Thanks for sending a link to this video, that was very informative, very cool , whoever fixed that swimming pool route did a great job , your guitar is awesome !!
Great video! I’m building a replica 62 Stratocaster with all fender vintage parts, besides a nice alder Nitro finished Sunburst body, I found on reverb.
Fan of Morse much are ya Matthias? Sounds great ... love Uncle Steve. Wonders why some guards turn green like mine .. others not so much ....thanks bro.
Thanks ✌😎 I was hoping to find 'the secret' of it's gorgeous highs under the pup's plate... I didn't Anyway - fantastic! ps. 'Bluesy playing' still my favourite... 😉
That was a Grand Tour if a beautiful lady I have heard you play many times. Funny as the tour was in progress I had questions that were soon answered. Some not. Pickup height? Why just the e string under the tree? Also an observation: There seems to be scraps and gouges in places I would never have suspected. Over all great post. 👍👍👀
Not only a superb instrument its actually being used and played superbly by you on those tracks youve used for the backing from your CD...too many guitars just get "collected" and sit on a wall and hardly ever get used if at all...a good player can make a crap guitar sound good,, but a good guitar sound amazing !
Something is strange, my 1962 slab board has a neck stamp 2 months earlier than yours, 2 April 62 B, yet my serial stars with 80 and yours starts with 42?
You can clearly see that someone routed the neck pickup for a humbucker at some point in time. They did a good job touching up the finish. Interesting nonetheless. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us.
@@mattguitarwater Thank you so much for the quick response, I really appreciate it. I was so keen to know this, as there was contradictory information about the subject online. Some mentioned the same thinner size 0,2-0,3 mm, but some claimed that Leo Fender was using a much thicker material for these early sixties models: 14 guage aircraft grade aluminum...but that would be about 1,628 mm thick! Almost as thick as a pickguard...sounded quite unlikely to me. But unfortunately I was not able to check, as I do not have an original sixities strat lying around. :D So many thanks for confirming the detail. Keep up the good work!
I thoroughly enjoyed this special tour in and out! :-). Incredible battle scars! Thanks for sharing every single millimeter! How are you getting along with those heavier strings. I love the feel of playing 9-42's and also the 10-46 gauges but man ANYTHING heavier than normal 10's is too much on the hand.. I can tell you deeply care about that specific guitar. And anyone who would be lucky enough to even hold one would be considered super duper lucky! :-) :-)
Hahaha! Thanks a lot for your comment! I mainly play acoustic Guitars with 012 - 054, so 010 - 046 on the Strat is easy for me to play. Kind regards, Matt
@@mattguitarwater just type 1963 strat and go to pictures there are too many of them...there is a rare black one 1963 strat at gbase...without a curved slab..also many TH-cam videos. If I could post pictures of curveless slab boards here I would believe me but I can't.
@@plexilespaul1956 Hmmm...... That are no slabboards!!!! June 1962 onwards they only make curved boards. That a a slim veneer on the maple neck! A slab board is a thick piece of rosewood glued slab on the maple. With curved in my video I mean the curved ending of the rosewood in the area of the headstock because it's formed round by sanding in the early 60s. Kind regards
unbelievable how low those strings are to the frets on the side profile fly-by. you say it took F's CS 15 years to get the profile right - I don't know that they ever did - way over hyped IMHO
I hate to say it but where the rosewood meets the headstock looks way off. Too much rosewood above the nut. The neck looks like an AVRI or custom shop. Body and parts look legit
@@mattguitarwater I own a pre cbs 1963 strat. All original except for the middle pickup. I follow (I’m a subscriber) you and love your videos. When I commented on your guitar I didn’t realize it was you lol. I meant no disrespect. In my experience (over 35 years of collecting/playing) I’ve seen some really good fakes. Regular people don’t know what they are looking at when it comes to pre cbs specs. I’m fully aware of when slab and veneer started. My point was that on some of the AVRI models made in the early 80s where the rosewood meets the headstock doesn’t match vintage specs. It’s usually a red flag. After watching other vids of yours your guitar looks to be correct and legit. For some reason in the vid I commented on it looks like an AVRi neck. My apologies. I am a huge fan.
Thanks for sending a link to this video, that was very informative, very cool , whoever fixed that swimming pool route did a great job , your guitar is awesome !!
You're welcome!
Yes great job and fantastic guitar!
Отличное видео!!!
Great video! I’m building a replica 62 Stratocaster with all fender vintage parts, besides a nice alder Nitro finished Sunburst body, I found on reverb.
Thank you so much! Great idea! Please send me a photo when you finished this guitar. Kind regards, Matt
Yes. That is a fantastic guitar from a fantastic player.
Wow, Marcus, hab vielen Dank, das freut mich besonders! LG aus Schwäbisch Hall, Matthias
thanks for sharing this video of inside the guitar.
You're welcome Jim! Thanks for watching and kind regards, Matt
Great close-ups. Class Strat. Good to see a good Strat in the right hands. (400th like!).
Thank you so much!!!
Now that was a real treat! Thank you 🎸
Thank you! You're welcome! Kind regards, Matt
I just got myself a Japanese 1962 reissue..now i got something to copy from 😅 Thanks for the closeup of your guitar 😁
You're welcome!
Great dream guitar
Thank you so much for watching!
Yes!
That's as honest and natural as it gets
Thanks for watching Paul!
Thanks for the tour
You´re welcome!
Thanks for the video! I felt like I was exploring right there with you. Incredible guitar!
Hahaha!
You´re welcome!
Yes!
Fan of Morse much are ya Matthias? Sounds great ... love Uncle Steve. Wonders why some guards turn green like mine .. others not so much ....thanks bro.
Yes!
Thank you so much!
Thanks ✌😎
I was hoping to find 'the secret' of it's gorgeous highs under the pup's plate... I didn't
Anyway - fantastic!
ps. 'Bluesy playing' still my favourite... 😉
Thanks a lot! You're welcome! Kind regards, Matt
one... ok - two more questions...
that cap on bridge tone pot - is it 500V 1,0 pF ?
and what OD do You use?
Greetings!
Janek
Beauty Lady. Congrats.
VERY COOOOOL!!!!
Thanks!
I love it!
That was a Grand Tour if a beautiful lady I have heard you play many times. Funny as the tour was in progress I had questions that were soon answered. Some not. Pickup height? Why just the e string under the tree? Also an observation: There seems to be scraps and gouges in places I would never have suspected. Over all great post. 👍👍👀
Thanks a lot, David!
Pickup height I have to measure.
Only the e-string because the intonation of the vibrato works better!
Kind regards, Matt
Great song ,Blues In More Than 12 Bars.
Neck pocket also has a shim that's a double shim if you include the one on the neck.
Sweet!
Thank you!
Not only a superb instrument its actually being used and played superbly by you on those tracks youve used for the backing from your CD...too many guitars just get "collected" and sit on a wall and hardly ever get used if at all...a good player can make a crap guitar sound good,, but a good guitar sound amazing !
Hi Dwayne, thanks a lot!
Kind regards from Germany, M
Something is strange, my 1962 slab board has a neck stamp 2 months earlier than yours, 2 April 62 B, yet my serial stars with 80 and yours starts with 42?
The hotter middle pickup would make more sense in the bridge position but whatever works for you man sounds very nice
Maybe. I have the bridge pickup mounted nearer to the strings.
You can clearly see that someone routed the neck pickup for a humbucker at some point in time. They did a good job touching up the finish. Interesting nonetheless. Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us.
He mentions that at 5:30 lol
@@nimitz1739 I don't know how I missed that! I guess I was looking at the guitar rather than the text below.
I have a ST 62-58US…closest I’ll ever get lol. Thanks for the guitar porn and the groovy music brother!
Thanks a lot! You're welcome! Kind regards, Matt
Have you measured the radius? cool vid thanks. HOT middle and bridge pickups, perfect neck pickup reading. Absolute screamer of a strat.
Hi,
yes hot!
No, I haven't measured it, but it's compound in the higher regions.
Kind regards, Matt
Matthias...strings distance from pickups? thanks man
Hi Matthias! Fantastic guitar. Could you please let me know the thickness of the aluminum shield under the pickguard?
Yes!
Very thin, ca. 0,2 mm
@@mattguitarwater Thank you so much for the quick response, I really appreciate it. I was so keen to know this, as there was contradictory information about the subject online. Some mentioned the same thinner size 0,2-0,3 mm, but some claimed that Leo Fender was using a much thicker material for these early sixties models: 14 guage aircraft grade aluminum...but that would be about 1,628 mm thick! Almost as thick as a pickguard...sounded quite unlikely to me. But unfortunately I was not able to check, as I do not have an original sixities strat lying around. :D So many thanks for confirming the detail. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the tour of your 62 Strat. Any idea what wood the body is made of?
You're welcome.
Alder!
Kind regards, Matt
@@mattguitarwater Thanks Matt for the quick response! I have a 61 lefty Strat and I think it's made of alder too.
Your very cool.
Thank you so much!
yes mat, i want to take the paint out my 63 neck pocket. did you do yourself? what technique did you use?
I thoroughly enjoyed this special tour in and out! :-). Incredible battle scars! Thanks for sharing every single millimeter!
How are you getting along with those heavier strings. I love the feel of playing
9-42's and also the 10-46 gauges but man ANYTHING heavier than normal 10's is too much on the hand..
I can tell you deeply care about that specific guitar. And anyone who would be lucky enough to even hold one would be considered super duper lucky! :-) :-)
Hahaha! Thanks a lot for your comment! I mainly play acoustic Guitars with 012 - 054, so 010 - 046 on the Strat is easy for me to play. Kind regards, Matt
NICE Video
Thank you!
Thanks for doing that. It’s not something we ever get to see.
You´re welcome!
Just lovely....... thanks!
What gauge are the D'Addario's?
Cheers
Neil (Australia)
It says in the video that they're 010 -052's
@@BHaekel Typical make blindness..... can see my socks in the drawer either! Thanks.
Awesome video! Awesome music! Thank you, for both my friend!
@@billmcclelland6225 Thanks a lot!
Thank you!
What's value of capacitor tone?
I need it
Sorry, I don't know, but I think you maybe can see it in the video. Kind regards, Matt
Not all early 60's strats have curved slaboard ...some did some didn't
Really?
Show me one slabboard please, that's not curved......
@@mattguitarwater just type 1963 strat and go to pictures there are too many of them...there is a rare black one 1963 strat at gbase...without a curved slab..also many TH-cam videos. If I could post pictures of curveless slab boards here I would believe me but I can't.
@@plexilespaul1956
Hmmm......
That are no slabboards!!!!
June 1962 onwards they only make curved boards. That a a slim veneer on the maple neck!
A slab board is a thick piece of rosewood glued slab on the maple.
With curved in my video I mean the curved ending of the rosewood in the area of the headstock because it's formed round by sanding in the early 60s.
Kind regards
@@mattguitarwater of course I mean the end of the slaboard on the headstock . Well never mind...I enjoy your playing and channel. Cheers!!
@@plexilespaul1956 You're welcome.
Kind regards, Matt
I can't believe the neck has a shim, does it even need one?
Many of them did My 65 did Very common Crazy huh
Look like one of the guitars from the Louisiana flood?
unbelievable how low those strings are to the frets on the side profile fly-by. you say it took F's CS 15 years to get the profile right - I don't know that they ever did - way over hyped IMHO
いいね！
どうもありがとう！
Morris totally rips my damn nerves..after 3 runs you've heard him for 3 hours
You mean Steve Morse?
@@mattguitarwater thanks for that,,lol..After butchering Deep Purple for nearly 30 years,,,they never did one song that had any purple sound to it...
Jhon frusciante likes this video!
Hahaha! For sure!
d e t a i l s
ILLEGAL PORN!!!
ЗАПРЕЩЁННОЕ ПОРНО!!!
Hahaha!
I hate to say it but where the rosewood meets the headstock looks way off. Too much rosewood above the nut. The neck looks like an AVRI or custom shop. Body and parts look legit
Sorry, no! Until mid 1962 they use the"Slabboard", later the thin veneer.
@@mattguitarwater I own a pre cbs 1963 strat. All original except for the middle pickup. I follow (I’m a subscriber) you and love your videos. When I commented on your guitar I didn’t realize it was you lol. I meant no disrespect. In my experience (over 35 years of collecting/playing) I’ve seen some really good fakes. Regular people don’t know what they are looking at when it comes to pre cbs specs. I’m fully aware of when slab and veneer started. My point was that on some of the AVRI models made in the early 80s where the rosewood meets the headstock doesn’t match vintage specs. It’s usually a red flag. After watching other vids of yours your guitar looks to be correct and legit. For some reason in the vid I commented on it looks like an AVRi neck. My apologies. I am a huge fan.
1 year before Fuller plast ;-)
Um. no. They had this since before 1950. It is what Fender always used on their guitars to seal the wood from the actual sunburst finish.
@@solarismoon3046 OK? But to my knowledge the year was 1963 FWIW