Bradley! I am absolutely thrilled you loved the instrument and what a true pleasure it was to be able to do this with you! All the best and thank you again for letting us join you on this journey!
I remember the feeling I had when my G.E. Smith telecaster first arrived way back when. I had the same nervous feeling right before opening the tweed case and thinking either “I’m not worthy,” or “what if it sucks?”, or a combination of the two. Sounds great. Congrats!
I know I’m not worthy of fender custom so I’m settling for a Harley Benton TE 62. Hoping to buy it later this year then as I get better perhaps a Fender mod shop. I didn’t know General Electric made guitars?
Ha, made my Sunday. I didn't see the notification for this so as soon as you mentioned it I came straight over. Incredible guitar, young man!! An heirloom. Made my day. I just got my 70s touring band back together after 42 years, a true miracle, I'll show this to them, and they'll be as happy as I am to see someone cool get a great instrument. Love it, play and play it. ( of course it will do country, and everything else, best and most versatile guitar ever made! Leo dis it right the first time! Also a good weapon in a bar full of drunks...LOL I know!!!
I’m so happy for you Bradley. I’ve been watching your videos for a couple months now and I feel like I got to know you just enough to really really enjoy this video with you. That green is possibly the best color you could’ve chosen. I love it so much. Here’s to smoking a good pipe and treating yourself to good things!
Bradley, what a lovely instrument, I'm very fond of Fender guitars. My holy grail Fender is a 2017 Fender American Elite Stratocaster,(HSS), ash body, three color sunburst with a maple fretboard, and it's also an amazing guitar. I got the cool leather Fender strap too, as well as the typical case candy you get with the higher end Fender guitars. I have my radar up for a good Telecaster, probably the American Preformer Telecaster. My American Elite Stratocaster has a compound fretboard radius, 10"-14", and a compound neck shape from a C to a D. I absolutely love the feeling of the compound neck and fretboard, it feels very natural. Good for you, Bradley, you got to love the smell of a nitrocellulose finish. I adore the smell of it every time I open the case. I don't have a Custom Shop guitar from any manufacturer, but I always buy from the highest quality tier that I can afford. I play mostly fingerstyle these days, and Fenders have a lot chime to them. play her in excellent health my good friend!
Nice! I'm glad to hear that your "holy grail" guitar is in your possession and that you love it! You went ultra modern, and I went ultra traditional. :-) I love that Fender offers so many choices. Cheers!
wow! congratulations for the great new tele!! I have a custom shop 63's tele and as yours it rings a lot. It's gonna be your buddy for the rest of your life.
Thank you! Just got done playing it tonight. Still trying to fully come to grips with all the tones. On middle position with a little reverb and trem... magic.
I just went back and watched this whole series. Two things: Nice work and Congrats on your new guitar. I did the exact same thing. I was in a decade long rut due to not committing to a practice routine and I found Robert Baker's channel and purchased some of his courses. Shamelss plug, you should check out his Rock n Roll bootcamp. I got WAY better after completing that course. Coincidentally, I ALSO chose Black Dog as a target song for my goal. It's got everything you need as a guitarist. I have never tried the solo though. You're way ahead of me on that. My reward? a Fender Made in Japan mid-90's Foto Flame Nashville Telecaster. It's nice to see someone out there doing the work and celebrating their accomplishments. Happy for you man. Take care!
Beautiful guitar! Sherwood Green is definitely one of my favorite Fender custom colors. I can appreciate your quest for a true vintage correct Tele and your specs are perfect. This makes me want to order a new Fender custom shop. . .
That is so Cool! Congratulations I too am obsessed with the idea of ordering a 51 cs Tele hs relic Just have not pulled the trigger yet That’s awesome though Congratulations
Holy moly, GORGEOUS guitar! I'm hoping to one day be able to get my hands on a vintage custom shop strat or tele. Looking forward to more videos with this beauty. Enjoy, sir!
I did the same thing over the last year and finally bit the bullet on a double bound Tele… a 60’s Squier Custom Classic Vibe … oh wait that’s not the same thing 😜
Made me smile that did. Every guy know what it feels like to gift yourself a new toy like that. Be it a guitar, a stereo, a car or anything. The excitement of the unboxing. It looks and sounds amazing. Great job!
I am absolutely jelly. BEEEYOOOOTEEEEFULLLLLL. I have the American Pro II in Dark Night and I love it- just played with it over lunch. My reward guitar for a year of playing will be a Telecaster in Sky Burst. I look at it daily. Imma say it again, WOW. Excited for you.
Thanks, man! It's all I was hoping for and more. I was a bit apprehensive about buying a guitar that didn't even exist when I ordered it, but I did a lot of research before a chose my specs, and it turned out beautifully. The neck on this thing... spectacular.
@@stuffandthingsyoutube They really have hit a home run on their necks with the American Pro II series. My Tele is like butter progressing chord to chord.
Well hot damn! That's one slick lookin Tele my good friend! Though I've never owned one I've always loved how Tele's played and they are definitely a bucket list guitar for me. I thought to myself that you'd be sad letting that other Tele go but now I see why you were not. That is a damn fine guitar you have. I hope it brings you a lifetime of enjoyment. Cheers Bradley!!!
What is this?!!! Do my baby blue eyes deceive me? Is Kevin the Curt embarking on another slashing, parrying and boss defeating adventure?!!! Well, throw me a homeward bone cuz I’m up to see that my good friend Bradley! 👍👍👍
congrats!! wish you lived closer bud - i’d show you my original 1964 Strat that i found & restored in 1992 😂👊🏻 vintage/inspired guitars (like yours) certainly have that “thing”, no doubt ... love the rosewood model you built - nice choice!! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻 enjoy
@@stuffandthingsyoutube :) yup, pre-CBS ... it was a complete lark - at the time, i was a massive Stevie Ray Vaughan fan & just happened to stumble upon it at a pawn shop; it needed a LOT of work done to it & a luthier just outside Nashville did a stellar restoration on it ... these days, it's a "case queen" ...
I think you now are in need of a real tube amp. No more guitars, the amp is what changes the tone the most. Handwired tube amps especially show the real tone and dynamics of a guitar like this. Beautiful guitar btw.
How cool. I've owned a lot of different guitars, including many high end ones. Aside from my Gibson 335, I've come around to wanting only wanting 2 other electrics: a 60's style tele and an ash/maple broadcaster style. Teles are the best guitars ever made! I love the guitar you've built here, I love sherwood green! When you held it to your ear, I could hear the deep resonance. Always a good sign. Congrats man! EDIT: Can you give any info on these pickups? I can see the construction of them, but I'm curious how they sound compared to other tele pups
Thanks for watching! The pickups are hand-wound Custom Shop '63 Tele pickups. To my untrained ears, they seem to be mellower than the V-Mod pickups that were in my American Pro Tele. They're still spanky and bright in the bridge position, but maybe a little more rounded and vintage-y. I really like them!
Martins, Gibsons, and Rickenbackers are high end guitars too. 😆 Congratulations on the grail quest. It's pretty obnoxious of Fender to charge you for sorting wood. I mean that might've taken 5 minutes. Dude flipping thru a wood bin of body blanks...🙁 They want ALL the money.
Nice guitar.....that said I was surprised when you said it was a 2 piece body I thought custom shops guitars were all 1 piece...my 1998 fender strat deluxe is a 2 piece and that's a off the peg job.....i assumed that's why custom shops they were so expensive... mind you I don't think it makes a difference to tone or sound.wise..I noticed you didn't go for the beat up look...I'm not a fan of pretend wear myself...it kinda like buying and wearing a fake pretend medal when you've never been in the army ..lol...
Right around 4000 with the hand-wound pickups, sorted for light weight wood, and closet classic relic level (all of those are upgrades over the base model). That was last year though, and I got a really good deal from the shop I ordered it through. I know that Fender upped their prices this year.
I went with alder, since that was what they were in 1960. :-) Sorted for light weight. Even with a fairly beefy neck, the guitar is about 7.25 lbs. I was hoping for under 7.5, so I'm pretty happy about that.
Bradley! I am absolutely thrilled you loved the instrument and what a true pleasure it was to be able to do this with you! All the best and thank you again for letting us join you on this journey!
The pleasure was mine! Thanks again, and don't be a stranger!
Always fun when my CZcams subscriptions have crossovers...
I specifically came to the comment section because I knew Casino Guitars would comment on this. That’s just the kind of shop they are.
Baxter is amazing. Such a beautiful guitar too. Hoping to do this one day myself.
She’s gorgeous. You must give her an appropriate name, sir. This is how I felt when I unboxed my drum kit. Rock on!
Hmm... We'll see if one occurs to me.
February 25th 2022 was truly a special day, I bought myself a Fender Custom Shop 59 Strat that very day, I guess we both won that day 🔥🔥🔥
Wow! Congrats!
It's Fire! You have much more patience than I. It will be a special companion as mine are to me.
1951 Custom shop relic NoCaster owner here! Congrats and nice axe!;
Very cool!
Sorry I came to this video late but that's a BEAUTIFUL guitar. If and when you ding it, it's going to be a really sad day.
I remember the feeling I had when my G.E. Smith telecaster first arrived way back when. I had the same nervous feeling right before opening the tweed case and thinking either “I’m not worthy,” or “what if it sucks?”, or a combination of the two.
Sounds great. Congrats!
I know I’m not worthy of fender custom so I’m settling for a Harley Benton TE 62. Hoping to buy it later this year then as I get better perhaps a Fender mod shop. I didn’t know General Electric made guitars?
Nice! Great choice to build it!
Ha, made my Sunday. I didn't see the notification for this so as soon as you mentioned it I came straight over. Incredible guitar, young man!! An heirloom. Made my day. I just got my 70s touring band back together after 42 years, a true miracle, I'll show this to them, and they'll be as happy as I am to see someone cool get a great instrument.
Love it, play and play it.
( of course it will do country, and everything else, best and most versatile guitar ever made! Leo dis it right the first time! Also a good weapon in a bar full of drunks...LOL I know!!!
Thanks so much for watching! Congrats on getting the band back together!
I’m so happy for you Bradley. I’ve been watching your videos for a couple months now and I feel like I got to know you just enough to really really enjoy this video with you. That green is possibly the best color you could’ve chosen. I love it so much. Here’s to smoking a good pipe and treating yourself to good things!
Thanks so much! And yes, I agree, the green is perfect!
This has to be the first ever Custom Shop Telecaster unboxing that included a fuzz & phaser demo haha. That looks amazing! So happy for you. Cheers
Haha! Yeah, I can't really play bluesy lead stuff, so I went with what felt good at the time. ;-)
Sweet tele! Dig the whole package..have fun!
Thanks! Will do!
She’s a beaut Clark! You’re a more patient man than me.
The waiting was... difficult. ;-)
Happy for you man. Waiting my Custom Tele to arrive any day now.
I'm sure you're going to love it!
Amazing guitar and nice that you used casino guitars...they are awesome!!
The best!
yeah buddy!! Color is freaking beautiful!
I wish it came through better on video, but it IS gorgeous!
OMG what a beautiful guitar!
Bradley, what a lovely instrument, I'm very fond of Fender guitars. My holy grail Fender is a 2017 Fender American Elite Stratocaster,(HSS), ash body, three color sunburst with a maple fretboard, and it's also an amazing guitar. I got the cool leather Fender strap too, as well as the typical case candy you get with the higher end Fender guitars. I have my radar up for a good Telecaster, probably the American Preformer Telecaster. My American Elite Stratocaster has a compound fretboard radius, 10"-14", and a compound neck shape from a C to a D. I absolutely love the feeling of the compound neck and fretboard, it feels very natural. Good for you, Bradley, you got to love the smell of a nitrocellulose finish. I adore the smell of it every time I open the case. I don't have a Custom Shop guitar from any manufacturer, but I always buy from the highest quality tier that I can afford. I play mostly fingerstyle these days, and Fenders have a lot chime to them. play her in excellent health my good friend!
Nice! I'm glad to hear that your "holy grail" guitar is in your possession and that you love it! You went ultra modern, and I went ultra traditional. :-)
I love that Fender offers so many choices.
Cheers!
Turn that control plate around: V, T, Switch. Change to modern wiring. Did that with my American 62 RI Custom Tele in Ocean Turquoise.
wow! congratulations for the great new tele!! I have a custom shop 63's tele and as yours it rings a lot. It's gonna be your buddy for the rest of your life.
Thanks so much!
Happy for you! This is a moment I’m sure we all wish to feel at some point 😂
Thank you!
Holy Jesus that thing is gorgeous! Big congrats on this purchase. That will be a life long companion.
Definitely! This one isn't going anywhere.
She's a beaut, Bradley. Congrats.
Whoa mama! What a beautiful tele! Congrats on the new axe! Love the look and the sound!
It’s good to see you enjoy your new guitar so much, Bradley.
Thank you! Just got done playing it tonight. Still trying to fully come to grips with all the tones. On middle position with a little reverb and trem... magic.
Wow, sweet guitar bro!
Thanks!
I just went back and watched this whole series. Two things: Nice work and Congrats on your new guitar. I did the exact same thing. I was in a decade long rut due to not committing to a practice routine and I found Robert Baker's channel and purchased some of his courses. Shamelss plug, you should check out his Rock n Roll bootcamp. I got WAY better after completing that course. Coincidentally, I ALSO chose Black Dog as a target song for my goal. It's got everything you need as a guitarist. I have never tried the solo though. You're way ahead of me on that. My reward? a Fender Made in Japan mid-90's Foto Flame Nashville Telecaster. It's nice to see someone out there doing the work and celebrating their accomplishments. Happy for you man. Take care!
Congrats on the new Tele, and thanks for watching the series! It always nice to get a little reward for meeting your goals.
Beautiful guitar! Sherwood Green is definitely one of my favorite Fender custom colors. I can appreciate your quest for a true vintage correct Tele and your specs are perfect. This makes me want to order a new Fender custom shop. . .
Thanks! Yep, I can be pretty pedantic when I'm researching things like this. I wanted it to be perfect. or as close as possible to perfect.
Yes! I made a bet with myself that you would use the term "Bell like tone" 🤣Great guitar, congratulations!!
Haha! A cliché, but it fits. ;-)
Congrats Bradley. That is a beautiful guitar. I'm sure it will provide you with may years of enjoyment.
Thank you! I'll never sell this one!
That is so Cool!
Congratulations
I too am obsessed with the idea of ordering a 51 cs Tele hs relic
Just have not pulled the trigger yet
That’s awesome though
Congratulations
Holy moly, GORGEOUS guitar! I'm hoping to one day be able to get my hands on a vintage custom shop strat or tele. Looking forward to more videos with this beauty. Enjoy, sir!
You definitely will be seeing more in the near future! Cheers.
I did the same thing over the last year and finally bit the bullet on a double bound Tele… a 60’s Squier Custom Classic Vibe … oh wait that’s not the same thing 😜
Made me smile that did.
Every guy know what it feels like to gift yourself a new toy like that. Be it a guitar, a stereo, a car or anything.
The excitement of the unboxing.
It looks and sounds amazing. Great job!
I am absolutely jelly. BEEEYOOOOTEEEEFULLLLLL. I have the American Pro II in Dark Night and I love it- just played with it over lunch. My reward guitar for a year of playing will be a Telecaster in Sky Burst. I look at it daily. Imma say it again, WOW. Excited for you.
Thanks, man! It's all I was hoping for and more. I was a bit apprehensive about buying a guitar that didn't even exist when I ordered it, but I did a lot of research before a chose my specs, and it turned out beautifully. The neck on this thing... spectacular.
@@stuffandthingsyoutube They really have hit a home run on their necks with the American Pro II series. My Tele is like butter progressing chord to chord.
Congrats on the guitar man, it's something special cracking open something like that.
Beauty!
Well hot damn! That's one slick lookin Tele my good friend! Though I've never owned one I've always loved how Tele's played and they are definitely a bucket list guitar for me. I thought to myself that you'd be sad letting that other Tele go but now I see why you were not. That is a damn fine guitar you have. I hope it brings you a lifetime of enjoyment. Cheers Bradley!!!
Yep! I was being a bit sneaky.
Thanks so much! This guitar is definitely going to be with me for the rest of my life.
Enjoy your guitar, Bradley. It looks and sounds really good. 😊
Thank you!
What is this?!!! Do my baby blue eyes deceive me? Is Kevin the Curt embarking on another slashing, parrying and boss defeating adventure?!!! Well, throw me a homeward bone cuz I’m up to see that my good friend Bradley! 👍👍👍
I hope you enjoy it! New episode on Friday!
21 frets is a deal breaker for me.
I saw that u bough it back 😅😅😅😅very nice axe…next one need to be a strat from g&l
congrats!! wish you lived closer bud - i’d show you my original 1964 Strat that i found & restored in 1992 😂👊🏻 vintage/inspired guitars (like yours) certainly have that “thing”, no doubt ... love the rosewood model you built - nice choice!! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻 enjoy
Wow! SO cool that you have a pre-CBS Strat! You should do a video on it!
@@stuffandthingsyoutube :) yup, pre-CBS ... it was a complete lark - at the time, i was a massive Stevie Ray Vaughan fan & just happened to stumble upon it at a pawn shop; it needed a LOT of work done to it & a luthier just outside Nashville did a stellar restoration on it ... these days, it's a "case queen" ...
Which do you like most? This telecaster or your Gibson Les paul Special? Enjoy!
They're both great, but the Custom Shop Tele is my favorite.
Dang man! Congrats that is an amazing guitar. I'm happy for you dude.
Thanks, man! It's been several years since I first started thinking about getting a Custom Shop guitar, so this has been a long time in the making.
Good for you man congrats
I think you now are in need of a real tube amp. No more guitars, the amp is what changes the tone the most. Handwired tube amps especially show the real tone and dynamics of a guitar like this. Beautiful guitar btw.
I've got an AC15, but I rarely get a chance to turn it up. Apartment life. :-(
Thanks for watching!
How cool. I've owned a lot of different guitars, including many high end ones. Aside from my Gibson 335, I've come around to wanting only wanting 2 other electrics: a 60's style tele and an ash/maple broadcaster style. Teles are the best guitars ever made! I love the guitar you've built here, I love sherwood green! When you held it to your ear, I could hear the deep resonance. Always a good sign. Congrats man!
EDIT: Can you give any info on these pickups? I can see the construction of them, but I'm curious how they sound compared to other tele pups
Thanks for watching! The pickups are hand-wound Custom Shop '63 Tele pickups. To my untrained ears, they seem to be mellower than the V-Mod pickups that were in my American Pro Tele. They're still spanky and bright in the bridge position, but maybe a little more rounded and vintage-y. I really like them!
Now if you could only play
Feel better now? 🙄
Which is why my first electric guitar is Harley Benton TE62. I am absolutely loving it and I practice and play the heck out it.
sounded no different than under $200 squire at GC. some time people feel better when they paid more
I hope you feel better now. Thanks for watching!
Martins, Gibsons, and Rickenbackers are high end guitars too. 😆
Congratulations on the grail quest.
It's pretty obnoxious of Fender to charge you for sorting wood. I mean that might've taken 5 minutes. Dude flipping thru a wood bin of body blanks...🙁 They want ALL the money.
The prices of Custom Shop guitars have gone up a LOT since I ordered mine too. I'm glad I got in when I did, but yeah, the prices are getting crazy.
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Nice guitar.....that said I was surprised when you said it was a 2 piece body I thought custom shops guitars were all 1 piece...my 1998 fender strat deluxe is a 2 piece and that's a off the peg job.....i assumed that's why custom shops they were so expensive... mind you I don't think it makes a difference to tone or sound.wise..I noticed you didn't go for the beat up look...I'm not a fan of pretend wear myself...it kinda like buying and wearing a fake pretend medal when you've never been in the army ..lol...
How much was the damage ? If you don’t mind sharing.
Right around 4000 with the hand-wound pickups, sorted for light weight wood, and closet classic relic level (all of those are upgrades over the base model). That was last year though, and I got a really good deal from the shop I ordered it through. I know that Fender upped their prices this year.
YESSSSSS
nice…light ash body?
I went with alder, since that was what they were in 1960. :-) Sorted for light weight. Even with a fairly beefy neck, the guitar is about 7.25 lbs. I was hoping for under 7.5, so I'm pretty happy about that.
Fabulous
If you painted it, you did a great job!
@@stuffandthingsyoutube Glad you like it. It's hard to know who painted it. There a couple other guys now helping with color.
@@JNcolor - Well, I love it. There's just the faintest hint of grain under the finish.
thats a sweet guitar I will give you my address so you can send it to me lol
Hmm.... nope. ;-)
Glad you're enjoying a fine guitar Bradley, props for not going relic, now you can beat it up yourself on tour ;-)
Haha! Yep, the "tour" around my office or the occasional friend's house. ;-)
Who knows though? I may actually play a show or two someday.
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