Will Fender Regret This?

[@jameskershaw2998]

I used to really like your content, but the clickbait titles are a huge put-off. I know one person unsubbing makes zero difference, but I think honest feedback from people who used to engage with your content is valuable.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

I totally appreciate the feedback and every sub counts.I feel like we have a great community here so I dont want anyone to ever feel like their sub & time doesn't matter. I did an experiment a couple months ago for a month. I posted videos with very basic thumbnails and titles that were right on the nose(what some people say they think are better). All the videos were my worst performing videos in years. On youtube as your videos perform worse and worse youtube recommends your videos less and less and in turn makes them perform even worse. So creators are at a crossroads. Do we spend days working on content give it a basic title and thumbnail and watch it perform poorly or spend time think of titles and thumbnails that will get more clicks. I promise you none of us creators want to spend days thinking of titles and thumbnails. I would love to just call it what it is but the hard truth is NOBODY watches it when you do that. So sadly we are stuck in this cycle. Thankfully there are a lot of people who understand we are just doing what we have to do.

[@jameskershaw2998]

@@RobertBakerGuitar Thats really fair, and I hadn't really considered the impact on the algorithm long term. Cheers for the unexpected reply Robert.

[@wraith_1171]

@jameskershaw2998, unfortunately that's the game on youtube, all the better tubers are doing it (they have to in order to survive) . If you're enjoying the content give him a pass and try to ignore it

[@maverick_trail]

KZbin is becoming the equivalent of tabloid magazines and reality TV.

[@jerrymckenzie1858]

@@maverick_trail No doubt about that!

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

What am I missing? Everyone is complaining about the "clickbait title" but I'm not seeing it. "Will Fender Regret This?" He then goes on the talk about this Charvel Super-Stock being awesome but it's such a limited run. As of my writing this comment it's already sold out at Sweetwater. Do people not realize that Fender owns Charvel? Fender made the decision to only make a few hundred (I believe I heard 500) and now they're gone. How is that a clickbait title? I'm not throwing shade at other commentors I just don't get the hate.

[@brickmonkeyvideo2150]

Am I missing something? What click bait? The title of the video? Sorry, I watch because it is Robert and I like his videos/personna. Not the title of the videos.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Thats the way I watch videos as well lol.

[@lisaferrara8120]

Agree!

[@johndaugherty4127]

That, and Fender owns Charvel.

[@squirelova1815]

@@RobertBakerGuitar Bitchy little whiny jealous bitches is all they are.

[@sferguson1130]

Exactly!

[@ralphditchburn1456]

Oily new strings cause blackened fingers

[@Frankie_Holt]

It’s the oxidation coming off of the frets and possibly a little oil that’s in bulk strings

[@joermnyc]

Could also be a little bit of the fret polishing compound that wasn't wiped off and has been sitting there.

[@casualsmilman4482]

I would've 100% wanted to buy this if it weren't for the Kramer Baretta Special. That kramer and this Charvel are almost like the same guitar, just one is owned by Gibson, other Fender, and then one is a lot cheaper with the downside of a single-color paint job and worse parts. I bought myself a purple Kramer Baretta Special, did the Eddie treatment and now have an amazing "Van Halen inspired" axe for under $300.

[@NisGaarde]

So... their big regret is a decision that they could change any time they see fit?

[@Timtime67]

Tampax

[@skidrowe68]

Please stop the click bait.

[@Ottophil]

But by commenting you(now we) took the bait

[@ukguitarnoodle]

I thought it was John Nathan Cordy 😂

[@fuckyouallanddiehorribly]

That's what KZbin is.

[@infn8loopmusic]

Unfortunately Creators don't really have a choice anymore (if they want to actually reach people and be optimized). The algorithm is really challenging to deal with nowadays.

[@Timtime67]

And please quit whining.

[@hotblackdesiato3451]

That spring-ring you hear when you whack the strings is just the free reverb tank that comes with every trem'd guitar. Enjoy.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

HA love it!!

[@sinistar426]

Never thought of a "super strat" as a guitar with a single pick up.

[@randall9000]

I think if it’s strat shaped, but has a humbucker and a floyd, players will consider it a super strat

[@tomaslopez2940]

Kramer Baretta?

[@Jay-nu1bk]

Frankenstein is probably the most famous "super Strat" with 1 pickup

[@BryanSaxonOfficial]

But will they…

[@jameswillard-brown6697]

Fender doesn’t care.

[@Evy-1988]

the more clickbait, the more people go to the comments to hate on the clickbait, which actually is more traffic?

[@johndaugherty4127]

And Fender owns Charvel.

[@Christopher-v7u]

Even though a floyd rose can be a pain in the neck I still love the floyd rose trim.

[@mixodorians12]

Guitar needs a Floyd...as the pressure on the nut from the strings not going straight through, and going in different directions.. will cause stability tuning issues and pinching of strings. A floyd would stop this.

[@vorpalblades]

Properly cut nut solves that issue. I play Deans, never had a problem with the nut.

[@johnnyringo8174]

Install Wilkinson locking saddles and locking tuners and you dont need a floyd.

[@CraigFlowersMusic]

I agree with the rest of the comments. Eff the clickbait titles. It's not 2014.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Also the tacky riddles and pictures. When I read or see them I don't click on video. Just say what the video is and stop with the cheesy/sleazy titles and pictures.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

I did an experiment a couple months ago for a month. I posted videos with very basic thumbnails and titles that were right on the nose(what some people say they think are better). All the videos were my worst performing videos in years. On youtube as your videos perform worse and worse youtube recommends your videos less and less and in turn makes them perform even worse. So creators are at a crossroads. Do we spend days working on content give it a basic title and thumbnail and watch it perform poorly or spend time think of titles and thumbnails that will get more clicks. I promise you none of us creators want to spend days thinking of titles and thumbnails. I would love to just call it what it is but the hard truth is NOBODY watches it when you do that. So sadly we are stuck in this cycle. Thankfully there are a lot of people who understand we are just doing what we have to do.

[@superbear9569]

​@@RobertBakerGuitar It sucks, but it's not your fault. Cool vid btw, guitar looks rockin

[@CraigFlowersMusic]

@@RobertBakerGuitar I guess I chose otherwise, and it shows. Few of my videos have over a thousand views, but they’re there for me not anyone else. Subscribers would help but aren’t the point. If I made a living at yt I would be homeless LOL

[@sebg2086]

wow you told him

[@rogermcnooddle318]

Black fingers come from polishing stuff they use to finish the frets and the fretboard

[@emilemarcotte2782]

4:38 I think I heard Trogly say the black residue on new guitars might be polishing compound that hasn't been cleaned up after the buffing process. Maybe that's just it 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@coryengel]

That was my first thought (though I’ve never bought a new guitar): fret wire polish

[@zanzabar4ky7]

thr nickel in the frets is black. If they don't Dont do a good job cleaning the frets after polishing them the residue turns your fingers black. If you polish with something like gorgomite or wipe them down a few times and change th strings it won't get your hands.

[@paulg1897]

The fingers turning black is because they're not polishing the frets and cleaning the fretboard from the factory. Cut the strings off, polish the frets and clean the fretboard, restring with new strings.

[@roopher2]

I had a Charvel with that same bridge and it went out of tune EVERY time I used it! Sold it pretty quick because of it.

[@andersnybakken5733]

Such a tasty intro tune, great stuff!

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Question for you guys What is your definition of a SUPER STRAT? For me it's as simple as a Strat body with a Humbucker .

[@Yoni168]

H-S-H, recessed Floyd, and a ridiculously over-the-top paint job

[@Lowend_Chug]

Yeah, this setup is the ultimate. I agree with you Robert. I think Fender missed an awesome opportunity to sell more of these.

[@tomaslopez2940]

Same but it also needs a Floyd rose or other locking trem and 22-24 frets

[@Lowend_Chug]

@@tomaslopez2940Yup, 24 frets would be cool on this guitar

[@ItsVictoriaG]

Pointier/sharper strat body or pointy headstock with humbuckers or strat body with a locking trem

[@CraigFlowersMusic]

Have you ever tried stuffing foam into your spring reverb tank? LOL JK I like the spring sound on a trad strat, but on a super strat def not.

[@mikew3938]

Price is a bit of a rip off imo.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Kramer 84 and the new version a better value.

[@vintageampsguitars3252]

Thanks Robert . Just bought one . Greetings from Germany

[@rockerbuck967]

Does George Lynch and ESP know Charvel is doing this?? It's a total rip-off, even if they change the color.

[@tobsixi6702]

Even if they knew, what are they supposed to do? Do they have the copyright for putting tigerstripes and camouflage on a guitar? 😅

[@johnnyguitar65]

Does Fender know that ESP ripped of their body style?

[@darkestfugue]

why do they still make guitars with that lousy neck heel, its such a turn off

[@ewalddroidworks]

Its a kramer berretta knock off, but not as nice as the berretta.

[@trollmunchkinzm4364]

Not really, they’re too expensive for what it is.

[@imarobotrocker]

Will they really regret it? Will they? Please think of the children.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

😅

[@strumminronin]

Don't tell the Big-F!!! They have the carbon rods AND multi-radius fretboards even in the JS in the Jacksons! 🤫 Why get a Squier when Jacksons kick them outta the ring without even blinking. As for Charvels, I am up for one of those DK24 anytime. Soz Fender, but your subsidiaries kick yer butt anything but good!! P.S. I love your tone! 5:29

[@BrockDouglas99]

No. The last thing they want is a bunch of "80s" Charvels sitting in the warehouse. That said, it is a very cool guitar. It ROCKS and I did immediately look at Sweetwater to confirm that their last 2 were already gone. GC/MF have it though. Thought about trading for one of those, but really I'm good with the Charvel, Jackson, and Music Man Axis guitars that I already have. Super Strats are awesome. Today I'm playing my EVH Striped Series into the ANTI pedal for some fun BIG rock tone. Love those necks, as you said. They copying George Lynch here?

[@christophervincent8420]

Yeah, that sounds amazing

[@JoeDogInKC]

I’ve been wondering about the black fingers too. It’s either the strings or the fret wire. I’m wondering if this has nickel or stainless frets. I have an EVH that does not give me this problem with the same strings, but my EBMM does. I *think* it’s the stainless frets, but I wouldn’t expect this to have them, so I am at a loss again.

[@scottrrand37]

Robert: Great video. I agree, its good to see the old headstock back. To all of the "clickbate haters": I believe that every comment, despite the content of what you say, helps the creator. So, keep complaining. Plus, its a FREE country...have at it.

[@jamesosterberg2510]

I'm pretty sure it's the polishing of the frets that make your fingers black. Every new guitar I get (brand new or used), I polish the frets with polishing compound and the Dremmel, and every time after that I have my fingers black !! It disappears after some hours of playing.

[@moparbryan]

As a charvel guy I don’t understand why they go out of their way not to build the guitar people want? Tiger stripes are very cliche. Honestly if this guitar was a solid color preferably with black hardware I’d already own one, and I have more than one original model 1’s. And it’s not just Charvels some of the best spec’d Kramers have graphics not everyone wants tiger stripes or hot dogs on our guitar. Don’t get me wrong I have artist guitars skulls,relic,etc but this isn’t even a halfway artist guitar it just really looks like what somebody looking at too much social media thinks gen x wants and as far as it being a limited run that hits a little different for those of us that bought the Henrik guitar early and thought we had something special. Don’t get me wrong it’s an awesome guitar and I’m not about snobbery but feeling a little like you got in on something special just to have it repoped to the point it’s almost a meme is a little disappointing. I have trust issues with Charvel now lol

[@allengoeddey2719]

I have a modded GE-7 as well. Got one a few years back, used, and had it modded. Thanks Uncle Larry. I noticed in the video, that yours was set flat. But, the gain was up. Have mine in my effects loop boosting the output transformer. Is this how you are using yours as well? Also, I have 2 superstrats / Franklinstrats. They are my main guitar. They both have two point trems. They are rock solid on tuning. I cannot speak to the Floyd Rose, I’ve never owned one.

[@USMarine75]

I’ve bought over 30 of the newest Kramer, Squier, PRS SE, and Epiphones. At least 25 of them turned my fingers grayish/black.

[@PeterMoore350]

4:46 None of my 6 Solar guitars turned my fingers black. Nor did my rare Sun Dew Gold Ibanez Pia, or Squier Affinity Strat (unboxed in tge shop directly from their warehouse). Nor did my PRS SE Tremonti nor did my Harley Benton Gotoh single cut and nor did my Ibanez AES40. All were bought brand new. I guess it’s just you 🤣😂🤣😂 Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

[@TheAtariCreep]

I was looking at one of these. because as far as I can find, its the only Charvel with the pointy headstock. Hoping it makes a comeback. Love how they specked this one out. Good stuff.

[@OperationEndGame]

I would prefer to have the guitar with the original non-locking Floyd trem, like the one installed on Guthrie Govan sig.

[@user-sn3cs2hd8r]

More importantly- why won’t Charvel put a different profile on their guitars - speed necks suck! Put a standard C shape on at least one!!! Ridiculous

[@DrAdams-fx6gy]

The strings are old. Put on at factory, been played, shipped, going through temp changes. Then if in store, everyone playing leaving sweat from fingers on them. I always put new strings on new guitar's. If I'm buying a new guitar I'll request them to put new strings on so I can really hear the true tone of the guitar. I might even ask them to adjust the neck and pickups. But, I I only do this on expensive guitars that I'm serious about purchasing.

[@coryengel]

To people saying this isn’t clickbait: it’s clickbait because the title presents a question instead of summarizing the video. People over the age of 30 will remember a time when titles (and headlines) actually summarized the news instead of just baiting clicks.

[@emilychanfan]

Dude, you provide the perfect amount of reminiscing of the 80's. I was 13 going into, and 23 coming out of the 80's. Gained a huge amount of guitar momentum, then burned out of the sound through the 90's, like everybody else. Maybe, it was just getting older, kids, work, etc....? My preferences have changed drastically through the years, but every so often... BAM!!! You pull some killer back in the day riffs out, and it reminds me of how cool it was. Thanks, man.

[@andrewbecker3700]

I wouldn't say ALL new guitars have dirty corroded strings, or dyed fretboards. But yeah, cheap strings corrode when they sit. And mass production guitars usually don't get a thorough wipedown of the fretboard. So between the crusty stings and barely wiped off stain. That's what you get. Black fingers. Peace!

[@fuzzymuppet1990]

I've been shouting this for years about the headstock. Yeah, the big boys had the fender headstock chavels, but us normal consumers had the model 1-4 and the numbered series. The majority of ppl who owned charvels all had pointy headstocks! Secondly, they need to re-release a budget model 1 with the pointy headstock and basic strat trem and 1 pickup for like 4-500 dollars and make it classic vibe quality.

[@nismo8319]

For decades the guitar manufacturers have been using a graphite lubricant to keep their strings from corroding while stored or on display. That is why your fingers turn black when playing a new guitar. *** I have no idea why that happens, but my BS answer sounded good, right? ***

[@anniedarkhorse6791]

It's a Charvel. Click-bait crap.

[@TheUncleshoes]

Uhhhhh, never mind.

[@michaelmetal71]

such a cool 80’s shred machine! i’m a 53 year old Gen-X i love glam/hair metal,i’m left handed and i would buy this and flip it upside down and restring it lefty,always wanted a guitar 🎸 like this the closest i could get is the lefty Kramer pacer classic i just bought, i used to have a Charvel back in the day would love to have that one back 🎸🤘🏼🎼🎶🎸

[@tippss3332]

That guitar was on my radar but no Floyd and not a 24 fret changed my mind. Love the channel

[@grahamnunn8998]

I love vintage style guitars but have a real soft spot for superstrats. This is so cool and Dimarzio sounds great. I do have a JB trembucker in an HH strat that is high output but cleans up and coil splits beautifully. I think a well designed high gain pickup can be subtle but we see so many muddy ones it can prejudice you against them.

[@Proganaut1989]

That's a killer guitar...love it. Robert I'm telling ya...if you would have made a 80s type album...you would sell

[@workingorder2189]

Why cant Charvel just reissue the model 2 and 6 already. Many companies are bring back their pointy 80s guitars whats preventing chavel from doing the same?

[@steevkelly]

i wish Charvel would stay away form the Jackson style headstock (and dinky bodies). i was all in on this guitar until i saw the headstock - just reminds me of the cheap Charvels they were pumping out in the late 80's

[@edwinstovall3334]

Super-cheap spring rattle silencing hack: I take a lot of supplements, many of which come stuffed with cotton -- so I just take a wad of cotton and jam it between or behind the springs. Maybe I'll try finding a way to darken it in the future, for any guitar I may have that doesn't have a back plate.

[@tomwindley690]

Excited for the next 80s course rob! I love coming back the first 80s course and focusing on things thst didnt sink in a previous time

[@ScottfromBaltimore]

Seems nicer than the Beretta Special I bought. I worry about the spread tuners. I couldn't get the Beretta to stay in tune until I replaced the neck with one with a strat-style headstock (after I replaced the nut twice). ...black fingers when playing a new guitar? Maybe it's metal dust from polishing the frets?

[@SouthpawSatch]

Should have been a proper run with a left handed version too. I love the 80s looks of the guitar. The SD Distortion is a great pickup imo, I have a set of them in a Buckethead inspired singlecut.

[@taylorvolleberg]

because the strings put on the new guitar have been sitting out on a reel or hanging from a hook on the shop floor. They have picked up shop dust and all the particles from working on guitars. They are still good strings, they just have the shop atmosphere on them lol, cherish it ;).

[@MikeS4628]

For the spring sound, I went to a craft store and bought some of that foam for it. It's almsot like sheets of memory foam. Usually 2 sheets and they're like an inch or inch and a half thick. I cut strips and put between the springs. It gets rid of that sound. I also cut a strip and put it behind the nut if there's that resonate string sound past the nut. Cheap and effective.

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

Is this a George Lynch signature? (Seriously. The tiger paint looks identical to the George Lynch ESP/LTD signature.)

[@offbeatbassgear]

Even if Fender discontinues this, I would imagine that the Kramer Baretta reissues from Gibson are pretty similar, and even some of the EVH lines that Fender has, though I am not a shredder guitar player. Of course, they all come equipped with the Floyd Rose standard, and that might be a real issue, as you pointed out in the review. I don't know if this is in fact true, but I have read that the solvents used to rinse strings are pretty toxic to the environment, though I don't know that for sure.

[@kospandx]

I love the idea of this, but the lack of a Floyd Rose is a dealbreaker for me. We all know that this guitar is going to appeal to the fans of a certain player who is not endorsing any FMIC products as far as I know, and they went to Floyd Roses pretty much as early as possible, leaving vintage six-point tremolos as a rare second option.

[@jimmcdougall9973]

A lot of deaf people here. The title makes perfect sense. Fender has missed many opportunities. They need to diversify and innovate. I sold my Fender’s and replaced with Tokai. The rest are Kramer, Ibanez and Charvel.

[@davidbrandt6925]

I see your point Robert. However, i have all the instruments i need right now. Thank you for you vids!

[@madmick78]

The black is oxidation from the strings and frets. From the time they install the strings at the factory until you take your awesome new guitar home, it has probably been weeks or months, as well as the guitar going through several different "climates". All the while, those original strings are sitting there getting grimey. Out of the box, we should at least, wipe them down, and at best change them.

[@doctoribanez]

The first guitar Sweetwater recommends to replace it is awesome. I wish i would have bought one when they were five hundred dollars cheaper. Inflation is way higher than they claim

[@smcmestriner]

Agreed with the title comments, loved the guitar and the playing. Thanks for keeping my 80s vibe going Robert 🫶🏻

[@overkill1473]

The pointy headstock is really nice. The black fingertips come from d'addario strings. It happens when your sweat reacts with these strings. Jackson ships their guitars with that brand as well.

[@scottclark7592]

cheap nickel strings=black fingers. Tune the springs in the trem to a common key you solo in-the sympathetic vibration can add bloom to notes. Been doing this on strats with blocked trems for years.

[@frankboyd.]

Ends the debate over Fender having a nicer headstock than PRS. Not this time. Is the body design the result of asking a super nerd to make something cool ? Ditto on the clickbait comment.

[@joho0]

I saw Dokken in 89 and they didn't sound that good! Seriously, that was an excellent cover. George Lynch is so underrated these days.

[@SingleMaltMac]

If you are complaining about the click bait title, then yiou don't have successful KZbin channel. You have to do it in order to get the views.

[@briankoenig8923]

The "chong chong" on the springs when heavy palm muting some chugs..... trim some foam earplugs with your sidecuts and shove them inside the springs.

[@mcliffe26]

Looks awesome, definitely the guitar I'd've wanted as a teen! I'd prefer the solid block saddles on the Gotoh, but other than that it's super cool!

[@Jay-nu1bk]

@Robert Baker, if you could choose any guitar with any spec as a signature guitar, what would you choose?

[@Cyclist-o6e]

Needs a neck pickup, tone knob and a paint job that’s not some ugly animal print. Otherwise, nice guitar.

[@AlexandreCriado]

TBH and even if nobody cares, I get tired of your clickbait videol titles that are irrelevant with your sayings. It's really annoying. about the review ... I love old charvels and I love old superstrats in general and I can't get why somebody would praise a guitar sold the same price as the other same-level charvels, but with LESS features. Fender saves two pickups, a bunch of electronics, locking trem, hours of setup and assembling, and still sells this for 1100€ and people are like "woooow this is so great" because of a pointy headstock and some stripes ? Plus as some people already said, Tilt headstock + no string retainer + traditional nut is nothing to be done. If you ain't already got tuning issues, just wait for it to happen.

[@joermnyc]

Fender should revive the old Charvel Surfcaster line, those were awesome (I had the 12-string and I wish I never sold it).

[@kevinmackfurniture]

What Fender Should regret is abandoning Lefty players. Fender designs are vast and wide.. unless you are left handed. We continue to be the red headed step child of the guitar industry.

[@ThunderFalcon333]

1 pic up no sculpted neck joint way overpriced mediocre bridge.... I'll pass

[@anmolatwal]

I think, personally, more than the pointy headstock, which is cool indeed, the toothpaste logo is more exciting on the fender headstock!!

[@briandenton2097]

Click bait is really getting old. Are you a musician creator or the other way around. Video is fine no need to add any fake drama.

[@jimpolk7931]

Beautiful guitar but it has a fatal flaw that’s also a pet peeve of mine. A trem bridge without a locking nut is almost useless.

[@thomashalley7258]

The black fingers is possibly polishing compound on the frets.

[@chrisderoche1952]

Very interesting what you said about spring noise...I have a super strat that does that

[@jerrygriffin6388]

Hopefully these will see the same outcome that as the Henrik Danhage signature, with it returning.

[@JemPlayer777]

How much blacker can your fingertips be? The answer is none-so-black.

[@Snookinman]

metal polish residue from when the buffed the frets turn fingers black.

[@charvlim5159]

when I see a guitar with a pattern like that I always think "it has to be a Satchel model" 😅

[@BlackRose-vi2yg]

Aside from the appearance, it sounds like all the other guitars in this style.

[@bobbiedeleon4845]

Those clickbait titles might actually help you loose viewers!

[@Brent-tn1yn]

It's not click bait it's click creativity ....props😅

[@matt926uk1]

Need to sculpt that tone with the ge7 a bit instead of boosting full frequency

[@rymontejano]

Not click bait if the title is literally discussed in the video guys.

[@wea69420]

you're gonna lose all the subs you gained with the giveaways thanks to all the clickbait

[@infn8loopmusic]

Seems unlikely

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

I did an experiment a couple months ago for a month. I posted videos with very basic thumbnails and titles that were right on the nose(what some people say they think are better). All the videos were my worst performing videos in years. On youtube as your videos perform worse and worse youtube recommends your videos less and less and in turn makes them perform even worse. So creators are at a crossroads. Do we spend days working on content give it a basic title and thumbnail and watch it perform poorly or spend time think of titles and thumbnails that will get more clicks. I promise you none of us creators want to spend days thinking of titles and thumbnails. I would love to just call it what it is but the hard truth is NOBODY watches it when you do that. So sadly we are stuck in this cycle. Thankfully there are a lot of people who understand we are just doing what we have to do.

[@johndaugherty4127]

Fender owns Charvel.

[@johnnyguitar65]

You are going to loses your man card with all that damn whining

[@walterbrooks2329]

Your comment is more click-baity than the title.

[@fuzzcous]

Maple fretboards really pop. Sweet looking axe.