After swearing off any new gear this year, I purchased a guitar, an amplifier, and 4 pedals. A a Rivolta Regata 7, a Mesa Rect-O-Verb, a Keeley Zoma, a Lollar Fuzz, Chase Bliss Automatone, and a Mythos 1N34A Mjorlnir. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier about it. I sold my Analogman King of Tone and Boss CE-2.
My wife has always been great about my hobbies. Guitar being the most recent obsession. She’s bought me a few guitars and once talked me into picking up a guitar once as well.
I agree with Rhett on his point about Modelers and how less is more when it comes to them. I've never been interested in the big units with tons of menus and screens and such. I run a DSM Humboldt Simplifier X (and also have a UA Dream 65 that I used before it) and I love it. Sits up at the top corner of my pedal board not much bigger than another pedal, set and forget like an amp, and I can either run it direct with the xlr out or into my seymour duncan powerstage and a 2x12 cab
I can’t imagine wanting something more complex than an HX Stomp, honestly. I am probably headed for something more minimal like that UA Dream 65 or similar Fender-style amp in a box.
my gripe with the mini modlers is that you have to control em with an app. ??.. that app is turning you into a product for the modeler manufacturer. and once the app goes EOL the hardware support follows. meaning there designed to be disposable.
My station wagon digital is the Boss IR-2, the only pedal I bought this year. Perfect for silent practice and travel (USB in for backing tracks, headphone out). I use it for my band as my harmonica "amp", but always available if I have to go direct with guitar.
@@ththejackjumper I was thinking about it, but I use Linux, so it's a pain to get it done. I also finds the IR landscape overwhelming. I like simple, my main amp is a Dr Z. GH with 3 knobs. What pack did you end-up using? I might need to experiment.
@@bymbie I started with the one dollar York Mesa 2x12 Cabinet IR. It made a really big difference. I also picked up a Marshall pack, but just threw some in without too much experimentation. They all really improved the sound significantly. Try the Mesa pack, it's only a dollar. As far as Linux, yeah, that could make it more difficult, you need to use their application. If you know someone with Windows, have them load it and just do it there. You need to make sure the pedal is powered, so bring something to plug into power and the input jack as well as USB. It does make a big difference though.
@@ththejackjumper I have a Windows computer floating somewhere home. Will grab the $1 pack and see if I notice the difference. Thanks for the encouragement.
The only reason why I got an HX Stomp XL was because I wanted something to play in approximation to my exact rig, and maybe to be creatively goofy, but first and foremost quietly. I'm not doing anything else with it, I want to play guitar after a long day of work and I can't plug in when everyone is trying to sleep. Sometimes the acoustic guitar just isn't enough. I recently discovered that it's the perfect tool to track ideas with and never worry about resetting levels of things, so that's really fun too.
Almost kept the buying in check this year until a 3 custom bucker figured Koa SG Supreme hit the Gibson Mod Shop, double the amount I've ever spent on a guitar. Beyond that, picked up a half price Contemporary Strat Special just before Xmas to monkey around with, a Warm Audio Mutation Phaser II around Black Friday, 3 Warmoth replacement necks for future projects with exotic shaft woods (Canary, Rosewood, Wenge) on a great sale, and some random parts and a case for my Schecter Exoiic Super Shredder (that guitar was an Xmas time purchase in 2023).
Hi Rhett! Please make a video about the Teenage Engineering EP-133 and how you use it. So many videos out there, but very few from guitarist perspective... It would be great to see how you use it!
Sorry Rhett but the K.O. II and multi effects / modellers are going to be stepping stones for the next generation, who will tease out stuff that we can't even imagine. The majority of buyers, me included, will never use them to their maximum capabilities but subsidise the price which makes it more affordable for the ones to come. Have a great New Year.
I ve been asking Zack if he d create drop in fuzz circuits for JM and Jag on every Mythos live stream I could, so I’m super stoked to hear it could finally happen!
Spot on when it comes to modelers Rhett. Still prefer amps as well but when I need pedal amp the Iridium is still my favorite. Simple options always works best for me.
I sold two Fenders (vintage Bronco and Tornado) and bought two Gretsches(White Panther and P90 Jet) and a Squier Jazzmaster XII. I bought two new JHS pedals (Flight Delay and Notaklon) and quite a few used ones(Hall Reverb, Kodiak, Double Barrel V4, Superbly V2, Springtank) along with an EHX POG2. I also bought quite a bit of broken gear. I restored a Gibson 15GA-RVT, EHX Deluxe Electric Mistress and am waiting for the Epiphone Futura to get repaired. It's been quite a year.
@@隠れた I completely agree. The Toronado was just not for me. I loved the Bronco and owned it for 11 years. It was siting in the rack not getting played and I had to let something go to afford the Panther. The person I sold it too previously owned the guitar so it went to a good home.
The conversation about modelers really got me thinking: Do I actually use everything my Helix offers? No, I don’t. I usually stick to just three or four presets and their snapshots. Now, I’m considering distilling everything I’ve learned into a single rig. I’ve decided that the V4 amp by Victory, paired with a couple of pedals, is all I need. With the Two Notes built-in, I can send the V4’s output to both a cabinet and the front of house.
I plug into 3 pedals and into a tube amp every time, I have 200 pedals. I use 3 and the rest sit there unless I'm searching for a sound, I cant get. Simple always sounds the best to me. These days u can add things in after anyway.
For the rhythm circuit of the Jazzmaster, I swapped the 50k tone pot for a 1 Meg pot so it is identical to the lead circuit. Then I rolled the volume off of the rhythm circuit so I have an instant clean tone when using gain. A fuzz circuit would be extremely fun as well.
You’ve got to experience the deliciousness of playing true stereo modulations/delay/verb with IEM to understand why modelers with no stereo in are a deal breaker… the FOH might not notice, but for the band and streaming/recording it’s totally worth it.
Rhett, could you make a vidéo showing how you use the KO-ii (and maybe some drum machines like the digitakt) as a guitar player/producer? Why not something for your 2nd channel ? I would love to see the process and the way someone like you use these kind of devices!
Offered in the spirit of saving you time & headache, your jazzmaster bridge should probably be a bit higher (to improve break angle), which may also necessitate a neck shim to get the action low again. Just one of the setup quirks that comes with fender offsets, but so worth it when you get it feeling right!
Digital Station Wagon? M-Vave Blackbox Guitar of the year? 1981 Greco EG-380 Amp of the year? CeriaTone 18 Watt TMB Pedal of the year? Keeley DS-9 Even if it did break the aesthetics of my Ibanez/Maxon Njne Series Mini board. Thingy of the year? Behringer HM400 hum buster. It sorted out my dual amp recording rig ground loops.
Regarding the nano cortex: I agree with the pickup analogy but most people don’t use 10% of their DAW either but the price of admission for a piece of gear like it is just what it is
I would totally buy a pickup truck if they still made them the size of an early 2000’s Tacoma. I do a lot of diy home projects but I would never go all out and get one of these modern pickups. As far as an amp modeler I’d probably go with a UA dream since I’m a pretty strict fender amp guy.
Ok, here is my take on the purchase of a modeler by someone who does not need it. You are 100% correct, I didn't need it. When I played in a band I used a 60w Fender Head and some pedals and that was all I need. BUT, I am a guitar nerd and I watch TH-cam channels like this regularly . . . and so it makes me curious about different amps and pedals. SO, I never dreamed I wanted a modeler but when I could get a HX Stomp used for $300-$400 . . . I got it even though I don't need it as the idea was to experiment with a modeler vs actual amps that I would never use. So Rhett is right . . . but that doesn't mean that it isn't a good purchase if $400 or cheaper.
Big modelers are only required by a select few (e.g., function band, church band, basement guitarist/band), who need to quickly recreate a specific other band's song sound. Often other people have already made posted a usable/tweakable preset.
Just sold my helix to go back to pedals and dual tonex ones as a digital solution, also run into my vox ac30. No regrets. Also I think Rhett has coined a new phrase, “Modeler Bros” 😂Needs to go on a trucker hat soon
Rhett- Try the Descendant bridge and/or vibrato for the Vintera JM. It’s an excellent alternative to the Mastery. Pickup wise - recommend SD Antiquity I or Sunday Handwound Woodies for traditional JM. For something fun, Righteous 1991 Gazing set.
Jazz Master bridges were designed for heavy flat wounds, they function fine enough if you set em up like an archtop, which was the point. More of a marketing flaw than a design one.
The Music City bridge unfortunately doesn’t work for guitars with parallel studs like an SG Junior. I put a Savvy on mine and the intonation was unusably flat on the high strings even with the bridge fully forward and resting against the treble side stud. I wish someone would make a solid wraptail bridge with correct intonation for parallel studs but it doesn’t seem to exist. A lightning bar bridge will intonate correctly but they have a massive 1/4” rise on the bass side so you have to adjust your studs to uneven heights to compensate and then the bridge sits at a really weird angle in relation to the top of the guitar. I ended up with a Faber Wraptonate on my SG Junior after trying 4 or 5 different bridges. It can intonate perfectly since it’s fully adjustable, it actually looks good on the guitar (better than the Schaller Signum imo, which looked a little “orthopedic” by comparison with its ultra long saddle adjustment range), and surprisingly it sounds at least as good as the Music City and other solid bridges I tried.
I think the appeal of a full functioned modeler is that it generally is the cost of ONE really nice tube amp. I just bought one, solely for studio use, because I was going to get another amp and it was going to be more expensive and well.. as someone who is just recording music for themselves by themselves... I am not that great at recording real amps and then mix them and all of that.. should I learn how to do that better? Probably but... I would rather just write more music than learn how to record and mix properly at this time (thats not quite true but I just don't have the time to learn, I would like to but time is limited)
I think a survey of people who are using or prefer modelers needs to be done. But an in depth one. Why are you using one, why dont you have an amp and so on.
Crazy how many effect pedals there are. Most of them take away more than they give. You can sand/file down the switch on your Jazzmaster so it's almost flush with the pickguard. Still usable and looks right but you won't accidently hit while playing. Beyond me why no one makes low profile switches. I used a needle file to put ridges back on the switch because I'm ocd. Top tier Mexican made Fenders are not the ugly stepchild. Look at early pictures of the Fender factory and see who was making those guitars.
The Music City Savvy had some buzzing problems when I had 9s on my ‘96 1954 reissue Gold Top, seems to have gone away with 10s though. Anyone else have issues? The worn version is also a bit over the top with the wear too. I ended up aging my own to with vinegar for a milder effect
You guys are great. I like and trust your opinions. If you would put out a tip jar I will chronically participate. I like to pay as I go; else I forget and 2 years later …... I watch Zac Child’s about every subject that is of interest because he is Succinct. I send him money for every show I like and bought my first T-shirt. Ie I Support. See you again at The Summit
The nano cortex. I had the same confusion to the hate reaction as Rhett, but being pretty stepped in. QC world figured out quickly the root of it. When you really sum up the complaints, the bulk of them boil down to people having complaints on what they wanted off thought it should be rather than what it actually is.
They shat upon it, Rhett, because it was not at all what they had been promised- a smaller, more affordable quad cortex. Not everyone has 2-3 rare and expensive tube amps at home to capture, along with cabs and fx- they wanted the modeling side of the QC. They expected fewer amps, less fx, less cabs- and what they got instead was a capture device that only does you any good if you have something to capture. Most of these ppl, if they had a nice tube amp to capture- wouldn't want the QC at all- they'd just play their nice amp and be happy. But they don't have that kind of money and/or they live somewhere they can't crank it and make it do its thing anyway- so they were looking for a smaller, more affordable modeler, not profiler, of the same quality as the QC, with just less options.
I dislike tube screamers it does one thing and it does it to quick, in my opinion, I like just alittle grit and a mid bump. Klon does it so much better. Now if u stack them for a second drive for a solo, Is cool.
Regarding the moddeler issiue - I don't exactly agree with Rhett that you don't need it. It depends, who you are. I have a dual Tonex pedalboard. True, I don't play 500 amps, I tend to stick to one or two, but I had thounsands to choose from and had gone through dosens if not hundreds before I landed on my favourite. However, I'm a producer and access to loads of different sounds is very useful. Sometimes I play bass through my rig, or synths. Then the hundreds of amps open so many possibilities. So perhaps it's true that I don't NEED it, but it sure is handy on occasion.
Crazy Gibson are not putting out more white Explorers. There is a black one in a local store that is cool, but it's not white. Come on Gibson, you can do it!
The diffie between the nano cortex and the tonex, amongst others is the sampling frequency. The nano simply is not as high quality as an audio interface as the tonex, and it costs more. I don't expect my marshall tsl602 or my winter coat to be any kind of an audio interface, but the nano is not really an amp it's a digital amp sim, so it's slightly disappointing at it's pricepoint.
Rhett showing off his new Legos and Zach showing off a TS is the most Dipped End of Year review ever.
It’s a canon event.
Hell yeah it is lol
Time stamps are much appreciated. It's a nice thing to do for the listeners. Lots of channels do that now.
After swearing off any new gear this year, I purchased a guitar, an amplifier, and 4 pedals. A a Rivolta Regata 7, a Mesa Rect-O-Verb, a Keeley Zoma, a Lollar Fuzz, Chase Bliss Automatone, and a Mythos 1N34A Mjorlnir. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier about it. I sold my Analogman King of Tone and Boss CE-2.
Two episodes back to back days? Happy days
I love my UA Dream 65 station wagon. Now I feel like it needs faux wood paneling.
My wife has always been great about my hobbies. Guitar being the most recent obsession. She’s bought me a few guitars and once talked me into picking up a guitar once as well.
"bro-dozer" had me dying. But honestly, you're right. Which is why I grabbed a Boss IR-2. 11 Models, I use like 4 of them. Normal pedal size. Perfect.
I agree with Rhett on his point about Modelers and how less is more when it comes to them. I've never been interested in the big units with tons of menus and screens and such. I run a DSM Humboldt Simplifier X (and also have a UA Dream 65 that I used before it) and I love it. Sits up at the top corner of my pedal board not much bigger than another pedal, set and forget like an amp, and I can either run it direct with the xlr out or into my seymour duncan powerstage and a 2x12 cab
I can’t imagine wanting something more complex than an HX Stomp, honestly. I am probably headed for something more minimal like that UA Dream 65 or similar Fender-style amp in a box.
Gear that you hear with your ear, don’t fear! Grab a beer! Spread some cheer with your dear! Let’s look back, back to the rear of the year of gear!!
my gripe with the mini modlers is that you have to control em with an app.
??..
that app is turning you into a product for the modeler manufacturer.
and once the app goes EOL the hardware support follows.
meaning there designed to be disposable.
So much this...
My station wagon digital is the Boss IR-2, the only pedal I bought this year. Perfect for silent practice and travel (USB in for backing tracks, headphone out). I use it for my band as my harmonica "amp", but always available if I have to go direct with guitar.
Did you replace the built in IRs? That made such a huge difference for me.
@@ththejackjumper I was thinking about it, but I use Linux, so it's a pain to get it done. I also finds the IR landscape overwhelming. I like simple, my main amp is a Dr Z. GH with 3 knobs. What pack did you end-up using? I might need to experiment.
@@bymbie I started with the one dollar York Mesa 2x12 Cabinet IR. It made a really big difference. I also picked up a Marshall pack, but just threw some in without too much experimentation. They all really improved the sound significantly. Try the Mesa pack, it's only a dollar. As far as Linux, yeah, that could make it more difficult, you need to use their application. If you know someone with Windows, have them load it and just do it there. You need to make sure the pedal is powered, so bring something to plug into power and the input jack as well as USB. It does make a big difference though.
@@ththejackjumper I have a Windows computer floating somewhere home. Will grab the $1 pack and see if I notice the difference. Thanks for the encouragement.
The only reason why I got an HX Stomp XL was because I wanted something to play in approximation to my exact rig, and maybe to be creatively goofy, but first and foremost quietly. I'm not doing anything else with it, I want to play guitar after a long day of work and I can't plug in when everyone is trying to sleep. Sometimes the acoustic guitar just isn't enough.
I recently discovered that it's the perfect tool to track ideas with and never worry about resetting levels of things, so that's really fun too.
Yes! Do the Fuzz circuit for Jazzmasters and Jaguars! I would absolutely put one in my Jag!
Almost kept the buying in check this year until a 3 custom bucker figured Koa SG Supreme hit the Gibson Mod Shop, double the amount I've ever spent on a guitar. Beyond that, picked up a half price Contemporary Strat Special just before Xmas to monkey around with, a Warm Audio Mutation Phaser II around Black Friday, 3 Warmoth replacement necks for future projects with exotic shaft woods (Canary, Rosewood, Wenge) on a great sale, and some random parts and a case for my Schecter Exoiic Super Shredder (that guitar was an Xmas time purchase in 2023).
It was Ali… not Tyson… Dipped Shit(I just wanted to make this pun) great episode.
Hi Rhett! Please make a video about the Teenage Engineering EP-133 and how you use it. So many videos out there, but very few from guitarist perspective... It would be great to see how you use it!
Back in the day, we just felt them as overdrive, distortion, fuzz...simple....and many of each...will always be.
I'm so here for Rhett's modeler/F150 comparison.
My new Stationwagon is a Friedman IR-D that I got this week. Amazing piece of kit!
Those look amazing, congrats!
When talking Two-Rock; Eli is great, but we really also need to recognize Bill Krinard, their in-house tech genius. I'm sure Eli would agree!
40:55 that guitar is sick! I’m gonna have to get one.
+1 on the Music City tail piece. Game changing for appeasing my intonation obsession.
Sorry Rhett but the K.O. II and multi effects / modellers are going to be stepping stones for the next generation, who will tease out stuff that we can't even imagine. The majority of buyers, me included, will never use them to their maximum capabilities but subsidise the price which makes it more affordable for the ones to come. Have a great New Year.
Play and drive what makes you happy. If modelers and trucks are your thing then have fun with them. Life is short, live it to the fullest.
I have a dsm humblolt analog modeler it’s all I have sense I use tube amps it has fender Marshall Vox what more do you need
Please bring the time stamps back, guys!
working on it
I gots ma a tweed deluxe from the that thar Mojo Tone custom built from that Lightning amp builder dude. Love me a tweed!
I ve been asking Zack if he d create drop in fuzz circuits for JM and Jag on every Mythos live stream I could, so I’m super stoked to hear it could finally happen!
They really do need to develop a fuzz or boost circuit to drop into the Jazz Circuit on a Jazzmaster. It would sell like hotcakes.
I love this idea
Spot on when it comes to modelers Rhett. Still prefer amps as well but when I need pedal amp the Iridium is still my favorite. Simple options always works best for me.
Rhett missed “Holiday Cheer” !!! Also beer 🍻
The fuzz in the JM is the best idea i have heard all year. I'll buy one. I'll buy one for my jag as well... when i get my jag).
With u on the Savvy Zach. I got one for my r4 about a year ago. It even changes the string spacing. Mine fit great. Sounds great
Yeah the Jazzmaster fuzz circuit is a damn good idea
I sold two Fenders (vintage Bronco and Tornado) and bought two Gretsches(White Panther and P90 Jet) and a Squier Jazzmaster XII. I bought two new JHS pedals (Flight Delay and Notaklon) and quite a few used ones(Hall Reverb, Kodiak, Double Barrel V4, Superbly V2, Springtank) along with an EHX POG2. I also bought quite a bit of broken gear. I restored a Gibson 15GA-RVT, EHX Deluxe Electric Mistress and am waiting for the Epiphone Futura to get repaired. It's been quite a year.
But why? Those are two amazing under appreciated fender models
@@隠れた I completely agree. The Toronado was just not for me. I loved the Bronco and owned it for 11 years. It was siting in the rack not getting played and I had to let something go to afford the Panther. The person I sold it too previously owned the guitar so it went to a good home.
There's a small town here in New Zealand called Dipton so I always think 'Dipton Tone' when I hear the name of your channel
The conversation about modelers really got me thinking: Do I actually use everything my Helix offers? No, I don’t. I usually stick to just three or four presets and their snapshots. Now, I’m considering distilling everything I’ve learned into a single rig.
I’ve decided that the V4 amp by Victory, paired with a couple of pedals, is all I need. With the Two Notes built-in, I can send the V4’s output to both a cabinet and the front of house.
1957 Rickenbacker M9 amplifier, 2015 Yamaha RS502, 1982 Greco EG-59-85.
Good take on most modelers being the F350 of guitar
I plug into 3 pedals and into a tube amp every time, I have 200 pedals. I use 3 and the rest sit there unless I'm searching for a sound, I cant get. Simple always sounds the best to me. These days u can add things in after anyway.
Great chat. Always enjoy the show
Zach is simplifying people!
Completely agree @ 31 minutes in “pick up truck” analogy
Great podcast! Keep it up!
That explorer man!!!! Love it!!!!
Happy new year guys. Could you make a video on that RSJM fuzz and possibly how to do it yourself for patrons? Cheers!
For the rhythm circuit of the Jazzmaster, I swapped the 50k tone pot for a 1 Meg pot so it is identical to the lead circuit. Then I rolled the volume off of the rhythm circuit so I have an instant clean tone when using gain. A fuzz circuit would be extremely fun as well.
That LP is gorgeous! 😍
You’ve got to experience the deliciousness of playing true stereo modulations/delay/verb with IEM to understand why modelers with no stereo in are a deal breaker… the FOH might not notice, but for the band and streaming/recording it’s totally worth it.
Rhett, could you make a vidéo showing how you use the KO-ii (and maybe some drum machines like the digitakt) as a guitar player/producer? Why not something for your 2nd channel ?
I would love to see the process and the way someone like you use these kind of devices!
I’ve actually been thinking about that for the last few days.
Offered in the spirit of saving you time & headache, your jazzmaster bridge should probably be a bit higher (to improve break angle), which may also necessitate a neck shim to get the action low again. Just one of the setup quirks that comes with fender offsets, but so worth it when you get it feeling right!
Digital Station Wagon? M-Vave Blackbox
Guitar of the year? 1981 Greco EG-380
Amp of the year? CeriaTone 18 Watt TMB
Pedal of the year? Keeley DS-9 Even if it did break the aesthetics of my Ibanez/Maxon Njne Series Mini board.
Thingy of the year? Behringer HM400 hum buster. It sorted out my dual amp recording rig ground loops.
My station wagon is the Boss IR-2
Regarding the nano cortex: I agree with the pickup analogy but most people don’t use 10% of their DAW either but the price of admission for a piece of gear like it is just what it is
Good analogy with the pick-up truck!
I would totally buy a pickup truck if they still made them the size of an early 2000’s Tacoma. I do a lot of diy home projects but I would never go all out and get one of these modern pickups. As far as an amp modeler I’d probably go with a UA dream since I’m a pretty strict fender amp guy.
Ok, here is my take on the purchase of a modeler by someone who does not need it. You are 100% correct, I didn't need it. When I played in a band I used a 60w Fender Head and some pedals and that was all I need. BUT, I am a guitar nerd and I watch TH-cam channels like this regularly . . . and so it makes me curious about different amps and pedals. SO, I never dreamed I wanted a modeler but when I could get a HX Stomp used for $300-$400 . . . I got it even though I don't need it as the idea was to experiment with a modeler vs actual amps that I would never use. So Rhett is right . . . but that doesn't mean that it isn't a good purchase if $400 or cheaper.
Random Addison appearance.. we miss you on jhs Addison 😢
Big modelers are only required by a select few (e.g., function band, church band, basement guitarist/band), who need to quickly recreate a specific other band's song sound. Often other people have already made posted a usable/tweakable preset.
Love the music city bridge. It def made my junior better!!
Gear of the year, Benson Vinny Reverb. Perfect amp for dad rock in the basement!
Just sold my helix to go back to pedals and dual tonex ones as a digital solution, also run into my vox ac30. No regrets. Also I think Rhett has coined a new phrase, “Modeler Bros” 😂Needs to go on a trucker hat soon
Rhett- Try the Descendant bridge and/or vibrato for the Vintera JM. It’s an excellent alternative to the Mastery.
Pickup wise - recommend SD Antiquity I or Sunday Handwound Woodies for traditional JM. For something fun, Righteous 1991 Gazing set.
I have the Steve Lacy Strat that has a fuzz circuit built-in with a push/push on the tone knob...it is fantastic! A JM with a fuzz would be cool!
RSJM Fuzz - YES! I disconnected my rhythm circuit and have been looking for a mod
Jazzmaster fuzz thing. Yes please.
Russo music is a really nice shop. There are a few locations and i recently realized one was near me.
Addison! 💯
Jazz Master bridges were designed for heavy flat wounds, they function fine enough if you set em up like an archtop, which was the point. More of a marketing flaw than a design one.
The Music City bridge unfortunately doesn’t work for guitars with parallel studs like an SG Junior. I put a Savvy on mine and the intonation was unusably flat on the high strings even with the bridge fully forward and resting against the treble side stud.
I wish someone would make a solid wraptail bridge with correct intonation for parallel studs but it doesn’t seem to exist. A lightning bar bridge will intonate correctly but they have a massive 1/4” rise on the bass side so you have to adjust your studs to uneven heights to compensate and then the bridge sits at a really weird angle in relation to the top of the guitar.
I ended up with a Faber Wraptonate on my SG Junior after trying 4 or 5 different bridges. It can intonate perfectly since it’s fully adjustable, it actually looks good on the guitar (better than the Schaller Signum imo, which looked a little “orthopedic” by comparison with its ultra long saddle adjustment range), and surprisingly it sounds at least as good as the Music City and other solid bridges I tried.
Dibs on that RSJM fuzz 🙏
46:46 Shim the neck and raise the bridge and the string slipping problem will be gone. That bridge is incredibly low.
I think the appeal of a full functioned modeler is that it generally is the cost of ONE really nice tube amp. I just bought one, solely for studio use, because I was going to get another amp and it was going to be more expensive and well.. as someone who is just recording music for themselves by themselves... I am not that great at recording real amps and then mix them and all of that.. should I learn how to do that better? Probably but... I would rather just write more music than learn how to record and mix properly at this time (thats not quite true but I just don't have the time to learn, I would like to but time is limited)
It kills me all the pickup trucks I see that have obviously never had any cargo in the bed and never been down a dirt road!
I think a survey of people who are using or prefer modelers needs to be done. But an in depth one. Why are you using one, why dont you have an amp and so on.
Crazy how many effect pedals there are. Most of them take away more than they give.
You can sand/file down the switch on your Jazzmaster so it's almost flush with the pickguard. Still usable and looks right but you won't accidently hit while playing. Beyond me why no one makes low profile switches. I used a needle file to put ridges back on the switch because I'm ocd. Top tier Mexican made Fenders are not the ugly stepchild. Look at early pictures of the Fender factory and see who was making those guitars.
More Addison
The Music City Savvy had some buzzing problems when I had 9s on my ‘96 1954 reissue Gold Top, seems to have gone away with 10s though. Anyone else have issues?
The worn version is also a bit over the top with the wear too. I ended up aging my own to with vinegar for a milder effect
Try 9.5s sometime. They were the perfect compromise for me.
I'm sure 9s could work with a better setup, but 9.5s just worked for me.
You guys are great. I like and trust your opinions. If you would put out a tip jar I will chronically participate. I like to pay as I go; else I forget and 2 years later …... I watch Zac Child’s about every subject that is of interest because he is Succinct. I send him money for every show I like and bought my first T-shirt. Ie I Support. See you again at The Summit
It's a podcast that is centered around two friends talking, it's been this way since the first episode in 2020
I give. I ended up watching the show and it was very good. 😅
Please do the RSJM fuzz, it's just genius
I could fit an explorer in the back of my truck 😂
Rhett - I Love it - You only need one amp but you need at least 6 guitars plus?! Explain that to me -please!
The nano cortex. I had the same confusion to the hate reaction as Rhett, but being pretty stepped in. QC world figured out quickly the root of it.
When you really sum up the complaints, the bulk of them boil down to people having complaints on what they wanted off thought it should be rather than what it actually is.
They shat upon it, Rhett, because it was not at all what they had been promised- a smaller, more affordable quad cortex. Not everyone has 2-3 rare and expensive tube amps at home to capture, along with cabs and fx- they wanted the modeling side of the QC. They expected fewer amps, less fx, less cabs- and what they got instead was a capture device that only does you any good if you have something to capture. Most of these ppl, if they had a nice tube amp to capture- wouldn't want the QC at all- they'd just play their nice amp and be happy. But they don't have that kind of money and/or they live somewhere they can't crank it and make it do its thing anyway- so they were looking for a smaller, more affordable modeler, not profiler, of the same quality as the QC, with just less options.
I dislike tube screamers it does one thing and it does it to quick, in my opinion, I like just alittle grit and a mid bump. Klon does it so much better. Now if u stack them for a second drive for a solo, Is cool.
Zach post a video of you playing "Battery" through a Two Rock
Addison from JHS?
Since a few months back
Stereo is king! ;-)
Regarding the moddeler issiue - I don't exactly agree with Rhett that you don't need it. It depends, who you are. I have a dual Tonex pedalboard. True, I don't play 500 amps, I tend to stick to one or two, but I had thounsands to choose from and had gone through dosens if not hundreds before I landed on my favourite. However, I'm a producer and access to loads of different sounds is very useful. Sometimes I play bass through my rig, or synths. Then the hundreds of amps open so many possibilities. So perhaps it's true that I don't NEED it, but it sure is handy on occasion.
But, you don't NEED the Two Rock... It's like the suburban office guy who has the big F150...
Crazy Gibson are not putting out more white Explorers. There is a black one in a local store that is cool, but it's not white. Come on Gibson, you can do it!
Zach could always consider dying his chin hair, you know, to cover up the white 😂 Zach looks good the way God made him ❤
Dipped in NAMM
The diffie between the nano cortex and the tonex, amongst others is the sampling frequency. The nano simply is not as high quality as an audio interface as the tonex, and it costs more. I don't expect my marshall tsl602 or my winter coat to be any kind of an audio interface, but the nano is not really an amp it's a digital amp sim, so it's slightly disappointing at it's pricepoint.
Should do a whole show on wet dry wet! 😅
If valve amps disappear - what the hell are they going to model??
What happened to dropping links?
does Zach still have the other R9?
Rhett guyker makes a awesome bridge for jazzmaster and it's way cheaper. Check it out
RSJM fuzz PLEASE!!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
What did I do to deserve two episodes in 48 hours? Lol