The Cheapest (gigable) Rig At Sweetwater! (Feat. Ben Eller)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ธ.ค. 2021
- If Ben Eller and I were to build the cheapest but more gigable rig we could, what would that rig look like? Lets find out!
Ben Eller: / beneller
Sweetwater Studios: sweetwaterstudios.com/
The Gear:
Epiphone Les Paul Modern Figured $699
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PRS SE Custom 24 $849
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Orange Micro Dark - $199
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Friedman Mini BE - $329
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EVH 5150III LBX - $599
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EVH 1x12 Cab $399
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Orange 1x12 Cab - $449
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Boss NS-2 Gate - $105
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TC Electronic Sentry Noise Gate - $109
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TC Electronic Flashback 2 Mini - $69
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TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Mini - $89
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Ibanez Big Mini Tuner - $49
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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.
I'm digging these collabs with Uncle Ben and Fluff at Sweetwater!! These 2 are great together. 🤘😎
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.
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.
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 ;)
I'm really diggin' Dad and Uncle Ben working together.
Is this the proverbial Step Dad Ben is always talking about?
"the cheapest gigable rig"
*picks two $800 guitars*
This reminded me of the Andertons Sound Like series that I miss so much, would love to see more stuff like this 🤘🏻
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.
The cab definitely matters. I will even swap out speaker types to get different sounds....it can change an amp so much.
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
I literally laughed out loud at the loading the dishwasher wrong comment. Great video!
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.
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.
Really enjoyed this video. It's the best I've seen for awhile. Cheers 🤘
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.
Ben Eller and Fluff are like the Abbott and Costello of guitar. More please!
I’d watch this show every week. Great chemistry.
These are my two guitar playing uncles teaming up; I love it.
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.
Great show! Thank you guys.
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!
I definitely needed this video and this collab is amazing!
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.
Good job guys! Kept me entertained to the end.
This is highly entertaining 😂❤️ pls more of these
Really great concept & very well explained
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.
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.
What a combo, I already know this is gonna be a good one
This had antique road show vibes and I love it! 😂😂 great video!
Apparently “about $1500” is $1900 😂 Only 26% more. Must be a salesman.
Right! Big dif! Lol
Do more of these. Some for classic rock and blues. Love seeing the Sweetwater store. One of my bucket list trips.
Great chemistry between you guys!
love you guys, this is great :)
Oh look! It's Uncle Ben 🤘
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.
This was fantastic and fun to watch.
“It’s not a TUNER!!” Lol That made me laugh! I loved Kindergarden Cop as a kid!
Uncle Ben! I am digging these colab vids! 😎👍
Great video guys, thanks
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!
My uncle Ben and Fluff in one video! I love youtubes
I honestly love the fact that you're kept it clean
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.
These videos are filled with dad jokes.
Love it 👌🏼
great vid Ben & Fluff! "says the poor boy"
This video is like watching the office. Every time I watch it, I notice more things I love.
You guys have a fun dynamic. I DEMAND moar!!
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.
Ya’ll got good chemistry, let’s have more!
I love this. I need more of this.
I would change out all the pedals for the TC electronics plethora X5
Very informative, I would love to see one for bass
Oh, Ryan. That blocking on the walk and talk. Looked. So. Natural. Lol at that pace though and I feel your pain. 🤘🏻😜
Awesome video man
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
You two have chemistry, this should be a quarterly video team up . Crank out some colabs 4x year, ish
I like this idea
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!
That shirt is killing me, lmfao. Nice to finally see some of the content that you guys teased a week or two ago!
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.
Oh man,evh sounds great!!!
Marshall origin 50. Vertical 2x12. Boom.
That’s my gigging rig
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!
My Epiphone Les Paul Modern is my favorite guitar. It's a crazy value.
Fluff and Uncle Ben...my best Christmas gift came late
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).
Cool collaboration!
I LOVE the Micro Dark, and I HIGHLY recommend 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.
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.
Ben! I always thought "loading the dishwasher" was just getting your wife drunk.
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
Amazing video!
This isn't really the cheapest gear you can gig with, no. But this is the cheapest gear our hosts would like to gig with. I think the title of the video is a bit misleading, but I like the gear.
Boom! Hit the nail on the head.
Peavey Bandit and Epiphone!!
What about using a Boss Katana head? Or combo amps with good speakers?
Welcome to my hometown guys! Love Sweetwater!
Nice video. The next episode should be the lightest rig for a gig. With all the cabinet sims, power pedals or small heads, and lighter cabinets you can easily cut the weight way down without impacting volume and sound.
It depends on the genre, but the dv mark stuff it's so light that once I almost lost my balance because i put a lot of force into lifting the amp (since it looked like it had a normal weight) it was a great surprise
Uncle Ben is great, i wish he played more tunes, love hearing him play
LTD EX-200 + JOYO 20 watt tube head + Crate cab with Celestion speakers = a really good and loud time !
I had a feeling it would be the EVH in this video! Such a good amp. +1 on the cab, hate when people cheap out on cabs!
Maybe so, but it is far from yhe cheapest amp you can get that is gig worthy. Defeats the title of the video.
@@MercilessGuitar151 I dont know, i think its cheap enough for someone who wants to do this professionally like mentioned in the video. Compared to amps that are thousands, this isnt too bad.
Can’t wait for the commentary on this one
I’m here for it
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.
I’m a huge fan of Ben. Was surprised to see this.
I love Sweetwater! I dream of visiting a physical location someday! They have the best customer experience ever!
Thank you 🎸🤟😎
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
This is the most ambitious crossover of 2021
How much fun does it have to be to walk around and play at Sweetwater.
That’s a beautiful Epi….great rig.
REVV G20 & 2*12 cabinet? Handles all situations! Epi LP , sure. Or PRS SE? Depends on neck feel, personal choice.
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
Just love how the video starts very serious then we have a silly montage
If you wanted to go with a combo amp instead a can't recommend the Boss Katana Artist enough. 100 watts, and that Waza Craft speaker sounds great.
Where can I download that -searching for gear- track?
Shit’s a damn bop.
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. 😊
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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.
Finally! Andertons opens a US chapter!!
This is the best TH-cam Bromance since Mick and Dan of TPS
Harley Benton guitar with EMGs, locking tuners - around 400€
Mooer GE250 - around 250€
Connect straight to the PA.
THAT is a cheap gigable rig.