The STRATOCASTER that opens up a WHOLE NEW WORLD of tone - Ed O'Brien (RADIOHEAD) Signature Fender

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  • Ed O'Brien, from Radiohead and as a solo artist (EOB) has always impressed me with the strange and wonderful sounds he gets from a guitar. I finally got to check out his Fender Strat and boy oh boy is it fun! Synthy sounds with the Fernandes sustainer. It is still a very stratty guitar though!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 157

  • @xneurianx
    @xneurianx 4 роки тому +22

    Why do you only ever review 3/4 size guitars?! :P

  • @MME....
    @MME.... Рік тому

    Very tempted by this guitar. Great review :)

  • @dougm24
    @dougm24 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for demoing! liked the idea of this since first announced but not sure how many fender made, have never found any to try in any fender dealer so far

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      There are a few in Germany and some on reverb.com

  • @johnclark1000
    @johnclark1000 4 роки тому

    Always to the end!

  • @jason_from_canada
    @jason_from_canada 4 роки тому +4

    I could get lost for days experimenting with that fiddle! It looked like you were enjoying those ambient washes. 😁 Count me a member of the end of the video club! Weird Fishes/Arpeggi is a fave of mine. 👍

  • @jimsteed8517
    @jimsteed8517 4 роки тому +1

    Never really listened to Radio Head, but I will be having a listen now because of this guitar.

    • @jordandenny6875
      @jordandenny6875 3 роки тому +1

      What did you think and what did you listen to, they change up their style quite a bit

  • @separator94
    @separator94 Рік тому

    I remember these kinds of sounds being used in the songs 'Where I End and You Begin' and 'Dollars and Cents' (among others). Really cool guitar. Thanks for the review.

  • @tomdameek
    @tomdameek 4 роки тому

    I love a quirky and different guitar like this. All packed in a a lovely form. I could play fo hours with this Fantastic fun guitar I love creep personally❤️❤️

  • @stephanematis
    @stephanematis 4 роки тому +6

    The ambient was very spacey keyboard tones. Feels like something I'd hear in a space sim game as background music. Hmmm

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому +1

      I had a lot of fun. My eyes went a bit wobbly though

  • @pablo9364
    @pablo9364 4 роки тому +2

    OMG your reviewing an actual guitar . No gimmicks . I liked the video ,back to what I think you do best. Clever lighting too . Beautiful playing and nice guitar

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Thanks man. Variety is the spice of life and all that!

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Thanks man. Variety is the spice of life and all that!

  • @Saurondor
    @Saurondor 4 роки тому +2

    This is quite possibly the only strat I'd ever need. But to be honest if I got it, I mean when I get it, it would be my third and certainly not my last because strats are like fuzz. You just can't own enough!

  • @freemoney3723
    @freemoney3723 4 роки тому

    Heck to the yeah. I even like the color.

  • @Steven_SK
    @Steven_SK 4 роки тому

    Very interesting! Novel even.... I love the middle pickup but I like a regular cluckin' Strat myself. Great video Andy. Thanks!

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Cheers Tony

    • @Steven_SK
      @Steven_SK 4 роки тому

      @@TheGuitarGeek Cheers Larry!

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      You’re welcome Valerie

    • @Steven_SK
      @Steven_SK 4 роки тому

      TheGuitarGeek aghhh... Stay in same sex please. Oh wait... That sounded wrong!

  • @DBSG1976
    @DBSG1976 4 роки тому +2

    On my main Strat I have a Hot Rails in the bridge, but almost went with the JB. I appreciate you going over this guitar, especially the Sustainer, which I have no experience with. I recommend adding Daphne Blue and Surf Green Strats to your collection, they'll make it prettier.

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Those would be some VERY pretty colours. I fell in love with that JB here. The sustainer also sounded superb. All in all a very fun guitar

  • @mikehughes2183
    @mikehughes2183 4 роки тому

    Hi Andy, I think one song that sticks in my mind is "Just". Love the guitar in that! The sustainer would be fun for a few weird experimental things alright.

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Just absolutely rocks. I remember the first time I heard it and didn't know what it was

  • @ueillevx5027
    @ueillevx5027 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks! Dark Star!

    • @Atlas65
      @Atlas65 Рік тому

      Grat choice. Not an obvious one.

  • @GuillaumeChenin
    @GuillaumeChenin 4 роки тому +2

    FIRST! Your thumbnail game is beyond point brother

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому +1

      😍😍😍😍 first!!! I worked hard on that 🤪

    • @PooNinja
      @PooNinja 4 роки тому

      It reminded me of Conky 2000 😂

  • @backlom
    @backlom 4 роки тому +8

    15 steps to nude body snatches is all I need in this house of cards to have weird fishes jigsaw falling into place. Caught on videotape I reckoner Faust arp.

  • @marcraygun6290
    @marcraygun6290 4 роки тому

    Freind of mine bought one of those vox teardrops with built in speaker then bypassed part of circuit that switch speaker off when plugged into an amp, oh my god it was amazing as speaker in guitar reacted and drove string in infinite sustain noise fun

  • @bobgorman2
    @bobgorman2 9 місяців тому

    Interesting video, thanks. I checked it out because there's one of these for sale locally to me. I think I'll make an offer. Thanks again 🙂

  • @henryprice844
    @henryprice844 3 роки тому

    Hi, loved the review. Thinking of getting one of these. How long roughly does the battery last?

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  3 роки тому +1

      I’m not sure but I played for hours over days and it was still going strong

  • @rtsmudge7251
    @rtsmudge7251 4 роки тому

    I think I need one. Definitely going onto the wishlist. That JB junior really is lovely. I'm not a massive Radiohead fan but I do like the song 'Just'.

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому +2

      It’s a superb guitar mate. Just watch out for the fat neck. It’s not for everyone

    • @rtsmudge7251
      @rtsmudge7251 4 роки тому

      TheGuitarGeek Nowt wrong with a chunkier neck on a guitar. Want one even more now. 😁

    • @LunaticTheCat
      @LunaticTheCat 3 роки тому

      I bought one and it was the best decision I've ever made. The guitar has actually played a huge factor in the type of player I am now, and the type of music I end up creating. There are so many things you can do with this guitar that you just can't do with a regular guitar.

  • @finndougherty8260
    @finndougherty8260 2 роки тому

    I want this guitar.

  • @fraenkiboii
    @fraenkiboii 4 роки тому

    Your shirt is amazing!

  • @cashtripp3
    @cashtripp3 3 роки тому

    I need this guitar

  • @MCS1993
    @MCS1993 2 роки тому +1

    for ambient sounds this is great. EOB is a master of this in Radiohead

  • @youpeopl_music3220
    @youpeopl_music3220 3 роки тому +1

    EOV CLub for the EOB Sig-Series Guitar! Woo-hoo! Radiohead is my favorite band so I can't choose just one song. But, this guit is fire and it's going on my list for Santa!

  • @mattcopeland2386
    @mattcopeland2386 2 роки тому

    Two questions.
    1. Is that an Aston Microphone shirt you are wearing?
    2. Is there a fast clicking sound when the guitar is in sustainer mode? Maybe a magnetic interference?

  • @etyramone2000
    @etyramone2000 4 роки тому

    A stratocaster with a JB in the bridge ready to rock and I'm sold ! ;) I hope someday you will do another video with the dookie pedal ! I still don't know what amp should I get because valve amp seem to have so much more life in it over a Katana... but not so bedroom-friendly ! I Cheers and keep the good videos coming, it's amazing how your channel exploded since the time of the might bullet mustang :))

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому +1

      You are right! That guitar changed a lot. What about one of the Marshall Studio amps?

    • @etyramone2000
      @etyramone2000 4 роки тому

      @@TheGuitarGeekReally? Thank you for the suggestion Andy, I will check them out 🙏

  • @joguipo
    @joguipo 4 роки тому +4

    Can't see one single situation where I'd give it any use... So obviously I need that guitar to live. Not much of a Radiohead fan; but. I like to listen to them occasionally.
    Big love from a very happy, back at work after this nightmare Spaniard.
    H
    Stay safe everybody!

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Hahahaha. Yes it is necessary for life. Greetings to you in Spain!

    • @leightnite3056
      @leightnite3056 4 роки тому

      Hey joguipo!

    • @teknomanning
      @teknomanning 3 роки тому

      It’s a great guitar. Just had a setup done and put some slinky’s on it. Wow

  • @MrSoul335-R8
    @MrSoul335-R8 4 роки тому

    That would be a very fun guitar to play around with. Picking one song is difficult. Today I think I'll go with My Iron Lung.

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      It really is fun. That’s a great track

  • @ThatMattGoodMusic
    @ThatMattGoodMusic 4 роки тому

    That is a noice analogue delay.

  • @nickmartinez8217
    @nickmartinez8217 4 роки тому

    That seems like a lot of fun. I a new player and I’d get lost making strange noises instead of practicing. As for my favorite Radio Head song, I used to play Ok Computer a lot and Paranoid Android became my favorite

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Nothing wrong with making noises man! That’s a great song

    • @GearGasms
      @GearGasms 4 роки тому

      I tried a Sustaniac in a store years and years ago and it’s a ton of fun!

    • @LunaticTheCat
      @LunaticTheCat 3 роки тому

      Weird noises are good and making weird nosies is the definition of practice!!! Lol.

  • @LarsGOgren
    @LarsGOgren 4 роки тому

    In that Club!

  • @tonybrooks476
    @tonybrooks476 4 роки тому

    EOB. What a ledge.

  • @andlinux
    @andlinux 4 роки тому +1

    Yeah I'm a member of the "end of the videoclub" ;-)

  • @andrewjones2304
    @andrewjones2304 4 роки тому

    Too many good songs to list, but I’ll go with Fake Plastic trees. A guitar I would like to own! Great review thanks!

  • @jamalan7417
    @jamalan7417 3 роки тому

    Where is the crackling noise coming from??

  • @71goaliemask
    @71goaliemask 4 роки тому +1

    Ripcord off Pablo honey and let down off ok computer are my faves. Eob is a marvel of restraint and has the tricky role of being one of three guitarists which is something I usually dread...

  • @ToddTheJoker
    @ToddTheJoker 4 роки тому

    That's it, I am calling my whammy bar the "wiggle stick" from now on..that is awesome.

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому +1

      That’s because it IS the wiggle stick 😂

    • @ToddTheJoker
      @ToddTheJoker 4 роки тому

      @@TheGuitarGeek that"s right..sorry..wiggle stick it is...the whammy bar is a club in Florida for Milennials.

  • @cliveclive54
    @cliveclive54 4 роки тому

    Not a huge Radiohead fan but I do have a Burny and a Fernandez equipped with sustainers! \m/

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому +1

      How is that Burny???

    • @cliveclive54
      @cliveclive54 4 роки тому

      @@TheGuitarGeek It's a beauty,although not a japanese one! Black Les Paul shape,great for playing More than a Feeling and that's about it! ;-) jk \m/

  • @GearGasms
    @GearGasms 4 роки тому +4

    Technically it won’t sustain forever because the battery will die. lol - I just wanted to be one of those arse commenters that my channel gets so much of! Great demo 🤓🤘🏻🎸

  • @MrMightymind
    @MrMightymind 4 роки тому

    Fake Plastic Trees... I love the concept of this guitar, just unsure if I'd ever use it... Oh, and HI ANDY!

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Hello Fletch! I couldn’t put it down. I could see myself using it live for sure

  • @oldeeold211
    @oldeeold211 4 роки тому

    woop, woop. I made it. Was about to quit but i held on till the end

  • @MusicbyLou
    @MusicbyLou 4 роки тому

    Good review. I'm just glad I never felt the need for such complexity.

  • @tonybrooks476
    @tonybrooks476 4 роки тому

    How on earth can I pick a favourite? That’s toooooo hard.

  • @MikeLute
    @MikeLute 4 роки тому

    Call me a barbarian - I can`t name a single Radiohead Song and never even played one on Rocksmith. This sustainer mod seems to be a great and fun addition to this strat, though.

  • @tonybrooks476
    @tonybrooks476 4 роки тому

    Wiggle Stick. For the win.

  • @davidchavers1820
    @davidchavers1820 Рік тому

    Jeff beck should get his hands on one !

  • @PendelSteven
    @PendelSteven 3 роки тому

    Oddly enough, my favourite Radiohead track is pianobased: Karma Police.

    • @Atlas65
      @Atlas65 Рік тому

      pay attention to the end of the song. The sound effect that leads into this sort of explosion sound in the end. That is Ed's work, with a guitar and analogue delay petal and maybe something more.

    • @michal4862
      @michal4862 Рік тому

      @@Atlas65 that ending is wallbreaking awesome … just ordered the guitar btw 😛

  • @PooNinja
    @PooNinja 4 роки тому +2

    Sustainer mmmm 😋 tasty
    Kewl klub I’d like a sustainer and enough talent to use it proficiently 🤘🏽

    • @GearGasms
      @GearGasms 4 роки тому

      I run into you every where! Lol

    • @PooNinja
      @PooNinja 4 роки тому +1

      I’m like master card Ery where you wanna be.
      With a introductory rate as low as 39.75% interest for qualified applicants

  • @teknomanning
    @teknomanning 3 роки тому

    I have one,changed my life. Really. I’m a synthesist

  • @klaymeister
    @klaymeister 4 роки тому

    Street Spirit

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Such a beautiful Piece!

    • @Atlas65
      @Atlas65 Рік тому

      Fun fact I saw it in a video the other day that the main guitar riff hat Thom plays in that song is written by Ed. .. I never knew this before, so I don't know weather it is true or not.

  • @2ToneInstallations
    @2ToneInstallations 4 роки тому

    The National Anthem from Kid A. Dope song

  • @alijankhan3330
    @alijankhan3330 5 місяців тому

    Should have gone with an actual HB JB imo.

  • @joebama2976
    @joebama2976 2 роки тому +1

    favorite has to be weird fishes, it's one of the only songs in these comments that he actually uses a sustainer on, too

  • @mattcopeland2386
    @mattcopeland2386 2 роки тому

    Am I the only one who thinks this guitar would be great for worship music?

  • @teknomanning
    @teknomanning 3 роки тому

    BRITSTRAT

  • @tjdonaldson6923
    @tjdonaldson6923 4 роки тому

    This compilation is for Japan

  • @leightnite3056
    @leightnite3056 4 роки тому

    Made it 2 the end, always! Fake plastic tree's baby!

  • @magicgryszun9216
    @magicgryszun9216 4 роки тому

    Why you have been sacked from Thomman??? That is a question!

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Are you genuinely concerned for my employment status or do you have a less positive motivation for your assumption?

    • @magicgryszun9216
      @magicgryszun9216 4 роки тому

      TheGuitarGeek just curiosity, was following you for some time and wish to know what happened. Last time I remember it was HB Mustard DC you have been talking about and then I lost track. Now I only know people saying that big T sacked you. (If you feel to say something please do it on msg, not public), and I always enjoyed yours tips, tricks and reviews. That’s all, just curiosity.
      Anyway am glad you’re still in business!!!
      All the best mate!

  • @henryhunter5026
    @henryhunter5026 4 роки тому

    Never liked Radiohead, I did try and even bought one of their CDs to try and find what all the fuss was about. The Sustaining Stratocaster sort of works but it’s not for me, I’m sure a few players will love it though. Didn’t a Japanese manufacturer do something similar some years ago? I seem to remember it was called a Sustainiac or something.

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Hey Henry. The sustainer is not new. It’s been around a while. I think this is the first time it’s on a signature fender though. Which album did you try?

    • @henryhunter5026
      @henryhunter5026 4 роки тому

      OK Computer. It was just too “art school “ for me. I had the same sort of problems with bands like Yes in the 70s, they’re just not what I call rock & roll, in fact I was much happier when punk came along.

  • @kevinoverson8321
    @kevinoverson8321 4 роки тому +1

    Interesting video, but not a big Radiohead fan personally........Kev

  • @stevens1555
    @stevens1555 4 роки тому

    Radiohead's Creep

  • @strat0871
    @strat0871 4 роки тому +1

    Nice on a strat finally, but those systems are often battery eaters.

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому +2

      I used this for a few hours and it was fine but I can imagine you’d need a new battery often

    • @danielromero9917
      @danielromero9917 4 роки тому +2

      Biguitar I’ve had the eob strat for about a year and a half and yes, it eats 9 volts pretty fast. That’s my only complaint with the guitar. I love it to death but I don’t like having to worry whether it has enough juice in the battery

    • @strat0871
      @strat0871 4 роки тому +1

      @@danielromero9917 Thanks, so I can see that it didn't evolve very much, I experienced the first ones in the early 90's, (Kramer sustainor) and they were battery eaters..

    • @Atlas65
      @Atlas65 Рік тому

      @@TheGuitarGeek Why don't they simply make them with re-chargeable batteries, so if they run out, you could simply plug them in. Or have the possibility of having a plug in power-chord, like on guitar pedals.. is that maybe not possible. Or is it made like that so you are forced to buy batteries each time and support he battery business?

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  Рік тому

      @@Atlas65 i much prefer replaceable batteries over custom batteries that can die after a few years.

  • @grahamaldridge
    @grahamaldridge 4 роки тому

    I’m a bit gutted you didn’t hold it up and say “the sustain, just listen to it”.
    “It’s famous for its sustain, I mean, you can just hold it....🎶AaaAaaAaaAaaAaa~~~~~~~~~ “
    Creep. 😉 (my favourite is High & Dry / Street Spirit but Creep wins for comedic value 😂)

  • @goosegaskins
    @goosegaskins 3 роки тому +1

    Polyethylene (parts 1 & 2)
    So, talk me out of buying this guitar...

  • @Doug5524
    @Doug5524 4 роки тому

    This was looking good but I found that you can't adjust the neck without taking the neck off so, no thanks

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому +1

      I’ll admit that’s a turn off but it’s not that tough to adjust after a bit of practice

  • @StudioChimiel
    @StudioChimiel 4 роки тому

    No surprises

  • @BudgetPedalChap
    @BudgetPedalChap 4 роки тому

    This guitar is a thing.
    I made it to the end of the video BTW but I just don't like to brag... Hang on a sec...

  • @chrisjackson3722
    @chrisjackson3722 4 роки тому

    Shame it's only available in one colour.

    • @TheGuitarGeek
      @TheGuitarGeek  4 роки тому

      Which colour would you want? I’d like to see a rosewood neck version

    • @chrisjackson3722
      @chrisjackson3722 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheGuitarGeek Dakota red, a colour rarely used by Fender but one of my favourites.

  • @andrewhorne7443
    @andrewhorne7443 4 роки тому

    Anything I want! and only one? Paranoid android, no , Pyramid Sond, No , Just,no Wait a minute are you sure I can only have one? Jigsaw, no, Exit Music, no Everything In It's right Place, No, Amnesiac, No, wait ummmm, if It's only one the forget it - no song.

  • @flash-xf9uw
    @flash-xf9uw Рік тому

    Pyramid Song

  • @liverpoolred2834
    @liverpoolred2834 4 роки тому

    Sustai.............................................................................................................................................................n lol

  • @Ric007Mason
    @Ric007Mason 4 роки тому

    In the club yay! Radiohead are poo but EOB is a genius!