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  • Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
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    Mitch Gallagher heads to Laguna Hills, California, for a tour of the Friedman guitar factory by world-renowned luthier Grover Jackson.
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  • @Tino5150VH
    @Tino5150VH 5 месяцев назад +1

    That Gentleman is an absolute treasure to electric guitar history. What a great guy.

  • @RobertBakerGuitar
    @RobertBakerGuitar 5 лет назад +38

    Grover is the man! Already looking into a Vintage S as I type this. Also the relic on my Vintage T is perfect !!!

  • @driptopher7222
    @driptopher7222 5 лет назад +7

    Grover seems like an awesome, soft spoken, and expert craftsmen. Glad to see he's making Tosin's Larada guitars as well, makes me want one!

  • @countvond233
    @countvond233 5 лет назад +5

    How cool is Grover? I love Grover for being the one who worked with Randy Rhoads on his Concorde design and that the guitar is still being produced 37 years later. Means the world to those of us who love Randy and want his legacy to endure.

  • @mikemikemike701
    @mikemikemike701 5 лет назад +8

    Very humble for a living legend. I own two Friedman calis, they're great!

  • @bags5150
    @bags5150 5 лет назад +4

    Glad to see Grover still at it and still setting the standard and innovation of high end guitars.

  • @themotocrossmodchannelWulfMX
    @themotocrossmodchannelWulfMX 5 лет назад +25

    Grover Jackson = the man. Thx for the video!

  • @davidpetersonOH
    @davidpetersonOH 5 лет назад +3

    Met him back in the early 90's, he came into the GC i worked at in West Covina. Only person who recognized him... got his autograph. cool dude.

  • @Morte_Deus
    @Morte_Deus 3 года назад +1

    Sold, i bought a friedman NOHO and never looked back, it's incredible. I sold my CS fender and a custom les paul after i got my NOHO 24.

  • @MrDonovant
    @MrDonovant Месяц назад

    I bought a used 2018 Friedman Vintage S and I absolutely LOVE it! It's the best (true) S-style guitar I've ever played. Super light and the most resonant S7r@t ever. the pickups sounds wonderful. I cannot put it down and it will be my main instrument for the upcoming gigs.

  • @thebruckners
    @thebruckners 5 лет назад +3

    Excellent video and Grover is an artist who cares deeply of his craft and articulates it eloquently.

  • @jimijam5150
    @jimijam5150 5 лет назад +5

    Wow , what a joy to watch. Thank you Sweetwater. JP

  • @Superjet113
    @Superjet113 5 лет назад +19

    Thats cool that Grover sprays every Friedman guitar! Makes me want one more, only not relic'ed..lol

  • @superflea72
    @superflea72 5 лет назад +5

    great video guys! Grover seems like a cool dude who really loves what he does.

  • @markbundy1694
    @markbundy1694 2 года назад +1

    Grover is The Man!!!👍🎸🤘🏼💯%

  • @fatfro1
    @fatfro1 4 года назад

    I think this is the best video sweetwater has put out. Thanks. More like this please!

  • @jim.mcintosh
    @jim.mcintosh 5 лет назад +3

    Very cool video for a guitar geek. This is why I buy from Sweetwater! I'll still never understand relicing a guitar.

  • @joeymusic
    @joeymusic 5 лет назад +2

    They look stunning!

  • @ruchirsajwan
    @ruchirsajwan 5 лет назад +3

    Beautiful video, and what gentlemen

  • @pauldeatherage6112
    @pauldeatherage6112 2 года назад

    Thanks Grover and Dave

  • @spencerbrayall8678
    @spencerbrayall8678 5 лет назад +6

    Grover is the man! Best guitar builder ever.

    • @lorenhartman801
      @lorenhartman801 5 лет назад

      *Paul Reed Smith has joined the chat*

    • @Superjet113
      @Superjet113 5 лет назад +5

      @@lorenhartman801 Grover Jackson was making guitars when Paul Smith was still in high school. I'm not knocking PRS at all, but 'cmon man. :)
      Grover pioneered compound radius fret boards FFS...

    • @LysergikFuneral
      @LysergikFuneral 5 лет назад +2

      @@lorenhartman801 How much times does Paul spend in the workshop nowadays?

    • @Tyler_Wilson
      @Tyler_Wilson 5 лет назад +1

      I have to say, I think Bill Collings is up there as one of the best to ever build as well.

  • @andrewsears3421
    @andrewsears3421 4 года назад +2

    I understand the knock on the relic'd guitars. But I just had a relic'd noho shipped to me to try out. Best playing guitar I ever put my hands on and I've owned the best of the best. The neck was just incredibly smooth. It's hard to explain but the guitar just has a cool vibe to it. Like a broke in pair of 501's.

    • @tubesoupio
      @tubesoupio 3 года назад +1

      And Dave said it best...a relic-ed guitar is no longer "drowned in finish" (paint and clear coat), the wood can resonate more freely and RING better...i think it's brilliant

  • @troyfrost1980
    @troyfrost1980 5 лет назад +1

    S.... Thanks for sharing this us . This is great I like the Video . Troy Frost troyster 😎Cool Riffs

  • @Messier31NGC224
    @Messier31NGC224 5 лет назад +1

    That is so cool!

  • @HarMegiddo
    @HarMegiddo 5 лет назад +1

    Such a cool video!

  • @adamfstewart81
    @adamfstewart81 4 года назад +10

    Life goals: own a guitar made by Grover Jackson. Seriously.

    • @ralex3697
      @ralex3697 3 года назад +1

      Yes, agree
      He is a master artisan

    • @MeMark0
      @MeMark0 3 года назад +2

      you should get one man. Those are the best guitars you can buy imo

    • @TM42
      @TM42 Год назад

      If you haven't yet, do it. I picked up a 2019 Vintage T last year and it's probably the best decision I've ever made.

    • @adamfstewart81
      @adamfstewart81 Год назад

      @@TM42 Same!

  • @osab5844
    @osab5844 3 года назад

    A living legend!

  • @wilsonguitars156
    @wilsonguitars156 2 года назад

    legendary man!

  • @ralex3697
    @ralex3697 3 года назад

    These are gorgeous guitars.
    Expensive here in Canada, but maybe one day

  • @jlchd
    @jlchd 2 года назад

    9:34 DANZIG!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @VeronicaMcCarrison
    @VeronicaMcCarrison 5 лет назад +1

    Very nice

  • @joserdiazalmodovar1898
    @joserdiazalmodovar1898 2 года назад

    Awesome Grover ¡

  • @MisterTee
    @MisterTee 3 года назад

    I have heard they are quite good

  • @Tyler_Wilson
    @Tyler_Wilson 5 лет назад +17

    "He is a master of the relic process"
    *Beats on guitar with car keys*

  • @skylineXpert
    @skylineXpert 3 года назад +1

    Is It they Grover Jackson who started Jackson?

  • @redpowerthrasher5744
    @redpowerthrasher5744 5 лет назад +12

    So if hes a big believer in technology and these machines replaced workers than the price of the guitars should be very low then?

  • @alexandreanonimous7056
    @alexandreanonimous7056 5 лет назад +1

    Interesting 😮

  • @zazuzonker
    @zazuzonker 5 лет назад +3

    Super cool guitars and Grover is awesome. But with all the automation, not sure why they’re so expensive?

    • @kionihernandez356
      @kionihernandez356 3 года назад

      Prestige (Grover name) and Quality and Demand. Usually cost cutting is for them not for us, unfortunately. Have yet to find someone who hated their Friedman tbh. But yeah cmon lets bring that Noho price down ;)

  • @geezberry8889
    @geezberry8889 Год назад

    plek just the neck? does anyone offer that service where i ship them my neck and they plek it?

  • @MisterTee
    @MisterTee 5 лет назад

    Travis McGillicutty of Bend, Oregon is the true master of relic finishes.

  • @fordhammie
    @fordhammie 2 года назад

    Is there such a thing as relicking a guitar based on the purchasers tendencies, wedding ring scuffs, watch dings, bracelet marring, certain picking techniques etc? I do believe this is the way to go when it comes to relicking because then there will be a certain synergy with the client. :) I mean, why have a guitar relicked based on someone else tendencies and parameters? :)

  • @GerryBlue
    @GerryBlue 5 лет назад +6

    Great tour, too bad we didn't see any finished guitars

    • @moimeme7839
      @moimeme7839 3 года назад

      You'll have to buy one😎😂😂

  • @duncandistortion
    @duncandistortion 5 лет назад +12

    Marty friedman is playing jackson guitars again, grover jackson at friedman guitars, how ironic.

  • @EytschPi42
    @EytschPi42 5 лет назад +1

    so awesome! That multicolor angelwing Metro D is mine... can’t wait to get it!

    • @michaeldiamond76
      @michaeldiamond76 5 лет назад

      will you lick it?

    • @danielcannon4727
      @danielcannon4727 5 лет назад

      EytschPi42 I wanna know that too

    • @jjcaine5225
      @jjcaine5225 5 лет назад

      Saw your video on that. Can't wait to see the result too! Do you know if they offer roasted flamed maple necks? Can't find that info anywhere. But they are a custom shop so I'd imagine it'd be possible, right?

    • @EytschPi42
      @EytschPi42 5 лет назад

      as for the licking.... well, it’s already mine, so no need to do that!
      As for the roasted maple... just call and find out, but I think they could do that!

  • @sonny6string822
    @sonny6string822 5 лет назад

    WHAT>>> is that I see??? A Boss amp @14:30ish at a Friedman factory!!!
    I'm in shock... lol
    :0

  • @howsbrad
    @howsbrad 2 года назад

    Where in Laguna Hills is this factory?

  • @FloridaManMatty
    @FloridaManMatty 5 лет назад +4

    I really wish the relicing was an option. It’s WAY overdone on Friedmans stuff. I walked away from three Friedman’s yesterday in Orlando because the relicing looked like ass. It’s a damn shame.

  • @isansimpson2056
    @isansimpson2056 2 года назад

    It’s insane how much Grover looks and sounds just like Michael Reynolds (the Earthship house creator dude)

  • @jhendricks02
    @jhendricks02 5 лет назад

    peep the boss katana in the background at 15:00

  • @TheGuitarPit
    @TheGuitarPit 5 лет назад +1

    😎

  • @scorpiofrancis1119
    @scorpiofrancis1119 4 года назад +1

    Buying one of these could be like buying a 60s Strat, 30yrs from now. 🤔

  • @barano9729
    @barano9729 5 лет назад +2

    I’m all for American jobs but guitars hand made in posh Laguna Hills? How much will one of these fine axes take me out? Loving all cool vids Swearwater thanks. Always enjoy shopping with you guys.

  • @Dailyvids25
    @Dailyvids25 5 лет назад +3

    50 years from now I think that people will laugh thinking that we use to make a perfect product then we destroy it a little just to not be perfect. It is so weird!!

  • @Arfshesaid457
    @Arfshesaid457 5 лет назад +3

    Wait. Doesn’t he mean topography rather than topology?

    • @danielcannon4727
      @danielcannon4727 5 лет назад +2

      Kevin Hoover he does

    • @Arfshesaid457
      @Arfshesaid457 5 лет назад

      Right, and:
      Topography = the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
      "the topography of the island"
      a detailed description or representation on a map of the natural and artificial features of an area.

    • @Arfshesaid457
      @Arfshesaid457 5 лет назад

      Here's a useful comparison of topology vs. topography.
      wikidiff.com/topology/topography

  • @Selzor
    @Selzor 3 года назад

    We need Friedman v’s

  • @HighlineGuitars
    @HighlineGuitars 5 лет назад +16

    Technology makes for a better guitar. Handbuilding is romantic but impractical in the modern era.

    • @davidwile1277
      @davidwile1277 4 года назад +1

      I'll take my romantic pre cbs strats

  • @martymcfly002
    @martymcfly002 5 лет назад +2

    I'm sure they are awesome guitars, but does this level of automation leave any room for craftsmanship? Looks like they hardly have to do anything but spray them..

  • @davman115
    @davman115 3 года назад

    Camera guy needs to keep still!

  • @jimyounger9490
    @jimyounger9490 5 лет назад

    So no pic of any guitars !!

  • @kassandjohnbolles3522
    @kassandjohnbolles3522 5 лет назад +1

    Am I the only one who thinks it's funny that his name is GROVER JACKSON?

  • @zeppo20
    @zeppo20 5 лет назад

    Grover Jackson works for Friedman? or is an employed.

  • @arthurchin5711
    @arthurchin5711 5 лет назад

    oops he said "fender"

  • @geraldbrown2875
    @geraldbrown2875 5 лет назад +1

    Beautiful finishes except for the relics can’t understand why you want a new guitar to look old. When a guitar gets nicks, scratches and dents along the road of life it has a real history your history your story not something manufactured or faked.🎸

    • @braydxn8611
      @braydxn8611 4 года назад +1

      yea I get it, my 79 Les Paul is beat to crap and I love it but my first ding on my soloist sucked big time and made the guitar $500 cheaper, with these I can play it, ding it, still hold value, great guitar!

  • @CajunSmack
    @CajunSmack 5 лет назад

    Dave's not here!

  • @darthslater6077
    @darthslater6077 Год назад

    I would have thought Dave would be making a neck through design rather than set neck or bolt on....for that kind of money for me, that is the deal breaker.

  • @Michael-bm8hi
    @Michael-bm8hi 10 месяцев назад

    What a messy workshop. Not a place where ultimate quality is being produced.

  • @ichkl8069
    @ichkl8069 5 лет назад

    dude thats chong

  • @soundpainter2590
    @soundpainter2590 5 лет назад

    Sad...

  • @bobbyosborne2375
    @bobbyosborne2375 4 года назад +1

    Awful pricey for all that machine work. Friedman's making a mint. Or, that's just how much Grover Jackson cost.

  • @CaliberFiftyVideos
    @CaliberFiftyVideos 2 года назад

    As much as the other stuff is great, the part when they showed that they also do the relic thing, that was cringe inducing and made me lose most of the respect that has built up until then.
    I guess most companies today will gladly destroy their own stuff if people will pay more for it, rather than staying competent and true to their quality products.

  • @ericm8732
    @ericm8732 4 года назад +5

    The only Flaw with these Guitar's, is they are made in The Peoples Republic of Kalifornia!!

  • @kassandjohnbolles3522
    @kassandjohnbolles3522 5 лет назад +1

    Like if his name was Gibson Fender...

  • @jeffmazzei8520
    @jeffmazzei8520 2 года назад

    It’s funny Jackson pioneered so many things , but to be honest the relics are a waste! Let it wear over time !! These guitars are way more advanced than the big F !

  • @Les537
    @Les537 5 лет назад +2

    Damn, the relic work makes me cringe. You silly, guitar players.

    • @Michael_Is_Avg
      @Michael_Is_Avg 5 лет назад +3

      Everybody is entitled to their own thing, but I personally cannot understand the relic craziness going on. To each their own, I guess.

  • @spoonerluv
    @spoonerluv 5 лет назад +1

    The Plek makes up for poor workmanship.

    • @danielcannon4727
      @danielcannon4727 5 лет назад +4

      Not really.

    • @peachmelba1000
      @peachmelba1000 5 лет назад

      It's a time saver. Levelling frets by hand when your making volume orders is a no go, and machine sanding requires too frequent refreshing of the media itself. Plek is just CNC for frets. If I could afford one, I would have one.

    • @RRoy83
      @RRoy83 5 лет назад +1

      @Electricary not quite, it really does depend on the programing, Look for instance at Gibson. All their plek'd guitars still play and feel like garbage. Then pick up any Suhr on the planet and get back to us

    • @2204JCM
      @2204JCM 3 года назад

      @@nickh1933 Yes, you have to have some idea about what your doing -but they are hardly rocket science.

    • @2204JCM
      @2204JCM 3 года назад

      The Plek is faster and more accurate than any human being. Its not just about level frets either. It also crowns the frets properly -which helps with intonation. Especially on large wide frets. You can also program a “falling off” of the upper frets if you want.
      My only concern is that they are doing the Plek neck scan with the necks off the guitars. The most accurate way to scan the neck is to have it on the guitar and tuned to pitch. But this takes more time. They probably have a jig to simulate string load to get it right. But I’d like to see it and judge for myself. Gibson does this.

  • @BillDutton
    @BillDutton 4 года назад +2

    Just received my Vintage T...these guitars are the real deal.