Guitar Talk - Fender Mike McCready Signature Stratocaster

[@powbobs]

Mine came with a great, low action and nicely polished frets. I had all of my tools ready and ended up doing nothing to it except changing the strings as usual.

[@s.a.2317]

I think it was a fair review, total honesty and his opinion of course. Wish guitar reviews would measure the action on the 12th- it would put Fender on notice and put pressure on them to increase quality

[@th3m1ke]

Amazing review, you mentioned details that I think are VERY important. As someone who has one on order but has never owned a strat I believe you gave me the tools to think twice about it and search for a strat elsewhere.

[@voiceofexperience]

If you've never owned a Strat, try a Squier CV & a Player (NOT "Player Plus") and get which one you like better. (The CVs are great if you play mainly "clean" & don't use the trem much; The Players have better trems & the pups are better for OD/distortion tones.)

[@NintenDub]

​@@voiceofexperienceA strat trem,is a strat trem..when you know how it works after fiddling enough, any strat style trem, doesn't matter who made it, can be made to play fluidly, and stay rock solid in tune. Doesn't matter the tuners, or the body type material.none of that matters,at all,ever.whatsoever

[@NikElectric24]

Thanks for your very honest review. I'm really not sure if I'll pull the plug on this one or not. These are over $3000 to buy in Australia and if it's not great straight out of the box it really makes me unsure. I don't want to have to pay for a proper setup at that price.

[@bernardvdhorst1490]

Mine came in last week. Setup was horrible. Fretends are sharp😂 and raw. As a massive PJ fan i had to have one but now i,m in doubt to bring it back.if i compare this one with my 2020 ultra ( same price) the difference is night and day

[@listairgin]

Thanks for being so honest and open about what it played like out of the box. Too many people don’t speak the truth when reviewing guitars. Thank you, 👍🏻🌌🌅🌠

[@GuitarsCarsandBikes]

Just ordered one from GC. They are back ordered but had 10 % off. Still 1800. US. Hope it’s ok. Great vid.

[@hjalmarconte4926]

Great review - but can I just say that in my opinion you have been way too harsh in comparing the relic job to the one on JHS Vintage guitars. I have three JHS Vintage icon relic Strats, and I have just bought the McCready Strat. In my opinion, there is no comparison in terms of finish and relic job; the McCready Strat is MUCH better done, it's nitro, and it retains the shiny characteristics of the paint.

[@duck_5150]

3:26 harvester of pain..pride & glory

[@nathanking5137]

Theres talk of a John Frusciante signature strat, which is amazing and he deserves one! Problem is an original 62 strat would probably be cheaper 😂

[@sleepwait9613]

Man, thank you very much for this honest review. Just by looking at the pictures I had a feeling the relic'ing would feel "cheap" as the one on the vintera road worn (saw then in a shop and looked really horrible to me), and this is exactly what you confirmed. I'll just save more money and invest on a CS relic instrument OR in brand NEW american vintage II strat with nitro finish, which is just 4/500 euros more. Thanks again.

[@b72bri]

Had mine since release, shop set it up but frets where horrendous, exactly like you said fret ends good but frets like playing on gravel!!! Do love it though, not a good a relic as my cs56 heavy relic but for a third of the price not bad, sounds good too....

[@nolarocks]

Mine was PERFECT!! I suppose it can be hit or miss on the set-up. Maybe a runt in the bunch?

[@thecappy]

More like you got lucky. Another review had uneven frets and they weren’t crowned properly.

[@stagediverrockmusictv451]

Great review! Thanks a lot for your honest discribtion of that. Keep on rockin' 👍🏻🤘🏻

[@marmadukewinterbotham2599]

Good, honest review. I've stopped buying Fenders due to appalling QC issues. And it's a joke when you get one of those 4-signature hang tags assuring you of a multi-stage QC process!!

[@jessejuno5317]

Due to the neck not having finish on it, it’s more sensitive to the environment. Even my custom shop relic, needed fret job when going from summer to winter. That’s normal…..

[@phillipcarlson7860]

I'm gonna be playing this beauty 20hrs a day, plenty of time to get my own wear and sweat, ...my sons and maybe his Childs. just a little character to send it on its journey.

[@christopherhickman3579]

Played one today and really enjoyed it

[@seancubs56]

Excellent review ! Really helps me with the value for money question, before purchase. Couldn't agree more about the poor quality of recent Mexican Fenders. I bought a Robert Cray Strat direct from Fender and had to send it back, as there were so many quality issues. We may have just been unlucky, but hugely dissapointing

[@marmadukewinterbotham2599]

Same here with a Mex Nashville Tele - the top E string was too close to the edge of the fingerboard and was prone to slip off! I had to loosen the four neck bolts and 'wrench' the neck to correct it. This model seems to have a similar issue...

[@matttreacy4068]

could we hear a little more about the set up of the guitar please?

[@donerfresser2396]

I have this guitar and love the feeling of the neck. Now im trying to build a partscaster with the same neck. Does anybody know wich neck i should buy to get exactly the same specs that this one has? Im not sure wich one to pick……

[@tboy7777]

I was thinking of getting one of these but you can do a lot better for a few bucks more you can get a Nash or a used CS from Fender

[@Ashley-oi8cj]

For comparable price at the moment grab an American vintage ii

[@Strathias28]

Just got mine last week, it was poorly set up and the Tone controls didnt work most of the time. The relic looks weird, but after the set up and everything its a good Guitar, i was hoping it would be a bit better, especially after the Tom Delonge fiasco...

[@mikepj1025]

I bought one from a shop that includes a free set up so when I got it, it was incredible. I think all guitars should come from the factory with a full thorough set up. Especially the vintage spec guitars because of the neck adjustment difficulties. I do love the guitar and think the neck is the best feeling neck I’ve ever played. The pickups are definitely more than just a 60 voiced pickup. They are great to my ears.

[@PaoloC.]

really appreciate this honest and complete review! ps: your voice microphone sounds weird almost like you are talking through a phone.

[@GuitarTalkUK]

Some say I have a beautiful telephone voice 😂

[@PaoloC.]

@@GuitarTalkUK ahah good for you but I hope it's just the mic 😅

[@grumpymf8913]

I'll install the 50's pickups and tremel in my Affinty and call it a deal. I'll never play in front of 20,000 watts of amps

[@Panic42000]

I bought this guitar about 3 months ago and it was set up great out of the box. Maybe you just got unlucky. Haha!!

[@voiceofexperience]

How much for a MiM?? Gimme a Squier CV any day. Good unbiased review. (Edit: Actually, you CAN'T roll the tone down on the bridge pup of this guitar.)

[@ToddH76]

Playing Van Halen on a mike mccready signature strat but no mccready is an interesting choice.

[@anthonythornhill8715]

Great review!

[@j.schaefer5622]

Sounds great, I could live with the cheap relic but the high e string so near the fingerboard edge makes it a no no…

[@themusicstudy3669]

Does he mention the high e string rolling off in this video? I’ve been looking for that

[@j.schaefer5622]

@@themusicstudy3669 I dont think so.

[@marktran3348]

Everyone complaining about it, you can buy the custom shop version for $15 000

[@DouglasMcLaughlin-kq7hk]

Demos are usually NOT indicative of ACTUAL tones ever achievable, and this one proves the point. What happened at 1:57? Feeble. Thin. Tinny. ( Blame the amp?) As a piece of furniture, at purchase point buyer determines taste. Maybe try again with different critic, and try replication of This.

[@steventurner4824]

This guy is nitpicking. I've played this model. P.J fan or not... It's a fantastic sounding/feeling/ playing guitar. He didn't like the setup out of the box... so what... A set up is a personal thing...

[@misterbeane]

Hot DAYUM, look at how close that high E string is to the edge of the fretboard above the 12th fret (vs. the low E). Imagine paying $2k for a new guitar, just to have to realign the neck in the pocket to get that pesky high E from falling off the edge every time you play above the 12th. Yikes.

[@sportster350]

I have had Gibson at double the price. Come with a bad setup right out the box. If you buy it at local shop they should set it up for free. As far as the relic goes its a 1800$ roadworn guitar not custom shop (that cost 2 to 3 times more) stop trying to compare it to a custom shop. You might be able to get a used nash at this price.