This Fender Is Infuriating
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2020
- What happens when you don't love your guitar? I've had this Fender Jazz Strat for a few months, and it's an amazing guitar, but I just can't bond with how it sounds. One day it sounds great. The next I can't stand it. It's driving me nuts! Can you help me?
This is a review and play through of my Fender Parallel Universe II Jazz Strat in Mystic Surf Green.
I use Amplitube for my amp sims: bit.ly/2RVjvvz
I have a demo video about it here: • I'm Never Buying An Am...
Amp Settings:
Amp: 65 Fender Twin Reverb
Cab: 65 Twin Reverb
Volume: 7
Bass: 5
Mid: 5
Treble: 5
Reverb: 0
I do have some reverb in the rack settings.
Pedals: Compressor 
Развлечения
UPDATE: All the feedback was great, but I've decided to put her up for sale.
HAVE YOU SOLD IT YET????
MIKE I WANT TO KNOW YOUR PRICE
Quel dommage!
Shallow but understandable. ;)
The looks on this guitar is 11/10
This is one of the most underrated channels on YT, I can't wait for this to blow up. You deserve it for that intro alone! Also, "boomy and shrill" is exactly how I describe my wife.
😂😂 I can relate
Lemme guess... your wife does not know that you mentioned her in this post.
This is a wife-free zone.
@@guitarmovies dude, my HOUSE is a wife-free zone. Lmao
The cinematography and acting is so unexpected for a guitar channel hahaha I love it! Keep it up boss man
Thank you! Appreciate it.
I had the exact same issue with my p90 les Paul. I found that dialing the volume knob down to 7-8ish helped bring thr sound to life.
This is amazing, please don't stop making videos!
Thanks! I’ve got more in the works
I think not peeling the plastic will trigger OCD more then having the les Paul leaning against the chair.
I mean, it’s your broken headstock, not mine. But it does make me nervous. One of the rare instruments, that when I put down, I make sure it’s secure.
Btw, I like the videos. That’s why I subscribed. It’s very different then other channels. I think you should peel it off. It’s a nice guitar. You should do a video with a dramatic peeling off.
@@luisconde847 I think if he peels it off, he owns it. That’s what he’s debating at the moment.
So I listened to other reviews about this guitar and had the very same impression. Stunning beauty with quirking quack sounds at times. Then it sounds amazing. You made a wonderful video, btw. And lovely playing.
Thank you! Appreciate that.
Keep it, it’s a stunning guitar visually and honestly I thought it sounded awesome!
She is easy on the eyes!
Looks like youve got a pretty good collection. It will take something extra special to move in and be comfortable.
That intro is right up my alley and I needed that today, thanks for the laugh
My pleasure!
Fantastic channel, subscribed!
Thanks!
I'm absolutely loving mine. My wife surprised me with it and I couldnt be happier. It rips through my super gained out Diezel VH4.
I have one too. I love how it feels and it looks cool as well, which is important. I'm considering changing the pickups to more rounded midrange sounding boutique pickups or Seymour Duncan quarter pounders. We'll see. I'd say keep it. It has a lot going for it👍
I’m not alone!
Consider just changing the pots 1st to see how it sounds withh 500k or 250k ones.
@@jmacc9876 I've done that before with other guitars and had great results. I'm just not sure if I like standard Jazzmaster pickups. I'm still playing with it and considering different options cause I like everything else about it a lot.
I love mine. keep it! Beauty of this is its simple and it just works. And rare guitars values over time :)
It was a great guitar, but I just didn't like it. So she's gone to a better home!
That's the most adorable French I've ever heard. Trés magnifique.
It sounded great. Perhaps a pickup swap would have fixed any problems you had with it. I swapped the pickups from my Jazzmaster for a handwound Jazzmaster neck pickup and a P90 bridge pickup. Curtis Novak has a reputation for fitting any kind of pickup you like in a Jazzmaster-sized cover.
You're truly an artist man.I love your style of videos.
You may want to try some different pickups.That could maybe reconcile y'alls relationship.
Thank you!
Next video in series: Gibson headstock repair👌 Love it.
Brilliant!
When I have to struggle to get a decent sound out of a guitar or amp, it's probably something I'm not going to bond with or keep. It does sound good in the video, though.
I’m definitely leaning toward letting her go.
I did. I wanted to jazz master forever finally got one and it felt like a toy.😭
If its a jazzmaster electronically, then it comes with 1 meg pots which always get shrill with the tone and vol knobs on or near full. I ALWAYS turn both the Vol and Tone on my Jazzmaster to about 7/10 and adjust from there whether playing clean or crunch. The other thing that can be done (the best fix for your case probably) is switch out the pots to 250k ones. It will turn it slightly more into a Strat than a Jazzmaster, but that would probably suit your tone preferences.
Curious if you've played around with pickup height adjustment at all and if that maybe could make a difference to find the right balance.
I haven’t on this one. I’ve done it on a handful of other guitars and it definitely made a difference.
@@guitarmovies I'd definitely give it a shot on this one before you make any decisions. It's a gorgeous instrument.
FYI: yur an entertaining and likable person. I don't know how I found your videos, I don't play guitar. I've never even touched a guitar in real life. Have a good day.
Ha! Thanks!
I’ve wanted to love Jazzmasters for 8 years now. Only one I’ve ever liked playing is the Squier J Marcus model bc it has more of a beefy p90 pickup.....fucking hilarious intro btw man 😂
Michael Lemmo makes me think Jazzmasters are the best. Until I play one...
I'm really enjoying your channel- good work. At the end of the day, that guitar is a Jazzmaster, and they are not for everyone. I have tried to love them for years and just can't. Don't overlook the possibility of new pickups or other modifications. Also, don't overlook the fun of finding something to replace it!
Oh, and how I wish we could put the song "i can't make you love me" in the video.
Thanks for watching! I do like the idea of replacement shopping. Hmm...
Next time if you get a guitar with a standard fender pick guard, you get any pick guard from Warmoth and put in any pickups you want. I think I decided I didn't like those type of pickups either, but I have not played them in person. I would go for either a p90 or just a nice 6k single coil.
Great video. Sweet production, I really like the guitar though. Shame it wasn't for you but that's just how it goes sometimes.
There are days I definitely miss it.
I'd say keep it. The tones on the picking are actually pretty decent. I'd assume you have other guitars you could switch to for chords, that's usually what I do when I'm disappointed with how one of my guitars is sounding in a certain mix. Plus it just looks gorgeous. Kind of reminds me of my 60's Vintera Jazzmaster
True, it does play well with other guitars in that sense.
Did you mess with pickup height at all?
I think it sounds great. Can't find a place for it in your collection? I get the struggle, we can't have them all but maybe this one deserves a little more time in the rotation. But ultimately if it isn't for you it should go. My PRS has a shrill high E and it's gets on my last nerve sometimes but overall I still love the guitar.
I ended up selling it. Great guitar, just not for me.
I understand what you mean, sometimes a tone I love it, and then another day I feel it sounds like shit, lol.
I got some new pickups that first day I loved them, then 1 week later I felt they sounded weird. But then they sound great.
BTW, top 3 easily of my favorite guitar channels. Keep up your videos! They are amazing!
It’s so frustrating!
Thank you!
I wonder if you've tried adjusting the pickup height. That can affect your tone. It's a beauty and it sounds nice to me, but my hearing is shot. Years of factory work and loud music has left me unable to judge tones, very well. Good luck with it. I hope you figure it out!👍😎🎸🎶
There’s definitely more I could do to dial in the sound. Sometimes I’m just lazy.
@@guitarmovies don't feel bad...I get that way, too.
I would lower the pickup that you said was boomy and had weird treble freq.
The neck is boomy and shrill. The bridge is mostly shrill.
I love this channel. And, uhm...your kid is some kinda' little actor. I spent my life on movie sets. He's good.
Jazzmasters are known for 1 Meg volume and tone pots which can certainly affect their tone. I own several Jazzmasters and Strats and I even own my version of the Jazz-Strat. I’ve noticed that the 1 Meg pots affect how I have to set the volume and tone settings on my guitars to try and get some consistency across them. You might try that. That should reign in some of the offensive high end you’re hearing. I love my Jazzmasters... But they require different coaxing than my strats and Les Paul.
I’ve found if I put volume/tone around 5-6 or lower it mellows out, but then it feels a little flat. I have a Jaguar and I love the sparkle of that guitar. Maybe the JM sound just isn’t for me, but I hear people play them and it can be so good.
@@guitarmovies on my Fender AVRI ‘65 Jazzmaster i play with the volume at 8 and the tone at 10. My Fender custom shop ‘58 Jazzmaster I have the volume at 10 and the tone at 5. That being said, if you don’t bond with it, ditch it. Eventually you’ll grow resentful of the guitar. I have 13 guitars right now but over my life I’ve owned around 40. If I don’t love it, there’s no reason to keep it.
Yeah, that’s totally normal. If it’s got traditional JM pickups and 1K pots, you need to run it with volume and tone rolled off for sure. Rarely I will run my JM with volume at 9’ish or higher, and if I do I roll the tone to 4 or 5 ish. Typically I’ll EQ my rig to get a great growly chimey tone with the volume at 8-9 and the tones 5-7. But having access to those piercing highs with the volume/tone set higher will allow you to get great vintage flat wound string tones if you run flats on it. That intro was bloody hilarious btw!
I ended up selling it, but there are moments when I wish I still had it.
Could be one of the best looking guitars ever
You probably never heard this tone before so subconsciously it sounds odd but I would keep it and create something unique with it
Where did you pick that up?
Sweetwater
With Jazzmaster types, you really have to work the volume knob on the guitar...turning it down a notch or two can really go a long way in taming the highs and lows. I hear nothing out of the ordinary with yours, sometimes it can take more than a few months to really form that bond and for your ears and hands to acclimate.
She’s a keeper
The appearance is obviously unique. And the case...wowzers! The sound of the pickups, however, is either all or nothing. There's no middle ground. I can appreciate the love/hate relationship. Bottom line...suck it up 'cause it's too cool to part with.
You can give it to me, if you don't like that thing! 😂
Sounds outstanding! I have the same " problem " with my Flying V.
The good thing is, you will always hear yourself. Doesn't matter how loud the Drums or the Bass is. 👍😊
I love how my Flying V sounds. I think I like it more than the Les Paul, even.
I vote plastic on. The tone was really drab to me. Inarticulate low end, and a much clearer, nasal high end. All I could focus on was a narrow frequency range that became kind of irritating.
What do you think? Peel off the new guitar plastic or put it up for sale?
I'm surprised but I really the guitar, I'd peel it.
Peel off!! I think the pickup poles height might be making highs go crazy. Low was not that bad. Adjustment in pickups might save this otherwise beautiful looking guitar.
I dunno dude. If it were me I'd trade up. Otherwise it'll become an expensive piece of wall art that you regret looking at.
If I were you, I would consider Phil McKnights advise: you should sell, only if you really don’t like it. Otherwise you may regret selling your Guitar
Thanks for these great entertaining videos👍🏻
@@rock-mtb-kry Thanks!
If it doesn't inspire you to pick it up and play, then why not trade it for one that does? Guitars are a very personal thing. I love your videos. You are a creative genius.
Thanks! I agree, I think I'll probably sell or trade it for something else. I end up just not playing it anyway.
It's so sad that 5:40 - 5:45 is my whole relationship with guitar. Slightly heart warming there are other people that feel like this.
Unfortunately my playing pisses me off way more than any of my guitars
@@guitarmovies Reply = See previous comment but replace time stamps with your reply, haha.
Seriously though dude. Love your channel. Love the general "tone" (as in theme, if that makes sense) of your videos, you seem like a genuine, honest and funny guy. Like you've said before, you're just a guy who loves guitars, and what you see is what you get - which is highly relatable, unlike some of the other bullshit guitar youtube channels out there. Great production value and original content. Keep it up and thanks!
@@nathanjmartin19 Thanks! I appreciate that. When I decided to make guitar videos on RUclips, I knew my playing wouldn’t be the reason anyone would watch. I wanted to do reviews and stuff, but also bring to life the journey and inside jokes of what being a guitar player is like from the POV of a mere mortal who just loves the instrument. It’s been really fun and so far it’s drawn a fun, supportive community.
Sooooo, this afternoon I played my new Fender gold foil Telly for hours through a Boogie amp. No effects. Phenomenal. Cut to later. I'm tired. It's getting dark. The sun is in my eyes. I ate, but it didn't agree with me. A few delicious bourbons later and...voila'! It sounds totally different. It's the ears , man. The ears. And the barometric pressure. I dunno. Sell it. Keep it. For me, unless a purchase turns out to be a complete POS dumpster fire, I keep it.
It was the mid range frequencies that were too pushy. Making it tiring to listen to.
matching headstocks look goofy
lol adjust the pickups, I did mine rocks.
I mean, I think it’s awesome. Maybe go outside your comfort zone, try some new genres, different sounds. To each their own though. I thought that tele strat hybrid they didn’t was awesome too. 🤷♂️ American professional 2 in that dark blue color will be my next victim.
That new Strat does look badass in that color.
@@guitarmovies your current one is awesome too. Just saying. But for some reason, after picking up charvel’s new dk22, I have the itch to own a strat again. When I saw that dark night color? Wow. Love at first sight.
SELL IT TO MEEEEE!!!!!!!
Sold!
I’m going through the same thing with an LP Goldtop with P90s. Love the vibe, don’t like the sound and feel like I should. Like you say, one day I like it and the next it pisses me off haha....the guilt is strong with this one
I love love love P90s! Those gold tops are so awesome.
@@guitarmovies I am ashamed I’m not bonding with it. Something about the sound doesn’t jive with my ears.
PEEL OFF THE PLASTIC...please....for the love of God! The guitar is awesome.
I bought a strat a few years ago on craigslist that still had the plastic on it, and when I went to peel it, the plastic kept breaking and was impossible to remove, had to buy a new pickguard altogether because I couldn’t remove all of it. Peel off the plastic people!!
Your ears have told you it’s not the right guitar for the tone you are looking for. Time to flip it.
That’s what I’m thinking.
Seems that lows are too lows and highs are too highs for you, so maybe it's a matter of the "overtones" generated by the bridge design? I would keep the guitar and try some "unusual" strings. Maybe flatwound...
I hadn’t thought of that. That’s a good idea.
Just because you don't like the tone doesn't mean you should get rid of the guitar. Do you have a guitar with a JB and a 59 yet? If not slap them in and enjoy the ride. Half the fun of guitars is how much you can mode them. DUH :D
I want to try some Lollar P90s in my Les Paul Special and do some mods to that guitar. This one... not so much.
you should send it to someone who doesn't have the money to buy such a great guitar.....like me!
If you buy direct from Fender there is a 30 day return/exchange window. As long as there is no damage or personalization. Always make sure you know your options before you are stuck with a pricey guitar you don’t like.
It really sounds like your just trying to make it work out because she's a beautiful girl. I mean you like the way it plays but not really the way it sounds? Especially it was like you were scared to hit the bridge pickup because of how bright it got.
Sometimes no matter how pretty something is - it can still be a dog where it counts. I mean... you could swap the pickups out lol. But that's a rabbit hole I really hate going down just to try to make it work - when it doesn't.
Loved the intro though!
Yeah, exactly. I could do all these different things, but I already have guitars that sound amazing at nearly any setting. This one I have to hunt and hunt to find a sound I like. Seems kind of pointless even though it’s a great instrument.
I'm not big on bastardised guitars. Gimme a Tele. To hell with the rest.
Goddamn boy you cool as shit
@@benjaminfowler4513 Lmao.
Is this guitar good for every play style? No. It’s not a Jack of all trades guitar that just sounds great no matter what you’re playing.
But you will find that what it does do is outperform your other guitars in certain areas where a track you’re recording just begs for these tones.
That being said… you can probably get these exact tones from a Jazzmaster. Same scale, same pickups.
Change the pickups...? Adjust pickup height... ? Maybe you just don't like jazzmasters.
Here's my interpretation of the problem: The sounds are great and really usable, but the aesthetics cause catastrophic visual discord for anyone born between the 60's or naughties. For anyone who has linked the sounds to the visuals of Gibsons or Fenders during this period, it's an abominable aberration.
A Strat body combined with a Gibson-esque inlaid neck, and two P90 'lookalike' pickups - which aren't - shatter everything that is sacred about both brands. Even enlightened Fender-loving individuals who have evolved beyond the Strat to the Jazz-Master will find fault, especially with the pickguard and switching.
If this were a baby, three-wise men would almost certainly confirm it to be the Child of God; but the rest of the human-race would condemn it as 'fugly' before they listened to it. Gibson-lovers would destroy it fasterr than Pete Townshend deciding appropriate action for his SG after watching Keith Moon destroy his drum-kit. As a Fender-guy, I just shake my head and ask 'Why ?'
Why can't you love that guitar? Easy.. Its a Fender, but not a tele!!
Tele for life
Why spend your time fiddling with knobs and tinkering? Sell it and find a guitar that you can love just as it is. You can’t break its heart, but it’s breaking yours. 🎸💔
Sage advice!
This is not a guitar for you. Send it to me, I’ll take care of it and....I’ll help you with your French😂😂. Have une bonne soirée.
😂😂
I’m French and this was as cringe as funny
Ha! I have no idea how to speak French. I put it into Google translate and then read whatever it said in a terrible accent.
@@guitarmovies you did well, I won’t blame you for it 🚀
My wife’s American so she knows the struggle
Keep the guitar and put yourself up for sale....
Just a joke, not bagging on you...
Get rid of AmpliTube instead.
Sell it. It sounds like shit and it’s ugly.
Alrighty then
Bwaaahaahahahaa! VFFunny bro, a Parallel Universe Fender which I really like is the 2020 Uptown Strat with humbuckers, this is such a different guitar for around $4,000AU also the Troublemaker Telecaster PU-Mk.II is a great looking guitar🎸.. cheers 2u from
🪃Didyabringyabongalong Station, Central Queensland, Australia🦘
P.S. Far too much guitar is grossly inadequate, woefully insufficient
& nowhere near enough!☮Peace, respect & be nice to ya missus family & friends!🤘