Love that tom is back in the band. Tom is the reason i love one pickup guitars. Now that we have the reissue strat and the starcaster out, would love to see a production mark hoppus bass
You mentioned you didn’t know what amp he used. During the early days with the strat, he used a mesa boogie double rectifier, during his Gibson days with the es-333 he used a vox ac-30. Not sure what amp he’s using currently but I know he used the vox for quite a while
seeing this demo... makes u realize even more how simple the b182 music really is... whats makes it groove is the drums and their vocals... was the sound of my youth... still loving it - with a new perspective :)
These are very cool guitars! Not sure that I’d get one myself but none the less cool. The only thing I don’t really like is the super brown headstock. The gold and pink ones seemed to have lighter ones that look more like a vintage tint. So if I ever got one it would be the gold. Nice review btw guys!
Has Fender been producing other models in the Far East that are sold with FENDER badging? I thought 'FENDER's were only made in USA or Mexico, and all the Asian stuff were branded SQUIRE? Except for Japan of course, but that's almost a completely separate market with instruments built exclusively for the region.
@StreetPreacherr there's one model. The Jim Adkins JA90 telecaster. But that itself is a $1100 squier paranormal series cabronita telecaster with a $800 fender sticker on the headstock. It at least has 2 extra knobs than the Squier, where this tom delonge has 3 less.
Maaaaaan, they just had to ruin a good roasted neck by putting gloss over it. Also, definitely 30-40. I'm 30, and nobody younger than me was really listening to blink or pop punk when I was growing up
I think more so just millennials in general. People in their 30-40 saw them in their early years. Then at the same time alot of people born in the 90s grew up with blink too
This sorta made me choke up at the beginning. Wasn’t expecting to hear What’s My Age Again on an Andertons video. Felt like traveling through time 20 years with a tow cable and yanking my past self right up to now. Thanks Ben, John (and Tom). 👽
So funny to see the effort to say how simple Tom is repeatedly, when the most virtuoso guitarists on the planet say that the best guitarists are those who can create riffs that you can sing…
@andertonsmusicco Tom used a daisy chained dual rectifier/jcm900 during his fender strat days through a mesa 4x12 and marshall 4x12 cab. Dialed in by Jerry Finn. Definitely a unique tone. Very sought after even to this day. In the current, Tom uses mostly Vox amplifiers during his gibson/starcaster time.
It’s very much the sore thumb of Fender’s designs, isn’t it? Leo’s early designs all follow a path of evolution where you can see the family resemblance from Tele, P Bass, Strat, Mustang, J Bass and Jazzmaster. The Starcaster is obviously designed by someone else and really feels like Fender copying the Gibson ES range. Saying that you can see it looks like it influenced the Fender EVH Wolfgang redesign and even more so WVH’s only signature model.
Great demo with good vibes 🙂and despite not being a fan of pop-punk or starcasters, I would say a bigger selection of bridge pickup only guitars is awesome, not everyone is such a nuanced player to have a use for a neck pickup.
I really like the sound. My dad built me a Wolf guitar with Invader pickups and this one sounds like a darker/dirtier version of the Invader pickups. I REALLY like the sound of this Starcaster.
Here's the specs of a 2021 epiphone modern figured Sg as you see they're high end...so Anderson's when you review this guitar in the future let's hear the full specs not just what you want to say.....Epiphone SG Modern Figured Electric Guitar Specifications Shape: 60's Kalamazoo Brand Logo: Modern Epiphone in MOP HS Center Logo: Gibson Pineapple Machine Heads: Grover Locking Rotomatic with Tulip Button HS Face Color: Black Gloss Truss Rod Cover: 2-Ply, (blank) Binding: None Neck Material: Mahogany Nut: 43mm Graphtech WHITE Neck Profile: Asymetrical Slim Taper Neck Joint: Set Neck Finish: Gloss Black Fingerboard Material: Ebony Inlay Style: Std. Trapezoid 12th Fret inlay: Std Trapezoid Side Dots: 2mm Black Binding: Single Ply WHITE (needs to be true White) Scale Length: 24.75, (628mm) Radius /Number of Frets: 12", 24 Body Style / Shape: SG - Body blends smoothly with side of neck Heel Sculpting: none, 3mm step Material: Mahogany with 3/4" Plain Maple Cap Veneer: Top: AAA Flame Maple Neck Pickup: Epiphone Probucker 2 PB2NHBN-4 Bridge Pickup: Epiphone Probucker 3 PB3NHBN-4 Pickup Mounting Rings: Black Switch Type: 3-Way Toggle / Black Cap Control Assembly: 2 Vol(coil splits via push/pull)/2 Tone(1 with Phase via push/pull)/ 3 Way V/T Knob Color / Type: Clear Top Hats with Ridge Output: Nickel plated metal plate Back Plates: Black Hardware Plating: Nickel Tail Piece Type: LockTone Stop Bar Bridge: LockTone ABR Strap Button: 2, Butt and Back of Heel
what a disappointment and fast money grab in the spike of these hard times. Tom's Amps are where the tone comes from after the invader pickup. I am embarrassed to be a fan with this "phone it in" signature guitar... how about a Blink 182 guitar and an Angels and Airwaves special... or better yet, give us a 3 channel amp with a Fender, Gibson, and AC30 channel?
I actually liked the old headstock swoosh...i think they really could've made that look amazing and "expensive" if they borrowed from some other great looking guitar's with 2-tone headstock designs. But thats still a great looking guitar. Better watch the rest for the specs n @ now
Please recommend a gig bag suitable for Fender Starcaster. I have now purchased the product and it is being shipped, so I need to buy a gig bag quickly.
That's a Squier with a branded pickup and that is all it is. Why are we now paying not what a guitar is actually worth but what a company thinks they can get away with? The Apple model of charging at its best.
Fender would have a triumph deluxe here if they made a non-signature version of this guitar with two humbuckers or P-90s (along with a variant that had a Bigsby as well). The DeLonge Starcaster is too "one-trick-pony" for my tastes...
100% agree. I'd say the starcaster body/70s headstock look with double humbuckers is pretty close to my perfect guitar. If they made one made in USA I'd pretty much purchase it immediately
Tom Delonge often played through MESA recto's and which are basically modded SLOs (the power section is very different on the modern settings however) and JCM 900s, so I think the SLO made sense here.
I’m curious why they are using the Fender branding when these are Made in Indonesia - not that there’s anything wrong with that, my Indonesian-made Squier CV Starcaster absolutely slaps, but is this made in the same factory?
They dont have the ability to make these at their regular "fender" locations, and it doesnt feel right for it to say squire on a guitar thats supposed to replicate his fender.
like Blink, love a chunk of Blink stuff, and I REALLY like the Starcaster (not just this one, but the normal SC too). I'm digging these, in the colours offered, with a the big normal headstock. I'm just not that fussed by the Tom Delonge bit! Maybe an FSR one without the sig stuff?
