I love the Miami Blue one but the 1900+ Euro price tag is ridiculously out of my league 🤡 At this point... might as well aim for a custom shop one. No point in spending that amount of money if i dont have them growing in my garden.

Great playing as always sir 😃👌

I have ordered the La Brea pickups for my Paranormal Custom Squier Stratocaster and I am looking to replace the neck as well. Maybe a maple Players series neck or another licensed Fender Strat neck

Would you be able to recommend hi-hat stand and kick drum pedal to add to this set? I hear they're not included.

not a good video for noiseless the pure 59 sound brighter to me ............pure vintage for the win

2:06 what’s the name of the cord,??

I also have the problem with being too loud. Been living in apartments for the past 12 years and I’ve gotten used to silent solutions. I’ve actually found that playing through headphones into my Iridium isn’t as hard on my tinnitus as the amp in the room sound. I also really like how focused the sound is through headphones and that you can get stereo delays and reverbs. This seems like it’ll work well dude.

Great guitar, I own a 2001 ‘McSoapie’ and a 2010 DGT. I completely see the tele anology. The only downside is the lack of a second volume knob I think. The older versions had pickups and finish that were a bit meh, but this has been fixed since ~ 2019-2020 I think.

Thanks for the video! Love the music really appreciate it!

Sounding fantastic with the ‘A-team’ guitar line up there! Great vid and demo as always and hope this helps you get even more joy and productivity out of your gear in the new place!

I bought the plus for 830 euros, just 130 over the Player. The gig bag already makes up for part of that difference.

I have a gen 1 kit. One of the crashes went out on me so I bought the newer cymbal. Like it alot but for $250 a pop, I won't be changing them all out soon. Just got EZ drummer 3 so looking forward to what I can do with it.

I absolutely love your video! __ "Success blossoms through unwavering dedication.."

Just watching the video, it looks a really cool guitar with great specs. What I found weird is the sound of positions 2 and 4. It does not sound like a Strat. It could be me, but that is my impression. Not sure if others felt the same.

with a bit of nuance and know how you can get away with playing any style on a tele, and i have 2 of them, and for the little that it has incredibly versatile, however my japanese ibanez AZ has a more comfortable body with access to everything, a contoured neck heel, 24 stainless steel frets locking tuners, and 10 tones that will get it to sound like anything very easily, which makes it my gigging guitar now, but i enjoy playing my teles at home

Got a hybrid ii strat last year and it quickly became my favourite guitar. Blows away any mexican fender iv played and I prefer it to my 2005 USA strat. Fender japan make incredible guitars

I share your love of Japanese craftmanship. Possibly the best in the world? I own just one MIJ guitar, that is amazing, a Scofield model Ibanez. While in Tokyo on a family vacation (what a fascinating country : the people, the culture, the food, the ethos... everything) I was able to see a number of Fender types from up close by Fender Japan VanZandt, Momose, FGN, Ibanez, Yamaha... all looking incredible but I did not have time to try any of them. I haven't had a Fender type in 20 years and wouldn't know how to chose honestly. Sound-wise is it a step up from Fender Japan to Momose or VanZandt? I also find the Ibanez and Yamaha modern strats very attractive though I'm not sure if I need all the pickup options. Thanks for your one-of-a-kind work on KZfaq.

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day jikm jim❤😊

Richie Blackmore said the bigger strat headstock increases sustain. I wonder if that is true?

Why does basswood dent easier than alder? Should we go with alder over basswood generally speaking?

yeah, my main guitar for the last year and a half has been a player plus olympic white left-handed. I may be biased being left-handed cause there are not many options, but it is well worth the money to me. For what it's worth, the noiseless pickups are really good. the only thing that would really make this guitar a must-have would be a roasted maple neck and jumbo frets like a charvel or shecter.

A purple mustang holy fuck

That sign off had me 😂😂😂 great stream as ever and hope you’re well mate!

those price are crazy compared to same guitars for sale in USA

Thanks Jim🙏🏼😇🙏🏼

I bought one, the saddle kept coming loose and pulled into the guitar by the strings. The screws must have been stripped I guess? I also had to tune it every hour which was super annoying. Returned it for a player strat. I really miss the short scale length and texture you could get doing chords with a lot of distortion. I hope to get a real one at some point, but this particular guitar is way too finicky to be my main.

This is exactly the video I was looking for!

The tone on that guitar is overwhelmingly awesome

Great demo, thanks!

Just some additional info on finishes… Polyurethane is the wood sealer. The AVRI, AO, AVII all have it. Almost all original Fenders have a “poly like” wood sealer as well. Fullerplast is exactly that. The AV65 had some _great_ colors. Fender should do a AV58 Jazzmaster in two tone sunburst and white blonde with 9 hole anodized pickguards and black pickup covers (with a white set included). 😅 Some of my notes on Finishes, which was a part of much more info and discussion posted on TGP: Fender has used synthetics as a sealer coat forever. Pre CBS….poly-like sealer. They used Homoclad, Fullerplast, Polyurethane and possibly others. A fender without it wouldn’t be vintage accurate. ”From 1955, Fender used a sealer called Homoclad and from 1963 they applied a clear polyester sealer coat called Fullerplast” “Fullerplast is a clear, sprayed chemically curing sealer, unaffected by solvents after it dries. It is made by Fuller O'Brien hence the name "Fullerplast" (and all this time you though it was named after the city of Fullerton, the home of Fender). Fullerplast soaks into the wood and creates a seal that prevents following coats from soaking into the wood like a sponge. This means spraying the color coats is easier and the coats can be applied thinner (saving material, money and dry time). Even though alder is a "closed pore" wood, the first few coats of lacquer will soak in like a sponge without some type of sealer coat. Fullerplast dries in 15 minutes, and is paintable in one hour. It is also applied very thin. Most experts agree the actual product "Fullerplast" (as made by Fuller O'Brien) actually started to be used around 1963 at Fender. Prior to that, Fender used other products as their sealer coat, but they did the same thing. The sealer allowed any color coat (be it sunburst or a custom color) to not soak into the wood. Since the sealer is essentially a clear inexpensive primer, less color would be needed (and color costs a lot more money than a cheap sealer).” And certain Fender colors, some of the most prized, were Lucite. Lucite is “poly” as well. American Original, American Vintage 62, and the Heritage Japan series are all quite historically accurate as they have poly sealers with nitro over top. Check the vintage color charts, your favorites might be Lucite (poly).

Tus videos son excelentes. Gracias!

Is there any chance the issue is in the guitar or pedal signal path? Electricity in your home? A bad tube? That’s a weird issue.

I love dark amps and this one is perfect for me. I’ve had mine about 6 months, had no problems, and the three settings work great for me. I sold my Princeton and PRS amps, and most of my overdrive pedals, as this amp is perfect for me.

Good review thanks

Nice video! Lots of helpful info!

This is why BAD is a nightmare. They absolutely stole ToneKing from Mark Bartel the original creator and owner of the brand, who designed the falcon grande, and what they did to his design is downright disturbing. Boutique Amp Distribution is disturbing.

I'm confused... why do you keep comparing the Les Paul to ES style guitars... Even the 339... Is nothing like a Les Paul... they sound completely different, they look, feel and play completely different... in fact, they are worlds apart.

Yeah, the regular single coil 59s were harsh. Lotta noise in the bridge pick up when it was distorted all that extra garble. Finish him.

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One mod I cant live with out is a 4 way switch. I have to have series and parallel. I personally like 7.25-9.5 vintage compound, but that a special thing. I like the beefy neck same thickness of my 335. I just picked up a 72 thinline maybe I should have grabbed one of these while prices are in a dip. Next time I guess.

I've had my 2012 MIM for almost 10-11 years now... after a few months of gigging I worked out what needed doing... I replaced the bridge with a Rutter's Burrito V, fitted new Fender locking tuners, replaced the plain white pickguard with a thicker black one from WD's, I fitted Schaller strap locks as well... I left electronics as they were as they didn't give me any hassles... I also opted for leaving the Fidelitrons in as they sounded just right through my AC30... I use the volume pot all the time... I actually set my rig to suit the band and room with my guitar's volume on about 30% then ride it up and down as needed for rhythm and solos... check it out on this vid of me playing it live... I already ordered the new pickguard and was waiting for it at this point... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h7Kjeal_06qnk3U.html

Excellent video once again - thanks for doing it! However - I don't think there's any American made Vintage 30's ;-) I think you meant UK made?

The Edward’s in made in China set up in Japan

reminds me of this guy, he wasn't very popular. i think his name was Kurt Cobain or something like that...

So useful thank you. Off to double check my trem arm isn't rubbing 😅

Sounds really nice! Changing this preamp tube doesn't require any bias adjustment, right?

Personally, I don't care where it's made long as it's made.Well sounds like a good guitar to me

Could I ask what the body thickness is ... I was thinking of a full depth Gotoh 510 with a full depth steel block (42mm). I have a Harley Benton ST-62 than has a thin body (under 40 mm)

People are all cheesed off with licenced goods , and countries that dont do them , they copy others ! Tough sh/t watch makers have been copying stuff for centuries cars everything , everything is a copy of something , get over it , theres some seriously good bands out there had the chance to shine because of copies and rip off equipment you would say

Hello, did you use helix like a cab loader for Victory preamp?