This is a reveiw on three Fender Telecasters, what is your opinion?

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David Ratliff Guitars

David Ratliff Guitars

Күн бұрын

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@Betty-vv1fd
@Betty-vv1fd 2 ай бұрын
I like the blue telecaster best. Great color and would like to hear you play it. Great video of three choices.
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, maybe I will break down and play some. 😂😂😂 This is a comment from my mom, so of course she wants to hear me play 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 haha! 🤣 Thanks 😅 I will do a few hot fast 💨 chicken pickin chops for you soon, how about that?
@shanetx81
@shanetx81 2 ай бұрын
@@davidratliff807I want to hear you play and I’m not your mum! Thanks for the video!
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
@shanetx81 😂😂😂 ok I will play a few chops, everyone it seems plays on KZbin! A little musicians humor… Thank you for commenting!!! That is funny when your mom after hearing you growing up playing and learning still wants to hear some guitar after years of doing it. 😅
@mrbarbelbarbello2332
@mrbarbelbarbello2332 2 ай бұрын
I was looking for a Vintera because it has a Bigsby on it. I settled for a Nashville and have been deeply impressed with it. I thought about putting a B5 Bigsby on it, but the tones are so good, I don't want mess with them. That Elite you have, looks superb.
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, both excellent guitars to play. The Nashville sounds so impressive with the pickups. Thanks for commenting!
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for giving your opinion, what’s your favorite?
@davideatwell6577
@davideatwell6577 2 ай бұрын
I got a Daphne Blue Nashville because I like the colour, I'm sure the Brett Mason is fantastic but 3 times the price
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
@davideatwell6577 Thank you so much for your comment, that blue should look really nice. Yes the Brent Mason model is on the expensive side but the after market parts are off the charts great! They started out several hundred less, and people were buying so many, the price seemed to have jumped? The B bender itself is a 500 dollar bill at least, and you have to ship your guitar, that’s expensive. The Duncan’s pups are top shelf, sperzels have been around forever! Funny how a Fender guitar using so many after market parts is a statement to what the most recorded guitarist in history is using on his old 67. Parts are very expensive and most every company is trying to use the cheapest parts they can? I don’t like the price either but as a maker, it’s a pricey build buying those parts, and the Glaser bender which is world class. That’s all just my take on it but yes it’s on the expensive side, I should have gotten one 3 years ago when they were around 2k? That was a very fair price and the big boys were still making money. Still cheaper than a Les Paul Custom 😂😅😂 at least at ????? Thank you for your thoughts, I hope this answer is helpful.
@mikegreen5493
@mikegreen5493 2 ай бұрын
I’ve heard you play You’re not just another guitar player for sure!
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I’m a Telecaster guy! Hopefully when I was playing it sounded good!!! Thanks again
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
I would like to clarify something for everybody, the radius of the neck on a telecaster or a Stratocaster, I will explain this in detail because usually I just round it up and make it a easier to remember but the technical radius which means the curvature of the neck, when they were originally built in the 50s and 60s it was a 7.25, today’s guitars are mostly 9.5, the modern series on a lot of the fender stuff is 12, Gibson, and a lot of the other shredder type guitars, they have an extremely flat radius of 12, 14 and 16. Several people had called me out on that so I thought I would explain this because it really doesn’t matter for a kit, but I am a builder, so technically here it is instead of a 7.5 it is a 7.25. I just rounded it up a quarter inch so it would be easier to understand. There are so many great guitar players out there that caught this and called me on it. I appreciate that very much and as far as the Yosemite Pickups, I called them as in Yose- Mite, which is clearly not correct but it is pretty simple to remember, but it is like Yosemite Sam if you’re old enough to remember the cartoon or the famous national park. I just wanted to clarify that with everybody thank you so much for your comments I really appreciate everybody for watching the channel. I am having a great time explaining about kit guitars and guitars in general. I’m going to be doing much more stuff on the guitars that I have made and I’m making. Some people may have noticed I do not edit anything I just do it on one take and if I make a mistake, I try to correct myself very quickly. I want it to seem like I am talking to a person directly across from me, nothing is scripted and I don’t really think anything out. I just start talking about the product. 😂 Thank you again, David Ratliff Guitars
@TerriRatliff
@TerriRatliff 2 ай бұрын
I like the first Tele best!
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!!!!
@ST-xg3gy
@ST-xg3gy 2 ай бұрын
I just bought a Mexican Tele last week, and guess what? This video pops up in my feed a week later! What? This is wild.
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
They’re absolutely awesome guitars
@hendersonbradshaw3098
@hendersonbradshaw3098 2 ай бұрын
Many Mexican Fenders are very good guitars - especially if you need a moderate priced workhorse.
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Your 100% correct, i’m finding out after being a USA, only guy for so long, that the parts that they use on a lot of the guitars are made in Mexico anyway, the last Nashville that I got a few months ago was my favorite guitar on a review, I get on three of them, so that is saying a huge shout out to the quality of these guitars. A long time ago, I was teaching in a guitar store, and I remember the stuff coming out of Mexico that was fender telecaster or Stratocaster and they were not good at all just taking them off the rack and playing them, now I did not give them a chance. But this is also been 25 years ago, but now things are completely different. I would definitely look at the player series 1st and thank you for commenting.
@shanetx81
@shanetx81 2 ай бұрын
Do you find your hands get more or less fatigued with any particular neck style? I am in my 40s, but my hands have been heavily abused between football and physical labor, and I get a bit of cramping if I’m holding barre chords for too long. I feel, at times, like the more rounded radius on my 7.25” tele compared to my Gibson’s 12” radius really helps alleviate or delay the hurting but I can’t quite make up my mind if I’m imagining it or not. I do find the narrower, vintage width takes some getting used to compared to I’m currently building a strat partscaster and contemplating an aftermarket neck to go on it. Leaning toward a 7.25” radius with a fuller 1.695” nut width and a fairly thick profile (either ‘59 or Boatneck by Warmoth nomenclature).
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Excellent choice, I believe the 7.25 radius, sometimes I call it the 7.5 just round it up a little bit is extremely comfortable. That is the original Fender radius that was used back in the 50s and 60s and it naturally fits your hand. On the other side, the flatter radius is what most people use to play much faster because of their no curvature approach. I guess it’s probably all in the muscles in your hand and what you are used to. I truly believe it is an individual thing on guitars with the neck radius. Hopefully the pain in your hand gets better. I would think the vintage radius would be more pleasing if you are playing more chords, and the flatter the radius, such as a 12 or a 14 is going to make you able to play much faster in most cases. Thank you so much for your comment. I hope that answers your question.
@___KS___
@___KS___ 2 ай бұрын
Лучший телекастер . Это тот , котрый у тебя есть под рукой. 😂
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Yes, ha haha they are all great 😊 😂😂😂
@iamanovercomer3253
@iamanovercomer3253 2 ай бұрын
I bought a 2018 butterscotch Fender player telecaster for $350. Great guitar. But as new , I would buy a G&L FULLERTON ASAT CLASSIC..... for the money it's a much better built guitar than fender professional 2 telecaster (same price) and it's on steroids ‼️
@iamanovercomer3253
@iamanovercomer3253 2 ай бұрын
I prefer fender neck,...not 12 " radius....
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
I have the ASAT special, wow!!! And yes they are awesome, I think Leo’s second company G & L was even better in different ways. About the same price, just not as collectible as the vintage Fender stuff. The necks and fretwork are top notch! Pick ups are so amazing. Your 350 got you a great player I’m sure. Thank you so much for sharing. Thanks for following.
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
I played a 9.5 for a long time, no complaints, I love the 7.25 as well, the 12’s are great but if your into the radius for your preference, I totally get it. 9.5 is my favorite though! Thanks again.
@Fireguy-
@Fireguy- 2 ай бұрын
Yo-sem-it- E
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Hahaha 😂, it’s a joke. But thank you for reminding me again. Ha ha ha.
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Believe it or not I do remember Yosemite Sam as a youngster! 😂😂😂😂 you are funny 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼, I’m a somewhat twisted funny musician…. 😅😅😅
@stevenhornbuckle8007
@stevenhornbuckle8007 2 ай бұрын
Enjoyed your Telecaster collection. Question, just recently started to learn at 73 with fat arthritis fingers. I want a Telecaster to go with the acoustic I already purchased. Neck radius and fret size recommendations for my fat fingers? Thanks again!
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
That is great!!!? Get whatever is comfortable in your hands, try some very light strings to learn on, I recommend 9-42 or 8-38 DAdario or Ernie ball… Go slow and have fun, learn your basic chords EFGABCD, then start playing notes on each string. Congratulations it’s so fun, and you are getting a Tele. Pick the one that your hand feels the best on. They have all types. I would recommend the 9.5 radius, it’s a standard with medium jumbo frets as they have on most guitars. Try the player series, and if that’s not right try the USA teles. Many types, just try them out. Thank you for your question, I hope this helps…
@Guitars-N-Guns
@Guitars-N-Guns 2 ай бұрын
Do you mean 7.25 or is it custom 7.5?
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Yes of course, a lot of new guitar players don’t understand neck radius, 🤣, so I just rounded it up a 1/4 inch to make it easier to remember 7.5-9.5, 12-14. I have several 7.25 which are some of my favorites. The original radius. Thanks so much for the question, several people called me on that and I would too…. But for the new guys buying kits or new guitars, it’s kind of a rare radius these days. 9.5 is Fenders standard or 12 modern. Much easier to bend without hitting the fret from the radius. I’m sure you clearly know this. I don’t actually have a 7.5 or made one, made several 7.25, I love them. Thank you for your question. I’m a Fender guy since I was 16 and a blond Tele at that. Thanks again!
@grauemaus4225
@grauemaus4225 2 ай бұрын
I hope you were kidding in your pronunciation of the "Yosemite" pickups. Named after a great National Park
@shanetx81
@shanetx81 2 ай бұрын
Also he’s of the right age to have experienced the great Yosemite Sam!
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
😂 yes just a little play on words, like Yosemite Sam. Good catch you are really listening. 😅
@davidratliff807
@davidratliff807 2 ай бұрын
Oh yes, I was very very young but remember that character. I was playing with the pronunciation of that 😅, I’m a musician first having a second of fun. 😂 People like you make my day 👏🏼, thank you so much for watching and I hope this video was good to watch. Thanks again
This is UNREAL!!!! 99 dollar kit guitar with so many possibilities.
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