Nice guitar! I plan on getting one soon. White or pink. Been looking for the perfect strat. This model could be it. Is there room for a humbucker underneath? Take care.
@jonmihail13 күн бұрын
I honestly haven’t checked under the pickguard. This thing is legit and I think the best Strat they make!
@CH-en9rv18 сағат бұрын
The one thing that concerns me about this guitar are the pickups. They seem too warm compared to the V mod II in the American Pro II. That one sounds more like a strat to me. At least from what I'm hearing in the vids online.
@jonmihail10 сағат бұрын
That do seem a little warmer but honestly they aren’t too diff from my 60th Anniversary American Standard. I think the difference is less pronounced. It sounds great and it’s become my new Number one Strat 🙂
@orryfishburne5326Ай бұрын
Im with u 100% on the roasted maple neck with rosewood fretboard and 12" radius. My Partscaster Tele has a Fender aftermarket neck with those specs and its incredible. (It the Fender Satin Roasted Maple Telecaster Replacement Neck - Rosewood Fingerboard) i put Fender Staggered Locking Tuners on it, and I ordered a 3 string retainer from Stewmac, then realized i dont need it and preferred the look of the headstock without a string tree. The rolled edges are a nice touch too. By the looks of it, it seems like the same neck thats on the GT11, but MIM. Now i really want to build a Partscaster Strat with the Strat equivalent of the same neck, or save up and get the Fender American Professional II GT11 Stratocaster - Sonic Blue. That guitar checks all the right boxes for me.
@jonmihailАй бұрын
This GT11 became my number 1 single coil guitar immediately. I love how it plays and sounds! They’re actually on sale right now, use my link in the description🙂
@ParsoJr23 күн бұрын
Charvel gives me what Fender won’t (yes I know Fender own Charvel now)
@jonmihail22 күн бұрын
What are you looking for in a guitar?
@ParsoJr22 күн бұрын
@@jonmihail a hard tail strat with a modern fretboard radius
@jonmihail20 күн бұрын
I love a good 12” radius on my strats!
@davehopping72122 ай бұрын
Strat trems can be pretty persnickety. My fix was to use 5 springs and back the claw attachment screws fairly far out so it's definitely floating. Gives it a little of that smooth warble feel that you get on a (NON-tension bar) Bigsby or Jazzmaster. All that said, there's no reason why you couldn't take a hard-tail Strat, cut out part of the pickguard and mount a B-16. I've not had good luck with B5 and B7-type tension-bar Bigsbys; real stiff.... A B-16 doesn't have the tension-bar so it feels much better, but they're hard to find.
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
On my veritas my bigsby give just a slight warble, definitely not a dive bomber but provides a nice texture. That’s what I want.
@timetraveler_0Ай бұрын
Just get a Custom Shop at this point.
@jonmihailАй бұрын
That’s a pretty big jump from 2k to over 4k for a custom shop.
@monsirto2 ай бұрын
Sold my last Fender after i bought the Vola. I hope they get their QC up to Squier standards one day.
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
I’ve heard great things about Vola, I’m just not crazy about the styling
@dustovstroganov2 ай бұрын
prs made my fav git with the s2 vela
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
What do you like about it?
@foxxygearreviews77542 ай бұрын
I found a left handed avri 2 fiesta red strat but it arrived with the neck pocket cracked. Kind of a bummer.
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
Oh man that sucks. This guitar is stupid good tho. It’s so close to being perfect
@tbone24512 ай бұрын
You’re talking my talk. Nothing appeals to more than a strat. Greatest guitar on earth, with the Tele right behind. I find Les Paul’s to be bulky unattractive guitars never got the vibe.
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
I had a Les Paul and never vibed with it. Gotta try an SG still but the strat is just perfection
@PeeDee692 ай бұрын
I agree. I've never understood the obsession with les Paul's. And if I ranked just gibsons models it would be near the bottom. I'd rather have an ES, SG, and even a V over an LP.
@traviscrown91892 ай бұрын
lol
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
Got a different opinion? Share it mate 🙂
@traviscrown91892 ай бұрын
@@jonmihail Les Paul bulky? Sure. So are teles. But a Les Paul unattractive, that’s comedy.
@goncaloantunes51982 ай бұрын
You know you can put a bigsby on it rigth?
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
The video is called fender almost made my perfect guitar, not I can mod this guitar into my perfect guitar. That’s a different video
@goncaloantunes51982 ай бұрын
@@jonmihail ohh greattt then you got tour dream guitar!!!congratsq🥳(i have constant need to clearly say that Im not being sarcastic)
@AussieEnglishPodcast2 ай бұрын
Did you grow up in Australia, man?
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
Sure did, moved to the USA when I was 22. What’s your podcast about?
@brokenmotorwagen13282 ай бұрын
I think it needs a Bigsby :D
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
Should I put a bigby on my Strat? Maybe my other American Standard
@SearchingForTone2 ай бұрын
You sold me on the Fender 🤣
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
It’s a great guitar! Played it live today and it was amazing
@tylerk10132 ай бұрын
WHY WON'T FENDER JUST DO A PLAYER II HARDTAIL STRAT IN DAPHNE BLUE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
@jonmihail2 ай бұрын
Yeah I was looking for a hard tail a while ago and couldn’t find what I was looking for. You could always just get the trem version and block it. Basically the same