Fender Tom DeLonge Starcaster

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Love it or hate it? The Tom DeLonge Signature Starcaster definitely gave the internet some collective feelings.
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Featuring a Seymour Duncan SH-5 Duncan Custom, a 12" radius, a '70s Fender headstock, and rosewood fretboard, I'm here to confirm that this guitar doesn't just do the pop-punk thing. It can, dare I say, TWANG.
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@skoobie2962 2 месяца назад

My takeaway from this is that I want that Silktone Overdrive.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Honestly, fair

@pedrez_ 2 месяца назад

I hated it 😂 muddy

@astridlenore 2 месяца назад

I'm coming from a place where I usually make fun of one-pickup guitars, and DeLonge signatures in particular, but I have to admit this one is a cut above, I love the airiness the semi-hollow body adds to the distortion tone in particular and even the strat headstock is growing on me. Thank you for putting it through its paces!

@mrNobody100 2 месяца назад

i'm glad they put a better headstock on this one... single pickup guitars are rad.

@William_Stephens 2 месяца назад

The gold one looks really good with the rosewood and roasted maple.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

I agree. I just wish it had f hole binding

@priscillarodriguez6867 2 месяца назад

So glad 60 cycle hum sent me to this channel. Your awesome ❤

@thomasj.9686 2 месяца назад

Am I hearing Three Small Words? Along with Polaris' Hey Sandy? Damn, were we childhood friends or something? Great review!

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

You're hearing both of those, yes!

@wraith_1171 2 месяца назад

Didn't know what to expect from it, but you made that guitar sound really good 👍

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Hey, thanks!

@barnaclerusty 2 месяца назад

The Cort factory in Indonesia makes top notch guitars.. Squires, some Epiphone, PRS, G&L, etc That guitar is sweet

@Robstafarian 2 месяца назад

Hopefully, they will pay restitution to their South Korean former employees someday.

@roymartin500 23 дня назад

I'm glad I ran into you! I'm a Firebird aficionado(a 2010 Gibson Custom Shop TV White Non Reverse Firebird VII w/3 mini humbuckers & 2018 Epi Slash Firebird LE). I favor offsets and love this Delonge Starcaster. Thanks. Good job! Subscribed

@GetOffset 23 дня назад

Welcome aboard!

@roymartin500 22 дня назад

@@GetOffset thank you.

@tg8603 2 месяца назад

Well… at no point in this demonstration did I think to myself “That guitar sounds like Blink 182”. Sounds like something my grandpa would play.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching!

@locandro1 2 месяца назад

Whoa! Super nice!

@thedoobiewizard Месяц назад

Great video! I bought the pink one. Such great guitars. Exceeded my expectations in every way.

@GetOffset Месяц назад

Good choice!

@benjipc5637 2 месяца назад

I can't be the only one who recognized you playing 3 Small Words from the Josie and the Pussycats movie.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

THANK YOU

@TheShoogyShoo 2 месяца назад

I WAS JAMMING

@denverrandy7143 2 месяца назад

Emily always rocking out something cool. Like the "Pete and Pete" theme which rocks!!!👍

@jjcollins 2 месяца назад

Truthfully I think it sounds great! Never was a blink fan, or a pop-punk fan for that matter, but I think in the right application this could be a great guitar for a wide variety of music. I've played many 1 pickup guitars in my time. It's really all about playing with the volume control for various tones...although in this case, I think a coil split would help a great deal. Fantastic job on the review Emily! I greatly enjoyed it!

@nickgjenkins 2 месяца назад

And no tone knob! I'd be like, "Here's a chord! Now here's a chord with less volume... Goodnight everybody!" Long story short, Emily did a great job.

@justinTime077 День назад

That gold is a tad like the ol’ 333. Needs an off-white/ cream racing stripe

@oily4545 2 месяца назад

I think the main problem people have is that they're struggling to square the price difference between this and the Squier model. Obviously the artist association is always going to command a higher price but I think people are just looking at it as a squier body (no idea if it actually is) with a fender neck and some different hardware for like 3x the price. As a blink fan I'm still tempted tho

@alechorner7481 2 месяца назад

They’re made in Indonesia specifically because that’s where fender has the one and only machine to press the wood for the Starcaster shape.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Is this true?

@alechorner7481 2 месяца назад

@@GetOffset Yep, feel free to look it up. It’s been mentioned in multiple other reviews as to why it was made in Indonesia. It’s not fender trying to cut costs by ripping off the squire builds, it’s because there’s literally no other place they can make them.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

@@alechorner7481 Wow! Very interesting stuff, thanks!

@alechorner7481 2 месяца назад

@@GetOffset No prob, enjoyed the video. Thanks for uploading.

@slimkickens 2 месяца назад

Even Tom's personal guitars (the bodies anyway) are made in Indonesia

@sagittated 2 месяца назад

For everyone whining about the price, they will still sell you a starcaster for $300. Since you can't see any value in the maple body, roasted maple neck, rosewood fretboard, Seymour Duncan pickup, treble bleed circuit, etc, then you surely won't miss em.

@Robstafarian 2 месяца назад

A lot of people are experiencing additional economic anxiety for reasons which should be obvious. Maybe try some empathy?

@sagittated 2 месяца назад

@@Robstafarian yes, try some empathy for the very many people who bring a new guitar to your front door. Which no one is forcing you to buy.

@IDiggPattyMayonnaise 2 месяца назад

@@RobstafarianEmpathy for what? It's a guitar. It's literally a luxury item. You can live your whole life without ever touching a single guitar. They're a business, they're not your friend. There are people in the Philippines that love blink but would rather eat. They could save for a decade and never afford an authentic fender. If you really want one then maybe in a few years of saving you'll be lucky enough to afford it.

@Robstafarian 2 месяца назад

@@sagittated I fully supported the UPS workers last year; how about you?

@Robstafarian 2 месяца назад

@@IDiggPattyMayonnaise I suggested trying empathizing with the economic anxiety brought about by capitalism, and specifically the right-wing politics which excuse and sustain wage stagnation, wage theft, and the open class warfare that is inflation. I made no mention of any company in my post, and I sincerely hope that whatever led you to be so hateful abates quickly.

@jjim0437 2 месяца назад

The guitar looks great & plays great! Got the white one at guitar center. Opened an account & got 10% off. Sounds great just strumming without being plugged in. A gig bag would’ve been nice Fender! No upgrades needed on this one whereas the J Mascis JM is so much better with upgraded tuners, bridge & tremolo, and pickups.. and wiring harness!! lol As far as having one pickup, you can get a variety of tones just by using the volume control. This isn’t the first one pickup guitar ( Les Paul Jr., Fender Esquire & EVH!! ). The gold looks killer but I only had access to the white one. I want all 4!!

@justinTime077 День назад

I got the Strat and it’s barely there on quality.. I’m glad the starcaster is coming across better.

@Durmomo0 11 дней назад

I just think they are cool. Im not a big blink fan either but its just a neat guitar. I also really like the colors and dont mind they changed the headstock too much. That roasted maple looks so good I wish I had a guitar with one of those necks and they even painted them in cool colors which is neat because the original Starcasters were in a really conservative color. There is something to be said about simplicity while playing as well. Right now I play a somewhat complicated rig (as well as running lights) and I find myself always switching *something* and less focusing on just playing.

@aminahmed2220 2 месяца назад

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful day Emily ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

@nickgjenkins 2 месяца назад

I really like the Gold. Not something I'd usually say, but I love the combo of that dark red neck and the gold.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

You and me both!

@MakingaStink Месяц назад

Note separation is really nice actually. Sounds like a neck humbucker in a Strat.

@idlepickups 2 месяца назад

Wow! I can’t imagine trying to demo a guitar with only one pickup. I’d be like “here’s a C chord. Here’s a Em7” 😂😂 You did a great job highlighting the versatility of the instrument

@shanemcalinden8883 Месяц назад

Would be really cool to see an A/B comparisson between the squier contemporary models and this one! If the quality is similar it might be better just to get the squier and break off the pickup switch lol

@GetOffset Месяц назад

Oh, that's in the works.

@michaelaiello9525 2 месяца назад

I’m really interested in the neck specs and body shape, but I would be more interested in the versatility of double p90’s. I hope more Starcaster versions are coming.. (headstock is an improvement)

@reubenisaac702 2 месяца назад

Thanks, I'm really curious about this guitar. I love my 335 and I love offsets, what do you think about playing heavier grunge/ hard rock on this?

@GetOffset Месяц назад

Oh, I bet it'd be great for heavier stuff. An EQ pedal would make this pretty much whatever you'd want it to be IMO.

@BonkeyMucket Месяц назад

I have three Squire Starcasters that I love. Since the Tom Delonge version is way more expensive, I'm curious about it.

@GetOffset Месяц назад

The Squiers I've owned or played are all really great. I do genuinely think this feels better from a fit-and-finish perspective, and I really like the pickup. I can't say I love the Squier pickups. Whether it's worth the price difference is really the question and I'm just not sure!

@jarrettavery1747 2 месяца назад

I didn’t want a starcaster until these came out. The headstock, the abundance of controls, not for me. This though, has me thinking of selling a guitar or two to make room and funds.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

I'm with you--I honestly do prefer this headstock, and I'm more than happy enough with one volume and one tone vs. the four that Starcasters usually have.

@stockholm1752 2 месяца назад

@@GetOffset The Starcaster (proper) has one volume and one tone for each of two pickups. It’s not that complicated. This has one volume. Full stop.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Let's talk modern starcasters. My classic vibe has two tone two volume. The affinity has one tone one volume. The Fender modern player has two tone two volume. The contemporary active has one tone one volume. It just depends, but it's fair to say the modern player and CV are closer to the more traditional ones--which had five knobs.

@stockholm1752 2 месяца назад

@@GetOffset Yes. I have the Modern Player (and wish it had the master volume). The TD Sig version looks great for Blink fans or those who want a really simple semi hollow-body.

@jarrettavery1747 2 месяца назад

I agree it’s not complicated, but I have guitars with too much going on and appreciate the simplicity. Yes a push pull coil tap and a tone control on the td would be nice but it’s not his signature at that point. I like the looks of affinity better than most others because they maintain the f holes but seem less crowded with the master volume and tone. I would however, like to see the controls placed below the f hole.

@billyfairhurst7798 2 месяца назад

The Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack was legitimately one of the best pop punk records of the early 2000’s!

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

You've got that right!

@PunkRockVibes 2 месяца назад

I’ve seen a few different reviews and the Starcaster sounds different every time. lol. Sounded a little muddy, idk if it’s just me. Great review and demonstration.

@nickgjenkins 2 месяца назад

Random request (and I know this may not be feasible), but as someone who's been looking for the right semi-hollow for a long time, I'd appreciate a review of the Wolfgang Van Halen signature SA-126 when it's available.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

I can ask FMIC about it but odds are definitely low. I'm not really that target and I'm not sure they think my viewers would be, either.

@michaelsanders994 2 месяца назад

I really want a Marla amp, they look so cool! What has your experience been with it?

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

It's great! I've been using it a lot

@Robstafarian 2 месяца назад

@@GetOffset Did you get a Working Class Music hat with yours?

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

No, this is a demo unit that I'll be filming in the next week or so (hopefully)

@MarlaAmps 2 месяца назад

Love this thread!!! Thanks Michael! Emily, you make my amps sound great. Thank you so much!

@jmacc9876 Месяц назад

Not a big Blink 182 fan myself, but this a really cool guitar nevertheless. I would just change out the volume knob for like a black fender witch hat amp knob or something.

@thebrysmith3 2 месяца назад

The gold looks good on you.

@TristanYeah 2 месяца назад

Dunno if it's me but the guitar sounds super out of tune on those open chords. I noticed you're using a Peterson - I've got the same pedal and have found the sweetened tuning mode to be really hit and miss depending on what guitar you're using, whereas the EQU mode seems to be way more consistent

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Super interesting, thanks for the tip. The Peterson is pretty new and I'm just getting to know it

@Faronthefiddler 2 месяца назад

It is a nice guitar. The price, not so much. I could see it at around $800.00, or less. Nice guitar for sure.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

My husband also said $800.

@denverrandy7143 2 месяца назад

Sweeeeeetttttt!!!! Thank you Emily.👍I never was big into Blink 182 or Pop punk.Honestly, when it comes to punk I'm more in the lane of Black flag or L7.But hey,whatever gets an instrument in ppls hands and start learning.👍Rock On!!!

@silveralt98 2 месяца назад

Were you playing Pete and Pete intro?

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Oh yeah!

@silveralt98 2 месяца назад

@@GetOffset if I weren’t already subscribed I would subscribe!!!

@justinTime077 День назад

Did you just say that has a 12 inch radius? It’s 9.5 I believe.

@GetOffset 18 часов назад

Where did you see 9.5"? Sweetwater et al say 12" www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StarDelongeSSG--fender-tom-delonge-starcaster-semi-hollowbody-electric-guitar-satin-shoreline-gold?irclickid=zlJyNmRDPxyLREvwUx0Mo39wUkC0ScxZyVkU0c0&irgwc=1&Impact&Get%20Offset&Online%20Tracking%20Link

@baileywatts1304 2 месяца назад

I've got to be real, whenever someone says that a one pickup instrument is not versatile enough I always think about how many different kinds of music have a P-bass on it.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Haha, totally fair. Plus, how many great guitars just have one pickup? How many awesome Van Halen riffs were recorded with just the one pickup? My Tunatone only has a neck pickup, and it rules.

@Robstafarian 2 месяца назад

Honestly, single-humbucker guitars are excellent candidates for G&L's PTB circuit (if you prefer the pickup load of "modern" tone wiring), or Reverend's version (if you prefer the pickup load of "vintage" tone wiring), and a Seymour Duncan Triple Shot mounting ring: one pickup can have four wiring options and a two-band tone stack. I have a partsocaster waiting for assembly which does this in a pickguard with a four-way blade switch (humbucking wiring at the ends and splits in between) instead of using that ring.

@MrAaroncissell 2 месяца назад

The thing that I really hate about both Fender and Gibson in dealing with their prices is that they show right out front that they are cutting corners for profit. The lack of fit and finish is bad. The lack of F hole binding on a signature series guitar is pathetic money grabbing. Especially when the Squier Classic Vibe Starcaster has bound F holes a second humbucker and comes in at under $450. Now getting the Squier and changing the bridge pickup for the same SH-5 and taking it to a shop to get the work done will bring you up to around $450+$100+100 (Guitar, Pickup, Shop) $650 or just under half the cost without leaving Fender as the name brand. For less then half you get a guitar that looks finished and high classed with the sound being looked for and you can do it again and set it up a bit differently all for the same cost. TO ME it sounds good but it looks cheap and unfinished.

@georgvoldemartomusk1538 2 месяца назад

4:45 Jazz III pick? also, anyone who does not choose a pink one of these is blind :D

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

I have a lot of Jazz III picks, but this is a delrin 1.00mm pick in the jazz size. I'm a sucker for the delrin jazzies

@Robstafarian 2 месяца назад

@@GetOffset Dunlop needs to make a page for Jazz IIIs which can be filtered easily: I almost missed that the Tortex Jazz III Light (.50mm) exists when I bought some Tortex Flex Jazz III .73mm picks.

@LXIXBK 2 месяца назад

the elitists making fun of the single pick up has no idea that the guitarist who created this guitar is literally famous for his music and plays for a living. jokes aside this guitar is beautifully crafted and you have to respect the craftsman ship of this semi hollow body. hard to find a quality guitar.

@darktouchstudios8114 2 месяца назад

You said "when you smile, I melt inside" like you were forced into it :)

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

lol maybe

@cjhenry41 2 месяца назад

The single pickup angst some folks have is a bit much. Les Paul Jr. anyone?

@IDONTBELIEVE69 2 месяца назад

I'm with you, the Junior has the tone knob though, and that makes a big difference

@theDISENCHANTED 29 дней назад

Hmm.. I'll assume that's the most you could tune it up thanks to bad intonation out of the box?

@GetOffset 28 дней назад

I don't know what was up, but it's staying in tune way better now. Probably strings needed to break in.

@LouSpowells 2 месяца назад

Regardless of how good it is (sounds great and I'm sure it plays well), it seems like we have officially entered millennial-bait guitars era...which is kind of odd to see after decades of watching Gibson and Fender releasing a neverending string of boomer-bait guitars. That said, as much as I dig the Starcaster, the single-pickup/no-pickguard look is giving me Steve Buscemi in Mr. Deeds vibes.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

I feel olllllllllllllddd.

@sagittated 2 месяца назад

All of Gen X has the invisibility superpower. 🫥

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Yeah I was kinda thinking that Slash is probably more gen x yeah?

@michaelcrouse246 2 месяца назад

One Trick Wonder?

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@shanewalton8888 2 месяца назад

Need lefties.

@chez4504 2 месяца назад

This pickup need to be swapped, sound too flat and dull.

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

Hard disagree but you do you

@DrChompChomp 2 месяца назад

I happily paid $300 for a barely-used Paranormal Deluxe Esquire but now Fender wants me to pay $1200 (4x as much!!) for a guitar that was made in the same factory? A guitar with even less functionality than the Deluxe Esquire?? AND I don't even get the cool Starcaster headstock??? Nah... I'm good. 😒

@macbeth642 2 месяца назад

this guitar is built with much better quality that a squire lol. Who cares if its in the same factory, its probably buildt in a different department, with higher quality materials (pickups, neck,tuners, finish), tools and more time on the build (smoother frets etc) as shown in this video, with care and craftsmanship that squires obviously dont get

@DrChompChomp 2 месяца назад

@@macbeth642 Idk if you've been paying attention to Fender QC lately but it hasn't been great. Emily even mentions how the DeLonge Strats had a lot of reported problems. As for the value here, I think you're buying into the name more than that actual product you're getting. I can upgrade the pickup (singular) and tuners for around $200 total. I can smooth frets out myself in like 15 minutes for free. All of that for less than half of the price for this Fender. As for the wood - the wood doesn't really matter. That's all snake oil (we can disagree here but until I see scientific evidence for this I'm not buying it. Leo Fender himself didn't think the wood mattered so why should I?) But hey, if having a matte gold finish is worth $600 to you then by all means go for it. Live your truth, my guy.

@macbeth642 2 месяца назад

@@DrChompChomp first of all the strat was made in Mexico not indonesia, seperate factories / components etc. And yes people are paying a premium for the name behind the guitar , thats the point of an artist series, all artist series are more expensive, you pay a premium. As for QC, the starcasters have received high praise for MUCH better setup out of the box than the strats, no sharp fret ends etc. It sounds like ou your jealous of the people who can buy this guitar and yes , I can afford and will definitely buy one soon. No need to act superior those who shell out the extra money my guy. We overpay for everything in this country.

@DrChompChomp 2 месяца назад

@@macbeth642 Yeah, literally everything you're saying here is backing up my point that the factory where they're built is what matters. So if the factory is what matters then the Indonesian factory is making better guitars than the Mexican factory, right? And since I can get a guitar from the Indonesian factory for a fraction of the cost why should I spend so much more money on the Starcaster? Paying a premium? More like copium, my dude. Fender is taking advantage of you.

@macbeth642 2 месяца назад

@@DrChompChomp Listen, I have a Indonesian made Fender, its an HH FMT tele, and its the best built and sounding guitar in my coillection, PEREFECT frets, tuning, finish, everything. My USA Gibson needed much more work to play as well as my ''Indonesian factory guitar'' that according yo you is so horrible and compareable to a squire, yeah NO . Nope, that factory isnt what matters, its the craftsmanship , what a narrowminded opinion. The nuances are that the factory might spend different amount of time on a particular series etc, squires probably are put together fast which is why they come out shitty and artist series are spent days on , , its really simple actually. Bro, every corporation is taking advantage of you, have you not dealt with inflation?> Thats coupled with the record corprate profits. Fender is no different. I aknowledge I am overpaying but dont pretend like you arent ripped off also daily. We are forced in this system.

@JPhiroto 2 месяца назад

no offense but it sounded quite bad, idk. But the price definitely the real turn off

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

I mean, I don't agree, but you do you

@JPhiroto 2 месяца назад

@@GetOffset that's how I hear it though my speakers, I may be wrong, perhaps if they become available for testing In person, that I may have a change of heart. But as I said the price deters it all. I own the original Starcaster so no reason to get this for pure fanboy status

@JPhiroto 2 месяца назад

@@GetOffset of course you don't have to agree with me We are all entitled to our own opinions and or comments, right? Good day

@GetOffset 2 месяца назад

I mean, yeah, that's what I was saying. Goodnight