I picked up a used Xotic XSC-2 based on comments I saw online. Light (6.6 lbs!), incredible feeling neck, incredible sound, closest to a great vintage strat I've found in a new guitar. I had a CS 60s strat w/ Abby pickups and an AV '59 strat and sold both. Most HSS strats I've played don't blend all that well at some gain levels but this one does. And the wildest thing is you can do divebombs and it totally stays in tune.
Cutlass, Xotic, PRS all sounded amazing to me. However, you seemed like you had the most fun playing the Fiore. That PRS sounded pretty awesome and versatile. I think thats what i would get.
Hi, Just watched the video in 2024. Just bought a used Musicman HSS Cutlass which I am very happy with but was interested to hear how it compares to other boutique hss S style guitars. What I especially liked about your review was the fact you didnt play the same riff on each guitar and was very objective on each guitar and totally unbiased despite your admission you own a Suhr. Great playing and I ended up wanting all of them! But am happy with the Musicman. One of the best reviews on youtube so really well done was a pleasure to watch and your choice of adjectives for feel sound playability was bang on. Keep it up guys!
I can’t wait to see you review and demo the new Suhr Standard Legacy with EMG’s and a Floyd style bridge - I’d say that’s got to be a pretty versatile guitar!
As a Cutlass owner (and long-time Music Man fan), I am biased but Suhr and Xotic make amazing instruments too and these all sound fantastic. The styling of the Fiore gets in my way, but I said the same thing about the Cutlass when it came out and ended falling in love with it! I walked away from Fender 10 years ago and I've never been happier. All these guitars are a step above.
Man, you could play a biscuit tin with a broom handle, and one string, and it would sound fantastic! I really like the Xotic guitar, it has the sound I'd like! And that PRS, I just love it!
I have that exact Xotic model (different color), it is really a great guitar (better than several strat I tried). The neck is simply perfect, the pickup are great too. I owned Gibson, PRS Fender which I liked but Xotic is something special.
I’ve owned 8 Suhr Guitars and they play perfectly! Only an Anderson comes close. The Intonation is second to none , Fender is late to all the innovations Suhr has
I keep landing in Peach guitar videos, always stay to listen to this kid play. Great style, rocky, feely, good character, never a dull moment in his playing. Also comes across as humble and down to earth. Peach guitars is lucky to have a great artist in these videos.
I have the Xotic XSC1 and just love it. I have a Fender Strat too but the Xotic pups are just so good. Now I’m hankering to add the XSC2. Love the grunt of a Bucker for higher gain. The other guitars are bloody good as well. There wasn’t one I wouldn’t love to have. Mind you, the Stella playing didn’t hurt. 🙏🏼
The Raw Vintage pickups are incredible aren't they, we love them! If you want to check out an XSC2 in more detail, we've got a few killer ones right here - www.peachguitars.com/xotic-effects/
I have an Xotic Xc2 & it’s just brilliant. I don’t bond with new guitars well, but I did with the Xotic straight away. It has so much character & felt like i’de been playing it for years. Best necks imo in the business
@@foggyblues13 You won’t regret it. The necks are just something else. It has all the modern features, but retains all the vintage vibes. Lightest guitar I own too. I have a Dealer Select Suhr classic pro too & that’s also brilliant. Haven’t touched a strat since
Brilliant playing and narrative as always, I loved the Xotic both tone and looks but I'm dyed in the wool PRS fan, and the Fiore is tugging at my heart strings.
Great work on the shootout video. Great presentation and playing and great narrative/explanation. I liked all four of the guitars, and agree that the PRS Fiore is my favorite, as it is a culmination of all the guitars being tested
Great demo Jack, I’ve been looking to buy the ultimate, ‘dream’ HSS S-type guitar and taking time to look at options, so this review was really helpful. Surprisingly first for me is the Music Man Cutlass, has it tonally by quite some margin with depth, clarity and warmth of the single coils and a fat, warm humbucker that doesn’t break up and get glassy and brittle with overdrive. Second is the PRS Fiore, it’s versatile and has some nice clean and crunch tones but the look of the neck and that ‘big bottomed’ body would make it aesthetically hard to live with, some will love it though. The Xotic and Suhr look amazing but tonally lacked range and depth which is disappointing particularly at their price point.
Been subbed ever since I found the channel awhile back. I can't even play guitar myself, but I love the way you play man. Sounds so damn good, I watch all the videos you all put out just to hear you play. Big fan here from Kentucky, love the videos and love to see the channel growing!
lucky enough to have a Suhr Classic S metallic in Champagne. it is just special, the finest feeling and sounding Strat type guitar I have ever played. still want an Exotic though at some point.
For overall tone, I would definitively go with PRS Fiore. Sounds amazing and super versatile -- too bad I don't like the looks of it (mostly the finishes and super pale fretboard).
I am a lefty and managed to pick up a second hand Xotic XSC-2. I own a Fender Custom Shop Strat, which is great, but I can recommend the Xotic as a fantastic guitar. I have fitted a Freeway 5B5-02 ten position lever switch for additional tonal options.
Nice! I put in a mini toggle on 6-7 of my many Strats and also on my Nashville Tele for 2 extra sounds/tones. Sounds amazing and with 10 must be the ultimate ✌
@@CBGypsy03 position 1 Humbucker only, P2 Humbucker and Middle, P3 Humbucker and Neck, P4 Middle and Neck, P5 Neck, P6 Split Humbucker only, P7 Split Humbucker and Middle, P8 Middle only, P9 Split Humbucker Middle and Neck, P10 Split Humbucker and Neck. I had to replace my house roof recently and to fund this I had to sell some guitars including the Xotic. However compared with what life throws at some people I cannot complain too much.
@@craigthomson3621 Thank you for the quick reply :). I get it, nothing is cheap these days. Hope you get your hands on another soon. I will have to try this mod out, seems so versatile. Thank you
Suhr HSS is the best option for a super strat bcoz of its wiring style that has true hss tone like a lonestar strat that correctly splits the single coil values of the 500k volume pot to around 250k pot when selected to single coil position of 1,2,3,4 and correctly auto splits on the 2nd postion of middle and bridge coil pickups, thats what all hss enthusiasts wants
For sure. But even more variety is possible. My Patrick Eggle made HSS strat can pair the bridgehumbucker with the middle pickup or split the bridge hb for the decent F-quack in position 2 or for a tele-esque tone in the bridge. It's loaded with Bare Knuckle pickups: Crawler and Irish Tours.
I have some Fender and Gibson Custom Shop guitars, also Suhr, and Tom Anderson. The Suhr and Tom Anderson play the best and the necks feel way better. There is just something mental about looking at the headstock and seeing Fender or Gibson on it, maybe because of when I was young, those were the two most expensive and best looking quality guitars. I do have a 1957 Gibson Les Paul Jr that is in mint collectors condition and it plays great, especially with the super low factory frets. Remember the earlier Gibson Les Paul’s were known as fret less wonders. Plus with the P90 on a 64 year old guitar just sounds so fantastic, it just can’t be replicated on a new custom shop model. There really is something extra special about the sound of a vintage guitar, or maybe like some past girlfriends have said, you are crazy. LOL 😂. If anyone gets a chance, play a Suhr and a Tom Anderson, you won’t be disappointed with how they play. That purple Xotic looks beautiful and sounds good. One of my closest friends just got the same color and style PRS, he plays it in church with Suhr Pete Thorn amp, and a super fine decked out top of the line pedal board, to which it all sounds fantastic professional studio and stage quality. So many choices and limited finances, otherwise I think we would all own at least 100 guitars each. Buy what makes you happy. Thanks. 👏🎸👍🙏😎✌️
I have a custom shop fender 57’ maple fretboard and it’s fabulous... build quality is phenomenal for a Fender it must have fell from heaven because believe me l have played and owned some poor ones.
It would be great if you could make lessons about these chord progressions and your thought process how you know where to put the voicings an optional notes
For me the PRS is the winner. It’s the most articulate of the four. Second is the Suhr. Fat sounding for a power trio, but too much for a 5 piece band. Here the PRS will cut thru the mix with it’s focused articulate sound. Think I need a Fiore 👍
The prs is nice but the xotic sounds great like a strat... also, it has great crunch and heavy on that humbucker... I guess it boils down to the neck... nice examples.. thank you...
I have 2 (sorta) and have thought for years 'HSS S with 22 frets and rule the world !' ok... Peavey Predator Turbo, MIA , '95. Like $230 as a 'kit" edit, kit being a GB, strap, cord and new strings. New. Blk, birds eye maple fb, poplar body. Love it . Workin' For MCA, LS. Good day, yep. '10, Delta Tone close out, sorta CSB with a TS guard and blk plastic parts. rwb. $75.00. Loved the look first then "WTF you doing??" to a guy there. Hooked it up to a Fender Front Man 212 and blazed thru every Michael Schenker solo i knew. Screamed ! Like 10 guitars here so passed. Get home for lunch. Wife "Go Back and buy it. ha, called the shop for an hour 'hold'. Get there and its something totally different ! yes a good one. I don't gig anymore but played this enough it's got a white spot wear by the mid pup. It hasn't needed anything except strings. $75.00.
Seriously, I'm inspired by your playing more than any of the products. Exceptional playing, that's what really sells guitars and gear. How many times have I checked out gear, and the demos are really lackluster , very basic , or just not really inspired.....maybe it's just me?
,letting the instrument speak for itself, noice👌 IMHO the "demo's" that we see day to day are some of the most succinct, jam packed sonic representations of the individual instrument and the player interacting on the fly with it. there is a freshness inherent in this format that overlaps with all of the free form & improvised music high art genres. #1 musical influence for me at the moment, no joke🤘, and obviously jack is a pro at this,...genre👍
Hi Jack and everyone else! I thought the Fiore had the best position 2 quack and the best hi gain humbucker tone, the best of both worlds. I thought the Xotic California was the least versatile sounding. I would have liked to have heard the Fiore clean in position 2 with the coil tapped on the bucker. :( LOL
My black iris Fiore has replaced all my guitars, I absolutely love it tele, strat, I had a three pickup gretcsh cvt and it touches those areas too neck is a nice shape sounds great plugged in or not very resonate, the trem I swapped to FU Tone light springs making it more “reactive” like my Rg before cee I bought this I was looking at AZ and Ultra strats this just checked all the boxes and to anyone debating Fiore I highly recommend trying one out
Amazing playing and interesting comparison. All of these look and sound brilliant. Would be really illuminating to see how the PRS Studio fares in this field - kind of ‘HSS the next generation’
I'd buy the Suhr, but the neck position on the cutlass really sounds fantastic. Very Hendrix/SRV tone to me. I've got a Warmouth H/S/S build in progress. Going with a PAF in the bridge, but am still undecided on the single coils.
I preordered the Ibanez QX54QM in HSS. It'll be my first after a Player Strat in traditional SSS. BTW, Jack, your playing is off the chart perfection for me. You manage to hit the tones and melodies that I'm looking for in a guitar/amp/pedal combination. Not that I could play that well yet, but it shows m the potential.
VanHalen must've been a really heavy handed right hand guy, because the pickup's sound like that classic VanHalen sound when you come onto the strings more, but when lighter. Interesting dynamic range to the pickups. They tend to crap out you turn the volume down.
Such a tough call on tone between the Fiore and Suhr for me. I like the HB in the Fiore noticeably better (it might actually be my favorite HB tone ever), but I like the depth of the single coils in the Suhr a bit better, at least on the clean tones. I ordered the Fiore before finding this video after almost ordering the Suhr the day before, so fingers crossed I am 100% satisfied with the decision once I have it in my hands.
All four of these guitars are excellent, high end, top quality guitars so it seems hard to try and choose between them, BUT, if I were to rank them in order of my preference I would say top of the pile is the Suhr because it combines a range of excellent useable sounds, with superb clean sounds, wonderful growly humbucker and excellent looks, a very close second would be the Xotic because as Jack notes it has more of a vintage-y style sound, again beautifully constructed, third would be the Music Man Cutlass, great clean sounds but not sure of the look of the guitar and lastly the PRS because it is actually a very different beast to the other guitars in this video. Jack's playing, of course, makes them all sound excellent.
i don't know that Fiore sounds off the chain, I'm waiting for Sweetwater to get some in because they'll put the weight of the guitar on display if can fine one under 7 lbs. I'll buy one. That's some amazing playing Young man.
It's not just Sweetwater who do that - at Peach Guitars every instrument over £300 is individually photographed, and those photos include weight shots too. You know exactly what you're getting from us!
I love all these guitars for doing their own thing, If I want a Fender then Ill buy a Fender,great demo and playing as usual Jack,and I would definitely buy one of these over a Fender,for me it would be between the Suhr and Xotic, my two fav colors candy tangerine and metallic purple
The Exotic guitar seemed the most Fender-esq of the batch. But of the guitar that stood out to me was the Suhr. I liked it the best because it has it's own voice and the build quality is top notch. Very dynamic and strong sounding. Didnt like the Music Man at all. I thought it sounded thin and brittle in the top end. Just not my thing I guess. But hey, I'm a Gibson guy anyway so what the hell do I know!!
I've tried the Andersen and suhr I'll stick to my 91 beck as the tbx can mimic all these tones... And I've got the EMG's Luke set on my Parker nite fly... But I'd still like the Charcel Guthrie
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Regardless of the guitar, pickup configurations, amplifier or pedals, Jack's playing just is spot-on! This guy is the real deal for sure!
Came for the Suhr but the Fiore and Xotic were astounding.
I picked up a used Xotic XSC-2 based on comments I saw online. Light (6.6 lbs!), incredible feeling neck, incredible sound, closest to a great vintage strat I've found in a new guitar. I had a CS 60s strat w/ Abby pickups and an AV '59 strat and sold both. Most HSS strats I've played don't blend all that well at some gain levels but this one does. And the wildest thing is you can do divebombs and it totally stays in tune.
My favorite is which ever one YOU’RE playing at the time! Amazing chops man!
Cutlass, Xotic, PRS all sounded amazing to me. However, you seemed like you had the most fun playing the Fiore. That PRS sounded pretty awesome and versatile. I think thats what i would get.
Hi, Just watched the video in 2024. Just bought a used Musicman HSS Cutlass which I am very happy with but was interested to hear how it compares to other boutique hss S style guitars. What I especially liked about your review was the fact you didnt play the same riff on each guitar and was very objective on each guitar and totally unbiased despite your admission you own a Suhr. Great playing and I ended up wanting all of them! But am happy with the Musicman. One of the best reviews on youtube so really well done was a pleasure to watch and your choice of adjectives for feel sound playability was bang on. Keep it up guys!
Incredible as always. I’m amazed Fender or Gibson haven’t hired this guy by now. Amazing player and comes across great in these videos.
I can’t wait to see you review and demo the new Suhr Standard Legacy with EMG’s and a Floyd style bridge - I’d say that’s got to be a pretty versatile guitar!
As a Cutlass owner (and long-time Music Man fan), I am biased but Suhr and Xotic make amazing instruments too and these all sound fantastic. The styling of the Fiore gets in my way, but I said the same thing about the Cutlass when it came out and ended falling in love with it! I walked away from Fender 10 years ago and I've never been happier. All these guitars are a step above.
Jack, awesome demos featuring fresh musical arrangements as always. By the way, when are you going to upload new videos on your personal channel?
The Xotic has the best tone IMO.
Man, you could play a biscuit tin with a broom handle, and one string, and it would sound fantastic! I really like the Xotic guitar, it has the sound I'd like! And that PRS, I just love it!
I have that exact Xotic model (different color), it is really a great guitar (better than several strat I tried). The neck is simply perfect, the pickup are great too.
I owned Gibson, PRS Fender which I liked but Xotic is something special.
Really liked the sound of the cutlass and Suhr…nice playing man!
I’ve owned 8 Suhr Guitars and they play perfectly! Only an Anderson comes close. The Intonation is second to none , Fender is late to all the innovations Suhr has
I really preferred the Suhr and the PRS. Fabulous playing as usual Jack!
Likewise 🤘🏽. The clean tones are everything.
I keep landing in Peach guitar videos, always stay to listen to this kid play. Great style, rocky, feely, good character, never a dull moment in his playing. Also comes across as humble and down to earth. Peach guitars is lucky to have a great artist in these videos.
The PRS sounds awesome and I love Mark Lettieri's playing, but I cannot stand how they look 😭
Thanks to Jack and Peach Guitars for these great guitar vids, they're the best. Also always coming back to listen to Jack's chops...outstanding.
Thanks for the kind words! We're really glad you enjoy the videos and hope you'll keep watching!
I have the Xotic XSC1 and just love it. I have a Fender Strat too but the Xotic pups are just so good. Now I’m hankering to add the XSC2. Love the grunt of a Bucker for higher gain. The other guitars are bloody good as well. There wasn’t one I wouldn’t love to have. Mind you, the Stella playing didn’t hurt. 🙏🏼
The Raw Vintage pickups are incredible aren't they, we love them! If you want to check out an XSC2 in more detail, we've got a few killer ones right here - www.peachguitars.com/xotic-effects/
they were all good, I think the Xotic was the best, like the sound had more room to it, deep but solid and doesn't flutter out on the top and bottom
the MM has an incredible tone... a wonderful dark strat!
Good job. I was not expecting it but to me the music man sounded the best by a country mile............and then along came the PRS. Wow.
I have an Xotic Xc2 & it’s just brilliant. I don’t bond with new guitars well, but I did with the Xotic straight away. It has so much character & felt like i’de been playing it for years. Best necks imo in the business
good to know as I'm leaning towards getting one
@@foggyblues13 You won’t regret it. The necks are just something else. It has all the modern features, but retains all the vintage vibes. Lightest guitar I own too. I have a Dealer Select Suhr classic pro too & that’s also brilliant. Haven’t touched a strat since
@@lewisratford2908 Thanks for the extra endorsement. That's definitely boosting me in that direction. :)
Tom Anderson gets my dollars. They're just flawless in every facet.
Nothing tops a Tom Anderson.
Brilliant playing and narrative as always, I loved the Xotic both tone and looks but I'm dyed in the wool PRS fan, and the Fiore is tugging at my heart strings.
Great work on the shootout video. Great presentation and playing and great narrative/explanation. I liked all four of the guitars, and agree that the PRS Fiore is my favorite, as it is a culmination of all the guitars being tested
Great demo Jack, I’ve been looking to buy the ultimate, ‘dream’ HSS S-type guitar and taking time to look at options, so this review was really helpful. Surprisingly first for me is the Music Man Cutlass, has it tonally by quite some margin with depth, clarity and warmth of the single coils and a fat, warm humbucker that doesn’t break up and get glassy and brittle with overdrive.
Second is the PRS Fiore, it’s versatile and has some nice clean and crunch tones but the look of the neck and that ‘big bottomed’ body would make it aesthetically hard to live with, some will love it though. The Xotic and Suhr look amazing but tonally lacked range and depth which is disappointing particularly at their price point.
Been subbed ever since I found the channel awhile back. I can't even play guitar myself, but I love the way you play man. Sounds so damn good, I watch all the videos you all put out just to hear you play. Big fan here from Kentucky, love the videos and love to see the channel growing!
I love my xotic xsc-2! Favourite guitar I have ever owned!
lucky enough to have a Suhr Classic S metallic in Champagne. it is just special, the finest feeling and sounding Strat type guitar I have ever played. still want an Exotic though at some point.
For overall tone, I would definitively go with PRS Fiore. Sounds amazing and super versatile -- too bad I don't like the looks of it (mostly the finishes and super pale fretboard).
The Xotic is a gorgeous colour.
Jack is a fantastic player ánd narrator. Personally I dig the Suhr, but also the more classic sounding Xotic appeals to me.
I had ESP make me a pair back in the 90s. Still using them.
If I was buying one today, off the shelf, I'd get a Levinson Blade RH4, all day long.
I am a lefty and managed to pick up a second hand Xotic XSC-2. I own a Fender Custom Shop Strat, which is great, but I can recommend the Xotic as a fantastic guitar. I have fitted a Freeway 5B5-02 ten position lever switch for additional tonal options.
Nice! I put in a mini toggle on 6-7 of my many Strats and also on my Nashville Tele for 2 extra sounds/tones. Sounds amazing and with 10 must be the ultimate ✌
What new configurations did you get with it ? Did you split the humbucker in the bridge ??
@@CBGypsy03 position 1 Humbucker only, P2 Humbucker and Middle, P3 Humbucker and Neck, P4 Middle and Neck, P5 Neck, P6 Split Humbucker only, P7 Split Humbucker and Middle, P8 Middle only, P9 Split Humbucker Middle and Neck, P10 Split Humbucker and Neck. I had to replace my house roof recently and to fund this I had to sell some guitars including the Xotic. However compared with what life throws at some people I cannot complain too much.
@@craigthomson3621 Thank you for the quick reply :). I get it, nothing is cheap these days. Hope you get your hands on another soon. I will have to try this mod out, seems so versatile. Thank you
Suhr HSS is the best option for a super strat bcoz of its wiring style that has true hss tone like a lonestar strat that correctly splits the single coil values of the 500k volume pot to around 250k pot when selected to single coil position of 1,2,3,4 and correctly auto splits on the 2nd postion of middle and bridge coil pickups, thats what all hss enthusiasts wants
For sure. But even more variety is possible. My Patrick Eggle made HSS strat can pair the bridgehumbucker with the middle pickup or split the bridge hb for the decent F-quack in position 2 or for a tele-esque tone in the bridge. It's loaded with Bare Knuckle pickups: Crawler and Irish Tours.
Yamaha Pacifica 612 has been great to play. Really good value for the $
Not into strats but I think this Music Man Cutlass won here hands down in terms of design and mostly sound (listened to with headphones)! 🥰
Great guitars but Jack is the real star as usual. Marvellous playing 🤩
I have some Fender and Gibson Custom Shop guitars, also Suhr, and Tom Anderson. The Suhr and Tom Anderson play the best and the necks feel way better. There is just something mental about looking at the headstock and seeing Fender or Gibson on it, maybe because of when I was young, those were the two most expensive and best looking quality guitars. I do have a 1957 Gibson Les Paul Jr that is in mint collectors condition and it plays great, especially with the super low factory frets. Remember the earlier Gibson Les Paul’s were known as fret less wonders. Plus with the P90 on a 64 year old guitar just sounds so fantastic, it just can’t be replicated on a new custom shop model. There really is something extra special about the sound of a vintage guitar, or maybe like some past girlfriends have said, you are crazy. LOL 😂. If anyone gets a chance, play a Suhr and a Tom Anderson, you won’t be disappointed with how they play. That purple Xotic looks beautiful and sounds good. One of my closest friends just got the same color and style PRS, he plays it in church with Suhr Pete Thorn amp, and a super fine decked out top of the line pedal board, to which it all sounds fantastic professional studio and stage quality. So many choices and limited finances, otherwise I think we would all own at least 100 guitars each. Buy what makes you happy. Thanks. 👏🎸👍🙏😎✌️
I have a Suhr classic s antique. Such an amazing guitar. Best fret job in the business. Stainless steel , and comfy neck. Great playing.
They all sound great in Jack's hands but for me it's the Cutless.
I have a custom shop fender 57’ maple fretboard and it’s fabulous... build quality is phenomenal for a Fender it must have fell from heaven because believe me l have played and owned some poor ones.
It would be great if you could make lessons about these chord progressions and your thought process how you know where to put the voicings an optional notes
For me the PRS is the winner. It’s the most articulate of the four. Second is the Suhr. Fat sounding for a power trio, but too much for a 5 piece band. Here the PRS will cut thru the mix with it’s focused articulate sound. Think I need a Fiore 👍
Man , I actually couldn't pick. I liked them all. And Jack usual your playing is just bad ass.
The prs is nice but the xotic sounds great like a strat... also, it has great crunch and heavy on that humbucker... I guess it boils down to the neck... nice examples.. thank you...
Thank you for the wonderful performance and introduction~^^
I have 2 (sorta) and have thought for years 'HSS S with 22 frets and rule the world !' ok...
Peavey Predator Turbo, MIA , '95. Like $230 as a 'kit" edit, kit being a GB, strap, cord and new strings.
New. Blk, birds eye maple fb, poplar body. Love it .
Workin' For MCA, LS. Good day, yep.
'10, Delta Tone close out, sorta CSB with a TS guard and blk plastic parts. rwb. $75.00.
Loved the look first then "WTF you doing??" to a guy there.
Hooked it up to a Fender Front Man 212 and blazed thru every Michael Schenker solo i knew. Screamed !
Like 10 guitars here so passed.
Get home for lunch. Wife "Go Back and buy it. ha, called the shop for an hour 'hold'.
Get there and its something totally different !
yes a good one. I don't gig anymore but played this enough it's got a white spot wear by the mid pup.
It hasn't needed anything except strings.
$75.00.
Music Man Cutlass strangely sounds like 'maple fretboard'. Wonderful play as always.
My order: 1. PRS I just love it 😍 2. Suhr 3. Xotic 4. MM
I really love the PRS Fiore. Don't get me wrong, all of these guitars sound good but The Fiore just stood out to me for some reason...
My favorite HSS is a Tom Anderson. (And I do already own Suhr, Ernie Ball Music Man and PRS).
Seriously, I'm inspired by your playing more than any of the products. Exceptional playing, that's what really sells guitars and gear. How many times have I checked out gear, and the demos are really lackluster , very basic , or just not really inspired.....maybe it's just me?
,letting the instrument speak for itself, noice👌 IMHO the "demo's" that we see day to day are some of the most succinct, jam packed sonic representations of the individual instrument and the player interacting on the fly with it. there is a freshness inherent in this format that overlaps with all of the free form & improvised music high art genres. #1 musical influence for me at the moment, no joke🤘, and obviously jack is a pro at this,...genre👍
i have a cutlass HSS RS and i love it, also suhr and xotic are great.
Superb video as always, watched the whole thing. My personal favorite is probably the Cutlass, although Fiore sounds very good as well.
For tone, I’d have to go with the MM Cutlass out of these. It has more sparkle and soul.
Ther Music Man L3 is a really sweet super strat as well. So many good options out there.
I really like the sound of the PRS
Suhr is the winner for me, perfect balance of everything
Hi Jack and everyone else! I thought the Fiore had the best position 2 quack and the best hi gain humbucker tone, the best of both worlds. I thought the Xotic California was the least versatile sounding. I would have liked to have heard the Fiore clean in position 2 with the coil tapped on the bucker. :( LOL
I was surprised at just how good that Fiore sounded.
Suhr is hard to beat. What great tones.
Xotic defo the most fender sounding guitar .personally if i was to spend that much cash i would just buy fender lol .really good playing to jack
Actually, these are better build quality than Fender. The hard truth :)
I will buy the Larkspur Fiore that was just announced thanks for the comparison!
My black iris Fiore has replaced all my guitars, I absolutely love it tele, strat, I had a three pickup gretcsh cvt and it touches those areas too neck is a nice shape sounds great plugged in or not very resonate, the trem I swapped to FU Tone light springs making it more “reactive” like my Rg before cee I bought this I was looking at AZ and Ultra strats this just checked all the boxes and to anyone debating Fiore I highly recommend trying one out
Amazing playing and interesting comparison. All of these look and sound brilliant.
Would be really illuminating to see how the PRS Studio fares in this field - kind of ‘HSS the next generation’
I'd buy the Suhr, but the neck position on the cutlass really sounds fantastic. Very Hendrix/SRV tone to me. I've got a Warmouth H/S/S build in progress. Going with a PAF in the bridge, but am still undecided on the single coils.
Awesome playing, dude! You’re the best, ever!
I preordered the Ibanez QX54QM in HSS. It'll be my first after a Player Strat in traditional SSS.
BTW, Jack, your playing is off the chart perfection for me. You manage to hit the tones and melodies that I'm looking for in a guitar/amp/pedal combination. Not that I could play that well yet, but it shows m the potential.
PRS leaves the best impression to me.
Jack killin' it as always, brilliant playing!
Fantastic playing as always. My pick is a Kiesel Delos but I know they only sell direct. I would go with Suhr in this particular option set.
Imagine had these choices been available in the 60’s!!!! I seriously doubt Fender would be around today
Cutlass and Fiore are where it's at, to me.
Wish there was the AZn HSS
You missed the Ibanez AZN series!!
That xotic man 💜!!!
VanHalen must've been a really heavy handed right hand guy, because the pickup's sound like that classic VanHalen sound when you come onto the strings more, but when lighter. Interesting dynamic range to the pickups. They tend to crap out you turn the volume down.
Such a tough call on tone between the Fiore and Suhr for me. I like the HB in the Fiore noticeably better (it might actually be my favorite HB tone ever), but I like the depth of the single coils in the Suhr a bit better, at least on the clean tones. I ordered the Fiore before finding this video after almost ordering the Suhr the day before, so fingers crossed I am 100% satisfied with the decision once I have it in my hands.
All four of these guitars are excellent, high end, top quality guitars so it seems hard to try and choose between them, BUT, if I were to rank them in order of my preference I would say top of the pile is the Suhr because it combines a range of excellent useable sounds, with superb clean sounds, wonderful growly humbucker and excellent looks, a very close second would be the Xotic because as Jack notes it has more of a vintage-y style sound, again beautifully constructed, third would be the Music Man Cutlass, great clean sounds but not sure of the look of the guitar and lastly the PRS because it is actually a very different beast to the other guitars in this video. Jack's playing, of course, makes them all sound excellent.
I can't decide between the Suhr and Xotic and I intend to buy one of these. I seriously can't decide for quite a long time already. Need help :)))
i don't know that Fiore sounds off the chain, I'm waiting for Sweetwater to get some in because they'll put the weight of the guitar on display if can fine one under 7 lbs. I'll buy one. That's some amazing playing Young man.
It's not just Sweetwater who do that - at Peach Guitars every instrument over £300 is individually photographed, and those photos include weight shots too. You know exactly what you're getting from us!
@@PeachGuitars Thanks i'll check it out
It would interesting to know which humbuckers are being used in each..
Xotic all the way then Suhr’s
I love all these guitars for doing their own thing, If I want a Fender then Ill buy a Fender,great demo and playing as usual Jack,and I would definitely buy one of these over a Fender,for me it would be between the Suhr and Xotic, my two fav colors candy tangerine and metallic purple
That PRS does sound good- possibly the best all-rounder. I’m just not keen on that pale neck.
Not fair! Jack could make a broomstick strung with Barb wire sound great! I thought the Fiore sounded best but I'm a PRS lover.
FIORE is KILLER!!!! That’s what I call a Suhr killer!!!!
The Exotic guitar seemed the most Fender-esq of the batch. But of the guitar that stood out to me was the Suhr. I liked it the best because it has it's own voice and the build quality is top notch. Very dynamic and strong sounding. Didnt like the Music Man at all. I thought it sounded thin and brittle in the top end. Just not my thing I guess. But hey, I'm a Gibson guy anyway so what the hell do I know!!
Great Video... can you do something about that light above the Orange amp... its killing it
I have a Suhr Classic S, Im happy.
8:35 Nice tone!
I've tried the Andersen and suhr
I'll stick to my 91 beck as the tbx can mimic all these tones...
And I've got the EMG's Luke set on my Parker nite fly...
But I'd still like the Charcel Guthrie
1) Suhr
2) xotic
Most important the PRS FIORE has the controls back out of the way WHERE THEY SHOULD BE!!!!
I like everything in reverse order
I love the fact that he gets right down to business he doesn't try to turn the show into a stand-up comedy Act
LOL! I can't afford any of these guitars so I stopped to watch Jack play too! Jack rips! Thanks for all the great licks!
I’m interested to how they match up against a Fender Custom shop HSS
Music man and the 🔥 fiore