@@hoppes9658 Because he wasn't hired yet. The record company was still trying to build a band around Jon. They were using studio musicians then. I saw them in concert early on. They opened for The Scorpions. They (BonJovi) were awful.
That is amazing. Seriously. Can't believe your comment is not flooded by fender lovers. For me he nailed it in 50s. But a simple Mexican strat standard from back in the day with some decent pickups I'm in heaven. No need for the "Innovation" but I do like the history of fender far more than Gibson. They seem to use far far far more CNC and automation at Gibson now while charging 1k more or so. It's insanity.
@@robertclarkguitar My Dad had Leo make him a triple neck steel guitar that I cherish to this day. All original in the original case in very good condition.
@@mmiller6873Wow, that's incredible, what a priceless treasure that must be. Is it hat your Dad in your TH-cam profile picture, and I see you posted a video of a Rush concert, that would have been cool. It would also be super cool to see a demo of that triple necker you mentioned, if you have the inclination. Have a great day.
I have a G&L Bass that from what someone at G&L told me back in 1996, was bass that he assembled. His initials are scrawled in the neck pocket in what looks like a lumber crayon.
Thanks Tim. Love'n it. When you played out ... yep, I heard Peter Green. That did it. Today is "All Souls Day". To those we love and have loved and who have passed. RIP.
I don’t understand many of the technical things Tim talks about but I love his enthusiasm and the infectious information sharing he brings to this podcast. It’s just a wonderful podcast from a true master of his craft.
Wow - how cool to get a guitar made by the R&D department at Fender just for you. Wonder if they'll eventually make it available publicly? Neat video, Tim.
Tim, any guitar in your hand sounds exactly the same, which is……amazing. I am sure that fender R&D unit is awesome but you have the skills and experience to make a squire sound just as good as anything else.
@@timpierceguitaryou’re welcome. Honestly bud, after playing guitar on stage and building/modifying amplifiers for 20 years at this point, the biggest lesson I’ve learned is it’s about the time you put in learning to master the instrument. No expensive guitar magically sounds better than a cheap guitar in the hands of an inexperienced player. Only mastering the instrument allows you to appreciate the benefits of playing a more expensive instrument, which are mostly the ease of use. You are one of my very favorite players alive. You’ve studied them all, you can recreate the greats, but you truly speak with your own voice on the instrument. Kudos brother.
man that thing sounds great. I usually avoid anything with built in preamp, but that sounds very useful and musical. Really like how the lows sound too, never put 2 and 2 together with the nut to tuner length. Very cool!
Love this video Tim! What a killer guitar! I am blessed to have a prototype strat built by the Fender R&D guys and it is truly an amazing guitar. It was so cool to see some behind the scenes and the shop tour. Thanks Tim!
I don't feel qualified to assess the sound of the that guitar, and as a 75 year old retired engineer, my hearing is not what it was (it trails off steeply at 8Khz and I hear nothing at 10Khz and above) but it sounded incredibly clean to me. I loved the design and manufacturing aspects that you showed us. It was super interesting. Oh, and it was so nice hearing that bit of Paul McCartney and Fleetwood Mac towards the end. Them were the days. 😀
Fabulous!! I had a Jaguar in that same blue ( back in 1983) I miss that guitar 🎸 ( my fiancée at the time “loaned” it to some neighborhood guys that supposedly were making a band 🙈) she didn’t ask, and I immediately called them and surprisingly nobody had a clue where it was…..gone to Fender vintage ax purgatory.😮
I have such a love for offset bodies, they are my favorites by far. Add the reverse headstock, the P-180’s, the vintage style trem, chambered and a compound radius neck. You got it all.
Amazing! Tim you never cease to inspire us mere mortals. The guitar is beautiful. The tour was awesome! Your playing, tone and sound, just WOW! Yes, that guitar was built for you and has a great sound, but the magic is in the man that is wielding that beast, YOU! Never get tired of watching and listening to you bring these pieces of wood, metal and plastic to Life! ⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️⭐️⭐️🙏
I love the short scale! And just so much! Congrats on finding your "own" signature guitar. I went through alot of guitars finding all the boxes i needed to check or avoid. My two are a classic jaguar (for plugged in range) and Epiphone Wildkat in pearl, mostly unplugged as my go to couch guitar.
That's so freaking cool!!! I ADORE parametric EQ, and I feel like it's underused outside of the studio and mixing board. You can give w single coil humbucker pushz you can make a twin flatten out in the mids like a Bassman almost, it's just so useful
Awesome guitar! Even Joe B. doesn’t have one of those! Lol I took the Fender factory tour in 2015. Little did I know that perhaps one of the Tele bodies floating above my head would, a few months later, be mine.🎸
You just explained why I like my ‘64 Epi Bonanassa Firebird 1 so much, reverse headstock, on a neck through design, I just was after the different sustain qualities, I got that AND a perfect upgrade platform For $ 800 bucks new, I then invested another $2500, every original piece of metal on it has been replaced, Dunlop jumbo frets, PLEK’d, Bone nut, real Waverly banjo tuners, 3 SD pick ups with Stacked vol/tone for each PU, individual off/on switch for each PU, SD coil switching PU mounts, 4 sounds each. A JB bridge, the soap bar + Blade, (can’t recall the name?) and a Parallel Axis neck
And Your Bird Can Sing. Great job. R&D still lives in America. Love the Parametric EQ and Boost. I am still an Ultra Luxe HSS Floyd Rose Strat player. That was rather expensive but I love it. This new guitar is a work of art for sure. I have been to the Ensenada plant a few times. Would love to visit the Corona facility. A beautiful place to visit and work.
Amazing, guitar sounds great, but they always do in your hands Tim. Interestingly, I built myself a Jaguar style kit guitar a few years ago in almost exactly the same colours. Including the painted headstock and red pickguard. I still play it to this day.
Onboard parametric EQ makes SO MUCH SENSE! I guess it's like every other great idea. It makes sense immediately and you slap your forehead wondering why you didn't think of it sooner. It's also one extra free spot on your pedalboard because you won't need an EQ pedal...well...i guess that's only true after you put an onboard parametric circuit into all your guitars, so that free spot on the board is a ways off. Really cool though. Loving it Tim!
WOW! I'm more of Gibson guy, but this guitar is awesome. I'm not a fan of maple fretboards, but I do like rosewood fretboards. I have a 1987 G&L SC3 with a rosewood fretboard, and I absolutely love the sounds of the single coil pickups. Tim, you're an amazing musician, and I have the utmost respect for you. Thank you for making these videos...
It's rare that people talk about normal and reverse headstocks. I've been playing Les Pauls and Telecaster for ages. And there is a huge difference in bending, as Tim says when the distance between the tuners and the saddle increases, especially noticeable on the B and high E strings. But personally, that's exactly what I prefer. To compensate for the difference, I play 10 gauge strings on the longer fender scale length and 09 gauge strings on the shorter Gibson scale.
Everything sounds great when Tim plays it!
THE MAN WITH THE MAGIC HANDS!😊
@@fromaggiovagiola9128 Remember, he came up with and played the guitar solo on Bon Jovi's "Runaway" back in the 80's. What did you do ?
@@michaelstevenanderson4961Why didn’t Richie?
@@hoppes9658 Because he wasn't hired yet. The record company was still trying to build a band around Jon. They were using studio musicians then. I saw them in concert early on. They opened for The Scorpions. They (BonJovi) were awful.
@@heyjarrodEspecially right after. It seemed to have sweetened up afterwards.
Holy Hell, I think we all need a Tim Pierce Signature guitar in our lives
That scale length on a jag would be awesome
So proud of the American factory and workers.
I have many great photos of Leo and my Dad hanging out in his garage in Fullerton back in the early 50's. To see where the brand is now is amazing.
That is amazing. Seriously. Can't believe your comment is not flooded by fender lovers. For me he nailed it in 50s. But a simple Mexican strat standard from back in the day with some decent pickups I'm in heaven. No need for the "Innovation" but I do like the history of fender far more than Gibson. They seem to use far far far more CNC and automation at Gibson now while charging 1k more or so. It's insanity.
@@robertclarkguitar My Dad had Leo make him a triple neck steel guitar that I cherish to this day. All original in the original case in very good condition.
@@mmiller6873Wow, that's incredible, what a priceless treasure that must be. Is it hat your Dad in your TH-cam profile picture, and I see you posted a video of a Rush concert, that would have been cool. It would also be super cool to see a demo of that triple necker you mentioned, if you have the inclination. Have a great day.
I have a G&L Bass that from what someone at G&L told me back in 1996, was bass that he assembled. His initials are scrawled in the neck pocket in what looks like a lumber crayon.
people are like looking for the holy grail of sound and what not but
Now I have a dream guitar. That thing is absolutely gorgeous and deserved! Grats tim!
That EQ was the icing on the cake! What an amazing instrument!
Thanks so much - it really makes a difference!
I’m a luthier and guitar tech and all I can say is wow. I now know what my ultimate build is going to be. Love offset guitars and this one is amazing.
Thanks Tim. Love'n it. When you played out ... yep, I heard Peter Green. That did it. Today is "All Souls Day". To those we love and have loved and who have passed. RIP.
This video might have premiered on Peter's birthday
Playing the guitar makes Tim appear as the happiest person in the world. He has the biggest smile and grin on his face.
Tim,
I am grateful that you are in this world. I love watching you play and vibe!
Alan
That parametric EQ is very interesting. Also love the reverse headstock. Sounds great!
I don’t understand many of the technical things Tim talks about but I love his enthusiasm and the infectious information sharing he brings to this podcast. It’s just a wonderful podcast from a true master of his craft.
Perfecta!! I agree, scale length makes it unique, like butter, and sounds awesome
Yes, beautiful
Love the P90’s, reversed headstock, and of course the parametric eq. You played some of my favorite songs!!
He says they are p180s [whatever that means lol]
@@Dave062YT Humbucker P-90s? *shrug*
Beautiful guitar with fantastically unique complexity and growl. A wonderful achievement for sure.
Indeed it sounds great. Don’t know how much of the complexity and growl is Tim and the amps, though.
@as compared with his other guitars. I assume it's much to do with the combination of those pickups and the active Neve-inspired EQ.
Tim as ever always a joy to hear you.
I’d love Fender to put this wonderful guitar into general production
Oh man, sweet axe! I love the inverted headstock. To me, it makes more sense frim a tuning and harmonics POV.
Tim could play a 2x4 or a broomstick and make it sound great.
Well said 😂
Gorgeous, custom, prototype--sounds awesome. Great to se Fender innovating like this, and, of course, the maestro himself, Tim Pierce!
Dennis Fano would get a kick out of this post. Doesn't sound as good as a Novo IMO.
Tim that axe is nothing short of amazing. If any guitar player deserves a guitar like that it's you. Keep Rock-N- You're as talented as it gets. J.D.
That is a beautiful guitar. I love the contrast between the blue and the pickguard!
Wow - how cool to get a guitar made by the R&D department at Fender just for you. Wonder if they'll eventually make it available publicly?
Neat video, Tim.
I own one. It is very cool.
@@BossHossStudios What do Fender call it ?and is yours the same scale length?
@ yes it’s the same. It’s on my TH-cam page.
Spectacular looking and sounding guitar, especially in your amazingly capable hands!
Thanks for the tour. The first thing you played, was that based on "And Your Bird Can sing"?
Yes it was!
@@timpierceguitar That is played by George and John on the record....nicely done to play both parts together!
Hi Tim, Thanks for the fender tour and that beautiful Guitar! 💪💀🤘🙏✌️🎉🇺🇸🎊
I had a large vocal outburst when Tim mentioned the shortened scale length. Brilliant !
Love watching you play Tim. Beautiful guitar.
Very nice, Tim!! Congrats on the new custom build!! That's so great!! Great tour, too!!
Great to see you Alex! I miss Fender & all the good guys! Love from England - Jamie Crompton ✌️🎸♥️✨
Tim, any guitar in your hand sounds exactly the same, which is……amazing. I am sure that fender R&D unit is awesome but you have the skills and experience to make a squire sound just as good as anything else.
Thanks so much for the kind words :-)
@@timpierceguitaryou’re welcome. Honestly bud, after playing guitar on stage and building/modifying amplifiers for 20 years at this point, the biggest lesson I’ve learned is it’s about the time you put in learning to master the instrument. No expensive guitar magically sounds better than a cheap guitar in the hands of an inexperienced player. Only mastering the instrument allows you to appreciate the benefits of playing a more expensive instrument, which are mostly the ease of use.
You are one of my very favorite players alive. You’ve studied them all, you can recreate the greats, but you truly speak with your own voice on the instrument. Kudos brother.
@@DownEastSaw Well put, indeed. 👍👍
@@DownEastSaw Jack Pearson would agree 100%... 🙂
i still have my first guitar, a 1962 Fender Stratocaster. It's sunburst with a rosewood fretboard. I still play it almost every day.
man that thing sounds great. I usually avoid anything with built in preamp, but that sounds very useful and musical. Really like how the lows sound too, never put 2 and 2 together with the nut to tuner length. Very cool!
Love this video Tim! What a killer guitar! I am blessed to have a prototype strat built by the Fender R&D guys and it is truly an amazing guitar. It was so cool to see some behind the scenes and the shop tour. Thanks Tim!
I don't feel qualified to assess the sound of the that guitar, and as a 75 year old retired engineer, my hearing is not what it was (it trails off steeply at 8Khz and I hear nothing at 10Khz and above) but it sounded incredibly clean to me. I loved the design and manufacturing aspects that you showed us. It was super interesting. Oh, and it was so nice hearing that bit of Paul McCartney and Fleetwood Mac towards the end. Them were the days. 😀
..but, is it as good as a Strat?
John Lennon but who's counting? Good comment!
Thanks for the tour.
I always wondered about certain things and this video explains most.
Watching Tim always puts a smile on my face!
Awesome video. Thanks, Tim! Great and very cool looking guitar. Fender rocks!
Sounds good looks funky kinda like a 50's car.😊
oh la la what a beautiful guitar !! Great Specs !! Lovely color !! This should be available to everyone ! !
Sweet brother. You are the icing on the cake. You make everything you play come to life.
👍 the dude is an absolute legend.. awesome abilities ☝️
Fabulous!! I had a Jaguar in that same blue ( back in 1983) I miss that guitar 🎸 ( my fiancée at the time “loaned” it to some neighborhood guys that supposedly were making a band 🙈) she didn’t ask, and I immediately called them and surprisingly nobody had a clue where it was…..gone to Fender vintage ax purgatory.😮
I have such a love for offset bodies, they are my favorites by far. Add the reverse headstock, the P-180’s, the vintage style trem, chambered and a compound radius neck. You got it all.
Oh Well! Love how you finished off with a classic LP song. Nice touch, cool guitar
Crazy, amazing guitar Tim. Bravo to all who made this concept a reality.🎶🎸👍
I’m and tool and die maker so I loved seeing the clean shop they run at Fender.
I’m going to try a left neck on my telecaster.
Man, that custom Fender is badass.
Amazing! Tim you never cease to inspire us mere mortals. The guitar is beautiful. The tour was awesome! Your playing, tone and sound, just WOW! Yes, that guitar was built for you and has a great sound, but the magic is in the man that is wielding that beast, YOU! Never get tired of watching and listening to you bring these pieces of wood, metal and plastic to Life! ⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️⭐️⭐️🙏
mere mortals don't have access to this secret shop. The Mod Shop is in my price range tho'
"Buy the ticket, take the ride"
- Hunter S. Thompson
I’ve been a fan of watching your videos for years. That is quite easily the best tone you’ve had! Get fender mass produce for us commoners!!
Fantastic guitar and playing! Thanks for sharing the factory tour. It was awesome to see the production side of things.
Yeah, it was really cool to see it all in action.
Dude look at that thing!!!! Wow!
thank you Tim for that fresh news from Fender factory... want that guitar...best regards from Croatia
I love the short scale! And just so much! Congrats on finding your "own" signature guitar. I went through alot of guitars finding all the boxes i needed to check or avoid. My two are a classic jaguar (for plugged in range) and Epiphone Wildkat in pearl, mostly unplugged as my go to couch guitar.
Coolest Fender ever. Love all that went into it!
Great to see another TP video. I have really missed them lately. The joy and exuberance you bring to guitar playing reminds me of Eddie!
You are a national treasure 😊 Love your videos and work on so many recordings.
That's so freaking cool!!! I ADORE parametric EQ, and I feel like it's underused outside of the studio and mixing board. You can give w single coil humbucker pushz you can make a twin flatten out in the mids like a Bassman almost, it's just so useful
Wow! What an amazing place! Thanks for sharing your visit to the Fender facility 😊
Thank you sharing such a unique instrument and giving us a tour to boot!
Awesome guitar!
Even Joe B. doesn’t have one of those! Lol
I took the Fender factory tour in 2015. Little did I know that perhaps one of the Tele bodies floating above my head would, a few months later, be mine.🎸
Very entertaining video. I love that guitar. If they put it into production, I will get one for sure. Thanks Tim!
Great Video and playing Tim! Now I want to play a reverse Headstock Fender! Yours is so versatile Brilliantly made!
You just explained why I like my ‘64 Epi Bonanassa Firebird 1 so much, reverse headstock, on a neck through design, I just was after the different sustain qualities, I got that AND a perfect upgrade platform
For $ 800 bucks new, I then invested another $2500, every original piece of metal on it has been replaced, Dunlop
jumbo frets, PLEK’d, Bone nut, real Waverly banjo tuners, 3 SD pick ups with Stacked vol/tone for each PU, individual off/on switch for each PU, SD coil switching PU mounts, 4 sounds each. A JB bridge, the soap bar + Blade, (can’t recall the name?) and a Parallel Axis neck
And Your Bird Can Sing. Great job. R&D still lives in America. Love the Parametric EQ and Boost. I am still an Ultra Luxe HSS Floyd Rose Strat player. That was rather expensive but I love it. This new guitar is a work of art for sure. I have been to the Ensenada plant a few times. Would love to visit the Corona facility. A beautiful place to visit and work.
Only thing better sounding than this thing is our boy Tim playing it
Oh wow. That is a nice guitar. And good shout out on the reverse headstock; my Firebird has one and I agree it helps the playability and tone.
Amazing, guitar sounds great, but they always do in your hands Tim. Interestingly, I built myself a Jaguar style kit guitar a few years ago in almost exactly the same colours. Including the painted headstock and red pickguard. I still play it to this day.
Wow! It sounds just like Tim Pierce! Nice work
I would love to own one…. That beast is so versatile …. Thanks for sharing this 💪🏻
Fender is such a phenomenal company - they manage to walk the fine line between innovation and tradition perfectly.
That's a beautiful guitar.. congrats!
Those pickups with the parametric eq sound phenomenal! And congrats with the latest addition!
I love watching Tim’s videos with demos from his studio. Looks like Mission Control. Captain Pierce lol
Love it. Especially the shorter scale length .. and lighter weight and yes... want one!
Someone better open the door for Tim Pierce!
I love that drag Tim long sleeve. Ordering one after my next gig.
Tim can you get me a job at that shop!?
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Fantastic guitar and the demo ain't too bad either.
Man! Congrats. Beyond wicked.
You know we want that as your signature model, I know I need it😂
We were both loving the Green Manalishi at the end.
Wow, and just like that the Fender Piercer was born. I like it a lot.
Onboard parametric EQ makes SO MUCH SENSE! I guess it's like every other great idea. It makes sense immediately and you slap your forehead wondering why you didn't think of it sooner. It's also one extra free spot on your pedalboard because you won't need an EQ pedal...well...i guess that's only true after you put an onboard parametric circuit into all your guitars, so that free spot on the board is a ways off. Really cool though. Loving it Tim!
Beautiful axe Tim! Sounds killer... 💚🎸
Wow Tim! What a beauty of a guitar. Safe to say you earned your dream guitar. So when can we buy the “Tim signature”? Haha
WOW! I'm more of Gibson guy, but this guitar is awesome. I'm not a fan of maple fretboards, but I do like rosewood fretboards. I have a 1987 G&L SC3 with a rosewood fretboard, and I absolutely love the sounds of the single coil pickups. Tim, you're an amazing musician, and I have the utmost respect for you. Thank you for making these videos...
Awesome guitar. I want one. Great video and great playing.
Looks and sounds great! And my favorite color! Not a fan of the look of reversed headstock, but interesting to hear that it makes vending easier.
Thanks, Tim, a very nice tour, and some fine licks!
Thanks for the tour, it was fun. 🤩
Wow, What a cool guitar, hope that goes into production!
That guitar is a dream machine! Great playing doesn't hurt sell it lol
Awesome sounding guitar with of course you playing it, You always sound awesome.
Dude. Usually I’m like yeah. That guitar sounds great. But this guitar sounds freaking GREAT!
It's rare that people talk about normal and reverse headstocks. I've been playing Les Pauls and Telecaster for ages. And there is a huge difference in bending, as Tim says when the distance between the tuners and the saddle increases, especially noticeable on the B and high E strings.
But personally, that's exactly what I prefer. To compensate for the difference, I play 10 gauge strings on the longer fender scale length and 09 gauge strings on the shorter Gibson scale.
Very nice guitar. Sounds Fantastic. Lots of luv shown in the desire and design. Cool video.
Thanks Tim ,
Very interesting on the reverse headstock giving more bass. Neat tour !
That is a Fantastic Fender,you deserve it Great Man!
I really appreciate it!
Looks fab. Sounds great!
Finally a guitar no one ever seen. Great job Tim (I agree with you about reverse headstock)
Hope it becomes a signature model it’s very cool I would absolutely buy one
Thank you Tim! That was very cool and your new guitar sounds amazing!