Snobs: your guitars need to be kept at the exact same temperature and humidity year round unless they are in sealed hard cases Matthew: *vintage strats look sick in the snow*

@paulcowart3174

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha that's how you get that extra checking on the finish

@rogerwilder8185

2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster.

Yes, more info on the body's date.

@Lookup2Wakeup

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I was looking forward to Matt finding the date .....

@BCBBCL

4 жыл бұрын

It marks 58

@jhendricks02

4 жыл бұрын

absolutely

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Working on releasing that tomorrow.

@jhendricks02

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Scott great! looking forward to it

“This nut is big” -Matthew Scott

@molinamusic5110

3 жыл бұрын

He has three legs

Loves me a hardtail Stratomocaster. Unless you're a whammy acrobat, hardtail is the way to go for notably deeper richer tone - not to mention the tuning stability. Praise the hardtail Strat!

@ThrashRoC

4 жыл бұрын

Yep ..you´re right But I can also understand why some guitarists prefer to stay at Trem Bar Strat, and Eric Clapton, for example, just use a wooden wedge to get a "hardtail" sound. That's how I sometimes do it (I specially adjusted the piece of wood)

@nelsonvontitfuk1471

4 жыл бұрын

I use it for vibrato.

@lueysixty-six7300

4 жыл бұрын

@@nelsonvontitfuk1471 learn to use your fingers.

@ivan-vp6ex

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThrashRoC hey jimi didn't know you used hardtail strats

@johnbrady1211

3 жыл бұрын

I love my hardtail Strat. My other three Strats are decked and blocked. Wish I could afford another.

You have so many awesome guitars, unfortunately I had to sell my collection, due to losing my job because of COVID also not being able to find child care after my wife decided to disappear, I am only left with a cheaper guild acoustic and my sons mini epiphone lp. Are used to have a 65 mustang a 60s telecaster Re-issue and a jaguar as well as to old fender amps but the kids come first maybe one day I will be able to rebuild my collection

@angelitaflores7064

3 жыл бұрын

That sucks man. I hope you'll be able to get some more awesome guitars like your old ones soon.

@onlyguitar6521

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that! I’d do the same if in your situation. As much as I love my guitars, nothing is above my child. Hope you can rebuild your collection soon

@mikec6733

2 жыл бұрын

My heart declares that you be well, comrade!

@donchristie420

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you and your family are doing better now and family does come first😉

@benbruhns192

2 жыл бұрын

@@donchristie420 Everything is going great with the kids, they are striving. As for my guitar collection I decided to build a Stratocaster telecaster and mustang, that have come out exceptional. My pedal board is full of great stuff including spaceman, benson, stomp under foot, Keeley, EHX, MXR, EQD, Crowther. All of that is played through a vox ac15. That goes to show if you do the right thing and work hard and good things will come your way, thank you for the support everybody

Hardtail is definitely a vintage sleeper. So many people block up Strat trems anyway, it's a surprise the hardtail isn't more popular. They sound better to me, especially in direct comparison. This particular one has huge balls. You've done well.

Ten Years Gone!

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Always love that song for demos. Good for hearing the true sound of guitar

This axe speaks through you like no other... you got the right chops to bring out the best in this thing and it’s beautiful to behold. SONIC BLISS, INDEED

My 2 cents is that Tremolo strat's have a "springy" sound and hard tails have a solid sound.

@eddiegodoy5120

4 жыл бұрын

I just blocked my strat trem and the tone is amazing. But it honestly lost all "strat" tone and to be honest, it sounds like I have a compression pedal on at all times. I guess what I'm trying to say is that yeah, hardtail stats have stupid sustain, but at the cost of clear and crisp dynamics. I'm not going back to the strat tremolo though.

@evanward4303

4 жыл бұрын

I tape off my springs and deck my trem to the body. Sounds good that way.

@davidgagnon2849

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the difference is clearly evident here. Still sounds like Matthew. I like this sound better though.

@ubatooba8467

4 жыл бұрын

Many pros use Callaham springs for that reason. Ain't used them myself yet.....but I have a few Strats that are noisy as all get out with the Fender springs and I will get around to changing a few to see it it helps. I might just spray them with Flex Seal to cut the noise and not pay for the pricey Callaham units......

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. 2 different sounds. Nice to have both.

Wow! That sounds stunning! I’m not a Strat guy and so this hardtail is the missing link I’ve been looking for. It’s direct “telecaster” tone is fabulous. Your vid has now crystallized it in my head. I must own one. Let the hunt begin! Thanks Matthew 👍

I have always wanted a hardtail Strat. It is mind-boggling that Fender doesn't offer them readily today. I would gladly pick up an American Original 50's Strat if offered in hardtail. Many many players never use the tremolo and tension the springs on the bridge to lock down the bridge. Great video. That sound is fantastic.

Dude, the tone at the 10 years gone bit gave me the chills! Killer!

@nigelwilson1361

3 жыл бұрын

A cool endorsement

Wonderful to see it come together and it sounds superb.

That bridge pickup sounds insane. Excellent.

So glad I found this channel, I sit here open mouthed looking at your amazing guitars and listening to your incredible playing! Keep doing what you do!

Mathewe your collection of gear is just amazing and you’re playing is so sweet it almost moves me to tears

Sounds like a Tele got stuck in a Strat's body! I always wanted a hardtail simply because I never use the trem. Fender should still be offering one IMO.

Well Matthew I am totally gobsmacked. Of all the guitars I have heard you play up till now this instrument is a beast of a thing. I watched the video on my TV with the sound coming out through a nice soundbar and I was immediately blown away with the sonic tones. I haven't heard a hard tail anything sound as sweet as this cracking guitar complemented by some awesome playing. Well done sir. Cant wait to hear more of this cracking beauty.

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome Stuart👍🏻

Man that things just resonates and hums so beautifully. I want to build myself one now.

It's not just the guitar it's the player, you make them sing. Fabulous. Thanks.

Wow! It has a warmness of a strat but a little bit of that “tele” bite on top! Sounds killer. I prefer hard tails as well

Fender is the LEGO of guitars. Gotta love it.

Man! That sounds FANTASTIC!! I’m usually not a bridge pickup guy, but that one sounds just incredible. Nice job!

Beautifully played and demoed. Enjoyable to follow. It sounds like it was great fun putting it together. Well done

That tone is dreamy I’m jealous

I've always been a fan of hardtails and to me, it doesn't get a lot better than that one. It looks and sounds awesome!👍😎🎸🎶

this is some of the best playing you've done mat! i think the build came out wonderfully! From my experience with guitar necks, I'd love that neck so much!!

The sustain is unbelievable in this build. That’s a great sounding guitar.

Hard tails are my favorite love this setup sounds great and looks great. I’m the same way can’t seem to find a tele I bond with. I just picked up the new fender ultra tele and it’s blown me away so far...hope to hear some recorded tunes from your band. Keep the vids coming we all appreciate it!

@wesleyalan9179

4 жыл бұрын

I bought a Tele usa in 96' brand new...its got THE CLEAREST sound. But I'm a strat guy actually...but I just love my ole' Tele

@xfighter1117

4 жыл бұрын

Wesley alan same hard to turn away the strat....this new ultra is a game changer tho the new noiseless pickups are on point

Absolutely in love with that, that is a PERFECT Strat right there, and I love that bridge pickup. I’ve always wanted one, but you’ve got me GASsing HARD for a hardtail Strat, now. Absolutely want to see the body date reveal video.

That's a beautiful guitar that you've put together. Also some of the best playing around as expected.

Definitely one of the nicest sounding Strats I’ve heard. Well done

that sound takes me back in my head almost 50 Years ..Gerry Garcia way back in the Day played a hard tail James Gang Had a Hard tail as well and the leed in Iron Butterfly .. I know 1000s of band could have had hard tails . you created a sweet Axe no doubt .

Always have preferred the hardtail strats. Bought my first Fender in the early 80's and it was a nightmare to keep in tune. I've had (and still have) a few and find them much better that the trem models. I often had tuning problems with trems. Even with meticulas setups, they were always 'unstable'. I now have three Charvel's, two hardtails and one with trem (but with the trem screwed solid and out of use). Great videos and you have some very rare and valuable guitars and body parts.

I love this guitar, this is my dream Stratocaster. Been a fan of hardtails forever. Great job on this man, stellar..

This is one of my favourite tones I've heard from ya bro. Sounds mint

ten years almost gone ! looks great. sounds great. all my Strats are blocked, spring reverb built in !

@74dartman13

4 жыл бұрын

I blocked all mine too. Could never get into the trem thing. The bodies vibrate like crazy when they're blocked, too.👍😎🎸🎶

@50Something

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@50Something

4 жыл бұрын

@@74dartman13 you're 100% right on that. I blocked mine with a piece of copper, the sustain/tone is unreal.

@74dartman13

4 жыл бұрын

@@50Something that's awesome!☺

Ten years gone sounded awesome with this guitar.

This Strat sounds so amazing!

What a gem. It’s absolutely amazing, love the look and sound!

Really like that tone..Red Tail..

Wow .it turned out Great. You can even hear it in the video when it's unplugged that it resonates more than the trem strats( sometimes in videos you noodle with your 59 unplugged so i can really tell a difference). Would like to hear what it sounds like playing some SRVish licks on it on the 12th fret ... Once again great vid and great build. Keep it up man :) !!

Hey man discovered your channel awhile back and I just have to say you’re truly the real deal brother. With your attitude and heart there is absolutely no way you won’t succeed, you’re passion for music is too real for you to fail. You are definitely carrying the torch and spirit that Stevie and Jimi left behind and I can guarantee they would be extremely pleased somebody as yourself is doing what you do! I’m on a similar path myself and it is definitely not easy, good luck to you in whatever it is that comes your way. I know what is feels like to be in a place or town that presents little opportunity to shine but the opportunity will present itself to you . It’s a pleasure to watch your videos and content, everything you’re doing is solid and from the heart. Peace and love brother!

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

This means a lot thank you

@mononoaware1960

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Scott You’re most welcome brother.

Wow! That turned out to be an awesome guitar. Great playing too!

I got a warmoth hardtail strat with a mahogany body and a single bridge P-90 setup and it’s a thing of beauty! I honestly prefer the sound of a hardtail strat especially considering I don’t typically use the trem system so I love this guitar man good shit! 👌

That hard tail is killer! But , do I spy Miss Mary Kaye by 2 necks in the background? I got a crush on her! Sounds fun , I like messing with feedback. ✌💀👽👍🎸

@wesleyalan9179

4 жыл бұрын

Hows it going homie!! I'm a little late for the show I know, haha! I like this guys channel 🤘

@briano.5746

4 жыл бұрын

@@wesleyalan9179 Hey , what's happenin' ? Yep , Matthew's a badass! I love the piles of Strat parts everywhere. I'd like to find some of this stuff in an old barn somewhere.

@wesleyalan9179

4 жыл бұрын

@@briano.5746 ..oh yeah,that would be killer..lol! My bedroom has strat and Tele parts laying EVERYWHERE! My wife gets on to me all the time to "clean up" or "sort away" my things....but I'm like,nope! Haha

@briano.5746

4 жыл бұрын

@@wesleyalan9179 LOL , sounds familiar but I ain't married and I'm totally okay with that. But my kitchen table is overrun with the Tele I'm STILL fuckin' building. Just gotta solder up the electronics and shave the nut down. Oh so close! Wait , what the...

@ubatooba8467

4 жыл бұрын

@@briano.5746 Gotta shave dem nutz......don't ya know......

I just had to listen to you play it again man! Wow, that’s one gorgeous tone! You’ve got a great style too!

Man you’re not kidding about the sustain !! Wow that’s awesome!! I love when a parts guitar comes out great , it doesn’t happen all the time , there’s definitely a fine line between special and Eh !! Awesome job Matt !!!

Cool guitar! Screw that old guard that you mentioned down to something, otherwise it may shrink.

@gerryjamesedwards1227

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if treating it like old celluloid film would be a good idea? I mean, seal it from the air and light, and keep it cool. It should stop it shrinking much while it's off a guitar.

I see a hardtail in my future

So awesome! Thanks for making these vids and sharing them,much appreciated!🤘

That is beautiful, I wish I could have that! It sounds unbelievable!

You can’t beat the look of a red Strat with a white 3-ply pickguard! Sounds great, too! 🙂

Man that's a beast of a guitar! Don't sell it! I want a hardtail now ahah

Neck and middle are very nice. The bridge is outstanding. Guitar has a ton of character. Nice job man

Matthew. Whew. You've taken a bunch of parts and made something special. I could listen to that all day.:)

"Im a huge fan of hardtail strats and that guitar sings brother killer build"

I had a 1974 strat for twenty years, and a 2013 American strat for five years. I got comfortable with them, but it wasn't for me. I have really bonded with my telecaster.

@YesuAiNimen

4 жыл бұрын

YA, the Tele is the ultimate for me.

Great job Matthew, sounds absolutely incredible. For as good as it sounds, I just love your style, great build, guitar looks amazing! Love it!

Beautiful build Matt!! Hardtail Strats are my fav!!! Love the feedback!! Can’t wait to hear more. ⚡️💪⚡️💪⚡️💪⚡️

Let's call the red strat Christine like the horror movie...you need a fret press with different radius dies makes the job easy .use to be a guy that made them like a pair of vise grips

@tsj7545

4 жыл бұрын

You mean Carrie

@elbeeuk

3 жыл бұрын

@@tsj7545 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_(1983_film) Christine is another Stephen King movie

@tsj7545

3 жыл бұрын

@@elbeeuk I stand corrected!

@elbeeuk

3 жыл бұрын

@@tsj7545 np. I know whewre you were coming from and thought I'd give you a normal answer rather than someone else jumping in with a smartass reply :)

@tsj7545

3 жыл бұрын

@@elbeeuk thanks haha, I’d have deserved the smartass reply tbf!

Badass! It's very Tele'ish and that color....sheeeeesh.

Sounds great. I really dig those descending G licks you were doing.

It really does sound amazing. As a Strat player, I’m super jealous. Been wanting a hard tail for a while now. The amp/guitar combo is crazy perfect. You done good, Maynard.

I would watch the date finding video! Also send you an IG message, interested in the 66 neck if you don’t keep it :)

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Sold it I'm sorry.

I think Robert Cray plays a hardtail strat.

@johnbrady1211

3 жыл бұрын

Yep.

That sounds amazing - straight into the amp no less. Beautiful!

That's the probably best tone I've heard from a Strat bridge pup. Sounds like a good P90 to me. And your playing here is really great dude! Very tasteful major chords and lines, another level from what I've heard before. Keep rockin!

I'm assuming everyone saw that Bonamassa vid from earlier this week where he bought a really nice hardtail from Norm?

@wannaberabbi9302

4 жыл бұрын

DuckTalesWooHoo1987 lol my thoughts exactly

@metalmig

4 жыл бұрын

That one was super clean

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

I believe candy apply red

When I was about 15, me and my Dad made the trip to Gruhn’s. Dad bought a slope-shoulder dread, while I blessed the only lefty guitar on the floor: a 1959(!) hard tail lefty Stratocaster. As dumb as I was at the time , I remember the different basis this hardtail guitar’s tone was coming from. I learned to play on an early AmStd Stratocaster and the acoustic differences were very noticeable and far superior on the hardtail. It was like the difference between Black & White and Color. And I was just a dumb child at the time.

@LeftyPem

4 жыл бұрын

dustyfakebook lucky! As a lefty myself, I’d kill to play an old wood Strat, let alone a hardtail! Wow!

Amazing tone and sustain. Love it!

Thank You for this lovely nerdy channel. Always inspiring!

That guitar looks awesome. You should never repaint that it looks perfect. And it sounds great. I would love to own that one. You built a hell of a guitar there. Fender Custom Shop needs to hire you. You can show them What they Don't know.

Life is such a meme. All I've been hearing about lately are hardtail Strats.

@closer71

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Ha! Ha! I’ve been playing nothing but hardtail Strats since 2012 and never looked back.

That bridge pickup made my day such a tight tone i love that

Love this channel. Really great tone and playing.

I can’t bond with a Telecaster either. Tried several times. No dice.

Hard tails are the best. That’s why I love telecasters too Get you a good les Paul tho. Bro. When you find the right one. I use to be a fender guy until I found a 1% les Paul. UNBEATABLE

@evmanbutts

4 жыл бұрын

I got an Epiphone LP that is like you describe. I saw how nice it's fretboard looked in the music store, gave it a play, and was floored at what I was hearing. Walked out with that guitar and I haven't felt another LP that nice quite yet. It doesn't have binding or a Gibson logo, but that's alright with me. The sound is where I go

I love hardtails, and great job with this one. I hope you gig it a lot.

I would never have believed you could end up with that finished guitar from the sad looking body you showed us. Incredible job man. Brilliant. Please show the 'date hunt' video. PEACE!

Strats are like women you wanna try them all but eventually the low maintenance ones are best!

The Tele style in the bridge spot is a nice addition.

Im building a partscaster, and this video was the thing that pushed me to make it a hardtail. Cant wait!

It sounds great, congrats on the finished product!

That shot of it out in the snow is really beautiful.

seeing it all put together it looks great and of course sounds awesome, i like the cream guard better on there too!

You play really well and the guitars You Showcase are amazing!!! Your vintage tone rocks....it is almost like traveling to past! 👏👏👏👏👏 Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷!!

Love the look of this!!! Nice work!

Sounds great, Matt! Love the fuzz tones you achieve with your setup. A nice little hair even from your clean tone. Cheers!

Love that guitar. Rich, full, but tough. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice man!! It does have some of that Tele snap to it, but it is its own thing and sounds great to my ears. Look forward to hearing more of it.

Top Gear of Stratocasters... Allso my favorite weapon. Thank you Matthew

Been watching for a long time man, love your videos and listening to you play

I am genuinely inspired by this particular Stratocaster ! 😃

I needed more and you Ended so i am lookin for more thanks she sounds great.

Great project Matthew, looks and sounds amazing.

Sounds awesome man, love the overtones that are coming through with it, nice job brother..

Killer tones! Hope you become so famous that all your vintage partscasters acquire tremendous value!

This Is my fav of your strats! So cool looking and sounds fantastic! Super rad

Damn, this guitar is a BADASS! Beautiful sound!