Fender Starcaster & Coronado Review by Chappers & the Captain

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[@lungbuster666]

Cap's mustache is pure 70's plumber porn, whereas Chappers lip fur is "Disturbing P.E. teacher" circa 1982. Just sayin'. Well done!

[@davidtobin1]

Great video guys! Picked up a Starcaster a month back and I'm blown away by the build-quality and the great tones. It's replaced my 335 as my go-to guitar for jamming at home.

[@JcMtrial]

Got the Starcaster sunburst for half a year now, love the looks and it plays very smooth. most of the time playing metal and grunge. great unique sound

[@jadenclarke3625]

Jason Maarsseveen thanks for this, I was curious if I could do harder music on it. Now to see if it can do Jimi.

[@NotDingse]

Jaden Clarke of course it Can do heavy, it’s a double humbucker Setup... it probably won’t give you a Hendrix tone as Hendrix mostly used strats

[@zusleliberateur]

i think the starcaster's headstock is the coolest in the world

[@googo151]

1000%

[@ripley4726]

They just pretend its for Movember... it was really because there was a YMCA reunion in town

[@tombayley4601]

Funny.

[@NotDingse]

Isn’t YMCA only in America?

[@gavinsmith9016]

My lovely wife bought me the Starcaster, in sunburst, for my birthday. Fabulous guitar. The neck plays beautifully. And it looks great. Great for bluesey, Stones vibe. Oh and she bought it from Andertons. :-) ......

[@MrHellothisisme]

Jonny Greenwood also has a Starcaster. Played it a lot on the OK Computer album, and recently on "Give up the Ghost" on the King of Limbs album.

[@zachisebi]

"He's the king but you're the captain!" Thumbs up for best quote ever!

[@Roran109]

Cap's stache... ftw

[@agustinburroni8745]

That improv. at 13:00 is just lovely, that's why I watch all your videos and stuff. Such a great feeling, keep doing that!

[@jjpc1]

chapman guitars should do hollow bodys

[@zahrulexe]

yeah.. I'd like to see at least 1 model...

[@intrsoul]

Yes yes and yes. There's a gaping hole in the market for a quality, 335 type Korean made sem-hollow. The closest thing is the Reverend Manta Ray / Tricky Gomez, which is pretty divisive style-wise. I once mentioned it to Paul Reed Smith when I met him, he said "wow that's a great idea for the SE line", yet PRS has yet to deliver one :/

[@luckilyduckily]

Jamie Cruickshank I emailed them about this, they said hopefully

[@jeffisrael3773]

Also, I'm glad this video is finally here, because I got really tired of people asking for it in previous videos.

[@capturingnoise]

I came here to see Rob play metal on the Starcaster and this video delivered

[@androcknroll1]

"It's already in my mouth." "That's what she said!" Nice!! But I'd have to say I like the Captain's mustache best :)

[@MrBobbyjum]

Captain's tache is badass lol.

[@CarManCam]

I was just about to go to bed.....then I refreshed KZbin and saw this was just uploaded....YUP not sleeping.

[@DennisChaves]

I love that Coronado. Badass rock machine.

[@haddock800]

been saving for a Coronado for 2 months now and waiting for a proper vid of it! excellence rob nd' captn

[@tjnugent62]

When you two are playing together it is one of the better jams.. Both the guitars have a nice place in the mix. The Starcaster cuts through the mix during the lead... These are both very nice guitars..

[@thecompletejake]

Capt's 'stache absolutely smokes Chappers' 'stache.

[@Duke_Silver]

You should post the uncensored versions of your videos somwhere, seriously, I would like to see that.

[@Danielblco0]

The guy Cap was talking about is Leo Nocentelli, The Meters are so funky, when you listen to them you' start growing an afro.

[@Stevieboy130664]

Great player from New Orleans. Funky as f**k.

[@SaxophoneHitman008]

Hey Chappy: Finally! You've learned to play! Bravo......

[@SnugglesTheSnuggle]

Cap's mustache is way better, but Rob's "that's what she said" jokes are always better.

[@scrogdogyoshi]

Mike Kerr from Royal Blood uses a Starcaster bass

[@davidtrueslayor7474]

Lee looks badass with the stache/ Fu-Man-Chu do some kungfu on Chappers!!!

[@mattchurchill]

The Starcaster sounds great. Good work guys ;-)

[@52Tele]

every time i see a new video from cap n chaps on my youtube account..i just feel delighted

[@hafstrat]

Fabulous as ever. Fabulously different. Loving the chappers one.

[@hafstrat]

Awesome ... loving the Starcaster

[@THEJADAN200]

I have been waiting for this video for weeks

[@isildur241]

Finally this one gets uploaded. Love the look and the maple neck/fretboard of the Starcaster, but damn the pickups on the Coronado are so much more my style. And yeah, yeah, just switch out pickups or whatever, but the cavities for the wide-range humbuckers must be what, twice as big as the filtertrons?

[@obiwanjacobi]

That Coronando clean tone rings beautifully. Thank you, thank you very much! ;-)

[@scottbulmer7160]

That Starcaster has a great tone/sound. The guitar had a Bill Nelson tone to it when you were jamming at 11:55. I like the head stock...shaped a bit like a Danelectro "dolphin" style head stock but much larger. I'm thinking of buying one so thanks for the demo.

[@googo151]

A little The Cult teaser. Love it! One of my many dream guitars, that is the Star Caster in blond.

[@jacobbuxton932]

I love captains mustache, he looks like a captain of a man of war 18th century ship.

[@CorporalGylton]

Can't wait to get my hands on a starcaster in January, this video has sold me on it!

[@Craig07L]

Haha. Chappers with that big hollow body looks like a kid holding his first pint of beer.

[@Mattbuchanan71]

You guys are so great! The staches are amaze balls

[@jamespostlethwaite7799]

Rob's sense of humor is the exact same as mine every video im in tears laughing :D I love videos with rob and the cpt :D

[@Northernmight]

Capitano wins the moustache-war. I actually think he should keep it! He looks rather badass with it! Chappers just looks like Chappers with a funny moustache :P

[@iatenj]

Let's hear it for The La's! Well played Chappers.

[@bangaddy]

Am i the only one who fell in love with starcaster's headstock??

[@jtn191]

Yeah! The La's + a Meters reference get an immediate "like" from me

[@isaaccontreras4819]

Thanks for playing The La's - There She Goes. :)

[@derekjomackay]

Chapper's metal riffs were damn tasty! More of this please, especially Doom/Stoner riffs!

[@brokusstudios]

I absolutely love the Coronado's tone! I'm curious as what amps they play into? The clear bright tones coming out of that thing are to die for.

[@mozilla2576]

Leo rocked the hell out of that Starcaster. I truly love The Meters!! Best funky rock band in history.

[@HouseofChains81]

That Elvis impression was hilarious.

[@myrtilusgames]

I liked the Coronado better. The sound, the looks, to me its just super cool.

[@jgodin312]

Yes, about the Starcaster, you're talking about Leo Nocentelli from the Meters, AND - Johnny Greenwood used one. He has an original 70's model, and used it in Radiohead.

[@overlorrd53]

They have a Starcaster and a Coronado in my local music shop and I used to play the Coronado all the time because it made me feel like Malcolm Young. I hope to buy it some day.

[@triplesevensix291]

overlorrd53 Treat yerself....

[@123gianlu123]

The metal experiment was maybe inappropriate, but it actually sounded pretty good

[@brocklanders6172]

I blasted the Coronado at a music store thru a Marshall Class 5. It completely NAILED the Malcom Young of AC/DC and Beatles Paperback Writer tones. Those pups deliver exactly that overdriven amp tone.

[@andynorman5973]

Cracking pair!!!!!......of 'tashes! Can't choose a winner! Loving the mo's......

[@andynorman5973]

Cracking pair!!!!!......of 'tashes! Can't choose a winner! Loving the mo's......

[@metalikero77]

the captain looks cool with the moustache!

[@nickcavin]

Holy crap them playing Kiss Me at 13:00

[@fotillas]

+Nick Cavin An there she goes at the beginning

[@ultimateplayer0]

capt's mustache is the best

[@SanderMom]

I'm with the cap10 on this one about the looks. The Coronado to me is too much of a 335 (or Casino, Riviera etc) with a fender headstock, whereas the Starcaster has that fender personality. It even has a bit of an offset design like the Jaguar and jazzmaster. And I love that headstock!

[@rocksully]

Cap'n's MooseStasch is pretty slick. Nice work!

[@siskokidd]

That country rock sound Chappers was forced to play sounded darn good. Cap wins the stash contest. It had a 70's porn vibe.

[@CurstofMaj]

I'm considering buying myself the burst Starcaster as a birthday present.

[@danielakerman8241]

It's unfortunate, IMHO, that Fender didn't do a more faithful reissue of the Starcaster. This reissue is missing many -- perhaps most -- of the very features that made the Starcaster so weird, unique, and beautiful-sounding. There was never a guitar with the Starcaster's specific specs (wood, construction, scale, pickups), and there hasn't been one since. The biggest mistake is the addition of a center block. The original was fully hollow, and the resulting sound was just amazing, especially when played clean. Example: some of the most amazing clean tones on Radiohead's OK Computer are Ed playing his vintage Starcaster through his Mesa Boogie. The other MAJOR difference is the difference in the pickups. The original Fender Wide Range pickups had a different construction leading to a sound with more clarity and high end, and less of that outright humbucker sound, but Fender hasn't made the Wide Range with the vintage construction for many years, so that's not surprising. They're both very nice guitars, nonetheless, but I wish Fender had hewn a little more closely to the original Starcaster.

[@GavinMorris1]

Same with the Coronado. I had an original and loved everything about it except the tuning stability.

[@TheFruitMugger]

As someone who has played on an original Starcaster and looked inside the body cavities, I can assure you that it was only semi-hollow. There was absolutely a center block in the original.

[@dennismarshall8193]

I own an original 1975 Starcaster - bought it new and used it for years. Now I have retired it and use it in recordings only but it was well worth the original cost of about 700.00.

[@TheFruitMugger]

+Dennis Marshall I've never played a guitar whose neck felt as good as a Starcaster's, they sound phenomenal as well

[@thirdgearband]

How does the Starcaster Classic Vibe compare for $400?

[@able2biteme]

captains mustache is beast

[@philipsanfilippo8279]

I just bought three Meters songs. Thanks for the tip, Chappers & Captain!

[@trevaundhom1850]

That mustache is kind of working for you Lee

[@MrAm98]

seasick steve is also rocking a coronado!!

[@andrejnizneodeskij]

моя любимая модель Фендера))Опередившая свое время не были музыканты готовы к этому звуку тогда))

[@MRTomLikesMusic]

Rob, what are you on mate? haha. That Starcaster is one of the coolest/ prettiest looking guitars I have ever seen. It most certainly floats my boat.

[@EclipseAtDusk]

I actually really dig the starcaster, and I'm a metal guy! I want to pick up one of the sunburst ones, it seems pretty dang cool

[@CrisKG125]

One can only imagine a band with the Captain and the King. I would pay to go see that.

[@cmonsterz]

The Captain has 70s movie star styling while Chappers looks like he needs to be on an archaeological dig for the world's first guitar! I'm going to vote for the Captain...and go so far as to recommend that he keep the stache.

[@perthmike7]

I have a Starcaster, it’s a very cool guitar 👍🏻

[@grungus7200]

Capt. Lee's moustache definitely wins.

[@Mastenbro]

There she goes! Love the starcaster (:

[@Sqeno]

I'm a metal head and I loved those solos :3 and I'm a teenager!!! I know... Sounds hard to believe ;)

[@Desmaad]

That starcaster would make an excellent country guitar.

[@BuzzMcCallister]

I hope Fender will go on and make an american vintage line for these guitars with really high quality with the original specs and hardware they came out with.

[@vk2afl]

I love how you guys make me laugh! ;) Thanks.

[@H_Oscarsson]

How bad do I want that Starcaster? So bad that I now gonna order one! Woho!

[@felipezam]

Here in 2023 thanks to Tom Delonge! Seriously considering one of these Starcasters now!

[@BIgRon2176]

I like lots about this guitar. Just bought one off of Reverb.com which isn't here yet. But I like the center block, I like the semi acoustic body, I like offset waist designs, prefer Jaguars to Strats etc. Need a little Fender jangly tone to cut through the mix. So anyway one of these is on the way to the house. Also called Fender tech support. Was told that any Fender 22 fret Strat neck with no overhang would fit this body. Found one, ordered it too - so that's that - goodby goofy headstock. We'll see how it turns out with a maple Strat replacement neck on it. Hoping for the best, Ron

[@shoeonhead]

So update?

[@Gunkylord]

The name of the Starcaster player which you were struggling with is Leo Nocentelli. Definitely worth looking up!

[@paulcuthbert]

That guitar sounds great at 9:48!!

[@RighteousMane]

The headsotck looks like a fucking shoe. I love shoes.

[@LDJx]

Been listening to The Meters after watching this video and i love them!! wish I'd heard of them sooner!! Great guitars too.. and Cpt Lee's tash is the boss imo! :P

[@FitnessWithJer]

chappers really needs to do some reviews on speakers cabs!!!!

[@imyouandurme]

Can't wait for the Tardcaster line to come out... TIMAY!!

[@comajoebuck999]

imyouandurme 😂😂😂

[@JaggySam]

Got the black Starcaster, love it.

[@bungopony]

The Captain looks like the leather clad bad guy in Commando.

[@ErikSWE]

I really hope Fender makes a MiJ Starcaster. :(

[@ZionSiva]

The jam sounds a lot like Siamese Dreams era Smashing Pumpkins :)

[@Hillsmusic1]

Plaaaayyy the guitaaaar!!!

[@mercutio123100]

Would take the Starcaster body with the pickups and the neck of the Coronado

[@user-vd7io9jc8f]

exactly what I want

[@sirvidia]

you can. Get TV Jones filtertrons in humbucker mount

[@irfanahmed7047]

i like captain's mustache :D

[@swordofhonor2]

holy moly look at THOSE MUSTACHES!!!

[@Nateh918]

The Lee stache is kickin'

[@BIgRon2176]

I have a reissue Starcaster "yellow" or natural or whatever that is. I love it. I like the offset body and like the tones. It has a little sharper bite than the average 335 type guitar but it has the center block and doesn't feed back. I also reside in hideous camp but have access to a local master luthier who is an artist with a bandsaw. Took a photo of the Starcaster headstock and a Strat. Resized the Strat picture until the tuning pegs matched up with the Starcaster photo and determined that there was enough "extra" headstock wood to just cut a Strat shape headstock out of the OEM Starcaster headstock. Didn't have to replace the neck; which, by the way is a bear, as this thing doesn't have a normal neck pocket. Reshaped the headstock and refinished the neck and went back to work. Cuts through the mix a lot like a Tele but feels and plays a lot like a 335. Pretty cool! and no longer hideous!

[@baguasrr]

BIgRon2176 that sounds like a pain of a job- would like to see a picture of that.

[@dukealbert7017]

Nice way to devalue it!

[@PlanetAirsoftPlym]

I played a starcaster in Manson's, they are amazing! Plus my all time favourite guitar Jonny Greenwood plays an original