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Cheers mate!

@@trentburton9793 to a much better place haha

100% mate, I've got my ZONE setup in drop C and I've got a strat with a set in it as well setup in half step down and I cant get enough of them. I would love a drop Z in the high tide blue but cant justify one to myself yet haha

I'm sitting here playing mine right now! still really enjoying it, glad so many other people are as well

cheers mate, it's just a modulated delay pedal and i'm doing swells with the volume knob.

cheers mate! are you going to run it stock or mod it? either way, it's so much guitar for the money, enjoy it!

@@carsandguitars Thanks bro. its my 2nd guitar ever, i started playing only 3 months ago, Yes I'm modding it, I've got Seymour Duncan JB Bridge pickup, CTS 500k pots, locking tuners and bone Nut for it :D :D

@@Slay6tanic thats awesome! have fun with it :)

I’ve had trouble (pun intended) putting mine down as well, I love when a particular guitar inspires you to play.

She’s a beauty!

You are correct, I did film a little clip (but forgot to use it) guitar was perfectly in tune out the box but the A string intonation is SLIGHTLY off

Thats awesome you could try so many options side by side and the Troublemaker came out on top. I know what you mean about it 'speaking' to you... I couldnt get it out of my mind when I first seen the black one, it is a beauty to look at (and play) enjoy it mate!

Such an underrated riff!

Glad you're enjoying it mate!

I was really surprised as well and not just because I didn't even know it had the coil split haha

the Guitaristas channel, he removed this option. Then had a hard time wiring and molding this "Troublemaker"! It was Hilarious 😅

There's been so many cool designs and mashups in the Paranormal series over the years, there was a Jazz Tele and a really cool whiteguard strat from the.. I think Parallel universe? series that were just so beautifully done.

⁠@@carsandguitarsseems to be where fender (well via Squier) can have a bit of fun without pissing off the purists. Although the parallel universe and alternate reality lines they did under fender were cool as well, it’s only the paranormal squiers that they have kept doing. Briefly had an alternate reality meteora, I liked that it was a brand new shape, glad to see they added it to the regular production range.

@@JasonWharton82 100% mate, they found the perfect balance.

I just restrung mine with 11-52s and set it up in drop C for a bunch of songs off the new album and i honestly can't put it down, its such a monster.

The strats are like hens teeth these days for sure. I just restrung my Z-One with 11-52s and set it up in drop C... it's a monster but my white strat is still the guitar that all other are judged against.

Cheers mate! It’s actually an old project… I am currently trying to find a set of red/blue/silver lace sensors and some other bits and pieces for a Mellon collie era build though 😉

@@carsandguitars that's mad. My black strat has all those stickers, I want to put either lace sensors or dimarzios in it but I've never swapped pickups and only soldered back in high school, one day I'll have a go at it.

@@LeonH12789 Give it a crack mate, it's like painting... worst case you just do it again haha.

That's an awesome idea mate! I've actually been looking for a set of red/blue/silver lace sensors to do a Mellon Collie era build... might have to get onto that.

​​@@carsandguitarsI have an American strat with those installed. Bought it in 96 I do prefer my Z One however as it seems to have a more jack of all trades feel

@@brijul630 my Z-One has really grown on me, I’ve restrung it with 11-52s and set it up in drop C# for some heavy stuff 🤘🏼

@@carsandguitars Yes! That's perfect. The pickups can handle the low tuning nicely when you adjust that bass contour.

Cheers mate! so happy you love the explorer, glad it's getting played and loved

I'm with you mate! I absolutely adore mine

What makes it so great compared to other strats ?

@@brianfoster4493 The thin nitro finish is super comfortable, great pickups that were only available on this specific guitar. USA made hardtail strats are a bit of a rarity which is sad because the configuration works well, the body is comfortable, the pickups are versatile and the tuning stability is excellent. Overall i just love how it plays, when i got it i was looking for a telecaster but i just instantly bonded with this instrument.

@@unclefungus7395 nice. I was just curious. I've never had a chance to play one. Maybe one day.

@@brianfoster4493 in my opinion, it’s a combination of the simple design (hardtail string through) plus the pickups and wiring, you can get so many varied tones out of it where you can dial in your own sound.

It's definitely the brightest, the railhammers (the BC1s and the Z-Ones) are on another level

Cheers mate! they are both very different beasts, In one of my recent videos I did a side by side comparison of the Fender and the 2 Reverends that give a bit of an idea of the uniqueness of each. The Z-one pickups are HOT, ther Dimarzios are probably more versatile especially with the 2 and 4 positions.

Have you tried the Z-One? I'm really enjoying it, I prefer it a lot more than the BC-1... but not as much as the strat haha

@@carsandguitars nope only the bc-1

I feel the same as you mate!

Cheers mate, I might have to do one... I have sold a couple of guitars recently though

Yeah! I’m really enjoying it, very solid guitar album, especially loving pentagrams

It sure is!

Did you have any awesome hidden riffs?

@@carsandguitars yea on the first one and then it went to hell in a basket really quick but it was good fun.

@@G.S.W.SewmesomeMusic haha, well at least you had fun and tried some different things 🤘

I definitely think the BC Fender is the more versatile and I genuinely love the clean tones from the 2 and 4 position (even the bridge is a great clean tone) Bang for buck is hard with the Fenders not popping up on the market very often but saying that i've seen them go for not much more than a brand new Z-One

@@carsandguitars thanks a ton. your video and comments have been helpful even if I'm still torn between the two

@@peteranderson4075 Not worries mate, if you're looking for a Z-One in metallic freeze I've actually decided to sell mine... it's mint but second hand priced.

I'm with you... My BC strat is the guitar that all others are judged against

I love me a big headstock strat, the 70's strats get so much crap but i really love them... enjoy yours!

Cheers mate, they sure do… I got this one years ago for such a steal as well, I did a whole video on it on my channel 🤘🏼

Cheers mate!

So awesome! I agree, they are absolutely stunning guitars. Enjoy it and play the shit out of it mate!

Cheers mate, perfect guitar for sparkling cleans!

Steering on this one is a Rodshop front end (basically a HR holden front end with Willwoods, my mate didnt want to reinvent the wheel and it's not cheap but it's made to do the thing that it does.... it helps for engineering as well. The steering column is from Australian Rod and Customs because it needed to be an ADR compliant, collapsible column because the cars been V8 swapped. What state in Aus are you in mate?

thanks for the information. I am in NSW (newcastle).

@@peterstacey6058 yeah sweet, I'm in NSW as well so the above applies... best bet is to find an engineer near you and start the conversation... good luck mate!

Cheers mate! booster and master cylinder are out of a VT/VX/VY commodore. We used this one because my mate whos car it is spoke with an engineer (who's engineering it for roadworthy) and he recommended this style because the whole things converted to disc brakes.

Zeitgeist sounds right there! The guitars were absolutely monstrous in that era 🤘🏼

Much appreciated mate... it's an amazing album!

@@carsandguitars I caught your video where you built that guitar with the Reverend BC railhammers. EPIC!

@@SterlingWheel Cheers mate! it's a beast, those pickups are absolutely amazing

The Fenders sell so quickly when they do pop up fo sale as well! You won't regret a Z-One, could be worth looking at a set of the pickups as well, I did a build with them and love it.

Nice! The black ones seem to be pretty rare. I bought my white one new back in 09 and snagged a black one a couple years ago after a tonne of searching, such good guitars though!