Lmao yeah….the frontman of a band we used to play a lot of shows with was revealed to be dating a minor and got thrown in jail. Then shortly afterwards, the guitarist came out as trans and started living as a woman and the drummer sold his kit and gave up music. The cherry on top is the vocalist did his time and got released and died in a car crash about 6 months later after getting his girlfriend pregnant.(same one who was a minor when they first started dating.) lmao I’m not even exaggerating.
whats wrong with gibson i literally had fenders cheap guitars and expensive i always go bsck to gibson never had a problem with there qc ppl keep buying these cheap firefly saying there just as good bought 3 they were all shit frets paint everything i always go back to my gibson sgs there great
@@Timewalker13Highly overpriced. I own two Gibson SGs, both bought used. One for $750 the other for $1,000. They’re great guitars after they’re set up and you replace the nuts because Gibson doesn’t know how to cut and file a nut properly(these were older ones before Gibson started using graphtech, idk how those do). But it’s amazing to me that a guitar that is $1,600 - $1,800 new doesn’t have a properly filed nut or is setup right. I love the SG, Les Paul and Explorer. I fucking hate Gibson. And I do not recommend buying any of their shit brand new. If you must have an SG (like me) buy used. You can get them for reasonable prices that way.
No V's, but I've got a Thunderbird bass, and that case will just about fill the backseat of a 70's Cadillac. That thing is a monster. So is the bass, but gd it's huge.
Solid advice Glenn because its probably easier to a guitar player to own/play bass parts than find a decent bass player. Most of us are already in 2-3 bands. Bassists, if you bother actually getting good at it, seriously you'll never have trouble finding people to play with once you get known in your scene, especially if you can do lead/backing vocals too. Its worth putting the time and the work in. Don't just spend all your money on pot and tattoos, get decent gear, show up sober to rehearsal, work on your playing, and opportunities will come.
If you can do vocals and scream/growl etc you can do a lot of studio work too. A lot of bands are put together by labels or through studio work. Falling in Reverse for example. His backup singer will have a job for as long as he wants it. If you know other instruments too, that’s a big perk.
@@DaveJacobs-f7c true...and being a truly great bass player is hard but it's easy to be a good enough bass player. A minimal amount of music theory can compensate for a lack of natural music ability, get decent gig-able gear, learn and practice your parts before you show up and be content with playing a background role if that's all that is needed (always do whats best for the song ie. If the guitar player is soloing, simplify the part and hold down the groove)
There's nothing wrong with showing up buzzed long as you're not an asshole and can do your job as intended. When you can't job your intended task is when there is an issue.
it is absolutely gorgeous and that is the best sounding non active Schecter I've ever hear. They got the wind right this time, sometimes the Schecter humbuckers "twang".
I like the look of the subtle red bobbins on those pickups. Compliments the look of the V’s top and just looks killer. Any instrument that makes you want to pick up and play is a good one.
Long Time watcher, first time commentator: Love the new V and all your content. Your advice has helped me get out of "I need to spend tons of money on new trendy equipment" and stick to working with what I got. Just wanted to say your playing has improved so much and love watching your progress. Even using the pinkie there that most guitar players skip. Review suggestion: Check out IYV guitars, they made me a custom flying V for around 400 bucks USD. Would be cool to see what you would get.
At least they didn't mark Fret 1 with the Big Rectangular Inlay like I've seen on so many Gibsons. Why do that but not have one an octave up on Fret 13??? Gibsons are so inconsistent ...
You really shouldn't need each fret to be numerically marked. If you do then you need to practice more and you for sure should not being blowing well over a grand on a guitar...
*Schecter has been one of the first "off-brands" 20 years ago that were revered for having phenomenal quality while also being a production line guitar factory.* When you actually see their production line, it's like a hybrid between 1 man shop and a factory so the guitars still get significant personal attention. Now, while you reference CNC as the great equalizer, CNC is still many decades old and the real secret to mass scale production of high end guitars is duplicator routers whether operated manually or by an automated system. *I've seen factories with duplicators where the machine was cutting something like 40 bodies at once!* Even manually operated, a duplicator router can produce a body in 10 minutes or less. *Asia gets wood cheaper than we do and yet high quality wood even in the USA is ridiculously cheap based on quantity.* I wanted to be a luthier for a career which is no longer my interest, but I am going to complete the journey and build my first guitar this year from the ground up. *Neck-thru and probably extended scale like 8 to possible even 12 independent string design.*
That V is a sight to behold, though. Love the color scheme. Wanted a black and red V since I started playing, and this one is as close to that dream V as it gets. Really dig the Roman numerals as inlays.
You highly praise what Cort produce, and you want to try a good bass. So i would love to see you try a Cort Space 5 bass. I personally really enjoy headless instruments and would love to see your no BS take on this headless bass.
In defense of bass players, it’s actually extremely difficult to create a part that glues the guitar and drums together. Trying to both play rhythm and melody is actually quite tough… maybe it’s just because our brains are half the size of guitarists though… that could be it
Well, I'd say it really is difficult creating good bass parts, because you have to make sure that both, the rhythm of the drums and melodies of the guitars, are accentuated. So twice the difficultness. However, your average bass player actually only uses half the brain at most, thus can accomplish only 25% of what is required (hence the rule no. 2. :) ). So don't be average. Good luck!
@@derekbridgerii2102 define “right”. There are very few circumstances where the bass just following guitar actually sounds “good”. It’ll sound “right” or “okay” but not exceptional. Not mind blowing. Not perfect. And I think the majority of musicians want to create music they see as exceptional lol
@@derekbridgerii2102 I disagree. Being in the same key might sound OK - if the rhythm is good. But is 'OK' really what you (read: all musicians) want? I really doubt it... Have fun experimenting! :)
A friend of mine gave me an old J-bass body with old pickups still in it and that's it. I paid $40 for a neck on amazon and some inexpensive parts to put it together and holy crap, after de-fretting the neck and making it fretless it's amazing, and heavy! Took me weeks to clean up the body as it looked like Beefcake the Mighty toured with it since the 80's.
Bass player here. Glenn, I DO NOT fuck “EVERYTHING” up!….just most things. Lol I have a Schecter Demon 7. I swear the thing stays in tune for the longest time. They seem to do really well in that department.
Nice Axe Glen, 👍 Flying V's to me are the best Metal shaped guitar! Ya , right about the finish on it...Its really gorgeous..lools like a Red quilt? I , am going to look into the shector V's now The Pups on Matte Black EMG's 👍 , those don't look like they are active? Don't mean that they don't sound good.. They rip ..well ya gotta nice rig too ..Ya i was thinking Mortissa lol Awesome Adams Family 👍
Well Glen, i have been watching a while longer than i have been subbed. I must say i think you really dialed in a killer guitar tone.... i have heard you play those riffs many times and i can tell it is actually sounding the way you hear it in your head....... great job on that tone
Spot on Glenn, went into the studio a few years ago to record an album. Our singer was our bass player but didn't put in the work to lay down consistent tracks. I ended up making a command decision to take the bass and just put the tracks down myself. End result we had solid tracks we could add to the mix.
I got a Squire Jaguar last summer, 23. I can't say I drew the short straw, but my brother and I started learning at the same time and since I wasn't the favorite, I got a bass. Still play guitar, but do enjoy playing bass from time to time.
V supremacy believer here. Never owned a Schecter but visually their V’s are one of my favorite V’s out there. I love a modernized rounded-horn V with 2-2 headstock and I think Schecter is the best out there with that. Bonus points for the slightest touch of an offset body too. The ONLY thing stopping me from getting one is I’m just not a fan of the numeral inlays. Aesthetically it’s not my thing at all. Not sure what I would prefer there but other than goddamn that red V you just got is incredible.
Nice guitar.....love SGR guitars, they are beast and quality and craftsmanship. I own the Nick Johnston Signature PT for about a year and half and absolutely love it. Thanks for making this video...may have another guitar purchase....can we have to many guitars.......🤷♂
I LOVE the Apocalypse VI Humbucker with those translucent blakc with copper showing bobbins that look kinda purple in my Schecter E1 Special Edition Figured Maple Purpleburst with Sustainiac and carbon fibre binding. FLoyd 1500! its perfect! Those pickups have a nice output and resonance.
As an apparently atypical bass player (aka useful lol), I always get a chuckle out of your utter disdain for the lesser-stringed. But the last band I played in, every time we went into the studio, I was the only one that actually had my shit together hahaha. I would sit around all day while the drummer repeatedly failed to provide the engineer with enough material to hack together into something useable, then I would jump in and hammer my stuff out in a couple takes, and sit around into the wee hours while the guitarist and vocalist followed the drummer's lead. Anyway, thank you for always making great videos with great info, and plenty of entertainment! Keep up the good work!
That's a fucking Dime tribute right there near the end. So close !! 😉 And that axe is fking making my credit card shit it's pants. Thanks as always Glenn.. 🎸🤘🏻
Herman Li! Lol I just slammed Through the Fire and Flames yesterday while driving through the tropical storm in Orlando before it got worse. ❤ Felt appropriate.
Your piece in the video showing off the podcast mic reminded me to ask.... have you checked out / seen the new Universal Audio Hemisphere mic range? They've extended their Sphere mic modeling tech and applied it to a bunch of workhorse style mics and the prices are VERY reasonable! They have 6 types, and then in software each type can emulate a range of mics based around that particular type. So there's the classic condenser type that can do the traditional U47/67/87 / TLM103 / 251 stuff. There's an SM7 style dynamic that does several other dynamics as well. There's a 421 style dynamic, a kick-drum focused dynamic with several classic offerings, an SM57 style dynamic with several options, and then a pencil condenser pair with several options. Pricing-wise they're incredibly affordable! The SM7 style is $299, the kick-focused one is $150, the SM57 one is $130, and the condenser is the most expensive at $499 (and they have some drum focused bundles). They do NOT require any UA hardware other than the mic, and they come with the plugin to handle the emulations, so they work with pretty much anything. They seemed right up your alley in terms of the kinds of products you like to check out and possibly recommend!
I love my avenger evil twin. It was a tough decision between the evil twin and the apocalypse. Ultimately the evil twin had the neck through construction which sold me but the paint on the apocalypse made it very difficult. Great guitars all around
That blood red dye and birdseye top is exactly like my 2009 NAMM edition Left handed devil Custom. That guitar has seen tons of live shows, recorded three albums, and is just a great workhorse of a guitar.
I was hoping for a bass video sometime Glenn! Have you tried or heard anything about the Harley Benton HBZ basses? Ive been debating trying get one of those or a Cort C5 to play around with. Cheers from Massachusetts!
Hi Glenn, love your aproach to gear, spend less to get the same results, i really appreciate it man, and also nice guitar playing you have been getting a lot better. In another topic, you have shown to us that guitar pickups doesn’t matter that mach in metal, but as a bass player, i was wondering if that same logic applies to bass, since it’s treated differently from the guitar. hope you can answer this some time soon, and keep the good work
Schecter's pickup game, especially passives, is on point for a while now. Hisatake if you read any of these comments, please buy Dean and do for Dean what you did for Schecter. The triple coil pickup was pretty bad ass but remember the bass - Apocalypse C4 and C5 - basically the new T60, a chameleon that can conjure up any bass tone you want to dial in, except the Schecter is set neck instead of bolt on like the Peavey. Wylde Audio guitars could have gone so wrong with a bad supplier, but they ended up under Schecter's umbrella so they came out awesome.
This flying v looks great. Schecter and Hamer are the only non-gibson V's that I like. Everyone else is either too grampa or too pointy. The headstock on schecter is way better than gibson too.
I have a 2008 Schecter V-1 Hellraiser .. my only mistake .. being a tone fan-boy and taking out the EMG 81/85 for Fishman Fluences. Anywho ... this guitar is ROCK solid .. in the past it literally stayed in tune for years of not playing it. Love the neck which is shades of the Les Paul '57 baseball bat style. Bought at Guitar Center used for $350 in 2013.
I like to think that the "red reign" paint job that's on the apocalypse line of guitars looks like the philosopher stone from full metal alchemist. I've been dreaming for the c7 FRS for a long time now.
What kills me is that everybody knows bass is the core of the song. So much so, that every metal guitarist in the world now plays a 9-string tuned to drop-Q so they can play "bass" too. But when it comes time to write a bass part, they just tell the bass player to thump on the root of the chord. Now the bass is lost in the wall of mud created by the floppy strings on the guitars and everybody complains bass "doesn't do anything". Pro tip- the purpose of having multiple instruments in an ensemble is so that each instrument can cover the range it's most effective in and so that they can each provide a unique layer to the arrangement. There's a reason orchestras use violins and cellos rather than just adding another string to the violins and tuning them down.
Hey Glenn, big fan of V's myself (saving up for the Jackson Corey Beaulieu 7 string), but I would love to see you check out some Explorer shaped guitars! Huge fan of those thanks to James Hetfield!
I sang the Adams family theme in the kitchen the other day in front of my family, that was a great! I did the snap part in my head just now if that counts.
I purchased the Schecter Riot a few years back and honestly, love it so much. Got the 4 string variant, wish I snagged the 5 string when I had the moolah.
Schecter knows how to please its fans with those Apocalypse models. I have one too but mines the Avenger body shape it's incredible looking same red reign finish.
The apocalypse guitars from schecter are just beautiful. I'm saving up for the apocalypse c-7 FR S. It's damn expensive for us Canadians and if I just wanted something with the floyd rose and sustainiac, there's a hellraiser for like, $400 cheaper than the apocalypse, but I'm more than happy to pay the cosmetics fee for a guitar I adore the looks of on top of everything else it has.
@@NabPunk I don't take my guitars anywhere, and have no interest in being in a band. Also plenty of companies make pointy V's, and Schecter already has a reverse headstock. I don't know what the issue here is...
I'd rather have that V than Dave Mundanes V. Alright, your playing has actually gotten better. Your right hand was pretty tight when you turned on the gain.
Speaking of bass guitars, I saw in previous videos that you have a few in your studio. Why not give a quick rundown of what you got and why you keep them around? I think I saw Ibanez SoundGear SR305 (I have one and I love it) on the wall in one of your videos, correct me if I'm wrong
Understandable. Those cases are enormous. You should see a dean ml case. They're hilariously gigantic. Not enough room on a stage for the damn thing. Still worth it. Those guitars are great btw
The day Glenn learned it was HE who was the bassist.
The bass player was coming from inside the house!
He became what he sought to destroy
The bass player was the friend we made along the way
It would turn out that Glenn is the best Bass player that ever walked on earth.
This thread is becoming more and more PROFOUND with every new comment. Topic: "Basses in the Closet"...GO!
Glenn: Plays Painkiller great.
Me: Scoops the potato chips from my belly and thinking I should practice more.
I am a simple man, I hear the Addam's Family theme, I snap my fingers.
Ah yes, but...who doesn't? Even the most "sophisticated" of us will not resist.
What is a two syllable word for "demonetized"?
Schecter basses are absolutely incredible.
Hope you get to review one soon!
It’s a 6-string V bass…. Just use the thick string!
Found out our bass player was in a committed relationship… with a minor. Needless to say my band is in search of a new bass player.
Sounds like hiring him was a... minor lapse in judgment. 😎 I'll see myself out.
Lmao yeah….the frontman of a band we used to play a lot of shows with was revealed to be dating a minor and got thrown in jail. Then shortly afterwards, the guitarist came out as trans and started living as a woman and the drummer sold his kit and gave up music. The cherry on top is the vocalist did his time and got released and died in a car crash about 6 months later after getting his girlfriend pregnant.(same one who was a minor when they first started dating.) lmao I’m not even exaggerating.
He couldn't resist the urge to finger A minor, Just like Diddy.
Mate 😅
@@brandonbryson3317 Wow.
I don't need another guitar.. I don't need another guitar.. I don't need another guitar..
FUCK! I NEED ANOTHER GUITAR!
the gibson meatriders are salivating over the title rn
whats wrong with gibson i literally had fenders cheap guitars and expensive i always go bsck to gibson never had a problem with there qc ppl keep buying these cheap firefly saying there just as good bought 3 they were all shit frets paint everything i always go back to my gibson sgs there great
@@cmichalski420 overpriced as hell
LMAO Meatrider love it!
@@Timewalker13Highly overpriced. I own two Gibson SGs, both bought used. One for $750 the other for $1,000. They’re great guitars after they’re set up and you replace the nuts because Gibson doesn’t know how to cut and file a nut properly(these were older ones before Gibson started using graphtech, idk how those do). But it’s amazing to me that a guitar that is $1,600 - $1,800 new doesn’t have a properly filed nut or is setup right.
I love the SG, Les Paul and Explorer. I fucking hate Gibson. And I do not recommend buying any of their shit brand new. If you must have an SG (like me) buy used. You can get them for reasonable prices that way.
"Look at me. I'm the bass guitarist now". - Glenn
7:20 dang glenn! Really tight playing
Those gigantic cases are the the reason why I ditched V's. I got tired of going up and down stairs with those giant cases, lol.
Yeah my v's are basically for home use only for that very reason lmao
I've never owned a V, but I own a Firebird and I understand how annoying these huge cases can be. ✌️
No V's, but I've got a Thunderbird bass, and that case will just about fill the backseat of a 70's Cadillac. That thing is a monster. So is the bass, but gd it's huge.
As an ESP Explorer owner I can feel the pain. It was hard to bring it home from a post office 2 blocks away as I live in a very windy place😅
@@chupasaurus Haha, I'm surprised you didn't take flight.
This seems like a very convoluted way to get Schecter to send you a bass instead of a guitar when a simple email would probably do the trick
Solid advice Glenn because its probably easier to a guitar player to own/play bass parts than find a decent bass player. Most of us are already in 2-3 bands. Bassists, if you bother actually getting good at it, seriously you'll never have trouble finding people to play with once you get known in your scene, especially if you can do lead/backing vocals too. Its worth putting the time and the work in. Don't just spend all your money on pot and tattoos, get decent gear, show up sober to rehearsal, work on your playing, and opportunities will come.
If you can do vocals and scream/growl etc you can do a lot of studio work too. A lot of bands are put together by labels or through studio work. Falling in Reverse for example. His backup singer will have a job for as long as he wants it. If you know other instruments too, that’s a big perk.
@@DaveJacobs-f7c true...and being a truly great bass player is hard but it's easy to be a good enough bass player. A minimal amount of music theory can compensate for a lack of natural music ability, get decent gig-able gear, learn and practice your parts before you show up and be content with playing a background role if that's all that is needed (always do whats best for the song ie. If the guitar player is soloing, simplify the part and hold down the groove)
There's nothing wrong with showing up buzzed long as you're not an asshole and can do your job as intended. When you can't job your intended task is when there is an issue.
it is absolutely gorgeous and that is the best sounding non active Schecter I've ever hear. They got the wind right this time, sometimes the Schecter humbuckers "twang".
Glenn I’ve been following you for years and I have to say this is the best guitar tone you’ve ever had. Congrats man! Keep up the good work!
I like the look of the subtle red bobbins on those pickups. Compliments the look of the V’s top and just looks killer. Any instrument that makes you want to pick up and play is a good one.
I'm guessing that box was a Shower not a Grower..
so thankful rn ive always had professional bassists who took great pride in their craft!
Long Time watcher, first time commentator: Love the new V and all your content. Your advice has helped me get out of "I need to spend tons of money on new trendy equipment" and stick to working with what I got. Just wanted to say your playing has improved so much and love watching your progress. Even using the pinkie there that most guitar players skip.
Review suggestion: Check out IYV guitars, they made me a custom flying V for around 400 bucks USD. Would be cool to see what you would get.
Love the inlay work on the position markers! Looks cool and also identifies each position numerically!
I had that idea for Roman Numeral fret markers decades ago! They RIPPED ME OFF!!!11!
At least they didn't mark Fret 1 with the Big Rectangular Inlay like I've seen on so many Gibsons. Why do that but not have one an octave up on Fret 13??? Gibsons are so inconsistent ...
You really shouldn't need each fret to be numerically marked. If you do then you need to practice more and you for sure should not being blowing well over a grand on a guitar...
@@justinbowen1183 I don’t and I didn’t. Just thought it was cool
@@MurrayReid-z5c I suppose it's personal preference. I think if you spend that much you shouldn't need markers.
*Schecter has been one of the first "off-brands" 20 years ago that were revered for having phenomenal quality while also being a production line guitar factory.* When you actually see their production line, it's like a hybrid between 1 man shop and a factory so the guitars still get significant personal attention.
Now, while you reference CNC as the great equalizer, CNC is still many decades old and the real secret to mass scale production of high end guitars is duplicator routers whether operated manually or by an automated system. *I've seen factories with duplicators where the machine was cutting something like 40 bodies at once!*
Even manually operated, a duplicator router can produce a body in 10 minutes or less. *Asia gets wood cheaper than we do and yet high quality wood even in the USA is ridiculously cheap based on quantity.* I wanted to be a luthier for a career which is no longer my interest, but I am going to complete the journey and build my first guitar this year from the ground up.
*Neck-thru and probably extended scale like 8 to possible even 12 independent string design.*
Big slide into the Addams family!! Too funny man!🤣
That V is a sight to behold, though. Love the color scheme. Wanted a black and red V since I started playing, and this one is as close to that dream V as it gets. Really dig the Roman numerals as inlays.
The Addams family theme will never not make me smile, and of COURSE I snapped my fingers. That is a sweet guitar.
THANK YOU!
You highly praise what Cort produce, and you want to try a good bass. So i would love to see you try a Cort Space 5 bass. I personally really enjoy headless instruments and would love to see your no BS take on this headless bass.
In defense of bass players, it’s actually extremely difficult to create a part that glues the guitar and drums together. Trying to both play rhythm and melody is actually quite tough… maybe it’s just because our brains are half the size of guitarists though… that could be it
Well, I'd say it really is difficult creating good bass parts, because you have to make sure that both, the rhythm of the drums and melodies of the guitars, are accentuated. So twice the difficultness.
However, your average bass player actually only uses half the brain at most, thus can accomplish only 25% of what is required (hence the rule no. 2. :) ).
So don't be average.
Good luck!
Singer sings with melody of guitar, bass plays to the drums. If you're all in the same key (7 FUCKING NOTES), it'll sound right.
@@derekbridgerii2102 there is 12 keys
@@derekbridgerii2102 define “right”. There are very few circumstances where the bass just following guitar actually sounds “good”. It’ll sound “right” or “okay” but not exceptional. Not mind blowing. Not perfect. And I think the majority of musicians want to create music they see as exceptional lol
@@derekbridgerii2102 I disagree. Being in the same key might sound OK - if the rhythm is good.
But is 'OK' really what you (read: all musicians) want? I really doubt it...
Have fun experimenting! :)
0:32 “unfortunately” 😂😂
Congrats on the V! I have the V-1 Custom is purple and it's an awesome guitar, so I'm happy to see this video and Schecters V's getting some love.
I snapped my fingers too ! I like V's. They're great for slide playing because they're all neck. Johnny Winter used V's all the time.
A friend of mine gave me an old J-bass body with old pickups still in it and that's it. I paid $40 for a neck on amazon and some inexpensive parts to put it together and holy crap, after de-fretting the neck and making it fretless it's amazing, and heavy! Took me weeks to clean up the body as it looked like Beefcake the Mighty toured with it since the 80's.
Bass player here. Glenn, I DO NOT fuck “EVERYTHING” up!….just most things. Lol
I have a Schecter Demon 7. I swear the thing stays in tune for the longest time. They seem to do really well in that department.
Nice Axe Glen, 👍 Flying V's to me are the best Metal shaped guitar! Ya , right about the finish on it...Its really gorgeous..lools like a Red quilt? I , am going to look into the shector V's now The Pups on Matte Black EMG's 👍 , those don't look like they are active? Don't mean that they don't sound good.. They rip ..well ya gotta nice rig too ..Ya i was thinking Mortissa lol Awesome Adams Family 👍
Great review, leaving the bass intro was amazing. Very genuine.
How do you feel the V1 stacks up against the SLS?
Well Glen, i have been watching a while longer than i have been subbed. I must say i think you really dialed in a killer guitar tone.... i have heard you play those riffs many times and i can tell it is actually sounding the way you hear it in your head....... great job on that tone
Spot on Glenn, went into the studio a few years ago to record an album. Our singer was our bass player but didn't put in the work to lay down consistent tracks. I ended up making a command decision to take the bass and just put the tracks down myself. End result we had solid tracks we could add to the mix.
Nice V, thanks for finally getting around to playing Painkiller ..took me back to my Ibanez days😅
I got a Squire Jaguar last summer, 23. I can't say I drew the short straw, but my brother and I started learning at the same time and since I wasn't the favorite, I got a bass. Still play guitar, but do enjoy playing bass from time to time.
Those Schecter USA Apocalypse pickups are freaking AMAZING!!! Yes, those pickups were made in their custom shop in California.
Glenn your playing has really improved lately, and you had no trouble with those pinch harmonics today!!
He's saying it's This Guitar when actually he's tried this on 87 other guitars this year, it's about time he got it right!
6:23 when my family gets me to show my guitar skills on christmas eve
V supremacy believer here. Never owned a Schecter but visually their V’s are one of my favorite V’s out there. I love a modernized rounded-horn V with 2-2 headstock and I think Schecter is the best out there with that. Bonus points for the slightest touch of an offset body too. The ONLY thing stopping me from getting one is I’m just not a fan of the numeral inlays. Aesthetically it’s not my thing at all. Not sure what I would prefer there but other than goddamn that red V you just got is incredible.
Nice guitar.....love SGR guitars, they are beast and quality and craftsmanship. I own the Nick Johnston Signature PT for about a year and half and absolutely love it. Thanks for making this video...may have another guitar purchase....can we have to many guitars.......🤷♂
I LOVE the Apocalypse VI Humbucker with those translucent blakc with copper showing bobbins that look kinda purple in my Schecter E1 Special Edition Figured Maple Purpleburst with Sustainiac and carbon fibre binding. FLoyd 1500! its perfect! Those pickups have a nice output and resonance.
Dude, your right hand has gotten so much tighter. Keep playing Glen🤙 ever think trying out the Tao 6 ?
Wondering why tuners clipped to the headstock totally trigger my OCD 😅 . . that guitar knocks it out of the park though, Bravo Schecter!
As an apparently atypical bass player (aka useful lol), I always get a chuckle out of your utter disdain for the lesser-stringed. But the last band I played in, every time we went into the studio, I was the only one that actually had my shit together hahaha. I would sit around all day while the drummer repeatedly failed to provide the engineer with enough material to hack together into something useable, then I would jump in and hammer my stuff out in a couple takes, and sit around into the wee hours while the guitarist and vocalist followed the drummer's lead.
Anyway, thank you for always making great videos with great info, and plenty of entertainment! Keep up the good work!
I love the diversity of schecter, even if they can be a bit generic. I wish I had the coffin bass they released with Sean Ysuelt
That's a fucking Dime tribute right there near the end. So close !! 😉 And that axe is fking making my credit card shit it's pants. Thanks as always Glenn.. 🎸🤘🏻
Bad ass Slayer looking finish. World Painted Blood vibe
Gotta love the coffee table that is a flying v case. My Jackson Kelly also has a dinning table for a case!
That's a V Bass....with two spare strings!!!
A six string bass that plays like a guitar…. You can even put guitar strings on it 😅😂😂😂
It’s a tenor bass
@@slayabouts actually it would be alto or soprano
@@MrMOGHammer idk i asked AI what it would be and it said tenor so i went with that
@@MrMOGHammer Oh a Hellcat VI?
I have that exact purple Schecter shown at 1:39. It's badass!
“Can’t judge the instrument by the size of the box”….
Herman Li! Lol I just slammed Through the Fire and Flames yesterday while driving through the tropical storm in Orlando before it got worse. ❤ Felt appropriate.
That Rule #2 T-shirt will need a re-write too... ;)
Great job as always, Glenn! Say Hi to KJ if he comes around.
@13:05 whats that from 🤔 cowboys from hell?
Your piece in the video showing off the podcast mic reminded me to ask.... have you checked out / seen the new Universal Audio Hemisphere mic range? They've extended their Sphere mic modeling tech and applied it to a bunch of workhorse style mics and the prices are VERY reasonable! They have 6 types, and then in software each type can emulate a range of mics based around that particular type. So there's the classic condenser type that can do the traditional U47/67/87 / TLM103 / 251 stuff. There's an SM7 style dynamic that does several other dynamics as well. There's a 421 style dynamic, a kick-drum focused dynamic with several classic offerings, an SM57 style dynamic with several options, and then a pencil condenser pair with several options. Pricing-wise they're incredibly affordable! The SM7 style is $299, the kick-focused one is $150, the SM57 one is $130, and the condenser is the most expensive at $499 (and they have some drum focused bundles). They do NOT require any UA hardware other than the mic, and they come with the plugin to handle the emulations, so they work with pretty much anything. They seemed right up your alley in terms of the kinds of products you like to check out and possibly recommend!
I love my avenger evil twin. It was a tough decision between the evil twin and the apocalypse. Ultimately the evil twin had the neck through construction which sold me but the paint on the apocalypse made it very difficult. Great guitars all around
That blood red dye and birdseye top is exactly like my 2009 NAMM edition Left handed devil Custom. That guitar has seen tons of live shows, recorded three albums, and is just a great workhorse of a guitar.
The Adams family lick had me rolling.
That Adams Family troll 😆… lol that was awesome.
I was hoping for a bass video sometime Glenn! Have you tried or heard anything about the Harley Benton HBZ basses? Ive been debating trying get one of those or a Cort C5 to play around with. Cheers from Massachusetts!
And this is how I became the bass player in a band. Played one time, became permanent bass player haha.
The high action could also be a factor in how good those squeals are, it's not *always* a bad thing
Hi Glenn, love your aproach to gear, spend less to get the same results, i really appreciate it man, and also nice guitar playing you have been getting a lot better.
In another topic, you have shown to us that guitar pickups doesn’t matter that mach in metal, but as a bass player, i was wondering if that same logic applies to bass, since it’s treated differently from the guitar. hope you can answer this some time soon, and keep the good work
Yeag, really missed you on supporting guitar during Invincible Shield tour, Glenn :) nice one. Cheers.
Schecter's pickup game, especially passives, is on point for a while now. Hisatake if you read any of these comments, please buy Dean and do for Dean what you did for Schecter.
The triple coil pickup was pretty bad ass but remember the bass - Apocalypse C4 and C5 - basically the new T60, a chameleon that can conjure up any bass tone you want to dial in, except the Schecter is set neck instead of bolt on like the Peavey.
Wylde Audio guitars could have gone so wrong with a bad supplier, but they ended up under Schecter's umbrella so they came out awesome.
Bads? No. Guitar? Yes!
This flying v looks great. Schecter and Hamer are the only non-gibson V's that I like. Everyone else is either too grampa or too pointy. The headstock on schecter is way better than gibson too.
Maybe the bass was the friendship we made along the way
Fun fact: There hasn't been any record I've made with a band of mine when I didn't had to record at least one bass part. :D
That is a beauty of a V . Hope they do send you a bass though .
Leaving an occasional comment whilst these videos play in the background. Get well soon Julie xx
Sweet guitar sound, Glenn! Room-mic'd ad well I recon?
I have a 2008 Schecter V-1 Hellraiser .. my only mistake .. being a tone fan-boy and taking out the EMG 81/85 for Fishman Fluences. Anywho ... this guitar is ROCK solid .. in the past it literally stayed in tune for years of not playing it. Love the neck which is shades of the Les Paul '57 baseball bat style. Bought at Guitar Center used for $350 in 2013.
I'm primarily a bassist and it hurts my heart that those of my ilk can be so disappointing.
Glenn pulled a bassist move on this one
I like to think that the "red reign" paint job that's on the apocalypse line of guitars looks like the philosopher stone from full metal alchemist. I've been dreaming for the c7 FRS for a long time now.
Wish I could buy Schecter's single cut in that finish when they were avaiable. These guitars are awesome
I bought a Schecter V back in 2007 and it still looks and plays amazing.
What kills me is that everybody knows bass is the core of the song. So much so, that every metal guitarist in the world now plays a 9-string tuned to drop-Q so they can play "bass" too. But when it comes time to write a bass part, they just tell the bass player to thump on the root of the chord. Now the bass is lost in the wall of mud created by the floppy strings on the guitars and everybody complains bass "doesn't do anything".
Pro tip- the purpose of having multiple instruments in an ensemble is so that each instrument can cover the range it's most effective in and so that they can each provide a unique layer to the arrangement. There's a reason orchestras use violins and cellos rather than just adding another string to the violins and tuning them down.
Well to be fair those V's are pretty huge XD \m/
On that bass topic, even Kerry King recorded bass parts on albums since 90s.
Hey Glenn, big fan of V's myself (saving up for the Jackson Corey Beaulieu 7 string), but I would love to see you check out some Explorer shaped guitars! Huge fan of those thanks to James Hetfield!
I'm a guitarist and I JUST got a purple Schecter Stiletto Studio 5 so I can do bass stuff. I feel called out.
I sang the Adams family theme in the kitchen the other day in front of my family, that was a great! I did the snap part in my head just now if that counts.
I purchased the Schecter Riot a few years back and honestly, love it so much. Got the 4 string variant, wish I snagged the 5 string when I had the moolah.
Thank you Glenn for this , 🤣🤘🤣🤘. As a bass player that's way more into guitar I needed this. Keep doing you
Schecter knows how to please its fans with those Apocalypse models. I have one too but mines the Avenger body shape it's incredible looking same red reign finish.
The apocalypse guitars from schecter are just beautiful. I'm saving up for the apocalypse c-7 FR S. It's damn expensive for us Canadians and if I just wanted something with the floyd rose and sustainiac, there's a hellraiser for like, $400 cheaper than the apocalypse, but I'm more than happy to pay the cosmetics fee for a guitar I adore the looks of on top of everything else it has.
That looks gorgeous. I wish Schecter made a pointy V with a reverse headstock though.
And make the case even longer? Well, good luck carrying that around.
@@NabPunk I don't take my guitars anywhere, and have no interest in being in a band. Also plenty of companies make pointy V's, and Schecter already has a reverse headstock. I don't know what the issue here is...
@@JUSTSOPISSEDOFF I don't even know why I made that comment, kinda mean of me for no reason really, I apologize.
@@NabPunk Hey man it's all good. We all get grumpy sometimes. I really appreciate you taking the time to apologize though! :)
I own the purple strat apocalypse. Love it. Its taken the place of my 87 kramer stagemaster dlx 2. (Can finally put my baby to bed!)
I'd rather have that V than Dave Mundanes V.
Alright, your playing has actually gotten better. Your right hand was pretty tight when you turned on the gain.
Thanks Glenn, I love the Doom SoundTrack.
Speaking of bass guitars, I saw in previous videos that you have a few in your studio. Why not give a quick rundown of what you got and why you keep them around? I think I saw Ibanez SoundGear SR305 (I have one and I love it) on the wall in one of your videos, correct me if I'm wrong
Understandable. Those cases are enormous. You should see a dean ml case. They're hilariously gigantic. Not enough room on a stage for the damn thing. Still worth it. Those guitars are great btw
😂😂 I was crying throughout the intro .. sad but true
Do you think the case is sturdy enough to handle a flight luggage check in?
Adam's Family Theme Song, of course 😊.