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  • Опубликовано: 25 янв 2025

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  • @RogueA.I.
    @RogueA.I. 10 месяцев назад +84

    I’ve been buying cheap guitars and putting on quality parts for decades. It’s fun as frig. And if you screw up, who cares.

    • @InventorZahran
      @InventorZahran 10 месяцев назад +14

      What matters is that you're having fun. That's what music and guitar should be all about!

    • @ramencurry6672
      @ramencurry6672 Месяц назад +3

      It’s not just cheap guitars. Even expensive guitars can need modifications and improvements to fit your taste and style. I’ve done it

  • @michaelk7383
    @michaelk7383 10 месяцев назад +44

    I really like these shorter segments that highlight topics from your podcasts. Thank you! :).

  • @davidkornblatt851
    @davidkornblatt851 10 месяцев назад +52

    Chapman was a RUclips brand

    • @Bmanhaas
      @Bmanhaas 8 месяцев назад +6

      Chapman guitars were crappy pieces of .......t

    • @cdavidlake2
      @cdavidlake2 Месяц назад

      Donner, too, though I do like them. And we can't forget Glarry (not gonna go there...lol).

    • @jackd.ripper7613
      @jackd.ripper7613 Месяц назад

      @@Bmanhaas I bought a used Chapman ML3 back in 2016 with the original factory Gotoh compensated brass bridge. The seller was upfront about how much he hated this thing and I got it cheap. It buzzed on the first few frets. He tried to fix that by filing the frets badly. It still buzzed. The bridge pickup has a coil tap but it isn't real responsive. The magnets were too far from the strings on the treble side. Getting it into playing shape was time-consuming and wasn't cheap. After all that, I got a pretty good guitar and actually one of my favorites to play. But not worth the money.

  • @suzannecoholic1467
    @suzannecoholic1467 10 месяцев назад +19

    as always, thanks for your kindness, honesty, and integrity Phil

  • @Soldano999
    @Soldano999 10 месяцев назад +66

    "Guitars you only see on youtube"
    Me: Headless guitars...

    • @jackbootshamangaming4541
      @jackbootshamangaming4541 10 месяцев назад +7

      Man, I feel attacked. I also thought that, but then I got two Ormsby's within a month,, the Goliath and a headless Metal V

    • @1973retrorabbit
      @1973retrorabbit 10 месяцев назад +6

      They were big in the '80s, I'm not a big fan, but to each his own...

    • @ronj9448
      @ronj9448 9 месяцев назад +3

      80s Baby Steinberger guitars and basses - always wanted one back then.

    • @thunderfox101
      @thunderfox101 9 месяцев назад

      Kirk Hammett used to play headless guitars live

    • @pilotamurorei
      @pilotamurorei 8 месяцев назад

      headless guitars are like a penis with the tip cut off.

  • @Allie-w1l
    @Allie-w1l 10 месяцев назад +16

    Sorry to talk fridge on a guitar channel, but your comment about five fridges: I am old enough to remember 25 Year warranties. At some point, people failed to stand their ground about buying quality, and failed to teach their kids that 1 year and less warranties are absolutely not acceptable. If it isn't good enough to be backed by long warranty, everyone should have just turned and walked away until the latest thing was worth buying. (Rant over.)

  • @jamesgibson3242
    @jamesgibson3242 10 месяцев назад +16

    Why does this guy only have 14.6K subscribers. He has a great channel and knows his stuff. He should have many times that.

    • @rcoveyduc
      @rcoveyduc 10 месяцев назад +7

      This is his channel 2. Channel 1 has a lot more.

    • @jamesgibson3242
      @jamesgibson3242 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@rcoveyduc Thanks, I wasn't aware of the other channel. I will subscribe to that one also.

    • @ronj9448
      @ronj9448 9 месяцев назад

      @@jamesgibson3242 Good. Don't deny him your subscription.

    • @ramencurry6672
      @ramencurry6672 Месяц назад

      Huh? He has other channels

    • @jamesgibson3242
      @jamesgibson3242 Месяц назад +1

      @@ronj9448 Thanks for the suggestion. I haven't. I hope you haven't either.

  • @getthefedout
    @getthefedout 10 месяцев назад +13

    Man, I really appreciate you and your no BS channel. Thank you so much for the help.

  • @Annunaki_0517
    @Annunaki_0517 10 месяцев назад +35

    John Hiatt has a song “Perfectly Good Guitar” that talks about how many people would like to have a guitar to play so no instruments should be smashed (or thrown in a landfill). Even Glarrys can be made to play fine. Someone will be very happy to have it.

    • @sdriza
      @sdriza 10 месяцев назад +5

      I was just in Colombia.... we were off visiting some coffee plantation and there was a kid off to the side playing a guitar that probably had 3 strings and a fist sized hole in the top....
      We are spoiled.... he and his buddies were happy, singing, and drumming an empty coke bottle

    • @DrMurdercock
      @DrMurdercock 10 месяцев назад +3

      Dude this....I've seen perfectly fine cheap guitars that with LOVE, would have been a player for me in a time I had no guitar and had to sell my rig.
      Seeing youtubers cut them up, smash them, or the infamous Gibson bulldozer video....
      That shit really HURT my soul man. They say shit like "This guitar is junk, i wouldn't give it away" which IS A BS EXCUSE.
      I saw guitars destroyed I would have cried if given to me at the time.

    • @DrMurdercock
      @DrMurdercock 10 месяцев назад +3

      Used to have a junk plywood guitar with a homemade 16 penny nail for a nut.
      It barely kept any tune and amp was shot.
      My buddies drums were held together with duct tape and dreams. The snare drum was a HS marching band drum with no res side sitting on a milk crate. Had to nail the base drum down so it would stay put. We would spend HOOOOOOOOOURS just jamming not giving a shit. Those were the days @@sdriza

    • @chasbee
      @chasbee 9 месяцев назад

      Agreed. From the first time I ever saw some idiot smash their guitar on stage I got immediately disgusted. Don't care who the perforner is, even one smashed guitar is a guitar someone else could have had. Someone who really would appreciate it. Nothing less cool than a performer doing that.

  • @rayschoch5882
    @rayschoch5882 10 месяцев назад +10

    I have a similar Glarry story. I bought one for $120, frets were fine, but I easily spent several hundred more on setup, Seymour Duncans, tuning machines, better pots, etc., so WAY more than I paid for it, and WAY more than it was worth when it came time to sell. I didn't care. For the price of a low-to-mid-range "big-name" brand, I had a superior instrument, with killer tone, comfortable and easy to play, weighed only about 5 lbs., and looked good, too.

  • @BillonBass
    @BillonBass Месяц назад +12

    As a session and touring bassist for the past 45 plus years, most recently with the Motown group The Miracles, I haven’t owned more than 5 basses in my career - all Fender. Never needed anything else.

    • @ramencurry6672
      @ramencurry6672 Месяц назад +3

      For bass guitars, you can keep it simple and minimal. I own 2 basses that are great and have no desire to add anything. Guitars are different in that owning over 10 is fun. I would not go over 20 though

  • @CharlesBallowe
    @CharlesBallowe 10 месяцев назад +4

    On "leveling up" by association, I know some brands (not just in instruments) where their goal with picking dealers is "be the least expensive brand in the shop" - "oh ... Can't afford the fender or Gibson, we also have X which is awesome and costs less"

  • @jaredreyes3153
    @jaredreyes3153 10 месяцев назад +6

    Is Orangewood one of these brands? I feel like I only ever see RUclipsrs talk about/play these guitars.

    • @alanmihalko502
      @alanmihalko502 10 месяцев назад +1

      Driftwood Guitars did an Orangewood review some time ago. Check it out. They perform a variety of tests and then cut the guitars they review open so they can thoroughly examine the bracing, glue-up and general tidiness. Chris builds premium acoustics that are north of $10k. He also realizes that there are a whole lot of people can't afford that and just want/need a quality instrument at a reasonable price.

  • @kenster865
    @kenster865 Месяц назад +3

    I'm an old dood (73) that has been playing since the early 60's. Over the years I've stuck with name brand gear from proven makers. I'm not even sure who the so-called YT'er brands might be although I could sure guess. My 1st rate makers include Fender, Gibson, Marshall, plus a few others. A recent add would include Suhr. I picked up a Suhr Hombre and, my Gawd what a killer amp. Nicely made too. It's roots are based off an early 60's Fender Brown Deluxe. BTW, I much prefer hand-wired amps whenever possible... just sayin'..

  • @sole__doubt
    @sole__doubt 10 месяцев назад +11

    Is he talking about Harley Benton? I see plenty of them on Yt, never seen one in person.

    • @JorgeCastillo-yd5jx
      @JorgeCastillo-yd5jx 10 месяцев назад

      it’s usually a new product from companies such as PRS se models, kiesel, harley benton are the most common brands that send their products to all of the guitar youtubers and they schedule a release date for their videos

    • @rodsmolter5046
      @rodsmolter5046 10 месяцев назад

      There's a lot of yt guitarists from UK that play different brands of guitars than what are popular or readily available here in the states. Australia too.

    • @tomaszmazurek64
      @tomaszmazurek64 10 месяцев назад +3

      Harley Benton is a store brand from Thomann - a German store. Afaik they only ship from Germany, so you see them a lot in Europe - I have 2 - but in the US the overseas shipping costs add too much to the price, unless you order several guitars at once, so they are not that common.

    • @sole__doubt
      @sole__doubt 10 месяцев назад

      @@tomaszmazurek64 Im an American who plays basically only Japanese brands like Caparison and ESP so my experience with European brands is limited.

    • @bassyey
      @bassyey 10 месяцев назад

      I don't see Harley Benton here in South East Asia. Though we have more cheap brands.

  • @GraniteSoundtrack
    @GraniteSoundtrack 10 месяцев назад +5

    I was wondering about Rivera, I had heard of them my whole life, but they seemed to never show up in many places.

    • @elfwyatt
      @elfwyatt 10 месяцев назад +1

      I have been trying to find out construction details of their amps for about 2 years. Nobody will show the insides of one! But they look great and have a good reputation, and the features I am interested in. I wish you could find one to review in depth. But it might ruin their business plan!

  • @carlc2597
    @carlc2597 9 месяцев назад +1

    Same as everyone else is saying Phil - love your honesty and integrity that shows in every show you do - just the facts, your honest professional opinion, no b.s.

  • @yocraigst
    @yocraigst 9 месяцев назад +17

    I live and will die by this: Any guitar is better than no guitar.

  • @DrMurdercock
    @DrMurdercock 10 месяцев назад +14

    Solar comes to mind INSTANTLY. I know tons of players, people from shops, luthiers, repairman, techs....No one owns a Solar nor played one or seen one in person at a store or on a stage.

    • @thisguy2973
      @thisguy2973 4 месяца назад +3

      I’ve seen at the gates using them on stage.

    • @Skoora
      @Skoora Месяц назад

      I saw one used at a GC. But it’s the only time I’ve seen one in person.

    • @thisguy2973
      @thisguy2973 Месяц назад

      @ how would you describe the construction/build quality? Mediocre?

    • @BrewReview
      @BrewReview 28 дней назад

      My buddy has at least two of them, he might have another by now. I played them at some point but still don’t own one. I guess that says how much I loved them. I dunno, they felt..“Fine” would be a good descriptor.

    • @georged4303
      @georged4303 14 дней назад

      Bad example, Solar is just harder to find stateside. Lots of artists in metal play them. I had one and so does my local GC.

  • @Findyournextguitar
    @Findyournextguitar 9 месяцев назад +1

    panama went out of business because of quality control - they had issues with the later models had the baffles cracking - I have one of the first edition ones made out of solid purple heart - but the problem was they were using solid wood to build amp cabs and solid wood warps with moisture a lot more than plywood - in the shape of a box it cracks... I found this out when I started building my own cabs... you've got to use a really good quality 3/4in birch or poplar - and ideally a baltic birch or marine grade plywood - if you go really high quality marine grade you can use 1/2 to reduce the weight, but solid wood makes terrible cabs and PA boxes.
    The panama brand speakers were garbage, the tube heads were "ok" but they had massive reliablity issues from what I understand starting their 2nd or 3rd year and once word got out they were poor quality then their sales stopped - my cab never cracked, but it never left my studio either - they also were trying to do a WGS type launch where they flooded the market with a cheaper porduct then gradually raised the prices - it would have worked really well for them if they didn't have the quality control issues, but I think also the solid wood was just always going to be an issue - as well as it was "green" wood which made their problems a lot worse than if they had older try wood, even for making tables you've gotta let the wood cure and dry for say 3 years before you can use it otherwise it'll warp and crack and I suspect they had some older stock and as the company grew, they went to newer wood to keep up with the growth and it just made the QC problems worse - I was hopeful they'd stay around, but then you also had harley benton launch their V30 cab not too long after panama came out and it was $200 less than the panama V30 cab so probably a combination of all of the above - they probably could've made it if they had a better product.

  • @_Yep_Yep_
    @_Yep_Yep_ 10 месяцев назад +3

    I would expect some brands are small enough to be happily in the pink as they are, where social media would require a business model they do not want to adopt. Live under the radar, out of the purview of Sauron's eye, dream happy but not necessarily big. As far as the value of a brand that you know about because people you know talk about it for being good...I get that.

  • @cautiousoptimist1926
    @cautiousoptimist1926 10 месяцев назад +10

    When I read the title, my mind went to the expensive stuff RUclipsrs flog, Novo and Two Rock for example.

    • @mortonwilson795
      @mortonwilson795 Месяц назад +2

      Yeah, Novo popped into my mind. RS has one he features a lot and I do hear Novo being talked about in reverent tones here and there but . . . never really come across one in-store or on stage videos etc. I bought a Rivolta Combinata, the 'budget version' made in Korea and it's the only guitar I own that I really do not want to own.

    • @cautiousoptimist1926
      @cautiousoptimist1926 Месяц назад +1

      @mortonwilson795 I really like the looks of the Combinata. I've been tempted, but haven't made the purchase. As with the Novo, I'm yet to see one in person.

    • @mortonwilson795
      @mortonwilson795 Месяц назад +1

      @@cautiousoptimist1926 I'm struggling to make make friends with it! It looks cool and there's nothing 'wrong' with it - Korean made quality for sure - just an odd one . . . will persevere!

  • @WilliamHaisch
    @WilliamHaisch 10 месяцев назад +78

    If you’re a small amp builder and you make (maybe) 20 amps a month… then one is reviewed on social media… now you have orders for *20 THOUSAND* amps because you forgot to limit the inventory on your eCommerce site… now what? Refund the *$2 million* in deposits _(oh the credit card companies are gonna LOVE that!)_ Work yourself to the bone cranking out 40 amps a month and still have 20 thousand pissed customers with 20 thousand bad reviews… which causes future sales to tank… I can see why some companies avoid social media promotions. 😊

    • @robmcd
      @robmcd 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@LeeGeeits production limit vs sales.

    • @eugenehavens
      @eugenehavens 10 месяцев назад +11

      This isn't a thing.

    • @davidiliyn
      @davidiliyn 10 месяцев назад +3

      Small amp builders would be more in the 4-10 max range depending on team size and amp complexity! So you are right.

    • @CaptSpaulding239
      @CaptSpaulding239 10 месяцев назад +8

      Ever heard of “out of stock”

    • @juanvaldez5422
      @juanvaldez5422 10 месяцев назад +2

      So they don’t wanna be successful? That’s the answer here … 20,000 amps , eh? Why not 2 million gillion amps?

  • @bubbatheking9225
    @bubbatheking9225 Месяц назад

    I spent a ton on my Grote Cherry Epi Century copy. It goes on lots of gigs. Phillip McKnight, thanks for a fun channel.

  • @larrynoe6162
    @larrynoe6162 Месяц назад

    Did the Panama amp work until you sent it back broke?

  • @NWTMasterWolf
    @NWTMasterWolf 10 месяцев назад +1

    LOL I have a cheapo Glarry that I put some good parts on and it's actually pretty cool. Neck joint is sloppy but it sounds cool. Only got $200 into it and it's not a fav but it has a helluva great old blues sound for sure.

  • @seanhenry4752
    @seanhenry4752 5 дней назад

    Ya I bought a Panama cab and head sold the head still have the cab with a fender head not bad for the price

  • @lazvt8469
    @lazvt8469 10 месяцев назад +2

    Michael Dolsey guitars....I ordered a 335-type....sent it back THAT day...brand disappeared shortly thereafter.

    • @ScottsGuitar
      @ScottsGuitar 10 месяцев назад

      What was wrong with it?

    • @lazvt8469
      @lazvt8469 10 месяцев назад

      @@ScottsGuitar It was cheaply made, sounded cheap, looked cheap...for $400 I should have known better. Semi's are hard to make...so, I avoid budget semi's...

    • @ScottsGuitar
      @ScottsGuitar 10 месяцев назад

      @@lazvt8469 probly smart lol

    • @rodsmolter5046
      @rodsmolter5046 10 месяцев назад

      The first electric guitar I bought was a Stellar Mercury hollow body LP. That's also a fly by night brand that no longer exists. I just pulled out of storage a few weeks ago and decided I will keep and upgrade because it's a beautiful guitar(although mostly junk). It needs a new nut, new bridge, fret ends dressed, tail piece needs centered and I will replace the pickups because the stock ceramic humbuckers are way too hot for a hollow body IMO. Tuners seem adequate, at least for now. I'll probably leave the electronics stock for now although I'm tempted to replace them too since I'll be pulling them out to swap pickups.

    • @ScottsGuitar
      @ScottsGuitar 10 месяцев назад

      @@rodsmolter5046 might as well go all the way and do it all with electronics at that point. Cool find!

  • @williamstanford7994
    @williamstanford7994 22 дня назад

    I'm kind of a snob. I'm only interested in high-quality instruments like Parker (and I don't mean the "P" series), Carvin (now Kiesel), the Vestax D'Angelico axes, and high-end classicals like Jose Ramirez. You get what you pay for. I see too many videos on low-end rock 'n' roll solid bodies and not many about the good stuff.

  • @Desirsar
    @Desirsar 10 месяцев назад

    If a boutique maker on social media and a boutique maker not on social media are both not being used on stage by famous bands, one of those brands is likely selling more than the other, and it's not hard to figure out which is much more likely.

  • @anthonynonya
    @anthonynonya Месяц назад

    What happened to Badlands? The first two were cool! That's the name that Phil was involved with right?

  • @iamcreschan
    @iamcreschan 10 месяцев назад +4

    AIO guitars are cheap but with premium appointments

  • @kellecetraro4807
    @kellecetraro4807 10 месяцев назад +1

    I have to buy a refrigerator and I'm terrified based on the horror stories I've heard.... With all that you've been through which one would you purchase?

    • @scotthutchens1556
      @scotthutchens1556 10 месяцев назад

      @kellectraro4807 Don buy LG or Samsung. There’s class action suits against both of them. Best Buy and the manufacturers being crooks keep selling them knowing they’re bad.
      ruclips.net/video/rKJgYVhZ6-w/видео.htmlsi=HXa6m2-OQ6XptHcD

    • @popsfereal
      @popsfereal 2 месяца назад +1

      DON'T buy a Samsung! When I was delivering appliances we were constantly having to pick those back up in a couple of months. Lg's seemed to be the best.

  • @phutureproof
    @phutureproof Месяц назад

    I was lucky enough to receive an esp mh301 many many birthdays ago, best guitar i ever played. I also own a crafter semi acoustic that i bought for 60 quid, great guitars great brands.

  • @shred5
    @shred5 Месяц назад

    My first thought was Strandberg. They are definitely not RUclips exclusive, but they ydefinitely have a higher representation on RUclips than anywhere else. But then I thought about it and I'm going with Harley Benton.

  • @SphazeTV
    @SphazeTV 10 месяцев назад +4

    Liking the clips lately!

  • @kcsvantasticvoyages9729
    @kcsvantasticvoyages9729 26 дней назад

    Is a company named Fly by Night guitars still in business!?

  • @Nugmania1
    @Nugmania1 10 месяцев назад

    Hey Phil, I have a Fender Super 60 combo.
    This the last thing Paul Rivera designed before he left Fender, that would make an interesting deep dive

  • @nikolasb2933
    @nikolasb2933 10 месяцев назад +1

    If the item is value for money then it will move regardless of whether the parent company does social media or not.

  • @batfink7133
    @batfink7133 10 месяцев назад +10

    BeDazzled Glarry

  • @SiegfriedFarnonMRCVS
    @SiegfriedFarnonMRCVS 10 месяцев назад

    Is sire one of those brands? I have just ordered one mostly based off what people are saying online. Would hate to have bought a bad guitar

    • @robmcd
      @robmcd 10 месяцев назад +3

      Sire is just fine. It’s a brand that aims to provide the best guitar for the money. They’re not relying on their brand name to sell products. They’re relying on people liking them enough.

    • @SiegfriedFarnonMRCVS
      @SiegfriedFarnonMRCVS 10 месяцев назад

      Thanks. I bought a couple Harley bentons from their 25th anniversary after I watched a few online reviews. I can kinda tell which ones are the "hype merchants" now. Kinda got caught up in the online hype a bit. The HB Strat I really like but this video makes a good point that I don't think they are guitars they themselves would play daily...

    • @edd166
      @edd166 10 месяцев назад +1

      Sire is legit.

    • @bassyey
      @bassyey 10 месяцев назад +2

      At least where I live, South East Asia Philippines, Sire is actually used by professionals and in gigs I've been as an audience.

    • @SiegfriedFarnonMRCVS
      @SiegfriedFarnonMRCVS 10 месяцев назад +2

      My sire vintage S7 has arrived and I have been playing it for a little while now. I can clearly tell it is significantly better than my other guitars which are still ok but feel "compromised". Reality is that now all the other guitars are kind of just "collecting dust". The sire is really nice and plays really well.

  • @popsfereal
    @popsfereal 2 месяца назад

    What is the ''decked out gLarry''?

  • @kimoandrews5802
    @kimoandrews5802 18 дней назад

    Deangelico?

  • @allanflippin2453
    @allanflippin2453 10 месяцев назад +6

    Oddly enough, Dr. Z now has their own RUclips channel. wtf? :D I guess they just don't like OTHER people doing their social media.

    • @GraniteSoundtrack
      @GraniteSoundtrack 10 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah and Dr. Z himself (I forget his real name) hosts most of the videos. Perhaps, he just wants the brand to have a definite identity that they are in control of as much as possible.

    • @DMSProduktions
      @DMSProduktions 10 месяцев назад +1

      CAN'T control the 'narrative' ! (Like CHINA!)

    • @gameoftones77
      @gameoftones77 10 месяцев назад +1

      That makes a lot of sense, along with other statements above of not saturating SM resulting in more sales than they can manage.

    • @DMSProduktions
      @DMSProduktions 10 месяцев назад

      @@LeeGee I can't see it either! LOL!

  • @Thorgnor
    @Thorgnor 10 месяцев назад

    I find it odd that those manufacturers don't see being on social media as free advertising.

  • @sgholt
    @sgholt Месяц назад

    All amps are not the same, some are just for metal players, not something I would do.There are a lot of amps everyone talks about, but they are not the sound I want. I get it, thanks Phillip

  • @robotx4242
    @robotx4242 10 месяцев назад +13

    Boss Katana?

    • @ScottsGuitar
      @ScottsGuitar 10 месяцев назад +4

      Great for gigs in a mix. I was pleasantly surprised

    • @robotx4242
      @robotx4242 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@ScottsGuitarIf I was recording a major label album or going on a world tour would I use a Boss Katana? Probably not. But for home use and small gigs it's a budget friendly practical solution.

    • @ScottsGuitar
      @ScottsGuitar 10 месяцев назад

      @@robotx4242 if you were playing/recording at that level you’d have cartage anyways. I personally play a 63 fender Vibroverb, the best amp in the world imo. For a gig 200 ppl or less? I’d happily play a katana if that’s all I had access to. It’s a fun troll for gear nerds who think they can always tell. In a PA mix all that matters is cutting through, which the katana can do with flying colors if asked. For $400 can’t beat it

    • @ronpatterson6420
      @ronpatterson6420 10 месяцев назад +5

      I really like the katana 100w mk2, it does what I ask of it. It's a good amp in my opinion.

    • @matt-fn9gr
      @matt-fn9gr 10 месяцев назад +2

      I’m seeing a lot of boss katana’s on the stage for like bar gigs and jams

  • @douglasnielson8250
    @douglasnielson8250 Месяц назад

    Rivera stuff is really well made. If only my refrigerator was built as well as my Venus Recording amp.

  • @alankillian4962
    @alankillian4962 Месяц назад

    Rivera only does social media with Normans Rare Guitars.

  • @fernandogarajalde4066
    @fernandogarajalde4066 10 месяцев назад

    5:06 one word: Frigidaire. Mine is over 8 years old and I’m on my 2nd warranty for free parts and labor. I’d rather fix my guitars! 😎🎸

  • @chainlink4241
    @chainlink4241 9 месяцев назад

    Was TTM a RUclips brand?

  • @WysteriaGuitar
    @WysteriaGuitar 10 месяцев назад +3

    Or a TV brand like "Esteban" - hahahahahahaha

  • @fumanpoo4725
    @fumanpoo4725 Месяц назад

    Esteban?

  • @joesmith8398
    @joesmith8398 10 месяцев назад

    Most social media hawking product is simply advertising.

  • @goofyjohn6191
    @goofyjohn6191 Месяц назад

    Bought a Harley Benton build your own Strat, I did , it's as good as my fender.

  • @ianjamieson3985
    @ianjamieson3985 2 месяца назад +3

    Kiesel?

    • @OldManDoom
      @OldManDoom Месяц назад

      Exactly what I said.
      Never seen anyone but a RUclipsr playing them, and they are likely given the guitars for free

    • @fixedgear37
      @fixedgear37 Месяц назад +1

      Kiesel is a fairly old company, but for decades they sold under the Carvin name. Only recently did they go back to the Keisel name. They’re purely custom, you have to spec every guitar.

  • @jimcairns3123
    @jimcairns3123 10 месяцев назад

    BluGuitar amps. Thought seriously about buying one because I love the concept. All over RUclips. But am I the only one who noticed that Thomas Blug did all the demos himself, regardless of whose channel he was on? Of course he can get it to sound great - but why are there no independent reviews? Huge red flag for me.

  • @aeolianharp1363
    @aeolianharp1363 10 месяцев назад

    LTD acoustic electric with EQ sounds great

  • @actionsf
    @actionsf 9 месяцев назад

    Badlands ?

  • @gtr1952
    @gtr1952 10 месяцев назад

    Just put a new thermostat in my 25 year old refrigerator, so far so good. (knock on wood) LOL --gary

  • @thisguy2973
    @thisguy2973 4 месяца назад +1

    5:15 I had a Whirlpool and the ice maker wouldn’t stop breaking. Turned it into a garage drink fridge and got a Samsung and it’s never had an issue.

  • @michaelmurray8295
    @michaelmurray8295 Месяц назад

    I wish Peavey made refrigerators.

  • @CeresKLee
    @CeresKLee 9 месяцев назад

    Who plays a Glarry guitar at a live gig? Maybe a lo-fi punk band? Anybody?

  • @gerryr8713
    @gerryr8713 10 месяцев назад +7

    Lava Guitars

    • @clayatube
      @clayatube 10 месяцев назад +1

      You're not wrong but I love my lava me 2.

  • @jewrue7975
    @jewrue7975 10 месяцев назад

    It's fear of the Winger principle! Say something bad about them ; down they go!!!

  • @erikvincent5846
    @erikvincent5846 Месяц назад +2

    Kiesel, Strandberg, Ormsby, Solar, and Chapman. Probably great guitars, but I don't see them outside of YT.

    • @xray606
      @xray606 Месяц назад +1

      My very first back in the 80s was a Carvin. The sad thing about them is that... When they were best, people were still very down on "mail order guitars". Then when the internet came along and 75% of sales are there now... they turned the company over to the grand kid (Kiesel) and ruined it. So they've never had their day.

    • @alfgwahigain5544
      @alfgwahigain5544 Месяц назад +1

      @@xray606 I don't know if he's ruined it. I've seen players I respect play Kiesels, but their image is now much more niche than it used to be. I'm guessing their quality is still good, but if you don't want s specific kind of metal or shredder guitar they don't seem to cater to that crowd anymore. I still have my 80s Carvin, too.

    • @xray606
      @xray606 Месяц назад

      @@alfgwahigain5544 I just think his attitude has been too ‘my way, you don’t like it, GFY’. I run my own manufacturing biz and I always try to accommodate. While they definitely needed to update their products, I think he could have done that, while keeping the boomers happy too. But it was like he just wanted to remake everything in his image. I can’t count how many times I saw pictures of whole rooms full of Carvins. They had a high demographic customer base, and he just sort of blew those people off.

    • @saleenX02
      @saleenX02 Месяц назад

      Man, you’re right on! I was going to say Kiesel, Strandberg, and Chapman.

  • @Mr.Goldbar
    @Mr.Goldbar 10 месяцев назад +4

    I think a brand that doesn't wanna do social media is just shooting themselves in the foot.
    You need that perfect balance, you don't have to be either Rivera or Panama, or either Chapman or Diamond Guitars, or either Glary or Rickenbacker.
    You simply have to adapt to the times, there's a reason why Rivera amps haven't been on my mind recently compared to let's say Friedman (Just bought the IRX) or Victory (Considered getting it) or Revv (I wish they made a tube pedal). Maybe Panama was just worse than other brands on the market like Revv

    • @ScottsGuitar
      @ScottsGuitar 10 месяцев назад +10

      You assume all builders want to grow indefinitely. For example, Wayne at Headstrong amps is a one map op and wants to keep it that way. He is actually going to decrease output for 24 because 23 was too much production for him. Money isn’t always the absolute in the world of boutique. Some ppl just do it to pay the bills and live their life with balance.

    • @SiegfriedFarnonMRCVS
      @SiegfriedFarnonMRCVS 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​​@@ScottsGuitarreally good point. 💯 Agree. Been a business owner for nearly 30 years. It's been great but money isn't everything. There is a lot to be said for a balance in life. Sometimes I wish I'd spent more time staring at the flowers. Lol

    • @ramencurry6672
      @ramencurry6672 Месяц назад +1

      True but I think some tube amp companies stay under the radar and still sell relatively well because it’s a niche market. The restaurant world is similar where a small operation with a small staff is plenty enough to survive once they have some a decent enough established reputation

  • @robbrobb5543
    @robbrobb5543 Месяц назад

    Ummm Dr Z has his own social media he's been on youtube years in fact very informative. 🤷

  • @Roy_1
    @Roy_1 10 месяцев назад +4

    You-Tubers sounds like a type of potato

  • @victortomasetti5186
    @victortomasetti5186 10 месяцев назад +2

    The reality is. Basically you cannot unequivocally trust any reviews from a majority of RUclips content providers involving amps and guitars. Boss katana and Firefly guitars. Way overrated and overhyped.

  • @patrickkish6662
    @patrickkish6662 10 месяцев назад

    Go figure. We were just looking for a new refrigerator.

    • @scotthutchens1556
      @scotthutchens1556 10 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/video/rKJgYVhZ6-w/видео.htmlsi=HXa6m2-OQ6XptHcD

  • @MrPAULONEAL
    @MrPAULONEAL 14 дней назад

    Not a guitar but Raycon...

  • @gameoftones77
    @gameoftones77 10 месяцев назад +8

    Lamborghini doesn’t do TV commercials because their target demographic aren’t sitting around watching TV.

    • @OldManDoom
      @OldManDoom Месяц назад +1

      Yeah they are streamers, pro-athletes, rappers and children of billionaires.
      No one with a brain or who understands real wealth would ever buy a Lamborghini

  • @stevepelham9010
    @stevepelham9010 10 месяцев назад

    But there must be some that will work as one very optimistic canadian guy came to my mind.
    But pheraps dental and mengrooming products are truly as more him.
    That hype seems to be over with.

  • @Beatyzass
    @Beatyzass 16 дней назад

    Sure guitars

  • @OldManDoom
    @OldManDoom Месяц назад +1

    Kiesel. Almost seems to be exclusively a RUclips guitar player brand
    They don’t look unique, ridiculously expensive- really just seems like a social media brand

  • @sixgunslingin
    @sixgunslingin Месяц назад +1

    Orange guitars youtube brand

  • @stonephilips9361
    @stonephilips9361 10 месяцев назад

    Maybe they don’t need the help🤔

  • @zzyzxRDFwy15
    @zzyzxRDFwy15 10 месяцев назад

    Search for LG refrigerator compressor lawsuit.

  • @danbgt
    @danbgt 10 месяцев назад

    Why not take a cheap guitar and produce an upgraded model! Toyota has made a fortune doing it with Lexus. Nissan with Infinity. Honda with Acura. Sometimes it may not work so well. A Hyundai marketed as Genesis is still garbage. But particularly with solid body electric guitars it should be a no brainer.

    • @ronj9448
      @ronj9448 9 месяцев назад +1

      When Honda and Toyota rolled out their Lexus and Acura lines their reputation was the gold standard for cars at the time. So they could go higher. Hyundai doesn't have that rep.

  • @rosewoodsteel6656
    @rosewoodsteel6656 Месяц назад +1

    Zager

  • @mattpeckham667
    @mattpeckham667 Месяц назад

    So many videos hyping cheaper guitars saying "they are better than ________". I mean, they are what they are, but come on...

  • @reubenrozeyt5716
    @reubenrozeyt5716 11 дней назад

    Novo
    Solar
    Kiesel
    Chapman

  • @travismiller7679
    @travismiller7679 9 месяцев назад +1

    Strandberg... Tons of RUclips players. Never seen one played on stage by a non solo/virtuoso type player.

  • @toddclarke1580
    @toddclarke1580 10 месяцев назад

    The fact is , they don’t need you or social media to sell their amps, and they were created before social media , they sell out of product, and have always had their loyal following. They are doing great always with no help and on solid ground.

  • @1973retrorabbit
    @1973retrorabbit 10 месяцев назад +1

    Solar

  • @timesurfingalien
    @timesurfingalien 10 месяцев назад +4

    "We don't do social media" the last words of any company.

  • @vanhalen5150jhs
    @vanhalen5150jhs 10 месяцев назад +2

    yo

  • @playstuff5782
    @playstuff5782 Месяц назад

    Badlands

  • @bluemetaltele5860
    @bluemetaltele5860 Месяц назад

    LG fridges? What a disappointment...

  • @swampscott2670
    @swampscott2670 10 месяцев назад +4

    Well good. More stuff and people need stay away from “social media”. Let’s leave that to the Far East junk. High quality stuff doesn’t need this. I’m sure Dr. Z sell everything they produce.

  • @gunkyzip
    @gunkyzip 10 месяцев назад +5

    stainless steel frets in a "fast" guitar made in China
    Have fun, I'm opting out.

  • @gregoryhodge9452
    @gregoryhodge9452 10 месяцев назад +4

    I learned absolutely nothing by watching this.

  • @fumanpoo4725
    @fumanpoo4725 4 дня назад

    Washers and dryers suck. Garbage.

  • @vincentdsnt
    @vincentdsnt 10 месяцев назад

    Yamaha

    • @Charlesbabbage2209
      @Charlesbabbage2209 10 месяцев назад +3

      Yamaha is a weird brand because they aren’t cool in the guitar market, but the price to quality ratio is one of the best in the industry. You’ll never walk into a store a swing dick because you pulled out a Yamaha guitar, but they will consistently give you $1600 of playability, sound, and construction for $800.

    • @ronj9448
      @ronj9448 9 месяцев назад +4

      Yamahas are no joke. They play well and the acoustics are among the best at the price point. They're real. My first two instructors recommended them They are also for some reason void of "coolness".

    • @kevindean1327
      @kevindean1327 Месяц назад

      @@Charlesbabbage2209There are certian Yamaha guitars that are extremely good. I’ve owned just about all the reputable brands Fender, Gibson, G&L, Music Man, etc and my Yamaha Sa1200s is as good or better a build than anything I’ve owned. The sg series is incredible and the Revstars punch way above their price point. Japanese workmanship is undeniably top drawer. Tokai, Greco, K Yairi, among others deserve mention.