Islander Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 This is a DVD of a concert in Wembley Stadium to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster (1954-2004). I'd never heard of the concert or DVD until I got it for Christmas, but I'm really glad I got it! Every musician does at least one full song and some do several. Some of the Stratocaster fans playing are: Joe Walsh, David Gilmour, Brian May, Paul Rodgers, Ronnie Wood, Phil Manzanera, plus quite a few more. The whole concert runs 155 minutes, but I've only viewed about half of it so far. It's in Dolby Digital 5.1 and sounds really good. There's a real range of players, including Hank Marvin, one of the earliest stars. I hadn't heard of him, but he played with the Shadows back in the day and has a sort of Ventures style. It's not 100% guitars, since Amy Winehouse and Jamie Cullum do guest spots. None of these musicians seem to be past it. Even Ronnie Wood sounds alright. They're all in good form and the 80,000 or so fans in attendance are having a great time. Highly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 FENDER BENDERS ............................ Great Show ............................. The Great Ones play FENDERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I like this one also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 same here...my older brother picked this up some time ago and you just reminded me that when I was over at his house yesterday, I wanted to snitch this to give it a listen on my system...I have heard it and it is great...nice to hear the WIDE range of music by a wide range of artists... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauln Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I'll be on the lookout for this, my band mates will enjoy it. I am a dedicated Strat man myself... here's my 20 year old Strat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Nice guitar! Is it all stock (since there are so many mod-happy types on the forum)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Sweet STRAT pauln ................. Took me many years to appreciate the sound of a Fender, No, I don't play, but I know the sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauln Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 The only mods are the replacement of the original saddles and block with Callaham. The original saddles were the blocks of "cintered steel" which is compressed powdered steel and the original block was pressed zinc or whatever. The Callaham saddles are the old fasioned bent steel and the block is a single machined piece of very fine steel. It's my one and only Strat, played daily the last 20 years, 100's of gigs without a problem. Here's another picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 very nice... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 ...And the Telecaster gets no respect once again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauln Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I had a Tele back in the 70's and liked it a lot, pretty much learned how to play on it. I wish I had kept it, but I traded it for a DM-18 which I still love and play. I just figured out how to record and upload mp3's this evening, and made a test take to see how it works. If you'd like to hear it, go to this site below. It's my 20 year old Strat with just a hint of reverb; the first verse is with the bridge pickup, the second is with the neck pickup. I tried to make all kinds of noises to see how they sound. I'm pretty impressed with the sound quality as these things go. This is my first attempt, so I've still got a few things to learn... at least I think I got the levels pretty close. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=790872 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldenough Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 ...And the Telecaster gets no respect once again I luv my Telecaster, would'nt trade it for a boat-load of strats. Leo & Doc got it right the first time[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 It has to be good, it's a FENDER .................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I re-finished one for my buddy with automative lacquer purple flake paint and polished it to a glass finish. He seemed to like it just fine but I don't know how or if the paint changed the sound. I don't know how old it was. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 That brings up a question. Do the Plexiglass Strats sound any different? They sure looked cool, or was that just a '70s trendy thing? Keith Richards played one for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauln Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 So did Nile Rogers... http://youtube.com/watch?v=APtTBODUfd8&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 And you can still find one, or at least the main part. It looks like a bolt-on mod... http://cgi.ebay.at:80/Plexiglas-Stratocaster-Body-selten-Sonderanfert_W0QQitemZ170177668858QQihZ007QQcategoryZ23300QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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