Cool video. One thing I thought was actually how similar the sounds were across guitars. One thing that could be fun is if you go through the changes in Billy's rig / tone. From single coils to lace to p90 to hot rails to HBs. Explaining why he kept switching to get a different sound.
That's an awesome idea mate! I've actually been looking for a set of red/blue/silver lace sensors to do a Mellon Collie era build... might have to get onto that.
@@carsandguitarsI have an American strat with those installed. Bought it in 96 I do prefer my Z One however as it seems to have a more jack of all trades feel
I regret not buying the signature strat back then...Nowadays, it's not easy to find one and the prices are pretty high. Z-one looks great but the strat is iconic.
The strats are like hens teeth these days for sure. I just restrung my Z-One with 11-52s and set it up in drop C... it's a monster but my white strat is still the guitar that all other are judged against.
Today my dad gave his white bc Stratocaster to me, I’ve always loved the guitar and played it a few times and I must say its the best guitar I’ve ever played. The bc strat is from 08 so an older 1 but its still amazing. I will never sell this guitar bc its just to good, nothing compares to that guitar
Great video. I usually play a clean tone which has me leaning towards the BC Fender, but the Z-One is pretty cool too. Might I ask which you think gives more bang for its buck/AUD? To be honest, I'm not so interested in the BC-1
I definitely think the BC Fender is the more versatile and I genuinely love the clean tones from the 2 and 4 position (even the bridge is a great clean tone) Bang for buck is hard with the Fenders not popping up on the market very often but saying that i've seen them go for not much more than a brand new Z-One
@@peteranderson4075 Not worries mate, if you're looking for a Z-One in metallic freeze I've actually decided to sell mine... it's mint but second hand priced.
Nice! The black ones seem to be pretty rare. I bought my white one new back in 09 and snagged a black one a couple years ago after a tonne of searching, such good guitars though!
Ive got the identical Strat and BC-1 in black. Love them both. Agree the strat is more versatile. I really appreciate the Reverend however, great build quality and has more of that mid honk thing that Billy calls "cuff".
I could never afford a 2nd hand market Fender, but someday I hope to get a Z One. But then I’d want a new amp…and more pedals…lol I swear I still have the “official” Mellon Collie tab book from like 1998 somewhere…
The Fenders sell so quickly when they do pop up fo sale as well! You won't regret a Z-One, could be worth looking at a set of the pickups as well, I did a build with them and love it.
@@brianfoster4493 The thin nitro finish is super comfortable, great pickups that were only available on this specific guitar. USA made hardtail strats are a bit of a rarity which is sad because the configuration works well, the body is comfortable, the pickups are versatile and the tuning stability is excellent. Overall i just love how it plays, when i got it i was looking for a telecaster but i just instantly bonded with this instrument.
@@brianfoster4493 in my opinion, it’s a combination of the simple design (hardtail string through) plus the pickups and wiring, you can get so many varied tones out of it where you can dial in your own sound.
I remember that rig rundown… he was talking about one of his BC1s. I definitely think my white BC fender sounds better than my black BC fender… might be some truth to it! Haha
@@carsandguitars Who's to say?? I build amps... I finished up one and it worked fine.. but it had channels at 2 extremes.. one was THICK THICK and the other was Uber Bright. My friend came to check it out and declared it the most versatile best sounding amp he'd ever heard.... while I was still scratching my head about it. I've built 9 different amps now.. and had several players all gravitate to something completely different and proclaim the merit. If it sounds right to you, and inspires you... then it's good.
