@@dublethetruble4620 Why does your relatable comment about being related to their relatable comment about being related to op's relatable comment have to be so relatable ??
@@poisof457 Okay send over the circuit for a chorus pedal with a CAD file of the housing. Why waste hours of time for likely a shitty tone when I can buy a used one for 80$.
@@natasa04tsats15i mean, just have 1 distortion pedal, ovedrive, equalizer, compressor, chorus, reverb and delay and you will sound like fucking alex lifeson
Yes, but he didn’t mention the playability of the instrument as a factor. That’s why it’s recommended to get an expensive amp if you’re gigging and an expensive guitar if you play at home mostly
Expensive guitar doesn't necessarily mean better sounding/feeling experience. I've got a Gretsch Falcon that I go through phases with it vs my modded affinity Tele. Also, are you saying that you can't "feel" the amp (or pedals for that matter)? I'd say expensive amps have a very different feel than cheap amps. Tube compression is a major feel thing.
The crowd hears the expensive amp, which is what most playing musicians care. I've reached a point where my shred is negligibly slower on a squier vs my BFR musicman.
As long as the guitar is playable and if decent build.. I’d rather hear the amp than feel a high end guitar, the best guitars ever will sound like ass through a crap amp, and that’s kinda like putting a small old engine from 1990’s Honda Civic into a Ferrari, it’s also very uninspiring and disappointing.
Generally, a cheap guitar will more than likely sound good through an expensive amp. An expensive guitar will more than likely sound crap through a cheap amp (exceptions to the rule of course) Edit: crap may be too harsh - but you will certainly notice the difference in sound quality between cheap amp/expensive guitar vs expensive amp/cheap guitar - the latter is, 90% of the time, better on the ear
I feel like the comparison of camera and a lense would be a spot on, but I know nothing about guitars. In the photography, a good lense will always be better than an expensive body. Plus, you can someone's good a very good lense relatively inexpensive. Camera though... cheap is bad, always.
@@jess_n_atx Its kinda hard to watch how you struggle understanding that people have a subjective opinion to how they express; your comment only makes it evident how your way of thinking is petty. So unfortunate…
A common choice among the time traveling space demons of the planet Blorbidale, didnt realize it was gaining popularity on earth, thats great to hear 😄👌👏💞
Exactly, check out this video I made with the same cheap amp he is using. Tone is affected by everything, but in the end it is mostly up to your hands and fingers. ruclips.net/user/shortsX4PJ_8qAqw8?si=Kr228_Q0lEFi-4I_
@@chriskibodeaux9818the real crazy difference comes from the speakers and cabinet size. if you use a tiny combo amp with shitty speakers, it's gonna sound worse than a tiny amp head hooked up to a large cab with v30s or another nice set of speakers
It took me years to learn that good amps are the key to good tone. I had owned 3 usa strats & a les paul before I learned this though. Now I always put more emphasis on my amps & take a diff approach with my guitars
Amps, pickups, and strings. If those 3 things are good then it doesn’t matter if your guitar is $50, or $17,000, if the frets are measured out correctly, and you have those 3 things, it’ll sound awesome and people would struggle telling the difference from just hearing
@@erikmorgan7059 fair point. All of this still builds on the foundation tho, having an expensive guitar isn’t what makes great sound, it’s having equipment. It’s so much nicer knowing I can buy a crappy $200 warlock, as opposed to feeling entitled to pay $4000 for one that’ll sound the exact same
honestly, expensive amp is better bc not only does it give u good sounds on ur guitar then, but when u get a new one ur guitar is gonna sound just as good or better!
If your guitar: -stays in tune after bends -has moderate action -doesn't cut you when you slide -has frets that aren't super high Then it's good enough. On the other hand, what you really want in a guitar is: -9 strings -multi-scale fanned frets -kill switch -single-coil and Humbucker toggle -whammy bar -locking tuners -volume knob that actually gradually changes volume
I longed for a "real" guitar and amp for years. You've just got to get your priorities straight and really try. Save $10 a week. Ten bucks, and DON'T TOUCH IT. In a year you'll be surprised at what you can buy.
I used to always say to go with with more expensive guitar but tbh cheaper guitars have gotten SO good you don’t need an expensive guitar like ever anymore
As a bassist, as long as your instrument is comfortable and has a decent tone (which isn’t too hard to find under $400) you can use it well, and for a long time too. Investing in a good amp can both help you shape your tone more than a good guitar, and you also won’t have to upgrade if you ever need to play in a large place. I play a sbmm ray4 (you can probably grab one used for around $300)through an acoustic 370/301 stack, and I gotta say, it can do anything.
What also adds fire to the mix is that you can use software to be your amp. You cant obviously use that live but if you already had a good pc set up and speakers you cpuld just plug in and not worry about the amp.
You can’t make a fender practice amp sound good unless you turn your tone knob all the way down lol, and then it still doesn’t sound good just bearable
In my opinion, it's more important that u use a guitar, which is good (same with amp). They don't have to be expensive, also cheap guitars and amps are often pretty good. They only need to fit ur style.
Your best investment in terms of guitar tone is always going to be your speaker cabinet. The other stuff only really changes your tone slightly, but a good cab will blow you away.
The best investment in terms of your tone is always going to be to learn to play better. Check out this video I made with this exact same cheap amp and then tell me you cannot get an amazing tone with a cheap amp. ruclips.net/user/shortsX4PJ_8qAqw8?si=Kr228_Q0lEFi-4I_
i feel like this isn’t a very fair comparison. don’t get me wrong, he’s still absolutely right, an expensive amp can turn any guitar into a beauty to listen to, but the tones are fundamentally different. the cheap amp is much more mid focused, while the second one is much more balanced. expensive amp is still clearly more detailed though. i also have to add, tones are tools to get a desired feeling. that cheap amp didn’t have a stereotypically great tone, but it had a kind of feeling that was very unique, almost nostalgic. the thing is though, you can make an expensive amp sound like that if you wanted to, but it’s much harder (not impossible) to make a cheaper amp sound expensive.
People who have this argument completely miss the fact people are buying gear for different reasons. If you have no intention of gigging you should get the nice guitar for more fun practicing. If you intend to gig get the more expensive amp for the better sound. To argue one decision is better than the other with no context is completely insane.
While your reasoning is most definitely true to most senses, "I" have personally found the best route would be more expensive amplifier over guitar due to (sounding) better/closer ro what you wanna play will continue your endeavors. Either way, its up to the players preference and budget🤘🏻
You don’t need an expensive amp, you just need a good one. Harley Benton sells a 2x12 cab loaded with Creambacks, and you can get second hand heads for relatively cheap.
Good amp and comfortable feeling guitar is my go to. It's not so much about about expensive because you can find random gems in something like a squire in how the strings feel on your fret hand. Combine that with your amp and the money you saved to upgrade your pickups and you're in business
Expensive amp always wins. I know people argue about an expensive guitar having better feel, but i really think theres a feel to an expensive amp as well. It squishes and compresses and feedbacks and has its own feel, which imo makes me want to play more often.
Why would someone pay $2,000 for their Marshall amp setup if they could tweak their settings on their $75 pawn shop line 6 10 watt practice amp and get a great tone? You get what you pay for. My current setup is a 100 watt boss katana solid state amp and a synyster gates custom. Tone for me is fantastic when compared to my old setup Line 6 10 watt practice amp and a $150 harmony starter guitar.
@@justinbowen1183 you would def start to notice the difference when you have better gear. But sometimes its good not to have and extract the best out of it. I've made excellent tones with a Boss ME25 and a fender Mustang amp when I was a kid
@@pedrosilvamusician you can get some fantastic tones out of a cheaper amp. For the longest time my go to amp was a line 6 spider amp. I have been playing for 16 years and about 10 of those were spent using that amp. I also for recording would hook a quarter inch to 8th inch adapter into the headphone port of the amp onthe front and run an auxiliary cord to the microphone port of my amp and for the longest time that was how I recorded my stuff. I didnt switch over to an all digital setup until maybe 5 or so years ago. The thing I was hurting for the most man was being able to hardcore fine tune the exact sound I wanted so you could probably imagine how insanely cool it was when I found out that the katana amp before I bought I had a USB out specifically for recording an all digital signal as well as an entire application for fine tuning my tone exactly how I wanted. When I got married my grandfather asked if there was anything I really wanted in life as a wedding gift that was just for me myself. I showed him this amp and he played long ago in the 70's and after explaining what all it could do he bought it for me $500 and it has been extremely good to me since day 1 after I figured out how everything worked.
Ngl i like the first one more. The 2nd one is clearer but i dig the vibes of the 1st setup with the cheap amp, it reminds me when ppl purposely get the telephone quality voice effect when singing
What people need to remember is expensive gear is not a must. You can get a good tone out of inexpensive gear ($200-400 for guitars, $400-600 is perfectly fine for amps)
Pickups don’t make much of a difference. Of course the types of pickups sound different, but like quality doesn’t mean much. Speakers do make a huge difference, though
The reason is because any guitar can and should sound good through high quality speakers. Most people don't realize that almost 80% of your actual sound is based on your cabinet geometry and speaker quality. Take care friends
Wood of the guitar is mostly aesthetic. It could effect sustain but I would argue most modern guitars sustain just fine regardless. Action is incredibly important for how you feel playing it. The tone is primarily only changed by the amp and pickups, though having nice cables can help prevent interference in your signal chain. Wood shouldn’t even be on your list except for aesthetic reasons, it can make a difference if you just want a pretty-looking guitar to feel good playing it but there’s a lot of proof that it doesn’t effect tone.
@@elwolf8536 the instrument can only make a sound so loud. Everything from the pickup magnet onward affect the sound more than before because it changes the character of the signal along the way whereas the strings/wood do this to a lesser degree.
A very difficult question to answer, I played in a band in 70s, had an Antoria SG (Gibson copy) with Bigsby trem, was the best guitar I have ever owned, with a Klempt 100w valve amp and 2 x 12" Celestion speakers, in home made cabs, fuzz face distortion and a WEM copycat tape echo, sold it all. I now have a Fender Squier and an American Gibson Les Paul Studio, I find the cheap Squier plays better and sounds better than my American Gibson costing five times the price. I wish I had spent the money on a Marshall amp instead.
eh its not about price but about sound. not guaranteed that an amp just because its more expensive than another amp will sound better to you. you have to test amps and guitars and find what fits you and turn a blind eye on that damn price tag. in my opinion of course.
@@benireges Well, its not a matter of a $200 amp versus a several thousand dollar amp. It's a matter of buying an amp that isn't objectively shitty like a free 5W amp you get with your first guitar. I have a few amps that would now probably sell for way more than they are worth, but I've paid $150-$200 for an amp that could out-do any Marshall if given the right toned speaker cab. I've paid $75 for a combo that is better than most other combos in my opinion. So I dont disagree, its not about how much you pay, as long as its decent. That's why I said middle of the road. The middle of the road doesn't mean the middle of the price range
If you have a cheap guitar that FEELS good, then upgrade your amp first. And absolutely, you'll get results like this. But that's the trick. Finding a guitar that feels good for you through an amp that feels good is the real thing.
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as someone with a cheap amp and guitar this feels like a punch to the gut 💀
Same here man
What counts as cheap?
his cheapest guitar is the Donner Dst-400 which is not so cheap too 💀
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@@1egit_exepeavey vypyr
As someone with no amp, no guitar and no money to buy any of them this hurts my soul
Why do you gotta be so relatable
@@ChikaraSilk why do you gotta be relatable by being related to this relatable comment???
@@dublethetruble4620 Why does your relatable comment about being related to their relatable comment about being related to op's relatable comment have to be so relatable ??
Why you talk about me 😢
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That went 144p to 4k real quick.
No replies is crazy
this is actually funny as fuck dude
@@BPBcoversAttention replies are crazy
@@toast3990 mb
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lmao fr. Got a cheap guitar and amp but tbh with a few pedals it wont matter that much lol
Why buying pedals when You can build one yourself?
@@poisof457 Okay send over the circuit for a chorus pedal with a CAD file of the housing. Why waste hours of time for likely a shitty tone when I can buy a used one for 80$.
@@natasa04tsats15i mean, just have 1 distortion pedal, ovedrive, equalizer, compressor, chorus, reverb and delay and you will sound like fucking alex lifeson
@@hureak1456 yeah damn, aight I'll try that thx lol
Me who is broke: “it’s all expensive”
I felt that one 🥲
Totally, but save up and wait for the sales and practice in between so when you get em your scorching already👊🎸😍
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@Vincent well put.
Facts
Clearly, we need great guitars, AND expensive amps! Done.
Agreed
@@undyingv0id397 nice pfp
Yes, but he didn’t mention the playability of the instrument as a factor. That’s why it’s recommended to get an expensive amp if you’re gigging and an expensive guitar if you play at home mostly
Thats what I'm sayin
No shit
Me looking at your first amp saying “hm that looks familiar” and then realizing it’s right next to me
What kinda amp u got
@malachidenson3473 it's a fender champion 20 it's pretty cheap and a good beginner Amp
lmao same
As a person with a $20 acoustic guitar I see this as absolute pain
You can hear an expensive amp, but you can feel an expensive guitar
well said!
Expensive guitar doesn't necessarily mean better sounding/feeling experience. I've got a Gretsch Falcon that I go through phases with it vs my modded affinity Tele. Also, are you saying that you can't "feel" the amp (or pedals for that matter)? I'd say expensive amps have a very different feel than cheap amps. Tube compression is a major feel thing.
@@jaredt6093 Feel like when you handle the guitar. I.e. How comfortable it is to play and respond to your playing. Not feel as in emotion.
The crowd hears the expensive amp, which is what most playing musicians care. I've reached a point where my shred is negligibly slower on a squier vs my BFR musicman.
As long as the guitar is playable and if decent build.. I’d rather hear the amp than feel a high end guitar, the best guitars ever will sound like ass through a crap amp, and that’s kinda like putting a small old engine from 1990’s Honda Civic into a Ferrari, it’s also very uninspiring and disappointing.
Generally, a cheap guitar will more than likely sound good through an expensive amp. An expensive guitar will more than likely sound crap through a cheap amp (exceptions to the rule of course)
Edit: crap may be too harsh - but you will certainly notice the difference in sound quality between cheap amp/expensive guitar vs expensive amp/cheap guitar - the latter is, 90% of the time, better on the ear
Agree
Spot on
I feel like the comparison of camera and a lense would be a spot on, but I know nothing about guitars. In the photography, a good lense will always be better than an expensive body. Plus, you can someone's good a very good lense relatively inexpensive. Camera though... cheap is bad, always.
There isn't exceptions.
@@GRZNGT The lens is everything especially if the medium is film
“Inexpensive” “Strat” never thought I’d hear those 2 words in one sentence
As an expensive guitar, this really hurts my ego. But I shouldn’t fret to much
Good amp kinda hits different tho
It's kinda like having a shitty drum set, but the cymbals go crazy
it sounds deeper kinda
Hits different.🤢..that en vogue phrase. Maybe im just getting old. But this modern lingo is wack. Not tight at all
@@jess_n_atx Its kinda hard to watch how you struggle understanding that people have a subjective opinion to how they express; your comment only makes it evident how your way of thinking is petty. So unfortunate…
@@kaimuto123well to be fair you can hear bad cymbals a lot easier then bad toms
this is why I play inter-dimensional time flute
Cant be a the vintage triangle
Why not jazz flute
A common choice among the time traveling space demons of the planet Blorbidale, didnt realize it was gaining popularity on earth, thats great to hear 😄👌👏💞
My ex could do that. Made it hard to leave.
If you like that check out super secret band
His very first amp is more expensive than my whole setup lol
BASED song choice. Good to see a fellow Rafa Rodriguez enjoyer
“The equipment is only as good as the person using it”
-my music professor
bingo!
Exactly, check out this video I made with the same cheap amp he is using. Tone is affected by everything, but in the end it is mostly up to your hands and fingers. ruclips.net/user/shortsX4PJ_8qAqw8?si=Kr228_Q0lEFi-4I_
While that is true, he left out the part about how the person using it is only as good as the equipment.
I feel like if u looped a clip of the cheap one and played the expensive one u could write a really good somg
The song is Funck by Rafa Rodriguez 😊
I feel like if you never made a comment ever again it would be really nice.
@@sarcastaball or better yet, hear me out. you just keep scrolling!!!
@@sarcastaball weirdo
Zomg
Nobody’s talking about how his “cheapest guitar”….
Is a suped up partscaster
expensive amp gives off a nice sound while the expensive guitar gives you a nice feel while you play
never have i ever heard someone test guitar tone with a Rafa Rodriguez riff, u got good taste
IK dude I'm liking this guy more n more
Yes!!!
:D
What song?
@@8BitsOfFun1323 Funck by Rafa Rodriguez
Cheap guitar with expensive amp wins every single time. There is no argument.
Yeah, the guitar can't be total crap. But if your cheap guitar is reasonable, a good expensive amp can make a huge difference!
Yeah, it's super easy and cheap to upgrade guitars anyways. You can easily make a cheap guitar sound and play like a custom shop guitar.
The fact that your cheapest strat is an HSS strat made me feel broke
Good amp all day. Good pick ups in an inexpensive guitar is surprising enough sometimes
FTW!! 💪
Amps really make the difference.
I agree.
Check this out and then tell me you cannot get a great tone with a cheap amp. ruclips.net/user/shortsX4PJ_8qAqw8?si=Kr228_Q0lEFi-4I_
No they don’t! You can get same sound from a cheap amp vs expensive amp!
@@chriskibodeaux9818the real crazy difference comes from the speakers and cabinet size. if you use a tiny combo amp with shitty speakers, it's gonna sound worse than a tiny amp head hooked up to a large cab with v30s or another nice set of speakers
@@peppymartian9382and u absolutely can get the same sound from cheap vs expensive!
It took me years to learn that good amps are the key to good tone. I had owned 3 usa strats & a les paul before I learned this though. Now I always put more emphasis on my amps & take a diff approach with my guitars
Amps, pickups, and strings. If those 3 things are good then it doesn’t matter if your guitar is $50, or $17,000, if the frets are measured out correctly, and you have those 3 things, it’ll sound awesome and people would struggle telling the difference from just hearing
The speakers in the cabs matter way more than the strings, bad speakers can make good amps sound bad
@@erikmorgan7059 fair point. All of this still builds on the foundation tho, having an expensive guitar isn’t what makes great sound, it’s having equipment. It’s so much nicer knowing I can buy a crappy $200 warlock, as opposed to feeling entitled to pay $4000 for one that’ll sound the exact same
So what amp you use now?
@@chriskucholtz6967 I’m a synyster gates whore, I grabbed a marshall hellwin before they stopped being made
honestly, expensive amp is better bc not only does it give u good sounds on ur guitar then, but when u get a new one ur guitar is gonna sound just as good or better!
Cheap comfortable guitar + cheap decent amp is the best combo for beginners.
If your guitar:
-stays in tune after bends
-has moderate action
-doesn't cut you when you slide
-has frets that aren't super high
Then it's good enough.
On the other hand, what you really want in a guitar is:
-9 strings
-multi-scale fanned frets
-kill switch
-single-coil and Humbucker toggle
-whammy bar
-locking tuners
-volume knob that actually gradually changes volume
as someone who can't even afford to buy either a cheap guitar nor a cheap amp made me feel like poverty just slapped me right across my face
I longed for a "real" guitar and amp for years. You've just got to get your priorities straight and really try. Save $10 a week. Ten bucks, and DON'T TOUCH IT. In a year you'll be surprised at what you can buy.
Yo that blues riff u were playing was fire lowkey gave me chills ngl
I used to always say to go with with more expensive guitar but tbh cheaper guitars have gotten SO good you don’t need an expensive guitar like ever anymore
Me who plays acoustic
Playing that primal setup
@@KD-vg2ynlmaooo
I’m in the same boat, tested by time and the best for what I play.
*proceeds to start slaping the guitar instead of playing on the strings 💀
We had the same first amp. I mostly play metal but you can get some killer tones out of that thing for any genre.
Champion 20 is great for a budget, frontman 10 might be the worst amp ever created
@@craigdaker123 yeah
I use an 30w Philips speaker with an inexpensive car amp (total was about 20€) and get pretty workable tones for practicing with my band
As a bassist, as long as your instrument is comfortable and has a decent tone (which isn’t too hard to find under $400) you can use it well, and for a long time too. Investing in a good amp can both help you shape your tone more than a good guitar, and you also won’t have to upgrade if you ever need to play in a large place. I play a sbmm ray4 (you can probably grab one used for around $300)through an acoustic 370/301 stack, and I gotta say, it can do anything.
What also adds fire to the mix is that you can use software to be your amp. You cant obviously use that live but if you already had a good pc set up and speakers you cpuld just plug in and not worry about the amp.
A good guitarist can make any guitar/amp sound nice 😮
You can’t make a fender practice amp sound good unless you turn your tone knob all the way down lol, and then it still doesn’t sound good just bearable
@@Augrills yeah u can
@@Awesomeface362 nah
I would say enjoying playing your guitar is most important. You even still want to play unplugged if you have a really nice guitar.
Expensive amps definitely helps the confidence and makes you wanna practice more which i think is a really good reason for investment.
Sometimes the lower quality amp can get provide a nice hazy or cloudy sound if that’s the goal.
For anyone curious, the song is Funck by Rafa Rodriguez
ty bro
Thanks so much! Sounds fire!
That riff is so modern metal vibe
Whats the song
The best choice is to get a decent amp and a decent guitar
In my opinion, it's more important that u use a guitar, which is good (same with amp). They don't have to be expensive, also cheap guitars and amps are often pretty good. They only need to fit ur style.
amps matter so much more than i ever imagined they would back when i first started playing
Your best investment in terms of guitar tone is always going to be your speaker cabinet. The other stuff only really changes your tone slightly, but a good cab will blow you away.
The best investment in terms of your tone is always going to be to learn to play better. Check out this video I made with this exact same cheap amp and then tell me you cannot get an amazing tone with a cheap amp. ruclips.net/user/shortsX4PJ_8qAqw8?si=Kr228_Q0lEFi-4I_
now i can feel the importance of the bass player
Guitar does affect the sound to some extent (the pickups and other electronics) but the amp has a way more significant effect on your sound.
Why does the first one low-key sound good
It sounds better these people just think louder = better lmao
@@ahhhhyes now let's hear it in overdrive
i feel like this isn’t a very fair comparison. don’t get me wrong, he’s still absolutely right, an expensive amp can turn any guitar into a beauty to listen to, but the tones are fundamentally different. the cheap amp is much more mid focused, while the second one is much more balanced. expensive amp is still clearly more detailed though.
i also have to add, tones are tools to get a desired feeling. that cheap amp didn’t have a stereotypically great tone, but it had a kind of feeling that was very unique, almost nostalgic. the thing is though, you can make an expensive amp sound like that if you wanted to, but it’s much harder (not impossible) to make a cheaper amp sound expensive.
People who have this argument completely miss the fact people are buying gear for different reasons. If you have no intention of gigging you should get the nice guitar for more fun practicing. If you intend to gig get the more expensive amp for the better sound. To argue one decision is better than the other with no context is completely insane.
While your reasoning is most definitely true to most senses, "I" have personally found the best route would be more expensive amplifier over guitar due to (sounding) better/closer ro what you wanna play will continue your endeavors.
Either way, its up to the players preference and budget🤘🏻
It's like asking "Would you listen to mp3 in a big speaker or a wav in tiny speaker". Cheap guitar and expensive amp is always the way to go.
You don’t need an expensive amp, you just need a good one.
Harley Benton sells a 2x12 cab loaded with Creambacks, and you can get second hand heads for relatively cheap.
Good amp and comfortable feeling guitar is my go to. It's not so much about about expensive because you can find random gems in something like a squire in how the strings feel on your fret hand. Combine that with your amp and the money you saved to upgrade your pickups and you're in business
i like both, the compression of the cheap amp is something that i feel could fit well in just about any song
Spectre sound RUclips has described it in a detailed way . Glad that you did in your way in a short video. Kudos
I thought he was going to start smoking that little guitar.
Glad to see you are big into guitars. I met your Dad years back at an event for Bill Martini, was a cool evening. But Happy Holidays!!
Same kinda comparison of cheap DLSR body but expensive glass! Love these kinds of videos.
Expensive amp always wins. I know people argue about an expensive guitar having better feel, but i really think theres a feel to an expensive amp as well. It squishes and compresses and feedbacks and has its own feel, which imo makes me want to play more often.
Personally, it depends what settings you set the amp to. You can tone it to whatever you think sounds nice.
Why would someone pay $2,000 for their Marshall amp setup if they could tweak their settings on their $75 pawn shop line 6 10 watt practice amp and get a great tone? You get what you pay for.
My current setup is a 100 watt boss katana solid state amp and a synyster gates custom. Tone for me is fantastic when compared to my old setup
Line 6 10 watt practice amp and a $150 harmony starter guitar.
@@justinbowen1183 you would def start to notice the difference when you have better gear. But sometimes its good not to have and extract the best out of it. I've made excellent tones with a Boss ME25 and a fender Mustang amp when I was a kid
@@pedrosilvamusician you can get some fantastic tones out of a cheaper amp. For the longest time my go to amp was a line 6 spider amp. I have been playing for 16 years and about 10 of those were spent using that amp. I also for recording would hook a quarter inch to 8th inch adapter into the headphone port of the amp onthe front and run an auxiliary cord to the microphone port of my amp and for the longest time that was how I recorded my stuff. I didnt switch over to an all digital setup until maybe 5 or so years ago. The thing I was hurting for the most man was being able to hardcore fine tune the exact sound I wanted so you could probably imagine how insanely cool it was when I found out that the katana amp before I bought I had a USB out specifically for recording an all digital signal as well as an entire application for fine tuning my tone exactly how I wanted.
When I got married my grandfather asked if there was anything I really wanted in life as a wedding gift that was just for me myself. I showed him this amp and he played long ago in the 70's and after explaining what all it could do he bought it for me $500 and it has been extremely good to me since day 1 after I figured out how everything worked.
FINALLY SOMEONE SHOWING RAFA RODRIGUEZ SOME LOVE!!! You have no idea how surprised I was to hear you playing funck 😁
The last item in line generally has the most effect on sound. Spend your money on a good amp with better speakers.
200 USD guitars got so good these days, that investing in a good amp is qay more important.
Always love your riffing, great retro-modern blend. Tasteful.
You can find a ton of great guitars out there used in the 300-400 range and pair that with a decent amp.
You can get awesome guitars for that price. I got a Schecter Sun Valley SS FR with sustainiac for that price
a good mix between the two but in all honesty its really the player that can make it sound good.
Ngl i like the first one more. The 2nd one is clearer but i dig the vibes of the 1st setup with the cheap amp, it reminds me when ppl purposely get the telephone quality voice effect when singing
idk i really like the sound of the cheap amp because it makes it sound kinda like the treble was turned up while the bass cranked down a bit
What people need to remember is expensive gear is not a must. You can get a good tone out of inexpensive gear ($200-400 for guitars, $400-600 is perfectly fine for amps)
It really depends on what feel you’re going for
as someone with no guitar, no amp, no future, no skills, no bitches, no one to care about me, and no energy, this is an absolute win
a good guitar player will make any combination sound good
Wow.
bro! Rafa Rodriguez? loving your taste lately.
i like the expensive guitar combo partly because of the chords at the end they remind me of smth i just dunno what
OMG 2nd one (green) sounded AWESOME!
Rafa doesn't get enough love man, he's so fucking good.
Cheap guitar and a cheap Amp for like 6 years now lmao💀
Funck opening line was nice. I’ve been wanting to learn that for a while
Expensive amp for tone, expensive guitar for inspiration😉
Don't forget about the speakers. You can really brighten an affordable amp up with a speaker upgrade. Same with the pickups on guitar.
Pickups don’t make much of a difference. Of course the types of pickups sound different, but like quality doesn’t mean much. Speakers do make a huge difference, though
Well yeah that's a no-brainer if you're an electric player. If you play acoustics invest in a better guitar first.
I like number one more, just sounds less harsh on the ears and sounds a lot nicer.
the expensive guitar in a beginners hands can be very intimidating compared to a cheap one they are not afraid of damaging
I honestly think both of them sounds really good. So thing that you need to play guitar is 'Guitar Skill'
I could not agree more, I have a random wesfeild strat copy and a lovely marahall vs100 and it sounds👌
I miss my VS100. I pawned it for 100 dollars back in the late 2000's.
I feel like they both have great sound, ups and downs! Everything does
why do i like the first one better, it honestly sounded cool.
Ayooooo, playin a little bit of Rafaaaa. Love the reference 👌
That answers my question! No more expensive guitars, just amps. Sounds good to me!
Neither the guitar or amp matters when you have a crappy guitar cab with crap speakers.
The reason is because any guitar can and should sound good through high quality speakers. Most people don't realize that almost 80% of your actual sound is based on your cabinet geometry and speaker quality. Take care friends
Yep and most players do not even realize that.
I think both are great and depend on the player, it just really depends on the sound you're going for
Not gonna lie the more expensive amp sounded way better. With tube amps you can hear more of a character then a non tube🤠🤠🤠🥸🥸☕️☕️☕️
Clearly the amp is most important. Seconded by the pickups, then maybe cables, then the wood of the guitar and the action.
Wood of the guitar is mostly aesthetic. It could effect sustain but I would argue most modern guitars sustain just fine regardless. Action is incredibly important for how you feel playing it. The tone is primarily only changed by the amp and pickups, though having nice cables can help prevent interference in your signal chain. Wood shouldn’t even be on your list except for aesthetic reasons, it can make a difference if you just want a pretty-looking guitar to feel good playing it but there’s a lot of proof that it doesn’t effect tone.
I would argue strings make more of a difference than wood with a solid body.
Sounds all backwards to me
@@elwolf8536 the instrument can only make a sound so loud. Everything from the pickup magnet onward affect the sound more than before because it changes the character of the signal along the way whereas the strings/wood do this to a lesser degree.
Sweet guitar playing my man!
A very difficult question to answer, I played in a band in 70s, had an Antoria SG (Gibson copy) with Bigsby trem, was the best guitar I have ever owned, with a Klempt 100w valve amp and 2 x 12" Celestion speakers, in home made cabs, fuzz face distortion and a WEM copycat tape echo, sold it all. I now have a Fender Squier and an American Gibson Les Paul Studio, I find the cheap Squier plays better and sounds better than my American Gibson costing five times the price. I wish I had spent the money on a Marshall amp instead.
Honestly, a middle of the road guitar and a middle of the road amp will do you more wonders than putting all your money into one or the other
eh its not about price but about sound. not guaranteed that an amp just because its more expensive than another amp will sound better to you. you have to test amps and guitars and find what fits you and turn a blind eye on that damn price tag. in my opinion of course.
@@benireges Well, its not a matter of a $200 amp versus a several thousand dollar amp. It's a matter of buying an amp that isn't objectively shitty like a free 5W amp you get with your first guitar. I have a few amps that would now probably sell for way more than they are worth, but I've paid $150-$200 for an amp that could out-do any Marshall if given the right toned speaker cab. I've paid $75 for a combo that is better than most other combos in my opinion. So I dont disagree, its not about how much you pay, as long as its decent. That's why I said middle of the road. The middle of the road doesn't mean the middle of the price range
@@logancuda4624 i misunderstood you then
@@benireges No worries
We’re guitar players, not amp players. An expensive guitar will last longer, stay in tune, probably sound better too.
Tbh they both sound good. They'd sound great panned - expensive amp as the main track, expensive guitar as a reverb effect or something.
Fair, I had a Carvin legacy for a while during my gigging days and a lower range Ibanez. Sounded killer especially after an upgrade to the pickups.
hey do you know the song he played called?
If you have a cheap guitar that FEELS good, then upgrade your amp first.
And absolutely, you'll get results like this.
But that's the trick. Finding a guitar that feels good for you through an amp that feels good is the real thing.