I didn’t know I needed 40 mins of strat pickup content, but here we are! Would watch another 40 mins! Thanks Mick!

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy!

@overdrivemejimmy6847

4 жыл бұрын

I was about to write the same that the only bad thing about this video is that it isnt 3 hours and comes with free hifi - speakers

@ABondyNS

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow I want my own Strat journey now...just have to dig my self out of the fuzz pedal rabbit hole...

@EirikGunBass

4 жыл бұрын

And I don’t even play a strat. 😁 still I watch.

@ezm69

4 жыл бұрын

I'll second that! It's an addiction to be sure....... but a really fun one just the same!

Mick at beginning: "Going down a rabbithole" Me: Lol he always says that, this is just pickups" Mick: "I have 3 pick guards to pick from, and new switch tips to choose from" Me:....oh I see

Swinging back round to this video since I’m back in the same bot of modding the strat! I have to say, the best part of this video is how passionate Mick is about all this. I love that! Hoping to get some answers on pickups after seeing this again!

@shelo0828

3 жыл бұрын

You both were inspiration to all strat players around the globe... peace and love!

@advanceddragonchasing2286

2 жыл бұрын

I thought the best part was when he said that piece of Ash could have sunk a battleship...;-)

Mick I’ve lived in the rabbit hole forever. I’ve owned 13 different Strats. Currently my #1 is a 2017 EJ with rosewood board. My #2 I built with a Fender body and big headstock Allparts all maple neck with a Mojotone loaded guard with Quietcoil 67’s. I’ve played for 40 yrs and been a guitar repairman for close to 30 yrs. No 1 Strat excels at everything to me. The EJ will be as close as I’ll ever get to a real 60’s Strat. Your blue Strat absolutely sings now! The smile on your face told the tale. It was so very close to the old Strat. This was a fantastic video. I’ve been down this path too many times but it’s fun. I wish you the best on your journey!

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! 13 is a good number Larry. :9)

The face u made after hearing blue with the new pickups really does tell the story, dosen't it? Seemed like u almost got choked up a bit :) nice vlog mick, hope your journey is awesome and the outcome is to your satisfaction.

@MazterofPuppetz

4 жыл бұрын

I was going to post something similar. Can't recall Mick ever making guitar faces before this vid. He's clearly feeling blue again.

@MythosSoundStudio

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! I was asking myself, why would he even want to do more changes. That smile said ‘I found it!’ Good luck on your continued journey, Mick!

@jcb8779

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew May 8

@FezMan94

4 жыл бұрын

@36:23 if your wanting the time stamp

@tedc6694

4 жыл бұрын

Found the comment I was gonna leave right near the top. Rock faces I dont recall seeing before. Very good sign

My conclusion about the strat journey is that I need a Two Rock Classic Reverb Signature amp. What a glorious sound!

@karlfreydl89

4 жыл бұрын

Vinicius Guedes Amen!!

@Tyler_Wilson

4 жыл бұрын

I have one and let me just say... yes, you NEED one! 😉

@AlessandroCavalin

4 жыл бұрын

I have the combo version, a fantastic amp. So touch sensitive, never regret.

@waxman9526

4 жыл бұрын

5 grand but damn every time I hear it with that Klon it’s worth saving for.

@utopia_effects

4 жыл бұрын

@@waxman9526 I have a klon clone I made myself and it does the same thing with a bunch of fuzz faces I also made myself and a strat with volume rolled down. In my opinion the secret lies on the bias of the fuzz faces (when they are biased too low they won't clean up at all) and the headroom, definition and dynamic range of the amp. Most klon clones will do their thing, only the ones with a "bass" mod, like the tumnus, won't help cleaning up the mud out of the fuzz.

I'll probably never do this, but I appreciate these videos to get a taste of what it takes. (And I think the blue strat sounds great!)

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift, that's why it's called the present. Sometimes simple quotes can help get us out of a rut and focused again on what is most important and makes us happy. Just my two cents for anyone out there who may need a catchy quote to get them back on track. Thank you Mick for your continued genuine humility and honesty on your personal and gear related journey.

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

No worries Joshua, it’s a pleasure and a privilege to be able to do this. Thank you! I have less cheery version of that lovely sentence! Psychological time (compulsive thinking about past and future) is a serious and destructive mental illness. Doesn’t quite have the same ring does it? Bwahahahaha haha! I like yours much better.

Blue just grew wings Mick. That’s the best it’s ever sounded ✌️❤️

That was like hanging with a good friend, talking guitar stuff. A couple of points I’d have put across had it not been a monologue: 1. The experiment is inherently flawed as when you pick up blue or the transit van it is to compare to the vintage one, and it seems that is on your mind rather than just enjoying playing. That said - and point no. 2 - a distinct grin comes across your face when you kick in the Klon on top of the fuzz while playing blue. Having followed TPS and the strat journey - that was a beautiful moment to behold. Keep this going Mick, it is an honour to be invited along for the ride!

Hi Mick, The smile gave it away! I smiled at the same time!! Blue is back yay!!

Hi Mick it may be a Rabbit Warren !!! but Man Alive when you fired up Blue Your face said it all you suddenly went from "What's up Doc" to Cheshire Cat ! I was right there with you Beautiful Tone and inspiring playing so much so I put down my beloved Les Paul and picked up my dust laden Strat. Great Vlog

This was absolutely wonderful to watch... definitely not boredom. Mick, Blue sounded absolutely fantastic and I rewound and fastforwarded and rewound and fastforwarded and I can't hear a difference between the old '61 and Blue. I think it's now down to how they feel under your fingers. Great work.

This is exactly why I watch "That Pedal Show", the way you two dive into rabbit holes and keep sparking that passion for playing! As a student luthier, this is exactly why I'm studying to watch people enjoy music!

Thank you for doing all the work for us Mick. This channel is Chicken Fried Steak for Americans or a good carvery in UK terms. For that OCD guitarist's soul.

Mick, sounds good; these are definitely nice pickups, but it still sounds like you. Your touch and phrasing are unique. Maybe the hardest lesson for us all is accepting and learning to love the sounds of our own voices.

This vlog just makes me want to start a high end guitar parts and electronics store called: The Rabbit Hole. Love the content Mick! Can't wait for the next one 😁

@zwidawurzn9423

4 жыл бұрын

I think "The Rabbit Hole" is already a Fuzz pedal theme park but you can probably still do that.

@ukguitarnoodle

4 жыл бұрын

next door to a pub called The Cork Sniffer 😄

@edwardjons8684

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve already registered ‘The Pick-Up Joint’ :-)

@larrimos

4 жыл бұрын

CharcoaI dibs on ‘The Gas station’

@williamhawkins69

4 жыл бұрын

I'll be customer no matter what continent your on

Whatever you put into Blue sounds best of the two imo. Closest to the real vintage, but also it's got it's own thing going on.

The smile that crept onto your face playing blue said it all. 😎👍🏻

Finally got to finish watching, blue sounded pretty gnarly after everything. Very alive. Seems like the vintage one still has a bit more bite, but that may not be a thing when not using fuzz. I really like these blogs, the stories and tangents are the best parts of yalls shows to me. I love gear as much as the next guy, but you and Dan's experiences are the real gold to me.

Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this vlog. Really great work Mick, well done.

I wise man once said: “there are no answers. Only better questions. And everything matters”. This wise man is ....freaking Mick! Yeah! I’m going to watch this series. Great one!

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

We'll give 'Everything matters' to Analog Mike. Thank you OK!

@michael_caz_nyc

4 жыл бұрын

And we have yet-to-hear, the other set of Ron Ellis Pickups ? = more Questions ??? (who am I kidding) We Love It !

Great job and playing Mick and reminds me of how fun it was to rewire my 60’s Player Strat. Got the guitar at a great price that had a lot of good things the Fender Custom Shop added to make it unique one of them being Custom 69’ pickups. The guitar sounded good out of the box but wanted the Jimi sound. Upon opening the guitar I was unhappy with the plastic wire they used and a few bad joints. I ripped the electronics out and put in good Fender vintage 250k pots, .01 uf cap, vintage cloth wiring and as you mentioned an aluminum pickgaurd shield which does help in high volume situations. I was pleasantly surprised with the results. I can get Jimi, Knopfler, and SRV tones. A fun and worthwhile project!!

If you play strats, you know, not all strats were created equal. It may seem like a chase for fools gold to go down this rabbit-hole, but once you're in the stratosphere, it's hard to escape. These varying elements Mick touches on encapsulate the nuance of a great stratocaster. It's a feel thing. It's a sound thing. It's a visual thing. All of those elements need to come together the right way, for the right person. I recently snagged a custom shop 1960 Relic RI in Candy apple with a matching headstock, it had Lollars installed and some added relicing done. I checks the boxes for me.. and that's what matters! Thanks Mick - this is awesome and brought some joy to my day. @That Pedal Show

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Matching headstock! It doesn’t get cooler than that. What a fantastic guitar. Nice one Gino!

Yay you've finally done it, downloading to watch now....Thanks Mick, a lot of us have been waiting on this

Absolutely love the smiles start at 36:03 and continue through out the playing of blue. Sounds brilliant Mick!

You are the best strat advertisement ever! Good job, keep going like that! Thanks

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

No, that was Jimi, Eric, Hank and SRV probably. And Buddy Holly!

@foks05

4 жыл бұрын

That Pedal Show true story :) but what is coming at 38:15 is perfection for my ears

"So where do you start if you want to wire your guitar? Number 1, get somebody else to do it." LOL!! 👍

This vlog series has been my favorite thing you've done. Just an honest experiment in trying to find the right combination of parts to make blue feel the best it can. Been waiting for it's continuation for a while now

The joy was all over your face playing blue with the fuzz face. Glad it seems like a positive change 😁 Eagerly awaiting the next vlog

Thanks for sharing, and honesty and open conversations about mental health issues really help lots of people struggling in the world. Keep up the good work!

I think whit the new pickups ''Blue'' is really similar to 61' strat and when you play in the video all TPS fans can see youre reaction.I have to confess when you smile while playing ''Blue'' I got little bit emotinal because it's clearly means so much for you. Happy so for you man!!

It's bloody good through my ears. I'll take the blue sound. The bite from the bridge pickup is amazing.

There was a point when you were playing where you broke into a big smile. You could absolutely tell that has connected with you and giving you more of what you are looking for.

That was PHENOMENAL playing!!! Blue was my favorite! Amazing stuff, Mick and much appreciated. 🙏

Would like to see a strat vlog of mick on a rainy vacation and blue at home with Leann Rimes blue playing the background. Probably won’t happen over copyright laws but it makes me happy to thinking about it. Thanks for the good work as always. Very entertaining.

My word ! More inspiration, more questions. I am thinking there is more love flowing when you play blue 😉

This is fascinating Mick. I had a Strat journey myself about 5 years ago and the wild thing is that I ended up with the following: -62RI with Duncan pickups (A2 and A5, not antiquity) -John Mayer Strat (all stock) -Reverse headstock 69 style (same as yours!) with Fender CS69 pickups and upgraded hardware. I didn’t go down the rabbit hole of vintage reproduction parts, it’s all Fender issue stuff. I’ve always loved the sound of Blue, I’ve been itching to swap from the standard a Duncan’s to the Antiquity Texas Hots for that reason! Best of luck on your journey, in the end I hope it ends up at a point that you make even more great music!

I can't speak for the Ellis Strat pickups but after a LOT of searching over say 20 years or so, Ron's pickups have been the answer for me for my Tele tone.

Yarp. That's my rabbit hole. Been a Strat addict/modder since '95. Spent years Frankensteining them to come back to wanting my '91 Japanese 50's reissue to sound as vintage spec as possible. Went with a current Davey Gilmour setup consisting of a Fat 50's neck, CS '69 middle, and a SSL-5 in the bridge(that I'm actually quite a sucker for!) Made the mistake of playing a Nash S 63 a few times and have become convinced in my head the Lollers in it are the way to go, but now those Ron Ellis '64s are going to haunt me. Thanks ever so much, Mick, for just blowing up my recent facade of Strat-suredness! My wallet is greatly displeased!

Mick, I can't think of anything more important than the amazing, uncontrollable, childlike smile that comes across your face not long after 36:00. Flashes at first, then full on joy of getting to know an old friend in a new way. Better questions indeed. If the point is feel, and emotional connection, well, there's one window to that very thing. I thought the playing was absolutely brilliant, and then you started to feel it, and it got better. (yes, better). If one is to head down a rabbit hole, that feeling is a pretty wonderful prize along the way.

Yes tone tape make a welcome reappearance just when I thought you’d forgotten this most important of components! 😂😂😂😂😂. Seriously I’m in for the journey and this is great fun. Also really pleased your well-being is on the up.🤘🏻🎸👍🤘🏻

You have the time, the talent, the know how, the love of the craft. Damn I hate soldering 'cause I suck at it. Please try a Don Grosh strat with his Fat 60's sometime. I can only say they are sublime. I have custom Fenders and they put a smile on my face every time but God forbid my house was afire I'd grab that Grosh strat first and head for the door.

What a great series! I'm really looking forward to following your journey!

I stumbled upon TPS looking for pickups to put in my strat. I had already settled on the Antiquity Texas hots (what was in blue) and was plenty happy with them..... until I heard that sunburst strat...... super glad Mick is helping me find another set of pickups haha

...Ron Ellis Pickups, 350 US$, Mark Foley Vintage Bridge 150 US$, Crazy Parts Aged '64 Celluloid Vintage Bevel Pickguard, 150 US$, the smile on the face of Mick playing Blue at 36:20...priceless!

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!!! Yeah. Please don’t add it up. The wife might be reading. :0)

@beppojo5871

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow 😂😂😂😂

I needed a new set of strat pickups after using the same brand 20 years. Still amazed at how few pickup sets come with a RWRP middle pickup - at least I have 2 useable positions standing next to that popcorn machine all night long!! Welcome to the world of anoraks Mick - putting that stuff together gets easier after the 100th time!

That's the 1st time I have seen you really smile with blue since you have had that vintage start in your life. Having pickups that are wound by someone who really cares I think may also give a little enjoyment and buzz tbh. Having anything made by someone with the love of doing it will always add a few percent (Hippy dippy alert). sounds great!

When you’re in the dock accused of switching out those original strat pups & parts from that lad’s guitar, these uploads will serve you well as defence 🕵🏻‍♂️ Kidding, you’ll definitely learn the blues when you’re banged up for a year or two!

By far the best part of that pedal show. Love this, love this, love this.

Flipping awesome. What a great blog. Thanks for bringing us along with your journey, its both insightful and helpful to us all.👍

Blue sounds extremely gorgeous in the top end. Bite without being harsh. There's some extra dimension that the other two didn't have that sounds incredible. Of course the hands have something to do with it...

Just needed to see your face whilst playing Blue with fuzz/ overdrive to realise that this experiment had at least some level of success. No audio required! 😁

@jesseyasaitis9036

4 жыл бұрын

I even got a little choked up watching that!

@thegaindane

4 жыл бұрын

@@jesseyasaitis9036 Me too :)

One of my favorite episodes. Probably because it comes across as so personal. Thank you for sharing your journey with us! Can’t wait for more.

Really enjoyed the video. I can completely relate to the journey and falling down the rabbit hole. I like the way you went step by step and talked your way through your choices and showed the different options you chose for the guitars. Looking forward to more videos like this. Thanks

If you're looking to do the vintage style thing on a budget I'd recommend Evil Sheep. Hand built, incredible tone, not expensive for what you get. Blue sounds great Mick!

Blue’s back!! They all sound great 👍🏼

Blue sounded the best to my ears. Great video. 👍

Yay! It was like a lovely rom com where the couple break up but a few years later they bump into each other again and realise they're meant to be together. It gave me that warm fuzzy feeling 😂😂. "You're my boy Blue, you're my boy!"

Hey Mick, talking about feel in playing, especially with gear in mind: I tend to think about it like using a pencil to write, a wrench to turn, or a chainsaw to cut. if the tool is working properly, you are connected with what youre doing. if the pencil lead breaks or the chainsaw sputters, you are no longer in the moment with your task/inspiration. so we choose gear that best connects us to the sound, giving a good feel. a good guitar is the start of that chain. cheers!

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

I like this Nick. Makes a great deal of sense!

Can we all take a minute to appreciate the fullness and thickness of Mick's head of hair? Good on you, friend. No disrespect to Dan if he's reading, but as another 40+ guy with a full head of hair, I always appreciate when I see others.

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha!!!

@Ganache30

4 жыл бұрын

No need to brag mate. You just made a bunch of bald people feel like shit. You’re allowed to make those comments when you’re bald. Not when you yourself have a full head of hair. 🤦‍♂️

Great stuff 👍 Love the rabbitholes, keeps me going 😊👊🏻

Thank you for taking us on this journey with you, Mick! The face you made near the end when playing blue said more than words can describe.

Blue sounds flippin great!

It sounds really close to the 60s one! (At least though video and not in person). I really love how Blue sounds. I would say stop there, but I really want to see what else you do to it. lol

I enjoyed the VLOG. Gives a great perspective of the journey of sound you are on. Good luck and I look forward to the next installment.

Thanks for the work and effort you put into getting this on the airwaves. Totally worth it!

Great vid! Contrary to other people’s views I felt Black sounded brilliant on a cleaned up fuzz... Blue, however, sounded flawless with the Fuzz Face and Klon up to 10. Always great content from TPS

Almost impossible to get a better sound than what the blue strat was getting. Blog over. :)

Thanks for taking us on this journey with you. It is nice to see that it's important to you.

This was fantastic. You really articulated the issue around the concept/fallacy of "the best" really well. I'm an active member on a few music/guitar/recording forums and everyday there is someone posting the question of "What's the best X for Y." It's such a subjective concept, and it's hard to convince people that "the best" will change depending on the room, the day, the weather, the strings, the amp, the cable, the speakers, the mic, the interface, the phases of the moon, and finally.... WHO is listening. Really enjoyed going on this journey with you.

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christopher. Amen to all that!

This was great! I now see why I could have multiple Stratocasters in my life. For me, watching this, I felt like, I’m always hearing Mick Taylor, regardless of which Stratocaster you are playing. However, just as each human being is a complex multifaceted emotional entity, that is difficult to convey in one singular way, it’s why we have different tools for different jobs. Each guitar helps bring out more or less of a certain emotion. As I said, one guitar might bring out the more stinging direct cutting version of Mick, while the other is better suited to the mellower introspective version. It’s funny how I use the word “suited” because a guitar is like a piece of clothing. People use clothing to help them express visually to the world how they are feeling that day. In the same way, you can choose the guitar (even if it is the same make and model, but with different woods and appointments that make it sound different) to better express aurally how you are feeling.

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim, what an eloquent way of putting it. Cheers!

That moment towards the end where Mick obviously is feeling it with Blue again is the entire video.

@scottparkerworship6291

3 жыл бұрын

So Mick was it the Ellis pickups in Blue? And which ended up being the Fender Fat 60’s. Sorry I was at work and was listening but wasn’t able to always have my eyes on the screen

I've seen this like 15 times already in the last year, I just love this video so much

Great stuff Mick. Watched the first 10 minutes in work, and cant wait to watch the rest tonight. Fantastic and current subject matter which is very close to my own Strat admiration.

In this section, blue bested both the others to my ears

They also sound similar through my authentic vintage class A analog hand wired 1960s computer ;-)

Really love these Strat vlogs, Mick. Thanks for sharing

Look at that smile on your face! Really feeling the joy along with you there Mr Taylor. Blue's back & it's a Stratosaurus... a Godzillacaster - Wow, no ifs, no buts, no coconuts - that's YOUR guitar that is! Round of applause, tea and a biscuit!

Hi Mick great vlog, its such a long journey finding that tone we hear in our own head but the ride is fun and frustrating at the same time. I hope you get close to what you want soon mate. I'm glad to hear you're on the right path with your depression mate, my girlfriend suffers a lot with it and it can be very very difficult so keep going mate, you're smashing it!

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. I’ve discovered a few things that have transformed how I see absolutely everything, not just the depression. It’s been a real revelation (and not in a religious way, just for the record). I wish you and the missus well. There is a better way. :0)

@MarkPritchardGuitar

4 жыл бұрын

That's great Mick, i'm really happy for you! Everything depends on how you look at and see things, its very underrated. Thank you very much mate. All the best and just keep doing what you're doing.

@ebeep

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow, Mick, may we have those book titles? It sure sounds like they're both worth a read! Thanks!

@El_Snell

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow Mick - You've alluded to the few things you've discovered / books you've read a couple of times. I (along with many others I suspect) would be really interested to hear what they are if you're willing to share? Great vid by the way. What I took from it is that top-end boutique pickups are better than Fenders. No rocket science there! I do dare you to try Rocketfire Total 60s though. I've a/b'd them against Ellis and preferred them. Very tasty! All the best and looking forward to the next installment.

@MiniForklift

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow Are you still keeping up with the running Mick? Strava can be a great platform to try out, I have found that to help me a lot with my running

Holy smokes, TPS 3 days in a row!

Love this! Love Strats and I find this infinitely interesting. Looking forward to watching you carve out a path. Glad to hear you are well, Mick. Cheers - James

That was all so great and so fun. Thanks for sharing.

I have found through experimentation that those big 60- style aluminum shield plates make a huge tonal difference--it's like rolling off your tone knob one or two ticks. The smaller 50s style (which only shield the pots and switch) take away fewer highs (and noise). I think this is one of the reasons (among others) that 60s Strats tend to be darker than those from 50s even with underwound pickups. Sometime in the late 60s, Fender got rid of the big shields and used the foil sticker type, which I think contributes some to the brightness of late 60s/70s Strats.

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting Kenneth, thank you. I think Blue might benefit from a shield. I’ll try that down the line. I’m also hearing that values closer to 300k for the pots wasn’t uncommon. So a little more from the pots, and little less from the guard. And on it goes! Hahahaha

Strat fan to another, it is quite easy to recognise that when you play: whoever picks a Strat and runs it through a Fuzz Face instantly takes part in a historical flow, which is of course greater then our own selves. You know how it blows our minds every time we plug and hear it, along decades. This could sound a bit mystical, but it is naturally just culture, education, habits, memory, sensibility, preferences etc. All of that to suggest you should absolutely try the set of signature pickups Seymour Duncan claims to have fairly reproduced from his experience hand wounding himself customised pickups for Jimi Hendrix. I believe they should be at least a flavoursome step in this inspiring Strat quest of yours. I know you want to try it. You know it too. And Dr. Freud certainly knows it as well… why else would you stick that Fuzz Face there as the first dirty sound you tried? After all, Hendrix is the common link between you, King Mansa Kankan Musa and King Arthur. That is why every Strat is a potential mix between Orpheus Lyre and Excalibur. Awesome job with the Strat Vlog, looking forward to the next one! Cheers!

This was the best way to wake up! Can’t wait for the next ones!!!!

I've had a few things cross my mind but, for now, I'll just say this: love what you guys do, and your particular journey is a privilege to watch. Cheers

Cheers Mick, fascinating stuff and nice to hear blue sounding so pugnacious. Interestingly I saw Chris Buck at a Fender clinic over the weekend playing the 'wrong' Strat into absolutely the 'wrong' amps, he sounded, predictably, immense. I think I'll stay out the rabbit hole and just get your reports from the frontline at the moment. Best wishes and please do carry on ......... because tone. :)

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Ah man, Chris is just awesome. Nice one!

tip: use a hotter soldering iron. especially for the back of pots. when you run hotter and shorter, you put less heat into the components and the solder flows better. the look on your face says you did good. they were all good. for me - blue on the day but vintage on the fuzz show was.... sounds: the black one seemed a bit tighter than vintage, perhaps had a slightly more prevalent mid.. blue was sweeter than black but all were great and very close. thanks and remember "just for today"

Awesome thank you for sharing. Sound amazing...plus your soul is part of it since you did this yourself!

I could watch this stuff all day long...but it just reminds me to start installing all the spare parts I have sitting on a shelf waiting for me to just give it a go.

4:13 everyone watching that episode's jaw dropped. We learned that day that the "best" guitar tone is not as subjective as we thought.

I slightly shuddered when you moved the old strat ever so slightly across the wooden bench you were working on. Both of the newer Strat's sound as good as the original one.

Love that little smile towards the end when playing Blue. Quite telling really.

Well done. It is amazing that even on you tube one can hear the difference.

Your Blue strat now sounds spectacular. No need for a vintage strat my friend. Yours now sounds amazing. Now I need a set of Fat 60's for mine.

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Just to be clear, it’s the Ellis pickups in Blue and the Fat 60s in the black one at this point. Cheers!

@TheToneLounge

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThatPedalShow Oh! Thank you for the clarification. They both sound great to be honest. But the Ellis sound just a bit better, more transients and sustain. I've always enjoyed the sound of your Blue Strat, but with the new pickups it sounds like a totally different beast. Cheers

@zachcerasani3043

4 жыл бұрын

That Pedal Show dude!!! The Ellis pickups are great!!

I think the smile on your face as you turn up the volume knob on blue and hear the fuzz kick in says absolute volumes honestly :-) AB testing will definitely send you insane though. You will notice subtleties (that are there) that if you picked guitar B up alone you would never worry about. Without wanting to sound facetious, if wood, saddles and so on make a difference (I'm certain they do) surely the effect of sitting with guitar resting on your thigh is going to be different to standing with a strap? So for a performance player, shouldn't that matter? Also, one thing that rarely gets mentioned... Nut material. While strings aren't fixed to it like the saddle or machine heads, it's definitely impacting string vibration. Extremes of brass and steel vs bone and plastic make pretty clear differences to tone and sustain. Anyway, was genuinely glad to see that genuine smile while playing. Stay happy and keep the journey going!

@ThatPedalShow

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. But you still feel the guitar vibrating when standing. Through your hands and arms for a start. But the connection is about more than the physical connection of the guitar. 100dB of amp you feel pretty strongly, and that’s all different from guitar to guitar too. Endlessly fascinating!

Great video showing a lot of the things in play when modding! Blue is mindblowing with the new pickups. Glad the mental wellness is doing well too.

I’m thoroughly enjoying this Strat journey into nerdom. Thank you for the long video, Mick!

My shitty opinion: Pickups in Black > Blue by a thin margin. BUT man, that 1961 is RELENTLESS.