Excellent demo and commentary! I’d really like to see and hear both of your collections, or selections from them, anyway. Interesting to see how you make them “Cooper” and “Chris.” Your LP is beautiful to look at and hear, Chris. Thank you, gentlemen.
I like that Chris is wearing a Fender shirt while touting the virtues of his Les Paul. 😄 I have a (current model) 50's Les Paul and an American Vintage 1961 Strat. Neither is custom shop, but I love them both.
@@pearlandGUITARIST if it gets released in either burgundy mist OR sherwood green I'm buying one within a heartbeat. Really, I'd prefer an american original because I much prefer the 9.5 radius but the AO60s strats do not come in a color I love. Too bad, as I have the AO60s tele and white blonde AO50s tele already. That said, your color is a true classic indeed!
My father had an original 1960-61 Fender Stratocster, sunburst, rosewood fretboard, with a birds'eye maple neck. He traded a Fender Esquire for it in 1961 or 1962.
A genuine pine Esquire with no truss rod is the best guitar Fender ever made. But you got to be a guitar player to appreciate that. If you can not, you buy a Strat :) Same with the original 1951 P-bass.. the Jazz Bass was to it what strat was to Tele.. an attempt to improve it - which just failed.
They both represented their side Very well.. One makes me wanna play Buddy Guy stuff and the other Peter Green. Personally im not a LP or Strat guy im using a Tele right now but if I had to choose between the two I would first look at the band or mix im in and what im playing or need It for. Having said that I would go with the strat based on preference in tone, playability and yes, the weight. A heavy fragile guitar just isnt my thing right now I move around a lot. Thanks for the Battle of the giants guys, well done.
Beautiful guitar Chris, if I ever bought a ‘custom’ it would most probably be the 59’ although I’ll probably just stick with my Standard here. I also like the very slight aging on yours too. Just not into any of that heavy relicing personally but that’s just preference.
This was a great video ... great premise and a couple fantastic guitars .... I REALLY enjoyed the musings over the two custom shops and what their focus is in approaching spec' ing and building their guitars .... it looks/sounds like you were using a Blues Junior amp for the playing portion of the demo... in the future when you are showing off 'time capsule' instruments maybe consider using an amp based on an actual vintage circuit ... in other words maybe make it a 'time capsule' presentation as much as possible... Also, I would love to see this same video format when each of you showcase your own instruments ... that just sounds like GREAT fun...!! tell us why you picked what you picked for your own collection... we're bound to learn what are good things to consider or to ask when considering making a purchase ! Thank you again for some great content !!
The best thing that ever happened to UK was just few years later - when EC bought a Les Paul. And James Page his 1960 LP Custom... and Fripp did the same :))
Hey guys, love watching you here in Australia! Any chance you could do a comparison video between Gibson Flying V Antique Natural and the Epiphone Korina 1958 (2023 models)??
Well, I love me some Fenders too... but yeah, the LP is THE guitar.. It is 30+ Gibsons to some 20 Fenders here :)) and a Gretch and some other here and there... a good guitar is just that
I'm a Fender Strat man all day, but there's no denying Gibson puts more detail into their re-issues. Fender never seems to get it 💯, unless it's a NOS from the Custom Shop, but even then, it has a modern feature more often than not (9.5 radius, roasted neck, 22 frets, etc). In my opinion, the best re-issue Fender has done was the batch of American Vintage guitars from 2012-2017. They weren't vintage accurate before and aren't 100% accurate with the current Vintage ii Series.
Right you are.. how can a true Fender reissue have anything but a 7.25 radius and vintage frets ?? The other specs turn me off, just by looking at that... wtf.. do you really have any problem playing vintage frets ?? I love them .. bending all the time ;)
@@kevingill648 Pfft.. I didnt understand ?? My boy, I play these guitars every day. Strat is an abomination, a Tele gone wrong. No balls. To make it clear - I´ve got about 6 or 8 Teles, a Masterbuilt Nocaster and all that.. and a great Esquire... and heaps of Gibson Les Pauls.. that is it... I bought 2 Strats... just to "have them" you know ? To me they are just wimpy nothing... maybe the hardtail would be so so
What a useless comparison, let's compare a 55 f series pickup to a 55 corvette even tho they have absolutely nothing in commom. Also it's a terrible year for strats, ridiculous chunky necks, insanely bright harsh pickups definetly the worst year of vintage strat. Gibson on the other hand employs mostly temp works so everything under 2k is pathetic quality, and theyve filed bankruptcy repeated so you never know when you buy a used one if is a decent era or awful one where the used something unbelievably stupid like richlite fretboards.
@@AlamoMusic neither, I would never buy any Gibson, other people make better copies I’d rather have an fgn, esp or prs… and the stench of the gibson name is embarrassing. if I bought a custom shop strat, it’d be an empire 67. I have no interest in being true to the original, I want the custom shop strat with the thinnest neck, overwound vintage style pickups, and a nitro finish. Also if I’m not mistaken 59 les Paul’s have one of the thinner necks of vintage LP’s, while 59 strat necks are one of fenders fattest Strat neck carves.
@@JP-sq4pd 59 is the worst year of stratocaster, the neck carve is like a baseball bat and the pickups are Icepick shrill. That said I would never buy any Gibson. The worst part is that they are two incredibly basic guitars that cost 5x what they are worth, and that rather than improve the design and get rid of obnoxious and pointless design features like two tone knobs(that no guitarist in history has ever wanted), they just keep remaking stuff from 50+ years ago and overcharging boomers for nostalgic crap. Then they stuff my local music store with 1200-1500 performer strats and tribute Les Paul that take up all the walls and barely sell cause you can buy an esp256 that plays better for a 3rd the price and then upgrade the pickups and have an all around better guitar with a thinner neck and no pointless 2nd tone knob. Playing a Gibson or fender really just says I care more about what you think about my guitar than how it actually sounds or plays(or I have more money than sense).... Which is why I doubt I'll ever own anything from either company except mij strats.
Yesss!! Please do a collection video!! I would love it
thats a great idea actually
Excellent demo and commentary! I’d really like to see and hear both of your collections, or selections from them, anyway. Interesting to see how you make them “Cooper” and “Chris.” Your LP is beautiful to look at and hear, Chris. Thank you, gentlemen.
Both beautiful guitars... As an old n grey Brit I'm immediately drawn to a Hank Marvin Strat.. But.. Im never gonna kick the Les Paul out of bed...
I like that Chris is wearing a Fender shirt while touting the virtues of his Les Paul. 😄 I have a (current model) 50's Les Paul and an American Vintage 1961 Strat. Neither is custom shop, but I love them both.
AVII 61 strat? That's basically a custom shop that can't be customised. If it survived quality control it's a stellar strat!
@@vyvynylification Yeah, it's an AVII. Well, I went to the guitar store and played it and a few other models. It passed my QC and I brought it home.
@@pearlandGUITARIST That's great! I'm eyeing one once it gets released in a color I truly love. i'm glad you enjoy it! No need for a CS
@@vyvynylification What color are you hoping for? I have the 3 tone Sunburst. It's classic and I'm happy with it. Fiesta Red is cool too.
@@pearlandGUITARIST if it gets released in either burgundy mist OR sherwood green I'm buying one within a heartbeat.
Really, I'd prefer an american original because I much prefer the 9.5 radius but the AO60s strats do not come in a color I love. Too bad, as I have the AO60s tele and white blonde AO50s tele already. That said, your color is a true classic indeed!
My father had an original 1960-61 Fender Stratocster, sunburst, rosewood fretboard, with a birds'eye maple neck. He traded a Fender Esquire for it in 1961 or 1962.
A genuine pine Esquire with no truss rod is the best guitar Fender ever made. But you got to be a guitar player to appreciate that. If you can not, you buy a Strat :) Same with the original 1951 P-bass.. the Jazz Bass was to it what strat was to Tele.. an attempt to improve it - which just failed.
I'd love to watch a comparison of the Casino USA Model and the new Outfit. Please!!!!!!
They both represented their side Very well.. One makes me wanna play Buddy Guy stuff and the other Peter Green.
Personally im not a LP or Strat guy im using a Tele right now but if I had to choose between the two I would first look at the band or mix im in and what im playing or need It for. Having said that I would go with the strat based on preference in tone, playability and yes, the weight. A heavy fragile guitar just isnt my thing right now I move around a lot. Thanks for the Battle of the giants guys, well done.
Somebody should have taken that SG special home!
Beautiful guitar Chris, if I ever bought a ‘custom’ it would most probably be the 59’ although I’ll probably just stick with my Standard here. I also like the very slight aging on yours too. Just not into any of that heavy relicing personally but that’s just preference.
This was a great video ... great premise and a couple fantastic guitars .... I REALLY enjoyed the musings over the two custom shops and what their focus is in approaching spec' ing and building their guitars .... it looks/sounds like you were using a Blues Junior amp for the playing portion of the demo... in the future when you are showing off 'time capsule' instruments maybe consider using an amp based on an actual vintage circuit ... in other words maybe make it a 'time capsule' presentation as much as possible... Also, I would love to see this same video format when each of you showcase your own instruments ... that just sounds like GREAT fun...!! tell us why you picked what you picked for your own collection... we're bound to learn what are good things to consider or to ask when considering making a purchase ! Thank you again for some great content !!
just like the first strat that came into the uk, that Cliff Richard bought for Hank Marvin to play,
The best thing that ever happened to UK was just few years later - when EC bought a Les Paul. And James Page his 1960 LP Custom... and Fripp did the same :))
Hey guys, love watching you here in Australia! Any chance you could do a comparison video between Gibson Flying V Antique Natural and the Epiphone Korina 1958 (2023 models)??
Would love a collection video.
Do a collection video!
These guys are the best!
Les Paul all day every day
Well, I love me some Fenders too... but yeah, the LP is THE guitar.. It is 30+ Gibsons to some 20 Fenders here :)) and a Gretch and some other here and there... a good guitar is just that
I'm a Fender Strat man all day, but there's no denying Gibson puts more detail into their re-issues. Fender never seems to get it 💯, unless it's a NOS from the Custom Shop, but even then, it has a modern feature more often than not (9.5 radius, roasted neck, 22 frets, etc). In my opinion, the best re-issue Fender has done was the batch of American Vintage guitars from 2012-2017. They weren't vintage accurate before and aren't 100% accurate with the current Vintage ii Series.
Right you are.. how can a true Fender reissue have anything but a 7.25 radius and vintage frets ?? The other specs turn me off, just by looking at that... wtf.. do you really have any problem playing vintage frets ?? I love them .. bending all the time ;)
IMO The Fender Strat is the ultimate all round guitar!
Sorry.. it is anything but. In Fender world - Tele rules. Strat was an attempt to improve it.. which failed miserably.
@@tomasvanecek8626 what part of In my opinion did you not understand?
@@kevingill648 Pfft.. I didnt understand ?? My boy, I play these guitars every day. Strat is an abomination, a Tele gone wrong. No balls. To make it clear - I´ve got about 6 or 8 Teles, a Masterbuilt Nocaster and all that.. and a great Esquire... and heaps of Gibson Les Pauls.. that is it... I bought 2 Strats... just to "have them" you know ?
To me they are just wimpy nothing... maybe the hardtail would be so so
@@tomasvanecek8626 It does not escape the fact that it's still a matter of opinion!
That vid was about selling his used Les Paul😂
The Les Paul sounds a rounder fuller tone, but I'll take the strat and run!
Absolutely love y'alls videos! #GoSpursGo
The Les Paul sounds awful! indistinct and bassy - the strat sounds great in the neck position and not so in the bridge to my old ears
Don’t like the strat at all. Sad.
What a useless comparison, let's compare a 55 f series pickup to a 55 corvette even tho they have absolutely nothing in commom. Also it's a terrible year for strats, ridiculous chunky necks, insanely bright harsh pickups definetly the worst year of vintage strat. Gibson on the other hand employs mostly temp works so everything under 2k is pathetic quality, and theyve filed bankruptcy repeated so you never know when you buy a used one if is a decent era or awful one where the used something unbelievably stupid like richlite fretboards.
But which one of these do you like better
@@AlamoMusic neither, I would never buy any Gibson, other people make better copies I’d rather have an fgn, esp or prs… and the stench of the gibson name is embarrassing. if I bought a custom shop strat, it’d be an empire 67. I have no interest in being true to the original, I want the custom shop strat with the thinnest neck, overwound vintage style pickups, and a nitro finish.
Also if I’m not mistaken 59 les Paul’s have one of the thinner necks of vintage LP’s, while 59 strat necks are one of fenders fattest Strat neck carves.
@@JP-sq4pd 59 is the worst year of stratocaster, the neck carve is like a baseball bat and the pickups are Icepick shrill. That said I would never buy any Gibson. The worst part is that they are two incredibly basic guitars that cost 5x what they are worth, and that rather than improve the design and get rid of obnoxious and pointless design features like two tone knobs(that no guitarist in history has ever wanted), they just keep remaking stuff from 50+ years ago and overcharging boomers for nostalgic crap. Then they stuff my local music store with 1200-1500 performer strats and tribute Les Paul that take up all the walls and barely sell cause you can buy an esp256 that plays better for a 3rd the price and then upgrade the pickups and have an all around better guitar with a thinner neck and no pointless 2nd tone knob. Playing a Gibson or fender really just says I care more about what you think about my guitar than how it actually sounds or plays(or I have more money than sense).... Which is why I doubt I'll ever own anything from either company except mij strats.
Strat