Nothing wrong with Nostalgia! I think people are taking what I was trying to say wrong. Buying an instrument is about nostalgia, and story telling. it's about how you feel about it and what it makes you feel when you play it . In the video I said that for me - that wouldn't be enough to get me to buy the guitar. there's just not enough tonal versatility there for me with it having one pickup for the stuff I play. Thanks !
People are too focused on the price and nothing else. This is a second chance for multiple generations to get a guitar that made them pick up the guitar in the first place. I was 10 when I first heard them, closest thing my parents could afford was a beat up squire. This is a chance I literally never believed would come again at a "reasonable" price.
@@guitar_george yeah, but you also titled it, “Do Not buy the Tom DeLonge Strat.” Which implies that you don’t think any of us should. Either it’s clickbait or it’s your point. It’s one of the two.
I recently built a guitar that looks like a Gibson Explorer- I left the wood completely raw, not painted, not finished, just raw wood. It has one single hot rail pickup, and I dont even have a volume control, the one single pickup is wired directly to the output jack. It is incredibly simple! I love the guitar, it is really awesome. Sometimes simple is just the way to go, period. I think the idea of this strat is killer.
I bought this guitar for a starter guitar. Call me crazy but I’ve been wanting to learn for years and when I heard toms guitar was being reissued I knew it was time to pull the trigger. One pick up and one knob is gunna be good enough for me since I’m just learning. Yeah the price is a little much but to say I own an official Tom Delonge Strat is worth it
I've wanted one for 17 years and finally can order one and don't even want it now. $1300 is to much to pay for nostalgia for me. I know it's a guitar I won't even play as I'm not a fan of the invader. I threw one in a schecter I own and swapped it out for a black winter later because the invader is so impractical for pretty much so everything other than power chords. The problem is tech has progressed since the early 00's and pickups have gotten better. There's many pickups that do power chords better and are also versatile enough to not be stuck in one box. This guitar is a one trick pony (which is fine) however @ $1300 the logical part of me knows it's a bad buy, despite waiting 17 years for it.
i mean the original TD squier model is 800 on average, i feel like for what this is being a top line fender build like its not bad haha AND BEING AN ACTUAL signature its mad inexpensive. i agree with your comment. but i do feel like this is a fair price just for how the market is, i dont think i would buy it for the same reasons. however if you want a versatile signature go for just a little over this price, go with the cort manson MBM-1 Matt Bellamy signature that things got a kaos pad and oml imagine all the things you can do.
@@TheConverseKidMusic That's just it though... it's not a top of the line fender. It's a made in mexico stratocaster w/ a single volume single humbucker config. MIM strats are $800 new. You're basically paying $500 for a stipped down version of the mim strat just for delonge's neck plate.
@@THEJimmiChangaYoure paying for a brief moment to feel like Tom Delonge. That's invaluable. No one is buying this to play on stage. They buying it to play at home and rock out in private. It's also one of few memorabilia that you can actually use without devaluing it. How much you value blink is subjective. For a lot of us it's what made us start playing and why we still play. I lean more to math rock now but still not gonna forget what made me start playing in the first place
Everything you’re saying this is bang on. As a nearly 40 year old Blink fan, I wanted this 20 years ago, now, not really my thing. I understand the nostalgia and it was grabbing at me. I resisted. Then I thought fuck it, I can afford it, it’s way over priced but whatever. And I’m super stoked I did. It is actually a much more useable and flexible than I expected. It feels amazing and the neck is sensational, and it’s extremely resonant, which genuinely surprised me. Glad I decided to pull the trigger.
Over the years, I've come to respect guitars that do one thing well. While 1 pickup and 1 knob is too minimal for my taste, I can see the appeal it has for some people, and I can imagine this setup makes you think and play differently. I didn't get into Blink-182 until recently, so I dont have the same sense of nostalgia, but this guitar has a very cool vibe to it.
Fender is competing against the used market which for mint first run you’ll be looking at $2000-3000 and the problem with partscasters is you gotta take your time and have the know how to do it right or just pay someone to put it together
I can’t afford another guitar. I think I’m gunna try to just convert my squire Strat into one which is already a great guitar for my playing ability. . Seems quite simple to buy the correct pick guard, humbucker and volume knob and throw it on. Cheap way to have a cool replica without breaking the bank
I have a DIY tom Stratocaster in silver with the American 70’s jumbo headstock neck. I love it, but the problem with the invader pickup, is its sooo damn hot. I can get great bright warm tones (even with clean). But when I plug in my les paul with standard pickups, I have to change my amp settings and volume to compensate, which isn’t cool. Thinking swapping it out with a calmer Duncan.
@@justaamateur6533 that’s actually what I was thinking. I know I can’t go wrong with that cause that’s a classic, especially with a tube amp compromise between the guitar and the amp bringing the best out of both for a solid genuine sound. But first I was just gonna do a little research, it’s a tedious job doing research cause there are so many pickups and comparing tones. Can’t necessarily pick up the guitar with that specific pickup and be like “alright let’s see what this sounds like” haha
Ive been wanting this guitar since I was 12 in 2002. Now that im an adult and can buy it after its been gone for 2 decades, you bet your ass I reserved one. This guitar was the reason I started playing in the first place. Im the customer that this guitar was released for. You and the value proposition buyers are not. And thats okay.
The Jim Root Mexican Jag is like $600 more… just saying… to build one of these with the same quality parts you’d be more than $1299. Even Epiphones are more than this now.
That price is nuts. I saw a youtuber mod a Squier so well that only the name on the headstock gave it away and it didn't cost that. I don't mind paying over a grand for a guitar but what you're getting for it is a rip off. Buy a player Fender, get a new scratch guard, an invader and you're done. A grand at most for that, probably less.
I talked myself out of it because it’s just not worth it at all. Even if you were to purchase a brand new MIM strat, with all the parts you’d still be right around $1000 building this yourself. You could find a nice used MIM for $300-$500. Then even after parts you’d be under the price of a new MIM. Hell you could even build this with a $100 Squier and it would sound just as good.
I'd love a TD strat in my arsenal, but at that price, you could build a virtually identical guitar on Warmoth for less money. You get better tonewoods and build quality with them, plus if you don't like the feel of the TD's neck, you can customise the neck carve, fretboard radius etc to make it more comfortable for you. I'd go that route any day, because the only thing you can't get on other guitars is that Tom Delonge neckplate, and I'm honestly not bothered about that.
It's overpriced for what you getting but I do like that fender make a lot of signature models that are actually obtainable unlike gibson. But I also bought the newest brendon small epiphone explorer for $785 and it has feature you could want and it plays amazing.
tom deliberately states the reason for the single pickup and obtaining sounds with pedals and his amp, so, it’s a specific sound that one is seeking with his guitar
First, I am not really a Blink fan at all, yet I wanted, and ordered, this guitar, because of what it is, not who it is tied to. It's simply a cool guitar, in a great configuration, and I wanted it, so I bought it lol. And let me be clear, I am not trying to come at you or anything, and I am not an angry Blink fanboy or anything lol, I just wanted to bring up some reasons why the price is pretty much what it should be when considering all the factors. It really should be compared to the Player Plus, since it has some of those extras over the Player, such as a satin neck, rolled fingerboard edges, and a gig bag. A SSS Player Plus is 1,099, and a HSS is 1,129, and that's without American made pickups, so in neither case would the pickup cost be as much as the single Seymour Duncan. Then, factor in the markup for being a signature model, and the price makes perfect sense, in 2023. It also has a slab rosewood fingerboard, which, is a very unique feature. Does it make any real difference besides just being unique? No, probably not. And it has a hard tail bridge, which is unique as well, and that does affect the feel and response of the guitar compared to having a trem bridge. The only other current production Mexican Strat I see in Surf Green or Daphne Blue is the Vintera SSS with a maple board. Finally, the main thing is, show me another guitar with the Fender name on it, with a single humbucker, volume knob only, and a fixed bridge, from the factory. Right, there isn't one, outside of a custom build. Sure, you could buy some other configuration then change it, but that's not the same, and you will lose more money in the long run modding it, because no matter how much better the parts are, modding kills value. Even if you save the original parts, then put it back to how it was, then you still just have an ordinary Strat, not a limited edition signature model. The latter of which, like it or not, does mean it will hold value better. But obviously, if you aren't interested in a single high output pickup, single knob, fixed bridge guitar, then it's simply not for you, and that's fine! And, correct, in that case, you shouldn't buy it! Take care!
I kinda feel the same way about a guitar called the flaxwood aija, my all time favorite player used one for a long time. As awesome as it would be to own (more or less) the same guitar he used for years, I can't Justify spending 1600$ on something that more or less has the same features as what I already have. It also lacks things I would really want like 24 frets and a floyd rose.
Honestly this is the guitar analogy for JDM fans paying $100K+ for a used (even beat up) R34 GT-R instead of buying a gently used R35 GT-R for the same price or building a budget track far for the fraction of the price. Same reason… Nostalgia lol
The price also reflects how expensive even the base Player models are. I remember you could get a base level Fender Player Strat for like $600/$650. Now the base price is $850. Then let's add the fact that it's a signature. Fender will never price a signature guitar at the same level as a readily available stock model, so it's unsurprising and could be a lot worse ($1500+). Remember the Jag-Stang? Working at guitar stores may have given me this perspective but this is the way Fender will always operate.
Nothing wrong with being nostalgic, but a nostalgic price would be better than a futuristic one! These are simple instruments built from mass-produced components. Cool that people like them though.
First time I even heard mention of Delonge it had to do with UFO's and oh by the way he used to be in a band. Have never heard their music but do plan on listening to one of their songs trying to understand what's so great about that guitar. Cheers! Okay, just back from listening to a song. Teenybopper music, no wonder I never heard of it. Cheers again!
The price tracks. In the 00’s these guitars were $500. Now with inflation the reissues are $1300 which is expensive yes but 1. It’s an artist model 2. The originals are like $2000+ now on the used market. That being said I didn’t buy one until recently. My local guitar center had a surf green one on clearance for $300 off msrp so I hoped on it. $1000 was much easier for me to swallow than $1300 😂
I did the math and what it would take to build your own to the same specs would be around $700 without finding deals, discounts, or used parts, I'm sure eventually someone will part one out and sell the neck plate on its own.
Why not buy it? It has cool colors and the best set up for any guitar. One humbucker one knob. Try to put together that guitar in their custom shop and tell me how much it's worth.
I’m waiting on mine in dapne blue. And I’m okay being sold on nostalgia. We all want to replicate the rock stars we look up too. My Sweetwater rep told me he heard fender might be only making 500 in each color. If that’s true, and although I agree it’s a little over priced, it’s not egregiously over priced. And if it’s another limited run, then it’s value could potentially increase over time. Can’t wait for mine!
For me I would pay 1k for the nostalgia. I have a 2002 I bought on ebay for 900 in 2016. Since then they have been up to $2500 so I would rather pay $1300 for the new one than 2K for the old one used.
They're limited edition models because his fender starcaster semi-hollow is about to come out. 2001-2002 TDS Fender Stratocaster cost $500 back in 2001-2002. It's been 22 years. The current price makes sense, especially considering inflation. The $1299.99 doesn't seem crazy. Considering TD Gibson ES-335 MSRP 2003-2009 was $3600. Now they're going for now lower than $8500 used. Everyone forgets how Tom Delonge lost his fender contact in the early 2000s. Blink has been around since 1992... the nostalgia is well deserved. To the stars special edition fender sold in less than a minute...
Ferdinand Porsche once said: "we build cars that nobody needs but everyone wants." - it's the same with the Delonge Stratocaster. who are you to say 'do not buy it'⁉️🤨🤔
If the guitar works for you that’s all that matters. Eddie Van Halen used a single pickup, single volume knob as many players have and do. If one pickup works for u that’s cool and if 3 pickups work that’s cool too it only matters about what you want and what works for you. If you are a guitarist trying to “make it” I promise you the amount of pickups on ur guitar won’t be the reason u don’t make it, if you can’t make a song sound good on Delonge strat then buying a different strat with more pickups is not gonna change that lol. I only use a neck pick up in the studio. I don’t like tone knobs I dont use them ever and I remove them on some guitars usually one I play live the signal is a little hotter when removed. The main guitar I used playing live was a Mexican strat I bought new, I took the pickguard and all electronics and tossed them out, bought a single humbucker pickguard, invader pickup, evh volume pot (use them on everything), kill switch and I basically had a tom delonge strat copy I didn’t have the 70’s neck and it’s red but pretty much the same thing. I played so many shows with that guitar it’s a great live guitar but I don’t use it at the studio. At the studio I use a les Paul I have with some nice pick ups yeah it has tone knobs and 2 pick ups. I would never buy a tom delonge signature just because of the price all u need really is a new pick up and pick guard ur talking what 150 bucks plus a Mexican strat and u got that guitar. But if buying the signature guitar is gonna inspire you to play then do it.
My son wanted one of those guitars. And I was going to get it for him till I saw the price. Needless to say I found a use Mexican strat and I made that exact same guitar for a little over $500. The signature models are so overpriced it's unbelievable that people buy them. You can even go cheaper and make that exact same guitar for less than $400.
These millennials.. Jesus. They get obsessed with a concept like “toxic” or “nostalgia” and they milk it and try to justify their entire argument with. Why can’t we just state the fact that the guitar is unique, that those specs are hard to come by even for a parts caster, and you might not want to go through the whole process. The value of everything has gone up.. woods, labor, taxes and even the price of gas and Toms commission has to do with it. Fender at this point doesn’t even need to “sell you” the story of Blink because Fender itself IS the story of modern music, and classic sounds don’t ever go out of style. Why else would people keep buying guitars from the 50s, with 50s colors and the same pickup combination? Pure nostalgia?
Except you’re wrong. That’s the story big brands are trying to sell you. They want you to think the prices of labor, raw materials, and parts cost more. Problem is the pandemic has long been over, there really are no more supply chain shortages for guitar materials by and large, and there are few to no labor shortages anymore. Being that that this Tom Delonge is a Mexican made guitar, I’m going to use a relative newcomer that’s only been around a couple of years to compare with: Cream Guitars. They are making higher quality, fancier guitars that truly look unique. They even found a way to use electromagnetic paint technology to make the guitar change colors that is still being beta tested for use on cars - they have done extensive research and development on that alone, not counting everything else they have invested designs, manufacturing processes, etc. That all must have cost them millions. They offer new body shapes are unique finishes that must take much longer and are more labor intensive (ie: 3D hand carved tops with Prisma chameleon paint, dried flowers that are hand placed into the top, etc.) as compared with simply spraying a guitar in a booth. All Cream guitars including the lowest end models have high end name brand parts like Seymour Duncan pickups, Graphtech Ratio tuners/nut and saddle/ bridges, SwitchCraft switches, CTS pots, etc. at least one model also comes stock with a Piezo (not sure if all of them do). One look, and you’d think Cream charges a $2000-$3000 guitar premium for their specs and designs. Yet the street price is $1060 for all their models (and you can knock another 10% off that price once they get them stocked in shops). They also offer a custom shop, and I have to imagine that it would cost at least half than most custom shop guitars from other well-known and boutique brands. So tell me, how is a two year old brand able to heavily invest in its brand and launch premium, super unique, and very high quality guitars at a fraction of the price of other brands that have so much less to offer? Because the likes of Fender, Gibson/Epiphone, etc. want you to believe that it costs an insane amount of money to buy supplies and make guitars that are essentially either the same old thing, slabs of wood with okayish parts, and too many QC issues?! Like no Epiphone should cost more than $899 or $999 tops, even a Signature Model, yet some are now $1500+ and fast approaching $2000 (I’m looking in the direction of a DG-335 coming soon). This Mexican Tom Delonge strat’s price should be only slightly higher to account for his artist premium, not around double for similar guitars Fender Mexico already makes without his name attached. I didn’t even mention all the budget brands and small import brands that are offer comparable if not better guitars than the big brands. I know labor costs less, but raw materials would cost them around the same and maybe even more in some more remote parts of the world. Here are Cream Guitars with the founder and CEO speaking at NAMM 2023: ruclips.net/video/43Tl47C4xLQ/видео.html. They also were at NAMM 2022 to launch their brand. Anyway, I am a giant Blink fan, but I totally understand the sentiments behind this video. Lots of people are buying into nostalgia while others are being led to believe that making guitars post-pandemic cost 1/3 to double the pre-pandemic prices due to factors that no long apply. Few Fender and Gibson brand guitars are actually new and unique because they’re the same old recycled designs, parts, etc. you can literally your own Tom Delonge strat for a fraction of the price by buying the parts yourself, so I’m not sure how that’s unique like you’re saying. This isn’t a case of millennials being naive or having unrealistic expectations. To the contrary, older generations are desperate to believe the crap they’re being told to justify the ballooned prices of guitars these days. Well, there’s no way to justify such insane pricing if you do your homework on the cost of raw materials, parts, labor, shipping, etc. @ThreeChordDave, another RUclipsr, has spoken extensively about this subject. I wish more RUclipsrs would speak up because the industry won’t change unless people are given the facts. Really glad I came across this video just now.
@@MashaT22 comparing a boutique brand that has experienced some success is a far cry from the monsters that are Fender & Gibson. The pandemic is over but we are absolutely still feeling the effects, and there are still supply chain issues that have yet to catch up. People still don't want to work even though there is no shortage of jobs. In today's market, 1300 bucks for this guitar aint bad. A MIM strat is 800, the invader pickup is $110, the bridge would be another 100 prob, the pickguard, a 500K CTS pot, and you see where I am going here? I am betting when you pay someone to put it all together so its not a hot mess, it would end up costing the same, or rather more than likely more money!! I bought one and have it in my hands now. Absolutely no regrets at all. Its a wonderful guitar, and priced correctly for today's market. I have 10 guitars of all varying quality consisting of Fender, Fender Custom Shop, Gibson, Epiphone, ESP E-II, ESP/LTD, Dean, Takemine, and maybe a couple other I am forgetting. I know what I am talking about and have been around this market now as a player/consumer/collector/guitar modder since 2004. I also doubt Cream guitars made as much money growing and reinvesting in their brand in order to facilitate that massive growth you are talking about. Which is why the guitars you are looking at seem to be priced well. THEY ARE!! A brand like Cream does not have the reputation to help a price seem more friendly to a consumer. In other words, I know that Fender and Gibson will give me a pretty damn good guitar for the price I pay. Their reputation backs that claim up. Cream is a shot in the dark for today's internet buyer/consumer.
What’s this fascination with associating nostalgia with Blink? They’ve been active over the last two decades besides going quiet when Tom quit the first time. They’ve released several albums since then (regardless if they’re good or not) so it’s not like they went dark for 25 years. Anyways, price is outrageous Fender is counting on suckering people with his name but the overall structure of this guitar is like their songs simple and fun. Guitars are what you make of it.
I want this guitar sooo bad. But I just bought a puppy, and if I were to spend this much on a guitar I’d save money and get his epiphone model instead. As much as I want a brand new one. It helps that I already own a strat and casino lol
What you people need to understand about a artist signature is that it's always going to cost more than what it's worth. Some of you have been playing guitar for thirty years, and you still haven't figured this out yet. Anywho, You can take literally any mexican fender and put the humbucker of your choice in the bridge And you will have a guitar better than this one
There's a few ways to look at this release, but ultimately.. Fender have made a very strong marketing move on the rise of what's probably one of the most greatly anticipated band comebacks of all time. Maybe they'll do a Jazz bass for Mark next? that would be sick too. I so badly want one of these new guitars and have had one in my basket a few times already, just very hesitant on pulling the trigger due to the price. I totally understand why they've marked it up so high, as the demand is CRAZY and they WILL sell out on this run, that's for sure. Alongside competing with the used guitar market. My issues are, I've got a MIM strat that was converted into a TD strat and for the most part is identical, which probably cost around £800 all in, it just needs the 70's/Vintera style headstock (which I'm sure I could acquire and have the build still around £800 after selling the current neck). Other than that, there's no difference at all. Do I think this will be the last run of Tom Delonge Stratocasters? absolutely not. For supply and demand purposes, Fender will keep doing re-issues in years to come, I believe. Signature guitars have and always will be a great investment, whether you plan on playing them 'til they're dead or you want to keep it in a hard case to resell in years to come. Release will always be the cheapest you'll find one, unless someone really doesn't know what they've got (passed down etc). I think for the versatility of tone you'd mentioned.. Anyone buying this guitar knows, or should know exactly what it's capable of doing and with the new treble bleed feature, it makes it a great choice for people searching for that TD pop punk tone.
Thanks for your thoughts! I agree this run will sell out fast but they are gonna make a ton of these so everyone will get there chance. Later down there line you'll be able to get a used one for a deal, I bet
You're right on with your opinion though. I have one of the original line and modded it to the Boxcar Racer style, but it is just a stripped down Mexican Strat at the end of the day. Way overpriced, and he doesn't even use them anymore!
This thing rips. I won’t be buying one, but just to add a little info here, guitars with one pickup have a very cool tone to them since one pickup only has one magnetic field pulling on the strings allowing for what many believe is more sustain and better tone. Eddie Van Halen, Malcom Young, Leslie West, Joe Perry, PhilX and countless others have chosen this setup despite obviously being able to afford three pickups. The line of thought that the value isn’t there because it’s one pickup is an odd take to me, respectfully. Strat pickups in Mexico factories cost like 2 bucks to wind and fender has to pay Seymour Duncan for this pickup, presumably, so I would also keep that in mind. I agree nostalgia plays a factor, but thought I’d add some food for thought :)
Thanks for your thoughts! I have definitely made more regrettable purchases in the past. I have to try some single pickup guitars to see what the hype is about.
1400$ are you serious ?😅 is she usa made ??? That would be okay ... Punk rock has become rich man ... So just remember this hendrix blackmore were those price ....
You are right, but then, why does anybody pay for overpriced guitars period? I've always wondered. Tom DeLonge did the original because it was CHEAP. Hardtail strat with a single humbucker. Easy to set up. Uncomplicated, even more simple than the equivalent superstrats that came out of EVH and 80s metal. And at that, reports are coming out of QA failures, stuff going out the door that shouldn't have. It isn't worth the money. Hold off folks. Give it a few months and the price will drop, the poor quality ones will get weeded out, the nostalgia will wear off and stuff will start showing up on Reverb or pushed back in the corner of your local guitar store. Then you can pay what it is worth if you still want it.
It’s a great money grab for fender, and Tom. Think about how many people make these Guitar’s online for around the same cost if not a little cheaper. They obviously were aware of that and wanted to jump in on that. Throw his name plate on the back and answer more expensive. I built an all American fender parts version, fiesta red with sperzel for less.
I swear to god, I have a partscaster I put together a few years ago, and still, I wanna buy this guitar. This is for Tom's fans, and U titleling the video dont buy this guitar, u made it seem like there's something wrong with it, when literally it's a replica of his guitar, omfg lol
Click bait. The production cost on most strats is super low (whether it has 1 or 3 pickups). You're paying for the design, the name, the craftsmanship and many other things.
If it makes money, Tom will be all over it. I like the dude's music but he is on the hustle 24/7. If you wanna spend 1300 units on it, that is your call but it's about 800 quid overpriced imo.
Tom Delonge strat lol, that is the last guitar on this earth I would buy and I think Blink is ok. I much rather have the Dave Murray signature strat with the different Duncans on it that guitar sounds amazing, the Jackson SDX Adrian Smith is like 500€ I much rather have that than the Tom Delong crap.
OK - So I fell for the clickbait... and a couple of things just need to be pointed out. Almost all Sig guitars are selling nostalgia and if it didnt work (aka generate a lot of profit) they would stop. If fender never started selling the Marr Jaguar but sold the same features on the "american modified jaguar", that model would have died in 2014 instead of being one of the best Jaguars on the market. A better example is the clapton strat. One can argue that 98% of the Les Paul range is solely based on nostalgia and at least that much of the aftermarket pickup market (cough cough - throbak - cough cough). Next can we all realize that we are closer to 2024 than we are to 2015 and the manufacturing model, and corporate profit model, has changed, so please let go of the "MIM strats are listed at $500 and $400 out the door" mentality. Fender MIA Sigs are $2100 to $3000, Fender MIJ Sigs are $1800, Fender MIM sig guitars are $1100 to $1700. As other people have pointed out - if you want to build a single pickup rock machine partscaster with decent parts you would be hard pressed to come in much cheaper - including the time you are spending on it.
Thanks for your thoughts! I agree with you and I also said guitars are all about how they make us play and what we feel about them. There's emotion attached to every purpose, that's why I have so many 🤣
I agree it’s overpriced for a one dimensional guitar , honestly not a big fan of the tone compared to my RG. I think I would have got one for like $700 , $1300 to me is a ripoff
OMG if you don't like the price of a guitar don't buy it and that's all !!! everybody is free to do what they want ! do your stuff and that's all , do you think everyone can buy several guitars like you ????
Life’s tough; what’s wrong with nostalgia? 😂
Price is fine too - decent partscasters are more expensive.
Nothing wrong with Nostalgia! I think people are taking what I was trying to say wrong. Buying an instrument is about nostalgia, and story telling. it's about how you feel about it and what it makes you feel when you play it .
In the video I said that for me - that wouldn't be enough to get me to buy the guitar. there's just not enough tonal versatility there for me with it having one pickup for the stuff I play.
Thanks !
People are too focused on the price and nothing else. This is a second chance for multiple generations to get a guitar that made them pick up the guitar in the first place. I was 10 when I first heard them, closest thing my parents could afford was a beat up squire. This is a chance I literally never believed would come again at a "reasonable" price.
@@guitar_george yeah, but you also titled it, “Do Not buy the Tom DeLonge Strat.” Which implies that you don’t think any of us should. Either it’s clickbait or it’s your point. It’s one of the two.
don’t care still buying it
Just because of this opinion of it being overpriced and not worth the value coming out more and more I feel like buying 2 just cause
Lol you people really enjoy getting robbed
@@beefnacos6258back when they first came out these guitars were worth $400-600, that’s pretty much the same as $1000 in this era 😂
I don’t know you but I love you! Hahaha
@@beefnacos6258 boohoo
I recently built a guitar that looks like a Gibson Explorer- I left the wood completely raw, not painted, not finished, just raw wood. It has one single hot rail pickup, and I dont even have a volume control, the one single pickup is wired directly to the output jack. It is incredibly simple! I love the guitar, it is really awesome. Sometimes simple is just the way to go, period. I think the idea of this strat is killer.
That's cool because you made it. Sounds really awesome!
I bought this guitar for a starter guitar. Call me crazy but I’ve been wanting to learn for years and when I heard toms guitar was being reissued I knew it was time to pull the trigger. One pick up and one knob is gunna be good enough for me since I’m just learning. Yeah the price is a little much but to say I own an official Tom Delonge Strat is worth it
When you're starting off the best guitar for you is the one that keeps you playing! Congrats
Bought it - its a riff machine. Love it - excellent build quality. You don't even have to push the gain and it RIPS - so resonant and stable.
You’re paying for the neck plate.
I've wanted one for 17 years and finally can order one and don't even want it now. $1300 is to much to pay for nostalgia for me. I know it's a guitar I won't even play as I'm not a fan of the invader. I threw one in a schecter I own and swapped it out for a black winter later because the invader is so impractical for pretty much so everything other than power chords. The problem is tech has progressed since the early 00's and pickups have gotten better. There's many pickups that do power chords better and are also versatile enough to not be stuck in one box. This guitar is a one trick pony (which is fine) however @ $1300 the logical part of me knows it's a bad buy, despite waiting 17 years for it.
i mean the original TD squier model is 800 on average, i feel like for what this is being a top line fender build like its not bad haha AND BEING AN ACTUAL signature its mad inexpensive. i agree with your comment. but i do feel like this is a fair price just for how the market is, i dont think i would buy it for the same reasons. however if you want a versatile signature go for just a little over this price, go with the cort manson MBM-1 Matt Bellamy signature that things got a kaos pad and oml imagine all the things you can do.
@@TheConverseKidMusic That's just it though... it's not a top of the line fender. It's a made in mexico stratocaster w/ a single volume single humbucker config. MIM strats are $800 new. You're basically paying $500 for a stipped down version of the mim strat just for delonge's neck plate.
@@THEJimmiChanga oof that does hurt, agreed
@@THEJimmiChangaYoure paying for a brief moment to feel like Tom Delonge. That's invaluable. No one is buying this to play on stage. They buying it to play at home and rock out in private. It's also one of few memorabilia that you can actually use without devaluing it. How much you value blink is subjective. For a lot of us it's what made us start playing and why we still play. I lean more to math rock now but still not gonna forget what made me start playing in the first place
Everything you’re saying this is bang on. As a nearly 40 year old Blink fan, I wanted this 20 years ago, now, not really my thing. I understand the nostalgia and it was grabbing at me. I resisted. Then I thought fuck it, I can afford it, it’s way over priced but whatever. And I’m super stoked I did. It is actually a much more useable and flexible than I expected. It feels amazing and the neck is sensational, and it’s extremely resonant, which genuinely surprised me.
Glad I decided to pull the trigger.
Over the years, I've come to respect guitars that do one thing well. While 1 pickup and 1 knob is too minimal for my taste, I can see the appeal it has for some people, and I can imagine this setup makes you think and play differently. I didn't get into Blink-182 until recently, so I dont have the same sense of nostalgia, but this guitar has a very cool vibe to it.
Fender is competing against the used market which for mint first run you’ll be looking at $2000-3000 and the problem with partscasters is you gotta take your time and have the know how to do it right or just pay someone to put it together
Where did that Mark Hoppus bass go from your background 🧐
It went to it's new/old home. It was on loan from a friend and he moved to another state so the bass went with him unfortunately
I can’t afford another guitar. I think I’m gunna try to just convert my squire Strat into one which is already a great guitar for my playing ability. . Seems quite simple to buy the correct pick guard, humbucker and volume knob and throw it on. Cheap way to have a cool replica without breaking the bank
Do it
I have a DIY tom Stratocaster in silver with the American 70’s jumbo headstock neck. I love it, but the problem with the invader pickup, is its sooo damn hot. I can get great bright warm tones (even with clean). But when I plug in my les paul with standard pickups, I have to change my amp settings and volume to compensate, which isn’t cool. Thinking swapping it out with a calmer Duncan.
I'm looking for a humbucker to put in one of my strats. Let me know what you go with!
JB should be a solid choice
@@justaamateur6533 that’s actually what I was thinking. I know I can’t go wrong with that cause that’s a classic, especially with a tube amp compromise between the guitar and the amp bringing the best out of both for a solid genuine sound. But first I was just gonna do a little research, it’s a tedious job doing research cause there are so many pickups and comparing tones. Can’t necessarily pick up the guitar with that specific pickup and be like “alright let’s see what this sounds like” haha
Ive been wanting this guitar since I was 12 in 2002. Now that im an adult and can buy it after its been gone for 2 decades, you bet your ass I reserved one. This guitar was the reason I started playing in the first place.
Im the customer that this guitar was released for. You and the value proposition buyers are not. And thats okay.
I'm happy for you. Enjoy it!
Guys getting arrested in a few years with glasses like that…
Glasses on glasses hate crime right here 😂
I think it’s a cool guitar. It should be priced like a player series.
The Jim Root Mexican Jag is like $600 more… just saying… to build one of these with the same quality parts you’d be more than $1299. Even Epiphones are more than this now.
That price is nuts. I saw a youtuber mod a Squier so well that only the name on the headstock gave it away and it didn't cost that. I don't mind paying over a grand for a guitar but what you're getting for it is a rip off. Buy a player Fender, get a new scratch guard, an invader and you're done. A grand at most for that, probably less.
What’s the best strat for this price range?
I'd buy a used American strat. Plenty of them floating around on reverb
I talked myself out of it because it’s just not worth it at all. Even if you were to purchase a brand new MIM strat, with all the parts you’d still be right around $1000 building this yourself. You could find a nice used MIM for $300-$500. Then even after parts you’d be under the price of a new MIM. Hell you could even build this with a $100 Squier and it would sound just as good.
this - specially the Squier part. Playing pop punk through distortion you really don't even need a mexican haha
Take a used mexican fender and slap the pickup of your choice in the bridge.
My man. I bought it. I just wrote the next black parade
Awesome name 😎
I paid 2 grand for an og Tom Strat from 2002. Worth every penny.
Well, every signature guitar is always for the fans, not for the masses..
I already have a unused original
Same! Graffiti yellow
Have see "Mad men" recently? That episode when he talks about nostalgia?
I'd love a TD strat in my arsenal, but at that price, you could build a virtually identical guitar on Warmoth for less money. You get better tonewoods and build quality with them, plus if you don't like the feel of the TD's neck, you can customise the neck carve, fretboard radius etc to make it more comfortable for you.
I'd go that route any day, because the only thing you can't get on other guitars is that Tom Delonge neckplate, and I'm honestly not bothered about that.
It's overpriced for what you getting but I do like that fender make a lot of signature models that are actually obtainable unlike gibson. But I also bought the newest brendon small epiphone explorer for $785 and it has feature you could want and it plays amazing.
Gibson kind of does... But they call them Epiphones 😭 fender still calls their Mexican line Fender
tom deliberately states the reason for the single pickup and obtaining sounds with pedals and his amp, so, it’s a specific sound that one is seeking with his guitar
Great post. I agree 💯with you, bro!
We're in the minority it seems
First, I am not really a Blink fan at all, yet I wanted, and ordered, this guitar, because of what it is, not who it is tied to. It's simply a cool guitar, in a great configuration, and I wanted it, so I bought it lol. And let me be clear, I am not trying to come at you or anything, and I am not an angry Blink fanboy or anything lol, I just wanted to bring up some reasons why the price is pretty much what it should be when considering all the factors.
It really should be compared to the Player Plus, since it has some of those extras over the Player, such as a satin neck, rolled fingerboard edges, and a gig bag. A SSS Player Plus is 1,099, and a HSS is 1,129, and that's without American made pickups, so in neither case would the pickup cost be as much as the single Seymour Duncan. Then, factor in the markup for being a signature model, and the price makes perfect sense, in 2023.
It also has a slab rosewood fingerboard, which, is a very unique feature. Does it make any real difference besides just being unique? No, probably not. And it has a hard tail bridge, which is unique as well, and that does affect the feel and response of the guitar compared to having a trem bridge.
The only other current production Mexican Strat I see in Surf Green or Daphne Blue is the Vintera SSS with a maple board.
Finally, the main thing is, show me another guitar with the Fender name on it, with a single humbucker, volume knob only, and a fixed bridge, from the factory. Right, there isn't one, outside of a custom build. Sure, you could buy some other configuration then change it, but that's not the same, and you will lose more money in the long run modding it, because no matter how much better the parts are, modding kills value. Even if you save the original parts, then put it back to how it was, then you still just have an ordinary Strat, not a limited edition signature model. The latter of which, like it or not, does mean it will hold value better.
But obviously, if you aren't interested in a single high output pickup, single knob, fixed bridge guitar, then it's simply not for you, and that's fine! And, correct, in that case, you shouldn't buy it!
Take care!
Enjoy your new guitar!
I have the OG, got it in. 2001
Remember when he had his signature Epiphone? 🤣
His signature Gibson goes for BANK
Perhaps the sourcing of raw materials is done with faur trade and human rights reason for being so expensive??
I kinda feel the same way about a guitar called the flaxwood aija, my all time favorite player used one for a long time. As awesome as it would be to own (more or less) the same guitar he used for years, I can't Justify spending 1600$ on something that more or less has the same features as what I already have. It also lacks things I would really want like 24 frets and a floyd rose.
Honestly this is the guitar analogy for JDM fans paying $100K+ for a used (even beat up) R34 GT-R instead of buying a gently used R35 GT-R for the same price or building a budget track far for the fraction of the price. Same reason… Nostalgia lol
Great analogy!
Instructions unclear got graffiti yellow instead
This video was sponsored by Fender, they're trying the reverse psychology approach
The price also reflects how expensive even the base Player models are. I remember you could get a base level Fender Player Strat for like $600/$650. Now the base price is $850. Then let's add the fact that it's a signature. Fender will never price a signature guitar at the same level as a readily available stock model, so it's unsurprising and could be a lot worse ($1500+). Remember the Jag-Stang? Working at guitar stores may have given me this perspective but this is the way Fender will always operate.
Yup got my player for 700 from fender website bout 5 years ago
What state is your SO registry in? 😂😂
Dude adtr’s guitar player, josh has a signature guitar for like 1500.. tom’s probably has more demand.
Nothing wrong with being nostalgic, but a nostalgic price would be better than a futuristic one! These are simple instruments built from mass-produced components.
Cool that people like them though.
Well said. Nostalgia gets us all at one point or another
First time I even heard mention of Delonge it had to do with UFO's and oh by the way he used to be in a band. Have never heard their music but do plan on listening to one of their songs trying to understand what's so great about that guitar. Cheers! Okay, just back from listening to a song. Teenybopper music, no wonder I never heard of it. Cheers again!
Where are you? And I'm so sorry, I can't sleep, cannot dream tonight
Got the surf green, can’t play a chord for 💩 just bought it for my wall really.
They certainly are pretty wall ornaments
I’d get it if I could, but at $1300 I just can’t afford it. Hoping I can find one for a cheaper price once they’ve been out for a bit longer
The price tracks. In the 00’s these guitars were $500. Now with inflation the reissues are $1300 which is expensive yes but 1. It’s an artist model 2. The originals are like $2000+ now on the used market. That being said I didn’t buy one until recently. My local guitar center had a surf green one on clearance for $300 off msrp so I hoped on it. $1000 was much easier for me to swallow than $1300 😂
I think the price would be more justifiable if it has locking tuners and a graphite nut
Unfotunately, that seems impossible for fender
I did the math and what it would take to build your own to the same specs would be around $700 without finding deals, discounts, or used parts, I'm sure eventually someone will part one out and sell the neck plate on its own.
Yeah still buying it, my original was stolen and never seen again and I am a fanatic
Fandom always wins. We're all guilty of it 😭
Why not buy it? It has cool colors and the best set up for any guitar. One humbucker one knob. Try to put together that guitar in their custom shop and tell me how much it's worth.
Or just mod a squier or something for and save a 1000$
@@justaamateur6533 good luck trying to find the paint
Sorry it appears you havent been paying attention to guitar prices in general. Korean LTDs that used to be $700 are now $1900
DO you know ALL the chords? ;o)
😅
@@guitar_george ;oP
Rock on George! \m/
I’m waiting on mine in dapne blue. And I’m okay being sold on nostalgia. We all want to replicate the rock stars we look up too. My Sweetwater rep told me he heard fender might be only making 500 in each color. If that’s true, and although I agree it’s a little over priced, it’s not egregiously over priced. And if it’s another limited run, then it’s value could potentially increase over time. Can’t wait for mine!
Congrats, enjoy it!
For me I would pay 1k for the nostalgia. I have a 2002 I bought on ebay for 900 in 2016. Since then they have been up to $2500 so I would rather pay $1300 for the new one than 2K for the old one used.
I do agree that it would make more sense as a $799 guitar. But, I do want one just to have it.
They're limited edition models because his fender starcaster semi-hollow is about to come out.
2001-2002 TDS Fender Stratocaster cost $500 back in 2001-2002. It's been 22 years. The current price makes sense, especially considering inflation.
The $1299.99 doesn't seem crazy.
Considering TD Gibson ES-335 MSRP 2003-2009 was $3600. Now they're going for now lower than $8500 used.
Everyone forgets how Tom Delonge lost his fender contact in the early 2000s.
Blink has been around since 1992... the nostalgia is well deserved.
To the stars special edition fender sold in less than a minute...
Says the guy with 8 guitars behind him 😂
I have a problem and I'm not denying it! 😭
1200 for a mexican strat? that’s a no from me dog.
Ferdinand Porsche once said: "we build cars that nobody needs but everyone wants." - it's the same with the Delonge Stratocaster. who are you to say 'do not buy it'⁉️🤨🤔
I don't know if I'd say the Tom Delonge strat is the Porsche of the guitar world.. but I get your point 🤣
The colors are the exact same colors when the guitar came out in 1999. Everything is the same except the neck engraving on the neck plate.
The bridge is also different…
@@CityOfQuinn not only different but better quality and more comfortable too.
If the guitar works for you that’s all that matters. Eddie Van Halen used a single pickup, single volume knob as many players have and do. If one pickup works for u that’s cool and if 3 pickups work that’s cool too it only matters about what you want and what works for you. If you are a guitarist trying to “make it” I promise you the amount of pickups on ur guitar won’t be the reason u don’t make it, if you can’t make a song sound good on Delonge strat then buying a different strat with more pickups is not gonna change that lol. I only use a neck pick up in the studio.
I don’t like tone knobs I dont use them ever and I remove them on some guitars usually one I play live the signal is a little hotter when removed. The main guitar I used playing live was a Mexican strat I bought new, I took the pickguard and all electronics and tossed them out, bought a single humbucker pickguard, invader pickup, evh volume pot (use them on everything), kill switch and I basically had a tom delonge strat copy I didn’t have the 70’s neck and it’s red but pretty much the same thing. I played so many shows with that guitar it’s a great live guitar but I don’t use it at the studio. At the studio I use a les Paul I have with some nice pick ups yeah it has tone knobs and 2 pick ups. I would never buy a tom delonge signature just because of the price all u need really is a new pick up and pick guard ur talking what 150 bucks plus a Mexican strat and u got that guitar. But if buying the signature guitar is gonna inspire you to play then do it.
My son wanted one of those guitars. And I was going to get it for him till I saw the price. Needless to say I found a use Mexican strat and I made that exact same guitar for a little over $500. The signature models are so overpriced it's unbelievable that people buy them. You can even go cheaper and make that exact same guitar for less than $400.
I'm sure your son will be super happy with the guitar you got him. Good choice
How long have you been registered?
These millennials.. Jesus. They get obsessed with a concept like “toxic” or “nostalgia” and they milk it and try to justify their entire argument with. Why can’t we just state the fact that the guitar is unique, that those specs are hard to come by even for a parts caster, and you might not want to go through the whole process. The value of everything has gone up.. woods, labor, taxes and even the price of gas and Toms commission has to do with it.
Fender at this point doesn’t even need to “sell you” the story of Blink because Fender itself IS the story of modern music, and classic sounds don’t ever go out of style. Why else would people keep buying guitars from the 50s, with 50s colors and the same pickup combination? Pure nostalgia?
Except you’re wrong. That’s the story big brands are trying to sell you. They want you to think the prices of labor, raw materials, and parts cost more. Problem is the pandemic has long been over, there really are no more supply chain shortages for guitar materials by and large, and there are few to no labor shortages anymore. Being that that this Tom Delonge is a Mexican made guitar, I’m going to use a relative newcomer that’s only been around a couple of years to compare with: Cream Guitars. They are making higher quality, fancier guitars that truly look unique. They even found a way to use electromagnetic paint technology to make the guitar change colors that is still being beta tested for use on cars - they have done extensive research and development on that alone, not counting everything else they have invested designs, manufacturing processes, etc. That all must have cost them millions. They offer new body shapes are unique finishes that must take much longer and are more labor intensive (ie: 3D hand carved tops with Prisma chameleon paint, dried flowers that are hand placed into the top, etc.) as compared with simply spraying a guitar in a booth. All Cream guitars including the lowest end models have high end name brand parts like Seymour Duncan pickups, Graphtech Ratio tuners/nut and saddle/ bridges, SwitchCraft switches, CTS pots, etc. at least one model also comes stock with a Piezo (not sure if all of them do).
One look, and you’d think Cream charges a $2000-$3000 guitar premium for their specs and designs. Yet the street price is $1060 for all their models (and you can knock another 10% off that price once they get them stocked in shops). They also offer a custom shop, and I have to imagine that it would cost at least half than most custom shop guitars from other well-known and boutique brands.
So tell me, how is a two year old brand able to heavily invest in its brand and launch premium, super unique, and very high quality guitars at a fraction of the price of other brands that have so much less to offer? Because the likes of Fender, Gibson/Epiphone, etc. want you to believe that it costs an insane amount of money to buy supplies and make guitars that are essentially either the same old thing, slabs of wood with okayish parts, and too many QC issues?! Like no Epiphone should cost more than $899 or $999 tops, even a Signature Model, yet some are now $1500+ and fast approaching $2000 (I’m looking in the direction of a DG-335 coming soon). This Mexican Tom Delonge strat’s price should be only slightly higher to account for his artist premium, not around double for similar guitars Fender Mexico already makes without his name attached.
I didn’t even mention all the budget brands and small import brands that are offer comparable if not better guitars than the big brands. I know labor costs less, but raw materials would cost them around the same and maybe even more in some more remote parts of the world.
Here are Cream Guitars with the founder and CEO speaking at NAMM 2023: ruclips.net/video/43Tl47C4xLQ/видео.html. They also were at NAMM 2022 to launch their brand.
Anyway, I am a giant Blink fan, but I totally understand the sentiments behind this video. Lots of people are buying into nostalgia while others are being led to believe that making guitars post-pandemic cost 1/3 to double the pre-pandemic prices due to factors that no long apply. Few Fender and Gibson brand guitars are actually new and unique because they’re the same old recycled designs, parts, etc. you can literally your own Tom Delonge strat for a fraction of the price by buying the parts yourself, so I’m not sure how that’s unique like you’re saying. This isn’t a case of millennials being naive or having unrealistic expectations. To the contrary, older generations are desperate to believe the crap they’re being told to justify the ballooned prices of guitars these days. Well, there’s no way to justify such insane pricing if you do your homework on the cost of raw materials, parts, labor, shipping, etc.
@ThreeChordDave, another RUclipsr, has spoken extensively about this subject. I wish more RUclipsrs would speak up because the industry won’t change unless people are given the facts. Really glad I came across this video just now.
@@MashaT22 comparing a boutique brand that has experienced some success is a far cry from the monsters that are Fender & Gibson. The pandemic is over but we are absolutely still feeling the effects, and there are still supply chain issues that have yet to catch up. People still don't want to work even though there is no shortage of jobs. In today's market, 1300 bucks for this guitar aint bad. A MIM strat is 800, the invader pickup is $110, the bridge would be another 100 prob, the pickguard, a 500K CTS pot, and you see where I am going here? I am betting when you pay someone to put it all together so its not a hot mess, it would end up costing the same, or rather more than likely more money!! I bought one and have it in my hands now. Absolutely no regrets at all. Its a wonderful guitar, and priced correctly for today's market. I have 10 guitars of all varying quality consisting of Fender, Fender Custom Shop, Gibson, Epiphone, ESP E-II, ESP/LTD, Dean, Takemine, and maybe a couple other I am forgetting. I know what I am talking about and have been around this market now as a player/consumer/collector/guitar modder since 2004. I also doubt Cream guitars made as much money growing and reinvesting in their brand in order to facilitate that massive growth you are talking about. Which is why the guitars you are looking at seem to be priced well. THEY ARE!! A brand like Cream does not have the reputation to help a price seem more friendly to a consumer. In other words, I know that Fender and Gibson will give me a pretty damn good guitar for the price I pay. Their reputation backs that claim up. Cream is a shot in the dark for today's internet buyer/consumer.
Well now I’m going to buy 2
What’s this fascination with associating nostalgia with Blink? They’ve been active over the last two decades besides going quiet when Tom quit the first time. They’ve released several albums since then (regardless if they’re good or not) so it’s not like they went dark for 25 years. Anyways, price is outrageous Fender is counting on suckering people with his name but the overall structure of this guitar is like their songs simple and fun. Guitars are what you make of it.
I want this guitar sooo bad. But I just bought a puppy, and if I were to spend this much on a guitar I’d save money and get his epiphone model instead. As much as I want a brand new one. It helps that I already own a strat and casino lol
The guitar may be a better long term investment but puppies are cuter!
@@guitar_georgeI ending up buying a surf green brand new 800
It should be cheap and affordable with only one pickup. Make it 500$ and sell a ton of them.
People have to realize that yes it's a fender and a simple one at that but your paying the price for the name "Tom DeLonge" plain and simple.
I hated that colour in my Jeff Beck fat strat and never again
TOO LATE. ALREADY BOUGHT. 😊
What you people need to understand about a artist signature is that it's always going to cost more than what it's worth. Some of you have been playing guitar for thirty years, and you still haven't figured this out yet. Anywho, You can take literally any mexican fender and put the humbucker of your choice in the bridge And you will have a guitar better than this one
Yeah ill take a squier classic vibe x3
Tom looks like Chad Smith 😅
Dude it’s 2023 not 1998 everything is 3x at least
What's my age again?
I wasn't going to anyway. The pickups sound like doodoo
There's a few ways to look at this release, but ultimately.. Fender have made a very strong marketing move on the rise of what's probably one of the most greatly anticipated band comebacks of all time. Maybe they'll do a Jazz bass for Mark next? that would be sick too.
I so badly want one of these new guitars and have had one in my basket a few times already, just very hesitant on pulling the trigger due to the price.
I totally understand why they've marked it up so high, as the demand is CRAZY and they WILL sell out on this run, that's for sure. Alongside competing with the used guitar market.
My issues are, I've got a MIM strat that was converted into a TD strat and for the most part is identical, which probably cost around £800 all in, it just needs the 70's/Vintera style headstock (which I'm sure I could acquire and have the build still around £800 after selling the current neck). Other than that, there's no difference at all.
Do I think this will be the last run of Tom Delonge Stratocasters? absolutely not. For supply and demand purposes, Fender will keep doing re-issues in years to come, I believe.
Signature guitars have and always will be a great investment, whether you plan on playing them 'til they're dead or you want to keep it in a hard case to resell in years to come. Release will always be the cheapest you'll find one, unless someone really doesn't know what they've got (passed down etc).
I think for the versatility of tone you'd mentioned.. Anyone buying this guitar knows, or should know exactly what it's capable of doing and with the new treble bleed feature, it makes it a great choice for people searching for that TD pop punk tone.
Thanks for your thoughts! I agree this run will sell out fast but they are gonna make a ton of these so everyone will get there chance. Later down there line you'll be able to get a used one for a deal, I bet
Very beautiful guitars, but agree overpriced.
Delonge also plays Epiphone
Buy it!!!!!
You're right on with your opinion though. I have one of the original line and modded it to the Boxcar Racer style, but it is just a stripped down Mexican Strat at the end of the day. Way overpriced, and he doesn't even use them anymore!
Too late. Already bought two.
This thing rips. I won’t be buying one, but just to add a little info here, guitars with one pickup have a very cool tone to them since one pickup only has one magnetic field pulling on the strings allowing for what many believe is more sustain and better tone. Eddie Van Halen, Malcom Young, Leslie West, Joe Perry, PhilX and countless others have chosen this setup despite obviously being able to afford three pickups. The line of thought that the value isn’t there because it’s one pickup is an odd take to me, respectfully. Strat pickups in Mexico factories cost like 2 bucks to wind and fender has to pay Seymour Duncan for this pickup, presumably, so I would also keep that in mind. I agree nostalgia plays a factor, but thought I’d add some food for thought :)
Thanks for your thoughts! I have definitely made more regrettable purchases in the past. I have to try some single pickup guitars to see what the hype is about.
1400$ are you serious ?😅 is she usa made ??? That would be okay ...
Punk rock has become rich man ...
So just remember this hendrix blackmore were those price ....
That's not a very punk rock price
Who is Tom Delonge?
The thing that gets me is that you can literally buy a cheaper strat swap the neck, pick guard and pickups without spending 1k.
Not really. You’re not gonna save much if anything if you want a decent neck, body, and pickup
The guitar should be USA built for the price, mexican strats play fine but dont retain their value
You are right, but then, why does anybody pay for overpriced guitars period? I've always wondered. Tom DeLonge did the original because it was CHEAP. Hardtail strat with a single humbucker. Easy to set up. Uncomplicated, even more simple than the equivalent superstrats that came out of EVH and 80s metal. And at that, reports are coming out of QA failures, stuff going out the door that shouldn't have. It isn't worth the money. Hold off folks. Give it a few months and the price will drop, the poor quality ones will get weeded out, the nostalgia will wear off and stuff will start showing up on Reverb or pushed back in the corner of your local guitar store. Then you can pay what it is worth if you still want it.
Great insight Mark!
Way too expensive and it's piss easy to make one
It’s a great money grab for fender, and Tom. Think about how many people make these Guitar’s online for around the same cost if not a little cheaper. They obviously were aware of that and wanted to jump in on that. Throw his name plate on the back and answer more expensive. I built an all American fender parts version, fiesta red with sperzel for less.
He is only saying this cuz he dont have it.
I swear to god, I have a partscaster I put together a few years ago, and still, I wanna buy this guitar. This is for Tom's fans, and U titleling the video dont buy this guitar, u made it seem like there's something wrong with it, when literally it's a replica of his guitar, omfg lol
Click bait. The production cost on most strats is super low (whether it has 1 or 3 pickups). You're paying for the design, the name, the craftsmanship and many other things.
Tom DeLonge was never cool.
Bought it and love it.
If it makes money, Tom will be all over it. I like the dude's music but he is on the hustle 24/7.
If you wanna spend 1300 units on it, that is your call but it's about 800 quid overpriced imo.
I can’t remember but it use to be like 400 dollars
well said on Tom 😂. Still an icon imo
Tom Delonge strat lol, that is the last guitar on this earth I would buy and I think Blink is ok. I much rather have the Dave Murray signature strat with the different Duncans on it that guitar sounds amazing, the Jackson SDX Adrian Smith is like 500€ I much rather have that than the Tom Delong crap.
OK - So I fell for the clickbait... and a couple of things just need to be pointed out. Almost all Sig guitars are selling nostalgia and if it didnt work (aka generate a lot of profit) they would stop. If fender never started selling the Marr Jaguar but sold the same features on the "american modified jaguar", that model would have died in 2014 instead of being one of the best Jaguars on the market. A better example is the clapton strat. One can argue that 98% of the Les Paul range is solely based on nostalgia and at least that much of the aftermarket pickup market (cough cough - throbak - cough cough). Next can we all realize that we are closer to 2024 than we are to 2015 and the manufacturing model, and corporate profit model, has changed, so please let go of the "MIM strats are listed at $500 and $400 out the door" mentality. Fender MIA Sigs are $2100 to $3000, Fender MIJ Sigs are $1800, Fender MIM sig guitars are $1100 to $1700. As other people have pointed out - if you want to build a single pickup rock machine partscaster with decent parts you would be hard pressed to come in much cheaper - including the time you are spending on it.
Thanks for your thoughts! I agree with you and I also said guitars are all about how they make us play and what we feel about them. There's emotion attached to every purpose, that's why I have so many 🤣
I'm so surprised he actually got a signature fender though!!!
Dude. Its called marketing. Are you new to life?
I agree it’s overpriced for a one dimensional guitar , honestly not a big fan of the tone compared to my RG. I think I would have got one for like $700 , $1300 to me is a ripoff
OMG if you don't like the price of a guitar don't buy it and that's all !!! everybody is free to do what they want ! do your stuff and that's all , do you think everyone can buy several guitars like you ????