Fender American 2008 Stratocaster and Telecaster Review

[cloudstrifezackfair]

I love watching these demos. This guy knows what he's talking about and he can play real good.

[A7xfan74]

he mentions rolling the tone back for the bridge pickup on the 2008 strat.....can't you roll the tone back on any strat...

[arthurrrng]

no you cant, they are unwired...

[excaliber86]

That is not a "little bit of gain" thats a lot of gain

[Soulgrenade]

@excaliber86

That is overdrive, not gain.

[univibe23]

I'm not a Fender guy, but this guy does great reviews.

[chicobolatilo]

is just a fantastic guitar

[TFIFH]

I like that guy in reviews because he knows what he's talking about and he can play.

[TaylorAlexander001]

they dont give u good prices selling ur guitar , thier service is horrible. where i am , thier rude , they cant play anything , it looks like big selection of guitars, its not

[nyctom21]

this demo..cracks me up ..total conformist to Fender ...he sounds too much like a Fender sales guy at any local Guitar Center.....UGH!

[testdriven1]

I feel your pain bro... I guess we all need to make a living... him included, hahaha!

[metalhead35678]

That is a really glossy amp to not let the woody tone of the neck pickup to shine through at all on the Strat.

[jjkrause84]

I LOVE the description for the video...what is wrong with Guitar World?

[davek71]

Iv had mine for about 5 months now and it still amazes me i cant find a single thing wrong with it, at first it annoyed me that you couldnt get a heavier sound from it, but all it takes it some adjustments to the amp settings and it really comes alive. The only actual bad thing i can find about it is the numbers on the volume and tone dials rubs off after like a month, but it thats its worse fault that you cant really complain i totally recommend one =]

[davek71]

Im refering to the Strat btw

[Lucazzz69]

Hahahahaha this is great joke .

[VanMocen]

no way :)

[FFXGuitar]

Lol No way dude.

to be honest with you, even little brother manufacturer, Epiphone, is doing better than Gibson

[wesselbindt]

9:31

Lolwut?

[wesselbindt]

Why is he yelling most of the time?

[Seebbew]

omg the strat neck pickup <3, but I love all of the tele sounds :]

[daveidftw]

his playing's pretty much sold that for me.

[edgarsterling]

Last January (2008) I almost bought a Ric 360, but I made a last minute decision to get a Tele because I just felt like it was a good time to get a Fender. I've been with the '08 sunburst Tele for over a year now and I haven't regretted it one time. I love it.

[dRaKE19955]

i hav the tele its great

[pleic]

the review is almost useless for me because i'm a fingerpicker. why the heck do all such reviews overlook fingerpicking? fingerpicking enables you to have more control over what you're doing and you get the REAL tone while picks kill half of it.

[splittingknee]

you are a retard.

[pleic]

oh, dear, i can't imagine what you are then, posting such comments. cheers!

[aStrangerAmongUs]

lol what?

[theguitarheroofwv]

get a G&L!

[paul912scott]

Excellent review!! The whole range of tones covered, thankyou

[pujolsbaseball13]

which one would you recommend for a starter on electric guitar?

[aStrangerAmongUs]

neither for a beginner guitar as they are both around $1k.

try a squire or mexi-strat for a first guitar (or any guitar around 2-$300 basically).

[pujolsbaseball13]

i've already play acoustic for like 6 months. the telecaster i want was assembled in mexico or something so its only like 300-400 dollars

[aStrangerAmongUs]

ahh, well that's cool. Go for it!

[318825768]

The most use the Stratocaster for beginning.

Its better because it has 2 cutaways, so you can pick the lowest frets .

But I prefer Telecaster, looks better ::)

[X7NIRVANA7X]

sounds like hes playing let it die

[who8allthepies]

he never mentioned the new inertia block with the copper in it. also for the rrp 789 quid its about 240 quid more for just a bit of tinted lacour diffrent saddles and high mass block. you might as well look for the 2009 usa deluxe you could pick them up for about 30 quid more if you shop around. and there better, as they have scn pups s1 switching and select adler body. plus the contour neck cutaway.

[FFXGuitar]

at 6:06-6:42, what is the scale he's using?

[amarr1]

They should have put noiseless p'ups on it-- What a modification

[steinhenge]

One slight factual inaccuracy (that I haven't seen addressed in any of the comments) in the review of the strat comes early on, when he mentions the bridge (actually "bridge/middle") tone pot. At 10 you don't "pretty much" get the straight sound of the pick up, you get the exact sound of the pick up. The new Americans have a No Load Tone Control in that pot that, at 10, completely bypasses the tone pot. There's even a slight detent in the knob you can feel at 10. Otherwise, nice review.

[19Aussie92]

Damn he's good, I've got a long way to go...

[guitarmanic993]

Yeah, me too. Wow

[MarijuanaGood4U]

paul seems like a nice fella

[BluesBrother615]

vintage have the best sounds man, those are the only guitars i play personally, i dnt think they make them like they used to

[RockKnowlege]

I like both damnit!

[1234robertolio4321]

but which is better?

[WinnieDap00h]

What is the difference between this and the regular standard???

Or is it the same besides the stuff he mentioned?

[chrisiztheman1618]

one is made in mexico and one is made in america,I dont think that they've made changes to the regular standerd

[brockusher]

actualy chris the mexican standard strats and tele's are the lower end fenders that are designed for people stuck on a budget but would love to have a fender. The difference between the 08 standards and the 07 standards are just what he mentioned, basicaly you get a better feel, a more vintage look and sound and because of the new bridges a bit mroe sustain and resonence.

[domonichimself]

Also the vintage LOOKING saddles are bronze infuse to provide wonderful sustain and great natural sounds. Add that to the extremely thin finish and u got on hell of an acustic tone from the natural woodsound

[mihirmodi]

One more difference not mentioned often is the American Standard has 22 medium jumbo frets while the "Regular" Standard (Mexican) has just 21... and you might need that high D note, you know!

[WinnieDap00h]

Haha I know right

Which do you guys think is better for the bizzard pearl color (the strat he is using) maple or rosewood?

[mihirmodi]

IMO, the rosewood would look better since it'll provide contrast to the pearl body and while pickguard. But I'd prefer a maple neck for the feel and tone...

BTW just got an American in Black with maple fretboard :)

[joshuamichael]

Yeah, I agree with the guys here. I love the maple necks. At first they are bright but after you play and practice on them religiously they really warm up. I was reading an article recently about "Rosewood" vs. "Maple" and to make a long story short after 20+ years of playing on them there is no noticeable difference in warmth at all. I thought that was pretty cool. Good luck my good man.

[kyleshut]

maple the colours not dark enough for rosewood

[parosite]

too bad they alway are too heavy ...i have not picked up a balance one yet

[BluesBrother615]

les pauls are heavy.....not strats.

[sambora1982]

check out the 2008 les pauls. my strat is the same weight as my lp.

[pujolsbaseball13]

i think im gonna get a fender lespaul lol. haha jk

[willcherryface]

lol are you talking about an sg?

[adriansmith76]

could he talk faster !?

[Jesse872]

if i got a 2008 fender strat with the HSS orientation of pickups will the bridge pickup have that buzz sound?

[guitarman2116]

it shouldn't

[jackfender2k8]

good playing i hve a mexicon fender standard strat wud it be worth upgrading to a american standard strat

[ShreddingGuitarist21]

no guitar is perfect but i got to say that strat is pretty damn closs

[noslen1968]

Love my 2008 Std. Strat - originally has an indent on the tone for the bridge / middle that bypasses the pot completely. Just replaced the p/u's with SD humbuckers (sh-2/sh-4) and a 5-way that splits and it sounds really good.

[Cupnoodlesz]

so which one is heavier? strat or tele? and which one is better?

[benrox26]

depends on ur opinion. the tele is heavier but this doesnt mean anything!! i personally prefer strats, the look, the feel, and especially the tremelo arm!!

[Cupnoodlesz]

you sure strats are lighter than teles? im getting a mim fender this christmas and im choosing between those two,. =[ i want the lighter one..

[benrox26]

strats are lighter!!

[guitarreviewsbros]

what's a mim ?

[AlexSongDoesCovers]

Made in Mexico

[impalacc]

hi! i'am also choosing Fender for christmas and i don't know which one to choose? what u think? tele or strat? have you already made your choice?

[Cupnoodlesz]

so far i want strat, but that can be change depends on the sales because i will buy in ebay,. im buying an arctic white fender strat mim..

[staticvisionmovies]

hi this is paul from guitar world and im gay

[ihsg2012]

o.k., anyone who knows (fender)guitars i would really really appreciate the help.I am getting a new fender guitar for christmas and i am allowed to get any one under the price range of 1200 dollars. I have been in between many gutars and cannot make up my mind which one i want. I have been in between the classic player 50s, the new highway one and the new american standard and i dont know which one to pick. Also if you know of any other great models by fender let me know. Thanks a lot!

[dacuriel]

look at the american vintage 62 and the hot rod av 62

[teleman587063]

i'd personally say go for a american made tele or a fender deluxe tele

[MTLFAN11]

I have all three as well as the new Highway One Tele. All are excellent you can't really go wrong with any one of them. If I had to pick between them all I would go with my Standard Strat, with the Tele right behind it. Play a bunch of them or each kind and find the one that speaks to you

[gbgg9409]

Try the Triple Tele Deluxe. I know it sounds like the name of an ice cream, but that thing is loaded! Can't get much better than that for under $1200. Or, if you want to keep it simple, you could just go for the American Standard.

[noslen1968]

The Highway One is a really cool deal. One word of warning, as I had owned one, the jumbo frets can be difficult to play. Because they are so high, the strings can be bent out of tune with anything but a very light touch. The is especially problematic when making chords as each string may be bent a little out of tune making the chord sound very bad. It can be played well, but it is more difficult than the Standard's size of frets - no matter how hard I press on my Std. the tuning stays.

[noslen1968]

ihsg2012: just ran across the Fender Special Edition Custom Telecaster at musiciansfriend - looks great with splittable humbuckers, mahogony w/maple top - a Fender LP? - for 1/2 your budget.

[E74V8]

I really don`t think Fender`s worth the price you pay. The hum noise is just ridiculoes, many U$300 dollar guitar`s don´t do it, even using passive pickups.

[guitarman2116]

i need to learn how control your volume knob when your not playing

[sixOHHfour]

its a 60 cycle hum, the only reason your $300 guitar dosent hum is either the pickups are reverse wound or maybe you have a humbucker?

60 cycle is apparent in ALL REAL single coil pickups my friend....

[iagobroxado]

too bad the tele is sounding like crap in this demo. :/

[guitarman2116]

such good tone (strat solo)

[veej31]

i dont like the amps they use in these reviews

[s4jt]

Whilst the stratocaster can't mimick the 'twang' of a telecaster I think the tele can do nearly everything that a stratocaster can with the modern effects available.

I just feel that the tele is often overlooked as just a country 'n blues guitar.

[FrozenPetriDish]

WOOT WOOT!!!

[FFXGuitar]

An Telecaster was The Police guitarist, Andy Summers', guitar of choice. (The Police was an 80s Rock/Pop Rock band)

[shutterbugblues]

Very true about the Tele. It's a very versatile guitar. Anyone who doubts that should take a look at Jeff Beck's use of the Tele when he plays What Mama Said. It can be searched here in YouTube.

[Timbis1]

this guitarist needs to stop being so rediculously good

[jumpthestump]

Thanks. Im looking into these

[realistgamer]

thanks man.