Agreed. I’ve been playing a lot of CS strats in my search for “the one” and the ones that have really perked my ears have been the ones with the poblano pickups.
I can’t agree more! I do have Poblano Singlecoils in my Custom Shop HSS together with a Pearly Gates in the bridge and the Poblanos are by far the best Singlecoils that I ever heard/played.
The best Strat I've played in 45 or so years of playing Strats. The fat neck and those pickups just work beautifully. I have the white one which is reliced but not quite as heavy as yours. Nice video mate!
Gorgeous guitar, i love the heavy relicing, but my god, those pickups are incredible sounding. Looking forward to seeing more of this guitar in the future
There are recognizable motifs in your playing, which I think allows for a terrific comparison point when you do something like this-introduce a new guitar. I’m also grateful that someone who loves playing guitar and can afford nice guitars isn’t shy about acquiring nice guitars.
I've lost count of the number of times I've watched this one. I've now gone in search of a Poblano-equipped Strat or probably what should now be called the Paul Drew Signature Model! Got to get one!
I wasn't really much of a fan of relicing but this is winning me over. Excellent playing and tones as usual. I can see the logic in not worrying about the odd extra ding or two. 😊
When it's done artistically it's quite effective ,my only `hate' is a templated relic, I guess it could always be remedied with some inconsiderate handling
@@TheStudioRats They came stock in my guitar from factory. Here’s a video of the guitar I have but I of course changed the pickguard with crazyparts nitro aged mint one. ruclips.net/video/JSnTqoIKNbQ/видео.html Cheers Paul!!
Just tried one of these out today , I wasn’t looking nor do I need another strat but this guitar was amazing, really pulled me in , I’m thinking about it 😵💫 great playing and review / demo as always
Love those pickups! My CS Aztec Gold Strat has Bone-Tone pickups and they are quite similar, because you don't get that harsh bridge sound, you can really play in that position! ♥
Love the sound of that guitar. Beautiful intro, what reverb were you using? It sounded like the Slo pedal. Fun side note, don't know if you noticed this but if you have captions on during your guitar playing, sometimes RUclips thinks you guitar is saying thank you from your guitar notes. Pretty cool.
Fab guitar! I do love a relic. What’s size are the frets? My touch isn’t good enough for really big and tall frets (like the PRS DGT). Don’t mind narrow tall though
Something that struck me when the guitar was in its open case was that it looks like it's battered and bruised but the pickguard appears to be in pristine condition. It sounds tremendous though. And the mass of the neck may contribute to the tone but I couldn't play anything like that when I'm a Modern C kind of guy.
I recently purchased a Ancho Poblano strat with a AAA flamed Bat neck, love it, the jury is still out on the pickups for me though, I think I need more time with them I think I like the HW texas specs better if I am going with a hotter strat pup.
I love a relic guitar. It sounds amazing, congrats. My number one’s a Black Tele, Roasted Maple Deep U Neck, Ash body, Lollar 50’s pickups, Gotoh Bridge; and it’s Medium Relic’d
I have the same 1 in/1 out policy but i just agreed to a trade plus a bit of cash to the other party: my 2016 violet prs 10 top for his fcs r51 blackguard with a chunky V neck w 9.5 radius..but its a journeyman relic. But i have a heavy relic 57 strat with a neck almost as trashed as your one! I love it. Anyhow just not a prs guy.
@@TheStudioRats mine is a 12” radius. How are you liking the pickups? They are one of my favorite high output strat pickups. I’m more of an offset guy, but really like these pickups. I hate ice pick strats.
Sounds very dark for a Strat which I like. The bridge position can be harsh but that sounds great. I’m afraid the heavy relic is a bit much formy taste but I’d live with it for the tone and the thick neck. As you say, you wouldn’t worry about it being dinged at a gig! Got yourself a sweet guitar there Paul. Enjoy.
Wow! Watching on tv while I type. You have changed my view of relics. Man those frets look jumbo n awesome!!! Oops I couldn’t manage the fat neck. Any road up. It looks awesome and you rip some awesome strat sounds, licks n riffs. It’s found a great home in your hands. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸back to the telly to finish enjoying. ❤I’ve always wanted a DG Strat too. Got me a black squire 50s fsr maple neck with with black scratch plate and I fitted Fender hot noiseless pups. Love it. 😊
Nice Paul... How many guitars does a hobbyist actually need? P90, SINGLE COIL, MINI HUMBUCKER, FULL HUMBUCKER guitars.... Not to mention guitar shape etc???? Nice topic for a video?
This is the video I’ve been waiting for. I kept checking every day but today I didn’t check until late. Great guitar Paul and always great playing. It seems people respect you because very few anti relic posts. Unlike other channels where they go on and on as if it’s their guitar. I believe in letting people like what they like. I like it. I think it’s great for you. Paul can you take us with u with video when you go buy new gear? Just asking. Even when you’re doing trades. 😉Anyway, I love it. Love the SRV playing. Those Ancho Pablano pups sound great.
Love this video. I am on the verge of getting one of these. How do you feel about it after a few months? It looks, and sounds, amazing in this video. Great playing.
great and tasteful playing as always. I love really big necks. and this poblano strat sounds great. but I have to say - I even liked the sound of the blue strat a tad more…. may I ask which model this is? and if it has a big neck, too (at least a large c). I‘m right before buying a (for me) new strat and am thankful for help. thanks!
I am a fan of your videos haha I love your fender Custom shop, I would like to ask you these poblano pickups that your Strat comes with are signed by Josefina Campos which I understand are limited or are they always made by another person from fender?
Hi Paul. It's hard to judge when we don't know what you signal chain is. Amp opr modeller? mic cab iR etc and effects please? I owned a Pblano Strat and really couldn't stand the pickups. My Fave pickups are late 64 or early 65 grey bottoms real Pre CBS though Rod at Slider Pickups in Au gets very close. How you can love a nocaster neck as a decent player with some reach is beyond me. What a dog of a neck shape. Slim C for me thanks.
Yeah they’re not cheap and people would argue if they’re worth the money. I really like CS fenders, and 90% of the time they increase in value over time. My first CS I bought for £1200 it would be worth double that now.
Those Poblano pickups sound great Paul, although they have too much output to give the classic SRV ‘bell like’ Strat chime they offer big, fat, sounding Strat tones. Particularly great for studio recording where the blue and black Strat’s will give you a wide dynamic range of Strat tones to fit the song and the mix.
Well Jumbo Frets, it's general opinion that if you'd eat an expensive plate in a well known restaurant it must be good. Well, the bigger lobster isn't always the best. Namastè.
I don't understand the appeal of jumbo frets. A properly crowned narrow or medium fret has the same string contact area as a properly crowned jumbo... and since jumbo frets are wider, as they wear down the contact point will be further away from the center, thus affecting intonation more dramatically than a narrow/medium fret.
I can dig a tastefully done relic but this is about two notches too much for me. Well if it gets dinged up in a gig and it does not affect playability it does not matter anyway but if the back of a neck gets a deep dent or the frets get dinged up and need a level/crown it matters regardless of the relicing. I like big frets on a maple board but hate the trussrod at the heel of the neck with a fiery passion. Cool guitar though
But you already GOT RID of the one with the over-the-top "relic" finish and the great pickups. ??? And then bought that other one with meh pickups... You shoulda just showed the paisley one and not the other one, so maybe you are getting rid of that one already, although I didn't care for the sound of the paisley one as much as the red one, but don't get me started on why the "relic" thing is also meh since obviously plenty of others have covered the argument for you to address it at the top.
Oh, you got rid of some green one. Don't know if there was something wrong with that one. Probably not. My guess is it must have been a good deal at the time? I never know which of these guys get employee discounts and such that they can just turn over guitars that cost four times what an average band guy can likely afford.
I like relic guitars, but only where the effect has been achieved through natural wear and tear. I can't see the point in paying extra for someone to damage the finish on a brand new guitar.
I don’t know why people have to give their opinion on relic guitars, it’s not your guitar. If you don’t like it that’s cool if you like it it’s also cool.
Where’s your candy apple green has strat?!? 🧐 It’s my favourite… well so is this one. And the thinline paisley. Damn, I have a strat problem don’t I? 🥸
As the owner of my fair share of CS Strats, in my humble opinion Ancho Poblano pups are fabulous.
Agreed. I’ve been playing a lot of CS strats in my search for “the one” and the ones that have really perked my ears have been the ones with the poblano pickups.
@@natewrightguitar indeed - what I like about them is that they still sound like proper Strat pups
I can’t agree more! I do have Poblano Singlecoils in my Custom Shop HSS together with a Pearly Gates in the bridge and the Poblanos are by far the best Singlecoils that I ever heard/played.
Any idea how much these pups would go for on the used market? Especially if they're new, unused?? Just curious
@@ryankozak-et2twthey don’t sell them separately if I’m correct. Only on demand in masterbuilt or ‘regular’ CS.
The best Strat I've played in 45 or so years of playing Strats. The fat neck and those pickups just work beautifully. I have the white one which is reliced but not quite as heavy as yours. Nice video mate!
That could possibly be the best sounding Strat I have ever heard, I love it!
Gorgeous guitar, i love the heavy relicing, but my god, those pickups are incredible sounding. Looking forward to seeing more of this guitar in the future
dude . best sounding strat i ever heard in 50 years ! me want
Cheers fella
There are recognizable motifs in your playing, which I think allows for a terrific comparison point when you do something like this-introduce a new guitar. I’m also grateful that someone who loves playing guitar and can afford nice guitars isn’t shy about acquiring nice guitars.
many thanks.
Paul, the problem with your demos is that you make everything sound so damn good I feel the need to spend money! Seriously, well done as always.
Cheers av.
Congrats on your new guitar Paul, sounds wonderful!
Many thanks!
What a gorgeous sound. Your playing and that guitar.
This one is such a keeper. The sound is spot on! Really hope this is still in the guitarsenal 🙏
Sounds great Paul! You're playing is always so tasteful...becoming quite the influence on my own playing.
Cheers EJB, Just dont pick up my faults.
Love this Strat and of course you make her sound awesome!!! Cheers
I've lost count of the number of times I've watched this one. I've now gone in search of a Poblano-equipped Strat or probably what should now be called the Paul Drew Signature Model! Got to get one!
I wasn't really much of a fan of relicing but this is winning me over. Excellent playing and tones as usual. I can see the logic in not worrying about the odd extra ding or two. 😊
When it's done artistically it's quite effective ,my only `hate' is a templated relic, I guess it could always be remedied with some inconsiderate handling
one of the most attractive relic patterns I've seen
Holy smokes, that guitar sounds amazing!
I love relic guitars too! I have 3 of them with one being a heavy relic.
I have the Hand Wound Ancho Poblano pickups in my Fender CS. LOVE THEM
Nice one, did you find them off the shelf or ordered when you got the guitar?
@@TheStudioRats They came stock in my guitar from factory. Here’s a video of the guitar I have but I of course changed the pickguard with crazyparts nitro aged mint one.
ruclips.net/video/JSnTqoIKNbQ/видео.html
Cheers Paul!!
Sounds amazing. I have that neck on a different strat and it’s sublime with the massive profile. Love it.
Very nice!
Just tried one of these out today , I wasn’t looking nor do I need another strat but this guitar was amazing, really pulled me in , I’m thinking about it 😵💫 great playing and review / demo as always
What was the signal chain for this please? Which pedals etc?
I was using an Axefx3
@@TheStudioRats awesome as always
I LOVE relic Fenders - gorgeous guitar! Man this guy can play!
fantastic tone and great playing. what are those frets?
It looks and sounds stellar anf those frets look awesome.
Yeah the frets are bigguns.
Amazing guitar and player as well
can you please share which distortion/od is used at 4:30 ?
Love those pickups!
My CS Aztec Gold Strat has Bone-Tone pickups and they are quite similar, because you don't get that harsh bridge sound, you can really play in that position! ♥
Love the sound of that guitar. Beautiful intro, what reverb were you using? It sounded like the Slo pedal. Fun side note, don't know if you noticed this but if you have captions on during your guitar playing, sometimes RUclips thinks you guitar is saying thank you from your guitar notes. Pretty cool.
I was using an AXEFX 3. How funny about the captions, Ill check that out.
Hey Paul, that is a killer trade in my opinion! What are you using for strings? Do you have several 9 1/2’s? What gauge do you prefer?
Hi Ernie, I use 10-46, I tend to by in bulk boxes of 25 NYXL
Bluetooth this into my stereo system and my gosh it sounds so lush. The pickups are phattt sounding.
I LOVE THAT STRAT ❤And that sound of it. Great.
I'm one of those ones, that like relic guitars :)
Then you have taste sir.
Fab guitar! I do love a relic. What’s size are the frets? My touch isn’t good enough for really big and tall frets (like the PRS DGT). Don’t mind narrow tall though
Hi Jon, they are the biggest jumbo frets on this one.
Sounds killer. Looks great! (I’m a fan of relics for similar reasons).
Cheers Ian
I got to play one of these last week at my local guitar shop!
Nice one Trav!
Something that struck me when the guitar was in its open case was that it looks like it's battered and bruised but the pickguard appears to be in pristine condition. It sounds tremendous though. And the mass of the neck may contribute to the tone but I couldn't play anything like that when I'm a Modern C kind of guy.
Its probably the lighting, The pick guard is pretty beaten.
Now this is a nice strat.ohhh yeahhh 👍👍🌹🎸🌷🎸🙏🌷🙏🌷🌷🌷🔥🔥🔥🔥
These pickups definitely have something cool going on. What strings are those?
superb playing, cool Strat
Cheers!
I recently purchased a Ancho Poblano strat with a AAA flamed Bat neck, love it, the jury is still out on the pickups for me though, I think I need more time with them I think I like the HW texas specs better if I am going with a hotter strat pup.
I love a relic guitar. It sounds amazing, congrats. My number one’s a Black Tele, Roasted Maple Deep U Neck, Ash body, Lollar 50’s pickups, Gotoh Bridge; and it’s Medium Relic’d
Nice!
that thing sounds amazing.
Could you show us all your favorite guitars??? Fantastic guitar btw.
Greetings from Italy👋
Thanks for the idea
I have the same 1 in/1 out policy but i just agreed to a trade plus a bit of cash to the other party: my 2016 violet prs 10 top for his fcs r51 blackguard with a chunky V neck w 9.5 radius..but its a journeyman relic. But i have a heavy relic 57 strat with a neck almost as trashed as your one! I love it. Anyhow just not a prs guy.
Intro was sick. Super dreamy ethereal ambient tones. I'm lost in that tone. What are you playing through, dear Mr. Drew?
That was an axefx3
I have a 2018 Fender Custom Shop NAMM Limited 1960 Roasted Stratocaster Relic with the plabano pu. I don’t play as well as you though. 😅
Nice, Im sure you do.
@@TheStudioRats mine is a 12” radius. How are you liking the pickups? They are one of my favorite high output strat pickups. I’m more of an offset guy, but really like these pickups. I hate ice pick strats.
Excellent!!!!!🎉
Thank you! Cheers!
Sounds very dark for a Strat which I like. The bridge position can be harsh but that sounds great. I’m afraid the heavy relic is a bit much formy taste but I’d live with it for the tone and the thick neck. As you say, you wouldn’t worry about it being dinged at a gig! Got yourself a sweet guitar there Paul. Enjoy.
Cheers John.
Wow! Watching on tv while I type. You have changed my view of relics. Man those frets look jumbo n awesome!!! Oops I couldn’t manage the fat neck. Any road up. It looks awesome and you rip some awesome strat sounds, licks n riffs. It’s found a great home in your hands. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸back to the telly to finish enjoying. ❤I’ve always wanted a DG Strat too. Got me a black squire 50s fsr maple neck with with black scratch plate and I fitted Fender hot noiseless pups. Love it. 😊
nice one. the Squire sounds awesome.
Nice Paul... How many guitars does a hobbyist actually need? P90, SINGLE COIL, MINI HUMBUCKER, FULL HUMBUCKER guitars.... Not to mention guitar shape etc????
Nice topic for a video?
Depending on musical preference, I honestly think 1. I love telecaster’s
@@TheStudioRats In that case.... Would you like to buy a few guitars?...😉
Amazing sound, what is your strings, preset fractal? Many thanks
Great great sound!
Great demo!! What Reverb are you using? Sounds incredible.
Love your vids, TOTAL Jelly, but man, this is really nice.
This is the video I’ve been waiting for. I kept checking every day but today I didn’t check until late. Great guitar Paul and always great playing. It seems people respect you because very few anti relic posts. Unlike other channels where they go on and on as if it’s their guitar. I believe in letting people like what they like. I like it. I think it’s great for you. Paul can you take us with u with video when you go buy new gear? Just asking. Even when you’re doing trades. 😉Anyway, I love it. Love the SRV playing. Those Ancho Pablano pups sound great.
will do. Cheers Jack
What’s size are those monster frets cus that’s what I want?
thanks for posting!
You should try one of those King Tone pot switchers in there Paul, so many great tones
nice tip, ill check it out.
Love this video. I am on the verge of getting one of these. How do you feel about it after a few months? It looks, and sounds, amazing in this video. Great playing.
I love it
@@TheStudioRats Glad to hear that, I think i'll be pulling the trigger today then 👍
That sounds glorious!
great and tasteful playing as always. I love really big necks. and this poblano strat sounds great. but I have to say - I even liked the sound of the blue strat a tad more…. may I ask which model this is? and if it has a big neck, too (at least a large c). I‘m right before buying a (for me) new strat and am thankful for help. thanks!
Sounds great with the maple fingerboard! Is it me or the pickups are really high?
They might be but I dare not adjust them
@@TheStudioRats oh no! It sounds gloroius!
Looks like a beatin up road dawg guitar that just received a new fret job.... Kinda odd looking but .....I like it
Great strat 🎸👍🏻👌✌
Sounds great, Paul! Guess the blue strat with tortoiseshell pickguard is next in line for a future culling 😉
I really like that one as well, choices choices!
Oh man this is nice. Im not a relic guy. But i want this hahahaj or Gilmours
I am a fan of your videos haha I love your fender Custom shop, I would like to ask you these poblano pickups that your Strat comes with are signed by Josefina Campos which I understand are limited or are they always made by another person from fender?
I’ll open it up at some point to check.
@@TheStudioRats that would be great! awaiting your response 🙌🏻
Hi Paul. It's hard to judge when we don't know what you signal chain is. Amp opr modeller? mic cab iR etc and effects please? I owned a Pblano Strat and really couldn't stand the pickups. My Fave pickups are late 64 or early 65 grey bottoms real Pre CBS though Rod at Slider Pickups in Au gets very close. How you can love a nocaster neck as a decent player with some reach is beyond me. What a dog of a neck shape. Slim C for me thanks.
Frest of the neck seems jumbo frets, aren't they ?
GREAT GUITAR, but i think u should try lace sensor pickup or eric clapton strat plss
Why do I always like the things that are crazy $$$?!? I’m not a strat guy but if i were in position to buy one of these I would.
Yeah they’re not cheap and people would argue if they’re worth the money. I really like CS fenders, and 90% of the time they increase in value over time. My first CS I bought for £1200 it would be worth double that now.
Wonderful guitar, wonderful playing and great video as always. Cheers!
This guitar sound awesome ! This pickups seems have flat pole pieces, aren't they ?
No they are staggered.
Paul, what were you plugged into? Amp etc
That was an AXEFX3
Love the way it sounds, hate the way it looks
wow it makes the blue guitar sound anemic by comparison. I like those Poblano pus
Those Poblano pickups sound great Paul, although they have too much output to give the classic SRV ‘bell like’ Strat chime they offer big, fat, sounding Strat tones. Particularly great for studio recording where the blue and black Strat’s will give you a wide dynamic range of Strat tones to fit the song and the mix.
Well Jumbo Frets, it's general opinion that if you'd eat an expensive plate in a well known restaurant it must be good. Well, the bigger lobster isn't always the best. Namastè.
I don't understand the appeal of jumbo frets. A properly crowned narrow or medium fret has the same string contact area as a properly crowned jumbo... and since jumbo frets are wider, as they wear down the contact point will be further away from the center, thus affecting intonation more dramatically than a narrow/medium fret.
I can dig a tastefully done relic but this is about two notches too much for me. Well if it gets dinged up in a gig and it does not affect playability it does not matter anyway but if the back of a neck gets a deep dent or the frets get dinged up and need a level/crown it matters regardless of the relicing. I like big frets on a maple board but hate the trussrod at the heel of the neck with a fiery passion. Cool guitar though
Looks like you took a new Fender Stratocast that you bought at Guitar Center and put in washing machine.
That sounds incredible. I think the bodies on those are roasted.
I didnt know that, thanks.
Heavy reliced??? Why no..its a mere blemish i tell ya !!
Sounds great tho !
But you already GOT RID of the one with the over-the-top "relic" finish and the great pickups. ??? And then bought that other one with meh pickups... You shoulda just showed the paisley one and not the other one, so maybe you are getting rid of that one already, although I didn't care for the sound of the paisley one as much as the red one, but don't get me started on why the "relic" thing is also meh since obviously plenty of others have covered the argument for you to address it at the top.
Oh, you got rid of some green one. Don't know if there was something wrong with that one. Probably not. My guess is it must have been a good deal at the time? I never know which of these guys get employee discounts and such that they can just turn over guitars that cost four times what an average band guy can likely afford.
Selling blood to buy strings because hafta play some birthday party on Saturday and hope to have enough gas money for the return trip...
Oddly, I guess I can live with a thicker height neck on a Tele than a Strat, even though they're technically not that much different or something.
Yeah, the weak bridge circuit IS the issue with those cheaper ones... [or whatever is the correct terminology]
Is that the same blue one from before? It sounds better here next to this one, I guess.
$5700? Jeebus.
not cheap.
I can almost smell it…
Sorry bout that, Im on a veg diet.
I like relic guitars, but only where the effect has been achieved through natural wear and tear. I can't see the point in paying extra for someone to damage the finish on a brand new guitar.
That’s kind of boring that he doesn’t specify the gear he uses in his videos.
Well I found it in the comments🤷🏻♂️
I think Boring is the wrong use of the word. Frustrating maybe. 😀 I used an AXEFX 3
Guitar sounds great, but the relic is attrotious, looks like it needs a good scrub 😂
I don’t know why people have to give their opinion on relic guitars, it’s not your guitar. If you don’t like it that’s cool if you like it it’s also cool.
Fake relics are for posers
meh relic guitar wtf4
Where’s your candy apple green has strat?!? 🧐
It’s my favourite… well so is this one.
And the thinline paisley.
Damn, I have a strat problem don’t I? 🥸
For that kinda money im going Tyler or Frank brothers or Danocaster or any number of German builders.