I am a 59 year old who recently found a lot of time to fill, started watching youtube guitar channels such as yours. I stopped trying to play back in the 70's and life caught up. Now because of people like you I am A gear nerd and play 5-6 hours a day! Thanks for being real and caring about this music community thats growing with channels like yours.
Dude this is so heart warming. I honestly needed to hear this. I was alone Thanksgiving and Chirstmas... its the first year after my mom and dad both have passed away *my mom passed in September * im currently stuck in my living situation because i refuse to be a cog, something i honestly cant be anyway. I've been working on ideas and finally have something stable in the works i just need to find a place to stay while i get my healfh in order. I hope you all have the best of luck in 2020. Happy New Year !
I was always a little afraid to jump into the tech end of my instrument but you have shown me the light Dylan! Always love checking out your vids and they always leaving me hungry for more knowledge! Much thanks
They had to go back to “vintage” techniques because they weren’t selling anything with the “modern” crap. The cycle had run out. They went from having great building materials to use unknowingly in the 50’s to pure crappy zinc and crap electronics everywhere in a few decades in the name of profit by business executives who don’t give a crap about music. The public got smarter and informed and won’t spend their hard earned money on crap anymore so they were forced to incorporate some vintage quality of a better generation or die. Going back to vintage materials aka 50’s is the key to musical quality. The real tragedy is that we have lost the vintage processes of making metal components, correct alloys in the wire and hardware. Very few have taken the time to archive or figure this out. But some have. Even though it’s very complicated and we may never know everything about metals produced back then, they found the magic, and I hope we can preserve some recipes for posterity and be able to reproduce what they created then forever. Who know someone could create better metals. It’s obvious though we should start with the winning combinations of the 50’s as a launching point, not the degenerated modern crap components of the 80’s til today. Cheap modern mass produced crap only will inspire more crap
@@charioteer88 Who sells the best guitar electronics and etc? I recently put an Emerson blender, a 10-way switch, a Qijack jack, a Seymour Duncan custom shop Billy Gibons1400 Telecaster bridge pickup, and two Jimi Hendrix single coils in my Ameican made Strat, but my Ibanez RG loaded Ibanez GIO sounds better... I just noticed your post is two years old, lol. C`est la vie! Thanks and good luck!
Really happy to hear that you and your wife are taking risks to seek something greater! And it’s really encouraging that you have family support for your efforts.
This episode was pretty inspiring in a way; it made me interested to see what will be happening in this channel because you appeared so genuinely excited about what you are planning. The ideas all also seem good; there are a lot of us out here and we are all different. I am a bit old school (no effects, tubes, a pretty basic tele) but I also have a Quilter (not so out of the box as most I know but rare for me) that I love. The modeling amps the kids are getting into are interesting and I will get them for my kids. My oldest son has a small Roland actually with some pretty good models right now. But his next one will likely sound better than my old school stuff. Anyway, cool post and I am lookin forward to the 2020 shows.
I have have faith the the younger generation is going to bring guitar back in the mainstream again, and positive shows like this will definitely help. You seem to be going on a great ride
This is so wholesome. I remember cautiously watching your wiring and soldering videos back when I got this insane idea to replace my pickup switch with absolutely no prior experience/knowledge about electronics. I managed to do it and now I'm even more motivated and excited about learning how to play. Your channel is amazing, thanks for doing what you're doing. Stay awesome!
When someone is passionate about what they are doing it has a way of showing through in little ways. Thanks for the videos man they are greatly appreciated.
Really digging your passion for guitars and music. I'm currently in the middle of perfecting a Solo Music Gear - Tele build. Being lefty has made it difficult (finding compensated saddles), but loving the help your channel has provided me in the process. Keep it going and hoping to win that guitar giveaway so I can give it to my dad.
Correct me if im wrong, cant you just flip the order of the barrels and then flip the barrels themselves on the screws? I dont see why not? Seems like using a righty TOM, just flip the bridge and the saddles, in this case just the saddles themselves and the order of the saddles no?
@@danterosales6985 not neccesarily. I called Fender directly, and "bent" or angled saddles are flat on the bottom and can't just be flipped like I had hoped. At least the bent saddles they had in house were. And the ones that are cut on each side with two angles are not cut on the underside and cant be flipped either. When I called fender, and ran through all these options, they said unfortunately I was just out of luck on getting something compensated. My only hope would be to get a new bridge that could take individual saddles for perfect intonation. Only problem there, the angle of the bridge pickup is STILL lefty specific, and finding a 3 screw lefty bridge plate was damn near impossible. Fender only had 3 left in stock from their American Standard series from the mid 2000s.. Got it in. Tried it. And what do you know, the pick up from solo was milimeters off and wouldn't fit. So unless I got new pick ups too, I was screwed. Fender was amazing on the refund and through the whole process to help me so much with a Tele copy. Basically being okay with competition asking for help. Finally I had an epiphany just last week and bought 2 Wilkinson compensated saddle sets so I could make my own configuration, and I'm going to send back the "extra set". And I don't feel bad about it. They should just package a lefty configuration. Long story, its been hell figuring this lefty tele out! But Fender really won points in my book. Gibson should some some notes!! Haha
Hi Dylan! I am all in with you and your channel. I came across one of your videos about a month ago and it got my attention on how you transparently explain how to do things, why, what to do and what not to do. I have been going to your previous videos which is very hard to catch up because you have son much. And honestly I am really glad that I came across with your videos. I am so blessed because I really got connected and inspired with your videos. I have a couple of projects with my guitars in this year 2020 and definitely will be contacting you. I will like to try your pickups and have some ideas for wiring. I wish the best, hopefully you can accomplish your goals as you are expecting. I am blessed to came across your channel and hopefully I’ll get in contact with you soon. Thank you and also, it is great that you want to keep your mind open to the new technology and incorporate it in your new videos. Very excited to see what’s next. Blessings.
Really like your videos, been watching a bunch of them. It’s refreshing to see and hear someone that has opinions about this stuff but realizes his isn’t the only one that counts. I’m 60 yrs old now and been playing since I was in high school. You want to talk tech changes, I’ve seen a few. From the days of a cranked amp with maybe a little reverb to the sky’s the limit. So much stuff, too little money. Keep the vids coming.
I'm new to this whole guitar thing. When I start something like this I like to know the actual things work. When I took up photography, I learned how light, lenses, sensors, and software worked together to make the final images. It is similar here in the guitar realm. I've learned a lot about how guitar pickups work from this channel.
Thanks Dylan! As an amateur Luthier your videos on pickup materials, theory etc...have been most helpful. I am in the process of building a pickup winder so that I can control another aspect of the guitars I make and their sound as well. Keep up the great work and Happy New Year!
I totally agree with your point at 3:30. I grew up in the 90s/2000s when modeling started getting good. I owned two tube amps and while they sounded good, they were impractical for me as a hobbyist. I specifically chose modeling because of tonal variety that I need, weight and size of the modeling options, and ease of getting signal into a PA. I'm totally bought in. Modeling is the future for guys like me.
Love the direction of the channel! I had no idea about modeling amps becoming affordable like the Yamaha stuff until recently and found the channel just little while after that. Been loving it since then. Can't believe you don't have more than 30k subs; you've clearified so many interrogations I had about gear.
I really like the format of your videos. It feels very one-on-one, like when I'm just shooting the shit with another guitar player and they share those nuggets of wisdom they picked up over the years that I just never learned. Good stuff.
Interesting points and very good points at that. Its amazing, being a guy in my 50's seeing all the changes of the guitar/amp/fx tech from the 70's thru the 80's, into the 90's and into the 2000's to current. Unfortunately, battling cancer, I hope to be around to see the coming changes in the new decade we just entered. And just maybe, if luck is on my side, into the 2030's...😉
Dude, I'm so glad I found your channel. It's one of the most informational channels I've ever seen. Also, I'm 19, and although I kind of like the idea of everything going digital and not having to tow around a massive amp (not that I have one), I still want a Marty McFly sized Marshall, it sounds like a lot of fun to crank up all the way.
You have always come across as one of the most genuine people on TH-cam and this video just re-enforces that. It is great to see how your channel has grown.
Hello, I just wanted to say. I am one of the old guy’s 51 now. Just started leaning to play guitar. I also just joined you and check in when I can. Sounds like you have some great ideas for the next year. I hope everything you have planned for you and your family work out. Keep it up.
Great video and channel Dylan. I am in the UK and have collected and played for 37 years now. My collection is varied and I have 22 now. Just recently I bought two Westone guitars from the Matsumuko factory in Japan that made very fine guitars back in the 80's. I like to work on my guitars and have learned some cool things through your channel so thanks for that! Best wishes for the year ahead and looking forward to more great content. Cheers.
I, for one, am really excited about this channel and what content will be coming up this year. We all learn so much from your videos, Dylan, and your consolidation of information saves all of us countless hours of online searching--since those of us with a passion for guitar have questions, and we want answer! So... I can't wait! Thank you.
I'm glad you're excited about pickups and technical stuff. I've been trying to learn more about it for a while but it's so freakin boring. LOL You make it fun and I'm actually able to retain the info. Thanks for that!
Really like your videos, knowledge and passion Dylan! I'v been learning about modding my own guitars and different pickup types, guitar myths and your videos have been so helpful. Good luck in 2020 and I can't wait to see what you guys have coming!
Follow your dreams and I hope you face nothing insurmountable. Cool vid wish you nothing but the best as the year progresses (regardless of competitions hell not eligible living out of the us anyway) - just great to have straight talking advice and explanations not just the established mindsets of the past
I love your heart for music and guitars. You really have the right ideas on the future of the guitar. You seem like a great guy and it's a real pleasure to be subscribed to this channel. Happy new year. All the best to you and your family in 2020. ✌&❤
Dude, you rock. I admire that you are pursuing the American Dream. I'm extremely new to playing guitar, I started later in life and this channel has taught me a TON about how guitars work. Keep doing what you're doing 👍
Dylan I hope that 2020 is the year your business takes off. A mate of mine, Mick Brieley only made $9,000 in his first year and had a family to support, now you have to wait 3-4 weeks minimum for his pickups. He's an Australian backyard Jason Lollar. You know your stuff and I have gotten a friend on TDPRI to talk post a video about your wonderful Widerange pickups. ChecK it out- you're there with over 100,000 members who ,many of which will now now who you are. Cheers Mate. :)
I totally agreen about modeling amps that sound good. Me and my brother watched a good video from that pedal show using the Strymon Iridium. Really blew me away. nice positive message. I think that people respond to that. I'm going to try the coffee. great video!
You have the right concept incorporating other brands of pickups in your talks, Josh of JSH Pedals talks more about other manufacturers pedals than his own, Why? His passion and by doing so he is becoming the "GoTo" Expert on Design, Build and the Truths in Pedal and the History, you are the only guy that talks Tone in relation to Design/Build ofGuitars and Pickups, ie: SG vs Les Paul tone...keep up the great Job at educating people on Tone...I learn much from my brother because he designs amps, couple that with what you do and I am getting greater knowledge of what makes tones from what our hands and strings can create...you rock...keep up the great job!
Thank you Dylan for sharing your guitar knowledge and insights into all things guitar "tone." You've got a big heart, and I wish you all the success you deserve. Happy New Decade!
Thanks for the vid, Dylan, I was kinda wondering about the outdoors settings as well. I was thinking maybe remodeling or something. I'm for y'all following your dream, keep at it man! I've been self employed almost 20 years and could never go back to cubicle land! Happy & Prosperous New Year to you & yours!
I imagine that there are a lot of people like me; far more art centered with guitar rather than technically knowledgeable. This is a good channel for teaching those like me the technical side of guitar knowledge.
1) I agree that amp modeling is the next step, and I've commented here and elsewhere that the best thing to happen to guitars in the past couple of years is the Boss Katana series as an inexpensive way to get great tone from an amp you can gig with for less than $500. At this point, a good Squier and a Boss Katana can be had for less than $1K, and not a lot of people would know you didn't pay three times that. 2) So I'm getting ready to retire from the Army in the Fort Gordon/Augusta area in the next couple years, and getting into guitar-building as a hobby is something I'm deeply interested in. Is there a chance you could explain how you got into guitar/pickup building, what books you read, courses you attended, etc. I know a lot of this is sorting out your own path, but I know there's a lot of guitar-builders in the area, and I'm really interested to hear their stories. Also, how you built your workshop, what about guitar-building you want to get better at, etc. Also, thank you for turning me on to Ubora coffee. I'm heading downtown next weekend and I'll be sure to check them out.
Re listened to this today. I respect you for doing what you said you were going to do. I still look at the techie stuff and you've done many of them. Everything I need to know. Thank you. PS. I do miss the whiteboard
Awesome video Dylan !! And I think that is a great idea to try to do 4 giveaways this year of inspirational instruments for folks. Might I also throw in the sugestion of a guitar with a wider fretboard simular as to how ibanez just anounced there 48 mm wide fretboard acoustics. Cause there are folks whom might not have played guitar well cause of narrower fretboards.
Dylan, hello my friend, how are you doing? Congratulations for the Chanel and all the work. But, can I ask you do make a video about filtertones? There are really few information about them around. Can you explain and show some?
I know how you feel I gave two of my grandsons Squires for Christmas one year. Their dad is a guitar player and between him and myself taught them cords, songs, and scales before new years day. They were ages 10 and 12. They both got the bug and they both play in bands now. They are 16 and 18 now. They are going to play better than me pretty soon on fact every time I go to visit them they want to show off or talk about how they want to get this or that to make it sound better or easier to play.
Thanks Dylan for sharing your knowledge and life experience with us. I started building a guitar 45 years ago. Just picked it up this week and thought maybe it is time to finish it and remedy some problems with it, if I can. Some of your insights are helping me. I am a little over my head.
I love the ambition and all the ideas here. Very much looking forward to all of it in the coming weeks, months and years. And you mention wanting to build a guitar with EMGs. When you get the chance, would you mind sharing your thoughts on Fishman? I'm just starting a new project to try to turn the cheapest multiscale guitar on the market into a 7-string fanfret prog machine by throwing a Fishman Fluence Tosin Abasi signature set, some locking tuners and maybe a new nut at it, and by adding however much minutia and elbow grease the neck and fretboard will require. But I'd really love to hear your expert insights on that whole Fishman deal.
It's not just the kids doing things different these days. I played acoustics as a kid, then didn't touch a guitar for about 30 years, and got back into them this year, along with my first electric. I'm not even using an amp. I use an ice 100 watt PA speaker with more than one pedal that can act as a preamp, including two that can mimic the sounds of vintage amps.
Haven't even seen this video yet and I can't agree more. More people than ever play guitar just to play. I can't believe the career I have. I love your videos and I work at Righteous guitars in Georgia. I recommend people to watch your stuff all the time if I'm not around to explain or if they're looking for a TH-cam channel. Thank you for putting your work out there!
DylanTalksTone oh man I don't think so. I'm a new guy. 5 months in but I've been working on and selling guitars my whole life. I've learned a tremendous amount from you. I was a professional bass player and my guitar knowledge was just enough to get me by. Now that I'm trying to be the best I can be, people like you have been instrumental to my growth and success.
Just wanted to give you a shout-out I recently watched a video of you doing a nut and you said if you have a string buzzing it may be the nut needs to be filed at the angle of the string. I have been trying to get my b string to stop for a while now and couldn't figure it out so I filed it like you said and buz is gone!!! Thanks man love your channel
ive only been playing guitar for a year and a few months and i find that learning about guitars and their inner workings is more fun than actually playing sometimes
Best of luck with your business plan Dylan. I am not particularly interested in a free guitar, as I live in Australia and freight cost will be counter productive, but I do find your videos informative and entertaining. Take care and I look forward to more video advice from you in the future.
I kind of like Maple. My dream guitar is a 2011 MM SG 🍑 flaked painted.. #goals for me.. Alternately gotta move the output jack to the side and add a series parallel switch and tone pot I play my MICROCUBE gx and I'm looking at the Mustang GT40 and Studio 40 for my next amps... I play mostly my SG and Samick Bass. MIK 1993/1999
Cool stuff. As per usual! Just a thought: EMG’s are nice, if you’re into that sort of thing, but consider the Fishman Fluence pups? I think that’s more of where guitar tech is going and EMG is where we’ve been.
I am a 59 year old who recently found a lot of time to fill, started watching youtube guitar channels such as yours. I stopped trying to play back in the 70's and life caught up. Now because of people like you I am A gear nerd and play 5-6 hours a day! Thanks for being real and caring about this music community thats growing with channels like yours.
Dude this is so heart warming. I honestly needed to hear this. I was alone Thanksgiving and Chirstmas... its the first year after my mom and dad both have passed away *my mom passed in September * im currently stuck in my living situation because i refuse to be a cog, something i honestly cant be anyway.
I've been working on ideas and finally have something stable in the works i just need to find a place to stay while i get my healfh in order. I hope you all have the best of luck in 2020. Happy New Year !
Dude, I hope you have an awesome year! Loved ones who have passed are never truely gone when we remember the time we spent together with them.
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@@jamesnewton485 we are all carbon based molecules ashes to ashes dust to dust. Over and over never fades Away
Best to you brother! What a hard time of your life, but you sound like the type of people we need more of in the world! 👍🏽✌🏽👌🏽🤘🏽
I can’t believe companies are not doing more with you. I think you have an amazing channel.
You can help by tweeting about us to the companies you love.
I was always a little afraid to jump into the tech end of my instrument but you have shown me the light Dylan! Always love checking out your vids and they always leaving me hungry for more knowledge! Much thanks
Beginner guitar quality has gone way up since I was a child. Part of me is jealous of the guitars my son gets to learn on.
Even from just 15 years back, Epiphone and Squier’s offerings sucked.
They had to go back to “vintage” techniques because they weren’t selling anything with the “modern” crap. The cycle had run out. They went from having great building materials to use unknowingly in the 50’s to pure crappy zinc and crap electronics everywhere in a few decades in the name of profit by business executives who don’t give a crap about music. The public got smarter and informed and won’t spend their hard earned money on crap anymore so they were forced to incorporate some vintage quality of a better generation or die. Going back to vintage materials aka 50’s is the key to musical quality. The real tragedy is that we have lost the vintage processes of making metal components, correct alloys in the wire and hardware. Very few have taken the time to archive or figure this out. But some have. Even though it’s very complicated and we may never know everything about metals produced back then, they found the magic, and I hope we can preserve some recipes for posterity and be able to reproduce what they created then forever. Who know someone could create better metals. It’s obvious though we should start with the winning combinations of the 50’s as a launching point, not the degenerated modern crap components of the 80’s til today. Cheap modern mass produced crap only will inspire more crap
@@charioteer88 Who sells the best guitar electronics and etc? I recently put an Emerson blender, a 10-way switch, a Qijack jack, a Seymour Duncan custom shop Billy Gibons1400 Telecaster bridge pickup, and two Jimi Hendrix single coils in my Ameican made Strat, but my Ibanez RG loaded Ibanez GIO sounds better... I just noticed your post is two years old, lol. C`est la vie! Thanks and good luck!
Really happy to hear that you and your wife are taking risks to seek something greater! And it’s really encouraging that you have family support for your efforts.
Finally someone who enplanes how pickups and guitar electronics works. I'm glad to have found your channel.
The content on this channel has been super helpful, thank you Dylan, looking forward to what may come! 😎
This episode was pretty inspiring in a way; it made me interested to see what will be happening in this channel because you appeared so genuinely excited about what you are planning. The ideas all also seem good; there are a lot of us out here and we are all different. I am a bit old school (no effects, tubes, a pretty basic tele) but I also have a Quilter (not so out of the box as most I know but rare for me) that I love. The modeling amps the kids are getting into are interesting and I will get them for my kids. My oldest son has a small Roland actually with some pretty good models right now. But his next one will likely sound better than my old school stuff. Anyway, cool post and I am lookin forward to the 2020 shows.
I have have faith the the younger generation is going to bring guitar back in the mainstream again, and positive shows like this will definitely help. You seem to be going on a great ride
Getting so close to that 30k! I'm glad I found your channel and that you continue to grow.
This is so wholesome. I remember cautiously watching your wiring and soldering videos back when I got this insane idea to replace my pickup switch with absolutely no prior experience/knowledge about electronics. I managed to do it and now I'm even more motivated and excited about learning how to play. Your channel is amazing, thanks for doing what you're doing. Stay awesome!
Love the transparency and perspective, it's refreshing to hear some forward thinking in gear videos, haha. Glad I found your channel!
When someone is passionate about what they are doing it has a way of showing through in little ways. Thanks for the videos man they are greatly appreciated.
Really digging your passion for guitars and music. I'm currently in the middle of perfecting a Solo Music Gear - Tele build. Being lefty has made it difficult (finding compensated saddles), but loving the help your channel has provided me in the process. Keep it going and hoping to win that guitar giveaway so I can give it to my dad.
Feeling the pain fellow-leftie
Correct me if im wrong, cant you just flip the order of the barrels and then flip the barrels themselves on the screws? I dont see why not? Seems like using a righty TOM, just flip the bridge and the saddles, in this case just the saddles themselves and the order of the saddles no?
@@danterosales6985 not neccesarily. I called Fender directly, and "bent" or angled saddles are flat on the bottom and can't just be flipped like I had hoped. At least the bent saddles they had in house were. And the ones that are cut on each side with two angles are not cut on the underside and cant be flipped either. When I called fender, and ran through all these options, they said unfortunately I was just out of luck on getting something compensated. My only hope would be to get a new bridge that could take individual saddles for perfect intonation. Only problem there, the angle of the bridge pickup is STILL lefty specific, and finding a 3 screw lefty bridge plate was damn near impossible. Fender only had 3 left in stock from their American Standard series from the mid 2000s.. Got it in. Tried it. And what do you know, the pick up from solo was milimeters off and wouldn't fit. So unless I got new pick ups too, I was screwed. Fender was amazing on the refund and through the whole process to help me so much with a Tele copy. Basically being okay with competition asking for help. Finally I had an epiphany just last week and bought 2 Wilkinson compensated saddle sets so I could make my own configuration, and I'm going to send back the "extra set". And I don't feel bad about it. They should just package a lefty configuration. Long story, its been hell figuring this lefty tele out! But Fender really won points in my book. Gibson should some some notes!! Haha
Hi Dylan! I am all in with you and your channel. I came across one of your videos about a month ago and it got my attention on how you transparently explain how to do things, why, what to do and what not to do. I have been going to your previous videos which is very hard to catch up because you have son much. And honestly I am really glad that I came across with your videos. I am so blessed because I really got connected and inspired with your videos. I have a couple of projects with my guitars in this year 2020 and definitely will be contacting you. I will like to try your pickups and have some ideas for wiring. I wish the best, hopefully you can accomplish your goals as you are expecting. I am blessed to came across your channel and hopefully I’ll get in contact with you soon. Thank you and also, it is great that you want to keep your mind open to the new technology and incorporate it in your new videos. Very excited to see what’s next. Blessings.
Really like your videos, been watching a bunch of them. It’s refreshing to see and hear someone that has opinions about this stuff but realizes his isn’t the only one that counts. I’m 60 yrs old now and been playing since I was in high school. You want to talk tech changes, I’ve seen a few. From the days of a cranked amp with maybe a little reverb to the sky’s the limit. So much stuff, too little money. Keep the vids coming.
You are doing a great thing .
It takes a lot of work that goes unseen behind the scenes.
Keep it up , you are doing great !
I'm new to this whole guitar thing. When I start something like this I like to know the actual things work. When I took up photography, I learned how light, lenses, sensors, and software worked together to make the final images. It is similar here in the guitar realm. I've learned a lot about how guitar pickups work from this channel.
Shoot me an email before 8:00 Sunday Jan 12th. Dylan@dylanpickups.com
Looking forward to all the videos you'll be putting out there this year! Had a great time last year with ya so i know it'll be great this year too.
the passion you put into your channel is apparent. happy new year! cheers to an even better 2020 :)
Thanks Dylan! As an amateur Luthier your videos on pickup materials, theory etc...have been most helpful. I am in the process of building a pickup winder so that I can control another aspect of the guitars I make and their sound as well. Keep up the great work and Happy New Year!
Your channel has been super informative for me. Looking forward to all your content in the coming years.
Thanks for the tip off for the Jerseyshore guitar place Im in Jersey and I find there prices are affordable. Im still a learner at this stuff
Hey I love this video. It's so great seeing your passion for this community and I appreciate you so much for it. Here's to a good year.
I totally agree with your point at 3:30. I grew up in the 90s/2000s when modeling started getting good. I owned two tube amps and while they sounded good, they were impractical for me as a hobbyist. I specifically chose modeling because of tonal variety that I need, weight and size of the modeling options, and ease of getting signal into a PA. I'm totally bought in. Modeling is the future for guys like me.
Love the direction of the channel! I had no idea about modeling amps becoming affordable like the Yamaha stuff until recently and found the channel just little while after that. Been loving it since then. Can't believe you don't have more than 30k subs; you've clearified so many interrogations I had about gear.
I really like the format of your videos. It feels very one-on-one, like when I'm just shooting the shit with another guitar player and they share those nuggets of wisdom they picked up over the years that I just never learned. Good stuff.
Interesting points and very good points at that. Its amazing, being a guy in my 50's seeing all the changes of the guitar/amp/fx tech from the 70's thru the 80's, into the 90's and into the 2000's to current. Unfortunately, battling cancer, I hope to be around to see the coming changes in the new decade we just entered. And just maybe, if luck is on my side, into the 2030's...😉
Hope you’re doing well.
Here's hoping for a great 2020, Dylan. Best wishes for you, your family, and your channel!
Dude, I'm so glad I found your channel. It's one of the most informational channels I've ever seen. Also, I'm 19, and although I kind of like the idea of everything going digital and not having to tow around a massive amp (not that I have one), I still want a Marty McFly sized Marshall, it sounds like a lot of fun to crank up all the way.
You never, ever can crank it up, that's thing Bro! Medium-Big amps are too loud at 2!
You have always come across as one of the most genuine people on TH-cam and this video just re-enforces that. It is great to see how your channel has grown.
Hello, I just wanted to say. I am one of the old guy’s 51 now. Just started leaning to play guitar. I also just joined you and check in when I can. Sounds like you have some great ideas for the next year. I hope everything you have planned for you and your family work out. Keep it up.
Great video and channel Dylan. I am in the UK and have collected and played for 37 years now. My collection is varied and I have 22 now. Just recently I bought two Westone guitars from the Matsumuko factory in Japan that made very fine guitars back in the 80's. I like to work on my guitars and have learned some cool things through your channel so thanks for that! Best wishes for the year ahead and looking forward to more great content. Cheers.
I'm really digging this channel and also where it is heading. Thanks for the content and the inspiring path forward.
All the best going forward, I hope the plans work out. Loving the channel keep 'em coming
I, for one, am really excited about this channel and what content will be coming up this year. We all learn so much from your videos, Dylan, and your consolidation of information saves all of us countless hours of online searching--since those of us with a passion for guitar have questions, and we want answer! So... I can't wait! Thank you.
I'm glad you're excited about pickups and technical stuff. I've been trying to learn more about it for a while but it's so freakin boring. LOL
You make it fun and I'm actually able to retain the info. Thanks for that!
What you and your wife are doing is awesome and inspiring. Good luck!
Happy New Year. Stumbled onto your channel. Trying to gain all the knowledge I can, hope to learn a lot from your info.
Great news! congrats on the pending 30K... “30,000 subscriber contest” please keep 'em coming!
I just love this approach you are taking! thanks for this man. greetings from Santiago, Chile!
Love the down to earth attitude in these videos, nothing but the truth on what's what and why it is, keep it up man!
Really like your videos, knowledge and passion Dylan! I'v been learning about modding my own guitars and different pickup types, guitar myths and your videos have been so helpful. Good luck in 2020 and I can't wait to see what you guys have coming!
Really enjoy your videos!
Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge with us. Good luck with your business ventures.
Follow your dreams and I hope you face nothing insurmountable. Cool vid wish you nothing but the best as the year progresses (regardless of competitions hell not eligible living out of the us anyway) - just great to have straight talking advice and explanations not just the established mindsets of the past
Good chat! Love hearing about all the possibilities and plans for the coming year. Cheers
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Great video, inspirational words to start the new decade, good luck with your plan and goals for the year!
I love your heart for music and guitars. You really have the right ideas on the future of the guitar. You seem like a great guy and it's a real pleasure to be subscribed to this channel. Happy new year. All the best to you and your family in 2020. ✌&❤
Keep your good attitude and your eyes on the path on which your journey leads..
Good luck in 2020 brother. Hope everything works out for you. God bless
Hey would be greate an bass/guitar pickup differences
Great project. I appreciate the spirit of what’s driving you. Keep it up
Happy New Year!
love where your going with your channel/business. keep it up dude.
Really inspiring Dylan! Honest, down to earth and full of knowledge. Keep it up!
Your videos have been so helpful and informative. Thank you, Dylan! Keep up the good work!
Dude, you rock. I admire that you are pursuing the American Dream. I'm extremely new to playing guitar, I started later in life and this channel has taught me a TON about how guitars work. Keep doing what you're doing 👍
Dylan I hope that 2020 is the year your business takes off. A mate of mine, Mick Brieley only made $9,000 in his first year and had a family to support, now you have to wait 3-4 weeks minimum for his pickups. He's an Australian backyard Jason Lollar. You know your stuff and I have gotten a friend on TDPRI to talk post a video about your wonderful Widerange pickups. ChecK it out- you're there with over 100,000 members who ,many of which will now now who you are. Cheers Mate. :)
I totally agreen about modeling amps that sound good. Me and my brother watched a good video from that pedal show using the Strymon Iridium. Really blew me away. nice positive message. I think that people respond to that. I'm going to try the coffee. great video!
Love the videos! Very chill and no BS like some other TH-camrs I've seen.
You have the right concept incorporating other brands of pickups in your talks, Josh of JSH Pedals talks more about other manufacturers pedals than his own, Why? His passion and by doing so he is becoming the "GoTo" Expert on Design, Build and the Truths in Pedal and the History, you are the only guy that talks Tone in relation to Design/Build ofGuitars and Pickups, ie: SG vs Les Paul tone...keep up the great Job at educating people on Tone...I learn much from my brother because he designs amps, couple that with what you do and I am getting greater knowledge of what makes tones from what our hands and strings can create...you rock...keep up the great job!
Thank you Dylan for sharing your guitar knowledge and insights into all things guitar "tone." You've got a big heart, and I wish you all the success you deserve. Happy New Decade!
Thanks for the vid, Dylan, I was kinda wondering about the outdoors settings as well. I was thinking maybe remodeling or something. I'm for y'all following your dream, keep at it man! I've been self employed almost 20 years and could never go back to cubicle land! Happy & Prosperous New Year to you & yours!
I imagine that there are a lot of people like me; far more art centered with guitar rather than technically knowledgeable. This is a good channel for teaching those like me the technical side of guitar knowledge.
You already inspire players! Now your just turning it up to 11! Go for it. Sounds like a great plan.
Hope you have a great year
1) I agree that amp modeling is the next step, and I've commented here and elsewhere that the best thing to happen to guitars in the past couple of years is the Boss Katana series as an inexpensive way to get great tone from an amp you can gig with for less than $500. At this point, a good Squier and a Boss Katana can be had for less than $1K, and not a lot of people would know you didn't pay three times that.
2) So I'm getting ready to retire from the Army in the Fort Gordon/Augusta area in the next couple years, and getting into guitar-building as a hobby is something I'm deeply interested in. Is there a chance you could explain how you got into guitar/pickup building, what books you read, courses you attended, etc. I know a lot of this is sorting out your own path, but I know there's a lot of guitar-builders in the area, and I'm really interested to hear their stories. Also, how you built your workshop, what about guitar-building you want to get better at, etc.
Also, thank you for turning me on to Ubora coffee. I'm heading downtown next weekend and I'll be sure to check them out.
Re listened to this today. I respect you for doing what you said you were going to do. I still look at the techie stuff and you've done many of them. Everything I need to know.
Thank you.
PS. I do miss the whiteboard
Awesome video Dylan !! And I think that is a great idea to try to do 4 giveaways this year of inspirational instruments for folks.
Might I also throw in the sugestion of a guitar with a wider fretboard simular as to how ibanez just anounced there 48 mm wide fretboard acoustics. Cause there are folks whom might not have played guitar well cause of narrower fretboards.
2020!! It’s very cool what you and your wife are doing.
Kuddos to you Dylan, you just keep on keeping on man
Good luck on the future. Thanks for the tutorials! Checked out jersey shore guitar garage.
Dylan, hello my friend, how are you doing? Congratulations for the Chanel and all the work. But, can I ask you do make a video about filtertones? There are really few information about them around. Can you explain and show some?
I know how you feel I gave two of my grandsons Squires for Christmas one year. Their dad is a guitar player and between him and myself taught them cords, songs, and scales before new years day. They were ages 10 and 12. They both got the bug and they both play in bands now. They are 16 and 18 now. They are going to play better than me pretty soon on fact every time I go to visit them they want to show off or talk about how they want to get this or that to make it sound better or easier to play.
I think what he’s doing is awesome, I’m not a brand but I will try and support the channel in other ways.
Thanks Dylan for sharing your knowledge and life experience with us. I started building a guitar 45 years ago. Just picked it up this week and thought maybe it is time to finish it and remedy some problems with it, if I can. Some of your insights are helping me. I am a little over my head.
I love the ambition and all the ideas here. Very much looking forward to all of it in the coming weeks, months and years. And you mention wanting to build a guitar with EMGs. When you get the chance, would you mind sharing your thoughts on Fishman? I'm just starting a new project to try to turn the cheapest multiscale guitar on the market into a 7-string fanfret prog machine by throwing a Fishman Fluence Tosin Abasi signature set, some locking tuners and maybe a new nut at it, and by adding however much minutia and elbow grease the neck and fretboard will require. But I'd really love to hear your expert insights on that whole Fishman deal.
You always have a cool, refreshing, and progressive take on guitar music. Hellz yeah.
i love what you said around 4:00-4:30. Cheers.
Good luck dude.
You're one of a handful of guitar channels that actually uses empirical evidence, not just regurgitating old "tone secrets."
Can't wait for your new projects in 2020.
It's not just the kids doing things different these days. I played acoustics as a kid, then didn't touch a guitar for about 30 years, and got back into them this year, along with my first electric. I'm not even using an amp. I use an ice 100 watt PA speaker with more than one pedal that can act as a preamp, including two that can mimic the sounds of vintage amps.
Haven't even seen this video yet and I can't agree more. More people than ever play guitar just to play. I can't believe the career I have. I love your videos and I work at Righteous guitars in Georgia. I recommend people to watch your stuff all the time if I'm not around to explain or if they're looking for a TH-cam channel. Thank you for putting your work out there!
I am guessing we have met. I love your shop.
DylanTalksTone oh man I don't think so. I'm a new guy. 5 months in but I've been working on and selling guitars my whole life. I've learned a tremendous amount from you. I was a professional bass player and my guitar knowledge was just enough to get me by. Now that I'm trying to be the best I can be, people like you have been instrumental to my growth and success.
I appreciate your passion for guitar. Great vision going forward in this decade.
Hey Dylan, so glad to hear you're living your dream! Forget the haters & keep doing what you wanna do.
Good Plan for the future of DTT. Share the knowledge man!
Looks like this channel is going to be a fun ride!
Sure enjoy your shows as its very informative. Thanks again for all your info and hope everything is going well.
Sounds like a plan ! I'ii take the ride with you !
Looking forward to you grow, and Happy New Year 🎊
Just wanted to give you a shout-out I recently watched a video of you doing a nut and you said if you have a string buzzing it may be the nut needs to be filed at the angle of the string. I have been trying to get my b string to stop for a while now and couldn't figure it out so I filed it like you said and buz is gone!!! Thanks man love your channel
ive only been playing guitar for a year and a few months and i find that learning about guitars and their inner workings is more fun than actually playing sometimes
Best of luck with your business plan Dylan. I am not particularly interested in a free guitar, as I live in Australia and freight cost will be counter productive, but I do find your videos informative and entertaining. Take care and I look forward to more video advice from you in the future.
I kind of like Maple. My dream guitar is a 2011 MM SG 🍑 flaked painted.. #goals for me.. Alternately gotta move the output jack to the side and add a series parallel switch and tone pot
I play my MICROCUBE gx and I'm looking at the Mustang GT40 and Studio 40 for my next amps... I play mostly my SG and Samick Bass.
MIK 1993/1999
Cool stuff. As per usual!
Just a thought: EMG’s are nice, if you’re into that sort of thing, but consider the Fishman Fluence pups? I think that’s more of where guitar tech is going and EMG is where we’ve been.
Agreed. I'd love to try both
Way to go! Very forward thinking.
Wasn't sure I'd make it to 2020 but here I am. Happy New Year!
Hope you reach your goals this year.
Happy new year! Thanks for great content!