The Coolest Guitar You'll See Today - LE TIGRE - Lame Horse Guitars Texas USA

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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
  • lamehorse.net
    Good lord - a tiger!
    This is Le Tigre - an extraordinary instrument that could only have come from the uniquely creative minds of Chris and Jeremy Jenkins of Lame Horse Guitars in Texas!
    Le Tigre is a hybrid instrument featuring a beguiling unplugged voice for roots music and a K&K magnetic humbucker with volume and tone controls.
    If you’ve swooned at the Fender Acoustasonic then Le Tigre will take your breathe away. Without even biting through your windpipe.
    Join me for a deep dive with this fascinating instrument as I try it in different contexts and tunings.
    I hope you enjoy this video - until next time, stay tuned
    Michael

Комментарии • 80

  • @davidthebiker2955
    @davidthebiker2955 6 дней назад +8

    Not sure how your channel isn't getting TONS more love. Your video, sound, and playing are all top tier... always.

    • @IvayloNikolov
      @IvayloNikolov 6 дней назад +2

      My favourite acoustic guitar player 💯

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +6

      @@davidthebiker2955 that means a lot to me David thank you! What I do was never intended for mass consumption and as I’m not part of a guitar dealership trying to get you to buy these instruments and putting money behind sponsored posts then my growth will always be organic and that’s the way I like it. I’m very glad you found me though and spreading the word does help a great deal too so please do share.

  • @bleeknoir
    @bleeknoir 7 дней назад +6

    I dig this. For live work, this would be a great thing.

    • @LegsON
      @LegsON 7 дней назад +1

      Live performance guitar should be comfortable + eye-catching.
      Nothing more needed of it!
      The tone of almost all guitars is good great these days.

    • @bleeknoir
      @bleeknoir 7 дней назад +1

      @ Thank you for your unsolicited and unneeded wisdom. I played professionally for my living. I know what a live instrument needs to be - for me at least. And I don’t agree that all guitars sound great these days. I’d go as far as to say that’s objectively nonsensical.

    • @LegsON
      @LegsON 7 дней назад

      @@bleeknoir Dude you're crazy. Touch some grass and get some friends.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +2

      @@bleeknoir true say! It’s a beast!

    • @keestoft250
      @keestoft250 5 дней назад

      That's a cool instrument. It takes courage to be an innovator. Acoustic guitar with a sound hole pickup into an electric guitar amp is also something that merits trying. As long as you can defeat feedback, there are good tones to be had, even with cheap pick-ups. Kurt Vile does this with his Martin OO (or it could be an OOO).

  • @paolob8288
    @paolob8288 День назад +1

    The acoustic tone is fantastic. Lively, rich, well balanced... It seems that Tigre can be a beast in many different scenarios. Wow!

  • @calebbhawkins
    @calebbhawkins 6 дней назад +2

    I played one of these at Fretboard Summit. It was an awkward conversation at the booth but the guitar just wasn’t really built for what I do. It was nice to see something other than a D28 clone that day.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +3

      @@calebbhawkins I know you’ve always been more of a crackle pink double neck Flying V man Caleb but you need to give some of these less adventurous designs a chance too!

  • @JackTheRabbitMusic
    @JackTheRabbitMusic 6 дней назад +5

    Derek Zoolander approves of this instrument…especially when strung with Blue Steel strings.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +2

      @@JackTheRabbitMusic But why male models?

  • @iuliusguitars
    @iuliusguitars 6 дней назад +3

    A unique guitar, killer playing, and awesome people-what more could you ask for? 🔥🔥🔥

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +2

      @@iuliusguitars absolutely right!

  • @boulderdesigner
    @boulderdesigner 6 дней назад +4

    Damn, beautiful guitar but, wow, Michael’s playing is just such a sonic treat!

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@boulderdesigner thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

  • @stickman55100
    @stickman55100 6 дней назад +3

    The guitar looks really cool and the sound is rich, bright and variegated.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +2

      @@stickman55100 thanks for tuning in - I’m glad you enjoyed it!

  • @chrispile3878
    @chrispile3878 7 дней назад +3

    All the superlatives! Gorgeous craftsmanship, excellent playing as always.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +2

      @@chrispile3878 thank you Chris!

  • @jez6345789
    @jez6345789 6 дней назад +2

    Lots of versatilitiy there and definaterly something different thanks for bringing it to us as not seen or heard much of Lame Horse.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@jez6345789 thanks for tuning in Jez!

  • @stevehowell231
    @stevehowell231 7 дней назад +4

    Sounds and looks great. I want Hopalong Cassidy on my one.

    • @danielschaeffer1294
      @danielschaeffer1294 7 дней назад +2

      I’d go for Roy Rogers or Lash Larue, but each to his own taste.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@stevehowell231 an excellent choice

  • @SaschaHunt-q3z
    @SaschaHunt-q3z 6 дней назад +3

    Your videos are fantastic man

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@SaschaHunt-q3z thank you Sascha! I do my best!

  • @alastair6356
    @alastair6356 2 часа назад +1

    Beautiful blues playing astounding, love the spaghetti western bit to.🤩👍

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  2 часа назад +1

      @@alastair6356 thank you Alastair! Tune in in half an hour for an interview with Jeremy Jenkins himself!

  • @TheCurtissJohnson
    @TheCurtissJohnson 6 дней назад +3

    Beautiful guitar and with Lame Horse build quality is of course bound to be excellent. I could do without the black velvet painting looking tiger, but LOVE the tone!

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +3

      @@TheCurtissJohnson Thanks for watching Curtiss! Characterful guitars will always divide opinion with the aesthetics but there’s no arguing with the sound

    • @TheCurtissJohnson
      @TheCurtissJohnson 6 дней назад +1

      Absolutely! I’ll admit I’m a traditionalist. Not in to blingy guitars. Just picked up my first Michael Bashkin guitar. That speaks to my style predilections. That said, the Le Tigre has a sound I love.

  • @michaelallen1966
    @michaelallen1966 6 дней назад +2

    What great sounds!!

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@michaelallen1966 Glad you enjoyed it Michael!

  • @Joe-m6p6b
    @Joe-m6p6b 4 дня назад

    I do have a wonderful set of ziricote which is 32 years old. Sides and backs are large enough even for a jumbo guitar. I also bought a fitting carpathian spruce top together with the ziricote set. As I am too old now for a new guitar built with that wonderful tonewood somebody else can get IT. Just write write a message and we'll see...No cracks, no splitting, No wormholes, no blemishes, edges are sealed perfectly with a bit of wax.

  • @willunderwood7326
    @willunderwood7326 6 дней назад +3

    OK I'm getting one

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@willunderwood7326 Good idea!

  • @victorbeebe8372
    @victorbeebe8372 6 дней назад +1

    Aloha Michael! Nice guitar. Mahalo

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@victorbeebe8372 Mahalo Victor!

  • @paulboden7850
    @paulboden7850 7 дней назад +1

    That guitar does everything!!!!
    It even brought back memories of the epic Kostal/MDW road trip.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@paulboden7850 ha ha glad you caught that one Paul!

  • @enigmabletchley6936
    @enigmabletchley6936 6 дней назад +2

    That is a highly original instrument. The acoustic sonics are excellent.which belies its looks.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +3

      @@enigmabletchley6936 well it has to sound good too - I wouldn’t have had it on the channel just because it had a tiger. Well I might. I like tigers. 🐯

    • @enigmabletchley6936
      @enigmabletchley6936 6 дней назад +1

      @@MichaelWatts RUclips offered me links to other demonstrations of Lame Horse guitars and these guys really know how to create a sonic masterpiece in wood.

  • @jeffhildreth9244
    @jeffhildreth9244 6 дней назад +2

    Sounds good, aesthetics are a matter of taste.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@jeffhildreth9244 a very balanced approach Jeff

  • @American-Dragon
    @American-Dragon 4 дня назад

    Sounds great

  • @ericolsen67vw
    @ericolsen67vw 4 дня назад

    It's right on the edge of giving those sounds that make a thinline not sound that great, but it just doesn't do it. Weird. Has a great sound. 👍

  • @bbb12228
    @bbb12228 5 дней назад +1

    Has little bit of a resonator sound ,I like it .

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  5 дней назад +1

      @@bbb12228 yes! I noticed that too!

  • @donmorash7208
    @donmorash7208 6 часов назад

    Responsive and unique sounding. Love to see a workingman's version of this

  • @jamesturtle
    @jamesturtle 6 дней назад +1

    Ziricote and Maple 🤔. I may have to find a way test that theory. I have a feeling that guitar would be a beast paired with a metal slide.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +2

      @@jamesturtle I declined the opportunity to prove how hard I suck on slide…

  • @WesFanMan
    @WesFanMan 6 дней назад +1

    Joe Zawinul wrote Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.

  • @Joe-m6p6b
    @Joe-m6p6b 4 дня назад

    Funny freaky beast.👍🏇🔥

  • @BertoBoyd
    @BertoBoyd 3 дня назад +1

    Are you saying it has DSP effects built in? Kind of unclear. Or just volume and tone

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  3 дня назад +3

      @@BertoBoyd I’m pretty sure that there was never any intimation of built in Fx… this is just volume and tone…

  • @PhilTaylorGuitar
    @PhilTaylorGuitar 6 дней назад +1

    Sounds great especially as an electric guitar. The apearance is not really to my taste but the sound is. Ps nice playing!!

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@PhilTaylorGuitar thank you very much Phil!

  • @terrywright7893
    @terrywright7893 6 дней назад +2

    The stage guitar that can do it all. Not sure introverted folky-types would cope with the aesthetics…

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +1

      @@terrywright7893 it’s a quandary but this is pitched at the country/americana/psychedelic community and as such I think it’s spot on!

    • @terrywright7893
      @terrywright7893 6 дней назад

      @ I was being a tad facetious: it’s most certainly not targeted at crusty folkies. 😉

  • @danielschaeffer1294
    @danielschaeffer1294 7 дней назад +3

    Shouldn’t that be “El Tigre” if it’s from Texas?

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +2

      @@danielschaeffer1294 this is a French tiger on holiday alors!

    • @Joe-m6p6b
      @Joe-m6p6b 4 дня назад

      @@MichaelWatts merde...

    • @Joe-m6p6b
      @Joe-m6p6b 4 дня назад

      Cajun tigre? 🐯🐯🐯

  • @JimB802
    @JimB802 7 дней назад +2

    If my wife lets me get one will it make help sound like Michael?! ;-)

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +3

      @@JimB802 it worked for me!

    • @josephjenkins4001
      @josephjenkins4001 6 дней назад

      Jim, I can assure you that you will sound exactly like Michael if you have one of these! ha ha

  • @markpassell8379
    @markpassell8379 5 дней назад +1

    Mercy Mercy is JOE ZAWINUL!

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  5 дней назад +1

      @@markpassell8379 it is indeed! We have been gently educated

  • @dalgguitars
    @dalgguitars 6 дней назад +2

    Gotta say that pick guard is not working for me. The rest of the guitar is very cool.

    • @MichaelWatts
      @MichaelWatts  6 дней назад +2

      @@dalgguitars would you have preferred it in metallic purple? I see your point!

    • @josephjenkins4001
      @josephjenkins4001 6 дней назад

      @dalguitars, the tiger can be any color! I also prefer the clear pickguard.

    • @dalgguitars
      @dalgguitars 5 дней назад +1

      @ You are right, clear would be best.