Don't buy a strat, wears an Iron Maiden, they all play strats.😂

Posting a Strat dislike video while wearing an Iron Maiden shirt should be in the dictionary under "Ironic"

I don’t get this video.. knocking an amazing guitar about how outdated it is? You have a Flying V and an explorer hanging on the wall behind you!! HELLO

Still love Fender Strats the best. But I don’t drink water, because it’s boring, and everybody else drinks water.

By the way Iron Maiden plays Fender Strats funny you have the T-shirt on.

Its the Fender tone. No other guitar has that type of tone.

If you do not want the strat i will gladly take it .

Love Strats from Mexico !!❤

Strats are great guitars, it’s the tone I love. Many great guitarsists have used the stratocaster. The ultra is a great guitar, I bought the arctic white sss version. I wouldn’t want one with a floyd, thats not really fender. You’d be better off going with a charvel or jackson. I have an mij jackson soloist for the metal stuff, super nice, it’s my favorite guitar. I agree with you on placement of the volume knob, but thats how it is and you get used to it and make adjustments. Same with the middle pickup, I’m just gonna bite the bullet and adjust to it because strats sound great. Cheers and thanks for your opinion Strats aren’t for everyone, we are blessed to have so many good options to choose from.

Ok... The balance of a Stratocaster is one of the best... Doesn't move left or right when it's hanging and that could change if you change the headstock. The placement of the input jack? The best I've ever seen. In other guitars, if you play sitting down and the jack is where u like it, you can damage the cable or the jack input, in a SG, u can damage it by hitting it with your hand out whatever, but this design preserved both the cable jack and the guitar input. And this, mate, is not subjective. Honestly, after this, didn't keep on watching. Why haven't sharks evolved? Because there's been no point!!! They were already perfect millions of years ago!!! And no, I'm not a fanboy. Btw, if u do a video on why not to buy a Fender Stratocaster don't do it using one with a Floyd Rose as most don't have that model.

Fail. The list of master Stratocaster players, tones and recorded songs since 1954 who have evidenced the capability of the instrument proves this misplaced personal opinion incorrect, with all due respect. A nice MIM Strat is one of the best values in electric guitars. The market supports this fact.

If you want Fender to make you a metal guitar you buy a Charvel or Jackson which are owned by Fender.

The outline shape on the round part of the headstock was inspired by the first Bigsby solid electric guitar and that may have been inspired by traditional scroll shaped headstocks on acoustic upright bass, violin and other stringed instruments. It may have looked more familiar at the time to traditional instruments. You make a good point that there are better modern improvements and options available now.

For that volume knob issue. I highly suggest user to shim that neck with 1 degree shim, it will allows u to set the bridge higher , making your right hand sits higher , and the fingers will clear the volume knob. The floyd rose will have higher pull up range and the bar will feel lower when you grabbing them between middle and ring finger.

He says outdated, it's an icon. Never been bettered. ♥️🎸.

The wheel was invented once and to this day it has the same geometric shape and performs the same function. The Bic pen ditto, we can only respect other people's tastes and opinions and that's the end of it, everyone lives as happily as they can..

This may sound crazy but it works for me, DON'T BUY THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE!

To each his own, but I love Fender and would take one over a design-flawed Gibson that wont stay in tune any day!

By the way, don't screw in things under string pressure. The screws are bound to cut through wood while moving under tension and will obviously start slipping in rhe wood. Loosen the strings. Adjust your string tension bar screws and then tune up.

Just bought my first Warmoth and had my Luther completely put it together and set it up with fret leveling (didn't need much), intonation, etc and it was more than a couple hundred but so worth it. It's easily as good as my Custom Shop 65 HSS Fender and my Suhr Modern Plus without the much higher cost and it's exactly what I wanted color and component wise. I will 100% totally be building another Warmoth and I do like the look of the Soloist. To this day though, I still wish I never sold my Japan made Squire Strat from the early 80's. I am sure you appreciate the Fender's history but I am kind of the same when it comes to Les Paul's .... they just are not my thing (love the way they sound but they just don't feel right for me personally) and you gotta go with what you like. An idea with regards to the Strat in the video .... get a custom pickguard made without them drilling the volume hole and then you can drill and place it in an area that is better for you. Just a though as I don't like how close they are either.

Leo and company designed the Stratocaster in the early ‘50s, and it’s still relevant today. I’d say he got it right. Will this video be relevant 70 years from now. Highly doubtful.

If the Strat is good enough for Gilmour, Hendrix, Clapton, Johnson, srv,….the list goes on and on then it’s good enough for me.

Oh bugger! I brought one yesterday...I used to hate the 2017 player strat's...but after 2018 they slightly changed there specs...and the one I picked up yesterday is pretty dam amazing/ ltd Neon green/alnico 5 's/ebony bourd/ 2 point trem...it's glorious

All valid criticisms and yet I love my Strat.

I have a Warmoth 72 Telecaster Thin Line. The body, neck and all of the hardware came from Warmoth except the pickups which came from a PRS guitar. You can have your choice of the neck profile, the fret board radius and the fretboard wood type the way you want it too. The guitar looks great, plays great and sounds great and Fender wouldn't give you as many choices for the price you pay either.

I’m a les paul guy but even I know the fender strat is one of the sexiest looking guitars ever made.

This is a very strange video. I'm not really a strat person either (and don't plan on owning any proper fender strats any time soon) but a lot of what you're complaining about here have literally nothing to do with the fender strat. This is especially the case in your QC section. I understand having the screw for the locking trem come out is an inconvenience, but I can't even imagine what you'd recommend from a QC perspective that would prevent cases like that. When I think QC issue I think fit and finish and you've somehow managed to include two completely unrelated maintenance/setup issues within fit and finish.

They do make a Strat with 2 Humbuckers, it's called the HH Blacktop. You can custom order with 3 Humbuckers or find older ones on the internet. I do agree the middle pickup can get in the way every once in a while.

You make excellent points, and that knob is truly in the way. I love mine though.

Strats are my favorite guitars I own to each their own

If you dont want a Strat sound or feel by something else.... The fact that the Fender Strat is still in production is because it's still wanted by guitar players. Well done Fender....

This guy needs some warm milk and a good nap.

I got my first Fender in the 90's a 62 Tele reissue than acouple years later I got a Strat. So 30+ years later still got'em still love them and just backordered a 70th anniversary.

All the preferences you brought up are pretty much in the Charvel San Dimas, which would cost less than the Warmoth you priced out. Parts builds are fun though.

The issue is that is not a Strat, that guitar is a Super Strat made by Fender. It is a super Strat cause it has a Hambucker. When you buy a strat it’s because you want the strat sound “Single coil bell like sound tone”. If you want to buy a Super Strat buy a Ibanez, Charvel, Jackson, Esp etc… Now as you mention in the video you don’t like Strats and it’s totally fine.

My favourite guitarist is David Gilmour. It is hard for me to imagine not having a Stratocaster (i know he has played a myriad of other guitars and is his favourite is a Martin or something). Even when I play metal, I still prefer a strat - even one with three single coils as crazy as that sounds. The stratocaster is one of the only guitars i like the aesthetic design of (only other guitars i like are specifically a korina explorer and a korina flying v. For some reasom the les paul is ugly af to me).

Where's the cheese to go with his whine?

My first guitar, outside of a garage sale guitar that I can't remember the brand of.. But my first brand new guitar was a red 1997 Vantage Strat copy, that I got for Christmas. I was 15.

Just proving everyone's preference is subjective. I'm 64 and just tried a strat 4 years ago. Really kicking myself for not checking them out years ago. Really ergonomic feeling to me....really comfortable. Playability of the one I bought was outstanding. Bought mine from Sweetwater and it was set up perfectly right out of the box. I like some of all genres of music with really heavy metal being my least favorite and blues or blusey rock being my favorite. I also don't get the it's made in Amerthing either...have you actually worked with your fellow Americans and seen what their work ethic is like nowadays? There are still some hard working ethical Americans in the workforce...but the percentage has dropped significantly from what it once was. Chances are that if you buy a Mexican or Asian made guitar it will be lower priced and just as good or better than American made.

The best strat setup almost turns it into an esquire with a humbucker. Delete the two knobs closest to the bridge. Go with single humbucker and a push-pull direct-to-jack volume pot at the placement of the knob farthest from the bridge. Pretty much the tom DeLong strat with a push-pull vol knob. Also lock the trem or just get a hardtail bridge. Strats are designed to be as easy to assemble as possible

Well said, Man Bun! 😁I bought a cheaper strat recently so I could have one in the arsenal. I took it to a luthier to have it gone through and amazingly the frets were great out of the box. It plays great and sounds great, but I can't stand it. Mostly it's the shape of the body that drive me nuts and it's not comfortable to play IMO Then there's the volume knob, I'm always turning it down, I need to do something because I can't play a song without it turning off slowly. The neck does feel great in my hands, but the body shape makes it not fun to play. Give me a Les Paul, SG or Iceman and I'm happy.

In two words - Levinson Blade. There's an amazing instrument modelled on a strat. The middle pick-up on a strat is essential a) it is under-rated for a useful 'acoustic' sound, b) it's key to the out-of-phase sound. That said many of your points are valid.

I know this is an old video but, I’ll comment anyway. I have always hated every Strat I’ve ever played when I was young. I always preferred ESP or Gibson but, recently, I saw a 75th anniversary Strat at my local music shop and played it. I fell in love with this guitar. I know it’s not a $2700 guitar but, I was surprised at how much I liked it. I now have a new found love for Fenders so, I was thinking about buying one like you featured in this video. The quality control issues are suspect and I’d probably end up changing out the pick ups on this one as I plan on changing them out in the one I currently own. I did notice that playing a Strat takes some getting used to with the volume knob being placed where it is. I appreciate your review and understand why you’re not a fan of the Strat but, guitars can be subjective. One man’s hell is another’s heaven. Thanks for the honesty in your review. 👍🏻

I've never seen a more ironic video. And to top it off, it's a bad take with a personal biased opinion which is roasted by the comments section. It is objectively a great instrument. As others have stated, if you don't like it, don't get it. Wanna talk about outdated, let's talk about that wall behind you. The iron maiden shirt is my personal favorite part 😂

I really like your perspective. You made a lot of sense. I thought that maybe you were doing to fixate on the design which I have little interest in but you didn't! Well done! By the way? I just bought a Strat last year. It's an American Professional II. About $1700 or so? And I'm going to inspect it a minute. lol. Thanks! And thanks for the info on Warmouth! All very interesting!

I would the prs se guitars are the best bang for your buck, I always used to play fenders but since trying prs I am over to them now, they are versatile and although I have a fender American strat the prs is the go to for me personally

I wouldn’t buy the Ultra LUXE just because there are so many guitars just like it that do it so much better like a Dinky or Soloist, or Ibanez S series or RG. But not gonna lie, I’d play the hell out of that if I had one. I imagine I would have to change the pots though. Fender’s stock pickups are usually pretty low output and still sound very quacky, even the humbuckers. I can deal with the low output pickups, but I would at least have to change the pots to 500k from the standard 250k to get rid of some of the quack.

That 2700 would be better spent toward a music man cutlass RS HSS or similar, which is actually super high quality. It’s basically a fender strat but made with actual care.

Ok I have to agree and disagree. I have played professionally for many years. Back in the 70s I bought a fender Stratocaster hard tail, a,so a Gibson les Paul 72. Well those guitars were purchased new. However, my sons recently started doing some recording and wanted to buy a fender Stratocaster. I thought great. Then he asked if I new how much my guitars are worth. Had a rough idea. But did not know how much. Music shop owner says he will buy it from me for $2500. For bot guitars. 😂 well put them on Craig list and got stupid money for both guitars. I went back and purchased a fender squire had the grounding re done frets and locking tuners. I love this guitar and es it is a hard tail. Did the same with my IYV guitar. So my advice is to pick a guitar you like and get those adjustments done and you will have a lovable guitar.

excellent video the start didnt convinced me a lot, but the money part comparison its undeniable, even charvels are better for the money and they are made in the same factory

I get why you don't like strats, they really are priced way too high for what you get. However, I am a strat lover (regular tremolo only) ...converted years ago from playing on stage everything from an LP to every knock off brand there is. Once I picked up my first strat everything changed and I have been a much happier guitar player. Over the years I learned that the reason most players don't like the strat is because of the feel of the neck. Most complain that it is too thin. I agree. Fender used to have more variety in their necks but now it's just those crappy standard C, modern C modern D necks on everything they pump out except for the Buddy Guy (soft V) and the H.E.R. strat (medium C). I myself stumbled upon a soft V neck with a 9.5 radius in 1989 and have been happy on stage ever since. In fact switched all my strats (29) over to this neck shape and after playing for 4 hours, it is still really comfortable for me. Just my 2 cents worth. Peace.

Tell that to all the guitar greats whom play Strats

It's not true that they don't offer 24 frets, neck trough and no pickguard: it's the SOLOIST by Jackson, which is actually owned by Fender! They don't want to overlap with that specific sub-brand for obvious reasons!

Everything that you mentioned that's wrong is what is right except the volume nob placement. If everyone is trying to be the fender stratocaster is because fender was doing something right. Plus fender did it first.

I play a Fender Stratocaster everyday.

I was talking to Robin Trower, David Gilmour, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Clapton, and Eric Johnson. Do you know what they said... they said your full of chit. I went to a Seance to talk to Hendrix and Beck, I had to wait for them to stop laughing, but what they said I couldn't write here.

I have a squier standard strat i know it not a fender but fricking love it it sound good plays good and stays in tune when i play aggressive i like the feel of it strats just look cool really fricken cool and sound cool

Warmoth makes lots of great stuff, but unless you want to finish it yourself, you're going to have to wait around 5-6 months to get a finished neck and body from them.

I agree with everything you said, however, you and I are in the minority... if these guitars weren't in demand Fender wouldn't be selling them like hotcakes!!!

I learned from Larry Lalonde to screw my middle pickup (Jackson SL3 - lol I have never owned a Fender) all the way down since he doesn't play his, either. Warmoth is a superior alternative in every sense of the word to a Fender.

You have to understand why people actually play Fender strats first!! Obviously your take on the strats are trying to make a classic car have all the components that you like more in a modern car. Just think of it as a 40 year bottle of wine and a 2 year bottle and some people just don’t drink wine. Yes they are both alcohol but they aren’t supposed to be the same.

I woudnt buy a HSS model Fender strat for a multitude of reasons but as far as SSS goes the Fender strat is a hard one to beat. Now, as far as your cost comparisons go though, you're comparing retail prices when buyers generally get 12-15% off retail. Also, while making your own custom no-name guitar is great if you're looking to ever sell that you're toast.

I feel the same way how you feel about strats, but on Gibson/epiphone😅🤣 Ohh and fender has made a 24 fret guitar. It’s call the fender hm strat!

I love my 97 strat But I don't think I like the string bar on the head stock of the new strat's. I've had a few guitars and one or two string trees seen to work just fine. I thought they got past their quality control problems in the 80's. Thanks for the video to each their own.

FYI the n point of the round part on the headstock is to look like a violin headstock silouette

I ended up buying my first stratocaster amyway. Turns out the volume knob isn’t in my way and it is a joy to play with the Modern C neck.

Theres a lot of records I like that have strats on it. However I agree with a lot of points from your video, especially with how overpriced they are, they can sound great in the right hands tho...

Who knew that people with bad music taste also had bad taste in guitars. Your distaste of Strats is a revelation, I truly have seen God through your insights here. I will be ditching my cheap knobs.

That is why i got a charvel , same boddy modern specks , headstock is the same though.

I remember the squiers commin out when the fender 2's came out..just like a fender cept the pickups good weight. Those affinitys screwed the field up

Perhaps it's a Fender thing.....I received a brand new (build to order) EVH Wolfgang USA (price exceeding $4,000) with unplayable action, a neck pocket incorrectly shimmed and fret sprout...

Personally, I have used both a Strat and an Explorer, I chose the Explorer over the Strat because it felt more like me

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As my metal friend producer says, if you cant get a certain tone out of strat, you dont know how to use it.

I have to admit, as much as I love my Players strat, it does have this nasty problem of buzzing at the bridge when playing open notes quite often. I'm hoping to figure out what's causing it one of these days. On a brighter note, the Yamaha Pacifica 612 is a fantastic alternative to the strat. I have it and have had no trouble with it even though I've had the strat for about the same amount of time.

Really nice video. It reaffirms what Fender/Jackson and Charvel has become. That’s why I prefer vintage or custom shop guitars.

They USED TO sell set neck Strats and Telecasters, back in the 90s. Didn't sell so big, I guess.

I lost interest with man bun and you complained about the headstock. Must be from California. 😂😂

For me, the reason I wouldn’t buy one is cause I can’t afford it, I would love a AmUltraLux Strat exactly the same, silverburst with a Floyd, or an American Pro in dark night

You are totally RIGHT about the volume knob location...it is AWFUL....the stratocaster is a really ergonomic and confortable guitar to play, it has a cut belly, forearm curve, the floating bridge provides excelent spot for palm mutting.... but the volume knob its a nightmare... I have 2 strats, I have had modified removing the volume knob and having one tone and volume.... after that the stratocaster is perfect... well im not a Metal player... (there are better guitars for that genere)..FENDER STRATOCASTERS ARE NOT PERFECT GUITARS...BUT THEY ARE.. :-)

To be fair he makes a lot of good points , but a fucking strat is not meant to be a bc rich warlock, it's a clean guitar that no other brand can imitate, the sound you get off a real fender strat is ONE of a kind. Starts are not heavy metal guitars they are classy like a woman and a martini.

The most beautiful guitar in the world, but my JEM -97 FP fill all my needs. If I should buy a new strat it would be as close to original as possible.

That strat actually fits you man. That things a beaut.

Fair enough. Good analysis... I am not going to buy one based on how poor value for money they are. ESP is my favourite brand, which started by making replacement parts for Strats ages ago. So it's not a new thing.

I am a Fender lover since always. To me the Strat is the perfect guitar. This being said, I regrettably notice that the general quality of Fender's instruments is dramatically going down. Today the Fender Custom Shop simply produces regular guitars with the strict minimum quality. Many of us regrets the Fender Custom Shop from the early years. It unfortunately seams that the business as taken over to the passion. "Hey Fender wake up!"

If you don't want to spend that much on a badass super Strat just get a Charvel they are $1000 less expensive and 100 times better! That's if you want a super Strat, if you like single coils a Fender Strat is the best Strat it's all about styles and taste, my personal opinion is the Ibanez RG is the best overall guitar platform ever created, you can literally play any style of music and they look amazing and visually fit most styles of music as well. I thought you did a great job on the video either way!

Warmoth is going to slay Fender on quality at every tier.

Hate the Fender neck radius.

I’m an ex strat player.the reason,and the only reason I bought them because it was a cheaper alternative to the Les Paul only to have me butcher the guitar to put a humbucker in them because I can’t stand the thin sound they make.I now play PRS,Charvel and soon,a Les Paul and am much happier.On a side note,I sold my strat to a buyer scammer on Reverb that basically “bait and switched “me on the price because he claimed that there were all these “flaws”on the guitar which was absolute BS and that just sealed the deal never to play strats again!

All valid points.

Shiting on a guitar just bacause you know it will triger people and make them comment is shity tactic.

The Strat in its vintage configuration does not fit the needs of a metal guitar player??? I‘m shocked!

My '96 Japanese model has served me well. I've heard the quality has dropped in Fender and Gibson.

It’s very pretty!

Trying to figure out how to LOL really LOUD. LOL! You’re right…you don’t need a Strat. You need a Jackson or some crap.

So everything you’re stating you want a Jackson Soloist, which Fender owns Jackson

Yes they do offer a guitar without a pickguard.. Its called a Charvel.. made by Fender

I debunk Fender naysayers all day long, I get it, you all can't afford the expensive Strata, neither can I but I keep my head on and don't tell people that my Strat is inferior to a Squier, etc. That kind of PR is dishonest.😢

quality control - lol - they don't care - they don't bother - years of purchases but as an old guy I play it safe now with prs or other brands

Agreed that Fender quality control is non existent on the Ultra series, but tried an ultra luxe Jag and the neck was unbelievably good. Fender elite range is amazing and the Deluxe range from way back also holds up today. So this guy isn’t really clued up to slate the total range of Fender guitars. Only 94% of Ultras are badly made and Fender should check why.