Baxter and Jonathan discuss the product cycle and waiting on the new release. Is this something that you do? Hold off on buying the V1 when the V2 is around the corner.
I am the lucky guy who bought that AO Jazzmaster from you! I was so surprised when you mentioned you had it and I jumped on it. Love this guitar. Thanks!
in this recession right now, I have 4 guitars, I won't sell them for food and gas but it's at the point where all my money is going to stuff like that so no new guitars.
Every couple of minutes Gibson releases a new Slash model as well. YES to the Bass VI coming back. If Fender made a non custom shop version, I would be highly interested in one. Ditto for the electric 12-string.
For real. Lol Although, from everything I've seen the Squier Bass VI isn't a bad guitar. I'm definitely getting one at some point and I'm sure it'll inspire a new project.
I’m waiting to get better so I can appreciate the gear I have and future gear I’ll own. I have some high cost gear that I love to play but I’m not very good so I feel I can’t really appreciate it?
Yesterday I purchased a new, Fender Custom Shop Strat. I was pondering on it for a week or so, then in the end I thought, I could custom order one that has nearly the same specs, perhaps different pickups and some minor cosmetic differences, probably pay about the same amount and wait well over a year to get it. Or just buy this one and be playing it the next week.
Yep once you go fender custom shop other model guitars although good are not the same. I do want to get one of the Squire Classic Vibe 60s tele's though, really like those.
Hey Landon! I've seen your video on the Tone Master (and the one about selling it), but I still have my Tone Master Deluxe Reverb blonde and love it for my usage here in my house. That said, I've also seen your video on the FSR Princeton with Cannabis Rex 12" (there's one at my local L&M) and I'm thinking maybe after 29 years of playing it might be time for me to get my first-ever tube amp. This video is telling me to just pull the trigger lol.
I was fortunate enough to get off the fence recently and got a Custom shop 52 telecaster heavy relic in sunburst. Loving it 😍 If you can do, do it. No regrets!
Baxter, Jonathan..... You pushed me over the edge. I watched the video and figured, 'To hell with it. Nothing's getting cheaper.' I ordered an amp that I've been eyeballing. Thanks, guys. (I hope. LOL!)
@@ryanandring2688 Yes. I bought a Quilter Aviator Cub. Very nice amp. And light. The tone controls handle differently than they do on a tube amp, IMO. But the sounds are good. Great reverb.
Until recently I always used to say we were in a golden age of guitars in terms of quality vs price. It was a wonderful time to experiment with different types of guitars, because even crazily affordably priced instruments were unlikely to be total duds. So, it really was a case of "if you fancy it - just give it a try"! I've added some great guitars to my line-up that way - and they all justify hanging on to through something they add. Now, with prices starting to ratchet up (and I think it will get a lot worse), there's a different reason to buy sooner rather than later - if there's a new guitar you really want, now's the time to get it, because it'll only cost you more if you wait! And sadly, once the prices have gone up, do we really expect them ever to come right down again once the market (hopefully) stabilises again?
Maybe. I think they run the risk of pricing themselves out of competition. With these budget brands being what they are, a few mods will be enough for a good guitar. I bought a few of them, and they felt great and play just as good as anything else, especially after mods. Eart, Donner, Firefly, Harley Benton, Grote, etc. I'm sure there are plenty of companies who will jump on an opportunity to fill a demand. I think the big companies need to watch out if anything, it's definitely a new age of the guitars.
The prices won’t ever go back down unless individual businesses are willing to take a hit (or if the manufacturers give incentives on slow sellers) to move something specific. I do think prices will level off, and go back to only having slight increases when a product line is updated as opposed to price increases across the board. If guitar sales volume drops off as quickly as it increased in 2020 there will definitely be a lot of great deals to be had by those who are financially able/willing to buy. I think the used market is going to be flooded anytime now which will drive used prices down to a reasonable level in pre Covid terms as opposed to reasonable based on current new prices.
When funds were fluid I was more likely to wait for the next version and would often run out of patience, but today I'm holding on to money, for all the obvious reasons. Instead of waiting on the next guitar, or pedal, now I'm waiting on the next t-shirt.
I'm waiting for the 2022 Epiphone ES 339 models to finally make it to the guitar stores. The first ones made it early in the year, but after April they've been hard to find.
I got a 57avri from 2013 that is an amazing instrument, by far the best Ive ever had short of custom shop. Bought it used a few years back and I still play it a ton
I just got my very first Mod Shop build back in April. Fiesta Red Strat with the vintage v maple neck. I love this guitar, it is definitely a step above what you find in a shop for sale. But the V profile on the neck isn’t a prominent as I had hoped. It’s more to the fat side than I like. I get used to it but I wished it was a little more slimmer profile
Sometimes the benefit of the cycle is that the price on V1 will drop when V2 comes out. Additionally, if you're buying a V1 late in it's cycle, then the production and QC is mature and at least theoretically, it'll be better out of the box.
In the short term there are things I didn’t buy I wished I had bought, but long term I don’t regret passing on stuff I passed on. In every case something better came along or something changed. I am more than content with my gear
I have a tendency to wait until after NAMM and it's bitten me a couple times, once with the discontinuation of the Mesa Lonestar line and then this year with the change to the Taylor 700 series. Still haven't gotten my Mesa, but I rushed to get a Taylor 712 before they went all koa.
I'm really not waiting for anything. I'm pretty darned satisfied with the gear that I have. I am thinking about using some parts and things from Stew Mac that a friend gave me....and making up a 25 1/2" scale "Super Strat" that will be a lower tuned Ambient Machine....H-S-H (already have the pickups)
@@Surge_LaChance I’d agree that they are typically favored for those that like the 7.25 radius. I’ve never hated on that feel myself but much prefer the 9.5 (as do most I think based on fender custom shop order numbers being tipped toward the 9.5 more often than not). I do feel the thin skin finish on the AVRI models was way thinner and more accurate. But then again, my most used LPB AO tele looks like a journeyman relic these days. (FYI they actual do have a light silver underneath the translucent light blue. It’s wearing very nicely)
I just got the very Lake Placid Blue American Original '60s Telecaster in the thumbnail of this video for the reasons you stated: it's been the guitar I've wanted the most for a few years and I wanted to get it before they are gone and the scarcity causes used prices to skyrocket (I did a couple of videos about it on my humble channel and tagged you all on one of them). I can look back on too many guitars over the years I let get away which now cost more used than they did when they were new and in production, so I couldn't let that one get away.
Sure, we all see something we really like and say to ourselves ‘Man, I’d love that in such and such color’, or with different hardware etc… you wait around a year or two and it just seems to not be happening and now your financial situation isn’t really allowing you to make that same purchase in that price bracket. With that being said I think you should just pull the trigger and buy the item you dig. ( without settling too much of course where you get buyers regret of course ). It’s like that old saying…. Tomorrow’s promised to no one 🤙
I was waiting for a J Mascis signature tele. But they all have that 'second hand and not looked after' look to them, sadly. Now waiting for a sparkly red Jaguar.
Own fender Gibson and epiphone and PRS guitars...love every one of them.. vintage Harmony acoustic is being fixed so I do still need an acoustic....and a tele..lol
Being left handed, there's no point in waiting because it's never coming. What I am looking for, and the sound is in my head, is the perfect overdrive. Haven't found it yet. I've had some really good ones, but the perfect one has not shown up yet.
Birmingham Baxter, Manchester in deed. What made the American original so great? I looked at the specs and I was seeing stuff that was mostly available in other models. I know it is hard to put into words the magic feeling. Can you talk about that some day. What makes a “universally” good guitar.
Good question so I did a bit of research. While the term "antiquity" usually refers to items 100 yrs old or more,... Vintage furniture seems to be about 50 years or more. Guitars, basses and amps seem to fall in this category as well. Though arguments can certainly be made for 30 + years or so, to be considered Vintage. Think of the 80's shred gear, (many, then new and long lasting developments came to be) so is an original locking tuners/FR style tremolo equipped guitar Vintage? Probably, depending on the player. However for some pre 70's seem to be the hallmark. ✌️🎸
You guys are so totally awesome. Seriously. I wish we had guitar shops like you where I live. Question. I am having a pickup installed in my Martin 000-18. I went with the LR Baggs anthem over the comparable fishman. Was that not wise or is the Baggs better as I was sold on? They were both the same price 299 and I got 100 off so 199. Thanks
Someone must know when they're replacing the AO series stuff... It can't be long to wait! I'd be amazed if they went back in the direction of the '12'-'17 AV series, they lost far too many Custom Shop orders with those Guitars being so good and vintage correct. Even a few reps said it was a one time thing, but we will see.
I’ve been looking for a 60’s Ventura lake placid blue Telecaster but just recently found out they aren’t even shipped to stores to be put out anymore so wtf is the point
Casino Guitars: " What Am I Waiting For,You Ask?" I'm waiting for the word from you that I won the Silver Sky for your accomplishment of reaching 50k subs!!!
I don't mind waiting because I already have everything I need at the moment. New releases means I'll give it a look/try, and decide if it's worth dropping one of my current guitars for. When PRS announced that S2s will come with pattern thin necks, I'm going to hold off to see if they'll release a satin semi-hollow Vela with that neck or if Fender adds guitars with block inlays and binding to their MIM lines.
Heh, if they do that to the Vela, I'll be super happy I got mine when they had the Pattern Regular :P (Btw, the satin Velas are weird and perfect, can't recommend enough.)
Fender did rarities mine is a flame Kia top with gold foil Tim Shaw designed pick ups . Different strat cat for sure love u guys thanks for doing it real. Fender should do more of these….
They should definitely bring that one back. I wanted one of those and that most recent Trouble Maker Tele with the gold hardware and Bigsby. Both the Koa top Strat and that Tele are selling for a lot more than they cost new. I also wish I bought one of the limited edition purple sparkle Adam Clayton basses a few years ago because the price on those is really insane. My biggest regret of passing up when I had a chance was the 2013 Limited Edition Gibson Music City Junior. Apparently, they only made 200 of them and they didn’t sell very well at the original price ($1,600). Therefore, the price got reduced. My local (at the time) Guitar Center marked the one they had down to $999, and I made the mistake of thinking that it would go lower since it had already been there a year at the original price. It didn’t last a week at $999.
Got me a used Squier Bass VI on Reverb… it’s unique and groovy… had to pay more for it because it was WHITE… (currently white ones come on Liber Hughes for about 100 bucks that’s what happened I paid for mine)… it was modded with a mint pickguard… all I could find until the used white one came up, was black or sunburst versions… Are usually go to hora around 600 bucks) … I also love my Squier P bass, bought new from Sweetwater (with the tele shaped headstock, and I put a new black and with shell pick guard on it)… have had a trusty sunburst Mexican Fender Jazz bass for many years …. So I have a candy store of basses for the price of one American custom built…
I own 30 guitars and I cannot imagine my life without any of them. It is like I live in my favorite guitar store and my living room is my garden of eden. I play all of them regularly believe it or not. I fully endorse the lifestyle
Same. Guitars are beautiful. They're my friends and reflections of the best part of me. I'll say stringed instruments. Banjo, ukele, bass, mandolin join the guitars.
Wow! I have 6 and sometimes it feels overwhelming; I play drums too so strings, picks, heads and sticks are a regular expense. I do want a few more guitars and amps though lol. Maybe when I’m retired I’ll have the time and money to keep up with 10 to 15 guitars
@@honkytonkinson9787 I never set out to amass a large collection. It started because I wanted to learn everything about them so I started buying projects. I have built a couple as well. Building a guitar does not save a bunch of money lol. I am at the point now where I have no overwhelming desires. I never get too excited over a guitar that is for sale if I can't afford it at the time. I just use that guitar as motivation to save up and if that guitar is still available when the money is there, I will consider it along with anything else that is in that range at that time. At any point in time the market will provide great options.
@@PeterMoore350 Guitars for me are greater than the sum of their parts. I stare at them, call them beautiful and sit them on my lap and they sing to me. It is a great relationship
I get a kick outta strymon's re release of the 6 pedals..ooops...glad I didn't jump..the lower octave that is in the Walrus slo is now in the blue sky...reason why i bought the slo..
I bought a Vintera '50s Tele because it's a '50s reissue without the reissue price. I waited too long on the Baja although I had my hands on a used one and didn't buy it that day... and I've missed the Road Worn Teles, too. I can't decide on a Noventa although there is one available for 26% off. I also really like the Chrissie Hynde Tele but that's a whole lot more money. Those will be sought after when they sell out. I don't have the disposable income that I used to LOL
Do yourself a favor and get rid of the Hipshot Xtender and install some GOTOH Res-O-Lites (GBR640). Those basses are notoriously neck-heavy. As a long-time fretless player, the balance of the instrument isn't very comfortable on the "fretting" hand. You could also install a Hi-Mass bridge instead of swapping the tuners, but you'll be adding a half-pound of weight.
I’m waiting for Fender to add an affordable Lefty Jazzmaster into the MIM range. I don’t need one enough to pay £1700-£2000. Aside from that my collection is pretty complete.
I just pulled the trigger on a white Gibson Les Paul special tribute with P90 pickups. Was told by my Sweetwater rep that these are now discontinued and the coming shipment will probably be the last. I suspect we won't see a Gibson under a grand again.
I like these Guys, the one with the messy hair gives me inspiration to not care about my hair. He issued Knowledgeable , has cool sense of humor and that’s all that really matters.
Your guys endorsement of the American originals and the fact they're no more is what made me pull the trigger last week on a AO 60's strat, got a killer deal on a used model.
I am currently 16 quality guitars and I play them all ….I use 4 different guitars every gig and I regularly rotate all of them in and out….next is to sell my ac30 maybe and get a Carr amp..
Fender needs to figure out the Jazzmaster. Between the radically different pickups and the rhythm circuit or the kind of rhythm circuit but not really or the no circuit but here's a switch........... It's annoying. Especially when you're always mildly looking for one.
I’ve got 20-ish guitars and a few custom made which is likely what I’ll do next but I’m mainly waiting on a good idea for what to have built next. I’ve got a ton of ideas but nothing has stood out above the rest. I have 2xBass-VI’s and more will always be welcome…baritone 6 in strings in general. Tons of baritone 7’s and 8’s but I’ve never bonded with those but a 27”+ for metal would be great. There are a few but I’d like more options like the ESP Phoenix or BC Rich Ironbird baritone 6 would be awesome.
I've been hesitant on the Roxy Pink Silver Sky....because I want it with a maple neck. Maybe maple will be an option soon.... But I'm mostly waiting for the PRS MT 100W 👍👌🙌
Baxter isn’t wrong about the Bass VI. After Get Back I was curious about picking one up. The only production model is a Squier. The new Squiers look very cool but my inner snob doesn’t want to pay that kind of money for one.
@@andrewhess2978 Absolutely. Even a Mexican one would have been cool, especially for all the guitar players recording at home. The offset design is also really popular with younger players. Definitely a missed opportunity - but Fender can still rectify it and put something out.
Each guitar needs to bring something completely new to the table. I think of it like I do my pedalboard. I'm not going to have two similar pedals on my board 🤷♂️
VERY impulsive guitar buyer here! Bought three guitars in the last 30 days! They are very different: Fender Road Worn Telecaster, Epiphone Les Paul Junior P90 and Charvel San Dimas Style 1 HSS HT in Pearl White. Oh yeah, Vintage Icon V62 😳 I play every day but my ADD would keep me from ever settling on a particular set of specs for a custom build. Currently removing trashed finish on a clear Fender FSR Ash Tele but the thought of painting it seems bad because the wood grain is beautiful!
I'm waiting for a Eastman T59V to be delivered and I'm like should have I waited and saved more for a Gibson 335 aaarrggg. When I get it I'm taking it to the store that has the 335 and the one that sounds and feels the best is the one I keep.
It’s funny you should ask that. I wanted a Tele for a while and I loved the look of “Telemasters”, or offset Teles (as Fender calls them) but I couldn’t afford a Custom Shop and I didn’t want to buy a Squier. Until I accidentally saw the Fender Japan 2021 Offset Tele on special. As good as the USA guitars, ashtray bridge and vintage tuners, maple board and Fiesta Red with a white scratch plate. I couldn’t pass it up. So, now I don’t have to wait. Plays great, sounds awesome. But I’d still like a Jetglo Rickenbacker 330/6…….🤔 Arrrrgghh, it never ends!!😖
Here’s why you have to try out your guitar. I recently found a guitar shop about 2 1/2 hours from my house that had a certain artist telecaster. My first tele. Was going to order direct sight unseen but this place had one available. I decided to go try it. Thank god I did. It was horrible. Terrible neck feel, like bending over sandpaper. I was more than a little bummed. So what to do? Well thanks to Rueben I spent the next two hours trying out everything but the one guitar that I refused to try because of reviews and how they sounded on RUclips. I was down to two choices, a original 60’s and a performer. Both were ok. My wife bless her heart made me try a pro 2. Tried 3. First two were ok, nothing special. Then came the third. I always play a couple chords acoustically. Oh my goodness. It just rang. Like nothing I’ve heard except for my custom Strat. Two of the other salespeople came over when Rueben called them and they all shook their heads. It wasn’t just me. It’s real sometimes the right piece of wood matched with another matched piece of wood makes magic. It is mine now. Yahoo my first tele and it was no where near the model on my radar. Go figure.
I have two Mexican Player guitars. One I built and one they did. I love both, though the one I built is spec’d out exactly as I want it. There’s nothing wrong with the Mex plant and never has been. I’ve owned Am Strats and I still have an Am Tele. Only Fender I’ve ever had that was trash was a Starcaster Strat. Made in China and really the biggest piece of junk I’ve ever cut my fingers on.
Watch the original British ‘House Of Cards’. Absolutely amazing and actually stopped at the right point. PS the Peaky Blinders were from Birmingham in the UK midlands. Lol. Great show btw - keep it coming lads!
American Originals are AMAZINGLY great! I have the 60s Tele in Fiesta Red and Jaguar in Seafoam Green and they will never leave my rack.
I am the lucky guy who bought that AO Jazzmaster from you! I was so surprised when you mentioned you had it and I jumped on it. Love this guitar. Thanks!
Like the intro.
I think more people see the price tags these days and think, “ but I need to pay my mortgage.”
in this recession right now, I have 4 guitars, I won't sell them for food and gas but it's at the point where all my money is going to stuff like that so no new guitars.
Well, I bought an SG Standard like a week before they hiked (again) the price a month ago. Good timing I guess!
Not waiting! Just bought an American original jazzmaster this week because you told me to!
I have one and it’s a really really good guitar it most likely become your main guitar lol
Every couple of minutes Gibson releases a new Slash model as well. YES to the Bass VI coming back. If Fender made a non custom shop version, I would be highly interested in one. Ditto for the electric 12-string.
For real. Lol Although, from everything I've seen the Squier Bass VI isn't a bad guitar. I'm definitely getting one at some point and I'm sure it'll inspire a new project.
I’m waiting to get better so I can appreciate the gear I have and future gear I’ll own. I have some high cost gear that I love to play but I’m not very good so I feel I can’t really appreciate it?
Yesterday I purchased a new, Fender Custom Shop Strat. I was pondering on it for a week or so, then in the end I thought, I could custom order one that has nearly the same specs, perhaps different pickups and some minor cosmetic differences, probably pay about the same amount and wait well over a year to get it. Or just buy this one and be playing it the next week.
Yep once you go fender custom shop other model guitars although good are not the same. I do want to get one of the Squire Classic Vibe 60s tele's though, really like those.
if I had the money for it I would have a wall of guitars
what about the Fender Tone Master stuff? 😃
Hey Landon! I've seen your video on the Tone Master (and the one about selling it), but I still have my Tone Master Deluxe Reverb blonde and love it for my usage here in my house. That said, I've also seen your video on the FSR Princeton with Cannabis Rex 12" (there's one at my local L&M) and I'm thinking maybe after 29 years of playing it might be time for me to get my first-ever tube amp. This video is telling me to just pull the trigger lol.
@@astewart9410 they told you to not me! 😝😊👍
@@landonbailey Haha yeah, but your video also pretty much told me it was 'the last amp I'd ever need' or something like that...
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I’m waiting on Sweetwater to get that Princeton back in stock. I missed it the last two times they got them in.
@@charlesbolton8471 Fingers crossed for you that you can get one!
I was fortunate enough to get off the fence recently and got a Custom shop 52 telecaster heavy relic in sunburst. Loving it 😍 If you can do, do it. No regrets!
Baxter, Jonathan..... You pushed me over the edge. I watched the video and figured, 'To hell with it. Nothing's getting cheaper.' I ordered an amp that I've been eyeballing. Thanks, guys. (I hope. LOL!)
Any update?
@@ryanandring2688 Yes. I bought a Quilter Aviator Cub. Very nice amp. And light. The tone controls handle differently than they do on a tube amp, IMO. But the sounds are good. Great reverb.
After watching you guys for at least a year now I capitulated and bought a shell pink American Original 60s Strat last week!
Congrats! Is it awesome or what! I love mine
Until recently I always used to say we were in a golden age of guitars in terms of quality vs price. It was a wonderful time to experiment with different types of guitars, because even crazily affordably priced instruments were unlikely to be total duds. So, it really was a case of "if you fancy it - just give it a try"! I've added some great guitars to my line-up that way - and they all justify hanging on to through something they add.
Now, with prices starting to ratchet up (and I think it will get a lot worse), there's a different reason to buy sooner rather than later - if there's a new guitar you really want, now's the time to get it, because it'll only cost you more if you wait!
And sadly, once the prices have gone up, do we really expect them ever to come right down again once the market (hopefully) stabilises again?
Maybe. I think they run the risk of pricing themselves out of competition. With these budget brands being what they are, a few mods will be enough for a good guitar. I bought a few of them, and they felt great and play just as good as anything else, especially after mods. Eart, Donner, Firefly, Harley Benton, Grote, etc. I'm sure there are plenty of companies who will jump on an opportunity to fill a demand. I think the big companies need to watch out if anything, it's definitely a new age of the guitars.
The prices won’t ever go back down unless individual businesses are willing to take a hit (or if the manufacturers give incentives on slow sellers) to move something specific.
I do think prices will level off, and go back to only having slight increases when a product line is updated as opposed to price increases across the board. If guitar sales volume drops off as quickly as it increased in 2020 there will definitely be a lot of great deals to be had by those who are financially able/willing to buy.
I think the used market is going to be flooded anytime now which will drive used prices down to a reasonable level in pre Covid terms as opposed to reasonable based on current new prices.
Fender has sales running right now because they overstocked
They did come done recently. Time to buy the Xmas time sales
Are y’all going to be restocking y’all’s shirts soon?
When funds were fluid I was more likely to wait for the next version and would often run out of patience, but today I'm holding on to money, for all the obvious reasons. Instead of waiting on the next guitar, or pedal, now I'm waiting on the next t-shirt.
My tastes are simple. I like the Best! thanks for your show.
It’s hard to get excited about the new stuff when you already have a nice guitar and amp. All the new pedals just seem to be like all the old pedals
guitar companies operate very similar to car companies, and fender nailed the "model release" format!
I'm waiting for the 2022 Epiphone ES 339 models to finally make it to the guitar stores. The first ones made it early in the year, but after April they've been hard to find.
I got a 57avri from 2013 that is an amazing instrument, by far the best Ive ever had short of custom shop. Bought it used a few years back and I still play it a ton
I am my own custom shop. Kinda like custom car mods, it's significantly cheaper if you do this stuff on your own.
Love my 52 AVR telecaster, and 60 reissue, just awesome guitars
I just got my very first Mod Shop build back in April. Fiesta Red Strat with the vintage v maple neck. I love this guitar, it is definitely a step above what you find in a shop for sale. But the V profile on the neck isn’t a prominent as I had hoped. It’s more to the fat side than I like. I get used to it but I wished it was a little more slimmer profile
Could always have it carved down, seeing as your problem is its too big
I know what I'm waiting for. 50,000 subs so I can get that damn guitar from you guys!
Sometimes the benefit of the cycle is that the price on V1 will drop when V2 comes out. Additionally, if you're buying a V1 late in it's cycle, then the production and QC is mature and at least theoretically, it'll be better out of the box.
In the short term there are things I didn’t buy I wished I had bought, but long term I don’t regret passing on stuff I passed on.
In every case something better came along or something changed.
I am more than content with my gear
I have a tendency to wait until after NAMM and it's bitten me a couple times, once with the discontinuation of the Mesa Lonestar line and then this year with the change to the Taylor 700 series. Still haven't gotten my Mesa, but I rushed to get a Taylor 712 before they went all koa.
Check out Eastman Guitars handmade custom shop feel without having to refi your house. Their Vintage Violin finish guitars are impressive.
I'm really not waiting for anything. I'm pretty darned satisfied with the gear that I have. I am thinking about using some parts and things from Stew Mac that a friend gave me....and making up a 25 1/2" scale "Super Strat" that will be a lower tuned Ambient Machine....H-S-H (already have the pickups)
I have 6 from the American original series. They’re the best fender ever made other than custom shop!!
The AVRI Series has a more accurate fretboard radius and are favored over AOs in the used market.
@@Surge_LaChance I’d agree that they are typically favored for those that like the 7.25 radius. I’ve never hated on that feel myself but much prefer the 9.5 (as do most I think based on fender custom shop order numbers being tipped toward the 9.5 more often than not). I do feel the thin skin finish on the AVRI models was way thinner and more accurate. But then again, my most used LPB AO tele looks like a journeyman relic these days. (FYI they actual do have a light silver underneath the translucent light blue. It’s wearing very nicely)
I just got the very Lake Placid Blue American Original '60s Telecaster in the thumbnail of this video for the reasons you stated: it's been the guitar I've wanted the most for a few years and I wanted to get it before they are gone and the scarcity causes used prices to skyrocket (I did a couple of videos about it on my humble channel and tagged you all on one of them). I can look back on too many guitars over the years I let get away which now cost more used than they did when they were new and in production, so I couldn't let that one get away.
Sure, we all see something we really like and say to ourselves ‘Man, I’d love that in such and such color’, or with different hardware etc… you wait around a year or two and it just seems to not be happening and now your financial situation isn’t really allowing you to make that same purchase in that price bracket. With that being said I think you should just pull the trigger and buy the item you dig. ( without settling too much of course where you get buyers regret of course ). It’s like that old saying…. Tomorrow’s promised to no one 🤙
I was waiting for a J Mascis signature tele. But they all have that 'second hand and not looked after' look to them, sadly.
Now waiting for a sparkly red Jaguar.
Great video- the
Opening is cool!
Own fender Gibson and epiphone and PRS guitars...love every one of them.. vintage Harmony acoustic is being fixed so I do still need an acoustic....and a tele..lol
Being left handed, there's no point in waiting because it's never coming. What I am looking for, and the sound is in my head, is the perfect overdrive. Haven't found it yet. I've had some really good ones, but the perfect one has not shown up yet.
Birmingham Baxter, Manchester in deed.
What made the American original so great? I looked at the specs and I was seeing stuff that was mostly available in other models. I know it is hard to put into words the magic feeling. Can you talk about that some day. What makes a “universally” good guitar.
Oh nooooo! The AOs are done?! I was waiting to pull the trigger on the 60s custom tele. Good lesson Baxter and Jonathan!
Love the video series from you guys ... always a nice watch
I like that intro, it's cool as hell. Love the video as always guys!
Question: In order for a guitar to be considered a vintage guitar, how old should it be? Is there a general rule in the guitar industry?
Good question so I did a bit of research.
While the term "antiquity" usually refers to items 100 yrs old or more,...
Vintage furniture seems to be about 50 years or more. Guitars, basses and amps seem to fall in this category as well. Though arguments can certainly be made for 30 + years or so, to be considered Vintage. Think of the 80's shred gear, (many, then new and long lasting developments came to be) so is an original locking tuners/FR style tremolo equipped guitar Vintage? Probably, depending on the player.
However for some pre 70's seem to be the hallmark. ✌️🎸
You guys are so totally awesome. Seriously. I wish we had guitar shops like you where I live. Question. I am having a pickup installed in my Martin 000-18. I went with the LR Baggs anthem over the comparable fishman. Was that not wise or is the Baggs better as I was sold on? They were both the same price 299 and I got 100 off so 199. Thanks
Lace sensor pickups are also popular because Billy Corgan talks about how they are the best pickup for strats
Someone must know when they're replacing the AO series stuff... It can't be long to wait! I'd be amazed if they went back in the direction of the '12'-'17 AV series, they lost far too many Custom Shop orders with those Guitars being so good and vintage correct. Even a few reps said it was a one time thing, but we will see.
I’ve been looking for a 60’s Ventura lake placid blue Telecaster but just recently found out they aren’t even shipped to stores to be put out anymore so wtf is the point
I totally wished I’d gotten a Wildwood AVRI 62 strat in Sherwood Green when I had the opportunity.
Casino Guitars: " What Am I Waiting For,You Ask?" I'm waiting for the word from you that I won the Silver Sky for your accomplishment of reaching 50k subs!!!
I don't mind waiting because I already have everything I need at the moment. New releases means I'll give it a look/try, and decide if it's worth dropping one of my current guitars for. When PRS announced that S2s will come with pattern thin necks, I'm going to hold off to see if they'll release a satin semi-hollow Vela with that neck or if Fender adds guitars with block inlays and binding to their MIM lines.
Heh, if they do that to the Vela, I'll be super happy I got mine when they had the Pattern Regular :P (Btw, the satin Velas are weird and perfect, can't recommend enough.)
@@mikeomatic9905 The Vela models in general are just fantastic. There is just something about them
Electric XII…Fender needs to start making this again!
Fender did rarities mine is a flame Kia top with gold foil Tim Shaw designed pick ups . Different strat cat for sure love u guys thanks for doing it real. Fender should do more of these….
They should definitely bring that one back. I wanted one of those and that most recent Trouble Maker Tele with the gold hardware and Bigsby. Both the Koa top Strat and that Tele are selling for a lot more than they cost new.
I also wish I bought one of the limited edition purple sparkle Adam Clayton basses a few years ago because the price on those is really insane.
My biggest regret of passing up when I had a chance was the 2013 Limited Edition Gibson Music City Junior. Apparently, they only made 200 of them and they didn’t sell very well at the original price ($1,600). Therefore, the price got reduced. My local (at the time) Guitar Center marked the one they had down to $999, and I made the mistake of thinking that it would go lower since it had already been there a year at the original price. It didn’t last a week at $999.
A Gibson Custom Shop R4 Custom re-issue with the Alnico Staple pickup with a Bigsby !!
I’m waiting for fender to put a effects loop in a Princeton or a deluxe. Keep the hand wired like the old ones.
Just curious …Does Baxter stick his finger on 120 vac or 220 vac before the video shoot ?
I’d also add that remember things ain’t gonna get any less expensive. Buy it now or pay more later. That will also carry over into the used market.
Wait…. Doesn’t Fender still make the BassVI in their Squier Classic Vibe line?
Got me a used Squier Bass VI on Reverb… it’s unique and groovy… had to pay more for it because it was WHITE… (currently white ones come on Liber Hughes for about 100 bucks that’s what happened I paid for mine)… it was modded with a mint pickguard… all I could find until the used white one came up, was black or sunburst versions… Are usually go to hora around 600 bucks) … I also love my Squier P bass, bought new from Sweetwater (with the tele shaped headstock, and I put a new black and with shell pick guard on it)… have had a trusty sunburst Mexican Fender Jazz bass for many years …. So I have a candy store of basses for the price of one American custom built…
There's plenty to say in general, but mostly want to say I miss living around Bojangles. My waist line does not, but...
Pesky Blinders ending was sickkkk!!! That is a great series! Good music too!
I own 30 guitars and I cannot imagine my life without any of them. It is like I live in my favorite guitar store and my living room is my garden of eden. I play all of them regularly believe it or not. I fully endorse the lifestyle
I have 11 and totally agree hehe 😎🤘🎸
Same. Guitars are beautiful. They're my friends and reflections of the best part of me.
I'll say stringed instruments. Banjo, ukele, bass, mandolin join the guitars.
Wow! I have 6 and sometimes it feels overwhelming; I play drums too so strings, picks, heads and sticks are a regular expense.
I do want a few more guitars and amps though lol. Maybe when I’m retired I’ll have the time and money to keep up with 10 to 15 guitars
@@honkytonkinson9787 I never set out to amass a large collection. It started because I wanted to learn everything about them so I started buying projects. I have built a couple as well. Building a guitar does not save a bunch of money lol. I am at the point now where I have no overwhelming desires. I never get too excited over a guitar that is for sale if I can't afford it at the time. I just use that guitar as motivation to save up and if that guitar is still available when the money is there, I will consider it along with anything else that is in that range at that time. At any point in time the market will provide great options.
@@PeterMoore350 Guitars for me are greater than the sum of their parts. I stare at them, call them beautiful and sit them on my lap and they sing to me. It is a great relationship
I get a kick outta strymon's re release of the 6 pedals..ooops...glad I didn't jump..the lower octave that is in the Walrus slo is now in the blue sky...reason why i bought the slo..
I bought a Vintera '50s Tele because it's a '50s reissue without the reissue price. I waited too long on the Baja although I had my hands on a used one and didn't buy it that day... and I've missed the Road Worn Teles, too. I can't decide on a Noventa although there is one available for 26% off. I also really like the Chrissie Hynde Tele but that's a whole lot more money. Those will be sought after when they sell out. I don't have the disposable income that I used to LOL
You're right - I need to order my new Dowina Master Series Cedar/Oak BV Parlor.
Waiting for my new Fender Tony Franklin signature Fretless Precision Bass to come next month 👍
Do yourself a favor and get rid of the Hipshot Xtender and install some GOTOH Res-O-Lites (GBR640).
Those basses are notoriously neck-heavy. As a long-time fretless player, the balance of the instrument isn't very comfortable on the "fretting" hand. You could also install a Hi-Mass bridge instead of swapping the tuners, but you'll be adding a half-pound of weight.
I’m waiting for Fender to add an affordable Lefty Jazzmaster into the MIM range. I don’t need one enough to pay £1700-£2000. Aside from that my collection is pretty complete.
Got to agree about the Bass VI - I'd love a Mexican made one (for price reasons).
I just pulled the trigger on a white Gibson Les Paul special tribute with P90 pickups. Was told by my Sweetwater rep that these are now discontinued and the coming shipment will probably be the last. I suspect we won't see a Gibson under a grand again.
I like these Guys, the one with the messy hair gives me inspiration to not care about my hair. He issued
Knowledgeable , has cool sense of humor and that’s all that really matters.
What do you use to dust all of your guitars hanging on the wall?
Your guys endorsement of the American originals and the fact they're no more is what made me pull the trigger last week on a AO 60's strat, got a killer deal on a used model.
Squier should make a CV Meteora with the Telecaster pickups, block inlay maple fretboard!!
Great intro logo! Super cool.
I am currently 16 quality guitars and I play them all ….I use 4 different guitars every gig and I regularly rotate all of them in and out….next is to sell my ac30 maybe and get a Carr amp..
Like I always say Baxter, "Tone ain't in the hands, it's in the mid-boost"
Whoa- new intro and logo?! Very MTV throwback!
Fenders w/ the lace sensors - Bob Mould
6:56 They absolutely do! Lol that's why I'm waiting to buy a new guitar. I just bought a house!.
Fender needs to figure out the Jazzmaster. Between the radically different pickups and the rhythm circuit or the kind of rhythm circuit but not really or the no circuit but here's a switch........... It's annoying. Especially when you're always mildly looking for one.
I’ve got 20-ish guitars and a few custom made which is likely what I’ll do next but I’m mainly waiting on a good idea for what to have built next. I’ve got a ton of ideas but nothing has stood out above the rest.
I have 2xBass-VI’s and more will always be welcome…baritone 6 in strings in general. Tons of baritone 7’s and 8’s but I’ve never bonded with those but a 27”+ for metal would be great. There are a few but I’d like more options like the ESP Phoenix or BC Rich Ironbird baritone 6 would be awesome.
Love the intro!
Hey! I graduated from high school in 1973!!!!
I feel like this was made for me. I got annoyed waiting for the american original replacement and bought/traded into a custom shop this week.
I’m waiting for the “X” guitar Ola from Solar guitars teased a while back
I've been hesitant on the Roxy Pink Silver Sky....because I want it with a maple neck. Maybe maple will be an option soon.... But I'm mostly waiting for the PRS MT 100W 👍👌🙌
Baxter isn’t wrong about the Bass VI. After Get Back I was curious about picking one up. The only production model is a Squier. The new Squiers look very cool but my inner snob doesn’t want to pay that kind of money for one.
They missed an opportunity, should have announced USA Bass VI when the Get Back documentary broke.
@@andrewhess2978 Absolutely. Even a Mexican one would have been cool, especially for all the guitar players recording at home. The offset design is also really popular with younger players. Definitely a missed opportunity - but Fender can still rectify it and put something out.
Each guitar needs to bring something completely new to the table. I think of it like I do my pedalboard. I'm not going to have two similar pedals on my board 🤷♂️
I would like to see a PRS 594 Single Cut Goldtop with the narrow field pickups ... call it the McCarty 594 deluxe
VERY impulsive guitar buyer here! Bought three guitars in the last 30 days! They are very different: Fender Road Worn Telecaster, Epiphone Les Paul Junior P90 and Charvel San Dimas Style 1 HSS HT in Pearl White.
Oh yeah, Vintage Icon V62 😳 I play every day but my ADD would keep me from ever settling on a particular set of specs for a custom build. Currently removing trashed finish on a clear Fender FSR Ash Tele but the thought of painting it seems bad because the wood grain is beautiful!
Waiting for more hardtail strat offerings, but otherwise I agree with you guys!
I'm waiting for a Eastman T59V to be delivered and I'm like should have I waited and saved more for a Gibson 335 aaarrggg. When I get it I'm taking it to the store that has the 335 and the one that sounds and feels the best is the one I keep.
Just wait until sales. That’s what I do.
It’s funny you should ask that. I wanted a Tele for a while and I loved the look of “Telemasters”, or offset Teles (as Fender calls them) but I couldn’t afford a Custom Shop and I didn’t want to buy a Squier. Until I accidentally saw the Fender Japan 2021 Offset Tele on special. As good as the USA guitars, ashtray bridge and vintage tuners, maple board and Fiesta Red with a white scratch plate. I couldn’t pass it up. So, now I don’t have to wait. Plays great, sounds awesome. But I’d still like a Jetglo Rickenbacker 330/6…….🤔 Arrrrgghh, it never ends!!😖
I love my LPB American Original 60s Tele. I can't imagine what Fender is going to do to change there vintage line.
We're getting close on that Polar Ice giveaway
How many guitars do you guys own?
Here’s why you have to try out your guitar. I recently found a guitar shop about 2 1/2 hours from my house that had a certain artist telecaster. My first tele. Was going to order direct sight unseen but this place had one available. I decided to go try it. Thank god I did. It was horrible. Terrible neck feel, like bending over sandpaper. I was more than a little bummed. So what to do? Well thanks to Rueben I spent the next two hours trying out everything but the one guitar that I refused to try because of reviews and how they sounded on RUclips. I was down to two choices, a original 60’s and a performer. Both were ok. My wife bless her heart made me try a pro 2. Tried 3. First two were ok, nothing special. Then came the third. I always play a couple chords acoustically. Oh my goodness. It just rang. Like nothing I’ve heard except for my custom Strat. Two of the other salespeople came over when Rueben called them and they all shook their heads. It wasn’t just me. It’s real sometimes the right piece of wood matched with another matched piece of wood makes magic. It is mine now. Yahoo my first tele and it was no where near the model on my radar. Go figure.
I'm not on the fence I'm savin up n getting when I've got the cash.
Just bought a fender american professional 2 telecaster...
Can't wait for it to arrive
I have two Mexican Player guitars. One I built and one they did. I love both, though the one I built is spec’d out exactly as I want it. There’s nothing wrong with the Mex plant and never has been. I’ve owned Am Strats and I still have an Am Tele. Only Fender I’ve ever had that was trash was a Starcaster Strat. Made in China and really the biggest piece of junk I’ve ever cut my fingers on.
Fancy new info animation
Watch the original British ‘House Of Cards’. Absolutely amazing and actually stopped at the right point. PS the Peaky Blinders were from Birmingham in the UK midlands. Lol. Great show btw - keep it coming lads!