The Radiohead Strat is so *Special* | 2019 Fender EOB Sustainer Stratocaster White | Review + Demo
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0:48 - Fernandez Sustainer Pickup
2:58 - First Impressions
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12:37 - Clean Tones
14:37 - Dirty Tones
16:08 - Sustainer Demo
18:40 - Final Thoughts
20:06 - Blacklight Test
20:24 - Gig Bag
📚 Description: Today we are checking out the EOB Sustainer Stratocaster which is the signature guitar of Ed O'Brien - a guitarist in the band Radiohead as well as the frontman in the EOB band. This stratocaster is so f*%$(#*% special because of the fact it utilizes a Fernandes Sustainer pickup as well as a JB Jr bridge pickup and a custom shop pickup in the middle! For being a Made in Mexico Fender, they definitely packed a lot of stuff into this guitar! The soft V to C neck is my favorite thing about this one!
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This was definitely an interesting Stratocaster! Maybe not for everyone... but a good tool.
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I had a Sustainer system on my Fernandes Vertigo Deluxe JP and it was awesome fun
I never heard of this before your review. 12 Hours later I had one on order.
🤣Showing your age with the Radiohead comment.. Love it 🤣 made me chuckle for a minute then realized I must be getting old... 😒
I love that you’re talking about Radiohead like it’s some obscure interesting band that people should check out lol.
Pistachio head he’s prolly not..
Radiohead is pretty obscure at this point, man. It's 2020. What you know and love isn't really popular anymore.
@@davecarsley8773 it's all gay mumble rap now
@@88_TROUBLE_88 lollll
That's exactly my comment!
I've had my eye on one of these for a while, great video man!
Did you end up getting one?
A Rhett review would be great. Especially since your style can go from rock/blues to kind of droning delays and stuff depending of the song needs.
You should let him review your ES-335 or one of your Novo guitars.
I've had the EOB for almost a year now and I just want to let anybody know who has not used a Fernandes sustainer before that due to its unique circuitry you are always going through the 9V battery whenever you are plugged in regardless if your sustainer is turned on or not thus if your guitar has weak to no output that means that your battery needs to be changed. There's no short and there is nothing wrong with your guitar it just needs a fresh battery. Just wanted to let you guys know so you don't drive yourself crazy if it happens to you👍
Thank you man! Im going to buy one. I appreciate the info.
I replaced the alkaline with a rechargable lithium 9V - it last much, much longer than before. I go weeks between recharges on the battery.
@@explodingshark that makes sense just use longest lasting rechargeable battery. Thank you for the info. I appreciate it brother!
i ve played a sustainiac since 1991..... THink of the batteries (2) 9 volts every gig
still love the guitar
I have one but the sustainer always grabs other strings not sure how to fix it.
I was in a pawn shop in Denver 20+ years ago. Three guys were in there looking for their equipment that was stolen from their trailer the night before. The guy at the counter asked them what band they were in. "We're called Radio Head" A few of us offered to loan them our gear, or track down rental equipment for the show. They declined, stating they had too much going on with the pedals and electronics to continue the show without the equipment from the trailer. This guitar puts that into perspective. It was a pretty cool meeting, but just sad timing to really be excited about meeting them.
Cool story thanks for sharing
Damn dude thats sooo fucking cool. They’ve actually talked abt that many times that their equipment got stolen
You are a part of history
An Ebow is two battery powered magnets that vibrate the string in between the magnets, which has produced a magnetic field. The light just shows you where you are, and has nothing to do with producing sound. The Sustainer pickup works in the same manner.
Yeah that would take a pretty bright light to move the strings lol
@@PapaWheelie1 yeah what's trogy talkin about? a light making a string move? the man's daft!
To thx Natasha🤟🏼
Pickups do react to light sometimes. I've had stage lights cause interference. Also if you've ever point a TV remove towards your pickups, the light will produce noise. But I guess that's different
From that intro I take it that either Austin doesn’t know much about Radiohead, or I am very bad at sarcasm, lmao
I think he's being tongue in cheek, using creep as their example song tho is a bit cringe :)
Tim Massar honestly I think so too.
Hahahaha shows his age....
He definitely knows nothing about Radiohead, and basically relied on their TH-cam channel and possibly a quick 2 second Wikipedia check to see what the band members’ names are.
Tim Massar I mean, creep is by far their most popular song...
Has he reviewed a Rickenbacker yet? "John Lennon was in this band called the Beatles, you should check them out, they've got a lot of TH-cam views"
he has
He reviewed johns Ric before
Lol 😂
@@esstan7720 this underground group that has a few ok songs, other wise I doubt they’ll be anything big
I’m a huge fan of Radiohead, definitely one of my favorite bands of all time so I’m glad to see you made this review!
Really good review of this guitar, way more thorough than the others. Thank you for keeping your playing demo fairly simple and consistent. It’s important to resist the urge to showboat - most others fail at this! Nice work.
nice touch with the pictures of the guitar in the background and not the green screen during the guitar tone demos! well done 👍
LOL at determining popularity of Radiohead, a band that became huge long before TH-cam was around by the number of views and subscribers. 😂
(That's a very fine guitar though.)
“They’re pretty popular.” 😆
They’re our generation’s Pink Floyd. Absolute legends.
I died after he said "Definitely check them out" lol
@@clicheguevara5282 I genuinely wonder what music fans who are 20 or under think/know about Radiohead. e.g. are kids still listening to them as kids in the 90s still did to Pink Floyd? I have no idea.
ja8ames I’m 17, I love Radiohead and pink Floyd. In rainbows is super nostalgic for me because my parents used to play it when I was young. I think some people find their music a bit to alternative
That wasn't meant to be ironic?!
Greetings Austin! Today’s video was probably the most fun I have seen you have testing an instrument in a long time. Once you started testing the sustainer it was amusing to see you cut loose with the whammy bar, and the ghost animation indicated that you must have had some fun in the edit room too. Usually, I prefer my electric guitars without batteries, but on occasions, I am willing to put up with an onboard power supply, this guitar seems to qualify for the additional features included. You have a great sense of humor Austin, thanks for posting this video. Please have an excellent and awesome day! 🙂
I love Trogly's sense of humor, the ghost and ghost driving car were funny
The ghost was crazy funny, but the ghost in the car omg 👻 🚘 😝🥞🥞
The Sustainer Ghost has been my favorite thing you’ve ever done. It made my day.
That headstock dives off the nut like 50's Fenders. Nice detail work.
Sweet guitar! I have one of those myself, and the thick neck is probably my favourite thing about it. Love that soft V shape, it's super comfortable to play. And as a fan of the middle pickup (there are about 3 of us world wide) I love that custom single coil!
It's a great middle pickup, I love the classic Strat sound it produces.
In terms of features, I can't think of a more appealing Strat that I've seen. Great choices by Ed, and I love the fact that the output jack is not on the side, not in the top.
Great visual effects in this video. Love it!
the thing about the mexican plant is that it seems to keep getting higher and higher in terms of quality, as a matter of fact, i'd have any of the vintera series as my main axe and i'd be perfectly fine with it
My main bass is a mim PJ Mustang in shell pink. Better than most american basses I've played.
I got a Chinese Squier from whatever plant does the "CY" serial - as far as the woodwork goes, it's as good or better than some models I've played costing 4x as much. Even the tuners are decent. The one thing I'd upgrade on it are the pickups, maybe the pots, but I just run them at full open. They are worth checking out for sure.
Wow that is a sweet guitar. Thanks for the review and demo.
Your show is underrated as a database of knowledge. Thanks Trogly
Awsome demo you did great with the sustaner sounded pretty cool
I seriously needed this video, I’m a super huge fan of Ed and I’ve been looking to buy it but I’m too skeptical
It is awesome. I own one.
I also own one. Worth every dollar.
It's great!
Looks like the real deal, I have a 65’ but heck, I’m interested
Buy it. It won't be a Let Down.
Austin, eBows and Sustainers radiate a magnetic field which interacts with the iron in the string to vibrate it. There is no possible way to vibrate a string using light. Otherwise, you'd be able to use an eBow on a classical guitar. Which you can't.
Been waitin on this one😊
Fender refers to that finish as "Olympic white". "J.B." stands for Jeff Beck. Also significant: it is an EIGHT screw pickguard, as opposed to an 11 screw. Eight screws corresponds to a vintage pickguard configuration. Also worth mentioning is that it is a "spaghetti" logo. Worth mentioning is that it comes stock with only TWO vibrato springs. If there are any extras in the case, folks might wanna know .
Nope, the "JB" designation stands (officially) for Jazz-Blues which has been it's designation since it's commercial release. They'd tried to do a signature pickup model with Jeff Beck and they couldn't come to an agreement on an endorsement deal and Beck thought they were too hot and didn't like them when he had them put into a guitar for him.
it’s one of my fav strats for sure. Love RadioHead, they took it to next level. OK Computer/Paranoid Android was a great tune and King of Limbs was an interesting album. I would love to have an EOB strat because i love infinite sustain. I can get it with my DF-2 but not quite the same obviously. thx for sharing Trogly ❤ x0x
I had one of these for a while. Cool Strat... loved the chunky neck too. Way better than Ebow... you can easily get chords sustaining too.
I have a Schecter with the Sustainiac and it’s a fun toy. The first position is straight sustain. Position 2 will decay the note to a natural fifth and position 3 is the same, just way more intense. It will go into a harmonic almost immediately, whereas position 2 will be much more gradual. 3 is the crazy solo mode. But what I have learned is even if the unit is off, if it’s still has the lead plugged in, it will drain your 9v battery as if it were on.
Which model? I have my eye on an E1 Special.
You put some of your artfulness into the demo. I enjoyed that. It sounded like a voice.
I want this guitar. Out of all the guitars I see on your channel for some reason I'm loving everything about this 🎸 guitar.
Great review!
Great review!!
I have wanted the Fender EOB since I saw an add for it. Thank you so much for reviewing it. I cant get into Radiohead, but that is irrelevant. That's what I love about signature guitars, I could care less about the artists, the guitars have been given over to someone's consideration. Usually to a positive result. Oh I want this. ( no offense or disrespect meant to Radiohead, I like how in this review they said that EOB doesnt want the guitar to be a imitation piece, but something to inspire creativity.)
I have had this guitar for 18 months and find the sustainer is very good especially for creating loops with effects and then playing lead lines over the loop. The best neck on any Fender - no doubt.
Awesome review! Would have liked to see a bit more of the sustainer like you said though.
Les Paul guy: "Its kinda got this big square on the back..but it is what it is..chuckle"....
Me: confused as I look at the square cavity cover on the back of my Les Paul
I love the Strat sounds. I have Stratocaster modified with Seymour Duncan hot rail pickups (easy swap electronics version) and they are amazing. I'd love to try out EOB Strat as well as I own Schecter guitar that has Sustainiac pickups which is awesome to gig with. :) Keep rocking!
Loving your ghost graphics!
Loved that you throwed the Halo theme in there! =D
If you knew about EOB, then you would have let the guitar sustain while messing with the settings on an EH Memory Man pedal, which is what happens on Radiohead concerts.
Great review on this TrogMeister. Great playing too!!
Really have to recommend the EOB sessions on That Pedal Show, pure gold
Great lil review.
I like the JB Jr in the bridge...a surprisingly thick sounding single-bucker.
Yes, I agree! I usually am not a big fan of the bridge PU's sound as a single coil.
Really unique Strat! Now I need to go watch Radiohead in action with this. Cheers!
It's interesting that they use the vintage 8 screw pick guard as aposed to the modern 11 screw pick guard.
The guitar also has a vintage style neck.
love the new merch!
The Sustainer system only works with a humbucker in the bridge position - an S/C doesn't have enough signal to drive the Sustainer (bridge) p/up. Switching on the Sustainer puts the guitar into the bridge position automatically, irrespective of where the selector is.
Another really good name Stratocaster is the Robin Trower one. You should buy that Austin
I have a Vintera Modified 50s Strat with a 2019 seriel, even though when you look it says made very early 2020, lol. I know not all parts are assembled whenever they are made. Got a great deal on it a few months back. Was brand new in my buddy's shop who's an authorized dealer. Since it was new, but had a 2019 seriel he gave me 200 off. I really couldn't say no. But the quality control on it is just flawless. Truly blown away by it, months later still.
Played a second hand one of these, and about 5 of the new professional II starts, and a few player series, etc. Bought this one. Sounded better, felt a LOT better and was a million times more inspiring. This 10/56 neck is a real winner IMO. And yes it's finished and feels nicer than a LOT of the newer US models. Sleeper guitar this.
Cool demo cheers :)
I like that you're using the chapter index at the bottom of the video by the time slider bar😃
Great touch with that "Lost Horizon" intro glimpse
Someone's been playing Halo recently.
Glad I wasn't the only one haha
Glad we all caught that
Was looking for a review of this with the Halo theme in it! 😂
I liked the sustainer demo. you should do all your clean demos of that clean, finger picky style.
The dirty tones on this guitar were just *killer*, man, great playing.
Got some Halo vibes @18:33, lol
Love your videos trogly you need to do the Jim Root tele and the jazzmaster or the Jim Root Strat keep the videos coming always learning something new from them.
Been waiting to see you review a sustainer guitar for a while. I'm a huge fan of Def Leppard and Phil Collen's been using one since the 90s (A good example of a solo Phil used it on is Guilty from Euphoria. In the blended mode I think.)
Not sure how much I'd enjoy I bought a Burny les paul copy from Japan earlier this year with a sustainer and i love using it. The harmonic mode is especially crazy. Sadly, the Burny only has a 2 position switch for the sustainer, so I miss out on the blended mode. Even then, and after years of hyping myself over it, the sustainer is a gadget I'll be using pretty consistently from now on.
Great video as always.
Another example of Phil's playing is when they played at Sheffield in 93. Vivian took Steve Clark's place and Phil and Vivian played Rocket to over 40,000 fans.
Kirk Crump Great duo solo which I never got the chance to see live. Now they play rocket without that bad ass guitar solo :(
But in terms of guitar in 1993 Phil didn’t have his Jackson PC1 at the time. Regardless it was still damn good!!
I own 2 Jackson PC1’s and love them. One is retired since I got it signed by Phil and Rick Allen. Hope to one day get the rest of the band to sign it.
Check out Breath a Sigh from slang Phil uses his sustainer the most in this song
Ya, I really love using the blended mode.
Damn
That's a fucking cool strat
I didn't even notice the output jack wasn't there until you said it lmao
one thing I forgot to mention was that when the sustainer is on, the only pickup that is on will be the bridge. You can olny use the bridge pickup when the sustainer is ingaged and it doesn't matter what pickup you have selected.
Great video
When this guitar was announced, I spend months trying to get one to no avail. I would up leaning on my feedbacker effect in my Boss GT pedals and then bought a DigiTech FreqOut. I am still impressed with this guitar, though.
You sounded great
15:06-16:04 already sounds like it could be a song in and of itself.
You should totally turn it into one, even if its an instrumental only.
Edit: 16:05 Great Scott, the sustainer demo also makes great song material too. Mr. Trogly, you're really talented.
Great guitarist, Great guitar
great sounding dirt tones
Sounded exactly like a ghost driving a car! I didn't know I needed a sustainer until now. 😁
I just ordered one, pretty excited to see what it can do. I'd been looking for one for a few years now and finally, they had 1 and only 1. Price here was 2000$ CDN now so it's been creeping up.
It sure seemed pretty obvious you were having fun with the sustainer!
This. Thing. Is. Peeerfect.
(I even love that "experimental" back. That's exactly what it is! That IS why we should love it, I suppose.)
Either way, cool show, man!
I liked the ghost, Cracked me up!
Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!
I love this channel and your reviews are second to none but not knowing anything at all about Radiohead is kind of weird to me. Or maybe I'm weird? I don't know. Carry on!
The ebow actually creates a magnetic field that causes the string to constantly vibrate. The light is just a guide, but you basically can mimic a sting instrument being "bowed" by moving it closer and further from the pickup changing just how intense the string vibration is. It's super hard to use. I mean...it's super easy to just make it vibrate like a mad man, but to do any type of intricate stuff with it, it is quite difficult to master.
Very cool.James Young of Styx used the sustaniac for many years.cool tones
The sustainer is actually a single coil. There should be Trem adjustments (2 or 3 depending on the model) on the inside. It allows you to adjust the speed to which the note turns into the harmonic and the other is a volume. The volume trem pot allows you to adjust the volume of the sustainer pickup in single coil mode. This changes the tone a bit to sound like a humbucker. It is also useful because adjusting the sustainer pickup closer or farther from the strings is not a great idea. It has a sweet spot and it needs to stay there and that's why there is a volume trem pot inside. I have and have had a few Schecters with sustainer pickups. I'm a Gibson Les Paul player but I have a Schecter 7 string with a sustainiac in case I have to record guitar for a buddy who writes in low tunings.
The singer from Radiohead flew the door open, almost on my face at CBGB once. He was tiny with bigger than his head sunglasses on.
Love Radiohead...just haven't listened to them for years. They hit big in thr UK when i was in college & they were played EVERYWHERE! Kinda burned out on them back in the day - I should check out the stuff I miss I guess!
Damn that sustainer demo was fire Trogly!
Ok wouldn't quite say fine, maybe just adequate. Trogly should probably have watched a couple of videos of sustainer players to get an idea of how to use them. At first I thought he was just going to keep trying to sustain chords, he finally got the idea to play some single note melody lines but should have tried to make it less boring by adding some finger vibrato or adding some with the whammy. A little research before doing the video might be a good idea.
It was the opposite of fire, it's obvious he has no idea how to use it (and he even says it himself several times)
Alan Thompson ah yeah i get it. I guess sustainer sounds great no matter what. But i love the way he made a Hendrix like dive at the end.
Kick-Ass visual special effects man. Somebody give this man an Oscar
Very similar to a Vintera 50’s Modified. The price difference is less than the cost of the JB and Sustainer system. Pretty good value here.
Yeah, I think Radiohead has been doing pretty good.
Good guitar playing trogly....
Fantastic content as usual. Really inspiring for all us budding TH-camrs. Keep the amazing videos coming. Also did you check out the EMG David Gilmour pick guard set on a strat？Have had one for the past 10 years and its fab.
Definitely a sleeper shredder. Nice
Awesome 🎸
18:29 Yes! I recognise that tune!
COOL!!!!
Trogly I liked that elephant edit
It was fucking awesome
Huge fan of the channel, would love to see you review the Kurt Cobain Jaguar if you’re ever get your hands on it!
Dude....its radiohead. One of the most influential bands of the last 20 years at least. Love your channel but WTF. Then you say go a check out their music.....we dont need to, we know.Hahahaha
That guitar is sick
Hey Austin, just FYI: Adam Jones uses a Seymour Duncan Distortion pickup. He said in a relatively recent interview that he has used that pickup for a long time.
Nice ghost scene!
That is my next strat !
Thanks for telling everybody who Radiohead are.