Is this the most versatile guitar ever? And being a huge Radiohead fan, why did I wait this long to finally try the Fender EOB Ed O'Brien Sustained Stratocaster? Let's find out in this deep dive demo and review. *Get the EOB here* 🛒 *Sweetwater* imp.i114863.net/XxVaxM 🛒 *Guitar Center* guitar-center.pxf.io/WD1eDn 🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/FenderEOB 🛒 *Thomann* bit.ly/3XaZNMk 🛒 *Reverb* reverb.grsm.io/landonbailey 🛒 *Solo* Guitars bit.ly/3dpEzYH 🛒 *Ebay* ebay.us/F7bxvx *Get a Fender Princeton amp like the one in the video* 🛒 Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/RyK6Mb 🛒 *Guitar Center* guitar-center.pxf.io/RykDYa 🛒 Amazon geni.us/FenderPrinceton 🛒 Thomann bit.ly/3kaw0yN *the Mic is a Sennheiser e906* 🛒Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/qnyyBY 🛒 Thomann bit.ly/3zbApbX *Timestamps:* --------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - hi my name is Edward O'Brien 1:10 - who is it for and disclosure 3:19 - so much candy 4:15 - specs tacular 5:55 - the weight 6:15 - the what? 6:45 - neck specs 7:15 - Ed's innards 9:49 - tons of guitar tones 17:20 - pros and cons summary
Have one more ash strat style to build. With a Jb Jr neck Jb Jr bridge and a hot alniico Ingle middle in grain filled purple just need clear coat now. And a fender super switch.. Abjx I won't Ave to spend 1400 either. Pretty darn versital and my current with a p90 rail bridge and two custom shop fat fat 50's neck amd middle is pretty damn versitkle also. Have less than 200 in that. I'm a lucky man and refuse to pay for a head stock. I'm totaly all for not paying these prices for the name but neither will replace or do what my sg400 epi, and Michael Kelly patriot premium will. And neither of those 3 will ever pull off a Tele sound. I guess it comes down to what versitkle means to us. Not everyone has this cash to spare these days it's getting worse also. People need to start saving not spending. The crash is coming fast. Trust thaf
This is I think, agood example why over the past 25 years or so the Fender Stratocaster has pulled slightly ahead of the Gibson LP as the guitar most played by pro musicians today.
I didn’t think a Strat could be more versatile. All kinds of cool sounds, and everything is in it’s right place. ANYONE can play this guitar, full stop. This baby is all I need.
I heard about this guitar and decided it would be my 50th birthday present to myself. I had to wait half a year to the day for delivery. I love everything about it. The neck is perfect, it does everything, jazz, metal, shoegaze, ambient tonescaping. It came set up well and absolutely flawless, and I appreciate it's MiM, because I could not have afforded a USA model. Other than probably most people, I discovered Radiohead through this guitar and not the other way around.
I was also considering it as my 50th bday gift. Still debating it over a Schecter. It's a shame Ibanez and Jackson aren't making them with Sustainiacs anymore.
Congrats on the new EOB Strat. I bought mine in 2020. I don't play it very often because when I do, I can't set it down. I just end up dialing in a tone and noodling for hours. I agree with you 100% on how versatile it is. And it's just so fun to find tones and see what can be done with them.
Chuffed for you Landon, so fantastic you get Sweetwater to sponsor you these day’s. It’s been a brilliant journey to be with you from your beginnings. You rock, keep em coming.
I'm a huge Radiohead fan. Only saw them live once though. Have you seen the paranoid android performance they did live on the jools Holland show? I think it's one of the best live performances ever done! The guitar is crazy! So happy for you to have gotten it for a review! It looks like a keeper!
I tried one of these at a local guitar shop a few years ago and loved everything about it except the tone of the Sustainer pickup when the system was turned off. It seemed kinda lifeless, but it actually sounds pretty decent here. Maybe it was the amp I was playing through. But yeah, everything else about it was awesome, especially the neck shape. I love thicker necks.
@@robjgolde3221 i’ve had the guitar since 2020 and the neck pickup is really my fav. it’s not really a humbucker sound like the bridge but it’s not supposed to be. dreamy tones with some reverb
I was playing on mine earlier this evening and remembered why I love the guitar. The sustainer is awesome. This guitar is so much fun to play over loops and finding strange sounds.
I saw Radiohead in Southampton at a pub called the Joiners Arms just before Pablo Honey came out. About 300 people packed in and they were so good. Obviously they went huge and based on the performance alone deserved it. Also I have had my eye on that guitar since it came out. Finding one second hand in the UK is hard though; people clearly like them and keep them.
@@landonbailey man thank you for finding that. That's made my day! Happy memories. I was only there as a mate at work had a spare ticket and knew I liked live music. Great days.
I used to think you needed a 3-4K guitar with a sustainer (Jackson PC1) but then later I got a much cheaper 1k guitar (Schecter SLS C1 FR S) with a sustainer and realized you don't need to spend over 2k for a good guitar. This Fender EOB is great for lots of music with the different pickups and a fair price.
Neil Young (Candian) put out a live record in the 90s called ARC WELD. One disc was called ARC and one WELD. You should check out the ARC disc because a lot of this demo reminds me of this.
@@landonbailey During one summer in college I was in Germany because my folks moved back over there. So I had a summer hire job on base. There were other kids who had jobs and this one kid was Canadian and one day we were at the "Canteen" on base (like a cafe) and they had a juke box. This kid went to the juke box and ran his finger down all the cards on there and would say, "Corey Hart, Canadian, Neil Young, Canadian". I found it actually kind of fascinating.
Great video! I've had my eye on that one for some time now. I'm neutral on Radiohead, but I've wanted to soup up a strat with the Texas Special & the Hot Rails pickups. Really glad you gave those pickups some decent airtime. Most vid reviews just focus on the Sustainer.
I wanted this guitar in a lefty so badly…just another guitar I’ll never have a chance to enjoy though I guess. It’s probably the only strat I’ve ever wanted as far as artist series go.
There is one other "con" about this guitar that maybe you can shed some light on. When you engage the sustainer pickup it negates the pickup toggle switch. This becomes an issue if you are using any other pickup besides the bridge pickup. When you flip the sustainer on, it completely changes the tone. What if you want to sustain using other pickup configurations? Is there a way to have this option?
Awesome pickup combination on this! At first glance I thought the neck pup rails where fattened for better better volume balance, because I did it for non staggered pole pieces on single coils for the D string (allways silenter). I filed 6mm dots out of 1mm thick soft steel and super glued it on the D pole pieces. Now the D string is as loud as the others. 🙌🏼😊
Glad you finally got your fav artist's signature guitar. I'm intrigued by the tonal possibilities of the EOB Strat. I wonder for anyone who buys this, would this be the latest love affair for a time but then end up in a case cause it's too specialized. Or could it be the One True Strat for someone.
Is that your band the Jimmy James Gang? If so, a great live music act. I watched a datflys production of your band in So. Florida. It was a great show on the fly because you were playing with a lead guitarist kind enough to sit in for that show. He would sound great with this new Strat that Landons showing.
Amazing video as always, Just like the Eric Clapton model that Ed's guitar was based on, the preamp circuit in the guitar has to be powered in order for the guitar to work. It is a bit of a nuisance but the advantage is that it acts like a small transparent, always on boost in the guitar! A little bit like EMGs or Fishmans or any other active guitar. That's also why you can not get a PU DC resistance reading...
A remarkable strat. Two of my favorites strats are this signature model and the Lincoln Brewster strat. Both are fantastic mixes of features and styles while still being strats; and neither needs or expects you to know or even be a fan of the signature players. Annoyance #1 for me is that I assume it's still a screw in trem on this one; I prefer a pop-in. Annoyance #2 is that 9-volt necessity you mentioned. I'd also add locking tuners, but that's just me. Great video and congrats!
Shame it didn't have an active/passive switch so it could be played without the 9V batt. What a range of tonal possibilities though. Looks great too. Good value I think - especially for a freebie 😉
Before I watch (and re-watch - I, too am a huge radiohead fan), I remember that Dan on That Pedal Show was given one of these by Ed O'Brien himself (I think he'd done some pedal board work for him, something like that). He was even on the show to talk about it, it's a great episode. You should watch it! OK now I'm gonna go watch this. Congrats!
I just recently discovered Landon but remembered I’ve seen a couple of his videos years before. Happy to be a permanent sub now. Also can Landon or anyone in the comments recommend a decent guitar in the $200 or less range. Looking to start out 👍🏽.
Just got an EOB and am stoked. I do notice there is a volume drop when I switch on the sustainer function, even if I'm already on the neck (sustainer) pickup. Is this normal? I've searched around and haven't seen any comments as such. I didn't notice a volume change at 11:25 when you switched it on.
Isn't it because the pickup that is active is the humbucker whilst the sustainer is just acting as an electromagnet ? I think you can balance the levels with the tiny pots on the inside
Hey Landon I’m a Radio Head fan! But disappointed with the EOB. I bought the EOB from Sweetwatwer in 2021. I found the neck difficult to play…to chunky for my preference. Also found the SD JB jr bridge pickup too bright for my preference…almost unusable in position 1 I have now completely modded the EOB. I designed a pcb busboard with (plug & play) for the pickups and Changed bridge SD JB jr with a Dimarzio BC2 and moved the SD JB jr to the middle position. Kept the Fernandez neck pickup ..it is awesome!! Changed neck to a roasted maple 12” radius CBS head Strat with locking nut. Tossed the Fender Tremelo and installed a VegaTrem! Now it’s sweet to play and amazingly versatile. Think I might start a support group for EOB Stratocaster owners going through modding 😂
@@landonbailey yeah, I’d been wanting an EOB for a long while and when I got - it didn’t workout . After about 2 months of playing it and realizing this is the most difficult guitar for me to play and was not inspiring creativity - I decided to mod it and make it what I needed it to be! I video documented the whole process! Hey, You should do a video of my heavily modded EOB against the original EOB! 🤣🤘
So glad I found this comment. I'm in the same boat. I got it for really cheap ($600) because the sustainer switch was broken and that was easy to fix but I found I didn't like the neck and the nut was cut bad so the high e string kept sliding off. It's in the shop now getting a new nut but I was also thinking about upgrading the bridge. If I don't like the way it plays after the new nut I'm going to replace the neck. Was also thinking about changing the humbucker for another single coil. Any advice? Thanks!
@@derrikc9961 Glad it was helpful. What nut are you replacing with? If you plan on using the Tremelo a lot keep in mind the string trees also affect staying in tune. As for pickups - that’s an individual preference thing, but if you are going to change to single coil - you may want to replace with a Texas Special in the bridge to match the Texas Special middle pickup. Again, that’s an individual preference regarding pickups as different pickups are wound for different high, mid and low values. It all depends on what sound you want from your EOB Strat. All the best to you! Let me know how it turns out👍
One thing I love from this model is the jack position. I love strats but I don't like their jack positions. Really hard to put the cables off. This one has it on its side butt. I like it!
Ya know, I could just sit and play with that sustainer all day, on acid of course, And if my straight jacket still fits, I've put on a little weight....! Great demo! Charge!!!
You lucky bastard! I'm proud of you, my man! You deserve getting badass free guitars! Love ya! Edit: Wow! As a signature guitar goes, this one isn't that expensive at all. I need a guitar with a sustainiac! Maybe I'll save up for this one, because Fender Strats are my favorite guitar. I just bought a Player Strat HSS off of Reverb, for a great price, and I'm loving it! I'm also gonna mod the hell out of it lol. You should buy all the parts, or switch it up a bit, and put it together like you always do. I don't care for the tone of it!
All my stratocasters have a schalar super claw underneath it in the trem cavity, it adjusts with an allen wrench there's three Springs and I put the cover on you have to drill a hole in the cover to use the Allen wrench to adjust the claw but this way you can get the trim perfect and set it so it's floating you don't have to deck it and all that stuff see only way I found a set of floating trim on a strat without any hassles
Thanks. Certainly an interesting Strat model. I was wondering if the passive pickups worked without the battery, and you answered that. That's possibly a missed opportunity, but then I suppose the point of such a guitar isn't to allow it to be played if the battery dies.
Yes I am a Radiohead fan. And yes I own an EOB Strat from the first year of production. I agree with everything you said about it. It is an amazing guitar. I also agree that the battery is a pain. I have other guitars that have a battery compartment and it is not a big deal to switch out the battery. But the EOB battery compartment is so tight I find it difficult to switch out the battery. They coulda done better, IMO. But that's a minor beef really. The guitar itself is a blast. Congrats, Landon, you scored. Now about that Jonny signature Tele...
@@nocturnal101ravenous6 Thanks, but I am not sure that would work. I would want to see a comparable demo to see if it is even feasible. The plastic of the compartment lines a smallish wood frame. Just eyeballing it, any replacement would either be too big or would hang out of the space. Basically, there is barely enough room to squeeze a 9-volt inside. Yes, it annoys me, but the awesomeness of the guitar makes me happy regardless.
Just add the killswitch also and maybe a FR bridge and you have a killer guit 😁 The brigde pickup will work without the battery right? Without the sustainer of course?
You lucky barsteward!(vinnie jones,snatch) congrats on your new guitar ,i got my signiture guitar early last year , a Robert cray strat that il never part with even tho i was always into tele,s an never liked strats
finally!!!:), i stopped bringing it up in landon chats and comments about a year or two ago,...im assuming it was too much of a financial risk, for a video that might not do to well or something. ...but most of us can't think of another guitar reviewer that is into radiohead as much as Landon,...so in the end it was meant to be:)👍
Pretty awesome for Sweetwater to realize what you are doing on youtube. If there is one guy I really want to see make it on RUclips it's you.( I hope you is your preferred pronoun, if not then your is incorrect also). I put your Playlists on repeat when I leave the house. I know it doesn't help much but it keeps my cats company.
On…. It seems a little pricey for a guitar coming out of Mexico. Love the white and the maple. I also would hate not being able to shut the one pick up off and still use it. That’s my useless opinion.
Of course the Radiohead guitar player has a computer chip board in his signature series. I wonder if Ed o' Brian thought it was a bit campy and predictable? He said after ok computer that the band was buying up large quantities of keyboards. It forced him to design his guitar to mimic a keyboard. I wish they would have just continued on the same path as ok computer, they were at their best in my opinion.
My fav band: Radiohead. Fav album: Ok Computer. Fav song: Paranoid Android. The Beatles in a near second place. And I'm a Strat player. So obviously I've consider to buy this one. But I dislike active pickups. In your opinion... is this a Strat worth buying even if I didnt knew Radiohead? (BTW... I hate guitar repros... but if Fender someday release a limited run of the Jonny's Honda Tecaster... I would sell things and get my hands on one... JG: also my fav guitar player... by far)
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Is this the most versatile guitar ever? And being a huge Radiohead fan, why did I wait this long to finally try the Fender EOB Ed O'Brien Sustained Stratocaster? Let's find out in this deep dive demo and review.
*Get the EOB here*
🛒 *Sweetwater* imp.i114863.net/XxVaxM
🛒 *Guitar Center* guitar-center.pxf.io/WD1eDn
🛒 *Amazon* geni.us/FenderEOB
🛒 *Thomann* bit.ly/3XaZNMk
🛒 *Reverb* reverb.grsm.io/landonbailey
🛒 *Solo* Guitars bit.ly/3dpEzYH
🛒 *Ebay* ebay.us/F7bxvx
*Get a Fender Princeton amp like the one in the video*
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🛒 *Guitar Center* guitar-center.pxf.io/RykDYa
🛒 Amazon geni.us/FenderPrinceton
🛒 Thomann bit.ly/3kaw0yN
*the Mic is a Sennheiser e906*
🛒Sweetwater imp.i114863.net/qnyyBY
🛒 Thomann bit.ly/3zbApbX
*Timestamps:*
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0:00 - hi my name is Edward O'Brien
1:10 - who is it for and disclosure
3:19 - so much candy
4:15 - specs tacular
5:55 - the weight
6:15 - the what?
6:45 - neck specs
7:15 - Ed's innards
9:49 - tons of guitar tones
17:20 - pros and cons summary
Have one more ash strat style to build. With a Jb Jr neck Jb Jr bridge and a hot alniico Ingle middle in grain filled purple just need clear coat now.
And a fender super switch..
Abjx I won't Ave to spend 1400 either.
Pretty darn versital and my current with a p90 rail bridge and two custom shop fat fat 50's neck amd middle is pretty damn versitkle also.
Have less than 200 in that.
I'm a lucky man and refuse to pay for a head stock.
I'm totaly all for not paying these prices for the name but neither will replace or do what my sg400 epi, and Michael Kelly patriot premium will.
And neither of those 3 will ever pull off a Tele sound.
I guess it comes down to what versitkle means to us.
Not everyone has this cash to spare these days it's getting worse also.
People need to start saving not spending. The crash is coming fast. Trust thaf
@landonbailey How & Why did you choose a black and white video clip of someone honking and other sound effects for chapter breaks?
This is I think, agood example why over the past 25 years or so the Fender Stratocaster has pulled slightly ahead of the Gibson LP as the guitar most played by pro musicians today.
I didn’t think a Strat could be more versatile. All kinds of cool sounds, and everything is in it’s right place. ANYONE can play this guitar, full stop. This baby is all I need.
this is what you get when you mess with Ed
I would hope everything would be in its right place with a Radiohead guitar
@@maycassidy There, there, be more optimistic about it, you idioteque.
Creep
LOL
I applaud you lol
I heard about this guitar and decided it would be my 50th birthday present to myself. I had to wait half a year to the day for delivery. I love everything about it. The neck is perfect, it does everything, jazz, metal, shoegaze, ambient tonescaping. It came set up well and absolutely flawless, and I appreciate it's MiM, because I could not have afforded a USA model. Other than probably most people, I discovered Radiohead through this guitar and not the other way around.
ah congrats! very cool way to discover Radiohead
hey technically it's made in "America " 👍
I was also considering it as my 50th bday gift. Still debating it over a Schecter. It's a shame Ibanez and Jackson aren't making them with Sustainiacs anymore.
Congrats on the new EOB Strat. I bought mine in 2020. I don't play it very often because when I do, I can't set it down. I just end up dialing in a tone and noodling for hours. I agree with you 100% on how versatile it is. And it's just so fun to find tones and see what can be done with them.
I DON'T PLAY MINE VERY OFTEN EITHER FOR EXACTLY THE SAME REASON SO I JUST GOT RID OF IT. 😂🤣😂
Chuffed for you Landon, so fantastic you get Sweetwater to sponsor you these day’s. It’s been a brilliant journey to be with you from your beginnings. You rock, keep em coming.
Absolutely
I'm a huge Radiohead fan. Only saw them live once though. Have you seen the paranoid android performance they did live on the jools Holland show? I think it's one of the best live performances ever done! The guitar is crazy! So happy for you to have gotten it for a review! It looks like a keeper!
pretty sure I've seen that clip a few years ago. cheers!
Flipping that backplate upside down triggered me so much
I removed it after the video
lol😂lol
Pretty awesome. Congrats on Sweetwater sending you that. You do great reviews man
Thanks a ton!
It is a great guitar Landon! Congrats!
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I tried one of these at a local guitar shop a few years ago and loved everything about it except the tone of the Sustainer pickup when the system was turned off. It seemed kinda lifeless, but it actually sounds pretty decent here. Maybe it was the amp I was playing through. But yeah, everything else about it was awesome, especially the neck shape. I love thicker necks.
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@@robjgolde3221 i’ve had the guitar since 2020 and the neck pickup is really my fav. it’s not really a humbucker sound like the bridge but it’s not supposed to be. dreamy tones with some reverb
Congratulations on the new guitar!! Your determination is now rewarding.
thanks!
Cool man I have one and I must say it’s from out of this world ❤ it launches me into space when I play every time ❤
I was playing on mine earlier this evening and remembered why I love the guitar. The sustainer is awesome. This guitar is so much fun to play over loops and finding strange sounds.
I only heard two Radiohead songs in my life. This guitar is so interesting it makes me want to listen to the band.
I saw Radiohead in Southampton at a pub called the Joiners Arms just before Pablo Honey came out. About 300 people packed in and they were so good. Obviously they went huge and based on the performance alone deserved it. Also I have had my eye on that guitar since it came out. Finding one second hand in the UK is hard though; people clearly like them and keep them.
very cool! first time I saw them was in August 1997 in Ottawa on their OK Computer tour
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@@landonbailey man thank you for finding that. That's made my day! Happy memories. I was only there as a mate at work had a spare ticket and knew I liked live music. Great days.
This is suddenly on my wish list!
Oh man I didn’t know I wanted that until this exact instant
So glad you're doing this review. That is a really special rig. Cheers, Landon.
My pleasure!
I'm jealous, but congrats on a great looking, sounding guitar Landon. Very cool indeed.
Thanks!
I used to think you needed a 3-4K guitar with a sustainer (Jackson PC1) but then later I got a much cheaper 1k guitar (Schecter SLS C1 FR S) with a sustainer and realized you don't need to spend over 2k for a good guitar. This Fender EOB is great for lots of music with the different pickups and a fair price.
Neil Young (Candian) put out a live record in the 90s called ARC WELD. One disc was called ARC and one WELD. You should check out the ARC disc because a lot of this demo reminds me of this.
Canadians are ok :P
@@landonbailey During one summer in college I was in Germany because my folks moved back over there. So I had a summer hire job on base. There were other kids who had jobs and this one kid was Canadian and one day we were at the "Canteen" on base (like a cafe) and they had a juke box. This kid went to the juke box and ran his finger down all the cards on there and would say, "Corey Hart, Canadian, Neil Young, Canadian". I found it actually kind of fascinating.
Great video! I've had my eye on that one for some time now. I'm neutral on Radiohead, but I've wanted to soup up a strat with the Texas Special & the Hot Rails pickups. Really glad you gave those pickups some decent airtime. Most vid reviews just focus on the Sustainer.
I don't know a thing about guitars, but I really enjoyed watching this video!
I wanted this guitar in a lefty so badly…just another guitar I’ll never have a chance to enjoy though I guess.
It’s probably the only strat I’ve ever wanted as far as artist series go.
ah that sucks for lefties for sure!
You could install a jb jr and sustaniac
MIM signature guitars are amazing value. I have the Albert Hammon jnr strat and it’s incredible.
There is one other "con" about this guitar that maybe you can shed some light on. When you engage the sustainer pickup it negates the pickup toggle switch. This becomes an issue if you are using any other pickup besides the bridge pickup. When you flip the sustainer on, it completely changes the tone. What if you want to sustain using other pickup configurations? Is there a way to have this option?
the sustainer is one of pickups so it's not available in the other positions.
@@landonbailey OK...I get it. Thanks for responding.
Awesome pickup combination on this!
At first glance I thought the neck pup rails where fattened for better better volume balance, because I did it for non staggered pole pieces on single coils for the D string (allways silenter). I filed 6mm dots out of 1mm thick soft steel and super glued it on the D pole pieces. Now the D string is as loud as the others. 🙌🏼😊
Glad you finally got your fav artist's signature guitar. I'm intrigued by the tonal possibilities of the EOB Strat. I wonder for anyone who buys this, would this be the latest love affair for a time but then end up in a case cause it's too specialized. Or could it be the One True Strat for someone.
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Is that your band the Jimmy James Gang? If so, a great live music act. I watched a datflys production of your band in So. Florida. It was a great show on the fly because you were playing with a lead guitarist kind enough to sit in for that show. He would sound great with this new Strat that Landons showing.
@@markmoriarty7388 not me, I'm just an old fart with time to now enjoy various gear I never tried before
Amazing video as always, Just like the Eric Clapton model that Ed's guitar was based on, the preamp circuit in the guitar has to be powered in order for the guitar to work. It is a bit of a nuisance but the advantage is that it acts like a small transparent, always on boost in the guitar! A little bit like EMGs or Fishmans or any other active guitar. That's also why you can not get a PU DC resistance reading...
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That sustainer pickup and the blend options really are awesome! I can’t help but think of the sounds Jimi Hendrix could have made with this…
A remarkable strat. Two of my favorites strats are this signature model and the Lincoln Brewster strat. Both are fantastic mixes of features and styles while still being strats; and neither needs or expects you to know or even be a fan of the signature players. Annoyance #1 for me is that I assume it's still a screw in trem on this one; I prefer a pop-in. Annoyance #2 is that 9-volt necessity you mentioned. I'd also add locking tuners, but that's just me.
Great video and congrats!
Wow, that's a swell gift from Sweetwater! Now turn that trem cover around.. 🙃
it's off
@@landonbailey Noooo!!! 🤮
Shame it didn't have an active/passive switch so it could be played without the 9V batt. What a range of tonal possibilities though. Looks great too. Good value I think - especially for a freebie 😉
Totally agree
Before I watch (and re-watch - I, too am a huge radiohead fan), I remember that Dan on That Pedal Show was given one of these by Ed O'Brien himself (I think he'd done some pedal board work for him, something like that). He was even on the show to talk about it, it's a great episode. You should watch it! OK now I'm gonna go watch this. Congrats!
ya I've seen Ed on their channel
@@landonbailey Awesome. Love that guitar! I agree it should still work without the 9V. Imagine the battery failing mid-gig. Dumb.
I love my lil 59 seymour bridge in my strat!
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I just recently discovered Landon but remembered I’ve seen a couple of his videos years before. Happy to be a permanent sub now. Also can Landon or anyone in the comments recommend a decent guitar in the $200 or less range. Looking to start out 👍🏽.
Check out the Eart guitar Landon reviewed and deep dived. It’s $188 and change on Amazon.
I’m just excited to learn there’s a tool to pop off my knob.
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Dude - new sub. I’m obsessed in Radiohead too. Great vid 🤙🏽
Awesome! Thank you!
What is your podcasting setup for this video please? Mic, interface, computer software, camera etc?
shure SM7B to a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 into an M1 Macmini, and into GarageBand and sometimes Logic.
are they use jb jr neck pick-up in bridge position? interesting...
I wanted to buy this guitar, but they changed the paint for some reason. The spec sheet still says it's olympic white, yet that is not true.
it's more of a vintage blonde
Sounds basically like a Fender Stratocaster (any model or year) run thru a Fender Amp. How could that be?
coincidence!
Just got an EOB and am stoked. I do notice there is a volume drop when I switch on the sustainer function, even if I'm already on the neck (sustainer) pickup. Is this normal? I've searched around and haven't seen any comments as such. I didn't notice a volume change at 11:25 when you switched it on.
I don't recall a drop
Isn't it because the pickup that is active is the humbucker whilst the sustainer is just acting as an electromagnet ? I think you can balance the levels with the tiny pots on the inside
Hey Landon
I’m a Radio Head fan!
But disappointed with the EOB.
I bought the EOB from Sweetwatwer in 2021.
I found the neck difficult to play…to chunky for my preference.
Also found the SD JB jr bridge pickup too bright for my preference…almost unusable in position 1
I have now completely modded the EOB.
I designed a pcb busboard with (plug & play) for the pickups and
Changed bridge SD JB jr with a Dimarzio BC2 and moved the SD JB jr to the middle position.
Kept the Fernandez neck pickup ..it is awesome!!
Changed neck to a roasted maple 12” radius CBS head Strat with locking nut.
Tossed the Fender Tremelo and installed a VegaTrem!
Now it’s sweet to play and amazingly versatile.
Think I might start a support group for EOB Stratocaster owners going through modding 😂
ha wow that's quite the mods!
@@landonbailey yeah, I’d been wanting an EOB for a long while and when I got - it didn’t workout .
After about 2 months of playing it and realizing this is the most difficult guitar for me to play and was not inspiring creativity - I decided to mod it and make it what I needed it to be!
I video documented the whole process!
Hey, You should do a video of my heavily modded EOB against the original EOB! 🤣🤘
So glad I found this comment. I'm in the same boat. I got it for really cheap ($600) because the sustainer switch was broken and that was easy to fix but I found I didn't like the neck and the nut was cut bad so the high e string kept sliding off. It's in the shop now getting a new nut but I was also thinking about upgrading the bridge. If I don't like the way it plays after the new nut I'm going to replace the neck. Was also thinking about changing the humbucker for another single coil. Any advice? Thanks!
Did you do anything to the Tone pot? I noticed it doesnt do much after 2.
@@derrikc9961 Glad it was helpful.
What nut are you replacing with?
If you plan on using the Tremelo a lot keep in mind the string trees also affect staying in tune.
As for pickups - that’s an individual preference thing, but if you are going to change to single coil - you may want to replace with a Texas Special in the bridge to match the Texas Special middle pickup.
Again, that’s an individual preference regarding pickups as different pickups are wound for different high, mid and low values.
It all depends on what sound you want from your EOB Strat.
All the best to you!
Let me know how it turns out👍
One thing I love from this model is the jack position. I love strats but I don't like their jack positions. Really hard to put the cables off. This one has it on its side butt. I like it!
side input jacks are the best in my opinion
As a lefty where to find the fernandes sustainer kit online to add it to my strat? :)
I couldn't say
Which one of the guitarists plays around with his pedals a lot on stage?
Ed
Saw one yesterday p90 in neck splittable single in the middle humpback in the bridge. Also splittable all three used battery.
weird config
Ya know, I could just sit and play with that sustainer all day, on acid of course, And if my straight jacket still fits, I've put on a little weight....! Great demo! Charge!!!
You lucky bastard! I'm proud of you, my man! You deserve getting badass free guitars! Love ya!
Edit: Wow! As a signature guitar goes, this one isn't that expensive at all. I need a guitar with a sustainiac! Maybe I'll save up for this one, because Fender Strats are my favorite guitar. I just bought a Player Strat HSS off of Reverb, for a great price, and I'm loving it! I'm also gonna mod the hell out of it lol.
You should buy all the parts, or switch it up a bit, and put it together like you always do.
I don't care for the tone of it!
Sweet review! Thx.
Thanks for watching!
What's that at 3:16 !?
The Most Gigantic Lying Mouth of All Time
@@landonbailey 🤣🤣🤣🤣🙏❤️
I want to buy a Jason Isbell telecaster but I will wait until u do a review on it.
no plans to. I'm not familiar with him
Can you please review the Fender Lincoln Brewster Strat?
I've never heard of it, I'll have to look it up
I'm going to guess right now this is the Radiohead guitar and I'm two seconds into the video this is Ed O'Brien signature model I love this guitar
All my stratocasters have a schalar super claw underneath it in the trem cavity, it adjusts with an allen wrench there's three Springs and I put the cover on you have to drill a hole in the cover to use the Allen wrench to adjust the claw but this way you can get the trim perfect and set it so it's floating you don't have to deck it and all that stuff see only way I found a set of floating trim on a strat without any hassles
Thanks. Certainly an interesting Strat model. I was wondering if the passive pickups worked without the battery, and you answered that. That's possibly a missed opportunity, but then I suppose the point of such a guitar isn't to allow it to be played if the battery dies.
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I have an eob and I love it❤
9:11 love it, the guitar is nice also.
Why you no float the bridge? I'd imagine Ed does?
Yes I am a Radiohead fan. And yes I own an EOB Strat from the first year of production. I agree with everything you said about it. It is an amazing guitar.
I also agree that the battery is a pain. I have other guitars that have a battery compartment and it is not a big deal to switch out the battery. But the EOB battery compartment is so tight I find it difficult to switch out the battery. They coulda done better, IMO. But that's a minor beef really. The guitar itself is a blast.
Congrats, Landon, you scored. Now about that Jonny signature Tele...
Swap it out for another one, it should be a standard route for the compartment.
@@nocturnal101ravenous6 Thanks, but I am not sure that would work. I would want to see a comparable demo to see if it is even feasible.
The plastic of the compartment lines a smallish wood frame. Just eyeballing it, any replacement would either be too big or would hang out of the space. Basically, there is barely enough room to squeeze a 9-volt inside. Yes, it annoys me, but the awesomeness of the guitar makes me happy regardless.
cheers! ya I doubt we'll see a signature Jonny Tele Plus
@@landonbailey OK then, how about a Jonny Greenwood Signature Ondes Martenot?
Was wondering when you went there😀😃😀
Sweetwater is indeed sweet! ...and if there's a dude that we all want to watch review guitars it's this Canuck!
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why does it has a JBjr NECK pick on the bridge??? it should be the bridge version that's availale??
I guess it’s what Ed wanted
Nice one as always! :)
Any possibility of doing a review of the Sire Larry Carlton T7 and S7 guitars?
whenever I've looked they are out of stock
Very Cool. Thankyou. This guitar is a Beast.
Is that Sustainer from Fernandes? If so it's a lot of fun.I have a guitar with that Sustainer. However, without a 9V battery, there will be no sound.
yes is it that one!
Just add the killswitch also and maybe a FR bridge and you have a killer guit 😁
The brigde pickup will work without the battery right? Without the sustainer of course?
no, the 9V has to be active always
@@landonbailey this kinda sucks thou, or put a 4th pickup somewhere 🤔😉
You lucky barsteward!(vinnie jones,snatch) congrats on your new guitar ,i got my signiture guitar early last year , a Robert cray strat that il never part with even tho i was always into tele,s an never liked strats
finally!!!:), i stopped bringing it up in landon chats and comments about a year or two ago,...im assuming it was too much of a financial risk, for a video that might not do to well or something. ...but most of us can't think of another guitar reviewer that is into radiohead as much as Landon,...so in the end it was meant to be:)👍
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So, its basically the Phil Collen Jackson only without the bridge humbucker and no Floyd?
how does it hold tune if doing a dive bomb?
The ad in the middle of the sustainer demo was unfortunate
I don't see ads anymore
It was only logic to review this Strat in your channel. HUGE RADIOHEAD FAN TOO...
it was going to happen eventually!
It's cool but check out the fret king corona custom...that's versatile!
I'll have a look
I really like EOB's cosmosish sound.
I don't know what that means!
@@landonbailey cosmic or universal. I just used cosmos-ish because it looks hip lol.
Hey man r u a radiohead fan?
I'm a fanhead radio
Fantastic Baby!
So lando this answers my question we canadians can order from sweetwater I didn't think we could .
not all brands. this was sent as a promo item so it's not a sale
You know how to review and you know how to use it 👍
11:54 looks so much like a song from Final Fantasy IX
How much?
depends where you live
Cool guitar. Was the black and white footage from "The Man Wo Thought he was a Goose," you know that old Hinterland Who's Who documentary?
for a more complete story of the goose, why not contact the Canadian Wildlife Service in Ottawa 🇨🇦 🤪
I live in Ohio and there are Canadian geese everywhere
I hate the vintage tremolo 😢
Putting that much pressure on “screws” feels so wrong 🌹
Nice free guitar dude !
The best!
Very expensive not to bring conductive paint to shield the pickups from noise.
The 9 V battery is a dealbreaker
Basically folks. Ed O'Brien reinvented the Strat.
Back plate off I have six stratocasters back plate off to be honest I might have even lost a couple back plates
Those electronics in a Jeff Beck for the win.
wouldn't that hurt him?
@@landonbailey lol
Nice. The Flower of Life.
Pretty awesome for Sweetwater to realize what you are doing on youtube. If there is one guy I really want to see make it on RUclips it's you.( I hope you is your preferred pronoun, if not then your is incorrect also). I put your Playlists on repeat when I leave the house. I know it doesn't help much but it keeps my cats company.
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I think the output reading didn’t work because of the battery take it out and try again
might try that
Yay you got one! You should mod it with a kill switch arcade button...
Interesting... but I'll just stick to my compression pedal for sustain.
Imagine if king jimi had a go of that guitar...that sounds sweet
On…. It seems a little pricey for a guitar coming out of Mexico. Love the white and the maple. I also would hate not being able to shut the one pick up off and still use it. That’s my useless opinion.
Thanks for sharing! 👍🎸
Sorry bro, the 2 switches F#@$!'ed it all up , nice guitar though...
I use that Nomad Tune lt, works pretty good 👍
how so?
Applied to my PRS SE standard guitars 🎸 , locking tuners of course, seems to work well.
How else would you get the system to function? I really don’t understand your point about that.
I was just at crappy tire the other day because I ran out of charcoal!
I just bought some xmas lights. NOMA!
Of course the Radiohead guitar player has a computer chip board in his signature series. I wonder if Ed o' Brian thought it was a bit campy and predictable? He said after ok computer that the band was buying up large quantities of keyboards. It forced him to design his guitar to mimic a keyboard. I wish they would have just continued on the same path as ok computer, they were at their best in my opinion.
Thanks for sharing! 👍🎸
My fav band: Radiohead. Fav album: Ok Computer. Fav song: Paranoid Android. The Beatles in a near second place. And I'm a Strat player. So obviously I've consider to buy this one. But I dislike active pickups. In your opinion... is this a Strat worth buying even if I didnt knew Radiohead? (BTW... I hate guitar repros... but if Fender someday release a limited run of the Jonny's Honda Tecaster... I would sell things and get my hands on one... JG: also my fav guitar player... by far)
yes it's really fun and makes you play differently than othet guitars 👍😊🎸
I'm seriously considering to get one. Is that or wait for the fender repro of the Honda Tele... that in my dreams it's going to be released someday.