I’ll play it on the channel sometime soon! I’ve frequently considered ordering a custom guitar from Jennings as the guitar that I’ve been waiting on for five years doesn’t seem like it’s ever being delivered on. Long story. This Jennings that I found on marketplace is essentially what I would’ve ordered from them anyway, and I saved a ton of money by buying used. Semi hollow, gold foil McNelly pickups, Bigsby vibrato and a roller bridge. It’s a very clear sounding instrument with a crisp kind of airy tone - unlike anything else I have. And it’s red! Always wanted a red guitar.

I took the Journeyman out sometime last year because really the purpose of that guitar was to be my live instrument for loud situations. The Journeytek sounds great, but was a bit feedback prone. I still have a similar pickup in my Martin, but that's because I never use it in loud situations. I needed the Eastman to be able to perform well next to a drumset or loud amps and the magnetic pickup in the Fishman was able to do that.

It's this one - thinkns.com/instrument/ns-design-electric-violin/ns-design-electric-violin-nxta/ 5 strings, tuned C G D A E from low to high like a violin with an added low viola C string. I use the NS Design string set, which I believe is just a rebranded Helicore D'Addario set? It has been years but I think that's what the NS Design rep I called on the phone years ago told me. For all my amplified violin stuff, I'm using the HX Stomp XL and some presets I've built with IRs to get the best sound.

The Red Eye and making my own IRs has made me happier than ever with my amplified tone from acoustic instruments. Such an underrated piece of kit.

@@AlexPriceMusician Yes, IRs for acoustics are also a great tool, as I recently started discovering after adding a Two Notes Opus to my combined acoustic/electric pedalboard. Best of both worlds! As for the Red-Eye, I tried not using it in order to save space, and discovered a major loss of tone and responsiveness/feel, even with my Fender Jazzmaster! That blew my mind. Good preamps are the unsung heroes.

True that - just gotta do it every day! I used Bill Leavitt's sight reading materials in the beginning to get up to speed, also my violin etude books and anything else I could get my hands on. Set the metronome as slowly as you need to and read it top to bottom without stopping.

No truer words! As illustrated at 26:55 😆

For years I had a 1970's Kay 5-string I found on Craigslist in Harrisburg for $50. I gave it to a friend earlier this year when I got the tenor I showed in this video. He needed it and I knew I wouldn't use it any more. I can fake a clawhammer style well enough to get by but the Scruggs-style thing has me stumped. I'll definitely have to put some hours in when the time comes. I have massive respect for bluegrass banjo players!