I have a video coming about "Playing one guitar for 60 days." I may come clean with the full, still not as minimalist as I want to be, list of gear. I often joke, "if I am a minimalist at all yet, I'm a pretty bad one." So I have to go with "maybe".
Minimalism is a journey, not a destination. Also doing a rig rundown now would give you a concrete "before" shot for any changes in your accumulation. Also; I would simply like to see the rig rundown video.
I would love the rig rundown video. As a former Parker and Steinberger owner, and now a PRS owner, and a wanna be minimalist to boot, and of course a lover of light guitars, I need to see where we are going from here🤣😂😄
@@fivewattworld If for some reason this ever becomes a reality and you need a primary source/sound demos, just let me know! I've become quite a self-proclaimed expert if I do say so myself.
I was just gonna comment he's great at this and could to audio books and be never able to do anything else.. I dont think hes retired now though he just got hired full time for voice overs and narration :)
Keith’s delivery and format is second to none. He at the end, well documents all resources. Keith is just a breath of fresh air in a crowded tier of the guitar echo chamber.
I still remember Stradberg posting his earliest photos of his first prototype build and everyone at projectguitar going crazy for his creative and stylistic ergo approach. I was hooked on building myself and have 6 I've done from scratch and suggest trying it for yourself, it's not nearly as difficult as you would think it to be and that's the truth. It's crazy to watch his company start from a simple forum post into a full on company that's become a household name in the guitar world.
Till you decide on my batshit crazy ideas. Carved top. Neck through. Sg les Paul a tele and a strandberg style. But thinned out kinda like a ibanez s series. Few other little weird tweaks. Plus basically building a set neck or neck through s series style. Potentially with carbon fiber reinforcement on the back like a Parker fly. But instead of on top for the fret board I'd do carbon under the fretboard on top of the neck and obviously on the rear.
Hey, I was a regular at projectguitar as well, although never got around to building anything. I remember Ola Strandberg being not only very knowledgeable but also very helpful in giving advice around the forum. It is a great place to learn about guitar building.
I was most impressed by the number of years it took before Ola chose to or had to quit his day job. It’s a lesson in organic/sustainable business growth and in humility.
Haha, he's definitely got the NPR delivery, although I think his videos go into too much specialized detail for a general audience, but that's why I like them.
Because the documentaries of PBS and the like are serious and heavy duty as far as data goes. They're very serious efforts that take a year or more to complete.
@@josephtardio1086 Maybe, but I see no signs of them reaching that limit, lol! I have no problem with this guy or anyone's dry delivery as long as the info is there which it is. They big difference is that this channel is aimed at guitarist who already know the basics and want more information/history PBS or any network has to appeal to people who basically don't work in the subject. A baseball player is not going to watch Ken Burns baseball show to learn about baseball, a Jazz musician is not going to watch the Ken Burns Jazz to learn about jazz, but guitarists watch this channel to learn more about guitar equipment.
I have a Gibson LP Custom Shop Black Beauty, a BFG, and a few other guitars. I recently purchased a Strandberg. After a week of playing my Strandberg, all of my other guitars are in their cases. I don't have the vocabulary necessary to describe this guitar adequately. Hands down my favorite guitar. Great vid *edit I forgot, I have a few Gibsons for sale if you are interested. Hee hee
I purchased my Strandberg Boden original 6 last year, since then I sold all my other guitars.. with this I can cover every genres of music. I also find out that this guitar really inspire me to creativity, cause there's no limit in both sound and playability with it. and last but not least, I can play for hours and hours every day without hurting my back and my hands, so I think this instrument will be with me for the rest of my life!
What I especially appreciated of the narration of the development of the company is that it all started with creativity: one builder's decision to walk away from the beaten path. This is why I much prefer hand-built, custom-designed guitars. There are so many luthiers nowadays who come up with magnificent instruments, whereas traditional shops - Fender and Gibson - can only come up with new colour schemes and names for the garbage that they produce.
Great episode, I went from zero knowledge, to quite entertained, and plenty informed enough to want to check one out, in only 14 minutes and forty seconds!
@@frmcf Ye of little faith Fraser. The reality is that you sometimes know people because they do good work. I'm working on a project with David, but he was a subscriber before I met him. The world is likely a better (and occasionally worse no doubt at time) than you might believe. Sometimes it is just about quality.
I've been playing PRS guitars since 1986. But recently I started playing 8 strings which PRS doesn't offer except through Private Stock. I bought a couple of cheaper 8 string guitars but they never felt close to good compared to my PRS guitars. When Sweetwater got Strandberg I decided to buy a Boden Standard 8. I have been beyond impressed with it. I made my own pickups for it and custom wired it with push pulls and 4 way switching. Now I rarely play my 6 strings including my PRS guitars. Thanks for a great video!!
How can someone look so much like an accoutant and be so cool at the same time?! Love your videos, they're very well-made and with such a great taste. Thanks a lot for putting in the work! Cheers from Brazil!
Bought a standard before Xmas and haven't played another guitar since, excellent video i had no idea that Allan Holdsworth was a Strandberg player and knowing he had an influence on its design has made my day Thanks
My prior knowledge of this was "oh yeah, I might have seen one of them", to a 99% instant improvement courtesy of KW. I've been nurdling the electric banjo for over 50yrs, the RSI comment was right on the money.. . .. Thank you KW.
Another great video. These videos open my mind to different guitars acknowledging their existince and the space they accommodate amongst guitar consumers. I tend to revert back to your videos about minimalist rigs alot because I'm new to the guitar world. I'm 30 years old and trying the learn to play the guitar. I find these video to be interesting, entertaining and educational. Please keep up the good work.
I'd been a fan of Plini since about 2016, and obsessed over the headless concept since - I didn't really even know about the ergonomics or quality of the guitars until several years later - I just knew I wanted one because I loved the look. Finally April 2023 (a few months ago as of writing this), I had enough money sitting around to take the leap. I've already sold about half of my existing guitars and plan on buying a Salen or something similar soon. Amazing how quickly every other guitar I've owned and loved immediately felt like crap.
I've been playing for money for 30 years, and I don't often get Gear Acquistion Syndrome, but I am feeling it bite a bit now. Thanks for this great video, as always.
My strandberg story, I saw the guitarist from a j-rock band, Raise A Suilen, use a Strandberg, and I decided to go try it at my local guitar store. I've been wanting one ever since.
Ola, do I have a story for you! I first became aware of your unique designed guitar, when I was turned onto “Plini”, by a friend. I was instantly in love with the aesthetics of the guitar, itself, but when I heard it played by ‘the master’ himself, I decided that as soon as I was physically able to own a Plini model .strandberg* of my own, I would. As it happens, it wasn’t long after - a week before I wound up in the hospital,my gorgeous new guitar arrived. I had barely time to tune it, verify the setup was phenomenal, and away I went for another of a series of ICU stays, another story altogether. Suffice it to say that I was chomping at the proverbial bit to play my new guitar, but this time it turned out that I wouldn’t be back home for over 7 weeks! I did ask my friend - with whom I had been gigging temporarily - to go and pick it up from my home and PLAY it! I wanted to know everything about it, and so he gratefully did as I requested. My first report of the Plini was that my friend ‘was able to play stuff he didn’t know he could pull off…’. Now I was HUNGRY. When finally I returned home, I wasted no time getting my baby back, and found out for myself just how amazing the .strandberg* design was! I’ve always had back problems, but I had actually broken my neck on this last ‘adventure’, so the lack of weight was not lost on me - pardon the pun. I’ve been a Gibson guy most of my life, but I had moved to Ibanez S Prestige models as I grew older and sorer. I began playing when I was 8, officially, but I got my first ‘real’ electric guitar when I was 9 - and I was OFF! I learned every note of every RUSH song ever written, along with the classics - Zep 1-IV, Black Sabbath, and much of the Kansas catalog by my late teens. So, lets fast forward past a whole lotta years, here - my folks passed away by 2018, and I had moved a LOT of gear into a less than large place - under 1000 square feet, and there were guitars, amps, drums, speakers, and racks virtually everywhere. The only 2 pieces that come into play in this story, are a Plini .strandberg*, and a Mackie 8” woofer Powered Monitor on a 5 foot high, triangular-based speaker stand. I’ll bet you might know where this is going, but I’ll continue. My friend Mark and I.were sharing this rather small pad - 3 tiny bedrooms and one little bathroom (urk!) with 2 Big dogs - My female Rottie Aya (100+ lbs) and a male German Shephard (65 lbs). Thank the Gods for our big, fenced in backyard, yeah? Okay, back to the story - Mark and I were, allegedly, a bit inebriated, but we both remember this Only Too clearly. The Plini was resting, like they do, on the rear top bout, leaning against the coffee table - which had a very sharp 90 degree top surface - and the Mackie monitor loomed a mere 5 feet away, fully 5 feet in the air. Well, SOMETHING happened (truthfully, this is the only part of the story neither Mark nor I know) that speaker started to fall. Right toward where the Plini rested - Like the head of a convict at the Bastille - poised to have her head Lopped right off. Okay, we’ve all experienced it - the shifting into ‘slow time’ or ‘freeze frame’ - and this was no different. From the moment it started to move, we both knew RIGHT where it was headed. Yep, you guessed it, right for the middle of the Endurneck. Now - if ever there was a more appropriate name for anything, I am not aware of its existence. The monitor hit, both Bounced away, but seemingly impossibly, they were both fine. Both in one piece. Granted, there was a little 90 degree ‘ditch’ in the Plini’s neck, but I took after that with a bit of 600 grit, then 1000, and worked my way up to 2500 wetsand paper. Sure, I can feel it when my thumb sweeps by, but it’s not enough of a wound that it distracts from my playing, at all. I’ll sap a pic when I have finished typing this, and hopefullly I can attach it some way, so you can see how little of a mark it actually left. But Mark and I will never forget it’s there, because WE were there. And we saw the Impossible MADE possible. And all thanks to you, Ola! So hat’s off - or toques off - to the man, the Legend himself, Mr. Ola Strandberg. Thank you sir! Rob Hale
I love my Salen. I was originally put off by the looks. I wangled a ticket to NAMM just to check the guitars out in person, and ordered my Salen the next day. It’s just so comfortable to play,. The minute I picked one up, it just felt . . . right. The ergonomic tweaks and the light weight make a difference. And, I love the Suhr pickups on the Salen. Great video Keith.
Thanks for the video. I used to play a Honner bass in the 90s i think it was, and fondly recall how comfortable and light weight it was, before dropping out of the guitar world. And so now as i start to tip my toes back, I find it wildly mind boggling at how much interest this new company, whixh seems to have taken up where Honner left off, draws. I remember my bass had a sort of kick stand which would fold out, allowing the classical guitar positioning, and this new line seems to have incorporated that into the design. I'm not a fan of fan fretting, conceptually, although i haven't tried one in person, as the higher positions actually make barring or triads with a bass note harder. And although the widening of frets in lower strings would seem to be more ergonomic, it actually increases the distance needed to travel making them harder to reach especially with the shorter fingers, which in turn makes me suspect an inverse fan fretting might be more favourable, but i doubt this is possible. Still, it's nice to see a company taking things forward rather than the same old and dull Gibson and Fender models and copycats.
Love this! Didn’t expect something modern on your short histories. I’ve been eyeing for a Strandberg for some time now and I’m even more excited that Plini posted a prototype of his salen sig
Good to have something to be proud of from Sweden these days. Your videos are one of the few I watch from start to end, thats a good mark Keith. Cheers from Sweden.
I think this is my fourth or fifth time watching this. For the last two or three years I've really wanted a Strandberg, and I finally got a Boden 8 Natural, and have fallen in love with Strandberg in the way I assume Slash loves Les Pauls.
Finally! Actual accurate and useful information about the Strandberg line. It's really hard to find this stuff. Your video put so much of it together. Now I know why a 20" radius was selected. I found and read the Swedish patent translated (many times poorly) into English about a week ago. I now know that the Bass line is only 4 years old. I would really enjoy more detailed information about every single aspect of the designs. I did find some, but I could always use much more. Also, your info about the stainless steel frets was news to me. I intend to practice jazz walking bass on the Boden Original model (I prefer the aesthetics of this model), and your note about the warmer sound was a plus. I also use LaBella Low Tension Flats and hope to use them on the Original once I feel that this bass really is for me (45 day return at Guitar Center!). The bass arrives on Tuesday. I also have hand, wrist, and elbow issues and couldn't practice more than 15 minutes or 30 on a good day. And I'm only an intermediate beginner player (at 63 years old). I have only about 8 years of practice experience since starting 25 years ago. I look forward to this bass allowing me to practice an hour a day with no injuries or issues, and hopefully not need compression fingerless gloves while practicing anymore. Thanks again Keith!
This channel is one the BEST bang for your buck in this space. This channel will serve as a historical analysis of some of the most important pieces in guitar culture
Thanks David. But I'm of course building summaries of the great reference material out there in books or, in this case, websites and company histories. It's fun for me and it makes a great "part-time job". :) Thanks for watching.
Really happy to see this one as I was sure there was an interesting story behind the exponential growth of these things. I remember seeing them start cropping up around 2012 and it seemed like essentially all the best prog people were just gravitating toward strandbergs.
i immediately confused Strandberg with "Steinberger" which came out in 79' & has been played by so many recognized players. i was thinking how could i get the name & date wrong for so long?...LOL thanks for clearing that up.
I bought my Strandberg Standard 6 to be a travel guitar. I considered the Steinberger Spirit, but I saw a demo video where the demonstrator took out the pickups and showed that the guitar was literally blocks of wood glued together and that, combined with my inability to get definitive information on the string spacing (necessary for swapping out the pickups) pushed me in in the Strandberg direction. I've only had the guitar for 6 days, but I'm sold on it. It's "refurbished" and I can't see any flaws in the workmanship. I looked into a Keisel headless, but, although their base prices are pretty low, their guitars ramp up in price very quickly.
Recent owner of a Boden Prog NX6 in Earth Green. I’m 57 and have been suffering from arthritis in my wrists and thumbs which creates tendonitis and Ligament issues easily. I knew about Strandberg for a while due to being a huge Holdsworth fan, but lost track of them throughout the last few years. When I really researched the Endurneck I had a feeling this could be the answer to what seemed like the end of my playing years. It’s not an immediate thing, but what I notice is it takes enough stress away that I want to practice and play more which helps strengthen and stretch and slowly build back some of my chops without causing painful injury that would take weeks to heal. I still will ice my wrists if I do push it a bit too much and that seems to set things right quickly. In short the Endurneck is great and wish I had this neck to play all my 42 years of playing. All the other ergonomic feature are helpful too. Also, people will need to get use to paying higher prices for the level of quality that is coming out of places like Indonesia. It’s just the way it’s going to be in the NWO.
Transition from a conventional guitar was a non issue, my SB 7 Black Pearl is now my daily driver. The Strandberg is worthy of addition to the short list of classic guitar designs, well done Ola!
This is what I hope Strandberg might consider one day. Which a compromise on the custom shop. Strandberg orders in guitars from Indonesia which are amazing constructed, just the bodies and necks. Then in custom shops on each continent (one in Europe, Asia and North America) they then get assembled into custom instruments. Knobs, electrics, pickguards, combination of neck and body, bridges, colour of hardware and then you add extras like piezo pickups, push pull pots, midi pickups and lastly what will help create a generation of unique Strandbergs easily is..... laser etching and engraving. Which means you can use a laser like the smallest CNC and create 3D images/patterns in the wood which can also be torched to change colour with the intensity of the laser. So you get the wood colour, the finish colour and a torched colour which already exists in custom shops and the results are spectacular. So you get Indonesian guitars in modular parts and they get constructed in custom ways. Just like people who run body kit shops and do nothing other than 3rd party mods like body kits. This way you get many more unique Strandbergs with pickup options, wood and laser art with requires no intense labour. A computer will turn images into 2-3 colour versions that can be lasered on and you choose which mock up you like the most from the AI. You'd showcase the after market more which in turn pushes more money into your business. Over time you add more body shapes and neck profiles. More Hi-tech than what Kiesel offers but limited body finishes compared to Kiesel. I would also love to see Ola's take on a X shapes guitar and flying V.
I really love your videos man. It's crazy, your videos made me, a visual artist, way more interested in guitars than I've ever been and your voice over work is calming. But what's really impressive is your attention to detail, extensive research, and community involvement. It's authentic. It really shows how much you love this. Keep killing it.
I wanted one of the black classic boden 8 strings for years. Proud to say i got one early this year. It has the meanest sounding tones for deathcore/metalcore, plus some amazing clean tones.
I bought one a few months ago, based partially on the implicit recommendation from seeing yours in the background of the channel. I'm very sold. It's been a great guitar.
Hey Keith great special on these Strandberg guitars and bass guitars I was at Sweetwater with my son and my brother when I first checked out the Strandberg line up so light and comfortable super cool neck incredibly playable and well balanced they sound great too I wish the bass I want wasn't so pricey....I might be tempted to just get a steinberger instead and still be able to eat lunches and dinner
I've had 9 G&Ls over the past several years. I'm a big fan and still own 3 G&Ls. I've also owned Fender, Gibson and Godin guitars. After watching every YT video out there on Strandberg guitars, I bought a Standard 6. I swapped out the pickups for Tom Anderson HF1 and HF2 pickups because I wanted something more "vintage-sounding" than the stock Strandberg pickups. I'm almost certainly going to get a Strandberg Classic 6 in the next month or two. (They're having difficulty keeping inventory stocked.) Great guitars, reasonably priced, worth every penny.
Allll these guitar videos rule dude! Was just looking through a Sweetwater catalog and was reading about Strandbergs and here's a sweet video! Right on man.
Great video Keith. Pretty much everything I enjoy is "classic" "vintage" and/or "traditional" but it was interesting watching a history video on this modern company. I really hope I get to try a .strandberg* out soon. I had no idea they had the unique patent neck and I have been wanting to try fanned frets for a while now.
I knew nothing of these guitars before this.So now my life is full.Thanks Keith. And even though I did not win a pick I still love your channel. It’s all good.
I bought my first guitar 50 years ago on the 28th of this month, as a birthday present to myself. With strong roots set in the past I have never even considered a 'weird looking Strandberg', but I sure can relate the 'left hand' thing! Thanks for the great video, and I think you may have set the hook for something new here... 8) --gary
I play a Strandberg live twice a week after a back injury that made me put down any guitar over 6 pounds. It now travels with me continually. My collection of other high-end guitars are now cased and enjoying their permanent vacation....Butters, the best name I have ever heard for a dog. Cheers!
I saw the Boden Bass after the Namm show in 2019 and knew immediately that I had to get one. I Ended up on a waiting list and had to wait several month until I was able to order one. Last September I got my Boden Prog 5 and within a few weeks it corrected mistakes on my left hand I carried for years. It's the best Instrument I ever owned.
This was a whole new one on me, thanks so much for a peek at amazing piece of gear that I wasn’t even familiar with. As always, loving the five wide world!
my buddy bought a plini back in 2016 bought a boden os 7 string in 2018 and sold the plini, i then bought my own boden original in 2019. he then sold the os for a 2020 boden original with the poplar burl top and roasted birds eye fret board. all four guitars preform like no other import im in love with these guitars
1:15 "Guitar Neutral" ... love that term and (as commented on previous videos) am totally down with the philosophy. Thanks, as always, for another finely-crafted and thoughtful video!
I don't know if you have succeeded in convincing me I need less stuff. But your detailed stories do make me think hard about appreciating and making music with the things I have. Excellent content.
Thanks Keith! Not only are your videos top notch, but your recommendations turn out to be amazing, as well! I was on the verge of quitting guitar entirely due to health issues, but I bought a Boden Original two months ago, and it has changed my life! I can play as often as as long as I want. My Resq:D Black is arriving tomorrow! Lol. Thanks again!
I don’t have a Strandberg story but I do have an ergonomics anecdote. I recently bought an Ibanez mikro 5 string bass which has a 28.6” scale neck. It’s so nice to be able to play larger bass lines on a guitar sized instrument
My last name is Boden, I wanted one for that reason, landed on a prog nx7 in trade… my first 7 string and changed so much for me and the way I play. I love this little guitar I’m going to get a 6 string Strat style as well. If you’re considering one don’t overthink it, money very well spent.
@Keith Williams: I now hold you personally responsible for my latest -and most expensive, even second hand- GAS-related act! ....just got my Sälen Deluxe Vintage Burst a few days ago, and absolutely Love it! 😊,,🎸 I now have 4 other guitars for sale, partly to cover the now deep hole in my economy, but also (mainly, to be fair..) to minimize my, to be honest, too excessive collecting of good guitars 😊 Thx for another excellent and very informative video 😊
Watched most of your history of videos, I'd be thrilled to see you do one on ESP guitars if you're at all interested in that brand - one of my favorites personally and your reasearch and editing on these is top notch!
Impressive organization of facts and dates of a very interesting instrument. This is a great story and I'm glad we have a sort of official version of it for posterity. Go Ola go.
I have watched just about every episode of 5 watt world since finding your channel. I have 1 guitar, yes, just one, a chinese les paul that has seen some major set up and adjustment time, and could maybe use with an electronic overhaul. And after settling on being content with 1 guitar to do what I need, I have finally come to the realization. I'm not changing, I am gonna stick with just 1 guitar. But if there is another guitar that I ever get, it will be a Strandberg, and probably an extended range at that..
Kieth the author s of the books you mention owe you a debt of gratitude also. I’ve bought almost all of them on Amazon. I sure want a Boden/ Stranberg maybe I better look again
At 13:17 it looks like the upper strap button is at the top of the horn, but it's not a Boden of course. I think this is one of my main gripes with Bodens. The strap pin at the back of the horn is just as comfortable for how the strap runs over the shoulder and for how the guitar body is liocated in relation to then upper boddy. It just sits too much to the left (for a right handed model) for me. Interesting to see the earlier models that had the pin at the tip of the horn.
I've always loved headless guitars since trying a Steinberger in '86, but they were just so expensive, as were the double ball end strings, which were also harder to come by than they are today. I'm glad this concept is finally taking off in a big way with more companies producing them. I'm a high-performance player and need the best ergonomics out there for the demands of my playing. I look forward to trying a Strandberg.
Because of your promotion of these guitars, I ordered another one to try! They are very light weight and compact, which I like. But I love the Andersons and Collings guitars and wonder if one can get the full dimensionality of tone from these tiny things. I noticed you had played a Parker Fly in the past and when I saw Steve Swallow at a concert, he showed me his Parker bass of basswood and it was a revelation how he could get such acoustic tones that sounded like an upright at the lowest notes and like a classical guitar at the higher notes. But that was Steve Swallow.
Partly because of this video I bought a Boden 8 True Temperament Purple burst and I LOVE IT!!! An 8 string is NOT just for Metal; it's just great for blues and most else. UPDATE: As a result of loving the 8 string I've just ordered one of the True-Temperament brown-burst 6-string Bodens that appears as this video's thumbnail direct from Strandberg Sweden! That should do it (until they make a neck-thru TT!) ...
My personal history is I saw this thing being developed in that forum from the start. I like headless guitars since my adolescence, so I made my own headless bridge and guitar in my garage. The bridge is not so easy to tune, but I still love that little guitar. After that, I was always looking on headless guitars and that forum was the perfect place, lots of good information. Today, to play blues, I still prefer the rolled edge of my strat, and to play rock, the sustain of my Les Paul is better... But there always a special place to a headless in my gear. =)
I don't have a Strandberg story yet but, I see one coming... and a guitar sale, possibly a bass sale, ect. Just as I was confirming to the 5 Watt world state of mind my G.A.S. has resurfaced. Great informational video as always! Thanks
My Strandberg story is as follows: I ordered my first Strandberg Classic recently (and I have never played one), and it is supposed to come next week. The wait is absolutely destroying me, but thanks for the knowledge!
Great stuff Keith. I’m not sure why I didn’t know you’d done a .strandberg* history but I should’ve. I have had a Fusion for a few years and LOVE it. I’m considering an 8-string. Not because I can play an 8-string. Because I *want* an 8-string. 🤷🏾♂️
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"as any totally not obsessed person would do, I started learning everything about.." .. I have been there :)
Basically described my life ha.
That's basically me watching this video for like the 5 or 7th time
It's okay man . Same here 😅👍
Please, do rig rundown and studio tour of yourself , pleaaasssseeeeee
I have a video coming about "Playing one guitar for 60 days." I may come clean with the full, still not as minimalist as I want to be, list of gear. I often joke, "if I am a minimalist at all yet, I'm a pretty bad one." So I have to go with "maybe".
And I watched your "Mario" video! Dude! That was AWESOME! I'd give that the proverbial "100 thumbs up"!
Minimalism is a journey, not a destination. Also doing a rig rundown now would give you a concrete "before" shot for any changes in your accumulation. Also; I would simply like to see the rig rundown video.
I would love the rig rundown video. As a former Parker and Steinberger owner, and now a PRS owner, and a wanna be minimalist to boot, and of course a lover of light guitars, I need to see where we are going from here🤣😂😄
@@fivewattworld thanks man i appreciate it
When can we expect a Short History of the Korg Miku?
Not soon...but you never know.;)
@@fivewattworld If for some reason this ever becomes a reality and you need a primary source/sound demos, just let me know! I've become quite a self-proclaimed expert if I do say so myself.
Ultimate April fools video 🤣🤣🤣
Oooh, and the EHX Farm9! (I really wish they had made that pedal.)
All miku discussions eventually devolve into tentacle porn.
"Hi, I'm Keith Williams and I'm going to talk to you about how peat moss grows"
Me: totally riveted.
I was just gonna comment he's great at this and could to audio books
and be never able to do anything else.. I dont think hes retired now though
he just got hired full time for voice overs and narration :)
Yea, I was just thinking, I have absolutely no interest in this subject, but yet here I am watching. Just couldn't resist.
RedOrb I’m still waiting for the peat moss video.
Peat moss on a budget. Is Korean peat moss inferior to Danish "bog body" peat moss? In this video..
As a leading world expert in mosses this is pretty triggering.
Keith’s delivery and format is second to none. He at the end, well documents all resources. Keith is just a breath of fresh air in a crowded tier of the guitar echo chamber.
Thanks Allen
I totally agree. His approach has been a revelation to me.
When I read his reply I heard his voice in my head saying “Thanks Allen” lol
I still remember Stradberg posting his earliest photos of his first prototype build and everyone at projectguitar going crazy for his creative and stylistic ergo approach. I was hooked on building myself and have 6 I've done from scratch and suggest trying it for yourself, it's not nearly as difficult as you would think it to be and that's the truth. It's crazy to watch his company start from a simple forum post into a full on company that's become a household name in the guitar world.
Till you decide on my batshit crazy ideas.
Carved top. Neck through. Sg les Paul a tele and a strandberg style. But thinned out kinda like a ibanez s series. Few other little weird tweaks. Plus basically building a set neck or neck through s series style.
Potentially with carbon fiber reinforcement on the back like a Parker fly. But instead of on top for the fret board I'd do carbon under the fretboard on top of the neck and obviously on the rear.
Hey, I was a regular at projectguitar as well, although never got around to building anything. I remember Ola Strandberg being not only very knowledgeable but also very helpful in giving advice around the forum. It is a great place to learn about guitar building.
I was most impressed by the number of years it took before Ola chose to or had to quit his day job. It’s a lesson in organic/sustainable business growth and in humility.
Just bought my first Strandberg guitar and its now my #1. Planning on getting a few more shortly. Thanks for the info!
Honestly, I have no idea why PBS or even FUSE has not come to you with a production deal.
Haha, he's definitely got the NPR delivery, although I think his videos go into too much specialized detail for a general audience, but that's why I like them.
Because the documentaries of PBS and the like are serious and heavy duty as far as data goes. They're very serious efforts that take a year or more to complete.
@@josephtardio1086 Maybe, but I see no signs of them reaching that limit, lol! I have no problem with this guy or anyone's dry delivery as long as the info is there which it is. They big difference is that this channel is aimed at guitarist who already know the basics and want more information/history PBS or any network has to appeal to people who basically don't work in the subject. A baseball player is not going to watch Ken Burns baseball show to learn about baseball, a Jazz musician is not going to watch the Ken Burns Jazz to learn about jazz, but guitarists watch this channel to learn more about guitar equipment.
It would be the best thing on my tv..200 channels and not a damn thing to watch. I sit here on TH-cam
True that
you are supposed to cure our GAS, not give us additional "needs"!
remain guitar "neutral"
edit: just want to say that stating to remain neutral is the equivalent of telling a depressed person to just cheer up!
Ha!!
The cure for GAS is more guitars lol
I feel like strandberg is going to be a lasting staple in the industry like Fender or Gibson.
They already are among European manufacturers, specially in the Metal world 🎸
I have a Gibson LP Custom Shop Black Beauty, a BFG, and a few other guitars. I recently purchased a Strandberg. After a week of playing my Strandberg, all of my other guitars are in their cases. I don't have the vocabulary necessary to describe this guitar adequately. Hands down my favorite guitar. Great vid
*edit I forgot, I have a few Gibsons for sale if you are interested. Hee hee
I just dropped my Strandberg off for a proper tune up. I am literally gutted that I have to play a Gibson Les Paul for the next 3 days. True story
Ha!
@@fivewattworld love your channel. Been watching for a long time. Just subbed. Sorry for the delay. Keep making content
I purchased my Strandberg Boden original 6 last year, since then I sold all my other guitars.. with this I can cover every genres of music. I also find out that this guitar really inspire me to creativity, cause there's no limit in both sound and playability with it. and last but not least, I can play for hours and hours every day without hurting my back and my hands, so I think this instrument will be with me for the rest of my life!
What I especially appreciated of the narration of the development of the company is that it all started with creativity: one builder's decision to walk away from the beaten path. This is why I much prefer hand-built, custom-designed guitars. There are so many luthiers nowadays who come up with magnificent instruments, whereas traditional shops - Fender and Gibson - can only come up with new colour schemes and names for the garbage that they produce.
I finally bought a strandberg. It is unbelievable. I just bought a 2nd one.
Hey don't blame me, blame Ola, ;).
Great episode, I went from zero knowledge, to quite entertained, and plenty informed enough to want to check one out, in only 14 minutes and forty seconds!
Thanks David!
Exhibit A of why Keith should *not* be doing this for free!
Barber Electronics So, when’s yours arriving?
@@frmcf Ye of little faith Fraser. The reality is that you sometimes know people because they do good work. I'm working on a project with David, but he was a subscriber before I met him. The world is likely a better (and occasionally worse no doubt at time) than you might believe.
Sometimes it is just about quality.
@@lueysixty-six7300 Hi Luey, Well not quite for free as I do make a little money on the views. It's fun, but it's not just for fun if you follow me.
I watched the birth of Strandberg on the Project Guitar forums. Truly a fantastic mind behind the company.
I've been playing PRS guitars since 1986. But recently I started playing 8 strings which PRS doesn't offer except through Private Stock. I bought a couple of cheaper 8 string guitars but they never felt close to good compared to my PRS guitars. When Sweetwater got Strandberg I decided to buy a Boden Standard 8. I have been beyond impressed with it. I made my own pickups for it and custom wired it with push pulls and 4 way switching. Now I rarely play my 6 strings including my PRS guitars. Thanks for a great video!!
Keith in 1991 photo wearing denim shirt. Keith 2020 wearing denim shirt. True Minimalism!
You know, I laughed to myself when I dug up that old pic of me with my little (littlest?) brother. It has always been the off work uniform.
How can someone look so much like an accoutant and be so cool at the same time?!
Love your videos, they're very well-made and with such a great taste. Thanks a lot for putting in the work!
Cheers from Brazil!
Thanks Fernando but I was a college administrator before doing this. I was rubbish at accounting actually though I’m good at budgeting. :)
Bought a standard before Xmas and haven't played another guitar since, excellent video i had no idea that Allan Holdsworth was a Strandberg player and knowing he had an influence on its design has made my day Thanks
I didn't know that either. Doesn't Kiesel have a signature model of his guitar?
My prior knowledge of this was "oh yeah, I might have seen one of them", to a 99% instant improvement courtesy of KW.
I've been nurdling the electric banjo for over 50yrs, the RSI comment was right on the money.. . ..
Thank you KW.
Another great video. These videos open my mind to different guitars acknowledging their existince and the space they accommodate amongst guitar consumers. I tend to revert back to your videos about minimalist rigs alot because I'm new to the guitar world. I'm 30 years old and trying the learn to play the guitar. I find these video to be interesting, entertaining and educational. Please keep up the good work.
Thanks Demian. Means a lot.
I'd been a fan of Plini since about 2016, and obsessed over the headless concept since - I didn't really even know about the ergonomics or quality of the guitars until several years later - I just knew I wanted one because I loved the look. Finally April 2023 (a few months ago as of writing this), I had enough money sitting around to take the leap. I've already sold about half of my existing guitars and plan on buying a Salen or something similar soon. Amazing how quickly every other guitar I've owned and loved immediately felt like crap.
I've been playing for money for 30 years, and I don't often get Gear Acquistion Syndrome, but I am feeling it bite a bit now. Thanks for this great video, as always.
My strandberg story, I saw the guitarist from a j-rock band, Raise A Suilen, use a Strandberg, and I decided to go try it at my local guitar store. I've been wanting one ever since.
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I love this channel. It's real. It's factual. It's like an alternate universe version of the internet in which the words are true.
Ola, do I have a story for you! I first became aware of your unique designed guitar, when I was turned onto “Plini”, by a friend. I was instantly in love with the aesthetics of the guitar, itself, but when I heard it played by ‘the master’ himself, I decided that as soon as I was physically able to own a Plini model .strandberg* of my own, I would. As it happens, it wasn’t long after - a week before I wound up in the hospital,my gorgeous new guitar arrived. I had barely time to tune it, verify the setup was phenomenal, and away I went for another of a series of ICU stays, another story altogether. Suffice it to say that I was chomping at the proverbial bit to play my new guitar, but this time it turned out that I wouldn’t be back home for over 7 weeks! I did ask my friend - with whom I had been gigging temporarily - to go and pick it up from my home and PLAY it! I wanted to know everything about it, and so he gratefully did as I requested. My first report of the Plini was that my friend ‘was able to play stuff he didn’t know he could pull off…’. Now I was HUNGRY.
When finally I returned home, I wasted no time getting my baby back, and found out for myself just how amazing the .strandberg* design was! I’ve always had back problems, but I had actually broken my neck on this last ‘adventure’, so the lack of weight was not lost on me - pardon the pun. I’ve been a Gibson guy most of my life, but I had moved to Ibanez S Prestige models as I grew older and sorer. I began playing when I was 8, officially, but I got my first ‘real’ electric guitar when I was 9 - and I was OFF! I learned every note of every RUSH song ever written, along with the classics - Zep 1-IV, Black Sabbath, and much of the Kansas catalog by my late teens. So, lets fast forward past a whole lotta years, here - my folks passed away by 2018, and I had moved a LOT of gear into a less than large place - under 1000 square feet, and there were guitars, amps, drums, speakers, and racks virtually everywhere. The only 2 pieces that come into play in this story, are a Plini .strandberg*, and a Mackie 8” woofer Powered Monitor on a 5 foot high, triangular-based speaker stand. I’ll bet you might know where this is going, but I’ll continue.
My friend Mark and I.were sharing this rather small pad - 3 tiny bedrooms and one little bathroom (urk!) with 2 Big dogs - My female Rottie Aya (100+ lbs) and a male German Shephard (65 lbs). Thank the Gods for our big, fenced in backyard, yeah? Okay, back to the story - Mark and I were, allegedly, a bit inebriated, but we both remember this Only Too clearly. The Plini was resting, like they do, on the rear top bout, leaning against the coffee table - which had a very sharp 90 degree top surface - and the Mackie monitor loomed a mere 5 feet away, fully 5 feet in the air. Well, SOMETHING happened (truthfully, this is the only part of the story neither Mark nor I know) that speaker started to fall. Right toward where the Plini rested - Like the head of a convict at the Bastille - poised to have her head Lopped right off.
Okay, we’ve all experienced it - the shifting into ‘slow time’ or ‘freeze frame’ - and this was no different. From the moment it started to move, we both knew RIGHT where it was headed. Yep, you guessed it, right for the middle of the Endurneck. Now - if ever there was a more appropriate name for anything, I am not aware of its existence. The monitor hit, both Bounced away, but seemingly impossibly, they were both fine. Both in one piece. Granted, there was a little 90 degree ‘ditch’ in the Plini’s neck, but I took after that with a bit of 600 grit, then 1000, and worked my way up to 2500 wetsand paper. Sure, I can feel it when my thumb sweeps by, but it’s not enough of a wound that it distracts from my playing, at all. I’ll sap a pic when I have finished typing this, and hopefullly I can attach it some way, so you can see how little of a mark it actually left. But Mark and I will never forget it’s there, because WE were there. And we saw the Impossible MADE possible.
And all thanks to you, Ola! So hat’s off - or toques off - to the man, the Legend himself, Mr. Ola Strandberg. Thank you sir!
Rob Hale
I love my Salen. I was originally put off by the looks. I wangled a ticket to NAMM just to check the guitars out in person, and ordered my Salen the next day. It’s just so comfortable to play,. The minute I picked one up, it just felt . . . right. The ergonomic tweaks and the light weight make a difference. And, I love the Suhr pickups on the Salen. Great video Keith.
Thanks for the video. I used to play a Honner bass in the 90s i think it was, and fondly recall how comfortable and light weight it was, before dropping out of the guitar world.
And so now as i start to tip my toes back, I find it wildly mind boggling at how much interest this new company, whixh seems to have taken up where Honner left off, draws.
I remember my bass had a sort of kick stand which would fold out, allowing the classical guitar positioning, and this new line seems to have incorporated that into the design.
I'm not a fan of fan fretting, conceptually, although i haven't tried one in person, as the higher positions actually make barring or triads with a bass note harder. And although the widening of frets in lower strings would seem to be more ergonomic, it actually increases the distance needed to travel making them harder to reach especially with the shorter fingers, which in turn makes me suspect an inverse fan fretting might be more favourable, but i doubt this is possible.
Still, it's nice to see a company taking things forward rather than the same old and dull Gibson and Fender models and copycats.
Wow I truly appreciate the quality of the images in the video, thank you for what you do!
Love this! Didn’t expect something modern on your short histories. I’ve been eyeing for a Strandberg for some time now and I’m even more excited that Plini posted a prototype of his salen sig
Good to have something to be proud of from Sweden these days. Your videos are one of the few I watch from start to end, thats a good mark Keith. Cheers from Sweden.
Thanks backspin. You should go over there to visit!
I think this is my fourth or fifth time watching this. For the last two or three years I've really wanted a Strandberg, and I finally got a Boden 8 Natural, and have fallen in love with Strandberg in the way I assume Slash loves Les Pauls.
Finally! Actual accurate and useful information about the Strandberg line. It's really hard to find this stuff. Your video put so much of it together. Now I know why a 20" radius was selected. I found and read the Swedish patent translated (many times poorly) into English about a week ago. I now know that the Bass line is only 4 years old. I would really enjoy more detailed information about every single aspect of the designs. I did find some, but I could always use much more. Also, your info about the stainless steel frets was news to me. I intend to practice jazz walking bass on the Boden Original model (I prefer the aesthetics of this model), and your note about the warmer sound was a plus. I also use LaBella Low Tension Flats and hope to use them on the Original once I feel that this bass really is for me (45 day return at Guitar Center!). The bass arrives on Tuesday. I also have hand, wrist, and elbow issues and couldn't practice more than 15 minutes or 30 on a good day. And I'm only an intermediate beginner player (at 63 years old). I have only about 8 years of practice experience since starting 25 years ago. I look forward to this bass allowing me to practice an hour a day with no injuries or issues, and hopefully not need compression fingerless gloves while practicing anymore. Thanks again Keith!
This channel is one the BEST bang for your buck in this space. This channel will serve as a historical analysis of some of the most important pieces in guitar culture
Thanks David. But I'm of course building summaries of the great reference material out there in books or, in this case, websites and company histories.
It's fun for me and it makes a great "part-time job". :)
Thanks for watching.
Really happy to see this one as I was sure there was an interesting story behind the exponential growth of these things. I remember seeing them start cropping up around 2012 and it seemed like essentially all the best prog people were just gravitating toward strandbergs.
i immediately confused Strandberg with "Steinberger" which came out in 79' & has been played by so many recognized players. i was thinking how could i get the name & date wrong for so long?...LOL thanks for clearing that up.
I bought my Strandberg Standard 6 to be a travel guitar. I considered the Steinberger Spirit, but I saw a demo video where the demonstrator took out the pickups and showed that the guitar was literally blocks of wood glued together and that, combined with my inability to get definitive information on the string spacing (necessary for swapping out the pickups) pushed me in in the Strandberg direction. I've only had the guitar for 6 days, but I'm sold on it. It's "refurbished" and I can't see any flaws in the workmanship. I looked into a Keisel headless, but, although their base prices are pretty low, their guitars ramp up in price very quickly.
Recent owner of a Boden Prog NX6 in Earth Green. I’m 57 and have been suffering from arthritis in my wrists and thumbs which creates tendonitis and Ligament issues easily. I knew about Strandberg for a while due to being a huge Holdsworth fan, but lost track of them throughout the last few years. When I really researched the Endurneck I had a feeling this could be the answer to what seemed like the end of my playing years. It’s not an immediate thing, but what I notice is it takes enough stress away that I want to practice and play more which helps strengthen and stretch and slowly build back some of my chops without causing painful injury that would take weeks to heal. I still will ice my wrists if I do push it a bit too much and that seems to set things right quickly.
In short the Endurneck is great and wish I had this neck to play all my 42 years of playing. All the other ergonomic feature are helpful too. Also, people will need to get use to paying higher prices for the level of quality that is coming out of places like Indonesia. It’s just the way it’s going to be in the NWO.
Transition from a conventional guitar was a non issue, my SB 7 Black Pearl is now my daily driver. The Strandberg is worthy of addition to the short list of classic guitar designs, well done Ola!
Always happy when a new video from 5 watt world shows up in my feed. awesome video again thx...
I got my first strandberg this month and it's amazing, the ergonomics and setup is amazing
This was very well done. Thanks for all the work to put this together.
This is what I hope Strandberg might consider one day. Which a compromise on the custom shop. Strandberg orders in guitars from Indonesia which are amazing constructed, just the bodies and necks. Then in custom shops on each continent (one in Europe, Asia and North America) they then get assembled into custom instruments. Knobs, electrics, pickguards, combination of neck and body, bridges, colour of hardware and then you add extras like piezo pickups, push pull pots, midi pickups and lastly what will help create a generation of unique Strandbergs easily is..... laser etching and engraving. Which means you can use a laser like the smallest CNC and create 3D images/patterns in the wood which can also be torched to change colour with the intensity of the laser. So you get the wood colour, the finish colour and a torched colour which already exists in custom shops and the results are spectacular. So you get Indonesian guitars in modular parts and they get constructed in custom ways. Just like people who run body kit shops and do nothing other than 3rd party mods like body kits. This way you get many more unique Strandbergs with pickup options, wood and laser art with requires no intense labour. A computer will turn images into 2-3 colour versions that can be lasered on and you choose which mock up you like the most from the AI. You'd showcase the after market more which in turn pushes more money into your business. Over time you add more body shapes and neck profiles. More Hi-tech than what Kiesel offers but limited body finishes compared to Kiesel. I would also love to see Ola's take on a X shapes guitar and flying V.
I learn something from all your posts, they're entertaining as well as informàtive.i really enjoy them please keep up the great work. Thank you
I really love your videos man. It's crazy, your videos made me, a visual artist, way more interested in guitars than I've ever been and your voice over work is calming. But what's really impressive is your attention to detail, extensive research, and community involvement. It's authentic. It really shows how much you love this. Keep killing it.
Thanks Isaiah
I wanted one of the black classic boden 8 strings for years. Proud to say i got one early this year. It has the meanest sounding tones for deathcore/metalcore, plus some amazing clean tones.
I bought one a few months ago, based partially on the implicit recommendation from seeing yours in the background of the channel. I'm very sold. It's been a great guitar.
Hey Keith great special on these Strandberg guitars and bass guitars
I was at Sweetwater with my son and my brother when I first checked out the Strandberg line up so light and comfortable super cool neck incredibly playable and well balanced they sound great too I wish the bass I want wasn't so pricey....I might be tempted to just get a steinberger instead and still be able to eat lunches and dinner
Got my Classic in Maltic Blue a couple weeks ago. Un-REAL!! Sound, build, finish, ease of playing, Do It!
I've had 9 G&Ls over the past several years. I'm a big fan and still own 3 G&Ls. I've also owned Fender, Gibson and Godin guitars. After watching every YT video out there on Strandberg guitars, I bought a Standard 6. I swapped out the pickups for Tom Anderson HF1 and HF2 pickups because I wanted something more "vintage-sounding" than the stock Strandberg pickups. I'm almost certainly going to get a Strandberg Classic 6 in the next month or two. (They're having difficulty keeping inventory stocked.) Great guitars, reasonably priced, worth every penny.
Thanks again for yet another well thought out informative video. This is making me rethink all my previous opinions of headless guitars.
another fantastic video helping me discover more about our craft. thanks so much.
Thank you for bringing this company to my attention 😊
Awesome video! I was very happy to see that Per Nilsson made it into the video. Anything with him in it make me happy
Allll these guitar videos rule dude! Was just looking through a Sweetwater catalog and was reading about Strandbergs and here's a sweet video! Right on man.
Great video Keith. Pretty much everything I enjoy is "classic" "vintage" and/or "traditional" but it was interesting watching a history video on this modern company. I really hope I get to try a .strandberg* out soon. I had no idea they had the unique patent neck and I have been wanting to try fanned frets for a while now.
Thanks so much ! Such a great channel. I love these " Short Histories" We are so lucky.
I knew nothing of these guitars before this.So now my life is full.Thanks Keith.
And even though I did not win a pick I still love your channel.
It’s all good.
I bought my first guitar 50 years ago on the 28th of this month, as a birthday present to myself. With strong roots set in the past I have never even considered a 'weird looking Strandberg', but I sure can relate the 'left hand' thing! Thanks for the great video, and I think you may have set the hook for something new here... 8) --gary
I play a Strandberg live twice a week after a back injury that made me put down any guitar over 6 pounds. It now travels with me continually. My collection of other high-end guitars are now cased and enjoying their permanent vacation....Butters, the best name I have ever heard for a dog. Cheers!
I now play a boden bass. So light, lovely clean jazz sound. It’s a keeper.
I saw the Boden Bass after the Namm show in 2019 and knew immediately that I had to get one. I Ended up on a waiting list and had to wait several month until I was able to order one. Last September I got my Boden Prog 5 and within a few weeks it corrected mistakes on my left hand I carried for years. It's the best Instrument I ever owned.
This was a whole new one on me, thanks so much for a peek at amazing piece of gear that I wasn’t even familiar with. As always, loving the five wide world!
The Strandberg video is finally out! Been anticipating this one :)
Well put together. I wasn't sure I was going to watch the whole thing without skipping and yet I did.
my buddy bought a plini back in 2016 bought a boden os 7 string in 2018 and sold the plini, i then bought my own boden original in 2019. he then sold the os for a 2020 boden original with the poplar burl top and roasted birds eye fret board. all four guitars preform like no other import im in love with these guitars
1:15 "Guitar Neutral" ... love that term and (as commented on previous videos) am totally down with the philosophy. Thanks, as always, for another finely-crafted and thoughtful video!
Was on the fence until i saw this video. Just bought one online and looking forward to playing it in comfort. Thanks!
I don't know if you have succeeded in convincing me I need less stuff. But your detailed stories do make me think hard about appreciating and making music with the things I have.
Excellent content.
Thanks Keith! Not only are your videos top notch, but your recommendations turn out to be amazing, as well! I was on the verge of quitting guitar entirely due to health issues, but I bought a Boden Original two months ago, and it has changed my life! I can play as often as as long as I want. My Resq:D Black is arriving tomorrow! Lol. Thanks again!
Yup I was just waiting til Plini was mentioned 😊
Great Video I definitely want a strandberg more now!!
I don’t have a Strandberg story but I do have an ergonomics anecdote. I recently bought an Ibanez mikro 5 string bass which has a 28.6” scale neck. It’s so nice to be able to play larger bass lines on a guitar sized instrument
Nice video Keith. Thank u.
My last name is Boden, I wanted one for that reason, landed on a prog nx7 in trade… my first 7 string and changed so much for me and the way I play. I love this little guitar I’m going to get a 6 string Strat style as well. If you’re considering one don’t overthink it, money very well spent.
Great video again Keith! Very interesting guitars, innovation is good... would like to try out that neck.
Aren't you in northern PA? I am going to try to sit in at the Lost Dog periodically and you could check it out.
Lightweight Electric Guitars with good hardware, are just as good as heavier guitars.
@Keith Williams: I now hold you personally responsible for my latest -and most expensive, even second hand- GAS-related act!
....just got my Sälen Deluxe Vintage Burst a few days ago, and absolutely Love it! 😊,,🎸
I now have 4 other guitars for sale, partly to cover the now deep hole in my economy, but also (mainly, to be fair..) to minimize my, to be honest, too excessive collecting of good guitars 😊
Thx for another excellent and very informative video 😊
Watched most of your history of videos, I'd be thrilled to see you do one on ESP guitars if you're at all interested in that brand - one of my favorites personally and your reasearch and editing on these is top notch!
Thanks. I’m not sure how much material there is on ESP but they have quite a long history.
Playing my Standard 7 as I’m watching. This guitar’s so unreal.
Impressive organization of facts and dates of a very interesting instrument. This is a great story and I'm glad we have a sort of official version of it for posterity. Go Ola go.
I have watched just about every episode of 5 watt world since finding your channel. I have 1 guitar, yes, just one, a chinese les paul that has seen some major set up and adjustment time, and could maybe use with an electronic overhaul. And after settling on being content with 1 guitar to do what I need, I have finally come to the realization. I'm not changing, I am gonna stick with just 1 guitar. But if there is another guitar that I ever get, it will be a Strandberg, and probably an extended range at that..
Excellent show as always. Im surprised a Cable outlet hasn't picked up your series of great educational and inspirational videos.
Kieth the author s of the books you mention owe you a debt of gratitude also. I’ve bought almost all of them on Amazon.
I sure want a Boden/ Stranberg maybe I better look again
At 13:17 it looks like the upper strap button is at the top of the horn, but it's not a Boden of course. I think this is one of my main gripes with Bodens. The strap pin at the back of the horn is just as comfortable for how the strap runs over the shoulder and for how the guitar body is liocated in relation to then upper boddy. It just sits too much to the left (for a right handed model) for me. Interesting to see the earlier models that had the pin at the tip of the horn.
Keith, you don’t ever disappoint! Keep em coming!
Thanks Chief!
I've always loved headless guitars since trying a Steinberger in '86, but they were just so expensive, as were the double ball end strings, which were also harder to come by than they are today. I'm glad this concept is finally taking off in a big way with more companies producing them. I'm a high-performance player and need the best ergonomics out there for the demands of my playing. I look forward to trying a Strandberg.
Excellent, once again. Thanks again for these videos.
I'll watch any short history you will put out 👍
I love the fact that they look so radically different.
Because of your promotion of these guitars, I ordered another one to try! They are very light weight and compact, which I like. But I love the Andersons and Collings guitars and wonder if one can get the full dimensionality of tone from these tiny things. I noticed you had played a Parker Fly in the past and when I saw Steve Swallow at a concert, he showed me his Parker bass of basswood and it was a revelation how he could get such acoustic tones that sounded like an upright at the lowest notes and like a classical guitar at the higher notes. But that was Steve Swallow.
Been waiting for this one! Great video, as always.
Another great brand not enough people talk about. Thanks for the video.
Partly because of this video I bought a Boden 8 True Temperament Purple burst and I LOVE IT!!!
An 8 string is NOT just for Metal; it's just great for blues and most else.
UPDATE: As a result of loving the 8 string I've just ordered one of the True-Temperament brown-burst 6-string Bodens that appears as this video's thumbnail direct from Strandberg Sweden! That should do it (until they make a neck-thru TT!) ...
My personal history is I saw this thing being developed in that forum from the start.
I like headless guitars since my adolescence, so I made my own headless bridge and guitar in my garage. The bridge is not so easy to tune, but I still love that little guitar.
After that, I was always looking on headless guitars and that forum was the perfect place, lots of good information.
Today, to play blues, I still prefer the rolled edge of my strat, and to play rock, the sustain of my Les Paul is better... But there always a special place to a headless in my gear. =)
I don't have a Strandberg story yet but, I see one coming... and a guitar sale, possibly a bass sale, ect. Just as I was confirming to the 5 Watt world state of mind my G.A.S. has resurfaced. Great informational video as always! Thanks
My Strandberg story is as follows: I ordered my first Strandberg Classic recently (and I have never played one), and it is supposed to come next week. The wait is absolutely destroying me, but thanks for the knowledge!
Plini introduced them to me around 2013, glad you mentioned him!
Fabulous, it's good to see good ideas successfully implemented.
Great stuff Keith. I’m not sure why I didn’t know you’d done a .strandberg* history but I should’ve. I have had a Fusion for a few years and LOVE it. I’m considering an 8-string. Not because I can play an 8-string. Because I *want* an 8-string. 🤷🏾♂️