Kudos for this, Trogly: "Guitar isn't all about money, sometimes it's just what you like, having the right guitar that inspires you to play is musical enjoyment that's worth more than money." Nicely played demo, clearly the Blasted Blue Strat inspires you. Great pickups!
I had after 30 years of playing stopped and sold all my gear. A few years later i walked in a music store saw a strat identical to this one hanging on a wall. two days later i bought a custom shop strat and replaced all my gear. I gotta pay respect to these sandblasted models and offer thanks for inspiring me to play again.
Loving that we got Fender two days in a row! There’s a million Strats out there, but when you get that one that clicks for you, definitely don’t ever sell it!
I think RU-vid ate my comment. I have one of the Sweetwater Sandblasted Denim Blue Telecasters. It's a really stunning guitar to look at, has a really unique feel as well. I think mine is also three pieces, but the seams are way more uniform with the grain of the wood. I'm glad that it plays and sounds great on top of being a really special guitar to look at. I was shocked when mine arrived in the cheapest gig bag I've ever seen for a guitar that cost more than $1k.
I bought one of the Sweetwater American Performer Strats as well, 2019 model in a clear finish and it had a rosewood fretboard. They came equipped with the Yosemite pickups which I also liked, that headstock was really the only attribute I disliked. It played and sounded great, my buddy wanted it so I sold it to him and I sometimes regret it I have got say.
Hey Austin, love that Strat!! Just FYI, it has a lot of characteristics of an American Ultra….. the logo, locking tuners, pop in tremelo with no tip, and the offset heel joint. And the fretwork is consistent with an Ultra!! Love it!!!
The finish is not doing it for me, but I do like that orange one you showed. Super nice guitar man. Edit: Just remembered the sand blasted ash charvel san dimas. kinda like your pink idea but reversed. They also have yellow.
First impression I got was along the lines of a noaa weather map of the clouds and the way the jet stream is flowing. Or something like a view from space looking back at earth. I can dig it.
Hey, I think I know the guy who sold this one to you… glad you’re still enjoying it! I reached out to you and made a deal including this guitar for the Guitar Center “Rose Gold” SG you reviewed. This is definitely one of those guitars I’m so glad to have owned for a bit of time, it’s a fun one!
It’s funny when Trogley finds something he personally likes, then the dollar signs fade and his playing completely changes. Takes a special Strat to captivate a Gibson collector, lol. Personally I love this guitar, nice playing as well.
Where is my left handed gold top I bought in 1971 for £147:00 pounds from modern sounds in Denmark st,swooped it 5yrs later for a telecaster(what an prat).never knew the serial no. Ed
It looks like the ocean and clouds as seen from a satellite picture. Yes, the Dunlop strap locks and strap came with the guitar as case candy. I know it came with my 2007 American Deluxe HSS Strat that I bought new.
I'm pretty sure they paint it first and then sandblast it. Fender colored guitars have a white base coat and then the top color, which would explain the pattern on this guitar after having sandblasted it.
Hermes music... blast from the past. When I lived in San Antonio Hermes was my go to shop before they moved and bought out. Visited the original Hermes in McAllen, TX a few times.
Thank you for converting "Final Thoughts" to the "Fore Thoughts"! I agree with that philosophy, since I just pulled the pin and bought my latest acoustic from Sweetwater (with a bag of thank you candy I hope), a B-stock Breedlove Jeff Bridges Organic Concert, after trying out the B-stock non-signature version (same woods) gifted to my son in law, who found these concert body guitars (gave him a Taylor Academy 12e, too) much easier and more comfortable to play than his gloss dreadnought. The open pore finish sounds so open and warm, it's hard to resist! Feel the Force! Thanks, Trogly and Happy Easter to all! (We had two guitars, a bass, and sax (no violins) among the praise band this morning. Haven't heard the joke for awhile, but among the sound techs and musicians we'll share the "sax and violins and rock and roll" on occasion.") First Presbyterian Church of Coeur d'Alene...
@@hkguitar1984 thanks! It is a fantastic guitar. I am more of a Gibson guy, but I do still have the Fender partscaster that I put together for my son. I have also since put together a tele partscaster for my daughter. All USA parts on both. They are both great guitars!
Wonderful to see you really bonded and enjoying the heck out of your guitar. I swear there are certain guitars that a person is meant to keep....you've got your keeper :)
I’m also a fan of the smaller headstock. I just built a 1991 fender American standard using a 1991 American standard body in candy apple red and used a fender channel bound neck and all fender USA electronics and pickups. It’s really sweet.
Pretty cool guitar. The finish looks similar to a guitar a bought about 5 weeks ago from a retired professional musician/producer and recording studio owner Bobby Barth. His band was Axe. He joined blackfoot in 1984. I bought a custom shop Dean soltero from him. And two weeks ago i bought a Gibson Blueshawk from him also.
I have a 2012 American Standard Deluxe strat..love that thing..I know it's just a guitar, had to improve a few things on it to make it work better-graph tech saddles basically, saves on strings. I just play the thing to make noises on it...it's a tool to me. I know people get excited about guitars and stuff..but they are just tools to help you express yourself. IMO..you guys will have your own opinions about it!
Be kind to one another, you never know what is going on to people. It may not mean much to you but it can lighten someones life, and help the world be a better place. Stay safe out there everyone.
Hey Austin! So Hermes music is actually a small local music store chain down in South Texas (Rio Grande Valley area). They have 3 locations, one of them is like right around the corner from me. It does not surprise me that that guitar sat around for so long. Not many people into more expensive gear down here.
Hi, just searched the 0093207-00 and voila: Pre-Wired Strat® Pickguard, Custom Shop Fat 50's SSS | Parts. Simply remove your old guard, solder the output jack and ground wires, screw in the new guard and you're ready to rock with pure Fender sound. $369.99 · In stock, just for the pickguard. Glad you enjoy that Strat, I prefer Lps as well, but I have one strat (squier actually), that I like so much and enjoy playing it. Take care.
That actually looks like a deluxe model, the metallic looking decal and the two point bridge make that a dead give away. American Standards at the time still had the six point trem
American Standards have used two-point trems for decades. But the contoured heel and cast saddles are indicators that this is a Deluxe. The Am Standard used the stamped saddles.
Austin, when I got it from Hermes it had the Schaller style Fender strap locks and only three trem springs. Just thought you'd like to know. Great review and thanks for the shout out! 👍
Once I restored an antique wine press from Italy for my boss, and have sandblasted plenty of other wood.. they must have finished it over just enough to prevent splinters. very unique look. and a color you can live with for sure..
It has nothing to do with the neck radius; but rather they were designed to bring the poles closer on the strings with the least magnetic output to even out the sound. Those are Custom 50's so they are the same design as the late 1950's pick ups with the staggered poles. Which is why they sound so incredible. I've got a Vintage Series '62 Reissue Strat built in 1982 with staggered poles pieces so I'm biased because I believe my Strat is one of the best sounding guitars ever made.
This 2014 Mexican strat has the ceramic pups with staggered poles. I had planned on replacing but I like them. I did get a warmoth neck with 7.25 radius
I miss my 60th anniversary 1954 Strat replica. It had all the vintage appointments of a 54 Strat to the t. Best sounding, feeling, and looking Strat I’ve ever laid hands on. Kick myself every day for selling it.
This is a very nice guitar. No wonder you don't want to sell it. My son has a Limited Edition Sandblasted Precision Bass in Crimson Red Transparent finish. It is definitely the nicest bass in his collection.
I would have to say this is an American Deluxe strat with those specs, just with different pickups, cause those usually have noiseless ones. But all the other specs make it a deluxe.
oh yeah, if i remember jim root jazzmaster has the same sandblasted finished in red, but i dont know if its available in the market right now. from what i know that is only made by fender for jim root only. he got,. i think two of those.
I really like this guitar! There’s a couple thing’s letting it down for me, unfortunately. The body looks excellent, the neck looks great. You’ve got Custom Shop vintage style pickups, with the modern wiring harness, which is a bit confusing really, but still nice… Then there’s the cheap trem block, micro-tilt… What a to ruin a great guitar! Honestly Trogly, it may increase the weight a closer to 8lb… But upgrade that trem, or at least the block! Edit: I can see why it was a hard sell. It’s the equivalent of a $900 guitar from Fender with a $1500+ price tag. I reckon you could get this shipped in China for around $500, including the pickup upgrade. It’s nowhere near a $3000 guitar, let alone $5000.
Now brother dont u understand the art of a selman if dont want to sell something price it crazy high and no one will try to buy it from you.. As far as those nick pick things ur talking about maybe he's happy with the trem the way it is. What is it with ppl all the time telling someone how or what they would upgrade that person property too. Haven't you heard that old time saying if it ain't broke then dont fix it... me myself I dont like relic jobs but to each their own. Have a good one
Not sure why you're crappin' all over the micro-tilt, as it is easier to deal with than shims. And quite frankly- a lot of people just don't get Fender trem systems. I find this mesmerizing because I've had a lot of different ones- and I can't really say any of them are bad if you know how they are supposed to work and you know how to set them (which really isn't hard, btw). Just my opinion, but I'll take them over the screwing around with a Floyd Rose any day. Of course, you probably think the Jazzmaster trem is a piece of junk too.
@@mcdingus5081 Micro-tilt may be easier, but leaves you with less contact. I, and a lot of others I might add, would rather have that wood on wood contact for better sustain. As with the trem, I’m not shitting on the Strat tremolo design at all. I’m saying the one this guitar is supplied with, is the equivalent of what you’d get on a $200 Chinese built copy. It’s not really what you’d expect from a $1500 guitar.
@@thomasbrock1215 He may be happy with the current tremolo. That’s completely fine. I personally have always found a full size block to be an upgrade… As do most people I know. I know Trogly is more of a Gibson expert than Fender, so the trem block size may be something he just didn’t pick up on. I personally would upgrade it for a full size block. This is all just my opinion though. When it comes to pricing, I’m just stating that I believe it’s way overpriced from Fender originally, that’s why it was probably a hard sell. Not only that, the prices on Reverb are going up, and someone on Trogly’s video may be tempted to buy the guitar from him for $5000… I would advice them to hold off on that. And if they want a guitar built exactly how they want, go to a 3rd party builder for the body, get yourself a neck and some hardware… You’ve got yourself your dream guitar for a lot less than the $5000 asking price here. There’s General Vintage Tone, MJT, SC Relics, Fraser, Smoke Tree Guitarworks, NGS Guitars, Crimson Guitars… the list goes on! If you want an amazing Strat body built to your spec, there’s so many great options out there! It’d work out a ton cheaper than this offering from Fender too!
"my stratocaster" says it all really. i really dig the multipiece body, combined with the sandblasting it adds to the whole driftwood assemblage aesthetic (see margaret mellis)
Around here there was a Hermies Music for many years. Wonder if it came from the one in Schenectady NY? They always had different stuff than the other places but weren’t the most pleasant to deal with when I shooed there.
Sometimes you just find a guitar that meshes perfectly with you. I’ve got an old LTD 400 I picked up for 275$ years ago. I don’t even know why I bought it. It was online so I didn’t get a chance to try it first. And I’ve got Gibson custom shop guitars and pretty expensive ESP’s . So I didn’t really need to buy a 300$ guitar. Lol. But it just seemed like a good deal. It’s an eclipse model with Floyd Rose and came with hardcase. I guess I figured I could probably sell it for a profit or something. But it’s still with me. Sits right next to my guitars that costs 20x more. Its just a great playing guitar and sounds absolutely wicked. Any time I feel like I should just sell it, I pick it up and play it and that feeling goes away quick. So it’s a keeper. Sometimes you just can’t put a price on certain things.
It’s a Deluxe Stratocaster, which has been replaced by the Ultra. Professional Stratocasters replaced American Standards in 2016. So, the title of this video is not correct.
American deluxe. Deluxe alone implies Mexican made, while this is the USA equivalent. You had standard and American standard, just like you had deluxe and American deluxe. Personally, I think the deluxe line is the best value overall from Fender. They have premium, often USA parts, but are assembled in Mexico and therefore have a smaller price than one might originally assume based on specs alone.
I'll ship you mine if you want to take a test drive. I have modified it, tho. It has a big fat trem block like vintage strats and the electronics have been converted to CTS and Switchcraft Imperial specs so on the inside it's American but the outside is still pure Classic Vibe.
I have been playing guitar for 40 years. I understand what it's like to become attached to a certain guitar. My number one is a 1980 Stratocaster. I would play this guitar and I would probably love it. I prefer the small headstock too. I own 31 guitars. I have a couple fenders with big headstocks, and a couple with a small headstocks. My number one has a small headstock. I prefer a small headstock to tell you the truth. Although it's not that important to me?..... I prefer to have a small headstock on my Stratocaster. I don't know why it's just the way that my brain is wired. One of my favorite guitars has a big headstock. But it's not my number one. My number one is wood grain with a tortoiseshell pickguard. Has a small headstock. It's what I became a good guitar player on. Maybe it's a type of mental attachment? Maybe I don't understand why? It really doesn't matter to me. I like all guitars and I collect them. But I prefer small headstocks on fenders even though I have many with big head stocks, and I have just as many with small head stocks.
Cool strat. I could definitely see an ash topped sandblasted LP custom being cool. Jackson has a black sandblasted top Kelly with binding I could see that look working on a LP custom great.
I respect the hustle, every guitar that needs to turn a big profit is a “guys I’m not selling this unless you pay me way more than you should” guitar. Reverse psychology at its finest.
Wow《☆》Nice tones👍✔It's like driftwood that's been painted. I have a Squire blackout Strat with the same staggered pole peices & medium jumbo frets. It has great tones🏁It was a limited run from Georges Music in 2004🖖🤓🏈
