WHEN DID MEXICAN STRATS GET SO GOOD? - Fender Player Plus HSS Stratocaster in Cosmic Jade

[@ledhendrix5054]

I purchased a Mexican Strat in the mid 90s Ryan and ive still got it , great guitar from the start. You can buy a Fender Strat made in Mexico by Mexicans , or by a Fender Strat made in America made by Mexicans

[@justinhowell3527]

can confirm, I'm still playing a 95 MIM that I got back in 97 or 98, traded an Ibanez RG for it. I've done some upgrades and mods to it and its still one of my most played guitars

[@CommanderNewton]

Hahaha! 😂

[@beerbilly]

the ones made in America are made by Americans.

[@Ninja_S1000RR-R]

@@beerbilly If you look at pictures of the American Fender factory, many of the workers there appear to be of hispanic descent.

[@beerbilly]

@@Ninja_S1000RR-R Of course they are, but here in this country, If you have a right to be here, you are AMERICAN. Buy a guitar from the Corona factory here in So Cal, you have a guitar made by American people. If you buy a guitar made across the border in mexico, you are getting a guitar made by mexicans. ...doesnt matter what there "descent" is.

[@bonedale]

im just glad to see a chrome cover humbucker on any level of strat. Why that was so hard is beyond me.

[@Ottophil]

Makes me think of gibson. Id rather see an open coil in that posish

[@lostreb]

@@Ottophil I agree with you to an extent. It depends on the guitar. So far, all my Fenders have the open coil humbuckers, and I really like them. I don't mind having "One" with a Chrome Humbucker for the Totally Friggin' Awesome Colors available in Player Plus versions. Like you, I'd prefer it to be open coil, but I think can live with one Chrome Humbucker. Your comment prompts me to ask, I wonder how many will "Opt Out" from purchasing an HSS version of the new Player Plus for that reason? The Chrome Humbucker.

[@Tigershark-qy2gq]

Mine comes in any day now. I also have a lot of Strats and other Fenders with open coil humbuckers. I'm thrilled this one will be covered. You just need one like this.

[@lostreb]

@@Tigershark-qy2gq Thank you for the comment. I'm leaning toward purchasing one as well.

[@eljefeguapobarbon]

Exactly why I loved my Blacktop Strats! This does seem more versatile now.

[@proteusswarm7291]

MIM fenders have been really good for a couple decades. The real question is when did they start costing a thousand dollars?

[@zeronoshoten4300]

When Squiers became 500 dollars

[@friedrudibega6384]

Inflation. Everyone wants $15 an hour to flip burgers. Gas prices go up, everything goes up.

[@pvbaelen]

For perspective, I bought my first MIM standard in 2003 for $350. I bought a used MIM Fender Player around 2010 or so for $450 ($750 new at the time) and an American Standard new in 2011 for $850.

[@PaulSter]

@@heavyjacktv it's like, it's like... "y'all" read from the same book. 🙄

[@sixslinger9951]

@@friedrudibega6384 Mexican employees don't make 15 an hour...they are lucky to make a couple hundred a week. these are made with slave labor.

[@theodorsloth2194]

Seems to be a swiss army knife of a guitar. The color is very cool.

[@geteese]

Nothing can beat a HSS strat. You can play any style with that beast!!

[@lassesuurmunne8340]

Man your playing has improved so much, absolutely loved that intro you did! Love the cosmic jade colour of this strat! I just bought the player plus telecaster today in the same colour. The necks are so nice that they honestly feel like they’re punching way above their weight. They don’t feel like Mexican Fenders. I’m kinda blown away by the player plus series. People really need to try em. Impossible to describe how nice they.

[@grahamnunn8998]

^Go home, tell your middle pick-ups you love them" is definitely this week's classic quote. Robin Trower made a career from the middle pickup. Jordan Kaukonen was a fan too. Great video Ryan.

[@jimhicks8871]

Great surf rock opening!

[@mindfall82]

Great looking guitar! I can tell you're a surf guy, you play that style with so much passion! Great review

[@MarcCoteMusic]

Two of my Strats are MiMs. The newer is my main guitar and has been from the time I got it. MiMs have been excellent for quite a long time. This one, though, is truly gorgeous. I love metallic finishes and green is my favourite colour, so you can imagine how much I want one of these.

[@Tigershark-qy2gq]

Ditto. I bought one. Grab one up if you can.

[@eddycerb]

Just ordered mine, the colour and spec just had me 😍

[@MarcCoteMusic]

@@eddycerb - I am quite envious of you... but I hope you enjoy it.

[@barthrvatin8297]

Thanks for making this video! After 15 years of being a Tele guy, this might be my first Strat. You made that split coil bridge sing, with excellent right hand technique. Cheers!

[@damagecontrol60]

Ryan what I love about your reviews more than most other reviewers is that you stay clean so much - you can really hear what the pick ups do… plus you play chords and single note… before you get dirty… I also agree about the middle pickup! I have a candy apple red MIM tele maple neck from the 1990s and it is excellent

[@captaintony1227]

I really like the finish on that guitar

[@bradpittiful7288]

your pick attack is awesome...that color is fantastic...that strat could be the most versatile with the ability to split it

[@edryba4867]

I have a ‘99 MIM Strat that was modified by my luthier. He threw Fender’s wiring away and redid it HIS WAY. It now has a Seymour split humbucker, and even the 2 Fender pickups that are left are quieter than Fender’s low noise pickups!

[@1997Ghost]

i also have a 99 mim. put pure vintage 65 pickups in it. it is a great guitar.

[@coconutmwb63]

Thanks for this review, I just picked up a mim strat from 93 that had been sitting unplayed for nearly 30 years but I wanted to get a loaded pick guard w/hss and stumbled across the same as you have. I set it up and was curious about the range or lack of in the knobs so I am glad you mentioned that sets me at ease there is nothing wrong with my set up. By the way the pickguard was only played a couple time before the guy changed it out so I feel like I have an old/ modern flawless mim hss strat. Watching this video has me excited about putting it to the test. Thanks again.

[@sweetnsourchick1761]

I think you made the right choice, Ryan. The HSS is different and that green is fantastic!!!!! I wish Fender would make a Jaguar in that color.

[@CharlesWillisBonsai]

The offset guitars have the worst color selection. It sucks.

[@rindred]

The middle position definitely needed that Echo and the Bunnymen riff. Class.

[@timothymallon]

The correct answer to the question is, They've always been good.

[@djm384]

Amazing demo! Full of different and very accurate tests with explanations of all the elements of the guitar. Understandable even by beginners. THANK YOU !

[@jfinester]

Normally I’d pick the SSS configuration. However that bridge humbucker sounds so good split that I think I’d go with the HSS version.

[@Jackhammer69able]

I’m one lucky bastard. My Dad bought me one of these Cosmic Jade Player Plus HSSes. I’d tried one out in the shop for a few minutes a few months back and thought it was phenomenal, then I went down the American Pro II rabbit hole for a while and was dead set on getting one of those. Wasn’t sure the Player Plus would be as much of the “genuine article” as the Am Pro II, or as good. But now that I have the Player Plus and I’ve bonded with it over the past week, the Am Pro II can get ****ed! This guitar took pole position pretty much immediately, and will be the standard any future guitars have to match or beat in order to make it into the collection.

[@Tonetwisters]

RE: Wiggly wiggle stick. Try a 4mm ball bearing in that trem hole, followed by one of those tiny little springs, right on top of it. You can usually put your gear shift arm right where you want it without "wiggle". Probably need to change the little spring out every so often, though ...

[@sassycat]

A great video review, your enthusiasm for the guitar is palpable. Yours is the first review I've watched that had a favorable opinion on the pickups, which means that a trip to my nearest Fender dealer is in order.

[@chadnikolaus8793]

Got the HSS Player Plus Siverburst, which I love. Now I want to play some of that surfer music, for real. Very cool.

[@Casey3-P-O]

I got the SSS player plus in Olympic pearl with a tortoiseshell pickguard. It's amazing. I only needed to do a slight set up on it after I changed strings (I play 10's) because the bridge was popping out way too high after I changed them, but after watching a couple videos, I can proudly say that I feel slightly comfortable doing that now. I've been practicing on some of my cheaper guitars as well. But seriously, it's great. Like you said about the color, because mine is very pearlescent, the light hits it so well and it is beautiful.

[@greg6162]

That’s a beautiful color! I want that in HSS but I’m not sure about the noiseless coils? I’ve heard them compared on KZbin and I like the original Alnico pickups I think. Not sure if I like the noiseless yet. I’ve heard the SSS and HSS player series and the SSS has better breakup and range if that makes sense? I really want the new HSS player plus as a do it all but I love the finish you got in SSS and being I don’t own a strat maybe getting the one you got would be better? I don’t gig so there’s that also Edit: Gotta love those locking tuners as a new guitarist for me also IMO… but that Olympic Candy Apple Red finish though 😍

[@Casey3-P-O]

@@greg6162 personally, I like the noiseless single coils. You do lose a bit of tone, but if you have a good amp, or good amp modeller, you can make up for it. I actually ended up removing the bridge position single coil and I replaced it with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rail, which is a single coil-sized humbucker and now I think it's perfect. I also changed my pickguard to a plain black pickguard because I already have another guitar with a tortoiseshell pickguard. I really love it now. It's my favorite guitar. I've always loved Olympic white strats with black pickguards, and since mine is Olympic pearl, I think it's even cooler. In my opinion, the noiseless single coils still sound like Strat pickups, and it's awesome not having to deal with the 60 cycle hum. I especially like the SSS version of the player plus because one of the tone knobs can be pulled up, allowing me to have the neck and bridge pickups on together like a telecaster, and I can also have all 3 pickups on simultaneously. I think the HSS player plus also has a pull knob, but I'm pretty sure it just splits the humbucker into a single coil. So it's really all about preference. Do you prefer to get Tele and Strat tones, or do you prefer to have a full sized humbucker that can be split? In my case, I wanted to be able to have more pickup combinations, but I also wanted a humbucker, and I'm really happy with the hot rail. It's very high output with a lot of mids, but if you're not into that, Seymour Duncan has other single coil-sized humbucker options that are less hot.

[@greg6162]

@@Casey3-P-O So I bought the Olympic pearl SSS Strat and I love it. The only thing as a new player and the fretboard being 12' I'm thinking of doing what you mentioned about putting 10's on it. I haven't had it setup yet but it plays very well out of the box and I have EB 9's and 10's sitting here, but I know you said you had issues putting 10's on and I'm not comfortable working on guitars yet. String change would be easy but the action is so low (not a bad thing just the lowest I've ever played on a guitar) and I think putting 10's on might make it possibly unplayable without a setup? I wish I had the confidence and technical ability because I would just slap 10's on right now. It stays in tune and I've been playing the factory strings so far. Was your action really low too.? Also, what did putting 10's on change setup wise... is the action setup specifically for 9's? Because it seems like it was setup from the factory specifically for 9's, but it was setup very well IMO but I feel like this would be so much better with 10's especially with the fretboard having that 12' radius. I started jamming with guys at work as a full band we have a drummer, bass and two guitar players now as a 4/pc. Bought an Alpine white Epiphone Les Paul Custom and that's a fantastic guitar but I got it from a certain 3/letter co that sold it new from a return. They gave me 100 refund back and I took it to a master luthier in my area just a few days ago and he's going to put grover rotomatic 3x3 locking tuners in so I can change the 10's if I need to myself. I love both, but something about the LP seems more my style. It could be because I only played it for 3/days before I dropped it off or the fretboard seems easier to play because of the strings and it being smaller than my Strat. I played a Tele at GC that felt so smooth so I think the smaller fretboard is appealing to a beginner like me. I feel that the Strat makes me a better player because it seems harder to play, and it seems slightly heavier (Strat is just longer I think) than my Epipohone LP... but it might play totally different once I put 10's on the Strat? But I will say even though Epiphone Les Paul's quality has gone up drastically, I still think the Fender Player Plus Strat is built way better, it's not even close IMO. The Epi will be nice after I get it back but it has fret buzz on low-E (1st-3rd) but that Strat quality if you didn't know better looks built to American standards and the finish is probably my favorite next to silverburst that Fender has. But I'm a sucker for white guitars and that pearl just glistens in the sun at band practice outside. I'm glad I got a SSS and humbuckers though, I'm pretty much set for any tone. I get compliments from my band on how good my Strat sounds and I really like the noiseless pups that came with it and I think they're underrated for what they are

[@MRoo1oo]

22:00..I like the Echo and the Bunnymen Lips like Sugar riff. The beginning of the video reminded me of something Will Sergeant would play, I guess he's been am influence for you...great playing, great review!

[@jeffhamlin45]

This was perfect thanks i like all the sound textures you had produced I just bought the Tequila Sunrise one today I can't wait to play it now that I'm hearing this ...... Thank you for the great playing and review .

[@bcrocks3935]

Just bought this exact guitar today! Now my biggest problem is finding a reason to keep keeping any of my other guitars besides my active pickup metal monster! This thing is tops!

[@baloubear]

Awesome video and I’ve just ordered that very guitar in mint condition for studio and live work (who wants to take a ‘63 to a gig?!). Already have the same coloured Tele Plus. The push pull on the tele is a lot easier though, and I will add a push-push on the hum bucket on the Strat. Great video mate. Greetings from Scotland.

[@Giitzerland]

From what I've learned about the Player Plus, these body's are pre routed for HSH if you ever wanted to change the neck PU out. Also, it's is super easy to switch out different configs, you can have SSS, HSS, or HSH, it's all a relatively simple pickguard/pickup swap.

[@mindfall82]

I love that color! And the pickups sound great. I usually have my go to brand and change them out and on put locking tuners but wouldn't have to change a thing!

[@DarthEcoli]

The first Player Plus I've seen prior to this video was the Tele and thought: Are they reissuing the old 80s and 90s Plus line again, but on the MiM Player series? This Strat looks like it's a yes AND no answer. For those not familiar with the Fender Strat and Tele Plus series, they were released around 1987 to 1998-ish. The PLUS implies 22 frets when back then, they only had 21 frets. They all had Lace sensors (gold on the standard Pluses, Red, blue and silver on the Plus Deluxes which is referred to as Rainbow sensors, and I think blue and purple with a dual coil in the bridge of the Plus Ultras. They had the bridge and saddles just like this Player Plus, and a Hipshot style tremsetter above the springs, TBX controls on the bottom tone knob, and locking tuners. After this original Plus series ended, they stopped using Lace sensors altogether and just use these noiseless pickups now. The Fender Noiseless pickups are really good though and Lace sensors are hit or miss with many people. I have a 96 Strat Plus and love the gold lace sensors. With that said, it does look like they were going for the old Plus reissue, but nixed the tremsetter and lace sensors. Whose to say if these have TBX controls, but it would be cool. Despite not a faithful reissue, I think I like these and would rock one, and never had a problem with MiMs. I loved my 96 MiM Strat and regret ever selling it. I even liked the pickups on it, lol

[@jfinester]

That Strat really sounds good, even in the humbucker setting. Most humbuckers in HSS Strats go from muddy and dark to thin and overly bright. This one doesn’t-it sounds good either way. And the metallic green finish looks cool. Normally I’d have gone for the SSS configuration, but I’d make an exception for this one. My favorites from this new Mexican series are the 3-pickup Teles, but I’ve already got a US-made Tele like that, a ‘98 American Deluxe. The best of both worlds! Regarding the push/pull knob on the Strat, I’ve had the same problem with Strat knobs-the fluting makes it hard to grab. A rubber O-ring of the right size that can fit on the top portion of the knob can help, but it won’t look vintage. You’d probably have to glue the O-ring in place.

[@09philj]

The Nashville Telecaster from this line with an extra Strat pickup looks interesting. I wonder whether there's a Player Plus Jazzmaster, Jaguar, and/or Mustang still to come?

[@Tigershark-qy2gq]

Lets hope. I'd buy them too. I've already purchased a green pearl pickguard and backplate for my guitar when it arrives this week.

[@joserui7910]

Agree! It’s THE guitar! Better than a Stratocaster!

[@SamNiverba]

Thanks for this video Ryan😃💚 I watched this review before picking one up on December 30, the same Cosmic Jade, and me and my brother absolutely love this guitar. Our First Fender💚

[@sooperheep]

for over $1,000 it better be a major improvement over the standard mex strat

[@christocr]

It is.

[@ligfifty]

Everything costs more than it should these days! The new Fender Player Plus?? Not so overpriced really.

[@rick00770]

Just got a sunburst strat player HSS, hadn’t had a decent guitar in a while. Really impressed. Good review. Gave 740.00 at guitar center. Subscribed.

[@jayteesgear]

That Hunbucker MAKES the cut! I dig it. 💥📻! Cool intro jam

[@ChillingwithMalc]

Well the prices went up that's for sure.

[@meadish]

You're not lying about the pickups. These sound great.

[@johnou9001]

agreed. the hate online for a $1000 MIM guitar is based entirely on the fallacy mexican made guitars can’t possibly be worth that much due to some built-in bias. these are a huge difference from the standard player series. i have the cosmic jade one and my only gripe is that the bridge humbucker is microphonic but i also play at 100dB so…

[@Giitzerland]

I wanted to dislike it before I played one, but it's honestly as good as any American Strat I've ever played. It challenges our self awareness to let go of preconceived ideas, and develop an unbiased opinion, and it certainly helps to have hands on experience with one too, so we're not talking out our ass, which is something that seems to be trending these days :\

[@davidwolsky4783]

YOU...are awsome! Shining bright like that jade strat.

[@ianstu7]

Looks great, sounds good. I'm not gonna pretend like I'm in love with the noiseless pickups, but the humbucker sounds great.

[@hanszimmer8801]

I love this color! Cosmic Jade looks just awesome. Need!

[@christopherguzzi1316]

That's a pretty sweet green color. I love my lake placid blue player Stratocaster. It has 22 frets with slightly rolled edges, a 9.5 radius, and perfectly smooth frets. But honestly, it might benefit, for me, from a hot rails humbucker addition. And while I kind of feel that the neck is a bit too thin, it plays really fast.

[@petermarkovic8837]

Great surf sound, mostly from you as a player, but can I ask which pedals you are using for that?

[@josephrice5502]

Great guitar..you sold me on it Just ordered it yesterday and I already have the SSS in Aged Candy Apple....and I love it Now I have both Love watching you youtube channel

[@josephrice5502]

How about checking out the Slick guitars from guitar fetish

[@suppohkram]

Came for the strat review, stayed for your "noodling". Love your music taste, I just subscribed! =]

[@maelofvast]

Echo and the Bunnymen riff at 22:16 (Lips like sugar). Love the color.

[@ryanmurphyart]

Great guitar, playing, and demo! Love the colour, and the finish definitely plays a role for me. Thanks.

[@JohnGadzaJr.]

In my honest opinion, those Fender MIM Stratocasters have always been the greatest for so many years now. Way back in the good old days, you could buy any Fender MIM Stratocaster dirt cheap whether they were new or used and those were the best electric guitar models for beginners out there who didn't want the cheaper stuff such as Squier or any other Strat copies that were not Fender brand related. I have always wanted to own a Fender MIM Stratocaster but I never had the chance to own one. Maybe someday. Who knows. Otherwise, great video and review.

[@joeulrich3614]

I just got the exact same model. It's a beautiful guitar and sounds fantastic.

[@pandaoneproductionsd9765]

Any problems?

[@joeulrich3614]

Not at all! It's a great playing guitar with a comfortable neck.

[@octaviotorresin1198]

Greetings from Argentina. Few months ago i purchased a Fender Stratocaster Deluxe Player HSS or Deluxe Strat acording to fender's web page. It's an awesome guitar, locking tuners, noiseless pickups(middle and neck), humbucker, s-1 Switch, 2 points bridge tremolo and also the contour where the neck is screwed. It's like an 2010 Fender american deluxe strat but the big diference is the saddles in the bridge and the headstock. Aside from that everything is the same.

[@clockwork914]

I told my noiseless middle pickup that I loved it, But it remained silent 😢

[@chuckdriver8269]

“Lips like sugar, sugar kisses!” - echo and the bunnymen

[@chrisfrank6449]

Just bought one today exactly the same as yours. Fantastic!

[@stevenjohnson243]

me too

[@davetbassbos]

Mexican fenders have always been great in my experience.

[@jhkuno88]

In the 90s and early 2000s they were pretty bad

[@robertdearden3434]

Fantastic intro I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@gregb6387]

Great review. I love my player Telecaster. best value for money Fender series.

[@KingLoopie1]

Wow!! That cosmic green is really an eye popper! Not usually a fan of all green but that's really beautiful! Ryan, you're better on your 'off' days than I'll ever be on my 'on' days... Keep 'em coming! 👍 You want 60 cycle hum and noise? Try playing in a powerhouse control room full of computers and 10 away from one of the 2 isophases that carry 170 megawatts/each! You'll getcher noise there! I'd get the hss even though I already have a yamaha, hss strat-like-object...

[@kolchak357]

Loved your opening today. Great sound!

[@BillMWirth]

Just got the Silverburst HSS. Love the look, but not sure about the Pau Ferro fingerboard. I’m torn, love the color, but wanting maple neck. Might take it back. It’s really dry, but don’t want to oil it unless I keep it.

[@greg6162]

I’m literally in the exact same situation! I want the Olympic white because it has maple neck and is gorgeous… but I want a HSS Strat. What did you get?

[@maideo]

Hmmm...should I consider getting this one or the Schecter Nick Johnston Traditional HSS?

[@AutismRocksOfficial]

LOVE that GREEN! 🐸🦖🦎🌵☘️🥦

[@DaveyG68]

I have a 2015 MIM Telecaster Standard and think it's an excellent guitar. I also have a 2002 Deluxe Powerhouse Strat that I'll never sell. They were great guitars for the price and had good fit and finish especially the Tele. I play Chicago Blues and Classic style Rock N Roll so the tele's stock pickups work well with plenty of bite, with the volume turned up, and chikin' pickin' clean with it turned down. I know I'll be checking out one of the new Player Plus ones soon. Always wanted a Nashville Tele.

[@zaz4667]

Excellent color on the fender! I seen the recomendation video window and it looked like Phillip Mcknights room where he broadcast from! Kinda looks like the same room! Thought the world was upside down for a minute!

[@larryh7202]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm of the understanding that the noiseless pickups on The MIM PLayer Plus are the identical made in the USA noiseless pickups used on the American Ultra Series Strat. I just bought the Tequila Sunrise SSS used and its becoming my favorite

[@Silas-lc9op]

I own the black/pearl looking one. I absolutely love it. It's now my main guitar

[@Phantommxr]

Funny you complain about the wiggle stick.... and you wear a shirt with the exact same stick on it!! Love ya man!!

[@solarscatter6459]

“Go home, tell your middle pickups that you love them” Looks at telecaster

[@DarthEcoli]

The Tele Player Plus does have a mid pickup, lol

[@raytorvalds3699]

Lol, I was looking at my Telecaster too (I do also have a Strat right next to me).

[@efx245precor3]

Nice playing and shirt. Looking at this players plus series.

[@Tigershark-qy2gq]

Mine arrived today. I love the mint pickguard on mine so much that I decided not to chance it out for the Emerald Pearl Pickguard I bought. My Tremolo screwed in perfectly and holds tight. I found it needed a lot more screwing in to get it to fully start to tighten up. So tighten up your Trem more Ryan. They aren't loose.

[@EdVanMeyer]

About 2015 they changed the neck profile cutting and improved it and I have noted them to be easier and nicer to play over 2013 ones.

[@markmiller8137]

i purchased a Mexican Tele Nashville and i love her she sounds great through my Twin Reverb or my Peavey Valve King or Classic Chorus she screams when i want her to or she can back off and give up those beautiful Strat sounds from her 3 pick up line up. nothin wrong with the Mexican axes and you can put in upgrades as you go along......

[@brunomillalaf8553]

That intro was amazing! 👍🏄

[@andrewsykes4159]

Not gonna lie, I was going to be disappointed if you had chosen any other finish option. I saw these on the Anderton's channel first and immediately thought of you when I saw that cosmic jade.

[@martinclayton7260]

I never liked the Mexican Fender's, I mistakenly thought that they were cheap junk. But having played some, and owning a Jaguar modified HH made in Mexico, and a Charvel, I wouldn't think twice about buying another. I love the colour of the Strat, it's beautiful, I love green guitars, and I'd love to own that!

[@madduey6155]

Just ordered me one based off this review. That guitar just looks like a lot of fun 😝

[@DimitraB.]

Which reverd pedal is this pls ?

[@craigbragg2842]

That color is just gorgeous! Wish it (or any of this line) came in a lefty. Guess I will have to stick to a standard Player Strat.

[@lostreb]

Your comment prompts me to say, I wonder if Fender is going to release Lefty versions a bit later? It would really be sad if they don't. Lefty's make enough sacrifices and have to settle enough as it is. Anyone that has any information about if Lefty versions are in the works in the future would be appreciated.

[@craigbragg2842]

@@lostreb, yes at least one of the models as a lefty would be nice.

[@jeffbrown3009]

I ordered my lefty player strat a few days before the player plus lime got announced. Kicked myself for missing out on the green before remembering that I'm lefty and they weren't gonna offer the plus for us anyways.

[@MrScrofulous]

I'm not really surprised. My MIM Strat from about 5 yr ago is a great guitar. My Morello sig has a fantastic neck. I love the green !! It is stunning.

[@PotatoChips1223]

where do you find a green one, I really want one that color but they don't make those colors anymore

[@Mark_Williams300]

This is the third Player Plus series Strat review I've watched since yesterday. The first was Andy Ferris's.

[@60CycleHumcast]

Who’s was the best so far? Be honest.

[@guitarpassion1]

Great video thank you 👍👍👍 I like the hss I just don't like the silver cover next to the other 2 nice cream single coil pickups 😊

[@thebat6900]

Very cool Ryan is there any way you could demo the telecastor from the same line thanks and keep the great videos coming

[@JohnnyGuitaristOfficial]

They actually been pretty decent, I got myself a Classic Black/white strat back in 2012 and has been pretty solid since....all stock!

[@wallyh24]

“Sometimes I like a little hum”...amen brotha

[@JBM_71]

Ryan, you certainly do play best when you surf! Enjoyed the intro! :) (Now to watch the rest!)

[@lee_fox7553]

Hey man new to the channel. What ever that was you were playing at the beginning was brilliant and this guitar looks real nice 👌

[@Will008]

I love that starcaster in the background.

[@draygosound]

A lot of 95/96 MIM strats had Tex-Mex pickups in them which were super hot, if I remember correctly. I have one from that era and it took years to figure out why it sounded weird compared to other MIMs I played. I love the feel of the neck and the weight of the guitar, so I ended up putting GFS 70's voiced pickups in it and it improved the sound immensely.

[@joesmith8398]

That green is actually pretty sweet, and I normally don't go for that color ! Sounds pretty good too !

[@stevenjohnson243]

you can say that again!

[@davidkrause6990]

I have one of the earliest Mexican Strats and it’s my go to guitar. And I have “several “ to choose from.

[@EricM-gm5wz]

Beautiful color on that guitar 😮

[@chrisbee9164]

Hi please reply it would be really helpful - do you think this is better than the HSS American Special they used to produce ? Used price of that is similar to new price of this. Thanks in advance.

[@michaela.friestbigmikesbas2508]

Great looking axe. Great playing too. Nice ambient ending. You sell yourself short.

[@RyanPennington87]

That intro was fire

[@jalithic]

That Wide Range pickup in the Bridge position option is Freakin' Awesome! --Jason ✌🏻&❤️

[@ericmueller1987]

Liking your surf music playing, very drippy!