Is It Worth Buying Tom's Guitar? | 2020 Fender Tom Morello Soul Power Signature Stratocaster Review

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0:00 - Intro - Check Links In Description!
0:18 - Who is Tom Morello?
1:59 - Tom's Special Signature Guitars + Stories Behind Them
4:13 - Special Features of Soul Power Strat
5:20 - First Impressions of Soul Power Stratocaster
8:16 - Inside Look / Specs
17:06 - Playing Demo (with and without effects)
22:35 - Final Thoughts on Tom Morello Soul Power
25:32 - Blacklight Test
UPDATE: The Reason Why Tom Decided to Release "Soul Power" is he made Fender agree to donate 100s of guitars to Charities that he backs that provides instruments to prison inmates for rehabilitation as well as for school programs so children can be given the opportunity to learn to play in order to better express themselves.
📚 Description: In 2020, Fender released a signature guitar that I got pretty excited about. The Signature Tom Morello Soul Power Stratocaster. This guitar pays tribute to his original Soul Power Guitar that he used in the powerhouse group "Audioslave." His original guitar was a USA Fender Designer Series Stratocaster which was a Guitar Center exclusive that shared many specs with the Aerodyne Strats from Japan. He inscribed Soul Power on it in marker in order to give this new guitar an identity as he moved on from Rage Against the Machine and using the Arm the Homeless partscaster.
EATURES
Model Name: Tom Morello Stratocaster®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Black
Model #: 0140350706
Series: Artist
Country Of Origin: MX
Color: Black
Body: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Neck Shape: Modern "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" to 14" Compound Radius (241 mm-355.6 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
String Nut: Floyd Rose® FRT 02000 Locking
Nut Width: 1.675" (42.5 mm)
Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Hot Rails® Strat® SHR-1B
Middle Pickup: Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Vintage Noiseless™ Single-Coil Strat®
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup Position 3. Middle Pickup Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup Position 5. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: HSS
Bridge: Floyd Rose® FRT-O2000 Double-Locking Tremolo (Recessed)
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking
Pickguard: 1-Ply Mirrored Chrome
Control Knobs: Knurled Dome
Strings: Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
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[@Trog]

UPDATE: The Reason Why Tom Decided to Release "Soul Power" is he made Fender agree to donate 100s of guitars to Charities that he backs that provides instruments to prison inmates for rehabilitation as well as for school programs so children can be given the opportunity to learn to play in order to better express themselves. 🔴Reverb: reverb.com/item/33339020?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly 💰New to Reverb? Get $10 on Me ➡️ reverb.grsm.io/earn10 👕 Merch: teespring.com/basic-logo-4245?pid=211 🎸New Guitar Day Program: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/ngd/

[@sansei397]

The next trade Tuesday?

[@presmasterflash7555]

I going to assume this one will be staying in your personal collection?

[@d-mack7053]

@Trogly Niiiice!!!! Looks great and it somewhat looks like you are holding my Nuno Bettencourt Washburn N6 model with black paint and brushed aluminum finish and the N6 decal. I also have a pretty much original rule run Washburn N4 that is been run through the mill and looks just like Nuno's original N4.

[@d-mack7053]

*original run

[@rydogglessauldoggles7856]

One of the reasons it is $1,200 besides being a signature model is that it comes with a hard case- i have 2 $1200+ MIM Fenders - one is kurt cobain jag ( which does come with an awesome kurt cobain book), and a 60s jazzmaster - foesta red, matching headstock from 2018- they both came with a hardcase ...most MIMs come with gig bags. Conversely in order to keep the price point sub $1200 - the American Performer series from 2018 came with just a gig bag and that was for an american made guitar. Great video

[@3badthebad]

Imo Tom Morello isn't even a guitar player, he's the one and only guitar DJ

[@PixieMinie]

ed is not here he’s MORE than a guitar player

[@joeyskar]

DJ Ashba has left the chat.

[@JuiceBox_0126]

Adrock

[@Rickles]

Tom has stated that he doesn't own very expensive guitars and if you expect a crazy pedal board he actually only works with about 6ish pedals for all his crazy noise. Dude is a legend.

[@skylineXpert]

Kinda kurt cobain-ish

[@sinistrality7883]

@@skylineXpert kurt really only had like two pedals max at all times lmfao. a dist pedal and a chorus pedal.

[@jimmychucksluckfluck8805]

@@skylineXpert kurt cobain solos are acutally listenable

[@thepainter1956]

Yeah he's a super guitar player. It's a pity he's a communist.

[@TerminalPassage]

Buckethead and Tom should get together for an album, with Bootsy Collins on bass. Would be insane...

[@coltranedouglas3700]

You should listen to Praxis. It has a similar line up. They are sick. (Listen to their first album)

[@dennistzo]

No lol

[@luctator8956]

Either Bootsy or Les Claypool (for maximum weirdness)

[@TerminalPassage]

@@luctator8956 Hell just get 2 bassists for extra weirdness, and bring Bernie Worrel back from the dead

[@billybobtexas]

Who sings? Because this sounds ... like something I NEED

[@ThorneyedWT]

Floyd Rose setup (or any floating tremolo) is not hard, but rather long and tedious. On the other hand once you done, it will be rock solid... until humidity or temperature changes.

[@squirelova1815]

"once you done, it will be Rock Solid... until humidity or temperature changes" Ha, ha, that's kinda funny but I don' mind Floyds either. I keep the plate level with a post-its papers square. SuperVee's BladeRunner is super stable too especially if you wind the strings UP like SuperVee advises for the fatter strings too.

[@sEaNoYeAh]

Tom Morello has also said the reason he used the Telecaster for all drop D stuff with Rage (Killing in the Name etc) was because he didn't really know how to change tunings on the Floyd on Arm the Homeless, and it was a pain.

[@rsheaney]

I wish Fender would do more painted headstocks, especially on the Jim Root's Jazzmaster

[@danielsgrunge]

Yessss That jazz NEEDS a matching headstock

[@m4ssee]

Ikr, at the moment this is the only western production model Strat that has a matching headstock along with the hideous Parallel Universe Jazzstrat. I wish I lived in Japan. They know how to spec a Fender.

[@ayoutubeaccount864]

It looks more traditional with the natural headstock, and Jim prefers that stuff he says

[@rsheaney]

@@ayoutubeaccount864 the headstock may look natural but that is not a natural looking jazzmaster. It doesn't go with the guitar aesthetic.

[@fiveish77]

Was just thinking the same thing about his strat.

[@P.Jlive2024]

Rest in Peace Chris Cornell. We Miss You Chris

[@wolfcloaked]

I have watched this 5 times in the last 6 months and made my mind up today and picked one up brand new, my first ever fender

[@_f_unicorn_7941]

Really nice. I'd be after the arm the homeless though. That is the classic for a 90s kid like me

[@Aidenandradefilmography]

Me too. The thing is though, it that it’s so peiced together with random parts, it’s going to be hard to get remotely close to the same tone, but if they somehow did then I’d be after it the day is came out

[@BigCleverName]

Iirc it doesn't use a Floyd Rose, it used a Kahler double-locking tremolo

[@Dylan-bx2fs]

Same! The arm the homeless seems like a no name brand though... with And Emg 81 bridge and some Emg disgusted single coil neck!

[@bigsuthernman]

prick

[@ecomdesign]

@@Dylan-bx2fs The closest guitar I can find to start with the arm the homeless is at Kramer pacer in lake placid blue. But good luck finding one and if you do it would be a shame to modify it

[@m.h.454]

Trogly: „I‘m not gonna redo the Fender Artist Session“ Also trogly: pulls out the cable to do exactly that Great review!

[@Trog]

The playing demo was actually recorded a few days after I filmed the first part. I changed my mind once the soul power decal was placed haha

[@mightyV444]

9:21 - "It helps people to identify the bodies" :-O

[@JackSssss]

The Mighty 'V' I’ve heard it’s for the CNC machines is that true?

[@mightyV444]

@@JackSssss - I've no idea, sorry. That sentence had stuck out to me for its double meaning!

[@taperry326]

@@JackSssss Yeah, this is the correct answer. It's a positioning/indexing hole.

[@phenixreturns]

no boost no tbx= not enough for the lead tones with the neck pickup no good neck joint no floyd rose original sustain ? so next

[@otavio048]

THE WORLD NEEDS MORE BOUND STRATS

[@fanoboss]

I think the Aerodyne was bound too

[@alabamahebrew]

Had Fender done more Strats and Tele's like this early on I would have been more interested in them. To me a Les Paul is a work of art with it's carved top, binding on the body and the way they lay it all out. At the same time I always thought Strats were plain, cheap looking and just not appealing to me at all, and Teles were worse lol. But now at 55 I have seen some great looking examples of both and the only Strats or Tele's I will buy are either like their sunburst version, which is odd because I hate that on a LP lol. or some other type of transparent finish, if it is a solid color I hate them, UNLESS they have binding and other appointments such as what this Tele in the video has.

[@calebs9306]

Michael kelly makes some really good boutique, bound, custom strats for really good prices, although each strat is different bc they're handmade

[@powdershredder1136]

Lawyer Morty duuuuuude double bling guitars with binding on the neck are my turn on, I found a double bound thinline tele at my store a while back but it was too much for me 😂

[@otavio048]

@@powdershredder1136 yeah i know how it is to find you dream gear but not being able to afford it. One day i was at a guitar store and i saw a guitar pick

[@cynicsupreme]

Guitar hero 3 was the best of the entire franchise.

[@MeatisMagic256]

Warriors of Rock is underrated.

[@huntercraig3722]

@@MeatisMagic256 yes I loved playing that along with the third one

[@benmoran6642]

Gh 4 world tour is my favourite

[@oily4545]

Got GH Aerosmith originally, then 3, and so on. World tour was pretty cool too

[@andrewpappas9311]

_World Tour_ was the first game I played when I was a kid and it's one of my favourites, as it was the first game that got me into so many of my favourite bands and my second is probably _Guitar Hero: Van Halen_ since it got me into a lot more of VH's stuff and also introduced me to Eddie's insanity but 3 also has a special place for me

[@cre8alotdesignjohnaydelott770]

I enjoyed the pedals during review. I watched the entire video and I would say that you do the most thorough guitar reviews on KZbin. By Far!!

[@gilbertlindsay3507]

When you disconnected the cable from the guitar and started making effects with it I lost it. It’s 5 am here and I think I woke up the family I laughed so loud. Thanks for enlightening us, keep pushin.

[@jonstermonster25]

I love how he says the word "Mexican" hahaha cracks me up, not racist at all

[@bigfatengineer]

Knowing me, if I had to write "Soul Power" on my guitar, I would end up writing, "Soup Lower".

[@ScubaStevee]

honestly tom would love someone to name their guitar "Soup Lower"

[@OkSharkey]

poo plower

[@BigCleverName]

Soup Lover would be a good 2nd guess

[@edroman2388]

I was actually waiting for someone to open up this guitar so I can see how they did the routing for the kills witch. Thanks for this.

[@fcho2583]

Just the in depth review I was waiting for! Great job and thank you!!

[@terrycolletti8645]

He is not my style of music but I respect that guy just about more than anybody else. There never has been and never will be another Tom Morello. He is a true beast on a guitar.

[@presmasterflash7555]

His style is simple yet complex simultaneously.

[@Y33tastic]

Ted Wilson I think he’s a socialist though, maybe anarchist

[@zincorbie]

That was actually your best demo. Killer effects.

[@slashn1fancr]

I totally love how you have improved your b roll! 😍👌🏻👌🏻

[@pbgas3434]

Thx for a great review and lots of great details! Outstanding job!

[@TheSolongsidekick]

I personally love the fact that the "soul power" is not permanently installed. I love Tom, I love the Floyd Rose, love the humbucker in the bridge, love the color, love it all. It's the first strat I'd ever consider owning. And the fact that it's routed for 2 full sized humbuckers makes me love it even more. I'm going to be keeping a keen eye out for one of these on the used market. I'll give the SD bridge pickup a shot, but have a feeling I'll throw a real humbucker in the bridge, get rid of the middle pickup, and then potentially another humbucker in the neck (I've started working on putting a small LCD in the place of the neck humbucker on my Ibanez project guitar and using an MSGEQ7 chip to display a live EQ graph of what's being played on the LCD screen. Might do that to this one). Then put a real killswitch in, as in like a real button. Customize the paint a little bit and bam. Killer axe.

[@JoshyDMCOfficial]

Trogly, I've been watching you for years. You're editing has developed so much and your playing too keep it up. If someone deserves that million right now it's you.

[@ChrisCaune]

Your guitar playing has come a long way since I first started watching man. Big fan of the channel my dude. ✌️

[@paulwilliams4668]

I got to see Tom last year. I was in the front row and it was amazing. He mostly covered Rage stuff with the Arm the Homeless guitar. His tech was constantly messing with his pedal board and amp to get the right sounds for each song.

[@samquitkin338]

YES! I've been waiting on this one! That chrome pickguard is tasty!

[@benvillasana3062]

When is that Epiphone Firebird review gonna come? I can’t wait

[@omgvague]

Whaaat? I didn't know they had one. I was looking for a cheaper firebird alternative but I already spent my Trump bucks elsewhere :\

[@BrandonEht]

nephyril Good news trumpbux round 2 is in the works

[@kionihernandez356]

they look really promising. but every gear channel and shop seems allergic to them lol

[@superbuddy3942]

I'd have one if the tuners were banjo keys like the original Gibbys.

[@SSSweeper]

As a big fan of Tom and Soul Power guitar, I think I should leave a comment about the original Fender model since you mentioned you struggled to find all the info on it :) It just happen to me that Soul Power was the guitar that became my dream instrument. I managed to get AST-65 Aerodyne Strat first and as you mentioned original Soul Power have similar features but not an exact copy of MIJ Aerodyne. AST doesn't have a flat top body, features vintage tuners and doesn't have a chrome pickguard, while bearing color-matched headstock and Aerodyne lettering on it. A couple years after I got lucky to get the real Fender Deluxe Soul Power :) The original Soul Power model (according to Fender's own specifications) is called American Deluxe Designer Edition Black 'n Chrome Stratocaster. The limited run of 120 guitars was made for Guitar Center in El Cerrito in June 2001. Those had stock 2-point deluxe Fender Tremolo, 2 Fender Vintage (I don't know why on most of the occasions people never call the exact model of the Noiseless pickup) Noiseless in neck and mid positions and Hot Noiseless in the bridge. Mind you that they have Noiseless written in silver on the pickup covers, while production model of Vintage Noiseless has those inscriptions in gold. Actually the one you used picture of might be the one I have, because I ordered mine from that guitar web shop ;) Now as far as Tom's modifications, of course he modified his Fender Deluxe with an original Ibanez Edge tremolo, since it is what he got used to in the first place and added a toggle 3-way killswitch, like the one he used on all other guitars since RATM days. Hot Noiseless bridge pickup was changed to an early revision of Seymour Duncan Hot Rails, which has Seymour Duncan name under the second rail and the pickup cover itself is satin and not glossy like the current revision - again another little detail that is missing on his signature guitar. And the neck profile is different on the original Soul Power as well. His signature uses Modern C 9.5-14'', while original Deluxe is listed as simple 9.5"" 241mm. One more thing - there's also a similar model from early 2000s, but it has "Special Edition" decal on the back of the headstock, which is a budget version so to say to a Designer Series. P.S. Now you get why Tom's die hard fans like me shake their heads a bit while looking at that signature guitar, because it doesn't have the proper Floyd Rose system, silver lettering on the pickups and probably neck profile. And I mean I was really happy back in 2020 when the announcement was made, but in my opinion signature guitar has to be an exact copy of the instrument in terms of look, features and details. Regardless, I'm still glad that this guitar is somewhat affordable and has all the needed features.

[@downshift00]

One of the big hurdles would have probably been allowing Fender to use an Ibanez bridge on a fender guitar :) The rest of the specs could have been copied easily I am sure, but I would say that having a 9.5-14 radius is a good compromise and nobody would know the difference just by looking at it casually. There are many signature models that aren't exact copies of the originals though, this is just another one of them I guess.

[@sEaNoYeAh]

This is more like a recreation of a famous modified guitar, with features aimed towards modern players and within production limitations (not to mention using a trem that isn't the proprietary in house model of a rival company). A Tom Morello tribute guitar really, with everything you need to sound like the man.

[@60sfoley]

I love this guitar, Ive spent over 800 euro on my Mexican strat for a very similar spec. Ive just got to install a kill switch and I’m there! Thank for the excellent videos as always.

[@b_the_lone_wolf]

Well done! Very thorough and impressive! Thanks

[@zigzagrz]

He added the floyd, Tom said it on a few interviews. Locking tuners and a locking nut is like wearing a belt with suspenders

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

Zig Zag I bet the locking tuners let him have the ball ends and strings sticking up like a bunch of antennas on top of the headstock.

[@CosmicHippopotamus]

Locking tuners are great for string changes. Saves like half the time.

[@nsjohnston]

It just isn't. Locking tuners doe nothing to stabilise the tuning when using a trem. It's nut binding that is the issue there. Locking tuners are to make string changes easier and take less time to bed in.

[@yallevereatenbeans2723]

@@nsjohnston there's something to be said of locking tuners with tuning stability due to there being no wraps around the tuner, so if you do a dive there isn't the issue of the wraps around the post coming back to tension in a slightly different place putting you out of tune, but I agree most of the issue is binding in the nut and on this guitar it's just for faster string changes

[@craigbshara110]

like wearing condoms- taking a shower with your socks on

[@0N3T1tan]

Such a cool guitar! Tom Morello has always been a big influence to me. I played Tony Hawks Pro Skate 2 and the opening played Guerilla Radio. I also played Guitar hero 3 later and fell in love with a lot of new music because of that game as well.

[@charlesbolton8471]

AndrewJsGuitar I think Guitar Hero the game (and 3 in particular) is responsible for selling more actual guitars than any individual guitarist in the last 20 years. The Tony Hawk games definitely had amazing soundtracks.

[@jacobchum43]

Could not be more impressed by this piece

[@_dmfd]

Do you think Fender could have forgotten to add your Certificate Of Authenticity since they forgot to pack your Soul Power decal? Could be something you could call them about and look into. Seems weird a $1,300 MIM signature model wouldn't come with one since they usually do. I know the new Jim Root MIM Jazzmasters are getting one when they ship and they cost the same amount.

[@MJTbreww]

While a bit older, I’ve got Flea’s signature Fender Jazz bass (not the new active one) which was MIM and never came with a certificate which is disappointing. Was it worth the new price, probably not. Thankfully I didn’t buy it brand new lol

[@charlesbolton8471]

My MIM Brad Paisley Signature Tele didn’t come with a certificate either. I bought it brand new in 2017 the week it was released. It’s in the same price range as all the others mentioned.

[@michaeltherion7459]

They did even better. Bag of coke under pickguard! Great job fender

[@alexandrengl8376]

This sig remind me a lot the John 5 Triple Deluxe Telecaster : black body with binding, chrome pickguard, rosewood fingerboard with vintage satin back finish, fender looking tuners and the matching headstock

[@shaunw9270]

Not for me , but I bet for fans ,they will love it. I still play my Hendrix signature Strat every day after 4 years. Mexican Fenders are wicked 👌

[@BSIII]

My very first quality guitar was a beautiful blue/purpleish mexican strat from craigslist for 300$ Being an ignorant noob, i didnt know what to look for in a used guitar, so I took my used strat to a luthier, and ended up paying 80$ to the ahole luthier for a setup, only to find out the truss rod was dead and the tech couldnt set up my guitar. I was frustrated. So, I bought a flawless, brand new 2014 mexican strat neck, paid about 200$, and learned how to do a basic set up myself, so i didn't have to blow another 80+ to the luthier who still took my money just to tell me he couldnt set it up. That guitar was stellar. Like brand new, and played so easy. Fell on hard times, and sold it for $300, even though i put almost 300$ into it. The guy who bought it got a killer deal, and I got ripped off, and lost my guitar. I still kick myself over it. Loved that guitar. I really should've refused payment to the luthier. Idk why I didn't

[@andrewlicciardo7480]

Excellent Demo👍 Thank you.

[@Addicted2Guitar]

Wow this guitar is the perfect definition of a SUPER STRAT! I love it.

[@davidhackett8432]

Love your videos

[@BizarrePudding]

Really didn't expect to find this all that interesting to me, but I was way wrong!...Great review!

[@colesbrand]

Loving those lead tones!

[@backlom]

Amazing playing. I felt the soul power.

[@rianspain7101]

trogly you nailed the soul power, please keep it for your awesome collection..😀😀😀😀

[@wrencormier513]

That middle bridge position is amazing

[@sellsn01]

You give some really level headed and well informed reviews, but the demo tonight was pretty sweet! You did this guitar right. SOUL POWER!!!

[@jamesford5919]

Love the sound of that humbucker. Great overall sound.

[@DR-te8mc]

Great review beautiful guitar

[@GuitardedAndBroke]

Great review as always!! Just used the link to grab one from Empire Music. Seriously looking forward to trying her out!!

[@robotjeans]

great review, great guitar

[@takeaimnfire]

The Fender Mexico factory is under rated. I have a Jackson from there that feels and sounds as good as anything I've ever played. And the specs are on the higher end as well.

[@oldguy5381]

Man you can find some really good guitars, thanks for the demo. Stay safe

[@alwaysopen7970]

$$$$ will buy anything. What's his back story?

[@PabloRomero1991]

Great playing the tone is excellent

[@guitarrilho502]

Absolute dream of a guitar

[@melihspots7939]

I did not know the thing with the Aerodyne! I actually own one! Man you learn something new every single day

[@Guitarmadme]

Without the decal for me on this one. love the look of this fender.. Thanks Trogly.. 🎸🇬🇧👍

[@Annie-zd7mx]

I needed a Strat with a Floyd but I needed a beefier sound, which always put me off buying Strats in the past. That Hot Rails pick up adds a lot to it. I really like it. It's a beast. I also really like the neck. I love the look of it without the decal. Very cool.

[@monstrok]

Thanks for the coverage on this guitar. I really like the stock look without the sticker and think sales will benefit from the option to leave it off. Those stickers alone will probably become collectible!

[@PastorPeter42]

I can see him reviewing one in about 20 years saying "look, this one has the decal from Fender!!"

[@bravotronalpha3787]

Yeah, that was a smart move by Fender. Let the original artists keep their ugly artistic choices, imo

[@charlesbolton8471]

John Clark I believe you are correct about the stickers becoming collectible on their and they will also add value to the guitars in the future if the sticker is still with it. This is exactly what has happened over the years with the Joe Strummer Signature Tele.

[@gdawgs101]

Agreed. I can understand putting it on if you're just a huge Tom Morello fan and want your guitar to look exactly the same. But in general, I hate the look of any kind of writing or decals on a guitar (unless you're SRV)

[@kombijr]

You guys wouldn’t want one that says “Arm the homeless?” 😂

[@ReneeNme]

For me, it's a fine looking guitar. I'd love the chance to be able to play one.

[@terrypussypower]

That thing reminds me of Phil Lynott's mirrored black Precision bass!

[@matttyreeoutdoors]

For ease of use in the future just put a block of whatever you have under the back of the floyd and it will help when trying to get the strings back in the tuners

[@jlo7770]

I bought a "trem block"since I mostly play Floyd's it was like 20$ off Amazon and has a soft underneath pad so you can't scratch the paint and stays in place. It was worth the buy after restringing one time... ive done all the cheap ways but that little block is the best if you like floyds

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

Yeah watching that without a block hurt my brain

[@dalenixon1947]

Saw Audioslave live, they were awesome.

[@cesartorres8597]

Thank you I really wanted to see if it's worth buying now I know 👍🏼

[@goneildeguzman]

Oh my! Slash, Tom Morello, Dave Mustaine and Eric Clapton are the only reasons I learned to play the guitar. No I don't play like them, but they are my heroes. Sadly I have no reason to own more than two guitars. If somehow I gained access to a ton of cash and extra room in the house, I'll buy, or build a Tom Morello guitar.

[@phenixreturns]

Sambora Healey need guitars

[@ralphwest8156]

Looks and sounds amazing with or without the Soul Power'

[@Skrubenz]

I personally like that they ship it without the decal. Just gives you more options. Someone may buy that guitar not because they're a Tom Morello fan, but just because it's a cool guitar, and even if they are, they may just want the same model of guitar, but not an exact replica.

[@suenodeposadas]

This and the EOB Strat are my favorite signatures.

[@avi3423]

I Stan morello so hard, the revolution flows through his veins. His father was a revolutionary in his home country.

[@erikflisar8898]

I also got a way pedal for my 14th birthday which was 12 days ago and guess what was the first song i played. Bulls on parade.

[@stevelucas1978]

When I take strings off my guitar with a Floyd Rose I fill the gap below the trem with playing cards. When the strings are removed they hold the trem in roughly the right place for when I restring. Saves a lot of pain getting it back in tune

[@fmwaters1]

Duncan has a Triple Rail Pickguard that has three of the bridge pickups in it with a Liberator Switch. Great and controllable sound.

[@NoUploadJustComment]

That is a nice one. I'd hardtail it, get rid of the nut locks, drop an arcade killswitch instead of the second tone knob, rewire the existing killswitch to put the neck and middle pickups in series/parallel. Nice stuff.

[@christianboddum8783]

Really nice version of the Stratocaster, interesting features.

[@shawnstoner3602]

I saw the original Soul Power guitar at the “Play It Loud” exhibit at The Met this summer

[@ChrisD_GTR]

trogly, with a floyd setup -[ to be able to keep it in a standard tuning not drop d or c or b. just standard either E or Eb, D etc] youre gonna want that trem claw in the back parallel with the wall that its screwed into. also, to increase tuning stability, stabilizers are worth their weight in gold. either the hipshot tremsetter [tremsetter is best but requires light body modification. or a "tremendus" stabilizer. [just needs to be screwed into the trem cavity.]

[@wrenchhead4378]

Very very innovative guitar player... saw rage at Woodstock 99 in rome , NY... was great

[@massimobargagna5641]

Wicked ! love that strat !

[@munkygrip1977]

I believe the Floyd on the original guitar was actually an Ibanez Edge unit that Tom fitted himself. Having played Edges against original Floyd rose trems, they have a very different feel. The Edge feels a lot more responsive IMO.

[@bipbipletucha]

Totally agree. I'll take an Edge over a Floyd any day.

[@sEaNoYeAh]

Yeah the Edge series is best in class. Certainly better than a Floyd.

[@nickfehrenbach382]

Sick playing bruh

[@Greg-vd5om]

Trogly is in the HOUSE!!!

[@arn999]

Looks pretty awesome. Makes me think of the texas tea ultra series strats.

[@Atomic1710]

Was thinking the same

[@bealzibub4002]

I’ve got one of those and it don’t look like this.

[@ismafernandes693]

That circle on near the toggle switch routing, is "coordenates" for the CNC, it's like the "point zero offset" to start machining the body!

[@staircasestudios4953]

Please use those effect pedals in all the playing demo's in future. All of them were awesome.

[@matthewsprechet8022]

Great video cool guitar

[@ernestschultz5065]

I love Mexican Strats! They take a lot of pride in those guitars coming out of that factory. I have a 93 Mexican Duo Sonic that was among the first guitars to come out of the Mexican Fender factory.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

The reason why MIM are so good is that 80% of the employees actually play the guitar. Even PRS it is only 20% and all others are far, far less.Guys at the MIM factory when given a guitar to do their bit hand it back to the last guy if they spot even small things.

[@Antizokker]

@@Paul_Lenard_Ewing wow thats interesting and very cool!

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

@@Antizokker I ordered and got a Fender Custom Shop Strat and it had some fret sprout. I ordered a MIM Duo Sonic every square inch is flawless!!

[@kalblackmon5763]

Holy crap that sounds awsome

[@telecastersRthebest]

Damn. That guitar sounds killer overdriven!

[@daveyroque1070]

I bought a Dunlop original cry baby wah because I thought it would do the pitch change like in the solo on "like a stone." Realized I wasted 80$ that day. Plugged it back into my amp a while later to give it a chance. After all I did spend money on it. To my surprise I really grew quite fond of it. Got me into playing soul and r&b and getting into the hip/hop guitar tones. From a guy that likes infant annihilator, that wah was and still is the holder of one of my favorite memories from a 13-17 year old guitar player me. Got a long way to go.

[@honkytonkinson9787]

When I was a teen in the 90s I bought the. Digitech Whammy, used for $75. I didn’t know what to do with it, other than make weird noises or play RATM songs. I’d have been better off with a wah like you but I really wish I still had that pedal.

[@RRW276]

Wow! No, I absolutely did not know Bulls on Parade was done with a tele! And I wouldn't have guessed that either. You learn something new everyday, especially on Trogly's channel. Trivia on Parade!

[@Thesmartestmanalive81]

Bulls on parade was done on the “arm the homeless” standard tuning. All drop D songs are done on the tele.

[@petertoft70]

Great documentation and demonstration, thanks Austin

[@kj197734]

I love Tom Morello's guitar playing and I can see why he did the signature series. But I think this is also one of those Floyd Rose Strat style guitars that you could get anywhere and upgrade the pickups and add the kill switch without having to spend over $1000. It would feel more authentic to me to make my own guitar.

[@beastmode8994]

I agree but getting this was still pretty guilt free for me haha. Until I fucked up the sticker 🤣

[@rudiyantohalim736]

Hi Austin, just a lil suggestion here on a floyd. It's better to keep the bridge floatin before taking all of the strings down. U can do it by putting thing under the tremolo bridge to keep it in place.

[@kreatos10]

Totally agreen on the pedal Thing from guitar hero !! Tom made many kids learn about pedals!!!

[@phenixreturns]

THE DESIGN IS AMAZING : that's why guitar has the same design but i have not waited for this model lol

[@UnityRojo]

Dig it. You looked like you had a lot of fun

[@richsoryu]

"That'll save you years of practice" The tone demo was pretty funny in this one. XD

[@daleonov]

Thank you for that video! I always thought it was just an aerodyne. Big fan of Tom Morello's work! Cheers. PS. I wonder if I can buy one of those _Soul power_ stickers on ebay and put on my black Aerodyne bass. That would be funny!

[@aWiseMoose]

so cool finding out that you started playing guitar because of Guitar Hero

[@beneficialbean3479]

one of my fav guitarists :D

[@jameshill2015]

I like the guitar without the "soul power" sticker...with it...it's a $1200 wall hanger. I am guessing Morello used a Fender Elite neck with the compound radius...the chrome "Fender" head badge says that, they were not MIM. It would be worth buying Tom's guitar...a budget replica?? I would pass but it would look great in a case on the wall if you are a big Morello fan. VERY sharp looking rig. Thanks Trog!