on the back!
What a beautiful fantastic sounding instrument. It's got that vibe that you'd never wanna put it down. I'd have to pick it up every time I would walk by it. Nice addition of the arm contour as it's the thing I've always hated about telecasters feeling too 'boxy'. I have a sanded body ready for a build and I plan on adding the same contours.
I saw a thread on some forum about their guitars. Apparently they take around 400$ for a custom shop. Pretty cheap, but I guess it depends on the features (pickups, bridge) etc.
Hmmm.... I can see having my total vintage/modern mash up Strat built. Here's what I would want: A roasted maple neck with 22 frets, soft "v" profile, and a 7.25" radius fretboard. Locking tuners are a MUST as would MOP dot inlays. The body would have a transparent racing green finish with a flame maple top over the traditional alder. My pickguard would be black and single ply in a SSS configuration. I would prefer my plastic pieces be more "parchment" in their color. All hardware would be chrome, with a vintage 6 screw tremolo. I'd have Graph Tech saddles, of course Electronics would be a set of Fender's Tex-Mex pickups with all the good 250K CTS pots and Orange drop capacitors and a 5 way switch. Controls would be 1 volume and two tone with the second controlling the bridge pickup. I'd also want a mini push button switch that would engage the neck pickup regardless of position. Nothing too crazy, right lol?
I am pleased to say your taste as far as creating this guitar is bang on with mine. Awesome looking guitar and great tones too! Congrats on a fine aquisition!
Thank's Darrell for picking up the ball Gibson and Fender dropped many years ago. It's not Terada Japan quality but all the same it's a wonderful design and something I'd definitely consider purchasing once production issues get sorted.
Really Really cool guitar Darrell! I like the details you chose. Pretty cool to see what you picked and why. Also appreciated your honest opinion at the end, and was well stated.
Good Lord that's an amazing guitar, I swear it's channels like yours that make me want to pick up a guitar or Bass and learn how to play. I had an old acoustic bass once but had to sell it to pay off a cell phone bill, the only song I was able to play with Boom by pod I self taught myself that I'm almost certain the exact rif was wrong. I'm a drummer by nature but I want to learn another instrument.
@@silverpairaducks there's a little thing called needing money and a job. Neither of which I have at this point in my life but I'm trying to lose the weight so I can get the job. Depression lead to overeating led to morbid obesity which now has led me to trying to fix my life and lose the weight. I haven't even been able to touch my drumset since 2013 it's just been downstairs collecting dust because we had family living with us for a while.
Hey man! There are lots of great deals on used gear on places like Craigslist. If you need some tips on what to look for, let me know. A perfectly serviceable instrument can be had for ~$200
Ukulele is tuned different than guitar BUT very easy to start on. And you can get a great uke for $100 or $150. Also, have you seen the band bowling for soup latley? Maybe some inspiration there? Theu are big but still rockin.
Your new multi-blue beauty is a work of art in every way. Playable, stable and fun to look at. Having said that.... why oh why are we still using unbalanced pickups and connectors. 60hz hum is just no fun. I agree with your earlier post about the sonic value of tone woods for electric guitars. It doesn't matter. It's all in the KNOBS!!! (tone & effects). Out of desperation, I plopped EMGs in a well setup Tele Squire. Connected that to a Line6 V30. A tiny amp. A tiny speaker. Dead quiet. Infinite tone capability. Records perfectly. Enjoyable at 80dB! The guitar world is still slogging away with '50s technology. What's wrong with this picture?
It's got the 4/2 tuners similar to the old Teisco but backwards, the Teisco's have 4 on top and 2 on the bottom. I really like your guitar, simple, beautiful, live the two tone front to back! The attention to detail, knowing you wanted the the forward v design... that's awesome!! I didn't even know that's something you could ask for!
Congratulations on your new, lovely guitar! It has many common features with the guitar I am designing in my head. I like your explanation about the aurora, and the aesthetic tribute to them. Your review was balanced, with lots of worthy praise, and constructive criticisms. It seems your vision was coherent, and well executed by 10S. It encourages me to put a wish list to a local group here, with the lovely tans and eucalyptus greens that have beautified my life in Australia.
I really hope that 10S makes your Super-Tele design a reality for distribution. It is truly a beautiful work-of-art! Your 'Aurora' is just simply gorgeous...
Thanks Darrell for doing this, I hope 10s are listening, we are. Thought I heard a bit of fret buzz in the middle of video, was wondering how the frets / neck were, must been OK because if you had to adjust you likely would have said so. Typical quality control misses found in many products however 10s did so much not only correct but mouth watering well, makes me wonder whom they've been making Guitars for? That appeared to be a chunky piece of solid maple over that mahogany not cheap plywood one. The factory seems to be somewhat close to where some of my wife's family live, I would like to go visit there, check it out, have my wife Bruce Willis negotiate the price down on a custom LP style they did with Dragons. They wants many thousands for it however that might be a laowai price, and we can start by offering the price in rmb. My daughter is a Dragon and it's a perfect guitar I thought I could pass down to her.
I started talking to them about making one for me just after you posted for first video. They are easy to work with and I can't wait to see how mine turns out
Fret buzz? I think is the 3rd string, check the clean sound around 10:25 and forward. Maybe a slight truss rod adjustment needed, or bridge height? Other than that sounds good.
I actually recently bought what I think is pretty dang close to my dream guitar. It’s a fender elite Strat. The fender elite guitars are totally specked out. And with a compound radius 9.5-14 you never fret out.
Crazy awesome day day in the studio! So happy with the way it came out :)
Part 1 - The Design
Part 2 -Tone test: 9:24
Part 3 - 10S Custom Shop experience/review: 13:57
Hoping to bring this model to you guys in the future for aprox $999.00 USD
Enjoy!
Congrats on the beautiful custom guitar. I went to their site, but couldn't find custom shop. Do you have a link? Thanks
Been eyeing a tele for a while now.. this video gives me another reason to get one 👍😁🎸
Hi!
Try the "contact us" tab on their site for more info :)
Awesome guitar, sounds great and soooo pretty, which is more important to me as I can’t play but I can still look at things. Well . . . things that are close. Love the headstock too, I prefer six on top for tuning but 3/3 or 4/2 keep enough of an angle without backtilt or string trees. And it’s purty without looking like any and every other manufacturer’s headstock.
Congrats.
After laying out as many specs as you did, and them nailing almost every single thing you asked for, to make the entire "review" section of the video so short as to only include nitpicks about chips in the finish seems like a huge disservice to a company that let you in on a new process like this and just gave you this guitar. Which is a shame because the guitar looks fantastic.
Why are Canadian players so obsessed with maple necks?....... oh.wait.
Lmao
Because it's tiger stripe maple, beautiful!
🤣
It's the logging thing.
Because when it gets cold... you can tap it and get some syrup... duh.
Beautiful guitar. Loving that colour combo. Yeah, colour with a "U".
This should be your signature guitar.
I would buy it
me too - are there any plans existing ?
@@christofs.3386 I believe they are selling this guitar now without the special finish.
You’ve created the ultimate featured guitar. It’s like a Tele, a Les Paul, a Musicman, and PRS all in one. That’s pretty cool!
I totally agree, even up to something as trivial as the colour, Darrell has totally nailed it. The perfect guitar!!!! I would buy it for sure, well if I could afford it, that is, lol!!
Even a little Warlock in there. :D \m/
Fender telecaster FMT, look it up
@@filipegomes8888 I do know the guitar, but it isn't quite the same as this beauty, is it?!!!
I see some Ibanez jem in how fast it seems to play
Darrell's wife:
"now that you've got your perfect dream guitar, we can sell all the others, right?"
Darrell: 😬....
But it's perfect for one thing, he needs the others for perfecting other things lol.
I also find a lot of downward pressure on the nut uncomfortable...
Then maybe u need some upward pressure, just get a bitchy GF
That's so badass.
Thanks Brad!
I bet you would have done a better paint job Brad ....
Good luck buying from 10S. They gave a 2-month delivery estimate, but months later and no guitar and a month of waiting for PayPal to hold their feet to the fire. Finally PayPal came through, even after 10S tried to give shipping documents that did not hold up under scrutiny. They will keep promising they will ship next week...., then next week...., then next week. I think you get the picture.
I would totally buy one of these if they made more haha
I have them making one for me right now. Just email them
Blake Weis how much did yours cost?
I agree. I’d buy it in 24.75” length. Max I’d pay is $1300 for it though.
Blake Weis who
Who the hell is 10 s I wanna buy one.. how much this cost?
Congrats Darrell; One of the things I appreciate about you is you have integrity, and that's what lets me know I can take your word on something (I don't have to go watch another 3 videos to get the good and bad info). Thanks brother!
That finish is beautiful
Looks and sounds absolutely fantastic. Congrats to both You and the 10S Custom Shop :)
Now this is how a guitar should be built. No gimmicks. Perfect refined and improved modern form and fit. The humbuckers sound bright and full and the coil split sound is very pleasant, Stratty like. This is definitely a guitar that I would purchase without any second thoughts whatsoever. Round out the radius heal like you said a bit and you've got a 10 out of 10 I think! What is the price??
Thanks!
Not sure on the price as I was part of testing the shop out, but I'll ask :)
@@DarrellBraunGuitar I also want to design one. It would be very close to yours just a little difference in the body shape.everything else the same. Can you get me the info on cost as well? Also a contact number or email?
@@DarrellBraunGuitar I just went ahead and contacted them email. Thanks sweet guitar man.
Email them.there going anywhere from$459 to $2679. The email is in the discription above
I don’t think the price is outrageous. 10S are made in China. Even though the quality is very high, workmanship costs are lower than in other countries.
Wish those 1 minute solos were 20 minute solos. Please release an album of Solos !
I think I may be in love with that guitar. 😮
Not only are you a great educator, an accomplished guitar player, and a truly nice guy, you also have impeccable taste in guitar aesthetics. Aurora is gorgeous!
Been trying to get a Les Paul from these guys ! They been putting out some great stuff !
Very cool!! Thanks for sharing. It really was your best day ever!! Nice to see you even happier than you normally are!!! Thanks again! Rock on!!!
Looks absolutely stunning! The guys at 10s are really killing it!
How could someone not love that guitar? It's a beauty and sounds awesome.
Great job to 10S!
Notorious DBG. I can’t be the first one to say that.
😂 I think you are!
Wow! Anyway I thought that might be a decent nickname for the guitar.
DimeBag Guitar lol
Darrell Braun Guitar what could I expect to pay for something similar from them? Ball Park
So I love all these guitar reiews, first a under 100 dollar guitar, than make it sound like it's 200. Then word gets out the big companys with pay to play and now the 2000 to 3000 dollar guitars.
I am so in love. It has been a long time I wanted a guitar as bad as I want his one. It really looks like the ultimate guitar
Great lead off mix. DBG segments are consistently well done.
That song at the beginning is the pinnacle of dad rock.
Ah! great guitar!!
I thought, looks and sound like, SAITO guitars and T's guitars Japanese custom guitar shop. These guitars are super easily to play . Also, sounds gorgeous.
You know, its very expensive, but, I think
very grad to play with it.
Have a fun! Nice guitar!
What a beauty Darrel and i love the DBG mark on the neck.
Absolutely beautiful. I love the finish, the contours and the appointments. I am also a fan of the split pickup sounds in clean mode. Nice and lightweight.
You didn't mention the price point and I was curious what that degree of customization cost @ 10S.
Wow! That's the most beautiful thing I've seen all month!
I have contacted 10S and they are putting the Darrell Braun model into production and are taking orders. Did you make any further modifications with them? Roasted maple neck available? Anything you didn’t like about the guitar? Retail $1299, pre-sale $1100 was what they quoted me. Is it an $1100 guitar?
Andro you’re out of your mind. $800 minimum.. without the flame maple etc. fully done to the 9’s.. yeah I’d agree (and pay) $1,200.00 easy!!
It's gorgeous, Darrell ! And it has a rocking sound!
Considering the price these are great stage guitars with top notch looks and playablity. I see these as great player instruments and not collector guitars. I agree the flaws can and should be cleaned up. Those few blemishes don't bring the guitar down much.
jppagetoo Which belemishes?
That's beautiful. They did a great job. You'll have that guitar for life. Lucky guy...
Very nice! I wonder if they make leftys?
I see you are a lefty as well... High five! ✋
Yeah that would be cool
yeah, lefty lefty lefty...!!!
Yes, I asked them and they said they were building left-handed guitars. The waiting time is the same, i.e. about 12 weeks.
@@baalans69 sweet!
Wow, Darrell. That blue flame finish really is gorgeous. The maple neck is lovely too. And the compact, extremely, practical, headstock; when are the major manufacturers going to wake up to that one? That is one seriously lovely guitar. Enjoy! And thanks for sharing.
Super nice looking custom shop guitar
Great job designing that guitar. Love everything about it. Very well thought out. Modern and tastfully classic should hold up over time. I think you'd do well to sell that model as a line. Love that angled flame.
You are a very good guitar player, I wish you were my teacher.
Thanks for sharing Darrell... reckon the 10s guys have done an awesome job. I'd be super-happy having this guitar to play :)
No tilt-back, and no string trees. Not an issue with the way I see you play.
However, for some more energetic types, there might be a bit of string dislodging.
Northern Lights theme is great, and the finish reflects that. Very pretty.
BTW, the aurora borealis will only increase in intensity as the Earth's magnetic field continues to weaken. That is not really a good thing, but beautiful.
All-in-all, a very handsome and fine sounding instrument. Great choices on your part. Thanks.
You lost me at "Aurora Borealis"
@@Blesstheautmn Google it. Interesting stuff.
Thanks for being totally honest with this, we appreciate it !
Awesome indeed! Happy for you Darrell! You're right about diagonal lines; they convey movement and dynamism. Cheers!
Thanks GD!
WOW! Beautiful! Absolutely Beautiful Darrell!
Darrell that finish, its fantastic! I saw some glimpses of purple too,
You designed a great guitar!
Darrell, your videos are so real and honest! Love that!
Thanks again Darrell, Pam
Congrats! It's gorgeous!
It's cool that Agufish, Ryan Bruce and you advert this brand.
But their website is really obscure, not much stock (that's why all of you 3 had to wait months).
As for the prices, the majority of their available guitars are over 1500$.
It would have been cool to mention a price even if the guitar was provided free as an exchange to make 10s promotional video.
$1500 usd?! A hard pass from me thank you.
@@42ronty All of the links I've clicked have been for $1200 CAD, he said this one would cost around $1000 USD if they made more
@@src248 I don't know man. Made in China $1000 is still too dear to me. I appreciate your input. Thank you.
Excellent guitar you designed Darrell. Sounds really sweet and full of awesome.
I’m not a big fan of teles but man that looks and sounds amazing, the fretboard looks insane I’m jealous my dude I’m jealous
Rob Ruthless what don’t you like about teles?
This is no tele though, in my book. Two humbuckers, scoops everywhere, no ash tray, no brass saddles, and the controls are all wrong. Maybe I'm old fashioned.
I hate Telecasters for all the bad things that were removed in this guitar: thick edgy slab of plain wood with plain metal parts nailed on them without any care for aesthetics or ergonomics. This here fixes it all.
Leo of Red Keep haha! Those are the things tele fans love! Part of the charm is in its simplicity. It’s a primitive instrument that is relatively unchanged almost 70 years later, and still just as relevant. They perfected it on the first try. And the tele can pretty much do it all. To each their own I guess
Perfected simplicity was achieved in the Stratocaster. The Telecaster is the choice of those who reject the very idea of taste.
That guitar “oozes” quality! Beautiful! Definitely a guitar that a person would want to play every day! Those tones make my ears happy!😊. Flipping the four and the two tuners on the headstock is an interesting choice. I never would have thought to do that.
Awesome, Darrell!! It "looks the business"! ;-)
I saw that guitar hanging on the wall in one of your newer videos and instantly fell in love with it. I hope it plays as well as it looks.
Better hope its good if you put your initials on the 12th fret 🤣
Great honest review of the custom work done by this custom shop. Keeping our standards high help in keeping custom shops in general high.
Looks absolutely amazing, really happy for you. New guitars are the best!
What a beauty!!! Really like all the thinking behind the design of the guitar!!! Even if you can see some little flaws, I think it doesn't take anything from the beauty of this guitar. Nothing is perfect in this world and it add something to the spirit of the guitar. Great guitar and great tones as well. Congrats to the 10S Custom shop!!!!
Great vid man. That guitar is gorgeous. Extremely versatile.
Thanks man!
It would sell! Get it on the market!!
imo
Good vid on a guitar that deserves as good as it can get.
Hell of a guitar even if it is Tele-based...
imo
the riff behind the long solo (@12:47) sounds a lot like pearl jam's "evenflow" (even the light distortion) but the difference in your playing and Mike McCready's more "soft spoken" & bluesy solos (actually, as I recall, he is soloing most of the song, even behind the vocal, so it was a 5 minute blues solo... and he does without a single "look at me, I'm the guitarist & I'm constipated" face) turns it into a completely different song.
I love the blue back on your new guitar (well, I love all of the colors... I have an esp ltd 7-string with very similar paint on the front, but it fades to black and that carries onto the entire back... kind of boring, just like the stock emg pickups that came from the factory). I love how it's there when most manufacturers (and custom shop buyers) don't care what the back looks like. it'll look awesome when the spotlight is on you and shine that bright blue back at audience and belt out a solo with your teeth, Jimi-style. (there's an idea for a lesson: how to play with your teeth!)... I've always wanted a custom guitar and even considered letting rondo five it a try for $800, but I chickened out because of the one guitar I had bought from them. I paid $120 for a strat-style guitar with 2 p90's instead of... well... any other strat configuration I'd seen. the paint was good, not great. there were 3 spots where they laid the paint on too think and let it dry like that. they could sanded it then laid one more coat of paint... but I'm guessing they didn't want to cut into margins. well, too bad they skimped on the wiring on 3 out of the 4 they ended up having to replace at $20 shipping each way. finally, on the 4th guitar, I got one that had 2 working pickups & a working output jack. I could've rewired the whole thing but I was scared to look inside back then. (I've since been forced to put $200 into it. sigh.)
Darrell's Guitar Shop coming soon
Wow! That is a real work of art. Great color combination. Enjoy!
I think one thing that you neglected to mention was the price. I know that 10S sponsored the video so I'm assuming you got the guitar for free, but for the people who are looking to get a custom guitar made, the pricing of the instrument is crucial. You said that it would cost a fraction of what a PRS would cost, but how much is that?
Having been tracking 10s for awhile I will estimate the guitar at around $600 including shipping.
With the design and finish I'd assume $1300-$1400 for this build? Not an outrageous price for a custom build compared to most Custom Shops.
I got my PRS CUSTOM 24 SE FOr 600 Used and in mint condition. It's like a Stienway piano.
He said in his comment that it would be $1000
I just ordered a traditional tele style decked out with locking tuners, roasted flamed maple neck, and stainless steel frets and the total came out to 818 usd. Which is ridiculous for what you're getting.
You could always go into guitar design. That’s the coolest Tele I’ve seen. Love everything about it!
Simply said, one of the most stunningly beautiful instruments I've seen in years, exquisite design and build, especially the color, like a pool of sapphire! Did you mention exactly what model the pickups are? Enjoy ت
Thanks!
SD Jazz and Distortion :)
The awsome one, made by my friend Spring Li from 10S from China, he is the biggest and best customshop guitarbuilder. For Europe: The European Guitar Company! Have fun Darrell, enjoy this guitar.
I love the Headstock!. Beautiful guitar, congrats!
Amazing work by 10S, I hope they flourish.
Awesome! Chinese makes good guitar nowadays. Resale is still bad though.
Something tells me this beauty won't ever be resold...
@@rickc2102 youll never know how life will hit you though.
That is a fantastic build....and that neck! WOW
Don’t like the headstock but everything else is cool
I like it hut its too round i guess
@@PullThePlug88 I like it too. It looks like a shorter version of the Aria Pro II headstock.
Nice headstock, but I have a hate of reversed headstocks. Dont know why, there you go.
I really like it, when kiesel started doing a 2/4 and 2/5 headstock like that it was my new fave look, I love how compact you can make it.
I can say I'm not a big fan of it, but at least there is a headstock. I absolutely hate the headless guitars. AKA Steinberger
Someone looks very happy:)!!! Congratulations Darrell! And thanks for sharing this amazing guitar! I'm not normally a fan of the light colored neck but I must admit this is definately an exception! Love the blue color on the back!
@3:06 when he says if you give it to a friend I hope he was being sarcastic I would never give it to a friend to borrow
He meant to play, like in if a friend came over, seen the new axe and wanted to give it a test run.
You have no friends
What a beautiful fantastic sounding instrument. It's got that vibe that you'd never wanna put it down. I'd have to pick it up every time I would walk by it. Nice addition of the arm contour as it's the thing I've always hated about telecasters feeling too 'boxy'. I have a sanded body ready for a build and I plan on adding the same contours.
Humbuckers sound so creamy on maple frerboard or is it just me?
Great way to start the day! Nice!!! Good honest review on a great sounding guitar. D, that clean tone was slick.
Ik this was a colab but how much would something like that would cost? Just wanna know if its worth the money
I saw a thread on some forum about their guitars. Apparently they take around 400$ for a custom shop. Pretty cheap, but I guess it depends on the features (pickups, bridge) etc.
Good question!
Looks like they could do something like this for around a grand :)
Hmmm.... I can see having my total vintage/modern mash up Strat built. Here's what I would want:
A roasted maple neck with 22 frets, soft "v" profile, and a 7.25" radius fretboard. Locking tuners are a MUST as would MOP dot inlays.
The body would have a transparent racing green finish with a flame maple top over the traditional alder. My pickguard would be black and single ply in a SSS configuration. I would prefer my plastic pieces be more "parchment" in their color. All hardware would be chrome, with a vintage 6 screw tremolo. I'd have Graph Tech saddles, of course
Electronics would be a set of Fender's Tex-Mex pickups with all the good 250K CTS pots and Orange drop capacitors and a 5 way switch. Controls would be 1 volume and two tone with the second controlling the bridge pickup. I'd also want a mini push button switch that would engage the neck pickup regardless of position.
Nothing too crazy, right lol?
Most excellent choice.
I clicked on this so fast
Gaven With a E we all did! With the build-up Darrell gave us we were all as excited as he was!
I am pleased to say your taste as far as creating this guitar is bang on with mine. Awesome looking guitar and great tones too! Congrats on a fine aquisition!
4:08 I hate pressure on my nuts...
Thank's Darrell for picking up the ball Gibson and Fender dropped many years ago. It's not Terada Japan quality but all the same it's a wonderful design and something I'd definitely consider purchasing once production issues get sorted.
Who else really wants too see him pissed for once
Btw amazing tone
guitar is fun 313 871 Hello he can't get mad. He's Canadian! Lol
He’s Canadian it’s not in their programming to get mad
Darrell and Troggly, yea. Guaranteed increase in subs
We did see him pissed off recently in one of his videos. He didn't looked pissed tho. May not be the type to show it but get even??? Lol
He looks like someone you wouldn't want to mess with. Haha
Really Really cool guitar Darrell! I like the details you chose. Pretty cool to see what you picked and why. Also appreciated your honest opinion at the end, and was well stated.
So basically you built a chapman ML3 with a different headstock
The ML3 looks like it's uglier, boring and basic cousin.
That is absolutely stunning in every way.
Good Lord that's an amazing guitar, I swear it's channels like yours that make me want to pick up a guitar or Bass and learn how to play. I had an old acoustic bass once but had to sell it to pay off a cell phone bill, the only song I was able to play with Boom by pod I self taught myself that I'm almost certain the exact rif was wrong. I'm a drummer by nature but I want to learn another instrument.
Stop talking and do it
@@silverpairaducks there's a little thing called needing money and a job. Neither of which I have at this point in my life but I'm trying to lose the weight so I can get the job. Depression lead to overeating led to morbid obesity which now has led me to trying to fix my life and lose the weight. I haven't even been able to touch my drumset since 2013 it's just been downstairs collecting dust because we had family living with us for a while.
Hey man! There are lots of great deals on used gear on places like Craigslist. If you need some tips on what to look for, let me know. A perfectly serviceable instrument can be had for ~$200
@@Lazy_eye_blobFish may I suggest ukulele. Cheap fun and you are learning the top four strings of guitar so the skill transfers
Ukulele is tuned different than guitar BUT very easy to start on. And you can get a great uke for $100 or $150.
Also, have you seen the band bowling for soup latley? Maybe some inspiration there? Theu are big but still rockin.
Your new multi-blue beauty is a work of art in every way. Playable, stable and fun to look at. Having said that.... why oh why are we still using unbalanced pickups and connectors. 60hz hum is just no fun. I agree with your earlier post about the sonic value of tone woods for electric guitars. It doesn't matter. It's all in the KNOBS!!! (tone & effects). Out of desperation, I plopped EMGs in a well setup Tele Squire. Connected that to a Line6 V30. A tiny amp. A tiny speaker. Dead quiet. Infinite tone capability. Records perfectly. Enjoyable at 80dB! The guitar world is still slogging away with '50s technology. What's wrong with this picture?
But the guitar is out of tune. It went out of tune almost straight away.
And honestly, the headstock IS ugly.
Congrats Darrell, that thing looks and sounds amazing!
It's got the 4/2 tuners similar to the old Teisco but backwards, the Teisco's have 4 on top and 2 on the bottom.
I really like your guitar, simple, beautiful, live the two tone front to back! The attention to detail, knowing you wanted the the forward v design... that's awesome!! I didn't even know that's something you could ask for!
That look on your face says it all you just have the biggest smile. Rock on brother!!
I love the way Darrell smiles when he is truelly happy!
Congratulations on your new, lovely guitar! It has many common features with the guitar I am designing in my head. I like your explanation about the aurora, and the aesthetic tribute to them. Your review was balanced, with lots of worthy praise, and constructive criticisms. It seems your vision was coherent, and well executed by 10S. It encourages me to put a wish list to a local group here, with the lovely tans and eucalyptus greens that have beautified my life in Australia.
I really hope that 10S makes your Super-Tele design a reality for distribution. It is truly a beautiful work-of-art! Your 'Aurora' is just simply gorgeous...
Thanks Darrell for doing this, I hope 10s are listening, we are. Thought I heard a bit of fret buzz in the middle of video, was wondering how the frets / neck were, must been OK because if you had to adjust you likely would have said so. Typical quality control misses found in many products however 10s did so much not only correct but mouth watering well, makes me wonder whom they've been making Guitars for? That appeared to be a chunky piece of solid maple over that mahogany not cheap plywood one. The factory seems to be somewhat close to where some of my wife's family live, I would like to go visit there, check it out, have my wife Bruce Willis negotiate the price down on a custom LP style they did with Dragons. They wants many thousands for it however that might be a laowai price, and we can start by offering the price in rmb. My daughter is a Dragon and it's a perfect guitar I thought I could pass down to her.
The guitar body is a real work of art. Looks like a great instrument!
One of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen! And she came with a DNA of a LP in a Tele's body! Amazing!
Congrats! The flame top is super awesome!
I started talking to them about making one for me just after you posted for first video. They are easy to work with and I can't wait to see how mine turns out
Gorgeous guitar! Congratulations Darrell!
Fret buzz? I think is the 3rd string, check the clean sound around 10:25 and forward. Maybe a slight truss rod adjustment needed, or bridge height? Other than that sounds good.
It’s so beautiful! You’re so lucky!
I actually recently bought what I think is pretty dang close to my dream guitar. It’s a fender elite Strat. The fender elite guitars are totally specked out. And with a compound radius 9.5-14 you never fret out.