That strat is fantastic sounding! Your playing really is vocal and lyrical sounding. Keep.up the great work.

I was thinking the same thing. Love the strat but really love those those vintage p90's and patent pending humbuckers. Those vintage strat and humbuckers and p90's have harmonic overtones that can't be emulated. Especially in those light bodies made with very old wood. You can't fully appreciate them in recordings over youtube like you can in the room. Especially side by side with modern stuff. But that flat stuff has a place in the arsenal when you want to sound like artists that use(d) modern guitars. Modern being most everything after those golden years in the 50's and early 60's.

definitely

I appreciate that you demonstrated that there are not just audible sound differences between Fender and Gibson guitars, but they also have their own individual characteristics. I dislike when people make it a contest of which is better. It really comes down to what genre and style a player wants to capture. The only answer is own every brand. Gretsch and Rickenbacker also have their own tones and characteristics. Myself, I am not above doing modifications to stabilize a guitar. For example, if the main criticism is the guitar not staying in tune. Then locking tuners may be the answer. But I always remove original strings first and replace them with my choice of Ernie Ball strings and stretch the hell out of them before choosing a tuning. I am amused when folks buy a guitar and just do standard tuning and get ticked off when they can't pick, strum, or shred like their guitar heroes. They are playing the right chords but it sounds like crap and they blame the manufacturer. They just are not aware of what amplifiers, switches, or effects settings that the artist was using, never mind the tuning. Even most acoustic guitar players use different key and off tuning, one of the most famous for doing such was Crosby, Stills and Nash and sometimes Young. When live, they were always changing guitars for different songs because each was tuned different and they had to rely on their crew to anticipate any changes that they might make, but they usually made verbal cues as in, "The next song is about...." They didn't like to clutter the stage with guitars.

@@markburrows1179 Yep, that's the first thing I do too. Ernie Ball 9.5's are my favorite recently for all my fixed bridge guitars. I found 10s stay in tune better, but it's no real issue. As long as they make it through a song, I don't care. I use EB 9's on my Strat & change them frequently. When I added Grover locking tuners to my ES-339, the only guitar I have that stays in tune better is the Tele Deluxe, with Fender locking tuners. I let new strings sit overnight then play them for about an hour before I consider the string change complete. Just average locking tuners help immensely.

$ 1,573.03 with our crappy Canadian dollar lol. I could hunt down some killer traynor amps for that kinda money

@@andrewdenine1685 yeah, I have to put it on layaway.

I hope Fender accepts kidneys...

@@andrewdenine1685 Where are you seeing it for $1573.03!? I just ordered one for $1699.99 in Canada.

That's not cheap

No kidding eh , I’m 44 and feel the same. I have feeling we’d have a shit ton more in common too. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦 !

@@benallmark9671 one of the few things about being old was hearing all that great music when it was brand new ..lol

Thank you very much!

@@dhis888 no doubt

Well said Duane, I concur

Quite talented?! Understatement of the year.

@@MrBossei I absolutely agree

Thanks my friend!

Same haha!

Thanks very much! Can't stand mid roll ads in videos!

@@MatthewScottmusic No doubt.

Definitely great content

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I have that speaker in my Deluxe Reverb Tonemanster. I'm really lovin' it!

Thank you Simon!

Fender: do it , the AO will hold up well and sell even better :)

My original 60s is the best strat I've ever played hands down

That is true.... This guy would make my crappy amplifier sound boutique quality hahahaha

Traditionally this amp was a 40 watt twin but it seems to have been turned into a bandmaster reverb combo

​@@Morrison9155 why do you consider it more of a bandmaster than deluxe or the original mini twin?

@@benjaminfowler4513 because the circuit in the bandmaster/super/pro were the same Except for the resistor in place of the mids control and whether there was also a reverb circuit. Being that the speaker impedance is different, the only major difference in the amps is the transformer, rectifier and speaker set up. The preamps are similar to a deluxe but the 6L6’s in the Super/bandmaster/pro provide a much larger healthier tone when you turn the amp past three.

Of course, thank you!

Yeahh because we really want to watch Fender adds.

Thanks! I am happy to get my hands on a modern amp!

​@@pcpersonalcensorship3105change your mindset; have you done that... now; take second to think how awesome it is. crazy, right? LOL!

@@christopher-miles Sorry, I thought my sarcasm would be more obvious.

@@blakegilliam8223 Ohh why ?

Man that's a long time Greg thank you.

Why would you do that? You are evil man. Evil.

A few months ago I bought the 68 custom vibrolux... wondering just how different and better this would compared... damn it! LOL

@@mikemurray6015 Honestly you can’t go wrong with that amp either. Was actually gonna get myself the vibrolux before this came along. I guess you miss out on some of the new features that fender added on the pro like mid control…..but honestly if you’re using pedals you’re gonna be getting equally satisfying tones imo. The pro can actually be a bit too loud to get into the squishy sweet spot sometimes. Been a while since I’ve played a vibrolux but I remember getting a similar buzz playing through it. I wouldn’t loose too much sleep over it. You’ve got yourself a fine silverface amp there my friend!

@@dtoure4953 Thanks Dennis! I had the other Vibrolux a few years ago (the white knob one"and didnt like the lack of "bottom end" I was getting with the 2x10's. But I think your right- playing blues and rock with a Strat this should be good!

@@mikemurray6015 Yeah nice man. Vibrolux’s pair so well with strats! I can see your amp actually being the better choice in certain situations. All down to taste really but by the sounds of it, you definitely have a good taste in gear. Enjoy!

100% agree! Matt, sounds like you are using 2 recorded signals and panning them. I'm guessing one is the mic'd amp and the other is room tone, possibly from the camera. is that right?

I don’t know about the Pro Reverb but the Deluxe I had briefly had really disappointing reverb - I understand that there is a simple adjustment to make to the reverb tank that makes a big difference. It might work on the Pro Reverb too.

Its a damn shame about the caps for under $10 extra at build time Fender could have upgraded to say F&T's and half the complaints would disappear.

@@paulcargo4233 Yeah well, I agree, but accountants will be, including at FMIC. Sing along!

You should check out what George Alessandro does with the reissue fender amps, including this new Pro. He basically strips out all the stock components and converts them to hand-wired amps that are very reminiscent to how the old fenders sounded but much improved with better grade components. Also for these new pro’s he upgraded the power transformer to something beefier and better suited for the 6L6 tubes that come in the new Pro (the stock power transformer is actually undersized, and the ‘68 custom vibrolux also has this same issue, check out the Tedeschi Trucks Fireside Session streams to hear Derrick playing a newer vibrolux George had worked his magic on). And believe me, after the Hand-Wired service is done it night and day compared to how they sounded stock.

Check out psionic audio on youtube. He will show you what needs to be done. I got a pro jr 4 new and cooled the bias and replaced the filter caps immediately. It voids the warranty but what warranty? Have the put the same cheap garbage back in? Take any reissue amps to a good tech and it will last a long long time and sound better as well

Even better if Clapton got both of them on a crossroads dvd and give these two some good exposure ....instead of he garbage he put on his last crossroads concert......!!

Thank you, Samantha.

he was killing the crazy horse sound with the les paul !

definitely!

Love Neil Young! 🙏🏻✌🏻

Yes that would be awesome!

two guys that play with a whole lotta soul !

He's a good guy!

Just messing with you Scott, love your vids man.