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Hey Rick, great to hear from you and thanks for your kind comments. If I am honest with you for a while I wasn't liking the electric part of this acoustic but then I realised it was the Roland Cube Street that wasn't playing well with it. I was really impressed with the Bose for the acoustic. It works well with my strat too for more rhythm styles. How are you doing?

@@johnridley2374 I have the same problem. For me it is when I can't hear myself whilst gigging so I strum harder so I turn up the volume and play lighter.

Oh that is a great question! I really liked both when I was looking. In hindsight, the controls of the Gretsch would probably be a better fit for me now (I like the master volume knob which the swingster doesn't have) , that said, I love the pull out tone knobs that give Parallel/Series Switching that the Gretsch doesn't have but I use a lot. With the Bigsby, I love the wire handle versus the Gretsch handle, it gets in the way less. The pickups are different between the two so obviously the sounds will be. I don't think the Swingster sounds like a 5420. So on balance, they are very different guitars and the choice will be subjective. If you want that Gretsch sound then don't get the Swingster. If you want a guitar that REALLY rocks then the Swingster is a great alternative to the Gretsch but the pickups will sound more like Epiphone/Gibson humbuckers but with more tonal variation. The choice is yours really. I got my Swingster with £200 discount so it was a no brainer. Without that I may have got the Gretsch. I like both! Sorry I can't be more helpful!!

@@blutonemusic thank you ! your response is very helpfull for me ! Have a nice day. Pablo

@@Jack01390 It is a pleasure! Thanks for the question!

Hi there, I have used the Swingster in a 'busking' context a few times now. I have found that it can provide a lovely chord strumming tone, nice, one the edge of breakup, Blues and in turning down the tone yields a nice mellow jazz tone. In fact I have found that in pulling out the tone pot on the neck with the bridge in standard (pot down) that gives me my favourite, slight bite, tone with the edge of breakup tone on the amp. Hope this helps. Regards John

@@regfabrizio1446 I am so impressed by the Nextone Amp!

Thanks! Which one do you have?

@@blutonemusic i have m6L raw lacquer

@@madie31 One of the best finishes!

@@yodasecondave It's too difficult 🤣🤣

It was plugged into an AER Guitar Amp. I really liked the sound although my phone recording doesn't do it justice!

@@gmailfredcasters Bonjour Mon Ami!

Gracias mi amigo!

@@marccarter1350 I would love to try a US made one!

@@blutonemusic The USA one is on a different level. Fit and finish are bang on. Its like jumping into a posh car. I would not take it busking thou, that where the Chinese one fits in.

@@marccarter1350 Yes, I agree about the busking element for expensive guitars. Mine wasn't too expensive and I got a good deal on top of that. So I have good tone, nice looks and something that is fun to play. It has taught me a thing or too as well which I like.

Thank you! What stuff do you play?

Sounds like a bargain!

Did you have your own shop?

@@blutonemusic I had an online music sales business but did collections as well..

@@pauljohnson3686 That sounds great. I wondered about doing something similar.

Can u please point out the difference between V6 icon and V60 Coaster series?

@@BigBoss-md4wp I think the biggest difference is that the electronics are not Wilkinson but Entwhistle based and I think the body is heavier. I have not tried one although I have tried the T style and it was great for the money. That said if I got a beginner guitar that I wanted to keep into being intermediate then I would stick with the V6. The one I reviewed had awesome playability and great tuning stability. I would happily gig with it.

It has certainly been designed to look like that!

@@blutonemusic Alrighty then....if that's what you want to believe, that's fine.

Beg to differ in terms of the pointy bits!! Blues wise I totally agree. Derek Trucks proves that but his guitar has points on it 🙂

That's very kind of you to say. Do you play? Tell me about your gear, I'd love to know more

You are absolutely right! I got that confused. It's about a 9.5" radius at the nut end and about 14" at the 22 fret. Equally the shape of the neck is a modern 'C' to 'D'. A very interesting guitar. Thanks for pointing out the error.

Buenos días Miguel. Tiendo a tener mis pastillas bastante cerca de las cuerdas, pero en realidad es sólo una preferencia. En el Starla le di cuerda a las pastillas hasta que escuché un 'Tono de lobo' que es cuando los imanes comienzan a afectar la vibración. Luego retrocedí un poco y quedé contento con eso. Echa un vistazo a Monty's Pickups, ya que ofrecen un buen tutorial sobre cómo configurar las alturas de las pastillas. Para ser honesto, es realmente una decisión subjetiva que depende del tono y la ganancia. Espero eso ayude. John

@@blutonemusic Muchas gracias John. Muy amable como siempre

Well you can't have enough acoustics, to be sure. I have a full size and a parlour however both need upgrades with the electrics. I tend not to use them gig wise but never say never... What do you play? How do you use the guitars that you mentioned?

@@blutonemusic I use my parlor when I'm sitting in my recliner. It's small and I use it for doodling and coming up with new ideas. I use my 000 acoustic while standing up and practicing songs since I mostly play that on stage. I don't always plug it in at home, but I use it with a metronome for cleaner playing. The electric is for pretending I'm a rock god.

Thanks!

Thank you! Actually you know what. I thought exactly that but for some reason I'm not sure that this is a typical neck pocket lacquer crack. Whoever had it before must have had some kind of freak accident with a screw driver or something. Weird. It's such a shallow scratch. It might even polish out

I bet that looks so good!

Thanks for your comment but this guitar doesn't have a single coil setting but it does have the ability to switch between parallel and series mode.

¡Hola! ¿Espero que estés bien? ¡Me temo que no he oído hablar de esas guitarras!

@@blutonemusic Si está todo correcto. Simplemente me hicieron un regalo de esta guitarra y hay que invertir en dejarla perfecta. Y me gusta saber si es una guitarra que vale la pena arreglar o no. Igualmente muchas gracias

Thanks for your kind words! This thing is giving me a lot of joy!

I am so pleased with it! A pleasant surprise!

It is so interesting what sparks us as guitarists. I absolutely love the neck pup sound on this guitar but I'm more bluesy than funky based.

Thank you! I'm having a lot of fun with it

I almost did the same with the paranormal Nashville Strat...

Happened to me with used Guild d50 sitting dusty on a stand in the corner of Guitar Center (with the serial numbers sort of scratched out) 10 yrs ago (wasn't in the market for a guitar, much less a dread), and then 2 weeks ago (again!) with a Squier 60's CV Strat - but both just felt so right in hand, regardless of the stats - sometimes magic just happens

Who are we to stand in the way of fate? 😉

No problem. I hope that it has helped you in some way.

Hola Miguel, uso cuerdas de calibre 10 a 53 la mayor parte del tiempo. Curiosamente, en mi Epiphone Swingster, este calibre parece demasiado ligero, así que creo que puedo llegar a 13 e incluso probar con cuerdas de entorchado plano también. ¿Espero que todo está bien con usted? John

@@blutonemusic Muchas gracias por responder. Tengo que cambiarle a la PRS las cuerdas por qué las de serie están deterioradas. Y era para saber las más adecuadas. Tengo dos juegos de 10/46 ELIXIR. Si siento que no suenan bien. Preguntaré a mi Luthier profesional. Muchas gracias

It's a pleasure! Thanks for watching!

Poor you. 😂

To be fair....

Maybe we can find you one when we visit @andertons on the 2nd March....

Sounds like a plan 😊

I often don't use distortion. A little colour from some OD at times and a little delay adds a little seasoning too 🙂

you mean like The Edge of U2 fame ?😁

I try to avoid Option Paralysis 🙂