What is MOTO? | 1995 Fender Moto Set Stratocaster, Amp + Case | WYRON 196

[@Trog]

I'd definitely like to feature a MOTO Fender - Anyone own one?

[@davidallen346]

I had this MOTO pickguard on my Fender USA Sea Foam green strat for over 20 yrs fricking hated it , finally gonna get it swap out soon.

[@naughty_swans]

Me too

[@Hipsters_N_Hippies]

@@davidallen346 I'm trying to find one. Lol. What you doing with yours?

[@Hipsters_N_Hippies]

@@naughty_swans oh yeah?

[@Hipsters_N_Hippies]

I had no idea about the MOTO meaning. I was actually trying to find out why they called it that. Lol. But hey I'm not even going to deny that, Yes it is a face only a mother could love. But when I saw the lake placid blue one. All I could think was. "Come home to mama!" Then, I saw the price range. And um ehhh.... That much for a stratocaster? Ehh.

[@AB-vn2jc]

Trogly I think Moto Moto like you

[@peik5569]

Kill3r 1345 *sick bass riff starts*

[@tjzambonischwartz]

I would rock the HELL out of it, and I have sentimental attachments to this particular guitar. My dad was head of Fender's pro audio division when the custom shop made that MOTO strat, and John Page (who designed the beautiful beast) was and still is a good friend of the family. The mid nineties MOTO is my favorite ever guitar of his.

[@shaunw9270]

Cool , thanks for sharing this 👍

[@hkguitar1984]

Very, Very cool. I'll have to Google and see if I can find any other designs by Mr. Page. Very talented indeed.

[@tjzambonischwartz]

HK Guitar Shouldn't be hard. He co-founded the custom shop. The early 80s Bullet and Performer were also Page designs. These days he runs his own custom guitar business in Oregon.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@tjzambonischwartz Good to know, Thanks. So many gifted people creating instruments. I wonder if in the future people will admire some of the better instruments made today the same way we look at 1950s guitars? I'm pretty sure there was a time when a Stradivarius was just a nice used violin!

[@tjzambonischwartz]

HK Guitar Indeed. A lot of incredible instrument makers are making functional art. The early custom shop of the late eighties through the mid nineties was like an incubator for master luthiers that would go on to change the world.

[@hkguitar1984]

I've seen these but have never found a video about them. Thank You YES, I would ROCK this guitar. Wow, that Red Moto Telecaster in the background of the Strat sound demo looks fantastic with the light shining directly on it! I have a 2000 Designer Series Stratocaster with the Abalone dot fret marker inlays, it still looks really nice as even though the dot markers are just a small dot they do stand out against the maple fretboard. I've been happy with mine, I bought it brand new back in 2000 (actually this guitar was a gift from my Wife, I still have her too!)

[@shaunw9270]

You know what they say ... Some of the best tunes can be played on an old fiddle 😁

[@hkguitar1984]

@@shaunw9270 There is a lot of truth to that statement 😁

[@shawnjackson7081]

I own number #50 of 60 made of the Turquoise Moto. Saw mine at the Guitar Gallery in Florida when it was located in Downtown Disney. Couldn't stop thinking about it after returning home to Washington State so I called the shop, purchased, and had them ship it to me. It's the jewel piece of my guitar collection. 😎

[@Tonetwisters]

I love the MOTO Strats ... like a big fancy squeeze box with strings! I remember seeing the set in a local music store. Pretty neat.

[@scarmyguitar]

love Fender Fridays

[@richardbinder9662]

The late 50's Gretsch guitars used the same material to cover their drum shells with. I really like the green Strat.

[@richszmal1653]

Funny watching this as one of my local guitar shops had one of the white moto strat sets. Eye blinding in person. I always thought it was stunning.

[@Jazzboy195]

One of my local guitar shops has one of the white moto sets with the matching case (no amp) that I've had the pleasure of playing a few times. Can confirm, they look killer in person.

[@OuchMyHooves]

So far, I want one.

[@stephencastro1437]

I own the Custom Shop Moto Strat set, with matching amp, and case. It also came with an amp and guitar stand that has the custom shop logo embossed on white leather. It is featured in the Fender Custom Shop book. I don't know why these othewrs don't have the stand included with theirs?I paid about $4000 (approx, I will have to find my receipt). The amp is all tube point to point.! It's in mint condition.

[@abbyroza]

I own the red prototype that was made in 1999 or 2000 to show to dealers, when Steve Grom (Fender’s VP at the time) wanted to try out different colors, as a follow-up to the white sets. Eventualiteit only the teal Green color was produced, and none in red. The red prototype stayed in Grom’s office for some time and then was sold to a dealer called Moe’s Guitars by the people of the Scottsdale facility. The next owner sold it to a Swiss collector who in turn sold it to me. I still have it, and it’s a stunning beauty. It must be the red MOTO Strat that is being played in this clip! Luc.

[@midnightwind8067]

I saw one of the white sets back in the day. It was in The String Shop that used to be on High street across from The Ohio State University. It was unforgettably beautiful.

[@HARBINGER8752]

I would definitely rock either that white one or the gold burst, the gold just looks amazing and I like how the burst looks like it's burned on rather than painted

[@johnjanoski3988]

These guitars need a candelabra, gold lame' clothes and champagne bubbles.

[@elliotbradley]

Moto Tele for sure... and one of those amps!

[@Jet1ranger]

I'm loving the "sunpearlburst"! I'd rock it!

[@alwaysopen7970]

Definitely, especially after not picking up a white set back in the 90s dirt cheap. I was more into a Guild Artist Award that day. Would have bought it in green that day.

[@albertoansaldo2958]

MOTO was the original finish of some Fender lap steel guitars (like the Champion) even prior the solid body was invented. Even K&F lap steels were using it. So it is "traditional" even for fender, much more than BSB or sunburst =) I like the turquoise one!

[@the_nondrive_side]

This is about the level of build that it would take for me to want a Strat. The matching amp and case in all white with gold hardware like a Mary Kay.

[@martinclayton7260]

Oh that green one! I love it!

[@scottroberts3801]

These look awsome, especially the green one. I like strats, but don't like the tired old run of the mill finishes. This makes these strats unique. I would definitely rock them !

[@sassycat]

Would rock that green strat and blue tele for sure!

[@Xpyburnt_ndz]

Sure I'd rock it! Also, it looks like a bass boat paint scheme! 🤣😂

[@charlieshaw2866]

The sunburst one is sick

[@dannyhelms2098]

Woah, that bursted toilet seat Tele looked killer!

[@mikeystaats]

That green one! 😍

[@glen7228]

I would rock the aqua marine or white one for sure, even though I'm not really a Fender guitar guy.

[@monsterkxf]

The green one is sick!! 🤘🤘

[@shaunw9270]

Oh yeah !! I wanted a Moto Strat & Amp set when they came out , I didn't have the money though. I seem to remember ,later ,maybe 2001, there was an ad in Guitarist magazine for a shop in the UK that had a good selection of Fender Custom Shop guitars and there was a Moto Strat & Pro Junior amp set in Sonic or Daphne Blue... These things are so cool 😉👌

[@scottmartinezguitarandbass]

I totally would rock one of these

[@joeyd3324]

yes .. I love them all...

[@codyloiselle7736]

i wonder how they apply that material to the body? its it like a vinyl sheet that is heat shrunk and sealed to the wood on the body? do they delaminate? are there seam lines?

[@erikavery8083]

I'd rock those strats.

[@barrysoetoro8452]

I am right handed and have to have a left handed volume pot installed or else I accidentally turn them down when I am playing. I am use to a Gibson SG, Les Paul's hurt my ribs and my back... lol

[@terryhimes5052]

I believe that this may be just more evidence that Wood and paint type & thickness does not maybe matter? Consider the thickness of this pearl stuff and the Glue to put it on! Does the Guitar now sound like a piece of Plastic like we are led to believe that it would? I own an old Fender 1983 Bowlingball Strat. Very thick finish! I Love this guitar. And really can't tell a difference in sound to my other Strats. Pickups seem to be the Key to sound. TEX MEX for example. Or P-Rails. Or the noiseless variety. Dang I can't think of the name of them just now. Anyway, That s my opinion. I even have a couple Strats with 2 Humbuckers in them. So to each his own. If you are like me. Experiment. And maybe have a couple examples for different sounds. But don't get hung up on the Wood or Paint used. NOTE: Wood does matter if you have a clear or natural finish that you want to look beautiful Again! In my opinion. Not so much for Tone! Let your Pickups & Amps & your Playing take care of that. I know from experience I will get Haters on this comment. That's OK. I thought that way for years. I've had expensive Guitars. Then bought ,Less expensive. And started to see No difference.. I bought a Brand New Gibson LesPaul Custom back in the early 1970's That I never really cared for. I Did Love my Gibson 1963 ES-330, My Old Gibson Melody Maker, & My 1970's Lespaul Recorder. But, that LP Custom just was not it. The Back of the Neck was Sticky like the Paint never cured for one thing. This is Long! Sorry!!!! The thing is. So many guitars out there today. In So many Price Ranges compared to my day of starting to play back in 1966. The reasonable priced Guitars in my day came from Sears or JC Penny's or Decca. They were Junk! You young people have wonderful choices for a First Instrument that are actually quite good. So, buy the best that you can afford comfortably. Don't get caught up in name Brands if you are a beginner. And Enjoy your musical Journey . No Matter how good you may get! You will always have your music to fall back on and comfort you! A Stressful Day! Just sit down on the Couch and Pickup your faithful Friend! Ans play some Tunes. Always a Stress Buster. Thanks to anyone who actually read thru this Old Guitar Players Ramblings. Take Care All. Happy Strumming.

[@charlesbolton8471]

Terry Himes Excellent comment! I have been a believer in the tone wood myth, and although it definitely does matter in acoustic instruments I'm beginning to change my opinion in regards to electric instruments. I agree with your statement about pickups(and electronics), the amp, and the player being the main source of the tone, but I do think everything else figures into the tone to lesser degree. Speaking only for myself and my preferences I am a fan of Fender products from the 50s, and that influences what appeals to me in sound, looks, and feel. I prefer ash bodies(especially with transparent finishes as you noted), I think lacquer finishes are superior to other choices, I like maple necks with maple fretboards, and the V shape neck with 7.25 radius is another of my preferences. I also love Fender Tweed amps and I own a vintage tweed Champ, a Fender '59 Bassman Reissue, and clones of both the tweed Harvard and the tweed Deluxe. Since I am also a fan of reverb and tremolo effects that those amps lack a Strymon Flint comes in handy. I think a lot of people underestimate the importance of the amp in the tone equation. So many people are fine with paying $1,500 for a good, professional grade guitar, but complain about spending anywhere near $1,000 for an amp. Judging from the fact that you said in your comment that you started playing in 1966 I must be about 20 years younger than you. I got my first guitar in 1986. Your statement about the quality of beginner gear in 1966 versus today is absolutely accurate. It is even vastly improved from the choices I had in 1986. The improvements in manufacturing technology have made it possible for companies to improve quality and lower(or at least maintain) the price for beginner gear. Thanks for taking the time to read my lengthy comment. You are also right about enjoying your own music journey wherever it may take you. Personally I should spend more time playing than researching my next purchase, but it is good to be at a point in life where you can afford some of things you could only dream of in your youth.

[@wonderwomanguy]

I'd rock the shit outta this. Reminds me of the old Price Is Right!

[@clockwork914]

ROCK❗️❕❗️

[@billnelson9413]

Last week at the Chicago Amigo Guitar Show there was a white set for $5000 that had a vintage style strap with a white MOTO shoulder pad in the back of the amp. It all was definitely turning a bit yellow. I was glad to finally see one but it made me want one less lol.

[@Trog]

That would've been cool to see! I went there a year ago and someone slashed my tires while I was there so I'm not keen on going back to that one haha

[@billnelson9413]

That’s awful! That’s terribly upsetting. Guitars are always a thing of goodness for me. Such a shame someone would ruin that. Your show always makes me feel good! Thank you!

[@PhilipCockram]

Sure I would rock this at the opera .

[@kloppsarmy8361]

my grandmother approves of this guitar.

[@RyoCanCan]

I'd love to know how they make these things. I really want to try making one!

[@johnhenfrey5936]

Confused I thought you were having a break, not that I am complaining 😀🎸

[@Trog]

break from vlogs - that is the only series I rely on the go pro for. Reviews and WYRONs will continue as normally scheduled

[@parkerm.]

(Insert moto moto joke here)

[@didds8869]

I'd definitely buy a Moto guitar but it better have a large neck cause I like them big and chunky. As far as the neck profile goes I usually like them round and plumpy

[@patmarcy1210]

( It reminds me of a ski boat)

[@blakejones6648]

Would definitely rock. My Strat has a pearloid pickguard because I'm a fan of Tom DeLonge's Strat

[@OdinHammersmith]

Mmm! I'd love a white moto strat.

[@sonijam]

Interesting, but how do they apply the MOTO to the guitar?

[@massimobargagna5641]

Moto mojo combo they look awesome

[@rfuza]

A store here in Brazil used to have this set...I saw in person and to me is too much

[@davijazzz]

Achei que era o único brasileiro que acompanhava esse canal...

[@averywalters9319]

If you want to make one you can buy drum wraps from any major drum hardware site and overlay it on a body.

[@BarryPoogy]

Hi Austin. These are fantastic but I would go for a Bowling Ball Strat for less money. I'd take the savings and get a squadron of Kramer Gorky Parks :)

[@filipkarlsson89]

I would totally rock the white moto and play malmsteen

[@tball5677]

Love it!

[@thomaskafafian2871]

I'm falling in major love with that white one. I would rock the heck out of it. I really like the amp even more then the guitar! It's like a magnatone cab. What kind of amp? Fender deluxe?

[@cyb3r3vil30]

Heck yeah I'd Rock that thang!

[@nachiketrao5285]

Shits so fancy I need a second toilet seat

[@thetoneknob4493]

mix this with the bowling ball finish and you got something i would rock

[@stevesolo16]

In the 80-99s my old race shop was in Corona, around the corner from the Custom Shop. I was doing a small project with them and saw these. I thought "Yuck," I can't understand what in these dudes heads. But now, I fn love the concept. I should have bought a one or five! Idiot me! I also passed on a Dino Ferrariin the late 80s saying "that's 1/2 a Ferrari" oh regrets...

[@michaelheaton9503]

There is nothing quite like a Moto finish on a P Bass

[@ResoBridge]

I think this finish originates in the Italian piano accordion market. Pearl celluloid has been pretty much the traditional finish for these instruments and at least one of the factories making coloured and patterned celluloid was or still is in Italy. It must be a horrible finish to apply because as far as I know it involves taking a thin sheet of celluloid and softening it - perhaps using heat or possibly a solvent and moulding it over the object you want to cover. The clever bit is how they hide the joins. I don't know how that is done. There is a KZbin video of a Petosa accordion being covered but unfortunately it explains very little. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3eknWx6j7CaebM

[@jonathangozzo3737]

YES

[@christophermarshall1441]

When you were explaining what comes with the set, I thought you were gonna say that it came with a matching toilet seat as well😂

[@Trog]

Ha, that would make me want one more!

[@kevinoverson8321]

Yep, would definitely Rock one of these "moto" Strats...…….Kev

[@gchampi2]

I might rock one of these, but I'd have to try it first. I've actually played a couple of moto fenders, and while they both looked great (they really don't photograph well), the playing experience was decidedly different between the two. The first one was great, notes rang out really cleanly. The second one, while it physically played just as well as the first (setup, etc), there was something weird going on with. Some notes rang out fine, but some were decidedly muffled, and others produced a strange out of tune wolf-note overtone. I'm not sure what was going on with that one, perhaps the moto was separating from the underlying body? Dunno, but as it was, it was nothing more than a wallhanger. Pretty, but not really playable...

[@thomaskafafian2871]

I think mother of toilet seat cracks like crazy though. Isn't that why the old radios are so hard to come by in nice condition? I wonder if they improved the recipe to not be brittle.

[@davidgrant440]

Mine is twenty seven years old, no cracks, plays excellent, best guitar ever.

[@buranflakes]

This reminds me of my old accordion

[@ZankoGamer92]

i think moto moto likes you

[@jimmuller]

Never seen a video of someone actually playing the MOTO Strat and amp.

[@bjornenbjorn1369]

One of my local shops have af set for sale

[@silverdragon0000120]

Could you reviews the supreme fender.

[@Trog]

Ive done a WYRON on it but don’t have a review at this time. Would be a fun one!

[@dannythejester]

*I Think Moto Likes You*

[@Angeldiazz]

I love your videos

[@AdamFaulkner375]

That green one totally looks like it's belongs in a 311 video.

[@guitarron1963]

i dig the tobacco one..

[@alabamahebrew]

I really only liked that Aquamarine one, although that sunburst type was kind of nice as well. The White would be next my fav because it isn't so flashy and yes the neck is gorgeous! Hey Austin, in that sound demo look at that red Tele on the wall behind the guy on HIS right, that looks like the same finish only on a Tele?? I saw a video today of the new Joe Perry Gold Rush Les Paul, yuck. I love Joe Perry but in the video while he is describing his new signature model it sounds as though Joe did definitely use WAYY too much coke back in the day, lol he calls his coil split " coil cut" . Don't know if anyone else has seen the video but it's up at Gibson's channel.

[@hkguitar1984]

I just watched the Joe Perry/Gibson video you mentioned. BTW, I too love listening to Joe Perry's music. The new Gibson video, that is Johnny Depp explaining the guitar, yes? Seriously though, kind of a disappointment to watch. I guess being wealthy and famous is rough work.............

[@alabamahebrew]

@@hkguitar1984 - lol no that is Joe doing it, he sounds bad doesn't he? He even sounds like he has no clue what he is talking about. I did not look up the price of it but the Slash new relic'd guitar is $12,000!! Joe's is probably closer to $10,000. Personally I think Joe's new guitar is ugly and I don't understand the purpose of it being relic'd, it's a completely new model so there are no "road wounds" to be mimicked lol.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@alabamahebrew Speaking of those two guys, did Gibson ever build replicas of Joe Perry's 59 Burst? It would be an interesting run of guitars because both Joe and Slash owned it (interesting story). Gibson could really charge through the roof if that run had both Joe Perry and Slash's signatures! I'm just saying. I've not seen the price on his new signature model gold top, but it's kind of fugly looking. What do I know though, Joe Perry looks cool playing an upside down Stratocaster, so I guess it's all moot.

[@seatstitcher3636]

HK Guitar That story about slash owning joe’s burst is definitely true cuz he said in an interview that he kept trying to buy it back from him, but slash gave it to him for one of his birthdays. But in joe’s autobiography, he says Eric Johnson ended up with it at one point, and asked him if he wanted to buy it back......so I don’t know 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@hkguitar1984]

@@seatstitcher3636 Wow, talk about a guitar making the rounds, I wonder if it has a nickname? "Joe Perry, I think I'll name this guitar Groupie!" Still kind of cool, a guitar owned by three Artists. Although I don't think any of them recorded with it, I dunno. While at first I am thinking to myself, it must be nice to have friends who will give you a 59 Burst for your Birthday. However................after watching that video of Joe Perry I agree with Ron Just Ron, Joe Perry sounded bad. I think I'll keep the life I have, fame and fortune does seem to extract it's toll on a person.

[@ricochetjack7579]

I'd like to see the green one with a black moto pick guard.

[@timmiller4205]

The Green one is just great and A Black MOTO PG could only make it better. ♍️☮️♏️

[@stkbkr1]

Green is good

[@electroKrunch]

Not my cup o' tea... Hell, I don't even drink tea except an occasional sweet tea

[@renarddelespace9211]

I think I like moto moto...

[@TomTobin67]

I'd love to own a set of these in blue or red.

[@MisterRorschach90]

I’ve seen a few of these.

[@mattsmith9024]

I'll take the Precision Bass and the Telecaster. Not a Strat guy. Just a personal preference.

[@TheTrollMastah]

@4:28 $5,200 not $52,000 Big difference

[@egmccann]

Would I rock it... *really* depends on the color. Some of these look Vegas Showroom tacky, others (the turrquoise and the sunburst) I could see, perhaps.

[@michaelworse6034]

yup ! But ...... wait ...can it still breath ?

[@tavicotavio]

This is hell for a person like me who hates pearloid

[@triplesevensix291]

Very nice. Do they come with a free roll of toilet paper though? ;) Or a toilet brush to clean the guitar?

[@silverdragon0000120]

Can you talk about mayones guitars

[@ThorneyedWT]

Those all look extremely cheap and over the top in a bad way.

[@vapeymcvape5000]

2:41 Who the fuck puts a $10k guitar on paving?!

[@crankjazz]

I think Hagstrom guitars did something similar. As did various Italian guitar makers who used to make accordions. reverb.com/uk/item/10411022-crucianelli-tonemaster-40v-1960s-red-white-pearloid-mother-of-toilet-seat Its proper name is "Pearloid". Although Gibson first used it in the 1930s. zinginstruments.com/what-is-pearloid/

[@EXHUMEnCONSUME]

I'd rather spend that amount of money on a vintage Fender or two.

[@garrettodonnell4177]

If Liberace played guitar

[@hunterlewis6157]

First

[@hkguitar1984]

I'm 3rd, You are well deserved to make #1 Congrats

[@RastaSaiyaman]

They also call it MOBB, "Mother of Bowling ball"

[@marcraygun6290]

I bought a v beetle off someone who had gibson century on the wall

[@wrenchhead4378]

Super cool.... green was ugly/beautiful

[@joewalsh8217]

For 10 grand I think Id save the money

[@Solosdeguitarra]

I have one fender moto nro 39