Fender Ed O’Brien EOB Strat - In-depth walkthrough of it and how I use it in the Vanity Drones

Explanation and demo of the extremely inspiring and unique Fender EOB Strat, and how I use it for ambient sounds in The Vanity Drones and for solo instrumental stuff.
PART ONE - About the guitar
00:00 - Intro, background to the EOB Strat
02:55 - About the guitar
03:22 - Neck shape
06:15 - Tall thin frets
07:45 - Controls
08:50 - Pickup sounds
10:40 - How the Fernandes Sustainer works
11:23 - Demoing the Sustainer
13:54 - Harmonic (octave setting) demo
15:10 - Not just for experimental uses
15:40 - e.g. infinite sustain (Heroes, Airbag)
17:00 - Instant, musical, controllable feedback at any volume
18:15 - Synth-type sounds
PART TWO - How I use it for ambient sounds
19:20 - How it works with chords
22:18 - Adding movement & interest to ambient pads
26:55 - Cello/violin/bowed sounds
29:15 - A genuinely useful tone control
31:15 - Adding a little drive for sustained single notes
PART 3 - HOT TIP - Setting the Sustainer correctly
32:55 - Trim Pots - See Fernandes’s guide here: http://www.fernandesguitars.com/suppo...
34:40 - Use rechargeable batteries, and buy a few of them
PART FOUR - Demo improv
35:20 - Ambient noodling with effects to demo, particularly the Sustainer.

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