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[@flybynight1929]

Mason is a monster, but you do him proud John. This one looks like a keeper. Love the upgrades and options over just a regular Tele.

[@budgetguitarist]

It's definitely capable of a ton of different sounds, for sure. Great playing by John, as always!

[@AllanGildea]

And that's how you play a tele! Marvellous, thank you John!

[@azraelblick4117]

I love seeing John demo in his natural habitat. I wish I could get one of these in black with all gold.

[@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid]

It's always good to see someone enjoy life.

[@senorhedvoycez6017]

Who else here clicks on John’s vids just to hear him play?

[@sheffieldlane5769]

I can't afford the guitars so that's literally the only reason I watch

[@AllanGildea]

And that's how you play a tele! Fabulous, John!

[@Chrispy_tV]

John, can we get a country licks lesson vid from you sometime??? You got a big bag of them and I just want one or two! 😂 thanks! Great playing as always!

[@cchavez248]

Man, this tele is great, sweet sounds and that bender puts it over the top!!!

[@tomcoryell]

I didn’t even know Brent existed and ended up with a very similar pickup setup in my Strat. AllSeymours of course.

[@evankeal]

I cant play that style of music very well, but this guitar delivers the goods without question. I love this guitar so much.

[@danielosmon]

I've never really been a fender guy. Found this signature model and bought it. Had no idea who brent mason was until after a few days of owning it and playing it. Definitely one of my favorite guitars

[@TheThinker39]

Sounds fantastic, John! Your playing is so good these days that I visualize you enjoying playing at home for fun during the pandemic and polishing your playing to an amazing degree. I hope you're having some fun with it too. I think your demo will double the number of these guitars that are sold.

[@johnbohlinger]

Thanks

[@davidmuir7711]

I know of one that was recently purchased. Brent Mason is the man, but John you’re the one I immediately went to for the low-down on what this guitar is capable of. Sadly, I already know my capabilities.

[@carlquance2542]

You are a helluva guitar player John. Much respect.

[@ZitherBeast]

Well, the bender feature is just kick ass. That guitar is freaking sweet.

[@bldallas]

Wow, what a cool guitar. It’s love seeing all those mods in a “stock” Telecaster. Now, if I could only play like that...

[@TheBigGuppy]

I love that Memphis wiring. My old Strat is setup like that. I like all three pickups on for slide stuff. Roland Janes and Reggie Young set their Strats up like that. Mark Tate setup my old black Strat like that.

[@TheBigGuppy]

Ha! I posted that before I saw you play slide with all 3 on. It’s great on Leroy Parnell type stuff.

[@TMCMR]

I have to say your interviews are excellent. First time seeing and hearing you play. Very nice. Cheers

[@jeffpagel8178]

This tele covers all the bases... I would love one! Great review as usual

[@Teleman76]

John you have some made bender skills! Love my Brent Mason Tele. Only gripe is the bender adjustment wheel gets moved a lot. Had to put some tape over it to keep from moving it.

[@renohoss]

Great, awesome tone and playing!

[@TempoDrift1480]

It's not hard to forget how good Bolinger can play.

[@andy-doublebarrelhouseband5686]

Man that tone!

[@C36B]

Monster guitar and playing.

[@craiger2399]

I tuned in to hear you play John - awesome as always. But I must admit that guitar (and even the Tone Master amp) sounds great too.

[@bwalt5931]

Great review John! Great guitar. I have the VA version. Brent and Joe created a monster guitar.

[@GregoryPearsonMusic]

Very well done!

[@tonybramham5184]

that was sick!!!! great licks....

[@curtishenderson2247]

Hence the reason I lost my nind in the 80s tryin...yeah thats my reason. Thanx John,you one o da man.:)

[@southbeck]

The micing of the speaker is right in the center of the cone. That’s why it sounds thin.

[@VonBluesman]

I wish I had that tele in the color and pattern of that tapestry hanging on the wall behind you. Sounding great John, great demo. 👍👏🙏🎸😎✌️

[@tomzeto]

Hi John thanks for this! Great to see how passionate you are about the tele. With your licks I think you can take on jack butler!!!

[@jackjack5933]

Great telecaster and great BMason

[@gsmeeuwsen]

John, you're a monster player....

[@jvin248]

Great review. ... but now I'm curious about the Tuxedo Nashville Tele you waved around. I think you need to do a rig rundown on yourself, include any other modded guitars you've got too.

[@Jake-wl7mh]

Great tones and playing John. That’s one hot guitar...

[@mattosmechanics]

Oh boy-sign me up! I want one!

[@ShiningEyeBrigade]

Nice b-bender work! I know that device takes some time to get down. Always love you’r demos and a chance to hear this man riff. I move blend style controls. I have one in my Grosh strat so I can mix the bridge and neck pickup and it’s great way to fatten the bridge or give some more edge and middle thickness to the neck.

[@IvorThomas]

First one in at my local shop is mine!

[@IvorThomas]

Got it. As good as advertised. Only complaint is weight... 9+ lbs.

[@christopherflores8244]

Hey John. Great work. Love the gear first look videos. Thanks for keeping this up during these weird times. How about doing a comparison vid with the one gibson made him some years back??

[@redarsenic8194]

Next time morbid angel goes on tour could you guys try and do a rig rundown of Trey Azagthoths gear

[@fendafred]

I was waiting for that demo from John for months. Premier Guitar, it would be awesome to provide tabs for the pedal steel licks @3:33 ;-)

[@collinsstudios7098]

You have eyes and ears. Get to it!

[@fendafred]

@@collinsstudios7098 Yep but I’m lazy 🤩

[@dougwerner4588]

Can you also convert this to a G bender,? Looks like the bridge plate string routes would accommodate using the bender for either the B or the G ala Brad Paisly bending. Thanks! Sounds great!!

[@johnbohlinger]

yes, It does covert

[@Valvey789]

How does this compare with the GIbson-owned Valley Arts Brent Mason signature version that was around a few years ago? Also, is he no longer a PRS artist?

[@jerrysolonsmith8471]

I haven't played this new fender version.... But I have played the valley arts.... And I've played Brent's itself..... Valley arts in my opinion wasn't for me. Neck felt chunky and too modern shaped. Brent's is a 67 slab..... with all the short comings (some would say desired shortcomings,lol) that 7.25 radii have. There's definitely magic to the real one. I believe Brent's also has metal inserts on the neck screws for reliability when traveling and taking the neck off often. I wonder if that changes the tone to any audible degree.

[@tongusgrump2261]

Johnie B looks way too comfy with that fiddle

[@TMoody]

Damn... did not know that John is a spank master!

[@christopherprice3226]

I got mine the day it came out... Love it.. Don't play Country but great for Classic rock and 80s Metal. John did you grey during the COVID? Love your playing and interviews always ask my questions.

[@jerrysolonsmith8471]

Appreciate your review..... But mason tone is grittier than described (in a warm/pleasing way)..... Some compression and an rc booster plugged into a deluxe (or a twin with everything on 5) would get this axe closer to how Brent actually uses his.

[@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton]

Can you elaborate on that B string gizmo and what it does? New to guitar (sax for 51 years, keys for 54 years). Thanks!

[@BarronVonSchnoot]

So, is the fender Nashville telecaster based on Brent Mason’s guitar?

[@tongusgrump2261]

Brent is the last of the old school cats

[@Seanmyers2000]

No, only the ones you know about

[@claudiosuarez1256]

Great guitar , great sounds you got and Great playing ! 😃👍

[@loganmcdanks]

Any specific reason why you mic'd the deluxe tone master when it has a D.i. out on the back....just curious

[@gregjohnson6329]

Love the playing but that bridge pickup stacked sounded super thin and piercing. Maybe it’s the settings? Maybe just my bad ears. Still, your reviews are always the standard.

[@ParaBellum2024]

Obviously a Jerry Donahue fan there (judging by the intro licks). Interestingly, JD does it without a B-bender.

[@Master4999]

Can you lock the b-bender so you can essentially turn it off if you want?

[@bass08053]

Use the strap button not attached to the bender

[@bluesguy62]

Why would anyone not like this video?

[@elliotkcollins]

In Abandoned Mall Grey.

[@smokepeddler]

I don't get the mounting ring for the mini bucker? It wood look so much cleaner with the mounting through the pickgaurd with out the ring.

[@TeleCaster66]

Makes me want to put a middle pickup in my Tele.

[@lucaszembrzuski]

I like John Bohlinger.

[@johnbohlinger]

Thanks Luas.

[@craigfalconer8699]

This may be Premier Guitar's "First Look" at this tele - But the rest of the world first saw it a long time ago.

[@Seanmyers2000]

Does it have brass saddles or steel?

[@johnbohlinger]

Steel, I think

[@wesworach7441]

Holy f..k , you are a Monster guitar slinger !!!

[@droliver]

The bender is cool, but it otherwise seems kind of overly complicated for what most would use it for. It would be nice to see the bender offered on other Telecasters from the factory

[@collinsstudios7098]

They did for awhile when they made a Nashville tele. They topped making them so I assume it didn’t sell.

[@collinsstudios7098]

Oh they’re also easy to use once you get the hang of it and allow you to do things you can’t normally do with just bending the string

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@collinsstudios7098 The Nashville Tele B Benders that Fender sold for a few years didn’t use this bender though. That model used the Parsons/White Bender like Clarence White’s Tele. This is a Glaser bender.

[@collinsstudios7098]

@@charlesbolton8471 Correct they didn’t, they did use the bigger more over engineered version

[@enniotesori829]

Ottima dimostrazione

[@kahfigitar]

Never play guitar with a bender, does it back to normal by it self or you have to pull it up?

[@simonquinton925]

Springs straight back into position once you release the tension of your guitar strap. The adjustment allows you to limit the amount the note will raise eg you can set it at one tone or one and-a-half tones. Once you have used them for a few hours you will probably not got back to a normal tele 🙂

[@lrmars]

I guess with modern CGI it was just a matter of time until John got his face, body and voice on Brent's hands...well, great job LOL. John, you are a gifted man indeed! I think it's time for me to burn my guitar...

[@studmuffin1212]

You can't "unstack" the bridge pickup. Not sure where you got that info, but you're not correct. The Duncan vintage stack is a four conductor pickup, so splitting it is potentially an option, but not one built into the Brent Mason telecaster.

[@lazylion420]

hey, it's almost as versatile as the Custom Baja Tele... almost 😉

[@patriotic80]

I love mine but for some reason it seems a little heavier than usual.

[@E.K.izzlemynizzle]

mine is pretty heavy too. sounds killer tho 😂

[@scotthuff3517]

Love you buddy but somethings been clipping in your signal chain. Guitar and voice both. I think it might be bleed into your clip on voice mic.

[@johnbohlinger]

Still dialing in working alone on these. Pre-covid I just played, did not have to engineer. Thanks

[@michaelcollums4197]

I mean really, you're listing on a computer and complaining about clipping while watching this amazing guitar player play, who cares.

[@mohamedtlass3842]

Silly to use that tone master with all those nicer amps beside

[@Mutatedprojects]

🎸🔥🎸🔥

[@enniotesori829]

Suoni meravigliosi

[@billyrocca9029]

The guitar is great but you ain't bad either! And yes Brent Mason is a True killer...

[@thomasfokas]

Someone has two tickets to the gun show

[@fongy200]

You can see Jimi Page pulling at his strap more.

[@rowdyhoo]

Nice review. Thanks! Also sounds great through the Deluxe Reverb Tone Master. Is there a reason, since you are using a SM57, that you didn’t use the direct-out, which has an SM57 modeling option?

[@wilsonpicket8505]

I would probably overuse the bender.

[@davidjessee7701]

I can't believe I can buy this b bender on Amazon for now 2800 franks....

[@nickseckler]

his signature looks like it says bat man

[@mark7166]

The only thing I don't like about this guitar is that the middle volume is too tightly packed for my fat sausage fingers... it'd be really clunky for me to use :( Otherwise, this is a beautiful, amazing guitar!

[@johnbohlinger]

it did get in the way of my fat fingers as well

[@mark7166]

@@johnbohlinger Ha, glad it's not just me then. If I bought it, I'd probably replace the pot with a toggle switch, or replace the 3-way with a 5-way, and then replace the middle volume with a toggle to switch the bridge pickup on independently of the pickup selector position. That's how my strat is wired.

[@johnbohlinger]

@@mark7166 That's the fun part of mods. Solid solution for us fat fingered players

[@DSilvergun]

Sounds good with a nice build. Just not for me as a Rock player.

[@jamesryan5436]

I have this and an Eric Johnson strat and straight out of the box the tele is far superior I do a lot of country but also Clapton and dire straits

[@spyderlogan4992]

You can get a Master Built for only $12.5k...

[@RichardWagner3]

John, With all of these guitars you’re always demo, how do you not buy them all ? Nice work if you can get it… LOL

[@johnbohlinger]

It's easy not to buy them when you don't have the dough . Though this was tempting

[@cahyopramono3458]

😊😊😍😍🤘🤘❤❤

[@NicholasANappiNick]

Now I know why it’s so pricey 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@fr3ak1shh]

Not a fan of the neck radius. 7.25 just isn’t as versatile as 9.5. Oh well, I’m not buying one anyways!

[@E.K.izzlemynizzle]

wow 🤯 tbh i’ve owned this guitar for over a year and never knew it was 7.25. it don’t feel like a 7.25. i have a strat that’s a 7.25 and it’s definitely noticeable but yea this feels more like a 9.5 imo. i had to google it because i really didn’t believe it. i will say this then it’s very comfortable to be a 7.25. i’m still kinda shocked i didn’t notice 😂

[@lewisbirkett4428]

In terms of sounds it seems perfect but not a fan of the looks at all

[@cedarbay3994]

Sorry John but this thing sounds super thin and brittle to my ears-it may be the amp

[@danielktdoranie]

The thing is is you can spend 4K on tele or 400 and you’ll get the same guitar

[@matthewtucker1699]

whatever helps you sleep at night lol

[@danielktdoranie]

@@matthewtucker1699 I sleep great at night, your wife tires me out!

[@baronvonsuckitable]

Stop bullshitting yourself. There's 100% no b-bender equipped guitar for $400.

[@danielktdoranie]

@@baronvonsuckitable Look at you Mr. Potty mouth! You’re lucky there’s no swear jar here at KZbin. I’ll have you know a Hipshot B-Bender will set you back about $75 dollars U.S. used on eBay. you’re welcome.

[@baronvonsuckitable]

@@danielktdoranie Well maybe one day you can afford one

[@TheMasonator777]

Nice guitar, hideous color.

[@REZNAP]

Panzer Grey!

[@charlesbolton8471]

I completely agree. The features are excellent and I’d say it’s definitely worth the price, but I can’t stand the color. Since it is a Signature model it makes sense that it’s only available in the color of the actual guitar, but I won’t be buying one. I’m actually thinking about doing some similar mods to a Tele I already own.