Tomo- whenever I watch you playing,it makes me think of a man who’s lived on a mountain in the woods his whole life… and knows every single path and rock and tree… and your fingers just stroll and jog across the terrain of the fretboard… Always a pleasure to experience..! Thanks.!
Very nice guitar, but I agree with the other comments. Your fingers are the biggest part of that killer sound. If anyone is listening 1. Where, WHO would be a good place to start to learn / with tabs, the jazzy walking bass line stuff? I guess even going way back to Chet Atkin's styles and Waltzes?? Also, Damn that percussive stuff. It's so much easier on the bass. I can funk out on the bass, but not great like professionally. On guitar, it's so hard. I need someone online to teach me that stuff. Help? I have an American Standard Tele, modern C neck with 9.5 radius. The truss rod is broken so I am looking for a new roasted maple neck. Maybe a thicker and maybe a compound radius. I'm curious what the specs are on this Blackbird. Very interesting what Tomo was saying about Maple neck vintage being deeper in brightness. I got a great deal on the guitar. Time to fix it. I put JBE Modern T pickups on it. I want a good clean tone. I have mostly played bass. Now I am going back to my beginnings and my goal is to relearn guitar without all my rock influences. Now I could use some Theory but not black dots. Somebody !!! forgive my ramblings and suggest some teachers like Tomo WITH TABS.
Almost every day you put effort into making a quality video where you share your knowledge to the rest of the world via youtube, and that deserves a big thank you!
I purchased a Fender Vintera 50's Modified Telecaster, last year for $500. Swapped put the tuners and saddles for compensated brass ones. It's amazing...so I can only imagine how great yours is. Teles are rock solid and easy to play. Amazing distinctive tones for life!
When the master playes, one does well to listen. Your joy of playing really transpires through your videos. And such a nice and muscial slap technique, always a pleasure to listen to you.
They sound like the perfect pickups. I wish my much loved vintage 52 reissue sounded like that. So balanced in all three positions. Loved the demo thanks!
I love the variety of tones you can get from guitar and amp combination. So nice! Your playing is fantastic as well! I could tell how much you truly enjoyed this instrument by the way you were playing it!
You can never get wrong with tele's! I currently own 3 guitars which is a Squier Strat, Mustang, & tele. My first electric guitar is the tele that i own right now. It's a local branded guitar and whenever i try those three, i just really love the twang you get on the tele and it's really one of the most versatile guitars you'd ever own! Thank you tomo sensei for making me love and appreciate my tele more! ❤️
Gorgeous guitar! Beautiful patina in the metal hardware and it sounds great. I love listening to Tomo’s strumming, he’s so good with the rhythm and feel.
That front p/u would be incredible for jazz players. Great tones all the way around from a great player. Kudos to Mike for a fine instrument. Thank you for sharing.
Mr Fujita you are an amazing player and I could listen to you play for hours and hours. I wish I could afford to get lessons from you, your playing is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing your new Tele with us, it sounds amazing.
Thank you so much! Please join my Guitar Wisdom. I teach everything there! Only $9.99 a month subscription video lessons so all you have to do is skip one lunch a month!
I have a 52 style Kelton Swade. I love everything about it. It sounds very similar to this one. The neck isn’t flamed though. I really enjoy it. It’s become my main guitar for the last decade. I play it daily on a cruise ship, so it’s really become even better. I have compensated saddles as well. Made from cold rolled steel, and a bigsby.
Wow beautiful flame neck and those pickups rock Tomo,I predict that this won't be your last purchase of a tele, you like all of us guitar collecters, always have room for another personality,and the feeling of buying a new guitar hasn't changed since we were kids,
My professionally, done by me. Squier Classic vibe sounds and looks much like this one. Its perfectly intonated. Brass sqddles and 50s style mellow. Someone got it before me and modded it but the frets and wiring is all me. Astounding! I did a tone bleed as well.
We congratulations again🙂 All positions sound great! I’m sure the maker will have full books now lol. It’s great that such an incredible instrument found its way to an incredible artist. The search for the grail never ends… it just changes😂
Stunning! ... .a true Butterscotch Beauty! .... My next big guitar was gonna be a Custom Fender but this is prettier than any Fender I've ever seen. ... subscribed!
That is one very balanced sounding Tele Tomo. I`ve had trouble trying to get a Tele to sound balanced across the tone spectrum. when switching through pickups. Your Tele sounds damn near perfect..!
Beautiful video. So much information about so many different things. It's video worthing coming back to over and over. As you probably know, there's a tradition in Zen of putting an imperfection in their pottery. I bought a Squier 60's Telecaster Thinline with fret buzzing issues on the low three strings. Even after having it setup before shipping. But I love the sound. And with your triads, who needs 6 strings. I'm looking at it as an opportunity to learn about saddle, truss rod, and intonation by tinkering with it myself. But by focusing on the blues triads - something you did on one of the demos - I discovered some interesting ways to extend the basic triads. No idea why they sound good, but they do. And I'm way better at seeing what progressions you're playing. Thanks, Tomo.
@@TomoFujitaMusic Proud to be imperfect!!! I love it. If I wasn't trying not to compare, we could have an imperfection contest. I like my chances.. As a guitar player who's returned to guitar late in life, I value the knowledge and technique. But if I don’t look at my limits as opportunities, I'm making a mistake. If I was a kid in Mississippi who had a one string cigar-box guitar, 3 strings is like a 59 Les Paul.
I want the one your playing or pretty dam close. That figured maple neck is to die for. If anything that sounds as close as your going to get. I have never heard two exact actual vintage guitars that sounded exactly alike unlike a new one. A new one is fine. I worked in music stores since 1972. I have seen all of these guitars. You did a beautiful job on that fiddle! Cheers
Even same year... 1953 Telecaster... if you have three of them. Each one has slightly different neck feel and tone. This guitar went beyond my imagination. How did you nail this? So good! I mean... this guitar really making my playing so much better! The tone makes you play better! Amazing!! Thank you so much!
Tomo- whenever I watch you playing,it makes me think of a man who’s lived on a mountain in the woods his whole life… and knows every single path and rock and tree… and your fingers just stroll and jog across the terrain of the fretboard…
Always a pleasure to experience..!
Thanks.!
Thank you so much! I love playing guitar! Exact same feeling as when I was 13!
That's it!!
OMG - what can Tomo NOT do.... that slap demo was phenomenal! Very inspiring to see all the styles presented by one set of hands.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Too 👍
@@TomoFujitaMusic We all did!
Very nice guitar, but I agree with the other comments. Your fingers are the biggest part of that killer sound. If anyone is listening 1. Where, WHO would be a good place to start to learn / with tabs, the jazzy walking bass line stuff? I guess even going way back to Chet Atkin's styles and Waltzes??
Also, Damn that percussive stuff. It's so much easier on the bass. I can funk out on the bass, but not great like professionally. On guitar, it's so hard. I need someone online to teach me that stuff. Help? I have an American Standard Tele, modern C neck with 9.5 radius. The truss rod is broken so I am looking for a new roasted maple neck. Maybe a thicker and maybe a compound radius. I'm curious what the specs are on this Blackbird. Very interesting what Tomo was saying about Maple neck vintage being deeper in brightness. I got a great deal on the guitar. Time to fix it. I put JBE Modern T pickups on it. I want a good clean tone. I have mostly played bass. Now I am going back to my beginnings and my goal is to relearn guitar without all my rock influences. Now I could use some Theory but not black dots. Somebody !!! forgive my ramblings and suggest some teachers like Tomo WITH TABS.
Almost every day you put effort into making a quality video where you share your knowledge to the rest of the world via youtube, and that deserves a big thank you!
So great to hear that! I enjoy guitar too much everyday! Why not to share this joy to everyone!!
I purchased a Fender Vintera 50's Modified Telecaster, last year for $500. Swapped put the tuners and saddles for compensated brass ones. It's amazing...so I can only imagine how great yours is. Teles are rock solid and easy to play. Amazing distinctive tones for life!
Awesome!! This is unreal!! So easy to play and the tone is very inspiring!
Yep I got a reliced Vintera 50’s as well. Love the extra chunky neck!
Thank you for this!!! I have been looking for that sound in a Tele forever and have never been happy with all the usual Fender offerings.
You're welcome!
When the master playes, one does well to listen. Your joy of playing really transpires through your videos. And such a nice and muscial slap technique, always a pleasure to listen to you.
Glad you enjoy it! Thank you so much!
They sound like the perfect pickups. I wish my much loved vintage 52 reissue sounded like that. So balanced in all three positions. Loved the demo thanks!
These pickups are incredible! Just like a vintage guitar! Nothing like reissue or custom shop type guitars. You're welcome!
Beautiful guitar Tomo,thank you for sharing!!
Glad you like it! You're welcome!
Wow. Look at that neck! Gorgeous. Those jazz sounds on the neck pickup are beautiful. Too, you are The Sensei. You're guitar playing blows my mind.
These pickups are incredible!
There will never be another YOU Tomo! Thanks for sharing! You sound great as always. Congrats on the amazing new guitar
Thanks so much!
I’m lucky to have a ‘52 and Tomo’s is right on the money. Of course he’s got the hands to make a log sound magical. Well done Tomosan.
Awesome! I love this guitar! Saved a lot of $$$.
I love the variety of tones you can get from guitar and amp combination. So nice! Your playing is fantastic as well! I could tell how much you truly enjoyed this instrument by the way you were playing it!
Thanks for listening! This guitar is insane!
😳….fascinating.👍
Wow!
Great demo, great sounding guitar, and great playing, exceptional!
Really enjoyed this.
Glad you liked it! Thank you so much!
Magnificent Telecaster and beautiful playing. Thank you.
Thanks for listening! Thank you!
You can never get wrong with tele's! I currently own 3 guitars which is a Squier Strat, Mustang, & tele. My first electric guitar is the tele that i own right now. It's a local branded guitar and whenever i try those three, i just really love the twang you get on the tele and it's really one of the most versatile guitars you'd ever own! Thank you tomo sensei for making me love and appreciate my tele more! ❤️
Thanks for sharing! This guitar is so amazing!
So amazing to see Tomo in pure bliss. We get a chance to see inside his brain and surprise, surprise! It is FULL of music notes dancing around. Wow.
Thank you so much!
My favourite guitar in the world. That looks and sounds like a lovely re-creation indeed! Congratulations, Tomo!
This guitar is insanely great!
@@TomoFujitaMusic And it sounds insanely great in your capable hands as well, sir!
Absolute beauty of a guitar, and your playing is inspiring as well. You sir are a master of your art.
Thank you so much!!
Some of the best neck flame I've ever seen and to be that warm sounding Very nice
Thank you!
Great playing, as usual, Tomo. I would say the guitar has found you and its search is now over.
Thanks so much! Yes!
I love how it goes from warm jazzy to snappy funk. Surely makes me want a tele
Best guitar :) so versatile
This guitar so great for all styles!!
Wow what a perfect jazz tone on that neck pickup fabulous playing thanks for sharing
Glad you like it!
Gorgeous guitar! Beautiful patina in the metal hardware and it sounds great.
I love listening to Tomo’s strumming, he’s so good with the rhythm and feel.
Thanks a lot!
the tone of that guitar is so perfect for your style, that fender single coil sound with the slight jazzier warmth of the tele neck
Thank you!
I really like the way you move seamlessly from blues to jazz to funk - bothers and sisters of the same mother. 👍🏼
Thank you so much! I love Blues, funk and jazz!
That front p/u would be incredible for jazz players. Great tones all the way around from a great player. Kudos to Mike for a fine instrument. Thank you for sharing.
Couldn't agree more! I love these pickups!
That tone is perfect! Wow! Love the flame in the neck and fretboard too!
Thank you so much!
Mr Fujita you are an amazing player and I could listen to you play for hours and hours. I wish I could afford to get lessons from you, your playing is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing your new Tele with us, it sounds amazing.
Thank you so much! Please join my Guitar Wisdom. I teach everything there! Only $9.99 a month subscription video lessons so all you have to do is skip one lunch a month!
What a lovely jazzy tone it spits, MY GOD! I LOVED IT!
Thank you! This guitar is so versatile.
I have a 52 style Kelton Swade. I love everything about it. It sounds very similar to this one. The neck isn’t flamed though. I really enjoy it. It’s become my main guitar for the last decade. I play it daily on a cruise ship, so it’s really become even better. I have compensated saddles as well. Made from cold rolled steel, and a bigsby.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Wow beautiful flame neck and those pickups rock Tomo,I predict that this won't be your last purchase of a tele, you like all of us guitar collecters, always have room for another personality,and the feeling of buying a new guitar hasn't changed since we were kids,
Thank you so much! Next one I am going to buy a vintage Fender Precision Bass.. that will stop me!
That's the nicest intonation I've ever heard. And dig those tiger stripes on the neck. Good for you Tomo!
Glad you like it!
Then some MISSISSIPPI John Hurt. You are truly the best, God Blessed you.
Thanks!
My professionally, done by me. Squier Classic vibe sounds and looks much like this one. Its perfectly intonated. Brass sqddles and 50s style mellow. Someone got it before me and modded it but the frets and wiring is all me. Astounding! I did a tone bleed as well.
Thank you for sharing! As long as you are happy! All good! I love Wilkinson saddles! So good! Awesome!
@@TomoFujitaMusic, me happy!
wow what a sound ! awesome, and in your hands......perfection, thank you
Glad you like it!
I bought the 52 reissue about ten years ago and love it.
Awesome!
Holy Shizzles that's Flame , wow it's beautiful ! thanks for showing us this gem, Mr Fujita , Thank You !
Glad you like it!
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you sir.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice Guitar ... I have one from the Fender Custom Shop that they built for me back in 1990 which is still my favorite guitar
Thank you! Awesome!
As much as that guitar sounds great... it is you that makes it sound Fantastic!
Thank you so much!
Your funk strum in Sunny was so good Tomo. Always on time
Thank you! I practice with a metronome everyday!
It's Friday (the beer's birthday) and what a great start to my weekend :) Fantastic and inspiring playin' !! wow!
Happy birthday! Enjoy!
@@TomoFujitaMusic 🍻
that jazz blues solo was awesome even without any other any instrument on top we can every change! amazing guitar aswell
Thank you so much! I love solo guitar style! So much freedom!
I love this guitar, thank you tomo for showing us this amazing piece.
My pleasure! I love this guitar!
That tone and playing is so sweet
Thank you!
pickups balance are just perfect
Yes they are! Amazing!
Badass skills. Awesome guitar.
Glad you like it!
That quartersawn flame maple neck is to die for! It looks like actual fire when the camera is panning
Thank you! Lovely tone as well!
I don't know, it looks a bit busy and annoys the eye by blurring the frets imo
What a beautiful guitar.
Thank you!
Wow ! Fantastic--- good for you
Many thanks!
We congratulations again🙂 All positions sound great! I’m sure the maker will have full books now lol. It’s great that such an incredible instrument found its way to an incredible artist. The search for the grail never ends… it just changes😂
These pickups... this guitar body & the neck! Singing all day!!
Beautiful playing on a beautiful guitar!
Thanks so much!
love you tomo, i don't even care about the guitar anymore just love your calming voice.
Thank you!
What a tone. My next dream guitar is also a 50s tele style in butterscotch blonde with a black pickguard.
Thank you!
The neck is sick. Love that, makes it a one of a kind, not just another generic T.
This is incredible! The front pickup got a great jazz tone!
Stunning! ... .a true Butterscotch Beauty! .... My next big guitar was gonna be a Custom Fender but this is prettier than any Fender I've ever seen. ... subscribed!
Thank you so much!
My favorite 8:00-9:19 beautiful combination this amp and this guitar. Almost a husband and wife.
So nice to hear that!
That is one very balanced sounding Tele Tomo. I`ve had trouble trying to get a Tele to sound balanced across the tone spectrum. when switching through pickups. Your Tele sounds damn near perfect..!
This Telecaster is incredible!!
This man's got the sauce, the gravy, the juice, whatever you wanna call it. You name it, he's got it lol!
Thank you! I love cooking!
so satisfiyng to hear tomo play with some drive with zero flaws. Just so smooth.
This is so great! I did not have to anything!
reminds me of TWO scoops of butterscotch icecream, covered with a carmel licorice liquor infusion. SMOOTH and CRUNCHY !! Thank you. john m
You are so welcome!
Killer flame maple,good stuff Tomo✌🏻🎸🎶
Thank you!
Congratulations on the Blackguard!! I want one...next and last guitar.
This is unreal!! Thank you!!
Oh yeah that Tele is a keeper. She sure seems to fit your playing like a glove. Looks like a long lost friend.
Thank you!!
lovely playing. lovely tele! wow that bridge pickup is not ice picky at all! frequencies are all in the right spot.
These pickups are so balanced well! Thank you!
Those jazz licks are 🤩
Thanks!
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Sweet guitar . And looks like you been practicing.. love that jazz
Thank you!
That’s a spectacular neck pickup!
These pickups are so great!
What a super versatile guitar Tomo!!!
Yes! So good!
Amazing sound, wonderfull instrument. I'm waiting for my Fujigen Iliad Blonde tele with Seymour Duncan singles. About 8 weeks of waitng ...
Thank you! Awesome!
That neck is GORGEOUS 🤩 great find
Thank you!
You can do it all on a Telecaster. Very nice demo - beautiful guitar.
Thank you so much!
You make everything sound good Tomo!
Thank you!
What a beautiful neck on that Guitar.
Thank you!
Beautiful video. So much information about so many different things. It's video worthing coming back to over and over. As you probably know, there's a tradition in Zen of putting an imperfection in their pottery. I bought a Squier 60's Telecaster Thinline with fret buzzing issues on the low three strings. Even after having it setup before shipping. But I love the sound. And with your triads, who needs 6 strings. I'm looking at it as an opportunity to learn about saddle, truss rod, and intonation by tinkering with it myself. But by focusing on the blues triads - something you did on one of the demos - I discovered some interesting ways to extend the basic triads. No idea why they sound good, but they do. And I'm way better at seeing what progressions you're playing. Thanks, Tomo.
Thank you so much!! Awesome!! I love simple things = 3 = triads! Proud to be imperfect
@@TomoFujitaMusic Proud to be imperfect!!! I love it. If I wasn't trying not to compare, we could have an imperfection contest. I like my chances.. As a guitar player who's returned to guitar late in life, I value the knowledge and technique. But if I don’t look at my limits as opportunities, I'm making a mistake. If I was a kid in Mississippi who had a one string cigar-box guitar, 3 strings is like a 59 Les Paul.
@@mikem668 Awesome!! Don’t worry
Don’t compare
Don’t expect too fast
Be kind to yourself
Tomo, Arigato! ;) Nice chops, beautiful Tele!
Thank you!
big baseball maple neck and sounds great tele great playing thank
I was so afraid that ...huge baseball neck!! This one is just fine!!
I want the one your playing or pretty dam close. That figured maple neck is to die for. If anything that sounds as close as your going to get. I have never heard two exact actual vintage guitars that sounded exactly alike unlike a new one. A new one is fine. I worked in music stores since 1972. I have seen all of these guitars. You did a beautiful job on that fiddle! Cheers
Even same year... 1953 Telecaster... if you have three of them. Each one has slightly different neck feel and tone. This guitar went beyond my imagination. How did you nail this? So good! I mean... this guitar really making my playing so much better! The tone makes you play better! Amazing!! Thank you so much!
Dude, Thats one funky tele.
Thank you!
Wow you are a great player sir! And super guitar too
Thank you so much 😀
Great Tone Beautiful Guitar
Glad you like it! Thank you!
Wow ….that sound 👍🏻 another awesome watch and listen 😊🎸
Thanks for listening
I bought the 62 FENDER with the black pickguard and the Rosewood fretboard.
Awesome!
I hope to hear you play that tele often !
Thank you! Yes!
Great guitar and great playing and great pedal! Love the Mjolnir on violin too :-)
Thank you!
Wow I thought I heard WES, then I kept hearing some Stevie Ray, so I had to come see for myself, Stay Blessed.
Thank you!
This man is funky!
Thank you!
Wow that neck!! what a flame
Amazing!!
Gorgeous guitar that sounds even better than she looks.. and that’s saying a lot!
This guitar is so amazing! Great tone!
#Nice guitars and playing, as always! 🎸 👍
Thank you!
What a sound. It's so vocal.
This guitar is unreal! These pickups!
Can't wait for my recently booked squier tele when watching yours
Awesome!
Oh boy, that‘s a beauty!!
Yes it is!
What a beautiful guitar Tomo, cheers sensei!
Glad you like it! The tone is amazing!
1:47 took me to another place I swear. Wonderful playing.
Thank you!
Picking jaw up off floor...amazing guitar. But the playing, omg. What a demo Tomo. Incredible.
Glad you liked it! Thank you!
Perfection...guitar and máster guitar player. Thanks!!!!
Thank you!
Such a great player 😃
Thank you!
Tomo is getting awesome everyday😍👌
I will listen and support💯✨
Thank you!