VINTAGE FENDER VS CUSTOM SHOP STRATOCASTER

[@_RLP]

Really like these custom shop vs old-school comparisons. Mostly because you guys say it the way I say it- they're both worth it and neither is there to replace the other. Each did it's own thing, but both sounded amazing to me. Keep it up

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thank you and and thank you for watching! We love them both for completely different reasons as well. That vintage one makes you work for it but man she's fun. But hot darn we get excited whenever a custom shop shows up, Xmas every day here:)

[@DP-hn6rl]

O M G that ‘64 neck pickup 🤯🤤🤤🤤 “Hey Alexa, find me a buyer for my left kidney”

[@CasinoGuitars]

Yes...that pickup was frustratingly good! We were very upset to see this guitar fly away but wow that was fun while it lasted:) Thanks for watching.

[@DP-hn6rl]

Paul Caruso is have to put together more bucks than I’ve ever compiled for any purchase in my life😃

[@DP-hn6rl]

Paul Caruso ya, but that custom shop neck pickup didn’t sound like the ‘64. 🤤

[@nikolaubtopou]

😂who needs two kidneys anyway 😂😂😂

[@subzero308]

Just ordered my first custom shop can't wait for it to get here.

[@agusg.t.8950]

You’ll love it

[@gurunghari]

i have original 57 strat . very old very good . i can sell too

[@LesleyLesPaul]

The '64 is from another world !!! LES

[@Gretev1]

Lesley Les Paul in 1964 Fender started using enamel wire for their pickups replacing formvar. This gave them a scooped mid, mellow tone. They switched to polysol wire in 1965 and back to enamel in 1966 and upwards. It is my favorite Strat tone and to my ear gives them that quintessential Hendrix tone.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Agreed, it really was a joy to play and we know we are super lucky to get to work in a place where we get to see and play them! Thank you so much for watching and for your thoughts!

[@douggauzy6258]

“WHAT TONE. ! WOW

[@randa4382]

@@GCKelloch "there are eddies in the current? Well get him out." -Hitchhikers guide.

[@subzero308]

That 64' was opening up a portal to bring Hendrix back... Beautiful.

[@billykhouya9307]

Great review, thanks for letting us hear these very expensive instruments !

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thanks a bunch Billy for watching and don't worry, we like to hear them as much as you!

[@icemanlee666]

I like the vintage one more as I know it’s vintage and it looks way cooler, but if I’m honest in a blind sound test I wouldn’t have a clue which one was vintage they both sound great

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thanks a bunch Lee! And thank you for watching and commenting. It is a tough one to hear the difference sometimes. We agree there. That neck pickup on the 64 though is something unworldly:)

[@damienr1076]

100% true...

[@hesse13]

That 1964 sounds like it has got a booster built it, what a great sounding guitar!

[@tricko2286]

Recently picked up a 2020 CS Strat w/Handwound 64’s (GT11 Dealer Select). Has some great specs but was surprised by the mid-forward character of those pickups. Took some getting used to but now loving them.

[@creamroller]

My '62 strat sounds like the '64. It has that chewy midrange (and no ice pick highs even with the tone knob fully open, including the bridge). Mine has the original pickups. Got it refin, player grade. The CS sounds like a great strat, but it sounds a lil bit "smaller" and more "refined". The vintage sounds like a "big" strat somewhat.

[@TheUlesifah701]

That old Strat is one of the most beautiful sounding Strats I’ve ever heard in my life ….. holy smokes!! Great playing too !!! Some of the better chops I’ve seen Baxter throw down !! Haha great stuff , love the channel guys!

[@TheSleepArtist]

Great tones! Great playing!

[@jamesdaniel6035]

Ive owed a 64 strat for 20 yrs and enjoy growing in time with it. But to be honest my 55 tele is just as enjoyable. Rock On...

[@superflea72]

the '64 had the edge in sound to my ears.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thanks for commenting and yes, that girl has something special to her:)

[@philt8641]

Love your content, always great, honest discussions between you two. Also love how Baxter was ahead of the curve having quarantine hair well before it was a thing.

[@CasinoGuitars]

That made me (Baxter) smile. I feel very sorry for my wife...shes been stuck with this for far too long:) Thanks a bunch for watching and be well out there!

[@jayseb]

6:31 - Vintage Strat Neck 9:08 - Custom Shop Neck 7:00 - Vintage Drive 9:39 - Custom Shop Drive A/B Both sound great - Certain frequencies pop here and there but for the difference in price? Would most possibly get a CS as I did.

[@88bsides]

They both sound great, and you are a hell of a player!

[@michaelgriffin5304]

I didn't expect that at all from Baxter for some reason. Jeez those tones were some of THE best strat tones I've ever heard.

[@frankswildyear]

They both sound gorgeous,

[@matthewf1979]

The Fender Custom Shop pickups have come a long way in recent years. They’re the best new pickups I’ve heard, especially the hand wound year specific Stratocaster pickups. I own a 57 Mary Kaye CC, 59 Journeyman “Transitional” and a 62 relic.

[@muratarslan3744]

The 64 is just awesome... I ever wanted a guitar that sounds like this but never found one. Maybe the best Strat i ever heard!? I could kill for her....

[@CasinoGuitars]

We agree Murat. This guitar has a truly fabulous "Strat" sound and that neck pickup could breath magic. Don't kill anybody:) And thanks for watching!

[@snipervinc6416]

That 250% vintage sound? I fucki* love that!! :o :)

[@bobbyglass7214]

Great video. Yes at this time I’m having some coffee with my favorite Casino! 😊 coffee and Casino! Great combination.

[@hlcotten6587]

I’ve heard some amazing Custom Shop guitars. The craftsmanship has been amazing from A to Z, but this face off goes to the 64” Stratocaster! It took me back to hearing Hendrix and even Johnny Cash, for the first time. That sound was so crystal clear, and glassy, indeed. Even though I personally prefer the larger frets. I would simply make believe it was Summer of 64’, each time I picked her up. She’s worth the trip back in time. Simply Majestic.💎💎💎

[@thomasb3230]

Super nice guitars and fantastic playing!

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thomas Beer thanks a bunch!

[@philbivins7133]

Beautiful guitars, incredible playing, great review...

[@CasinoGuitars]

Phil Thank you for watching! We love this part of our "job." Have a beautiful day and best to you and yours.

[@dezionlion]

Can someone tell me what he does at 10:02 to make the guitar totally change sounds?

[@BluesAndNoise]

He hits a foot switch with his right foot. Probably an overdrive pedal of some kind.

[@CasinoGuitars]

I switched channels on the amp:) We were playing a two rock Bloomfield and we went to the clean side there. Thanks for watching and for your inquisitive thoughts:)!!!

[@martincorrea4031]

Holy shit that 64' start SCREAMS

[@HendrixRipoff]

That '64 Strat sounds so damn perfect

[@autistichead8137]

OMG that 64!! My Strat just slapped me looking at my expression.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thats a nice one:)!

[@MarkBarna1]

I own a 2015 Custom Shop Stratocaster 1969 by Gregg Fessler and a 2018 Custom Shop Stratocaster 1963 Fiesta Red. Both are awesome. Trems even stay in tune (mostly). Have owned all the boutique Strat brands, including James Tyler (once had three). The Fenders have the feel, the sound and the mojo. Makes you want to keep picking them up. The masterbuilts do have their own thing, whether that is worth an extra thousand bucks is an individual choice. Kind of like if an added accessory to a new car is worth it.

[@peelarat-hijuelos]

Boy love to play that 64 fender on my 64 bassman

[@CasinoGuitars]

Match made in heaven!

[@omrixeren]

both are strats, but i'm sad to say the 64 sounds better ): that chime is unbeatable, might be the best strat i've ever heard

[@LousReview]

I'm with you on maybe the best strat I've ever heard too.

[@manchicheng23]

Watch this one then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYird6mdfK1sZq8

[@davidwile1277]

Sadly its better sounding than my 60

[@theonlyrobot]

They were right about that neck pickup. Woooow. So warm and 3D.

[@evirs]

My vote goes to this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYDYhJ2ofd13p6s

[@liorauf]

AMAZING playing and video guys!!!

[@CasinoGuitars]

Lior Thanks! Love hearing from you and appreciate the comments and feedback always! Best to you and yours.

[@teddyboy9116]

Yeh that 64!! Funny how it sounds so hendrixy 60 years on but at the time jimi wasn't playing vintage strats....cool vid lads!!

[@brucensun]

OMG, that od sound sliding on that vintage strat reminds me Jimi.

[@chuckyz2]

Gotta love that relic on the CS.

[@chuckyz2]

@@_DeadEnd_ That over the top is what I like. They say it opens up the tone. lets the wood breath. I love the grain.

[@ManiacGuitar98]

As soon as you hit the open E string on the 64 and i heard those slightly microphonic overtones i was sold thing sounds amazing

[@KandP69]

anyone know the song of the riff he plays in 7:40 and 9:52?

[@jackmontano3698]

I think that 63s CS pickups sound a lot like late 60s than early, and the vintage sounds more like a warmer 50s. Glassy with a little more warmth.

[@christianmolisch3018]

64 sound awesome. which strings did (do) you set them up with? pure nickel? the bass-side of the pickups seem to be further out than the treble side...thanks

[@LousReview]

I was out of the room when the playing started and I guessed right that it was the 64. The Custom Shop one is a fantastic sounding guitar no doubt but the 64 jocks it.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Lou's House of Tunes thanks a bunch for the thoughts there! She was an amazing instrument and thank you for watching!!!

[@LousReview]

@@CasinoGuitars For sure, fantastic vintage strat, I have a nice 62 reissue in the same color scheme, and it is a great guitar, so I wasn't lusting after the 64, not too much anyway! Great content so I subscribed.

[@alexulrich2393]

I recently got to play a real '64 L series that looked just like that one and WOW! Sounded as good as any Strat I've ever heard! It's too bad the price tag was >$20k 🙈

[@liberioescriba6158]

Man, that Pink Shell Telecaster 😍😍😍😍😍

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thats a Todd Kraus Masterbuilt with Abby pickups...a sick and fabulous instrument, thanks for noticing:)

[@redjet4810]

Agree completely. Had many vintage Fenders sold many years ago but I actually prefer my Custom Shop 60 Stratocaster and my American Vintage 60s Stratocaster.

[@RezaKhan2024]

I don’t mind a newer reissue that sounds good but I definitely want the dark oily rosewood .

[@nicksmynickname]

Can someone please tell me what pedal he activated at 9:36 Thanks! and if it's not a pedal can someone point me towards a pedal to achieve that sound?

[@CasinoGuitars]

Nicholas hello. The pedal was just the channel selector on the amp. We were playing a Two Rock Bloomfield Drive 100 Watt no pedals. That thing is amazing and so frustrating to play because they are that good:) Thanks for watching and sorry about the late reply.

[@logan.stark777]

You guys done good here!

[@jamiboothe]

I have a 78 strat with a Dimarzio SD in the bridge position, a Mexican 93 with a Dimarzio SD in the bridge slot, with Floyd Rose, and a 64 Custom shop arriving soon, that I won in an auction for 368 bucks.

[@robertdecker6010]

Both sound incredible, nuff said

[@sjk254]

I have a real ‘73 with veneer rosewood that’s been planed to 9.5 and refretted with bigger frets. Everything else except one pot and the switch are original including the case. It’s got the most unique neck shape I’ve ever played. It’s a pretty fat and took some getting used to, but now I love it. I’ve got a buddy with a maple one from the same year and it feels completely different. Having a real vintage guitar is definitely a completely different experience.

[@Lenias7]

64 Neck PU: 6:32 63 Neck PU: 9:07 64 Middle PU: 7:40 63 Middle PU: 9:54 64 Bridge PU: 8:14 63 Bridge PU: 10:23

[@bluesysamurainao4557]

Nice review and comparison!! Both are as different as adults and children. I love Fender strat. My main guitar is custom shop 60 reissue. If I were rich, I would get...

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thanks a bunch Bluesy! We had so much fun playing both of them. They have now flown off to their forever homes but we have very fond memories of both. Thank you for your thoughts and thank you for watching!

[@bluesysamurainao4557]

@@CasinoGuitars Thanks for a kind reply!! Vintage under excellent condition is a killer!! Fender strat is not all rounder, but the coolest tone made in history. Jimi Hendrix, EC, SRV, and so on. I especially love the tone of neck PU.

[@CasinoGuitars]

@@bluesysamurainao4557 Agreed 100% and thank you again for the kind words! Love these guitars and we consider ourselves very fortunate everyday to get to come in and play these beauties!

[@y2ksierra]

Recently picked up a late 90s AVRI 62 that has been played a lot. It’s amazing, better than a lot of custom shops that I’ve played. I can only imagine how a true vintage instrument that has been doing this for 30 more years must feel.

[@johnmirabile3535]

Yea man, the vintage sounded soooo much better to me, especially overdriven! IT WASSSS PERFECTTT! THAT HAPPENS TO BE A GOOD ONE! BOTH MINT! BUT THE 64 IS AMAZING!

[@josephruddock1928]

Are those songs he played on the guitars? Sounded real nice

[@deanlunn1969]

The Custom shop sounds every bit as good. I have several Pre CBS strats and three custom shop creations which I prefer. I am a professional guitarist and dont buy into this vintage is better because it's not the case. A fantastic guitar is a fantastic guitar.

[@paulcowart3174]

Yes the luthiers these days are phenomenal Just recently got a CS hard tail and love it and is as good as my 65

[@SunnyKlein-vr7eh]

I totally agree bro, I’m also a professional and my custom shop sounds incredible and plays incredible and I didn’t have to pay 20,000+ for it but don’t get me wrong I love those vintage guitars but with touring my custom shop is just perfect 👍

[@derekm2684]

I agree only if the guitar could talk the history is cool but that would mean that fender never progressed as a company and that's not true!

[@jackstraw522]

I’d rather have a custom shop 62 than an actual 62. A more consistency B I would be terrified every time I touch my $25,000 guitar

[@WithCarePlz]

Yeah so you should definitely try a Les Paul and let us know

[@jamwithjason3112]

which amp was used for this ? amazing demos for both video lads!

[@numbersabcdefg]

Can you please simple details about which one was first and second? I enjoyed the second won, which one was it? Thank you

[@surfrby8876]

Just discovered you guys, love the channel , subscribed 👍

[@BellTunnel]

Were there any pedals involved? What amp were you using?

[@nikolaubtopou]

Both are amazing.

[@2000SkyView]

That custom shop guitar sounds great. I don't get vintage or relic guitars, ill take new every day over either of these. still, that custom shop looks and sounds very nice despite the relic work.

[@07BSPtC]

Same. I am in the market for a guitar of that caliber and if I go custom shop I am going NOS or closet classic.

[@Allison_Chaynes]

What were you playing through? Amp? Pedals?

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Which amp did you guys use to play em through, it sounded great!

[@stuartosborne3013]

The 64 head and shoulders above the custom shop. Wow what a guitar.

[@SHOYUMAME]

As we all know, Hendrix used 64 at the time of its debut, and my favorite Robert Clay used 64 through the 1980s. And the pickup Clapton had installed on that famous blacky was a gray bobbin with enameled wire. Anyway, it must have been the legendary model.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Thanks for watching and yes oh yes...there is something magical about the 64. But that being said...Love the 61, 57, 54...oh shucks I need a larger bank account:)

[@kjneese]

Baxter, revisiting this video (I'm a lefty and am fortunate to own a few Fender Custom Shop Strats and Teles) and I've only had the chance to play a vintage 65 Lefty Strat once at the Guitar Center on Sunset in Hollywood. It was only there a week before it was bought. And while I agree completely that Fender Custom Shops play and feel amazing, with rare exceptions. But the tone of those pickups in that vintage Strat...is why people play guitar. Just unreal.

[@jerrytidmore9485]

Total Hendrix sound in that 64.

[@denbodg9311]

Very late to this, but this is one of the best examples of what a ‘60 - ‘65 vintage Strat should sound like. It’s different class.

[@rafyolmeda]

Love Both!!! However, that Red CS... WOW

[@cortmiller]

I have a 63 with all black bottom pickups and a 64 with all grey bottom. The 63 is pure magic in the neck and middle position. The 64 has a fantastic neck pup but the middle and bridge can be a bit thinner. I have found vintage strat pickups (or the guitar) just sound warmer and “bigger” to me than any modern repro. There are great repro pups out there and I have tried the best of the best. But they still don’t 100% have the warmth with clarity that vintage ones seem to have.

[@joeschlicht]

Cool comparison. I have a 1960 Time Machine CS strat (light relic Fiesta Red with vintage frets) that actually sounds closer the 64 in this video than the 63 CS. I will say that I am not disappointed by that, and no offense to the 63, it also sounds fantastic, but I prefer the glassiness of the older strat.

[@mwooly1]

Wow great demo, fine hair in sound, 64 is preferred but $$$$$vs$$$$

[@pc3776]

My current favourite strat is an avri 62. They aren't custom shop guitars but they're still amazing guitars. It has its own mojo as.the previous owner has had it on a guitar stand and melted the nitro finish.

[@nanakveermehta7497]

IS THAT NECK PICKUP FROM THE VINTAGE GUITAR AVAILABLE IN SALE ANYWHERE ??

[@tonelok]

I just picked up a '64 after spending an afternoon playing a '57, '58, '59, '61, and a '65. The '64 was just bigger, fatter, juicier than anything else I played. I do not have dainty fingers and typically play jumbos, so the frets will be a fun project to get used to, but it's all worth it for that neck pickup. Lord almighty!

[@paulcowart3174]

I traded my 58 years ago for cash and an Lseries

[@soofitnsexy]

original???

[@gameoftones77]

I just picked up a Custom Shop LE '63 Strat from Carters, and OH MY GOD this is the best guitar I have ever played. Not just best Strat, best guitar! 10/10, will save up and get another Fender Custom Shop guitar!

[@NicoHolloman]

Could you share or let me know where I can find the specs of the red CS strat?

[@jenbill]

You know I can fix those guitar finishes and make them look new again for a fair price 😂😂

[@5000rgb]

If your reliced guitar gets knocked over does that just add to it?

[@aevans692]

both really great ... not so long ago I was lucky enough to play a couple of 50's Strats , 56 and a 58 ... I was very excited to play them, after I came to the conclusion it felt just like a Strat I was left feeling a little deflated, I dont know what I was expecting lol ... I remember thinking that my CS felt just as good if not better . . . I agree fender CS is pretty good ..

[@brandenburgtipper255]

Very good guitar playing

[@99rpm]

The original sunburst strat looks great!

[@TheLukaCeeChannel]

I'm a little late to the game. But, I loved this video. It is a subject very dear to me. My first electric guitar I received back in 1983 was a 1961 Strat. Got it for $300.00. I had already been "'Tinkering" with guitar for a good 4 years at that time. I only owned a P.O.S. acoustic from J.C. Pennys and always seemed to borrow other friends guitars. Everything changed for me in my playing when I got my Strat. And Yes. I still own it. Per my daughter. It will always stay in the family. So I do not care about it's monetary value. But it is FAR from anything of allot of value as it was quite abused in the 70s. Only thing original is the body, neck, HT bridge, input jack, neck pick up and the finish. I also think the case might be. This guitar has been to Hell and back. And I wasn't real nice to it in the early 80s either. There is allot of "Baddness" about it. It is a very hacked up guitar. But I have never had a guitar that plays like this one. And I have had quite a few. As of right now I have a Gibson Les Paul (Finally but that is another story) a 65 Gibson ES330, an 86 Charvel Model 2 and an 85 Model 2B bass (That I bought new) and just got a cheapo Squire Bullet Strat to have some fun tinkering with. But my 61 has been and always will be the first one I grab. There is just something magical about it. I am for sure not someone with the means to ever buy a vintage guitar like the one in your video. Not even a modern custom shop one. So I am very grateful for this one that I have. It is one of my most prized possessions and I am so glad that my daughter holds the same feelings for it and to one day pass it onto her son. And at the age of 2. He loves to strum it. Yes I do let him at his age handle my guitars. I did with my daughter when she was young. Maybe that is apart of why she feels that way about all of them.

[@derekm2684]

I luv the vintage fretboard now I know that look is Brazilian rosewood!

[@RichardSmith-px1mu]

You cant get better than the custom shop, they get the best from the past and make it better

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

No comparison, in my mind. The 64 sounds incredible.

[@homegrownson]

Use Hendrix Trick for inbetween positions on a 3 way of using a matchbook cover

[@noelcurran1117]

Great video! Fender really relic this guitar (some like, some don't) and then go put a new looking *green* pick guard that looks all wrong Imo and would someone please lemon-oil that fingerboard it looks as dry as a desert especially next to that gorgeous dark fingerboard on the '64 strat. Personally I think Fender have lost it with the way they relic their guitars they used to look a lot better and more realistic years back. The '64 strat for me everytime! Thanks!!

[@kaneo67]

relicing is so silly.they have these beat up looking guitars with beautiful necks.even when they relic the fret spaces of the fret board it still looks fake...but I am in two minds

[@fearnpol4938]

Lemon oil actually dries out necks it is a cleaner NOT a conditioner!

[@ScotianBlooded]

hardtail strats are my favorite imagine that thing with a hardtail

[@CasinoGuitars]

Marcus Munn I like this imagination already!

[@hgostos]

I would not change a thing in that vintage Strat. Perfection....

[@ScotianBlooded]

@@hgostos hardtails resonate so much better and double stops stay in tune its preference if I was to spend that type on a vintage would be a hardtail but that's what I like

[@IvanReeves-ep5jm]

Is the ash body , dude!

[@calelsuper2725]

Im late but that original was awsome . Listening with my jaw on the floor .

[@averyexe9809]

I want the homie with the red strat to say "i shave my armpits because it makes me aerodynamic when i fight"

[@stuartrouse7851]

I have a '64 sunburst that I bought that sounds.....awesome. smokey bell tone and huge when cranked? I also have a CS'55 heavy relic which is fantastic, very close to Gilmour's 0001 but much more worn. The sound of the '64 is better, but the CS is slightly easier to play partly because of the frets and radius I suspect, but ultimately subjective? I bought both guitars after inheriting some money from a very dear friend who passed away and although neither were cheap I have no regrets in having both......the vibe you mention is worth the extra bucks.

[@FraPinkFloyd]

64 Bite is outstanding.

[@Matan2222222]

Blind test here will be the best. A lot of psychological mind games going on as soon as we hear Vintage.

[@CasinoGuitars]

Matan Elmalem that is more true than you can imagine! Great point and thank you for sharing that!

[@Matan2222222]

Casino Guitars Thanks for uploading! Both of those guitars sounds amazing!

[@CasinoGuitars]

Matan Elmalem thanks for taking the time to watch! We feel so lucky every day here at “work.”...:) Right now we’re prepping to do some vintage fender custom shop and PRS demos...it’s never a bad day in this world and it really is great to hear good feedback like yours to help us do this better!

[@Matan2222222]

Casino Guitars Thank You for the kind words! I’ll be following 👌🍺

[@normanperkel139]

Bax…. You should play more on the newer videos! I personally loved the sound of BOTH guitars and for different reasons. Now for the price point… I would have to sell 3 or so guitars to buy (afford is the WRONG word for a player like myself) the vintage instrument. It’s just wrong for me on a number of levels. Number one, being that I would feel terrified to take it out of the house to play, and more so to leave it home while on vacation. The Custom Shop…. No brainer, I have a 63’ that has both a roasted neck as well as body that sounds incredible and feels even more so than I would have ever expected.

[@xF1revolution]

I picked up a Tomatillo strat in shell pink and love iit

[@CasinoGuitars]

Awesome guitar! And we are shell pink lovers here!!!! Thanks for watching:)

[@LegendaryTones]

Both sounded very nice, but when the overdrive was on, the vintage in this case was the winner. I love custom shop Strats and relics, but not personally into the heavy relics that have THAT much paint removed. Also not into Fender pre-rusting the metal parts.

[@oggythebug]

Hello, Nice and fair comparison, i am a french guitar player and collector in my country in France, On the last 30 years i have owned more than 200 strats, and i think i have a good knowledge about strats. Take some strats from the same area, they won't exactly sound the same, among my 200 and more strats i have owned exactly 10 pre cbs strats, all with a L number from december 63 up to June 65. On these 10 strats 2 of them were not really good, not more than average, 1 was bad, but the 7 other strats were just between reallly really good to amazing strats, i am talking here only about the sound of these guitars. And if i take only my top 5 i 've never seen a newer strat that comes closed to this top 5 nothing. I remember an indredible beautifull master built strat with amazing brazilian rosewood, the sound was disapointing in my opinion because of these ugly custom shop pickups on this guitar. I would say that all these top 5 strats from my collection were the best sounding strats, no doubt, but this is not proportionnal with the price gap and here is the big question, these top 5 strats were the best sounduing strats ever but if you have to pay 10 times more for these guitars it doesn't mean it sounds 10 times better. So it is a question about ratio between quality and price. according on my collecting experience, the best strats ever made for the price are the JV strats from 82 to 84, far better than any custom shop, all my custom shop strats were really disapointing ( i only had 4 or 5 custom shops, even some cunettos area). Early fullerton strats are special strats, they have a kind of trademark sound but a very thin neck, ) So my conclusion would be that for the price a jv strat, or a strat plus from the 80 s or 90 s are really good guitars, early corona from 88 and 89 are amazing too but nothing in my knowledge beat my best pre cbs strats even if i sold all of them because i am getting old, Sorry fot some mistakes i should make with my english best regards

[@oggythebug]

i mean early 88 or 89 reissus 62 strats made at the corona facilities , not the american standard

[@CasinoGuitars]

@@oggythebug Those are amazing ones and we have played a few! Wow to that number of guitars as well! Proper collection and sincere thanks for watching and sharing your stories here. Amazing collection once again:)

[@oggythebug]

@@CasinoGuitars Hy yes but my collection was made on these last 30 years with turn over, no more than 20 guitars at home at the same time, and about the vintage strats, i am still always surprised about the neck pickup, just playing a simple chord on the neck pickup is another world, unmatched on reissues....regards from france and big support to américa in those difficult times with the coronavirus

[@ptg2662]

@@oggythebug Hi, from your experiance what would be the price for a good JV strat? I was planing to buy a custom shop in the near future, but after reading the comment I've start to think , am I on the right path? :) Tanks!

[@ptg2662]

@@oggythebug Hi, from your experiance what would be the price for a good JV strat? I was planing to buy a custom shop in the near future, but after reading the comment I've start to think , am I on the right path? :) Thanks!