Watching a grown man play in his bedroom as though he's playing to a stadium full of hundreds of thousands of people just puts the biggest smile on my face. You are an infectious personality, Dave! Blessings from the U.S.
HNY Dave and thanks for getting me through 2020 intact . Looking forward to all kinds of goodness from you in 2021 and whatever else happens all will be well.
Agree. Lawsuit guitars are often some of the best instruments ever made. If they were terrible, Fender and Gibson wouldn't have cared. From the late 60's to the mid 70's all of a sudden Japan began to put out instruments far better than anything Gibson and Fender were putting out at the time for a fraction of the price. They exposed the big companies for what they were - and still are. Remember the Gibson 'Play authentic' disgrace of a year or two ago? That was Gibson saying..."how dare you pay a fair price for a great instrument. Give us $2000 for an average Les paul thats a slightly different colour to last year." Hell Gibson themselves consider their instruments to be trash. They ran over an entire run of brand new Firebird X guitars with a tracker rather than let someone play and love them (Thats something that happens at a landfill not a guitar company). To them their guitars are disposable.
You weren't exaggerating!! The pluck,chunk,tight response, fluidity, wide berth and authority is legend. It doesn't do much for the theory about tone woods. Poplar,Ash, Alder,korina,maple and the winner is ..... pressed laminate! I suppose it's an amalgam of factors, most of all... your hands!! You could make a 3 string plastic ukulele left in the sun for a month sound great Dave, you have that mojo magic flowing through your spirit coarsing through your veins and manifesting through you onto six strings and birthed into the universe through a 12inch Celestion for the Gods to behold and deem "pretty bitchin'". God Speed and Good Fortune unto you David, coming from Highlandtown, Baltimore MD. Much love and respect
A lot of Jimmy Page's greatest work with Led Zep is done with a Danelectro DC59, which is a cheap laminate. Eric Clapton used one, even Jimi owned one.
Dave, thanks for the music. Most youtube channels are 100% about gear and the latest and greatest of everything or ultra vintage impossible stuff... Your humility and humanity are much refreshing in this time and age.
Hey Dave, knowing I can return to these videos anytime and see you play on-tap is an absolute tonic in somewhat difficult times. Keep being you and keep it lit! Always excellent content... thank-you.
First time watching one of your videos, the original review and story leading up to your playing was an excellent watch. The playing, absolute next level. It literally was like you just played for the last time for the world and we just stood in silence and awe. No explanation needed. Respect 👌🏻
love your passion for guitar love your playing with so much emotion. there are many greats i have not seen better imo that i was in true awe of thank you for sharing.
Awesome!!! My absolute favourite is finding treasures like that and bringing them back to life. I just wish I could make it happen more around where I live but actually, I have a plan now thanks to your vid! Will see how that pans out soon! That guitar deserves someone like you who will look after it and play it!!!
I absolutely love seeing your eyes glaze over and then you start smiling when you’re playing, to me it seems like you’re feeling every note.. but more than that, it’s like you are the music that I can hear.
That atmospheric stuff you do is outrageous. In the best way. Honestly if you released an instrumental album full of that kind of playing I'd pick myself up a copy! You could call it Dave In a Crystal Cave 😅😜 happy new year to you good sir, May your 2021 be prosperous and joyful.
"I don't want it to go back... I can't let that happen....but I can't steal it" The agony! Brilliant. I've got one like this featuring the best no-name 1970s neck I've ever played which I bought for £10 in a local market. It's my 'Morethanthesumofitspartscaster' :) Would love to hear you play it (particularly since I know that I'd get it back no matter how heart-rending it would be for you) Love your videos!
Happy New Year Dave! Here’s to hoping for a better year in 2021. I’m always game to hear you play a new strat, and I’m a sucker for white Strats especially.
I just discovered your channel and I'm completely taken aback. Your soul seems to connect with these instruments, listening while being able to see how you are expressing yourself at the same time makes me want to believe in God. Bravo to you for having the honesty that must be required to pour oneself out sonically like this.
What a cracking guitar, and as per normal Dave made it sound just fantastic. I really love your playing style Dave, a true inspiration to myself and countless others I am sure.
Fab playing Dave. I love the way you fall in love with guitars. Im the same. My latests are a 91 Peavey Predator and a 1970 Jedson sungle cut in natural - love them both!
She sounds beautiful man. I absolutely love your passion for the life of these beautiful guitars. You let them really sing man. I feel the same about guitars, its so nice to see 🖤🖤🖤🤘🏻. I enjoy seeing how lost you get the music that you make.
The look, the tone, the mesmerizing feel when the strings vibrate under your fingers.....You NEED this guitar....it is your baby! It should be an important and great part of your guitar family.
Hi Dave Thank you for uploading all of the videos I have followed your stuff for a year or just over, your a great inspiration to alot of people in a bad time, and it's a shame for us Brits that we've lost (for now) a great musician to France. I have just acquired a 70's Columbus strat in sunburst , it's a project and I want to re do the finish in an old fender cream colour but I also don't want to ruine the authenticity of the guitar, I already own a sunburst 2001 squier I wasn't keen to have two in sunburst but was wondering on people's thoughts, and hopefully yours. The guitar doesn't owe me too much at this point. All the best Kh
Realy loved that sound around 46mins in reminded me of a refunked sonic youth solo also I got your letter today thanks so much again what a live jam it was I'm realy proud to have a Relic from it, so cool!! all going in a4 frame ✌️😁🤘
your not silly i feel the same way made me cry to see this i've rescheduled two guitars myself a strat and a sg and they are amazing! don't give it up do what you need to get it hug from swe ❤
Your awesome dave amazing playing! That strat sounds immense! in the words of wayne and garth ....she will be mine .... oh yes she will be mine! You need her in your collection!
Man Dave, that jam was amazing.. You played that like the guitar was an extension of your body. That guitar sounds tremendous. It must feel good too in order to get the playing to come across like that.
25:59 - 37:03 - Dave this song is one of your best performances IMO. Makes my studies easier :) The improvisation towards the end is unbelievable! You are my hero! EDIT: the ending jam was the best :D. Maaaan those backwards sounds were quite moving...
Oh my god man what a Story ♥️🔥. Dave you touch my soul man when you play it realy tears me up 😭 and thank you for that. For me you are a hero man thanks ♥️🔥👌
i hope the owner has a change of heart, after all they would never of shown it enough love to restore it like you have and it would still be hanging off balance to this day . thanks for sharing
I owned a Columbus mustang copy for many years. The neck was equisite. Listening to you playing brings back memories of how it sounded as lthough it had lipstick pickups. It was a light blue colour with a white strip going diagonally across. If it was my decision man I would say "you keep her" Thanks for a great vid.
Passion and enthusiasm towards the instrument you love is to be commended..☺. Dave you have given this a new lease of life it's a sad fact when you pause and think how many thousands of guitars are left to gather dust for whatever reason?!!... Let's hope the guy this guitar belongs to watched this video and will change his mind!😮
Truly amazing Dave seriously mate your a gem, however your not in standard tuning I couldn’t keep up to the key for the life of me hehe love it nothing todo with the guitar it’s those fingers the mildest touch!!!
Hi Dave ,this strat copy from 70's sound amazing ,i love it too ,i wish you find it ! when the owner see this video , i wish you the owner sold it to you ,i love it too ,i love so much every strat with maple fretboard ! it's my favorite neck preference ! i love 70's big headstock too ,i have a squier strat obey version with this big headstock ,it's so cool ! thanks for this video ,and i wish you an happy new year for 2021 ! be care and be safe ! best regards !
Just got given a 70s Columbus strat with a 1 piece ash body, maple neck, bullet truss rod. Really clean except 2 dings on body behind the bridge. Sounds great! Awesome playing in this
Dave, you are one of my favorite discoveries of the last month or so. I was looking for opinions on the Orange Crush 120 and I absolutely got hooked to your enthusiasm and presentation. Wishing you the absolute best this new year.
Hello. You play these guitars amazingly. Great respect. I admire You. I wish I found your channel so late. Sorry for my english. Greetings from Poland. 😁💪 There is power. 😁💪
now we are brothers.nice strat love the vintage white.mine id esp 400 lawsuit same colour fender headstock .i think they done a good copy of fender. Happy new year my friend.
I’ve had one given which needs some tlc after living in a garage a long time, I’m looking forward to playing it after hearing the one your playing, wish I could post you some pictures
Don't think that guitar wants to leave you... it will secretly follow you home... About a year ago i paid far too much money for an old 1980's Dylon strat copy that looked like it had been swimming. Rust, filth, missing knobs... And the laminate wood body cracking here and there. But i had to buy it because it looked sooo sad, and i could not stand the thought it would be scrapped somehow. And also, because back in 1988 or so, i bought one exactly like it, new in the box... That one is long gone though. Surprisingly, despite all the rust and water damage, everything still worked. After a lot of work it is a very fine guitar now. Thank you for the beautiful sounds! All the best wishes , to you all, from Holland
This really reminds me of a strat my uncle got for me. He knows nothing about guitars. He just knew I played, and got me a 50 euro strat from the internet from some guy that had it hanging on the wall for 20 years or so. The thing was in dire shape when I got it. Everything was rusted, the strings were strung so tight the tremolo bridge was standing up at a 45 degree angle, and one of the tuning knobs fell off when I tried to turn it. I restrung it, set everything up correctly, and I was stunned to see the result. Even though it's clearly a really cheap knockoff of a Fender, it plays amazingly. It's easily one of the most comfortable guitars I've ever played. Plus the replacement tuning knob (made out of two nickels duct-taped together) looks really badass.
Dave, you sir are a legend in your own right. You aspire to be like John Frusciante and I believe wholeheartedly that you are just as talented as he is. That poor guitar was laying there just wanting to be allowed to have its voice heard and you saved it and let it sing and poured yourself out through it as you do every guitar you pick up.. It would be a travesty if you did not eventually own that guitar. You sir, probably don't realize how many of us People of the Tube aspire to be able to speak through a guitar half as well as you do. You, Sir, are a guitar hero in your own right. Thanks for all you do!
man, that jam was out of this world, seriously im completely blown away... btw if you managed to get the 62´strat there´s hope for this one, take care and continue to make this year great!
I hate that guitar had to sit there for years neglected so badly too. But Dave, sometimes you got to put it back in the rack and slowly walk away and not look back..... You brought it back to life and it will be there ready to sing again. That guitar has never been played as well as you just did. You have so many great strats already man I wouldn't sweat it too much. I do understand your feelings though Dave. You tend to wear your heart on your sleeve, but that endearing quality is why we all like hanging around with you.😉
I had one of these in sunburst in the early nineties, my first real electric guitar. Bought a mex fender an lend this one to my little brother. Never saw it again. Still think about that old sunburst strat, it was better than my new mex strat was. But that 15 year old kid wanted the fender logo on the headstock. Thank god i got wiser with the years. :-)
Hi Dave, another great demo! Dont despair about about the strat not belonging to you! I used to do a lot of luthiery, and at the time these guitars were put together with geneneric parts and were sold under different names. I had a virtually identical guitar which played exceptionally well, and was the sweetest strat I have ever come across. I gave it to a friend who is a top acoustic guitarist! So you may just find its twin. I will keep my eyes open for an equivalent, and message you! KenR
I listened to what you say in the beginning of the video after listening to how it plays :D So now, a funny thing, you are not the only guy who has reanimated a strat copy in the last days ;D A bandmate gave me his old Samick strat copy from 90s, (worth around 200 $ back then), no idea what model it is, but the jack input is kind of reversed, it has just two pots and five way selector. I found this guitar in our rehersal room and I was checking it out. It needed some attention: there was cracking noise while using the switch, the action was high, there was rust here and there, it was terribly dirty. He said: you can take it if you want. I was like: oh, can I? Coo!. I thought I will have to buy some parts to get it moving, I was wrong. I disassembled the guitar,put all the screws and other metal parts into glasses, poured cola, went to buy strings. I came back, washed and gently dried all parts with paper towels and the polished them with steel wool where it was needed. I cleaned the selector switch with alcohol and paf! It's working good, no need for replacement. I assembled the body and prepared the neck for some fret leveling, which I did next morning, then crowned frets... then I've attached the neck back to the body and put new strings and did all the setup, like adjusting scale, truss rod, etc etc. It's nothing special, just a budget strat copy, but I've never had a guitar with single coil pickups in my hands before and I really like the way this guitar behaves and sounds, it seems more dynamic than my humbucker equipped V. I really love how it sounds on tube screamer's 1/4 gain setting, with that creamy, gentle crunch. Had lots of fun with that guitar, repairing it was a great experience. :) I hope you will be able to keep it, you deserve it, for giving it so much love and playing that incredible performance with it... it just belongs in your hands goddamn it!
Watching a grown man play in his bedroom as though he's playing to a stadium full of hundreds of thousands of people just puts the biggest smile on my face. You are an infectious personality, Dave! Blessings from the U.S.
HNY Dave and thanks for getting me through 2020 intact . Looking forward to all kinds of goodness from you in 2021 and whatever else happens all will be well.
Agree. Lawsuit guitars are often some of the best instruments ever made. If they were terrible, Fender and Gibson wouldn't have cared. From the late 60's to the mid 70's all of a sudden Japan began to put out instruments far better than anything Gibson and Fender were putting out at the time for a fraction of the price. They exposed the big companies for what they were - and still are. Remember the Gibson 'Play authentic' disgrace of a year or two ago? That was Gibson saying..."how dare you pay a fair price for a great instrument. Give us $2000 for an average Les paul thats a slightly different colour to last year." Hell Gibson themselves consider their instruments to be trash. They ran over an entire run of brand new Firebird X guitars with a tracker rather than let someone play and love them (Thats something that happens at a landfill not a guitar company). To them their guitars are disposable.
You weren't exaggerating!! The pluck,chunk,tight response, fluidity, wide berth and authority is legend. It doesn't do much for the theory about tone woods. Poplar,Ash,
Alder,korina,maple and the winner is .....
pressed laminate!
I suppose it's an amalgam of factors, most of all... your hands!! You could make a 3 string plastic ukulele left in the sun for a month sound great Dave, you have that mojo magic flowing through your spirit coarsing through your veins and manifesting through you onto six strings and birthed into the universe through a 12inch Celestion for the Gods to behold and deem "pretty bitchin'".
God Speed and Good Fortune unto you David, coming from Highlandtown, Baltimore MD. Much love and respect
A lot of Jimmy Page's greatest work with Led Zep is done with a Danelectro DC59, which is a cheap laminate. Eric Clapton used one, even Jimi owned one.
Dave, I love the way you relate to guitars. I wholeheartedly agree.
They are much MUCH more than wood and wire. 🎸✨❤️
Dave, thanks for the music. Most youtube channels are 100% about gear and the latest and greatest of everything or ultra vintage impossible stuff... Your humility and humanity are much refreshing in this time and age.
Very, very true.
He's a great guy!
Love your Passion for this ax and your tone is INSANE per usual. F'n Love your licks that you pull out of the air.
Another diamond in the rough resuscitated back to life by Dave. Nice job! Happy New Year!
Hey Dave, knowing I can return to these videos anytime and see you play on-tap is an absolute tonic in somewhat difficult times. Keep being you and keep it lit! Always excellent content... thank-you.
First time watching one of your videos, the original review and story leading up to your playing was an excellent watch. The playing, absolute next level. It literally was like you just played for the last time for the world and we just stood in silence and awe.
No explanation needed. Respect 👌🏻
love your passion for guitar love your playing with so much emotion. there are many greats i have not seen better imo that i was in true awe of thank you for sharing.
Wow! Dave..You really connected with that Strat! and Ya! That Strat Connected with You! Just Awesome! Your Passion for and with the stringed Creation!
Awesome!!! My absolute favourite is finding treasures like that and bringing them back to life. I just wish I could make it happen more around where I live but actually, I have a plan now thanks to your vid! Will see how that pans out soon! That guitar deserves someone like you who will look after it and play it!!!
I thought I was the only person that rescued another person's guitar! Truly the LOVE of the guitar and the RESPECT of the builder. Love my friend.
it lives, it lives I scream as my guitar weeps with joy! Man of all the guitars of seen & heard you play none have opened you up like this one!
Happy New Year mate. Ready for 2021 vids always loyally watching. ✌
Wonderful playing, and what a great range of sounds 👍
That ending was one of the most beautiful pieces of music I’ve ever heard. Thanks for sharing Dave
Your such an inspiration Dave, 76 years old and lm with you on your vibe, l just love your video's keep playing your a genuine really nice person 🤠
I came back here to listen to that jam because I am so down lately... thanks, that just gives me so much comfort.
Man, I love your playing!
An excellent and fascinating presentation. I love a good guitar story!
Beautiful guitar 😍, i love strats and that is in the top 3, i also love your videos, keep it up n lets hope this years a better one 🤘
I absolutely love seeing your eyes glaze over and then you start smiling when you’re playing, to me it seems like you’re feeling every note.. but more than that, it’s like you are the music that I can hear.
I used to have a lawsuit strat made in the 70s and it was basically a '57 inside and out,,, down to the neck radius and everything,, I loved it
That atmospheric stuff you do is outrageous. In the best way. Honestly if you released an instrumental album full of that kind of playing I'd pick myself up a copy! You could call it Dave In a Crystal Cave 😅😜 happy new year to you good sir, May your 2021 be prosperous and joyful.
"I don't want it to go back... I can't let that happen....but I can't steal it" The agony! Brilliant. I've got one like this featuring the best no-name 1970s neck I've ever played which I bought for £10 in a local market. It's my 'Morethanthesumofitspartscaster' :) Would love to hear you play it (particularly since I know that I'd get it back no matter how heart-rending it would be for you) Love your videos!
brilliant playing my friend...just brilliant..
Just watched you with the captain at Anderson’s . Love you Dave ! 😁
Happy New Year Dave! Here’s to hoping for a better year in 2021. I’m always game to hear you play a new strat, and I’m a sucker for white Strats especially.
Hey Dave, i wish you and your familly a happy new year!
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹🎄
I just discovered your channel and I'm completely taken aback. Your soul seems to connect with these instruments, listening while being able to see how you are expressing yourself at the same time makes me want to believe in God. Bravo to you for having the honesty that must be required to pour oneself out sonically like this.
Great job, Respect! To feel the soul in music.
Amazing! Beginning to end! Had me jammin. Thank you Dave!
What a cracking guitar, and as per normal Dave made it sound just fantastic. I really love your playing style Dave, a true inspiration to myself and countless others I am sure.
Hey Dave, Happy New Year!
Greetings from México
Fab playing Dave. I love the way you fall in love with guitars. Im the same. My latests are a 91 Peavey Predator and a 1970 Jedson sungle cut in natural - love them both!
Dave took the guitar and with the right recipe of hands on work ended up with some Good Gravy! Happy New Year!
She sounds beautiful man. I absolutely love your passion for the life of these beautiful guitars. You let them really sing man. I feel the same about guitars, its so nice to see 🖤🖤🖤🤘🏻. I enjoy seeing how lost you get the music that you make.
The look, the tone, the mesmerizing feel when the strings vibrate under your fingers.....You NEED this guitar....it is your baby! It should be an important and great part of your guitar family.
Happy new year Dave. Much love from New Mexico. Hope all is well.
Feliz año nuevo bro
Hi Dave
Thank you for uploading all of the videos I have followed your stuff for a year or just over, your a great inspiration to alot of people in a bad time, and it's a shame for us Brits that we've lost (for now) a great musician to France.
I have just acquired a 70's Columbus strat in sunburst , it's a project and I want to re do the finish in an old fender cream colour but I also don't want to ruine the authenticity of the guitar, I already own a sunburst 2001 squier I wasn't keen to have two in sunburst but was wondering on people's thoughts, and hopefully yours.
The guitar doesn't owe me too much at this point.
All the best
Kh
Man ,,,, You sure can play buddy and that axe sounds amazing. Cheers from Canada
Mr. Dave... that jam was fantastic! Sounded very Soundgarden-esque to me. Lovely!
Realy loved that sound around 46mins in reminded me of a refunked sonic youth solo also I got your letter today thanks so much again what a live jam it was I'm realy proud to have a Relic from it, so cool!! all going in a4 frame ✌️😁🤘
Happy New Year Dave and great playing as usual m8
hi dave happy new year bro, all the very best in 2021 and beyond !
Just earned yourself another subscriber bro.. keep the vids comin.👍
Dave Simpson is... International Strat Rescue. Good work, Mr Dave :o)
your not silly i feel the same way made me cry to see this i've rescheduled two guitars myself a strat and a sg and they are amazing! don't give it up do what you need to get it hug from swe ❤
I don't know nobody else who can make that pastel-ass fucking strat spew so much bile and gloom and darkness. Man you're my new favorite guitar player
Your awesome dave amazing playing! That strat sounds immense! in the words of wayne and garth ....she will be mine .... oh yes she will be mine! You need her in your collection!
I can definitely see a broadening of your playing style since you have been in france,its good to keep learning,keep it up.
Oh my god that strat is epic and you can really feel how much you was loving that strat 😍
Awesome episode Dave.
Man Dave, that jam was amazing.. You played that like the guitar was an extension of your body. That guitar sounds tremendous. It must feel good too in order to get the playing to come across like that.
25:59 - 37:03 - Dave this song is one of your best performances IMO. Makes my studies easier :)
The improvisation towards the end is unbelievable! You are my hero!
EDIT: the ending jam was the best :D. Maaaan those backwards sounds were quite moving...
That is one the best sounding strats i have heard in long time.
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W........OW lost for words,
beyond mere words.
AND......
it stayed on toon.....
MIND.......... BLOWING ❤
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Oh my god man what a Story ♥️🔥.
Dave you touch my soul man when you play it realy tears me up 😭 and thank you for that.
For me you are a hero man thanks ♥️🔥👌
Props for the predator count-down clock T-shirt.
that was my only question - thanks man!!!!!
i hope the owner has a change of heart, after all they would never of shown it enough love to restore it like you have and it would still be hanging off balance to this day . thanks for sharing
Great video Dave.
In '72 I had a Columbus Les Paul. It was rather substandard as an instrument.
Howdy from the 🇺🇸. Enjoy your videos! Talented player as well!!!
I love your passion for this axe.
would love to see dave play on mushrooms.
Mushrooms have terrible sustain and as you try to bend them they just smear the frets
@@RichardOfYork1967 🤣🤣🤣
He would probably just turn into frusciante
Already have ;)
Mushrooms dont have strings or Dave would have already been playing one
Wow Man u tore a hole in the universe with your playing........amazing! That Strat Will be yours one day!!!!!!
I owned a Columbus mustang copy for many years.
The neck was equisite. Listening to you playing brings back memories of how it sounded as lthough it had lipstick pickups.
It was a light blue colour with a white strip going diagonally across.
If it was my decision man I would say "you keep her"
Thanks for a great vid.
brill!, that was eargasmic playing m8 :D
new sub for you :)
Passion and enthusiasm towards the instrument you love is to be commended..☺. Dave you have given this a new lease of life it's a sad fact when you pause and think how many thousands of guitars are left to gather dust for whatever reason?!!... Let's hope the guy this guitar belongs to watched this video and will change his mind!😮
Truly amazing Dave seriously mate your a gem, however your not in standard tuning I couldn’t keep up to the key for the life of me hehe love it nothing todo with the guitar it’s those fingers the mildest touch!!!
Hi Dave ,this strat copy from 70's sound amazing ,i love it too ,i wish you find it ! when the owner see this video , i wish you the owner sold it to you ,i love it too ,i love so much every strat with maple fretboard ! it's my favorite neck preference ! i love 70's big headstock too ,i have a squier strat obey version with this big headstock ,it's so cool ! thanks for this video ,and i wish you an happy new year for 2021 ! be care and be safe ! best regards !
Just got given a 70s Columbus strat with a 1 piece ash body, maple neck, bullet truss rod. Really clean except 2 dings on body behind the bridge. Sounds great!
Awesome playing in this
You play as it should be. Soul. Bravo, fella.
Dave, you are one of my favorite discoveries of the last month or so. I was looking for opinions on the Orange Crush 120 and I absolutely got hooked to your enthusiasm and presentation. Wishing you the absolute best this new year.
I'm guessing you bought the CR120 after watching Dave's videos, right? At least I certainly did.
@@Sorc47 I would if I had the cash!
Careful, DD. It's like "Hotel David Simpson" - you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.
Hello. You play these guitars amazingly. Great respect. I admire You. I wish I found your channel so late. Sorry for my english. Greetings from Poland. 😁💪 There is power. 😁💪
Now what the hell was that riff starting at 38:00 ?? That was awesome! Strong Zach Irons vibes, Loved it!
now we are brothers.nice strat love the vintage white.mine id esp 400 lawsuit same colour fender headstock .i think they done a good copy of fender.
Happy new year my friend.
what a sound Dave that is some Good Bistow going on there ! !!mw
Proper music man, and WHAT a guitar!
I’ve had one given which needs some tlc after living in a garage a long time, I’m looking forward to playing it after hearing the one your playing, wish I could post you some pictures
Don't think that guitar wants to leave you... it will secretly follow you home... About a year ago i paid far too much money for an old 1980's Dylon strat copy that looked like it had been swimming. Rust, filth, missing knobs... And the laminate wood body cracking here and there. But i had to buy it because it looked sooo sad, and i could not stand the thought it would be scrapped somehow. And also, because back in 1988 or so, i bought one exactly like it, new in the box... That one is long gone though. Surprisingly, despite all the rust and water damage, everything still worked. After a lot of work it is a very fine guitar now. Thank you for the beautiful sounds! All the best wishes , to you all, from Holland
This really reminds me of a strat my uncle got for me. He knows nothing about guitars. He just knew I played, and got me a 50 euro strat from the internet from some guy that had it hanging on the wall for 20 years or so. The thing was in dire shape when I got it. Everything was rusted, the strings were strung so tight the tremolo bridge was standing up at a 45 degree angle, and one of the tuning knobs fell off when I tried to turn it. I restrung it, set everything up correctly, and I was stunned to see the result. Even though it's clearly a really cheap knockoff of a Fender, it plays amazingly. It's easily one of the most comfortable guitars I've ever played. Plus the replacement tuning knob (made out of two nickels duct-taped together) looks really badass.
Lol all your guitars are on of the best you ever played. I liked the classic vibe 50's , you really sounded good on that one.
Sounds like a Strat. Hope you get to be the steward of this guitar Dave-the Angels will help.
Happy new year Dave :)
Sounds nice Dave cool strat copy
Dave, you sir are a legend in your own right. You aspire to be like John Frusciante and I believe wholeheartedly that you are just as talented as he is. That poor guitar was laying there just wanting to be allowed to have its voice heard and you saved it and let it sing and poured yourself out through it as you do every guitar you pick up.. It would be a travesty if you did not eventually own that guitar.
You sir, probably don't realize how many of us People of the Tube aspire to be able to speak through a guitar half as well as you do. You, Sir, are a guitar hero in your own right. Thanks for all you do!
man, that jam was out of this world, seriously im completely blown away... btw if you managed to get the 62´strat there´s hope for this one, take care and continue to make this year great!
Hope you get that lawsuit Strat in the end. Love the passion you show when playing!
John would love this!
Bravissimo great sound!!
You remind me of one of my favorite guitarists of all time, Duane Allman when you play. Completely in a different world.
I had one of those, same colour too! I thought it was wonderful..
I hate that guitar had to sit there for years neglected so badly too. But Dave, sometimes you got to put it back in the rack and slowly walk away and not look back..... You brought it back to life and it will be there ready to sing again. That guitar has never been played as well as you just did. You have so many great strats already man I wouldn't sweat it too much. I do understand your feelings though Dave. You tend to wear your heart on your sleeve, but that endearing quality is why we all like hanging around with you.😉
I had one of these in sunburst in the early nineties, my first real electric guitar. Bought a mex fender an lend this one to my little brother. Never saw it again. Still think about that old sunburst strat, it was better than my new mex strat was. But that 15 year old kid wanted the fender logo on the headstock. Thank god i got wiser with the years. :-)
Great guitar and great playing. Sounds amazing. Always wished I'd bought a maple fretboard strat instead of rosewood. Had mine since 88.
Hi Dave, another great demo! Dont despair about about the strat not belonging to you! I used to do a lot of luthiery, and at the time these guitars were put together with geneneric parts and were sold under different names. I had a virtually identical guitar which played exceptionally well, and was the sweetest strat I have ever come across. I gave it to a friend who is a top acoustic guitarist! So you may just find its twin. I will keep my eyes open for an equivalent, and message you! KenR
I listened to what you say in the beginning of the video after listening to how it plays :D So now, a funny thing, you are not the only guy who has reanimated a strat copy in the last days ;D A bandmate gave me his old Samick strat copy from 90s, (worth around 200 $ back then), no idea what model it is, but the jack input is kind of reversed, it has just two pots and five way selector. I found this guitar in our rehersal room and I was checking it out. It needed some attention: there was cracking noise while using the switch, the action was high, there was rust here and there, it was terribly dirty.
He said: you can take it if you want. I was like: oh, can I? Coo!.
I thought I will have to buy some parts to get it moving, I was wrong. I disassembled the guitar,put all the screws and other metal parts into glasses, poured cola, went to buy strings. I came back, washed and gently dried all parts with paper towels and the polished them with steel wool where it was needed.
I cleaned the selector switch with alcohol and paf! It's working good, no need for replacement. I assembled the body and prepared the neck for some fret leveling, which I did next morning, then crowned frets... then I've attached the neck back to the body and put new strings and did all the setup, like adjusting scale, truss rod, etc etc.
It's nothing special, just a budget strat copy, but I've never had a guitar with single coil pickups in my hands before and I really like the way this guitar behaves and sounds, it seems more dynamic than my humbucker equipped V. I really love how it sounds on tube screamer's 1/4 gain setting, with that creamy, gentle crunch. Had lots of fun with that guitar, repairing it was a great experience. :)
I hope you will be able to keep it, you deserve it, for giving it so much love and playing that incredible performance with it... it just belongs in your hands goddamn it!
Beautiful Strat.
I have one just like it and I love how it sounds.
My guitar has the color of the neck, lighter.
Made of maple wood.
🙂 💫 👍 Rock on!
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