They Made My DREAM Guitar...It's PERFECT

[@jeremythornton433]

Everything sounds great when Tim plays it!

[@mjvicc1952]

THE MAN WITH THE MAGIC HANDS!😊

[@michaelstevenanderson4961]

@@fromaggiovagiola9128 Remember, he came up with and played the guitar solo on Bon Jovi's "Runaway" back in the 80's. What did you do ?

[@hoppes9658]

@@michaelstevenanderson4961Why didn’t Richie?

[@michaelstevenanderson4961]

@@hoppes9658 Because he wasn't hired yet. The record company was still trying to build a band around Jon. They were using studio musicians then. I saw them in concert early on. They opened for The Scorpions. They (BonJovi) were awful.

[@mdu2112]

​@@heyjarrodEspecially right after. It seemed to have sweetened up afterwards.

[@tj10777]

Holy Hell, I think we all need a Tim Pierce Signature guitar in our lives

[@echopark78]

That scale length on a jag would be awesome

[@maico125]

So proud of the American factory and workers.

[@mmiller6873]

I have many great photos of Leo and my Dad hanging out in his garage in Fullerton back in the early 50's. To see where the brand is now is amazing.

[@robertclarkguitar]

That is amazing. Seriously. Can't believe your comment is not flooded by fender lovers. For me he nailed it in 50s. But a simple Mexican strat standard from back in the day with some decent pickups I'm in heaven. No need for the "Innovation" but I do like the history of fender far more than Gibson. They seem to use far far far more CNC and automation at Gibson now while charging 1k more or so. It's insanity.

[@mmiller6873]

@@robertclarkguitar My Dad had Leo make him a triple neck steel guitar that I cherish to this day. All original in the original case in very good condition.

[@jameslong9921]

​​@@mmiller6873Wow, that's incredible, what a priceless treasure that must be. Is it hat your Dad in your KZbin profile picture, and I see you posted a video of a Rush concert, that would have been cool. It would also be super cool to see a demo of that triple necker you mentioned, if you have the inclination. Have a great day.

[@ravencrestmedia]

I have a G&L Bass that from what someone at G&L told me back in 1996, was bass that he assembled. His initials are scrawled in the neck pocket in what looks like a lumber crayon.

[@Alfa75V6]

people are like looking for the holy grail of sound and what not but

[@joedynaflow9157]

Tim that axe is nothing short of amazing. If any guitar player deserves a guitar like that it's you. Keep Rock-N- You're as talented as it gets. J.D.

[@WindRider1]

Playing the guitar makes Tim appear as the happiest person in the world. He has the biggest smile and grin on his face.

[@patrickkoenigsfeld1253]

Now I have a dream guitar. That thing is absolutely gorgeous and deserved! Grats tim!

[@richardwolffe]

Awesome video. Thanks, Tim! Great and very cool looking guitar. Fender rocks!

[@steverussell8804]

If there's a guitarist who 'deserves' such an instrument, Tim, it's you. Great to see and hear of your joy as you get your hands on what is a wonderful guitar.

[@RuthlessMojo]

I’m a luthier and guitar tech and all I can say is wow. I now know what my ultimate build is going to be. Love offset guitars and this one is amazing.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

He never used a Vigier or a Leduc, he doesn't knows

[@rondelio8562]

Very nice, Tim!! Congrats on the new custom build!! That's so great!! Great tour, too!!

[@Eric-t8c3c]

I don’t understand many of the technical things Tim talks about but I love his enthusiasm and the infectious information sharing he brings to this podcast. It’s just a wonderful podcast from a true master of his craft.

[@goodandbadtimes]

Thanks Tim. Love'n it. When you played out ... yep, I heard Peter Green. That did it. Today is "All Souls Day". To those we love and have loved and who have passed. RIP.

[@BanBanChi]

This video might have premiered on Peter's birthday

[@matthewgonzales3970]

That EQ was the icing on the cake! What an amazing instrument!

[@timpierceguitar]

Thanks so much - it really makes a difference!

[@luisfernandorojasvelasco4731]

Perfecta!! I agree, scale length makes it unique, like butter, and sounds awesome

[@davideatwell6577]

Yes, beautiful

[@ReSourceEnergetics]

Tim, I am grateful that you are in this world. I love watching you play and vibe! Alan

[@MrMalq]

Tim as ever always a joy to hear you. I’d love Fender to put this wonderful guitar into general production

[@butterflywing61]

I had a large vocal outburst when Tim mentioned the shortened scale length. Brilliant !

[@livingadreamlife1428]

Tim could play a 2x4 or a broomstick and make it sound great.

[@Eric-t8c3c]

Well said 😂

[@bbking0064]

I can hear the preciseness in this guitar which speaks to its quality - studio quality for a professional to use.

[@ebeep]

Beautiful guitar with fantastically unique complexity and growl. A wonderful achievement for sure.

[@jysmtl]

Indeed it sounds great. Don’t know how much of the complexity and growl is Tim and the amps, though.

[@ebeep]

@as compared with his other guitars. I assume it's much to do with the combination of those pickups and the active Neve-inspired EQ.

[@MrHitthespot]

Love watching you play Tim. Beautiful guitar.

[@jackprice7828]

That parametric EQ is very interesting. Also love the reverse headstock. Sounds great!

[@jimmywillis7895]

Love this video Tim! What a killer guitar! I am blessed to have a prototype strat built by the Fender R&D guys and it is truly an amazing guitar. It was so cool to see some behind the scenes and the shop tour. Thanks Tim!

[@leonwhildenjr4483]

Hi Tim, Thanks for the fender tour and that beautiful Guitar! 💪💀🤘🙏✌️🎉🇺🇸🎊

[@jugheadjones5458]

That is a beautiful guitar. I love the contrast between the blue and the pickguard!

[@stevemorgan9626]

Love the P90’s, reversed headstock, and of course the parametric eq. You played some of my favorite songs!!

[@Dave062YT]

He says they are p180s [whatever that means lol]

[@heshion1]

@@Dave062YT Humbucker P-90s? *shrug*

[@stickman55100]

Spectacular looking and sounding guitar, especially in your amazingly capable hands!

[@BillHeIsRisen]

Wow - how cool to get a guitar made by the R&D department at Fender just for you. Wonder if they'll eventually make it available publicly? Neat video, Tim.

[@BossHossStudios]

I own one. It is very cool.

[@Dave062YT]

@@BossHossStudios What do Fender call it ?and is yours the same scale length?

[@BossHossStudios]

@ yes it’s the same. It’s on my KZbin page.

[@crunchysteve]

Oh man, sweet axe! I love the inverted headstock. To me, it makes more sense frim a tuning and harmonics POV.

[@mojogypsy]

Watching Tim always puts a smile on my face!

[@williamwgardner9375]

I’m and tool and die maker so I loved seeing the clean shop they run at Fender. I’m going to try a left neck on my telecaster.

[@247tubefan]

"Buy the ticket, take the ride" - Hunter S. Thompson

[@lollofunky]

oh la la what a beautiful guitar !! Great Specs !! Lovely color !! This should be available to everyone ! !

[@ckelly5141]

Crazy, amazing guitar Tim. Bravo to all who made this concept a reality.🎶🎸👍

[@immobilien]

i still have my first guitar, a 1962 Fender Stratocaster. It's sunburst with a rosewood fretboard. I still play it almost every day.

[@stevenrussi5973]

Gorgeous, custom, prototype--sounds awesome. Great to se Fender innovating like this, and, of course, the maestro himself, Tim Pierce!

[@georgem5589]

Dennis Fano would get a kick out of this post. Doesn't sound as good as a Novo IMO.

[@anthonylawson6955]

I have such a love for offset bodies, they are my favorites by far. Add the reverse headstock, the P-180’s, the vintage style trem, chambered and a compound radius neck. You got it all.

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Thanks for the tour. I always wondered about certain things and this video explains most.

[@jamescassidy3995]

Great to see you Alex! I miss Fender & all the good guys! Love from England - Jamie Crompton ✌️🎸♥️✨

[@DownEastSaw]

Tim, any guitar in your hand sounds exactly the same, which is……amazing. I am sure that fender R&D unit is awesome but you have the skills and experience to make a squire sound just as good as anything else.

[@timpierceguitar]

Thanks so much for the kind words :-)

[@DownEastSaw]

@@timpierceguitaryou’re welcome. Honestly bud, after playing guitar on stage and building/modifying amplifiers for 20 years at this point, the biggest lesson I’ve learned is it’s about the time you put in learning to master the instrument. No expensive guitar magically sounds better than a cheap guitar in the hands of an inexperienced player. Only mastering the instrument allows you to appreciate the benefits of playing a more expensive instrument, which are mostly the ease of use. You are one of my very favorite players alive. You’ve studied them all, you can recreate the greats, but you truly speak with your own voice on the instrument. Kudos brother.

[@kenster865]

@@DownEastSaw Well put, indeed. 👍👍

[@CAGED1702]

@@DownEastSaw Jack Pearson would agree 100%... 🙂

[@greyklopstock7155]

That's so freaking cool!!! I ADORE parametric EQ, and I feel like it's underused outside of the studio and mixing board. You can give w single coil humbucker pushz you can make a twin flatten out in the mids like a Bassman almost, it's just so useful

[@BrettPapa]

Dude look at that thing!!!! Wow!

[@davidcamarda8723]

Those guys have the best job in all of the lands.

[@Greenjagsurf]

I love the short scale! And just so much! Congrats on finding your "own" signature guitar. I went through alot of guitars finding all the boxes i needed to check or avoid. My two are a classic jaguar (for plugged in range) and Epiphone Wildkat in pearl, mostly unplugged as my go to couch guitar.

[@marionunz5395]

I would love to own one…. That beast is so versatile …. Thanks for sharing this 💪🏻

[@russellsmith6881]

Great Video and playing Tim! Now I want to play a reverse Headstock Fender! Yours is so versatile Brilliantly made!

[@Erock503]

man that thing sounds great. I usually avoid anything with built in preamp, but that sounds very useful and musical. Really like how the lows sound too, never put 2 and 2 together with the nut to tuner length. Very cool!

[@jonathanstrand2474]

You just explained why I like my ‘64 Epi Bonanassa Firebird 1 so much, reverse headstock, on a neck through design, I just was after the different sustain qualities, I got that AND a perfect upgrade platform For $ 800 bucks new, I then invested another $2500, every original piece of metal on it has been replaced, Dunlop jumbo frets, PLEK’d, Bone nut, real Waverly banjo tuners, 3 SD pick ups with Stacked vol/tone for each PU, individual off/on switch for each PU, SD coil switching PU mounts, 4 sounds each. A JB bridge, the soap bar + Blade, (can’t recall the name?) and a Parallel Axis neck

[@kristopherkrahl1597]

That's a beautiful guitar.. congrats!

[@InventiveGear]

Love it. Especially the shorter scale length .. and lighter weight and yes... want one!

[@JammerhakenTV]

You know we want that as your signature model, I know I need it😂

[@JoeGibson-p7f]

Very entertaining video. I love that guitar. If they put it into production, I will get one for sure. Thanks Tim!

[@PTam09]

It sounds amazing Tim. I wish I knew how to use effects to maximize the tone of my guitars. Especially my 1979 Stratocaster and my PRS. A video about effects on a modest budget would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

[@davemeshamsr6000]

Wow! What a great well thought out guitar that is…pedals right in the guitar instead of on the floor for ur foot and the reverse headstock actually makes sense for the playability…of u build it they will come… I would buy one if they aren’t too expensive for my budget…hope fender does it

[@litemetal]

Fabulous!! I had a Jaguar in that same blue ( back in 1983) I miss that guitar 🎸 ( my fiancée at the time “loaned” it to some neighborhood guys that supposedly were making a band 🙈) she didn’t ask, and I immediately called them and surprisingly nobody had a clue where it was…..gone to Fender vintage ax purgatory.😮

[@StephenMarkTurner]

Thanks for the tour. The first thing you played, was that based on "And Your Bird Can sing"?

[@timpierceguitar]

Yes it was!

[@christianmani1730]

@@timpierceguitar That is played by George and John on the record....nicely done to play both parts together!

[@jeffreyeagen4896]

Looks and sounds great! And my favorite color! Not a fan of the look of reversed headstock, but interesting to hear that it makes vending easier.

[@williamcampbell163]

Sounds good looks funky kinda like a 50's car.😊

[@rickstrandberg6398]

Spectacular! Congrats🎉

[@WheatonBrad]

Oh wow. That is a nice guitar. And good shout out on the reverse headstock; my Firebird has one and I agree it helps the playability and tone.

[@chrishowitt9654]

Amazing, guitar sounds great, but they always do in your hands Tim. Interestingly, I built myself a Jaguar style kit guitar a few years ago in almost exactly the same colours. Including the painted headstock and red pickguard. I still play it to this day.

[@TrevorDennis100]

I don't feel qualified to assess the sound of the that guitar, and as a 75 year old retired engineer, my hearing is not what it was (it trails off steeply at 8Khz and I hear nothing at 10Khz and above) but it sounded incredibly clean to me. I loved the design and manufacturing aspects that you showed us. It was super interesting. Oh, and it was so nice hearing that bit of Paul McCartney and Fleetwood Mac towards the end. Them were the days. 😀

[@vincentl.9469]

..but, is it as good as a Strat?

[@brianclark6763]

John Lennon but who's counting? Good comment!

[@ryanandrews5379]

Wow! It sounds just like Tim Pierce! Nice work

[@aroe3896]

Oh Well! Love how you finished off with a classic LP song. Nice touch, cool guitar

[@blugato22]

Awesome guitar. I want one. Great video and great playing.

[@rigorhead01]

I love Fenders 10-14" compound radius fretboard!!

[@pstock426]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Fantastic guitar and the demo ain't too bad either.

[@mikedtubey]

Awesome sounding guitar with of course you playing it, You always sound awesome.

[@smkh2890]

Nice set of controls accessible right there on the body !

[@phoenixbenjamin]

Sweet brother. You are the icing on the cake. You make everything you play come to life.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

👍 the dude is an absolute legend.. awesome abilities ☝️

[@misteress3840]

Thank you sharing such a unique instrument and giving us a tour to boot!

[@jefflundgren762]

You are a national treasure 😊 Love your videos and work on so many recordings.

[@jacklbrt]

Wow! What an amazing place! Thanks for sharing your visit to the Fender facility 😊

[@jameslong9921]

Interesting that the reverse headstock is chosen, ive never owned a guitar like it but I could see how it could be a more comfortable alternative for some players. That thing is stunningly coloured not to mention it sounds incredible, you may have to write a new song worthy of that blazing blue beauty.

[@gustavvader2207]

Man! Congrats. Beyond wicked.

[@Thomas-cw9ej]

That sounds incredible

[@jye.acoustic]

Sounds like any other guitar to be fair ... 😂 The most important aspect to me is How it Feels when you pick it up...every time i visit guitar stores .. if it don't feel right i dont even plug it in, it gos right back on the hanger.

[@ScottMacLeodCompany]

Great to see another TP video. I have really missed them lately. The joy and exuberance you bring to guitar playing reminds me of Eddie!

[@jodyinalaska1]

Fantastic guitar and playing! Thanks for sharing the factory tour. It was awesome to see the production side of things.

[@timpierceguitar]

Yeah, it was really cool to see it all in action.

[@jonathansmith2710]

The switchable parametric EQ is a terrific feature that should be introduced to a line of Fender models, perhaps with its controls in the traditional location, maybe between the Volume and Tone knobs.

[@anthonypiety9468]

Hope it becomes a signature model it’s very cool I would absolutely buy one

[@ShredFlintsTone-lc9tn]

LOOKS GREAT!

[@TimLangfordTaildraggers]

Wow, What a cool guitar, hope that goes into production!

[@JheridanSoe]

That looks like a great guitar... I got an Ultra Jazzmaster recently and I love it. The offsets are excellent guitars more players should try them out. 22 frets too on that one 👏. I set my string radius to 16 and it makes a massive difference to the feel.. Is the boost button an actual dB boost or in series like the S1 switch 🤔

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Beautiful resonant guitar.

[@ivorjones9961]

Very cool guitar! Thanks Tim.

[@MintyBitesBack]

I’ve been a fan of watching your videos for years. That is quite easily the best tone you’ve had! Get fender mass produce for us commoners!!

[@rkoblues24]

Thanks, Tim, a very nice tour, and some fine licks!

[@syfman6]

Beautiful axe Tim! Sounds killer... 💚🎸

[@pauldavis5489]

Thank you Tim! That was very cool and your new guitar sounds amazing!

[@MartinWebb44]

Looks fab. Sounds great!

[@BaljakTuners]

thank you Tim for that fresh news from Fender factory... want that guitar...best regards from Croatia

[@PrantoKoX]

GORGEOUS and gorgeous sounding axe! 👌🏼👍🏻 Really a ton of versatility with those (silent!) pickups, the reverse headstock benefits (also easier to access and turn the tuning keys, IMHO), absolutey & audibly spot on intonation (unlike most regular Fenders that get sent to stores, sadly), no silly "relic-ing" and of course you chose to have it blue. 🎯 Congrats, enjoy.

[@DonFonzarelli-uq9yx]

I like it. Especislly the gibson scale length. Sets it apart from most fenders. Only thing im not wild about, im not really into reverse headstocks. But that is just me. Im sure if i owned it , it would grow on me.

[@PMUP2016]

Just WOW! I’d buy that if it was available!

[@QuoVadis88]

And Your Bird Can Sing. Great job. R&D still lives in America. Love the Parametric EQ and Boost. I am still an Ultra Luxe HSS Floyd Rose Strat player. That was rather expensive but I love it. This new guitar is a work of art for sure. I have been to the Ensenada plant a few times. Would love to visit the Corona facility. A beautiful place to visit and work.

[@reconessence4233]

Oh Man, this one is astonishing, you nailed it ! the position of the knobs, the reverse headstock, the short scale, the P90s and this amazing EQ well placed.. Is it planned to be sold as a Tim Pierce signature model ? Id be interested, so expressive intrument..

[@Riddims163]

Yes, make it your signature model and I buy one! It is perfect. Full stop.

[@e.r.559am7]

Man, that custom Fender is badass.

[@michaela9817]

Guitar seems to do everything! Tim, what doesn’t it do and when would you use a different guitar?