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So sorry to hear your dog has passed. My dog has seizures too. She is a “Bassador” Bassett /Lab mix. We have to monitor her liver like you stated. Thanks for your channel. I look forward to the podcast every week. Happy Birthday!
Sorry about your dog Phil. My thoughts are with you and your family during what I am sure is a difficult time. Thank you for always sharing with us. You are a tremendous human being.
Tough year for you Phil. I am very sorry for your loss. I lost two of my buddies the last two years and my third and final dog is struggling. I know how tough it can be. Hopefully the rest of the year will go better.
Aww man just got to the part about your dog. So sorry for you and your family Phil. What a painful thing to go through. Prayers for you and your family. 😢
I am just seeing this today. Super sad to hear about your dog, my wife and I lost our dog in February and we both still miss her tremendously. My thoughts are with you and your wife.
So, so, sorry to hear about your dogI We lost our Jack Russel, Floyd, back in December who we had for over half my life. I was 10 when we got him. Hope all the best for you and the family and I know they had a great life with awesome people like you! :)
Respectfully disagree with your opinion on gas vs investment in becoming a better player. 67 years old and started playing guitar when I was 18. Bought and sold well over 100K worth of guitars and gear always consumed by the next greatest thing. Great fun and a privilege to be able to afford to buy all the great music gear I did but what I learned was, more expensive stuff doesn’t make you a better player. I have almost sold my entire 30 year collection and find that I’m keeping the Epiphone over Gibson. The PRS SE over the PRS Core and Wood Library. The Squire CV over the Fender USA and the Alverez acoustic over the Taylor 800 Series because even though it was fun to own and play those high end instruments. I never got better at playing them. I learned about diminishing returns and how good reasonably priced guitars are made today versus forty or fifty years ago. Now I’m looking forward to retiring and enjoying the time to just focus on becoming a better musician! I have enjoyed your channel for many years, keep up the good work.
My sincerest condolences on your dog, Phil. I know exactly what you’re going through. Our cat was going through something similar, pancreatitis, etc. 4 weeks ago we had to put him down. Today would’ve been his fifteen birthday. We miss him so dearly it hurts. Hang in there and don’t worry about the content. As always, FAMILY FIRST.
🎸🎸 I own several guitars. My whole outlook changed when I watched Matteo Mancuso in concert this year. He walked on stage with ONE guitar (Yamaha Revstar), plugged in, played for 2 hours straight and melted everyone's face. BTW, to decompress next heat wave just keep driving west until you end up in La Jolla area where it was 70° when you guys were 110°. That's what we did.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL!! 🍻🍻🎂🎂. Hope you have a GREAT day, and enjoy it to the fullest. LOVE watching your channel...keep up the great work that you do. Cheers!
Hi Phil, thank you for answering my question and your suggestion, concerning buying my first looper pedal. "Simplicity" is what I am looking for 🙂 It is also a + that it is a Boss. As I really like Boss. I have used your link to Sweetwater and have already bought it. And it should arrive this Thursday, maybe sooner, as I live in northern California. As always, I enjoy watching your podcasts! I also hope you will have a GREAT Birthday tomorrow! Thanks again. Cheers.
You should do what brings you joy. If it's theory, do theory, if it's gear, buy gear. There is no right or wrong way to guitar. It's art. It's a hobby. It's joy.
Movie theaters are packed during summer. We used be able to go to the theater on a whim and be able to buy tickets to whatever show but now people are reserving them days/weeks in advance.
Phil, after watching a video you did on your Les Paul Classic Lite several years ago... I bought one. And I love playing it. It's a great sounding Les Paul and I can play it as long as I want without getting sore back or shoulders. Mine is still stock, though I keep thinking I want to put locking tuners on it. Thanks for doing a review back then, I appreciate it.
This is yet another great episode in your livestream. One observation - you obviously count your blessings, a lesson learned from your parents I suspect. You’re wise far beyond your physical age, and I am truly a fan of your videos. Thank you very much for posting your wealth of knowledge on RUclips. Happy Birthday to you, have a great weekend with your family.
For a screw that lost its head, you can use a thin cutting disc on a dremel and cut a straight slot on the screw body so a flat head screwdriver can grab it. It's fairly easy to turn it since it's in wood. With such a small screw however you need a very thin disc. Also be careful not to damage the surrounding wood.
Lots of low end new stuff is pretty well made for non-pro use. Also, impulse-wise, you got me on the Alabs pedals review. I bought two a couple of weeks ago. Still in the boxes, though.
My passion is exactly like yours Phil. I’ve played guitar for years and I still can’t get enough! I play for hours every day. I’m not a great guitar player but, I love it! It’s who I am.
I own an FGN Flame that is the exact guitar pictured on the Fujigen website. I found it at a distributor in Chicago. I think it was here in the US for NAMM shows. It's gorgeous.
I was really excited to sell my Knaggs in order to buy a Gibson Sg 61 custom shop (dream guitar). The used market tanking killed that. Would normally sell for $3200 and now I’m not even getting offers for $2800
A better business model (cough cough, Sweetwater) came along. Funny how universal that is. Ran a greenhouse for years, was asked “how do you compete with Home Depot”? Easy, I don’t. I carried products they didn’t, I made sure what I did carry was always healthy, pretty and priced to both make profit AND be in the customer’s budget.
VERY "DENSE" Show--Topically Speaking...NICE work, Phil! VOLA went more for the "High End" @ startup. I recently purchased a NOS Luna Natural w/ Gotoh Floyd (built then) for under $1K (big discount). It is ABSOLUTELY on the level of a Suhr or Caparison in terms of appointments and quality! Glad I snagged it, since it is no longer built; and it seems the company is NOW "building the brand" with less elaborate models @ a lower price point...
My birthday was Thursday so, Happy birthday to us. At this age, I believe I am entering the don't buy another guitar (I have 14) so I miss the guitar stores mostly because it is just fun to step in and look around and touch things.
Local guitar store Melodee Music first closed their old store in Leesburg VA and then closed their (beautiful) Sterling VA store. Family owned for 52 years. I miss those guys
The mom and pop stores in my city were killed off in the 2000's by chain stores. First, the regional chain bought up the bigger mom and pop stores. Then the smaller stores tried to compete by offering alternate brands... then the national chain came along and bought the regional chains... and without having the same buying power, the mom and pop stores went under as soon as the national chain entered their markets. Where small stores still exist and no chains have come in, they are buying from the national chains because those companies are also the distributors for the major brands.
Yeah...I agree with you on the Danee' 12! Great machine for not a lot of money! I almost bought one--but the deal was intercepted by a near-mint '86 USA Peavey Milestone 12 for about the same price (Reverb strikes again!). That was a "needle-in-a-haystack" kinda find, though. Favorite Loop Pedal is STILL the "Boomerang +". Got 1st one from "Mars Music"(!) to use as a "Jam Partner". Learned proper "Rhythm AND Lead" playing AND how to record/perform with it!
That guitar center sale, 20% off on usa-made guitars...if you can pick up some old peaveys for cheap, you could get more money knocked off on the purchase of some new stuff than what the peavey would cost you
@@jasondorsey7110True that! The problem is that those old USA Peaveys are fairly amazing (and highly underrated) builds. The Milestone 12s typically go for TRIPLE what the 6-string variants go for...when they can be found. I haven't come across a better (for my purposes) 12-string electric than that Peavey (and I've had a bunch!). Just absolutely sick on ALL fronts! Not gonna "trade 'er".
@@howardthrust Right on, a good peavey is worth holding on to these days...apparently usa-made gear is still in high demand, so they might not be getting any cheaper
Talking about vibrato systems, i'd love you to review a Jazzmaster with the classic offset vibrato. Maybe the new Player II jazzmaster? Sometimes those have some issues and need shims or 11s. Mike Adams -Puisheen- has a lot of videos about that -he's a bit niche- but i think your reach in the guitar techs community is far superior. Maybe a review of the Troy Van Leeuween Jazzmaster or a Squier 40 anniversary? Best from Barcelona, Phil!
Happy birthday Phil 🥳, I think my local guitar store is still going good. I think their prices are about the same as Sweetwater. It helps that the nearest G.C. is about 400 miles away.
I have a 96 Parker Fly Deluxe. Nice. Bought at Guitar and Keyboard city tin Mesa, or maybe Tempe. Remember Guitar trader? I use to buy from their store in San Diego.
I know, you have talking heads saying the market is hitting historical highs, but everywhere I look I see nothing but going out business, help wanted, and space for rent signs. Every time I go to the grocery store I get less for the same amount of money from the previous trip That's a sign things are probably going to get much worse before they get better. The food prices won't ever change back afterwards though.
@solomonsanchez1897 The market is at historical highs. CEOs of big companies have never made more money in human history. The problem is that the money doesn't make its way down to the little guy anymore. It's all being hoarded by the top 0.1% of the population.
Happy birthday Phil! Another great show. Please do Eastmans . I have a T-185 Solid wood w loollars hbs and a Varnish finish e20ss slope shoulder that is the best acoustic I’ve ever played. These are incredible guitars at any price! Thank you
I have one of the most basic loopers. It is in my roland cube 40. Simple record and overdub using the delay circuit. Limited time to record but great practice tool.
Its kinda funny similar to, i have many motorcycles but dont ride much. I like working on and modding bike more than riding them. My guitar gear collection is basically grabbing all the stuff I wanted and dreamed of as a young musician but couldnt get. Something satisfying about looking around my music room.
Yep. The Law of Diminishing Returns. I own many upperended guitars, too many. Fender USA neck is the best part of my strat. I have more fun with my Squire CV! REALLY tear into it for SRV. Tuners were the only upgrade.
Phil, what you describe is true of hardware stores, sporting goods stores. Etc. Talking with young people video games take away from time spent playing music.
Great show Phil, I've heard nothing but good things about Eastman Guitar's and Bricks and Mortar business are closing all over the place, some businesses are their worst enemy, I've been to three in the last week that insist on closing for lunch between 1&2 even though they have multiple staff and could stagger the lunch breaks . Really sorry to hear about your Dog they're such a part of the family anyway it's chewing a big bone in Doggy Heaven. Have a wonderful weekend. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
I was in guitar center the other day they had more guitars then I've seen. Like when they had the 1 Dallas store 20yrs ago. Now there are 6 or 7 in DFW.
I think we will see quality coming up through the entire product lines as we are seeing better quality "cheap" guitars that can compete with guitars priced 1 or 2 price tier higher.
Phil, for a future Know Your Gear, would love to hear your advice for buying a guitar on line. I’ve bought two on line - regret one, love the other. At this time, I’m kind of in the “I won’t buy another without playing it first” but is that reality now? Thanks, TomH
Music stores around me never stocked any Ernie Ball guitars. Sometimes we just have no choice. Personally, I don’t buy used and I will probably only stick to higher end guitars from reputable builders that aren’t produced on a massive scale like American and Mexi strats are. But, my guess is that the “try b4 you buy” is less important these days with machines doing most the work. I would think there’s less variance in the build quality vs the more hands on approach of the past. I purchased an Ernie ball Stingray guitar online without ever playing one and I love it! My advice to people would be to do your research. Scale length, weight, neck profiles, pickups, etc. These things are very important.
One of the finest jazz guitarist of all time was Toronto’s Ed Bickert. To my knowledge Ed owned one guitar. A 1965 blonde Telecaster. That guitar went through numerous pickup changes as well as frets I believe done by the Twelfth Fret guitar shop. It always impressed me how devoted he seemed to be to that guitar. Never saw him play anything else. In some way I wish I had been more dedicated to mastering one guitar than acquiring many while my skill set never improved. GAS was my impediment to playing better. With so many options hanging on the wall I just never mastered one.
Comment on music store closing. In the last 2 years I check Sweetwaters price and then I go to Amazon. I just bought an Evolve 50m and got it for close to $400 cheaper off Amazon. It came from a store in California I never heard of. I probably could have asked Sweetwater to price match but I didn’t bother. My last big purchase before that came from Pro audio star.
If you're looking at Japanese guitars (such as FGN that you mentioned), I'd highly recommend looking at Three Dots. I barely see any coverage about them in the English guitar world, but they provide really interesting guitars with high playability for a reasonable price. It's a relatively new maker, done by the guy who used to be in charge of Sadowsky Japan.
I never watch movies hardly anymore and I maybe an exception to the rule but part of the adventure was hearing of an anticipated movie coming out and going and seeing it in IMAX with a friend or alone. Id rather spend down time reading, playing guitar or house projects.
My local shop used to have a big sale every year on their anniversary. This last year they have been having that same sale on every single holiday. I am guessing that is a bad sign as far as how things are going there.
At 25 I looked so young that my wife (at 19) thought I was too young to date her. Several decades passed with my assuming others were silently thinking (and some even asked her) "Why did you marry a younger man?". Now, in my 70's we're both grey headed (after she stopped dying her hair). I've learned to stop hinting that I'll probably outlive her. She has started taking better care of her physical condition and I feel less aware of our difference in age. Time is truly relative.
In reference to Fnder and market discussion - I met the guy that the launched smoke detectors for homes, he said in hindsight he should have made batteries.
Hopefully small guys selling on reverb and ebay and Amazon marketplace has helped balance it a little from when it was just big web retailers . The inventory of thousands of shops consolidated in one place, but with a cut. I'd imagine you have to target niche instruments, look for that one or two of a kind, or added value like claiming you reviewed and set it up in the post. Unless you have a relationship with a maker selling the main color of the Classic Vibe Squier isn't gonna keep the rent paid vs Sweetwater.
Rest in peace. Sorry to hear about your dog, Phil. Dogs are such a loving and caring part of a family so the loss is hard. Best to you and your family.
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Subject Index
00:00 The KYG Contest
02:00 The new Spark 2 amp
04:00 How companies are making it impossible to review their gear until they sell it first
06:45 Are guitar influencers putting to much focus on gear and not playing?
13:25 Why Guitar Stores Are Closing And What Is Happing In The Current Market?
27:40 The difference between guitar heroes and influences
31:50 This weeks winners of the KYG Contest
38:57 The Problem I see with Vola Guitars
45:10 This is the loop pedal all beginners should buy and here is why
sweetwater.sjv.io/baAaYk
50:30 The market is being killed by all the guitars built before
58:59 We have to talk tremolos
1:02:00 Guitar Of The Week
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1:12:00 How is binding done on cheap guitars?
1:16:18 Do I still own the Gibson Les Paul Lite?
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1:19:40 Iconic brands and why they are timeless
1:27:00 Gibson R9 will not make you happy.
1:30:00 I sold 11 guitars this year
1:33:00 Sounds like time to get a new arm block
1:39:00 Do not sand veneer tops
1:40:00 Shabat guitars and Friedman????
1:45:40 Guitar Center asking for USA made guitars for trade
1:47:40 A not good update on my amazing dog
1:52:00 Reverend guitars talk
1:54:00 Tremolo (Vibrato) bridge feel talk
1:57:00 Thank you all so much!!!!!!!
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Aw man, sorry to hear about your dog. You gave him a wonderful life and cared for him until the end. ✌
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Phil, I don't know if your misses is TRYING to emulate the "NPR sound" at the intro, but she TOTALLY nails it. Love it!
NPR is leftist, commie trash.
#facts 🎉 it’s like an audio prompt for ‘let’s get tasty’!
@youtubehandlesmoron No, she didn't sound condescending and snarky... but you do.
@@7171jay Time to change your tampon...
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So sorry to hear your dog has passed. My dog has seizures too. She is a “Bassador” Bassett /Lab mix. We have to monitor her liver like you stated.
Thanks for your channel. I look forward to the podcast every week. Happy Birthday!
Sorry for your loss Phill. Hold on to the memories.
I’m sorry about your dog man. They really are a part of the family.
Sorry about your dog Phil. My thoughts are with you and your family during what I am sure is a difficult time. Thank you for always sharing with us. You are a tremendous human being.
Tough year for you Phil. I am very sorry for your loss. I lost two of my buddies the last two years and my third and final dog is struggling. I know how tough it can be. Hopefully the rest of the year will go better.
Aww man just got to the part about your dog. So sorry for you and your family Phil. What a painful thing to go through. Prayers for you and your family. 😢
I am just seeing this today. Super sad to hear about your dog, my wife and I lost our dog in February and we both still miss her tremendously. My thoughts are with you and your wife.
So, so, sorry to hear about your dogI
We lost our Jack Russel, Floyd, back in December who we had for over half my life. I was 10 when we got him.
Hope all the best for you and the family and I know they had a great life with awesome people like you! :)
Happy birthday dude 🎉
Happy Birthday Phil! Enjoy your 50's! Sorry to hear the news about your dog. It's so painful to say goodbye to them - hope your family is doing okay.
Happy birthday, Phil.
Respectfully disagree with your opinion on gas vs investment in becoming a better player. 67 years old and started playing guitar when I was 18. Bought and sold well over 100K worth of guitars and gear always consumed by the next greatest thing. Great fun and a privilege to be able to afford to buy all the great music gear I did but what I learned was, more expensive stuff doesn’t make you a better player. I have almost sold my entire 30 year collection and find that I’m keeping the Epiphone over Gibson. The PRS SE over the PRS Core and Wood Library. The Squire CV over the Fender USA and the Alverez acoustic over the Taylor 800 Series because even though it was fun to own and play those high end instruments. I never got better at playing them. I learned about diminishing returns and how good reasonably priced guitars are made today versus forty or fifty years ago. Now I’m looking forward to retiring and enjoying the time to just focus on becoming a better musician! I have enjoyed your channel for many years, keep up the good work.
My sincerest condolences on your dog, Phil. I know exactly what you’re going through. Our cat was going through something similar, pancreatitis, etc. 4 weeks ago we had to put him down. Today would’ve been his fifteen birthday. We miss him so dearly it hurts. Hang in there and don’t worry about the content. As always, FAMILY FIRST.
Happy Birthday Phil!! I can't tell you how much I've learned from your YT channel and continue to learn. Cheers!
Selling John’s photo joke was hilarious!
Happy birthday, Philip! I enjoy your shows so much.
So sorry to hear about your pooch. Pets are the greatest
Damn Phil sorry to hear about your dog. That's tough. Prayers for you and your family.
🎸🎸 I own several guitars. My whole outlook changed when I watched Matteo Mancuso in concert this year. He walked on stage with ONE guitar (Yamaha Revstar), plugged in, played for 2 hours straight and melted everyone's face. BTW, to decompress next heat wave just keep driving west until you end up in La Jolla area where it was 70° when you guys were 110°. That's what we did.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILL.
Great episode, Happy Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL!! 🍻🍻🎂🎂. Hope you have a GREAT day, and enjoy it to the fullest. LOVE watching your channel...keep up the great work that you do. Cheers!
Hi Phil, thank you for answering my question and your suggestion, concerning buying my first looper pedal. "Simplicity" is what I am looking for 🙂 It is also a + that it is a Boss. As I really like Boss. I have used your link to Sweetwater and have already bought it. And it should arrive this Thursday, maybe sooner, as I live in northern California. As always, I enjoy watching your podcasts! I also hope you will have a GREAT Birthday tomorrow! Thanks again. Cheers.
Picked up a Danelectro 59X12 solid body version in blood red a few weeks back - same pickup combo - lovin' it
You should do what brings you joy. If it's theory, do theory, if it's gear, buy gear. There is no right or wrong way to guitar. It's art. It's a hobby. It's joy.
I tried that wit drugs, wasn’t so joyful after all
I love your playing Phil, and you have loosened up over the years on youtube
Movie theaters are packed during summer. We used be able to go to the theater on a whim and be able to buy tickets to whatever show but now people are reserving them days/weeks in advance.
Happy birthday Phil!
Phil, after watching a video you did on your Les Paul Classic Lite several years ago... I bought one. And I love playing it. It's a great sounding Les Paul and I can play it as long as I want without getting sore back or shoulders. Mine is still stock, though I keep thinking I want to put locking tuners on it. Thanks for doing a review back then, I appreciate it.
Glad you are here!🙏🏻
So sorry about your doggy friend, I'm sure he had a wonderful life in your family.
Happy Birthday Phil 🥂
Happy Birthday Phil.!!!
A Callaham bridge/block for a Strat is fantastic, indeed!!! 😎
This is yet another great episode in your livestream. One observation - you obviously count your blessings, a lesson learned from your parents I suspect. You’re wise far beyond your physical age, and I am truly a fan of your videos. Thank you very much for posting your wealth of knowledge on RUclips.
Happy Birthday to you, have a great weekend with your family.
For a screw that lost its head, you can use a thin cutting disc on a dremel and cut a straight slot on the screw body so a flat head screwdriver can grab it. It's fairly easy to turn it since it's in wood. With such a small screw however you need a very thin disc. Also be careful not to damage the surrounding wood.
Have a better year moving forward and Happiest of Birthdays! Emeralds are great guitars, have owned an X30 AND X10 slim.
Lots of low end new stuff is pretty well made for non-pro use. Also, impulse-wise, you got me on the Alabs pedals review. I bought two a couple of weeks ago. Still in the boxes, though.
Awesome kyg pic
Happy Birthday to you and me tomorrow Phil. Lol! I hope it will be you best one ever
My passion is exactly like yours Phil. I’ve played guitar for years and I still can’t get enough! I play for hours every day. I’m not a great guitar player but, I love it! It’s who I am.
Love this channel, your the best !
I own an FGN Flame that is the exact guitar pictured on the Fujigen website. I found it at a distributor in Chicago. I think it was here in the US for NAMM shows. It's gorgeous.
I was really excited to sell my Knaggs in order to buy a Gibson Sg 61 custom shop (dream guitar). The used market tanking killed that. Would normally sell for $3200 and now I’m not even getting offers for $2800
A better business model (cough cough, Sweetwater) came along. Funny how universal that is.
Ran a greenhouse for years, was asked “how do you compete with Home Depot”? Easy, I don’t. I carried products they didn’t, I made sure what I did carry was always healthy, pretty and priced to both make profit AND be in the customer’s budget.
VERY "DENSE" Show--Topically Speaking...NICE work, Phil! VOLA went more for the "High End" @ startup. I recently purchased a NOS Luna Natural w/ Gotoh Floyd (built then) for under $1K (big discount). It is ABSOLUTELY on the level of a Suhr or Caparison in terms of appointments and quality! Glad I snagged it, since it is no longer built; and it seems the company is NOW "building the brand" with less elaborate models @ a lower price point...
My birthday was Thursday so, Happy birthday to us. At this age, I believe I am entering the don't buy another guitar (I have 14) so I miss the guitar stores mostly because it is just fun to step in and look around and touch things.
Happy Birthday!
Local guitar store Melodee Music first closed their old store in Leesburg VA and then closed their (beautiful) Sterling VA store. Family owned for 52 years. I miss those guys
The mom and pop stores in my city were killed off in the 2000's by chain stores. First, the regional chain bought up the bigger mom and pop stores. Then the smaller stores tried to compete by offering alternate brands... then the national chain came along and bought the regional chains... and without having the same buying power, the mom and pop stores went under as soon as the national chain entered their markets. Where small stores still exist and no chains have come in, they are buying from the national chains because those companies are also the distributors for the major brands.
Yeah...I agree with you on the Danee' 12! Great machine for not a lot of money! I almost bought one--but the deal was intercepted by a near-mint '86 USA Peavey Milestone 12 for about the same price (Reverb strikes again!). That was a "needle-in-a-haystack" kinda find, though. Favorite Loop Pedal is STILL the "Boomerang +". Got 1st one from "Mars Music"(!) to use as a "Jam Partner". Learned proper "Rhythm AND Lead" playing AND how to record/perform with it!
That guitar center sale, 20% off on usa-made guitars...if you can pick up some old peaveys for cheap, you could get more money knocked off on the purchase of some new stuff than what the peavey would cost you
@@jasondorsey7110True that! The problem is that those old USA Peaveys are fairly amazing (and highly underrated) builds. The Milestone 12s typically go for TRIPLE what the 6-string variants go for...when they can be found. I haven't come across a better (for my purposes) 12-string electric than that Peavey (and I've had a bunch!). Just absolutely sick on ALL fronts! Not gonna "trade 'er".
@@howardthrust Right on, a good peavey is worth holding on to these days...apparently usa-made gear is still in high demand, so they might not be getting any cheaper
Talking about vibrato systems, i'd love you to review a Jazzmaster with the classic offset vibrato. Maybe the new Player II jazzmaster? Sometimes those have some issues and need shims or 11s. Mike Adams -Puisheen- has a lot of videos about that -he's a bit niche- but i think your reach in the guitar techs community is far superior.
Maybe a review of the Troy Van Leeuween Jazzmaster or a Squier 40 anniversary?
Best from Barcelona, Phil!
Happy birthday Phil 🥳, I think my local guitar store is still going good. I think their prices are about the same as Sweetwater. It helps that the nearest G.C. is about 400 miles away.
I have a 96 Parker Fly Deluxe. Nice. Bought at Guitar and Keyboard city tin Mesa, or maybe Tempe. Remember Guitar trader? I use to buy from their store in San Diego.
Happy Birthday Phil 🎶🎂🎉❗️
All types of stores are closing it is just some commodities are leading the way.
I know, you have talking heads saying the market is hitting historical highs, but everywhere I look I see nothing but going out business, help wanted, and space for rent signs. Every time I go to the grocery store I get less for the same amount of money from the previous trip That's a sign things are probably going to get much worse before they get better. The food prices won't ever change back afterwards though.
@solomonsanchez1897 The market is at historical highs. CEOs of big companies have never made more money in human history. The problem is that the money doesn't make its way down to the little guy anymore. It's all being hoarded by the top 0.1% of the population.
@@solomonsanchez1897 rich get richer, while promising they'll fix the weather or something. And people really don't seem to notice
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Happy birthday Phil! Another great show. Please do Eastmans . I have a T-185 Solid wood w loollars hbs and a Varnish finish e20ss slope shoulder that is the best acoustic I’ve ever played. These are incredible guitars at any price! Thank you
I really tried to give them my business but as a lefty I've already got a black squier strat and was looking for a George foreman es 335
I have one of the most basic loopers. It is in my roland cube 40. Simple record and overdub using the delay circuit. Limited time to record but great practice tool.
Phil has a Ginormous amount of pictures,if you have looked it's so impressive
Its kinda funny similar to, i have many motorcycles but dont ride much. I like working on and modding bike more than riding them.
My guitar gear collection is basically grabbing all the stuff I wanted and dreamed of as a young musician but couldnt get. Something satisfying about looking around my music room.
Yep. The Law of Diminishing Returns. I own many upperended guitars, too many. Fender USA neck is the best part of my strat. I have more fun with my Squire CV! REALLY tear into it for SRV. Tuners were the only upgrade.
Happy birthday 🎉
I'm a bass player and stores are used to only stocking a couple of basses and only one or two high end instruments.
Phil, what you describe is true of hardware stores, sporting goods stores. Etc. Talking with young people video games take away from time spent playing music.
John is a man of culture! Well done!
Great show Phil, I've heard nothing but good things about Eastman Guitar's and Bricks and Mortar business are closing all over the place, some businesses are their worst enemy, I've been to three in the last week that insist on closing for lunch between 1&2 even though they have multiple staff and could stagger the lunch breaks . Really sorry to hear about your Dog they're such a part of the family anyway it's chewing a big bone in Doggy Heaven. Have a wonderful weekend. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
I was in guitar center the other day they had more guitars then I've seen. Like when they had the 1 Dallas store 20yrs ago. Now there are 6 or 7 in DFW.
The gear can inspire one to want to practice or play. It can be an inspiration to pick it up.
You Rock Phillip 🤟
My only local shop closed after the owner retired and couldn't find a buyer. Now, I have to drive 4 hours for the nearest shop, so I buy online.
I think we will see quality coming up through the entire product lines as we are seeing better quality "cheap" guitars that can compete with guitars priced 1 or 2 price tier higher.
Phil, for a future Know Your Gear, would love to hear your advice for buying a guitar on line. I’ve bought two on line - regret one, love the other. At this time, I’m kind of in the “I won’t buy another without playing it first” but is that reality now? Thanks, TomH
Music stores around me never stocked any Ernie Ball guitars. Sometimes we just have no choice. Personally, I don’t buy used and I will probably only stick to higher end guitars from reputable builders that aren’t produced on a massive scale like American and Mexi strats are. But, my guess is that the “try b4 you buy” is less important these days with machines doing most the work. I would think there’s less variance in the build quality vs the more hands on approach of the past. I purchased an Ernie ball Stingray guitar online without ever playing one and I love it! My advice to people would be to do your research. Scale length, weight, neck profiles, pickups, etc. These things are very important.
One of the finest jazz guitarist of all time was Toronto’s Ed Bickert. To my knowledge Ed owned one guitar. A 1965 blonde Telecaster. That guitar went through numerous pickup changes as well as frets I believe done by the Twelfth Fret guitar shop. It always impressed me how devoted he seemed to be to that guitar. Never saw him play anything else. In some way I wish I had been more dedicated to mastering one guitar than acquiring many while my skill set never improved. GAS was my impediment to playing better. With so many options hanging on the wall I just never mastered one.
Comment on music store closing. In the last 2 years I check Sweetwaters price and then I go to Amazon. I just bought an Evolve 50m and got it for close to $400 cheaper off Amazon. It came from a store in California I never heard of. I probably could have asked Sweetwater to price match but I didn’t bother. My last big purchase before that came from Pro audio star.
If you're looking at Japanese guitars (such as FGN that you mentioned), I'd highly recommend looking at Three Dots. I barely see any coverage about them in the English guitar world, but they provide really interesting guitars with high playability for a reasonable price. It's a relatively new maker, done by the guy who used to be in charge of Sadowsky Japan.
So very sorry to hear about your dog. It's harder to say goodbye to a beloved pet than a person sometimes.
Also, people over charging for instruments the last couple of years where some prices randomly jumped 200-300 bucks
Happy Birthday
I never watch movies hardly anymore and I maybe an exception to the rule but part of the adventure was hearing of an anticipated movie coming out and going and seeing it in IMAX with a friend or alone. Id rather spend down time reading, playing guitar or house projects.
My local shop used to have a big sale every year on their anniversary. This last year they have been having that same sale on every single holiday. I am guessing that is a bad sign as far as how things are going there.
Spark mini sits on my end table and is brilliant. I can play in my living room and my wife doesn’t get upset at the 100watt cab sitting there
Double lipstick humbucker looks great!
At 25 I looked so young that my wife (at 19) thought I was too young to date her. Several decades passed with my assuming others were silently thinking (and some even asked her) "Why did you marry a younger man?". Now, in my 70's we're both grey headed (after she stopped dying her hair). I've learned to stop hinting that I'll probably outlive her. She has started taking better care of her physical condition and I feel less aware of our difference in age. Time is truly relative.
I swear the epiphone 335 I have has painted on binding, you can't feel it or feel a seem.
Happy Birhday, Cheers😅
Any word on a release date for the Danelectro 59er 12 String? Do we even know if they will put this into production? Thanks!
The John jokes were hilarious! 😂 (and a great idea for a picture) He deserves a win!
In reference to Fnder and market discussion - I met the guy that the launched smoke detectors for homes, he said in hindsight he should have made batteries.
Hopefully small guys selling on reverb and ebay and Amazon marketplace has helped balance it a little from when it was just big web retailers . The inventory of thousands of shops consolidated in one place, but with a cut. I'd imagine you have to target niche instruments, look for that one or two of a kind, or added value like claiming you reviewed and set it up in the post. Unless you have a relationship with a maker selling the main color of the Classic Vibe Squier isn't gonna keep the rent paid vs Sweetwater.
I want one of those thinner les Paul's.
Rest in peace. Sorry to hear about your dog, Phil. Dogs are such a loving and caring part of a family so the loss is hard. Best to you and your family.
You're right Phil, Guitar players are plentiful with a small fraction of Big Big talents...
Danelectro 12, very cool vibe
Man you gotta go up to Payson if you want to get out of that heat. The Mogollon Rim is like mini-Colorado.
Happy early birthday
You can never practice enough. I try to do as much as I can all day everyday!
That 12 string sounds so fucking amazing!!!!