That poor gentleman in the back really wants to know what that ES sounds like so he can make a purchasing decision, but Lemmo is too busy rocking Panama on that lemon strat!
Ethan McGloin Fender put E4 (‘84) and E5 (‘85) serial numbers on 1987 guitars until they used up the decals. I bought a Strat Plus with an ‘84 serial number brand new in ‘87, the first year for the Strat Plus.
Just watching Michaels Left hand shows how technically accurate and fast he is,just amazing,he can get any sound he likes out of wood and strings.Hes so freakishly fast and golden to listen to.Hes hard to keep up with,if Michael taught guitar he'd need an auditorium he would have so many students.
1987 was the first year of the American Standard. The 1987 through the summer of 1988 models used left over 1984 serial number stickers, hence the confusion of seeing a serial number that starts with E4xxxx on an American Standard Strat. The true 1984 built Strats only had one string tree on the headstock.
Mike Sumner I really dig Lemmo’s playing but that’s one thing I miss about Mark, he really saturated out on details. It was educating. Thanks for that.
@@mikesumner5129 You seem to know so i have to ask. I have Am Stand Strat with two string tree serial E426xxx how early Strat that would be ? It is made in 87 that i know i mean it is assembled then but that`s it. Any info would be appreciated.
Not sure but in position #4 (middle and bridge) my ears were picking up a Jimi-inspired..."Hear my train a comin'...hear my train a comin'. As always, Michael Lemmo blows us all away!! Love it!
Dude! You need to note that Jeff Beck loved/loves the deuce hotrod in Lucas' film, American Grafitti. As a result, he bought a copy of the car and fell in love with it. So much, that he hit Fender up to make a line with that color. A kind of hot-rod Strat. Imagine having the chops to sway one of the most famous companies in the world to make a model because it basically amuses you!
I knew that Van Halen was screaming out for the bridge. Michael many fingers Lemmo rips it up and gives it a new name, the first song was dastardly also, I have an 80's strat and I can't get it to do any of that either, I luv the graffiti yellow, off the chart. Oddly , despite being a humbucker dude, the strat is still my favorite, just killer, and some great camera work there Jen , thanks guys.
A (late) friend of mine got his USA Standard Strat in '87. Was hanging out for one as prior to that we could only get what we considered to be the 2nd-rate & mojoless Japanese versions here in Oz in the 80s. B&W / maple neck, distinguished like the one in the video mainly by its high-density bridge saddles. Not very "glassy" 50s sounding at all; more of a fuller, neutral tone. Good trem. Great for use with OD/dist pedals, especially if you threw in a big slab of reverb. He also had a DX7. I miss the 80s and I miss my friend.
@@melvynobrien6193 Finally, I found a comment on this video about how shitty the amp sounds! I though maybe I was losing my mind, since apparently no one else agreed with me. It’s frustrating because Lemmo’s playing is SO killer!! But the sound here is just so horrific to me. It sounds like a tiny little boxy amp, dimed, with absolutely zero low-end or lower midrange. I guess a lot of people like this sound?
I have a black 87 with maple board had it 10+ years. Great guitar quite a thin neck but its awesome. I was under the impression the the standard strat started in late 86 but went into full production in 87. Up to early 88 they still used 84 decals. 84 86 most of the guitars were made in Japan???
I'm a boomer, and I'm not complaining... A snowflake is a snowflake, boomer or not, and these people need to go and follow Agnesi off the cliff with his Gibson commercials.
People can be so extra... You like what you like,you hate what you hate...PERIOD! I like this channel and I like lemmo...I been a sub from the very beginning I wonder how many subscribers did not know about this store until the internet?
@@wesleyAlan9179 Extra, that Camila vid is funny as hell. I came here to learn about guitars i had not seen. Never knew anything about Norm, still don't really. I will say as a boomer who was alive when a lot of this stuff was built, the music choice does not represent what the guitars were built for. I like the looper and the fun stuff, but also we have no idea what that Strat in this demo actually sounds like. I do not think that is unfair.
STEVEN B. Best advertiser of your product you could have, I totally agree he's amazing the more guitarists I see the more I feel Michael is something special.
Yes Lemmo! I have an 88 start plus with the roller nut and lace pickups. Get one and do a GotD, I’m unsold on the lace pickups and want to hear what they sound like in your capable hands. Graffiti yellow too, of course, my favorite finish.
Those 80s/early 90s starts are amazing. A good friend of mine has a 94’ strat plus and I’ve used it for recording quite a bit when my 74’ strat was out of action. Awesome guitars for an awesome price 👍🏻👍🏻
@@thezeek2745 I remember their '85 catalogue: not a single US-made guitar. Damn when the AS Strat came out we were SO ready for it! They took OD/dist especially well, & the whammy was surprisingly good too.