Squier Paranormal Stratosonic Review 🎸Fender Strat Meets Gibson SG Special!
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What happens if you take a Fender Stratocaster and remove all the annoying bits and replace them with attributes and parts from a Gibson? Does it still sound like a Fender?... join us as we take a close up look and listen to find out! 🎸
My P90 Strat Upgrade Film: https://youtu.be/TW-DbO5Us3M
Pickguard On or Off?: https://youtu.be/bihnvzopnkU
Landon Bailey's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@landonbailey
Time stamps:
00:00 coming up this week
00:51 why I don't like Strats
04:04 price & colours
05:25 what does it weigh?
05:42 neck profile & measurements
06:32 specs, fit & finish, etc
08:04 fingerboard & frets
08:44 gibson specs & parts!
11:35 pickups & readings
13:50 under the hood
18:24 what it sounds like unplugged
19:45 what it sounds like plugged in
22:22 quick comparison with sg special
24:19 maybe I need more gain?
25:04 more clean & a look at the knobs
29:12 let's play something 1
31:31 it's got stuff going on
33:54 let's play something 2
35:07 it still sounds like a fender
38:26 I like it!
40:35 it's not all perfect though
43:20 neck rake angle & bridge adjustment
45:00 I found a Stratocaster I like!
45:50 is it ugly though?
46:31 the pickguard debate voting result
51:31 play out jam
Signal Chain Info:
TC Polytune
Boss DD3 / Boss RC5 Looper
TC Spark / RAT
Amps: Fender Princeton 65 Tweed 1 x 12
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools
I AM NOT AN EXPERT. Some things I do know and some things I don't know but think I know and sometimes I say things that are not entirely correct. Once I have said things it's too late to correct them so please check any 'so called facts' with an adult, google, wikipedia, or someone else that knows.
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