I don't disagree that the choices here are good bang for the buck but for cheapest, I'd honestly just grab a Katana Artist combo and call it a day. I've gigged with the first generation combo and there's really nothing it can't do and it has great effects built in.
Yea, also used some time my Katana 50 and kills it honestly, would prefer the newer Katana 100/212, but my way to go for small gig rig is the SC20h plus JVMC212 cab, but thats way more expensive haha.
Was just about to comment that suggestion. Katana artist sounds great regardless of the tone choice, loaded with functionality a Gig’ing musician would LOVE to have.
Cabs are in fact quite important, that's why whenever I find an old Crate Blue Voodoo cab I snatch it up, super great, and super affordable on the used market. Pretty sure it came with v30s or Eminence Modeling 12s. It was good enough for Marty Friedman on Rust in Peace, so it's good enough for me. The heads are great too.
@@guardsmansteven4128 You can get cabs that are built a lot better than the HB stuff, for around the same price. Just gotta have patience and do your research
Great sounding cabs, one of the worst sounding heads ever. People still swear they were great but I have never been able to get anything good out of them.
Crate got a bad name but people don't realize in the 90s they were made in Missouri. The cabs had eminence speakers made in Kentucky and they sound great. I still have my blue voodoo 120 with its respective 4X12 and it sounds killer. Back in early 2000s my friends would play on my amp and tell me how badass it sounded, then they proceeded to buy one but the new ones were made in China. Not the same amps boys.
That Epiphone Les Paul costs more than the entire rig I gigged with for 5+ years. Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster ($299 at the time), Vox Pathfinder 15R ($149), Digitech Bad Monkey ($49) and a Mooer Shimverb ($45). Played small clubs and bars with that setup for years.
I’ve used a ‘91 Peavey Classic-50 4x10 since 2005. It weighs 4,000 lbs & it’s time to retire-it to the studio … great-amp though. The smaller heads & cabs today are a godsend, but the choices are overwhelming. This was a huge help, gents. Thank you & happy new year! P.S. Exactly … Boss Pedals worked for Prince & Steve Vai. Gear-snobs are usually mediocre-players, I’ve found.
I agree on the Epiphone...I played an Epi SG in store and it was too good and too cheap not to take home. Don't know what they changed...but it's good! I own lots of high end guitars and still love this thing.
Mini amps today sure are incredible for the price. What we would have done to have little beasts like those 10-15 years ago (that weren't just the Tiny Terror or HT-5)
I still do the rock/metal/punk gig with 100w heads because they are barely breathing at stage volume...and there is less noise and feedback overall. I have a loud drummer that makes 100w solid state amps inaudible, and small wattage tube amps push so hard they become unusable and thin. It all depends on your gigging situation for sure. When I play with my church gigs is where low wattage is king.
Get a Dean bass for around 200 the TC electronic tuner and a Behringer V-Tone Bass BDI21 preamp to plug in the microphone cable. Cheapest rig for a gig.
I've been following Fluff for years, but never played guitar. About a year ago I finally picked one up, and just as start to think about getting my first pedals, Fluff loads up this video. I think this is proof that I am the main character of the universe. Thank you very much for reading.
I'm in a country rock band and my rigs range from a vintage Marshall jcm800 2203, orange rockerverb 50 to a Magnatone Super 15 with Gibson guitars. (61 jr and new Les Paul Traditional. That lil evh lunch box is calling my name. Dammit that was great. I'm not your normal country player. That's why guitars have knobbies. Great video. I stopped giggin with 4x12s years ago and honestly I never get my Super 15 above 2 at gigs and thats with a 1x12 Magnatone cab. I've gigged with my Marshall class 5 with no mic even.
I love what you guys did here. Agree with Ben on the delay. Great amp choice in the EVH 5150, can't ever go wrong with one of those. Don't love the guitars but they're solid. Can't argue with the outcome: the tone is awesome. Great video!
Having done lots of gigs in cruddy bars, this setup is way WAY better than what most bands go with, it's absolutely amazing!! this has the potential for not only gigs but also practicing and home recording
8 years ago I paid less than 200 bucks for my gig rig. Bought a used red stripe bandit for 65 bucks and an American peavey predator for 115 and someone nodded it and put fender staggered locking tuners on it. So yeah this isn’t nearly the cheapest you can get away with lol
it's funny for me to watch gearheads try and pick out "cheap" equipment. Admittedly the total being under 2k for a whole rig isn't bad. But I've played gigs with a combo amp and 0 pedals. Not really going to impress anybody with your gear but it works. I also would say, in the kind of setting they are describing, that a cab is not the end of your sound at all. Especially since they're talking about smaller cabs being miked and all, now you're being affected by mic placement, the mic itself, whatever the sound guy is doing on the board (if it isn't your own guy), and the whole mains and the room and all that. But the cab would be the last bit you have direct control over probably. I've also played plenty of gigs where we were outdoors with very little sound system to speak of, or just plain not enough channels on the board for our setup, so we've had to decide between things like having enough vocal or drum mics or just cranking the amps or whatever.
My main gigging amp for well over 5 years was a Fender Mustang III modelling combo. Admittedly it looked dumb next to all the half stacks people would inevitably show up with but it sounded great and got the job done.
Total cost listed on screen 1900 dollars. I use an FM3, which was around 1200 new from Fractals website with tax. A nice powered speaker like a CP12 can be had for 650 ish dollars with tax, or you could go cheap with a Headrush if you think they're good enough. that's 1850, so very similar price and the versatility of the FM3 is incredible and includes gates and reverbs and many other effect options.
Yes the cab is so much more important than most people think. I parted my current rig together over time and saved changing the cab for last and honestly wish I would have changed it first.
Good job guys. Y’all covered everything guitarists are interested in in a concise video and spoke to people who may not play professionally but just want that rock tone.
Just a FYI for anyone out there, not criticism of the video. The TC electronic polytune 3 has a buffer and true bypass mode, the PT3 has a strobe mode that is +/- .02 cents accuracy. Also has an always on display option. Plus ton of other options. I own two polytune 3. Full size and mini, I use them for gigs, and setting up guitars. The polytune in my opinion is one of the best tuners on the market. Only other that I say may be better would be a sonic stomp reasearch strobe tuner.
Honestly I was expecting a Boss Katana 50 or something for the amp choice. Kinda nice to see something different. That said, I would go with an Invective MH over the 5150 LBX, as it's only a little more expensive and comes with the noise gate and boost built in. Not to mention it has a much better clean. Also, as someone whose boost pedal of choice is an MWK Crissaegrim, of which only 11 have been made to my knowledge, I feel attacked by some of your comments lol
I'd actually argue that the 6505 MH is a better choice because it's both cheaper and it still cuts out a pedal from the rig since it comes with reverb. The Invective cuts out the gate, but I think the savings are offset by the cost increase. The clean channel on the 6505 isn't nearly as good as the Invective, but it's still fine on the highest wattage setting and it becomes actually good if you put the jj low gain tubes in it (which I highly recommend doing since the gain maxes out around 4 or 5 with the stock tubes).
Iv'e got the LP studio with the coil splitting and it's a great guitar! I have 3 different Epi's , an SG , LP and the 58' Korina Explorer. All are great and the QC was excellent!
Great video fun to watch but... I'm thinking (only because mine is) ... you could find a gigable Rig at 1/2 the price. When you mic the amp ya just don't need much anymore. (a 15 watt combo amp will do the job) just saying ..This is my opinion anyway
Decibels add in a log scale, which makes a 2x12 cabinet only 10% louder than a 1x12, and a 4x12 less than 20% louder than a 2x12. BUT to keep the same volume levels on each speaker you will need to increase output on the amp a lot to drive a 4x12 to be 20% louder than a 2x12, and a 2x12 to a 1x12. Basically you need 2x the amp output to increase 10% on dbs. If its volume you are looking for, go for a 1x12 high output.
Anyone know what the red jazzmaster looking guitar is that Fluff's holding in the cover photo and at 1:06? I couldn't find it on sweetwater's site for the life of me. It doesn't look like a fender because the headstock shape is different
I have the LBX III-S and I like having the green channel as a pedal platform for clean and classic rock while using the red channel for the heavy and thrash stuff.
I notice here you have no pick guard on the Les Paul , but in all of the online stores it’s sold with a pick guard. Yes I know I can remove it but it doesn’t appear there are holes on the guitar in the video. Is this a newer “2022” model or did you just remove the guard ??
For 100 more you could also get the 6505 mh, 5 extra tube watts with a good clean and built in reverb. With that reverb ben could get the sauce he craves as well saving a bit of money in terms of pedals, and damn near identical gain tones. Edit: forgot about this, but it also the tube life indicator that tells you if the power tubes are still good or if they need replaced
The best deal on a guitar is the black Guild Bluesbird (List $1,270, but showing up for $450-$500!). Incredible specs, with only recommendation, change out the 3-way pickup switch for genuine Switchcraft 3-way (shorter length). As far as amps, US Designed and Built Crates!
Would have gone with a boss katana as they offer so much and sound really good when dialed in, or something like the headrush mx5 for the versatility. Guiter I would have gone with something like a schecter or Jackson and with a little fret work that dead simple... Bam budget rig
Should've just gone with an all EVH rig. Can't go wrong with a Wolfgang guitar. I suspect you guys didn't want to pick an all EVH rig with the amp, cab and guitar or possibly Sweetwater is out of EVH Standard guitars at the moment? Maybe that would've seemed too much like an ad for the EVH brand but like I said you can't go wrong with the EVH stuff.
or because all EVH guitars have a floyd rose, and it’s a cheaper floyd rose. Hard tails are better for drop tunings, especially if your changing it on the fly. Btw I’m not trying to sound mean, just saying. 😊
@@ravendemo4980 It’s a damn shame they quit offering hard tail EVH models. I would love a hard tail Wolfgang. I’m still kicking myself for not buying one a few years ago.
@@charlesbolton8471 Oh I know, I feel ya. I love the look and the legacy of the Wolfgangs, and I really want one. But I’m always turned off by the floyd. 😒 That’s why Reverb is a thing I guess, lol.
@@ravendemo4980 The EVH floyd rose units sit flush on top of the body not floating (just like the PRS they picked out) therefore eliminating many of the issues present with cheap Floyds and because it sits flush on the body you can pretty easily do drop tunings too. Yes, you need the Allen wrench to lock/unlock but it's not a big deal. I've never had an issue before. What's quicker than a D-tuna at dropping from E to D and back again? I get why people are hesitant to get a floating Floyd Rose guitar especially on an affordable guitar. They can be a real pain in the butt sometimes however it's totally different with the EVH setup. If you like the Wolfgang then get a Wolfgang. The floyd rose thing is simply not an issue like it can be on other guitars.
Guys, you see how there are 4 plugs on the ns-2? Have you ever used them? If you actually hook it up right its as good as the sentury. Im a high gain metal guy and it is amazingly tight.
Sometimes when youtubers get together they come off slightly awkward....these two have some good chemistry going on. I like them both individually, Ben is hilarious, and Bruce just seems like a really nice cool dude. But this is a good Duo...please do more!
I agree that a single 12" and 212" is totally gigable. The guitarists in my band use an EVH 50 watt with a 212 and a Mesa 50 watt with a 212 and they have no problem keeping up with my 1350 watt bass head, going through a 4x10 cabinet. On smaller shows, we each drop down to a single 12" and are all 3 still loud enough to keep up with our drummer.......who beats the drums like he's trying to kill them.
One thing that may be an interesting contender for the pedals is the TC plethora X5, it's ~$400 but much more bang for the buck. It includes a good chunk of all toneprint pedals
I have an Orange Micro Dark, and it’s a cool amp with great sound Clean & dirty sounds (with the amp & with pedals) I use it more than the other amps I own
If $699 - $850 are the 'cheapest' guitars they could find to play a gig with, I wanna make their kind of money. I remember playing shows with a $400 Ibanez and had no issues whatever.
I play gigs with a $99 guitar from harley benton, a $150 squier, and a $500 schecter. They work a lot better than i thought, especially the $99 one. Besides the schecter the most expensive piece of gear i have is the $400 amp.
you can gig with a 99 dollar guitar... just if you want a guitar that requires no issues i wouldn't go directly from store to gig with a guitar that is less then the epiphone. If you have time to modify a guitar and make them work.. you can gig with anything. I've played shows with an 100 dollar strat.. but that was with 200 dollars worth of upgrades and some time put into it..
I gig with a $80 used Peavey Bandit or a $100 used Marshall Code 50, a 20+ year old pedal board with 5 pedals (all under $50 each including the tuner) a $75 wah and a used Brownsville New York LP copy that I got with a HSC for $140. My second guitar is a Di Pinto Belvedere Jr I got used for $375.
The difference between a100 watt amp vs.a 50 watt amp at full volume is only 3dbs. You'd would've been thinking a lot more but it's not. So yes, you can use a 50 watter with no problem. Great video for the kids and beginners. Thanks Ben and Fluff.🎸🎸🎸🎸👍
I'm like 2 hours from you guys right now. Also, should've went with the Orange Rocker 15 over the EVH just because it has 2 channels. I think it was $650 when I bought it. The band I was in played everything from Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty to Metallica and Van Halen with that thing. My pedalboard is just a dyna comp, TC Spark through the loop for a lead volume boost, EHX silencer, and a NuX Atlantic delay & reverb and for a long time my main guitar was a used Samick LP that I paid $200 for. We were one of the best cover bands in the whole state. You don't need expensive stuff to gig. Just do it!! 15 watts is plenty loud enough to drown out my super loud, heavy-handed drummer. I can't even turn it up halfway or it's too loud....I'm also running through an Orange PPC2x12 which is...just amazing. So I'm sure that helps. That part of my rig is the most expensive piece. Still fits in my JNCOs but kinda sucks because it weighs 78 friggin pounds
With a D I you can use a 5 watt amp. But I unfortunately got my stuff when I was younger and now I'm "stuck" with a couple heavy 60/100 watt combos. My Boogie in a road case weights damn near 100 lbs and my Fender pro tube Twin is also near 100 lbs. Too bad I love the sound so won't never switch up amps.
Nice vid! You definitely dont need a big rig to gig (haha), I prefer the Marshall DSL20hr with a 2x12 Cab, like a MX212 as for an affordable setup (I personally use the SC20h plus JVMC212 cab with different speakers to mic them and mix them). But great rig there with the 5150! Love it!
I love Ben’s sense of humor. Dry and sarcastic. Watching y’all together was very entertaining. Y’all should do more collabs together
Challenge accepted
@@BenEller challenge accepted? What kind of “collars” can we expect? 👀
@@juniorunbrokensoul7610 I feel like Ben Eller is a popped collar guy and Fluff is a freak and goes for dog collars. Just a guess though.
Collabs guys. Auto correct strikes again.
Name a more iconic couple.
Abbott and Costello. For no apparent reason
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
I'm all the way here for the Fluff and Uncle Ben Show.
Dead and Lovely
Better love story than twilight
I don't disagree that the choices here are good bang for the buck but for cheapest, I'd honestly just grab a Katana Artist combo and call it a day. I've gigged with the first generation combo and there's really nothing it can't do and it has great effects built in.
Yea, also used some time my Katana 50 and kills it honestly, would prefer the newer Katana 100/212, but my way to go for small gig rig is the SC20h plus JVMC212 cab, but thats way more expensive haha.
Was just about to comment that suggestion.
Katana artist sounds great regardless of the tone choice, loaded with functionality a Gig’ing musician would LOVE to have.
Cabs are in fact quite important, that's why whenever I find an old Crate Blue Voodoo cab I snatch it up, super great, and super affordable on the used market. Pretty sure it came with v30s or Eminence Modeling 12s. It was good enough for Marty Friedman on Rust in Peace, so it's good enough for me. The heads are great too.
Best thing Crate ever made. Toured with the head for a couple years and it never let me down.
Just get a Harley Benton set
@@guardsmansteven4128 You can get cabs that are built a lot better than the HB stuff, for around the same price. Just gotta have patience and do your research
Great sounding cabs, one of the worst sounding heads ever. People still swear they were great but I have never been able to get anything good out of them.
Crate got a bad name but people don't realize in the 90s they were made in Missouri. The cabs had eminence speakers made in Kentucky and they sound great. I still have my blue voodoo 120 with its respective 4X12 and it sounds killer. Back in early 2000s my friends would play on my amp and tell me how badass it sounded, then they proceeded to buy one but the new ones were made in China. Not the same amps boys.
I'm digging these collabs with Uncle Ben and Fluff at Sweetwater!! These 2 are great together. 🤘😎
That Epiphone Les Paul costs more than the entire rig I gigged with for 5+ years. Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster ($299 at the time), Vox Pathfinder 15R ($149), Digitech Bad Monkey ($49) and a Mooer Shimverb ($45). Played small clubs and bars with that setup for years.
"the cheapest gigable rig"
*picks two $800 guitars*
I'm really diggin' Dad and Uncle Ben working together.
Is this the proverbial Step Dad Ben is always talking about?
The cab definitely matters. I will even swap out speaker types to get different sounds....it can change an amp so much.
I’ve used a ‘91 Peavey Classic-50 4x10 since 2005. It weighs 4,000 lbs & it’s time to retire-it to the studio … great-amp though.
The smaller heads & cabs today are a godsend, but the choices are overwhelming. This was a huge help, gents. Thank you & happy new year!
P.S. Exactly … Boss Pedals worked for Prince & Steve Vai. Gear-snobs are usually mediocre-players, I’ve found.
This reminded me of the Andertons Sound Like series that I miss so much, would love to see more stuff like this 🤘🏻
I literally laughed out loud at the loading the dishwasher wrong comment. Great video!
Love seeing the combined forces of Fluff & Ben, used to watch Ben’s ‘This is why you suck at guitar’ series a ton!
Guess you got better at guitar and don’t need to watch them anymore huh?
Thanks buddy ;)
Ben Eller and Fluff are like the Abbott and Costello of guitar. More please!
These are my two guitar playing uncles teaming up; I love it.
I agree on the Epiphone...I played an Epi SG in store and it was too good and too cheap not to take home. Don't know what they changed...but it's good! I own lots of high end guitars and still love this thing.
Mini amps today sure are incredible for the price. What we would have done to have little beasts like those 10-15 years ago (that weren't just the Tiny Terror or HT-5)
I loved my HT5 acc used to Mic it for gigs all the time but this new current gen of lunchbox amps is out of this world.
I still do the rock/metal/punk gig with 100w heads because they are barely breathing at stage volume...and there is less noise and feedback overall. I have a loud drummer that makes 100w solid state amps inaudible, and small wattage tube amps push so hard they become unusable and thin. It all depends on your gigging situation for sure. When I play with my church gigs is where low wattage is king.
I’d watch this show every week. Great chemistry.
I recently bought that exact Epiphone Les Paul Modern as well as a Blackstar HT Venue Stage 60 MkII 2×12... what a fantastic combination!
Thanks! Would you consider doing a version of this for bass?
Get a Dean bass for around 200 the TC electronic tuner and a Behringer V-Tone Bass BDI21 preamp to plug in the microphone cable. Cheapest rig for a gig.
I've been following Fluff for years, but never played guitar. About a year ago I finally picked one up, and just as start to think about getting my first pedals, Fluff loads up this video. I think this is proof that I am the main character of the universe. Thank you very much for reading.
I'm in a country rock band and my rigs range from a vintage Marshall jcm800 2203, orange rockerverb 50 to a Magnatone Super 15 with Gibson guitars. (61 jr and new Les Paul Traditional. That lil evh lunch box is calling my name. Dammit that was great. I'm not your normal country player. That's why guitars have knobbies. Great video. I stopped giggin with 4x12s years ago and honestly I never get my Super 15 above 2 at gigs and thats with a 1x12 Magnatone cab. I've gigged with my Marshall class 5 with no mic even.
I love what you guys did here. Agree with Ben on the delay. Great amp choice in the EVH 5150, can't ever go wrong with one of those. Don't love the guitars but they're solid. Can't argue with the outcome: the tone is awesome. Great video!
Having done lots of gigs in cruddy bars, this setup is way WAY better than what most bands go with, it's absolutely amazing!!
this has the potential for not only gigs but also practicing and home recording
Whole setup under 2k....can't beat it !! Maybe save even more going with the 40w evh iconic combo instead of the LBX and 1x12 cab.
8 years ago I paid less than 200 bucks for my gig rig. Bought a used red stripe bandit for 65 bucks and an American peavey predator for 115 and someone nodded it and put fender staggered locking tuners on it. So yeah this isn’t nearly the cheapest you can get away with lol
My uncle Ben and Fluff in one video! I love youtubes
Oh look! It's Uncle Ben 🤘
it's funny for me to watch gearheads try and pick out "cheap" equipment. Admittedly the total being under 2k for a whole rig isn't bad. But I've played gigs with a combo amp and 0 pedals. Not really going to impress anybody with your gear but it works. I also would say, in the kind of setting they are describing, that a cab is not the end of your sound at all. Especially since they're talking about smaller cabs being miked and all, now you're being affected by mic placement, the mic itself, whatever the sound guy is doing on the board (if it isn't your own guy), and the whole mains and the room and all that. But the cab would be the last bit you have direct control over probably. I've also played plenty of gigs where we were outdoors with very little sound system to speak of, or just plain not enough channels on the board for our setup, so we've had to decide between things like having enough vocal or drum mics or just cranking the amps or whatever.
My main gigging amp for well over 5 years was a Fender Mustang III modelling combo. Admittedly it looked dumb next to all the half stacks people would inevitably show up with but it sounded great and got the job done.
Really enjoyed this video. It's the best I've seen for awhile. Cheers 🤘
Total cost listed on screen 1900 dollars. I use an FM3, which was around 1200 new from Fractals website with tax. A nice powered speaker like a CP12 can be had for 650 ish dollars with tax, or you could go cheap with a Headrush if you think they're good enough. that's 1850, so very similar price and the versatility of the FM3 is incredible and includes gates and reverbs and many other effect options.
Yes the cab is so much more important than most people think. I parted my current rig together over time and saved changing the cab for last and honestly wish I would have changed it first.
Good job guys. Y’all covered everything guitarists are interested in in a concise video and spoke to people who may not play professionally but just want that rock tone.
Just a FYI for anyone out there, not criticism of the video. The TC electronic polytune 3 has a buffer and true bypass mode, the PT3 has a strobe mode that is +/- .02 cents accuracy. Also has an always on display option. Plus ton of other options. I own two polytune 3. Full size and mini, I use them for gigs, and setting up guitars. The polytune in my opinion is one of the best tuners on the market. Only other that I say may be better would be a sonic stomp reasearch strobe tuner.
“It’s not a TUNER!!” Lol That made me laugh! I loved Kindergarden Cop as a kid!
Do more of these. Some for classic rock and blues. Love seeing the Sweetwater store. One of my bucket list trips.
I honestly love the fact that you're kept it clean
Great show! Thank you guys.
Honestly I was expecting a Boss Katana 50 or something for the amp choice. Kinda nice to see something different. That said, I would go with an Invective MH over the 5150 LBX, as it's only a little more expensive and comes with the noise gate and boost built in. Not to mention it has a much better clean.
Also, as someone whose boost pedal of choice is an MWK Crissaegrim, of which only 11 have been made to my knowledge, I feel attacked by some of your comments lol
I'd actually argue that the 6505 MH is a better choice because it's both cheaper and it still cuts out a pedal from the rig since it comes with reverb. The Invective cuts out the gate, but I think the savings are offset by the cost increase.
The clean channel on the 6505 isn't nearly as good as the Invective, but it's still fine on the highest wattage setting and it becomes actually good if you put the jj low gain tubes in it (which I highly recommend doing since the gain maxes out around 4 or 5 with the stock tubes).
The Les Paul modern has coil tapping and phase inversion too. It makes it a pretty versatile guitar! Bet that would’ve cleaned up the EVH even more
Iv'e got the LP studio with the coil splitting and it's a great guitar! I have 3 different Epi's , an SG , LP and the 58' Korina Explorer. All are great and the QC was excellent!
My Epiphone Les Paul Modern is my favorite guitar. It's a crazy value.
Great chemistry between you guys!
Great video fun to watch but... I'm thinking (only because mine is) ... you could find a gigable Rig at 1/2 the price. When you mic the amp ya just don't need much anymore. (a 15 watt combo amp will do the job) just saying ..This is my opinion anyway
True story. All I use is a Blues jr. Never needed anything more.
This video is like watching the office. Every time I watch it, I notice more things I love.
Decibels add in a log scale, which makes a 2x12 cabinet only 10% louder than a 1x12, and a 4x12 less than 20% louder than a 2x12. BUT to keep the same volume levels on each speaker you will need to increase output on the amp a lot to drive a 4x12 to be 20% louder than a 2x12, and a 2x12 to a 1x12. Basically you need 2x the amp output to increase 10% on dbs.
If its volume you are looking for, go for a 1x12 high output.
Anyone know what the red jazzmaster looking guitar is that Fluff's holding in the cover photo and at 1:06? I couldn't find it on sweetwater's site for the life of me. It doesn't look like a fender because the headstock shape is different
Fluff and Uncle Ben...my best Christmas gift came late
I have the LBX III-S and I like having the green channel as a pedal platform for clean and classic rock while using the red channel for the heavy and thrash stuff.
I notice here you have no pick guard on the Les Paul , but in all of the online stores it’s sold with a pick guard. Yes I know I can remove it but it doesn’t appear there are holes on the guitar in the video. Is this a newer “2022” model or did you just remove the guard ??
What about using a Boss Katana head? Or combo amps with good speakers?
For 100 more you could also get the 6505 mh, 5 extra tube watts with a good clean and built in reverb. With that reverb ben could get the sauce he craves as well saving a bit of money in terms of pedals, and damn near identical gain tones.
Edit: forgot about this, but it also the tube life indicator that tells you if the power tubes are still good or if they need replaced
The best deal on a guitar is the black Guild Bluesbird (List $1,270, but showing up for $450-$500!). Incredible specs, with only recommendation, change out the 3-way pickup switch for genuine Switchcraft 3-way (shorter length). As far as amps, US Designed and Built Crates!
great vid Ben & Fluff! "says the poor boy"
Would have gone with a boss katana as they offer so much and sound really good when dialed in, or something like the headrush mx5 for the versatility. Guiter I would have gone with something like a schecter or Jackson and with a little fret work that dead simple... Bam budget rig
Should've just gone with an all EVH rig. Can't go wrong with a Wolfgang guitar. I suspect you guys didn't want to pick an all EVH rig with the amp, cab and guitar or possibly Sweetwater is out of EVH Standard guitars at the moment? Maybe that would've seemed too much like an ad for the EVH brand but like I said you can't go wrong with the EVH stuff.
or because all EVH guitars have a floyd rose, and it’s a cheaper floyd rose. Hard tails are better for drop tunings, especially if your changing it on the fly. Btw I’m not trying to sound mean, just saying. 😊
@@ravendemo4980
It’s a damn shame they quit offering hard tail EVH models. I would love a hard tail Wolfgang. I’m still kicking myself for not buying one a few years ago.
@@charlesbolton8471 Oh I know, I feel ya. I love the look and the legacy of the Wolfgangs, and I really want one. But I’m always turned off by the floyd. 😒 That’s why Reverb is a thing I guess, lol.
@@ravendemo4980 The EVH floyd rose units sit flush on top of the body not floating (just like the PRS they picked out) therefore eliminating many of the issues present with cheap Floyds and because it sits flush on the body you can pretty easily do drop tunings too. Yes, you need the Allen wrench to lock/unlock but it's not a big deal. I've never had an issue before. What's quicker than a D-tuna at dropping from E to D and back again? I get why people are hesitant to get a floating Floyd Rose guitar especially on an affordable guitar. They can be a real pain in the butt sometimes however it's totally different with the EVH setup. If you like the Wolfgang then get a Wolfgang. The floyd rose thing is simply not an issue like it can be on other guitars.
Really great concept & very well explained
Can’t wait for the commentary on this one
I’m here for it
Guys, you see how there are 4 plugs on the ns-2? Have you ever used them? If you actually hook it up right its as good as the sentury. Im a high gain metal guy and it is amazingly tight.
there's nothing more entertaining than watching Lord Farquadd and fluff test out gear
Marshall origin 50. Vertical 2x12. Boom.
That’s my gigging rig
Welcome to my hometown guys! Love Sweetwater!
A 50w tube amp is also much more powerful than a 50w solid state. I use a 40w tubemeister from H&K for all our live shows
Sometimes when youtubers get together they come off slightly awkward....these two have some good chemistry going on. I like them both individually, Ben is hilarious, and Bruce just seems like a really nice cool dude. But this is a good Duo...please do more!
I definitely needed this video and this collab is amazing!
What a combo, I already know this is gonna be a good one
That shirt is killing me, lmfao. Nice to finally see some of the content that you guys teased a week or two ago!
I agree that a single 12" and 212" is totally gigable. The guitarists in my band use an EVH 50 watt with a 212 and a Mesa 50 watt with a 212 and they have no problem keeping up with my 1350 watt bass head, going through a 4x10 cabinet. On smaller shows, we each drop down to a single 12" and are all 3 still loud enough to keep up with our drummer.......who beats the drums like he's trying to kill them.
One thing that may be an interesting contender for the pedals is the TC plethora X5, it's ~$400 but much more bang for the buck. It includes a good chunk of all toneprint pedals
I love Sweetwater! I dream of visiting a physical location someday! They have the best customer experience ever!
I have an Orange Micro Dark, and it’s a cool amp with great sound
Clean & dirty sounds (with the amp & with pedals)
I use it more than the other amps I own
Ya’ll got good chemistry, let’s have more!
Great video guys, thanks
You guys have a fun dynamic. I DEMAND moar!!
Uncle Ben! I am digging these colab vids! 😎👍
Good job guys! Kept me entertained to the end.
This was fantastic and fun to watch.
REVV G20 & 2*12 cabinet? Handles all situations! Epi LP , sure. Or PRS SE? Depends on neck feel, personal choice.
This had antique road show vibes and I love it! 😂😂 great video!
You two have chemistry, this should be a quarterly video team up . Crank out some colabs 4x year, ish
I like this idea
Yay, a new Andertons video! Love ya, Chappers and Captain Lee! */puts on glasses/* Fluff and Ben? Well, this is embarrassing...
Harley Benton guitar with EMGs, locking tuners - around 400€
Mooer GE250 - around 250€
Connect straight to the PA.
THAT is a cheap gigable rig.
This is highly entertaining 😂❤️ pls more of these
These videos are filled with dad jokes.
Love it 👌🏼
love you guys, this is great :)
That Epiphone sunburst is a bit strange.
Love me some Sweetwater! Matt Fawcett was my guy back in the day! Take my money!
If $699 - $850 are the 'cheapest' guitars they could find to play a gig with, I wanna make their kind of money. I remember playing shows with a $400 Ibanez and had no issues whatever.
yeah 400 really is enough for a gig
I play gigs with a $99 guitar from harley benton, a $150 squier, and a $500 schecter. They work a lot better than i thought, especially the $99 one. Besides the schecter the most expensive piece of gear i have is the $400 amp.
Yep, $850 guitars are nice but not needed to get the gig done.
you can gig with a 99 dollar guitar... just if you want a guitar that requires no issues i wouldn't go directly from store to gig with a guitar that is less then the epiphone. If you have time to modify a guitar and make them work.. you can gig with anything. I've played shows with an 100 dollar strat.. but that was with 200 dollars worth of upgrades and some time put into it..
I gig with a $80 used Peavey Bandit or a $100 used Marshall Code 50, a 20+ year old pedal board with 5 pedals (all under $50 each including the tuner) a $75 wah and a used Brownsville New York LP copy that I got with a HSC for $140. My second guitar is a Di Pinto Belvedere Jr I got used for $375.
The difference between a100 watt amp vs.a 50 watt amp at full volume is only 3dbs. You'd would've been thinking a lot more but it's not. So yes, you can use a 50 watter with no problem. Great video for the kids and beginners. Thanks Ben and Fluff.🎸🎸🎸🎸👍
P.S. Great for studio gigs also.
I LOVE the Micro Dark, and I HIGHLY recommend it.
Very informative, I would love to see one for bass
I'm like 2 hours from you guys right now. Also, should've went with the Orange Rocker 15 over the EVH just because it has 2 channels. I think it was $650 when I bought it. The band I was in played everything from Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty to Metallica and Van Halen with that thing. My pedalboard is just a dyna comp, TC Spark through the loop for a lead volume boost, EHX silencer, and a NuX Atlantic delay & reverb and for a long time my main guitar was a used Samick LP that I paid $200 for.
We were one of the best cover bands in the whole state. You don't need expensive stuff to gig. Just do it!!
15 watts is plenty loud enough to drown out my super loud, heavy-handed drummer. I can't even turn it up halfway or it's too loud....I'm also running through an Orange PPC2x12 which is...just amazing. So I'm sure that helps. That part of my rig is the most expensive piece. Still fits in my JNCOs but kinda sucks because it weighs 78 friggin pounds
This is the best TH-cam Bromance since Mick and Dan of TPS
With a D I you can use a 5 watt amp. But I unfortunately got my stuff when I was younger and now I'm "stuck" with a couple heavy 60/100 watt combos. My Boogie in a road case weights damn near 100 lbs and my Fender pro tube Twin is also near 100 lbs. Too bad I love the sound so won't never switch up amps.
Nice vid! You definitely dont need a big rig to gig (haha), I prefer the Marshall DSL20hr with a 2x12 Cab, like a MX212 as for an affordable setup (I personally use the SC20h plus JVMC212 cab with different speakers to mic them and mix them). But great rig there with the 5150! Love it!
4:00 I believe the Heafy Sig in 2013 was the first Epi LP to have a very awesome heel, it was even sleeker than this one!
Finally! Andertons opens a US chapter!!
I love that new burst where inside color goes all the way to the bottom
I love when Andertons do these videos.
What about the 40 watt EVH 5150 ICONIC 1x12 combo?..built in noise gait...and reverb...and could you add another 1x12 for a 2x12 setup???
Vox MV50 AC with the Vox BC108 plus a 1x12 cabinet with a 12” Celestion speaker. Squier HSS hardtail Strat. Just as gigable for a lot less money.