BLUES WITH ORIGINAL FENDER 1954 STRATOCASTER & THD 4/10 COMBO

[@luckywhitejr.akaralphlwhit3483]

hey bobby, you still got it , I just got my first Strat . but I still love that Ashly I got from you, peace man.

[@ostendblues]

I play the 60th anniversary vintage model. It's the best Strat I ever played, hands down. Neck and pups are heaven. The sound and tone is phenomenal. No need for pedals, straight into a Fender Deluxe Reverb. I have different Strats, all good guitars but this guitar is something else. I kid you not! I

[@rpmblues7018]

Love this guitar and your playing is excellent. I will be 70 years old this year ,I bought my first Strat in 1960 for $150.00 it was a 58 used.I know one of those "one that got away stories". Thank you for posting ,worn with love.

[@djizzah]

that guitar could be worth 25 or 30 grand!!

[@74dartman13]

RPM Blues I saw your comment. It's hard to believe the things we sold for next to nothing back then are worth a fortune now! If I only had a few of the old cars and trucks I let go cheap, I'd be living pretty good right now!

[@dennisschell5543]

I'm 64 now and back about 1970 I let a '57 Strat get away from me for $150....I wanted a new Tele instead....

[@74dartman13]

Omg! That sounded so good! Made my day...a great birthday gift for me! That's gotta be the coolest old Strat I've ever seen! Like the wear and the color of the neck! The tarnished tuners...everything is perfect! Your playing and recording sounded great too! Thanks for the video...it was fantastic!

[@JamesSmith-lq1se]

The tone that dreams are made of! 60 years later and nobody can better this iconic instrument.it sounds as if the intervening 60 years never happened.that tone will live for ever.whish i could have been around at this time!

[@lyrpat]

Wowww Your tones are amazing and your technic right on !!!!!!

[@shaunw9270]

Wow , what an amazing original Strat ! Sounds & looks incredible. Great playing & images 👍😎🎸

[@Tonetwisters]

Very nice playing, and outstanding sound! My very first guitar was a 1954 Stratocaster that was already relicked when I got it for Christmas in 1963 ... my dad bought it for $75. Great guitar.

[@philipgreene122]

My dad bought me a 54 IN 63 FOR $165...best axe i ever owed!

[@Tonetwisters]

We're two members in a CLUB!! I hope yours didn't go out the back window of your brother's station wagon one night, like mine did!!

[@pierrelh9221]

Happy to know this peace between good hands !

[@bigcatdaddy76016]

Look at all the character marks she has!!! A player guitar if I ever saw one......thanks for sharing.

[@kaeyreed1]

This is beautiful. Alan and I could listen to it all night!

[@arnarne]

Wonderful tone!

[@agcalvin]

With a small restoration, respecting the originality that has the instrument, it would be like a museum piece, but to play it. An incredible instrument ...

[@tsak1984]

Actually restoring an all original instrument like this instantly makes it anything but a museum piece anymore. Get your facts straight.

[@agcalvin]

Yes...another way to say the same.

[@Twinhit]

This guitar and amp and player have it all going on. Great playing, Great sound! I think looping techology could probably be improved to sound more lifelike. The idea I'd propose to an effects company is a pedal that could alter the drum beat and bassline transitions at will. Regardless, I think this is a great recording because of the guitar player.

[@mikehayes4433]

Fantastic visually and musically. That is my dream guitar - signed by Gloria and Tadeo - just doesn’t get better. Great playing - super post, thank you.

[@413riofrio]

Thanks for all the comments.Just great tone on the guitar,and the amp on 9,lets me play without a pick, and lets you hear tones,that you wouldnt get with an overdriven amp.Thanks again

[@hcreval]

jorge eres un Loquillo, espantas al avispero . Q buenas historias y recuerdos traen esa guitarra

[@TheSinebrute]

this is fantastic.....great............

[@74dartman13]

I had to watch the video again! Had a question...if I sell everything at my place that's not nailed down, can I make you an offer for that beauty? Not sure what I can get for the wife! Lol...I can't stop looking at it! Totally freakin awesome!!!

[@oggythebug]

What a nice sound, the best for a mapple neck, Tadeo gomez on the neck best craftmanship. take a look at my 63 , 64 and 65 original strats fender forever best regards from France Oggy

[@yongadog]

Leo, Freddie & the guys had it right from the start.

[@MaximusMediaInc]

Sweet! It's great to hear your playing again and on such an amazing rig. Well done.

[@cliffdykes1171]

year I was born, what a great sound. Love it.

[@JonnySledge]

I love a guitar that is beat to shit because it is a player like this one. I'd take this guitar over any of the museum pieces from that era. Respect for still playing it instead of locking it away. Sweet playing too, worthy of this guitar.

[@Edward681]

Beautiful piece of history!

[@runrabbitrun4342]

Sounds fantastic looks even better!!

[@inderneilboseroychowdhury]

WoW! very nice tone and Play... u Rock the Blues Dude! Bobby Riofrio.

[@IstenOstora96]

Yeah man! That's a very good video and your guitar is just BEAUTIFUL!!

[@starsighter13]

What THD Amp is this? Blues Reverb Bassman 4X10?? Or something else. Sweet sound !! Thanks for posting

[@57blondstrat]

Awesome! Thanks for posting all those images and real sweet playing too

[@goldmanguitars]

Still has it. Perfect condition. He was quite big in the 60's, and thats not all he has. He's got a ton of guitars but the '54 strat, '54 les paul, and i think its a '52 nocaster are his top 3. Im a guitar builder, and i built him a guitar that tops all 3 of those... He hasn't touched them since i built it for him.

[@keithclark2136]

Brady Goldman THEN I BUILT HIM ONE HE HASN'T TOUCHED HIS OR YOURS SINCE -- I TOOK THEM IN ON TRADE HE GAVE ME ALL HIS GUITARS AND $25.000 IN CASH AND I FINANCED THE REST $12.000 A MONTH FOR 10YRS NO INTEREST -- HE BRINGS IT IN EVERY 2 MONTHS FOR ME TO CHANGE STRINGS AND A CLEANING I ONLY CHARGE HIM $200.00 DOLLARS SINCE HE BOUGHT IT FROM ME AND FURNISHES HIS OWN STRINGS AND HE ALLWAYS BRINGS ME A 18 PACK OF BEER AND A CARTOON OF CIGARETTES ALSO BRINGS MY DOG A BONE -- I ALSO TEACH HIM GUITAR LESSONS TWICE A WEEK I USUALLY CHARGE $150.00 FOR HALF AN HOUR BUT SINCE HE'S A FRIEND I ONLY CHARGE HIM $100.00 HE ALLWAYS TIPS ME AND MOWS MY LAWN AND CARRYS OUT THE TRASH BEFORE LEAVING. WELL THERE ISN'T MUCH MORE TO SAY EXCEPT IF YOU SEE ANY ONE NEEDING LESSONS OR IS INTERESTED IN BUYING ONE OF MY CUSTOM BUILT GUITARS LET ME KNOW IAM YOUR MAN IAM A LITTLE BACKED UP NOW BUT I WILL GET YOU IF YOU GIVE ME A CHANCE.

[@JamesLovesRocks329]

I can see how much she was loved because of the wear and tear

[@davidwatson6408]

Awesome thanks for sharing. I have a replica of this guitar MIM. got it in the early 90's and had a friend of mine who is a guitar tech check it out and he said it is a very well done replica. the wires and coils are cloth wrapped and has a sick sound to it. I love playing it. enjoyed the video

[@jimmyjoe3823]

Nice performance und fantastic Guitar!!!

[@413riofrio]

Thanks.This recording is as simple as it gets.Very good original 1954 strat.and older thd amp.The amp on 9 no effects,just some reverb on the mix down on a 200.00 tascam recorder.Thanks Again

[@LtdBoomer]

Great instrument, played great.!! Thx a lot....thumbs up!

[@jerryleveille5310]

I bought my 54 Hardtail sunburst Strat in '63 for $75 and sold it in '65 for a white one because I wanted a white One like the surf players had. BTW I sold the '54 for $50!

[@StevenCarinci]

Jump!

[@excelephant]

That is one of the sexiest Strats I have ever seen (and heard, nice work!). I want!

[@mocrobsky]

Bueno, no hablo en ingles y por lo tanto, tampoco lo escribo, solo quiero formar parte de este extraordinario momento donde se muestra y se escucha semejante creación, la imagen mas fuerte es la del tremolo, totalmente aniquilado por el gran asesino el tiempo.

[@Pentatoniker1]

great guitar with sharp and edgy sound. wonderful playing too, keep it up

[@arrebatar]

It's so amazing!

[@413riofrio]

The guitar in the video is the one I'm playing

[@1369rockstar]

beautiful guitar

[@rosemarii84]

ouff !! ca sonne terrible ! bravo

[@christomer32]

Damn that things a serious surt bucket. You have a piece of history there! i would think about Professionally cleaning it:) that is a Real Bueat.. Props to actually having a strat from that year. thats just an amazing thing. regardless the Rust.

[@969bamf]

a great sounding beauty

[@martinulstein9087]

Thank you so much. I loved it. Totally awesome.

[@DominicSalzillo]

HENDRIX SOUND!!!! Sounds AMAZING

[@billyclub56]

That was really nice. U should do it again, with camera over ur shoulder, zoomed in on neck. Some of us are hungry for this stuff

[@ledzeppize]

Holy shit! Best tone i've ever heard in a guitar, congratulations

[@mikeaustin4138]

What do you think of the THD? Which one is it? People seem to either love 'em or hate 'em...

[@ask1962]

I like the tone and your great playing!

[@ChanceEvans777]

Love that Sound!

[@cmaddox1020]

Lovely playing there Bobby and a great sound too! As to Ed Roman's challenge, I have heard of similar ones but what really matters is if a guitar is worth to you what you paid for it, well then, that is what it is worth.

[@brianwalker6273]

look listen weep!! What more can you say , Great playing thanks.

[@DDL381]

FANTASTIC !!! SOUND WOW !!!

[@richfiryn]

Ummm Yeah this will do nicely. Keep all the grunge and dna of everyone on it. Change nothing. Killer sounding amp and recording by the way. Good job on this.

[@shawnbell6392]

Really nice playing.

[@stevegillam7278]

Great playing dude. Nice guitar too, great sound. Looks like it's starting to get broken in pretty good so if you need me to I can take over from here. I don't get when people comment like it's rotting away or it's too dirty and stuff like that. Must be from the metal guys who need everything to be perfect before they try and play fast (why? for what? I don't get John McLaughlin at all).

[@ask1962]

No need for artificial relic here. Great tone and playing. You got the blues! Thanks for posting.

[@CosmicNed]

Great tone... Fantastic guitar.... Tasty!

[@djizzah]

ha great garage music, ive done that many a time

[@anthonykalcic]

Whats so great about the way is sounds, I was born in 1954, I make it sound good. you guys got it all backward, I rather have a clean new one than a dirty grimmy one any day.

[@mattseymour8637]

Nice tone and some nice blues playing :) very good! haha

[@1dotele]

beautiful playing beautiful tone

[@murfdog19]

Wow. Fantastic tone! You can see why Fender stopped using the bakelite though.

[@carlosfini2993]

Hello bobby Great sound, congratulations. It is very difficult to understand the relationship between us musicians and the Vintage instruments like this Strato 54. Many top musicians such as Gilmour, Beck, Eric Johnson, Richards, Bonamassa, have these guitars. Only one who has one knows what it is. I've definitely never seen anyone who had one, I wanted to exchange it for a re-edition or a Japanese or Mexican. It's like a classic old car. Many people wonder why have an old car if we can have a modern one because it walks the same way, sometimes faster, etc. However, the noise of the engine, the smell, the vibration of the structure and perfect design, are incomparable, the personality and history of that object are unique as well. So with the guitars. If they did not need money, people would stay with them. I wonder if you still have this strat, and if it still has that volume knob that appears in the video. It seems to me that it was the only button that survived all these years. Thanks and thanks for the video. Carlos

[@Riv66]

Nice to hear someone actually deserving of a '54!

[@bobbyozb]

She's a beaut Clark !

[@egotripband]

this guitar costs more because it has over fifty years of relic ing work on it..sounds almost as nice as my walnut strat ;- )

[@U2BER2012]

So, my question to anyone who might know? Since these early model guitars were made before Abigail Ybarra started working at Fender in 1956, I wonder who wound these pickups? They sound great.

[@413riofrio]

Its a Thd Amp with 4 ten inch speakers. the amp is stock.Its an older Thd Amp. I have the amp on 9 , Its a straight forward amp ,just volume, and tone controls.

[@astaldi1357]

simply FANTASTIC!!!

[@phil21469]

awesome man

[@413riofrio]

Thanks ,Its as simple as it gets.

[@DennisWing]

nice job!

[@DRCRANKNSTEIN]

nice playing, love that tone!

[@bishlap]

wonderful tone - the type of tone you want from a strat.

[@413riofrio]

Thanks Very Much.

[@goldmanguitars]

My uncle has a '54 strat. id number is 007. No kidding. And in 1954, the strat didn't yet have a tremlo bridge. It was a hard tail bridge. Great playing, but I'm skeptical of this actually being a '54. Definitely old though. But the bridge doesn't match to what it should for the time period for it to be genuine.

[@AnonymouseZillenial]

thank you for sharing this masterpiece most of the time you only get to see "collector" shit!

[@anthonybymallia7067]

it sounds magnificient thers no better than strats

[@fasteddiefender]

This is what happens when you leave a Strat out in the rain .ha ha.Seriously its beautiful don't touch it

[@ThemojodojoOrghome]

Righteous, bro.

[@egotripband]

nice guitar and playing ..have you measured the pickups' output?

[@boco1951]

Toot Sweet!

[@andreadichiara1280]

Hendrix sound GREAT !

[@rollingstopp]

leo probably had that guitar at his house -toiling with it

[@itaintmebabe714]

@Brady Goldman The 54 Strat had a tremelo. I saw one behind glass in the Fender Museum in Fullerton today and if you send me your email i will send you a picture of it. The bridge pickup looks identical to the one i saw too except it was in better condition.

[@bluesplecre]

beauty

[@ciccio9524able]

A Dream!

[@martinulstein9087]

I just had to hear it again.

[@solarismoon3046]

For less than $70.00 U.S. you can get a new pickguard, knobs, tremolo, switch tip, pickup covers, and backplate (tremolo cover plate) from www.angela.com! They sell all brand new FENDER MADE parts for FENDER guitars. That would help make this more authentic and original since Fender just reissued all these plastic parts for sale to the public all the time with the same polystyrene formulation that these had back when this guitar was first made. No fear of not being 100% accurate. You can put those old parts in a plastic sandwich bag, and keep them in the case for the next owner if you ever decide to sell this. Just replace all that cracked, broken, and pretty much useless plastic with genuine Fender made parts that are guaranteed to fit, and have all the same shapes, and colours of the originals. Just let time take its' toll and wear the surfaces dull and smooth without breakage - if you're careful so that it will be something you can truly enjoy and break these parts in yourself. Thanks for sharing.

[@Jordan80564]

fucking great man the best blues i heard. like a boss haha

[@nicozxx88]

how much costs a guitar in this conditions? I like it very much!

[@masterbate23]

I would like to give it a try

[@egotripband]

i wonder if its possible to calculate how many notes have been played on a guitar based on the wear and tear...sounded nice anyway

[@randcillo]

💗

[@briano.5746]

Wow , relic job by GOD ! Someone played the hell out of that girl and left her in a barn for a few years I guess .

[@Animesdarede]

Whats name of music !?