Price is no way to judge a guitar. I have an 80$ Squier that is good as my Fender Player Series! If it sounds good, and feels good, and inspires you, who cares what it costs.
Its all what works. I had a finely made, well set-up vintage guitar to get hooked on playing in the olden days, but now I can hardly see any need to be upgrading my Malaysian Squier. Pickups maybe. Bonus of encroaching senility- Dug out that old Squier Bass from the Barn, and it turned into a real nice made-in-Mexico Fender Precision, after about a twist of the truss rod.
Bought my first guitar when I was 14, it was a blue Charvette with a Floyd Rose. If a 14 year old newbie can change strings and adjust the bridge angle on a Floyd Rose equipped guitar, there's nothing to be scared of :)
I own a Silver Sky, but it has nothing to do with it being a John Mayer signature guitar. I simply love the neck and pickups, and was able to buy one for cost. I can’t see the neck plate when I’m playing it. It could be a Squier, if it played that well.
I don't think showing your guitars is bragging at all. I love seeing all the nice stuff that I couldn't dream of being able to afford. Kind of like living vicariously through the channel lol
Yep. One, it’s your business. So of course you should have a big selection. Two, it’s YOUR business. No one has a claim to what you own or a say in how much you own.
Thanks for answering my question about the Music Man Silhouette at the beginning. Sorry I messed it up last stream. I’m a dude for the record haha. I finally bought it and I love the feel. Mine is loaded with a Seymour Duncan P-Rail preloaded pickguard which are cool but I think I may swap them for a HSH Fishman Fluence Open coil set or a set of Dimarzio Gravity Storm set.
hey phil, i bought a used 2016 trampus green prs se in awesome condition for 300 bucks, totally re did everything ;locking tuners, nut, pots , input jack , rewire, bridge, fret level , and put in a set of thornbuckers + plus, and my prs ROCKS . my other guitars have bareknuckle and motorcity pickups
Know Your Gear. So simple! I took it to heart and finally am getting to really know my gear. I have great stuff but spend too much time trying to dial tones in. Thanks as always Phil! Looking for videos on how to dial in amps. Any help appreciated!
RE: sentimental guitars. I know what you mean. The 3 used guitars (1985 Ovation acoustic, more recent Martin laminate 12 string, & Martin 000 laminate) that started my “collection” were an attempt to recapture early musical experiences. They were guitars like those loaned to me for use for a time. I play them rarely but I love them. I’m still looking for a circa 1950s Epiphone jazz box like my Dad owned.
Refinishing a guitar always sounds better than it turns out in reality. I refinished a poop brown Peavey T-15 once. I was going to do a cherry red stain like an SG. After getting all the paint off with chemical strippers and sanding it down, there was a huge, ugly knot in the wood where the arm rest was. Crap. Had to paint it a solid color (Krylon rattle can red). That is when I realized that opaque, solid color guitars are opaque, solid colors because the wood is too ugly for a stain. I’m glad for the experience but I was not happy with the outcome.
29:30 Would love the Strat show with Phil! Love strats! But yeah other guitars are great to keep it interesting! Phil could do a show in the forest watching the trees grow that make the guitars! I am sure it would be intereting and enjoyable as long as he was talking!
I guess you and I must be about the same age Phil. My second guitar was also an aria pro ii excel series. Great guitar, I still have it 30 years later. The neck is definitely one of the best necks I've ever played/ owned.
I bought a 2013 epiphone les Paul tradional pro the second quarantine was over. I didn’t need it, I already had a 2000’s stagg cherry sunburst lp that I love. But the flame on the neck and the figuring on the satin back just struck me. Plays great, sounds great, and has a thiccccc 50’s neck. I’d suggest checking them out, just make sure you find the right one.
Interesting points on signature guitars! Oldest one in my squad a 95 EC Blackie Strat! Wanted a black Strat with maple neck since I was 12 and saw one in a music store window! V shape neck just great for me! Only Strat I currently own or plan on owning! Funny thing is I'm not huge Clapton fan! Like him in bands but only a few songs in his solo career! The guitar spoke to me not the artist! Peace Phil!!
I love signature guitars. I like wearing Jordans because they’re cool, not because anyone expects me to play basketball like Michael Jordan. Same with signature guitars. I love Brian May Guitars, I think they’re gorgeous. Never expect to only play Queen songs or only try to sound like Brian May. 🤷🏼♀️
@Phillip McKnight, check out the CLF Research Doheny V12. The custom MFD pickups with the ability to Serial, single coil, parallel each pickup and any combination of is awesome!
I think signature guitars are more acceptable when they have unique features but don't look especially unique. I respect Eric Johnson but I'm not really a fan of his music. Still, I have an EJ Strat because it's exactly the Strat I wanted at a price I was willing to pay. If it had had his name on the front of the headstock (or something even more obvious cosmetically done to it) I never would have bought it. But as it stands now, I think it's the best guitar in Fender's non-custom shop lineup.
It's funny because the signature guitars that I really like the look of and would want to play are of artists that I don't like or listen to. The newest Keith Merrow signature guitars by Schecter (that white one is gorgeous), the Yvette Young Signature by Ibanez, or the Nick Johnston signature by Schecter, they all look great and I would totally play them. I don't listen to any of them though. :P
?Hey Phil, 3 questions, 1. Would this be the best tool to get, to clean up the occasional Fret Sprout? And is there any Stewmac deals or promo codes, etc. you can recommend, or a link through you I should use, I’m also ordering a roller bridge? www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/types-of-tools/files/fret-end-dressing-file.html 2. Can you please tell us the details on the BC Rich Gunslinger when you get it? What year you believe it is, what type of Floyd Rose Bridge, Pickup, Pots, Tuners, etc. also, if it has the original BC Rich hardshell case, & if you’re interested in selling it, I’d be interested in buying it? 3. I really like my Nash JG-63 (Jaguar) and Noel Gallagher switched to using a Nash JM-63 (Jazzmaster),instead of using Fender’s, and I believe that is completely by personal choice, not endorsements or anything, have you tried one? Thanks!
That is nuts how long it is taking to get you r guitar out of canada. I just ordered a Solar guitar from Ola and got it from Spain to Arizona in 2 days! I could not believe how quickly it arrived. NUTS
Wait, weren't you a bass player? Explain to me how you can count to 162?!?!?!?! For real, though, congrats on keeping a great series going. Rock on Phil
???Hey Phil, I found out that I own a strat that was made by a company called Zolla. I guess they were contemporaries of schecter, charvel, etc in the 80’s, I cant find much info. Do you know anything about these brands? If not how would you go about finding more info?
Adopt a guitar? If only I could adopt every time. Ever "adopt" a guitar, enjoying everything about it, from color to coloration, then all of a sudden......nothing....no inspiration...no heart...no soul. Ya don't like or dig the sound, or the guitar and out the door it goes?
Fen-der! Fen-der! My dream is to one day be a big enough TH-camr that I can meet cool guys like Phillip McKnight and Adam Neely. But first I have to make better videos...
Dava doesn't work for me at all, especially the hinged ones which are supposed to function as both thin and thick pick...i like that the tip is Delrin, because i don't like "pick click" or any other plectrum noise, unless i'm going for an effect. i have been doing an almost year long study on which picks are best for me, and found that i actually don't like the same pick for every song i play. i like Brain picks .88mm for repetitive pattern picking or other intricate picking, lead and lick work. When it comes to hybrid - overall play, there are many. Dunlop Delrin, i think 1.14mm, but i float between them and Petrucci's, Dunlop Primetone Flow, Dunlop Jazz, Stringjoy, et al. i tried stone, bone, shark scale, even tried the Dragon's Heart series of 2.5 or 3mm. i couldn't make them work for much but strumming.....well i've either teased or spoiled a future episode of my Son and i's channel...Soon to be informative and entertaining(we hope!), beginning in August.
Forgot to add...my dirty trick for not dropping picks. Put a small bit of Blu-Tack on the thumb side of your pick...not a lot, just enough for a bit of bite. If you have sweaty fingers, you will need to change the Blu-Tack weekly or so. YMMV.
The discount with Crimson Guitars is not working like mentioned in the video. It is not 10% , more like 5% ( and not exactly 5, weird). Besides, I think they have increased their prices and shipping cost ( at least to where I live) after the release of this video. After a couple times contacting them I can say their contact-info and attention to customers SU CKS. I thought I have already commented but not sure if it was direct message because now I cannnot find the conversation where Phillip answered my post he would looked into it. I am sure Phil has lots of things to do. Crimson is weirdly managed.
I have a SilverSky and don’t really care for JM all that much. I like the guitar more all the time. At first it felt a bit sterile to me. Now it’s growing on me... well, less the stupid plastic tuners. that was a goofy decision.
You should change the channel name to the “There You Go” channel. Or at least make some T-shirts with that expression you use every couple of minutes :)
From Leo: You would have to have two complete sets of wiring and controls on the guitar to do that. The JB is passive and will not work through the EMG active electronics and controls.
L.A. native here. Of course Phil is saying it right. The beach, the rich street that signals the beginning of Beverly Hills from Sunset Blvd., named after a prominent family. Never thought anyone would argue the pronunciation, especially without prior knowledge. Haven't you ever listened to The Beach Boys, man? Peace Phil
Never understood the made in america thing, Considering everything is made in Asia or South America for the past 40 years or so. Is made in america just pure sales advertising kudos?
Not really self congratulatory. First, there is normally much more hand crafting in American guitars. In addition, they normally use a higher quality set of (at least most do again, I won't say who bought Chinese fillers for a bit there, but it's fairly well known.) guts and machine heads. Still, whatever you do, fill out those warranty cards even if you hand select your guitar. I went through hell over (for example) two of my guitars, one American and one Chinese, same company. They both broke right outside of the warranty, but I wouldn't let it rest and they finally came through with parts, but I had to do the repairs myself. Fine with me but put your gear through all, ALL the paces sooner rather than later. You might not get at lucky as I did. The American built lost half of a pot stem the first time I tried to replace a knob but Sweetwater came through with Gibson's backing. It just took a while. The Chinese built replaced a 3 way, sending my a garbage switch I wouldn't put on an Alibaba guitar so after much negotiations and hair pulling from my own head, they finally sent me an under $10 Switchcraft. I think next time I'll just buy the damn parts since I had to replace them myself anyhow. I'm glad some of the American companies have stepped up their game. If I would have checked them better from the start, I wouldn't have had to fight for my gear. Learn from an idiot like me, you'll be much happier in the long run.
Yes and no. If it is a small scale guitar maker based in US, its nice to support those. Same holds true for small companies in other countries as well. Big brands are gonna be what they are and gonna sell what they sell and charge what they charge to do it.
@@neilpatrickhairless No opposition to that point at all Mr. Smith. You are dead on. I don't think I made that point, even though I tried to cover most of the bases. Well done, catching what I obviously missed. (I'm being hard core distracted by the Mrs, who, for some reason is farting from hospital food, welcome home dear! and medicated her into dipshit special mode. At least they didn't provide her with the food and or the meds that made a bright and humorous woman into one of the FREAKING WALKING DEAD, season 1 through 7.
Price is no way to judge a guitar. I have an 80$ Squier that is good as my Fender Player Series! If it sounds good, and feels good, and inspires you, who cares what it costs.
Its all what works. I had a finely made, well set-up vintage guitar to get hooked on playing in the olden days, but now I can hardly see any need to be upgrading my Malaysian Squier. Pickups maybe.
Bonus of encroaching senility- Dug out that old Squier Bass from the Barn, and it turned into a real nice made-in-Mexico Fender Precision, after about a twist of the truss rod.
@@MustardSardines2
Why would anyone leave their guitar in a "barn"?
Bought my first guitar when I was 14, it was a blue Charvette with a Floyd Rose. If a 14 year old newbie can change strings and adjust the bridge angle on a Floyd Rose equipped guitar, there's nothing to be scared of :)
I own a Silver Sky, but it has nothing to do with it being a John Mayer signature guitar. I simply love the neck and pickups, and was able to buy one for cost. I can’t see the neck plate when I’m playing it. It could be a Squier, if it played that well.
I don't think showing your guitars is bragging at all. I love seeing all the nice stuff that I couldn't dream of being able to afford. Kind of like living vicariously through the channel lol
Yep. One, it’s your business. So of course you should have a big selection. Two, it’s YOUR business. No one has a claim to what you own or a say in how much you own.
Hey Phil, first off thank you so much for your vids and info man. As a guitar lover and collector I really dig the new set up in the background 👊🏻
Thanks for answering my question about the Music Man Silhouette at the beginning. Sorry I messed it up last stream. I’m a dude for the record haha. I finally bought it and I love the feel. Mine is loaded with a Seymour Duncan P-Rail preloaded pickguard which are cool but I think I may swap them for a HSH Fishman Fluence Open coil set or a set of Dimarzio Gravity Storm set.
Still very happy I paid the extra to get the myrtle version of the RG8570... and i would very much buy a Mark Agnesi Signature Les Paul.
woulda been funny if the guitar that girl brought in was a 1959 les paul. you're a great guy phil. thank you for building this community!
Volume is low on this one. Kills ya when the commercials come on.
hey phil, i bought a used 2016 trampus green prs se in awesome condition for 300 bucks, totally re did everything ;locking tuners, nut, pots , input jack , rewire, bridge, fret level , and put in a set of thornbuckers + plus, and my prs ROCKS . my other guitars have bareknuckle and motorcity pickups
I like the display wall! Great with them all faced out like this.
Know Your Gear. So simple! I took it to heart and finally am getting to really know my gear. I have great stuff but spend too much time trying to dial tones in. Thanks as always Phil! Looking for videos on how to dial in amps. Any help appreciated!
RE: sentimental guitars. I know what you mean. The 3 used guitars (1985 Ovation acoustic, more recent Martin laminate 12 string, & Martin 000 laminate) that started my “collection” were an attempt to recapture early musical experiences. They were guitars like those loaned to me for use for a time. I play them rarely but I love them. I’m still looking for a circa 1950s Epiphone jazz box like my Dad owned.
Refinishing a guitar always sounds better than it turns out in reality. I refinished a poop brown Peavey T-15 once. I was going to do a cherry red stain like an SG. After getting all the paint off with chemical strippers and sanding it down, there was a huge, ugly knot in the wood where the arm rest was. Crap. Had to paint it a solid color (Krylon rattle can red). That is when I realized that opaque, solid color guitars are opaque, solid colors because the wood is too ugly for a stain. I’m glad for the experience but I was not happy with the outcome.
I loved the old Pedal wall, but this new guitar room look is awesome! I love the paint color you chose too!
29:30 Would love the Strat show with Phil! Love strats! But yeah other guitars are great to keep it interesting! Phil could do a show in the forest watching the trees grow that make the guitars! I am sure it would be intereting and enjoyable as long as he was talking!
Would definitely like to see the vid on the S2 594 pickup change!
I guess you and I must be about the same age Phil. My second guitar was also an aria pro ii excel series. Great guitar, I still have it 30 years later. The neck is definitely one of the best necks I've ever played/ owned.
I bought a 2013 epiphone les Paul tradional pro the second quarantine was over. I didn’t need it, I already had a 2000’s stagg cherry sunburst lp that I love. But the flame on the neck and the figuring on the satin back just struck me. Plays great, sounds great, and has a thiccccc 50’s neck. I’d suggest checking them out, just make sure you find the right one.
Interesting points on signature guitars! Oldest one in my squad a 95 EC Blackie Strat! Wanted a black Strat with maple neck since I was 12 and saw one in a music store window! V shape neck just great for me! Only Strat I currently own or plan on owning! Funny thing is I'm not huge Clapton fan! Like him in bands but only a few songs in his solo career! The guitar spoke to me not the artist! Peace Phil!!
Animals last forever in your heart
Hey Phil would love to see you put in the core pickups into the S2!
Long-term listeners already know you are not ostentatious, so don't sweat your success. continue being you...
YES!! The Last Jedi reference! NICE! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love signature guitars. I like wearing Jordans because they’re cool, not because anyone expects me to play basketball like Michael Jordan.
Same with signature guitars. I love Brian May Guitars, I think they’re gorgeous. Never expect to only play Queen songs or only try to sound like Brian May. 🤷🏼♀️
@Phillip McKnight, check out the CLF Research Doheny V12. The custom MFD pickups with the ability to Serial, single coil, parallel each pickup and any combination of is awesome!
Those Dunlop Flow picks are great.
I think signature guitars are more acceptable when they have unique features but don't look especially unique. I respect Eric Johnson but I'm not really a fan of his music. Still, I have an EJ Strat because it's exactly the Strat I wanted at a price I was willing to pay. If it had had his name on the front of the headstock (or something even more obvious cosmetically done to it) I never would have bought it. But as it stands now, I think it's the best guitar in Fender's non-custom shop lineup.
Lol, I love the remark “I’m a dad so, women either look 12 or 35..” I have 2 daughters, they are 21 & 23 now, but every young woman looks 12 to me.
Gotta love them high school girls... I get older, they stay the same age
For a guitar player who wants to put down base tracks and not really be a bass player I would try the EHX bass 9 with a regular guitar.
My maternal side of the family is from Brooklyn. They pronounce it "Dahmahtsio" 😂
I use this exact coffee cup every day in my office. 😀
does replacing the block on a floyd rose to a brass really make a difference? also changing the springs?
Cutlass sss is a fantastic guitar. Great feeling neck.
Trogleys Guitar Show on TH-cam has reviewed multiple Paranormal series guitars. Good info and he looks under the hood too.
Get the doheny! I love mine. I have the tribute and its phenomenal! Cant wait to get an american/custom shop version!
There is indeed a little grub set screw on the backside if the trem like if you were looking at it from the angle of adjusting the intonation.
About signature guitars... are Les Pauls signature guitars?
And what about those 1960 SG Les Pauls?
It's funny because the signature guitars that I really like the look of and would want to play are of artists that I don't like or listen to. The newest Keith Merrow signature guitars by Schecter (that white one is gorgeous), the Yvette Young Signature by Ibanez, or the Nick Johnston signature by Schecter, they all look great and I would totally play them. I don't listen to any of them though. :P
?Hey Phil, 3 questions,
1. Would this be the best tool to get, to clean up the occasional Fret Sprout?
And is there any Stewmac deals or promo codes, etc. you can recommend, or a link through you I should use, I’m also ordering a roller bridge?
www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/types-of-tools/files/fret-end-dressing-file.html
2. Can you please tell us the details on the BC Rich Gunslinger when you get it? What year you believe it is, what type of Floyd Rose Bridge, Pickup, Pots, Tuners, etc. also, if it has the original BC Rich hardshell case, & if you’re interested in selling it, I’d be interested in buying it?
3. I really like my Nash JG-63 (Jaguar) and Noel Gallagher switched to using a Nash JM-63 (Jazzmaster),instead of using Fender’s, and I believe that is completely by personal choice, not endorsements or anything, have you tried one?
Thanks!
Fender Rocks .
I just got a G&L and it’s the best guitar I ever played
That is nuts how long it is taking to get you r guitar out of canada. I just ordered a Solar guitar from Ola and got it from Spain to Arizona in 2 days! I could not believe how quickly it arrived. NUTS
I understand the title of this video.
Funny as shit ! I have 34 guitars and the two I play the most are a prs and a strat 🎸🤟🍻
phew, thats a lot of dusting on them hanging gitars :)
@Kizzy C lol wallpaper with shadows
@@DatBoi-mo9vc you wish (;
@@AAllinsonNN im pretty sure i was referencing another person who tried to make that claim
Wait, weren't you a bass player? Explain to me how you can count to 162?!?!?!?! For real, though, congrats on keeping a great series going. Rock on Phil
I thought you loved that Gibson LP std. I might be interested.
?? Do you think the spark amp is a good first amp??
I would like to know the same thing. The Spark Positive Grid is the one I am thinking of. Thank you for asking this. I hope he replies.
Yes he loves it
Yeah I'm going to go out on a limb and china/Canada post isn't the issue, Its importing/exporting to the USA in general.
Could be. It showed 22 days from Winnipeg, MB to Stoney Creek, ON and now its being transferred to a US shipper for rest of trip.
???Hey Phil, I found out that I own a strat that was made by a company called Zolla. I guess they were contemporaries of schecter, charvel, etc in the 80’s, I cant find much info. Do you know anything about these brands? If not how would you go about finding more info?
Hey Phil, Maybe you should get the Joe Bonamasa Epiphone. I'd love to see a review of that guitar.
?Could you do a review on the Glen Burton GE39-JG with p90 pickups?
Epiphone Modern look's cool
Hi Phil!
Adopt a guitar? If only I could adopt every time. Ever "adopt" a guitar, enjoying everything about it, from color to coloration, then all of a sudden......nothing....no inspiration...no heart...no soul. Ya don't like or dig the sound, or the guitar and out the door it goes?
VPicks are the best...period
Fen-der! Fen-der! My dream is to one day be a big enough TH-camr that I can meet cool guys like Phillip McKnight and Adam Neely. But first I have to make better videos...
Dava doesn't work for me at all, especially the hinged ones which are supposed to function as both thin and thick pick...i like that the tip is Delrin, because i don't like "pick click" or any other plectrum noise, unless i'm going for an effect. i have been doing an almost year long study on which picks are best for me, and found that i actually don't like the same pick for every song i play. i like Brain picks .88mm for repetitive pattern picking or other intricate picking, lead and lick work. When it comes to hybrid - overall play, there are many. Dunlop Delrin, i think 1.14mm, but i float between them and Petrucci's, Dunlop Primetone Flow, Dunlop Jazz, Stringjoy, et al.
i tried stone, bone, shark scale, even tried the Dragon's Heart series of 2.5 or 3mm. i couldn't make them work for much but strumming.....well i've either teased or spoiled a future episode of my Son and i's channel...Soon to be informative and entertaining(we hope!), beginning in August.
Forgot to add...my dirty trick for not dropping picks. Put a small bit of Blu-Tack on the thumb side of your pick...not a lot, just enough for a bit of bite. If you have sweaty fingers, you will need to change the Blu-Tack weekly or so. YMMV.
The discount with Crimson Guitars is not working like mentioned in the video. It is not 10% , more like 5% ( and not exactly 5, weird). Besides, I think they have increased their prices and shipping cost ( at least to where I live) after the release of this video. After a couple times contacting them I can say their contact-info and attention to customers SU CKS. I thought I have already commented but not sure if it was direct message because now I cannnot find the conversation where Phillip answered my post he would looked into it. I am sure Phil has lots of things to do. Crimson is weirdly managed.
I have a SilverSky and don’t really care for JM all that much. I like the guitar more all the time. At first it felt a bit sterile to me. Now it’s growing on me... well, less the stupid plastic tuners. that was a goofy decision.
You should change the channel name to the “There You Go” channel. Or at least make some T-shirts with that expression you use every couple of minutes :)
I have never in my life used a podcast, how do I find you on spotify?
Just search "Know Your Gear" on Spotify and it will pop up (as a podcast)
does anyone know if this is possible? A JB in the neck and a EMG 85 for the bridge LP style..I know nothing about electronics.
From Leo: You would have to have two complete sets of wiring and controls on the guitar to do that. The JB is passive and will not work through the EMG active electronics and controls.
@@barbmelle3136 I already know that .. can it be done though.. has anyone seen this before
hi, in 1:03:03, the black guitar over your right side, next to the green one, seems to move, bounce a little... Interesting
He talks about the ceiling fan sometimes moves guitars in an episode. That’s probably what’s up
Are you sure Doheney is pronounced Doheeny?
I’m thinking it’s more an Irish name but I could be wrong.
When I was at G&L that was the way they were saying it.
Cheers Phil, good enough for me.
L.A. native here. Of course Phil is saying it right. The beach, the rich street that signals the beginning of Beverly Hills from Sunset Blvd., named after a prominent family. Never thought anyone would argue the pronunciation, especially without prior knowledge. Haven't you ever listened to The Beach Boys, man? Peace Phil
Nobody argued. He asked a question and happily accepted the answer
I thought the implication was a girl left you and you were only left with your guitars LOL
No captions?
Korean made guitars, now made in Indonesia....
Never understood the made in america thing, Considering everything is made in Asia or South America for the past 40 years or so. Is made in america just pure sales advertising kudos?
Not really self congratulatory. First, there is normally much more hand crafting in American guitars. In addition, they normally use a higher quality set of (at least most do again, I won't say who bought Chinese fillers for a bit there, but it's fairly well known.) guts and machine heads. Still, whatever you do, fill out those warranty cards even if you hand select your guitar. I went through hell over (for example) two of my guitars, one American and one Chinese, same company. They both broke right outside of the warranty, but I wouldn't let it rest and they finally came through with parts, but I had to do the repairs myself. Fine with me but put your gear through all, ALL the paces sooner rather than later. You might not get at lucky as I did. The American built lost half of a pot stem the first time I tried to replace a knob but Sweetwater came through with Gibson's backing. It just took a while. The Chinese built replaced a 3 way, sending my a garbage switch I wouldn't put on an Alibaba guitar so after much negotiations and hair pulling from my own head, they finally sent me an under $10 Switchcraft. I think next time I'll just buy the damn parts since I had to replace them myself anyhow. I'm glad some of the American companies have stepped up their game. If I would have checked them better from the start, I wouldn't have had to fight for my gear. Learn from an idiot like me, you'll be much happier in the long run.
Yes and no. If it is a small scale guitar maker based in US, its nice to support those. Same holds true for small companies in other countries as well. Big brands are gonna be what they are and gonna sell what they sell and charge what they charge to do it.
@@neilpatrickhairless No opposition to that point at all Mr. Smith. You are dead on. I don't think I made that point, even though I tried to cover most of the bases. Well done, catching what I obviously missed. (I'm being hard core distracted by the Mrs, who, for some reason is farting from hospital food, welcome home dear! and medicated her into dipshit special mode. At least they didn't provide her with the food and or the meds that made a bright and humorous woman into one of the FREAKING WALKING DEAD, season 1 through 7.
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