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- What are your preferences on a Fender guitar?
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The reverb is part of the tone - don't worry about those comments. Part of what makes a Strat sing so well into a cranked Super Reverb is the Reverb tank itself - it's adding to the grit in the most epic way.
Matt, thank you for the Jeff Beck words. I grew up listening to his LPs and seeing him in concert. Matt, be proud of your playing. You're improving every time I hear you, and that's what it's all about.✌️
Thank you. I didn't know what to say but I wanted to say something. Jeff will be missed.
I built a Warmoth partscaster and went with 9.5 on my fretboard. To be honest though, what strat player in the 50s and 60s cared or even knew what the fretboard raid radius was. Great stuff, keep it up
Yeah I've always felt that when these guitars were made people were primarily more interested in jazz and playing chords and bending hadn't truly become what it soon would. It really only matters these days if you're into bending still. Like if a bluegrass player used a Tele they probably wouldn't think about it either. I will say though that I have the Jimmy Page Mirror Tele and it for sure "frets out" but it's based on a 1959 Tele. It's an awesome Tele but I just can not get that thing set up to not do that and it kills me.
Bending strings back then was considered "that black music." And most of the strings in the '50s were Golden Gate Bridge Cable flatwounds. That's a beautiful guitar Matthew is playing; but a couple years ago, I bought an American Original '50s with a fat neck, narrow tall frets and a 9.5 because I KNEW Fender was going to go back to their old mistakes ... Just my opinion, but after 61 years of this, I have to say that in today's world, there really isn't much use for them to be making 7.25 boards ... not that hard to play chords on 9.5 and you can sure as the Lord, bend a lot better on the 9.5 radius. Again, just my opinion. And that big neck ... oh my Heavens that is perfect! And by the way ... the first Fender, IIRC, to have 9.5, was the Clapton ...
@@Tonetwisters oh cmon I have a 65 Strat 7.25. radius and it bends great
I like the Warmoth compound radius and the boat neck shape profile. Beefy sound but not too round at the back
@j freed I got the SRV profile. It is almost exactly the shape of the curve between my thumb and index finger
If people don’t like your tone they can move along. Please don’t change bro, we love your channel and the insight you’re able to provide on this much loved vintage gear ❤
Or they can just comment on it. Don't upload to social media platforms if you're not looking for differences in opinions.
Matthew your reverb sounds are glorious! Don’t listen to the critics. Do yo thang!
Thanks Josh!
It was really appreciated that you had some nice words regarding the passing of Jeff Beck 🙏🏻 Nice one Matthew, your playing is getting better my friend, best of luck for 2023 👍🏻
I was just thinking the same. His playing is getting more sophisticated, and he's creating his own sound. Bravo 👏
Thanks for saying that. I wasn't quite sure what to say. Jeff inspired us all.
MATTHEW ! DO NOT LISTEN TO SUCKERS CRITICIZING YOUR TONE ! ! ! THAT's YOUR SOUND if you want it so NOT THEIRS ! AND SPRING REVERB IS THE REAL FENDER SOUND !!!
Dude, how about writing this with your 1-Watt amp?
CAPS LOCK!!!!!!
Whos criticising his tone? It sounds great to me!
@@officialWWM he literally explains that in the video.
Lol, I wrote my comment 2 seconds into the vid, prior to reading your comment. Whomever said his tone is not good can't hear...💚🎸
Matthew you’ve quickly become one of my favorite players! Your tone, the soul in your playing, it’s tasty and warm. Oh so good! I look forward to more songs released from you!
You’ve got one of the best setups on CZcams. I’m always excited to hear ANY guitar you get bc the tone you get out of those old amps ALWAYS kicks ass. I bought and freakin love the tele deluxe you demod. Would buy one of your amps in a heartbeat too! Keep it up bro 👌
Thank you my friend!
Man, you have a best guitar sound ive ever herd in real or in record.
Thank you Noldo.
Not enough reverb!
Always love your sound & attitude, you do you.
Thanks for another great video!
Peace!
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I’ve always been more of a LP guy but there’s something magical about the neck pickup of a Strat.
Killer tone! RIP Jeff! I miss his Oxblood Les Paul tone but his Strat stuff was also amazing!
Keep doing what you’re doing man. I was looking through all the avii 1961 strat demo videos until I found yours because yours felt like the first that really did it justice. Don’t change. Keep playing and doing you- the listeners and watchers will come.
Matthew, what is so great about your playing is that is YOUR UNIQUE playing. 9/10 Strat players on social media sound almost identical, boring, always hunting that srv tone, but you sir, stand out!
I absolutely love that sound. Gives me goose bumps. Thanks for the video
I feel that Fender nails the colors of everything. That American Vintage 2 looks nicely aged with the tinted headstock, the antique white body, and the yellowy plastic of the pickups. I like smaller frets because it helps me not go so sharp on barre chords.
My old early 90's japanese squier strat has yellowed pickups from 30 years of tobacco, hashish and weed smoke lol. They are very yellow, but the white pick guard - not so much
I have the American Original '65 and it has the 9.5 radius. I love it, plays great.
Ive been following your channel for a long time and that closing riff was the cleanest in sometime. That should go up there in the top CZcams strat jams on CZcams
Thanks for another great video! I think you are a great judge of your own tone. Incredible solo too!
I have an old guitar with a 7.25 and also a compound 10-16" on a strat. If people learn to play and set up their guitars all of it becomes playable.
Matt, what an intro! Golden era tone! Love the channel man. You are a GREAT player!
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Hi Matthew, my 2 cents, love 7.25 radius boards, super comfy ...and lets not forget all the bendy crazy music played on them throughout the 50's, 60's, 70's and a lot of the 80's. Love your channel.
You are a very talented young man. Don't listen to people who don't like your tone. I would like to see you go back doing live music in a studio. Loved your earlier videos doing that... Keep up the great content.
Man, that piece you played at the end was beautiful. Just needed a little more reverb 😜
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Starting the day with the latest Matthew Scott video, I know it's gonna be a good day. Thanks for sharing 🎸🤠👍 PEACE
if i have to say which guitar player influence me every day i would say matthew Scott. don't stop what you do ! thanks from france
I have one of those 50s American Original strats from a few years ago with the modern radius and the neck feels great, especially it being a soft V
Sounds great. I have many vintage electrics and acoustics. I have found that you can adjust to any of them. Baseball bat wartime Gibson acoustics, Slim taper gibson necks from the 60s. Every guitar has a personality. If you are open to experimenting and learning it really broadens your guitar horizons.
My 75th Anniversary Commemorative Telecaster is basically a fancier American Pro 2 Series model and it's become my number one over the past year.
I'm used to playing guitars with a 12 inch radius and jumbo frets, the Telecaster has the 9.5 inch radius and smaller frets and to be honest I don't have any problems whatsoever, not even with bends.
Granted I raised the action a bit but that was more for tonality reasons than playability, the things sounds amazing and plays effortlessly.
Fender really knocked it out the park with the Am Pro 2 Series! Great playing as always man, you could make a Harley Benton sound just as amazing, keep up the great work! :)
Dude... I love reverb and the old 7radius, and high action.. I dig your playing and tone. Do your thing in good health my friend.
Ive never left a comment on a video in years.
Do not listen to people cryin about your tone. The higher reverb sounded great. Do what your ears like.
Keep up the good work
Matt, I love the reverb… love the tone… do you bro!
Hey Matthew-I like it. It sounds fabulous and looks awesome. Keep playing it because it’s a keeper. 👍☮️🌞🎸❤️
I still dig the reverb. As always, great video
Beautiful guitar playing Matt!
Man your playing just keeps getting better, which doesn't seem possible at times lol. Good stuff 👍
I have a 1997 Fender California Series Strat... It has vintage specs with some modifications, like a "modernish" neck but with 9,5 radius. It also has real vintage tuners and bridge (It says on the Wikipedia that these 90´s California series Tuners and Tremolo Bridges were made by the same machines that made it back in the 60´s, How cool is that?) It is equiped with early´s Tex Mex pickups! The only bad things are that the paint job is in PU, and the truss rod is adjustable on the headstock, unlike real vintage guitars.
It is my first Fender Guitar, i got it last year as a gift from my dad! He made my dream come true...
After discovering your channel in 2019 my life goal and obssesion turned into owning a Fender Instrumment, especially "vintage" rsrsrsrs It was the best we could got! Sadly, fender instruments are extremely expensive here in Brazil...
Now im saving money to buy a handmade (fender style) 6w Tube Amp!
My musical taste and playing style are heavily inspired by you @matthewscott , you are my favorite guitar player in all over the internet! I love your videos and your original songs.
Peace and best regards... Enzo
I prefer the 7 1/4 with a "V" or fat "D" shape for bar chords. I have several I have built to try and now I prefer them! Matthew, keep up the great work!!!
My Esquire has a 7.25 radius and I love it. I put .009 s on it and you can bend and get vibrato anytime. And I'm a Gibson player first off. I do love my Esquire though. Great video Matthew, keep up the great work 🎸
Exactly! Fretting out can just mean too low action.
When I got my fender Vintera Jazzmaster I was worried about the 7.25 radius and how easy it would be to play, but it ended up being perfectly fine after all. Keep doing what you do man🤙
Jeff beck was a big influence to me since guitar shop! I’m shifting over to strand and telecasters now, and have really focused on what you talk about man!
That wah tone @ 40 seconds is awesome !
i enjoy the pace of your videos. i come to these things for information but i find myself having to skip over the playing parts a lot with other ppl. starting and ending with video with music makes it very easy for those who just want a video essay and those that also enjoy the playing
You are one of the best "60´s" player alive i know
Matthew is one of the best PLAYERS alive!!
Picked up a 50's American Original Stratocaster and im really blown away. It's my first USA instrument and it just rings and rings. The fat neck took some getting used to but I'm fully accustomed now and totally in love.
Great playing as always, your the today's King of Tone in my book!
likewise. fantastic instruments. I actually dont find the soft v neck too fat compared to a modern c, and especially not compared to 60's C. theyre pretty much identical in feel tbh
I went with the 60s AO strat. Outstanding guitar. Might buy the tele as well.
I love the aesthetic and tone of this guitar!! I'm going to purchase the white one this week. If Fender develops an updated version with a flatter neck radius I may consider purchasing that and selling this one. All in all this one is OFF THE HOOK in my opinion. Great review as always. Your playing is inspiring to say the least!!
I took a moment for myself and really enjoyed this video. Thank You! Ric
That's some of the best tone I've heard on the channel.
great channel as always great info and just overall down to earth , stay humble and honest 😉
Beautiful Strat! Great tone!
My American Original 60s Strat is one of my top 3 favorites out of my 12 Strats. Edit: You are correct with the radius of 9.5. The carve is comfortable with what to me is a slightly wider neck with wider saddles and of course the nitro finish. Mine is white with a swapped out black pick guard. Pups are well-rounded Strat pups. Fender likes to send out well constructed guitars with shitty nuts. It's definitely one I'd bring on the road if I start playing again. Btw you're an amazing player. That's how a Strat is supposed to be played. Cheers mate
I have an AO 60’s, too, and it just feels like all of the best parts of modern and vintage specs met in a bar and decided to get hitched.
I think the case of Fender as a business atm is a win win formula. They get to continually pump out guitars in vintage specifications which works to keep up their brand legacy with an iconic constant instrument, but at the same time in doing so this drives the more 'modern' tasted players over to one of the other Fender owned brands such as Charvel or even Jackson who like the ergnomic idea/aesthetics of a strat, but want the modern spec.
I'm jealous of your gear btw and as always great tone and playing 👍👏
That SRV sound I love you nail it. Huge fan keep it up.
Love the videos and reviews, this one was a big helper. I purchased an AMV2 61 in fiesta red in may of 23 it was out of stock for two months now i see why. Worth every single penny.. hands down one of my favorite guitars Ive ever owned… if we’re putting sentimental reasons aside then its jumps up to my favorite ever. Feels like owning a brand new piece of history which makes no sense until you pick one up. I daydream about that guitar constantly probably too much info… anyway thank you for all the awesome content!!
Sounded great bro, I hear a lot of srv there and I mean that as a compliment. Rock on brother!
I like 9.5" radius on both Telecasters and Strats. I mostly play Fender instruments or instruments made of Fender parts I have one Gibson it is a modern Junior that I don't play much. I'm not a great player but I have fun and a couple friends that play, and I play at my house. At 57 years young guitars became a nice hobby at the start of covid before that I was maybe 19 or 20 the last time I picked one up. Matt I would just like to thank you for your great content, and being one of the reason I chose to pick up a guitar after so many years. I have stage 4 cancer and now have time to play when I feel good, and playing makes me feel even better. Keep up the hard work and great content Matt
Man, I can listen to your slow blues all day!
If reverb inspires you then turn that shit up. You be you brother.
These Strats are really sic! Got to have one! Great video! Like 12 radius but like vintage as well if I like the neck shape -favorite shape is U and V all frets as long as guitar is set up correctly.
Great TONE Matthew 💪 you really nail it 💪👏👏
Interesting topic. Personally I find a taller fret to be more important for me than board radius. As long as I have jumbos and the setup is good, it doesn’t matter so much if it’s an old Fender 7.5”or a Gibson 12”.
Agreed, I've always, since 1985 anyway, found jumbos easier to play.
Big frets are the best. I bought a beautiful FSR 60's Tele and sold it within a year because I couldn't stand the fretwire...
@@TerryGunnell12 Not worth putting new frets on? I've had more than a few fret jobs, it's not that big of a deal really.
@@TeleCaster66 didn’t want to bother, found an acoustic I loved too locally so I wanted the money and could spare the tele
Yup I totally agree for me it's about set up and frets
Little Brother don't listen to people like that. If you like what you're doing then it's right. You be you! Don't let them change your tone or the way you play. We like what you're doing. Just keep doing, and everything will be alright.
I have an American Original 60's neck on a OW Custom Shop 61 body. I like the 9.5 radius, feels more relaxed. It is my favorite guitar for sure.
Love it. Picked up my Olympic White Vintage II '61 this afternoon and loving it. The last time I owned a '61 Strat was back in '75 and I confess I just couldn't get on with it and after 18 months, I traded it for a Gibson ES-345. Hindsight if s a wonderful thing and if I could have just locked it away until today i would be sitting on a fortune. Back then it cost me around £250 (UK). Over the years i have owned and played numerous Strats including three Custom Shop models. I am really pleased at how good the neck feels on the new V-II '61, much better than I had expected and, that sound!!!! Perfect.
Clean sounds of this guitars are amazing.
The fingerboard radius on my modest selection of guitars is all over the place. For myself my guitars are like owning different cars/trucks, each has a different purpose that inspires a different way of playing/driving.
A pickup truck would be terrible at Autocross just as a Corvette wouldn't do very well at 2-Tracking, guitars can be similar.
Great content Matthew, thank you.
I JUST GOT ON MY LUNCH BREAK AND THIS VID JUST DROPPED WHAT A FANTASTIC WEDNESDAY
I have an AVRI 57 Hot Rod from 2011. All vintage spec besides the 9.5 radius and they came with a noiseless neck and middle with a Dimarzio rail pickup in the bridge. Hated them so swapped them out for hand wound custom shop 57 pickups. The guitar is amazing.
Hey, I play a Fender Vintera 60’s Stratocaster, has 7.25” fretboard as well. I fell in love with the pickups and overall vibe. The fretboard never bothers me. You’re tone is killer btw. ✌🏼
Your tone sounds more grounded, earthy, then with the reverb. Rock on dude.
I really like that Fender brought the AV series back. They seem to be having som QC issues right now, but let’s see where it goes after they get completely caught up.
Always love your music. I thought you're supposed to put in all the reverb! Have I been doing this wrong? I don't think so! Keep it up!!
I've personally never been a big fan of Reverb but I've also never thought Matthew used too much of it. Honestly I don't even notice it when other people use it. I just notice it when I use it.
I love reverb but always open to trying something different!
@@MatthewScottmusic You should branch out and try Vox and Marshall and those other classic sounds. It would be cool to see you get your hands on some old things like Supro too.
Man, that tone from about 6:30 on....unreal. So good.
When are you going to show all your collections? I’m sooooo excited.🍻
My favourite strats are an '82 Ibanez Blazer and a '95 Tokai. I got a custom shop Strat for my 50th and flogged it to buy a Maton Mastersound. Having said all that, love me a good Jag and no one but Fender have recaptured that particular magic. Great playing BTW.
I bought a Hot Rod series Tele & it's awesome. It has a mix of vintage & upgraded specs. A 52 black guard, swamp ash butterscotch nitro finish one piece body & one piece 9.5 radius maple neck. The pickups are Duncans w/a mini bucker in the neck position. The brass barrel saddles are compensated. So versatile & a True Tone machine. The best of Leo's original design w/modern upgrades...a true rock axe. I have ten electrics inc. Gibson, Fender, Marvin, Guild & Ibanez, & of all it's my favorite.
I have a Reissue Strat with a 7.25 radius neck. It was my first solid body electric, and I wasn't sure what specs to look for, so I just went with a guitar that many of my favorite guitarists played. Over time, I discovered that I didn't like a lot of the specs, and just about all my favorite guitarists modified their Strats. I started modifying mine long ago, and I think they are improvements for my way of playing.
Over time, I found that I didn't like the 7.25 radius, and decided to flatten it some. But, instead of removing the frets, flattening the board, and refretting it, I decided to take an intermediary step, just in case I didn't like the results. So, several months ago, I only radiused the "frets" to 9.5, and I've been very happy with the results. Bends are so much easier, and everything else feels more comfortable to me. I'll do a full radius of the fretboard to 9.5 when the frets are more worn down.
I love the 7.25 radius. It makes a strat feel just right to me. Every time I’ve bought a 9.5” radius strat I end up selling it or swapping the neck.
One thing they can change is the dark clay dots. I just don’t like them because they blend in to the fretboard in a dim room.
...I just love the vintage radius
The American Original series are incredible. One of the few higher end Strats worth the price tag unlike the Ultras and alike.
I'm a vintage lover. 7,25' radius and small frets with a chunky neck are the right things for me. My main Strat is a first generation '59 AVRI with rosewood fretboard which I bought used when the more modern American Original series was introduced.
Great video, as always sir!
My personal favorite strat is Adrian Smith's signature Jackson San Dimas X. HSS configuration, 22 frets and a top loaded Floyd Rose with a stopper and a maple fretboard. But I can never say no to a Strat with rosewood or Ebony fingerboards either :)
Todas as guitarras que você apresenta são tops!
Good topic, My #1 is a 2014 Custom Shop Relic 1960 Surf Green Matching head cap. Large chunky D profile.. 9.5 is where it’s at for me.
Just got another from 2012 same specs Olympic white with matching head cap… I am blessed with some great Gibsons & others but these particular strats are perfect playability, tone & feel.
10’s at standard tuning
11’s 1/2 to whole step down
Oof - some righteous playing Mr.Scott🤘🤘🤘
I got my first custom shop stat back in 2008 7 1/4 radius had nines on it. It was a demo, anyway took it home put tens on it then went out to do a gig and it was brutal on the hand but then I had it set up by a great guitar tech and it’s been awesome ever since play this kid is any of my 9 1/2 radius Strat’s
You sir have the best Strat tone I've ever heard. By no means should you change it for anyone.
REST .IN. POWER Jeff beck
Was a guitar genius an such an amazing guitarist .❤❤❤❤❤❤
Woohoo! Offset! Love the swooning psychedelic sounds you coax out of that baby Matthew 🌻
I got a 2010 Classic Player 60s strat and that was one of the best Fender lineups because it came stock with 69 CS pickups and 12 inch fretboard radius as well as 2 post style tremolo but with vintage saddles. It really plays like a dream and over the years have become even better in terms of a sound. But talking about radiuses, having a 7.5 inch you have to setup a guitar super properly, otherwise notes may fret out while huge bends, especially if frets are worn over time or not leveled. But that's my favourite radius for playing chords, as hand rests much more comfortable on a rounder fretboard.
Never heard of you before. But you are one hell of a player. Cool vid.
Honestly, when you showed the difference between 9,5 and 7,25 I was surprised that it wasnt more pronounced. And having played both i always feel that it is a better of getting used to it. Any new guitar feels weird in the hands for the first hours. Going to something like 12" or flatter is where i really start to notice a difference though.
Also screw the haters - i love the tones you get in the videos. The reverb and the room mic, makes it one of my favorite sounds!
The Hot Rod had a 7.25-12" compound radius. That's a bit much for me on a Fender. The 7.25-9.5" compound you can get custom is very nice. I saw someone do the math once and allegedly it also had the most accurate intonation. Vintage radius also means vintage pickup stagger-- and for better or worse that's arguably a large contributor to the sound of a Strat.
That Strat sounds lovely in your hands.
That last tone sound killer
Were you going through any pedals at the end there Matthew or was it just the amp breaking up? Really beautiful tone there!
I’ve owned Strats, or S style guitars, with both types of fretboards, and have used one with the bigger size for years when I was younger, but the Strat I’ve used for 12 years now, has a neck like you describe liking better.
It’s a 1998 American Standard, all factory specs.
It felt like the guitar I’d always looked for, the first time I played it. I bought it from my buddy, and have been able to play several different styles of music easily.
I love "too much reverb", but you do whatever you want. I like the Dave's Guitar Shop AV62 Strat. Thin Skin, Ash and Slab Rosewood, 5 way switch with bridge wired to tone, 9.5 inch radius.