I went through several guitars, the Japanese Yamaha's were great. I still have my red tag 12 string. Then on to the coffee house days and the new Ovations were king, I sang into a mic and my guitar into a house amp. I had to pack for 8 weeks. A guitar and two bags of clothing was enough to take from college to college. Now I finally own the king of it all. A Martin D28 and it is perfect. Not the highest priced one but it it great every time I pick it up.
very well done. The sarcasim, wrong way, keeps the viewers attention on what might otherwise be a dull video. Many good points for a for a first time buyer
I just got a brand new but entry level guitar. Unfortunately my biggest problem ( well yeah) is that I'm let handed. The guys in the shop I bought my guitar from ( yes I shopped around as much as I could in a country town) were and still are great. I went in a few times and must have tried to play right handed for an hour but no. They knew the guitar Liked and were able to order one in (the manufacturer ended up having to make mine) so a few weeks later I have my first ever proper guitar. I'm getting lessons at the shop too. Thank you for the video. It helped alot and narrowed down what I wanted. The guys in the shop were great and because I had a little knowledge of guitars it helped them in offering advice or showing me around.
Just randomly clicked this video in my playlist - guy behind the counter sold me a Les Paul in 1997 at the old Nevada Music store in North End. Still do the "boss gone mad" sale? waited outside the shop at 3am to get in line, the guy came out and gave us coffee and doughnuts.
I'm American, so instead of looking for the "ramp shape" like British aircraft carriers should I look for a slingshot embedded into the neck like American aircraft carriers?
25 years ago i bought a washburn D-20 with a nice spruce top for half the price. The reason was , of cause, the string action was much to high. All you have to do is to get out the bridge-inlay and file it down a bit, you may even replace it with a bone inlay, if you like, measurements are often similar and can be ordered at ebay. The trussrod is hidden under the soundhole, adjusting it is the other thing to get a good action. I still love the sound, wouldnt buy anything else.
My go to guitar is very cheap but sounds more than amazing for the prize and on top of that it plays well so not all super cheap guitars are bad quality but most are
I'd prefer to hear Dagon go on about what makes each guitar great but Meg did fine comedic stuff aside really good content without being pushed towards certain brands
I wouldn't recommend mahagony or even cedar top for a beginner. It's hard to better than the Yamaha FG 830, which is laminated rosewood with scalloped bracing for $300. That should keep you happy untill you decide if you want a solid wood or more specialized guitar. The smaller guitars or mahagony tops are usually better at finger picking or leads.
Ive played cheaper acoustics my whole life. That is until recently. My wife bought me a Martin dreadnaught junior. Oh my gosh! Should have done it a long time ago! Now when I play any of my old acoustics they sound like cardboard boxes with strings! Good video, Thanks!
The winner of the BEST laminate (select) top (full laminate) guitar: Epiphone EJ-200 Artist Ltd. (maple full-bodied jumbo) The winner of the BEST solid (sitka) top guitar: Yamaha FG-700S (Nato wood well-sized solid (sitka) top)
Bollocks my guitar is worth 79.99 made by Eastwood don't need to spend over £150 to get a good one. Mine is superb sounding it cost me £30 haha saw it in shop for £79.99 I got an absolute bargin lovely guitar
Thank you for showing me N.O.T. (Notably Owesome Things) things to look for for my search... So forget tone, try to find 60 inches of fretting fury for $40, and save up for a Ronald Regan back tattoo before the first gig.
Actually, it has been said that the wood (top) ages gracefully over time as we play . SO to make a really fair comparison, we would have to play guitars that have been played for a looong time, to maybe see a difference. Real important? Naaww...
Top 10 Things TO LOOK for when viewing a video such as this..... 1. At the beginning, strummed guitars should be reasonably in tune. 2. - 10. (See Thing No. 1)
Problem ... most guitars are so over played and poorly maintained that you can't tell anything about the tone. When I'm shopping for a new guitar i make the store install new strings on the two finalists or else no sale
Raven James then obviously you haven't shopped at ottawa's largest music retailer. i played a d15 that was so dead and dry that it sounded as bad as a $200.00 laminate guitar. i would have bought the martin if the store had any respect for it.
I tend to stroll around the acoustic section grab some guitars, play them, and write down the top ones I liked, and when I get home, I find videos of them being played and make a playlist and compare them through an elimination game. Its some work but its been worth it.
My first guitar cost me £700 my 2nd guitar cost me £10 my 3rd guitar cost me £179 I prefer playing the £10 one, a Hohner MC-05 because Its easy to play, sounds nice and can take a bit of a beating,
dave matthews and jack johnson (and probably lots of other famous musicians) started learning guitar with cheap instruments less than $50. if they can do it, so can you. the magic and skill isn't in the guitar--it's in your hands, and your heart, and your head. JKP...what my teacher taught me long ago. Just Keep Practicing. forget about guitars over $300-400. odds are very great that you'll never need an Authentic New Zealand Monkeywood body with Rare Congolese Figwood fretboard and Moonrock-inlaid Fret Dots and whatever else that'll cost you $8000. be honest with yourself: do you really think your friends around the campfire and your family members at the Family Reunion and your audience of 9 people at the local coffee shop can really tell the minute differences between a $175 guitar and a $5,000 one? not likely. when you earn your first gold record or wrap up your first North American tour, you can treat yourself to a $5,000 Ovation Adamas or a $12,000 (yup...that's three zeroes) Froggy Bottom Koa Limited. until then, content yourself with spending a few hundred bucks (if even that much) and JKP. consider this: Jack Johnson plays custom Australian Cole Clark acoustic guitars on stage. they cost about $2,500 - $3,000, and he's been a world famous rock star for about 15 years. he could probably play a well set up $300 guitar on stage and few people would be able to tell the difference. i promise: chances are, you wouldn't make a $5,000 guitar sound like it was worth the cost...and any good musician can make a $175 guitar sound magical. as long as it's set up well, it'll sound good in your hands too, eventually. it's all in how hard you practice and how much you stay motivated to play well. not just notes on the page...but learning and practicing to play with your soul and your heart.
An informative and innovative way of making a video but it did become a bit overly stupid. Some of the things he said were so obviously wrong that I found it insulting to my intelligence. I believe that this video is a bit patronising at times.
The concept of the ridiculous comments followed by the reasonable and factual perspective may have been good on the drawing board, but in practice it became quite inane and boring. It only served to make the video twice as long as it needed to be. Megan has a warm, genuine presence. Is both easy to look at and listen to her speak. But the never ending antithesis of common sense that preceded each point made it impossible for me to even consider listening to part 2. Make the same video without the guy, and watch your “likes and subscribers increase 10 fold.
I think the sarcasm bit really helps understanding; Sam’s solid advise when contrasted with Meg’s nonsense really helps the explanation.
Basically like a double act
All the acoustic guitars look pretty much the same when dropping the plectrum inside the body and then trying to shake it out. ;)
onsese joo do you mean a pick?
Sincere Uniform same difference
not a tacoma, i leave my pick in the body considering you can just grab it out of the offset sound hole
NO HE SERIOUSLY MEANS PLECTRUM. BIG DIFFERENCE !
Lol yes!! 😂
Jesus Christ that intro was out of tune
LegendCookies im not sure
I can assure you it was.
I think cuz they did a poor tuning stability part so i guess it was a bit out of tune
No copyright strikes there
do be sounding like SRV
This is really well done, informative and not wordy. keep up the good work!
I went through several guitars, the Japanese Yamaha's were great. I still have my red tag 12 string. Then on to the coffee house days and the new Ovations were king, I sang into a mic and my guitar into a house amp. I had to pack for 8 weeks. A guitar and two bags of clothing was enough to take from college to college. Now I finally own the king of it all. A Martin D28 and it is perfect. Not the highest priced one but it it great every time I pick it up.
I bought a guitar from PMT two days ago its a fender classic series electro acoustic 12 string absolutely love it
very well done. The sarcasim, wrong way, keeps the viewers attention on what might otherwise be a dull video. Many good points for a for a first time buyer
I found a Suzuki acoustic guitar at goodwill for $60 bucks had it tuned, and it sounds great!!
i love these two....they need a tv show
You featured my beautiful Taylor Koa :D I love it soooo much! Best buy of my life!
wow you can rly hear the difference 3:26 the last one was amazing
I just got a brand new but entry level guitar. Unfortunately my biggest problem ( well yeah) is that I'm let handed. The guys in the shop I bought my guitar from ( yes I shopped around as much as I could in a country town) were and still are great. I went in a few times and must have tried to play right handed for an hour but no. They knew the guitar Liked and were able to order one in (the manufacturer ended up having to make mine) so a few weeks later I have my first ever proper guitar. I'm getting lessons at the shop too. Thank you for the video. It helped alot and narrowed down what I wanted. The guys in the shop were great and because I had a little knowledge of guitars it helped them in offering advice or showing me around.
Just randomly clicked this video in my playlist - guy behind the counter sold me a Les Paul in 1997 at the old Nevada Music store in North End. Still do the "boss gone mad" sale? waited outside the shop at 3am to get in line, the guy came out and gave us coffee and doughnuts.
Fret sprout (rough-feeling fret ends) is fairly easily fixable, and not necessarily a reason to avoid a specific guitar.
the way she talks, the sound of her voice 😻😻
S J. Lickherbutthole.com!
learn how to play a guitar.
I do travel with a wonderful Taylor Baby BT2, with a Fishman Infinity installed. Love it!
I like to sharpen the strings so they are like cheese cutters, the pain really helps with the guttural screaming of my oasis and passenger covers
I'm American, so instead of looking for the "ramp shape" like British aircraft carriers should I look for a slingshot embedded into the neck like American aircraft carriers?
25 years ago i bought a washburn D-20 with a nice spruce top for half the price. The reason was , of cause, the string action was much to high. All you have to do is to get out the bridge-inlay and file it down a bit, you may even replace it with a bone inlay, if you like, measurements are often similar and can be ordered at ebay. The trussrod is hidden under the soundhole, adjusting it is the other thing to get a good action. I still love the sound, wouldnt buy anything else.
Great spoof, Meg steals the show with her good advice!
she didn't steal nothing
My go to guitar is very cheap but sounds more than amazing for the prize and on top of that it plays well so not all super cheap guitars are bad quality but most are
I'd prefer to hear Dagon go on about what makes each guitar great
but Meg did fine
comedic stuff aside really good content without being pushed towards certain brands
Woke up just to find a video that made me lmao all over the place and yet highly informative. Liked and subscribed
I really like the sarcasm and jokes about how not to buy a guitar
I'd prefer to see Dagon play but those 2 are quite funny
I just bought a used Brunswick 200 and it sounds way better than my Tak, happy days
That taylor k24ce though😍
I wouldn't recommend mahagony or even cedar top for a beginner. It's hard to better than the Yamaha FG 830, which is laminated rosewood with scalloped bracing for $300. That should keep you happy untill you decide if you want a solid wood or more specialized guitar. The smaller guitars or mahagony tops are usually better at finger picking or leads.
I wish we had PMT stores in France... you guys offer a variety of options.
Copped myself a spruce parlour size semi acoustic for £180. Was that a good deal?
Thoroughly enjoyed that and looking forward to the next part. Terrific job, both of you.
She’s right
you idiot
siggiarabi you're right
Tanglewood IV TND and Takamine GD20-NS. Which one is better in terms if sound wise, feel and overall? I really need help 🙏🏻
Good cop bad cop thanks for making an informative video that was also intertaining
i liked the koa wood tone the most
Why do u like it ?
Ive played cheaper acoustics my whole life. That is until recently. My wife bought me a Martin dreadnaught junior. Oh my gosh! Should have done it a long time ago! Now when I play any of my old acoustics they sound like cardboard boxes with strings! Good video, Thanks!
I loved this video! Great work you two :-)
The winner of the BEST laminate (select) top (full laminate) guitar: Epiphone EJ-200 Artist Ltd. (maple full-bodied jumbo)
The winner of the BEST solid (sitka) top guitar: Yamaha FG-700S (Nato wood well-sized solid (sitka) top)
Well done!!
Hi i am good at strumming both gently and hard but tips on fingerpicking
Thanks for the vid. Now I don't know if I will buy a guitar or not.
What model was that sunburst guitar that the tech was checking out near the end of the video?
Bollocks my guitar is worth 79.99 made by Eastwood don't need to spend over £150 to get a good one. Mine is superb sounding it cost me £30 haha saw it in shop for £79.99 I got an absolute bargin lovely guitar
Great videos! So informative! Thank u so much!
Great video! Thank you!
Very funny infotainment :-) !! And Megan is very sweet !
thanks
wait fender cd 60 is solid top?
Thank you for showing me N.O.T. (Notably Owesome Things) things to look for for my search...
So forget tone, try to find 60 inches of fretting fury for $40, and save up for a Ronald Regan back tattoo before the first gig.
Actually, it has been said that the wood (top) ages gracefully over time as we play . SO to make a really fair comparison, we would have to play guitars that have been played for a looong time, to maybe see a difference. Real important? Naaww...
I like the humor in this
I'd rather the Yamaha for chords
though the Taylor guitar had a nice sound for a few tones
sweet well informed young lady
Great vid 👍
Very well done! I couldnt stop laughing.
I like dagan....
Thankyou!
Yamaha 😊
I just got a fg -180 for $80. Best decision ever.
If you're so concerned about your customer's guitar experience, why don't you give them a free setup for every purchase. That should help.
As a French, I LOVE your accent! (Both of you, this is not a weird technique to seduce someone I'll never meet even if she's cute, I admit.)
How much is 200£
American?
Do you know what was he playing?
How to choose number of frets and strings
ramu p as many as possible
oops I accidentally bought a harp
From the root cords of major E and A i can teach 36 hords from it by a technique! As easy as abc (:
After fixing my net speed i wll send u my fb account asap. Or send me here ur fb account and i will add u..God bless
Hilarious video and good advice! I love acoustic guitars!
Gotta love Meg.
Mother of god! I’ve fallen in love.
What's really fucked up is that people will drop $1000+ on a pretty guitar and never play it
Hehehe thats my problem, idk how to play at all so im not sure which one is good
liked this one thanks guys :D
Who else is like “shut up Meg.”
I’m kidding if you can’t tell it’s a family guy reference.
Now did they really have to lengthen the video by saying all that rubbish Sam was talking about??
Top 10 Things TO LOOK for when viewing a video such as this.....
1. At the beginning, strummed guitars should be reasonably in tune.
2. - 10. (See Thing No. 1)
Not strange the guitar industry is going down. Watching this as a kid, now I understand why kids don´t play guitar.
give us dagan
lol...awesome review, good job guys
This is just one long advert for PMT, and it's patronising. Just tell me what I need to know and leave it at that.
Problem ... most guitars are so over played and poorly maintained that you can't tell anything about the tone. When I'm shopping for a new guitar i make the store install new strings on the two finalists or else no sale
there not poorly maintained. i've never bought a guitar that was poorly maintained, unless i got it a pawn shop somewhere. so your wrong about that.
Raven James then obviously you haven't shopped at ottawa's largest music retailer. i played a d15 that was so dead and dry that it sounded as bad as a $200.00 laminate guitar. i would have bought the martin if the store had any respect for it.
I tend to stroll around the acoustic section grab some guitars, play them, and write down the top ones I liked, and when I get home, I find videos of them being played and make a playlist and compare them through an elimination game. Its some work but its been worth it.
sam seems more reasonable tbh
I cringed but it did kind of help me
In my opinion, its Meg.
LOL. This was hilarious. Love those U.K. accents! :D
Dont judge a guitar by the dead strings that r on it as u wont buy one from PMT...to b fair most other UK stores too.
He’s wrong
no shit
no shit
subtitles please?
Hi Ivan, not sure why they didn't show up the first time, but they should be there now. -Lee
Gracias, ahora si aparecen. Saludos desde Perú.
I'm Canadian and I think they sound fine and clear enough, for people with the British accent. At least they don't sound like those folks in Oasis1😂
PMTVUK I think Ivan means Spanish subtitles :)!
My first guitar cost me £700
my 2nd guitar cost me £10
my 3rd guitar cost me £179
I prefer playing the £10 one, a Hohner MC-05 because Its easy to play, sounds nice and can take a bit of a beating,
Meg is actually beautiful.
FuckGoogle+ 7
Lol playing Wonderwall
The way the guy speak is..nvm Thank you for this.
4:51 opie?
She's a keeper
dave matthews and jack johnson (and probably lots of other famous musicians) started learning guitar with cheap instruments less than $50.
if they can do it, so can you. the magic and skill isn't in the guitar--it's in your hands, and your heart, and your head.
JKP...what my teacher taught me long ago. Just Keep Practicing.
forget about guitars over $300-400. odds are very great that you'll never need an Authentic New Zealand Monkeywood body with Rare Congolese Figwood fretboard and Moonrock-inlaid Fret Dots and whatever else that'll cost you $8000. be honest with yourself: do you really think your friends around the campfire and your family members at the Family Reunion and your audience of 9 people at the local coffee shop can really tell the minute differences between a $175 guitar and a $5,000 one?
not likely.
when you earn your first gold record or wrap up your first North American tour, you can treat yourself to a $5,000 Ovation Adamas or a $12,000 (yup...that's three zeroes) Froggy Bottom Koa Limited. until then, content yourself with spending a few hundred bucks (if even that much) and JKP.
consider this: Jack Johnson plays custom Australian Cole Clark acoustic guitars on stage. they cost about $2,500 - $3,000, and he's been a world famous rock star for about 15 years. he could probably play a well set up $300 guitar on stage and few people would be able to tell the difference.
i promise: chances are, you wouldn't make a $5,000 guitar sound like it was worth the cost...and any good musician can make a $175 guitar sound magical. as long as it's set up well, it'll sound good in your hands too, eventually.
it's all in how hard you practice and how much you stay motivated to play well. not just notes on the page...but learning and practicing to play with your soul and your heart.
What a load of bollox
Dry
An informative and innovative way of making a video but it did become a bit overly stupid. Some of the things he said were so obviously wrong that I found it insulting to my intelligence. I believe that this video is a bit patronising at times.
Avro Arrow S A R C A S M
So that’s what happened to Jay off inbetweeners!
I am glad my guitar was featured in this, I’m SAFE 👏😊
Me listening to what Sam says:
XD
I like sam tips 😂
Meg is cute
The concept of the ridiculous comments followed by the reasonable and factual perspective may have been good on the drawing board, but in practice it became quite inane and boring. It only served to make the video twice as long as it needed to be. Megan has a warm, genuine presence. Is both easy to look at and listen to her speak.
But the never ending antithesis of common sense that preceded each point made it impossible for me to even consider listening to part 2. Make the same video without the guy, and watch your “likes and subscribers increase 10 fold.
Yamaha sounded the best...