Are modern Fenders better than vintage ones?

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10:05 Why Josh Scott and I were Interviewed By Bloomberg Business Week
Question Index
00:00 Intro and time zones
01:45 Amp display
02:25 Are modern Fenders better than vintage ones?
10:05 The industry doesn't care about hobby guitarsist, but they like their money
21:05 Why I collect Boss pedals
25:45 My pedal board
29:29 Vadimi Pedal video
31:10 Getting the Marshall sound out of the Katana?
38:58 Have you ever had a bad experience with a seller on Reverb?
52:20 If Fender and Gibson wanted they would be pretty much the only thing to watch on gear channels.
59:40 The Dave Snake Sabo Kramer guitar discusion
1:05:20 The pickup review video series
1:12:00 Pickup talk
1:17:00 Chasing tone or chasing inspiration
1:20:10 The channel changes and Patreon
1:23:47 The insane amount of high price guitar fraud at Sweetwater
1:31:40 Buying on Craigslist thoughts
1:35:35 Why I tell you to ask for the best deal
1:29:38 Do I use a script for videos?
1:44:40 Do I need to buy a Fender Tone Master???
1:58:10 Peavey Wolfgang vs Musicman Axis Necks
Have you ever had two guitars; same brand, same pickups, but sound different, to some degree?
1:59:02 Don't forget to look at used pickups
2:09:30 A lot of the Lawsuit ara guitars were not good and not technically in a lawsuit
2:16:00 Thoughts on Spector basses?
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@beads2yarn 3 жыл бұрын

I just have to say as a 59 year old woman just starting to try and learn to play guitar, I am so incredibly glad I found you. You’re informative, and easy to listen to. You make learning about Gear very enjoyable.. 🙋🏻

@ChristopherStandardTime 3 жыл бұрын

every day is a good day to learn gear. phil has a great channel, and he doesn't talk down to anyone like some players do. you're going to enjoy it!

@SteveSanchez0 3 жыл бұрын

Phil is the man! He taught me about my first Strat and was the reason I actually started adjusting my own guitars saving me $100s by not having to take my guitar in to a tech.. ever since then I push the channel to new players and other people on Fender FB pages and Other player pages on FB and other social media platforms! 🤙🏼. Keep jamming and don’t give up!

@wonderwomanguy 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, that's awesome and you're awesome!

@johnnewton1830 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Music is a great lifelong hobby. Enjoy!

@thedaways 3 жыл бұрын

WOO! Phi is awesome and your gonna have so much fun learning and playing and discovering new guitar stuff :)

@dancrowe7860 3 жыл бұрын

For me, playing guitar is like playing golf. I do both because I enjoy them. I will never play at Augusta at the Masters or in Scotland at the British Open, but I buy clubs and can play at famous courses on vacation. I will never headline at Wimbly Stadium, but I will always rock on. I buy gear because I love it, and if that helps people in the music industry, it is a win-win. I want people to be able to make their living making or repairing instruments or teaching music.

@RapttorX 3 жыл бұрын

nicely said

@carlodestefano6628 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@ryanandring2688 3 жыл бұрын

Very well said that doesn’t mean we have to be disrespected by the guitar companies either

@DeadShred9 3 жыл бұрын

Being able to make Music is a Gift . Anyone can try and most that show true Interest can play some songs or Riffs . Its not easy but Music like I said is a gift to the World and your Soul from Slayer to Enya its Amazing !!

@gazza595 3 жыл бұрын

I get what Phil say's I'm relatively late to guitars. I've ridden and collected motorcycles all my life, since 16, I'm in my 60's now. I cannot imagine the reaction walking into a motorcycle dealer and not being taken seriously because I'm not a pro, don't ride in the GP and hold no lap records. It's a ridiculous concept.

@KevOppelt 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the "making my shift go faster" comment. I have blasted this live show on the restaurant's kitchen speakers for four years now. My early opening shifts & late closing shifts. Most of the other cooks think it is cool too.

@tobiasryan8378 3 жыл бұрын

Phil: "I don't collect pedals" Also Phil: "I collect Boss pedals" LOL! Keep doing what you're doing Phil - we love ya!

@filianablanxart8305 3 жыл бұрын

Nah ,I get it , and that's an important distinction .

@man0mule 3 жыл бұрын

i spent most of my life playing a 2005 MIM strat. apparently that was the last year they made them with small frets. i had no clue. not until i bought a 2017 les paul studio did i realize that the reason i liked rosewood fretboards was because i was playing too hard and using too heavy of a grip and didn't like the feel of lacquered maple on my fingers. now i'm developing a light touch and don't care about fretboard material anymore. I find it crazy how many guitar things i thought i knew that i have recently challenged as i get older. i used to hate humbuckers and les pauls. now i have one and it's my favorite guitar. i only liked rosewood fretboards, now i don't mind other woods Played too hard, and liked high output pickups. now i love vintage voiced alnico pickups started liking more amp types. grew up with a marshal and now i have a ac15 and an orange i used to hate classic rock and 80s hair metal, and now i've grown to appreciate them and love playing those styles learned i totally was using pedals wrong and have learned to stack gain pedals finally decided to learn music theory and am now kicking myself for not learning earlier. don't get set in your ways. open your mind and try everything, wait 5 years or so and try it again. your tastes may change.

@wonderwomanguy 3 жыл бұрын

Seven year itch!

@zerowastaken 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I didn't realize I really respected from you until you mentioned it is that you don't rag on anyone for their playing ability. The music world would be a better place if more people thought like you. Keep on making great content, Phil. It's always appreciated.

@joelwright5360 3 жыл бұрын

Always great stuff. Always worth the time. Thank you for your honesty and good will towards us.

@alansams1790 3 жыл бұрын

It’s funny when I was a professional musician making the majority of my income through music I couldn’t afford most of the gear that I own now as a hobbyist

@PhillipMcKnight 3 жыл бұрын

00:00 Intro and Time Zones 0

@yamaoctave3928 3 жыл бұрын

Yes that's true, even here in Malaysia I am observing the same that while in this current economic climate most business is not doing well the sales of local music stores is picking up also because of online orders and KZfaq is also part of the reason in encouraging more amateurs to play guitar to say the least among other instruments.

@alanpettibone 3 жыл бұрын

Great live Q&A again. It’s amazing that we all spend so much time thinking and talking about guitars and corollary accessories. It’s like a giant gear geek family that has a weekly reunion.

@joeyday576 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting that Phil collects BOSS pedals but has no BOSS pedals on his board.

@toemasmeems 3 жыл бұрын

Never thought I’d be into this channel cause it didn’t seem fit my other subs but Phil’s passion is inspiring and his Abasi and Solar videos definitely changed my mind, he’s holding back boys Phil can shred!

@JMal883 3 жыл бұрын

As others have said hobbyists keep the industry going. But where did all the professional musicians start off, no one is born the next Steve Vai, Brian May etc. Everyone starts somewhere.

@wonderwomanguy 3 жыл бұрын

True! No one is born talented. Talent aside, to go be a professional musician it helps to be born wealthy with no fear of failure or poor with nothing to lose. Most of us aren't either.

@hoffguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Buying guitars is like buying golf clubs for some hobbyists. It might be better to invest in lessons vs buying more gear. Buying new gear does increase interest in playing more.

@wonderwomanguy 3 жыл бұрын

@@hoffguitar My father was a "collector" of golf clubs. When he passed, his brother took the several hundred that had some value and the left over 10,000 (honest estimate) that we had to take to as many thrift shops as possible among 3 counties until they told us to stop! And the rest we had to pay to drop off at the dump. There's no lesson in this. Maybe more of a warning.

@gorlagOv 3 жыл бұрын

I only have 5 guitars now... I have to pump up those numbers.

@mojo-hand4539 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah this week was definitley Acoustasonic Jazzmaster Overload.

@SteveSanchez0 3 жыл бұрын

Just because we’re hobbyists doesn’t mean we aren’t real musicians... we collectively and creatively MAKE music!

@billywebb4325 2 жыл бұрын

Your vids are so informative. I'm becoming a fan!

@richardsveum8452 3 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say thank you, watching your how to videos helped me get the courage to do my own sharpen my axe. I have 2 of the Epi guitars with the modern controls both had the Epi version of the burst bucker so I swapped in a set of Seymour Duncan whole lotta humbuckers into my DC pro along with switchcrafter switch and Jack and locking tuners to match the modern LP. First soldering project and while not pretty everything works and the change in tone and convenience quickly made the DC pro my favorite guitar. Thanks again for the inspiration.

@CaffeineInjected 3 жыл бұрын

Great content here Phil I love your channel and appreciate your info.

@joesatchton212 3 жыл бұрын

Just more reasons to love Phil. Two gems of thought right off the bat on this #203 live stream. Been watching Phil since the whiteboard days and he has been consistent the entire time. He loves this stuff. All of it. And so do most of us...CHEERS PHIL - Keeping it real for everyone. And to be interviewed by Bloomberg is nothing to sneeze at....

@judih.8754 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phillip for another great session. I caught the end live and went back afterwards to get the beginning. I agree about heavy Basses. My Yamaha is 8.5 pounds and when I hurt my shoulder I bought a hollow Hofner to play because I was so sore. Now I have a short scale and a long scale instrument. As to guitars I am mediocre at best but I enjoy my time playing. I just picked up a Yamaha Pacifica that I plan to mod to my personal tastes. I'm retired and will never sell so I do what feels and looks good for me. I look forward to your videos as I think you have one of the more honest and down to earth guitar channels available. ????how about a review on a few bass pickups too???

@fitnessbyolivia9923 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Phil, Thank you :)

@rosswilkinson1022 3 жыл бұрын

Get the Tonemaster Phil and do the comparison video. Please! 🙂

@Zilegil 3 жыл бұрын

Damn yeah. They just released the new and improved

@dugbert5 3 жыл бұрын

And throw in a Quilter Aviator Cub.

@cliffleblanc1939 3 жыл бұрын

FiveWattWorld has already done it along with Zac Childs

@rosswilkinson1022 3 жыл бұрын

@@cliffleblanc1939 Sure and so have Andertons but I would like Phil's opinion before I pull the trigger on one.

@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video Phil your awesome my friend !!

@johnl.donofrio2441 3 жыл бұрын

I've asked just about every music company if the give a veterans disabled veterans discount. The only company that said they do was wampler pedals. All kinds of businesses offer veteran discounts but not the music industry.

@playdelay 3 жыл бұрын

Guitar Center has a military discount

@dsan3516 3 жыл бұрын

Loving the new amp back drops

@Metalbass10000 3 жыл бұрын

PHIL, To Doctor Toronto, regarding the replacement neck: unless they had specified that this would be the case PRIOR TO PURCHASE, you have every right to see this as a problem. I have made, for three specific instruments, at the request of the customer, necks with a very small back-bow, but these ALL became straight, level, flat, within 72 hours of the addition of a set of strings of a known, and predetermined, agreed upon guage and material, with the obvious exception of the relief over the first 3 or 5 or 7 frets. I have built/sold several dozen replacement necks for basses, and even more for guitars, and not one has fit the description you used for that neck. I wish you the best of luck in dealing with this, and if you cannot get satisfaction, there are other builders who WILL work with you and make sure you are satisfied, that you received what you had intended to receive. Best of luck to you, Toronto! As for the "lawsuit" guitars, my brother had a Lotus and it was CRAP! It looked like it would be a great guitar, but it NEVER sounded good, NEVER played well, and NEVER could stay in tune for a whole song.

@scotthutchinson9724 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS, PHIL !!!!

@msh6865 3 жыл бұрын

My old Yamaha Pacificas have a compound radius, 9.5-15.75. Love them.

@ronaldbharvey 3 жыл бұрын

You _are_ sticking to Mountain Standard Time, and we in Arizona are happy

@larrymcneeley9193 3 жыл бұрын

Bought a set of p rails with the triple shot rings used from reverb. P rails were fine but the rings were broken. Contacted seller and got no response so I contacted reverb to file a complaint. Still haven't heard anything from either. In the meantime I purchased new rings from seymour duncan and my lp plays awesome. Lesson learned,buy new from manufacturer

@Phantommxr 3 жыл бұрын

THANKS for being Our Hobbyist President rep. ... Thanks for giving us a voice and face!! BTW anyone ever tell you that you resemble John Travolta???

@michaeleaster1815 3 жыл бұрын

52:20 I really enjoy the "inside baseball" about guitar companies and the relationship with social media. IMHO, on the Fender Acoustisonic, back in the day, there would be a big ad splash in all the guitar magazines upon release. Sales & marketing depts know what they are doing, in general, even if we are all still learning about social media in particular.

@davey_tones 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the buying tips! Just bought a PRS S2 594 singlecut and saved over 300$ (brand new) by just sending a quick email! never hurts to ask for a deal.

@garyjinks7482 3 жыл бұрын

I have my Xotic SL Drive in front of my Katana Artist for Marshal sound. I also have a Wampler Plexi-Drive Deluxe (a better pedal with adjustments), but I end up back with the SL Drive for size and simplicity.

@biscuitranchproductions4946 3 жыл бұрын

Talked to my Sweetwater Rep. and got 10% off on a set of Sony MDR-7506 headphones, and a Sennheiser MKE-600 shotgun mic last week!

@markrandle4368 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know exactly what the item number from IKEA for that storage rack? What I saw online doesn't look the same. Thanks in advance.

@WalkenDead 3 жыл бұрын

$800 and you'll buy it, price is listed at $1000. Dude I've walked away for $25. You'll have the seller saying it's only "$" amount. yeah, but I told you where I was. I don't need this to live I'm out. I have very rarely regretted not buying something, I wonder if they ever regretted not selling

@aaronpeacock8572 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input on Reverb.com. Ordered a pedal that was in "mint" condition yet 2 knobs were cracked and it was scratched to hell. It works great so I'm gonna keep it and replace the knobs... it's just that feeling of being lied to, you know? I guess "mint" is an opinion lol. Anyways I love this show! Thank you for this premium content.

@loosecannon7300 3 жыл бұрын

I can get a Marshall tone out of my katana by selecting the Guv DS patch in the boost section on the clean channel, engage the GE10 EQ and adjust your levels, no need for pedals , the overdrive preset over the clean channel simulates an OD pedal in front of the amp.

@mikewendeln5218 3 жыл бұрын

You are right on asking for deals. Bought a Gibson tribute advertised at 1199.00. Just asked for a best price. Bought it for 960.00 plus tax and free shipping. I always ask for a deal. Reverb or Sweetwater. Always have gotten something.

@gutsrage9616 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I hate it when others try to shame us because we don't play music for a living. I'll take being able to afford gear I actually want 😉

@judih.8754 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. The stores and manufacturers would die if just pro's bought equipment.

@lruddy8820 3 жыл бұрын

thought of this question after the stream and with a newborn i dont kno if ill be able to catch next weeks so ill ask now, i just got my first guitar after not playing for 8+ years and im really happy with the quality and playability of the guitar, the store i got it from gives every guitar a set up before it leaves the shop, how much of the playability or quality of a guitar is from the building or manufacturing of the guitar and how much is from the set up of the guitar?

@hollywoodactress 3 жыл бұрын

You are correct that the hobbyist guitarists are keeping the industry going. Pro guitarists and musicians would be unlikely to buy tons and tons of gear as once they have their setup especially for a tour or session they are done. What I have noticed is that PRS were one of the early brands to support and get their products to hobbyist who then became upcoming (influencer) guitarists on social media. I like the brand and what Paul has done. I always like kids of others brands too like fender, schecter, Ibanez Gibson etc. You could say I just like gear and have GAS. At the end of the day being a guitarist and the content online these days including yours is amazing. None of this was here when I started guitar over 25 years ago 👍

@WilliamHaisch 3 жыл бұрын

Jay Leno said the same thing about vintage cars. Not that he prefers a ten inch radius cars but how 100 years ago it was the materials that was expensive and the labor was cheap but now the labor is expensive and the materials are cheap. This is why it costs tens of thousands dollars to restore a 100 year old car, mostly because it’s the increased labor costs.

@bobtheblindbedroomguitaris8742 3 жыл бұрын

You know Phil when you do your live shows you have the most I think you know you have the most live people participating in the show than any other show I come across yeah I remember when it was in like the two digits and then it became the four digits pretty successful there sincerely yours, Cecilia's Bob the blind bedroom guitars

@budgetguitaristcom 3 жыл бұрын

Right there with ya, Phil - I like the jumbo (or medium jumbo) frets and I dislike vintage frets. You have to press harder on vintage frets. It's more work.

@Seriouslycantplayguitar 3 жыл бұрын

gotta say I have 9 "drive/dirt" pedals on my board and they are all set different but honestly they can mostly all sound similar if you play with them enough. Every "Light/Medium" overdrive I've tried has been able to sorta get that pushed Marshall sound if you play around enough with the knobs and the rest of your rig settings. Its all EQ and feel.

@garyjinks7482 3 жыл бұрын

I have been considering new/more vintage sounding pickups for my AZ 2204 (HSS). I like my LP Traditional BB/57 and the JB in my Brian Moore. What would be an HSS set that brings JB and LP together, has a good balance between single/HB and can leverage the Dyna Switch.

@reddoggie100 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree on the robo-tuners. Make them optional and/or put them on lower cost guitars. Still optional is the key.

@Eric_01 3 жыл бұрын

Regarding bad Reverb experiences, I've made 44 purchases on Reverb. I've been happy as a lark with all but one. NEVER buy from 10S Guitars. I paid for a "new" guitar and at best I got a b-stock with a ton of issues. First, they took over two weeks to even put the guitar in the mail. Then when I got it, I immediately hated it. I sent them photos and requested a refund that same day, and they agreed. However, they spent the next four weeks NOT sending me the return shipping label. After two months of messing this company I finally submitted a claim with Reverb and they provided me with the shipping label. That was two and half weeks ago and it's been stuck in customs for about 10 days. I can't get refunded until they actually receive it. This began on January 25th and still isn't over. VERY disappointed.

@krogwaugh 3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the Laney amps?

@JonathanGasper 3 жыл бұрын

It really is true about asking for a deal. I asked for a deal in a local store on a PRS S2 594, and they offered me $200 off. I ended up deciding to wait, but the point is that it never hurts to ask.

@goodboid 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if the car world behaved like instrument manufacturers? "Ya but you aren't really selling to professional drivers..."

@ralpholiver1519 3 жыл бұрын

Phil sez...."there's no shame here"....gestures at his amps.." I didn't steal these....my kids are fed ".....I gotta remember that next time someone sez...."why ya got so many guitars dude?"....absolutely perfect...thx Phil

@AaronAubreyPhoto 3 жыл бұрын

wow did it make me happy to read that JHS upped production from 48K to 100K units last year!!

@Jediroller 3 жыл бұрын

hell yeah pickup reviews :D

@OEMPlus 3 жыл бұрын

here's how i figured out what radius fretboard i like. everytime i play a guitar and am amazed by how great it is that sucker usually has a 12" radius.

@thomasraven 3 жыл бұрын

Phill: We're gonna have to button this up. Video: 50 minutes remaining. :)

@olegavramenko5629 3 жыл бұрын

It seems that gear purge starts with pedals?

@kimedmond5377 3 жыл бұрын

Phil, I am looking for a CV strat. I look on reverb and every used guitar costs $100 more then new. What am I missing here? I’m a beginner but I wanted to move up to a better guitar

@playdelay 3 жыл бұрын

CV strats and teles are on backorder... CV offsets are more available

@stevenbryan7586 3 жыл бұрын

I really just don't get the acoustisonic. 2K for a guitar that does neither a good acoustic or electric sound. It's Fender robo-tuners to me. Who is actually asking for this product?? Two grand can certainly buy more useful gear.

@stoneysdead689 2 жыл бұрын

Hey- can someone help an old man out? I'm about to buy an audio interface but I really don't want recording options as much as I want tone shaping options and backing tracks and stuff like that- and basic recording options would be cool to- but I need it to be simple. Some of this software I see ppl using is so complex- I'm sure it's capable of recording and mixing and editing and all that good stuff- like I said, I'm not as interested in that as I am just being able to get a good tone, load different effects, making backing tracks, download backing tracks, etc. I'm never going to have more than two instruments at once run into it- and that would only be if a friend came by to jam or something maybe. I've thought about just getting a Positive Grid Spark or a Catalyst- something like that. Any suggestions?

@tomisham9900 3 жыл бұрын

LOL I am a Trekkie and a Music fan, Just starting my guitar, amp, gear, and tools, collection. Are you going to do a pickup review of cheap pickups?

@Just-Michael 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely think there is overexposure to products. I've seen so many videos of people talking about Fishman Fluence pickups and Seymour Duncan JB & Jazz pickups and stuff like that. I'm sure they're great but I don't want anything to do with them because I'm tried of hearing about them. I have Iron Gear pickups in my guitars and they do the trick for me. Any plans on getting some Iron Gear pickups on the channel?

@tjnugent62 3 жыл бұрын

Is that pedals on the wall a huge collection of Boss?

@madeleinegordon-hughes9764 3 жыл бұрын

Angel pickups were from Octave Doctor were"nt they?

@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002 3 жыл бұрын

I have a mik RGT. Seems better compared to Mii And I have a prestige, and tbh I feel like the mik is on par for the most part. Why did IbZ move production to Indonesia?

@waynead754 3 жыл бұрын

Coincidentally this week I bought a Deluxe Tone Master and a Vadimi. Tone Master is great, Vadimi hasn't arrived yet.

@DarthV506 3 жыл бұрын

You might like the Peavey neck more because of your hand size. The Axis neck is VERY narrow.

@753Jackson 2 жыл бұрын

More excited by an affordable awesome guitar - me too!

@ejorbe 3 жыл бұрын

? Is this considered a gear question, but what shelf system are you using for your amps? Is that something you built yourself or bought from a store?

@PhillipMcKnight 3 жыл бұрын

Its a Ikea garage shelf system.

@ejorbe 3 жыл бұрын

@@PhillipMcKnight awesome!! Thank you and I love your channel! I do have a picture of me wearing your T-shirt that I keep forgetting to send in!!! I also have a project guitar that I started before EVH passed, but because of financial issues, I am only working one day a week now since COVID I am still not able to finish it.

@DavidHBurkart 3 жыл бұрын

Always ask for the best deal or what their bottom line is. Its easy to do. If they give you a deal, great, you both win. If they don't, you get to decide whether you want it at the asking price or not. Either way you win... and on another note, buy the tonemaster!

@39MercFlathead 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky for me a fellow moved in to my very rural area and opened an excellent guitar shop 20 years ago. The gear is always superior quality, from boutique instruments and amps to very good quality for the money student instruments. Over these 20 years I have bought over $30,000 in instruments and amps and traded several thousand more. My home insurance rider says I still have $20,000 worth, all from his shop. But, except for a couple years, I have always been an amateur. I've been playing music for 68 years now and the pros I have known range from luthiers and amp techs to performers such as jazz great Johnny Smith (look him up kids, I'm that old.) I have gotten respect from people like Smith and Bob Hoover of Santa Cruz, but I really don't care about FMC because Leo sold the company to investors decades ago. And I don't care what the "play authentic" guys in Nashville or Memphis think because they are just loud mouth marketers. The bean counters who run the major companies today really don't matter, it is the players, experts and novices, and the hands on makers who matter.

@jleighwolfe 3 жыл бұрын

Youre so right about the difference between how hobbists vs pros buy and collect gear. I am a hobbyist and my partner is a pro, and we have 2 very different philosophies on what we buy and why. for him it's all about function. He have about the same amount of gear (i think he's passed me recently lol) but there is such a difference lol. I like variety. He has a specific sound and vibe that he sticks to (how many fuzz pedals is too many?)

@MaxNafeHorsemanship 3 жыл бұрын

You talked so much about KZfaq and your channel, I had to throw in my opinion regarding scripts. My channel could use notes on a good day, but never a script. It just wouldn't work. It all depends on your subject. Keeping it real is always better.

@earthsteward9 3 жыл бұрын

When people say fretboard radius do they mean circumference?

@michaelmaas6460 3 жыл бұрын

No. A 9 inch radius would be this: Take a 9" string. Pin one end down, hold a pencil at the other end. With the string tight, draw a curve. That curve will have a "9 inch radius" same shape as a 9" radius fretboard.

@bobtheblindbedroomguitaris8742 3 жыл бұрын

wanted to comment on the robo tuners when I first heard of them I thought they were great then after seeing reviews and stuff I realized that there isn't a chance in hell that I would be able to use them because of my blindness even dialing even trying to dial in an amp becomes a huge project I have to sit down next to it by the time I even find the knob that I wanted to adjust the sustain of the guitar is gone I want to beat my head against the wall sometimes cuz it takes me forever and then I'm never satisfied you know when I got my first stamp and I started playing again in 2016 I guess it was I bought a 20-watt friend of mustang the version one eventually I learned what every click was I got to memorize it you know through it from the top third from the bottom or from left to right or whatever you want to look at it you know then I don't play that amp for like 2 years and I sit down with it and I have no idea what is what you know I have a two amp I have a katana 100 version 1 my two bands is so simple you know but still you know finding that knob in time to adjust it where you can hear what you're adjusting is a real real pain in the ass so now I try and stick to simple amps you know I only have three so it's not like I'm but you know when I buy my other ramps in the future they're going to have to be simple you know not many knobs not even thinking about the models anymore anything with a touch screen is just out of the question and even if they put the accessibility settings in it like the phone does you know by the time your finger finds the right spot but you have to worry you actually will develop muscle memory I do with my phone but it's not all that accurate and I can't imagine trying to set up an amp using a touch screen with the screen reader capability anyway that's my opinion on that one sincerely yours, above the blind bedroom guitarist

@Woody103 3 жыл бұрын

It’s really strange industry.. the top level pro musician get gear for free or get paid by the big brands... so to say pros don’t buy your gear... which pros ? The low-mid successfull pros? That’s like Nike saying well the really good guys in the “G” league don’t buy from your shoe store.

@Nugmania1 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this way late, but I can’t agree more, the industry is funded by Joe Average, the point that if you by a nice guitar and amp, and play 3 chords, it’s all good. Having gigged and worked within the industry, it’s wasn’t the guy on tour paying for my GAS, it was everyone coming into the store on a regular basis. Good on you Phillip , as always Thanjs for your service and rock on

@wonderwomanguy 3 жыл бұрын

Hobbyist vs professional: when people ask me what I do I say "Lots of things: paint, garden, play guitar, cook, collect records...oh you mean for work? I'm a geologist, but that boring and I'd rather talk about something else."

@jleighwolfe 3 жыл бұрын

Yessssss

@dansumigawa1414 3 жыл бұрын

Collecting is specific and selective! Hoarding tends to be random and all inclusive! I have14 guitars and two basses and have been a club and bar band guy! I would have starved if not for my day job! I have six Boss pedals, maybe seven, 4 ElectroHarmonics, zip ties on a piece of plywood! Laziness seems to be a component of my personality as well as workaholic tendencies! 44 years in retail, retired at 70, joined two bands,etc! I’m living proof that you are never too old to be crazy!

@Excellerator420 3 жыл бұрын

Its just hobbiest is how far theyve lost sight. Weird parallel but explains it halfway well. In a pet store all the food is at the back. So you have a higher rate of "impulse" purchases. Millions of dollars are put into store layouts to figure out how to control "impulse" shopping. Its why end caps at wally world change constantly. Hobbiest in the guitar world are "impulse" shoppers they are learning about the hobby and more likely to purchase some new gimmick on the rack on their way to pick up strings. Professionals know exactly what they want and are normally impossible to dissuade in their choices or less impressed by a new "gimmick" just like every avenue of retail impulse shopping drives industries.

@theresejardinier3913 3 жыл бұрын

I play almost every day and like to try new guitars/pedals. But I don't listen to music very much. I think playing for me is like meditation for others. Is that weird?

@SteveSanchez0 3 жыл бұрын

Not weird at all! Playing is a sort of meditation for me as well. I also love listening to music but when I’m not listen to music, I’m making and listening to my own music. Playing is an amazing outlet and it’s a blessing to those of us that chose and are able to play! So keep playing 🤙🏼

@davidbarwick9532 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@WalkenDead 3 жыл бұрын

If these company's just made gear for the pro's then there wouldn't be any major brands. Just small builders that built for a very small portion of the population. Just like if athletic shoe companies just made them for the pro athlete's then there would be any major brand name shoe company. Let's not even get into the fact that these companies give, or greatly discount, their products to said pro's just to use the product because they know we "hobbyist" will buy their product.

@ZacCostilla 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I fully agree. At least the shoe companies have embraced the sneakerhead culture. Too bad music instrument/gear companies haven’t done that for the hobbyist musician.

@sebastian993 3 жыл бұрын

Need a Vox & an Orange

@snakeplissken44 3 жыл бұрын

I don't even care about music anymore. It's all about the gear now.

@drew_peabawls13 3 жыл бұрын

Time stamps stopped at 38:58 Did I miss something?

@jeffb5798 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I see too... or maybe at 38:58 he talks for an hour and 40 minutes about bad Reverb experiences. (JK) I hope the rest of the time stamps are posted.

@michaelmaas6460 3 жыл бұрын

He went out for a beer. Came back & now it's finished.

@jeffb5798 3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmaas6460 I kinda hoped he _had_ talked about bad Reverb experiences for an hour and 40 minutes (lol)

@ileutur6863 3 жыл бұрын

The obsession over vintage is such a sad delusion to me. I pity people who spend thousands on something just because its old, when the same designs and the same sounds are still being made, just improved

@pablo9364 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly right.

@rocktorrocks 3 жыл бұрын

I never used to care for vintage gear, I still don’t love it. But I recently realized the value of it...at least for me. The main reason for me is when the same designs are not available new. I’ve always wanted a Les Paul with T-tops but Gibson doesn’t make T-tops anymore. I only know one company that makes faithful copies, but outside of that, the only way to be sure you’re getting a T-top is to buy the actual vintage pickup or a vintage guitar with those pickups. Same with my Kramer, you can only buy Indonesian made reissues with 1000 series Floyd trems, good guitars but not the same as an original USA made one with the German made tremolo which I prefer the feel of. There’s also a mystique in getting to have the original thing, having an 80’s era super strat, knowing the history and mojo behind it is fun. It’s nothing tangible but it’s fun to feel like you have gear that’s got some stories, history, and quirks behind it. I’ll never spend crazy amounts just for vintage, but if price is reasonable and the guitar plays and sounds good, I’ll happily get it. But I’ll never spend the crazy amounts some vintage gear goes for..

@jleighwolfe 3 жыл бұрын

Those are collectors and investors mostly that buy expensive vintage gear. Rarely do people buy those to use.

@MaxNafeHorsemanship 3 жыл бұрын

Good and bad pickups...it's all opinion and price doesn't matter. Everyone has a different ear. I just bought a Gretsch because I had listened to many pickups and couldn't decide between the P-90 and a Filtertron. (My ear remember) This one had both. The P-90 was everything I dreamed of. Sure there are hundreds out there, but this one was "the" one. Unfortunately the Broadtron is a fake. It is actually a humbucker and sounded like crap to me, so I have on order a HS Filertron. Are there "better pickups? Maybe. Lots of people swear by the TV Jones. I don't think the TV Jones is even close to the same sound. Not saying they are bad at all, but the HS is the sound my ear wants.....My two bits on pickups. A bit of old vs new. New versions of old pickups.

@WalkenDead 3 жыл бұрын

I would throw the MXR 5150 OD pedal in that "amp in a pedal" comment.

@toneman335 2 жыл бұрын

How many guitars do you want? Just one more!

@ryanandring2688 3 жыл бұрын

Being an uber fan of something can also mean you ‘Stan’ something haha gotta keep up on the lingo Phil!

@persecutor96 3 жыл бұрын

The old ones were the Telecoustic and the Stratocoustic, not Acoustosonic.

@theattentionwhores2406 3 жыл бұрын

The problem with all the reviews of the jazzmaster is that each reviewer found another bad point about the guitar add all the bad points up and it put me off buying one fuel reviews would’ve been more beneficial to them