I watched this vid in 2008 when I was 13yrs old. My USA Std Strat ‘13 had yet to been made. Who woulda thought for my 18th bday I woulda saved up all my bday money to buy a USA ‘13 Strat ! Kids dream come true. Here I am now in 2023 with my 10yr old strat looking back on how I dreamed of one day owning this guitar. I’ll never sell it. Wouldn’t even burn it to keep me warm for 5mins longer in a winter storm. I’d go out playing this beast till death brings me to stairway to heaven with my Strat by my side.
The thing I love most about my Strat is thinking about how it will outlive me and how my sound might just live on through my kid when I hand it down to him or her...
Its awesome reading everybody's comments on how much they love there fender. I have a 1997 standard jazz bass and man do i love that thing to death its the only bass i play its with me at every gig!!
also, the strat is the most versatile guitar. ive played blues and thrash metal only by changing the settings on my pod!!! both styles sounded killer!!
Why innovate something that's perfect. There's a reason that people say Leo Fender got it right the first time. The fact that these guitar still sell with virtually zero changes since the original models is a testament to how great these guitars are.
sorry for bad spelling. English isn´t my first language. I love how you can feel the love that bily gobbons love guitars. It could be his pearly gates LP, or his first one, gib melody maker, or the esquire, or recently the gretsch billy bo (In fact I think that the adaptation he made to the original bo diddley gretsch is perfect)
in fact, when I fell in love with guitars, the very first model that brought my attention were not the tele, or the strat or a any gibbie. My very first love was the design of the jag and the jazzmaster. I still love my jag to death.
i keep dreaming on getting my strat, but they re so expensive here, i think that the day i get it i wont need to buy anything else for the rest of my life i would be so happy!
My American Standard Strat sounds as good today, if not better, as is did when I took it off the wall at the music store in 1997. I’ve never modified anything on it and even to this day, sometimes when I’m playing it, I am struck by how good it sounds…truly amazing instrument!
Right on guys, hey don't forget Leo made some killer guitars with G&L. I love Fender and will always be a Tele player. I'm inching my way into becoming a Strat player but still haven't worked up the nerve to go out and get one. I know what you all must be thinking, "Is he crazy!?" I'll get there, I just gotta get use to the necks, they sound just beautiful though.
I love the simplicity of tele´s design. The fact that 60 years later, it´s still a must have axe for any guitar player is amazing. As for the strat, what says billy corgan is absolutely true ("The individualistic player") and jeff beck too. It´s the more versatile axe in the world. No question about it. In the other hand, fenders are beautiful designs, for the simplicity, but gibbies are gorgeous. There are the most elegant classy guitars in the world.
I grew up in a country where the Stratocaster is the first thing that pops up in everyone's minds when you say electric guitar. I grew up with a Stratocaster, but find myself falling in love with Telecasters now. I wish I had the money to buy myself an American Standard Telecaster.
select bridge pickup then flick the switch on you now have a tele ... you can even turn all the pickups on, select bridge and middle then flick the switch on, the sound is even better.. just sharing tnx
"So Fender has decided that they're gonna improve the Stratocaster. They're gonna improve the Tele and the Jazz bass and the Precision bass. I think a perfectly understandable reaction might be, 'Oh really?' "
Cool dude no prob'.But there is also better pickup options aswell so you should have a look at your options,the fender custom shop do a good range you should check them out.If you need advice just ask.
Fender always comes out with new "Strats" but to me they all seem the same. You have the Eric Johnson model, John Mayer model, American, Standard, Highway, Road Worn and on and on. They all seem the same to me just different looks/finishes. Don't get me wrong, I play a Strat style guitar. I have Les Paul Epi. but I always go back to my strat style. But, those 2 are totally different from each other.
@gmdinformation Well I mean I use it every day in my exercises but I guess I don't use it that often in a song. It's just so nice to be able to bend up to the high E.
I luv my fender Guitar like my 4 Stratocaster and Telecaster I have a 1997 fender California Series Stratocaster USA the fender guitar is true icon and legend m
A Fender advert without at least an image of Ritchie Blackmore .. the most famous rock riff ever played through a Fender Stratocaster .. my God something is going wrong
i bought my strat aniv series sunburst 6yrs ago, my only problem right now is the volume potentiometers.. luv my strat it also has a telecaster settings, l put jumper wires on the bridge pickup to the neck pickup and installed a switch to the pick guard between the thin e string and the volume knob..
@Canadianspunge I guess, but I just like the vintage look of the 21 fret models. Mexican made Teles often seem to sound better than the American made ones too. I'm not sure why. It seems like you have better luck with American made Strats though. A nice plus with a Mexican model is that they're easy to fit with vintage parts and relic into looking like a dead ringer for a 50s Fender of your choice. You can't do that with 22 fret models though.
hey greg, people, help me please. I need a decent strat so I´m in chase of someone like this... (SImilar in look, I mean) or a deluxe daphne blue.... which one you will buy in my place?
for me the american made fenders always seem to sound best .....UNLESS its the higher up made mexican made ones. mexico fenders are pretty fucking well made these days but i love my american standard stratocaster.
@gmdinformation Well I've been converted to the Mexicans anyways. I just discovered that the lower tension caused by only having 21 frets means that you can bend up to the E anyways. You, my friend, are a smart man =)
I have a Fedner Startocoaster. The fret board is a smoother than any other guitar because the frets are painted on. The knobs and the pick ups are decals. The entire guitar is made out of cardboard except the strings. They are made out of 4lb. test fishing line. I was going to go back and buy a Fedner Terricoaster and a Gisbon Pall Mall, but the salesman's van was gone.
I'm sure there are experts who know how to tell if a guitar's finish or wood etc. is truly old or not. I'm just saying that instead of paying a couple of thousand bucks to Fender's Custom Shop to make a 50s reproduction for you that you could do it much cheaper by buying a MIM axe and doing the work yourself. People do it all the time. I suppose it would be much tougher bending to E with an 11. Albert King could do it, but he had railroad spikes for fingers.
@Canadianspunge Well the tension should be the same because the scale length hasn't changed. They just tack that extra fret on there. I never had any trouble bending up to an E anyway though. But then, I am a giant! :-) I'm working on converting my 95 MIM Tele to a 56 look (that was the 1st year for sunburst models). I intend to sand and refinish the headstock face and then buy a vintage decal for it. Then nobody would even know it was MiM if you didn't tell them.
The pickups are way more stock on the mexican and don't sound great.but in terms of build quality i don't see any reason to pay six or seven hundred dollars more for a top line fender when you could put in texas specials in a mexican strat and still have an amazing guitar.Hey I did it and I won't ever get rid of my mexican strat,it's great,
@gmdinformation As long as you're not trying to rip somebody off ;) I have a 21 fret guitar and I often find it hard to bend to the high E because I prefer heavier strings. I currently have it strung with 11's =P
i really like this vid. but theres too much argument on this page about fenders and "high performence guitars" may i just same there not metal guitars, there not funk guitars, there not punk guitars. THERE GUITARS and its that simple
All that and nothing about how they are going to improve them? My last one was shit with screws falling out at my feet when I played it. Bridge and nut problems too. Put me right off them sadly.
All of Gibson's innovations have been massive failures. The people at Fender know not to mess with the classic designs too much, because everyone loves the guitars as they are. Fender actually listens to their customers. Gibson does what they want, with no regard for their player's needs. The biggest difference is that Fender caters to the players and Gibson caters to collectors.
Gibson experiment with ideas like the Dusk Tiger, and FirebirdX, and people bite their head off. Fender re-releases the same guitar they've been making for the last 50 years with a few tweaks, and tout themselves as innovators. Fender guitars are great, but the name "Fender" doesn't come to mind when I think "21st century innovator".
G&L sucks compared to fender not even the same company any more and all the cheap tribute ones are made in indonesia don't get me wrong i play my squier cyclone just as much as my fender mustang but I'm not gonna pay that much for a guitar made there
Still the best series in the Fender line up.
I wholeheartedly agree man, this thing has aurpassed all my other guitars. I got so lucky to get one
I love my american Fender Strat.....thanks Fender....greatings from Brazil
The 2008 - 2016 American Standard Stratocaster series was an awesome time at Fender.
One day they will look back in future as this was the peak.
I watched this vid in 2008 when I was 13yrs old.
My USA Std Strat ‘13 had yet to been made. Who woulda thought for my 18th bday I woulda saved up all my bday money to buy a USA ‘13 Strat !
Kids dream come true.
Here I am now in 2023 with my 10yr old strat looking back on how I dreamed of one day owning this guitar. I’ll never sell it. Wouldn’t even burn it to keep me warm for 5mins longer in a winter storm. I’d go out playing this beast till death brings me to stairway to heaven with my Strat by my side.
That struck a chord. Thanks for sharing
Bring back the Standards!!😭The Professionals just aren’t the same.
just marketing mate they are still the same line of guitar just slight different spec
Tom Holderness The pickups are different though, thats just what made them sound so much better than the new ones. But it’s all personal opinion.
Howard Skeens I get that but the standards have been changed multiple times through out the years
2023 and watching this for the soundtrack at the end, I am in love with the Strat!
The thing I love most about my Strat is thinking about how it will outlive me and how my sound might just live on through my kid when I hand it down to him or her...
The P-Bass is perfection personified. It’s elegant, yet practical. It’s versatile, yet straightforward. It’s classic, yet totally modern.
I am a fender lover ... I recently got a USA strat - it's my dream come true !
I love my Stratocaster. It feels like home. Thanks Leo!
Its awesome reading everybody's comments on how much they love there fender. I have a 1997 standard jazz bass and man do i love that thing to death its the only bass i play its with me at every gig!!
i have a 1990 Midnight Blue rosewood Strat that’s been passed down to me, and it by far has the best neck i’ve ever felt.
I have an '87 Squier Stratocaster, a Mexican Precision Bass and an American Jazz Bass V... and none of them have let me down.
also, the strat is the most versatile guitar.
ive played blues and thrash metal only by changing the settings on my pod!!!
both styles sounded killer!!
Why innovate something that's perfect. There's a reason that people say Leo Fender got it right the first time. The fact that these guitar still sell with virtually zero changes since the original models is a testament to how great these guitars are.
sorry for bad spelling. English isn´t my first language. I love how you can feel the love that bily gobbons love guitars. It could be his pearly gates LP, or his first one, gib melody maker, or the esquire, or recently the gretsch billy bo (In fact I think that the adaptation he made to the original bo diddley gretsch is perfect)
I absolutely adore my new american strat.
Like Beck said it was the guitar that was made for me.
Fender Mexican Japanese & American Made are Rules
4 Gibson fans.
Besides, amazing musical composition starting at 6:41. Wonderful!
in fact, when I fell in love with guitars, the very first model that brought my attention were not the tele, or the strat or a any gibbie. My very first love was the design of the jag and the jazzmaster. I still love my jag to death.
I love my new american standard strat :)
i keep dreaming on getting my strat, but they re so expensive here, i think that the day i get it i wont need to buy anything else for the rest of my life i would be so happy!
timeless guitars... long live the fender stratocaster!! l..l,
My American Standard Strat sounds as good today, if not better, as is did when I took it off the wall at the music store in 1997. I’ve never modified anything on it and even to this day, sometimes when I’m playing it, I am struck by how good it sounds…truly amazing instrument!
Right on guys, hey don't forget Leo made some killer guitars with G&L. I love Fender and will always be a Tele player. I'm inching my way into becoming a Strat player but still haven't worked up the nerve to go out and get one. I know what you all must be thinking, "Is he crazy!?" I'll get there, I just gotta get use to the necks, they sound just beautiful though.
I love the simplicity of tele´s design. The fact that 60 years later, it´s still a must have axe for any guitar player is amazing. As for the strat, what says billy corgan is absolutely true ("The individualistic player") and jeff beck too. It´s the more versatile axe in the world. No question about it. In the other hand, fenders are beautiful designs, for the simplicity, but gibbies are gorgeous. There are the most elegant classy guitars in the world.
I'm lovin' my new '08 American Standard!
Is it better the pre 2008 American series?
@@transalp1983 Yes, dual truss rod, and pickups much better!
cool vid!
fender forever ;)
algun dia tendre una..!!
Squire Classic Vibe FTW!
the most timeless,universal,and ultimate instruments=Fender ***** *****
dude thanks for the tip very onissimus usefull
Aside from Beck and Johnson, there was no one in this video that would make me want to buy a Fender if I didn't already own one.
More a promotional video than history of the guitars but still pretty good
I grew up in a country where the Stratocaster is the first thing that pops up in everyone's minds when you say electric guitar. I grew up with a Stratocaster, but find myself falling in love with Telecasters now. I wish I had the money to buy myself an American Standard Telecaster.
RIP Tom Wheeler
Icons? Tele, Strat, SG, Les Paul.
ive tryed a american standered bass and let me tell u one thing. the stakes were high but it payed off. there as good a old ones with the new
what song is playing in the background at around 1:00, you can hear the guitar most clearly around 1:06 - 1:17
It was interesting seeing Billy Gibbons in this piece: I've never actually seen him play a Fender--he plays custom Gibsons and Guilds.
select bridge pickup then flick the switch on you now have a tele ... you can even turn all the pickups on,
select bridge and middle then flick the switch on, the sound is even better.. just sharing tnx
I presume you have your strat now?How do you like it?
"So Fender has decided that they're gonna improve the Stratocaster. They're gonna improve the Tele and the Jazz bass and the Precision bass. I think a perfectly understandable reaction might be, 'Oh really?' "
Cool dude no prob'.But there is also better pickup options aswell so you should have a look at your options,the fender custom shop do a good range you should check them out.If you need advice just ask.
fender and gibson invented the guitar world that see today, humbuckers and single-coils
My first Bass was a J Bass... I still have it.... I will never sell it.
Fender always comes out with new "Strats" but to me they all seem the same. You have the Eric Johnson model, John Mayer model, American, Standard, Highway, Road Worn and on and on. They all seem the same to me just different looks/finishes.
Don't get me wrong, I play a Strat style guitar. I have Les Paul Epi. but I always go back to my strat style. But, those 2 are totally different from each other.
probably an accurate video for right handed Fenders, their Left handed American is another story.
@gmdinformation Well I mean I use it every day in my exercises but I guess I don't use it that often in a song. It's just so nice to be able to bend up to the high E.
I luv my fender Guitar like my 4 Stratocaster and Telecaster I have a 1997 fender California Series Stratocaster USA the fender guitar is true icon and legend m
what is the different betwen American and Mexican made Fender? quality of wood pick ups ?
What? Billy Gibbons has signature guitars with Gibson. What is he doing on this video :P
Because he’s a telecaster guy as well.
A Fender advert without at least an image of Ritchie Blackmore .. the most famous rock riff ever played through a Fender Stratocaster .. my God something is going wrong
i bought my strat aniv series sunburst 6yrs ago,
my only problem right now is the volume potentiometers.. luv my strat
it also has a telecaster settings, l put jumper wires on the bridge pickup to the neck pickup and installed a switch to the pick guard between the thin e string and the volume knob..
Mr Leo Fender I want say thank u making a nice beautiful guitar like Stratocaster Telecaster jazz master mustang jaguar jazz bass P bass and amps
@Canadianspunge I guess, but I just like the vintage look of the 21 fret models. Mexican made Teles often seem to sound better than the American made ones too. I'm not sure why. It seems like you have better luck with American made Strats though. A nice plus with a Mexican model is that they're easy to fit with vintage parts and relic into looking like a dead ringer for a 50s Fender of your choice. You can't do that with 22 fret models though.
hey greg, people, help me please. I need a decent strat so I´m in chase of someone like this... (SImilar in look, I mean) or a deluxe daphne blue.... which one you will buy in my place?
@Canadianspunge And how often do you play that 22 fret? Once a month.... Give me the vintage look of 21 any day. 22 frets just looks strange.
This seems like a summer camp recruitment video.
for me the american made fenders always seem to sound best .....UNLESS its the higher up made mexican made ones. mexico fenders are pretty fucking well made these days but i love my american standard stratocaster.
Im such a fan boy 😂
@gmdinformation Well I've been converted to the Mexicans anyways. I just discovered that the lower tension caused by only having 21 frets means that you can bend up to the E anyways.
You, my friend, are a smart man =)
guitars n bands have had there day
If anyone wonders what Leo Fender would do today... You should check out the G&L catalogue. ;-)
I have a Fedner Startocoaster.
The fret board is a smoother than any other guitar because the frets are painted on.
The knobs and the pick ups are decals.
The entire guitar is made out of cardboard except the strings.
They are made out of 4lb. test fishing line.
I was going to go back and buy a Fedner Terricoaster and a Gisbon Pall Mall, but the salesman's van was gone.
+Carol Stevens Fuck, I'm too high for this
I'm sure there are experts who know how to tell if a guitar's finish or wood etc. is truly old or not. I'm just saying that instead of paying a couple of thousand bucks to Fender's Custom Shop to make a 50s reproduction for you that you could do it much cheaper by buying a MIM axe and doing the work yourself. People do it all the time.
I suppose it would be much tougher bending to E with an 11. Albert King could do it, but he had railroad spikes for fingers.
@Canadianspunge Well the tension should be the same because the scale length hasn't changed. They just tack that extra fret on there. I never had any trouble bending up to an E anyway though. But then, I am a giant! :-)
I'm working on converting my 95 MIM Tele to a 56 look (that was the 1st year for sunburst models). I intend to sand and refinish the headstock face and then buy a vintage decal for it. Then nobody would even know it was MiM if you didn't tell them.
amen
Leo Fender was kind like the Steve Jobs (Apple Inc.) of guitar manufacturers.
What's the name of a song in the end?
quality of pickups, wood, tuners, pretty much everything, the only problem with americans is the prices.
@pescadinha123 Huge difference is that American Standards have 22 frets while Mexicans have 21
@SRV1DOORS1HENDRIX1 The main reason I won't buy Mexican is there are only 21 frets. That's the difference between 3 and four full octaves of range.
The pickups are way more stock on the mexican and don't sound great.but in terms of build quality i don't see any reason to pay six or seven hundred dollars more for a top line fender when you could put in texas specials in a mexican strat and still have an amazing guitar.Hey I did it and I won't ever get rid of my mexican strat,it's great,
well jeff if thats the case that fender was made for you did you play a les paul throught out the 60s and 70s hmmmm?
I popped for Pete wentz and Joe dirnt
@gmdinformation As long as you're not trying to rip somebody off ;)
I have a 21 fret guitar and I often find it hard to bend to the high E because I prefer heavier strings. I currently have it strung with 11's =P
A wild Greg Koch appears!
fender should call themselves stratocaster inc. and gibson should be called les paul inc.
i really like this vid. but theres too much argument on this page about fenders and "high performence guitars" may i just same there not metal guitars, there not funk guitars, there not punk guitars. THERE GUITARS and its that simple
@gmdinformation I was just kidding =P
I suppose my digits are just gonna have to start weight-lifting =)
All that and nothing about how they are going to improve them? My last one was shit with screws falling out at my feet when I played it. Bridge and nut problems too. Put me right off them sadly.
There’s only two guitars. Stratocaster and Telecaster.
All of Gibson's innovations have been massive failures. The people at Fender know not to mess with the classic designs too much, because everyone loves the guitars as they are. Fender actually listens to their customers. Gibson does what they want, with no regard for their player's needs. The biggest difference is that Fender caters to the players and Gibson caters to collectors.
Gibson experiment with ideas like the Dusk Tiger, and FirebirdX, and people bite their head off. Fender re-releases the same guitar they've been making for the last 50 years with a few tweaks, and tout themselves as innovators. Fender guitars are great, but the name "Fender" doesn't come to mind when I think "21st century innovator".
one is made in america. the other one is made in mexico.
@Canadianspunge Huge difference? Get thee to a dictionary.
no
na fenders lost the edge now 2 many a day made
G&L sucks compared to fender not even the same company any more and all the cheap tribute ones are made in indonesia don't get me wrong i play my squier cyclone just as much as my fender mustang but I'm not gonna pay that much for a guitar made there