Fender x Hello Kitty Bundled Stratocaster Deep Dive + Sound Test

[@Zundfolge]

At this point I'm convinced that the reason these sold out so fast is that they were all bought up by KZbinrs to do videos on them.

[@Great-Documentaries]

11:15: Mine was not only setup correctly and intonated, the action was low. You'll find other people making videos like yours saying the same thing. Yours wasn't, but yours is the exception so far. Thankfully anyone who can play a guitar is more than capable of setting the action and intonation using the included tools, and Leo made that easy on the Stratocaster.

[@BCG5150GUITARS]

You bought one also. Sorry, why?

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

That’s great yours was set up. I figured mine was overly not-setup. More than expected. Like I said, I was just surprised at how much out of wack it was. But, like you said, a few minutes on the bench and it’s good as it should be now. Cheers!

[@michaelstevenanderson4961]

Does the Hello Kitty guitar come with matching purse, nail polish, and tampon-dispenser ? Kewl ! It's the Bud Light of novelty guitars.

[@JohnDoe-if1ty]

@@michaelstevenanderson4961 yo really mad you couldn't get one huh?lmao

[@michaelstevenanderson4961]

@@JohnDoe-if1ty I'm not having sexual-reassignment surgery and I don't have a penis that smells like feces, so I don't want one. Lol

[@crsstephen72]

it's in line with the classic vibe. Even though the neck is gloss i felt playing wasn't sticky at all. I was also surprised by the volume pot as the taper was very even 1 to 10.

[@Great-Documentaries]

It's in line with the Paranomal, not Classic Vibe. The Paranormals are better anyway. And this neck/guitar are made in the same factory as the Paranormals. If you had a CV, a Paranormal, and this Hello Kitty neck in your hands, you'd know immediately that it is a Paranormal neck.

[@Great-Documentaries]

The gloss on the neck is *not* a mark against it. Maybe for you personally, but not overall. That is what the quality necks on Squiers have, and THIS is a quality neck with great fretwork for $499 with a great padded gig bag. You can take a Scotchbrite to the back of the neck if you really want and have a satin finish. Since I don't sweat when I play, I'll stick to the much better gloss finish.

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

True. Agreed, it’s just a preference, for me - not a bit fan. But I do agree the fretwork is nice.

[@rocktorrocks]

Been trying to figure out how limited these are and if Fender will restock more. I called Fender customer service and they said they plan to restock everything. However, I also called Sweetwater and they said they didn’t have any plans to restock for now. These sold so well, I’ll be surprised if Fender doesn’t try to make & sell more if they can.

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

Yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised if they make more. And, regarding Sweetwater, my favorite online retailer by far, I’ve found their information less than reliable many times when it comes to “stock”. I’ve ordered things they thought they would get more eventually, and turns out they never could and I’ve also ordered stuff they said was limited that other retailers have had no problems getting. So I’m not sure how that all works on their end. 🤷‍♂️

[@JohnDoe-if1ty]

@@CompanyGripGuitar they told me my pre order guitar would be there with in 2 weeks, for a whole year! Until I gave up and ordered a different guitar lol

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

Yeah. I had that happen with the Charlie Starr Les Paul Jr guitar too when it was first came out.

[@rocktorrocks]

@@CompanyGripGuitar So true! Back when the Epiphone Adam Jones was about to come out, I called them and they had no idea it was being released. On the other hand, I called another local retailer and they were able to confirm the release and let me pre-order.

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

@@rocktorrocksYup, like I said, I love them, love working with my SW Rep, he’s awesome, but sometimes their inventory management situation leaves a bit to be desired. Of course, I’m sure they have more equipment to manage than any other music retailer in the US, which can’t be easy either. 🤷‍♂️

[@Great-Documentaries]

As I am sure you know, the type of body wood makes absolutely no difference whatsoever in the quality of the guitar nor the tone: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGGVpXyjmMpmd6c Okoume, by the way, is what the Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Majesty 8 is made out of. It retails for $4200. The wood is essentially an African mahogany.

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

Agreed!

[@sinakaedwards2009]

I am neither for nor against this guitar. I have no desire for one, but I thought it was cool that they did it as Squire and not Fender. Saved some money there. I like the pickguard but think they should have used the same pickup that is in the Tom Delong signatures. I like the oversized pole pieces of the invaders. I do give it cool points for just being a little unique.

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

Yeah - it’s certainly unique! It’s a cool little machine though. I like that’s it’s a legit full size guitar and not 3/4 scale or something like that…now to figure out what to do with it… Thanks for checking it out!

[@JohnDoe-if1ty]

The fender one was like 2k

[@sinakaedwards2009]

@@JohnDoe-if1ty The Tom Delong fender is made in mexico. But they are very similar with the volume knob being the only control.

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

It's still marketed as a Fender.

[@sinakaedwards2009]

@@KnuckleheadStuey Still only $500.

[@Jameswilliam1982]

Guitar Center has a few of the pedals left

[@jfiery]

I don't think I'd go for the Hello Kitty look but I wouldn't mind a shell pink Strat with matching headstock I thought it sounded good too. Although I do have to say that I love fuzz and I truly think that that pedal sounds good. I could do without all the accessories but if I could find one on reverb I would probably pick it up.

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

I wish I could make sense of fuzz. It’s a black spot on my brain. 🧠 🤣 I saw some of those pedals for resale on reverb at $400 bucks… forget that! I’m pretty sure it’s the same Fuzz as the Fender Hammertone Fuzz just without the octaver - and that’s $79. Thanks for checking it out. Cheers!

[@jfiery]

@CompanyGripGuitar well you get by plenty well without using fuzz. I've got the same issue with certain things where my mind just doesn't seem to work when it comes to certain things despite being at least average intelligence wise and yeah there's no way that I'm going to pay that much for that pedal

[@skullheadwater9839]

Yeah, no, I am not a 14-year-old girl I will stick with my 73' SG and 74 LP.

[@SHENDOH]

Come on man, really? I wont be back

[@1-eye-willy]

its not a "fender squire" its just "squire" please stop calling them that they are two different companies on two seperate sides of the globe, its very misleading when your tittle says its a "fender" and in the first 15 seconds you call it "fender squire" like squire cant stand on its own without its parent company

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

It’s literally called and sold as the “Fender x Hello Kitty” with Squire on the headstock, sold on the fender.com website and includes two gig bags both labeled Hello Kitty one of which says Squire and one which says Fender.

[@KnuckleheadStuey]

Selling for a grand on reverb. Take a pink sonic, large hello kitty decal, and red finger nail polish on the dot inlays. $230. Boom, Hello Kitty!!

[@Great-Documentaries]

Not. Even. Close.

[@Krullmatic]

Not worth the $300 markup at all! They were smart to release them close to the holidays! They'll be mamy a kid witht this under the tree. Maybe some of them will take guitar seriously!

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

If they can even get one anymore. Thanks for checking it out!

[@Krullmatic]

@CompanyGripGuitar 🤘😝🤘

[@JohnDoe-if1ty]

@@Krullmatic they are well worth it imo and very nice! They are already listed for 1k on reverb lol. I wish I would of gotten 2 of them 😪

[@Great-Documentaries]

This is NOT a kids guitar, it is for adults. It sold out at $500 so it is clearly worth the markup, which is clearly not $300 since this is not a $200 guitar. Maybe you should learn a bit more before commenting, Krull.

[@Krullmatic]

@Great-Documentaries Woh, brother! Why come at me so hostile? Would you have come to me that way if we were in public? Okay well, thanks for the insight, and I hope everything is well with you. God Bless you and your family! Love ya, man!🙏❤️❤️🙏

[@BCG5150GUITARS]

The only thing I can't understand is if you don't have a daughter that plays guitar why would you waste money on a kitty guitar? Between 550 and 750$ to do a review on it. It's becoming a trend on hello kitty guitar's that unless you're doing it for the kids that's fine but I think in my eyes for the money 2 or 3 guitar reviews you could have bought say a newer released firefly or leo jaymz or something more interesting. Don't get me wrong I sit down my little girl or grandaughter and watch it. But I think after the 1st KZbinr did it I wouldn't attempt to review it. Trogleys guitar did it and I think it bombed out. Sorry that's why it's called the comment section. You're other videos are really good but this one No So Much.

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

You are entitled to your own opinion of course, like you said - that’s what the comment section is for. I picked the guitar up because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. The reviews I do on the guitars are just as much for me as they are for the viewing audience. Regarding your comment on losing money, well, yeah, that happens with every guitar I review, hello kitty or not. I’ve never resold a guitar I reviewed for more than I’ve paid for it. Also, I did a review on a Leo Jaymz just last week, I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but I did it because I wanted to see what they are all about. Unfortunately, not many other people did because even now, 10 days or so later, it has a fraction of the views and interest I thought it would. 🤷‍♂️ So, there’s a delicate mix of doing what I’m interested in as well as what I think people will watch. You mention Troglys done a video on Hello Kitty, but some people can’t stand Trogly, just like some of his viewers can’t stand watching my videos. That’s the way it goes - we sometimes share audiences and sometimes split audiences. I appreciate your comment nonetheless, and appreciate you sticking around. Cheers!

[@BCG5150GUITARS]

@CompanyGripGuitar no worries I restarted a ne Chanel because my old channel got hacked a few years back a 2 months ago started this one. Me I don't let comments bothered me I didn't understand that years ago bu it's probably 1 of the reason it was locked out from me, Google and KZbin. Trying to find some kind of content is hard because a few years ago I started my channel around the same time as Scar my guitar and there wasn't even close to how many guitar channels now. I couldn't believe it. I wasn't criticizing you I just seen 4 more uploaded last night of the kitty guitar's. Leo Jaymz guitar's are great quality but everyone is doing videos on them like firefly guitar's and Fesley. So it's hard to find content to make. I just stick to kits and yard sale and pawn shop guitar's. Budget channel. Turning away sponsors also for years. Only 1 sponsor I had was musiclilly 8 years ago. I never criticize any other KZbinrs it's time consuming make videos, editing, finding and paying for supplies for building 1 guitar people don't understand that 1 hour video could take 3 hours of filming and editing. It's a job it's self. I just do real time videos it's easier. I love your content kitty guitar's I guess it's ok unless you are the 1st or 2nd person to beat others out the gate ot it. Om thinking of a reverse flip on the hello kitty video. Lol well see. Thanks for understanding how other see content. Thanks brother. And I just subscribed because of you being cool about comments and the 2nd real reason because you responded to me and others comments but 1st is your content. 😊👍

[@BCG5150GUITARS]

@CompanyGripGuitar used guitar's have a history behind them. That's why I do them. Instead of sitting in a closet or going to the dump I rather like a vintage car put them back on the road or in someone's lap.

[@CompanyGripGuitar]

Thanks for the support. I appreciate that! Yes - I agree, finding content is hard…and expensive. I’m lucky if I can make enough ad revenue to cover what I get when I sell the equipment for a loss, which basically just zeroes out the channel cost. 😆 I like what you’re trying to do though, with pawn shop guitars. There’s probably some real potential there if you can locate some diamonds in the rough. 🤘🏽 🎸 Cheers!