Love this channel! Maybe because I'm "old" now, but a few months ago I took my collection of budget guitars (ex. Harley Benton level) and mid-level (ex. Mexican Fenders) that I accumulated over the years and decided to sell them off to get one expensive, but awesome guitar. Got a 1994 PRS Custom 24 off Reverb. Basically, sold off 14 budget guitars to afford one high quality guitar that I personally liked the color/paint job. Now I can't imagine going back to the cheap stuff. There is a WORLD of difference between my one PRS guitar and ALL the cheaper stuff I sold off. No contest. However, if I was younger, I'd still buy the HB guitar because it would be all I could afford and I'd rather have a budget guitar to make sound on/enjoy than save up for 10 years to get one expensive high quality guitar. The modern budget guitars of today absolutely stand up to the mid level stuff and some select expensive stuff. Enjoy!
His presentation is great and still entertaining but I do feel like he has strayed from giving recording/mixing advice too much, feels more like an afterthought at this point, or if he does mention it it's just to push a product (and I get you need to make money).
Glenn, you are hands down my favorite TH-cam channel. I never miss a new video. I’m not even a metal guy. I just love the knowledge and experience you share. And the screaming and sarcasm is icing on the cake.
@@tonewoodpeckerit's OK, I'm in the bathroom right now. I haven't watched either, but I am about to....let's watch it together..in the bathroom you in yours...me in mine and we will get through this. We can be poop partners...emotional, bathroom party, poop partners. Here hold my virtual hand 💩...I haven't wiped yet...sorry...🤚there you go....it'll be ok...it's just a Canadian man talking about guitars and such...OK?
Love what you do, thanks for all the hard work you put in. I just made a new “studio desk” from scratch, I hope the tone wood I used to make my desk will affect my mix tone. lol
@@SpectreSoundStudios How about this for an idea... Near the end of the year have viewers vote on songs in the bangers list and do an end-of-year top 10 (or how ever many) with the top 3 winning an award of some kind. Dont know what kind of award but maybe a sponsor could help? You would obviously need those that submit songs for review to opt in... You could call it "Fricker FM's TOP 10!"
Pretty damn cool you never stopped doing your creative artistic stuff. As a guy that’s middle aged it’s inspiring to know you worked a regular job but still kept making music/art.
Glenn I can't thank you enough. As someone who's transitioning from being a intermediate bedroom player to an advanced player beginning to find my voice on the instrument, you've saved me so much time and money.
I first heard "wiggle stick" from Rev Horton Heat back in the 90s, far superior to "tremolo bar" or even "whammy bar" for sure. I really enjoy the approach of letting the gear speak for itself, over the expectations of brand name prestige. There's great sounds at every price level and good musicians with patience, motivation, and good taste can make lots of things sound great
Love Rev Horton Heat!!!! And he DOES have a wiggle stick haha!!! Fun song! That guy’s right hand hybrid picking is fantastic!!! Anyone who has never heard him, look him up!!!! Great player!
Reverend Horton Heat has a song called Wiggle Stick that's on the Full Gospel Sounds album which came out in 1993. It compares the Bigsby on his big body Gretsch to his tally Wacker.
You want a horror story? I'll give you a horror story. I used to run sound at a local metalhead dive, with an instrumental solo project coming up on stage. His entire kit is a guitar, a sound card, and a laptop, nothing else. His guitar "sound" was mostly whale noises level of reverb. Not even exaggerating, I would've mistaken the sound for a synth pad had he not had the guitar up. Impossible to speak with the dude since he was autistic, I didn't even know if he registered that I spoke words to him half the time. NONE OF THE PEOPLE HE WAS THERE WITH lifted a finger to help this guy communicate with me. He also ran a too heavily reverbed drum "track" from the same output, which was A SINGLE DRUM BEAT ON LOOP. No fills, no start point, no end. EVERY SONG, in which you couldn't even hear his guitar playing through the ocean of reverb. He stayed on stage for 40 minutes, 15 more than his alotted time. He said "only two more songs" four times that show, once after every song. I was, uh, "not pleased" with the guy in charge of booking him, who had a personal relation to the act. Instead of him getting some 25 minutes of fame if a single one of the people he could communicate with had helped, he got the worst crowd response ever. 80% of the clubs patrons waited outside for him to finish, the ones who stayed were there for his encouragement. I was furious, frustrated, and felt sorry for the guy all at once. I couldn't even explain to him why I wasn't being nice after a while of not getting anywhere for a good while, with two previous tricky bands soundchecked and on an empty stomach.
Hey Glenn, just wanted to give you some positivity. Your consumer advice has been so valuable, I’ve found it useful giving advice to others not just for recording but every aspect. I’ve literally had to wake people up from FOMO because it’s shiny parts and told them “no you don’t need them”. Keep up the good work and never change.
The thing I like about Glenn is that he’s a person. I feel like if I met any other of the TH-cam guys I watch they would be totally different than from the camera. Glenn literally worked on cars.. said fuck it.. and made a dream come true. He’s given us gems that would have taken us 20 years to figure out and genuinely tries to save us money. For that we love you homie!
Glen, I don’t really comment with the intention of getting desired on your channel, and I really look forward to VC every week. I love hearing thoughts from both you and the community. I’ll watch regardless and I can’t be the only one!
GLEEEENNN!!!! I've finally managed to put your V30 IR to good use (into a guitar modeler) and WOW, what a difference it made compared to the stock IRs that came with the modeler. The tone came to life all of a sudden. The Lewitt 440 Pure version sounds better than the one with Shure SM57, but that's just my opinion. I can't wait to use it live! Thank you and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I've been watching your videos for years, but just subbed today. Honest info and common sense for the average joe out there is so fricken rare these days. I just bought an HB Vintage Custom II FR along with a case yesterday and got a couple patch cords, tuner, and a pedal. I did my research first from many sources but your information is by far the most accurate and plain old honest. I have to find and dust off my little Marshall now lol. From a beginner to the studio stuff along with the occasional yelling and swearing is why I subbed. And thanks Glenn. 🤘
"Getting fired for challenging authority" I can resonate with that. When I was in Job Corps(a government funded trade school) I was in welding, and the process was self paced. One day on was on a certain task which I was struggling with, but as I finally had the groove and head space to pass that test, I was suddenly pulled out as I was randomly chosen for some bullshit extra curricular activity, organized by the campus director. Me being that typical, 19 year old long haired dude in all black with a resting bitch face, I hanged in the corner with my music in. The director came up and asked me why I'm not participating. To which I responded "Because this is a waste of my time." "What is that suppose to mean?" "It means you yanked me out of class while I had a good work flow during a task I'm struggling on, and it's fucking FRIDAY so I'll have to wait until FUCKING MONDAY to give it another go." Long story short, a couple months later she managed to terminate me because of some technicality. But what she said to be before I left was "You need to respect your superiors. If the U.S. President suddenly walked in, you'd shake his hand immediately." Me being me, knowing the jig is up, I responded with a [insert non-youtube-friendly-tirade]. She kicked me because I questioned and challenged her. She didn't care that I was trying to make progress in my studies, she just hated the bruise. A year later she was fired for embezzlement.
I'm a teacher and I see it all the time with my sups. Some students think I'm a figure of authority during the first classes but later they see I'm just another person with no authority trying to teach them to the best of my ability despite my superiors' authority and old school mindset.
I love your content and appreciate everything you're doing here, Glenn. I've always been a big supporter of cheap gear and it makes me so glad that there is a youtuber out there trying to save kids money.
I love your videos Glenn. You don't push the expensive stuff. I ended up buying a Harley Benton SG style guitar. I absolutely love it. I'm getting ready to buy a Harley Benton head and cabinet. I'm not sure which one yet. I've checked your videos and have seen one in Harley Benton heads, but the cabinet you did sounded great. I just play as a hobby, but I still want the guitar to sound good. Keep up the great work.
I work on vintage tube amplifiers everyday and there's really no difference in tubes except reliability and initial failure rate in modern tubes. I've started using Reaper with a Scarlett 2i2 and the free amp sims I've tried sound incredible.
TH-camrs who complain that their work as content creators is tiring must not have done a lot of work in construction or in factories to complain about living from their passions , thank you Glenn for passing on your knowledge to us and making a living from your passion
I dunno, I can't speak for TH-camrs, but my experience is that it's possible to get burned out even when you're in a white collar job you're very passionate about. In my case, I made the change from factories, mills, and warehouses to clinical social worker in a busy emergency department. Truthfully, there are some days when I come from work and I'm mentally and physically exhausted from the workload. With that said, even at its worst, it's never been as severe as when I worked on assembly lines and in industrial settings, and my feet don't hurt every second of every day like they used to. I might have to worry about getting covered in bodily fluids, but I don't have to worry about falling off a manlift of getting my arms caught in some stupid machine. Your mileage may vary.
I recently got hold of a Harley Benton LP type guitar and with a bit of setting up is a totally solid tool. Guitars to me are tools, who cares what names on the headstock
I've got a HB SG clone and it's absolutely solid after a bit of filing and setting up which I would have had to do anyway no matter the brand, since I'm playing in B Standard. It sounds great, is solid and is disposable if anything happens
Hey Glenn, new subscriber here. I’ve been seeing some of your vids/reviews & you’ve really got me thinking about all the myths I grew up with. I’m in my 40s and just accepted things like pickups could radically change/improve tone. Your channel… wow! It really caused me to rethink things & I’m grateful. I’ve been enjoying the different things you tackle and review. Have you thought about doing some speaker reviews? I’m kinda tired of the V30 sound & recently stumbled upon the Creamback M speaker. Hoping maybe you can do some kind of deep dive/shootout/whatever you want to call it, not just on that speaker specifically but on various speakers, in general. I think it’d be great hearing from someone with recording experience on the pros/cons of different speakers, the differences that exist between them, etc. Anyway, keep up the great work bud! 🤘🏼
Heres what iv got to say, If its not broken dont fix it! your VQ vids are down to earth, straight to the point and entertaining! dont change a thing! would be cool to see a round up of your mix reviews though i keep seeing you do those streams but never have the time to watch that would be cool to see
Hey Glenn, I found your channel searching for some HB reviews. Long story short I have several of them now. 2x12 cab included. Always appreciate the unvarnished take.
My son is lefty-finding guitar for him was pain in the ass.I’ve ordered HarleyBenton for him -JA60CC and since shipping was 90$ I’ve decided to add Les Paul clone 400cc that was less then shipping cost and B stock -to my order. What a delightful surprise- JA 60 CC is fantastic, fit and finish- flawless; no buz, super low action, sounds and plays awesome. Les Paul copy is super heavy,chunky neck and tuners are bleh. Other than that- especially for people that have gorillas hends-for 88$, no complaints.Harley-Benton actually has nice selection for left handed-my son is saving for pink telecaster now. Thank you for making me aware that companies like Harley Benton even exist. And I would watch Your channel even if it was dedicated to sawing machines or home appliances, I have a soft spot for people calling out bullshiet. Happy New Year! ( more guitar test would be nice- underdogs like Firefly etc.)
Glen! You are an inspiration to so many . I've always dreamed of being a mix engineer but also am stuck working in an auto factory . Trying to find time to chase the dream is tough but you show us its possible
You inspired me to take a look at Harley Benton. I bought myself a cheap ass $120 HB flying V (Not the noisy one with active pickups!) But I've had it for about 5 months now and with some slight truss rod adjustment and simple setup, it plays amazing. Pretty much my go-to for playing anything fast because it just feels so good to me 🤘
I have a $1000 range PRS and I have a Harley Benton CST-24 that cost $250 Bucks. That HB copy is every bit as good if not better. The PRS needed more set up work as well. I love my PRS but I prefer the HB over it and that is my main guitar. The baeuty of an HB is you can mod it without devalueing the guitar.
The Harley Benton cab I bought with vintage 30s sounds like 💩. (I swear these have to be a bad batch of speakers.) With that said though I wanna see how their guitars compare..🤔
@@katielowen I have to say for that V being my first HB, yeah it needed some time and work to setup properly, but now that it is, it's pretty much my main guitar other than an LTD EX-200 that I own. For $120 I'm pretty damn impressed
@katielowen You know you can’t just expect brand new speakers to sound good, right? You’re supposed to use them so they can go through their break in period. The sound between new and broken in speakers is huge.
Love your shows Glen, I have a critic though, don't know if it's just me but I don't think the "in today's show" sections ads much to the video, I'd much rather listen to the intro because that eagle has landed riff is amazing, great work on that mix
I will say as a bass player, and only a bass player. I don't play guitar, I don't record music. Viewers comments is one of your videos I always tune in for. I love the shoot out videos, the Mythbusters episodes and the guitar reviews. I tune in for some of the others also. I understand bass is not your bread and butter but more videos about bass speakers and maybe some shoot outs pr something would be awesome.
Glenn, sometimes changing pickups makes a huge difference. I recently put spare EMG 81/85 into a guitar that had stock Epiphone pickups from 10+ years ago. It was a night and day difference and the main thing was the usability of the neck and middle position. By having close to a matched set it gave me three variations of the same thing instead of a usable stock pickup and a really muddy neck pickup.
Glenn is reliable because he doesn't just promote items to sell, he calls companies out when they mess up. I would like to see more videos demonstrating how well the equipment holds up in terms of durability and longevity. Glenn is a real one and isn't bought out like Sweetwater, Andertons or Guitar Center.
Feels like a lot of TH-camrs quit or went on break in the past few months (and that's fine, it's good to know when to end projects). So it's nice to see you still have fresh ideas on the way for the near future.
Also perfect timing with that comment on American manufacturing right on the heels of the Boeing incident. A cracked guitar is money badly spent at worst, I'd prefer if the biggest airplane manufacturer didn't get the quality control of Tesla.
Thanks Glenn, really needed to watch you today just to take my mind off things beyond my control. I won't spoil anyone's day by talking about it, but sometimes it just good to be able to invite you into the room for 20 minutes and smile at viewers comments both good and crazy haha 😎
the console video was my first video, i subscribed based on that video, then i saw the musician texts and got hooked, now, here i am, watching every single video you put out
”Changing your tubes out really only shifts amplitude”, you can’t say it more clearly than that! Reading up on the basics of how a tube circuit works will tell you exactly the same thing. I play bass, if I can read and understand it, a guitar player should be able to. Thank you for promoting sanity!
Thank you for your advices. I bought thanks to you the same harley benton SG and its fantastic. As long they produce good products in reasonable prices why not support them. It's a lesson to other makers to improve.
I know you have your professional courses, but creating playlist tutorials for learning how to mix for the common player / wannabe content creator from scratch can really help. I think that sharing your knowledge to a basic level will benefit us viewers, as no one really explains everything from the beginning on TH-cam. Cheers, a subscriber that used your "get your band ready for the studio" on 2013/2014🔥
I would love to see a video on your take of fine tuning guitar "tone" from the strings to the speaker. I've watched a bunch of your videos and would like to see a couple of different signal chains.
Yayy, THAT should squish the used prices - great plan! Does that mean a five string bass player is HALF way to being a (soooo intelligent, lol) Guitarist ;)
@@Bloor005 It is. Though six string basses tend to come in two flavors: bass 6 / VI, tuned E to E; and six string bass, tuned B to C. Bass 6 is essentially a baritone guitar (usually 30" scale) that is tuned down one octave.
Happy new year Glenn! On the recording with distortion topic. In your opinion, are new strings less important if you are only recording distorted guitars? Because I do ear a big difference in tone on a clean channel when having new strings, but to me it seems on a distortion channel the tone is similar with new strings vs old strings. I don't know maybe it's something you can verify... puck you Glenn!
I actually found a great way to improve my guitar sound thanks to Glenn. I started playing more and practicing. Now when other musicians hear me play and think I sound great! And I haven’t changed a single thing in my guitar rig! 😂😂
Glad to hear that you are not burnt out and have a load of ideas for 2024 (and beyond) I am very much looking forward top the console install. What you said about working in manufacturing that allowed your mind to wander - that's exactly the story for Einstein. He chose a boring job that let his mind run free - which then developed into his world-changing theorems.
Hey Glenn love the fact that you shoot it straight. When it comes to guitar amps, more people should do research on rigs from yesteyear. I picked up a Fender Super 60, never seen the light of stage and has been retubed. For all those people who want to purchase a Rivera, you can thank Paul for working on this amp and design just before he left Fender to start up his own company
January is a rough month for content for many TH-cam professionals, especially musicians. NAMM in particular makes it hard with the exception of all the damned NAMM videos- ugh. Looking forward to February, where we get back to mix reviews, more fearless gear, and hopefully some new mix tutorials. I’d really love to see you use ELE in a mix from start to finish, seeing how you’d use the UI to tweak and perfect the drum sound in the plugin. So enjoy your January, my friend, because i have big expectations for your ass!!!
About retention on YT and the sorts, when all is said and done a person needs his rest, if you neglect that you risk all kinds of sht, both physical and mental. Taking a leave and actually having a holiday or multiple shorter ones in a year, is good. No shame in taking a break once in a while, hell, youve earned it thru hard work.
Glen, love the content. Ive learned alot more then I care to admit too. Thank you. I would like to see a little more about recording bass. Ive seen in other videos you just di the bass and work you digital mojo. Why not mic a bass cab? I can put my coloring books down long enough for a lesson. Also loved the bill and ted outro.
Glen, if you do change things up some, dont change them too much. Your brutal honesty has got you where you're at. The people you have p*ssed off are mad because you hit a nerve and spoke the truth. Truth isn't real popular anymore. BTW, i took your advice and bought a Harley Benton / Celestion cab, awesome deal thanks brother!
We appreciate you too Glenn! You asked for suggestions. I'm not sure if it's good, but videoed question submissions might be a neat addition if done a certain way
I think upgrading pickups does change the tone a lot if you have crap pickups to start with. I had a mid-90's LP that I thought was ok, then I bought an Iron Gear rolling mill bridge (only around £30) and it made a big difference. This was with medium to high gain settings. I think once you hit a certain threshold of quality though, the differences quickly become hard to tell apart. Anything Iron Gear/Tonerider and above is good enough to do the job.
Hi Glenn, what are your thoughts on kit guitars? I bought the bottom-dollar Telecaster-style guitar from Solo Guitars and I'm very pleased with it. It needed quite a bit of attention to detail, but overall I found it to be overall a very rewarding and satisfying experience, for a software guy.
Gleeeeeen! I had to change the pickups of my amarok which is notoriously mounts the retroactive 70 because the one at the bridge whistled uncontrollably, so I decided to replace them with some Fleor that I paid € 30 on Amazon... they are perfect and the whistle is gone. NOICE 👌🏻
Would love to see you do a shootout or review of in ear monitors. Not exactly guitars or directly related, but all musicians will end up using some at some point and a video from a pro about the pros and cons and what to look for, what not to look for would be great... I recently came across some budget ones from companies such as "M-Vave" and "Lekato" and cant help but wonder if we can get away with using something so compact and cheap these days.
I actually got the Harley Benton 2x12 V30 because on of your videos on it. I tested it against a Palmer 2x12 V30 cab and they both sound vastly different. The HB one doesn't sound bad, but not good either. Don't know why....can always just change out the speakers. Great video cheers! :)
I'm glad you brought up, I was just thinking about pitching an idea to you this morning, but was not sure how to go about doing so..... Not sure how much to type here.... I'm a broka ass musician that needs my next album album mixed by someone that can hear.... And thought you could make a show about it.... Hit me up any time, operate 24/7 at Grow House studio in Halifax Nova Scotia so I don't have to waste money on weed :)
That's why I like you, Glenn! Down to earth guy and you get life! The factory style work was my life (very mind numbing) factory farming pigs for 10 years and then did some construction jobs and then I washed and fixed plastic seed boxes for the biggest seed companies in the world, shit pay for all of them, no overtime for years working in agriculture because those rich bastards don't have to pay their workers overtime for some f#$&ed up reason, the seed box cleaning factory was 12 hour days all the time, because other douches wouldn't show up to work and constantly understaffed. Now after my years of hard work, my back is completely shit now and have been through two back surgeries and more than likely will have more surgeries down the road, this has sparked music interest again I have been learning so much from you Glenn and appreciate it very much, any suggestions for music or audio jobs that you would suggest for someone physically disabled, I have no clue what to do or where to look but I do love music, Thanks again Glenn!
I honestly haven't seen a big difference in "power tubes" but I have noticed a difference using preamp tubes. There was a noticeable difference between EL34's and 6L6's. I had a recording dated from the early 2000's somewhere, don't know if I still have it, but it was using a modded ADA MP-1 with the 3TM mod done to it (for those who know), and using different preamps tubes on that unit, that was going into a Mesa 50/Fifty power amp into an older Marshall 1984B cab... cannot remember the speakers in it... but the preamp tubes did change the sound. And I have noticed this on amp tubes also, power tubes, not so much. I'll try finding that clip and sending it off to you...
Anyone remember the original Garage Band web site where you rated bands songs and then you could put your songs up for review! Way ahead of their time! Cheers from Montreal!
Thanks for yet another interesting video, I've always called it "a wank handle". Anyway, moving onto this valve/tube business, my Dad was a radio and TV engineer back in the 70's and 80's when I was growing up and I vaguely remember helping him test valves on his Oscilloscope. This gives a visual representation of the valves characteristics, I wonder if there is a way you could utilise this to demonstrate the fact that changing valves for different brands does/doesn't have any effect? Also, perhaps include some equivalents including the more modern Soviet valves and newly manufactured valves vs N.O.S valves to see if there are any differences and how that would relate to an amplifier and where any (if any) different power characteristics were delivered.
Agitate, Educate, Organize! Your channel and Jim Lil’s got my head out of my ass regarding guitar tone coming from the guitar itself. Traded a lil cash and Peavy Vypyr 1 for a 6505+ 112 combo. Got a HB JA-20HH just to tear it down and rebuild it as a project with my son. Tuners, bridge, and pickups. When I was 14 I never imagined taking a neck of a guitar for fear I’d ruin it. Got a HB 2x12 V30 cabinet. Absolutely love it with the 6505. Next project is finishing a 7 string kit, then build a 2x12 cabinet for DV-77 speakers. Thanks for the great videos. It’s way more fun spreading the funds further for the guitar habit.
Resubscribed after watching this, tbh I have no idea why I left. Around 8 minutes really reminded me why I loved your work in the first place. FTR, I'm a slacker just like you. I am sitting in a house I bought on the East Coast of Australia for a few hundred thousand. Today it's worth about 1.5 Mil USD. I'm not cheering, I have kids.
I grabbed the Harley benton sg Jr clone,its got Wilkinson tuners and a roswell P-90. And I love it, it does everything great and it feels amazing. Best part is I paid $300 shipped to my door.
I think the biggest bang for the buck for many settings are the Harley Benton 4x12 mixed speaker cabs with the two of V30's/Greenbacks/Creambacks. They're two different sounding 2x12 cabs in one box you can change between for the price of one 2x12 from a big name with poorer speakers.
Hey glen! Im a very experienced commercial Director of Photography considering a career change into Audio Engineering. It's cool to hear about that transition.
Love this channel! Maybe because I'm "old" now, but a few months ago I took my collection of budget guitars (ex. Harley Benton level) and mid-level (ex. Mexican Fenders) that I accumulated over the years and decided to sell them off to get one expensive, but awesome guitar. Got a 1994 PRS Custom 24 off Reverb. Basically, sold off 14 budget guitars to afford one high quality guitar that I personally liked the color/paint job. Now I can't imagine going back to the cheap stuff. There is a WORLD of difference between my one PRS guitar and ALL the cheaper stuff I sold off. No contest. However, if I was younger, I'd still buy the HB guitar because it would be all I could afford and I'd rather have a budget guitar to make sound on/enjoy than save up for 10 years to get one expensive high quality guitar. The modern budget guitars of today absolutely stand up to the mid level stuff and some select expensive stuff. Enjoy!
I´m really loving this ¨New Glenn¨ phase, calm, sarcastic and brilliant. keep the good work man!
Yes. He's learned to really pick and choose when he ramps up. It's like.. it's like dynamic aggression and I'm very much here for it lmao.
"dynamic aggression" I like it, well played@@natearchuleta2003
Yeah that’s why I stopped watching him it was just constant yellinv
... and yet, here you are!!@@Redraptor6214
His presentation is great and still entertaining but I do feel like he has strayed from giving recording/mixing advice too much, feels more like an afterthought at this point, or if he does mention it it's just to push a product (and I get you need to make money).
Glenn, you are hands down my favorite TH-cam channel. I never miss a new video. I’m not even a metal guy. I just love the knowledge and experience you share. And the screaming and sarcasm is icing on the cake.
My feelings are hurt. Not sure why, didn't watch yet. I will update!
18 minutes have passed, how are you feeling now?
😂 well played 🤘🤓😁
Went to bathroom, I have to to confess I went full Crying game mode. How can I NOT find anything offensive?
@@tonewoodpeckerit's OK, I'm in the bathroom right now. I haven't watched either, but I am about to....let's watch it together..in the bathroom you in yours...me in mine and we will get through this. We can be poop partners...emotional, bathroom party, poop partners. Here hold my virtual hand 💩...I haven't wiped yet...sorry...🤚there you go....it'll be ok...it's just a Canadian man talking about guitars and such...OK?
Maybe a duo OF channel? We will be millionaires by the summer!
Love what you do, thanks for all the hard work you put in. I just made a new “studio desk” from scratch, I hope the tone wood I used to make my desk will affect my mix tone. lol
Don't forget the impact that your choice of nails and screws and glue will have on the final tone 😂
I'd love to see a best of the worst budget entry level guitar shootout
Fantastic idea!
Cheapest Squier vs Cheapest Epiphone vs Harley Benton maybe?
@@SpectreSoundStudios How about this for an idea...
Near the end of the year have viewers vote on songs in the bangers list and do an end-of-year top 10 (or how ever many) with the top 3 winning an award of some kind. Dont know what kind of award but maybe a sponsor could help? You would obviously need those that submit songs for review to opt in... You could call it "Fricker FM's TOP 10!"
This would be great content
Pretty damn cool you never stopped doing your creative artistic stuff. As a guy that’s middle aged it’s inspiring to know you worked a regular job but still kept making music/art.
Glenn I can't thank you enough. As someone who's transitioning from being a intermediate bedroom player to an advanced player beginning to find my voice on the instrument, you've saved me so much time and money.
I first heard "wiggle stick" from Rev Horton Heat back in the 90s, far superior to "tremolo bar" or even "whammy bar" for sure. I really enjoy the approach of letting the gear speak for itself, over the expectations of brand name prestige. There's great sounds at every price level and good musicians with patience, motivation, and good taste can make lots of things sound great
Same
We used to call a whammy bar a wiggle stick back in the 80s.
Love Rev Horton Heat!!!! And he DOES have a wiggle stick haha!!! Fun song! That guy’s right hand hybrid picking is fantastic!!! Anyone who has never heard him, look him up!!!! Great player!
Same here. Best Reverend ever.
It's a vibrato bar.
That's what David Gilmour calls it.
When in doubt, do whatever Gilmour does.
Show keeps getting better and better and sounds like a crazy exciting year ahead, thank you for keeping on and cheers to a great year!!
Reverend Horton Heat has a song called Wiggle Stick that's on the Full Gospel Sounds album which came out in 1993. It compares the Bigsby on his big body Gretsch to his tally Wacker.
Exiting times.. looking forward to it !! good luck with the install & can't wait to see it 😎🤘
Would love to have more industry horror storries (both from studio and live). This could definitively spice up the friday comment runthroughs
You want a horror story? I'll give you a horror story. I used to run sound at a local metalhead dive, with an instrumental solo project coming up on stage. His entire kit is a guitar, a sound card, and a laptop, nothing else. His guitar "sound" was mostly whale noises level of reverb. Not even exaggerating, I would've mistaken the sound for a synth pad had he not had the guitar up. Impossible to speak with the dude since he was autistic, I didn't even know if he registered that I spoke words to him half the time. NONE OF THE PEOPLE HE WAS THERE WITH lifted a finger to help this guy communicate with me. He also ran a too heavily reverbed drum "track" from the same output, which was A SINGLE DRUM BEAT ON LOOP. No fills, no start point, no end. EVERY SONG, in which you couldn't even hear his guitar playing through the ocean of reverb. He stayed on stage for 40 minutes, 15 more than his alotted time. He said "only two more songs" four times that show, once after every song. I was, uh, "not pleased" with the guy in charge of booking him, who had a personal relation to the act. Instead of him getting some 25 minutes of fame if a single one of the people he could communicate with had helped, he got the worst crowd response ever. 80% of the clubs patrons waited outside for him to finish, the ones who stayed were there for his encouragement.
I was furious, frustrated, and felt sorry for the guy all at once. I couldn't even explain to him why I wasn't being nice after a while of not getting anywhere for a good while, with two previous tricky bands soundchecked and on an empty stomach.
Hey Glenn, just wanted to give you some positivity.
Your consumer advice has been so valuable, I’ve found it useful giving advice to others not just for recording but every aspect.
I’ve literally had to wake people up from FOMO because it’s shiny parts and told them “no you don’t need them”.
Keep up the good work and never change.
Glenn, Big congrats on the new Neve...you earned it! Looking forward to the install vids.
I bought a Harley Benton "Explorer" with active EMGs. It's quiet and plays beautifully! One of my favorite guitars!
"Wiggle stick" has been around for decades. Great video as usual. 😉👍
I was in the middle of pretentiously typing that myself when I glanced down and saw your comment. Well done.
Yep, Reverend Horton Heat even has a song called Wiggle Stick
Thanks again Glen and Ziz! Good luck on the install! Very excited for that video. Love and Chugs 🤘🧡🤘
I love your accepted 'fact' test videos, very well presented and informative. So glad you have more in mind.
The thing I like about Glenn is that he’s a person. I feel like if I met any other of the TH-cam guys I watch they would be totally different than from the camera. Glenn literally worked on cars.. said fuck it.. and made a dream come true.
He’s given us gems that would have taken us 20 years to figure out and genuinely tries to save us money. For that we love you homie!
I really like get quality of your content, Glenn! Take your time with the new equipment. Cant wait to see the video!
You're work ethic is amazing. I've also been noticing a lot of creators have been burning out. Keep up the good work.
Glen, I don’t really comment with the intention of getting desired on your channel, and I really look forward to VC every week. I love hearing thoughts from both you and the community. I’ll watch regardless and I can’t be the only one!
GLEEEENNN!!!! I've finally managed to put your V30 IR to good use (into a guitar modeler) and WOW, what a difference it made compared to the stock IRs that came with the modeler. The tone came to life all of a sudden. The Lewitt 440 Pure version sounds better than the one with Shure SM57, but that's just my opinion. I can't wait to use it live! Thank you and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Been a fan of this channel for years. No need to ever changeva thing, Glenn. Keep up the great work!!!
I've been watching your videos for years, but just subbed today. Honest info and common sense for the average joe out there is so fricken rare these days. I just bought an HB Vintage Custom II FR along with a case yesterday and got a couple patch cords, tuner, and a pedal. I did my research first from many sources but your information is by far the most accurate and plain old honest. I have to find and dust off my little Marshall now lol. From a beginner to the studio stuff along with the occasional yelling and swearing is why I subbed. And thanks Glenn. 🤘
"Getting fired for challenging authority"
I can resonate with that. When I was in Job Corps(a government funded trade school) I was in welding, and the process was self paced.
One day on was on a certain task which I was struggling with, but as I finally had the groove and head space to pass that test, I was suddenly pulled out as I was randomly chosen for some bullshit extra curricular activity, organized by the campus director.
Me being that typical, 19 year old long haired dude in all black with a resting bitch face, I hanged in the corner with my music in. The director came up and asked me why I'm not participating. To which I responded "Because this is a waste of my time." "What is that suppose to mean?" "It means you yanked me out of class while I had a good work flow during a task I'm struggling on, and it's fucking FRIDAY so I'll have to wait until FUCKING MONDAY to give it another go."
Long story short, a couple months later she managed to terminate me because of some technicality. But what she said to be before I left was "You need to respect your superiors. If the U.S. President suddenly walked in, you'd shake his hand immediately." Me being me, knowing the jig is up, I responded with a [insert non-youtube-friendly-tirade].
She kicked me because I questioned and challenged her. She didn't care that I was trying to make progress in my studies, she just hated the bruise. A year later she was fired for embezzlement.
I'm a teacher and I see it all the time with my sups. Some students think I'm a figure of authority during the first classes but later they see I'm just another person with no authority trying to teach them to the best of my ability despite my superiors' authority and old school mindset.
So, you screwed up. Welcome to the real world. Keep at it and quit complaining.
Well karma IS a bitch!
@@DesertScorpionKSA NO she didn't!
Or you could've just done the damn thing and returned to class. But what am I talking about? I only graduated from what you threw away.
I love your content and appreciate everything you're doing here, Glenn. I've always been a big supporter of cheap gear and it makes me so glad that there is a youtuber out there trying to save kids money.
👍 for thinking about the little guy. My 16 year old son is getting into Metal, Happy Dad! Good gear for an affordable price will go a long way. 🎸🎸
I love your videos Glenn. You don't push the expensive stuff. I ended up buying a Harley Benton SG style guitar. I absolutely love it. I'm getting ready to buy a Harley Benton head and cabinet. I'm not sure which one yet. I've checked your videos and have seen one in Harley Benton heads, but the cabinet you did sounded great. I just play as a hobby, but I still want the guitar to sound good. Keep up the great work.
That feedback woodchuck was so hilarious and unexpected, I was lucky to not spit out my coffee! Nice one mr. video editor!
Love your vids, can you review the Harley Benton Amarok-6? I heard they're one of their best lines.
I work on vintage tube amplifiers everyday and there's really no difference in tubes except reliability and initial failure rate in modern tubes. I've started using Reaper with a Scarlett 2i2 and the free amp sims I've tried sound incredible.
TH-camrs who complain that their work as content creators is tiring must not have done a lot of work in construction or in factories to complain about living from their passions , thank you Glenn for passing on your knowledge to us and making a living from your passion
I dunno, I can't speak for TH-camrs, but my experience is that it's possible to get burned out even when you're in a white collar job you're very passionate about. In my case, I made the change from factories, mills, and warehouses to clinical social worker in a busy emergency department. Truthfully, there are some days when I come from work and I'm mentally and physically exhausted from the workload. With that said, even at its worst, it's never been as severe as when I worked on assembly lines and in industrial settings, and my feet don't hurt every second of every day like they used to. I might have to worry about getting covered in bodily fluids, but I don't have to worry about falling off a manlift of getting my arms caught in some stupid machine. Your mileage may vary.
It's a mindset
Great Job! Being honest is the best part about your show. You've got an opinion. I love it!
I am so glad I found this channel! The content is awesome and I love the reviews. Keep up the good work!
I recently got hold of a Harley Benton LP type guitar and with a bit of setting up is a totally solid tool. Guitars to me are tools, who cares what names on the headstock
Very well said, dude! I only play HB except one Epiphone. I only keep it because it was my first one. The other Epi sold some time ago to a friend.
Except The name "harley benton" is soooo corny and stupid😂
I've got a HB SG clone and it's absolutely solid after a bit of filing and setting up which I would have had to do anyway no matter the brand, since I'm playing in B Standard. It sounds great, is solid and is disposable if anything happens
Hey Glenn, I love fact that you are willing to try out crappy gear so consumers don't get screwed. Thanks for taking one for the team.... so to speak.
Hey Glenn, new subscriber here. I’ve been seeing some of your vids/reviews & you’ve really got me thinking about all the myths I grew up with. I’m in my 40s and just accepted things like pickups could radically change/improve tone. Your channel… wow! It really caused me to rethink things & I’m grateful. I’ve been enjoying the different things you tackle and review. Have you thought about doing some speaker reviews? I’m kinda tired of the V30 sound & recently stumbled upon the Creamback M speaker. Hoping maybe you can do some kind of deep dive/shootout/whatever you want to call it, not just on that speaker specifically but on various speakers, in general. I think it’d be great hearing from someone with recording experience on the pros/cons of different speakers, the differences that exist between them, etc. Anyway, keep up the great work bud! 🤘🏼
Heres what iv got to say, If its not broken dont fix it! your VQ vids are down to earth, straight to the point and entertaining! dont change a thing! would be cool to see a round up of your mix reviews though i keep seeing you do those streams but never have the time to watch that would be cool to see
Hey Glenn, I found your channel searching for some HB reviews. Long story short I have several of them now. 2x12 cab included. Always appreciate the unvarnished take.
My son is lefty-finding guitar for him was pain in the ass.I’ve ordered HarleyBenton for him -JA60CC and since shipping was 90$ I’ve decided to add Les Paul clone 400cc that was less then shipping cost and B stock -to my order.
What a delightful surprise- JA 60 CC is fantastic, fit and finish- flawless; no buz, super low action, sounds and plays awesome.
Les Paul copy is super heavy,chunky neck and tuners are bleh. Other than that- especially for people that have gorillas hends-for 88$, no complaints.Harley-Benton actually has nice selection for left handed-my son is saving for pink telecaster now. Thank you for making me aware that companies like Harley Benton even exist.
And I would watch Your channel even if it was dedicated to sawing machines or home appliances, I have a soft spot for people calling out bullshiet.
Happy New Year!
( more guitar test would be nice- underdogs like Firefly etc.)
I live and die by the SC-DLX Gotoh but they stopped making it in black :/
Glen! You are an inspiration to so many . I've always dreamed of being a mix engineer but also am stuck working in an auto factory . Trying to find time to chase the dream is tough but you show us its possible
You inspired me to take a look at Harley Benton. I bought myself a cheap ass $120 HB flying V (Not the noisy one with active pickups!)
But I've had it for about 5 months now and with some slight truss rod adjustment and simple setup, it plays amazing. Pretty much my go-to for playing anything fast because it just feels so good to me 🤘
I have a $1000 range PRS and I have a Harley Benton CST-24 that cost $250 Bucks. That HB copy is every bit as good if not better. The PRS needed more set up work as well. I love my PRS but I prefer the HB over it and that is my main guitar. The baeuty of an HB is you can mod it without devalueing the guitar.
The Harley Benton cab I bought with vintage 30s sounds like 💩. (I swear these have to be a bad batch of speakers.) With that said though I wanna see how their guitars compare..🤔
@@katielowen I have to say for that V being my first HB, yeah it needed some time and work to setup properly, but now that it is, it's pretty much my main guitar other than an LTD EX-200 that I own. For $120 I'm pretty damn impressed
@katielowen You know you can’t just expect brand new speakers to sound good, right? You’re supposed to use them so they can go through their break in period. The sound between new and broken in speakers is huge.
@@katielowen What is your set up? Harley Benton dont make the speakers. Are you trying to run a modeler into it or something? .
Damn dude you're getting a Neve? Congrats man! Very inspirational. Been watching and laughing along with ya for years. Keep up the awesome work
Love your shows Glen, I have a critic though, don't know if it's just me but I don't think the "in today's show" sections ads much to the video, I'd much rather listen to the intro because that eagle has landed riff is amazing, great work on that mix
You are going to love the Neve! Mixing in the box is convenient, but the Neve has a certain something you can’t get from a computer.
Really enjoying your videos, got few tips for my home studio, keep up good work Glen
I will say as a bass player, and only a bass player. I don't play guitar, I don't record music. Viewers comments is one of your videos I always tune in for. I love the shoot out videos, the Mythbusters episodes and the guitar reviews. I tune in for some of the others also. I understand bass is not your bread and butter but more videos about bass speakers and maybe some shoot outs pr something would be awesome.
I agree to 100% i am a just bass player like you …
Glenn my favorite thing you do is the myth busting and the amp comparisons between expensive and cheap and digital/modeling vs tubes.
Glenn, sometimes changing pickups makes a huge difference. I recently put spare EMG 81/85 into a guitar that had stock Epiphone pickups from 10+ years ago. It was a night and day difference and the main thing was the usability of the neck and middle position. By having close to a matched set it gave me three variations of the same thing instead of a usable stock pickup and a really muddy neck pickup.
Glenn is reliable because he doesn't just promote items to sell, he calls companies out when they mess up. I would like to see more videos demonstrating how well the equipment holds up in terms of durability and longevity. Glenn is a real one and isn't bought out like Sweetwater, Andertons or Guitar Center.
Feels like a lot of TH-camrs quit or went on break in the past few months (and that's fine, it's good to know when to end projects). So it's nice to see you still have fresh ideas on the way for the near future.
Also perfect timing with that comment on American manufacturing right on the heels of the Boeing incident. A cracked guitar is money badly spent at worst, I'd prefer if the biggest airplane manufacturer didn't get the quality control of Tesla.
Thanks Glenn, really needed to watch you today just to take my mind off things beyond my control. I won't spoil anyone's day by talking about it, but sometimes it just good to be able to invite you into the room for 20 minutes and smile at viewers comments both good and crazy haha 😎
Hey! I enjoyed this video! It felt like hanging out with you. I enjoyed the chill presentation. Keep up the good work!
the console video was my first video, i subscribed based on that video, then i saw the musician texts and got hooked, now, here i am, watching every single video you put out
”Changing your tubes out really only shifts amplitude”, you can’t say it more clearly than that!
Reading up on the basics of how a tube circuit works will tell you exactly the same thing. I play bass, if I can read and understand it, a guitar player should be able to.
Thank you for promoting sanity!
Thank you for your advices. I bought thanks to you the same harley benton SG and its fantastic. As long they produce good products in reasonable prices why not support them. It's a lesson to other makers to improve.
Been here for many years Glenn you always put out fire quality videos! Keep it going bro!
I'm so excited for you Glenn!! Keep doing what your doing especially if you love doing it. Your friend Zack
Thanks glenn, I have a squire affinity jazzmaster, and it's awesome. Cheap, ton of fun, what a time to be a guitarist!
I know you have your professional courses, but creating playlist tutorials for learning how to mix for the common player / wannabe content creator from scratch can really help. I think that sharing your knowledge to a basic level will benefit us viewers, as no one really explains everything from the beginning on TH-cam.
Cheers, a subscriber that used your "get your band ready for the studio" on 2013/2014🔥
I would love to see a video on your take of fine tuning guitar "tone" from the strings to the speaker. I've watched a bunch of your videos and would like to see a couple of different signal chains.
You know, let's call 9 string guitars what they really are; short-scale, extended range BASS. And we all know what bass players are like.
Yayy, THAT should squish the used prices - great plan!
Does that mean a five string bass player is HALF way to being a (soooo intelligent, lol) Guitarist ;)
@@petegaslondon The 5 string bass I saw a while back had a lower B string on it (BEADG). Dont know if thats the standard.
Yeah, that works for me ;) and thats what most of 'em have @@Bloor005
@@Bloor005 It is. Though six string basses tend to come in two flavors: bass 6 / VI, tuned E to E; and six string bass, tuned B to C. Bass 6 is essentially a baritone guitar (usually 30" scale) that is tuned down one octave.
Happy new year Glenn! On the recording with distortion topic. In your opinion, are new strings less important if you are only recording distorted guitars? Because I do ear a big difference in tone on a clean channel when having new strings, but to me it seems on a distortion channel the tone is similar with new strings vs old strings. I don't know maybe it's something you can verify... puck you Glenn!
I actually found a great way to improve my guitar sound thanks to Glenn. I started playing more and practicing. Now when other musicians hear me play and think I sound great! And I haven’t changed a single thing in my guitar rig! 😂😂
It's amazing how practice improves your sound; figuring that out without spending a fortune in a great thing.
A console oh baby! Good for you man that will change things. Can't wait to see it and hear it!
Glad to hear that you are not burnt out and have a load of ideas for 2024 (and beyond)
I am very much looking forward top the console install.
What you said about working in manufacturing that allowed your mind to wander - that's exactly the story for Einstein.
He chose a boring job that let his mind run free - which then developed into his world-changing theorems.
Hey Glenn love the fact that you shoot it straight. When it comes to guitar amps, more people should do research on rigs from yesteyear. I picked up a Fender Super 60, never seen the light of stage and has been retubed. For all those people who want to purchase a Rivera, you can thank Paul for working on this amp and design just before he left Fender to start up his own company
January is a rough month for content for many TH-cam professionals, especially musicians. NAMM in particular makes it hard with the exception of all the damned NAMM videos- ugh. Looking forward to February, where we get back to mix reviews, more fearless gear, and hopefully some new mix tutorials. I’d really love to see you use ELE in a mix from start to finish, seeing how you’d use the UI to tweak and perfect the drum sound in the plugin.
So enjoy your January, my friend, because i have big expectations for your ass!!!
About retention on YT and the sorts, when all is said and done a person needs his rest, if you neglect that you risk all kinds of sht, both physical and mental.
Taking a leave and actually having a holiday or multiple shorter ones in a year, is good. No shame in taking a break once in a while, hell, youve earned it thru hard work.
Glen, love the content. Ive learned alot more then I care to admit too. Thank you. I would like to see a little more about recording bass. Ive seen in other videos you just di the bass and work you digital mojo. Why not mic a bass cab? I can put my coloring books down long enough for a lesson. Also loved the bill and ted outro.
Glen, if you do change things up some, dont change them too much. Your brutal honesty has got you where you're at. The people you have p*ssed off are mad because you hit a nerve and spoke the truth. Truth isn't real popular anymore. BTW, i took your advice and bought a Harley Benton / Celestion cab, awesome deal thanks brother!
We appreciate you too Glenn! You asked for suggestions. I'm not sure if it's good, but videoed question submissions might be a neat addition if done a certain way
Nice man, can't wait to see the thing installed!
Good morning Glenn happy new year Rock ON!!! Probably need to do more random polls in the "community" tab here on TH-cam
I think upgrading pickups does change the tone a lot if you have crap pickups to start with. I had a mid-90's LP that I thought was ok, then I bought an Iron Gear rolling mill bridge (only around £30) and it made a big difference. This was with medium to high gain settings. I think once you hit a certain threshold of quality though, the differences quickly become hard to tell apart. Anything Iron Gear/Tonerider and above is good enough to do the job.
Hi Glenn, what are your thoughts on kit guitars? I bought the bottom-dollar Telecaster-style guitar from Solo Guitars and I'm very pleased with it. It needed quite a bit of attention to detail, but overall I found it to be overall a very rewarding and satisfying experience, for a software guy.
Gleeeeeen! I had to change the pickups of my amarok which is notoriously mounts the retroactive 70 because the one at the bridge whistled uncontrollably, so I decided to replace them with some Fleor that I paid € 30 on Amazon... they are perfect and the whistle is gone. NOICE 👌🏻
Would love to see you do a shootout or review of in ear monitors. Not exactly guitars or directly related, but all musicians will end up using some at some point and a video from a pro about the pros and cons and what to look for, what not to look for would be great... I recently came across some budget ones from companies such as "M-Vave" and "Lekato" and cant help but wonder if we can get away with using something so compact and cheap these days.
Glenn, I've always held you in high regard but my resepct for you somehow keeps skyrocketing every video. Don't change.
I actually got the Harley Benton 2x12 V30 because on of your videos on it. I tested it against a Palmer 2x12 V30 cab and they both sound vastly different. The HB one doesn't sound bad, but not good either. Don't know why....can always just change out the speakers. Great video cheers! :)
I'm glad you brought up, I was just thinking about pitching an idea to you this morning, but was not sure how to go about doing so..... Not sure how much to type here.... I'm a broka ass musician that needs my next album album mixed by someone that can hear.... And thought you could make a show about it.... Hit me up any time, operate 24/7 at Grow House studio in Halifax Nova Scotia so I don't have to waste money on weed :)
That's why I like you, Glenn! Down to earth guy and you get life! The factory style work was my life (very mind numbing) factory farming pigs for 10 years and then did some construction jobs and then I washed and fixed plastic seed boxes for the biggest seed companies in the world, shit pay for all of them, no overtime for years working in agriculture because those rich bastards don't have to pay their workers overtime for some f#$&ed up reason, the seed box cleaning factory was 12 hour days all the time, because other douches wouldn't show up to work and constantly understaffed. Now after my years of hard work, my back is completely shit now and have been through two back surgeries and more than likely will have more surgeries down the road, this has sparked music interest again I have been learning so much from you Glenn and appreciate it very much, any suggestions for music or audio jobs that you would suggest for someone physically disabled, I have no clue what to do or where to look but I do love music, Thanks again Glenn!
I honestly haven't seen a big difference in "power tubes" but I have noticed a difference using preamp tubes. There was a noticeable difference between EL34's and 6L6's. I had a recording dated from the early 2000's somewhere, don't know if I still have it, but it was using a modded ADA MP-1 with the 3TM mod done to it (for those who know), and using different preamps tubes on that unit, that was going into a Mesa 50/Fifty power amp into an older Marshall 1984B cab... cannot remember the speakers in it... but the preamp tubes did change the sound. And I have noticed this on amp tubes also, power tubes, not so much. I'll try finding that clip and sending it off to you...
I don’t record and probably never will but love the content! Hope 2024 is awesome.
Congrats on the new console!
Anyone remember the original Garage Band web site where you rated bands songs and then you could put your songs up for review! Way ahead of their time! Cheers from Montreal!
Glenn!!!!!! Is there any chance Stupid Musician Texts will make a return?
Thanks for yet another interesting video, I've always called it "a wank handle". Anyway, moving onto this valve/tube business, my Dad was a radio and TV engineer back in the 70's and 80's when I was growing up and I vaguely remember helping him test valves on his Oscilloscope.
This gives a visual representation of the valves characteristics, I wonder if there is a way you could utilise this to demonstrate the fact that changing valves for different brands does/doesn't have any effect?
Also, perhaps include some equivalents including the more modern Soviet valves and newly manufactured valves vs N.O.S valves to see if there are any differences and how that would relate to an amplifier and where any (if any) different power characteristics were delivered.
you can get solid state tube replacements id love to see you take a look at those
Agitate, Educate, Organize!
Your channel and Jim Lil’s got my head out of my ass regarding guitar tone coming from the guitar itself.
Traded a lil cash and Peavy Vypyr 1 for a 6505+ 112 combo.
Got a HB JA-20HH just to tear it down and rebuild it as a project with my son. Tuners, bridge, and pickups. When I was 14 I never imagined taking a neck of a guitar for fear I’d ruin it.
Got a HB 2x12 V30 cabinet. Absolutely love it with the 6505.
Next project is finishing a 7 string kit, then build a 2x12 cabinet for DV-77 speakers.
Thanks for the great videos. It’s way more fun spreading the funds further for the guitar habit.
Resubscribed after watching this, tbh I have no idea why I left. Around 8 minutes really reminded me why I loved your work in the first place. FTR, I'm a slacker just like you. I am sitting in a house I bought on the East Coast of Australia for a few hundred thousand. Today it's worth about 1.5 Mil USD. I'm not cheering, I have kids.
I like viewer's comments just the way they are. My opinion. I look forward to it every week.
I grabbed the Harley benton sg Jr clone,its got Wilkinson tuners and a roswell P-90. And I love it, it does everything great and it feels amazing. Best part is I paid $300 shipped to my door.
"Wiggle Stick" comes from The Reverend Horton Heat. The song is actually called "Wiggle Stick"
I think the biggest bang for the buck for many settings are the Harley Benton 4x12 mixed speaker cabs with the two of V30's/Greenbacks/Creambacks.
They're two different sounding 2x12 cabs in one box you can change between for the price of one 2x12 from a big name with poorer speakers.
Congratulations on getting the Neve console!
Hey glen! Im a very experienced commercial Director of Photography considering a career change into Audio Engineering. It's cool to hear about that transition.