I think you need to film an entire video on the most influential 80's strat sound. One you yourself might not like the most, but one that defined the era. The Tri-Stereo Chorus sound of session players like Dan Huff. It used to cost $15,000 just to build the studio rack that those guys were using back then. That chorus laden clean tone was EVERYWHERE in pop and rock music and is MUCH more easily attainable on modern equipment than it was back then. Definitely a sound worth showcasing.
If you listen to Stevie’s version of little wing in headphones turned up real loud, you can hear his amp buzzing in the background because he was sitting on his super reverb in the studio. Just Stevie, his #1, a cord, and super reverb. No pedals, no recording tricks, just pure tone and mastery of the Stratocaster.
Bryan adams/keith scott has to be two of my favourite strat players. The tones they achieve on albums like Reckless and Waking up the neighbours and songs like Its only love and Run to you always perk up my ears 🤘
I don’t think you realize how legendary you are in this era Tyler. You inspire people like me to play in front of people one day and to strive the become one of the next greats!
Well, small mistake at 0:09, it's the 70th anniversary of the Stratocaster model, Fender (brand) celebrated the 75th anniversary in 2021, making it 78 now.
Great nomination. I completely agree. I was stunned to learn recently to learn that DM uses mostly the middle position on his strat plus. The only other player I can think of that does this is Clapton.
@@knutroadie That's funny, I've used the neck position on my Strat all my life, then I recorded some stuff on the middle position and I was like "Hey, this sounds like Built to Spill!"
Nice video. One quick note, Eldon Shamblin received the first Stratocaster and he played that until he died decades later. It's on a lot of Bob Wills tunes.
Some of my picks because it was really hard to narrow it down to just one lol 1950s: Ritchie Valens - La Bamba (1957) (Ritchie Valens) 1960s: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze (1967), All Along the Watchtower (1968) (Jimi Hendrix)/The Beatles - Nowhere Man (1965) (George Harrison/John Lennon) 1970s: Pink Floyd - Money (1973), Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1975), Echoes (1971), Another Brick in the Wall (rhythm tone) (1979), Breathe (1973), Pigs (Three Different Ones) (1977) (David Gilmour)/Eric Clapton - Cocaine (1977), Wonderful Tonight (1977), I Shot the Sheriff (1974) (Eric Clapton)/Jeff Beck - 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers (1975) (Jeff Beck)/Deep Purple - Highway Star (1972), Smoke On the Water (1972), Burn (1974) (Ritchie Blackmore)/ZZ Top - La Grange (1973) (Billy Gibbons)/Chic - Le Freak (1978) (Nile Rodgers)/Aerosmith - Walk This Way (1975) (Joe Perry) 1980s: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Pride & Joy (1983) (Stevie Ray Vaughan)/U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983) (The Edge)/Yngwie Malmsteen - Black Star (1984) (Yngwie Malmsteen)/Iron Maiden - The Trooper (1983), Run to the Hills (1982), Hallowed Be Thy Name (1982), The Number of the Beast (1982), Aces High (1984), Two Minutes to Midnight (1984) (Dave Murray)/Mötorhead - Ace of Spades (1980) ("Fast" Eddie Clarke)/Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly (1987) (David Gilmour)/INXS - Need You Tonight (1987) (Tim Farriss) 1990s: Nirvana - Lithium (1991), Endless, Nameless (1991) (Kurt Cobain)/Pearl Jam - Alive (1991) (Mike McCready)/RHCP - Under the Bridge (1991) (John Frusciante)/Green Day - Basket Case (Billie Joe Armstrong) (1994)/Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover (1990) (Eric Johnson)/Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock (1993), Today (1993), Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995) (Billy Corgan)/Blink-182 - What's My Age Again? (1999) (Tom DeLonge)/Pink Floyd - Keep Talking (1994) (David Gilmour)/Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark (1990) (Dave Murray) 2000s: Linkin Park - What I've Done (2007) (Brad Delson)/RHCP - Can't Stop (2002) (John Frusciante)/John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room (2006)/Audioslave - Like A Stone (2002) (Tom Morello) 2010s: RHCP - Dark Necessities (2016) (Josh Klinghoffer)/Daft Punk - Get Lucky (2013) (Nile Rodgers)/Iron Maiden - Empire of the Clouds (2015) (Dave Murray) 2020s: Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni (2021) (Thomas Raggi)/RHCP - Black Summer (2022)/Patient Number Nine - Ozzy Osbourne (2022) (Jeff Beck)/Call Me Little Sunshine - Ghost (Nameless Ghoul)
Great to see Kenny Wayne Sheppard on that list! Those two guitar solos on "Blue on Black" both give one goosebumps. I know a lot of players give him short shrift but they "forget" he had one of the only 2 blues songs that went to #1 on the pop charts, the other being BB King's "The Thrill is Gone". If KWS wasn't the real deal BB wouldn't have had him open for him on multiple occasions or invited him to sit in with him at BB's annual juke joint birthday gig.
For modern guys, I love the sound of Chris Buck. Yeah yeah I know he’s on Yamaha now, but he was on Strat for a long time before he decided he wanted to be more unique.
For me here are some of the best Strat tones per decade not mentioned in this video 50's Ritchie Valens' riff on La Bamba 60's Hank Marvin of The Shadows - almost all of their early 60s hits, but I choose "Shindig" George Harrison of The Beatles - the solo on "Nowhere Man" 70's Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water" Nile Rodgers of Chic - any of the group's hits but I choose "Le Freak" amazing tones - no amp! Ulit Jon Roth then of Scoprions - the riff and solo on "The Sails of Charon" 80's Dann Huff - his rhythm playing on Amy Grant's "Wise Up" Yngwie J. Malmsteen - "I'll See The Light, Tonight" 90's Mike McCready of Pearl Jam - his solo on "Alive" Richie Sambora then of Bon Jovi - "Bed Of Roses" Eric Johnson - a toss with "Manhattan" or "East Wes"
Flashback to 1995 and my dad surprised me with my first electric at the local father-son owned shop. I had to chose between a tele, or strat (Washburn copies). I figured the contoured body and 3 pickups was better.
I would also include rory Gallagher, blackmore, fast Eddie clarke, Eddie hazel, SRV , yngwie malmsteen, dave Murray, mike Rutherford, ron asheton and eric johnson
Strat tones are awesome, but I might be just a little biased.😁 Some others that I would add in there would be Dave Murray, Ritchie Blackmore, and Yngwie Malmsteen. You probably would have gotten copyright strikes from all though.😁
I have that exact same guitar you're playing. The push push tone knob is to add your neck pickup to your bridge pickup, selector position 2 activates all 3 pickups. P.S. im not crazy about the tone of the V mods in an edge of breakup setting.
Steve Rothery of Marillion absolutely love his tone, so spacey, atmospheric and emotive for me! Love to know your thoughts Love your videos, keep rocking 🙂🤘
Pretty sure blue on black is actually a wah pedal turned on and left full pedal down position. I believe that has actually been voted one of the best wah solos by multiple guitar publications……
I dig your videos but this is really a way oversimplification of what Buddy Holly did. Just strumming some chords without bothering to learn something like the solo to That'll Be the Day or something, really seems like a disservice to Buddy.
John Mayer is not very popular over here. I keep seeing youtube channels talking about him recently, but I have never heard of him before. After looking it up, it looks like his first show in France was only in march 2024, so that's probably why ! Also : No malmsteem or eric johnson ? Very unique and instantly recognizable tones !
Dang! you almost skipped the entire decade of the 80's. You missed some of the guys/strats that had the delayed chord "Stabs"? that dominated the radio from 82 and on. Andy Summers, Jamie West Oram, Alex Lifeson, Charlie Burchill etc..
Summers played a Telecaster through most of The Police but played a Strat on their 2008 reunion tour and Lifeson played mostly semi-hollow Gibsons like the ES-335 and probably most famously his white ES-355 but he did have some Superstrats as well during the '80s
Wow…not even a mention of Eric Johnson? I’m honestly chocked and a bit disappointed. I would have added Billy Corgan in there, as well. His tone was definitely unique and they were a big band in the 90’s, and he was a strat guy for sure. You could instantly know it was him as soon as you heard the tone. Solid list, otherwise.
Hank Marvin is missing, Eric Johnson. The Purple Haze sound was way too fuzzy for my liking. I prefer his Band of Gypsys tone. Jeff Beck could have been there for the 2000th.
Unpopular opinions: I can’t stand Hendrix. How is RHCP on here twice, but Clapton is not? Clapton has so many classic sounds and is far more revered in the guitar world.
