Nashville Session Master Rob McNelley talks his '65 Strat
26K views · Sep 11, 2026 · Music
Comments · 24
@CliffMcCauley · 2 weeks ago
I’m occasionally a hired gun with a great singer/guitarist down here in Austin named Seth James, and Rob has done a lot of the guitar on Seth’s last several records. I’m usually hired as second fiddle, in a lot of cases to play some of the “outside the box” parts as Seth puts it. All I know is Rob is one of those cats who can play music in such a way as to meld in with a “traditional” type tune, but always in a super clever/creative/unconventional/cool way. Attempting to learn his parts is always an education!
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@goswo · 2 weeks ago
Rob is such a great guy. Modest and a monster player.
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@dwightrobertson275 · 2 weeks ago
I love me some Rob M!!I'm really glad he isn't going to die...
@sakitakungtyan · 2 weeks ago
A really nice sounding guitar.
@LuânNguyễn-z4m · 2 weeks ago
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@stelligan · 2 weeks ago
undeadly
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@christopherguzzi1316 · 2 weeks ago
I had a teacher who had a Jazzmaster more beat up than this Strat. He toured with it all over the world. You can't fake real wear. A beat up old Fender looks the best.
@ry.albert · 2 weeks ago
Great video, but I wish you would’ve asked him one more time what he was hearing
@WickBeavers · 2 weeks ago
“Everybody I like is dead…”
@SMF_Brushwerks · 2 weeks ago
I feel like pros make sure to mention that they put the natural wear into their vintage guitars. It’s like low key bragging, so as not to have people think it’s a relic job
@Noitpure · 2 weeks ago
Sounds great but it would have been cool to have had him strum and play some before the new saddles just for comparison. But it’s his guitar and he knows it best. If he says it has a little more sustain then I believe him.
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@MichaelVulcano-vo4hh · 2 weeks ago
Does anyone know what bridge saddles he changed to?
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