Are Encore Guitars really that bad???????

[@harryemmott8597]

No guitar is made bad, people are missing the point; a well set up guitar is the best guitar money can buy. PRS guitars worth 4000 pounds have felt worse than Squire strats in the past because they haven't been treated with respect. Parts can be upgraded if really necessary. In my opinion, we care too much for gear... Just make music, you don't need a Gibson Les Paul (and a second mortgage) to play rock out. Brands have just brainwashed us and given us false perceptions so that we empty our wallets for what is ultimately wood bolted to wood.

[@batman8293]

I disagree. Cheaper guitar tend to have a great many flaws. I owned a couple of Encore guitars way back and they sounded pretty good and even played like a more expensiveguitar out of the box, but both of them quite literally fell apart in less than a year of use. After that I paid an extra £100 for a Squier Tele that still works great to this day. My brother's first guitar was a Burswood Strat that sounded shit, played shit, had jagged edges, had a bridge that was so ragged it would cut strings within a few days and fell apart not long after. The problem with this video, and I'm not having a go at Dave here, is that it's not taking into consideration that a new player that really gets into guitar would be using this as their main instrument. It's alright to say after a few hours that it sounds and plays well, but will it still be in one piece 5/6 months from now from everyday use?

[@boofer2150]

Idk man I bought a player strat and the tone (both clean and dirty) is way better than my squire and my Ibanez

[@ayomiku22]

@@batman8293 That's is more to do with you than the guitar I've had my encore guitar for almost three years not one scratch and I was using it for almost everyday for two years.

[@batman8293]

@@ayomiku22 and yet, I have 7 guitars (6 of which I have owned for around 10 years) and all of them play perfectly well and barely have a scratch. They were £80 brand new for a reason, mate.

[@phililpb]

look at Brian May. He could not afford an electric guitar so he carved one out of old furniture. It sounded pretty good to me?

[@Tedris4]

You constantly prove that the main barrier between a person and a great tone isn't the price of the instruments but rather their own biases. Sick work!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. :)

[@happyhappy85]

Hes playing through a marshall stack thick with reverb. Hardly cheap.

[@BattleDroid134]

@@happyhappy85some what decieving it's a marshall mg in a plexi headshell. Dave has a video where he explains it

[@moontheloon1969]

Love how dave has the capacity to blow gear snobs out of the water and encourage us with cheaper gear ! Every kid with an encore is buzzing about now✌

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much indeed. :)

[@themarbleracer5943]

moontheloon1969 me hahahaha

[@darrellmiddleton6615]

When you play a cheap guitar through many thousands worth of amp it is goin to sound great most of the sound comes from the amp and player

[@andreiwayneandrewbrucewayn3421]

Exactly! Mostly the amp matters.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Andrei Wayne Andrew Bruce Wayne Tataru I took me some years to realise that fact. And many guitars later after getting a decent Fender valve amp ☺☺

[@MeesterJoey]

One day this channel will blow up into something huge and we will be here to witness it.

[@lenduckworth99]

Joey Ong he certainly is a great guitar player. That was special!

[@tMatt5M]

If he upgraded his audio I think he would have a chance at it

[@gabe2869]

I agree. A used shure sm57 for about $50, some free video editing software and $30 in some decent daylight balanced lighting will make this channel approach 100k subscribers.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much indeed. :)

[@sirzembla4512]

lol

[@andrewreynolds2647]

Great review Dave, when I was a total pauper many years ago I had a blue jhs encore strat and it shocked me how good it sounded, I did the usual pathetic thing like putting tape over the name when I was playing at my local working men's club !!!! How sad is that, I sold it when I bought my first strat but really missed it and deeply regret not keeping it but hey ho that's life we all do stupid things, I love your style I have been studying your pentatonic positions and find it incredibly easy to understand your description, thanks very much for all your efforts in sharing your thoughts and skill with everybody. Cheers. Andy. Scotland. Take care and stay safe.

[@syllomusic]

I've had my Encore strat for 22 years now, my parents got it from Argos when I was 8. Been to countless gigs since, where people have made comments or questioned why I keep choosing the Encore, I never gave a crap and just focussed on rocking the show. Took many years before I learned about Squier, Fender, other brands, their genuine advantages, and also all the non-sense gatekeeping that comes along with each community's sourest members. You get what you pay for, but a true musician NEVER looks the bad in something that can create music, that is a hallmark of snobs, EXCELLENT MUSIC DAVE.

[@thunderthunder6568]

I just bought Encore Strat. My first EVER guitar, no knowledge of playing. But I got 32 years of life under my belt and I always wanted to learn how to play it. So I went to shop and bought it CHEAP. Is it Fender Strat? Sure, it's not. It doesn't have as quality materials but it's pretty light and my first hour of practice was so enjoyable. I have every intention of upgrading in a year or two when I'll be able to actually produce a quality sound but if it's your first guitar or just something you want to play in your room I would say go for it. It really is beginner friendly both on a financial specter of things but also regarding quality. Until you're ready to play live somewhere this guitar can really do the job

[@tonabaki]

Encore Strat was my second guitar I actually gigged with a bit when I was a teenager. Bought one now out of sentiment, had it set up by a good luthier (replaced tuners and nut, took his time to set it up) and it is actually a pretty good guitar.

[@benlawton2394]

It depends which model you buy thunder. I had one of the first vintage standards produced. It came fully loaded with don lace single coil pickups and Grover machine heads with a wilkinson usa tremolo. If you come across one of these. BUY IT!!!

[@carlosandres2553]

@@benlawton2394 I have a vintage standard in red, it's amazing!

[@krzysztofrepec7558]

@@benlawton2394 Yeap Amazing instruments for low money. My red Vintage Standard it's a keeper.

[@tamsinmccormick]

I paid £65 for a white Encore and it is just brilliant . The pickups have an rwrp in the middle so you get a humbucker effect at 2 and 4 !! Made from Paulownia - Wu Ton wood for the body which makes it very light . And yes as Dave says they are a lot of fun .You can lig about differently from how you would with a PRS Custom 24

[@71ibanez]

Dave proves once again that he can make a cheaper guitar still sound good!!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. :)

[@zackd6168]

He's using a very expensive amp

[@claudiocruzat8777]

@@zackd6168 thats the point. You dont need a real les paul. If you plug a very cheap les paul model (well setted) to that marshall behind him or that vey Orange ..you could play in front of 10 thousand people and no onr would notice. Ad eqs , delay..etc.

[@rabpal]

And this is why this channel is one of the best on KZbin. A proper player reviewing and loving an Encore strat copy. Great stuff!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very very much indeed. :)

[@victorymansions]

I'm watching this because I sold my Gibson ES-335 in favour of a more ergonomical shape. I ended up buying an Encore Strat and a Marshall MG 50 DFX, along with a few Hotone pedals all for under 300 smackeroonies. I'm quite satisfied with the sound of my current setup, and I also like little nuances about the guitar itself too. For example, the neck is satin finish and no matter how sweaty your palm gets, it never sticks. It's also very lightweight, almost like playing air guitar. Anything to do with electronics can be easily modified. I think they're perfect for the 'skint' guitarist.

[@RolleHardrocki]

I own a Encore strat that I put Wilkinson 60s vintage on, with all possible variation in serie or parallel and it sounds awesome, and the weight, no stress for the back🤘thanks Dave, proving it's not the money that make sound! 🤘

[@davelewis4215]

Back in the late 1980s or very early 90s when I used to buy the monthly Guitar mag. They gave a new Encore 12 string acoustic guitar a rave review So off I went to my local music shop. You could do that back then . It was that new they had to order it in for me.( No jokes please} A couple of weeks later I collected it. My 12 string at the time was a Martin my uncle had given me in the 70s and this Encore at the time cost around £120/£150. wasn't that far behind it for SQ and great build quality. My son loved it so I had to buy another and I know a few friends after playing mine bought one. I traded mine in a few years later and got double what I paid for it. It was a exceptional guitar.

[@lenduckworth99]

My first electric was an all black Encore. Everything was finished in weird black paint,pretty cool looking guitar actually.

[@penfold7800]

Yeah, I just got a half size version of the model you have here, and ITS AMAZING! I'm most impressed by it's resonance. It's not just a flat dead pickup sound, the guitars' resonance (it vibrates) gives it a pleasant warm sound. So, dont always judge an instrument by how much it costs, but what it sounds like and what it feels like to play. It's really reassuring to know that there's some very playable budget instruments out there now that beginners and students will get much pleasure from. Times are good for guitar players.

[@in-spiresounds1741]

I brought this exact model in around 2002 and I still own it!

[@rictube4716]

It's in the fingers.

[@blacktoothfox677]

Man... I think the first ten seconds of beautiful sound, speaks better than anything I can say. I very much want you to hold onto AT LEAST the same amount of happiness you've given all of us. You totally rock, brother

[@deanandthebeans857]

I was given one of these - I had the frets levelled and now it's one of my favourite guitars.

[@davidpost6902]

Dave ,you could make a length of fuse wire, on a piece of wood .Sound good .Great video once again!!!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much indeed. :)

[@andreiwayneandrewbrucewayn3421]

Kim Thayil of Soundgarden started with an Encore Stratocaster copy,it was his FIRST electric guitar and he said he's it's a great guitar...but it's just a matter of taste.Personally,I love it too!

[@Maijorsam]

I've had some old encore guitar (acoustic) for the past 10 years and it's still fine. I don't know anything about guitars (been playing for 4 months only) but to my ears it sounds alright, not perfect but good for a beginner like me. I'm starting to save for a better one though:)

[@dhekalia]

One of go to guitars is an old Vester strat copy which is plywood, still love it though.

[@monkeybearbleu]

A few of you have asked whether all guitars need setting up. YES! Even top American brands do not come properly set up. If you're talking about Custom Shop or one-off instruments, maybe not. If want to improve how well your guitar plays / stays in tune, or you change string gauge - it will need it to be set-up. I trained as a luthier under Herbie Schwarz at the London School of Furniture (1989-90), and I've done a few (hundred/maybe thousand) set-ups. There are very, very occasional dogs that just never seem to play well, no matter what you do with them, but in the main, nearly all guitars can be noticeably, (sometimes radically), improved, (even the dogs can be massively improved!). It's worth paying someone who really knows what they're doing if you want a distinct improvement, (and if you can afford it). Luthier's will charge anything from £25 to £60 (don't quote me), for a standard set-up, (not a fret-dress, or refret - that's a bit more). However, probably not worth it on an Encore or Squier Affinity/Bullet. So, . . . You can learn to do it yourself! There's a million KZbin videos out there, (some of them are dubious, be careful). Get a few basic tools, (cheap off Amazon / Ebay), and give it a shot. Study, take your time, and you can transform your own instrument. It's what led me into to building them! P.S. - Word of caution: be careful not to cut your nut slots too deep, and don't over-tighten that truss-rod! GL&HF!

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

My first guitar was a cross between a deformed cornflake and a broomstick ! Would've loved to have something like that when I first started ☺

[@arto9775]

Fuckin hell. Rory sounded unreal on it

[@gc6391]

Some Encores were made at the Indian Sunn Mustang guitar factory. Those aren’t too bad. They have the “more fender” shaped headstock and the truss rod access at the body.

[@qushrazly8001]

i just bought mine Encore Tele. its sound awesome too :D. thanks bruh u rock it!!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@misterknightowlandco]

You're rendition of Bad Penny was fucking amazing... loooove Rory! You HAVE to do a Rory how to series! I cant wait for it.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much and I shall do a Rory series. :)

[@MrRelaxedanderson]

My first two guitars were Encores, one from 1986 and the other from 1989. I've recently got into properly working on guitars so I rescued them from rotting in the loft and I've been surprised by both of them. The '89 one is a Strat copy (complete with legally interesting headstock) and the neck plays like butter. It needs some work because the thread for the trem arm has shattered and the bridge isn't properly aligned so the top E has a tendency to slip off the fretboard so I'll be replacing that soon. I'm in the process of swapping out all the electrics and pickups and I need to do a little fret work on it - but nowhere near as much as you would think for a 33 year old, £120 guitar that has spent 20+ years in an attic. Two or three slightly high frets but apart from that it plays beautifully. The '86 one is really interesting though. The first electric guitar I ever owned and is some weird hybrid of a Strat and those 1970s Japanese Teisco/Kawai type guitars. 19 frets, Teisco trem, mini body and the best fret-end work of any guitar I've ever owned. The pickups were bollocks so I stuck an X2N in there and the wiring was frankly baffling (a capacitor connected to itself on the volume pot and the tone pot just connected to ground) but again, brilliant to play. I love my Encores.

[@henryhunter5026]

You're right about the Encore necks Dave, I've played and modded quite a few of these guitars and the necks have always been good with excellent fretwork. Encore guitars can be picked up for as little as £10 at car boot sales ,(never. pay more than £25), they always need a set up including a fret polish as they've usually been sitting around for ages before making it to the car boot. I prefer the really old ones that had a shiny finish on this back of the neck.These guitars make great modding platforms and fitted with a decent set of pickups, (the ceramics they come with are not to my taste), sound cool. Although the electrics work ok they're not the best quality, the mini pots and cheap pickup selector switch are best replaced if you're modding the guitar but if you're a "if it don't break don't fix it" sort of person they'll probably do the job for a while. Buy one cheap and spend a few quid, (around £50 should be more than enough), and you've got a really nice little guitar.

[@Fiendocaster]

I have an Encore blaster E6 I picked up second hand for 40 bucks and I love it! The neck is what makes me play it - just fantastic. I can agree with you about build quality and trem block etc. The stock pickups were quite nice in mine but I put a loaded pickguard in it from GFS and now it's even better. Prefer it to my modded MIM, which is hard to admit, hah

[@fransvenrooy4760]

There you have it!! Great playing Dave!!

"It's BLOODY Amaaazing" Dave 2017

[@thedavesimpson]

:)

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

Still is in 2019.

[@bill5478]

Had 2 encore I think called E63, as a kid, they are good, great video mate👍

[@user-justin500]

You play really well. I had a rockster guitar that was was advertised in a rock magazine in 1991-1992. There was a black one and a one with skulls on. It would be great to see you playing one of them to see what it can do.

[@ozozerene]

Somebody just gave me a an Encore Strat just like that because it was cluttering up the house. I thought it would be a bin job. I have a vintage Kramer in my music room, but when dusted the Encore off and tuned it I found it very enjoyable to play. It sounded fine all the way up the neck, no buzzing or high frets and it stayed in tune. It came as quite a pleasant surprise. The bridge and machine heads are a bit cheap but do the job okay. I would happily jam with it already and nothing has been done to it. any advice on reasonable upgrades will be very interesting.

[@peachjams7188]

You are a legend love ya videos only discovered you lately, I got an encore Strat yesterday it was throwin in with a deal when bought bass amp, I flipped it lefty n jammed all night with it, I’ll admit some tones are very muddy but when find ya sweet spot on bridge pickup ya could be on a fender, I always so unless ya up there with ya legends who’s to say your better than any guitar 🎸

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

They make good modding platforms, I had an old set of Fender pickups and some tuners hanging around and dropped them into an Encore and it changed it up so much.

[@allandavenport5235]

Just picked the very same guitar up for£20. Something to mess about learning set up etc. Looks great. My Tele and Epiphone WildKat not too embarrassed by it either.

[@its_adamboi6276]

Dave, could you do a Tom Morello tone on your CR120? I've always found his basic riffing tone under appreciated

[@lilystrong9870]

I'd like to see that too.

[@thedavesimpson]

I am working on that and shall hopefully get it out soon. :)

[@gc6391]

I’ve got a mid-90s black Indian solid body version. I opened up the trem cavity and sanded down the finish to find out what was underneath the paint. The neck looks like quilted Birds Eye maple. It has a fender shaped headstock. Decent weight/not light. If I had to guess, I would say it’s a transition model that came out just before the Wilkinson Encore strats.

[@benlawton2394]

I had an encore vintage standard.. awesome guitar

[@unorthodoxparadox2339]

I agree, i recommend the encore E2 blaster series model or something similar to your vintage standard like the E69

[@leeshelton1230]

The opening jam was just brilliant. Really enjoy watching so thanks for taking the time.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much indeed. :)

[@ronvonryan]

It just goes goes to show once more that it's not the guitar, but who's playing it that counts!! Great video, after watching this I have just ordered a second-hand one on line for pocket money!!!! and just hoping it turns out to be as good as this one, mind you it won't sound the same as I am not a Dave Simpson!!

[@thedavesimpson]

You'll make it sound great though. : )

[@kurtphipps7823]

There's too many name snobs nowadays, I like cheap guitars, right setup ,niiiice,great vid

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you. : )

[@HeROsiNhEaVeN]

Dave....you'd make a tree branch with one string tied to each end, sound awesome...🎸👍✌️.....

[@wilko527]

HeROsiNhEaVeN absolutely

[@wilko527]

HeROsiNhEaVeN absolutely

[@bluwng]

HeROsiNhEaVeN statements like this sound like compliments but in actuality it discredits the instrument.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much indeed. :)

[@NoahWoodworth]

If you watch this with captions on it says [Music] [Laughter] over and over again

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

Have put together a peculiar creature at home - Squier sunburst HSS body with black scratchplate and a rosewood Encore neck. Since it's a thin body guitar feels very sleek, and pickups sound very Fenderish and it stays in tune even after moderate use of tremolo arm. One of my most favourite guitars, honestly. 🎸❤️

[@sun-p6g]

I put original fender machine heads on mine, and a good 5 way because it was broken when I bought it second hand. I used it while I was re fretting my main one, I decided to keep it. I like the neck on it and it sounds like the deal.

[@jamesdoherty2614]

Great demo for sound comparison, thanks for creating this post.

[@stevegreen3442]

I got one for £13! Plays great! Obviously a great Amp helps!

[@GWRFan281]

I had a red Encore Strat for my first guitar and I agree with you that the necks on them are great. I only got rid of it because my Epiphone Les Paul Classic was getting all my attention at the time and the Encore just wasn't getting used. Many years on and I now have a Gibson LP Studio and a Fender Deluxe Lonestar Stratocaster but I do wish that I had kept the Encore to mod it. New tuners and some better pickups and it would have been pretty decent I think. Moral of the story? Don't get rid of any guitars :) ... unless you hate it of course.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you for watching. : )

[@stevieburrows3953]

absolutely fabulous playing those fingers of yours have tone built in

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. :)

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

Thank you for standing up for all el cheapo guitars out there, my man. Just proves that people need to invest more time in learning how to play instead of looking for that magical guitar that would make them play that way by a miracle. After all - Vintage and Encore are siblings. JHS should pay you for this.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much indeed. :)

[@rattleshakti]

Dave kicks that old myth of Encore strats being crap into the long grass! Be like Dave! Be cool!

[@johnstanley6977]

My mate Lee had an Encore strat. Made it sound beautiful. Played the crap out it. He had holes in the scratch plate. Still got it. Really chunky neck on it.

[@iniakpmarc28]

Enjoyed your vid, Dave. Love the John Mayer bits. At the ripe old age of 62, I've just ordered an Encore E6 complete beginners kit. Never played a note in my life. I can't wait to get started! Have I bought the right guitar?

[@thedavesimpson]

Indeed you have. Those guitars with a good setup are awesome. Thank you for watching. : )

[@Jacee1975]

GOOD GRAVY DAVE!!!

[@unclebigkid8719]

No Encore guitars are not bad. I have owned one for about 20 odd years and in that time i've only changed the tuning machines from original plastic to metal. 10s are the best gage for this guitar.

[@jwilko4070]

Dave Simpson l have got to say you are one talented guitar player if you are giging in our town love to be there 👍

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@tonabaki]

An Encore guitar just needs a set of tuners (they have hard time staying in tune otherwise), a bone nut (massive difference in sound IMO) and a set up. That's it.

[@rickgregersonmusic1059]

I'me picking one up today for 35 quid absolute steal😅 Great vid 👌

[@yesman1267]

hey dave. I have an encore blaster for a good few years now and have grown fond of the auld fella! I have wired da frets down to suit my hand for sliding and stuff like that, but was wondering is it worth putting a hendrick pickboard or something like that into it! or just buy a different guitar? I'm not really a guitar collector but knock sparks outta me encore with a few pedals but wanna get the best sound out of it!!

[@chrisobrien9980]

"you'll never see john Mayer doing " ha, fucking love you man!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you kindly. :)

[@ks_1762]

In addition to Dave's awesome playing, I'd also like to point out how bang on Dave is about that Kustom amp. I have the exact same one Dave. Bought it well over ten years ago second hand for £30. I also have a 15w Marshall amp but you know what, that 10w Kustom amp just sounds so right!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. :)

[@vinnieirvine1365]

Lol! I got a job lot of guitars for £50. A magnificent cruiser by Crafter strat which really is decent - do good I warranted putting fender tex mex pickups in, then a Stagg 3/4 lefty and an Encore full size lefty. The frets could do with a polish on the Encore - it’s been sat around I decided to convert it to right handed - right handed nut, right handed neck and middle pickups and going to put s humbucker in the bridge and put right handed pots in. Might even do a fret level for ultimate playability. Will let you know if it’s any good when I’ve done. I can remember in the 80s though when they were just unplayable cricket bats.... hence it’s taken that life by to consider doing anything with it.

[@tyto89snake]

I want to buy a sunburst Les paul Encore... it is just beautiful

[@hate123321]

Just bought one, tbh it felt pretty solid - just needs some new strings and a setup.

[@julierobson2569]

I'm looking at an encore e69... Any good? Or a harley benton dc custom? Or a vintage vs6?

[@FretFriendGWaL]

Is this one of those 80's Encore's made in India at the same factory those 'Fender' Sunn Mustang strats were made at? I just snagged one for 70 quid on facebook. Very under-rated and good guitars that don't command a quarter of what they should sell for (go me)!

[@thedavesimpson]

Its not no.

[@stevehughes1834]

I think "Bag it, I'll take it" is my new favourite expression!

[@thedavesimpson]

Hahaha. :)

[@ooloncaluphid]

This guitar reminds me a lot of my '80s MIJ Squier Bullet. I figured it was just some cheapass guitar that somebody had put a set of good pickups in. Nope, the guitar came that way. But now those guitars aren't as cheap anymore as people are aware of them.

[@markwright9352]

My first guitar was a black Encore strat with one pickup a humbucker in 1987ish I think

[@johnnorth9355]

In the end these machine made guitars will kill off all but the most expensive mainstream models and like beer we will see a rise in custom made guitars as people search for their own identity in what they play. Having tried far too much micro-brewery beer I can definitely say that the search is very enlightening :-) .Another blast of a video Dave. Keep it up.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you for watching. :)

[@TomGoldsmithguitar]

They get given a hard time but they could be a lot worse. Great demonstration btw. U rock ☺️

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much indeed. :)

[@allanwilliams1325]

Fantastic Video. Top Work Fella

[@ArsonComplex]

I got a strat style huntington guitar for $60 thats amazing player, goes to show you that you can get something good on the cheap.

[@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040]

Why do I have a strange feeling that if Dave took it on his world tour nobody would know the difference? 🤔

[@terrylill2363]

Jeeezz Dave I can't escape your vids they're everywhere

[@thedavesimpson]

Hahaha. Sorry about that. :)

[@terrylill2363]

It's not a bad thing mate. That amp head I spoke to you about before, it's not needed now . Found an easy solution and decided the second guitarist wasn't needed either.

[@nicolauferreira3448]

My first and only guitar is an Encore E99, a les paul copy and I love it. The only thing that bothers me is the action gets higher from the 9th fret when you play the upper E string, which sounds like out of tune but the rest is fine to me. If you want to cut feedback from that guitar you're playing, you should plug it to a Boss Katana, which I use, access to the software and turn on and edit the noise gate, or you can get a Boss Noise Supressor pedal. I bet that Encore will sound a lot better if you do one of theese things.

[@ejwright1217]

Love this. I have a squier affinity - play it as much as my Fender US!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you for watching. :)

[@Doug5524]

At 14.00 it does have the right sound great video Dave and I thank you very inspirational and of course, always love a bit of Gary Moore :-)

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much indeed. :)

[@jltrem]

Dave, just read in the Guitarist Magazine Fender Stratocaster Handbook that Jimi's 1966 Black rosewood board strat, played at Monterey in 1967, is intended to be displayed in the old Hendrix flat at the Handel House Museum in London. Perhaps when You and Mike Bradley hit London you should check it out and see if it is indeed there.

[@thedavesimpson]

AWESOME. I shall be going back at some point so fingers crossed. :)

[@peterlucas8629]

I buy and sell guitars and when I have finished with levelling and polishing the frets, rewiring and and sometimes the pickups (I have found some older cheap guitars with very good sounding pups in) so don´t have to change them. In other words a complete refurbishment they can play and sound as good as a known make guitar for a quarter of the price.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Peter Lucas I fret levelled answer set up a cheap 150 euro Maverick super strat. It now plays as his expensive Ibanez that a worth 900 euro. He's now selling the Ibanez !

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

Dave do you get some sort of income from the ads that sometimes come up on your channel's videos before they're shown? I normally skip ads at 5 sec but I let them run in full for your channel as I hope you're getting some kind of payment from them through for example an adsense account set up through google? It's not much, something like 10,000 views gets only 1 dollar depending on the month but just wondering.

[@thedavesimpson]

I get a little income from adds yeps but its not a lot.

[@timsky99]

I think a million views is £1000, half a million £500 etc ...but it might be in dollars I can't remember. Either way, he needs to invest in a pair of tits to reach those numbers

[@poisoneddog2967]

tim v lol

[@FilosofIAestoicaa1]

Hello dave i'm from Chile,im sorry if my english are a little bad,i have a question about the pedal,What pedals are you using on the first song you played?

[@WizardOfCheese]

My first guitar was encore and it just felt horrible to play, neck felt clunky, it never stayed in tune, the bridge rusted after a year, strings were too far from the fretboard (i didn't know how to lower them at the time). My memory of it was it sounding 'flat' and cheap, no warmth or clarity, just muddy mid-tones and not much else unless you really strum it hard or pluck hard. Personally not a fan, especially not when you can get a squire for £50 more that is honestly miles better. As others have stated I think you could make any guitar sound good lol.

[@vincentjackson3472]

Great vid matey! Cheers from New Zealand! Also wondering what that song is you started playing as you flicked the mini amp onto distortion? I know it... but I can't place it!! Ear worms...

[@Munk_fish]

I have an encore. If it stayed in tune it would be bearable. I think Stagg are a noticeable notch above.

[@emmajanegordon536]

Do you have a Stagg. I have seen the Strats in Argos, the only place that sells them. If so, what are they like to play and handle?

[@sallyhobbit1956]

I wont repeat a past comment I made re- Dave making great sounds out of 'budget' guitars. The set up and talent is the main issue. Thanks.

[@jaredhind]

One of my friends owned a red encore strat and it was absolutely solid! Brilliant guitar. maybe It was an older one or something? but it felt great and sounded good too. Hmm But I dont buy into brand snobbery . If its good then its good , dont care whats written on the headstock of it :)

[@aronbyrne3148]

Hey Dave love the videos!! But can you please help me out. What pedals are used in the chilli peppers new song sick love (especially the solo) thanks!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much for liking my vids. The effects that i can hear are Flanger or vibrato, Compressor, distortion and phaser. :)

[@darrendavis927]

Hi Dave, I bought this very same guitar, blue colour and pearl plate shape everything and the exact same amp from a charity shop in South Birmingham for £28.00 for my son, looks like I got a keeper for him. Was great listening to you play this diamond in the rough so cheers. I don't suppose you know what particular model it is by any chance.

[@thedavesimpson]

I don't i'm afraid. Sorry. :(

[@darrendavis927]

@@thedavesimpson no worries Dave and thanks for getting back so quickly.

[@erikcore]

Nice video! Could you do a video of those old Yamaha SG1000?

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much and i shall do a vid if i ever get my hands on one. :)

[@daveharris4032]

Love you man!

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. :)

[@ryanpierson9661]

Hi Dave I’ve just got hold of one of these from a charity shop for £35 what do you think..Dave you could make a shovel sound like angels singing..

[@adysaxman77]

Thank you, you have just convinced me to buy one for my wife's birthday! Great playing by the way. :-)

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. : )

[@adysaxman77]

@@thedavesimpson it was the exact same one as you've demonstrated, even the colour! It was dusty and un-played, and even had the plastic film still on the scratch plate. I stripped it down and changed the strings, lemon oiled the frets, and it sounds great, and looks like new! Came with stand DVD, tuner, strap, and even a spare set of encore strings .... all for £50.00! I'm so glad I watched your video before purchase. :-)

[@htp2838]

Very enjoyable video! Thanks. Just bought one of these for £30 at a charity shop, after an instant perusal of +ve web reviews. After watching your vid was motivated to engage in some modest setting-up: truss, couple of minor replacement bits, new strings, etc.. All I need to do now is learn how to play it - something that was never going to happen if I had to invest £££s to plumb my meagre-to-non-existent talents... If no go, will find someone with enthusiasm and ideally talent, but zero £, and pass it on. Would gladly accompany you for a pint if that was an option! :-)

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. :)

[@henryhartley9993]

Nice.one Dave, never seen anyone else do a review of an encore on uTube, loved it.

[@thedavesimpson]

Thank you very much. :)