WHAT FENDER ISN'T TELLING YOU ABOUT THE TOM DELONGE STARCASTER...

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@adamguthrie7063 2 ай бұрын

Between the Starcaster, the DG335 and the Wolfgang SA-126 all I'm gonna do is cry in left handed 🥲

@Intheflesh79 2 ай бұрын

We're always being "left" out lol

@Shuua3AM 2 ай бұрын

@@Intheflesh79yes we are :(

@claybaxter3202 Ай бұрын

Yea it sucks.

@cobhc182 2 ай бұрын

I have the white one. Do not worry. It is very high quality and plays and sounds incredible! The Duncan Custom is an awesome pickup.

@auntjenifer7774 2 ай бұрын

Is a high quality squier factory guitar, my $300 starcaster is made in the same Indonesia factory as the Tom DeLong.

@auntjenifer7774 2 ай бұрын

Is a high quality squier factory guitar, my $300 starcaster is made in the same Indonesia factory as the Tom DeLong.

@AndrewtubeDude 2 ай бұрын

@@auntjenifer7774you didn’t watch the video.

@marcviola30 2 ай бұрын

@@auntjenifer7774did you not watch the video? They’re totally different guitars with totally different specs…like he said the affinity doesn’t even have real binding, being built in a factory doesn’t mean anything…do you know how many different car brands are built in the same factory or beers brewed in the same factory does that mean they’re all the same product?

@marcviola30 2 ай бұрын

@@auntjenifer7774does that mean there’s no difference between a $1400 American made fender and a $5000 custom shop cause they came out of the same factory? It’s such an ignorant comment

@chrisvicious999 2 ай бұрын

I've tried, but I'm 42, almost 43, and just started getting into guitar and I really enjoy your channel. Your reviews are great for someone like me with a rudimentary understanding of guitars.

@derekhell666 2 ай бұрын

a lot of boutique builders copied the Starcaster body like Dennis Fano and Bilt Guitars. I believe Warmoth even has it as a body option.

@chidbro23 2 ай бұрын

warmoth also has it as a neck option lol

@wilhelmtheconquerer6214 Ай бұрын

Warmoth call theirs "mooncaster" and I believe it's slightly downsized from the Fender version. It's also not traditional hollow body construction, but rather built like a thinline Telecaster (hollowed out solid body with a cap glued on). They also build their's with a control cover, rather than requiring you to fish the wiring harness trough the F-holes

@scotteepunk Ай бұрын

Warmoth does have a similar body to the Starcaster, but it's not laminated maple like the DeLonge Starcaster has.

@burgerbarn5000 Ай бұрын

Tom wanted a guitar built by Aliens.

@melverntaylor402 Ай бұрын

😂

@joeyjojojrshabbadoo 2 ай бұрын

The classic vibe Starcaster is a well made guitar comparable to the Tom DeLonge model, in my opinion

@travisjgood02 2 ай бұрын

The ja-90 is made in Indonesia and it plays great.

@shaunoleary8740 Ай бұрын

Great video. Nice flow, all of it interesting. Subscribed.

@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy 2 ай бұрын

I LOVE Starcasters. I love everything about them, the body, the headstock, I LOVE THEM. My only question is if Fender/Squier will ever go back to making them with that Hipshot-style tail again. Do that!

@davidtguitar 2 ай бұрын

one of my favorite guitars channel, love to see a upload! :)

@luistijerina 2 ай бұрын

I don’t want to talk about the DeLonge Starcaster, I want to see it reviewed by Agufish

@damienalvarez2957 2 ай бұрын

What’s funny about the Tom DeLonge Starcaster being basically a rebadged Squier is that my friend pulled the trigger on the shell pink model as soon as they were released, and this is a guy who thinks Squiers and Epiphones are trash 😂

@luistijerina 2 ай бұрын

The Squier Affinity and the Contemporary look pretty good tbh and are easy upgrades with a few caveats. You pretty much have to be okay with the neck and headstock because there aren’t a lot of options for replacement. You also have to fill or cover the neck pickup cavity somehow.

@scot-combs 2 ай бұрын

DeLonge's Starcaster is a Fender. If you look at the back you'll see it's arched. The Squier version (which I own) is flat. Depending on the lighting in the picture, it can be hard to see. The gold pics on the Sweetwater pages shows it well. The factory is doing a good job.

@toshineon 7 күн бұрын

@@scot-combs I have a Classic Vibe Starcaster, and I'm pretty sure it's back isn't flat. I wonder if it differs between the different variants.

@seanlucy6432 6 күн бұрын

@scot-combs I've got the affinity starcaster and the back isn't flat

@scot-combs 6 күн бұрын

@@seanlucy6432 You're right, I guess only the Contemporary Starcasters, with no f-holes, have flat backs

@Kiwaloayo 2 ай бұрын

to that beginning: it is what it is. thank you for making the videos when you can, they're always a pleasure to watch man!

@timpowell6901 2 ай бұрын

Great video dude. Keep pushing.

@Boots_McScoots 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you brought up the EVH. From what I've ascertained, the SA-126 is made in Mexico, and since it's an FMIC-owned factory, does that nullify the "we can only make semi-hollows in Indonesia" argument? I'm not trying to be flippant or anything, just curious. Also, I think the Starcaster just works better as a stripped-down model. The offset body doesn't look as out of place, if that makes sense.

@StereoPenguin94 2 ай бұрын

That tom signature should be $800 $500 if they do a squier

@cesarbh87 2 ай бұрын

Personally I don't dislike the Squier Starcaster headstock.

@aaronhiggs 2 ай бұрын

I actually dig it. Fits the vibe.

@BillJones 2 ай бұрын

Bilt guitars agrees with you

@Sebastian_CD 2 ай бұрын

Indonesia is definitely capable of making great guitars. They are not slacking with quality control (probably as good as Korean guitars). Proof : PRS, which is picky on building processes, is making its SE line in Indonesia.

@TheSuperspyk 2 ай бұрын

I still firmly believe my squire starcaster classic vibe punches well above its weight and is one of the top 3 guitars I own aside from my Yamaha revstar standard and fender meteora 👌🏻

@Clumplays 2 ай бұрын

Great work buddy!

@michaelconkey7684 9 күн бұрын

I have the surf green. Love everything about it. Just feels great to hold and play. Especially dig the roasted maple neck.

@cobaltbadger8587 2 ай бұрын

Really interested in all these bolt on neck semi hollows

@davidledford3522 2 ай бұрын

They made a lot of them like that in the 70s

@Augrills Ай бұрын

I think you lose some of the natural resonance of a hollow body that way

@scottmuir5773 Ай бұрын

I love your channel dude

@matthewsommerville88 2 ай бұрын

Semi hollow is not fenders bread and butter at all. So it makes sense to keep it where they know it can be done well. If they did these in Mexico it’d cost them more, cost us more, and we probably wouldn’t get really decent results for a half a decade while they got up to snuff on mastering the process. It makes sense in context.

@brandontourigny6384 2 ай бұрын

Wonder how the EVH Wolfgang compares….

@rocktorrocks 2 ай бұрын

Yeah with the new Dave Grohl & other Epiphone ES-335 models too. It seems to be the year of the semi-hollows.

@brandontourigny6384 2 ай бұрын

@@rocktorrocks excited to see what the rest of the industry does and how all these guitars sell and of course play.

@Macho-Sasquatcho 2 ай бұрын

I played one at a guitar center last week. It was good but there were a couple of things I did not enjoy. The body is not incredibly comfortable to me. It also has that thing that SGs have where you feel like you're playing in a much more forward position compared to other guitars. Also the string angle from the nut to the tuners is not great for tuning stability, and it does not have locking tuners.

@jerryk3280 2 ай бұрын

Looks very similar.

@Ottophil 2 ай бұрын

I think you mean the SA126, the wolfgang is solid body

@gringogreen4719 2 ай бұрын

Phil McKnight mentioned this in a podcast. Hollow bodies and semi hollow bodies are labor intensive guitars to make. Most of the solid bodies are CNC made both in the US and overseas. So a luthier who works on hollow bodies has a different skill set and skill level than someone who mainly makes solid bodies. The Starcasters is basically a melted hollow body because it's a Offset influenced guitar. That said for the price, I would rather have the Dave Ghrol Epiphone guitar.

@tomgregus569 2 ай бұрын

I really loved the Starcaster, and actually own the Squire classic vibe myself before the custom was announced. I've always wanted to have and play guitars that I felt like no one else was playing, but I was so stoked to see Tom Delong get his own custom one, feeling like it gave some legitimacy to the wonkiness of the guitar

@97bombz 2 ай бұрын

I’ve got the Starcaster along with Tom’s Strat that came out last and his Epiphone and the Starcaster is the easy standout. Quality, playability, sound, I love it. I also heard that Aaron Rubin and Tom went to Fender asking for a 10% bigger Strat since Tom is a tall dude and they didn’t want to do that, but once they said the “Star” part of Starcaster, Tom was in. Kinda sick.

@chrishammonds72 2 ай бұрын

Interesting that they’re built in Indonesia because only squier has the tooling the make the starcasters apparently

@kevinsullivanTCR 2 ай бұрын

No matter how long it’s been, I’m always excited to hear your thoughts brother!! 🔥🔥🎸🎸

@alechorner7481 2 ай бұрын

The guitar is made in Indonesia because Fender only has one machine to press the wood for the star caster body shape and guess where it’s located? Even Tom’s bodies are made there.

@huntergalloway3944 2 ай бұрын

I love my 68’ Antigua Coronado! I think the coolest mod platforms (if you like floating tremolos) are the MIK neck through V4 Showmaster. I have 3, each with Gotoh tremolos, bigger brass blocks, and upgraded pickups for less than 500$ all in. They compete with my 1200$ Charvel easily and I don’t have to worry as much about them getting damaged/stolen.

@jhiggins95 2 ай бұрын

Hit me with those song recs, I want to like Sleep Token. But even if I don’t, I’m excited to see how the metal scene evolves with them in it.

@WillCareyisfunny Ай бұрын

I have the Green Starcaster and it sparks joy. It looks cool, I love the sound and it’s comfortable to play. My top 3 guitar criteria

@swordman512 2 ай бұрын

the body color stripe on the headstock is the coolest spec on starcasters, this not having it is disappointing

@Mogs716 2 ай бұрын

I got the TD Starcaster… (also both of his other models) and can say that it is indeed a great guitar. It’s well built. Neck feels great, pickup sounds great and to me, more comfortable to play than his Epi-333. Price was fine to me considering there’s only one place making their semi-hollows, has SD pickup, locking tuners, roasted maple neck and rosewood fingerboard… love the pink too. Totally worth it.

@corndoggydogfresh 2 ай бұрын

As someone who owns both the starcaster and DG-335 I have enjoyed playing the starcaster way more, but the DG in person looks incredible.

@bukwok 2 ай бұрын

the price inspired by eipiphone inspired by gibson guitar , but i think the price reasonable for signature model semi hollow guitar.

@HoiPolloi 2 ай бұрын

Not a fan of Blink 182 but I accidentally put together a Tom Delonge Starcaster about a year and a half ago in shell pink. Mine has two pickups and the neck is a Warmoth Hombre. I like it.

@jprosentreter Ай бұрын

These are pretty sick...now how about a Hoppus Precision Reissue!

@tgarder 2 ай бұрын

Gotta join the crazy gang that actually thinks the starcaster headstock looks pretty cool and unique, but then again I live in a country where people wear clogs. But yea, the regular one looks excellent on this.

@denverrandy7143 2 ай бұрын

Those Wolfgang's look Awesome!!!👍

@Full_Deflection Ай бұрын

It does play and feel well, but folks are mostly skeptical because we all know the employee that built it isn’t seeing the difference in price. So we’re paying 3x the price for something that cost the company about the same amount.

@drumsNstuff79 Ай бұрын

If it were truly Squier quality, you'd know in a heartbeat. The binding job, fretwork, hardware quality, and fit and finish would be obvious. Watch any video from the Gibson factory. It takes a ton of handwwork to do a hollowbody guitar. Just hand wrapping the whole body for glue up after hand bending the binding and tons and tons of sanding to get the body edges to flow into each smoothly is soooo labor intensive! And that is after hand carving the top and backs, if tey don't do CNC routing which also requires lots of finish sanding and cleanup. Guys apprentice for years at Gibson doing this. They just recently brought back hollowbody production back to Nashville. A friend of mine has a high school buddy who is a luthier who builds incredible Gibson style solidbody electric guitars. He won't even try to do a hollow body for my Phish loving friend. It's just a whole specialized skill set this guy just doesn't have the tools or time for. Kudos to Fender for doing such a good job. Looks cool to me. I think dudes who comment can be unnecessarily snarky and opinionated on things they don't know enough about, or people just have their own tastes.

@somebenlongdude7466 Ай бұрын

On the Fender Indonesia topic, the Fender FMT telecasters and the Fender JA-90 semi-hollow's both are made in Indo, not sure if it's the same facility though, but Fender has been doing Fender branded guitars there for a while... I have both, they're amazing guitars, and priced not too far behind the Tom Delonge custom.

@BitcoinYooper 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 "Chode horn" to funny.

@markusschuster8748 2 ай бұрын

Just got the Starcaster last week and really love it. It is light and sound great from classic Rock to heafy tones😮 and i love the green colour and it is my dirth single pickup guitar 😊 please compair with the epi dave g.😊 greets from Austria

@TrainSkater3709 Ай бұрын

blink logo on the 12th fret would be clean

@stephenceruolo2659 2 ай бұрын

The original 70's starcasters are incredible and it's a shame they didn't find their niche more when they came out. They sound so good and play so much different than any other semi hollow guitar because of the weird mashup of gibson and fender specs. Underrated and I wish they were easier to find

@sagittated 2 ай бұрын

Yesterday I asked Fender's website to order all electric guitars by best sellers, and both the strat & starcasters with Tom's name attached were in their top 4 best sellers. Out of 244. The other two were Squiers, so the TDL guitars are listed as the two best selling fenders. 🤷‍♂️

@adriannott4596 Ай бұрын

In Australia the Tom Delonge Starcaster is around $1890aud but I still want one.

@PuttinOnTheRiffs Ай бұрын

From my experience with the star caster which had just been at a guitar center through a boogie Fillmore, I was shocked with how much I liked it. Feels at least as good as a Mexican guitar. I think it’s nicer. I would buy one. And still want one. It looked like the neck joint wasn’t 100% perfect but I’m guessing an isolated issue that didn’t make a difference structurally

@kastiaskinner2683 Ай бұрын

My FMT was made in Indonesia and it's a great guitar.

@hype236 2 ай бұрын

I liked the starcaster body when it was first rereleased a few years ago. Was into it being an offset semi hollow. I just HATED the headstock 😂

@thewickedwizard 2 ай бұрын

First released a few years ago? Try going back a bit further, like 50 years plus

@yesman7715 2 ай бұрын

@@thewickedwizardRereleased dumbass

@RockBassTv Ай бұрын

I bought the gold Starcaster, been a blink fan since 1999. I have the Epi Delonge at home, and I love it. The Starcaster is not bad, played great but it felt exactly like my 300USD Epi Delonge. Was not better at all so this price tag just couldn't be justified. I sent the Starcaster back, after a week.

@meleepinata 2 ай бұрын

The Starcaster started gaining notoriety because Johnny Greenwood has used one in Radiohead for years. Dan Keuning from the Killers played one all over Sam's Town. They're oddballs but they have their cult following and tend to go from 4-7k.

@albertcoelho8313 2 ай бұрын

Payed 1200 for an SG 2023 used payed 1610 used for a 2011 Flying V also I don’t see the value in buying a brand new far east guitar for over 1000 dollars

@chrisfain3612 Ай бұрын

I think the fact he is playing one shows the quality of the guitar.

@georgecaplan11 2 ай бұрын

I think I will just buy a Wolfgang SA126 instead.

@drdoom8793 2 ай бұрын

The Delonge is cool but as someone who primarily uses SHs, the new EVH is easily the most interesting modern take on a semihollow since the Ben Weinman signature

@xBlitzerx 2 ай бұрын

What abou tthe new PRS D2 Vela SHs?

@shaft9000 2 ай бұрын

a) There is no point in a semi-hollow single Hunbucker guitar used primarily for bashing out power chords+gain. Volume and (cheap) semi-microphonic pickups are all you need with any guitar to get feedback. b) Punk rock is DIY, not buying some ready-made 'pro model' from giant corporations. Have a great fuckin' day ;)

@Randomly-stupid 2 ай бұрын

Pretty cool! ❤❤❤

@Caribuu 2 ай бұрын

I bought a contemporary squire star caster a few months back. I can't put it down. Imo the best looking horns on a double cut away guitar besides EBMM valentine. The body shape is a little strange on the star caster tho and the head stock they added this stripe of paint that matches the body so it's not so ugly. But yeah like I said I can't help but pick it up and I got a prs, a lespaul and an sg right beside it.

@ChristopherStandardTime 2 ай бұрын

Yes. Yes they are. Edit: I have the Modern Player Reissue, and other than the difference in bridge and missing the master volume that was on the original seventies version, I love it. I love actual wide range pickups and not reissues, too, they sound amazing. I love the headstock. I never was a fan of tom or this band so I don't have an emotional attachment. To each their own. I'll take my Starcaster and my Candy-apple Red Squier over these signatures.

@Durkhead 2 ай бұрын

I have a squier bullet from when toms first signiture came out

@Cosmic-Spanner Ай бұрын

I LOVE guitars where you pay above normal and then wonder why TF you can't switch on the neck pickup unit. Awesome.

@tonyruiz1976 2 ай бұрын

I've had some great Jackson guitars 🎸 that were built in Indonesia and they were great guitars and very well built 🤘🤘🤘

@StupidGuitar 2 ай бұрын

I’m shocked anyone cares where the guitar is made. Buy based on what you’re getting. People will literally cry about anything

@pbjam2182 2 ай бұрын

“The dutch wooden shoe”….sure buddy, THATS the first thing that comes to mind for all of us (Accurate though)

@greenmedic88 2 ай бұрын

"The Starcaster is plain ugly." *removes and throws clog*

@mikajegou7106 2 ай бұрын

Welp, you know your community, a pink guitar, according to science will chug 150% more than the same guitar in another finish, except of course purple.

@seanriley2534 2 ай бұрын

I have one of the Seafoam Green ones and it plays like an absolute dream. Was nervous when i saw Made in Indonesia, but very happy i pulled the trigger!

@bboyarpeggios909 2 ай бұрын

NGL, but those star castors look hideous 😂

@Lucas-dm7xo 2 ай бұрын

My favorite KZfaqr

@GearStuffandThings 2 ай бұрын

The time line for starcaster production lines got a bit shaky there. Pure Salem makes a handful of guitars with the original headstock shape “dolphin”

@chidbro23 2 ай бұрын

i got mentioned! :)

@glencooper1091 Ай бұрын

Tom Delonge looks like Chad Smith and Flea from RHCP had a baby!

@wagonet 15 күн бұрын

Love Tom. ❤

@Macho-Sasquatcho 2 ай бұрын

I own one of the Tom Starcasters. It's awesome. The SH5 pickup is a killer humbucker. The guitar feels fantastic. The neck is gloss, but not sticky at all. Is it a little overpriced? Probably. But worth it to me.

@segazora 2 ай бұрын

Half the number of pickups and potentiometers doesnt make it ‘higher spec’

@shaft9000 2 ай бұрын

"You're paying more for less" - saved y'all 20 minutes

@sinakaedwards2009 2 ай бұрын

I like the Starcaster the best if not for it being the most unique. 4 colors to choose from and built like a strat or appears to be. Gibson and Fender as well as EVH should send you a model to compare and see which is the better buy, more fun to play, and overall better built guitar.

@Tiagothx 2 ай бұрын

The Fender JA 90 also comes from the Indonesia facility and it's also another semi hollow from them. But it's not as expensive as the Tom Delonge overpriced for what it's

@enricoruotolo 2 ай бұрын

i’m sure the starcaster is a great guitar, but if they can make the sa126 in fender mexico, they can do the starcaster there too

@Forest_Fifer 2 ай бұрын

Yeah but the evh is $1800-$1900

@WeaponizedKarma 2 ай бұрын

I don't know, Hunter. I'm not sure I can trust you again. You say you'll be there for me and then you vanish. I've been hurt before, man, and it's hard for me to trust. Just kidding, bro. Life gets crazy sometimes. I'm just glad to see a new video.

@nickoring4262 Ай бұрын

I dig it, but that price tag is a bit much. I feel like this is just a re-tooled Squier Starcaster in a different configuration with a different brand on the headstock. Not that that's a bad thing, there are some notable upgrades, but $1000 worth? I'd rather get the cheap-o Squier, replace the neck, upgrade the pickups, toss in locking tuners, and spend half the price.

@ReignitedAuto 2 ай бұрын

Love the Starcaster, but of course no lefty love 😢

@zadtheinhaler 2 ай бұрын

I'd be more inclined to buy the Delonge Starcaster if, y'know, it still had the Starcaster headstock. Otherwise, good looking piece of kit.

@manofthepeople2165 2 ай бұрын

Gibson should have put their logo on the Epiphone DG-335

@AndrewLemmings1998 2 ай бұрын

I never liked the Starcasters, they’re really ugly like you said. But I like the look of Tom DeLonge’s signature starcaster. It’s got a classic fender look and vibe while having something modern to it without going too modern and making it look like the newer models that look super cheap. though I wouldn’t personally go out of my way to buy one. As far as signature models go, I’ve always wanted Kurt’s fender signature guitars, Gibson Slash Signature Les Paul Jessica, Adam Jones Gibson Les Paul, and every EVH signature guitar dating back to his Kramer signature models in the 80s. My brother used to have the Peavey EVH Wolfgang model when it was still in production. It had the single volume knob, the Floyd Rose, EVH Drop D Tuna in Flame Top. Still wish he had it, or would’ve given it to me rather than pawning it when he was at his lowest points.

@tomscioscia9869 2 ай бұрын

Hasn't Eastman proven that it's not the country of origin but the spec and workership budgeted for that defines a guitar? Also, I played an Adam Jones Epiphones with and without the Gibson headstock back to back and the Gibson headstock'd version is seriously a whole different beast.

@YxYzYx 2 ай бұрын

Yep and it varies by individual instrument and laborers etc. That’s why we seek those “Wednesday” guitars 😂 I have a Squier FSR Tele HH made in Indonesia. It was $225 and plays like a gem. Really I’ve found that electronics tend to be the issue with low price guitars.

@tomscioscia9869 2 ай бұрын

@@YxYzYx, well, yeah, and even American made stuff can be garbage if the person doing the work doesn't care. The issue with low-priced guitars not having good electronics is that it's a good place to cut costs to get that low price but still have an instrument with good bones that can be upgraded later. I mean... I've seen custom-made PRSs immediately get pickup swaps, so it doesn't even faze me to do that on a low-price guitar.

@slave_planet 2 ай бұрын

You're saying they're going to put nitro or french polish finishes on these things? That a company/factory that cranks out plastic $200 impulse buy jobbers is suddenly going to equal what Eastman does . . . Just because?

@tomscioscia9869 2 ай бұрын

@@slave_planet, reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, is it? The $200 impulse buy plastic jobs are that way because the corporate overlords spec them that way. Go play a Squier Classic Vibe that hasn't been destroyed by kids on the Guitar Center floor and you'll see that the skills are there if the budget is given to them.

@charlesbolton8471 Ай бұрын

@@slave_planet No, that’s not what he’s saying at all. He’s saying that Eastman has proven that quality is not defined by country of origin. His comment specifically says that it’s the specs of the instrument and the amount of labor budgeted to the build that are the key factors in quality.

@Lucas-dm7xo 2 ай бұрын

Yay new agufish video

@Mr.Monster1313 2 ай бұрын

Please do a video on the jackson dinky JS22 DKA Arched top,,compound radius neck,,jumbo frets,,,etc...$199.99

@notonyourlife7939 2 ай бұрын

If I live a thousand years I'll never undesrtand how this guy continues to get one signature model after another... has the world run out of guitarists who can actually play?

@chaninaweiss3642 2 ай бұрын

yoo thanks for featuring my question (shotgun3007 is me)

@TheGuitarKid182 Ай бұрын

All of Tom’s Starcasters he plays are from the custom shop

@MrHaydnHarry Ай бұрын

“It’s been a struggle”. You’re a dad now aren’t you? For sure!

@richmeier Ай бұрын

I knew the glossy finish on neck was cover up. There are good squire 1970s vibe jaguars and telecasters that are basically just as good as fender for under half the price. But that glossy neck finish I don’t like. Do you know if those squire “classic vibe” series are built in same factory?

@nedludd3641 2 ай бұрын

Semi hollow acoustics are difficult to make, they ain't just a cheeseboard with a fret bolted on. The ply needs to be moulded then held in a jig whilst the glue sets. The trim is a time-consuming painstaking process. Indonesian semis are hand made instruments. Could a US or Mexican manufacturer ever match them on price?

@CalebA_Guitarist 2 ай бұрын

I want a squier Tom Delong Strat and starcaster

@retromacman620 2 ай бұрын

Honestly I'm mixed on the Starcasters. Feels a bit like Fender is just slapping thier name on it so they can charge more. If it were a Squier with those specs it'd be like 900, 700 if it wasn't Artist model. Looks great, bet it's nice... but for me it'd at least need a neck pup.