I owed 2 of those aluminum 40th stratocasters bought them in the early 2000s for $800 each a blue one and a purple one sold them years later fro $1500 each. they have a mid rang bump and the bodies are cold to the touch which can make them a shock when you pick them up not expecting an ice cold body.
6:38 - The red area is molten lava and the blue/gray is cooled down solidified lava. 13:09 - This is a Robert Wyland guitar. He's famous for whale and oceanographic paintings. Notice the signature.
Hi Austin, I was out for a while with health issues but I'm back and happy to watch your videos again. Your knowledge of Gibson guitars is astounding, you've got me hyped to buy a Gibson later this year, I'm saving up but in the mean time I bought a very reasonably priced and used Epiphone Les Paul Standard, it's a 1998 and it was only $450 from Reverb, the seller was great to work with. When I buy a Gibson I'll probably buy used because the new Gibson's are so expensive. You've got me into Gibson's so I'm getting ready this summer to take the plunge but in the mean time I'm sure I'll enjoy the Epiphone. Take care.
Pretty surprised you didn’t even mention the Fender Free Flyte trems on both the Elite & Dan Smith era Strats where there’s no trem cavity route on the back side & the trem cavity & springs are actually on top right underneath the pickups/pickguard. The Elite also has a hidden dummy coil down in there too. As a tech all I can say is they’re a real PITA to set up, especially if you want to change string gauge from 9’s to 10’s or vice versa & you can’t even set them up with anything other than 9’s or 10’s. I certainly don’t ever want to work on one of those things again.
Hi Austin I love your show man! I was wondering if you could do a video showing every step you take when polishing and cleaning a guitar, like the products you use and your process, they always turn out looking fantastic after you give them your magic touch!
Here's an unfinished idea for you: What if you opened a VR version of a Guitar Museum? Each display could be in full 3D rendering, with maybe a period themed or piece specific "TV" next to it to show the associated review video that you can watch while looking at the guitar from any angle. You could charge membership fees or a one-time ticket for entrance.
Salutations Austin! A lot of really interesting Stratocasters and Telecasters! My favorite entries from this collection are; the 2006 Solar Red Stratocaster, however, I might prefer, or recommend a transparent pick guard, especially if it is painted underneath the existing pick guard, as you had already mentioned, the entire canvas was painted, and why not show it all off, it may likely look great in black light as well, the Critter Jungle Strats are interesting choices for the monochromatic entries, both Moony Eyes Strats, the Salt Water Taffy Strat has a bit of a psychedelic flavor to it, the Boysenberry Yin-Yang also has a bit of a psychedelic feel to it as well, however I like the design of this one more than the other, but the colors work together, the 40th Anniversary Strats were very nice, I didn’t realize that Fender made any Stratocasters with aluminum bodies, and I have no idea how they sound, the 1988 Clapton Candy Green is an attractive Stratocaster, I also like some of the Bowling Ball Swirl Strats, however, it’s kind of hit and miss with the colors on some of them, and I definitely do like the 1963 Stratocaster, it’s hard to mess with a classic, my overall favorite is the 2006 Solar Red Stratocaster. The Rhinestone Prototype Stratocaster might be more appealing in a different color, or with a multi-colored finish, but it’s a bit over the top for my taste as it is currently shown. Thank you for posting these videos! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸
Re: the gold sparkle Esquire…. Interesting that it is considered “Custom”. I was under the impression that “Custom” (except when referencing the 70s Tele w/big CBS headstock) always meant binding on front and back of the body.
Have you seen the Fender SoCal Strat? It's a Hotrod red and white fashioned after the SoCal Bonneville race car! I found one at a vintage guitar show and snapped it up !
The two cool purple tele and strata were made out of Aluminum. I owned 2 of them although the Tele was a similar finish , but blue. They had Lace Sensor like the Strat Pluses from 87-97. The sounded amazing-though the Aluminum was as cold as it was light;)
When I was first getting into guitars in the early 90’s they had a fender catalogue that had the Harley Davidson guitars, a playboy special strat, a leather stitched telecaster (Waylon Jennings maybe) and a paisley James Burton custom tele. I must have spent hundreds of hours staring at those guitars dreaming about owning them.
I can't not like 70's Fender Strats with the ugly bullet and big headstock because my dad bought me a new 1972 red Strat a couple days after I was born.I kept up the tradition with all my kids and my kids said they are going to do it and all of them will have kids soon so I'm excited to go shopping with them.
*Great Googa-Mooga!* These are some noice Strats! I *NEED* that monocromatic one! And also that chaotic coloured one right after!!! This whole video was pure eye-candy for me 😍😍😍😍
I have one of those Elite Stratocasters. Has a strange trem and locking string system, but it plays REALLY nice! Looks like it just sat in it's case since new. It had a 12db mid boost that was the precursor to the Eric Clapton Signature Stratocasters. Takes a bit to get used to the buttons instead of the blade switch.
Am sure that someone has already comments on this but that Elite Fender Strat has a button for each pup (so you can play all 3 at once). It also has a hidden pup under the pick guard to cancel noise . Locking nut and a unique Bridge and tremolo. The Elite Gold Walnut came with gold hardware , ebony neck and a special ATA air case. Made mostly in 83 and some in 84. Check out the Elite Tele and Pbass Ii.
RIGHT!! I have 3, all LEFTIES! It was a GREAT SERIES, with lots of cool innovation, as you pointed OUT. Saw a LH Bass Once at a show, didn't pull the trigger. Never found a LH Tele Elite either. But they DID make a few!! I love anything different that they made in LH- and there's NOT a whole LOT!
@@Trog @The Troglys guitar show Hello there I am a big fan of your channel and watch your videos daily. I wanted to tell you about an online auction in Bartlett TN. It has several Gibsons that you would probably be interested in. If you go to estate sales of Memphis TN you will see the listing and the details and pictures of the guitars. There are several les Paul’s and explorers acoustics all are Gibsons and are pictured. I hope this is helpful. Keep up the great videos and channel. Take care.
aluminium guitar reminds me a bit of "can't stop" stratocaster" from RHCP. on the other hand, the rosewood Telecaster MIJ in 2013 is a gem. sound good, looks exactly like george's tele minus george's name.
That 40th Anniversary badge is cool. It was, however, only applied to *right handed* Stratocasters Fender made that year. I bought a 1994 US Standard Strat that year, left handed, new, which didn't have the badge. Fender confirmed that they didn't apply them to left handers. No official reason why - I suspect it was because lefties can wait longer to sell, and this would date them faster...
Of the Fender Hellecasters guitar series, the Will Ray and John Jorgenson signature guitars always gets all the attention because... well look at them. They simply cannot be ignored. Pity Jerry Donahue's signature guitar doesn't get as much respect. Sure, it's basically an handsome looking Strat with a snappy blue finish. But there's more to this guitar than meets the eye. I believe it's really a Nashville Tele masquerading as a Strat. That might look like a Strat pickup in the bridge but I believe it's voiced like a Tele and even has a steel plate under the pick gaurd. The neck is supposed to lean more Tele than Strat as well. The wiring is supposed to give both classic Strat and Tele tones. Sure, Donahue's Helecater signature may not be as flashy as his occasional band mates, but I think his signature guitar holds its own.
I want a Bowling ball Telecaster so badly but they truly are super rare and very pricey. Maybe someday I can just dip an old MIM Tele in a vat of paint in a similar fashion myself. I've seen a few examples of doing that go horribly wrong, though lol.
I just spent the better part of an hour perusing this guy's site. WOW, loved the Fender 1979 Stratocaster Antigua he had featured, that would look good in your museum!
@@cataclysmicconverter Yep. I remember being in highschool and walking into a guitar store. They had a Jackson hanging on the wall with a wizard on the body.
Thanks for doing a Fender show, I like what you do and that's the only reason I follow you. I'm getting an education. But im more of a fender guy. You have shown us things to look for and given us insite into a collectors mind. VERY Cool CHANNEL. 😎
One interesting footnote on people comparing the Telecaster and the Les Paul as "similar designs" is that the Telecaster actually was out 2 years before the first Les Paul was ever released. It was originally called a Broadcaster, but Gretsch filed a cease and desist against Fender for using their name. In 51 the Broadcaster had no name, lovingly nicknamed a Nocaster, then renamed to Telecaster in 1952. Then also in 1952 the first Les Paul was released. So if anything, I'd say the Telecaster inspired Les Paul in making his signature that he took to Gibson a little.
I have to say that many of their custom paint jobs look more like kindergarten finger paint tests. I would say that Fender appears to have been trying just a little too hard, most of the customs appears to be visual only and not much to do with playability or sound.
Those are some crazy guitars. None that i would want to own, but I'd pay money to visit a museum that had them! Maybe the two of you should put together an exhibition!
