Fender Vintage '54 Stratocaster vs. Fender Vintage '54 Stratocaster comparison
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Two original 1954 Fender Stratocasters compared in a practical test, a special video for the 60th. anniversary of the most versatile guitar ever made!
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You are not babbling. You are describing the sounds very well. Great playing, too!
If pimples were "signs", I would have collected thousands of strats during my adolescence :)
The player amazes me just as much as the guitars. Congrats
I raise my glass to the 60th. anniversary of the most versatile guitar ever made! :)
Strats are the work horse of guitars. They are probably the most versatile guitar ever made. If you play out a lot and could only have one guitar with you at all times...it would be a Strat that I would chose. It can cover everything from country to jazz to rock and beyond.
+Dalton Mullins I AGREE YUR RIGHT MAN
+Mike Burn how r you recording into the daw? is this DI or mic´ed amp? cheers
Mike, I love your tone and feel. It's really refreshing to hear a masterful guitarist playing a vintage instrument and not trying to impress the viewing audience with nothing but excessive speed or distorted shredding. You demonstrate the subtle tonal differences between the 2 '54's perfectly. I have been playing for over 50 years and have owned many fine Strats, both new and old and agree that they can be very different from one another. I would be hard pressed to choose between Julliet and Anne.
This guy is great. It's good to see someone playing something like they're having the time of their life.
Hey, that's one of the best guitar demonstrations I've ever seen on RUclips :) Superb playing, a real ear-opener! Thx a lot!
Mike, out of all the millions of videos I've seen on RUclips over the years, this one brought me the most joy.
I played 3 different '54 Strats out of the same amp & all 3 sounded different. Only one of them sound like what I thought a '54 Strat should sound like, whatever that may be, so that's the one I bought.
Nothing beats a '54 Strat, not even a "59 Les Paul.
Thanks so much for this wonderful video.
Sir.. I am more of a telecaster guy,,, But I say this from my heart... This is the best Stratocaster sound i have heard in my life... Congrats to u for getting to play it...
Cheers.......
Mike, this is the best video with the best sound I've ever seen of a '54 Strat! For me that year is so unreachable that I will doubt if I will ever see, hold or even play one. So thank you very very much for this soulgasm. I will watch it very often :)
Hi from Australia Mike, I watch many guitar/gear demos on YT & I have to say yours are better than most. It's a real treat to watch & hear your play these beautiful, rare vintage guitars which most of us will never experience in person. Your playing is more than worthy of such instruments. Thank you, & nicely played brother!
I wouldn't be complaining if someone offered me the use of these for the day. Really nice vid.
Two '54's? AT ONCE??? that's beyond a dream sir!
If I would have to choose just one...it would be realy difficult...but Anne fills my cup for sure! I wouldn't complain about Juliet either! lol cheers!
Sounds to me like Juliete has the original 100k pots still, and Anne was at one point upgraded to the 250k.........I could be wrong, but that's what it sounds like to me.
After hearing a vintage strat being played, I can now hear how player like John Frusciante get their amazing tone.
I thinkI love ANNE........Yup
Wow, thanks Mike for sharing your beautiful guitars with us. You seem like a really nice person!
Thank you so much for making this great comparison video! The difference between them was much more noticeable than I would have guessed. Excellent point you made there. And really lovely playing. Keep the awesome wideos coming:-)
The very early ´54 Strat Models uses Pickups with AlNiCo3 Mag Poles the later Models uses AlNiCo5 Pole Pieces!
That´s the reason why the two ladies sound so different i think!
Just proves that no two strats are alike, close but different in every department. Leo made good inconsistencies, that's why this hobby of ours is so much fun.
Nevermind the wonderful guitars. I love your playing!
Great video, Mike. And great playing. What you did was a superior comparison test
of two special guitars from the same year and all original. The differences in sound are
quite remarkable. Beautiful, both of them. Anne is more of the classic "Straty" sound
while Juliette is somewhat darker with more tone. That was a surprise to me. It's
close to a Hendrix-y, mid sixties sound. I have a '66 that sounds a lot like that believe
it or not, even with a rosewood board. While '66 is not considered as great as the
pre CBS Fender guitars and amps, I would not trade mine for anything. Love to have
a vintage '50's Strat but not if I'd have to give up the '66 Olympic White. Your demo is
one of the best I've seen. I like Juliette better for lead but Anne has the classic snap
and crackle of the best Strats for chords and rhythm. Thanks. Very enjoyable
I've been a Luthier since 1980. One of my customers sold his '62 Strat, and picked up a re issue model. He preferred the re issue. It sounded better and he didn't have to worry about scratching it.
I love this. Your narration is awesome. Thanks!
you have to love this guys passion! great video
Guy is in love with his guitars. One thing guys outside the U.S. seem to have a bit more of than us 'Mericans in the states.
Years pass and I keep coming back to hear these two guitars. Kind of an auditory reset or recalibration of sorts...and oh SO enjoyable ' visiting' with you each time, Mike. Thank you.
Hi Mike, thanks for another very inspiring demo. I enjoyed it as much as many of your previous ones. And Anne is is definitely the number one for me, although they both sound great.
saltonmyskin, for me I figured that Anne is the perfect Rock'n Roll guitar, while Juliet has something -a certain 'fineness'- which is inspiring more for melodic playing.
This must be the first video of yours I have seen few years ago.... I frequently come back to see it!
Mike what a demonstration I would want both as well ,the pickups would have a lot to do with the sound as in 1954
pickups would have been wound by had ,as you would know
very cool playing Mike love listening to you play thanks so much for the time you put in to this, as we are not worthy :-)
My very first guitar was a 1954 Stratocaster ... very well worn, that my dad gave me for Christmas, in 1963. He paid $75 for it, which was a large amount of money for my family at that time. It went out the back window of my brother's 1961 Ford station wagon early, on 25 July 1965.
Anne really stood out. She has a strong mid range tone that meets up with the nice fat creamy highs. Great demonstration. Thankyou
Mike "hello and welcome to my little demonstration" burn -- Excellent once again.....
Oh, man. You have absolutely fabulous sound. Fantastic guitars. I have my USA Standard Fender and I can't wait till it will be beaten and naturally vintage looking like yours. So, after a few decades, maybe :)
Thank you for your video!
Awesome .. nice demo .. and good point to make about the character of the guitar affecting the playing... well done .. lovely guitars too thank you
Tony Glover I would put it this way (for my personal taste) - Anne is addictive for playing with a hard 'twang', hence as a player you forget easily about calming your right hand attack-power down, while Juliet inspires with its warmth and longer sustain for more dynamic and accentuated/melodic playing.
You have a very nice way of saying things mate.. wish i could be so articulate. . You hit it on the head .
I am on a tone hunt .. guess it all starts with the guitar .. its easy to forget that with all the different amps ... speakers ...pedals and .... then when youve found the amp you like, the speakers you prefer and the guitar you like .. you have to hope that you dont end up with a friday afternoon guitar ... where the guy in the factory just wants to get out for the weekend ... he he .
Thank you again for the video .. great stuff .
Great video, and thank you! Both guitars sound fantastic! I hope you kept one!
Your guitar playing is very good and does both of these legendary guitars justice.
Wow, you are an incredible player. You really inspired me. Great vid and killer sound. Keep up the great work.
Once again, it just confirms things I've been saying for years now. I totally get the desire of collectors to get THE original vintage guitars, etc... But if a guitarist is only looking to get a guitar with the sound of the vintage guitars, today there's no need to spend tons and tons and tons of money on original vintage ones. A good decent guitar will be enough. Since they have all a different sound, it's just a matter to find the good recent ones that will have the sound you're looking for.
Phil Smith dont think anyone who want "the best sound" buy a vintage guitar. the reissue are made with the exact same pickups so it souns identical. all people want from the vintage one if the "collecting" of a vintage
Lol, I just saw your comment on another video, the one with the squier strat vs. the 6000$ fender strat where you recommended this video, and that brought me here
Thank you for this excellent comparison.
God, I love strats so much...
Needs more cowbell.
Like Anne more. She has the SRV sound which is what i'm after.
fantastic video. EXTREMELY helpful in understanding the incredible differences between the "same" guitars. thank you!
Just a little story about a certain '54 Strat for anyone who might be interested....
I have always been a great Strat fan (as well as many other models, but) - about 35 years ago I was talking to a well-known vintage guitar store owner and collector, who was an ex-Fender employee as well. He gave me a tip about one particular Strat, and said if I was ever in this smallish town an hour or so north of Toronto, to go to this certain music store and ask the owner to see his old '54 Strat.
Well, a few months later, we were playing the bar circuit in that area, so one afternoon the other guitarist and I went to that nearby town and that music store. The older gentleman who was the proprietor happily went into his downstairs store room and brought it out. Wow-it was Serial #0049 !! A beautiful instrument in good condition, and the oldest example of a Stratocaster that I have ever had the pleasure to play. I asked him about it, and he said it was all original, except for one pickup, which was a replacement from the early 60's. I asked the price, and he said he wanted $2000 for it. Unfortunately, the bar circuit then (as now) didn't pay particularly well, so needless to say the $2K was out of my range.
I don't know exactly what that guitar would sell for today, but one thing I'm pretty sure of- I bet you could buy about forty new USA Strats for that price. I have a few other old Strat stories from many years of pursuing vintage examples of what Mike here calls " the most versatile electric guitar"....but I have already taken up too much of your time , and space. Cheers.
The only complaint I have about this video is the equipment he is piping those guitars through. Certainly they are going to sound their best. It might have been a good idea to include a modern Strat for comparison purposes.
adr1701 Actually I used a single cable running into a Hughes&Kettner Tubemeister 36 Tube Amp (!) with an old analog (!) delay slaved in for some ambience. It's hard to use less... the equipment in the video background has nothing to do with the guitar sound, it is used for creating music playbacks.
Great video Mike, love the vintage tones of the (Anne) Strat. Although im surprised by the modern strat sound (Juliet) presents. Thumbs UP..
hi from england. a very good demo and fine playing. thank you.
You are awesome Mike. I love how nonchalant you are about playing such magnificent pieces of musical history. Great playing as well
My preference goes to Anne; I just love that neck pickup sound. But I would not mind trying Juliet as well ! Thanks for that beautiful opportunity, Mike.
good job mike!! i love strats! and this two, are a dream. thank you my friend, from argentina.
!Hola! Both guitars are "hermosas" and it was a thrill to explore them! :))
enjoyable video! good to see someone humble enjoying fine vintage guitars.
Mike, I am very glad to have found your channel, you are an amazing player, and excellent teacher. I have not enjoyed a channel as much as yours, and your playing man, wow. Very nice, thank you !
Thanks for taking the time to comment! :)))
Mike, you are such a GREAT guitarist and your videos are very inspiring! Your playing is so tasteful and you always have the piece of music that you are playing in mind. Your playing really enhances the music. You are definitely one of the greatest guitarists that I have ever heard! :)
Thanks for your comment! There are spontaneously popping in my mind at least over a dozen guitar players, I adore... ::)) However the instruments I show make it often very easy to come up with decent music material. :)
I love both but if I had to choose one, it would be Anne!!
Fantastic series. You sure come upon a lot of great guitars.
My God these guitars are of the best sounding I have ever heard, just drool worthy!
Thanks for demonstrating these stunner guitars and for playing them to a very high standard. The only thing left is for me to own one some day... But I sadly doubt I ever will...ARghhhhhh!
They both sound spectacular in their own ways, it really depends on which one you like , you cannot go wrong on either one, but to me Anne has more aggressive but beautiful sound. Juliet is so sweet and very smooth. I'll take both, these two guitars just blew me away, they are amazing!
Super nice.
There could be little differences that make them sound different. Pickup height and setup is one thing. Juliet's pickups may be a little more de-magnetized, and/or Anne may have a few more pickup winds and higher impedance. The pots and capacitors should be about the same, but I'd still want to compare the wiring. Finally, you have wood density & how a specific neck will couple vibrationally with a specific body.
Regardless, this test proves something, hearing these two perfect original examples. There is no 'real' Stratocaster sound, just a good sounding Stratocaster if you are holding one. And probably a million ways to change it or find one you like better.
Oh and watching this I was ready to hate you if you actually owned both of them, ha ha. Danke.
Great video, yes, I've found similar guitars do feel different and they do induce one to play, a slightly different style or tempo. Have a great day mate.
Eric Johnson said one of his fav guitar is 54 strat..and it made from sarsafrass wood for body..
Jack Stang I’m getting one! I’m 20 minutes from Corona and the Fender Custom Shop. I’ll buy one of the E.J. “Virginia” sassafras- thus DMT loaded Strats! But I don’t want my 1st string having one of the new bridge saddles. I’ll ask them to put one on that matched the others and if I get too much treble, I will fix it.
@@mirage-tomadams1originalne37 wow 👏👍
Hopefully you will get the finest one..
Stay safe brother..
Hey Mike ..
It is the third time I see your videos and you're a really great guitarist .-
Awesome !!
Among others I loved your video that old Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.-
But the important thing going now, actually would not know which one to choose !! hahahahaaa.-
The two Stratocaster with the same pickups loved !!
...: D ... GREETINGS from Argentina !!
I think the pickups are closer to the strings on Anne. Also, pickup magnets can lose their magnetic pull over time due to environmental stresses, so that could cause differences too.
Very tasty playing. I especially like the sound of "Juliette."
Juliette would also be my personal favorite though.
FINE playing, indeed. But I found Anne more crisp and resonant.
Great demo Mike, you are my hero!!!!
great play! mike and demo of two fine instruments.
Great!
I love this tone.
And your playing style too.
both sound killer way different tones too...thanks for the upload man!
Ghana you for the very important comparison. The same variations would apply to two modern guitars.
Your tones and playing are beautiful. I love the Jeff Beck influence. But the funk also had me smiling. Again thank you. Great video.....
Love your video's Mike...great job.
Your playing is just so much fun, for both watching and listening.
An H&K Tubemeister 36? Two historically epic guitars played through an epically tone-dead head. You couldn't find a Gorilla or a Peavey Rage?
I have a '59 original ,nothing upgraded and these '54's are just amazing,I can't compare my '59 to them unless I used the same equipment as Mike to record it, I love my '59,but I think these '54's are probably better sounding all around.I am amazed at the tone.Great video Mike ,thanks very much.
+Dave Strand Don't be fooled by the wall of Midi-Expanders mounted in the rack in the background. :) Both guitars did run with a cable directly into a Tubemeister 36 amp, via direct out(doh!, no mic) into the audio interface of my Protools system where I added some minor delay and reverb. No EQ added!!!!
Mike Burn
Yes , I was sure I was listening to raw tone, that is why there is no doubt both sound great.Thanks again Mike
Is there anyway to know what magnets are in the pickups? Alnico 3 or Alnico 5 ? They used both back then depending what was in stock.
Juliet all the way! So much better! For my ears of course
Beautiful, tasteful playing! Fantastic sound!
wel i 've watched a couple of your videos now....and man, you are one hell of a player. Really really fantastic and you seem like a nice fella too. Thanks for the entertainment.
Thanks to Mike and to both of the owners for the comparison. Good luck Mike on the "keeping".
the difference is so clear - Anne sounds like a Steve Ray Vaughan soundtrack -- full of attack and 'spank' - very cool. Juliet is a little too soft in comparison - but compared to my 80's MIJ strat, still packed full of character that I can only dream of. Love your passion Mike :)
They both sound great! Your playing is awesome too! There's just something I like better about Anna. I love the darker neck on Anna also...just beautiful how the wood has aged on both! I'd take either one, lol.☺
They both sound so awesome!
Lovely stuff. Of the two I thought Anne sounded better, at least in the treble position. Thanks for sharing this!
thanks for sharing this...Anne is definitely my pick. Just has more brilliance in my opinion.
why Juliet have the custom body sticker on the head stock like modern production late 90's strats? Juliet have 3 way switch, when start the test with Juliet mike is playing on position 2?
I'm glad I found your channel . Excellent presentation and super demonstrations.
Made for some Buddy Holly.
I prefer the sound of Anne. Just goes to show how much variance there was before these guitars were really mass, machine produced. Character of each guitar is a little different. I liked the video, thanks for making it
Great video. I have two Strats both USA and they sound so different too. Personally, I would pick Ann.
Excellent video! Musicianship is exemplary and demonstration is extremely informative! Bravo!
These are the best backing tracks ever and the best demo lines ever
Yeah love this channel, this guy is a great host.
Nice video Mike, enjoyed your playing. They seem to be late '54 strat's would you know the neck dates on them? And thank you for sharing them with us.- You DA MAN! High five! lol
Its funny how an old strat makes you move when you play one.......everyone cant but help get a little funky.Its so much fun....
love that fender,bell like chime.
i Love Your Attack...Love that Personality Groove you get in to.
wow awesome!! Anne sounds like SRV while Juliet sounds like Eric Johnson. really different in character.
Amazing tone from both. Maybe the first may fit my taste a bit better but I adore them both..I an a vintage les paul but I've found a 78 Japanese stratocaster it is very different than a les paul. You really got to work hard to make a strat tell a story. Thank you for the inspiration man you are one of my very favorite players. 2thumbs up..P.S .I don't think I'd be in a hurry to send these 2 girl's back lol
This is a very interesting comparison - thanks for sharing! Both exceptionally beautiful and interesting guitars! While tone is so subjective, to my ears and IMHO, Anne blows away Juliet! These are two dream guitars for sure, but back to back, I love the attitude of Anne... That's the Strat sound that kicks around in my head! Great job with this video!
Absoluteley the best demo!.......Nice man also.
Great playing. Astounding guitars too.
Great vid and playing!
I do love Anne, I do love Juliet more....to my ears some more fine and articulated amazing sounds out of her....wow!
Nice...Same exact strings on both? That alone could make a world of difference.Jeff Beck influences..Beautiful.
Mike, what a brilliant video, thank you!, You are a wonderful player so you could make a poor guitar sing. However your point is very well made I enjoyed your demonstration very very much. Is there a chance for you to GET ANNE and compare to a 50th anniversary (or newer) to put the vintage in perspective to the "custom shop" of today, That would be a wonderful thing to see. Since somehow you came into TWO of those rare beauties, I think you are the man to ask....! Regardless thanks again for a great demo!, Sincerely Michael Wilson
First you are Awesome player so much feeling and nice melodies in your solos! What kind of setup did you use for recording? Keep doing these superb videos will you. Your playing motivates me to play guitar and focus on having fun/playing with soul not just wanking with speed and techniques. I'm sorry for my bad English but hopefully you understood what I tried to say. Keep ROCKING!
~ Niklas
Niklas, I'm glad you like my approach which is not to demonstrate how fast you can play a series of notes on a guitar. :) For this demo I played both Stratocasters through a Hughes&Kettner Tubemeister 36 Amp, and used the DI-Out of it into the mixing desk where I used a very mild compressor function (Ratio 1:2 for dampening a bit the wildest peaks) and NO additional EQ. As the only effect I used a 80's no-name analog delay slaved into the Tubemeister via send/return I love for it's subtle warmth.