Next Week - Correction: Clocks in the UK go back 1 hour this weekend which seems to mean that (for those outside the UK GMT Time Zone) next weeks film will drop 1 HOUR EARLIER than usual and not later as I say in this film. See you then I hope! 😁🎸 And don't forget that if you want to watch the films even earlier and AD FREE every week head over to the TV channel: theguitaristas.tv and sign up to support this community and help keep The Guitaristas a 100% independent shills free zone 🙏
@monmixer
9 ай бұрын
Nov 06 here in the USA.
@gh1985ify
10 ай бұрын
Kettle on, biscuits out, new Guitaristas video on. Normal service has resumed 😀
@jonathanhudak2059
10 ай бұрын
Here here! 😊
@tylerdurden5122
10 ай бұрын
Got myself some nibbles and a little sandwich 😂
@catmandoodoo7903
10 ай бұрын
Perfect. Chilling with my snoozing toddler daughter and watching Colin and his Crocs playing a guitar she prevents me being able to afford 😹😹 It’s one of my favourite times of the week 😎
@southboundguitar
10 ай бұрын
I've got a toddler son. Same boat!
@iamanovercomer3253
23 күн бұрын
@@southboundguitarone day you will be an old fart and the guitar won't be able to help you with things that you did when you were younger, your son can also he might be playing 🎸 with you also, then you can get the 🎸‼️
@TexaTim
10 ай бұрын
Damn....you just made me order one! I did not have a Tele or Strat, ticks all the boxes. My wife will be thrilled! Thanks again for all your hard work to keeps us informed!
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
🤣👍
@tylerdurden5122
10 ай бұрын
You just have to remind your wife how much money youve saved by not buying a tele AND a strat. Girl math😅
@buzzedalldrink9131
9 ай бұрын
@@tylerdurden5122or just grow a pair and tell her you just bought a guitar because you felt like it.
@queeffersthrlnd1620
6 ай бұрын
@@theguitaristas is this a good guitar to get if I cant decide between a tele or strat? I was stuck between them or a contemporary tele. This seems to be the mid ground between them.
@theguitaristas
6 ай бұрын
@@queeffersthrlnd1620 👍👍
@ejmachuca9355
10 ай бұрын
I bought a Gold one a couple of months ago and really like it. Added Wilkinson brass saddles, a Tusq string tree, a pearloid pick guard and put a Strat tip on the switch instead of the big round Tele tip. Great content.
@cptntwang
9 ай бұрын
Is it heavy?
@slimturnpike
2 ай бұрын
He weights it in the video. Have a look.
@polymorphism1966
10 ай бұрын
I love my Les Paul, and Epiphones… but I do love a good Strat. What i like about this one is the strat shape with the telecaster hardware
@johncollins5552
9 ай бұрын
more hardtail strat options the better
@murrayguitarpickups9545
10 ай бұрын
The neck pup has a high dc resistance but its a smaller bobbin with thinner wire. Its a good example of how dc resistance doesn't necessarily correlate with output. You can have two pickups with the same DC but vary wildly. I recently did a Tele set with a 9k bridge and 5k neck but the 9k had thin wire, 5k had thick wire so the amount of copper in the circuit is about the same and the volume is about the same. Looks like they are still not using baseplates on Tele bridge pups, I have one here and they sound good considering but, come on Fender!
@mrcurtis73
10 ай бұрын
Great video. I bought the Squier Custom Strat about 4 months ago, it’s one of my favorite guitars. I’m a Les Paul guy, but I like Fender tones. I think this is a great guitar for LP players that want a little twang once in a while. 😁
@nellayema2455
9 ай бұрын
I think that Squier did a good job with that design. It doesn't look like a "cheap" guitar with its gold color and double-bound body. I like that it comes with the vintage style tuners, as well. Is it for me? Probably not, but it would have been at a time when I could only afford to have a couple of guitars. It ticks off a lot of boxes for many, I'm sure.
@JosePineda-jn8jk
7 ай бұрын
@newmanfertig886the one guitar to go into the middle and bridge the looks lol.
@TheSuperspyk
10 ай бұрын
Ooh this looks nice, need to get the kettle on and sit down with this one! Also - after you making me want to try an SG, I took an old guitar down to a shop and traded it in, picked up an epiphone SG classic with p90’s in Inverness green. Fantastic guitar! Never would have got the itch for one without watching your videos, so I hope you had a good rest!
@jeffberg8015
10 ай бұрын
I kind of like it. I was considering a Nashville Telecaster as a possible future purchase and this ticks those boxes while having a cool character.
@scottbrower9052
9 ай бұрын
I like that the control plate is reversed from its "normal" position on any standard Telecaster. This is a mod that many Tele owners do immediately anyway, allowing for easier access to the volume knob (for swells) whilst playing 👍
@jfinester
10 ай бұрын
I really like the design of this Strat/Tele. I’ve always thought a double-bound Strat shape would be cool, and darned if Squier didn’t come up with one! It seems to sound pretty good too. I actually like the “quack” tones available with three pickups, and to me, a Tele bridge and neck pickup with a Strat middle pickup works better than three Strat pickups. I’ve had brass baseplates installed in my Strat, and they helped some, but it still doesn’t sound like a Tele. Probably because it’s not one! If the Squier’s bridge pickup’s basplate is really plastic, that would be a drag. It sounds pretty good stock,though, so who knows? Then you go and show us my other favorite design, the cherry-red Epi SG Custom. I want one, but shipping yours from the UK to thr US would probably eat up the discount you’re offering. Cool guitar, though. I’ve just got to figure out which of my guitars I can sell! My wife would like to see some of them go anyway.
@jonathanhudak2059
10 ай бұрын
I like this one too!
@craigpimlott204
9 ай бұрын
My wife tried that on ….so I just got rid of the wife …now I’ve got many guitars and less volume out of the Marshall than the volume from the GBH of the earholes I used to get …😂😂
@jfinester
8 ай бұрын
@@craigpimlott204 I’m not getting rid of my wife! When I was gigging, she was really cool about my buying guitars as long as I didn’t overdo it. (She plays too, mostly folk-type acoustic.) Now that I’ve retired (for physical reasons), I don’t play anymore, and she doesn’t like that! Truth be known, I don’t either.
@doogledog1740
10 ай бұрын
The pot brand is "SH", (Song Huei Electric Co., Ltd. (Taiwan). Used in a lot of Squier models.
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Cheers! 👍
@Poldek.Misiak
10 ай бұрын
I'd love to see your review of the Epiphone Nancy Wilson Nighthawk/Fanatic someday. A very underrated guitar and offers a lot for the price including a hard case. Cheers 👍
@aallen7339
5 ай бұрын
Yes please review the Fanatic!
@QuantumGamingUploads
10 ай бұрын
That is preety cool Tele/Strat Squier Colin. I was looking at these a while ago and found them to be very decent for the money. I like the double binding and thats a nice color as well. Sounds preety good. Thanks for showing another one.
@JonathanRodriguez-lh5mb
10 ай бұрын
An interesting guitar but I’m with you Colin. Not for me, I’m team Telecaster all the way. I’d suggest you check out the Squier Paranormal Esquire Deluxe. That looks right up you alley!
@TheMultijesus13
9 ай бұрын
Played mine for a good 5 hours last night, so many sounds from this thing. I'm a strat bloke so having a tele/strat in one is a very interesting and fun concept for me. Definitely a 10/10 guitar based on its price, feel and performance.
@mikelundquist4596
10 ай бұрын
Not many new guitars get my blood up at this point, but this is pretty cool.
@kstaggs87
9 ай бұрын
I got one in chocolate burst and I love it. It’s exactly the guitar I’ve always wanted. A Strat or double cut Tele body with a Nashville 3 pickup setup. The push/ pull tone knob where you can have the neck and bridge or all three together is very useful and the double bound body is just the cherry on top. I absolutely love double bound Telecasters. I’ve done the following upgrades to mine: Fender bridge Gotoh slotted brass saddles Fender neck plate Fender control plate Fender pure vintage 64 telecaster pickups Fender pure vintage 59 middle Strat pickup Obsidianwire solderless harness w/ push-pull tone knob 2002 Tom Delonge Stratocaster neck w/ rosewood fretboard and big 70’s headstock It’s an absolute beast now.
@FezzantPlucka
8 ай бұрын
As a matter of interest did the Tom Delonge neck fit correctly into the Squier? No adjustment required or anything? Thanks.
@kstaggs87
7 ай бұрын
@@FezzantPlucka if I remember correctly, I think the neck pocket had to be slightly shaved but not by much.
@nieko3038
10 ай бұрын
I do like the gold, binding, old school bridge. No contours. Reversed controls I’d go with a tele shape too
@jonathanhudak2059
9 ай бұрын
But then it would just be another Telecaster.... that's what makes this guitar so unique IMHO
@fisterroboto1044
10 ай бұрын
I'm only at the 10 minute mark as of now but I just wanted to get this in real quick. It would be awesome if Fender and Squier made the option of a toploader bridge standard on their telecasters (I mean the option to string both through the body and topload it). I'm a bit on the fence of a significant difference in sound but I can assure you it feels alot slinkier (I use a 10 gauge set of strings) and the tele plays so well. Ofcourse it's an easy to do modification but I'm just saying (my tele is a toploader only, I chose it because I loved how it played, but having the option to string both ways would have been even more rad if I wanted a change of feel). And great to see you back Colin. I needed some wise words and some rad playing from you today! Cheers
@dadsstash9842
8 ай бұрын
That thing is freaking beautiful.
@gibgibGG
10 ай бұрын
Colin, although I'm not a fan of the Tele/Strat mutation I really appreciate what you do in exploring all kinds of Guitars 🎸🎸 I'm a happy supporter of the TV channel for a year now, and love it! 👍
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Cheers man that’s appreciated! 😁🙏
@monmixer
9 ай бұрын
You really should do a buy me a cup of coffee link also. It may not be a lot but every buck in the cup adds up. I may try your TV channel. You are very knowledgeable and you answer real questions for real people and that is very important.
@FrankJmClarke
10 ай бұрын
It is really a Nashville tele with an upper bout. I like my Nashville Tele, the neck pickup doesn't sound like a Strat, so it justifies having a Strat too. As if justification is a real thing :). Keep up the good work Colin!
@stevegordon7194
9 ай бұрын
Let's say I am trying to find an affordable axe , 7 tones , built well , good electronics. Great job showing this one. For $450 a great deal. Thanks
@norseman61
9 ай бұрын
This is FAR more Tele than Strat. In fact, it’s just a Nashville Tele with the 2nd Strat horn on the body and a Strat headstock. In other words…. it’s DOUBLE cool! It’s settled. I’ll take it. Another great video, but that goes without saying. Your channel is top notch.
@murrayguitarpickups9545
10 ай бұрын
I think its called a scratchplate in Europe and a pickguard in the US. In Australia we tend to use a bit of both, that goes for a lot of sayings
@Blues-man.
10 ай бұрын
Another interesting and great video, truth and honesty alone with fantastic guitar playing. Thanks Colin.
@DavMcIntosh
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for this review - have been very intrigued by these guitars. Would also be interested in your opinion on the HS Paranormal Offset Telecaster - not many reviews of that online at all.
@DaVinci0963
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tips about the saddles and the ashtray. Makes sense for any Squire if you don't like how or what yours is doing. The lack of contour isn't a deal breaker but would be nicer if it was contoured. If Fender contoured the "Nashville" would it still be or could be bound? Sorry, I didn't look. Thanks again Colin!
@baabaabaa-yp2jh
10 ай бұрын
It'd probably only be single bound on the top mate...l think?
@wlskyrme2193
10 ай бұрын
Hope you had a great break, good to see you back Colin
@jrchanning
10 ай бұрын
Glad you are back, really missed the weekly video last Friday !!. I thought the guitar sounded fantastic and I really liked all those pickup options, pity they don't do one in the Gold colour with a maple fret board because I'd buy one 😛🎸😄
@ericterry7117
10 ай бұрын
u just reminded me why I prefer the gibson, epiphone sound...thanks
@redlespaul8139
10 ай бұрын
I hope you enjoyed your week off Colin. Cooking my dinner last Friday without you on whilst cooking felt odd but I’m glad to see you back.
@e.henrythripshaw4554
10 ай бұрын
I had to buy one of these as soon as I saw it. It's absolutely fantastic and I love it. If I could only have one solid body electric to get as many sounds as possible from, this might be it. Unlike you, I love the Strat quack sounds, they're one of the greatest electric guitar tones. The Strat middle pickup really does add a lot of versatility to a Tele and the push-pull pot gives you all of the classic Tele sounds, too. You should seriously examine your Strat-phobia and learn to love the quack:)
@theguitaristas
9 ай бұрын
😁👍
@touchthesun2448
10 ай бұрын
I kinda like it... I like it even better on the TV channel!
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
😁👍 Did you watch it last night without the ads Bob?
@touchthesun2448
10 ай бұрын
@@theguitaristas yes, but I have KZitem premium (no ads) I love the TV channel!
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
@@touchthesun2448 Cheers mate! going to try and finish the strummer project this weekend 🤞
@touchthesun2448
10 ай бұрын
@@theguitaristas very cool... I can't wait to hear it
@eakinj
10 ай бұрын
You know, if that had a humbucker in the bridge I'd be fully into it. I'm just not into singles in the bridge, in fact for my own and only actual Fender strat I replaced the pickguard with the EMG Steve Lukather Signature set. Awesome review!!! I enjoy these videos a lot. thank you for this
@paulogden27
10 ай бұрын
Pop an SD hotrail in the bridge mate
@Randyplaysguitars
9 ай бұрын
@@paulogden27I did that with a Wolf/AOI guitar that was a strat style body with tele pickup combo. 👍🤘🎸
@paulogden27
9 ай бұрын
@@Randyplaysguitars I've got a reverse headstock strat with just a hotrail and it looks and sounds the business
@jamestedder
4 ай бұрын
Picked one up and love it. Only rag is the poplar body because its so light and feels hollow. Would be a great project build for a new body.
@Rico__B
10 ай бұрын
Excellent review (and playing) Colin. I bought one last month--really enjoy it. I changed the mid-P-up cover to black, looks even better (I think). Cheers from Arizona!
@user-fd6tg3rn4m
10 ай бұрын
i prefer the straight string set up mt, loved the review, and all the tones, hope you enjoyed your hols.
@user-fd6tg3rn4m
10 ай бұрын
cheers col.
@realdocloco
9 ай бұрын
I really love mine - so much so that I finally decided to swap the neck and bridge pickups (pretty good from the start though!) with a "twisted tele" Fender CS set that I had in stock. I also put some brass intonated saddles (personnal preference). Now it's the guitar I play the most at home!
@jevonwhite5193
6 ай бұрын
Nice! How's the build quality and neck playability?
@realdocloco
6 ай бұрын
@@jevonwhite5193 I have many high grade guitars to compare. ( new and vintage). I don't like to talk about perfection but those Zemaitis are amongst the best build ones - Custom Shop level definitely, with lot of hand work.
@lobster4501
9 ай бұрын
As a Strat player for 1 million years… I understand the trouble with Stratocaster’s… So many times I did not want to turn down the volume… But my pinky finger did lol I’ve also had telecasters I think this would be a blessing to me. Thanks, Collin.
@TheClassicQ
10 ай бұрын
Excellent review!
@50gary
5 ай бұрын
I loved it from Jump Street, cool guitar, cool colour (Brit. Spelling don't ya know). I do this all the time, tweeking cheaper guitars to make them different, fun,. and better guitars. My Squire Strat (100.00 pawn shop closet guitar) has 7 way wiring, position 1 is Telecaster neck and bridge, position 2 is all three in series, plus the reg. 5 way switching, good CTS pot and switch, David Allen Tru 54 pickups. Tele sound is valuable and covers. Sperzel locking tuners, and for good measure I converted the neck from wood screws and did a true bolt on neck by putting in metal inserts into the neck and actual machine screws making the neck/body joint much more solid and you can remove the neck without wearing out the holes in the neck. Did this about 2+ years ago, fun stuff. Brent Mason to name one has his Tele with the third middle PU installed, lots of Studio guys do this mod hense the name Paranormal Nashville. BTW I did a bookmatched flame maple top Strat with what I call a "block bodied" non-contour Strat. It had steam bent ebony veneer binding and Seymour JP-4 (bridge) under the wood top pre-amp, push pull pot for coil tap. Talked directly to Seymour and he made that PU for me. That project was back in 1983.
@RobtheGretsch
9 ай бұрын
Every time I hear you say you hate the strat sound I applaud you 👏, glad I’m not a voice in the wilderness. However, before replies start listing all those great strat heroes there has been the odd player that’s been able to make them work of course! Keep up the good work Colin.
@theguitaristas
9 ай бұрын
We are not alone! 🤣👍
@ToddTheJoker
9 ай бұрын
I am a strat lover and I respect Colin's opinion..we all have different tastes. ears, inner tone we look for. That is why there are different guitars!
@RobtheGretsch
9 ай бұрын
@@ToddTheJoker Totally agree, my first guitar back in 74 was a strat, never got on with it and wasn’t until 20 years later when I could afford a LP that it clicked with me, couldn’t get on with the neck or the bridge pick up, prefer LP’S, SG’S, Gretsch Jets and Tele’s and the odd PRS here and there, its all horses for courses and would be a dull world if we all liked the same!
@mickyferris4308
10 ай бұрын
Nearly tripped over the dog in the rush to the kettle😅
@RobCrawford23
10 ай бұрын
Good to hear Astronomy Dominie, a necessary thing for every tele demo (pity they didn't do a bridge pickup tone pot bypass switch to get the real tone. Would also say that if you like that Battett sound, see if you can borrow the Thorpy Scarlet Tunic, it really gives that slashing tele tone
@mordokch
10 ай бұрын
I have a parallel universe tele strat that's quite similar to this, but with custom shop 69's (stock) - it sounds fabulous but the buggar won't stay in tune. Curiously it doesn't sound like a tele or a strat exactly, but somewhere in the middle. The pups are heaven 😇 So much so that I've fitted them in several strats since. I've thought many times that I'd like a nice nashville tele so this was an especially interesting vid to me. I'm not supposed to be buying any more guitars (lololololol) but this morning I've found myself trying to buy an old ish ibanez gem - never had one but I saw ed wynn from the ozric tentacles playing one recently and it sounded great. Now I must have one lol. Damn expensive. Ramble ramble ... cheers Colin 👍
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Its ok we all understand and are with you all the way! 😂👍
@khillsy4489
10 ай бұрын
I hope you had a decent rest on your time off. Good to see you again. 🇨🇦👍
@louferraro6976
9 ай бұрын
Hi Colin , another great review keep up the good work ... couldn't help but notice,, you do realize you were sporting a shit eating grin while playing this guitar .. and I must say it looks good on you ! I bought one ( Sunburst ) for my son , and I just happened to have an old slab rosewood Strat neck sitting around .. swapped it out, then turned the controls around to the normal positions.. and with the tone control backed off to like 3-4 , not bad at all
@user-wv1ef2my2t
10 ай бұрын
I have been watching your videos for years, you do very well, I always look forward to the next one. Thank you and greetings, I wish you all the best. Pavel CZ. You are among my top 7 favorite YT channels.
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Thanks that's appreciated! 😁🙏
@carlosdeno
10 ай бұрын
Nice one Colin and good to see you back at it, fully refreshed! 🤘
@kengouthro
10 ай бұрын
Kettle is boiled, tea is steeping, toast is toasting, Friday is off to a great start.
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Cheers man the weekend starts here! 😁👍
@MrBiggordy
10 ай бұрын
Another one of Fender's (Squire's) mad ideas - Strat body shape, pick-up configuration and switching (apart from the push-pull tone knob) with Tele bridge and neck p'ups, control set-up and output jack. No wonder you felt confused! I remember those mash-ups from three or four years ago, equally weird, although it's good to hear you enjoyed at least one of them. When talking about the frets, and the slight roughness (although generally positive), you didn't mention "laddering Phil McKnight's tights" once! Well, would they have laddered them?! Another great, honest, straightforward video, for which you are rightly acclaimed and loved. Cheers, Col. P.S. The Strat is a best-selling guitar worldwide, of course the body is 'poplar'. (Oh, dear...)
@theguitaristas
9 ай бұрын
You’re on fire today! 🤣👍 I was going to say that (unlike Phil) I don’t always wear tights 😂😂 have to be careful though some people might take stuff like that literally! 🤦♂️
@Youtubemademeaddahandle
Ай бұрын
I have one, and It's less about the look than it is about the standing balance. A body contour is useless, but a horn extending toward the 12 fret is essential to balance. This guitar has all that is important in both the Stratocaster (hard tail) and Telecaster. The bridge and middle together setting allows for the best overall output, tone and harmonics. Telecaster pickups sound best when NOT paired. The controls allow for all the pickup possibilities (some of which sound anemic). This guitar is definitely the best of both and far more usable (and comfortable) than the Nashville Telecaster. The most off-putting feature of the Telecaster design is the strap button being too far from the 12th fret. The Strat style upper horn is what I'd been hoping for (and even scoured the internet to find). I'm currently investigating strap button extensions for my Tele style bodied guitars.
@shamrockd19
10 ай бұрын
You should check out the telecaster thinline paranormal Cabronita. Fantastic squire guitar with jazz master pickups
@jonathanhudak2059
9 ай бұрын
Colin Great review I was stoked when I saw this was the one you were featuring! Never cared for the looks of the Tele myself but they are a unique guitar and I do appreciate some of the sharp and trebly tones they can deliver. For me and for the money this one bridges the gap in delivering Tele and Strat sounds. Love the gold and double bound body and tele controls style layout. I could see myself getting one possibly! 😅 thanks Colin!
@calsurflance5598
10 ай бұрын
Not for me. The contour body is what makes the Strat melt into your body. The double binding would give it sharp edges. Nice review! Cheers!🎸🎸
@TheRamsberg
10 ай бұрын
edit: to test the following principle, with no volume/tone controls getting in the way, wire the hot leads of the neck and middle pickups together, and then the cold leads of the neck and middle together and then to the hot lead of the bridge. The hot of the neck and middle then go to the tip of the output jack, and cold of the bridge then goes to the ground of both the output jack and the ground connected to the guitar's metal components/strings/bridge. Effectively making all three pickups just one big pickup. This technique is the simplest to achieve this effect and also gives the clearest tone, due to no losses from the caps and tone pot/volume pot. But, it is most certainly what it is, nothing more or less. But it's a way to get a mostly non Fender tone out of Fender components. One thing the in between pickup selector testing does tell someone, is if they're wired in parallel or in series. With parallel, the DC resistance will be figured by 1 / ( (1/A) + (1/B) ) Bridge 7.03k, middle 5.74k. Plugging them in for A and B in the above equation, the result is 3.159 and that agrees very well with the 3.2k reading you got for the bridge + middle reading, and is well within % of error for such things. If they were series, they'd be added together, for 12.77k. Effectively, the greatest differences between series and parallel are, with parallel, the voltage produced by the pickups is cut down by half, and amperage, the driving force of the voltage, is doubled. In series, the signal will be very "hot", high voltage, like a boost pedal, but have very little driving force, and is then prone to "tone sucking". The latter due to the K of ohms of the pickups being closer to that of the input of the amp/preamp/pedal, which means the amp can eat more of the, well, amps of the pickups signal. My suggestion for that instrument, is to hardwire the middle and neck together in parallel and then wire the bridge in series with those. The maths for that are ( 1 / ( (1/N) + (1/M) ) ) + B. So, the 7.42k neck and 5.74k middle in parallel would give roughly 3.24k. And it would be generating loads of core amperage of the bass component of the tone, like a foundation. Add the bridge in series, 3.24k + 7.03k gives 10.27k total. Effectively, with that setup, the bridge gives the shout, and the neck and middle give the force. Kinda gives the best of both worlds, or the worst of them, depending upon how one's fingers and ears jive with it or not. A lot of the "quack" of Fender instruments comes from the teeny wire used for some of their pickups, which with the number of windings, gives a high voltage output, and very low amperage. Put another way, you've put together shows, basses for the same loudness, require way more watts, power, amps! A lead guitar can easily sound way louder than the bass, to how it hits the ears, while using way fewer watts. So, high voltage, low amperage pickups generally give quacks, no body to them. Humbuckers, which are naturally parallel, give that amperage support for the bass/mid component of the tone and put into the bridge position, can then also grab onto the high notes. The above proposal is a way to get a good dose of both at once, but it's not for everybody.
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Cheers man, see I knew it was worth taking all those readings! 😁👍
@TheRamsberg
10 ай бұрын
It is! @@theguitaristas
@LucaLindemann
10 ай бұрын
Actually, it's so ugly that's undisputedly fascinating, I would buy her just for this reason 😀 I was very close to buy the Fender Player Telecaster Plus Nashville, but I didn't for the 12 radius fingerboard, the noiseless pickups (never loved), and the fact that it seemed to me simply a Telecaster with a mixed Stratocaster sound (having 7 Stratocasters, it seemed to me useless). I agree with you about the shape: I would have preferred too a Telecaster shape. Great videos as usual. It's a pleasure to listen to you, and I practice my english too!! ☺❤👍
@MarkLysaght
9 ай бұрын
I have the Player Plus Nashville Telecaster and would highly recommend it! All the Strat AND Tele settings available and super versatile!
@baabaabaa-yp2jh
10 ай бұрын
Hey Colin!! Good to see ya back fella... Im a bit with you on this, its sorta Tele sounding at the bridge then loses me a bit with the other two pickups (lm not into the quacky hollow sound much) lve got a Twisted in the neck and its got just enough poke. Did like the colour & dbl binding tho.. The plastic under the bridge..sheilding? Good review as per mate, but it ain't for me, unless all my mates wanna start a Pink Floyd rejig!👍
@explorervango880
10 ай бұрын
I like the gold and double bound. Not a strat guy either. I like Telecasters. In this case I think the look with the three pickups the strat shape works better. I’d buy another SG first-I have a Special, but not a Jr.
@mortonwilson795
10 ай бұрын
Great to see you back, Colin, hope you had a good break! This guitar is a bit weird . . . not sure what they're trying to do here (sort of a Strat but no whammy bar?). Odd but OK for the price I guess. Also odd that Fender are now competing for business with their retail partners "buy the red one (EXCLUSIVE !!!) direct from us - f*** your local dealer". Charming. Sign of the times, I guess.
@jonathanhudak2059
9 ай бұрын
Mixup of a Strat with Tele features. You usually don't see Teles with a whammy bar hence it's absence here. That's how I see it anyway... 👍
@mortonwilson795
9 ай бұрын
@@jonathanhudak2059 Sure, makes sense. I am happy with a couple of Strats but if I should ever go for a Tele I think I would want a whammy bar given what I think a Tele can deliver in terms of 'edge'.
@jonathanhudak2059
9 ай бұрын
@mortonwilson795 fair enough my friend. Now I thought the B bender on a Telecaster was a cool feature which you don't see all the time but I guess it's only limited to the B string so limitations may apply
@edwardblair595
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for your review on the Nashville Strat. I love a good solid Telecaster, but at this point I'm looking forward to getting the Paranormal Strat-O-Sonic when the sapphire blue limited edition becomes available again.
@joeymcmanus448
10 ай бұрын
Sorry I was late to the party... I was on vacation... great way to end a vacation... see you next Friday.. cheers
@theguitaristas
9 ай бұрын
Cheers Joey welcome home! 😁👍
@davidcatalano3781
9 ай бұрын
As a person living across the pond in the US of A. No disrespect intended, you sure do sound like Peter Green when you speak. And your guitar playing is excellent also ! Many blessings and well wishes from a Yankee blues player. And by the way Peter Green is my favorite guitarist to ever come out of England no disrespect to Eric or anyone else. And of course Peter's partner in crime the great Danny Kirwin! And I totally agree p90s are my favorite! It does sound like a Stratocaster and a telecaster!
@Apollwn
9 ай бұрын
I wish they had used a more traditional strat body with contours. That would have ticked all the boxes for me.
@smbmxdirt3427
8 ай бұрын
Started the video with an IPA, finished with some sleepy time tea. Great video, I ended up purchasing this guitar.
@andrewdarnley4608
9 ай бұрын
Great combo of shape, colour choice and pickup choices. If i got one, I'd spray the neck a more amber colour. And dye the board. Love it !
@2112pjm
10 ай бұрын
Welcome back Colin. Nice review . I saw Southend music exchange had a SG for sale yesterday for less than the Bonamassa Epiphone 😊
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Yes it's true! 😂👍
@tao694t
9 ай бұрын
thanks for talking about the frets, too . . . I never understood why fender uses Tall Narrow frets on so many of their guitars. . . I think they may be the least preferred style of fret - like speed bumps
@geraldhills41
10 ай бұрын
Never found a fender neck that plays better than most Gibsons!
@terrorbirds9835
10 ай бұрын
I gotta admit when I see a guitaristas video showing a new guitar I’m the most excited to watch your content. Just keep that in yer back pocket until you’re itching to buy something new and struggling to justify it. “That one guy said….”🤘
@jeffcooper3433
10 ай бұрын
Split post tuners 😂
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Ah yes that's it! 🤣👍
@Arthur_My_Dear
10 ай бұрын
All over the place tonight, Col, and loads of fun 😅
@ludlow555
10 ай бұрын
That thing looks and sounds fantastic. Might to get one to tide me over til I’m able to get a Greeny Les Paul.
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Slash anaconda?? 😁👍
@jordanpratt3821
9 ай бұрын
I have a vintage modified thinline tele. Any given day it might be my fav guitar. Thats among Gibsons, american fenders etc etc. Those guitars were nice.
@LGuitarB
10 ай бұрын
I actually thought that was a good quack there in position #2. Better than from an actual Strat, perhaps because of the Tele-style bridge pickup?
@chriswiggin8894
10 ай бұрын
I know you like the colour Colin but I think its a shame Fender rarely roll out anything in the their classic 'heritage' colours these days. To me Fender guitars never look better than when they are in sonic blue, foam green, shell pink or even Olympic white (with rosewood board). It's almost like you have to buy custom shop to get anything in these colours these days.
@stevenhorton7457
9 ай бұрын
Welcome back Colin enjoying it as usual 👍
@mikeapplegate5845
9 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you Colin, I'm not keen on the nasal Strat sounds. The Tele sounds aren't bad, but I have Telecasters. Without the body contours what is it really..?? It's an uncomfortable Strat faced body that's adding Tele sounds. I do like the bridge and neck together, so this was a good nudge for me to add that to one of my Telecasters. The Nashville Strat is just not my cup of tea, so they can keep it! It might be interesting to cut it out for a humbucker in the middle. 😉
@InfernalStateMachine
10 ай бұрын
Rory Gallagher loved everything about Teles, but also wanted the sss pickup cofig of the strat. He ended up hardtailing his strat. I wonder how he'd feel about this guitar. If you do another video with this, could you try some rory's riffs in the bridge+mid position? Cheers
@Bona-who
10 ай бұрын
Excellent review as always.
@JustWatchreviews
9 ай бұрын
Awesome review as always, Colin. I think that would have sounded better with a touch of reverb. Cheers.
@samparker1637
10 ай бұрын
Nice to see u back Colin
@mishaerwitt8324
9 ай бұрын
Hi, I bought the Squire and agree with your review. Since you're an SG fan if you can find a first production Korean PRS Santana SE (2001-02) hard tail I think you'd love it. They're very basic no-nonsense or birds and pretty inexpensive now around $400.
@blueeyedsoulman
9 ай бұрын
Just ordered one in Fiesta Red mate.
@Philipmentzingenart
10 ай бұрын
Great video as usual. I think its really cool. Its something new, which of course will be met with some hesitation but Kudos to Fender for breaking new ground and taking some risks. 🙂
@gearmeister
9 ай бұрын
She's quite like the girl next door, hard to look at justifiably at first glance, but she grows on you to an almost insipid level... 😂😂😂... Thank you, Colin! I've saved your Reverb store as well!
@oldasrocks9121
9 ай бұрын
Something about the Strat is just a little goofy, like its trying too hard. I'm amazed they wired the Gilmour switch in stock, that's points. A livlier set of Tele pickups and dark tortie pickguard would help immensely, put a steel backplate on that middle pickup so it can keep up.
@TheRandyDowning
9 ай бұрын
Thanks! Very enjoyable and informative. I'm 66, and trying to be open-minded. My two loves are my '90 Strat Plus and an SG Standard. I kind of want a Tele to round things out, but being semi-retired and semi-poor, I would rather get a "real" Telecaster even if it's Squire or Epiphone. Pay day is Monday. By the way, I really admire your vibrato!
@theguitaristas
9 ай бұрын
Cheers Randy, I think a Squier CV Telecaster is the way for you to go… the custom ones like my double bound olive green one are 🔥
@abcde2793
10 ай бұрын
Above the knowledge and facts this chanel provides it also give me a motivation to grab my guitar and play
@theguitaristas
9 ай бұрын
I love that… it’s one of the most satisfying things about doing this for me! 😁👍
@marcohermans3207
10 күн бұрын
Why would it ruin the humbucker sound if you should mod it? Look at the Brent Mason Tele and tell me what's in the neck position? Yes it's a mini humbucker and Brent takes full advantage of that neck Pickup. That cat knows how to play a country lick or two and combinig rock,jazz ,pop and country...One of the best in its class if you ask me.This is a perfect guitar for someone who loves this kind of playing. For chordal stuff this is a also suberb option if you want more tonal possibilities. Oke it's not a spot on Strat sound on the positions 2,3 and 4 but it's close enough to fool people. The purpose of the Nashville Tele was to have access to a lot of different sounds which could be archieved with one guitar. Squier Paranormal Nashville Stratocaster does that....Mission accomplished. Does it look weird? Yeah, because I never seen such a guitar but never judge a book by looking at its cover. I think I give it a try with this one.
@MrBobbyjum
10 ай бұрын
My new favourite KZitem channel. Rock on 🎸🎵🎶
@davedavis7589
10 ай бұрын
another great vid fella ...Thanks for posting ....
@markpell8979
10 ай бұрын
Obviously a Nashville Tele with a Strat strap horn. For some folks that would balance better standing up. I'm good with the Tele. Not that hard to add a center Strat pickup and a 5-way switch to a Tele if that's what you want. And no real harm done. You can make another pickguard and keep the original. Mod as you see fit, no harm done. It's a good option for them to make the Nashville hot-rod setup available new in either basic body shape. And cheap, really. Cheers! (Edit- the Epi Bonamassa SG is nice but not 1,400 £ or $ nice. You can buy two other nice Epi and/or Squier guitars for that.)
@KMulby
10 ай бұрын
Hey Colin! I actually bought the paranormal Starcaster because of your video… now I kinda want to try this one too.. cheers!
@voiceofexperience
9 ай бұрын
I like it. Looks good, original but classy; sounds good too. Not fussed about the overly tricky electronics, but for the money it's a great quality instrument.
@VinnieGillespie-pq3pt
10 күн бұрын
Looks like you can put a humbucker in the bridge! Would I need to re-route the bridge pickup slot to fit a humbucker in it?
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