"Pick of the Day" - 1960 Fender Stratocaster and Carr Mercury V

[@MatthewScottmusic]

Great looking burst.

[@amritjanardhanan]

I know, I liked the burst so much better when they started adding red...

[@_RLP]

Great guitar and amp. Good combo. And the playing is awesome. Really does the gear justice. That progression is just massive. Cheers, guys

[@mariozamprogno1654]

Holy crap that was just freaking awesome what an absolute gem

[@randygeist666]

Love my Mercury V! Btw the V is for the 6V6 tubes, it’s not a 5

[@OKellyTube]

What a find!!! Beautiful guitar and nicely done demo. Cant wait to visit your shop someday.

[@GazMoz78]

WOW JUST WOW!!!!!! That thing looks and sounds incredible, perfect in every way and some really tasty playing to boot :-)

[@campfirecrooner]

Aaron is a joy to hear, all of his creative playing is inspiring. Here's a moment where I think the guitar is actually under priced. 25k or just under is a bargain for this monstrous axe. One of the few times I've actually seen a guitar under priced at Emerald City. Bravo

[@MrParkerfly1]

Great player on a killer guitar! What tone! Nice!!

[@Fedgolfer]

Cool guitar. Great playing. Aaron need his own channel to teach some of these licks.

[@skeetschuler1859]

Sweet Strat and very tasteful playing.

[@donaldholman9070]

Great guitar and a great musician. Thank you for sharing.

[@Geronimo122]

Crazy expensive... but that's the iconic tone right there.

[@iwillnevergetone5]

it'll never be owned by a regular non-rich player again

[@richthick]

@@iwillnevergetone5 That guitar was always owned by rich people.

[@frantisca]

With that Brazilian rosewood slab, ECG must feel like dealers of forbidden substances :))) Well: I never saw an original 60's Strat in such a great shape ! Everything, from the headstock to the saddles looks perfect. Honest playwear vs ugly relicing: she's got it all ! Expensive, but not crazy: I saw much less beautiful vintage Strats selling for double as much. Where the heck does this one come from ???

[@frankconcepcion6593]

That tone is the Amp all the way. Best amp in modern years

[@tigerhunter8878]

That is my damn dream start.

[@mallorga1965]

Great guitar! Love your videos.

[@enkiea8322]

Cool guitar cool playing. 👍👍

[@imannonymous7707]

Carr amps second to none

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Well it's 3 years later, did you take it home? If not I hope a pkayer got it cos it needs to be heard and recorded. The amp sounds great, not as spikey as some Fender amps, glad some-one is trying to add some-thing new to the Fender tone and succeeding admirably.

[@raceface_m2579]

I’m surprised it was under $25k for being the condition it’s in. Great dirty sound.

[@Tonetwisters]

The strings have never been replaced? :-) Sorry. I'm just an old grandpa doing what I do ... BTW: I was already playing a bit, when this guitar was made -- before, actually ... Excellent playing. Amp sounds great on the treble strings. Horrific on the low notes ...

[@jakevoss7885]

I love how the three tone busts faded to a nearly two tone tobacco on the 58-60s As opposed to the avri the neck and headstock arent orange or super dark and the body is shiny

[@bobboitt3126]

Killer playing !

[@jonkomatsu8192]

Nuh-huh-hiiice! The Carr is perfectly matched with this Strat. Also, diggin' the darker three-tone finish, closer to a two-tone. And wouldn't you know it, I am currently shopping around for a nice rosewood board Strat. Sadly, I have more a "diner-level" budget, not fine dining. Oh well. Great demo, Mahalos!

[@millmoormichael6630]

Jon Komatsu I did get a 1965 refin, tell you, you won’t regret it!

[@maxsalasr]

Is it me or I heard wolf tones in the neck Pickup? Sounds awesome regardless :)

[@guitarjoe2477]

That’s the sound!!!

[@vernonhoover1387]

Beautiful dark finish and dark zilian board!not the 59 but sounds fan-freakin-tastic!

[@Outdoorandguitars]

Looking to the bridge saddles I'm wondering about the setup of such a Strat: there's no radius setup?

[@marcinwieczorek485]

There is - on each saddle there's 2 tiny screws that adjust its individual height

[@chrisbirch4066]

What amp should I consider getting for that vintage sound? Less wattage than a super or a bassman.

[@erbo1808]

Just this one

[@morais99]

Very nice!

[@TheMicAmused]

I have this amp and a lot of strat (not vintage but from Mex to high end), and I can tell you this tone is 60% from the amp, 20% in the fingers, and 10% the pickups, and 10% the guitar

[@mrAbelaAbela]

Incredibly beautiful

[@therealborischang]

Original frets? No wear on them? I had my ‘75 re-fretted a couple years ago. Of course mine is not a true vintage (Pre-BS).

[@mikejamieson4252]

Sweet geeetar!!!!

[@liljibi]

How is the price on a 1960 compaired toto ten years ago

[@therealborischang]

Not exactly answering your question, but: when I bought my slightly-used CBS-era 1975 (back in 1976) at a little vintage guitar shop in White Plains, New York for $350, next to it on a peg was a 1963 tagged at $1,100. As a struggling grad student at the time, I really scraped the barrel just to buy the ‘75. Today, my ‘75 might be worth the same as a new American Deluxe ($1,600 or so). That ‘63 I bet would sell for well over twenty grand. It would have been a great investment I would have been proud to own and joyous to play. Instead, I kid around about my CBS-era pseudo vintage strat.

[@LPCustom3]

I had a 1960 Strat just like that in the late 70’s. Sold it to buy a Travis Bean....

[@lastofthe4horsemen279]

Oh man I had a Travis Bean. I think about that guitar every day

[@alexandreanonimous7056]

Typical fender stratocaster and it sounds great

[@marcosaguilar3109]

Wooow

[@revelry1969]

Not 5....Veeeeeeeeee!

[@bobboitt3126]

Exactly for 6V6.... Carr V LOVE that amp!

[@lixiopa]

Song?

[@tomsmith8781]

Had a '58.. POS!

[@markmartin3221]

Don’t stress the sell on knicks scratches just present what it is. What the Fu(€ who cares about not red in the Burst, personally not a fan give me the Brown/Black/ Yella. Keep posting you’re doing great! I used to sell Ford Trucks, sold Used Dodge trucks and thought who the H€ll is gonna by this POS? The Salesman told me “don’t worry the person that wants this you couldn’t talk them out of buying it”. This 60 Strat is awesome but the person who wants a 2021Shicter made in Korea that looks like a Les Paul for $1300 will pay for it. Sea ya next time

[@jeffreyprice773]

Y don't u play it

[@steveburchfield5576]

MAYBE I CAN SELL MY CAR AND MY BLOOD! SORRY NO OTHER BODY PARTS FOR SALE TODAY ALTHOUGH SOME VINTAGE GUYS I KNOW WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED HEY YOU ONLY NEEDONE KIDNEY,RIGHT?

[@kommi1974]

Jesus.

[@alexanderwalther7302]

No, it's not Jesus 😁😁 it's a wonderful Strat 🎸🎸

[@jamesflack8624]

Farty Amp... Disappointing, since Carr amps aren't for the working class.

[@kellygrant3074]

Nah, Emerald always sets the mic too close. That's the speaker blowing out the mic.