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Hocus Pocus - Focus, hell yes!

I just got a Strat w' Fat 50s and they're a bit sharp in some spots, so I'm wondering how the Fat 60s sound compared to the 57 / 62 you did compare in previous vids...

Is the thin body a big difference in ergonomics?

Great video, please remind us the title of the first song you are playing

Have you really only been playing for 6 years?

What is the name of the model (and what years were they produced) that has the ebony board w/ wider frets?

if I had to pick I would go 57/62 in neck, and fat 50's in middle and bridge

sometimes i feel like the 50's is better but sometimes the 57/62. it's the answer nobody wants to hear but neither is worse or better, just different tools for different job.

Great vid man liked and subscribed. Can you do a comparison between the 57/62 and teh Pure Vintage 65? Thanks!!!

Rocking bridge + straight string pull headstock + good setup can do wonders for tuning stability 🙂 Gibson should take a lesson

The p90 always sounded a bit more organic

Did you get the fret job done on this? What pups did you put in? I couldn't find the follow up video. Do you still have the guitar? I absolutely love MIJ guitars.

I've got an 86 MIJ black strat. It came like Clapton's strat, with a white pickguard and usa pups. I hate it stock. I bought a 3 ply bwb guard (exactly like yours) I put a set of Custom Shop Texas Specials in it and its my favourite guitar now. I highly recommend those pups to everyone! Cheers.

Tex Mex absolutely suck compared to the CSTS! How do the 57/62 compare to the CSTS pups?

I saw Steve playing this guitar last weekend and couldn't figure out what guitar it was. It sounded beautiful especially when Steve played Purple Rain solo. It gave me goosebumps. This guitar is the best I have heard from Steve. Unlike the PRSs this cut through the mix by miles.

Out of curiosity what does your one weigh

I just ordered the new CT20. Its only 199$. The CT30s are on sale for 199$ too now. The only differences I can find between the 2 are colors and pick ups. And they have purple heart FBs instead of Laurel. But I got the white one with the maple fb. I mainly play bass though 😅

Love your playing.❤ Pauly. My Gibson and Japan tokais though.

The ‘slim-taper’ had me fooled - didn’t realise it was a D profile until I had one! Not my favourite neck shape 🙄 Having said that though, for some reason it doesn’t always bother me although sometimes it does 🤔 2015 Honeyburst Plus Top Pro. Ready for some mods. 👍

Come si chiama la prima canzone?

I have one of these and it's perfect, it just needed a little adjustment and hydration of the fretboard, it's a blues and rock machine !!

Sometimes guitars choose us (rather than the other way round). And so it seems you’re a “Gibson style” guy at this point. Nice work on your Strat by the way, it certainly looks and sounds cool.

Just found this channel...and that shop! Love that Watkins Rapier 22 (really want a 33)...in the posh room where it belongs!

I’m 55 now and the amount of times I’ve said in my life, I’m never, ever doing that again or using that again etc, is ridiculous 😂.. it’s great to revisit things, or use things again to test that resolve your mind gives you at certain points in your life . I’m happy now to be changeable and accept that . That Strat looks and sounds great to me and I enjoyed the video. Glad to see it has Fat 50’s in it 👌🏻..

I got my Loop Core Stereo last night and recorded 2 loops. Both loops had guitar and percussion but when downloaded onto PC there are is no percussion in either loop. Anyone know why that may be ?

Scratch plate, or pick guard, looks cool!

I know this is quite a silly comment. But I love looking at guitars and playing them. Whenever I go to a shop they literally have 1 or 2 guitars for me as I’m a lefty. I understand they got to stock what they sell like. But it does bug me 😂. Just as I’m writing this you sit down to play and there’s one behind you 😂

1st off, you have a very big issue. You are playing out of 2 different guitars. Dispite what you may "feel", this video is already trashed. Same guitar and different settings to adjust to each will give an accurate measure. Not "same for same" knowing they ALL have different variables.

This is CT 30 RIGHT?

Looks and sounds nice ! For me a strat is a must have guitar even if there are times i play it less and i am more into the humbucker / P 90's sound . As you said yourself that taste for a certain type of sound can change overtime , but like you i am a gallagher / hendrix / gilmour / frusciante fan , so i will alway's want to have a strat in the house .

Hahaha. Nice strat buddy. And I feel you, I have the same relationship with strats. 😂😂

Great video! Wouldn’t bother changing the scratch plate until you’re more into it tbh. Maybe try playing something different on the strat to what you would usually play on your Eastmans? I love playing Talking Heads tunes on my beloved old Squier strat, 25 years old now and has seen lots of studio and live use. Still stock except for the tuners but both the plastics and finish have aged.

Agree on the plate, perhaps a bit too green. Overall though, cool guitar! Was it a pre-finished nitro body? Can I ask where you got it from? I’m debating building one 😁.

I have the same guitar, and also the same SB59 as you. I love them both, the one area I would give the edge to the SB59 in is on the neck. My 59V is slightly thinner and flatter than the neck on my SB59 (which is perfectly chunky for me). How do the necks on your 2 guitars compare?

So I may be experiencing early Alzheimer's but what was that riff/song you were playing on the Les Paul after you came out of drop D? Happy Birthday and that was a fantastic choice. Enjoy brother!

In my travels I will always make time to stop at guitar stores, pawn shops and the rare real camera shop. I am old, retired and just like to enjoy the trip. Usually stay on State and Federal US highways and avoid the interstates. Best find was a Martin 000M rescued from a sunny shop window at a pawn shop in Branson, MO with loose binding for a great price. Whatever you choose to play, buy for your future. My first guitar was a crappy Framus Texan 12 string. My second one a 1971 Gibson J50 new (a J45 with plain spruce top) which I still play today and will go to a nephew when I go. If you are spending top dollar/pound/yen always think about whether it is worth your money long term. If it is, buy the best you can get and plan to keep it. Gradually you can build a great collection you love to play. One you can pass on to your children with real value both financially and musically. Don't waste your time on crap if you can buy lifetime quality. No matter what smoke and mirrors are displayed by YT guitar company shills, an HB will never be a Gibson. Neither will an Epiphone, no matter how gussied up and 'Signature"d. All those products have a place, but many are beginner level. I have never seen a 'budget' Rolls Royce, have you? I rarely hear people regret buying quality.

Loved the whole video but the star for me was the Tele. James Burton is my hero. I've played one for over 30 years. Last time I was in Guitar Village they had the paisley pink James Burton tele. A thing of beauty.

Love that place! I bought my Glenn Campbell 1976 Signature Ovation there in an MGM sale a few years back (Managers Gone Mad. 😂) Great setting & some fabulous guitars! 👍

Don't do it....don't go in there. Fatal for your credit card or bank balance 😂😂> Bought a numbr of guitars in there, nearly always get a good deal and the guys are great.

Get FAT!!!

The 57/62's have that Strat tone I like, but those fat 50's are right there close to the 57/62's, very close challenge sir.

Great playing and the best guitar shop! I’m lucky to work right by there :) What’s the Neil Young song- the name of it’s on the tip of my tongue!

Are you from chorley ? Gator case ,

Oh...and many happy returns. A really great way to spend a birthday I reckon.🎂🎉🥳

I live just a couple of miles from Guitar Village but being a lefty I rarely visit as it's like visiting a sweet shop when your jaws are wired shut. 😥🤣

Nothing like an entire row of red 335s hanging together... any guitars of the same colour for that matter, but the 335s are absolutely stunning (especially the Trini), imho. And happy belated birthday. I've spent some with friends and wished I'd spent the day alone afterwards 🎂😅

At least in this video, the Lollars are too harsh and squaky for me. I'll stick with the 8.5-lb 2021 cherry sunburst Gibson Standard 50s I have, which came to me with Seymour Duncan '59 neck and SD Custom Custom bridge - the flame top is gorgeous. I haven't played many Gibsons but the one I got is excellent in terms of quality and workmanship. I've been playing nearly 50 years and have recommended Eastman to others.

I thought you were going to leave with that e10ss the way you were salivating over it…. Eastman makes amazing instruments.

Happy memories. I used to live opposite (more or less) Guitar Village 15-20 years ago.

I saw somewhere that the neck is finished in poly instead of nitro.. Can that be correct? The neck of the newer Vitera Road Worn series is said to be finished in nitro.. To me the relicking of that neck looks a bit nicer, more subtle, but unfortunately it comes with a Pau Ferro fingerboard..