That sounds fantastic. I played Eric's Blackie in the 1980s, he used our rehearsal facility at Shepperton studio's UK, as did many other top artists like the Stones and Black Sabbath. My friend was his guit tech (for over 30 years) and asked me to play a guitar whilst he messed with a guitar synth (after rehearsals) that Roland had given Eric. He passed me Blackie and plugged it up. Some awful noises were happening and couldn't appreciate its real sound, but I was totally lost and on cloud 9. The set up was just spectacular and seemed to play itself, didn't need my right hand. Then I realised his 59 LP Burst was there amongst the 10 guitars sitting in a semi circle, so HAD to play that too. I was extremely fortunate✌️🇬🇧

You've got incredible control of the guitar. The bends, the feedback, the subtleties. Great guitar, great playing.

Man, you’re really the kind of player that makes me immediately pick up my guitar. The tones, the gear, everything.

Love hardtails. I have a 74 hardtail that I got for my 12th birthday in 1976. It was in the store, for two years, still brand new; nobody wanted it. It's not as cool as this 57, obviously, but it's still my favorite guitar.

Matthew, love your passion, presentation, playing and vintage content. Many thanks.

Some of my favorite guitar tones on KZfaq (and ever). Sounds great, keep it up 👍

You never cease to amaze! It's good that you find these treasures. I'm sure they are in good hands plus we get to hear them.!! Can't wait to see inside this great old guitar. This thing is one year older than me . It's a real treat that you take the extra time to show this. Thanks again!

Congrats on finding a true gem. We all know you will cherish it and make it sing for another 60 years!

Another great find Matthew! Always enjoy watching you vintage gear videos. Thanks for sharing!

Awesome sounding guitar. What makes it even better is somebody who knows what they're doing when they're playing it, you demoed it perfectly

Oh man, exactly what I needed after a long night of work. 7am, most people rising & shining, but I'm headed off to bed! No rest for the wicked! Great playing as usual, Mathew, and a beauty of a strat from long ago..I love all of it! Keep doing your thing, kid, you make me proud to play guitar.

New to the channel and love it already. The thing I take away most from your videos is how much your love for SRV shines through your playing. Thanks :)

Always amazing listening to your playing, that wonderful tone...Thanks truly for your inspiring job

Man I've watched countless M Scott videos he's great guitarist especially blues. And those amps are just to die for!

Man I love your tone. Somehow you manage to wring a lot of feeling out of even the simple strummed chords. Great find, and looking forward to more videos on this one.

Awesome as usual Matt! Really great tones, nice and chimey!

Man what a special guitar, sounds better than it should. Very soon someone will notice just how good your playing really is.

Stunning guitar and tone. Almost as stunning as the playing!

VERY nice indeed. You always find the best stuff man, geez. It should stay in-tune just fine!

What a glorious thing, outstanding playing and tone as usual Matt

Good stuff man. Great quality as usual. Love the sounds and the playing. Really enjoyable channel.

Sounds fantastic!! I'm impressed! And your playing, like always, is top notch!

Another great find Matthew! Love these 🤘🏽

I'm not a vintage guy, I'm not even a strat guy, I don't like old rock or blues yet I enjoy the hell out of your playing, your passion and love for your craft, gear and music. Stellar work and thank you!

That strat sounds so good you're lucky to have so many awesome examples of fender history amazing player with an amazing guitar

Sounds fabulous!

Very nice video as usual and great playing. Your tone rules .. the best. GREAT find 👏👏

I find that I like your videos before I even watch them. You find some great pieces of history and do them justice with your amazing playing.

Sick guitar and sick playing . One of my favorite KZfaq channels . Can't wait to hear your music!

Enjoyed the playing. Looking forward to more on this guitar.

Man, that tone is suburb AF. I'm happy for you for finding this. You should be happy for me too. I bought a Kingfish signature Fender telecaster deluxe today and it is absolutely glorious in every single aspect. To digress, that strat is an utter dream and I'm incredibly jealous, but not in a bad way.

Beautiful guitar, great content, another mighty fine video Matthew, thanks for sharing 🎸🤠

Great video as always Matthew. What a find! What a beauty! That bridge tone! 🔥

Matthew's always got something well -worth listening to in store!

Absolute dream guitar. Incredible tones you got there.

The sound of history right there - loved it

Amazing tone!! Thank you!!!

Beautiful guitar and playing as usual. I really dig hardtails.

Very cool guitar, beautiful tone, beautifully played. Thank you

Sounds and looks great. I hope you will be using some of your great vintage guitars including the strat's on your upcoming album. Looking forward to your album, I hope the album is not overly worked and processed and allows for the true tone and sounds of your playing and guitars/vintage amps to come through as they do on your You Tube video's. From my point of view some of the best albums I have heard are the ones that have been recorded with a raw live feel; mainly recorded with room mics. For example the latest ZZ Top album called RAW.

Total keeper Matthew!! Great playing too.

Very warm sounding!

Matthew, the TONE of that Guitar is Outstanding, You are a Lucky Man to find this, When you played Hendrix at the beginning of the video, It Just Had That Jimi Sound, Clapton always played a Hard Tail, He still does, He is not a Trem Guy, I can go on For awhile about it but , Thanks for this Video here, Cousin Figel

Magnificent sounding strat wow..great playing

Great find! Looks great. Sounds Fantastic! 🎸 Super sweet....

the overtones ringing out at 7:50 are so sweet

I prefer the hard-tail Strat option, and this one is a beauty! Can't wait for the inspection video.

what a clear, glassy sound!

Nice find Matthew . I was born in 1957 like that Strat...Sounds GREAT

Nice find. Sounds amazing . Thanks for great demo as always!

Its always a pleasure to hear one of these guitars in the hands of someone who can really get the best out of it. I can play guitar but Mathew is at one with it. There will never be another guitar made In the original Fullerton California factory or on the original machinery and tooling. You can buy all the Fenders you want but it will never be the same. Leo Fender was indeed a genius

Looking forward to the follow up episode. What a cool guitar!

Great guitar. Love hardtails. Nice find my friend!

What a cool Fender. Sounds great, and of course, I always love to hear you play too:-). Thanks for sharing.

Thanks,Mathew. Loving it

That black with the maple neck is so iconic. Excellent find. Thanks for the video.

Another awesome find, thank you for sharing!!

AMAZING tone I’m blown away 😮

A fortune find! A beautiful beast! Sounds great even without my headphones

Absolutely amazing!

Amazing sound! Great find.

man o man...congrats on that one...sounds excellent...some soul left in her...

Great video. Thanks for the work.

Great find Matthew, that's a keeper!

Looking forward to seeing what’s inside. You find wonderful quirky vintage guitar’s. Another winner. I’m digging “Where you Been” Thanks Matthew. ✌🏼👍🏼

I love hardtail Strats ! This one looks and sounds amazing 🙌🏼

just wonderful tone!

What a gem! It sounds beathtaking. Thank you for this wonderfu presentation.

Real nice find !

Whoah Matthew... Around the 7 minute mark, with the bridge position, truly sublime...

Guitar looks cool, sounds great, Matt's story is interesting and informative as always. Thank you very much, friend! PEACE! ✌🎸

Awesome guitar! Cant wait to see your next video!

Brilliant playing !!!!

That's the sound. Amazing.

The contours are so deep , sounds awesome Matthew.

HOLY!!! HELL!!!! That is an amazing piece of history!!!

Good find my man!

super cool! love the bridge

Matthew, the grey primer was the standard automotive color of primer paint. The guitar and your playing sounds great. You always find cool guitars and amps. The prices have gone through the roof in the last three years, a 65 strat cost what a 57-59 did several years ago.

Great tone and sound. Love the way you play.

What a great find. Enjoy.

I personally would love to see a refret video! Awesome guitar, can’t wait to see what’s under the hood!

Cool one! Love to see the following deassemble video 👏🏼

That thing is oozing mojo and barking out SRV tones that I've never heard from your playing. What a treat in so many ways.

Dave's Guitar Shop '57 Strat in in Taos Turquoise has the desert sand primer coat that you can see. Clapton's body was '56 with '56 plastics, which is why his knobs and covers are still white. Yours appears to have the newer formulation covers (probably with more butadiene in the ABS mix) and leftover "'56" knobs. There was a Strat featured on Norman's Rare Guitars channel recently with the same thing.

What a cool guitar, WOW! what a sound 👍

Wow! Seriously Matty where do you find these Gems 💎 Love your work mate always entertaining! Your playing and sound is awesome 👏

I liked your playing so much while i was listening on my phone that I plugged it into my monitors. Nice work.

Very nice playing, Scott.

Looks good! Great sound!

Great find Matthew. Love the '56 and '57 neck profiles. Thank You for sharing

Very cool tones!

Wow what a sound !!

What a gr8 find Mathew!

Thanks for the nod to the old reissue Strats of 1982. My '57 reissue, also in black, is from 1983, made at the Fender Fullerton factory. Sadly, the necks from these early-early reissues are nothing like true 1957 guitars. Fender went with what they thought would be much more accepted for the '80s. But all those reissues from that time (Tele, Strat (2), P-Bass (2) and Jazz Bass) were definitely iimportant guitars as Fender-CBS finally acknowledged that players wanted old looks and features from the classic years.

Nice find, exceptional playing.

Love the hardtail!! I need about 30 more minutes of you playing to really get a handle on those tones!!

Lovely! It has that quintessential upper midrange bark of a classic maple board Strat.

Killer find!! Can’t wait to see the next video

Incredible tone!