Lucky buggers, my 91 strat plus and 88 fender "the twin" will have to do. But if use my Boss Parametric EQ with the twin I can actually get some pretty vintage sounding tone out of it.
@Caveira138 It's called feeling not fake faces... Some people actually feel what they play and show it in their face expression. Why hate someone who show how they love what they do? Even if it's a simple thing as bending a string. have a nice day dude and don't hate!
also what is this obsession with so-called 'vintage' electric guitars? In fact the whole notion that there is a vintage electric guitar is rediculous. It is one of the youngest instruments in the western world and is barely developed, unlike the grand piano for example. Sorry to be hostile but you really need to grow up a bit and see the instrument in the context of the wider world.
@Uberloinvongenchler It's because the older fenders were handmade back in the 60s. And they actually cost about $2000 back then (only $257 adjusted to 1960 inflation). Some play like complete dogs and others play very well. Many people like them because the wood is old and it sounds better than some guitars, but I'd rather have an old hunk of maple or something cut instead of paying a five figure price. I agree though, they only got expensive near the 80s or so.
Thanks for the lecture. But vintage is a relative concept and plenty of things from the 20th century can rightly be considered vintage -- cars, clothing, furniture, photographic gear...you name it. It's hard to understand why this is upsetting to you.
you can't say 'more unique'...and why are these guys bumming these guitars? there's a hell of a lot you can't do an a strat like play comfortably around the double octave...
I'm glad I stumbled onto these videos. very informative and I love all the vintage cool gear. you fellas rip a mean tone tweek on the strings too....good work.....keep it up.
He couldn't be more true about the whole single coil thing. Single coils just give you the dynamics, and add so much flavour and character to your playing... Nothing comes close. Fender Strat for life.
@pacrat90 thats very true...however..with that being said the blacktop strat is pretty sweet also...for a more "heavy sound"..but still retaining that stratty quality...which to me is a singing bluesy quality...just my 2 cents
Really? The dude with the sonic blue '63 strat is holding pretty much the greatest era and color strat ever and he says "but i want this ugly one over here, though".
'You get the speakers reacting with the tubes' a bit like a head and speaker cab really; separation came in when amps were getting loud and vibration was becoming a problem. Combos are more portable; I would suggest that those are two sensible explanations to be going on with.
@pedrogoldfinger ....I beg to differ, not to split hairs but there is a reason players like Clapton, SRV, Duane Allman, Johnny Winter, etc., etc., recorded with these BF models like the Twin, Vibroverb/lux/champ, Deluxe. They are very transparent and if you aren't a good player these amps will reveal your inadequacies. The next chance you get play them side by side I think you will see what I mean.....and I'm talking about "original" BlackFace amps, not one somebody has molested or "improved".
@55slice Its a conversation I've had many times with shop people. I personally don't believe there is a general "best sounding amp" because it all depends on how you play it. What works for you might not work for me and the other way around. I play a mexican! strat with '54 reissues trough a Twin Blackface reissue cranked all the way up and believe me, any inadequacies are well exposed. I know it sounds different from old models, but it really works. For me 60s gear is not "needed" to sound good
@pedrogoldfinger ...true enough, one size doesn't fit all and you're right if you can play well you should sound good on just about anything. I'm just partial to the older stuff I guess...and that can be said for the vintage Vox AC30's, some of the boutique Crate VC's, and the Orange and Peavey amps....for volumn and tone live those old Class A amps are hard to beat as well...The old "Rivera" series Fenders are well worth the listen as well.
@v0odoochild001 The guy on the right doesnt have to one up him, he's just a way better player. You should look his stuff up, Carl Verheyan, he's great.
@SkateTS808 sounds like youve got a capacitor or resistor or both that needs to be replaced, that would cause going from icepick unregulated trebles to squooshy crappola no treble and nothing in-between. Take in for a service the 50 to 300 bucks in a tuneup from a good amp tech is necessary from time to time and worth it.
@REALCougarsRmales Good question. I don't think so (but that's my opinion) I've got a '71 Fender Twin that looks and plays like the day it was made and I can't even get $600 for it on Craigs list.
it's kind of funny that carl says you get something from the combo amps, considering that there's a whole nother group of people who say that you lose something with combos...
everything. Ha not really but there were variations in the old ones. Also a lot of vintage ones are no longer completely functional without a tube or speaker change. Nowadays they do there best but they aren't exactly the same
@guithero11 in my opinion the first riff the "other guy" played sounded eons better than anything carl verheyen played... (emphasis on _sounded_, and not "carl has moar shred skills")
Peter Green played a les paul and he was the tone master.. BB KING words. Page was known for his 59 les paul also Duane Allmans solo work on Blind Willie McTell cover Statesboro Blues was probably the greatist bottle neck solo ever and i do believe that was done on a les pau,l the most famous era of his playing featured him rocking sunburst and Goldtop Les Pauls, Dickey Betts also. Billy Gibbons 59' les paul player one of the best! These are all i'd say huge influential players!
@bingefeller.... I agree, but i rather put a pedal such as delay or EQ in the loop of and amp rather then straight in. Ive try'd it on my super, and it just adds unwonted noise
I do most of mine through the front too (played with many cobinations over the years). I use a noise gate and a volume pedal in my loop, everything else in the front. I don't use overdrive from an amp much. To me only Marshalls, new hybrid Fenders and EVH's amp have good distortion/overdrive.
once again im here and there is arguing on a perfectly fine demo. put a hot rod 62 strat through it or a vintage 62 strat and that puppy would sound like sex.
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or rather i can. wouldn't you say Clapton sounded better in his gibson days than the generic 70's? I'm not saying Jimi or David Gilmour don't have great tone, they do, but they're unique.
The bottom line is, if you want to sound like everyone else, buy a strat.
well, it's not worth fighting over, but I will say this. I have both Strat and a HB LP style and I like em both a lot. I do find myself playing the Strat a lot more because I enjoy the tone a lot more
your dumb, really dumb.who was that really famous gibson player? he was in a band with robert plant, oh yeah jimmy page. he used pauls live for the output level but in the studio and on most of his solos he used teles.strats.danelectro lipsticks. so pretty much you contradict yourself and say that 2 of the most influential players in history plus page, srv, all played strats. who didnt play a strat that created amazing tone, bb king with his hollowbody, garcia sg/custom stuff. santana-sg
and so does your MOM! still doesnt change my mind i still and aways will say the 2007 sss highway ones sound better.
and heres some FACTS for ya BluesThor.
the 2007 highway one sss strats are one of the most sought after strats WHY? because of its tone versatility and old school strat feel. these are FACTS! not some BULLSHIT EMPTY OPINIONS.
the feel of the guitar could NEVER match the original strats fro the 60' and you know that! i have played the and they has and "square" feeling to it.. and the 60' reissues and stuff has that smooth feelin'.. thats my opinion..
god that strat sounds liek shit, its so tinny, and small sounding. single coil strat picks suck ass. get a fucking ES 335 if your going to be playing a fender twin reverb!!
he isnt douchy. he is expressive, i mean its funny how his attitude is similar to srv, that guy was no douche he just knew his shit. now a douche would be yngwie that guy is a douche
Yeah he's such a twat ... killer player that knows gear better than most of us will ever dream of ... how exactly does this make him douchy ? ... I guess well spoken polite musicians are morons.
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so working harder to get single coils to overdrive an amp makes them more special???????
I'm sorry, but nothing beats the sound of a les paul driving the stupid out of the preamp tubes for that natural tube distortion. (although I like pedals as well for convenience.)
the only thing i hate about hteir videos is the fact that they always use the whammy bar. its like let the sound ring people, its a beautiful strat and a beautiful amp. aside from that amazing videos. good guitar players.
I think the guy on the left is playing an original Twin Reverb from the 60s. The ones you can buy now are a reissue of the '65 model (similar, but different colour).
My only complaint about strats is that they're too harsh. My perfect match, is a Dean Palomino, with those real hot p90's, and that hollowbody sustain, but thats just me, great demo.
When Strats sound harsh it is because pickups are too high to strings or some of them really need the bridge to float. Try those things out, it will help.
Thanks. Yeah I love working on guitars and making them sound the best they can. I have found with strats that pickups, especially single coils, have to be the proper distance from the strings. And also making the bridge a floating brodge can help if it sounds too harsh.
Not all strats and bridge need that. I had the two piviot style on my Strat and in order for it to sound great it needed to float. I now have a six screw system and having it flat doesn't make it sound harsh, but rather a little more tight. Floating bridges are nice, I like to keep my flat though so I can tune down without problems.
awesome video. while we're on the discussion of strings, i will say that most or all strats sound MUCH better with heavier strings. I never go below 11's anymore after i heard the difference
Agreed, but I love my bends, so I use Slinky Tops, Heavy Bottoms. I never found the G, B, and E strings to be all that much better for tone than those from the tens.
The brand of string really is such a personal preference thing, you probably should just trust your own ears. But if your fingers are up to it, try using heavier gauge strings, eg 11 on top, although the guitar set up might need tweaking.
I've used alot of different strings, cheapest to most expensive i could find, and Ernie Balls just fell better to me and resonate great even will you're not plugged in.
Certainly not Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, and Pete Townshend. They liked them ok, but they would've sounded great with any guitar. It ain't the guitar man, it's the head, the hands, and the heart. The Fender Stratocaster is the best guitar that has ever been made, and the 50s and 60s Strats are specifically the best of the best.
definetly the most iconic guitar. They just don't work for me. I much prefer guitars like the fender coronado and epiphone riviera with depth and presence. i'm sure they're not a strat player's cup of tea being ''cumbersome'' and whatnot. I do love fender amps though. tweed and blackface but i have to say that the strat sounds alot juicier thru the tweed amps.
but also keep in mind that Hendrix and SRV used the shittiest cables they could find - SRV used coiled radio shack cables - check out Cesar Diaz's interview on tonequest. why? to cut the brutal high end frequencies - which is what I HATE about strats (even though I love strats) : ) they also had their amps modded by experts to get more meat and less ice pick. what makes me nuts about strats is how easy it is to get that annoying thin "clicking" sound when you pluck. shitty amps I guess
I agree and disagree, thefew said it best its not in the guitar its in the player. Personally strats dont work for me but I cant argue with the greats who used strats. You cant say any guitar is the 'best' Guitars are just tools. Like Victor Wooten says I dont play bass I play music. I think the music is the most important not the guitar. Use whatever works for you man.
when i look at the other guys comment, to me a strats a strat. im not into vintage. more performance. most important. and yea it just depends what your playing through. i can get some amazing tones.
i guess it just depends what your into! u reali dont get many coronado guitars any more. dont like them to b honest. im not a les paul man either. meh... every guitar player is looking for a different tone.
yay! we have a crew lol i've had a tele and a jaguar but i much prefer semi-acoustics. I'm thinking of getting a '52 vintage hot rod tele though. The one with the mini HB in the neck.
I've only used Rosewood on my HB guitars until i got my Strat ('08 MIA standard) which is Maple and wow what a differnece, the playability is phenomenal. Mine has a great gloss on the neck so it looks slightly darker, beautiful.
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Well, not teles, theyre cool. Strats just sound like somebody punching you in the face. If the jagstang had been released in 1954 and the strat in 94, the jag would have been the most poular, influential, versatile blah blah blah guitar ever.
here's the thing with strats - I find that if u can manage to get a great tone out of 'em then u get a really serious kickass tone that rules. but its hard to get a great tone without high end harshness. what I have found is that the speakers and tubes (bascially the amp) are wayy more important - maybe 70% of tone and the rest is the guitar - mostly pickups. try playing a squier strat through a great amp vs a top of the line strat through a POS amp - you'll see how important the amp is
i retract my previous statement to some extent. I have played wonderful strats and i have played crappy ones. More crappy than wonderful. Sometimes, you just need a strat. I'd like a 60s pink one with aged plastic, gone yellow from cigarette smoke :D
i got a usa 70's strat that is the most beautiful guitar ever. i also got a 71 fender twin, which is the most beautiful amp ever. the two together would make a grown man cry. i love them both and count myself very lucky.
i know its harder to dial in your tone on single coils,but man its worth it when you get it. I'll spend up t a half hour on each pick up to get it just the right height and angle.but the tone is awesome.i use a '74 twin reverb that has been gone thru inside and out and has been reversed to the blackfaced specs.great tone,even from my MIM strat
Lucky buggers, my 91 strat plus and 88 fender "the twin" will have to do. But if use my Boss Parametric EQ with the twin I can actually get some pretty vintage sounding tone out of it.
1991stratplus 18 hours ago
Burgandy missed.
bunchacrapbunchashit 1 week ago
I hate the fake faces people make when they bend... posers
Caveira138 3 weeks ago
@Caveira138 It's called feeling not fake faces... Some people actually feel what they play and show it in their face expression. Why hate someone who show how they love what they do? Even if it's a simple thing as bending a string. have a nice day dude and don't hate!
karlosman666 2 days ago
@karlosman666 sorry thats probably some resentment from them trashing classic guitars like the Duosonic, Musicmaster and the Coronado.
Caveira138 2 days ago
@Caveira138 bastards! I think I look the other way this time. =)
karlosman666 20 hours ago
@ 3:58 I thought he was about to say "apeshit."
TheRealRayJ 1 month ago
What is this excerpt from?
LittleMopp 2 months ago
very nice !! no better sound than a clean reverbed strat
centralscrutinizer9 2 months ago
2:34, I love that comment
sugeci 2 months ago
spettacolare !
MrFranz1s 3 months ago
I'd love to hear about gibson's from the same period, that would be ausome.
271189a 4 months ago
also what is this obsession with so-called 'vintage' electric guitars? In fact the whole notion that there is a vintage electric guitar is rediculous. It is one of the youngest instruments in the western world and is barely developed, unlike the grand piano for example. Sorry to be hostile but you really need to grow up a bit and see the instrument in the context of the wider world.
Uberloinvongenchler 4 months ago
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78julanNY 4 months ago
@Uberloinvongenchler It's because the older fenders were handmade back in the 60s. And they actually cost about $2000 back then (only $257 adjusted to 1960 inflation). Some play like complete dogs and others play very well. Many people like them because the wood is old and it sounds better than some guitars, but I'd rather have an old hunk of maple or something cut instead of paying a five figure price. I agree though, they only got expensive near the 80s or so.
milodaman2 4 months ago
@Uberloinvongenchler
Thanks for the lecture. But vintage is a relative concept and plenty of things from the 20th century can rightly be considered vintage -- cars, clothing, furniture, photographic gear...you name it. It's hard to understand why this is upsetting to you.
1Doz 3 months ago
you can't say 'more unique'...and why are these guys bumming these guitars? there's a hell of a lot you can't do an a strat like play comfortably around the double octave...
Uberloinvongenchler 4 months ago
The thing is CARL could make a fender 15G sound awesome, he rocks at guitar period, I have been playing 20 years, and still look up to him
UKToneKing 4 months ago
You COULD get all this fancy and expensive shit. OR you could just play.
ixlikexscurvy 5 months ago
This guy is Ryan Giggs ?
Fruscification 5 months ago 3
r.i.p Ryan Dunn
lamoureuxmaxim 7 months ago
I'm glad I stumbled onto these videos. very informative and I love all the vintage cool gear. you fellas rip a mean tone tweek on the strings too....good work.....keep it up.
Bluegeek1 7 months ago
He couldn't be more true about the whole single coil thing. Single coils just give you the dynamics, and add so much flavour and character to your playing... Nothing comes close. Fender Strat for life.
pacrat90 7 months ago 2
@pacrat90 thats very true...however..with that being said the blacktop strat is pretty sweet also...for a more "heavy sound"..but still retaining that stratty quality...which to me is a singing bluesy quality...just my 2 cents
arkee71 2 weeks ago
Really? The dude with the sonic blue '63 strat is holding pretty much the greatest era and color strat ever and he says "but i want this ugly one over here, though".
bilbomarks 7 months ago
'You get the speakers reacting with the tubes' a bit like a head and speaker cab really; separation came in when amps were getting loud and vibration was becoming a problem. Combos are more portable; I would suggest that those are two sensible explanations to be going on with.
mink61 8 months ago
Damn these guys go for details!!
I just need 6 strings and an amp!!
BlisterOnTheMoon 8 months ago
I like these vintage lessons but if you can only sound good on 60s fender guitars and amps then you dont know how to play.
"Today" fender gear does same the trick. Its all in your head.
pedrogoldfinger 9 months ago
@pedrogoldfinger ....I beg to differ, not to split hairs but there is a reason players like Clapton, SRV, Duane Allman, Johnny Winter, etc., etc., recorded with these BF models like the Twin, Vibroverb/lux/champ, Deluxe. They are very transparent and if you aren't a good player these amps will reveal your inadequacies. The next chance you get play them side by side I think you will see what I mean.....and I'm talking about "original" BlackFace amps, not one somebody has molested or "improved".
55slice 8 months ago
@55slice Its a conversation I've had many times with shop people. I personally don't believe there is a general "best sounding amp" because it all depends on how you play it. What works for you might not work for me and the other way around. I play a mexican! strat with '54 reissues trough a Twin Blackface reissue cranked all the way up and believe me, any inadequacies are well exposed. I know it sounds different from old models, but it really works. For me 60s gear is not "needed" to sound good
pedrogoldfinger 8 months ago
@pedrogoldfinger ...true enough, one size doesn't fit all and you're right if you can play well you should sound good on just about anything. I'm just partial to the older stuff I guess...and that can be said for the vintage Vox AC30's, some of the boutique Crate VC's, and the Orange and Peavey amps....for volumn and tone live those old Class A amps are hard to beat as well...The old "Rivera" series Fenders are well worth the listen as well.
55slice 8 months ago
5:07 - 5:10 just heaven!!!!
makismanos 9 months ago
a douche is a shower!! you stupid shower bags
poppyseller1 9 months ago
If Yngwie is a douche, then please make me a vagina!!
A "Soldier without faith" is doomed!
fendertwin777 9 months ago
I liked the guy on left (his playing and tone ofc ; ) better
WckrM 11 months ago
@WckrM Lol are you retarded?
WTig3r 9 months ago
@WTig3r
Maybe
WckrM 9 months ago
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@WTig3r
Maybe
WckrM 9 months ago
do we really need a lesson that shows us 60s strats are awesome??
stratocasterfranck 1 year ago 5
That guy knew his stuff. Skill like that is getting rarer and rarer.
rokkenroll 1 year ago
Stratocasters 4ever !! Oh, and Fender Acoustasonic Telecasters rule too!
smkonwater23 1 year ago
@smkonwater23 no they don't
kellyisvlogging 9 months ago
All the videos I see of them, the guy on the right always has to 1-up the guy on the left playability wise...it's funny haha.
v0odoochild001 1 year ago
@v0odoochild001 The guy on the right doesnt have to one up him, he's just a way better player. You should look his stuff up, Carl Verheyan, he's great.
goblesqb7 1 year ago
I have a twin reverb 1966 blackface. The high's is so fucking intense and when i turn down the treble a loose tone. Help?
SkateTS808 1 year ago
@SkateTS808 New speaker, beam blocker or turnin' down tone on guitar a bit
jeTTa002 1 year ago
@jeTTa002 no i have great speakers Jensen original made in Chicago
SkateTS808 1 year ago
@SkateTS808 sounds like youve got a capacitor or resistor or both that needs to be replaced, that would cause going from icepick unregulated trebles to squooshy crappola no treble and nothing in-between. Take in for a service the 50 to 300 bucks in a tuneup from a good amp tech is necessary from time to time and worth it.
cwhanna 1 year ago
hahahahaha.. " I want this".. then it ends lol
natezach97 1 year ago
is the fender twin considered something of a holy grail? I've noticed that fender twin amps get the most youtube hits (as far as amps go).
REALCougarsRmales 1 year ago
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ToneKingGuitarMan 1 year ago
@REALCougarsRmales Good question. I don't think so (but that's my opinion) I've got a '71 Fender Twin that looks and plays like the day it was made and I can't even get $600 for it on Craigs list.
ToneKingGuitarMan 1 year ago
Whoever these dudes are, or work for. They are awesome. I'm subscribing.
pacrat90 1 year ago
Faantastic...! ;))
PeterGCholakov 1 year ago
The first guy seems like Ryan Gigs futeball player of the Man United xD
Fruscification 1 year ago
it's kind of funny that carl says you get something from the combo amps, considering that there's a whole nother group of people who say that you lose something with combos...
cshsfg 1 year ago
Did he say he would take it in the Brown?
BluesHeavy 1 year ago
Carl is a top session player in Los Angeles and a member of the band Super Tramp. . Just thought I would mention. The guy is amazing.
74LesPaul 1 year ago
One word. AMAZING.
ScreaminnTubes 1 year ago
can sombody please tell me what are the differences between and old twin reverb and the reissue ones?
rockboy8812 1 year ago
everything. Ha not really but there were variations in the old ones. Also a lot of vintage ones are no longer completely functional without a tube or speaker change. Nowadays they do there best but they aren't exactly the same
EPICFAILSAM 1 year ago
@rockboy8812
Their Age.
pacrat90 1 year ago
Had a Super Reverb in Germany in the early 1980s . It had the 4x10 inch speakers ,man it was great! Wish I had her back!
HerbWalker 1 year ago
I prefer strats, but single coils and humbuckers can both sound great, and both have their own unique, great sounds.
johnnyleetone 2 years ago 6
verheyen blows that other guy away
guithero11 2 years ago 5
@guithero11 in my opinion the first riff the "other guy" played sounded eons better than anything carl verheyen played... (emphasis on _sounded_, and not "carl has moar shred skills")
dontWTFme 1 year ago
Peter Green played a les paul and he was the tone master.. BB KING words. Page was known for his 59 les paul also Duane Allmans solo work on Blind Willie McTell cover Statesboro Blues was probably the greatist bottle neck solo ever and i do believe that was done on a les pau,l the most famous era of his playing featured him rocking sunburst and Goldtop Les Pauls, Dickey Betts also. Billy Gibbons 59' les paul player one of the best! These are all i'd say huge influential players!
purplejaybird 2 years ago
For me a clean amp and pedals infront of it is the way to go. None of the effects loop business.
bingefeller 2 years ago 3
@bingefeller.... I agree, but i rather put a pedal such as delay or EQ in the loop of and amp rather then straight in. Ive try'd it on my super, and it just adds unwonted noise
MetalScreamer510 2 years ago
Oh well, whatever works, eh man?
bingefeller 2 years ago
I agree!
LuXguitaR 2 years ago
I do most of mine through the front too (played with many cobinations over the years). I use a noise gate and a volume pedal in my loop, everything else in the front. I don't use overdrive from an amp much. To me only Marshalls, new hybrid Fenders and EVH's amp have good distortion/overdrive.
TheMadMusicMan 2 years ago
that guy looks like the bassist from green day!
BassDude50000 2 years ago 19
yes , its his TWIN , HAHAHAHAHa got it? like the amp? HAHAHAHAHAH.
omg im so alone.
Lemming16 2 years ago 92
lol
BassDude50000 2 years ago
@Lemming16 LMAOSHMSFOTFAIDMT
twsafarn 5 months ago
@BassDude50000 mike dirnt
JanPotrc 2 months ago
once again im here and there is arguing on a perfectly fine demo. put a hot rod 62 strat through it or a vintage 62 strat and that puppy would sound like sex.
treflipper 2 years ago
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3:10 bullshit!!
You're entitled to your opinion, but nothing sounds more generic than a strat, so you're disproving you own point.
mourningleaves 2 years ago
some guys (like you) just can not hear the tone.
lukatme2 2 years ago 2
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or rather i can. wouldn't you say Clapton sounded better in his gibson days than the generic 70's? I'm not saying Jimi or David Gilmour don't have great tone, they do, but they're unique.
The bottom line is, if you want to sound like everyone else, buy a strat.
mourningleaves 2 years ago
well, it's not worth fighting over, but I will say this. I have both Strat and a HB LP style and I like em both a lot. I do find myself playing the Strat a lot more because I enjoy the tone a lot more
lukatme2 2 years ago
your dumb, really dumb.who was that really famous gibson player? he was in a band with robert plant, oh yeah jimmy page. he used pauls live for the output level but in the studio and on most of his solos he used teles.strats.danelectro lipsticks. so pretty much you contradict yourself and say that 2 of the most influential players in history plus page, srv, all played strats. who didnt play a strat that created amazing tone, bb king with his hollowbody, garcia sg/custom stuff. santana-sg
ChillBroify 2 years ago
A gorgeous looking piece....mmmmm.
clean3 2 years ago
the highway one is a great strat. personally i prefer the classic player 60s
TheFoOl2411 2 years ago
the highway one y way worst than 90's mexico strat I think .......
I DON'T LIKE THOSE SERIES
(I got a 90's mex and a lone star strat)
javisambora 2 years ago
sounds amazing
thatcoolG 2 years ago
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personaly i prefer the 2007 highway one sss stratocater over the one you are showing.
stratdem 2 years ago
the highway one sucks balls!
BluesThor 2 years ago 3
and so does your MOM! still doesnt change my mind i still and aways will say the 2007 sss highway ones sound better.
and heres some FACTS for ya BluesThor.
the 2007 highway one sss strats are one of the most sought after strats WHY? because of its tone versatility and old school strat feel. these are FACTS! not some BULLSHIT EMPTY OPINIONS.
stratdem 2 years ago
the feel of the guitar could NEVER match the original strats fro the 60' and you know that! i have played the and they has and "square" feeling to it.. and the 60' reissues and stuff has that smooth feelin'.. thats my opinion..
BluesThor 2 years ago 2
so does your mom, lololololololol.
gatler05 2 years ago
this sound is gorgeous
pentasa 2 years ago 2
I wonder why when some people are intimidated by another person's talent, they call that person a douche bag.
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god that strat sounds liek shit, its so tinny, and small sounding. single coil strat picks suck ass. get a fucking ES 335 if your going to be playing a fender twin reverb!!
brenan6 2 years ago
Carl is a first-call session guitarist. You've heard him many times on albums, tv shows etc.
surfstrat59 2 years ago 2
is that the guy from green day?? lol
Joeman3438 2 years ago 4
omg no!
Epiphonefan 2 years ago
No, cause he's not playing power chords
PoposNewGuitarChan 2 years ago 6
Ah, don't use pedals there, the natural character of those amps are unmatched! The pedal seems to take that away.
marcelcruzeiro 2 years ago
he isnt douchy. he is expressive, i mean its funny how his attitude is similar to srv, that guy was no douche he just knew his shit. now a douche would be yngwie that guy is a douche
ChillBroify 2 years ago 96
i think you are all douches. what's it to ya?
JDGuitaristT 2 years ago
There's the point!
fenderbandi 2 years ago
amazing player-his profile looks like the green day bassist in my opinion..
hopefully getting this amp soon :)
henryflint123 2 years ago
Yeah he's such a twat ... killer player that knows gear better than most of us will ever dream of ... how exactly does this make him douchy ? ... I guess well spoken polite musicians are morons.
LifesonFan4Life 2 years ago 4
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carls such a twat
ASTROAVERY 2 years ago
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gotta agree ... something slightly douchy about him
JuanDeSoCal 2 years ago
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i gave my fender amp away.. too fricken heavy.. filled with lead. probably carcinogenic. carl does well on the MICRO neck but these are salespeople
cshargeit 2 years ago
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so working harder to get single coils to overdrive an amp makes them more special???????
I'm sorry, but nothing beats the sound of a les paul driving the stupid out of the preamp tubes for that natural tube distortion. (although I like pedals as well for convenience.)
these guys are fender fan boys.
smausetrap 2 years ago
well thats just personal opinion. personally i think a strat and a twin reverb is the best guitar sounds you will ever get.
JayLacelle 2 years ago 4
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well...both are opinions, mine and his.
While I agree it sounds good to drive singles, its weird to say it makes it something special because its stupid hard to get them to do it.
its more like.....finally that took too long, but thats what the pedal is for obviously
but I digress, the twin is a sexy combo. But these guys are still total wankers lol
smausetrap 2 years ago
@JayLacelle anything thru a twin reverb will sound great indeed
d0d0Lgarutz 1 year ago
So they trash Gibsons in all their other videos? No- they don't. Thanks for showing your ignorance. They seem to like ALL nice guitars just fine
Tibbon 2 years ago
the only thing i hate about hteir videos is the fact that they always use the whammy bar. its like let the sound ring people, its a beautiful strat and a beautiful amp. aside from that amazing videos. good guitar players.
Lotrfan99 2 years ago
is dave playing through a vibroverb?
xdivinebladex 2 years ago
I think the guy on the left is playing an original Twin Reverb from the 60s. The ones you can buy now are a reissue of the '65 model (similar, but different colour).
Someone correct me if I'm wrong...
utopianreality 2 years ago
I can't believe how mint everything is after all these years! Everything they are showing is in perfect condition!
bgggbb 2 years ago
My only complaint about strats is that they're too harsh. My perfect match, is a Dean Palomino, with those real hot p90's, and that hollowbody sustain, but thats just me, great demo.
favre4ever1995 2 years ago
When Strats sound harsh it is because pickups are too high to strings or some of them really need the bridge to float. Try those things out, it will help.
TheMadMusicMan 2 years ago 2
k thanks
favre4ever1995 2 years ago
True. You clearly know what you are talking about.
bgggbb 2 years ago
Thanks. Yeah I love working on guitars and making them sound the best they can. I have found with strats that pickups, especially single coils, have to be the proper distance from the strings. And also making the bridge a floating brodge can help if it sounds too harsh.
TheMadMusicMan 2 years ago
Not all strats and bridge need that. I had the two piviot style on my Strat and in order for it to sound great it needed to float. I now have a six screw system and having it flat doesn't make it sound harsh, but rather a little more tight. Floating bridges are nice, I like to keep my flat though so I can tune down without problems.
TheMadMusicMan 2 years ago
It's all how the guitar is set up.
bgggbb 2 years ago
Haha "This is burgundy mist, which is just a gorgeous looking piece"
robinelfstrom 2 years ago
wat was the first song he played before he put the trem on?
jordanasch 2 years ago
Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
igotwhips 2 years ago
my lord...that inca silver is soooo beautiful.
jonrivera 2 years ago 3
5 stars for you
VERHEYENfanCHANEL 2 years ago
I like the silverfaced Twins of the 70's more, but maybe I'm just weird.
couchfort 2 years ago 2
I prefer maple over rosewood.
There's something about rosewood that repulses me.
hodowncorexxx 2 years ago 3
Same here. My Strat has a rosewood neck and it's pretty nice, but the Mapple neck on my Telecaster gets me every time.
TheMadMusicMan 2 years ago 2
test
ichisatori 3 years ago
awesome video. while we're on the discussion of strings, i will say that most or all strats sound MUCH better with heavier strings. I never go below 11's anymore after i heard the difference
Flyin2hawain 3 years ago
Agreed, but I love my bends, so I use Slinky Tops, Heavy Bottoms. I never found the G, B, and E strings to be all that much better for tone than those from the tens.
OneTimer1127 3 years ago
the guy in the left is very similar to Ryan Giggs(Man U soccer player)
squierkid 3 years ago 3
Who is the guy on the left?
UncleCaptainMidnight 3 years ago
his name is dave hunter
xdivinebladex 3 years ago
Hey Fellas, I'm always restling with which string manufacturers sound the most resonant when playing clean. Do you have a preference?
scopinusa 3 years ago
Ernie Ball strings. nothin touches them. preferably the 9 Gauge hybrid slinky pack.
JIMMYJIBLETS 3 years ago
The brand of string really is such a personal preference thing, you probably should just trust your own ears. But if your fingers are up to it, try using heavier gauge strings, eg 11 on top, although the guitar set up might need tweaking.
robertmessore 3 years ago
I've got earne ball 11s. Check Taksins cover of rape me for that sound
McNugget94 3 years ago
Personally I use Nine-Gauge GHS Boomers, but a good set of Ernie Ball slinky's doesn't hurt either.
florez411 3 years ago
I've used alot of different strings, cheapest to most expensive i could find, and Ernie Balls just fell better to me and resonate great even will you're not plugged in.
Dube230 3 years ago
I want this!! ahhaa!
Zwikster 3 years ago 2
perrrfecct blues tone
zep4life 3 years ago
strats are the best guitar ever! end of conversation.
weavzy 3 years ago
no, benedetto guitars are the best ever. if you ever get one please let me play it! :)
Kinshasa9200 3 years ago
Guys thanks so much, It's an awesome info!
Juanguru 3 years ago
i find stratocasters to be so thin sounding. anyone else think that?
purenectar 3 years ago 2
Certainly not Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, and Pete Townshend. They liked them ok, but they would've sounded great with any guitar. It ain't the guitar man, it's the head, the hands, and the heart. The Fender Stratocaster is the best guitar that has ever been made, and the 50s and 60s Strats are specifically the best of the best.
thefew 3 years ago
definetly the most iconic guitar. They just don't work for me. I much prefer guitars like the fender coronado and epiphone riviera with depth and presence. i'm sure they're not a strat player's cup of tea being ''cumbersome'' and whatnot. I do love fender amps though. tweed and blackface but i have to say that the strat sounds alot juicier thru the tweed amps.
purenectar 3 years ago
but also keep in mind that Hendrix and SRV used the shittiest cables they could find - SRV used coiled radio shack cables - check out Cesar Diaz's interview on tonequest. why? to cut the brutal high end frequencies - which is what I HATE about strats (even though I love strats) : ) they also had their amps modded by experts to get more meat and less ice pick. what makes me nuts about strats is how easy it is to get that annoying thin "clicking" sound when you pluck. shitty amps I guess
Coppulor 2 years ago
I agree and disagree, thefew said it best its not in the guitar its in the player. Personally strats dont work for me but I cant argue with the greats who used strats. You cant say any guitar is the 'best' Guitars are just tools. Like Victor Wooten says I dont play bass I play music. I think the music is the most important not the guitar. Use whatever works for you man.
dkrumrie123 3 years ago 2
lol. i guess u went walking into that.
when i look at the other guys comment, to me a strats a strat. im not into vintage. more performance. most important. and yea it just depends what your playing through. i can get some amazing tones.
i guess it just depends what your into! u reali dont get many coronado guitars any more. dont like them to b honest. im not a les paul man either. meh... every guitar player is looking for a different tone.
tcrangle963 3 years ago
That's true. It would be nice if fender re-issued them (coronado). just for a little while.
purenectar 3 years ago
YEAH!! I am part of the anti strat crew. If you think that then get a telecaster or a jagstang. They are thicker.
McNugget94 3 years ago 2
yay! we have a crew lol i've had a tele and a jaguar but i much prefer semi-acoustics. I'm thinking of getting a '52 vintage hot rod tele though. The one with the mini HB in the neck.
purenectar 3 years ago
I hate strats with Rosewood necks, but Maple necks, come on man... *Drools*
JilaX 3 years ago 2
i have to agree with you there
troykeenanguitar 3 years ago
why?:D
Epiphonefan 3 years ago
I've only used Rosewood on my HB guitars until i got my Strat ('08 MIA standard) which is Maple and wow what a differnece, the playability is phenomenal. Mine has a great gloss on the neck so it looks slightly darker, beautiful.
Dube230 3 years ago
I agree. They're just so special.
JilaX 3 years ago
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fuck strats and teles. i love my jagstang though
justiceforkurt6794 3 years ago
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Well, not teles, theyre cool. Strats just sound like somebody punching you in the face. If the jagstang had been released in 1954 and the strat in 94, the jag would have been the most poular, influential, versatile blah blah blah guitar ever.
McNugget94 3 years ago
i do!!!!!!! thats why i put two active emg humbuckers on mine. fucking sweet, i play metal to soft jazz...hahahha big difference but it works.
ohsaint83 3 years ago
here's the thing with strats - I find that if u can manage to get a great tone out of 'em then u get a really serious kickass tone that rules. but its hard to get a great tone without high end harshness. what I have found is that the speakers and tubes (bascially the amp) are wayy more important - maybe 70% of tone and the rest is the guitar - mostly pickups. try playing a squier strat through a great amp vs a top of the line strat through a POS amp - you'll see how important the amp is
Coppulor 2 years ago
i retract my previous statement to some extent. I have played wonderful strats and i have played crappy ones. More crappy than wonderful. Sometimes, you just need a strat. I'd like a 60s pink one with aged plastic, gone yellow from cigarette smoke :D
purenectar 2 years ago
great amp, great playing.!
jfnd777 3 years ago
What OD pedal did you use 3:35?
joshlespaul1952 3 years ago
*at
joshlespaul1952 3 years ago
thats a route 66, basically a tubescreamer with an optional bass boost.
tragictravistie 3 years ago
i got a usa 70's strat that is the most beautiful guitar ever. i also got a 71 fender twin, which is the most beautiful amp ever. the two together would make a grown man cry. i love them both and count myself very lucky.
fender for life!
weavzy 3 years ago
i know its harder to dial in your tone on single coils,but man its worth it when you get it. I'll spend up t a half hour on each pick up to get it just the right height and angle.but the tone is awesome.i use a '74 twin reverb that has been gone thru inside and out and has been reversed to the blackfaced specs.great tone,even from my MIM strat
geeterman98 3 years ago
There a lot of history and awesome sounds together on those Beasts . . .
gogharmonics 3 years ago
whats the name of the first song, he plays?
alemaniaboy 3 years ago
i cant get pinch harmonics when I combine 2 single coils.
Not enough noise.
jeepneyproduction 3 years ago
gah
stop comparing brands!
nothing is better than the other,
they're different in many ways!
jeepneyproduction 3 years ago