Thanks so much for doing this. Jack is such a tasteful and nasty player, and a gentleman. Love it

this was a great one thanks Marty and Jack, great player seems like a great guy! Keep 'em coming!

Hey Marty I’d really appreciate it if you did a lesson on “I’m looking Through you” by the Beatles

Thanks for the like Marty! Keep doing what you do, ur groovy

Marty Music HEY MARTY, LISTEN TO MACHINE GUN BY JIMI HENDRIX. PLZZZZ MAKE A TUTORIAL. I'M DYING.

So true I was thinking the same thing

Makes me feel better about my squier hss.. I love it but you always feel like you need a fender fender ya know.. and I swear check out the squier mini the one I bought for my daughter is amazing so fun

There’s nothing wrong with epiphones or squiers.

@@TheGrammarSmithy He mentions in other interviews that he had the frets dressed, the nut filed and the volume pot replaced on his first Bullet before gigging it. I imagine he did the same with all of his others as well. Interesting point on the acoustic dollars as well. I bet there is some truth to that.

@@TheGrammarSmithy Weird, 'cause my old Indonesian strat (Squier Affinity) has incredibly smooth fret ends and somewhat "rolled" fretboard edges. It feels amazing

I'm 70 and Ive only just found him 😯😯

Reminiscent of peace frog

That’s real roots talent right there. I have to give that trick some study time

The player makes great music but his tone is bland.... a great player can make a bland sound sound interesting this is the fact. Yes its OK through a good amp and pedals but it sounds very mediocre at best. Jack is a great player that is the difference. He WOULD sound better with a Strat with Virgil Arlo pickups or hell just put those pickups into his Squire!

I also got a sunburst Squier Bullet, couldn't believe how good it felt, and resonant, for that little money? You should trust your instincts, if it feels good and sounds good, it's Good :)

I purchased an Indonesian Squire because at the time I felt they were the best bang for the buck and built it with everything I love from the parts I liked best from every over priced guitar known to man and had a friend of mine finish off the fine details that were above my abilities and once finished everyone who plays it is stunned with the fit finish and most of all the frigging thing is the best sounding "Strat" I would ever want. I built it because a friend of mine told me the price of his next purchase and we made a gentleman's bet for a dollar that he would be upset when we put em through the paces side by side. Long story long. He not only paid me my dollar he wanted to purchase it from me. I had to say sorry this one's a keeper.I'll never sell it... ;)

I mean to be fair, Squiers are really well built for the price. I have owned far worse, more expensive mexican Strats. Cheap tuning mechanics are only annoying, but won't hurt your sound and you don't need really expensive special wood in these things. My first guitar was a 120€ Squier from eBay, after couple of years I put in new pickups and it sounds great. What I want to say: there are cheap gutars that just sound like shit, no matter who plays them. But Squier is a pretty bad example for rubbish guitars ;-)

You're not breaking any new ground with your statement. The difference is, what they sound like 50yrs later. THAT is the true difference with expensive instruments. They get better with age.. Cheap ones break.. So..

I’m sure he plays expensive guitars probably just sayin that. Because he’s humble. (Some people like that sort of thing) im sure he plays more than a fender squire piece crap. Jack Pearson signature guitar probably cost lot more. I’m sure it’s not 100.000 dollars. Like $30:000 for a strat is cheap in america. Lol.

@@dannyhood4007 A personal friend here. It's just as advertised. The Squiers really are from Guitar Center and the most he has paid for any of them has been less than $175, tax included. There is no Jack Pearson signature guitar. While the fact that he has owned a particular guitar may add to it's value, he doesn't have any guitar that would be appraised for more than 5K. And if he doesn't play it, he doesn't own it. The only endorsement deal he ever had was with G&L, but that has expired.

Hope you allow me to rephrase it. He let his soul sing even through affordable guitars.

how did it sound??? before you saw it was just a squire how did it sound pretty fucking amazing so if it sounds good @@dannyhood4007

Contrary to popular belief many less known famous musicians are on a low budget and it’s better to play gigs with cheap guitars in case if it gets stolen. Also cheap guitars these days are shockingly good and potentially better than USA guitars especially after modding them. I own both USA and import guitars. I actually prefer my modded import guitars to be honest

I'm 64 and what I grew up playing were terrible things your so right

...he probably sell a guitar to Robert Johnson...

A master

Watch videos of him and Tommy Emmanuel playing together . Especially on acoustic.

Derek is still young. He will eventually surpass all of them

Derek Trucks is the most creative slide player on Earth. The Spirit of Duane Allman sits on Derek’s shoulder without question. He seems to have taken Duane’s approach and touch to other worldly places. I’d suggest T&T Band’s live version of Darling Come Home Soon for a total immersion in his genius. The solo starts at just after 5:00 and it is a journey, not just a solo. Having said all that, I don’t think he’s as well rounded and versatile as Jack Pearson, though he certainly could be. Jack is a natural who just breathes every type of guitar air there is and can play all of it. Just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions ...! They’re all great and I have listened to and seen all of them per- form. I love Jack because he’s so under the radar and so much better than just about any guitar player you can name. He didn’t choose being a guitar player. It chose him, as “it” did Warren, Derek, Duane and Dickey and any other virtuoso. Music oozes from their veins.

It sounds as though you haven't heard Jack sing. He has an incredible voice.

look up Jack singing - he might be as good a singer as guitar player, and he's on a different level on the guitar. his hands are special. Anyone can play the notes. few can make the guitar cry.

Derek is the man

It seems like all the studio players and backing band guys all own a bunch of cheap guitars and then they have 1 higher costing "Nice" guitar. Fascinating. If you know how to play you can make any guitar sound good.

It's in the hands. So true.

He makes that cheap Squier cry and sing like nothing I’ve heard before. Just amazing. A lesson we all should take away from this.

Lol, that guitar doesn’t sound good!!!

Mc Ren you’re full of crap.

Marty asked really great questions about jacks technical preferences and how he thinks of composition. Very insightful

I’m a cheap guy and I figure if I’m gonna be good I should be able to make any guitar sound good.. if I quit it’s just a squier 😅 a year later and I can’t stop playing it.

@@willm3027 Just so happens I worked on a $40 Squier SE that I picked up at a pawn shop. The guitar is solid. It has a little fret sprout but an otherwise very good neck.

I've been debating buying a mim strat over a squier classic vibe, just because it's an actual fender. Not now. Gonna get the squire (of which I like the aesthetics more), save the $, and just practice more. This video was a big help in straightening out my thinking.

I love Bullet Strats also. The necks are just incredible. I have four of them, but the 2005 hard tail is my favorite. It was a top loader and buzzed a lot and sounded dead when I got it. I drilled it out to make it a string through body with Tele ferrules on the back. That just made it come alive! It has that vibration Jack was talking about. And I have been partial to Squiers made in Indonesia since I started collecting these affordable guitars. There is just something about them that’s better or different than the Chinese, Korean, etc. Of course you have to address some of the typical issues like fret sprout, fret level, crown and polish. And I am partial to Fender locking tuners. Which I used on all my Squiers. The hard tail is light, thin as an SG. I want another one.

I was wondering if I was the only one who thought this was a great episode ....

Joe Rice l have a Squire Affinity with a stock Quarter sawn neck. Best sounding/playing guitar l've ever played.