Such a unique color. I had a very rare reissue of one, practically a one-off that ended up in Michigan for some reason. I let it go a few years back, but it was awesome.
That's true about the plastic not matching. When they transitioned to the green guard, they had white vinyl pup covers left over. You know Leo. USE THEM!!!! So, they put green guards and white covers.
Yea make it a #2 It's got a real bright chimey tone to it. Really like that neck pickup, its kind of warm sounding. Keep the color the way it is. I would only give it what it needs (frets / mid pickup) Jumbos for sure. #1 is still my fave 🤘
Carefully look for a broke wire on that mid pickup. Try to peal a wind or 2 outta there, cross the wires or tie them, and hold a match. They might fuse together. I put some finger nail polish on there to stabilize and protect. I had luck like that and saved a PUP before replacing it. I'd try that Fender PUP into the neck position. That amp always sounds great.
Looks weird af, but sounds cool. I wouldn't feel too bad about selling it though, if i had that primary 59 of yours and that beautiful MK blond. I've been wathing your videos for a while now Matthew and i love it. It is so relaxing to watch them, I learnd a couple of new things too, and I keep coming back to some of your videos just to hear that beautiful strat sound. I think that this format in which you talk a bit about guitars and then u play is great. Keep up the good work man!
Wow. You are swamped with projects! I was expecting to see an update on the natural '57 that you had recently posted. Great video and these little gems are great for someone that wants a good players grade guitar. Thank you, sir!
Looks like a 2 peace body solid black would look nice a re fret with stainless steel frets, can’t wait for the video of the tear down to see what is inside.. thanks for sharing mate
Great playing and presentation. Minor work and refin are in order. This guitar is worth it. I'm presently building a Strat myself. Looking forward to the end product. Strats are endless fascination.
We need more videos like this one Matt, super cool Strat btw!! If it were mine I'd get it refined by a pro to match the original style burst, refret it putting it back to original as much as I could..replace the decal and the backplate as well. Peace!!
Lot of potential here.. black refin would be cool, then some frets, and then it’d be another sweet guitar. Maybe a logo, but I kinda dig how it looks now
It's easy to sunburst I use a car paint touch up gun and spray light just keep adding coats to you darken it just like the 1959 then lacquer several coats flat razor scrap lighty to flatten the clear coat light sand and buff till your eyes bleed
Hey man. She's pretty dope, for sure, and that board is amazing. Since it's been refinished, why not go for that black refin? Black strats are pretty dope... And get it refreted while your at it. Also, I'd get rid of that weird backplate and sand the neck. Didn't get what that second string tree hole is- did it have a second one at one point, is that it? Thanks for sharing all this cool stuff, mate. Amazing. Cheers Edit: count me in for the "under the hood video"!
That grain deserves a better burst. It's almost like the painter didn't think the red came through enough and went over the transition with another coat. My vote would be for a re-finish. She *sounds* great though.
Sounds great, but I think that is because yo are playing it. Seems like it needs work but you are the best person to fix it if you decide to. Thank you for the video!
if you are going to keep it, get a pro refin back to sunburst, if you are going to sell it, let the next guy do what he wants with it. I do like the grain on it.
This is a prime candidate for a high end refinish. Light, light, light relic, closet classic type of feel. That line under the bridge/over the jack looks like the seam of a 2 piece body. That would lend itself to a solid color. Dakota red/old Sherwood green/Shoreline gold/old candy apple red. Sounds great.
Faded Fiesta Red would be AZMAZING with the mint guard & plastics. Keep the burst and use that as a base coat to keep the re-finish cost down. Once it's been played the black from the burst will eventually come through & give it some serious mojo. Defo a solid colour but my preference would be faded Fiesta Red.
I agree, I love the player's grade instruments. I would definitely get that refinished in the right color burst and see about getting the logo reapplied. Do the frets if needed. It's got the potential to be a great guitar, I'd hang onto it. Although if you really are selling it, you can contact me!
It really deserves a refinish, I reckon black would look much cooler than this botched refin. And get rid of that weird back plate. Other than that, that is one fine guitar. Congrats and thanks for all the amazing content Matthew. cheers!
Really nice guitar, clearly refinished,,,, and I'd have it refinished again. It will never be stock, but by god it can made to look like it is. I think it sounds better than the other one. More clarity, less spank.
Hey Scott that doesn't look like a fender body. There should be a little hump in the bottom horn cut where the neck goes into the body. Compare it with yours side by side from the back.
Old Brazilian rosewood always looks like chocolate to me. It's much darker than Indian rosewood or other more modern replacements. I'd refinish that guitar in sonic blue or fiesta red if it were mine. Sounds sweet though.
Neopolitan sunburst some of the 60s 70s guitars had that popsicle red finish. Take a meter set it to ohms and when you take the guitar apart test the back of the middle pickup where the wires are soldered in at. To see if its dead... Might just be a bad solder joint. If you need a proper decal let me know I have no use for these other then repair and if you need a fret job Ill do it for 250. N. Texas Pickup might just have a broken wire ive taken them apart and traced the wires back to find the break unwound some till the break then resoldered and they worked again could just be that or cold solder joint.. .. Possible it was refinished in 60s or 70s .
I call those "Clown Bursts" - no offense. The neck pickup sounds good. Bridge pickup sounded too thin when the amp was clean IMHO. Guitar sounds good - nice playing.
As always, very informative. Nice guitar, but yeah finish is kind of...off. Sounds tremendous though! Really enjoy your videos and hearing you play= Awesome!
Love that Bassman! What that guitar needs is to be played. A refret sure, pull the neck, check the date, put the neck back on and play that fucking thing. Love the tone!
Awesome score! If Dick Gruhn has signed that thing off just simply proceed in your personalization ideas and make it your number two! -->Anything beats deluxe tuners-lose hokey back plate-save switch if it's robust-make sure ohms are straight/simpatico with every component when addressing middle coil and delight us again when you recreate this gem of a find! Color? bridge? decal? tree? Nahhh nobody cares as it's bordering as is into the modify realm and seems to rip just fine. JUMBOS????? LOL!!!! Yeah the skinny little brass guys can drive a maniac player even more crazy and thus I'll personally back you on that one!!! Can't wait to see your new '59 lil' brother!!! Cheers! JV Liken' & 'scribin!
I was born in 1959 she's old like me nice Peace
Take it apart, try and date it and refin it more authentically! Then refret!
No brainer!
Sounds nice. I love that Bassman . There is nothing better than the bite of a vintage strat into a tweed amp. Great vid once again.....
Sounds glorious, the body has a nice grain, which is not so common on alder, so I wouldn't put a solid color.
Agree. Don’t cover the wood grain. Strip the refin if you want but keep a view of the wood.
I actually like the colour/finish. It does look a little weird in the side by side comparison but looks nice when you see it by itself.
Sent it to Chad and have him do an aged fiesta red 😍
That would be so dope
Such a unique color. I had a very rare reissue of one, practically a one-off that ended up in Michigan for some reason. I let it go a few years back, but it was awesome.
Yesss
Daniel Souza I agree. Almost fiesta red faded to almost pink like that landau signature guitar!
Aged Fiesta Red!!!!
worth $8,500 according to that piece of paper. jeez. how do you afford all these beauties?
It does look a little funky with that refinish
Love the burst! 1959-64 had the best ones before looking like a bullseye.
The sunburst finish is AMAZING on this guitar
Bridge pickup is knarly that’s the sound I hear in my head when I think “vintage strat”
Great tone as always. The guitar sounds lovely. Crying out for a Dakota Red journeyman refin'.
Hey Matt....you should consider doing some live streams....and teach us some of those SRV licks...👌🏻🙏🏻
Nice guitar. It really deserves a refinish. How about Dakota Red? 👍🎸
Fiesta red instead
that grain is too beautiful for any solid color. Blonde or 3tone burst imo
That's true about the plastic not matching. When they transitioned to the green guard, they had white vinyl pup covers left over. You know Leo. USE THEM!!!! So, they put green guards and white covers.
I was also Born in 1959, Great looking Strats. Love your Channel and Content 👍👏✌
Yea make it a #2
It's got a real bright chimey tone to it. Really like that neck pickup, its kind of warm sounding. Keep the color the way it is. I would only give it what it needs (frets / mid pickup) Jumbos for sure.
#1 is still my fave 🤘
Great stuff...Ya really make those guitars ring...Awesome playing.
You could play a shoebox with 3 stings and still get that beauty tone!! It's in your hands brother!!
Carefully look for a broke wire on that mid pickup. Try to peal a wind or 2 outta there, cross the wires or tie them, and hold a match. They might fuse together. I put some finger nail polish on there to stabilize and protect. I had luck like that and saved a PUP before replacing it. I'd try that Fender PUP into the neck position. That amp always sounds great.
Looks weird af, but sounds cool. I wouldn't feel too bad about selling it though, if i had that primary 59 of yours and that beautiful MK blond. I've been wathing your videos for a while now Matthew and i love it. It is so relaxing to watch them, I learnd a couple of new things too, and I keep coming back to some of your videos just to hear that beautiful strat sound. I think that this format in which you talk a bit about guitars and then u play is great. Keep up the good work man!
Refin in sonic blue!!! That aged guard, nice rosewood with clay dots... it would end up looking amazing IMO
Love sonic blue. I see some color choices people are saying that aren't era specific either..
Yesss
Wow. You are swamped with projects! I was expecting to see an update on the natural '57 that you had recently posted. Great video and these little gems are great for someone that wants a good players grade guitar. Thank you, sir!
that wied sunburst makes it unique and that cant be beaten
9:03-9:45 makes me want to cry lmao This guitar sounds amazing and I honestly think it deserves some tlc that only you can give man.
Looks like a 2 peace body solid black would look nice a re fret with stainless steel frets, can’t wait for the video of the tear down to see what is inside.. thanks for sharing mate
Sherwood green would be killer! Or maybe Fiesta red so long as whoever does the refin makes it look like a real vintage Fender color.
Even though it has issues as you say, visually it's stunning guitar, beautiful.
Great playing and presentation. Minor work and refin are in order. This guitar is worth it. I'm presently building a Strat myself. Looking forward to the end product. Strats are endless fascination.
We need more videos like this one Matt, super cool Strat btw!! If it were mine I'd get it refined by a pro to match the original style burst, refret it putting it back to original as much as I could..replace the decal and the backplate as well. Peace!!
Sounds great!
It was rode hard and hung out wet
But it still has that tone u only get in the old strats
With a bit of love that old girl would be rocking
Awesome playing mate
Secret horde?! Lol i love it
Lot of potential here.. black refin would be cool, then some frets, and then it’d be another sweet guitar. Maybe a logo, but I kinda dig how it looks now
the color of this reminds me of the sienna burst fender did for a while.
It's easy to sunburst I use a car paint touch up gun and spray light just keep adding coats to you darken it just like the 1959 then lacquer several coats flat razor scrap lighty to flatten the clear coat light sand and buff till your eyes bleed
Makes all the right noises but prefer the look of your 1st strat
Certainly sounds good!
Hey man. She's pretty dope, for sure, and that board is amazing. Since it's been refinished, why not go for that black refin? Black strats are pretty dope... And get it refreted while your at it.
Also, I'd get rid of that weird backplate and sand the neck.
Didn't get what that second string tree hole is- did it have a second one at one point, is that it?
Thanks for sharing all this cool stuff, mate. Amazing.
Cheers
Edit: count me in for the "under the hood video"!
My first thought was “is the body original?” But I like the neck a lot.
Very nice...for a # 2...😀
You may keep that it sounds pretty awesome.. great video 2thumbs up
Definitely refinish it, worn black or red. Great tone and playing!
Sounds great! The burst looks cool but it’s too pronounced when compared to your #1.
Every guitar you pick up sounds FUCKING AMAZING. Have it re-fretted and enjoy!
Apart from refreting it, please Matt, don´t change anything. Its mods and maybe history have turned it into a unique piece. BTW, it sounds heavenly.
Either the middle pup's been turned around or the magnets have been fooled with IMHO...
Always luv yer playin' Matthew
I personally really love that bright red burst colour, although i think it would look better if the transitions were more fluid. Great video man!
I would make it seafoam green for sure
I want an old strat so bad
I think a black 59 strat would be great for a backup, I have mixed opinions on that sunburst it’s like a really really bright sienna burst
Sounds awesome great picking
I like the sound of the neck pickup but not the bridge. I'd be curious to see if they're original or not.
The body looks like it was started as a tele and he said oops nope this is a strat, ok now the mess up is a bird.
beautiful guitar man
I'd leave it as it is and play the hell out of it. It's been so messed around with that it doesnt matter too much so enjoy it.
super son , merci !!!
What did you do with this guitar in the end? Refret? Refin? New pickups? Is there a more up-to-date video please?
I like that sound honestly a bit more imo
1959 is yesterday except for the missing maintenance.
That grain deserves a better burst. It's almost like the painter didn't think the red came through enough and went over the transition with another coat. My vote would be for a re-finish.
She *sounds* great though.
Hi Matt, nice video again. About the decal..I think it still there, but it's over polished so the color is gone? ✌🏼
Sounds great, but I think that is because yo are playing it. Seems like it needs work but you are the best person to fix it if you decide to. Thank you for the video!
Beautiful playin Matt! Thankx 4 sharing. Xheers! Likd 358
if you are going to keep it, get a pro refin back to sunburst, if you are going to sell it, let the next guy do what he wants with it. I do like the grain on it.
Would look awesome blue just cos I love blue starts....
Very interesting guitar
This is a prime candidate for a high end refinish. Light, light, light relic, closet classic type of feel.
That line under the bridge/over the jack looks like the seam of a 2 piece body. That would lend itself to a solid color. Dakota red/old Sherwood green/Shoreline gold/old candy apple red.
Sounds great.
Nothing wrong with Lake Placid Blue with a yellowed clear coat and some gentle wear.
@@j_freed That's exactly what I'm talking about 🤙
Just got couple other projects,!
Oh Damn the Luck!
Lol
Oh shit sounds really really Good!
I actually like the finish.
Great sounding Strat, middle pickup needs to be re-wound, I would send it in for a re-fin, Desert Sand or Fiesta red would be sweet
Thats why leo made them that way to change parts if you need to or want to.
I don’t care how modded that guitar is, it looks badass to me.
Faded Fiesta Red would be AZMAZING with the mint guard & plastics. Keep the burst and use that as a base coat to keep the re-finish cost down. Once it's been played the black from the burst will eventually come through & give it some serious mojo. Defo a solid colour but my preference would be faded Fiesta Red.
Cool, it looks like a 59 with a 70s paint job! I’m sure you’ll do it justice.
I agree, I love the player's grade instruments. I would definitely get that refinished in the right color burst and see about getting the logo reapplied. Do the frets if needed. It's got the potential to be a great guitar, I'd hang onto it. Although if you really are selling it, you can contact me!
Yes refin in black
Looks like 60s 3tone sunburst to me. And thinner rosewood fingerboard.
Sounds great, the more suga, the better
Keep it with the refin
I had a '59 Duo-Sonic, was easily the best guitar I ever had
Refin in Fiesta Red?
It really deserves a refinish, I reckon black would look much cooler than this botched refin. And get rid of that weird back plate. Other than that, that is one fine guitar. Congrats and thanks for all the amazing content Matthew. cheers!
Maybe a transparent black would be cool i haven't seen a strat with transparent black finish yet
Jack koff - I agree, I really like the wood grain and a transparent black might still show that.
Love fender strats it sounds great
It drives me nuts I can only study these guitars by watching videos
I’d go for a Porsche mint green if you wanna go solid color, or alternatively get a proper two tone tobacco burst.
Project it. Sounds amazing
Really nice guitar, clearly refinished,,,, and I'd have it refinished again. It will never be stock, but by god it can made to look like it is. I think it sounds better than the other one. More clarity, less spank.
Fiesta red!
Hey Scott that doesn't look like a fender body. There should be a little hump in the bottom horn cut where the neck goes into the body. Compare it with yours side by side from the back.
Old Brazilian rosewood always looks like chocolate to me. It's much darker than Indian rosewood or other more modern replacements. I'd refinish that guitar in sonic blue or fiesta red if it were mine. Sounds sweet though.
Neopolitan sunburst some of the 60s 70s guitars had that popsicle red finish.
Take a meter set it to ohms and when you take the guitar apart test the back of the middle pickup where the wires are soldered in at. To see if its dead... Might just be a bad solder joint.
If you need a proper decal let me know I have no use for these other then repair and if you need a fret job Ill do it for 250. N. Texas Pickup might just have a broken wire ive taken them apart and traced the wires back to find the break unwound some till the break then resoldered and they worked again could just be that or cold solder joint.. ..
Possible it was refinished in 60s or 70s .
I call those "Clown Bursts" - no offense. The neck pickup sounds good. Bridge pickup sounded too thin when the amp was clean IMHO. Guitar sounds good - nice playing.
As always, very informative. Nice guitar, but yeah finish is kind of...off. Sounds tremendous though! Really enjoy your videos and hearing you play= Awesome!
Love that Bassman! What that guitar needs is to be played. A refret sure, pull the neck, check the date, put the neck back on and play that fucking thing. Love the tone!
Nice vid Matt!!!!! I always love hearin ya play!!!! The # 2 1959 sounds good man nice neck maybe just do a little work to it!!!!!
Great fixer-upper. I’d take it for a reasonable price. Nice playing by the way.
Awesome score! If Dick Gruhn has signed that thing off just simply proceed in your personalization ideas and make it your number two!
-->Anything beats deluxe tuners-lose hokey back plate-save switch if it's robust-make sure ohms are straight/simpatico with every component when addressing middle coil and delight us again when you recreate this gem of a find!
Color? bridge? decal? tree? Nahhh nobody cares as it's bordering as is into the modify realm and seems to rip just fine.
JUMBOS?????
LOL!!!!
Yeah the skinny little brass guys can drive a maniac player even more crazy and thus I'll personally back you on that one!!!
Can't wait to see your new '59 lil' brother!!!
Cheers!
JV
Liken' & 'scribin!
Sounds pretty damn good man. You're right though the finish is too new. To vibrant lol