This Guitar is SPECIAL - I Can See Why Julian Lage Loves a Nacho Caster

[@frankmchale2877]

Possibly the nicest sounding guitar I’ve heard on your channel to date and quite possibly on the whole of YT. 🤔 Amazing tone that’s brought out the best of your playing. 🙌🎸

[@Bill-lx5my]

I’ve had a few serious session players come over and play my Nacho - they all say it’s the best Tele they’ve ever played and they’ve owned and played lots of vintage Fenders. I mentioned this before, if you don’t like the relic idea, Nacho also does some very light relic guitars that play/sound like magic as well.

[@telespanker]

This guitar is bringing something extra out of your playing 👏🤘🏽

[@WoWCopper]

John I feel like the two of us are on the same Julian Lage exploration journey. He is just fascinating

[@somedude1901]

That thing sounds incredible. There’s an acoustic guitar quality to the fidelity in the best way

[@michaeldesrosier1068]

Thats because hes running it through a compressor and reverb.

[@modestoney1577]

sounds like a Telecaster

[@MrBossei]

@@modestoney1577Sure does. And so does the K Line. They’re Telecasters. Apart from that the K Line sounds one dimensional in comparison.

[@somedude1901]

@@michaeldesrosier1068 all of his demo’s have compression and reverb lol. I like the sound of the guitar

[@armandpelletier4068]

What a tone, wow! One of the best TELE sounds! Thanks for posting!

[@bryanclarke1927]

Astonishingly expensive but this is the pinicle of tele building. Nothing better out there

[@keiranbradley3238]

The Nachos are incredible guitars, no doubt. There are other builders out there who's work is of the same standard. The price of these things make them all too exclusive. We have to remember that the originals where built by semi-skilled immigrant labour, the neck is the soul of an instrument and Tadeo Gomez was a real craftsman, probably had good seasoned wood back then too?.

[@anonymousguitarist7418]

I am a silver sky (JM) fanboy I hate to admin but in all of your videos, this guitar dominates everything! Been watching all of your nachocaster vids! how can I even buy this guitar?

[@keiranbradley3238]

Do you have an extra kidney and lung?. That should get you in the ballpark,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Never even mind a case!.

[@Old-Skull.]

WOW , this is my fav guitar of the channel , sorry if I sound snob but you get me seriously with your playing and that guitar . I saw the thumbnail and thought it was the older vid , so i passed on , but just to check I came back to verify time of post , and WOW , thanks John and thanks Jake . And yes as a carpenter can assure you that dry aged woods weigh less and to my taste sound better.

[@EliasThury]

Particularly true with acoustics. Also true to some extent with electrics. If maintained well. Guitars only get better with age.

[@Old-Skull.]

@@EliasThury Yes I'm talking about only wood. Electric guitars IMO obey more to other aspects , wood is not a main factor in electric guitars , electronics and building and later the amp and speakers , plus the playing , in acoustic guitar wood and building is everything.

[@JakeLoosemore]

Completely agree with all of that! It’s definitely a factor

[@frankieconcepcion7860]

Best sounding guitar youve featured on the channel

[@tuentc4817]

Por fin!!! Tocas algo que suena distinto y se aprecian las características de la guitarra . Siempre, menos es más . Guitarra preciosa.

[@terryharris2262]

Had to watch this twice before commemting...wow, this thing sounds incredible!!

[@deaconddd]

People hate on Relics but to have a Tele thats worn, aged, and resonant like that would be so special. You couldn’t not get a great tone from it and would be so inspiring to play. I’d liken it to one of those Stradivarius violins. I have a Fender Custom Shop Tele that I love but that Nacho would be a dream guitar for me.

[@keiranbradley3238]

Leo got it right first time!. It's incredible to think of his four designs up to the 60's are so iconic, as well as the two greatest basses!. I think Red Volkeart plays a Nacho almost exclusively now?.

[@alisterrae5822]

Both Tele’s sound great, a lot down to your fingers . Would have been nice going into a Princeton or a Deluxe? Nacho is astounding , His Blackguard book is magnificent. One day!

[@rescd4]

The Nachocaster has a beautiful openness about it. The K-Line is nice but I hear a tight quality. Like wine the K-Line is a freshly opened bottle while the Nacho has had time to breathe a bit

[@duarteestelita7257]

Great playing, man.. Thanks for this. And that tone. 😉 When a guitar just makes one feel like pluging it in..and play it... well...

[@LenLynch]

The k-line sounds more hi-fi the way you play it. It feels like the nacho inspires you to slow down and engage with the music a bit more...

[@runwin3]

I don’t know what or how many guitars you would have to sell to buy one of these, but this Tele is simply incredible in your hands. I could listen to this all day.

[@cortmiller]

I have two nachos that I got several years ago when a friend turned me on to him. They are really great. They are both crazy light. One has ron Ellis pups in it and the other I have sliders pickups. Only problem I have had is the screw holes for the hod dog control plate on one has kinda disintegrated from whatever nacho uses to age the stuff. But I plugged them and it’s holding

[@matt926uk1]

That jazzy playing here sounds perfect on this guitar, would it work as well for other styles though?

[@iwonder.]

I’ve got a £68 Fazley tele that ive ‘aged’ and it sounds beautiful too on clean. Never be fooled by looks and price. Pop over and have a listen. Its all that guitar.

[@Wingman52]

I wonder sometimes about just how much difference there is between these boutique "Fenders" and their lesser counterparts. After you plug them into some kind of processor, say an HX Stomp, dial in just a little break up, just about anything is going to sound pretty good. And in the hands of Mr. Cordy here, it is going to sound great. I have a Fender FSR Telecaster (MEX) I bought new from one of the big internet retailers a few years ago for less than $500 without a case. Modern C shape neck, Medium Jumbo frets, 9.5 inch radius maple neck & board, some noiseless Fender pups, about 7.5 lbs. in butterscotch, etc. etc. So this guitar sounds really good (sounds like a Telecaster), plays perfectly, and it's a Telecaster, a simple body cut out of some kind of ash with a maple neck bolted to it. So what exactly is going to make a Telecaster that costs $4000 or $5000 (or much more) sound dramatically different? I would guess that any discernable difference is going to be attributable to the pickups, and even if there is a subtle difference is anyone going to be able to tell? I doubt even a blindfolded player would know if the guitar is set up well. Honestly listening to this video I just thought that this guitar sounds just like my Telecaster.

[@JonnyDee123]

It sounds really sweet. Once again I'd say that's more down to your playing skills than the instrument itself - which for a aged example looks really authentic. And, yes, to me the Nacho has a much mellower tone.

[@kingando420]

Really beautiful playing, enjoyed it

[@MaximilianMengwasser]

@johnnathancordy: Could you ask Jake when this Nachocaster was built? There are differences between the Nachocasters, especially the Pickups (and the builders as well) changed over the years.

[@JakeLoosemore]

Hey man, it’s a 2018! As far as I’m aware Nacho makes the pickups?

[@bluesky6361]

I have Natcho's The Blackguard Book. Great book. I also had a Fender AVRI 52 Telecaster that I loved but the pickups were so noisy. I swapped them for Seymour Duncan stacked Telecaster pickups and hated the sound. I ended up using the Telecaster as part of the trade towards a beautiful 2014 Gibson Custom Shop R8.

[@francescodefendi3201]

05:06 I fall in love too easily…with this Nachos’!

[@ivan_emege]

Nachocasters are the best Tele you could buy. Handmade here in Spain. I do not consider it expensive (8000€) altough I can not purchase it anyhow. Guitarpoint offers some nice batch from time to time.

[@phildohogne1970]

Ted Greene used them. When Fender attempted to make good guitars again they borrowed some stuff from Ted and tried to copy them. In case you haven't noticed, there was Ted Greene, and then the rest of us. In my life time there was Ted, Lenny Breau, and George Ban Eps ( the Einstein of guitar). Ted could do all of the Rock stuff too. Most people haven't heard how vast his knowledge was, they have just heard the chord melody.. I always went to where the fire was (metaphorically, and now literally). The problem with that is you learn the truth about how good you are, or aren't. I heard him play a wedding and I am pretty sure it permanently damaged my psyche. There is a reason most of the jazz/chord melody players use telecasters-Ted influenced many guitarist's- he even influenced Fender..

[@sirgerbilmacintosh9101]

I would think that a guitar that drops in weight over time due to the wood drying out was built with wood that wasn't properly dried before being made into a guitar, but I could be wrong. I'm a gerbil.

[@CraigFlowersMusic]

I don't know how much it weighed when it was made, but I have a 21-year-old SG that's UNDER 5 1/2 pounds. It's a Special Faded, so no paint and no grain filler.

[@Ukedc259]

Lovely guitar, lovely playing

[@wizdeas6064]

I have a 1984 made in Japan Squier Telecaster which is so good I paid £1600 for it...When they're really that good, they don't change hands often

[@wizdeas6064]

But your K Line is sounding as sweet here

[@oldecodger4522]

Great to hear some Thomas Newman in there.

[@keyifyapmakciddibiristirky8500]

Looks so good and the sound is awesome. What gauge is the string size?

[@bleeknoir]

So woody. How a good 50’s tele should sound.

[@BeefNEggs057]

Just like you like it.

[@wags2413]

A beautiful rendition of What A Difference A Day Makes! Your Tele sounds quite nice as well, although the Nacho does have something special. I detest the entire concept of distressing a musical instrument.

[@vuminhduc5249]

If you want to get something like without the massive price tag this then this brand Candy Old Guitar might be for you. The builder Javier Alemany used to work for Nacho guitars for over 6 years and now started his own independent company which might triggers your interest.

[@phildohogne1970]

A company called Pre War can do it with Martins. We had a Luthier in the 70's could copy anything (he even fooled George by accident once). Copying old guitars isn't new, it is just popular now. It is like Strads, a very famous violinist used a copy for yeas and NO ONE NOTICED. A scientist in Austin Tx figured out the mineral content in the wood. and they took the prepared wood to Cremona to have it made. There are some serious genius" in this world.

[@silvel2edge]

Which amp or model was this played through? I really liked the chime.

[@silvel2edge]

Oh you answered it

[@JarickL]

How do you like the Signature T K-Line pickups? I've got a set that I swap in and out of my Tele from time to time. I really like the neck but the bridge seems a bit bright? Anyways on your demo, seems like the Nacho was a bit louder and warmer. Sounded great direct!

[@mikey-dubs]

I watched a Phil McKnight video and he said they can make the old guitars. Other than maybe some laws on using a certain type of nitro etc. they can make the guitars exactly the same way as they did in the 50s. It's possible.

[@cyberprimate]

There's the soul of Chet Baker in this guitar… ;) Interesting DI tone. Could sound even better with a pinch of harmonics from a preamp plugin.

[@phildohogne1970]

By the way, I love your chasing tone quest.

[@hybridnoisebloom]

Sounds fantastic, full stop.

[@judyfriedsam457]

Nacho Banos himself ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2KlZaednLWmqtksi=v3bLSx-GuDvq-UTb.

[@joeltunnah]

Nice playing John. I saw Julian play in NYC. His "nacho-caster" has a Ron Ellis P90 in the neck, and his amp was always just on the edge of breakup. Great show. Production Fenders today are generally too heavy (I've seen 8 lb Teles on Sweetwater). And they're encased in polyurethane. So...

[@michaeldesrosier1068]

Who cares if a guitar weighs 8 pounds?

[@joeltunnah]

@michaeldesrosier1068 obviously not you?

[@michaeldesrosier1068]

@@joeltunnah Why do you?

[@joeltunnah]

@@michaeldesrosier1068 because the lighter the guitar the more resonant and better the tone is. That’s not just my opinion either, aside from hearing it directly myself, many other players and pros say the same thing. There’s a reason expensive Custom Shop and vintage guitars are always lighter than current production models.

[@michaeldesrosier1068]

@@joeltunnah Oh come on, you dont really believe that do you? What aspect of the tone is better exactly? Do you think if I played a guitar for you, in isolation, that you could tell me whether it was light or heavy? Of course not.

[@simond4106]

Lovely playing, guitar sounds great too. But if you put the pickups into a Squier tele and JC played that it would sound exactly the same.

[@phildohogne1970]

Perhaps you understand Bukavac a bit more now.

[@andrewdarnley4608]

"Dry out more and weigh less". If you can perceive the difference between two guitars on this basis you're certainly in a different league to 99.99999 % of all other players.

[@boatfaceslim9005]

Sounds ok - just like a half decent Tele should. Hardly groundbreaking. Strings sound like they need changing on the blue one.

[@buzzcrumhunger7114]

Seriously, I think in this whole video you forgot to mention who made the guitar, what kind of guitar it is and why I should care.

[@Andy_Yates]

It's in the video title. These are commonly called Nacho casters by Nacho Guitars

[@JosephCompton66]

I had a custom shop double esquire made, the thing rips. I would put it up against the nacho caster any day. Mine has that soft vneck. One thing to note, is that I had the bridge pickup turned so that the base poles are closer to the saddle and the treble are closer to the neck. I also don’t have a tone control, but instead I have a blend knob, which allows me to dial in the bridge with the neck pickup in the middle position.

[@michaeldesrosier1068]

If youre running your guitar through a compressor and reverb that is not the guitar direct.

[@johnnylayton1672]

Yeah it sounds great but I only listened not watched this the first time & so I didn't get blown away by the relicked guitar. Plus, Leo Fender's original vision for his guitars was to offer an easily repairable even replaceable instrument for consumers far more akin to school pencils or denim jeans than heirloom pianos. So even things like impermanent finishes & player wear weren't seen as something to preserve but to conveniently solve with a fully functioning newly finished instrument much as a new pair of jeans would solve. IMHO it's really the resurrection of conservative attitudes after WWII reconstruction including population restoration that has imposed provenance as important even for electric guitars today which can arguably evidence Western human civilization having successfully emerged from the horrors of the 20th century. So I don't mind that divergence from Leo Fender's original vision but I do find it humorously ironic.

[@picksalot1]

Sounds great, but looks like trash. Master Violin Makers have been "antiquing" their instruments for hundreds of years. I wish Guitar Makers took that approach instead of "relicing" their instruments.

[@frankmchale2877]

Possibly the nicest sounding guitar I’ve heard on your channel to date and quite possibly on the whole of YT. 🤔 Amazing tone that’s brought out the best of your playing. 🙌🎸