practice an extra 30 minutes a day, you'll be amazed at how much better your rig, no matter what it is will sound. It all boils down to one thing, can you play.
I really want a white les paul custom, and while I can afford a gibson, I will buy an epiphone simply because my other 2 gibsons live in their cases and I can't always be bothered to get them out so I can leave an epiphone out and ready to grab and these new inspired by gibson models are just as stunning in my opinion 👍
I went A And D for best tone. I own the origin 50 head I think it’s great. Great video. I assumed I’d have a ‘lesser’ rig, but it’s how you push it imo(either better guitar or pedals)
a guitar that inspires you to play(can be expensive, but let's be real here: an adequate amount, none of that Gibson sig models, those are for collectors, not players) and a modeller with decent speakers.
Here’s what I thought: Rig A - expensive guitar, cheap amp Rig B - expensive guitar, expensive amp Rig C - cheap guitar, expensive amp Rig D - cheap guitar, cheap amp Time to watch the rest and see if I was right
Dagan, this might be your best video to date. In 1 video you tapped in to and discussed all of the anxieties and psychological hang ups that we as guitar players deal with all of the time. Bravo sir 👏🏾
Either B or D is perfectly fine to me. But you are right: choosing a guitar that inspires you to play is key for the guitar player. But for the sound, it is mostly the amp and cab.
Of course they both sound great, but to my ears the Epi sounded slightly better, But more importantly, this is one of the most honest guitar vids I've seen in a long time! I salute you for acknowledging how subjective tone is, and how much it comes down to playing a guitar that makes you passionate about playing! And also of course, amps are a huge part of the experience, but the guitar is what you hold in your hands...
I have a squire strat that sounded really bad through my old amps. Hadn’t played it for a while cause i got a new guitar. Picked it back up and ran it through my newer amp and it sounds great now. Guitars help, but the amp matters a lot.
Guitar needs to be solid enough but often makes more sense to spend slightly more (double or just about nearly) on the amp then the guitar. i.e. $3-400 guitar and a $4-750 amp
Depends on what you need. If you have an alright guitar that plays well, but need some more volume a new amp. If you have a guitar you have to fight to play no matter how well it is set up a new guitar
To me it was between B and D. B seemed to have a more harmonically rich tone when I did the first listen blind... That might've been helped by uncovered pickups. Either way all tones were perfectly serviceable and your playing was fantastic as always!
My wallet didn't want to, but blindfolded I preferred both guitars into the 1987x, which I suppose means I like expensive amps, I've got a budget Gibson tribute and a full on sg '61. so maybe it's time to upgrade my amplification
My advice to SAVE MONEY... Buy once, cry once - Meaning, buy WHAT YOU WANT FIRST! - Music Stores make a lot of money with people buying cheap and upgrading gear - Just buy what you want and don't settle. If you don't, you'll buy it, outgrow it, get sick of it and end up buying another guitar or throw it in a closet to never see the light of day again.
Amplifier, end of video. Just kidding, the amplifier effects the sound the most, but if your guitar sucks it will suck to play, and you wont want to play it.
I really liked rig B. I guess that might mean I need to not worry about some of the debatable details of which guitar is better and just make sure I have a good enough amp for the guitar I like.
Your completely correct dagen. Take your old glory that's a fine guitar. high end Epiphones are every bit as good as other high end guitars. Epiphone definitely is in a new era. The same goes for the pickups now they have nickel silver backs there is no difference between Epiphone and Gibson pickups construction wise. Plus the pro buckers have critical acclaim they do sound different because they are more vintage accurate.
Great vid, Dagan. It turns out I need to upgrade my amp: Using headphones, the Epiphone and Plexi rig was my clear favourite during both comparisons. Edit: I didn't try to guess which guitar/amp combination was being used in the 1st comparison. I listened to it twice and decided on a pretty obvious favourite. The 2nd comparison and subsequent reveal merely confirmed my preference.
I put a pair of pearly gates pups in my early 2000s Epiphone G400 and I love it. I put 59/JB pups with push-pull tone pots to split the coils in my Epihone Sheraton II and it's great. Don't ignore Epiphones.
I used to have a Squire Strat using a Donner guitar amp and it sounded terrible. Granted, I just started learning guitar I held for a couple months and decided to get a Fender Strat and then 2 days after I went back and got a Mustang LT25 amp, sounded great until I got sick of it and upgraded to a Boss Katana 50 MKII. Now I’m having the best time of my life. I kinda wish I got the Boss amp with the Squire Strat cause I woulda never spent that much on the Fender (no big regrets tho). So for anyone starting fresh, make sure you get a decent amp and practice and practice, that’s the only thing that’ll stop you from buying new guitars or new gear that you’re not ready for.
Thanks Dagon, this is the exact situation I'm in and the only reason I'm going with a nice guitar as my next set up is I'm a at home player , I love my fender mustang lt25 it sounds better than most other amps I plug in at guitar center or without working on them it does , and I recently found out about the JOYO zombie and joyos in general , they are perfect for a at home player hoping it fulfills the metal tone I've been seeking and living in a apt with 4 kids and my wife with 2 bedrooms ATM practice amps or mini amps are all I need or want , so to me I weighed my decision based on circumstance and my environment and why I jam , if you want to play in a band or with other players that have big amps then yea get a good big amp , but if your a at home player like me that jams solo , small quality amps are ideal , I'm not gonna buy a 1000 amp and have it sit in the corner for looks , meanwhile on the other hand , a 1000 guitar or around that price range , would not only look how you want but sound and play so good that it will inspire you to want to play , I love looking at my guitars and when I get my ml1 chapman I'll be eyeballing that lady all day and playing her all night !
Look at something like a hotone ampero or Headrush MX5, if your a home player and anything like me your next stop will be home recording, you can also play it trough your tv sound bar or any powered speaker and it'll give you great amp sims and effects tones.....I also picked up an ML1 Hybrid last week, love it!
@@scottwinning7484 chapman guitar ? How's the neck , oh bought the zombie and love it especially with a overdrive, it clears up any mud and makes it tighter love it, I've heard mixed reviews on chapman guitars, the red sea and abyss aesthiticly are perfect but hope they play as good as they look , been thinking of the new ltd eclipse rainbow crackle as my new dream guitar
I liked the Epiphone into the expensive Marshall. However, I would totally save up for the Gibson Les Paul Custom. I have an Epiphone LP Custom Koa and a white Gibson LP Studio, and I like the plain looking Gibson way more…well, I put a gold Bigsby on the Studio and it looks pretty cool now.
Love the Epi, and the cheaper Marshall, if I'm totally honest. I have a custom G&L because I like the feel, and it's a dream to play, so I get your point about that
B and d were my choices. They just seemed clearer or something. But I guessed the wrong guitars for them. My personal favourite was b. And it's funny because I was so close to getting a Gibson 60s earlier this year but I liked the epiphone 60s more. So funny I picked the epi here too. They've really done some great work this year
There is no simple 'best' answer. It depends on a lot of things and some are very much based on bias towards brands and 'vintage correctness' and stuff like that. As long as your gear is somewhat decent and catered towards your style of music, you should be able to make it sound good. But if you feel it's better if you have a 'real' Les Paul or whatever, that's fine too.
My guess was (listening on my iPhone while on the toilet 🚽 ) A- affordable guitar affordable amp B- expensive guitar affordable amp C- affordable guitar expensive amp D- expensive guitar expensive amp
I liked Rig B and D At the moment of commenting I don't know which is which. 🙂. Rig B and D had some sweet high end and less boomy. I liked that. Am thinking it's the amp more than the guitars. 🙂
The only one for me which sounded significantly different was rig C, not as nice as the others which are equally good. Possibly Rig A was the most tone for me but its marginal
Having not watched the whole video through yet, I’m gonna be really pissed if it turns out to be one of those “it really doesn’t matter” answers. 😤 That being said: I have a marshal MG30GFX and an Epiphone SG special ($200) guitar. And although it’s the first guitar my parents ever got me…eh, the tone is kinda ass. I appreciate it for what it is though. But it’s time to upgrade. Gonna get a BOSS KATANA MK2 50 Amp + either a Jackson JS32 Kelly, a Jackson Monarkh JS22, or something! I just know I need the amp more.
i have owned and played through the Zoom G1X Four with expression pedal for the last 2 and a half years and when i bought it i think i paid $ 109.00 And i thought probably gonna be junk?Not in my opinion .I love it..looper.drum machine,,14 different amp models ..the list goes on ..and i still dont know all there is to know about it...its been a great tool and pedal/multi effects processor...May move up and try there other stuff sometime..im just and Old Guy Playing at the house,,No stadium tours set up as of yet lmao...Thanks Dagan for all you do and all the great info you share....
A (best), D,C,B. This has really annoyed me as I've always wanted a LP custom but still can't afford one. I was really hoping that A was gonna be the Epi but alas I clearly have expensive tastes.
I dont think he said the word “China” once during the Epiphone vs Gibson price / ROI debate. Other than that, I think this was a great perspective. Actually also I’ve heard that Epiphone mahogany is pretty sketchy, since mahogany is so widely varied.
I think one point you make about your LP Custom is really interesting. It was what you needed at the time. Do you think you should go out and buy what you think you need at time? I have a Kramer, Gretsch, Marshall Amp and Vintage 30 cab. I love my set up but every time I get the (insert musical item here) I need, I'm soon finding a new item to lust over which coincidentally is a LP Custom. With your wisdom now I want to know which you would buy now.
More important than a guitar's tone to me it's the playability of it, it needs to feel good, to sit well in your body, to have the right neck size and shape for your fingers, the right weight. You can always customize every aspect of it, but it is way easier to dial in a tone that you like from your pedals or your amp, than have your guitar worked on
Good rock tones and riffs dagan! Iwas teading some things people wtote so all 4 were ok. I like live music so tone is important but some obsess over it changing everything. Why would i buy a guitar and change everything? Buy a wormoth body if you want specific that you cant get out of a guitar off the shelf. Otherwise but a guitar you like.just an ol hippie's opinion thanks
The amp is hands down more important. If you take a Gibson custom shop Les Paul and plug it into a Johnson practice amp it will sound awful. Take a squire bullet through a fender deluxe twin and it will sing beautifully.
The answer is amp is more important. Get a starter kit (cheap guitar and starter amp) and get a £5000 guitar and a £5000 amp and swap guitars. I guarantee the expensive amp set up will sound better. To test something like this you need to push it to the extremes. You CAN get away with cheaper guitars, if you're serious about playing live you need to spend money on your amp.
Rig D did did stand out to me but I am a les paul player. I think there is something about a custom les paul sound that only a les paul player will be able to hear it when compared to other guitars. Something to do with the overall growl and the pronunciation of notes that is just a little bit clearer and aggressive on a custom shop. Could just all be in my head as well but its something I notice anyway :) All 4 setups are great, so I guess just get what you can afford but if you truly want "that" guitar or amp, do what Dagan did and stock up on cornflakes! It'll be worth it 🤘🏻
I’ve noticed more and more in my playing journey that guitars and amps are combined 50 present of tone the other 50 is pickups and play style Pickups really change a guitars insides and what can come out and play style determines how that message is transferred
Amp, cab, pickups and guitar type all determine the tone. No point buying a big tube amp that's overpowered and has to go into a load box when you could use an amp sim or preamp pedal and get great sound. Spend your money on a guitar that plays well. I use a cheap bugera g5 tube amp and a cheap kramer baretta special and have screaming 80s tone and one of the best playing guitar necks going.
Epi and origin for live gigging, Gibson and plexi in the studio for me personally, if your guitar or amp gets damaged or nicked it’s not as big of a loss and in a live band mix no one’s going to tell a difference, sitting down with an album using quality headphones or speakers you’ll notice the difference.
The wand selects the wizard. I have walked into the store set on buying x guitar and walked out with a completely different guitar than I thought I wanted.
the more expensive stuff are slightly hotter. the cheaper stuff are muddier. thats all. everything else is name, look, and feel which are equally as important as sound.
Honestly it’s neither. If you get a nice and calculated blend of the guitar’s tonal traits and the amp’s ton traits you’ll have the tone you want. I’ll only play certain guitars with certain amps cuz sometimes they just don’t match.
To my ears setup B sounds the best to me...they all sound great but B just had a nice tight crunch and sounded nice and bright, I've only been playing guitar for 6 months so still need more tonal training lol
Amp first . A great Amp can make of Medicare guitar sound much better. But a great guitar will not really sound great through a bad Amp. A great Amp and put great pickups in your medocre guitar and it will sound great .. speaker and cab selection is also much more important than people realize. A great amp will sound like crap through crap speakers or a crap cab. Speaker swapping producers a much more noticeable change in tone then a pickup swap which produces substantial changes in their own right.
There are so many great guitars at a cheaper price now.I'd say shell out for a great amp first and try out affordable guitars through it.And then play in bands and write songs.
practice an extra 30 minutes a day, you'll be amazed at how much better your rig, no matter what it is will sound. It all boils down to one thing, can you play.
I really want a white les paul custom, and while I can afford a gibson, I will buy an epiphone simply because my other 2 gibsons live in their cases and I can't always be bothered to get them out so I can leave an epiphone out and ready to grab and these new inspired by gibson models are just as stunning in my opinion 👍
I went A And D for best tone.
I own the origin 50 head I think it’s great.
Great video. I assumed I’d have a ‘lesser’ rig, but it’s how you push it imo(either better guitar or pedals)
Then we toss in the wrench... Or maybe replace the pickups
Damn well, the key to that tone was the amps.Neither guitar could help the origin,but both sounded great through the plexi.
a guitar that inspires you to play(can be expensive, but let's be real here: an adequate amount, none of that Gibson sig models, those are for collectors, not players) and a modeller with decent speakers.
Here’s what I thought:
Rig A - expensive guitar, cheap amp
Rig B - expensive guitar, expensive amp
Rig C - cheap guitar, expensive amp
Rig D - cheap guitar, cheap amp
Time to watch the rest and see if I was right
I couldn’t have been more wrong! It truly is all in your fingers
@@phryg2035 Interesting results there!
@@PMTVUK I went mostly off of how clear it sounded. Tbh if these were in a mix with some bass, vocals and drums I wouldn't be able to differentiate
Dagan, this might be your best video to date. In 1 video you tapped in to and discussed all of the anxieties and psychological hang ups that we as guitar players deal with all of the time. Bravo sir 👏🏾
Either B or D is perfectly fine to me. But you are right: choosing a guitar that inspires you to play is key for the guitar player. But for the sound, it is mostly the amp and cab.
Of course they both sound great, but to my ears the Epi sounded slightly better, But more importantly, this is one of the most honest guitar vids I've seen in a long time! I salute you for acknowledging how subjective tone is, and how much it comes down to playing a guitar that makes you passionate about playing! And also of course, amps are a huge part of the experience, but the guitar is what you hold in your hands...
Thanks for watching, Gil!
I have a squire strat that sounded really bad through my old amps. Hadn’t played it for a while cause i got a new guitar. Picked it back up and ran it through my newer amp and it sounds great now. Guitars help, but the amp matters a lot.
And crappy sounding amps can be made to sound great with new tubes and speakers.
and then, better speakers goes alot further than you might think!
Guitar needs to be solid enough but often makes more sense to spend slightly more (double or just about nearly) on the amp then the guitar.
i.e. $3-400 guitar and a $4-750 amp
Funny I thought the custom sounded better with the origin and the Epi with the plexi . Others sounded bit muddy to me.
Nice test thou.
Depends on what you need. If you have an alright guitar that plays well, but need some more volume a new amp. If you have a guitar you have to fight to play no matter how well it is set up a new guitar
To me it was between B and D. B seemed to have a more harmonically rich tone when I did the first listen blind... That might've been helped by uncovered pickups. Either way all tones were perfectly serviceable and your playing was fantastic as always!
I thought B and D sounded the best too .
B.... Definitely B but all are great sounds.
My wallet didn't want to, but blindfolded I preferred both guitars into the 1987x, which I suppose means I like expensive amps, I've got a budget Gibson tribute and a full on sg '61. so maybe it's time to upgrade my amplification
My advice to SAVE MONEY... Buy once, cry once - Meaning, buy WHAT YOU WANT FIRST! - Music Stores make a lot of money with people buying cheap and upgrading gear - Just buy what you want and don't settle. If you don't, you'll buy it, outgrow it, get sick of it and end up buying another guitar or throw it in a closet to never see the light of day again.
SRV used pau ferro, not Indian laurel. Nice try ;)
Absolutely adore your Les Paul Custom !
Amplifier, end of video.
Just kidding, the amplifier effects the sound the most, but if your guitar sucks it will suck to play, and you wont want to play it.
You might want to mention pau ferro fretboards - *that* was Stevie Ray's preference. :)
We live in a time where you can have a budget guitar AND a budget amp and sound great.
The two that sounded the most pleasing to my ears ended up being Marshall 1987X. I guess it's time to save for a new purchase!
You placed an amp on a cooking valve amp?? apart from that I agree on everything you said.
Leme save you 21 mintues, spend your budget on a better amp. Your welcome
I really liked rig B. I guess that might mean I need to not worry about some of the debatable details of which guitar is better and just make sure I have a good enough amp for the guitar I like.
Your completely correct dagen. Take your old glory that's a fine guitar. high end Epiphones are every bit as good as other high end guitars. Epiphone definitely is in a new era.
The same goes for the pickups now they have nickel silver backs there is no difference between Epiphone and Gibson pickups construction wise. Plus the pro buckers have critical acclaim they do sound different because they are more vintage accurate.
Rig B sounded best to me. I haven’t watched the reveal yet.
Damn good message and video Dagan . Keep carrying that flag for us man. Cheers 🍻 🤘
Thanks for tuning in Jason, keep on rocking! 🤘
Great vid, Dagan.
It turns out I need to upgrade my amp: Using headphones, the Epiphone and Plexi rig was my clear favourite during both comparisons.
Edit: I didn't try to guess which guitar/amp combination was being used in the 1st comparison. I listened to it twice and decided on a pretty obvious favourite. The 2nd comparison and subsequent reveal merely confirmed my preference.
I want to thank you for your channel. I learn something new from every one of them. I also love you passion for what you do.
Amp all day. Why is this even a question?
B and D gang 😂 just had more clarity to me.
I put a pair of pearly gates pups in my early 2000s Epiphone G400 and I love it. I put 59/JB pups with push-pull tone pots to split the coils in my Epihone Sheraton II and it's great. Don't ignore Epiphones.
I used to have a Squire Strat using a Donner guitar amp and it sounded terrible. Granted, I just started learning guitar I held for a couple months and decided to get a Fender Strat and then 2 days after I went back and got a Mustang LT25 amp, sounded great until I got sick of it and upgraded to a Boss Katana 50 MKII.
Now I’m having the best time of my life. I kinda wish I got the Boss amp with the Squire Strat cause I woulda never spent that much on the Fender (no big regrets tho). So for anyone starting fresh, make sure you get a decent amp and practice and practice, that’s the only thing that’ll stop you from buying new guitars or new gear that you’re not ready for.
It's just wood, no such thing as tone-wood.
Thanks Dagon, this is the exact situation I'm in and the only reason I'm going with a nice guitar as my next set up is I'm a at home player , I love my fender mustang lt25 it sounds better than most other amps I plug in at guitar center or without working on them it does , and I recently found out about the JOYO zombie and joyos in general , they are perfect for a at home player hoping it fulfills the metal tone I've been seeking and living in a apt with 4 kids and my wife with 2 bedrooms ATM practice amps or mini amps are all I need or want , so to me I weighed my decision based on circumstance and my environment and why I jam , if you want to play in a band or with other players that have big amps then yea get a good big amp , but if your a at home player like me that jams solo , small quality amps are ideal , I'm not gonna buy a 1000 amp and have it sit in the corner for looks , meanwhile on the other hand , a 1000 guitar or around that price range , would not only look how you want but sound and play so good that it will inspire you to want to play , I love looking at my guitars and when I get my ml1 chapman I'll be eyeballing that lady all day and playing her all night !
Look at something like a hotone ampero or Headrush MX5, if your a home player and anything like me your next stop will be home recording, you can also play it trough your tv sound bar or any powered speaker and it'll give you great amp sims and effects tones.....I also picked up an ML1 Hybrid last week, love it!
@@scottwinning7484 chapman guitar ? How's the neck , oh bought the zombie and love it especially with a overdrive, it clears up any mud and makes it tighter love it, I've heard mixed reviews on chapman guitars, the red sea and abyss aesthiticly are perfect but hope they play as good as they look , been thinking of the new ltd eclipse rainbow crackle as my new dream guitar
I liked b and d best.. guess it's in the amp ..
Just buy an evh Wolfgang there you go
Gibson has a better "tone strap" .....
I love this guy
I liked the Epiphone into the expensive Marshall. However, I would totally save up for the Gibson Les Paul Custom. I have an Epiphone LP Custom Koa and a white Gibson LP Studio, and I like the plain looking Gibson way more…well, I put a gold Bigsby on the Studio and it looks pretty cool now.
“It’s all in your head isn’t it…” 😆 Nailed It!!!
I think real tone starts with the heart and flows through the fingers…
Well, my wife was right then. I must have no heart because what comes out of my fingers is, "dog shite."
Love the Epi, and the cheaper Marshall, if I'm totally honest. I have a custom G&L because I like the feel, and it's a dream to play, so I get your point about that
B and d were my choices. They just seemed clearer or something. But I guessed the wrong guitars for them. My personal favourite was b. And it's funny because I was so close to getting a Gibson 60s earlier this year but I liked the epiphone 60s more. So funny I picked the epi here too. They've really done some great work this year
There is no simple 'best' answer. It depends on a lot of things and some are very much based on bias towards brands and 'vintage correctness' and stuff like that. As long as your gear is somewhat decent and catered towards your style of music, you should be able to make it sound good. But if you feel it's better if you have a 'real' Les Paul or whatever, that's fine too.
C
Man nailed it!
Before going any further.
Rig B and rig D. Sounds to me expensive amp cheap guitar 😬
Damn I was off. They all sound pretty good 👍🏼
Havent watched a video from this channel in a few weeks, but the production on this is very nice, well received!
All the best lads
Rig b
My guess was (listening on my iPhone while on the toilet 🚽 )
A- affordable guitar affordable amp
B- expensive guitar affordable amp
C- affordable guitar expensive amp
D- expensive guitar expensive amp
I liked Rig B and D
At the moment of commenting I don't know which is which. 🙂.
Rig B and D had some sweet high end and less boomy. I liked that. Am thinking it's the amp more than the guitars. 🙂
HOLY SHIT!!! /// i THINK i LIKE THE CLARITY AND BRIGHTNESS OF THE EPIPHONE!(I xant believe I just admitted that)
The only one for me which sounded significantly different was rig C, not as nice as the others which are equally good. Possibly Rig A was the most tone for me but its marginal
Having not watched the whole video through yet, I’m gonna be really pissed if it turns out to be one of those “it really doesn’t matter” answers. 😤
That being said: I have a marshal MG30GFX and an Epiphone SG special ($200) guitar.
And although it’s the first guitar my parents ever got me…eh, the tone is kinda ass. I appreciate it for what it is though. But it’s time to upgrade.
Gonna get a BOSS KATANA MK2 50 Amp + either a Jackson JS32 Kelly, a Jackson Monarkh JS22, or something! I just know I need the amp more.
Chasing the perfect tone ,is like chasimg the perfect high.....do they exsist?,and Do we want them to? THINK ABOUT IT???
9:59 that soundcrack 😂🤘🏻 love your videos, super informative
i have owned and played through the Zoom G1X Four with expression pedal for the last 2 and a half years and when i bought it i think i paid $ 109.00 And i thought probably gonna be junk?Not in my opinion .I love it..looper.drum machine,,14 different amp models ..the list goes on ..and i still dont know all there is to know about it...its been a great tool and pedal/multi effects processor...May move up and try there other stuff sometime..im just and Old Guy Playing at the house,,No stadium tours set up as of yet lmao...Thanks Dagan for all you do and all the great info you share....
Well, I voted B and D. Amps are the big deal, even the Epiphone slays througd that 1987X.
Same I think that too
I'd say this really just proves guitarists should care more about speaker type than the rest
Dagan saved himself by throwing the “they” in there.😂 Awesome video! I’m always going better guitar over amp!
A (best), D,C,B. This has really annoyed me as I've always wanted a LP custom but still can't afford one. I was really hoping that A was gonna be the Epi but alas I clearly have expensive tastes.
I dont think he said the word “China” once during the Epiphone vs Gibson price / ROI debate. Other than that, I think this was a great perspective. Actually also I’ve heard that Epiphone mahogany is pretty sketchy, since mahogany is so widely varied.
if I should trust my ears, then I liked RIG D the best. 👍🏻👍🏻
in my opinion a little more punchy and clearer. exactly my sound
I think one point you make about your LP Custom is really interesting. It was what you needed at the time.
Do you think you should go out and buy what you think you need at time? I have a Kramer, Gretsch, Marshall Amp and Vintage 30 cab.
I love my set up but every time I get the (insert musical item here) I need, I'm soon finding a new item to lust over which coincidentally is a LP Custom.
With your wisdom now I want to know which you would buy now.
B,D,A,C. (Must get an expensive Amp! 😀) Although they all sound great! I’ve had the same set up for years & still trying to play it better!
More important than a guitar's tone to me it's the playability of it, it needs to feel good, to sit well in your body, to have the right neck size and shape for your fingers, the right weight. You can always customize every aspect of it, but it is way easier to dial in a tone that you like from your pedals or your amp, than have your guitar worked on
The AMP and your FINGERS are the most important thing period!
Quality video again pal. I did pick out rig D as my fave however. Guess I’m going to be skint shortly 😄ha
Good rock tones and riffs dagan! Iwas teading some things people wtote so all 4 were ok. I like live music so tone is important but some obsess over it changing everything. Why would i buy a guitar and change everything? Buy a wormoth body if you want specific that you cant get out of a guitar off the shelf. Otherwise but a guitar you like.just an ol hippie's opinion thanks
The amp is hands down more important. If you take a Gibson custom shop Les Paul and plug it into a Johnson practice amp it will sound awful. Take a squire bullet through a fender deluxe twin and it will sing beautifully.
The answer is amp is more important. Get a starter kit (cheap guitar and starter amp) and get a £5000 guitar and a £5000 amp and swap guitars. I guarantee the expensive amp set up will sound better.
To test something like this you need to push it to the extremes. You CAN get away with cheaper guitars, if you're serious about playing live you need to spend money on your amp.
Dagan and PMT have taken the RUclips guitar crown away from Anderson's for sure!
Dagan, May I suggest that when you play your guitars, you firstly remove your watch so you don’t scratch the finish on your guitars…just sayin’.
Rig D did did stand out to me but I am a les paul player. I think there is something about a custom les paul sound that only a les paul player will be able to hear it when compared to other guitars. Something to do with the overall growl and the pronunciation of notes that is just a little bit clearer and aggressive on a custom shop. Could just all be in my head as well but its something I notice anyway :) All 4 setups are great, so I guess just get what you can afford but if you truly want "that" guitar or amp, do what Dagan did and stock up on cornflakes! It'll be worth it 🤘🏻
Dagan, the absolute beast that he is reminds me of Randy Watson from Coming to America. Much Love.
Why does buzzing noises come from my amp when I’m not playing my guitar, when I record it it makes me sound worse than I actually am
I’ve noticed more and more in my playing journey that guitars and amps are combined 50 present of tone the other 50 is pickups and play style
Pickups really change a guitars insides and what can come out and play style determines how that message is transferred
From best to less good A-D-C-B. I realize that I can be awfully wrong.
If you dont care about Gibson lore, just get an Epiphone and swap the pickups to something proper. Epi pickups in general sound super muddy for me.
Amp, cab, pickups and guitar type all determine the tone. No point buying a big tube amp that's overpowered and has to go into a load box when you could use an amp sim or preamp pedal and get great sound. Spend your money on a guitar that plays well. I use a cheap bugera g5 tube amp and a cheap kramer baretta special and have screaming 80s tone and one of the best playing guitar necks going.
i really liked rig D but when realized most expensive among em .. cant afford , rip , cheers
Epi and origin for live gigging, Gibson and plexi in the studio for me personally, if your guitar or amp gets damaged or nicked it’s not as big of a loss and in a live band mix no one’s going to tell a difference, sitting down with an album using quality headphones or speakers you’ll notice the difference.
beauty lies in your eyes ... similarly tone lies in your ears!!😀
Dagan, I reckon it’s the amp…and speaker…plus decent PUs.
The wand selects the wizard. I have walked into the store set on buying x guitar and walked out with a completely different guitar than I thought I wanted.
the more expensive stuff are slightly hotter. the cheaper stuff are muddier. thats all. everything else is name, look, and feel which are equally as important as sound.
How good are new Epiphones ...theres just not enough gap to justify buying a Gibson anymore!
I love your explanation of different guitar and amp sounds. The sound is mostly subjective based on one's musical tastes and preferences.
To answer the question in the title of this video, Dagan - neither. How about improving your technique?
Honestly it’s neither. If you get a nice and calculated blend of the guitar’s tonal traits and the amp’s ton traits you’ll have the tone you want. I’ll only play certain guitars with certain amps cuz sometimes they just don’t match.
Since I'm hearing this through tiny laptop speakers, I can't really tell the difference.
If you’re a good player, anything sounds great….
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I liked B, but good quality Pickups on a cheap guitar can make a lot of difference.
I have kramer pacer vintage and marshall origin 50c, i love that amp, so my choice is gibson LP and origin.
To my ears setup B sounds the best to me...they all sound great but B just had a nice tight crunch and sounded nice and bright, I've only been playing guitar for 6 months so still need more tonal training lol
Amp first . A great Amp can make of Medicare guitar sound much better. But a great guitar will not really sound great through a bad Amp. A great Amp and put great pickups in your medocre guitar and it will sound great .. speaker and cab selection is also much more important than people realize. A great amp will sound like crap through crap speakers or a crap cab. Speaker swapping producers a much more noticeable change in tone then a pickup swap which produces substantial changes in their own right.
Simple answer, I want a Gibson because the headstock says Gibson.
There are so many great guitars at a cheaper price now.I'd say shell out for a great amp first and try out affordable guitars through it.And then play in bands and write songs.