Why Guitar Center Doesn’t Want Your Guitar Case
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I write this all the time but we really do appreciate the index with timestamps... super useful and keeps me coming back. thanks!
Im with ya on that one!!! Love it!!!
Pro tip. You can usually find gig bags in the dumpster outside of any guitar shop.
I too bought a used Telecaster from GC. I asked if it had a case the guy said sure. He gave me a case from a 52 tele. had the strap the cord the extra bridge. Thanks GC
Hey Phil I'm having a crazy week. Birth of my first child and come home to my house completely flooded. Along with my guitars, amps and effects. Sigh...
But everytime I'm running errands in my car I get little time to listen. Which gives me some time to pause on life. So even though you may not read this. I appreciate your time and everyone on the podcast.
It really makes a difference to have some normally in my life - during this crazy times
Greetings from Australia 🦘🦘🦘
Congrats bro!
I had a guitar center in Nashville call me a year later saying they found the case for a used acoustic guitar that I bought. They set it by the front counter for me and I came by and picked it up. I was stoked because I really liked the guitar, but was disappointed it didn't come with a case since it came with fitted case new.
That's cool, they didn't attempt to screw you for twice the price of the guitar itself for the case?
I bought a used guitar at Guitar Center and asked if it had a case. Just like Phil said, he came out with a great SKB case.
I live in NJ and have sold Guitar Center a boatload of guitars and basses over the past few years. They've always accepted my cases (if the guitar/bass had one) and have been glad to have them. That said, they've not paid me much extra for those cases. Last Saturday, for example, they gave me an extra $25 (wow!) for a Fender gig bag with my Fender Jazz bass. Anyway, for what that's worth. Love the podcast, Phil.
Kinda same in NJ for me, they say "we'll accept the case, if u want to include it"...then at checkout they'll say "I gave u extra $15 (or $35) for case"
How much are you expecting to get for a gig bag?
Former GC employee here... atleast once a year when they count merchandise there is atleast 20 cases and gigbags up for grabs for employees. Put it to you this way, I have more high end cases than I do guitars for those cases!
That's weird. You would think after buying the guitar they would want it in the case for protection to get it home safely especially a high end guitar.
@@guitarsrcool4922 I assumed that they prefer to move new cases than have to compete with their own supply of used cases. A mom and pop store would be more likely to want the case, imo.
Hey you got any for explorers(haha)
Prob cases for guitars that got lifted.
Same here. I can't tell you how many cases we got for free every few months or how many cases we would clearance out that we had sitting in the warehouse from guitars that sold without the case.
Selling you an old case with a new guitar is so important. It goes along way in keeping the wife from asking if you bought “another” guitar.
Also, have the guitar store write you an additional an receipt for the amount you “told” her you paid.
Been watching the live show by replay since the start cause I'm at work when it's live. Out of 305 episodes this one set a new personal best. So impressed with your insight and ability to express a personal opinion accurately and tactfully.
Hey Phil! Thanks for the tip about asking for cases at Guitar Center. I used it a couple weeks ago when I bought two used Fenders. Each of the online listings said "product comes with a case". I asked the salesperson for the cases so he went to the back. When he came back, he gave me 2 brand new Fender molded cases with the TSA latches because he said he couldn't find the cases they came with.
When I bought my used gretsch 5420T from GC, I lucked out and got the case that it came in with. It was a hard shell case for a Yamaha but it still fit the first perfectly. But I have a relationship with the salesman. I go to the same guy in GC every time so he looks out for me.😊
I just returned a “mint” custom shop Stratocaster. Noticed it didn’t have the period correct pickguard, took the screws out, lifted it up and BOOM! Someone just put screws in the wood where it didn’t line up. Didn’t even use a drill first, just screwed right into the wood with the screw itself. Be careful out there y’all!
What about Jim Lill's videos testing the guitar myths? I mean he's not into high gain and some of his results were very surprising.
Well, there are a bunch of issues with his test from a design point but they are mostly pretty common ones when it comes to guitar
Jim Lill's experiments are great but the one about guitar tone wood is just misleading. Let's put it this way. Sometimes you watch a pedal comparison and don't hear ANY difference but are suddenly shocked to hear the tester strongly favoring A over B because of FEEL. Also in that video he used a pretty gained up sound. In my experience the more gain you use the more the sound DOES just come from the pickups. Last, go to any store that has multiples of any guitar model and pick them up and play them all as if you're going to select one to buy. You don't even have to plug them in. One will likely stand out as the most resonant and you'll probably gravitate toward it. Most experienced guitar buyers that I've talked to don't even plug in at stores or if they do its the last thing they do. I have too much experience to believe that video and weirdly so does Jim. I appreciate these guys like him and JHS that strongly go about debunking guitar mythology, BUT IT'S NOT ALL BUNK. Jim Lill has his favorite guitar and gear just like everyone else, and wouldn't you know it all the pieces are easily recognizable as higly desirable ones by everyone. No Squires, no NUX pedals, etc... so cut the bullshit man. I will say that amp simulation video he did with that fishing tackle box and the chain of pedals to simulate vintage amps was F-ING BRILLIANT!!! 🤯 🏆💯 I also learned a LOT from the guitar cab one which was cool bc a coworker had just talked about foam board hi-fi speakers he found online and made for his garage and how great they sounded just few months prior. Jim's video was proof of that.
@@0000song0000 As far as I remember he admitted that in some recordings there is a room mic mixed in. So he never said it doesn't matter at all.
@@0000song0000 the video he did about the room not even mattering, his room was outside. He wasn't even in a room! That was not a valid test.
Thanks for answering my question Phil! You’re awesome!
Your thoughts at the 45 minute mark of this video were nicely said. Well done!
The bad part is at GC, they are SUPPOSED to have a separate ticket for the cases and it is supposed to be linked to the guitar so when ya scan the guitar, it tells them there is a case for it
My experience is if they are selling a used instrument with a hardshell case or gig bag, they code the back of the sales tag with a T and sequential number to locate it in a room behind the main sales counter. I did have a negative turned positive experience at another GC, where they couldn't find the OHSC listed on the back of the sales tag, and the salesman just ordered me a brand new one. It took a couple days to get it, but was well worth the return trip since it was a $120 OHSC for an Ibanez AM93. That was cool. One salesman at my local GC got mad at me when I asked him to show me the OHSC for a 2004 Schecter Classic (in great shape with USA Seymour Duncans) and I also asked him to raise the bridge a hair, since the action was so low a few strings were buzzing. That sealed the deal for me when he did both, even though he complied with a little bit of an attitude, ha. They always charge two cents for the case, ha. Worth it. I hear what Phil is saying, plus I think they figure they can usually sell you a new case and reduce inventory, if you really want one. I think they should take the tack that a good traded in case enhances value on a used instrument, even if they allot a little more to your trade in, but I guess they are operating off more of the negative experiences the GC often encounters, as described by Phil. They definitely lost their charm in a lot of ways when acquired by Bain Capital. I think they may have been sold again since that. They may be sold again from recent news.
Not true. Only new gear that has a mated case or bag. When you enter a new item on a sales ticket that has a mate or component the computer will add the correct mated skue. This does not apply to vintage and used gear. It does not work the same. It should, but it DOESN'T, and they don't care enough to change that.
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At my GC I've found that they mark the used gear tag if it comes with a case and they usually find it pretty quickly. I've also just assumed they don't ding you on trade in if you don't have a case so they upsell one to the next buyer. Unless it's a high end guitar then I'd think they'd want the original case with it.
My experience selling on reverb is that you get no bump in price selling with a case. I suppose if you had some vintage item with the vintage case then there might be a price difference. But I don't think you get any more money for having the case in general. It probably makes the item more attractive to the buyer, but that doesn't mean more dollars.
Once in Guitar Center I tested a 50 watt Marchell amp and with a Squire Telecaster play borock English ballid. Everyone stopped making noise and just listen. When I stopped, one person said that's beautiful. That's when I bought a Bugera T-50 for $200 with EL-34 power tubes. Not a favorite but I'm glad to use it. I was given a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Mod 3, 40 watts using 6L6's for power tubes and I use my homemade JBL-D123E from the 1970s and the little amp is perfect to all the other amps were crap now with the 2 amps I use for recording and testing. 50 years of playing and you are the second gifted player to know. Keep it up!
Guitar center used to have me leaving feeling a sense of their generosity with what they’d throw in…. Now it doesn’t matter what I buy, I always leave feeling like they got the better of me.
My favorite Eddie guitar is the Ibanez Destroyer used on the First Van Halen album. I spent a ton to find one but it has Rock Solid tuning stability and can sound just like 80% of VH 1’s tracks. Well worth the cost.
@Phil. 150% Correct about the guitars. Mine are a savings account. They all have a dollar value and my wife tolerates them because she knows they have a value.
I enjoy hearing Phil exuding his point of view. He works at being real, yet not wanting to step on anybody. He is so cool!
When I was a kid and heard Jump for the first time I thought Eddie Van Helen was a famous Keyboardist.... lol
GC employee here, you're partially right in the aspect that cases are often misplaced or lost during the storage of them, yes. However, when we buy in used gear where the customer wishes to surrender (thats our term for it) the case to us, we technically have to buy in the case for $0.01, so we can associate a separate sku for the case, that is matched with the serial number of the guitar. When someone comes in and buys a used guitar in-store, our point of sale system automatically scans in the sku for the case that is matched with the guitar when the guitar is scanned at point of sale, and the transaction cannot complete until that matched sku tag is scanned and paired. We don't 'forget' to give you the case because if the buy in was done appropriately and done right, we physically cannot forget to give you the associated case, because the transaction will not complete until the case sku is scanned in at the time of purchase.
I cannot speak for every GC and every employee, but our process and applications are very archaic and potentially employees steer clear of buying in the case to avoid having the deal with the headache of matching, and storing the case in an appropriate spot where its easily accessed when the guitar sells.
I totally get that Phil. I'm the same way with music. I hear a song I like, I get the whole album. I recently discovered Polyphia. I saw the video for Playing God and Ego Death and immediately downloaded every single album they've made, and nothing has disappointed me. I also am really into John Mayer lately. I've heard some of his tunes throughout the years but I just recently have really sat down and listened to his stuff. I'm disappointed I kept myself away from the incredible guitar player John is.
Phill I'm with you on the tech world staying out of the guitar world for the instrument itself at least. The tele that plugs in with a phone chord tells me in 10 years maybe less and for sure in 20, I won't be able to get that chord or some specific battery. My favorite guitar I've had for 25 years. That's likely why it's my favorite, it's and old friend. Tech comes and goes.
We took em, but always told customers to just keep ‘em because we weren’t paying them for it. Reason was the warehouse was so overstocked with cases - both from used guitars (with paired cases) *and* new guitars that came with them, but the salesman sold the guitar and forgot to give the case to the customer. Result was a billion cases back there, and they were all “popped” at 1 cent (reason being so that selling a $999.98 guitar with its OHSC came out to the correct $999.99)
This was over a decade ago so idk if that’s still the reason
My favorite Eddie Van Halen guitar is the Parker Fly :)
The crazy-sounding playing combined with the crazy-futuristic-looking guitar left a strong impression in my young mind.
I use a drywall sanding sponge for fret crowning, the fine grit side. Tape off the fretboard so as not to scratch it.
Phil - gotta love allergy season....nothing is worse than the sneeze that just won't happen, or comes and goes.
The Guitar Center employees where I bought a guitar last May 2022 claimed they don't carry the cases for the guitars. I saw cases laying around Guitar Center, but they couldn't be bothered to find the one for the guitar I bought there. I'll never go back. I wound up getting the case from Sweetwater. If they would have had the guitar in stock I would of bought it from them instead.
I'm with you Phil - I hate apps. its frustrating you have to have an app to get anything now - even the grocery store - oh you can't buy this ice cream unless you have the app and follow us and like us - its all BS.....
I agree with Phill on the apps and Bluetooth on guitars. Guitars last a lifetime or longer without apps or Bluetooth. With apps and Bluetooth, you have put a limited lifespan on the guitar based on how long the technology is viable and/or supported.
Bang on .
It also introduces a whole new class of quality control issues for customers. In my experience software in the music industry is clunky at best and when it's a company focused on instruments you're lucky if the software isn't an absolute dumpster fire.
Yep, i understand them on beginner friendly guitars like the enya but i really don't need any effects, just pickup selection, tone and volume is more than enough
The Friedman JJ Jr. is a 2 channel smaller amp. The clean is the same as the Runt I believe. The gain channel also has a saturation switch.
Lol I bought a 75 year anniversary strat and they just handed me the guitar and I’m like “uhmm where’s the case? No gig bag? Whammy bar, truss Rod Allen wrench?” And they rushed into the back to get the stuff lol GC is crazy
@Phil. Your info is out dated about GC cases, kind of. When Customers ask if they get more $ money for having a case. The answer is normally NO, because GC doesn't consider the original, or after market case as having any extra value unless the instrument originally came with a case or it is a vintage instrument. They can sell cases new, and in the ancient past having an original case was always considered just part of the value of the guitar. Just like when customers expect a new guitar to have an original case. When GC has to inventory used cases they have to build them into the inventory as a separate item from the guitar. In the past the cases were built into inventory for 0.01$ because you had to assign a dollar amount to it when putting it into the data base.
So when a customer asks if they get more money because they have the case. The answer is No, so in turn many customers decide to keep the case. Now in present day GC. You have a lot of employees that do not care because it takes more time and work for them to build cases into inventory. They are already over worked, under paid, and have many managers harassing them about their hourly sales goal. So any extra time spent on bringing in gear that dose not have a value is wasted time, and energy.
This is can actually be great for the customer selling gear. Used and vintage cases do have a value and are sold all the time for a lot of money. Can you blame them? They get no extra money from GC but can sell them on their own and sometimes get a lot of money.
This comes down to another extreme fail on the part of GC management. If they actually hired, paid, trained, and retained a knowledgeable staff they could manage a used/vintage case inventory and it could be profitable. Yes I am an expert at GC.
Last time I bought a new guitar from GC and asked if they could throw in a case, used or new and the employee told me if I buy the warranty he would take $20 off a new case. I looked at him weird and said but the warranty costs more than you're taking off😂 We both laughed and eventually I walked out without a case lol
The lack of cases drives me a bit nuts. Bought a limited edition Warwick recently, was supposed to come with an aluminum case and nada. Didn’t even come with the other half of the strap locks (probably in the case…). Worked it out with them on the phone, but it really does feel like you have to not trust them when it comes to their used gear listings.
Started playing guitar at 13( kinda) 14 when the first Van Halen come out,been hooked ever since
congrats to the winners
Welp, I just ordered a Line 6 M5 based on this video. I'm really liking the prospect of a pedal that does "just one thing" at a time, since it seems like every pedal I buy from some guy on youtube has MORE in it, like four of the pedals I got have a Rat circuit in there because there was space in the enclosure I guess. I know I shouldn't complain but I still do.
I supposedly bought the last M9 Sweetwater is selling! Sales guy said they’ll no longer stock new ones! Makes sense considering how old it is.
I happen to feel that an original case is important to a guitar. It increases the value (to me)...if you ever sell the guitar you could get more for it.
I haven’t traded a guitar into a store since I was very young, but I’ve bought plenty (!) and GC and Sam Ash have both thrown in some random gig bag from the back when I bought a guitar that did not include a case.
I paid £650 in 2000 for my US Strat . They now sell regularly for £900-1100 and last weekend i was in a shop and the guy had a 99 like mine , but in black and was asking just under £1200 . I dont really care , as I fell in love with the guitar and didnt buy it , thinking that in 20 years it would be almost double . I cant see 90s guitars ever going the same as 50s and 60s instruments, i just cant see that ever happening . My second eldest son , and my daughter now play , so all my kit will go to them , and thats more important to me personally.
I bought a used Godin at Guitar Center (14th St. NYC) a couple months ago. This model is *always* comes with a case from Godin and I've never seen this model sold used without the Godin case,. I told the sales guy, but he would NOT throw in a discount or free soft-case when I asked
Bought my westone bass from GC and it came with the case.
I wonder why I don't get the notifications until 2 hours after it starts.
Guitar Center will always be a must IMO… as a musician you need to be able to pick up the instrument you’re buying… especially if it’s used, or the amp you’re about to spend money on
What’s funny I bought a fender mx Strat in 2016 with a case for $300. It was one that someone bought and never learned. Sat in the case. I sold it for $350 and kept the $100 hard shell case. So I had that experience with a used guitar I bought from guitar center.
I JUST GOT A GUILD 1998 BLOND STARFIRE III, ON THE 29TH, YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, I CAN'T TUNE IT UP. I THINK IT'S THE BIGSBY. GUITAR IS LIKE NEW MAN. WOW! CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY THIS BABY. PAID LESS THAN 1800 FOR IT.
Great advice on the Line 6 M5! I love mine and don’t have pedal gas anymore!
I have a 3 Les Pauls loaded with 59/JB sets. 1 set is Covered. The other 2 are Un-covered. Individual guitar differences aside, the uncovered sets sound significantly better.
Yeah guitar center doesn't really buy your case. They knock the price down that they quoted you by $0.01, then pay you a penny for the case. They would have about 20 cases every few months for employees to take when the guitar got sold without the case. The ones we didn't want would get clearanced out. They don't give out free cases anymore though. Follow Phil's advice, ask if the used guitar has a case. You can also check the back of the tag on used gear and it should say "T: XX" or the sale tag will say "Case included" or "Gig bag included" underneath the price if it comes with a case.
EMG,s are cheaper. You get al the electronics except the switch. If you get the switch that fits your guitar its still cheaper in the long run. you can switch them out of almost any guitar without modifications. Fishman's are complicated too set up. You will probably need someone to do it for you. If you want to put them in a different guitar you will have to do some soldering and other complications may arise.
I would buy guitars that already have the fishmans in them. Otherwise I would get one of the many EMG options. P.S, Leaving it plugged in on accident drains my fishans overnight. EMG,s are dont loose their juice that fast.
I'd wanted a guitar with EMGs for ages for specific reasons but always shyed away as there was always something I didn't like about the sound, hard to describe, but kind of too clinical.
Late last year I came across an ESP Eclipse with the new 57/66 tw pickups and was blown away, I got it on the spot. Has all the aggression of the other EMG varieties but a warmer more organic sound. The 'split' function offers incredible single-coil sounds.
In the end I could justify the price because of how versatile those pickups are. Plus the Japanese made ESP is literally the best made guitar I've ever had in my hands, far-out.
I bought a new Vintera Fender 50’s Telecaster with the 7.25 fretboard radius and the vintage tall frets and I especially love the U neck. One thing about reviews on many guitars I hear on brands other than Fender usually the neck profile is not mentioned, I bought an Epiphone LesPaul Special II and the neck is so thin that it cuts off the circulation of the nerves in my hand. I broke my shoulder 18 months ago and it will likely end up being a slide only. Is there a standard for profiling the back of the neck? The fretboard radius is pretty standard, Gibson type 12 in S and T type generally are 9.5 or 7.25, now 12 in , but it seems like you can get a Stew Mac tool that measures the neck rounding, like the neck profile?
I always ask GC for the case when I buy a used guitar from them, and they ALWAYS say it didn't have one. They ask if I want to buy one. :-/ This has happened at multiple stores.
I Bought a prophecy Explorer (epiphone,) and it had some condition issues but the axes is really amazing for the price point I think they're the best thing on the market I would like to see what you think of them🎸🤟✌️
03/29/2023: Hello, I am retired 77-years young, and I love your informative videos. May I ask you to do a video on the best "wireless" over the ear headphones that don't need a computer or Bluetooth phone. I seek to just plug in an adapter to headset jack on amp and play. I could only find Waza headset that simply had an adapter to plug in amp, but the price point is about $400.00. I am just a home hobbyist and do not wish to pay that much. My EART Guitar T-380, Modern Humbucker Pickups, Double Coil Split, Two Point Tremolo Bridge, stainless steel fret wires electric Guitar guitar only cost me that much. So, what do you think? Regards form Orlando, Florida 🙂
I really like the Bogneramps what do you think of them
As far as magnets go, I don't care for alnico 5. I prefer A3 in neck pickups and bridge pickups usually are a2, a4 or A8. Although I have used A3 in a high wind bridge P90 (Rio Grande Bluesbar 16k).
Im 50 years old and didn't get into van halen until the late 80s. But the first album I got into was 1984. I didnt like the van hagar material very much. So maybe age isn't as much of an indicator as what he was playing when we enjoyed him most. The red frankie is the only one that appeals to me.
??? Hi could tell me how to get your pdf on your multi-pickup guitar? Thank you.
I took out my Fishman Furman's for EMGs as well
It was a few years ago, but last time I asked for a free case they looked at me like I was crazy lol
Wolfgang MusicMan was my favorite, but I always love wood that moves. I hate the new ones. No tone choices. I love switches and electronics. I don't do one tone pickups, even single-coils can have treble bleed circuits, piezoelectric's and other combinations. I had a 1 pickup Charvel that I didn't want and this person was having money problems. A year later he bought it back. I did like it's cherry sunburst and learn to work my pedals harder and I learn slowly to like it. I still sold it back to him and I never wanted a single split-coil humbucker again. A Seymour Duncan too! I still have a picture of it somewhere?
Love the fact you said we all are lil touched in the head. Just so ya know some are worse then others my latest guitar proves this. I took a used 1994 concept randy roads body used a pointed starcaster neck and just whatever parts i had laying around. Boom frankin Roads is born gonna need some work to get it right but as for now its alive lol. There i saved ya from the trouble from earlier too have a good night. LoL
I live in wny. There are two gcs near where I live. Both have pretty much that same used gear hanging on the wall as they did a year ago. What's going on? Edit: no drop in price either.
Ahh- this is the one- loved the story at 1:18 buying gear late at night. We laughed. 2 nights later there we are- buying a Sire S3.
Guitar Center in Roseville, Michigan , in the 90's would NOT include a NEW Gibson Les Paul case even though the guitar shipped in a Les Paul case, and the Gibson price INCLUDED a Les Paul case. They wanted $150 for the case it shipped in on TOP of the Gibson price. I bought a Gem from them in the 90's and even the manager would not ok the included case . I never had that Problem with Les Pauls at Elderly in Lansing, Mi., or Huber and Breese in Roseville, Mich.
"You can use pro-level gear and sound like ass" wow Phil gave me shout out
I discovered EVH with Fair Warning, but the pictures and video I first knew him from were the 5150 Kramer era (Letterman, SNL), so I have this false memory that he always had the Kramer red/white/black. I guess I need to split the difference and construct a Kramer w/ banana headstock with a black/white circles body.
42:00 thou shalt not disparage mine favorite guitarist 🤘
Taking the covers off my Tim Shaw PAFs made mediocre pickups become outstanding pickups.
Funny enough, in Italy,at least were i exchanged a guitar with a case ,in two different stores,they didn't want the case...could this be a global thing ???
Guitar Center is big enough to have central logistic warehouses that could store extra equipment within 2 days of any US state - and run it like the premise of Amazon - without it being a commercial front building you save a lottt on taxes and expenses.
Went to Guitar Center and asked if they had any used cases, guy just kinda motioned to the back corner, found an almost brand new Gator hard case for my LTD EC, for $15 bucks.
Lol @ Phil's reaction to the Seymour Duncan Bluetooth switch. I have to agree.
Wifi and Bluetooth chipsets are so cheap that manufacturers are including them in *everything* and it's reaching meme proportions.
Sadly manufacturers are going to continue doing this to the point where pretty much everything you buy will include this type of tech.
Just listening to this. I dug your software rant in reaction to the Hyperswitch. I'm right there with you! I'm a software engineer by day, and have been for decades. My girlfriend is a software engineer, too. It's not uncommon for either of us to sometimes jokingly and sometimes not go, "&^*$# software engineers!" when encountering buggy software or just bad design. Having said that, I'm at least intrigued by the Hyperswitch. If there was a way to replace a pot with some kind of stacked pot that included a push-pull rotary switch (or something, not sure) enabling coaxing all the Hyperswitch options, I'd find that much more interesting.
Phil radiates honesty and kindness. His channel is worthy of our time. Especially in this world of growing narcissism.
That is another thing, the Vintera series comes with a gig bag , odd to spend $1200 and not have a case. The gig bag is nice, but it seems like buying from Fender it’s odd.
Is Sam Ash similar re guitar cases?
Funny enough I like the white and black one more than the other colors, but I’m only in my 20s
The Line6 M5 costs 169$ new. I do not recommend getting a used one. These things are fickle and develop all kinds of problems. Not sure where you take that 100$ "all day long" number from?
Sold GC a guitar with the case candy like COA and serial number, owners manual, etc. went and bought back the same guitar and they said “idk if we keep stuff like that we don’t have a place to store it. How about… with the guitar?!?! Like that shits worth a lot of money and they just what, throw it away? That’s insane.
Live unboxing please! Tell us how the handshake feels
I looked at a new Gibson les Paul and they didn't have the case for it but was still charging full price, I declined.
EVH was using the magnetic field of the drill, like a Hammond organ tone wheel.
Watch video at 40min in>
*Legendary Theater Organists*
Regarding Eddie's guitar: I want an Ibanez Destroyer. How old am I?😅
My dad only knew VH through jump, of course bc it ran the airwaves up and down. He just wont get tired of that song. Showed him the first albums and he couldnt even comprehend that this was the same band😆 shows you that keyboards are needed to attract the casual radio music fan
And on the same note I quit listening to Van Halen because it got to be to much on the keyboard,and the majority of people I hung out with quit listening as well,what does that tell ya,they lost more rock fans and gained more pop fans is what happened
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P90 telecasters are great!
Wish I could say I've had good experiences with Sam Ash. Sold me a Les Paul with a broken truss rod in 2020. They said they'd repair for free. After 4 or 5 months they said they didn't know how to fix but would pay for me to get it fixed elsewhere. When I picked up the guitar they had cut the fret board in half and butchered the neck. Then around x-mas they sent me a $30 e gift card, placed an order but they canceled it without notifying me and then the gift card expired. Called 4 different times to see if I could have the gift card back since it expired and every time the person said they'd look into and fix the problem. Finally gave up and will never use them again unless I have to. Just horrible customer service.
For Antique Rocker and Phil's point about the artist not going away? While this isn't guitar specific: In 1991 when Oliver Stone made his movie about the Doors the band was still selling 250,000 'albums' a year.
Now they sell 1,000,000.
And Rickenbacker's are AMAZING guitars. I gigged with a 330/12 for almost a year playing music people don't play on 12-strings. Still one the best if not the bast guitar I have ever played. People buying Rics know this.
Maybe they want to sell more aftermarket cases.......Roadrunner etc.
@ 33:25 can you guess my age ? I love Eddie with his Explorer !
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Just like Hendrix at the time, Eddie changed everything that came b4. I was lucky enough to have been 15 when VH 1 came out and remember clearly smokin' with my friends and watching the needle drop on eruption and all of us just looking at each other with jaws on the floor. he is not my favorite, that is Gary Moore, however, it was a moment i will never forget. Long Live Eddie.
When I bought a vintage guitar case online it smelled like a strip joint with an all night buffet.