Mick’s Vlog - The New Strat Journey Begins (And Pretty Much Ends)

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Mick’s Vlog - The New Strat Journey Begins (And Pretty Much Ends) - That Pedal Show

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5 жыл бұрын

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In this video I reflect on the last few months and the problems I was having with my main guitar… that now seems to be known as ‘Blue’ thanks to the TPS audience!
I’ve been talking about it on the regular Friday and Tuesday shows, and lots of people have asked if I could document some of the journey.
So I’ll try - this is part 1 where I play four guitars back to back and think it over. In part 2 I swap the bridge out on Blue, and in part 3 if I get that far, I’ll swap the pickups out. If you’re looking for a video on ‘what is the best Strat-style guitar?’, this is definitely not for you. If you’re interested in some of the factors that go into why we choose and bond with these ridiculous planks of wood, you might find it more interesting.
One thing I will say… This process has made me even less of a fan of A/B testing and blind listening that I was before. I’m discovering that I can’t play, listen and be objective at the same time. On the subject of which... I'll get asked this a lot, so I'll answer here. Why on earth did I use so much gain in this video? Honestly, I have no idea - listening back, it was a mistake.
Hey ho. Part two might have some better sounds.
Anyhoo, please enjoy the vid. Parts 2 and 3 will be along sometime in December and/or January. Cheers!
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@JasonM96 5 жыл бұрын

Obviously, I wouldn't watch TPS videos if I weren't interested in guitar tones, but the best part of this video for me was the story of your first Strat. It was a lovely testament to musical and paternal love.

@ej3651 5 жыл бұрын

I want to be your friend, Mick. We can play with strat parts at your place after school every day!

@KelsterVonShredster 5 жыл бұрын

lol

@zerohourdrift 5 жыл бұрын

Who wouldn’t? He’s one of the best players around today, has a million pedals and amps, and seems to be a downright great guy. As a 19 y/o I aspire to be as awesome as mick when I’m a little older/more grown up😂

@KelsterVonShredster 5 жыл бұрын

@@zerohourdrift if you're 19 and watching this channel, I commend you! You are advanced already.

@zerohourdrift 5 жыл бұрын

Kelster Von Shredster lol thanks. I started playing at 14 and built my first strat at 15😂

@andertons 5 жыл бұрын

Legend....

@ethanbarker3467 5 жыл бұрын

Mick, your story about your first Strat reminded me of how my dad surprised me with a Gretsch 6120 for my 16th birthday even though I was complete crap at guitar at that point in my life. Now I’m a full time musician and that guitar still remains my number one. Cheers to dads who see potential in their kids even before other people do.

@everybodylovesgav 5 жыл бұрын

ALL IN FAVOR OF MICK REBUILDING HIS ORIGINAL STRAT SAY AYE !!!!

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

Not going to happen. It’s a dog. Sorry!

@mikebuckman5182 5 жыл бұрын

"AYE"

@everybodylovesgav 5 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow You know what they say ....you cant keep a good dog down XD

@strattac2264 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a fan of Mick building a strat, but he should start fresh. His first strat looks done.

@danieltrilling6295 5 жыл бұрын

A Y E

@Hawthorneeffect1 5 жыл бұрын

I still personally think Blue sounds the best between the 4 guitars.

@evan4168 5 жыл бұрын

I agree

@mattgilbert7347 5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@nickbouvy8851 5 жыл бұрын

Keybo Dare me too. And I am the very happy owner of a silver sky

@jonbradbury3843 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, Blue sounds the business

@horsehead 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it had a best overall sound.

@TomWebbFilms 5 жыл бұрын

I think you need to rebuild your original first strat. That would be a great series of videos.

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

It’s a dog, unfortunately - will never sound good. Cheers!

@adrianhjordan1981 5 жыл бұрын

So a Fender CS recreation then... 😝

@TomWebbFilms 5 жыл бұрын

That Pedal Show that’s a shame! I recently resurrected my first guitar and it was great fun.

@jvanb231 5 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow build it in case you are wrong

@tulk3747 5 жыл бұрын

@@TomWebbFilms small world I just started that same journey myself. Funnily, mine was '91 $99 Yamaha I bought new, lol. Gets me fired up. Can't wait. (wont link but my YT channelI started documenting it)

@Kurt9099 5 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Mick play all day, any guitar, any amp, any pedal. I just dig his playing!

@vincentkeith5259 5 жыл бұрын

People with a total passion for what they're doing are fun to watch. I'm so new to the electric guitar that I find everything fascinating, notably, what really experienced people can hear that I don't. One of the things I've experienced in several disciplines is how much resolution comes with experience and familiarity that is entirely unavailable to the casual observer, whether that's B&W photography, audiophile sound, fly rod action, trigger pull and reset, or ... whatever your passions are. Every one of those four guitars sounded the same to me - maybe in 10 years, I'll actually be able to hear the differences. I'm sure the differences are more pronounced in person - but I wouldn't bet on my ability to sit and listen and tell which was which, my ears just are trained that way.

@TheSwalden588 5 жыл бұрын

Blue sounds so much better to me than all the others. I feel like it pushes just the right amount, also your hands already tell you what strat you like best.

@swardmusic 5 жыл бұрын

What things were made even more clear to me- 1. Get a strat that feels phisically comfortable and inspiring to play 2. Get pickups - vintage/modern or somewhere in between suiting your taste. 3. Tuning stability for the regular gigger. 4. Rock on. Love the show boys keep it up

@RabeaMassaad 5 жыл бұрын

Great vlog! My genuine question here is. Surely this is an ‘in your head’ thing about the vintage strat. Apart from how wood ages, and I guess every other element. The designs of reissues are supposed to be the same spec as the originals. I dunno... I just think a lot of this has to be placebo effects. I’ve not played tons of vintage strats but my CS 61’ and 55’ reissues are meant to be as they were in the day. Anyway, I’m rambling... i just think it can’t be just the fact an old guitar is better because it’s old if that makes sense

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

Hello mate! I agree with about 75 per cent of that - the in your head thing is surely massive. But... We should go out and play some originals and make a vlog. Hope your new Esquire is making awesome noises. And... you know that your CS 61 is part of the reason I'm taking on this whole blimmin caper. Ha!

@RabeaMassaad 5 жыл бұрын

That Pedal Show yeah... I think I need to try some vintage strats. I need to see what you’re seeing. It’s not that I don’t believe it or that I disagree I’m just really curious HOW much difference there is. I don’t think there isn’t a difference but I really wanna know where those differences are when you’re playing and making sounds

@johncooper16 5 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to that vlog. Get it done.

@charlesfitzgerald3201 3 жыл бұрын

Yes , there's something to be said about older vintage guitars ,, they have mojo , after being loved / broke in

@ryangunwitch-black 3 жыл бұрын

I think vintage guitars are absolutely different. I don't know if that translates to better, necessarily but the very old Fenders I've played were just entirely different from modern versions. That tree's been a guitar 40 or 50 years..

@andrewmorgan1640 5 жыл бұрын

A more calmer version of a strat journey than mine. Ended up with a Custom Shop reissue Fender, Silver Sky, Suhr and a Macmull. All in red as i mentioned to you in Tokyo. All in all, the Macmull is my favourite of the new bunch. But I am also never going to sell my orignal American Standard that I have refretted and tweaked over the years. Just need to learn how to play now.

@mattgilbert7347 5 жыл бұрын

Any specific reasons you can point to as to why the Macmull is your favourite, when compared with the others (or just why the Macmull is great, in and of itself)?

@andrewmorgan1640 5 жыл бұрын

@@mattgilbert7347, to me it just feels like an old strat for one, I agree with most of Mick's comments on why he likes old strats except for some of the wilder things like where screws are located and the angle of the trem spring clamp. For me it is 100% the tone and feel. It is super light and just feels right. I dont care that the fingerboard is not shiny (seriously mick). I have a couple of friends with early 60's strats who ordered one after playing mine. One thinks his Macmull is better than his 2 vintage strats, one thinks it is equal. Both think it is safer for their $30,000 guitars not to go to gigs.

@jonathanpentreath6039 5 жыл бұрын

The Macmull sounds so great with drive. It seems to have a bit more compression in the pickups, and has that lovely mid-range feedback propensity, but more controllable. It popped more for me.

@imgonnagetbanned 5 жыл бұрын

My mentality has ALWAYS been whichever one feels the best to play is usually the right one to stick with... unless you have seriously dead wood that doesn't resonate at all, you can always tweak sound with pickup swaps etc., but if it doesn't feel right, I find I am never 100% happy... then again, this is why I own 5 Strats. Lovely vlog Mick, thanks for taking us on the journey!

@MarkB.Guitar 5 жыл бұрын

I love everything about the Macmull (including the headstock). PRS sounds great, too 😍🤩

@streetrockusa 5 жыл бұрын

To my ears the Macmull is the one that stands out with that extra 3D expression quality to it, that SRV #1ness, though Mick seems to have a harder time playing that guitar, so maby the feel is more tricky than the others.

@piersuntersander 5 жыл бұрын

I was starting to worry about TPS overexposure and then notification pops up and in I go again :) keep up the good work and attention to detail, it makes all the difference. Thank you Mick and Dan and Simon and Catherine and anyone else behind the scenes. And good on ya to invest in quality kit...A Dumble filmed on a VHS handycam from 1987 doesn't sound as good as one shot in 4k, of course!

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Piers. There are people who think we are making too many videos. But that’s okay, they can just watch less.. thank you!

@piersuntersander 5 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow Yes. There are also people who think Hitler was misunderstood. Amazing how free content draws the most criticism. Perhaps a thought towards Patreon-only content, in view of your recent giveaway conundrum. With regards to this upload, a very well put together vlog, with a perhaps unintentional accent on how the emotional response to an instrument is as important as the technical craftmanship present in said instrument. In terms of broadcasting, this was ace and showed a good blend between the insightful views of an industry professional, a 'visceral' visual representation of the struggle between form and content, and an overall tone somewhere between Mark Kermode, Michael Palin and Danish Peter of the Honore Clan. In the same way that Top Gear is not about cars, th TPS is starting to grow its own spirit. Godspeed.

@purushswaminathan5693 5 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow 2018 has been all TPS overexposure for me, but I am not complaining. I have become tone-wiser, bought some really quality pedals/gear that suit my playing, moved into an apartment where i can practice louder(😂) and therefore as a result my playing has definitely become better due to the tonal inspiration(something Mick alluded in the recent Q/A thingie). Thank you everyone at TPS🙏 and have a great holiday season!

@piersuntersander 5 жыл бұрын

@@purushswaminathan5693 That's awesome...I hope your new apartment is built from tonewood :)

@mattgilbert7347 5 жыл бұрын

@@piersuntersander Why'd you have to bring Hitler into this, man

@kevinwhite5539 5 жыл бұрын

I own a 55' and 64', they was my pride and joy til I bought my first Mac. Ended up with three. They have something that is more than just "sound", they are so musical, dynamic OMG...... and it's actually vibrating. sum this up with perfect playability and result is all your guitaristic dreams.

@garethbyrd5860 5 жыл бұрын

It's always personal taste, but it's the macmull every time for me in that A/B/C/D test. It had a plumminess to the mids rolling into the bass and the top end was never chaffing to the ear. 'Just lovely', as Dan would say.

@philsaunter1956 5 жыл бұрын

Man that macmull sounded amazing. No wonder people who played one are all so excited about them.

@themaninme 5 жыл бұрын

Phil Saunter very true

@PatoGallini 5 жыл бұрын

Hi where are they made?

@WS-ij1fu 5 жыл бұрын

@@PatoGallini Israel.

@furbymetal83 5 жыл бұрын

It caught me off guard as well. First I was kinda glaring at it, thinking about that hideous headstock, but man, it sounded so full and crisp

@orenkn 5 жыл бұрын

The Macmull was pure magic to my ears ... Rest of them are nice strats :)

@michaelmitchell5909 5 жыл бұрын

Ya, can't freakin wait to see the parts change!.... Cheers man!...

@tonybrooks476 5 жыл бұрын

Blooming heck. I think I preferred the sound of the Macmul to Blue.

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

I reflect on that later on.....

@tonybrooks476 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh jolly good show.

@tonybrooks476 5 жыл бұрын

Yes that was it - when you had it clean it was just lovely.

@tonisiret5557 5 жыл бұрын

It's very close between the two for me. If Blue feels better, I'd go with that.

@luckyno888 5 жыл бұрын

I agree. That Macmull is sublime. You gotta get your hands on a DeTemple '56. Wow!

@elonmush4793 5 жыл бұрын

Mick is a hopeless romantic. :D So am I but I liked the Macmull's crispness actually.

@aidanpinder7106 5 жыл бұрын

Gahhh that macmull sounds so breathy and open, everything I could want in a strat, and controversially, I love the headstock!

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

I do too. Genuinely so!

@revcofe 5 жыл бұрын

I still have the squier strat my dad bought me at age 14. Twenty-two years later, I still play it. Been modded a number of times (it's not even really a "Strat" anymore)... but I'll never get rid of it.

@kitoyobeni1 5 жыл бұрын

I still have my Squier (an '85 MIJ SQ series), my third electric, also heavily modded. Locking tuners, graphite nut, Screamin' Demon strat size bucker in the bridge position, JB Jr strat size bucker in the neck, acoustic bridge saddle system installed, etc. Frets could use some attention, and it's not my everyday player anymore, but I could never part with it. Currently looking at getting my 2nd guitar back (a Dean Eighty-Eight super strat, which I traded for the Squier all those years ago), not an expensive purchase so it could happen in the coming months if I find a nice example.

@lance134679 5 жыл бұрын

They all sound great. I really like the neck pickup on the MacMull. Thanks for the video. Love my Strat, too. it's my go-to for gigs. So versatile. (2012 Fender Select SSS)

@christurner2398 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you showed your first strat body. I thought I was crazy for tinkering with my strat (including trying to refret for myself. Fail), turns out I'm not alone

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

Dan said the same thing!

@TheMadLicksBand 5 жыл бұрын

Please do a show with Eric Johnson. Pretty please.

@vadlasletta 5 жыл бұрын

hatuliko2009 and please ask about his old dumbles, what speakers he used in his cabs, is there modulation on his dirty rhythm sound from his first instruction video. Lol just get into it. Ask about the chandler tube driver, tc scf+ stereo chorus, mxr time delay, mxr rack flanger, echoplexes etc.

@johnmarquez333 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, please!!! Pretty please!!!!

@TheMadLicksBand 5 жыл бұрын

I think that with EJ the thing is to let him plug in to stuff and show HOW he's setting it up.. That's the real treat. Anyone can buy this or that guitar/amp/pedal.. not everyone can set it up to sound like THAT.

@juanmartinreborati7928 5 жыл бұрын

Blue, all the way. Sounds best to my taste, and clearly, you connect with it more than with the others. And it's your guitar, not somebody else's. Cheers!

@willgoodfellow4235 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha- I only just got to the moment at 38 mins where you mention me and the Landau strat. You legend! You know you're welcome to borrow it if you want to include it in another part of the blog. If I wasn't getting married then I may well sell it to you and upgrade to the Jason Smith Masterbuilt. The journey isn't over yet though. I'm off to see our Danish friend to try out some better amps at Andertons just to see if that changes my perception of whether it's worth lusting over the masterbuilt.

@olredbeard420 5 жыл бұрын

The silver sky sounded the best through my car speakers, which I would argue would be a great reason to keep it and have it set up the way you like it.

@dthompson5150 5 жыл бұрын

I really wish you did lessons, Mick. I'd love to learn from you. Your playing is always killer.

@riverrhodes7394 3 жыл бұрын

The Macmull was my favorite. Just amazing!

@erniesfo2022 5 жыл бұрын

My vote: Sonic Blue Vintage 62 Stratocaster, hands down. John and George would approve...

@KristofferVad 5 жыл бұрын

Marvellous stuff Mick. For me Blue all the way. The PRS is a lovely guitar but a different beast to a strat from what I have seen in videos. Looking forward to parts 2&3.

@adamlonghorn9341 5 жыл бұрын

Just brilliant, thanks Mick. I hadn’t realised how much TPS has affected my world until you played Blue and it sounds like home! A:B comparisons...they absolutely have their place. Contextually it is different depending on the player etc etc but the fundamental dispassionate point of how the different instrument sound playing the same thing is one side of the puzzle. You’re absolutely right that another, more important for the buyer, is how the instruments affect the player. Tim Pierce , Steve Lukather etc can bang out pure quality licks at will then replay the same thing on demand...and they’re awesome but while I enjoy that in a song...in a performance it’s a little dead for me. David Gilmour and others like him don’t work like that and each note from their zone touches deep inside. That’s your side of the fence and TPS is better for it. Can’t wait for the next episode. Merry Christmas. 👍👍

@thebestian 5 жыл бұрын

Ironically enough, the macmull sounds more "to me" like a faithful reproduction than the actual fenders. Nice low output pickups. Blue is a specific strat sound, "throaty" like you said. The PRS is a new game. Pushing clarity to a new level and getting new sounds. I'd just like to grab those pickups and put them on something.

@WendellSexson 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that portion with the vintage guitars. I felt like my Ensenada built 60s Classic lacquer fiesta red Strat sounds in the vein of the real deal you tried out. Not exactly for sure, but legitimately inspired by.

@RaceJan 5 жыл бұрын

You know this is going to be expensive... I think you will end up with a proper vintage strat (much like the fiesta red 62). Love to see where Blue is heading.

@cawfeedawg 5 жыл бұрын

It is such a personal thing, but I have to say it will be awesome to see blue with the proper pickguard screw hole pattern.

@thorwulfx1 5 жыл бұрын

In almost every sound setting, I found myself connecting with the MacMull.

@hezz74 5 жыл бұрын

Love love love blue, what a great fat sounding strat. Oddly enough when you were playing "slow dancing" I preferred the McMull over the two John Mayer models.

@johnsmith-sm6mh 5 жыл бұрын

Great Vlog love it but Mick get yourself that Custom Shop strat mate you know it makes sense. I did and have never looked back , having said that like you i just love Strats 🎸🎸

@45calypso 5 жыл бұрын

Admit it Mick, you want a vintage Strat and that itch will never be scratched till you get one. So, bite the bullet, sell all the gear you can and search high and low for one. I suggest CBS era, circa 65-70, when they still had four bolt necks and decent pickups. A quick scan of Reverb suggests you might be able to snag one for 6000 quid or so. A lot of money, I know, but still a hell of a lot cheaper that pre CBS.

@chomby3 5 жыл бұрын

For me that may be even worst, no slab big logo. It would constantly be screaming to my eyes "This is not the 59-62 strat you wanted"

@45calypso 5 жыл бұрын

Yes,@@chomby3 you could be right but personally I love those big headstock Strats especially Hendrix Era. Anyway just my opinion for what it's worth ( i.e not much ). Mick seems like a sensible guy so I'm sure He'll make the choices he deems appropriate. I love his blue guitar BTW. Cheers.

@marvean2519 5 жыл бұрын

I think sound wise I like the Macmull more than the others. It’s hard to tell through youtube but it seems to be most opened sounding one.

@nickdevriese 5 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for part 2. Callaham stuff is awesome.

@Gathbard 5 жыл бұрын

I would sell the others minus blue, sell a couple of amps and pedals, chip in if I'm still not there, then buy a vintage 60's strat; OR get in touch with Simon Law and book a slot to craft a SVL 61 reserve.

@nickwilson9210 5 жыл бұрын

Great video I really like the sound of the brown or gold Strat just sound like a vintage Strat. I would love to see a AB video on the new full drive pedal and the old non mosfet fulldrive it would be nice to see how close they are

@jasonjohnson4996 5 жыл бұрын

I went in expecting to love the prs the best but man that macmull sounds sweet. I just went to the top of my dream list. Not that any of them did not sound awesome.

@eddlabel 5 жыл бұрын

Makes me want to buy a Strat. Tho I missed the Mex Hendrix Strat, it's clear to me that the sound in my ears come from the VRI 62s. Maybe because Mick's sound has been my reference of Strat sound... thanks bro!

@joshmore7175 5 жыл бұрын

That Silver Sky sounds the cleanest and purest to me, but not necessarily the best. I love that Macmull though

@ej3651 5 жыл бұрын

The Macmull has some woody tones that I would love in a tele!

@daveharris4032 5 жыл бұрын

You’ve gotta love The Mick💪

@michael_caz_nyc 5 жыл бұрын

They all Sound Great - however: the White Sounded Darkest ( my least favorite ) and surprisingly the Macmull ( in a close call vs. Blue ) Sounded the Best ex: Most Strat-like Chime and Twang. Lower Output Pickups fellas !!!

@hieronymus932 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to see that Japanese strat rebuilt / come to life. Would be a cool idea to do a frankencaster tangent.

@harryvincent 5 жыл бұрын

I think I liked the Fender John Mayor best clean but the Macmull distorted, interesting video, last year I bought my first strat. MIJ 60s reissue.

@alenac7269 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this - thank you for doing it, twas very interesting! They all sounded great and there's def no wrong here, but for what I like I thought Blue by far sounded the best! 👍 Blue was just so open and intimate to my ears, plus I love the way it compresses. The other Fender was my second choice, the Macmull third, and the Paul Reed Smith was by far my least favorite. I really don't have any kind of brand loyalty so I was totally open to any outcome, so this was fun/cool for me! Anyway can't wait for the next episode 😉 Merry Christmas TPS! 🎄

@Theboyfromthecrowd 5 жыл бұрын

macmull sounds so good, best sounding to my taste.

@Grant_Ferstat 5 жыл бұрын

Macmull really do need to rethink that headstock IMO. Blue wins for me.

@explode4 5 жыл бұрын

If every TPS viewer put in a few cents, we could buy a Real Vintage Strat, send it to Mick, and every week we'd get to watch him play "our" guitar like none of us could.

@stevesilk51 5 жыл бұрын

If for one mment I thought subscribers would donateI'd put in £5 GBP no problem. In fact with160K subscribers it would literally be 25p or less each. Can we get this going. C'mon guys. I'd want it myself but Mick lusts more and he's a great guy.

@ebeep 5 жыл бұрын

@@stevesilk51 I'm in :)

@jeromeblanchet685 5 жыл бұрын

count me in !

@DavidWilliams-iq3eu 5 жыл бұрын

Great idea. I'm in as well. Who's going to start the crowd-funder?

@SimpleManGuitars1973 5 жыл бұрын

OR you could send the money to me and I'D be able to get a vintage Strat. LOL!

@musicmann1967 5 жыл бұрын

You play better on Blue, so to me, that one sounds best overall. The one you feel most comfortable with allows you to be yourself more, so it was a hard road for the other guitars.

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

That is exactly the point!

@musicmann1967 5 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow Thank god for Jonny and his amazing re-fret!

@calebspeicher2813 5 жыл бұрын

Silver sky sounds best. Has that little extra harmonic thing at the bottom end. Beautiful.

@grajmahal 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm not buyin' that any of these guitars really make much of a difference when we're listening to them with a mic'd up amp broadcasting on KZfaq. I'm listening on a pair of nice, neutral nearfield monitors and if I close my eyes, there's no way I can tell he's switching guitars. I know this is not going to be a popular comment, so I will apologize in advance to all of you with "gifted" ears. Maybe in person we can pick up the nuances, but I have a sneaky suspicion that it is more about the feel than it is about the tone. Especially when you add variables like pedals, a high quality amp, and high quality mic's. Honestly, guys- how much difference are guitars -that have been similarly voiced with the same targeted sound- gonna make? I'll take the pretty blue guitar with the proper headstock, thank you very much.

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

I pretty much agree. Mick here. There are definitely differences, but as you say, as soon as you tweak a pedal or an amp.... who’s to say? It is much more about how they feel and react to you personally. Totally agree!

@colonelsalty4839 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but the Macmull is my favorite one. Something about the way it interacts with everything in the signal chain (and Mick's hands also) is really pleasing to my ears. I think that sometimes some sounds "resonates" with you, and that's part of the beauty of playing guitar ! But it's true that there's not a lot of differences between those four, they're strats after all, designing to sound in a certain way ;-)

@nickvareymusic 5 жыл бұрын

Mick it does sound like Blue and the PRS are a little more naturally slinky? Is it true?

@jimmythefish 5 жыл бұрын

I'm listening through a reasonable set of Bose desktop speakers and I couldn't tell a difference between guitars on a casual listen. I agree 100% that it's about feel, and about your emotional connection to a guitar or a style of guitar. Some people would think you were crazy to get a custom shop Tele when you could get a MIM Tele, Strat and a studio Les Paul for the same cash. Others want one guitar that just makes them want to play. I dunno - I have a Martin D28 and a MIM Tele as my only two guitars and the only thing I looked for in the tele was the feel of the neck. But then again, the kitchen table is often my only audience.

@garystackhouse5787 5 жыл бұрын

I can certainly hear some MINOR differences, but would never be able to tell you which is which in a blind test. Much like tube amps vs a really good modeler, it absolutely IS the feel, not so much the sound, that determines what we connect with. I'm with Mick in that whatever inspires you to play is the right guitar... if that means it has to be the right colour with the proper number of pickguard screws, so be it!

@777Yoni 5 жыл бұрын

FYI, the disembodied head of Rudolph is haunting you during this Yuletide season.

@birdwoodcbgs71 5 жыл бұрын

Blue and the prs for me. I think blue wins by a whisker. That 2 Rock is amazing.

@jamesrobinson529 5 жыл бұрын

My sentiments exactly!

@peterjackson9529 5 жыл бұрын

Yup Blue then the PRS.

@rjroth4869 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Overall, Blue by a whisker. On some PRS sounded best to me. I'd be very happy with any of those!

@ckunstadt 5 жыл бұрын

same.

@johnjoy1318 5 жыл бұрын

Please link the parts ! I’m building a relic strat right now and those plastics looks great.

@Adamhauk22 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Just listening to the audio the Macmull S classic n the 62 blue sound the most similar. Maybe the 62 being a tad darker. The silver sky definitely has a boost in the 880hz - 1.2khz range making it stand out.. I’d be very curious to know if what you’re feeling confirms that because we all know it can be very different listening objectively with headphones n being in the room holding the instrument.. great show Mick

@modelcitizen1977 5 жыл бұрын

Blue is the softest, most broken in sounding one for me. The rest sound near as makes no difference to my ears. The MacMull sounds the punchiest. What pickups are in each one?

@SSvebor 5 жыл бұрын

Let's not kid ourselves, Blue likes you the most. ps Apart from that '62, obviously.

@wilfsidekick6888 5 жыл бұрын

Today is always the day to talk about Strats :)

@matbouche 5 жыл бұрын

Can absolutely relate to this vid, I'm a visceral Fender Strat player !! What else do you need ? :D

@coreymineard 5 жыл бұрын

The Macmul sounds great, but.. I am embarrassed to say that the headstock bugs me. Normally, cosmetic stuff doesn’t bother me, but that headstock simply looks dumb. But that Silver Sky has some lower midrange oomph that is appealing.

@soofitnsexy 5 жыл бұрын

headstock sucks ass

@39MercFlathead 5 жыл бұрын

I'm for rebuilding Blue also. BUT, the PRS Silver Sky trips my trigger as the four stand today. That's from a guy whose Strat is actually a 20 year old G&L S500 with the big MFD pickups. But seriously, you have loads of time invested in Blue. One of the great points about Strats and Teles are that they are so simple and straight forward you can mod them to your heart's delight. My favorite Strat of all time until I bought my G&L was a coral pink mid 70s with Lollar pickups. My grandson's Strat probably has no two parts from the same manufacturer. Well, the tuners are all the same and the pots and frets are the same. But the major systems are all different and he can change them out anytime he wants.

@tfrost33elkhunter Жыл бұрын

I just clicked play here. I’ve watched several other videos in this series but not the first one yet. I have always adored/lusted/needed a Strat just like this. The color is my favorite on a strat (looks great on firebirds too). Anyway, as a straight up Gibson guy, I can now say I am the proud owner of an exact copy of Mick’s Strat (sans the rabbit hole). It is in transit for delivery this week! I’m so pumped!!!

@ThatPedalShow Жыл бұрын

Enjoy that guitar!

@tfrost33elkhunter Жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow thank you! And thanks for continuing to put out phenomenal content for all us hear nerds!

@RiotBike 5 жыл бұрын

Somebody please start a Go Fund Me. $5 form each of us and Mick gets a ‘62 Strat he truly deserves.

@xguitar123 5 жыл бұрын

Simon Tay Good Luck setting up a Go Fund Me Page. No one ☝️ will donate any money. 🙃

@toastoftown6404 5 жыл бұрын

With all accessories he bought, I’d say Mick should go Fund Me. Got cash to burn apparently

@MindsetMastery75 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, why not? Lol. That guy David Simpson who has a KZfaq channel did it. I thought with bad taste. But nevertheless, he setup a Gofundme to get a 62 Strat and he actually raised most of the money. And he doesn't have near the subs TPS has. But Mick would never do something in such bad taste. But if someone did it for him, it wouldn't be in bad taste. Lol. Somebody get it going.

@paultwiselton1996 5 жыл бұрын

If we all (in the UK) just put a pound coin in an envelope and posted it to TPS, that would do it.

@soofitnsexy 5 жыл бұрын

@@xguitar123 i will

@AaronSternke 5 жыл бұрын

Macmull sounded the most Strat-y to me!?

@mikemartin6554 5 жыл бұрын

I liked that MacMull too,but that headstock! Put some shape to it please!

@AaronSternke 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Martin yeah I have to admit the headstock throws me off a bit too

@bobirwin1 5 жыл бұрын

Mick you could drive yourself crazy with this. I know when I used to work in a music shop that out of 20 strats we had in stock there was only one that I would choose now to add that to finding a vintage strat some of which might be Friday night jobs and you would find yourself in very rare atmosphere indeed. My advice is do what you are going to do and keep Blue and swap the pups.

@clench13 5 жыл бұрын

I am thoroughly enjoying Mick’s journey and I can’t wait for it to continue. Your knowledge, insights and personal preferences are greatly appreciated my friend. See you on the next one.

@beppojo5871 5 жыл бұрын

Sell all your guitars and get a real 62 strat. i would be more than very happy to help u out and buy blue :)

@jaybird5556 5 жыл бұрын

Blue sounds the best. However I am sitting on the toilet and listening with iPhone speakers...!

@tskjek08 5 жыл бұрын

A fantastic journey. One that could have no end in sight but I’m glad that Blue has again warmed your heart as you have been in the trenches together for a long time.

@srvtwo 5 жыл бұрын

Mick, being a fellow Strat guy, I gotta say you sound good on all of them but you can tell the instant connection with the vintage ones. That also seems like where your heart is leading you so it may be time to sell/save for one. Just my humble observation. Keep up the great work guys and Merry Christmas!

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael. I’m with you. :0)

@mattheweastel129 5 жыл бұрын

These all sound very nice, but when you throw some gain at them I think they have some differences. The Macmull sounds superb, with a sound very close to Blue, but perhaps a bit more top end sparkle. I also think you seem very comfortable playing this one and it has a lovely sustain. The grey Strat doesn't sound so clear and defined, as the first two, it's the muddiest of the lot and has the least sustain (perhaps due to how you play it). The PRS sounds a bit clearer, but nothing on the first two and again doesn't sustain quite as well (again perhaps due to how comfortable you are playing it). Blue sounds nothing short of perfect and it's clear that you are 'at one' playing it

@jebmcgovern3744 5 жыл бұрын

If I may.... if you gotta ask, you already answered your question. I am guessing these guitars are all pushing two grand. If a guitar does not reach out and grab you, especially at that price point. Walk away. And if you are feeling uninspired, look not to your instrument. Look at your day to day. Try this before you buy anything. Take a weekend, or a day if that is all you can, and turn off the internet, set your axe aside, remove all your modern interruptions and listen to the music you listened to when you were 15. Full albums. On a good stereo system. No ear buds, no computer. Got old rock magazines? Read them. But dont let yourself play. Listen until you cant wait to play ol' blue. Till you are playing air guitar and jumping around the room. Cause mate, the music is in you. Seems to me all you are doing is splitting hairs while looking for fools gold. If blue had it once, she still got it. Good luck in your journey.

@Astral_Wave 5 жыл бұрын

Jeb McGovern that's a great point. well done

@fionabirkmire2874 5 жыл бұрын

Yup.

@hugobaert7737 5 жыл бұрын

while it's certainly great stuff to reminisce about music/guitar/sound.. at some point one just develops an ear for certain things, as they say, the devil is in the details.. and even though it's a personal thing.. I get the vibe from Mick and about how pleasing and inspiring it is, to fine tune one's desired connection with an instrument as such.. TPS .. keep on rocking

@yobhsiFehT 5 жыл бұрын

Jeb McGovern Frets, in particular, do make a MASSIVE difference, but overall, I love the advice so much! At some point, you just have to unplug from some things to reconnect to others!

@christopheroconnor8842 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Mick GREAT Episode I have had a similar strat journey only to find myself back in love with my original guitar which in my case was a 1983 Tokai st50 in Daphne Blue with matching headstock, which I received New for Christmas . After years of wishing and trying REAL strats, sniffing Fender catalogues, but I was always left confused and disappointed by Fender Strats of that time, but loving the vintage strats that I tried in Chris and Andys guitar shop in Newcastle (all for sale between £1000 - £1500, only a few hundred pounds more than top of the range strat of the day😣) It took 23 years to realise, I had what I was searching for. Now 35 years later I have, over the years, bought a 1982 Tokai st50 and Te50 which have that familiar vintage feel. 15 years ago I put callaham bridge assembly and callaham lindy fralin pickups in , the upgrade was as I hoped, but the block made the most difference, ridiculously more than the pickups, a fact I still struggle to comprehend . I look forward to hearing the results of your upgrade. Love the show , I for one, love the episodes being as long as they are. Best wishes Chris.

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! I LOVE matching headstocks. Tooooo cooooool!

@kirkpono5951 5 жыл бұрын

Stick with Blue! You have superior parts on the table and an intimate feeling for that specific guitar. Your face and playing after the refret was of pure joy!

@VERBANDTREM 5 жыл бұрын

I have a theory that when all the baby boomers eventually die, Vintage guitars will become more achievable due to kids these days being more about gaming than guitars. The theory only works if Joe B stops buying them all. lol

@zerohourdrift 5 жыл бұрын

Jesse Hicks not a bad theory. Only issue is by the time that happens we’ll all be ancient😂 and this is coming from a 19 y/o

@c.p.1589 5 жыл бұрын

I've been collecting for 40 years and the guys I know who have massive high end collections are all in their mid 20s! Go figure.

@stevepierce5472 5 жыл бұрын

there will always be collectors and there is a limited amount of available 1962 strats and 1959 Les Pauls,,,, today is the cheapest they will ever be!! ;)

@VERBANDTREM 5 жыл бұрын

bugger! i'd be happy just to play one... wouldn't even have to own one.

@adrianhjordan1981 5 жыл бұрын

@@VERBANDTREM Indeed. I had the absolute privilege to play an original late 50's Telecaster once upon a time and it was simply something else. On par with, though very different from, the time I ran a Les Paul into a 50W plexi with everything on full.... 😁😁😁

@boudicawasnotreallyallthat1020 5 жыл бұрын

Conclusive proof that no one needs so many guitars. You might want them, but you don't need them.

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@mahatma_gandalf 5 жыл бұрын

Whot?! No! No way! If anything at all, this is pure proof that one DOES need a lot of guitars! With all that tonal variety at your fingertips, just imagine the immense joy that could be obtained by owning and playing a lovely library like that!! I have five strat/strat-esque guitars (some affordable, some less affordable), all with a different take on the same basic sound. I need them all, and am always wondering how to keep the addiction going! The only perfect strat is the next one!

@TheRuxpinsBand 5 жыл бұрын

My ears preferred the Macmull then the black Mayer strat. You seemed to enjoy Blue and the black Mayer strat the most. I make that assumption because you seemed to play more inspired with those two.

@rorycunningham5457 5 жыл бұрын

Blue is by far the best sounding fiddle!And it fits your playing like a glove!

@MisterAndrewBuckley 5 жыл бұрын

In the event of a split, who gets custody of the horn?

@ronnybohack 5 жыл бұрын

Simon

@davidtomkins4242 5 жыл бұрын

andrew buckley mick will give dan the horn....hold on...that sounds wrong....

@rockgamer 5 жыл бұрын

It is time to pick a V and unleash your inner Albert King.

@Isaac_howell 5 жыл бұрын

Not massively relevant to this particular vid but id like to thank you guys for the massive influence you have been on me. This past Saturday me and my little brother played our first gig at the local pub. I used my own 60's spec strat which I am in love with, bought partly because of the excellent strat sounds I heard here. Without all the knowledge and advice readily available on this channel I think the sound would have been quite the shit show. Thanks to you guys we didn't kill anyone's ears at least. Thanks for being such an excellent and easily accessible inspiration for the budding musicians among us.

@ThatPedalShow 5 жыл бұрын

That’s wonderful to hear Isaac, thank you for sharing that. We wish you endless inspiration on this ridiculous journey!

@pedroalmeida7066 5 жыл бұрын

I've stopped at the beggining of the video to say one thing: Mick you are pretty good at this storytelling/solo vlogging thing. Being alone with a camera I presume, telling a story without a lot of those pauses and I presume without a detailed script. Very Very nice.

@gogajira2 5 жыл бұрын

Macmull, maybe put blue's neck on the macmull body and see how it plays

@craigshipley666 5 жыл бұрын

Callaham bridges are great quality, but absolutely a step away from your soul level connection to vintage "stratdom". Part of the charm/magic of vintage guitars is the sum total of all the slight imperfections and inconsistencies. That's why they can be amazingly great or sometimes horrible. Callaham clearly states they are not trying to create vintage correct tone but to correct flaws(what some of us consider to be ethereal magic) in the original designs. Just my opinion, but a Callaham bridge is kind of like going in the same direction as a Suhr or Andedrson. Not a bad direction, just seemingly different to your stated purpose.

@Glpdb 5 жыл бұрын

Sheggy totally agree. Also the pivot angle is more marketing than actual physics and actually makes the feel stiffer because the angle is behind a typical fender

@jmoats79 5 жыл бұрын

Peter Choi I totally agree with that. I didn’t realize why until you said it, but my mij 62ri definitely feels tighter to me after the Callaham install. It is also brighter than it was before. Really leaning towards changing it back.

@faithman2k 5 жыл бұрын

Justin Moats same happened to me. I switched the saddles back and kept the block and bridge plate. Worked out well.

@rorycunningham5457 5 жыл бұрын

Sheggy Totally agree!Ive had 3 different ones on the same guitar and they all sounded different.One of them was bad and another one was amazing so its weird how different they can be.

@TheWelhaven 5 жыл бұрын

Ooh, nice. For decades I though I was a Gibson-guy, and I don’t know how much money I’ve used chasing the perfect Les Paul. Then I bought a strat, and realised I’ve been a strat-man all along (my first guitar in the 80s was a Hondo. Hated it, I guess that was one of the reasons I never got into strats again). Now my two main guitars are strats, the others are either sold or packed away.