"Pick of the Day" - 1963 Fender Stratocaster Olympic White
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ต.ค. 2024
- Today, Jay picked out an incredibly beautiful 1963 Fender Stratocaster in original custom color Olympic White! Other than a refret and new nut, this thing is all-original. It plays excellently, sounds fantastic, and has only light, honest player wear. This guitar has a lovely acoustic resonance and feels amazing. These pickups sound great, and the guitar comes with its original case!
A bit of a treat, we had Chandler Eggleston of the Carter Winter band in the shop today, so we teamed him up with this strat and an awesome 1964 Fender Vibroverb 1x15 combo for the demo section of this video.
For more information about the guitar, please check out:
www.emeraldcity...
Music: Supermother "You Won't Go" (Instrumental)
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It's a testament to Leo's genius that these old pre-CBS strats look, play and sound exactly the same as most other strats made since with vintage appointments.
Because they want the newer guitars to be as similar as the vintage ones...
Someone got a camera slider for Christmas......
Especially that fade in fade out light thing that they use is really annoying!
I’m not a strat guy, but this is THE one that I’d buy. 63 white on white with a rosewood board! Beauty!
Then what are you.
players who say they are not strat guys just havent played the right one yet
Not today my good man I'm feeling saucy, I think I'm gonna buy it. Do you accept cash?
No Stairway??
TimBlitzProAudio&Sound DENIED
Funny thing is I’m watching Wayne’s World 2 as I’m typing this XD
There is nothing better on the planet than a nice American made Fender Stratocaster they're just not enough words to say about this guitar
Yeah, well, exept a made in USA G&L Tribute
That’s a weird way to spell Gibson Les Paul
@@Wyatt42069 you mean those awkward, heavy, and old fashioned peices of trash? Even if they were any good, Gibson cant even make consistently high quality Les Pauls at the highest end of the spectrum. Thats kinda sad mate, and its kinda sad that youd be okay with it, because that means Gibson has no reason to get better. They need better quality control, and they need it sooner rather than later cause they already went bankrupt last year.
He 'volunteered' lol like he was doing you a favour. I'd kill to play that strat
This has been my dream guitar for awhile now
I love those shots at the begin, and that nice strat
Right? Looked so cool.
The Three-Position can still get the #2 and #4 in-between, notch positions, with a little persuasion ...
Olympic white and sunburst are the only colors I like for a Strat.
Players don’t leave the ashtray/bridge cover on because it is impossible to play. Maybe guitar dealers like when an owner left it on because the guitar is more pristine, but any musician worth its weight is going to take it off. The switch is another issue, if you are a working musician switches get changed to a 5 way. Nice guitar 👍🎸
unless you're skilled enough to not let that stuff bother you.
dezionlion you get pretty limited by that ashtray cover. If it had been played hard by a pro musician the switch would be toast along with the pots and probably need to be changed
@@jubjub905 ive heard of hard playing but never hard enough to fry components lmao... also i think he likes it because it adds value to the guitar the more original it is. Which should be kinda self explanatory
AJ G Its called sweat and oils.
I don't agree regarding the 5-way switch. I'm a fender guy but I usually hate that sound. Love the full and round single coil pickup, alone.
Worried that the nut and frets had been replaced UNPROFESSIONALLY - thanks so much for reassuring us!
love seeing an old guitar not "reliced" to death. also the clay dots are not as dark as one would like to believe they are.
Wow that has got to be one of the cleanest Olympic white that's been played I've seen. I assume from the buckle and re fret
I have several guitars, but this one is one I really would like to own 😎
Eventually every player just needs a strat. (:
I have a 1991, '62 reissue that I run into my '66 Super Reverb with a 1X15 ... I am very blessed ... This '63 needs the strings raised. But a great guitar!
Hey man. I've just got myself a 62 reissue in vintage white. Can we have a chat on email dude please?
You know I think your right With the action up the tone is much better I've heard Squiers or new guitars that sound as good or better but I really hate to say that
this is just beautiful
My dream Strat. Olympic white, mint guard, and rosewood board.
My favorite color.
Mint on white w/rosewood
What a beauty!
Beautiful Guitar!
I GOT A WASHBURN LYON I'LL TRADE U COMES WITH ORIGINAL WASHBURN LYON GIG BAG LET ME KNOW ASAP
Thats one sweet and beautiful strat 🙌🏻🎸
Honest player wear, how beautifully phrased
Fantastic sound ...
I love the comments section on these kind of posts. People are such utter dicks about guitars
2:24 that's not primer, that´s the Olympic White color coat. In 1963 Olympic White was acrylic laquer and it didn't really turn yellow with age. The reason this guitar isn't white but cream is that it has a nitrocellulose clear coat. Olympic White strats from the early 1960's without clear coat are still almost as white as they were when they were new.
I was thinking the same thing...
A really nice demonstration of how that guitar sounds. Bravo, Chandler!
Great sound. Phenomenal guitar. I am very jealous
My Vermona Regent II is an exact copy of this Fender Vibroverb,amazing amps!
Somebody please raise that action....fretting out
Honestly, totally underwhelmed by the sound of what should be amazing sounding gear. More evidence that tone is in the hands.
Yeah, Chandler is mediocre at best. I would have taken the guitar away from him after 30 seconds.
He is not that bad
Russian Bot you guys are absolute dicks, let the man enjoy playing
It sounds like the Guitar's action is way too low. You can hear the notes being choked and the string whacking the frets.
He's not selling his playing. I hate demo vids where they're just shredding. It doesn't showcase the tone of the instrument at All. Just like trying a new guitar at the shop. I want to hear strummed 6 string chords, big intervallic inversions, and sustain above the 12th fret. Shredding usually doesn't tell you much about the instrument
Wish they did a demo without the tremolo effect going on the amp. Guitar demonstrations should be done with as clean a signal as possible, perhaps just a tiny bit of reverb to simulate what it might be like to hear it in the actual room.
It's only the beginning of this demo with tremolo. It's cleaned up by 6:50 ish
Not mad on the sound at all
Fantastic tone
That trem arm really caught my eye, because the original trem arm on my '63 Strat has a much less severe bend in it than that one (that one reminds me of the reissue versions), then again, mine is a very early '63 with the July '62 to early '63 specs, so maybe that is why...?
Ok now I want an Olympic white Stratocaster
"Ashtrays" were great for rhythm guys ... lead guys had to rip 'em off! I had been playing seriously, for two years when this axe was born. I got to see all these guitars and amps when they were brand new. This is a gorgeous axe, but boy ... does it need a set up!
Way to go David, nice presentation. Great store, too! Always check you out when I'm up from Portland.
Glad to see judging from some of the responses here that I'm not the only one underwhelmed by this guitar. The tone and the playing. I have one of the first American Standard strats apx 30 years old that blows this one away.
Did anyone but me notice the huge glob of solder on the amp grill cloth at 5:52 beside me? The amp and Strat sound great together.
I want this guitar
Meme Pig hand over $27,000. Probably could get a deal. 26,500.
That’s the yingyang kit, wow!
the more i watch these the more i get the impression that a lot of those vintage guitars sound mediocre and are just totally overpriced.
A mexican Road Worn Strat looks almost exactly the same, most probably sounds better(change PUs to taste) and costs a fraction of the price.
Agree
Too right. These guys are blinded by the 'wow factor' of an old Strat. Sounds decidedly mediocre.
I used to believe the same.. to a point.. I now own new guitars.. Admittedly I have to try a few out before I find the one that says 'hello there' Strats and Teles.. But, when it comes to amps.. always vintage.. Simple circuits.. Just have that organic feel about them and dead easy to fix. I'm lucky enough to own a unmolested 57 Bandmaster it sings and sounds glorious. BTW this strat sounds terrible IMO.. but very sexy to look at. But again, that neck does not seem right.
@@spacebarbus I agree that old amps are great. I own a 65 blackface Bandmaster. Sounds great, is easy to maintain, but there are great new amps out there as well. It´s all about how it´s built. There is no "magic" in technology that was lost over the years.
And i agree - you have to try guitars out to see which one is good. Could be old or new, you just never know until you play it.
Yet most of times the astronomical prices on vintage stuff are not justifiable from a musicians point of view.
@@modestoney1577 It's just the dealers who build this up..28 years ago I was in the position to buy a 61 Strat.. £2000. Realistic price for an old guitar.. Still got it and play it. But I always go back to my newer Strats and Teles.. not custom shops but your bog standard MIA and MIM guitars... As I said in my last post you have to try out loads until you find one that feels and sounds right. I know there are some good amp builders out there but I have never got that thing you get with old amps.. BTW all my amps Bandmaster, 64 Deluxe, Harvard and AC30 were all brought years ago before they started selling for silly money and for much cheaper than these handwired " boutique" amps.. Just yet to find a good mass produced amp.. off my soapbox now!!
Shouldn't the saddles be straight & stepped instead of sloping to match the fretboard radius, probably why the E & B strings have slipped off centre on the saddles.
jeffrey price no they shouldnt alot of fenders are like that and the strings are usually fine fender has always done that and just because the steing are off center on this guitar doesnt mean its that because mose fenders saddles slope or angle mine does and the string are fine and everything is set up beautifully
R well.
Jeffrey, you are correct. The saddles should be flat, horizontal to the bridge plate. There’s absolutely no reason for them to be curved. By having the saddles curved, you’re encouraging the strings to slide outward, closer to the edge of the fretboard. I’m a professional luthier of 35+ years, and I have worked on literally HUNDREDS of vintage Fenders, especially Strats. Every customer is amazed at how much better the playability is on their freshly setup Stratocaster after the saddles have been adjusted properly.
I will add...the only Fenders that will have angled saddles are Telecasters, and similar models that feature courses of strings that share saddles. Angling the saddles is the only way to adjust the action properly on those guitars.
@@reddsshaker3477 I always find it funny that the saddles on the like $55,000 Strats they show off are always completely out of wack. I mean, it takes 5 minutes to fix.
sweet
Thought that dude was wearing an eyepatch at first ... :)
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Kieren Moore johnny kid
Tone is in the AMP
Trevor Graham Welch yes...and in the guitar...and everything affecting it...
I firmly believe that the amp is the more important part of the tone The amp or it's 15" spk sounded thin and plinky The guitar would have sounded better with a a super or deluxe IMO That guitar should have sounded fantastic
$27,000? ....I don't think it sounds better than a 'new' Strat....investment only!
It's not just about the sound dude. It's a collectors item with authentic tone from over 50 yrs ago. What don't you get about it man? Of course the new strats sound amazing but this is worth every penny
@@Twizzlemenizzle1 I thought something was wrong with this guitar I've got two 65s and this thing was not up to snuff IMO
Acually This is a 1964 Strat i looked up the serial number at 2:43
I was speculating too. I’m found it a bit to yellow for a ‘63. Knowing Fender use clearcoat at ‘64 that make it yellow
Retro4fun yes man that’s true! Take care!
You can't go solely by the serial number. The numbers are random as they were pulled out of a container in no specific order. The same rule applies to the bodies and necks. A neck or body could have been manufactured the previous year, but it wouldn't be paired to the rest of the components until the following year.
The dates could end up being different right across the board. I can attest to this still happening in more recent times, as I had an American Standard that, the body was dated 12 months earlier than the neck.
Chris Patrick that’s true Chris, for what I was told they make and spray the all body’s at one period of the year. There is one thing what determine the period date of the year. Pick the pot with the latest week number, so you know your guitar was assembled after that date and not before.
@@Retro.Studio true 👍👀
Hi when my grandpa passed away he left me a 1973 Stratocaster but it has a stainless steel nut could you tell me why anyone would put a stainless steel nut on this guitar ???
To improve more sustain(this is doubtful) and a brighter tone, it's also used to get great open strings harmonics.
These were meant to be solid body guitars with easily replaceable parts. Don’t mark these up thousands of dollars just by adding the word vintage. A squire classic vibe can be the same thing :)
That headstock looks brand new. Almost like it doesn't belong on s guitar that hss been played enough to have needed a re-fret.
I was thinking the same thing. How is it in that good of shape but needed new frets. I have a 62 reissue from 2011 that I baby around and it has more nicks then that thing. And the frets are still perfectly fine. Seems odd to me that it hasnt lost more paint and doesnt have more scratches and dings than that but needed new frets and a nut.
@@jbright1980 Yes, very unusual. That headstock is impecable. My headstocks stop looking like that after a month and i baby mine too.
I found it very very strange too. In addition to that the specific dings in a few slots and the rest onfthe finishing is very good. I have a 96 strat that I bought new and played throughout 25 years non stop that has dings all over the body and the neck and headstock not in one specific spot. Tbh I expected 63 strat to sound better and more vintage alike
Great guitar, shame you couldn't get someone to play it properly
Glenn Birtwistle that guy shouldve just stayed at gamestop
LOL.
Funny how you have to be a guitar god in order to play on cool gear. Only the Internets......🙄
Huh....He sounds pretty good to me.
Actually would have liked to have heard it through a Super with a TS I've got 2 65s This 63 sounded too plinky w that 15
This one sounded off
😍
What effects is in the 5:41
I love that color the off white with the faded lime green pickguard. Did they always have the rosewood necks with that color scheme? How much is this one going for?
27 K I think
That neck especially the headstock and the back of the neck look near new! and it needed a Refret??REALLY! Somethings not right there! Sorry! Also get someone who can play the damn thing too! (Rant over!)
Hmmm yeah I think your right Jack that action up too to sound right
Ok boomer
Why is Chandler wearing sunglasses ? He is indoors and apparently not in sunlight ?
buddybeetle it also looks like he hasn’t seen sun light in years
Yeah, and he’s totally lit!
He's trying to be cool
Ricardo Mata yet he looks like fat keith urban and jonah hill mixed together
Either rockstar syndrome or high, probably
Great guitar! That guys irritating to watch play it though
i love pre cbs! but tihs sound its bad i dont know what is wrong there but this sond is too much comprest and flat what is not the pre cbs tone .... very strange check it out
Indeed something not right Maybe the amp Sounded very thin and to say it again Plinky
11 hole guard?
I'm looking at this because I'm waiting for the police to come and arrest me lol this might be my last TH-cam video I watch. I hope I can finish this. Fingers crossed. I'll be gone for a long long time.
Did they get u
How does a Vibroverb compare to a Vibrolux?
That Olympic White of mine 2012 model is no more white , but light yellow .
Is this normal ?
Very normal/typical
Jimi Hendrix used the same
My American strat 🎸 grandpa ❗😂
Anyone else annoyed that the entire he was playing on the neck pickup, he had the tremolo on?
at least Chandler pronounced his surname properly. :)
How much?
Too much string noise at the beginning. Should have turned his chest mic off.
Too bad It didn’t have a Maple neck . Sounds just like a Fender Stratocaster should.
Sound like squier guitar today :) Not every vintage fender is good, its really beautifull guitar but sound is not so nice. Good for wall decoration and talking How I not play on this guitar.
That wasn't fair Chandler I owe you an apology
Derek Zoolander ... who woulda known that he'd leave the male modelling industry to sell guitars !
Statin' the bleedin' obvious.
I've got a real 1964 strat.....👍
oh boy!
Frankie Bella how much is it worth ?
Me too but it's a 65 with all 64 specs This guitar sounds like shit
Hmmm, polished bridge…pale headstock, and needed a re-fret.
strats meh but that blackface.........damn seen them go for boux coux $$$ in fact i know buddy guy rented one when he played toronto it was for sale for 5gs 15 yrs ago
get someone with more than 3 lessons under his belt to demo....geeeezzzzzzz.
5:04
Only $27 grand? lol
Valentino they’re high priced there. Just think when it was new it was about $200.
A master built for 8 to 10 grand would be a better choice IMO
It's probably in such good shape cos it's a dud and no one wanted to play it.
Great looking guitar, and no disrespwct to the player in the video, but it didn't sound amazing to me. I think so much of a guitar sound is in the hands of the player, and also the amp settings here make it sound all rather sterile. I'm pretty sure if Philip Sayce walked in and picked up this guitar and jammed it through a tube screamer with the amp reverb cranked high everyone would be losing their minds wanting to buy this guitar. Just saying . . .
That's not "white primer"... that's the white paint. The clear coat yellows over time, so where the clear coat has worn away you get pristine white paint. How is it possible you got that so wrong?
John Borchardt
Mellow out man
So harsh on my buds bro
I think 63 was the year they started the clear coat?
John knows what he talking about he is absolutly right. For what I believe this must be a late ‘63...Why? Because Fender started officially in ‘64 using clearcoat(that yellowish more than without). It could be there experiment fase to start using clearcoat on top of color lacquer. This guitar is to yellowish for a regular or early or mid ‘63.
Beautiful guitar sir Chandler butt I think you should have done a better job with the axe I love to buy that guitar and I'd love to have somebody like Koch at Wildwood light that baby up sorry just my opinion don't quit your day job man I just might purchase it if I could hear it really be played like it should be sorry just my opinion
What's wrong with Fender being sold to CBS? ( No offense. )
Quality control took a nosedive and they implemented design changes that people didn't like, like the 3 bolt neck instead of 4. Some are still great, but it depends. Plus when you get into the 70s you're at the same time full on into the heavier is better nonsense.
The problem with rating guitars anywhere is people buy with their eyes and not their ears. Blindfold the experts and they will run like cockroaches.
Such a beautiful guitar and such an awful demo
Sorry to say quite right 😏
LOL.
Funny how you have to be a guitar god in order to play on cool gear. Only the Internets......🙄
Hard to believe that someone selling this top shelf gear doesn't know the difference between top coat, colour coat and primer. Doesn't exactly instill confidence in a prospective customer.
Sausage Fingers, complete with gay boy haircut. Might want to invest in a gym membership too...
this talking is a "foolectible" rubbish watch out and play your own stuff
26.950.
What a beauty!
😍