After all the videos from Anderton's I've watched. I have never noticed how big a man that Rabea is. That dude is huge, he makes that strat look like a kids model.
Paul Reed Smith’s philosophy is insane then lol, no different from Molly May - £4k for a guitar is insane, people have rent, bills and food to pay for, save as much as you like they are fully unobtainable for most people
I have to assume this video was shot a few months ago, but even then I am surprised the editting left that bit in. Just today a conservative MP said "if you cant afford food, get a better job". I am sure Pete didnt mean it any way other than "hey we all love guitars, we wish everyone can get the guitar they really want" - but it came off a bit like if Boris Johnson owned a guitar shop advert. Right now we are worried about cost of living rises, people are struggling to afford common items in the shop due to price hikes, people are still hurting from lost jobs and reduction in hours since covid - ESPECIALLY in the music industry, remember how people couldnt gig for better part of two years?! But no Pete, we should all just work a little harder to get that £5000 in disposable cash. It wouldnt have been nearly as bad, but he just kept going on and on.
There is no such thing is a bad double bound sunburst tele, but that one is out of this world. Went to the website but it was naturally already sold. What a magic sounding instrument.
Andertons videos are the best on RU-vid! Thanks guys....I have a question, have you ever made a 1:1 video comparison between fender pickups? It will be very interesting to hear by your hands....greetings from Italy!!!!!
I realize there's only so much you can demonstrate and Lee has educated me on the law of diminishing returns, but I wish we could spend a little more time on the nuances of that beautiful black Mayer-inspired strat. 4 grand is 4 grand.
So much money, there are a lot of brilliant hand made makers out there ,most under £4000 we are blessed in the UK and other countries for choice , playing is really nice
For me it’s more that the same Fender Custom Shop 5 years ago would have cost you £2,300, whereas a Gibson Custom Shop’s prices have stayed relatively consistent. For me personally now I couldn’t warrant it, but I’m in a fortunate position that I could pick up a good collection a few years ago.
Hey guys it is really nice to see Beer back! I know he plays pretty hard most of the time but…when he’s on a strat oh my he really shines to me anyway but I like it all . Love y’all’s videos. Peace out from the beach. Myrtle bch in sc. USA
I think the HS Tele is the nicest sounding guitar I've heard on Anderson's. Wouldn't surprise me to see a future video from Pete or Rabea saying "I had to buy it!".
Oh wow. Talking about that obnoxious floral print furniture, rugs, curtains, and everything else, that was my childhood. The first house we lived in was just 70s-80s floral everywhere. Of course, I am VERY fond of that because it reminds me of home. Anyway, that thinline Telecaster very much reminds me of that American Ultra thinline Telecaster from around 2016 (17?). Our local shop had one, and I spent TWO HOURS playing it. It made me late for work, but it was SO WORTH being late. I connected with it. Alas, I could not justify the price, because it literally cost more than my car. So, it got away.
Oh those Teles...lovely. I want that P90 Thinline in my next life as a wealthy and successful muso LOL. It has a kind of jazzer tone but can also still dish up some snap and sizzle. Nice.
One of the funniest feelings is when you and a buddy are jamming and its flawless then one of you attempts something super difficult and messes up, so yall both start laughing while still playing but you cant hear each other laugh because of how loud it is😂
If you like that flatline tell sound but not the price tag, check out the squire flatline tele Cabronita. I own one, same sound and it cost me $600 American out the door. I can’t stop playing it, I love it plugged into a tweed amp with a tube screamer and compressor
Never been a big Fender fan even tho I've owned a couple. It just grates me that these were designed and built to be an affordable instrument so the most cost effective manufacturing process was devised to make them. Now they charge almost as much as Gibson yet you can buy a decent copy for under £150
Totally agree but there are a few that can afford to indulge... that said if I could afford to indulge I’m not sure I could justify 4K, I would need to REALLY love it
I've been looking at used customs and you can get them quite a bit cheaper plus because they are already battered you don't have to worry about condition
Why is that P90 Thinline the ONLY Fender I have seen with a roasted maple neck and pearloid dots? I love that aesthetic. I have that on a mid 70’s Gibson.,.. dark maple with lighter dots. I’d love to replace my Tele neck and am considering a Warmoth neck because Fender doesn’t make that “no brainer” option. Oh yeah, and a soft V… Everyman ought to have these options with an affordable “Fender” on the headstock.
That black 52' tele sure sounds amazing, but I just can't justify that price. I'm building my own soon from a road worn lake placid blue with DP51s from montys and a 5 way switch loom for about 1/2 that price.
PAFfy goodness from that sunburst tele! Very clever to have the pots switch from 250k to 500k when the humbucker is engaged. I bet that gets copied a lot now!!
The mahogany P90 tele - But does it doom? 🤣 There’s an Orange just waiting for it…right there! Jokes aside, it sounds killer with a little bit of gain. HS tele sounded amazing. The HB has such a great balance of openness, bite and girth. I want that pickup.
Please don't do that whole "if you work enough for it, you can get it" thing when there are billions of people in the world who can barely survive of the money they make. Apart from that, great video, beautiful guitars!
The good stuff and real stuff doesn’t come cheap and shouldn’t be cheap. A fine crafted musical instrument is not a toy and the cost should reflect the quality. We are all spoiled now and don’t understand what a nice instrument costs. Try being a classical musician and check the costs of a nice oboe or cello. These are expensive because they are quality instruments that will last two lifetimes. That being said I’m happy with my used 2015 tele standard! Lol
Good point although I would slightly disagree. These CS Fenders are two pieces of CNC'ed wood bolted on together (mass produced) with some fairly standard hardware on them. How much time do you think the "builders" spend on the relicing - one hour per guitar tops? Leo Fender meant these guitars to be work-horse affordable instruments and, let's be honest, the design phyilosophy hasn't changed - the marketing has changed : ) Don't get me wrong, my strat is my favourite electric guitar but to compare it with a high quality, one of a kind, hand-crafted, hand-everything acoustic instrument is not fair. There is so much time and materials and knowledge that goes into it! So although I do appreciate that different people place value differently (maybe for some relicing is an art form worth paying for), the intrinsict value is just not there. It's a stange world we live in for sure.
When you own an guitar over twenty years the fretboard becomes rolled naturally. At this point your realise some day you will have to replace the fretboard. This is becoming a reality for my old American deluxe tele. These cs fenders are heavily rolled new. No guitar lasts two lifetimes unless it's an ornament.
Firstly, I really love custom shop guitars. But I like a guitar with checking in the nitro and a nice worn in neck. The heavy relics just look a bit fake to me. I mean just look at Albert Collins Tele, or Springsteen's sunburst double bound Tele , they just don't look this trashed and they've played them to death. Stevie Ray's and Rory Gallagher had heavy relic style but mostly they just don't wear like these relics. The Thin line mahogany Tele is a classy relic that is about as far as anyone should venture.
Great playing as ever BUT Pete please don’t bring your zero finance / it’s affordable if you’re willing to work for it bo##0x , the prices for most watchers are obscene , for wood , magnets and bit of metal , which collectors will put in cases or hang on walls to show off how much they have. Gigging , affordable ( sub £1000 ) instruments , in recent years , have improved beyond measure . I know you’re a shopping channel , end of , if this content wasn’t about selling stock it wouldn’t happen , at least Rabir had the humility to acknowledge the ridiculous price . Sorry Pete , you’re a brilliant top session player and Pro touring musician with all the stuff which comes with it ( minus fiscal reality for most ) please stop saying guitars are affordable to all , when they’re not , still love you though 😘👍
Don’t think I will ever get my head round the “relic” look. Especially when they often cost more. Kinda like painting grass stains on you favourite football kit so people think you played in a real match!
I find it bizarre that if a non-relic guitar gets a bit worn in the shop by actual people playing it, they have to discount it and sell it as B-stock. Maybe they should keep a few until they get really worn then double the price.
Relic guitars seem like a ridiculous concept to me at the best of times - are there genuinely people out there who'd pay four grand for a guitar that looks like it's been thrown down a flight of stairs? I'd want it to be made out of solid gold for that kind of price...
I just don't get the whole RELIC thing. I want to RELIC it myself. I mean it looks like some other guy has been playing MY guitar for 20 years. Why would I pay extra for that. That's just stupid. No thanks.
