Totally FAKE Fender Stratocaster Fun Times

[@ranrjbneztnarf8932]

The heck was that audio crossfade? I thought i had several videos playing. OCD

[@PhishyBongwaters]

I feel like that was done to represent the sheer insanity of working on that strat

[@mattbell420]

"complimentary sharp fret edges" lmao! i love this guy

[@mattbell420]

Love your channel Dave! I just love the casual shit talk, i'm laughing all the time. It's great!

[@Chris03121957]

I liked at the end where he sez "There you have it folks! Another Stratocaster shaped object." HeeHee

[@DuoJet63]

I usually just install dowels in the holes and re-drill when I get a mess like that.

[@guitarsbymetaljay]

Holy shit! That headstock looked like it was going to snap right off!!

[@AccuracySpeaks]

Dave, my wife loves your videos!! Every time I watch one of your vids, she stops whatever it is she's doing and tunes in and watches the entire video with me! I think it's awesome and hilarious at the same time! One of the very cool things about it is I think she's on board with me getting some tools in the future. Thanks for taking the time and sharing your knowledge with us all!

[@kenfoland]

Man! I never thought of that. I wonder I ought to try that with my wife! I would love some new tools. Right now, it's really tough to wrench cash out of her iron grip. Believe me, it gets old!

[@AccuracySpeaks]

Haha! I'm telling you, it worked for me! For whatever reason, when I watch Dave's videos she really gets captivated, I think it's his calm demeanor and the way he talks. I seriously think his voice helps her relax. I must admit my old lady is pretty cool, she supports me with most anything I enjoy within reason, and I do the same for her as well!

[@aliensporebomb]

My wife does the same thing. She loves to watch the gooch videos. I think the voice is part of it - Dave can be a little hypnotic and relaxing at times when he's really digging into "can you believe someone actually made and sold this guitar?" territory.

[@l7weiney459]

"Probably went and ate a bowl of rice" that legit made me laugh so goddamn hard someone just checked on me 😂 love your vids

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

Holy shit, that headstock move. I've never seen anything like that. It should probably go in the trash.

[@wyattsdad8561]

My favorite way and time to watch Dave's videos- A cold or rainy day, with a fresh pack of smokes and white mocha from Starbucks. I can hunker down like that for a solid 2 hours and learn some cool shit.

[@matthewedwardhall]

Your playing makes it sound as good or even better than the best Fender Stratocasters and actual vintage ones. You know how it really should sound, and you get it there with your playing.

[@theticketkiller]

I don't know why, but watching this guy rant and adjust string height at the same time is really funny to me.

[@chuckshaw1593]

"Dont bore us, get to the chorus". Now that is just something you gotta write down 😂. Dave you seriously need to make a book of music related quotes. Priceless 🤘🏻

[@Claes_Isacson]

Thanks for the ground check there Davey! One less thing to worry about... 😄 Keep up the great work!

[@markanthony653]

The Opera isn't over until Davi sings oh, that man could straighten out anyting he's got to be the greatest. There was it actually a guitar out there that thought they were going to get him no way. Lol, lol, lol good job Dave.

[@jamesholmberg3158]

"They tried something new...and went home and had some rice." Hilarious!

[@SeanKerns]

I think that headstock was drilled for Schaller/Gotoh type tuners. That would explain the oversized bushing holes, and the extra 7 o'clock screw holes. Then someone decided to put vintage style tuners in.

[@HectorBadillaOfficial]

Would have never though I'd enjoy, and sit through, entire (multiple) videos of a guitar being worked on. Love them, and your commentary. Even enjoy your cooking ones! Thanks for these :)

[@HectorBadillaOfficial]

Learning a lot from you, as well.

[@egroegmcdonald9870]

Dave, thanks for your videos. I just acquired a '94 Ibanez SR 1305 "Custom Made" bass. Trying to find setup specs was nearly impossible. Then I looked to see if you had done a Ibanez 5 string video. Low and behold you posted one a few months ago. Perfect!

[@blkjckgtr3075]

Nice job Dave on the black turkey!!Ha!Ha! love that story!!Cheers have a nice Sunday!!

[@bryand.5240]

im suprised the headstock hasnt snapped clean off

[@psiklops71]

it's made of rice

[@pasqualeporpora]

At 12:58 you mention the fret buzz and that you'll fix it. Can you describe how you got rid if the buzz? Did you file down the fret in front of it?

[@JIMJAMSC]

Counterfeits/cons have always been around. I was given a unpainted Strat style guitar back in the 80s. Not my thing so I traded it for a Rat pedal at a local guitar/music store. About 3 wks later I went back by to get strings and saw a nice shiny white Strat on the wall for sale. Unusual since they rarely sold the big names, only cheap stuff. Then I noticed a ding on the bottom which was EXACTLY the same as the one I sold them Hmmm.... A fake sticker and a can of spray paint and presto!! A Fender Strat.

[@mgaeeeee9150]

Yeah, I even made one myself. Not hard to do

[@pragmatic5837]

I buy $100 DIY kits off eBay and put them together myself then put fake fender USA decals on them and resell them for $1500 on eBay. Learned how to set them up properly from these videos and people say they are the best guitars they’ve ever bought. I don’t have any interest in guitars but found it’s the easiest way to make a lot of money. Been selling them for 5 years now, sell 4 or 5 a week and bought a house and car from the money I make. Everyone wins.

[@travisglasgow8658]

@@pragmatic5837 Cool story bro

[@mtr801]

@@pragmatic5837 Horrible

[@toraimanchester4658]

and they went home and had some rice hahahahaha you're the best dave

[@paulfrombrooklyn5409]

Yea... I liked that line, too!!!

[@Qaisjaan]

Slightly racist but nobody seems to mind

[@roybuis7646]

Is the audio overlapping in some parts or is my pc just fucking up ?

[@lesnagy3539]

Hey Dave. I have watched a lot of your clips and find your Knowledge, and your no bullshit approach to various issues Incisive and direct. Good work my man and appreciate the skill and experience you share. Cheers Dave from the land down under. Melbourne, Australia to be precise.

[@Spittin_Bars]

The owner put vintage tuners on the guitar when it is reamed for modern 10mm tuners and didn't use conversion bushings, what a doof. If the seller sent the guitar in that state it would have been an instant refund, the customer gooched his guitar and then brought it to you to fix it.

[@TheColonelKlink]

Vibrato headstock? Rare.

[@rjmcmooseknuckle]

Dave ! Was curious on what you use to edit videos? Thnx for all the content lately , enjoying it as always :) Cheers!

[@DodgeDartSongs]

Dave, is it safe to use that fret file on a bound neck? Do you just have to be a bit more careful to not catch or chip the binding?

[@donrutter6765]

That whole headstock bows like a banana with the tremolo divebomb. lol.

[@slinksundew1825]

my ibanez rg420fb has a problem with the neck pickup slowly falling back into its cavity after i adjust it what can i do to fix this

[@Woods_Hiker]

Did the new roller string trees have divots on the back to keep them from spinning around Dave? I have some w/them so I'm thinking I have to drill tiny pilot holes for them to go into?

[@johnfenner347]

Dear Dave . I enjoy your videos immensely. It would be very easy to "Trash" the Owners of certain instruments, but it's the mark of a true professional, that you just "Boogie On Down" , and make the best job you can . Your Wit is dryer than "Hawkeyes Martini" ! . Keep The Faith ! . Greetings and Admiration from Scotland.

[@XoxJasonReynoldsxoX]

Maybe the owner was trying to use the tuner posts as built in, full-time auto chorus. Sure love that pretty popping noise it makes too!

[@Steven_SK]

Whew... gooched indeed. Nice work Dave!

[@ronkentwellstein6352]

Hi Dave. Dig your videos. Iam learning how to do my own guitar setups. Thank's to you. Question. What type of nut do you think has better tone for my USA Fender stratocaster HSS. A bone nut or a brass nut. My new Gibson studio hp 2017 has a zero titanium adjustable nut. I put some nut sauce on it as metal on metal can't be good. Anyway have a good one. From Sydney Australia

[@maxpuppy96]

Your buddies at Stewie Mackie make a conversion bush for a 10mm hole and a vintage tuner, Thats a $25 Chinese neck or it maybe a Squire that was tinted for that vintage look, decal on the headstock is not positioned in the right place, I worked on many of those bad boys you spend some time with them they will play pretty nice. They are great for learning to work on they make great practice pieces.

[@aliensporebomb]

I ended up buying a replacement neck for my MIM strat used and it was on of those chinese wonders. Sadly, the frets were placed wrong so the intonation could never be correct and it would sound painful to the ear. I might rip the frets out and make it a fretless neck or something.

[@terryglenweaver]

Do these Fender Strat Fake-0-Kasters come in limited production ceral numbers? Razin' Brand #007?

[@jodybriggs1075]

I made an audible OOWWW! noise when you used the trem and the whole headstock moved!

[@wyattsdad8561]

How do you know if a fender neck needs a shim? What are the signs?

[@j_freed]

13:20 I find it's not as good a vibrato bend feel if the saddles have to be so close to the pivot point. You need to move the bar more for the same amount of effect. That really would be a 'fill and re-drill' issue for any decent guitar - or else try slightly heavier strings which has the effect of subtly increasing the string scale to agree with the fukulated bridge position.

[@vilveyachke5103]

".....and they went home and had some rice......"

[@steby123]

Never mind the inserts what about the movement if the head-stock itself?

[@cawfeedawg]

Its an unrecognized serial number also so that decal on the headstock is fake. Firewood.

[@bldallas]

Aluminum foil tape? How am I just now learning about this stuff? I can think of multiple repair jobs where AFT would have been the perfect ingredient for my fix. Cool stuff. Thanks.

[@johnmilner7603]

Which fret end tool are you using at 6:50 ? StewMac Item # 1175 www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Types_of_Tools/Files/Fret_End_Dressing_File.html ? Also which fret eraser do you use? I need to buy both and get screwed getting it shipped to Ont or have it send it to my Sister's Winter home in Naples Fl.

[@johnmilner7603]

Thx, got a model #? Crimson Guitars is in the UK, I'm in Ont Canada, why would I do that?

[@johnhorning2506]

John Milner because Crimson makes high quality tools.

[@j_freed]

That's funny, I want to build my black '85 Japan 62RI Strat into a Dave Gilmour look guitar, with a Warmoth Boatneck profile replacement and a black acrylic PG & white plastic bits. Do any of you have experience with the wider 1-34" nut Warmoth necks? I have larger hands. I'd like a medium-tall skinny fret wire, not vintage height. Oh and the '62 RI neck is very solid! It's just an average size C-profile and I'd like a very beefy neck. It might be my first refret project so I can learn some skills.

[@chronicinsomnia]

I wonder if the truss rod was loose for the headstock to move like that. ????

[@wyattsdad8561]

Is there a way to fix the bridge position? Like if the customer said yes just fix it so the intonation is correct.

[@Fahmifcs]

What amp are you using in this video?

[@neuralprobe]

Looks like that headstock is drilled for wide individual tuners of the modern ilk, and someone bought a set of vintage sized Gotohs expecting them to just fit. That's were the extra holes got left behind.

[@Thomasdgolden]

Dave, I love that File you were using to do the crappy fret ends. Where did you get it?

[@progressiveguitarstudio3040]

So is the "Made In USA" Sticker put on afterwards? I guess he did a good job with the sticker

[@ruscoelee]

How come your videos go out of focus at the end just lately?

[@benwright9853]

Not only did the tuners bushings move when you hit the Whammy Bar; the whole Headstock moved up and down. -check it.

[@benwright9853]

So what does that guitar get on a scale from 1 to10? ..rr, a scale of Minus 1 to 10..

[@wawazonzon24]

You sound very zen for such a gooched strat. great vid!!

[@RichardKurbis]

Dave, when you post these videos through Google +, they can't be seen, a setting that you are using to not allow viewing your videos.

[@VictoryCBGs]

Thanks for sharing. Looks like they tried to "add" the walnut insert around the truss rod hole with some shmutzy black paint. The evenly spaced screws on the back cover are also a red flag.

[@stevehogan8829]

zLOL That is probably a prize winner there. Glad this is an old video as this poor guy has probably moved on and decided to become a singer. Got to hand it to you for giving it the best try possible.

[@arthurdduda8233]

Dave you should get some video of the owners playing their guitars before and after, I'd like to see the looks on their faces when they hear the difference in the tune, tone, and playability .

[@markanthony653]

Dave? Is it a real fender neck? Did somebody take all the square decals off and put fender decals on it?

[@Nomad_za]

My first guitar was a Starfire Stratocaster. I also had some of these issues. Especially the poor fret finishing.

[@oclictis1]

Watching this made me realize I have a strat knockoff... god dammit

[@kenfoland]

Oh my! You had no idea? Which model is it supposed to be? And, how much did they soak you for? Most importantly, WHO sold it to you?... Because, there is nothing worse than a counterfeiter, so name them!

[@heathbarnhart1092]

Is the nut backwards?

[@wyattsdad8561]

I think you should've waited to hear from him and see if he wanted better tuners installed. He could've had you put in a real set of tuners and you still could've used the butyl tape on em. Do they actually make over sized tuners and bushings? I'm wondering now if they do. Anywhooo your vids are awesome Dave!

[@PaintHerWhite]

As bad as it is, there is somebody somewhere they would really appreciate having that.

[@dannyt2885]

They went home and had some rice...That made me laugh dave.

[@lorenshoffos7620]

Not made in Japan bud, some pretty fair stuff came from japan. lol.

Lorens Hoffos The highest quality instruments ever to carry the Fender logo.

[@nine-graves]

^^So true. As far as Fender goes: JAPAN > USA > MEXICO > KOREA > CHINA.

[@Neodude991]

Correction - JAPAN > KOERA > MEXICO > USA > CHINA.

[@tommywd40]

Yeah definitely not. You're sniffing some glue if you think the build quality of the standard USA models are worse than Korea or Mexico. LOL

[@iagmusicandflying]

I don't know... I bought a Mexican Tele about 10 years ago that was hanging next to the pricier USA Tele, and the Mexican one played and sounded better. It's anecdotal, I know, but it happens.

[@ravensmead1558]

was it an AliExpress "Dave Gilmour " made in China …?? but hey man , not a total waste of time , good recap on setting up a strat ...

[@RRW276]

I've seen a couple of fakes, two exactly, from CL & one I almost bought until I saw it. What was a dead giveaway in both cases was the truss rod plug and access at the headstock. It had a plastic plug like on a MIM instead of the walnut plug. The other one was like the one you have hear. It was wood, but not like on US. More like the classic vibe. Also, the nut width is a good indicator.

[@jameskrys5286]

You can buy oversize vintage bushings from (GASP) Stu-Mac.

[@wyattsdad8561]

Wow the whole headstock moves, not just the tuner bushings. What a piece of Shit. You get what you pay for people! I’d pack that piece of shit up and call the customer and tell them take it somewhere else

[@rbbrown2106]

Ah, the old aluminum foil tape. I used that to patch up the muffler on my 1967 Cougar, back in 1974.

[@kc2tbag]

What is Robson for?

[@chriscunningham6510]

This is kind of an example of why, if you are on a budget, you should probably buy a used squier instead of trying to get a fender at a too good to be true price. And yes I have a squier, it has some warts like some sharp fret ends and a cheapo output jack, but for $200US new, it's fairly solid, without the big problems this faux-nder has. To begin with, I can use the whammy bar without the neck and headstock flexing, and the tuner holes are sized correctly, and the bridge saddles work properly.

[@mee2056]

why didnt you dowl rod the holes for the tuning pegs and redrill them, intead of put aluminium tape around them, which is gonna compress some and still have some flex and move alil, very very little, but enough it can still cause instability in tuning overtime. redrilling the holes would be the pro repair

[@mee2056]

and you didnt tape off the neck and fretboard before removing the sharp fret edges, what the crap man, you can accidently gawl the neck with your fill, you aways tape off the neck and fretboard

[@mee2056]

i understand that, but before he made the repair he shouldve called the customer to notify him of his findings, then discussed repair options and gone from there on what to do or not do anything at all. personally if i dnt have the cash to get something done right then im not gonna get anything done till i do, i dnt wants so half assed repair just to get by, i can do those on my own till i have the cash to get it properly fix, why pay someone else to half ass repair something. your paying for repairs to have something solidly properly fixed

[@richardhunter9779]

Aluminum tape does not compress, bro. At a certain amount of pressure, it will flatten out, but it's not a spongy material at all.

[@on_in_five]

And you can’t please everyone, it’s heavily edited video and Dave is good at what he does, by all means you can find flaws in all the work, I never tend to comment on KZbin as keyboard warriors not as rife but for love of money, I’d love to se you do a better job, prove the world wrong and do it yourself or as someone once said to me be whiter than white or shut up.

[@caloss2]

That particular file has no "cut" on the parts that run on the fingerboard while it's rounded and polished on the corners. Dave has shown it in closeup before.

[@paulevans4334]

It's not the tuner bushings that move, the whole damn head stock bends.......watch again and see it bend from the nut onwards

[@eoghainmurphy4441]

is that a squier bridge?

[@lastman20121]

Sure the headstock decal doesn't say Funder ?

[@shabouga]

If Bill Murray was a guitar tech..

[@XoxJasonReynoldsxoX]

"They all move.... can't have that....." Haha

[@content-appreciator]

"... and they went home and had some rice."

[@markanthony653]

I always look at those things close and sometimes it's hard for me to tell I looked at the bridge to see if it's made of Pop metal, then the machine heads how they turn, oh, well David you know we used to say the car business, there's an ass for every seat. Wish the guy the best.

[@BadToad1963]

Where do I get one of those files?

[@drvlcno]

I'm a local guy how do I get you to work on my guitar?

[@davidjacobs2871]

Is that a police monitor bracelet you got there Dave?

[@LiquorAndWh0rz]

Jeez! If I ever aspired to make a fake Fender, I wouldn't be using some shitty Bullet or Chinese kit, that's for sure. The amount of money and time someone sunk into that would be more than enough to go out and buy you a nice MIM Strat that wasn't a pile of dog shit.

[@hootenanny58]

Just my limited observation but it seems guys who buy this crap are just wannabe two-chord tin-eared hacks. It's all about impressing clueless people with their "Fender". A gigging player would never trust this POS to make it through the night - if they cared at all about getting another gig.

[@LiquorAndWh0rz]

You're so right. I was at a local open mic night a few years ago that was hosted by some kids that appeared right out of high school. One of them had what looked like a Fender but the moment I picked it up, I knew better.

[@LiquorAndWh0rz]

Lol. I hope to God you're joking. Those Bullets are pure garbage.

[@LiquorAndWh0rz]

I've played both. Many a time over the years. And you're darn right they both suck. But the Affinity series is nowhere near as shitty as the Bullets.

[@LiquorAndWh0rz]

That's just a matter of preference, my friend. If you like the shitty Bullet more, then cool beans.

[@plepera121]

I can't believe the headstock bent when you used the vibrato!

[@michaelcrocker3899]

You’re a brave man!

[@redorrick427]

It looks like they had grover type tuners on at first .and then went to a different type tuner.Well it's a knock off,so it's gunna get a knock off repair.I would measure the holes, and get the proper tuning pegs and bushings to fit. I know it cost a little but,you do want it to sound and play like a strat,don't you?

[@ReverendHellbilly]

Cheers.bro. im so entertained

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

5:52 they were screws for different type tuners. And NOT a Japanese made strat !

[@RadioMartyT1B]

The headstock was waving goodbye.

[@KevinMillard68]

you can see the wholen eck flex when you hit the wammy bar

[@arthurdduda8233]

I guess in the end you could say buying those off brand guitars from Asia or Mexico is the same as buying a new house with an unfinished basement or a used car, it's going to require you to do some work yourself or have it done by someone else.

[@snafu1957]

Fret rocker for a block , I love it

[@apr8189]

I was wondering when someone was gonna fake a Gilmour Black Strat.

[@Gerri006]

It seems to be an instrument from the times when the Chinese made GLO's (Guitar Like Objects). Nowadays they are able to make high quality guitars.

[@bluesman3794]

Actually has a nice sound.

[@selrod55]

Simulated parts don't need to function, they just have to look like they do.