Great show as always Warren Huart thank you ever so kindly! Thank you Max Carlisle you put the Dominator Hellfire Medusa through its paces and it rattled my fillings! Two amazing and gracious professionals, Dominator Guitar Pedals cannot be prouder!
This is somewhat true. However, that's mostly just moisture leaving the wood and other ageing properties, all of which can be done artificially, and be more stable in the process.
@@whatskraken3886 Yup, that's the why of it. It depends on the individual guitar also. Because I've played old martins that weren't nearly as nice sounding as my relatively new Garrett...
@@whatskraken3886 Some woods don't exist anymore, like Brazilian rosewood or Honduran mahogony. So the difference in sound is often a little more than just the aging of the wood. The (quality) guitars pre 1950 were made of different wood to begin with.
I've owned guitars from the 1950s and I own brand new ones. No rule either way, old ones are not necessarily better and some new ones are fantastic. I like the character and history of an old instrument, but if they're not well maintained and set up they can be awful to play, and the pickups could have gone weak. With new ones I find quality control can be erratic so some are really good and some need repairs straight out the box. Play whatever it is, if it works for you and you fly on it, it's for you - that simple
No vintage for me. I'm not overpaying for an old guitar. Don't care about the "history" or romanticism of an old instrument. These days you can get some really good guitars for affordable prices that are reliable for live and recording sessions. I'll take a good set up, intonation and tuning retention any day over an old Gibson that has to be retuned every minute.
Kudos! That's how I feel... Practicality trumps Legacy. I admire and respect a vintage instrument due to it's significance in history... But it doesn't mean it's better. Guitar making isn't rocket science and it's not a lost art. If anything, modern builders are learning from old mistakes.
I have some very old and very desirable vintage guitars which sound fantastic, however I also have fairly new, custom built guitars or vintage reproductions that also sound fantastic and cost only a fraction of the cost to replace. We live in an age when musicians can get all sorts of exceptionally good gear at affordable prices.
Max, love the look on your face at some points in the video. I can answer the unstated question here.... Yes, all UK players are slightly two sarnies short of a picnic..... I include myself in that assessment.. Thanks and blessings mate.
Good to hear about your recoveries from injuries. I had a volar fracture on my left hand index finger and it was paralyzed for a year. I continued to play, even doing a few gigs with only 3 fingers by simplifying and adapting. A year later, after extensive rehabilitation exercises, I was able to use all four fingers again and it seemed it made me actually use all four fingers more extensively and might have been an asset to my playing ability. Zen Spring.
My sister just put her song out... It took us 10 years to get the song out and published. Look her up. Her Artist name is Lisa Miela and her song "So Alone". I used KRK 6" speakers to mix her song. (Edit:. It's a song containing 4 genres: Electronic, Pop, country, and Mexican drum beat ending)
I believe the reason some old gear sounds better is because the stuff that didn't sound good when new got modded or discarded. The good sounding stuff survived.
Yes sir, exactly, and when you find one that has deep divots in the fingerboard because it’s been played 60,000 hours then you know for sure it’s got that mojo… 😉
I cut the first finger on my left hand with a chopsaw years ago and thought it was all over. But I became a much better guitar player after recovery because I was forced to use the other fingers. I decided I would stick with it and just kept getting better.
I still have to watch the video to see what you think, but my immediate instinct on that question is "it depends what you do with them". My own style of playing guitar but also... any other instrument, draws heavily on industrial rock and metal for influence so I'm very much of the opinion that as long as your creativity is up to the task there's no such thing as a bad sound.
I think, when dealing with an injury, it's not just about keeping your fingers nimble, but also about keeping your "musical neurons" connected in your head.
I'm not just a guitarist of 4 decades, and learned some recording engineering back in the 90's, but was also a woodworker for 3 decades. I'm no luthier, but I can easily attest to well seasoned woods having a richer tone. You can literally hear this so easily by just knocking on two planks of wood (of the same species and size obviously) where one is from a more recently felled tree, and the other plank was aged for a good number of years. These are just simple facts that anyone can test for themselves. The only hard part is finding a well-seasoned plank. But as always, feel free to fact check me.
If you're talking about electric guitars plugged into an amp you're wrong. That has been proven to be false multiple times. It has never been proved otherwise. If you mean unplugged than alright.
I'm of the mindset that every brand/year possesses its "diamonds in the rough" and often times its pure happenstance. The ego is often a influencerr of perception. When you own an instrument that sounds great, plays well and has a vintage lore to stroke the ego...... C"est Magnifique!
My personal top 3 guitarists. Jeff Beck. The one and only, who was and is the inspiration and influence of so many Al DI Meola. This man can shred better than 99% of the metal crowd, picking every note ! Mike Oldfield. A distinctive sound, a distinctive style, classical music written with modern instruments, or modern music written from a classical mindset. As far as old guitars go, most of the ‘classic’ old guitars were hand made, even the pickups were hand wound to a certain extent. As time went in the machines to ‘help’ became more precise, and more to the point, more ‘repeatable’. The human was taken out of the process, which is good, and bad. Modern guitars are very much physical clones , the necks are all about as identical as a machine can make, the bodies are all so perfectly within allowable spec, the pickups are pumped out of a machine and you can choose any one off the line and it will sound like any other from the same line. When they were hand made, there were variations, some necks were a fraction thicker, or flatter, or wider. No 2 pickups would sound quite the same, close, but not identical. Some old guitars sound and feel amazing, some don’t. Some feel great and sound like a bag of sh!t, some feel horrible, but sound like a dream. The same variation applies to electronics. Plugins enable you to get the identical processing on every channel, multiple instances of cloned processing. The old hardware though … This was and is a problem to the people making these software emulations. You want to recreate a Pultec EQ, but which one ? Abbey road Pultec is different from Sunset Sounds one, which is different from ….. , well you get the picture.
A number of years ago injured my picking hand shoulder, and had trouble putting my arm over the guitar. To play my dread sized 12 string acoustic I had to hold it perpendicular to my body to play it.
Over many years as a luthier I have found that every guitar is a compromise based around the limited choices of wood type, hardware selection and configuration (design). Some old guitars nail their expected sound. Some new guitars do too. In the end a combination of your technique, the guitar and the sonic environment (amp, pedals, live rig or studio stuff) gives the final tone for better or worse. There is no right choice, just right context.
I have to say, that I’ve played guitars that were cheap in value, and yet, the guitar brought something to the table and the tone was just different enough to sound cool in original songs, but, owning guitars that are name brand, went both ways, and having a good tech work on them, brought the beauty out of them. I feel if it feels good and sounds good to your ear, embrace the instrument. ✌️❤️😎
Some of my faves are Wes Montgomery and Allan Holdsworth. I think there are good and not so good guitars in any time period. Older guitars tend to be more hand-made. They still can not make violins as good as Stradovarius and other older makers and luthiers are still not sure why exactly that is. Maybe the varnish ? maybe the wood? Lots of good guitars to choose from these days.
The makers of the Stradovarius had access to trees that no longer exist in such abundance. And although every little facet of an instrument has an effect on it's sound, the varnish is one of the least important. Whether or not the instrument has a finish can make a noticeable difference, but to hear the slightest difference between types of varnish is likely far beyond the capability of the human ear. The wood however does make a massive difference, just ask luthiers why they have always been so particular about the materials they use. I don't where these luthiers who claim they don't understand the basics of instrument building are, but I have never met even one single luthier who didn't fully understand why a Stratovarius is so special. Not indeed that some of them sound better than others, and some violins built by other makers could be argued as to sounding even better. The channel _TwoSetViolin_ recently did a challenge to see if they could tell witch violin was witch by just listening. Worth checking out to get a better idea of this phenomena.
I think it totally depends on each individual guitar. You can get great and crap in equal amounts from various ages. My oldest guitar is unplayable do to a collapsed truss rod. It's a Norman acoustic from the early mid 70s. On the other hand, my newer guitars play great and sound wonderful. But then just before the truss rod went wonky, my Norman was amazing! To this day I'm not sure what happened to it.
You beat me to it with your Tim Pierce quote. I am always seeking out guitar tones from 50s and 60s country records. I can get most of that from the pickups. Fortunately there are some really great pickup makers in the PNW you can work with to get great "vintage" tone out new pickups, on fairly affordable guitars.
I put my right hand out of action back in the '80s, after I cut the tendon in my thumb, and whole forearm ended up in a cast that really restricted the movement of my right hand, its flexibility, and ability to play guitar well. If I tried, it left white plaster dust all over the guitar body. It was hellishly frustrating, and such was the anguish it caused for the 6 weeks it was on, that I vowed, never to go there again. So, when a small lump, later developed on my thumb, post cast removal, I refused to go back to the hospital, in case they re-cast it. That lump was with me for years, but since it caused no further problems, I lived with it. Finally, in 2020, the non-dissolvable suture that had been left in my thumb, broke the surface of the skin, and I was able to pull it free. Funny, how important this guitar playing is, eh?
I like old guitars. I like new guitars. I like everything in between. I've been told that when I'm playing all my guitars have a short between the strap and the guitar.
yep I know were you are coming from on the cast thing I still look at the guitar and it takes me back to that point in time it was hard work but I just needed to play
I got a chance to play a 2014 LP Custom and my 77 Custom side by side. There was no question the heavier LP with original pickups was better. My opinion but it was tangible.
I have a 76 LP. I think that era is known for their weight. They have a particular sound for sure. Maybe it's that weight and that era's pickup? I am not saying this to be a contrarian, but I played a new Epiphone LP the other day I liked better. A little more lively. Just depends on the day and what you are trying to play in that moment.
I think the reason vintage guitars are more desirable is due to the availability of quality construction materials. This doesn’t mean that ALL vintage guitars sound better, but in general a well built vintage guitar will outshine a modern guitar purely because of that fact. Sure, there are some modern guitars that can match a quality vintage one, but it’s becoming harder to achieve as good wood etc. becomes increasingly difficult to source. Collectors definitely over-inflate vintage guitar prices for mostly nostalgic reasons, but there’s endless respected professional “players” that choose, and testify to their vintage guitars solely for the tone they produce. Of course, a true vintage guitar sound would only appeal to someone who plays the genres characteristic of the “vintage” era. 🤷🏻♂️😬
I buy $150 Fender Teles and Strats off Craigslist and repaint, require and repickup them and they sound amazing. There’s no need to pay thousands for a vintage guitar. 💀🔥💸
@@Producelikeapro The weird thing is Vai said that one of the reasons he quit was that felt rushed and didn't get to use the parts wanted to. He said many of the parts were basically demos to be replaced later, which he wasn't allowed to do.
Absolutely, some vintage guitars do sound far better than nearly anything modern… But not all… The secret is if they are old and look good you don’t want it… I’ve got a couple that can’t be matched for warmth by anything new, my 73’ Gibson destroys any newer Gibson I’ve played, doesn’t work for everything, but most things are vastly improved when using it…
3 letters PRS. Mine is the best e gtr that I have ever owned. I also have a newer Gibson J45 acoustic that sounds other worldly awesome. That being said, if I was Elon Musk, I would buy vintage, then buy Twitter and flush it down the toilet of history and make the world a better place.
Vintage guitars are not really better. The reason people think that is because back then, the good guitars were taken care of, while the bad ones were tossed away. So when people compare new and old guitars, they compare the best vintage guitars against a mix of both good and bad new guitars, leaving them thinking that older guitars were better. If you took a well built new guitar and went back in time, im sure they would say it was just as good or maybe even better than what they had back then.
I deal in old electric guitars and some of them sound awful. 70s Les Pauls which are the oldest sort of affordable les pauls are terrible junk. The frets are not suitable for modern playing and the pickups are not all that. Mid 80s ish they start to get better and 90s ones are usually very good but many have a gap between the fret end and binding that the high E gets stuck in. It was a manufacturing fault that can be fixed with baking soda and superglue but is hassle. By 2000s they got really good and apart from a couple of bad years have been very nice ever since.
I don’t think vintage sound any better...each guitar is unique and has its own vibe...being old doesn’t mean it automatically sounds good...in fact, I’ve played some horrendous vintage guitars.
20:04, simple answer to that question...Telecaster "but I play metal, WAHHHHH single coils WAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!" Yeh and? so do I ...on Tele's , single coils, have you tried a Tele bridge pick up through a 5150? its killer and heavy AF "but noise WAHHHHHHHH!" Noise gates "but ice picky high on Tele's WAAAAAAH" Tone control slight roll off "But I love the compression of Humbuckers" Ok get a Tele with Humbuckers LMAO
What is better is the question, if we define it then there is no discussion! What do you think is better about a 50 year old guitar vs a brand new guitar? Anything?
I'm not a fan of vintage electric guitars. They sound great on the old records, but those were recorded when they were still new guitars. Electric components don't get better with age. With acoustical instruments it's different. Wood does get better with age. And some of the woods that were used don't exist anymore. But I'm a player, not a collector. And a guitar that is too expansive to be treated as a guitar is rather useless to me.
Stepping in for a band member undoubtedly begins with a lot of baggage, what happened with the previous player? Chemistry and psychological energy are going to be more critical than hitting all the notes. It’s like replacing a pet to the fans. And then…. You try to be creative and move forward with the group; odds are some of the fans may be stuck in a different decade. If it was easy anyone could do it 😂
The human brain is absolutely decepting. Witnesses in crimes are not always reliable = did the suspect have white, yellow or black hat? Or even hat at all? You will get different answers the more time goes. In the same way, I have learned to never assume guitar tones without having actual A/B/C comparison recordings I can listen to instantly from each other. In the past I would swap necks (rosewood/maple/whatever) and I heard lots of difference because I spent time expecting something... Then I started to RECORD before and after, and the sound in the recordings was IDENTICAL. Swapping pickups gives audiable differences tho. Then comes somebody "but you need to hear it in the room, not recording" ..... That is so tiresome.
Supposedly the theory is the wood gets dryer with age and becomes a little more resonate Why people are using baked or roasted woods Same "theory" so the hype is
I do know an older guitar that's been played will have a different feel than a brand new one I have a 65 and 72 and a CS and MiM that were brand new and there is a difference Not saying that's the woods fault More of a broken in feel and maybe electronics or pick-ups a bit warmer A guitar that was used tends to sound better than one that wasn't
Who are some of the most influential guitar players to you? Share below!
man I love them all from bb king Robert Johnson Clapton Hendrix the list go's on
SON HOUSE - Not exactly virtuoso by common standards, but his hard-hitting Blues playing still has impact today.
John Lee Hooker, Ry Cooder, Jimi Hendrix and Rory Gallagher.
Alex Lifeson.. I grew up with Alex.. but that new album? As a man utd fan, it's like finding out he's a City fan. Illusions shattered.
With you mentioning injury's its got to be Steve Vai after his Knapsack track he did with his arm out of action on youtube .
This was great fun!
Thanks ever so much MAX! You Rock!
subbed to you dude good interview and love your guitar Green guitars are best :D
@@jacksmith4460 marvellous!
got lots of budget guitars because of you! Thanks!!
@@Group_Anonymous fantastic
Two of my favorite TH-camRS together. I enjoyed it!
Thanks ever so much! Yes, Max is a great guy!!
Max is fantastic. Great seeing him on the channel
Thanks ever so much!
Great show as always Warren Huart thank you ever so kindly! Thank you Max Carlisle you put the Dominator Hellfire Medusa through its paces and it rattled my fillings! Two amazing and gracious professionals, Dominator Guitar Pedals cannot be prouder!
You're very welcome Dom! We loved the pedal!
The pedal lived up to the name! And that's not easy!
@@GuitarMAXMusic agreed! Thanks for demoing it!
@Frank Lee fantastic!
My first time coming across Guitar MAX and loved his way of communicating. Brilliant FAQ Friday
MAX Rules!
Are you kidding? Warren AND Max??!! Two of the best lads on the interwebs! Fab!
Haha thanks Allan! Yes, Max rules!
The sound of acoustic guitars definitely can improve with age. They’re not dependent on electronics for their sound. Just wood and steel mostly.
Great point!
This is somewhat true. However, that's mostly just moisture leaving the wood and other ageing properties, all of which can be done artificially, and be more stable in the process.
@@whatskraken3886 Yup, that's the why of it. It depends on the individual guitar also. Because I've played old martins that weren't nearly as nice sounding as my relatively new Garrett...
@@whatskraken3886 Some woods don't exist anymore, like Brazilian rosewood or Honduran mahogony.
So the difference in sound is often a little more than just the aging of the wood. The (quality) guitars pre 1950 were made of different wood to begin with.
@@frieswijk Brazilian rosewood doesn’t exist anymore? uh, no.
Max is an amazing musician. I enjoy his playing and tone.
Thanks ever so much!
And, yes, Max rules!
great content i love both yalls channels......thanks for everything
Thanks John!
Yes please more guitar and musicianship talk ..
Ritchie Blackmore, Tom Verlaine and Robben Ford !
Fantastic! Yes, glad you enjoyed it!
This was great! Absolutely do more of it...following both of you for some time så great to see you together 🤘
Thanks ever so much! We love MAX, he Rocks!
@@Producelikeapro you too man!🤘🔥
I've owned guitars from the 1950s and I own brand new ones. No rule either way, old ones are not necessarily better and some new ones are fantastic. I like the character and history of an old instrument, but if they're not well maintained and set up they can be awful to play, and the pickups could have gone weak. With new ones I find quality control can be erratic so some are really good and some need repairs straight out the box. Play whatever it is, if it works for you and you fly on it, it's for you - that simple
Thanks for sharing Willem!
Plus, agreed 100%!
No vintage for me. I'm not overpaying for an old guitar. Don't care about the "history" or romanticism of an old instrument. These days you can get some really good guitars for affordable prices that are reliable for live and recording sessions. I'll take a good set up, intonation and tuning retention any day over an old Gibson that has to be retuned every minute.
Kudos!
That's how I feel... Practicality trumps Legacy. I admire and respect a vintage instrument due to it's significance in history... But it doesn't mean it's better. Guitar making isn't rocket science and it's not a lost art. If anything, modern builders are learning from old mistakes.
If people like 60's cars, they buy 60's cars. There are better and faster cars available. It's not really a big deal.
I have some very old and very desirable vintage guitars which sound fantastic, however I also have fairly new, custom built guitars or vintage reproductions that also sound fantastic and cost only a fraction of the cost to replace. We live in an age when musicians can get all sorts of exceptionally good gear at affordable prices.
Thanks ever so much for sharing Kelly! I really appreciate it
Max, love the look on your face at some points in the video. I can answer the unstated question here....
Yes, all UK players are slightly two sarnies short of a picnic.....
I include myself in that assessment..
Thanks and blessings mate.
Good to hear about your recoveries from injuries. I had a volar fracture on my left hand index finger and it was paralyzed for a year. I continued to play, even doing a few gigs with only 3 fingers by simplifying and adapting. A year later, after extensive rehabilitation exercises, I was able to use all four fingers again and it seemed it made me actually use all four fingers more extensively and might have been an asset to my playing ability. Zen Spring.
My sister just put her song out... It took us 10 years to get the song out and published. Look her up. Her Artist name is Lisa Miela and her song "So Alone". I used KRK 6" speakers to mix her song. (Edit:. It's a song containing 4 genres: Electronic, Pop, country, and Mexican drum beat ending)
Love the answer on the title question! Totally agree. And 62 Guild 😍 keep this baby! Thanks for the vid!
Thanks ever so much! I’m definitely keeping that guitar!
Alright! Hey Danz...I mean.....Max! Good to see you on here!
Thanks ever so much!!! Max Rules!
I believe the reason some old gear sounds better is because the stuff that didn't sound good when new got modded or discarded. The good sounding stuff survived.
Interesting idea! Thanks ever so much!
Yes sir, exactly, and when you find one that has deep divots in the fingerboard because it’s been played 60,000 hours then you know for sure it’s got that mojo… 😉
Flexi-discs, brilliant! That's me off up the loft...back in a few hours.
Fantastic! I remember them well!
I don't play guitar, but I guess I could learn. I'm a piano player. Do you recommend I learn guitar for my music?
Do you love guitars? Guitar music? If yes, then I say go for it! Play guitar!
I cut the first finger on my left hand with a chopsaw years ago and thought it was all over. But I became a much better guitar player after recovery because I was forced to use the other fingers. I decided I would stick with it and just kept getting better.
Thanks ever so much for sharing your experience
Love the look of that PJD, must check em out!
Fantastic!
The only electric Vintage guitars I like are the Vintage brand guitars. Awesome quality for the price
Thanks ever so much for sharing
I still have to watch the video to see what you think, but my immediate instinct on that question is "it depends what you do with them".
My own style of playing guitar but also... any other instrument, draws heavily on industrial rock and metal for influence so I'm very much of the opinion that as long as your creativity is up to the task there's no such thing as a bad sound.
I think, when dealing with an injury, it's not just about keeping your fingers nimble, but also about keeping your "musical neurons" connected in your head.
I'm not just a guitarist of 4 decades, and learned some recording engineering back in the 90's, but was also a woodworker for 3 decades. I'm no luthier, but I can easily attest to well seasoned woods having a richer tone. You can literally hear this so easily by just knocking on two planks of wood (of the same species and size obviously) where one is from a more recently felled tree, and the other plank was aged for a good number of years. These are just simple facts that anyone can test for themselves. The only hard part is finding a well-seasoned plank. But as always, feel free to fact check me.
If you're talking about electric guitars plugged into an amp you're wrong. That has been proven to be false multiple times. It has never been proved otherwise. If you mean unplugged than alright.
I think you guys have a good, relaxed rapport. Maybe you can invite special guests on. Guitar players from the bands you like (old and new)
Definitely! Thanks ever so much!
I'm of the mindset that every brand/year possesses its "diamonds in the rough" and often times its pure happenstance. The ego is often a influencerr of perception. When you own an instrument that sounds great, plays well and has a vintage lore to stroke the ego...... C"est Magnifique!
My personal top 3 guitarists.
Jeff Beck. The one and only, who was and is the inspiration and influence of so many
Al DI Meola. This man can shred better than 99% of the metal crowd, picking every note !
Mike Oldfield. A distinctive sound, a distinctive style, classical music written with modern instruments, or modern music written from a classical mindset.
As far as old guitars go, most of the ‘classic’ old guitars were hand made, even the pickups were hand wound to a certain extent.
As time went in the machines to ‘help’ became more precise, and more to the point, more ‘repeatable’.
The human was taken out of the process, which is good, and bad.
Modern guitars are very much physical clones , the necks are all about as identical as a machine can make, the bodies are all so perfectly within allowable spec, the pickups are pumped out of a machine and you can choose any one off the line and it will sound like any other from the same line.
When they were hand made, there were variations, some necks were a fraction thicker, or flatter, or wider. No 2 pickups would sound quite the same, close, but not identical. Some old guitars sound and feel amazing, some don’t. Some feel great and sound like a bag of sh!t, some feel horrible, but sound like a dream.
The same variation applies to electronics. Plugins enable you to get the identical processing on every channel, multiple instances of cloned processing.
The old hardware though … This was and is a problem to the people making these software emulations. You want to recreate a Pultec EQ, but which one ?
Abbey road Pultec is different from Sunset Sounds one, which is different from ….. , well you get the picture.
All amazing influences! Thanks ever so much for sharing
And yes, I get the picture! Thanks for sharing
A number of years ago injured my picking hand shoulder, and had trouble putting my arm over the guitar.
To play my dread sized 12 string acoustic I had to hold it perpendicular to my body to play it.
Thanks for sharing! Yes, those kinds of injures are pretty horrible!
Over many years as a luthier I have found that every guitar is a compromise based around the limited choices of wood type, hardware selection and configuration (design). Some old guitars nail their expected sound. Some new guitars do too. In the end a combination of your technique, the guitar and the sonic environment (amp, pedals, live rig or studio stuff) gives the final tone for better or worse. There is no right choice, just right context.
I have to say, that I’ve played guitars that were cheap in value, and yet, the guitar brought something to the table and the tone was just different enough to sound cool in original songs, but, owning guitars that are name brand, went both ways, and having a good tech work on them, brought the beauty out of them. I feel if it feels good and sounds good to your ear, embrace the instrument. ✌️❤️😎
Some of my faves are Wes Montgomery and Allan Holdsworth. I think there are good and not so good guitars in any time period. Older guitars tend to be more hand-made. They still can not make violins as good as Stradovarius and other older makers and luthiers are still not sure why exactly that is. Maybe the varnish ? maybe the wood? Lots of good guitars to choose from these days.
The makers of the Stradovarius had access to trees that no longer exist in such abundance. And although every little facet of an instrument has an effect on it's sound, the varnish is one of the least important. Whether or not the instrument has a finish can make a noticeable difference, but to hear the slightest difference between types of varnish is likely far beyond the capability of the human ear. The wood however does make a massive difference, just ask luthiers why they have always been so particular about the materials they use.
I don't where these luthiers who claim they don't understand the basics of instrument building are, but I have never met even one single luthier who didn't fully understand why a Stratovarius is so special. Not indeed that some of them sound better than others, and some violins built by other makers could be argued as to sounding even better.
The channel _TwoSetViolin_ recently did a challenge to see if they could tell witch violin was witch by just listening. Worth checking out to get a better idea of this phenomena.
@@aylbdrmadison1051 Interesting info Thanks Steve B.
I think it totally depends on each individual guitar. You can get great and crap in equal amounts from various ages. My oldest guitar is unplayable do to a collapsed truss rod. It's a Norman acoustic from the early mid 70s. On the other hand, my newer guitars play great and sound wonderful. But then just before the truss rod went wonky, my Norman was amazing! To this day I'm not sure what happened to it.
You beat me to it with your Tim Pierce quote. I am always seeking out guitar tones from 50s and 60s country records. I can get most of that from the pickups. Fortunately there are some really great pickup makers in the PNW you can work with to get great "vintage" tone out new pickups, on fairly affordable guitars.
well... pickups and speakers! WSG makes some great speakers for "vintage" tones.
I put my right hand out of action back in the '80s, after I cut the tendon in my thumb, and whole forearm ended up in a cast that really restricted the movement of my right hand, its flexibility, and ability to play guitar well. If I tried, it left white plaster dust all over the guitar body. It was hellishly frustrating, and such was the anguish it caused for the 6 weeks it was on, that I vowed, never to go there again. So, when a small lump, later developed on my thumb, post cast removal, I refused to go back to the hospital, in case they re-cast it. That lump was with me for years, but since it caused no further problems, I lived with it. Finally, in 2020, the non-dissolvable suture that had been left in my thumb, broke the surface of the skin, and I was able to pull it free. Funny, how important this guitar playing is, eh?
I like old guitars. I like new guitars. I like everything in between. I've been told that when I'm playing all my guitars have a short between the strap and the guitar.
yep I know were you are coming from on the cast thing I still look at the guitar and it takes me back to that point in time it was hard work but I just needed to play
Thanks ever so much!
@@Producelikeapro always welcome
you are a good guitar player...keep doing what you do...its very helpful to me...ta...😀
Thanks ever so much
Cool dude, top video. Thanks very much
Thanks Joey! I'm so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
great conversation...have an awesome day and I hope you have had a really happy easter...✌rainbows and kindness coming yours ways...
More of these!!
I have a JPG guitar. I live in York so I'm luck to have such a good luthier 5 mins from where I live.
Thanks for sharing!
A local lad, I cycle through Church Crookham regularly :)
Fantastic! Where do you live?
@@Producelikeapro sunny Farnborough !
I got a chance to play a 2014 LP Custom and my 77 Custom side by side. There was no question the heavier LP with original pickups was better. My opinion but it was tangible.
I have a 76 LP. I think that era is known for their weight. They have a particular sound for sure. Maybe it's that weight and that era's pickup?
I am not saying this to be a contrarian, but I played a new Epiphone LP the other day I liked better. A little more lively. Just depends on the day and what you are trying to play in that moment.
I just knock on all of them, till I find one I like the sound of. Mine are generally acoustic though.
I hear you! I worked in a Music Store when John Williams came by and he tapped on all the classical guitars tops without playing any of them
Not just guitars but amps.
Yes, indeed
Yay Guitar Max! 🙂
He’s the man!!
Sick guitar!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks ever so much!
Hollow bodies sound better with time (and play) ymmv
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
I think the reason vintage guitars are more desirable is due to the availability of quality construction materials. This doesn’t mean that ALL vintage guitars sound better, but in general a well built vintage guitar will outshine a modern guitar purely because of that fact.
Sure, there are some modern guitars that can match a quality vintage one, but it’s becoming harder to achieve as good wood etc. becomes increasingly difficult to source.
Collectors definitely over-inflate vintage guitar prices for mostly nostalgic reasons, but there’s endless respected professional “players” that choose, and testify to their vintage guitars solely for the tone they produce. Of course, a true vintage guitar sound would only appeal to someone who plays the genres characteristic of the “vintage” era. 🤷🏻♂️😬
I buy $150 Fender Teles and Strats off Craigslist and repaint, require and repickup them and they sound amazing. There’s no need to pay thousands for a vintage guitar. 💀🔥💸
Thanks ever so much for sharing
Skyscraper is a masterpiece.
Agreed!! A masterpiece!
Agreed!! A masterpiece!
@@Producelikeapro The weird thing is Vai said that one of the reasons he quit was that felt rushed and didn't get to use the parts wanted to. He said many of the parts were basically demos to be replaced later, which he wasn't allowed to do.
I have long thought that individuality and style, to a certain extent, come from our limitations.
Absolutely, some vintage guitars do sound far better than nearly anything modern… But not all… The secret is if they are old and look good you don’t want it… I’ve got a couple that can’t be matched for warmth by anything new, my 73’ Gibson destroys any newer Gibson I’ve played, doesn’t work for everything, but most things are vastly improved when using it…
why the lp custom is louder than the standard or studio
What brand guitar is that again please?!
PJD Guitars
Really liked this discussion! But I'm a geek... what can I say.
Thanks ever so much! Yes, Max is wonderful!
Jeff Beck is just amazing.
Agreed 100%!
Not into metal but for that is does sound correct.
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Tht wld be The Allman Brothers , Hughie Thomasson from The Outlaws . R.I.P. Later on is Brent Masson and Tom Bukovac aka uncle Larry .
3 letters PRS. Mine is the best e gtr that I have ever owned. I also have a newer Gibson J45 acoustic that sounds other worldly awesome. That being said, if I was Elon Musk, I would buy vintage, then buy Twitter and flush it down the toilet of history and make the world a better place.
Haha thanks Daniel for your great comment!
Haha thanks Daniel for your great comment!
@@Producelikeapro lol Cheers Warren!
Vintage guitars are not really better. The reason people think that is because back then, the good guitars were taken care of, while the bad ones were tossed away. So when people compare new and old guitars, they compare the best vintage guitars against a mix of both good and bad new guitars, leaving them thinking that older guitars were better. If you took a well built new guitar and went back in time, im sure they would say it was just as good or maybe even better than what they had back then.
Awesome 👌 👏 👍
Thanks so glad to be able to help! MAX Rules! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
sound like Saxon! Princess of the Night
I love Saxon! Particularly 'Wheels Of Steel' and 'Denim and Leather'! Both great albums!
I deal in old electric guitars and some of them sound awful. 70s Les Pauls which are the oldest sort of affordable les pauls are terrible junk. The frets are not suitable for modern playing and the pickups are not all that. Mid 80s ish they start to get better and 90s ones are usually very good but many have a gap between the fret end and binding that the high E gets stuck in. It was a manufacturing fault that can be fixed with baking soda and superglue but is hassle. By 2000s they got really good and apart from a couple of bad years have been very nice ever since.
Thanks ever so much for sharing your insight! I really appreciate it
Warren you'd absolutely love Guthrie Govan
a Guitar in british racing green
What’s not to love? Haha
I don’t think vintage sound any better...each guitar is unique and has its own vibe...being old doesn’t mean it automatically sounds good...in fact, I’ve played some horrendous vintage guitars.
Thanks ever so much for sharing
stratocaster means...
20:04, simple answer to that question...Telecaster "but I play metal, WAHHHHH single coils WAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Yeh and? so do I ...on Tele's , single coils, have you tried a Tele bridge pick up through a 5150? its killer and heavy AF
"but noise WAHHHHHHHH!"
Noise gates
"but ice picky high on Tele's WAAAAAAH"
Tone control slight roll off
"But I love the compression of Humbuckers"
Ok get a Tele with Humbuckers LMAO
The guitarist is much more important than the guitar, in my opinion
100% AGREED!!
In order to open this can of worms. Define “better” then we have a goal to aspire to.
What is better is the question, if we define it then there is no discussion! What do you think is better about a 50 year old guitar vs a brand new guitar? Anything?
Yes, of course. Magically because they're old with deteriorating electronics they sound better. Any guitarist thinks that is a complete bonehead.
Haha indeed, not passing current properly is often confused with being 'darker' or 'warmer' in Pro Audio.
I'm not a fan of vintage electric guitars. They sound great on the old records, but those were recorded when they were still new guitars.
Electric components don't get better with age.
With acoustical instruments it's different. Wood does get better with age. And some of the woods that were used don't exist anymore.
But I'm a player, not a collector. And a guitar that is too expansive to be treated as a guitar is rather useless to me.
The Player does have something to do with-it...just say'n...
Of course, that goes without saying!
Stepping in for a band member undoubtedly begins with a lot of baggage, what happened with the previous player? Chemistry and psychological energy are going to be more critical than hitting all the notes. It’s like replacing a pet to the fans. And then…. You try to be creative and move forward with the group; odds are some of the fans may be stuck in a different decade. If it was easy anyone could do it 😂
Of course vintage guitars tend to sound better. The dogs have long been relegated to firewood.
... do, old, record producers "sound" better ... ?
These guitars on the JPD site are over 2000 pounds thats more than $4000au not all that entry level!
Yes, I juts looked! This model is no longer on the site, I'm guessing MAX got it when it was cheaper.
Do all of you yt guitar guys live in the same house?
old guitars are worse. manufacturing gets better over time, not worse. tolerances get better, technology gets better, craftsmanship gets better.
The human brain is absolutely decepting.
Witnesses in crimes are not always reliable = did the suspect have white, yellow or black hat? Or even hat at all?
You will get different answers the more time goes.
In the same way, I have learned to never assume guitar tones without having actual A/B/C comparison recordings I can listen to instantly from each other.
In the past I would swap necks (rosewood/maple/whatever) and I heard lots of difference because I spent time expecting something...
Then I started to RECORD before and after, and the sound in the recordings was IDENTICAL.
Swapping pickups gives audiable differences tho.
Then comes somebody "but you need to hear it in the room, not recording" ..... That is so tiresome.
No.
How can a solid wood guitar get better with age rubbish only acoustic guitars get better with age
Supposedly the theory is the wood gets dryer with age and becomes a little more resonate Why people are using baked or roasted woods Same "theory" so the hype is
I’m not sure anyone would make that argument for a solid body. Hollow body, semi hollow and full blown acoustic guitars benefit most from wood aging.
I do know an older guitar that's been played will have a different feel than a brand new one I have a 65 and 72 and a CS and MiM that were brand new and there is a difference Not saying that's the woods fault More of a broken in feel and maybe electronics or pick-ups a bit warmer A guitar that was used tends to sound better than one that wasn't
If you can choose the color then why choose this ugly green?;) of course is a matter of taste and I’m kidding
Haha I LOVE that green!