HW, 'The story of kaizen begins in pre-WWII America. It travels on to post-war Japan and ends with spreading global adoption.' The Japanese adopted the principles and built on them post world war 2. One of the most prestigious prizes in Japanese manufacturing is the Edward Deming prize, an American who brought the principles to Japan post WW2. No doubt Japan make absolutely fantastic guitars, I have a super JV series strat (around the period where US production was non existent) that's the equal of my US ones.
They go for between 1200-2000 on reverb give or take I just bought a 1989 Greco EG59-70 mint collection les Paul it's an exact copy of a 1959 Gibson les paul well a 1958 I think because they used the same photo's and all the stuff Tokai did....
@@johnsmith-oh2xoI got, an '88 EG59-70 3 months ago. I wouldn't call it an exact copy, but they're certainly as close as you'll get for the price. Playability is excellent. They should have done fret edge binding like they did with their earlier models.
I found a '75 for $350 in great condition that was advertised as needing electrical repair. All it needed was some Deoxit spray in the switch. The strings were the oldest I've seen. I think it sat in its case most of its life. My point is, you can find a good deal if you're diligent.
I have a Burny Les Paul Custom with the floyd rose and sustainer pickup, this is a kick ass guitar, action is very low👍🏻 weight is very nice feels so solid and quality is top notch better than any gibson i have ever played
Watching the episode from Spain, all the church and worship thing looks so weird. We've never had a guitar on a church here. But hey! It's great to have a place to enjoy music! Maybe that's why there's not a lot of young people here going to church...
I have an Ornetts 54LP (gold top with p90s) and it’s better than any Gibson I’ve ever played. It is light, super resonant, and the truss rod adjustment is at the neck joint, making where the head stock meets the neck sooo much stronger.
Could you make a Podcast about the process about making tm patches for pod go an why it is so difficult. And qhy you didnt release obly one in half a year since anouncement? :P
Talking from experience. They’re some of the worst, dishonest and judgmental people I have ever met. Remove the blinkers and take a look around you. I would prefer to deal with the alcoholics and drug abusers, that are what they are, no false pretensions. I will never set my foot in a church again, which, in general, has become another capitalistic business. I will leave it to God to judge me.
I'm not a fan because I don't know how much future support there will be. To be fair, anything can fail. What matters is how repairable it is. Regardless carry a spare.
I have another topic for you or some discussion thoughts. I’m currently for the first time in over 10 years of not having a weekly opportunity to play out. I’m somewhat ok with it because I have directed some of my attention to other guitar related avenues. But…. I can’t help but think about the shows name. Guitar Friends. I have played over 30 years and in my area there are players but my knowledge of local guitar players is lacking. It’s like they are secretive. I have invited others over to play, talk, enjoy a good cup of joe, hopefully influence them and them influence me to buy more gear but it’s like this secretive thing. In my area more people than l realize at times knows that l play but they tend to be standoffish in regards to their music interests. It’s a complicated subject. I have close friends that we get together and discuss music and especially vintage vinyl records but they are not players. As far as guitar friends….. it’s slim.
old wood mystery debunked.what it is when cut timber gets to a certain age the resin goes cyrstaline. this is when it really becomes a tone wood. yamaha have a chemical treatment they use now that does this to wet resin inside timber. amazing what there doing.my next purhase will be the new revstar..they have taken all the knowledge of what we have and put it into one guitar.great channel im new here .well done.
By my understanding, the Gibson lawsuit against Tokai, does not even permit the importation of their guitar. That said, there are a couple that slip through your boarders. When a Tokai is traded in at Guitar Center, it never makes it to the sales floor. The staff grab it. I am the fortunate owner of 7 Tokai’s. My Gibson’s and Fender’s never get played. BTW SRV (RIP) used a Strat version of Tokai, not a Les Paul as you stated.
I thought there was never an actual lawsuit. They simply weren't allowed to retail them in the US. I have imported 3 Greco's, and an Orville by Gibson. No problems. I'll admit, I never seen one in a guitar store, but there are plenty for sale online.
@@jimmcdougall9973 Wasn't that a cease and desist notice, not an actual law suit. I don't mean to sound argumentative. Just chatting gear. I run into a lot of die hard Gibson lovers that make things up, and exaggerate. I'll sometimes joke around with them about the black helicopters flying over peoples homes who own replicas, and having to explain to other prison inmates what you got locked up for.
@@qua7771 nah, there was a copyright infringement lawsuit, which by my understanding has never come to a conclusion due to the differences between American vs Japanese law.
@@jimmcdougall9973 It would stand to reason that if they had no retail outlet in the US then there would be no grounds for an actual suit. There would be no jurisdiction.
Stereo live is mainly for my IEM’s. A mono sound going to both ears is just unnatural. When I run sound I will do some panning for the stereo guitarists but it can’t be just hard-panned. That doesn’t make any sense haha. That puts the dry part of both guitars dead center Even when recording, I’ll deliver stereo tracks. The producer or engineers can decide what to do with them, use one or the other or pan both together. Whatever they want but they’ll have options.
I got to mix some professionally recorded tracks (just for fun) and you wouldn’t believe how many guitar tracks come with your average heavy / hard rock song. The last one I did had over 25 guitar tracks. Every part you could think of and they were all doubled for being hard panned. I used maybe 1/3 of them 😅
HW, 'The story of kaizen begins in pre-WWII America. It travels on to post-war Japan and ends with spreading global adoption.' The Japanese adopted the principles and built on them post world war 2. One of the most prestigious prizes in Japanese manufacturing is the Edward Deming prize, an American who brought the principles to Japan post WW2. No doubt Japan make absolutely fantastic guitars, I have a super JV series strat (around the period where US production was non existent) that's the equal of my US ones.
BTW. Loving the discussion. Guitar friends is great.
Love that outro Sooze!
Great stuff guys. Kinda funny watching these in reverse.
That guy is correct about the 70's being slack, I was there.
Glad your channel came up in my stream. Thanks for posting
Wow! That Greco Les Paul Deluxe is fantastic! That's my dream guitar! Can't afford a Gibson Deluxe, but maybe a Greco.
They go for between 1200-2000 on reverb give or take I just bought a 1989 Greco EG59-70 mint collection les Paul it's an exact copy of a 1959 Gibson les paul well a 1958 I think because they used the same photo's and all the stuff Tokai did....
@@johnsmith-oh2xoI got, an '88 EG59-70 3 months ago. I wouldn't call it an exact copy, but they're certainly as close as you'll get for the price. Playability is excellent. They should have done fret edge binding like they did with their earlier models.
I found a '75 for $350 in great condition that was advertised as needing electrical repair. All it needed was some Deoxit spray in the switch. The strings were the oldest I've seen. I think it sat in its case most of its life.
My point is, you can find a good deal if you're diligent.
@@qua7771 Thanks for the encouragement!
check the tone at around 27.20 or so .thats the tone of a 50s les paul
I track everything now with NAM 😁
Haha!
I started doing it in February and it’s great so far
I have a Burny Les Paul Custom with the floyd rose and sustainer pickup, this is a kick ass guitar, action is very low👍🏻 weight is very nice feels so solid and quality is top notch better than any gibson i have ever played
greco ceased to be sold in usa after fujigen accepted the fender japan contract but continued to be made and sold in japan
Any chance you could try out a Eastman LP type model?
The Mod Dwarf is a multifx that can run VSTs. Leon Gibson has a video on that!
Watching the episode from Spain, all the church and worship thing looks so weird. We've never had a guitar on a church here.
But hey! It's great to have a place to enjoy music! Maybe that's why there's not a lot of young people here going to church...
I have an Ornetts 54LP (gold top with p90s) and it’s better than any Gibson I’ve ever played. It is light, super resonant, and the truss rod adjustment is at the neck joint, making where the head stock meets the neck sooo much stronger.
Isn’t the Harley Benton headstock exactly the same as the cort LP models? Pretty sure they’re made in the cort factory
Tokai,Bacchus,Momose and Navigator are the upper echelons of Japanese guitars in my opinion. Maybach from Germany are very nice also.
17:00 the trees.
Could you make a Podcast about the process about making tm patches for pod go an why it is so difficult. And qhy you didnt release obly one in half a year since anouncement? :P
If we could find people as passionate about mixing as we are about guitar in live church the world would be a better place!! 🙂
Talking from experience. They’re some of the worst, dishonest and judgmental people I have ever met. Remove the blinkers and take a look around you. I would prefer to deal with the alcoholics and drug abusers, that are what they are, no false pretensions. I will never set my foot in a church again, which, in general, has become another capitalistic business. I will leave it to God to judge me.
Love this content. Greco rules and Norlin era Gibson can just go away forever 😅
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The only update that ever left me on stage with no sound was a Kemper. 😂 Bad software update causing loss of audio.
Was it a Beta software update or the Released version?
I'm not a fan because I don't know how much future support there will be. To be fair, anything can fail. What matters is how repairable it is. Regardless carry a spare.
I have another topic for you or some discussion thoughts. I’m currently for the first time in over 10 years of not having a weekly opportunity to play out. I’m somewhat ok with it because I have directed some of my attention to other guitar related avenues. But…. I can’t help but think about the shows name. Guitar Friends. I have played over 30 years and in my area there are players but my knowledge of local guitar players is lacking. It’s like they are secretive. I have invited others over to play, talk, enjoy a good cup of joe, hopefully influence them and them influence me to buy more gear but it’s like this secretive thing. In my area more people than l realize at times knows that l play but they tend to be standoffish in regards to their music interests. It’s a complicated subject. I have close friends that we get together and discuss music and especially vintage vinyl records but they are not players. As far as guitar friends….. it’s slim.
12:31 Stevie ray vaughan had a tokai springy sound stratocaster copy on the cover not a Les Paul
old wood mystery debunked.what it is when cut timber gets to a certain age the resin goes cyrstaline. this is when it really becomes a tone wood. yamaha have a chemical treatment they use now that does this to wet resin inside timber. amazing what there doing.my next purhase will be the new revstar..they have taken all the knowledge of what we have and put it into one guitar.great channel im new here .well done.
Why? because I have one of these japan made Les Paul . And grate tone😊
By my understanding, the Gibson lawsuit against Tokai, does not even permit the importation of their guitar. That said, there are a couple that slip through your boarders. When a Tokai is traded in at Guitar Center, it never makes it to the sales floor. The staff grab it.
I am the fortunate owner of 7 Tokai’s. My Gibson’s and Fender’s never get played.
BTW SRV (RIP) used a Strat version of Tokai, not a Les Paul as you stated.
I thought there was never an actual lawsuit. They simply weren't allowed to retail them in the US. I have imported 3 Greco's, and an Orville by Gibson. No problems. I'll admit, I never seen one in a guitar store, but there are plenty for sale online.
@@qua7771 yes, the took Tokai on, but only achieved keeping sales out of the USA and in any store where Gibsons are sold “worldwide”.
@@jimmcdougall9973 Wasn't that a cease and desist notice, not an actual law suit. I don't mean to sound argumentative. Just chatting gear.
I run into a lot of die hard Gibson lovers that make things up, and exaggerate. I'll sometimes joke around with them about the black helicopters flying over peoples homes who own replicas, and having to explain to other prison inmates what you got locked up for.
@@qua7771 nah, there was a copyright infringement lawsuit, which by my understanding has never come to a conclusion due to the differences between American vs Japanese law.
@@jimmcdougall9973 It would stand to reason that if they had no retail outlet in the US then there would be no grounds for an actual suit. There would be no jurisdiction.
You jawjack a lot. Feature the guitars more
WAIST OF TIME BYE BYE...
Stereo live is mainly for my IEM’s. A mono sound going to both ears is just unnatural. When I run sound I will do some panning for the stereo guitarists but it can’t be just hard-panned. That doesn’t make any sense haha. That puts the dry part of both guitars dead center
Even when recording, I’ll deliver stereo tracks. The producer or engineers can decide what to do with them, use one or the other or pan both together. Whatever they want but they’ll have options.
I got to mix some professionally recorded tracks (just for fun) and you wouldn’t believe how many guitar tracks come with your average heavy / hard rock song. The last one I did had over 25 guitar tracks. Every part you could think of and they were all doubled for being hard panned. I used maybe 1/3 of them 😅