I’m 61 and I remember how hissy and bad a lot of vintage gear was. I’ve owned 1950s and 60s guitars and amps. I play PRS these days and I’ve almost finished selling my old effects pedals. They couldn’t compete with my new dirt pedals and my Mini Vent. A Leslie in a pedal…they couldn’t do that in 1977 when I started playing.
The used market for all audio gear is terrible right now. Loads and loads of gear was bought during and immediately after Covid, and mostly at top dollar. Now loads of people who no longer have time for that pursuit of learning guitar, or who no longer feel the need for that 23 guitar collection, are dumping product, while new prices are sinking because of inventory glut. Add in high fees and state taxes to make that space for receiving a fair market value for used items exceedingly small, and used prices are pushed artificially high in an effort for sellers to even approach getting that fair market value. The used market is brutal right now. Modular synths are no different right now.
The American Pro 2 came out during Covid and they are some of the best Fenders out. Also the American original series ended during Covid they are Fenders custom shops at half the price without relics. Both great guitars.
Rule 1. Establish a relationship with your music store whether it be local or online. Rule 2. always ask for a lower price. If you never ask, the answer is always no. If you do ask, you will usually get a good deal.
My Dad Was sent to Randolph AFB twice. No matter where you lived on the base, you'd hear trainer jets around the clock. If you wanted to go to a snack shop or bowling alley or even to school you had to go toward the noise. Al the flight lines were just inside the perimeter fence. There was one way out, most of the time, and one alternate route, part of the time. The center of the base was the Officers Club and pool. You had access to the other pools but they were across the street from a flight line. Military dependent life was a microcosm of society and you lived with rules and privileges which only became apparent after you got out. I don't recall anyone saying the sound of jets was comforting.
I love it when good things happen to good people. Your audience is amazing because you are Phil! So happy for your RUclips success and especially that your excellence is being recognized not only by us but by vendors like Mackie & others. We love ya!
Just got a dgt se. Most amazing pickups I've ever heard. Please do a dive into them. I've got 30 or so guitars, I've never been so blown away. Why are they so good?
By all accounts DG was highly particular and detail focused. PRS said he really held their feet to the fire going back and forth in prototype stage. There’s no reason why PT Cort cant make good pickups if the time and attention is dedicated to getting the blueprint right
@@VintageRadius agree as well , actually pick ups , wiring and the guitar itself just feels levels above other already great SE guitars , the guitar feels some what worn in some how …
@@bobbyarthur8809 Thanks for the reply! Shocking is right. I keep pinching myself as I've been a/b testing it against very expensive guitars. Nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks this...
Comment on the Floyd. My Peavey would go out. Highly rated local shop couldn't solve the problem. I asked them to try again with the owner diving in. He actually found that the knife edge had gone flat so it was rocking enough to make it inconsistent on return. They replaced the bridge at cost after talking to Peavey. Problem solved. Very esoteric.
Regarding the gx1 question. Maybe not the same problem, but I've seen multiple situations where the nut is loose and the bolts need tightening. Not the screws that lovk the strings, but the bolts screwing it to the neck. That would normally fix tuning stability
Well i bought a pedal from a local store that stopped working for no obvious reason. Went back to the store a year later with it but turned out the warranty had expired by one month so they couldn’t do anything. Couple of months later they called me up and said i could get i new pedal from the store for their buying price from the manufacturer. Thought it was a pretty cool gesture from their side. I try to support the local store as much as my wallet allows.
Excellent podcast and Kudos to Mackie for recgonizing the value you bring. Great insights on being good with cheap gear before you can be good with great gear. On another note, Mrs. McKnight has a great media voice. Thanks for the hangout Phil
LOVE the new Mackie gear and how you are using it! Don't stop using the buttons and your wife's cool voice. Tell your new Mackie buddy that I have been preparing a new order (over the last few days) to update my studio and I will try to use Mackie where I can after hearing this story.
Phil, I'm unquestionably in your “camp” on the “Vintage vs. Modern” issue! I guess nostalgia and sentiment DO count for SOMETHING with SOMEBODY; but the mindless, ego-based rhetoric and posturing that often accompanies it has NO redeeming value to me. If the gear looks great, feels great, works great and inspires a job well done...AND fits the budget (all EASILY attainable these days)...I'm ALL SMILES!! 🙂
Hey Phil, not sure if you have heard of Bog Street picks but they have some picks in there line up with the same idea as the three sided picks you talked about. I switched to them a few years ago and haven’t looked back. The whole in the middle is such a game changer for me as I hold my picks a little unorthodox. I honestly never thought about how much picks change your sound and playing style.
Hi Phil 🤗! You made a great point! This or this or that is good or even fantastic, but the other/ newer stuff fits my personal needs better! Everybody has the completely legitimate rights to like what they want, but too often it comes to a situation where people say and expect you to comply when they say: I like/ love this or dislike/ hate that and you should do the absolute same 🤨😒!
Hi Phil. The viewer asking about the anniversary Crestwood Custom: I have a 1969 Kalamazoo Crestwood Custom. Have had new since 1969. No issues with the Trem and tuning as long as strings are good and broken in. The new anniversary model has a coil spring under the trem arm, similar to a Bigsby arm. The original had no coil spring, and worked perfectly. They changed the trem system on the new model. Not sure exactly why it was changed. They also did not install a third strap button on the back of the guitar adjacent to the neck, as was factory on the original. Gotta say, your podcasts are extremely interesting. 2 hours flies by with all the informative content! Seems like 15 minutes! Well done! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If you ever go back to the Shure mic, I’m assuming an SM7b, you need a cloudlifter. It’ll give you enough gain that you won’t have to shout. Great that Mackie reached out though👍
Last year I sold my 70s Gibson and fender Stratocaster hard tail. Both sales were to 35 to 40 year olds for silly money. I was so surprised what people will pay for older guitars these days. Well I invested some of that money and bought a squire hard tail. Sounds great. Had a few mods done and it’s amazing. Love all the new stuff. It’s all marketing and prejudice. Love your show brow.
Phil, here’s a Floyd Rose issue… That sinking feeling when you hear the metallic “ping” as 35+ year old base plate blades give out, Resulting in two zero points. Annoyingly, I live in London and The base plates are made in Germany, but I have to order from America … because of the idiocy of Brexit means it is cheaper to import across the Atlantic. Awaiting delivery shortly to revive Kramer Focus 3000 😂
Tonerider pickups (especially the Generator) are very affordable and they are absolutely fantastic. I have them in a few of my guitars and I realized I have been throwing a lot of money away on boutique pickups over the years
1:34:11 my mom bought me a drill press for $50 hardly used quiet a few years old but tools like this dont necessarily "go bad" invest its worth it if its cheap or better yet free then its just space 😊
I hear people say that position 3 of 5 ( the middle alone ) is the least good of the 5 positions and I can't help but to wonder why not make the middle position the neck and bridge combined.
Well, I would assume tradition, marketing. in my HSH configured Ibanez. I put a rail humbucker into the S slot, so when the H slot is split in 2 and 4, I have a HS configuration instead of humbucking SS configuration. And it sounds wonderful.
Hey Phil, Gibson does still use weight relief on various models. They have 2 lines, a traditional line and a modern line. Most of the Les Pauls from the modern line (Classic, Modeen, Studio) have weight relief bodies. The traditional line doesn't have weight relief.
Im not asking high prices but that headline will convince people i am. I actually only sell to get stuff but im thinking of stopping as nobody buys anything over 200
To drill for string through, buy a drillblock from Lowe’s ,less than 10 dollars , use with a hand drill , will work perfect! Guaranteed in writing! Done it a hundred times.
Long time listener. Had no idea about the FB page. Tell the Mackie guys you probably have sold me some stuff… As always, the sauce is strong and the data is gold! Thanks Phil.
Are you really buying another guitar...... Fantastic.... No all I really need is this thermos, this ashtray, and this paddle! Good podcast and humorous.....always liked Mackie gear... Had one of their small mixers back 25 years ago wish I would have never sold it!
On the Bare Knuckle Emerald - no recommendation for the single coil or anything, just wanted to say those are one of my favorite sets of pickups. My three favorite bridge pickups are the Pete Thorn Thornbucker + , the DiMarzio Fortitude, and the Bare Knuckle Emerald.
I've never heard anyone say "Man, I wish I could get my hands on a vintage PC." Love your stuff, Phil, and it made me feel good that your new gear made you laugh when you played the snips of your wife. Put's the truth to "the gear isn't for the audience (but this actually is) it's for the artist!" That's you. Keep it goin' And Mackie just made a new friend (me) by treating you well.
I bought a birthday year guitar in 2016, a 1989 Rickenbacker 325v59, the John Lennon guitar everyone saw on Ed Sullivan. I paid about $2600 for it and recently went to a high-end guitar shop in Nagoya, Japan to see the same model guitar, albeit from 1997, selling for almost $6k!
I get you about liking vintage stuff as you get older. I still enjoy newer instruments but I feel a lot better with a TASCAM recorder than I do using software to record, even though I know the old Portastudio isn't the best.
Hope the mackie mixer pushes you to have guest during the love shows. either both messing with the fuctions or move into a podcast version of the show with two opinions. Kinda when you had your friend on a couple old episodes
I have four nephews and I told them if they were interested in playing guitar I would leave them my vintage gear and none of them were interested so I just don't think the younger generation cares as much. Clubs that featured live bands have closed in my area and I think the market will continually go down, I just hope I am around long enough to afford a vintage les paul.
Always wanted a Kramer guitar cause i love Eddie but that Bad lands guitar you got on the wall is the guitar I want now. Honestly I think its a better guitar. Love your wife voice over. Hilarious
Sorry I missed the show live. I promise to do better in the future 😅 It's been a year or so since I have had to go back to see the recorded show. Is the Wilhelm scream new? I kinda love it, along with Mrs. McKnights voice overs. Congrats on the new podcasting gear. You have come a long ways since the days of shooting videos on the cell phone, but honestly the quality of those videos was still great!
Is there an amp builder out there that can build a Soldano that’s within the area of $1000. Instead of $4 grand? That would be an achievement of massive accomplishment and appreciation by many for sure… lol
I honestly disliked the weight relief Les Pauls Gibson was doing, especially when they first did it, but in retrospect, I think it had as much to do with the electronics they were sticking in them at the time. I do like and always have liked lighter Les Pauls, but the best ones I have heard were using a lighter weght heavily aged wood. That being said, if you stuck Burstbuckers or Custom Buckers and 50's wiring in the weight relief ones, they might have sounded pretty good. Think it would be worth them doing again but doing better and seeing if there is a market for them.
Phil (1) the Mrs. has a great pod caster or radio voice. (2) you are so right about used prices and sellers willing to make deals. I bought a GS mini bass after watching the price drop a couple hundred. I found an LTD and a Taylor for a friend's kids who wanted nicer guitars for taking lessons but knew nothing about guitar quality. When I met with each seller, they had reduced their price about 50 to 150 already and I made an offer 50 below that standing there with cash in hand and pointed out one needed a set up and the other I'd have to get a gig bag, and in each instance the seller said OK. (3) I bought a 70's era strat new in 1979 when I was a dumb teenager not knowing those strats were considered crap quality and I got one with the 3 screw bolt-on neck. I soon came to HATE that 3 screw deal because I was out gigging in bands running around the stage jumping off of risers doing the hard rock thing and that neck constantly shifted on me knocking it out of tune and I was always jerking the neck back into place to get it back in tune. when I began to learn and acquire other strat-type guitars with 4 screw bolt-on necks I played that Fender strat less and less. I did experiment on it (again, it was not vintage then) putting in humbuckers, putting back the singles, putting in other humbuckers, back to the original singles and a different trem system, doing all kinds of stuff to it to improve it but always wound up putting it aside. I have it over 40 years later and still it is not near as good sounding or playing as other strat-style shaped guitars I own.
Phil, I have a set of Yosemites in a parts Tele, using brass saddles and graphtec nut, if you still need to try them out. I have a couple other cool toys if you wanted to check any of them out for potential reviews/videos. I'm in the PHX area as well :)
Been looking at tons of guitars at different price points all year and just picked up a Squier Affinity Jazzmaster from Sweetwater. Amazingly good straight out the box!
II the Crestwood is setup properly it stays in tune. I owned a 2014 and it was spectacular. I was offered more than what I paid for it, so I sold it. I most likely will replace it soon.
I would like to thank you on your advice regarding the guitar market (though used market may not be identical, it still applied, apparently). I got a couple of pedals I've wanted for years, the two of them would retail new around £350; used, total averaged around £280-300. I put in pretty deep offers for each item, separate sellers and they were both accepted immediately, totalled at £215, which is essentially the cost of one of the pedals new...
The unadvertised sales at GC are expanding, more models were added Thursday. I may not be able to resist the Sheraton Pro II for $470, that's 36% off a guitar that never goes on sale.
😱 phil finally named a name:)!!! Lewitt Audio are one of the only mic. companies that left a really positive impression in my mind, Andy Guitar Geek has interviewed one of their folks, and she was so smooth & professional. Oh well, that's somewhat changed now, ...that's business.
I’m glad I got a Taylor AD 27 , for 999, from Sweetwater, instead of 1499 , the normal price , made in the USA, best part of all is it sounds like a great vintage Martin !!!
Hi Phil & hi people, I have a great ‘77 Fender P-bass. I loved it dearly (after hating it the first years I owned it... 😉), because it became just too heavy to carry it for a four one hour set gig. (I’m even older than Phil is, 😄). I’m 51. I just could not play it anymore. There are some great other basses I own and play, but I just love the neck of this ‘77 P. Not because it’s better than the others (it’s not), but because I was so used to it since owning and playing it since I owned it (‘91). For years, it was my only bass. Well, fate saved me because there’s (at least) one thing Fenders got working for them that Gibsons (wich I love) don’t have: the bolt on design. I tried different other P-bodies with the ‘77 neck, and after several years i’ve found a body that feels and sounds great with it: a buddy of mine found a ‘82/‘83 Squier P bass alder body. They’re working great together! I’m happy playing the P-bass neck I hated and got to love. The ‘77 heavy ash body’s now on the wall: it’s a piece of art now. 🤣! 🖖
I went through the whole "Pre-CBS Fenders are GREAT and everything else is JUNK" period. Nowadays the guitars that were considered junk are commanding sky high prices. When I realized what was going on I became very cynical about the "vintage guitar market". (Not talking about fine Gibson, Epiphone or Guild archtops). Now, the only guitars that I can afford are made in Mexico or overseas but it's OK. I remember a couple of decades ago seeing prices of Les Paul models being sold new for $3,500 and thought they'd never sell but they did. No, to me it's all a big money making racket that I think will shrink drastically one day.
Received an email from my Sweetwater Rep. warning that Yamaha and Fender will be implementing price increases across the board in August. Anyone else get a similar email? When dealers are flush with inventory, production is slowing down, and dealer prices are being reduced to MAP, why would Fender increase prices? We were told that Fender over produced during the COVID boom. So, how does a manufacturer get away with increasing prices when demand is dwindling, inventory is high, and production is down?
This episode was different, in that we learned that your wife is an incredible person. Kudos to her for helping you out with all of this! Would you ever consider doing a podcast with your wife? Would be comparable to say Tom Segura and his wife doing a comedy podcast. It's rare to see and you two would stand out. The added pressure of random people from the internet could be a bit much though. You'd need a crew to help produce.
The birthday year guitar thing is hard for me because i was born in the middle of the 80s. Lotta questions choices made on guitars in the 80s. Do i want a guitar with enough points to be declared a weapon, or a strat with the worst version of a "locking trem" ever conceived. Choices, choices.
"I think talking about potentiometers is an exciting night" would make a fantastic t-shirt. And you'd be doing a public service! Love the show Phil and fam, tuning in every Saturday night from Indonesia!
Reverb is Greedverb. Regularly used guitars have prices above new for the exact same guitar and model. I've found reasonable and nice sellers but most are ridiculous and beyond greedy.
Hey Phil... thanks for reminding me to look into the Asteroids I ordered when hanging out with Cole at NAMM... he and Chrissy were so fun... I went there twice! Cole sent me an email 3 weeks ago... I didn't notice...so, I can't wait to get mine and will proudly wear his T-Shirt on my GEAR & DEMOS SHOW. Oh... and thanks for talking about improving the creator Sound Quality... as a fledgling RUclipsr... I really need to stop buying other gear until I get things set up properly in my Studio Room... oh... and really love the Wife's audio samples on that Mackie DLZ Creator Mixer... I have to do that!! 😎🤘🎸🐦🥒
I own a 2006 Japanese Epiphone Les Paul Special (P90s) with the Gibson headstock too(they were JDM only market guitars not meant to be sold outside of Japan) and mine is rock solid in tuning. Sounds like the nut to me too with that person's problem. Killer guitars if you can find one! If they're in North America, it's because some one brought them back with them from Japan. And yeah I'll never end up with a birthday year guitar because a decent 1974 Gibson or Fender is as rare as hen's teeth since that was they were shite hit and miss, more miss though, quality during that era!
I bought a covid era fender acoustics got it pleked from sweetwater before it was shipped to me. It came with a bad setup and didn't intonate well. I had to get a new nut/saddle from someone else. Its an awsome guitar now. got my money back for the plek job.
I just bought an Epi SG Prophecy for 460 Euros and an Ibanez RG 565 for 670 Euros. Both "B-Stock." Both of them have damaged boxes. So the actual guitars are new. Prices are after tax. I don't know if I will keep them, I probably could at least sell the SG for a profit. Both are great guitars for the money I have to say. I didn't need any of them but just bought them because they were so cheap.
Harbor freight tools are fine I use them every day , they last just as long as expensive tools half of them are made in the same factories, as the more expensive tools. I do construction I use them till they break, go buy more, it takes years on most.
I made a comment about this in some other video but prices are insane. A guitar that cost 999$ two years about is at least 1200$ which means getting it on sale is probably still more than what it would cost 2 years ago. EXTREMELY disappointing :/ Edit: congrats on new (podcast) gear day and your continued success Mr. McKnight you’re killing it!
What is so cool about you is your presentation isn't a presentation it's, like your, talking to me, one of your buds. Way to go. I never thought about why I like your show so much before today. Cool brother. Ps only one bit of advice. Don't do what I did, don't climb Camel Back Mountain to watch the Sunset. When I came back down the 3 Phoenix police officers waiting for me said they were going to call for a helicopter rescue. They were not happy.
Phil, your wife has a great voice for voiceovers!
Agreed! Great voice!
She does. She would be good for children’s books. Very soft cadence.
Totally my thought as well!
KnowYourGear ASMR Edition!
Beat me to it. She sounds GREAT!!
I’m 61 and I remember how hissy and bad a lot of vintage gear was. I’ve owned 1950s and 60s guitars and amps. I play PRS these days and I’ve almost finished selling my old effects pedals. They couldn’t compete with my new dirt pedals and my Mini Vent. A Leslie in a pedal…they couldn’t do that in 1977 when I started playing.
The used market for all audio gear is terrible right now.
Loads and loads of gear was bought during and immediately after Covid, and mostly at top dollar. Now loads of people who no longer have time for that pursuit of learning guitar, or who no longer feel the need for that 23 guitar collection, are dumping product, while new prices are sinking because of inventory glut.
Add in high fees and state taxes to make that space for receiving a fair market value for used items exceedingly small, and used prices are pushed artificially high in an effort for sellers to even approach getting that fair market value.
The used market is brutal right now. Modular synths are no different right now.
Mwahahhaha. Patience .
The American Pro 2 came out during Covid and they are some of the best Fenders out. Also the American original series ended during Covid they are Fenders custom shops at half the price without relics. Both great guitars.
I got an American Original 50s P Bass and I love it! Came out of the box with a great setup too!
Rule 1. Establish a relationship with your music store whether it be local or online. Rule 2. always ask for a lower price. If you never ask, the answer is always no. If you do ask, you will usually get a good deal.
You should do a video on how to wire superswitches. There are not that many diagrams for it.
My Dad Was sent to Randolph AFB twice. No matter where you lived on the base, you'd hear trainer jets around the clock. If you wanted to go to a snack shop or bowling alley or even to school you had to go toward the noise. Al the flight lines were just inside the perimeter fence. There was one way out, most of the time, and one alternate route, part of the time. The center of the base was the Officers Club and pool. You had access to the other pools but they were across the street from a flight line. Military dependent life was a microcosm of society and you lived with rules and privileges which only became apparent after you got out. I don't recall anyone saying the sound of jets was comforting.
I love it when good things happen to good people. Your audience is amazing because you are Phil! So happy for your RUclips success and especially that your excellence is being recognized not only by us but by vendors like Mackie & others. We love ya!
Just got a dgt se. Most amazing pickups I've ever heard. Please do a dive into them. I've got 30 or so guitars, I've never been so blown away. Why are they so good?
Same story and Also have about same amount Of guitars , in some cases 6 -10 times the price of dgt se - shocking guitar in so many ways !!
By all accounts DG was highly particular and detail focused. PRS said he really held their feet to the fire going back and forth in prototype stage. There’s no reason why PT Cort cant make good pickups if the time and attention is dedicated to getting the blueprint right
@@VintageRadius agree as well , actually pick ups , wiring and the guitar itself just feels levels above other already great SE guitars , the guitar feels some what worn in some how …
@@bobbyarthur8809 Thanks for the reply! Shocking is right. I keep pinching myself as I've been a/b testing it against very expensive guitars. Nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks this...
Mrs. McKnight has a great voice
Mrs McKnight totally has a radio voice. I think she should be on your next bunch of podcasts with you. Talk about your whole operation etc.
Comment on the Floyd. My Peavey would go out. Highly rated local shop couldn't solve the problem. I asked them to try again with the owner diving in. He actually found that the knife edge had gone flat so it was rocking enough to make it inconsistent on return. They replaced the bridge at cost after talking to Peavey. Problem solved. Very esoteric.
Regarding the gx1 question. Maybe not the same problem, but I've seen multiple situations where the nut is loose and the bolts need tightening. Not the screws that lovk the strings, but the bolts screwing it to the neck. That would normally fix tuning stability
Well i bought a pedal from a local store that stopped working for no obvious reason. Went back to the store a year later with it but turned out the warranty had expired by one month so they couldn’t do anything. Couple of months later they called me up and said i could get i new pedal from the store for their buying price from the manufacturer. Thought it was a pretty cool gesture from their side. I try to support the local store as much as my wallet allows.
Excellent podcast and Kudos to Mackie for recgonizing the value you bring. Great insights on being good with cheap gear before you can be good with great gear. On another note, Mrs. McKnight has a great media voice. Thanks for the hangout Phil
I just got the Black Mountain pick and it's now my go to. Was using Dava previously.
LOVE the new Mackie gear and how you are using it! Don't stop using the buttons and your wife's cool voice. Tell your new Mackie buddy that I have been preparing a new order (over the last few days) to update my studio and I will try to use Mackie where I can after hearing this story.
Phil, I'm unquestionably in your “camp” on the “Vintage vs. Modern” issue! I guess nostalgia and sentiment DO count for SOMETHING with SOMEBODY; but the mindless, ego-based rhetoric and posturing that often accompanies it has NO redeeming value to me. If the gear looks great, feels great, works great and inspires a job well done...AND fits the budget (all EASILY attainable these days)...I'm ALL SMILES!! 🙂
Hey Phil, not sure if you have heard of Bog Street picks but they have some picks in there line up with the same idea as the three sided picks you talked about. I switched to them a few years ago and haven’t looked back. The whole in the middle is such a game changer for me as I hold my picks a little unorthodox. I honestly never thought about how much picks change your sound and playing style.
Hi Phil 🤗!
You made a great point!
This or this or that is good or even fantastic, but the other/ newer stuff fits my personal needs better!
Everybody has the completely legitimate rights to like what they want, but too often it comes to a situation where people say and expect you to comply when they say: I like/ love this or dislike/ hate that and you should do the absolute same 🤨😒!
Seriously, Phil playing with his mixer at the end was one of the cutest things I'll see this week.
Hi Phil. The viewer asking about the anniversary Crestwood Custom: I have a 1969 Kalamazoo Crestwood Custom. Have had new since 1969. No issues with the Trem and tuning as long as strings are good and broken in. The new anniversary model has a coil spring under the trem arm, similar to a Bigsby arm. The original had no coil spring, and worked perfectly. They changed the trem system on the new model. Not sure exactly why it was changed. They also did not install a third strap button on the back of the guitar adjacent to the neck, as was factory on the original. Gotta say, your podcasts are extremely interesting. 2 hours flies by with all the informative content! Seems like 15 minutes! Well done!
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If you ever go back to the Shure mic, I’m assuming an SM7b, you need a cloudlifter. It’ll give you enough gain that you won’t have to shout. Great that Mackie reached out though👍
This is going to turn into that Family Guy episode where Stewie and Brian have a radio station and abuse the sound fx buttons. 😂
Last year I sold my 70s Gibson and fender Stratocaster hard tail. Both sales were to 35 to 40 year olds for silly money. I was so surprised what people will pay for older guitars these days. Well I invested some of that money and bought a squire hard tail. Sounds great. Had a few mods done and it’s amazing. Love all the new stuff. It’s all marketing and prejudice. Love your show brow.
We live in the Golden age of guitars and pedals, you would be crazy to dismiss all that to only use vintage....
Phil, here’s a Floyd Rose issue… That sinking feeling when you hear the metallic “ping” as 35+ year old base plate blades give out, Resulting in two zero points.
Annoyingly, I live in London and The base plates are made in Germany, but I have to order from America … because of the idiocy of Brexit means it is cheaper to import across the Atlantic. Awaiting delivery shortly to revive Kramer Focus 3000 😂
Tonerider pickups (especially the Generator) are very affordable and they are absolutely fantastic. I have them in a few of my guitars and I realized I have been throwing a lot of money away on boutique pickups over the years
1:34:11 my mom bought me a drill press for $50 hardly used quiet a few years old but tools like this dont necessarily "go bad" invest its worth it if its cheap or better yet free then its just space 😊
I was in the Air Force, my last duty station was Luke, while I was there they were transitioning from F-16s to F-35s. The Raptor is the F-22.
I hear people say that position 3 of 5 ( the middle alone ) is the least good of the 5 positions and I can't help but to wonder why not make the middle position the neck and bridge combined.
Well, I would assume tradition, marketing. in my HSH configured Ibanez. I put a rail humbucker into the S slot, so when the H slot is split in 2 and 4, I have a HS configuration instead of humbucking SS configuration. And it sounds wonderful.
Hey Phil, Gibson does still use weight relief on various models. They have 2 lines, a traditional line and a modern line. Most of the Les Pauls from the modern line (Classic, Modeen, Studio) have weight relief bodies. The traditional line doesn't have weight relief.
You're most likely using a Shure SM7B. Notorious for gain gobbling. Get a Cloudlifter. A must if you're not using a good preamp.
Just purchased some picks! Can't wait to get them
FYI.....a cloud lifter with an SM7B gives you the gain you need so you don't have to hell into the mic.
Im not asking high prices but that headline will convince people i am. I actually only sell to get stuff but im thinking of stopping as nobody buys anything over 200
Show sounds fantastic with the New
Mackie audio gear! Keep up the great work!
I look forward to the show to decompress from my week on Friday nights!
To drill for string through, buy a drillblock from Lowe’s ,less than 10 dollars , use with a hand drill , will work perfect! Guaranteed in writing! Done it a hundred times.
Regarding the ending, Phil, what are saying??? YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL. Great show as usual! Thanks!
1:59 Old Floyd rose nuts, the strings cut in the nur so they getting out of tune if you dive bomb and pull
Long time listener. Had no idea about the FB page. Tell the Mackie guys you probably have sold me some stuff…
As always, the sauce is strong and the data is gold! Thanks Phil.
Friedman is ahead of marshall , what's ahead of older tweed thru silver fenders . Love the channel .
Are you really buying another guitar...... Fantastic.... No all I really need is this thermos, this ashtray, and this paddle! Good podcast and humorous.....always liked Mackie gear... Had one of their small mixers back 25 years ago wish I would have never sold it!
My special purpose!
The Epi trem basically works like a Bigsby. Fine for subtle movement. Not good if it gets intense.
Props to Mackie for doing something really cool for you and your show.
On the Bare Knuckle Emerald - no recommendation for the single coil or anything, just wanted to say those are one of my favorite sets of pickups. My three favorite bridge pickups are the Pete Thorn Thornbucker + , the DiMarzio Fortitude, and the Bare Knuckle Emerald.
I've never heard anyone say "Man, I wish I could get my hands on a vintage PC." Love your stuff, Phil, and it made me feel good that your new gear made you laugh when you played the snips of your wife. Put's the truth to "the gear isn't for the audience (but this actually is) it's for the artist!" That's you. Keep it goin' And Mackie just made a new friend (me) by treating you well.
I bought a birthday year guitar in 2016, a 1989 Rickenbacker 325v59, the John Lennon guitar everyone saw on Ed Sullivan. I paid about $2600 for it and recently went to a high-end guitar shop in Nagoya, Japan to see the same model guitar, albeit from 1997, selling for almost $6k!
I get you about liking vintage stuff as you get older. I still enjoy newer instruments but I feel a lot better with a TASCAM recorder than I do using software to record, even though I know the old Portastudio isn't the best.
Hope the mackie mixer pushes you to have guest during the love shows. either both messing with the fuctions or move into a podcast version of the show with two opinions. Kinda when you had your friend on a couple old episodes
Thanks for the show today Phil ... just watch out for that OOPS button!
I have four nephews and I told them if they were interested in playing guitar I would leave them my vintage gear and none of them were interested so I just don't think the younger generation cares as much. Clubs that featured live bands have closed in my area and I think the market will continually go down, I just hope I am around long enough to afford a vintage les paul.
Always wanted a Kramer guitar cause i love Eddie but that Bad lands guitar you got on the wall is the guitar I want now. Honestly I think its a better guitar. Love your wife voice over. Hilarious
Sorry I missed the show live. I promise to do better in the future 😅
It's been a year or so since I have had to go back to see the recorded show. Is the Wilhelm scream new? I kinda love it, along with Mrs. McKnights voice overs. Congrats on the new podcasting gear. You have come a long ways since the days of shooting videos on the cell phone, but honestly the quality of those videos was still great!
Is there an amp builder out there that can build a Soldano that’s within the area of $1000. Instead of $4 grand? That would be an achievement of massive accomplishment and appreciation by many for sure… lol
Congrats on the Mackie partnership! So proud and thankful for ya, and you sound so good even over basic phone speakers (:
An RJ/Phil colab would be awesome!
I honestly disliked the weight relief Les Pauls Gibson was doing, especially when they first did it, but in retrospect, I think it had as much to do with the electronics they were sticking in them at the time. I do like and always have liked lighter Les Pauls, but the best ones I have heard were using a lighter weght heavily aged wood. That being said, if you stuck Burstbuckers or Custom Buckers and 50's wiring in the weight relief ones, they might have sounded pretty good. Think it would be worth them doing again but doing better and seeing if there is a market for them.
Phil (1) the Mrs. has a great pod caster or radio voice. (2) you are so right about used prices and sellers willing to make deals. I bought a GS mini bass after watching the price drop a couple hundred. I found an LTD and a Taylor for a friend's kids who wanted nicer guitars for taking lessons but knew nothing about guitar quality. When I met with each seller, they had reduced their price about 50 to 150 already and I made an offer 50 below that standing there with cash in hand and pointed out one needed a set up and the other I'd have to get a gig bag, and in each instance the seller said OK.
(3) I bought a 70's era strat new in 1979 when I was a dumb teenager not knowing those strats were considered crap quality and I got one with the 3 screw bolt-on neck. I soon came to HATE that 3 screw deal because I was out gigging in bands running around the stage jumping off of risers doing the hard rock thing and that neck constantly shifted on me knocking it out of tune and I was always jerking the neck back into place to get it back in tune. when I began to learn and acquire other strat-type guitars with 4 screw bolt-on necks I played that Fender strat less and less. I did experiment on it (again, it was not vintage then) putting in humbuckers, putting back the singles, putting in other humbuckers, back to the original singles and a different trem system, doing all kinds of stuff to it to improve it but always wound up putting it aside. I have it over 40 years later and still it is not near as good sounding or playing as other strat-style shaped guitars I own.
Phil, I have a set of Yosemites in a parts Tele, using brass saddles and graphtec nut, if you still need to try them out. I have a couple other cool toys if you wanted to check any of them out for potential reviews/videos. I'm in the PHX area as well :)
Been looking at tons of guitars at different price points all year and just picked up a Squier Affinity Jazzmaster from Sweetwater. Amazingly good straight out the box!
II the Crestwood is setup properly it stays in tune. I owned a 2014 and it was spectacular. I was offered more than what I paid for it, so I sold it. I most likely will replace it soon.
Chilli Dog and Sharknado? This is the sustenance of a Gentleman and a Scholar.
I would like to thank you on your advice regarding the guitar market (though used market may not be identical, it still applied, apparently). I got a couple of pedals I've wanted for years, the two of them would retail new around £350; used, total averaged around £280-300. I put in pretty deep offers for each item, separate sellers and they were both accepted immediately, totalled at £215, which is essentially the cost of one of the pedals new...
The unadvertised sales at GC are expanding, more models were added Thursday. I may not be able to resist the Sheraton Pro II for $470, that's 36% off a guitar that never goes on sale.
😱 phil finally named a name:)!!! Lewitt Audio are one of the only mic. companies that left a really positive impression in my mind, Andy Guitar Geek has interviewed one of their folks, and she was so smooth & professional. Oh well, that's somewhat changed now, ...that's business.
I’m glad I got a Taylor AD 27 , for 999, from Sweetwater, instead of 1499 , the normal price , made in the USA, best part of all is it sounds like a great vintage Martin !!!
Hi Phil & hi people,
I have a great ‘77 Fender P-bass. I loved it dearly (after hating it the first years I owned it... 😉), because it became just too heavy to carry it for a four one hour set gig. (I’m even older than Phil is, 😄). I’m 51.
I just could not play it anymore.
There are some great other basses I own and play, but I just love the neck of this ‘77 P. Not because it’s better than the others (it’s not), but because I was so used to it since owning and playing it since I owned it (‘91). For years, it was my only bass.
Well, fate saved me because there’s (at least) one thing Fenders got working for them that Gibsons (wich I love) don’t have: the bolt on design.
I tried different other P-bodies with the ‘77 neck, and after several years i’ve found a body that feels and sounds great with it: a buddy of mine found a ‘82/‘83 Squier P bass alder body.
They’re working great together! I’m happy playing the P-bass neck I hated and got to love.
The ‘77 heavy ash body’s now on the wall: it’s a piece of art now. 🤣!
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I use Dava Rock Control to pretty much the same thing. Interesting idea, though.
I went through the whole "Pre-CBS Fenders are GREAT and everything else is JUNK" period. Nowadays the guitars that were considered junk are commanding sky high prices. When I realized what was going on I became very cynical about the "vintage guitar market". (Not talking about fine Gibson, Epiphone or Guild archtops). Now, the only guitars that I can afford are made in Mexico or overseas but it's OK. I remember a couple of decades ago seeing prices of Les Paul models being sold new for $3,500 and thought they'd never sell but they did.
No, to me it's all a big money making racket that I think will shrink drastically one day.
thanks for the "softer"market tip
i ordered a 2400 bucks Kawai piano at half the price ,that was introduced at NAMM 22
Phil, you need an Elevator Muzak effect for the mixer that you can use whenever you're looking something up.
Received an email from my Sweetwater Rep. warning that Yamaha and Fender will be implementing price increases across the board in August. Anyone else get a similar email?
When dealers are flush with inventory, production is slowing down, and dealer prices are being reduced to MAP, why would Fender increase prices? We were told that Fender over produced during the COVID boom. So, how does a manufacturer get away with increasing prices when demand is dwindling, inventory is high, and production is down?
This episode was different, in that we learned that your wife is an incredible person. Kudos to her for helping you out with all of this!
Would you ever consider doing a podcast with your wife? Would be comparable to say Tom Segura and his wife doing a comedy podcast. It's rare to see and you two would stand out. The added pressure of random people from the internet could be a bit much though. You'd need a crew to help produce.
Phil has said that she wants no part of the camera and she helps so much with the business already, but hey never say never
is that the wilhelm scream?!?
I really enjoyed playing this game where I'd try and catch the contours of your ear match the curves of the stratocaster in the background.
The birthday year guitar thing is hard for me because i was born in the middle of the 80s. Lotta questions choices made on guitars in the 80s. Do i want a guitar with enough points to be declared a weapon, or a strat with the worst version of a "locking trem" ever conceived. Choices, choices.
"I think talking about potentiometers is an exciting night" would make a fantastic t-shirt. And you'd be doing a public service!
Love the show Phil and fam, tuning in every Saturday night from Indonesia!
I wish Gibson would bring back the LP Custom Lite . The weight issue is the only reason I've stopped playing them live.
23:38. You're Gen X Phil. I'm Gen X too.
Reverb is Greedverb. Regularly used guitars have prices above new for the exact same guitar and model. I've found reasonable and nice sellers but most are ridiculous and beyond greedy.
You were having too much fun today Phil 🤣
First five minutes and i agree😂😂😂
Hey Phil... thanks for reminding me to look into the Asteroids I ordered when hanging out with Cole at NAMM... he and Chrissy were so fun... I went there twice! Cole sent me an email 3 weeks ago... I didn't notice...so, I can't wait to get mine and will proudly wear his T-Shirt on my GEAR & DEMOS SHOW. Oh... and thanks for talking about improving the creator Sound Quality... as a fledgling RUclipsr... I really need to stop buying other gear until I get things set up properly in my Studio Room... oh... and really love the Wife's audio samples on that Mackie DLZ Creator Mixer... I have to do that!! 😎🤘🎸🐦🥒
I own a 2006 Japanese Epiphone Les Paul Special (P90s) with the Gibson headstock too(they were JDM only market guitars not meant to be sold outside of Japan) and mine is rock solid in tuning. Sounds like the nut to me too with that person's problem. Killer guitars if you can find one! If they're in North America, it's because some one brought them back with them from Japan. And yeah I'll never end up with a birthday year guitar because a decent 1974 Gibson or Fender is as rare as hen's teeth since that was they were shite hit and miss, more miss though, quality during that era!
I bought a covid era fender acoustics got it pleked from sweetwater before it was shipped to me. It came with a bad setup and didn't intonate well. I had to get a new nut/saddle from someone else. Its an awsome guitar now. got my money back for the plek job.
I had bought two guitars from sweetwater before this fender and had those pleked too. they were martin acoustics and turned out great.
I just bought an Epi SG Prophecy for 460 Euros and an Ibanez RG 565 for 670 Euros. Both "B-Stock." Both of them have damaged boxes. So the actual guitars are new. Prices are after tax.
I don't know if I will keep them, I probably could at least sell the SG for a profit. Both are great guitars for the money I have to say. I didn't need any of them but just bought them because they were so cheap.
Hey what to think about these new guitars call SBS. Steve Brown sound? Will u review them?
Mrs. McKnight has an excellent voice for broadcast.
Inside of my worktruck was 126. South Louisiana
Harbor freight tools are fine I use them every day , they last just as long as expensive tools half of them are made in the same factories, as the more expensive tools. I do construction I use them till they break, go buy more, it takes years on most.
Great video Phil. Congrats on the upgrade.
in '91 or '90 i was in AZ and it got up to 122, cooked an egg on the sidewalk. Apparently a record breaker.
I made a comment about this in some other video but prices are insane. A guitar that cost 999$ two years about is at least 1200$ which means getting it on sale is probably still more than what it would cost 2 years ago. EXTREMELY disappointing :/
Edit: congrats on new (podcast) gear day and your continued success Mr. McKnight you’re killing it!
I got a new Gibson sg 60s for 20% off and a used 2019 LP Special for 800 this week.. the market is in fact soft.. start stocking up
Without doubt, the best show on the internet.
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Love the mixer Phil. You should open the show with your wife asking "are you really buying another guitar?" 😹
What is so cool about you is your presentation isn't a presentation it's, like your, talking to me, one of your buds. Way to go. I never thought about why I like your show so much before today. Cool brother. Ps only one bit of advice. Don't do what I did, don't climb
Camel Back Mountain to watch the Sunset. When I came back down the 3 Phoenix police officers waiting for me said they were going to call for a helicopter rescue. They were not happy.
New Mackie setup sounds great!!
Your new A/C system is equivalent to 2 used Alembic basses. A Phil Lesh model and a Stanley Clarke model.
Love the "Wilhelm Scream" in the intro