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Rich Hwang
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10” Speaker test: Jensen Falcon, Celestion G10 Vintage, Jensen Electric Lightning
Each speaker tested individually, then the G10 + electric lightning at the same time, and a few closing thoughts
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Passive loop switcher on the bench, general checkout, troubleshoot, cleaning (loopmaster)
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Passive loop switcher on the bench, general checkout, troubleshoot, cleaning (loopmaster)
Sweetwater haul! Unboxing and a ramble. Jensen Falcon 10, Dean Markley, Sovtek
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Sweetwater haul! Unboxing and a ramble. Jensen Falcon 10, Dean Markley, Sovtek
Live! Rig rundown! Strats,Teles, a Vibrolux, pedals, some music and rambling as usual 🤷♂️
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A few sections of songs and some of the gear I was using to play those songs. Fender Stratocaster Fender Telecaster Fender Vibrolux reverb Fulltone Plimsoul - catalyst Ibanez TS9 - DDL - SC10 MXR MC401 Pedal train NOVO 24
I was wrong, this Strat sounds great, I’m not changing a thing
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Part of the downfall of being a tone chaser guitar geek is, sometimes we get into the little details maybe a little more than we should. But it’s all a learning and self training process. Had some second thoughts about my modified 2011/12-ish American Special Fender Stratocaster awhile back. My ear is so accustomed to a warmer, thicker midrange response I’d passed judgement against it after a g...
EHX Good Vibes pedal test
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Checking out some basic sounds in context of a tiny amp rig and a few other pedals Rig: Strat, Klein pickups Ehx good vibes TS mini Plimsoul DL10 Solid state fender bullet amp/Jensen RI C8R Looking forward to trying it in my stage rig, and running some shootouts with other vibe clones.
Vibrato in a Blues/Rock context-just barely Scratching the surface of a very important technique
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Vibrato: Barely scratching the surface of one of the most important techniques in blues/rock guitar. What is it? How do most experienced players accomplish it? What is the easiest way to work on it? What problems can a player expect to encounter, and ideas to work around them?
Stratocaster Loop - American special - Vibrolux reverb - no talking
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Working on some Melodies/Leads over a couple looped chords
2012 American Special Fender Telecaster Ramble, tones, play through etc
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Just a ramble and play through on my telecaster. Fulltone fulldrive 2, Ibanez DL10 Fender Vibrolux reverb
Not again! I had to return another Les Paul
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Skip to 4:44 to skip the talking, but if you do, don’t ask for the whole story in the comments! Overview: A sad story of excitement and eventual rejection
Strat Pickups comparison D. Allen Texas flood vs. D. Allen Dover
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I normally play a rosewood board strat but have these two maple board Strats that I also really like alot. An 1982 MIJ ‘57 reissue, and a 2010-ish American Special. After a few experiments years ago with the ‘82 MIJ I arrived at D. Allen Texas flood pickups and don’t intend to change them again. The ‘10 was purchased second hand with butchered electronics, and I built it back up with D. Allen D...
1968 Vibrolux Reverb - 2009 American Special Strat with and without pedals/just tones and noodling
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Amp and guitar have a few major enhancements, Probably too much to list here but can make more videos about them. Clean first, and a few overdrive pedals second.
Fender bullet (aka frontman) w/upgraded speaker: Pedal platform? Ramble and play through (part 2)
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Broke the new c8r speaker in for a few hours with a looper and then tried a play through with overdrive/delay/modulation pedals.
1966 Fender Vibrolux Reverb (to skip the talk, skip ahead to 2:56)
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Just a ramble and a play through. Feel free to skip the ramble of course! The video doesn’t really impart how it feels to be in the same room playing it, and the way it envelops you with sound rather than beaming the sound at you. The highs are also a little more complex than a phone mic can decipher. Still seems worthwhile to give a listen.
Fender Bullet / Frontman Practice Amp speaker upgrade - Jensen C8R (Part 1)
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Fender Bullet / Frontman Practice Amp speaker upgrade - Jensen C8R (Part 1)
Quick pedalboard demo, no rambling (no talking)
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Quick pedalboard demo, no rambling (no talking)
Loop for sleep aid The Atlantic Ocean at Sunrise Relaxing sounds / beautiful nature
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Loop for sleep aid The Atlantic Ocean at Sunrise Relaxing sounds / beautiful nature
New/Old pickups for SRV signature strat (Klein) , a couple general licks and a few srv-isms
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New/Old pickups for SRV signature strat (Klein) , a couple general licks and a few srv-isms
David Allen “Texas Flood” pickup set (dirty)
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David Allen “Texas Flood” pickup set (dirty)
David Allen “Texas Flood” pickup set (clean)
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David Allen “Texas Flood” pickup set (clean)
Good times 5-5-19 at Lapeer Big block mopar power #ZIPPYSWEDGE
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Good times 5-5-19 at Lapeer Big block mopar power #ZIPPYSWEDGE
Vintage Ibanez Chorus shootout SC10 CS9 (with special guests DL10 and TS9)
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Vintage Ibanez Chorus shootout SC10 CS9 (with special guests DL10 and TS9)
440 Mopar Performance .474 cam sounds
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440 Mopar Performance .474 cam sounds
Big block Mopar power ZIPPY's GTX 451ci idle
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Big block Mopar power ZIPPY's GTX 451ci idle
Uber Exciting stuff
It ain’t much, but it’s honest work
Man! you can play.
You're no slouch yourself, Brad! Thanks for stoppping by. I'll swap you a subscription.
Fantastic TONE!!! I hear some Ty Tabor Kings X in there. Or he heard it from you!!!
That dude stole all my licks, man! (Just kidding). I’d seen his name in print over the years, Wasn’t familiar but went out on UA-cam and listened to Ty. I hear a fluid, melodic storyteller. You have a point! It seems we’re both reaching for some of the same things and are using some of the same tools to get there. Thanks for stopping by!
Oh yeah Chimes Kinkade is your buddy Joe lol
Nothing like getting strings at half price! In the future if you want to do a speaker shootout I have three sets of tens you can borrow. Might make for some good content
Speakers, guitars, pedals, amps, I’ll make a video about any and all of it for sure! I’ll even do a prs 😮
That’s a DDL delay, not a dl10. (I like and use the old dl10, but that’s not one).
Nice play! Good job 👏
Thank you 👍
Hi, first time checking out one of your videos, I have to say that your Strat does sound great, I've had one of those American Special Strats and tinkered with it, but had he sell it a few yrs back, I've since moved on, Anyways, nice playing, big like and a new sub👍🎸🎶
Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel!
Awesome playing and sound, love the vibe tones.
Thank you so much!
Eric johnsontastic!
well. sure you figure out. you're. deal
Just subbed.. great sounding strat... cheers bud!
Thank you so much!
I'm gonna say the same thing I say every time I hear you play. Thanks... I needed that.
How many times have we all changed something only comeback full circle. Different guitars, different tones, Its all good, like different colors to paint with. 🙂
Time to step back and admit , I need to get over myself 😂
Right on, I think you've discovered its purpose now, and that should help to open up the doors of perception for you to determine what its usefulness to you will be going forward. Hey, as long as you can keep it in tune, it's a winner in my book, lol! 😂
It was a favorite for certain venues for awhile, then I started to have problems with it that in the end turned out to be a faulty volume pot. It started sounding just a little bit dull, I played it and actually got used to it, then the pot malfunctioned badly and it sat. Once I fixed it, the feel/sound changed quite a bit and I brought it to entirely the wrong venues to test and base my opinions on. The inevitable comparisons were the worst part. It’s a mind game and I need to get past it. Hopefully playing it live for 3 hours tonight will get rid of all my half-baked notions 😅
Stringy with snap and pop. Chimey clarity and brilliance. Notes and chords hang really well. Musical and different is good... sounds great on this end, Rich. 👍
Thank you! So glad I didn’t mess with it, and just took a break for awhile.
@@richhwang4230- Just goes to show how critical the basic stuff like pots, caps and wiring can be. I expect it will sit really well in a reasonable mix, while having plenty of space to move around in. Trial by fire tonight 🤔? lol...
@@toddnearyyep! I’m on a gig with it now. It does lack the mids I’m used to but the difference is fun. It plays incredibly well and sets up great.
@@richhwang4230- I did wonder about the mids with the whole EJ voicing thing, in a band situation. Sounds great out front either way I'm thinking. Guessing you have something there to kick on to push the mids a bit if need be. It playing incredibly well definitely helps overcome any issues. Does dialing back the tone a hair help at all? If all else fails there's always more volume, lol...
yes rolling the tone back definitely helps a bunch on the bridge pickup, especially on dirty sounds. A tube screamer adds plenty of midrange, about as much as I could ever imagine needing, and I almost always have one on the board.
Good sounds, like the flexibility between chorus and vibe, but it seems a little noisy (more apparent in the chorus mode)...then again, it may just be the recording and proximity of your phone to the amp. Thanks for posting, and look forward to a shootout video if you can put one together!
@@michaeltobin643 thank you sir! I must admit I wasn’t working the guitar volume pot as diligently as I normally would, for noise control. I’ll try to keep the noise factor closer to the forefront in future videos where it’s possible to go a little further in depth, and show more detailed pros and cons.
@richhwang4230 ahhh, understood. Another one of those skills that all of us electric guitarists need to be mindful of!
Big sounding chorus 🙌❤️
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How much are the heads milled?
.060
You might get the internal reverb sound you are looking for by taking the reverb tank return line and running it into the NORMAL channel via appropriate cable and RCA-to-1/4" jack. This will allow you to clean up that bass end, by attenuating with the bass knob; plus, you can brighten the reverb return with the treble knob and even the bright switch. Sounds MUCH better than using the normal reverb set up in the VIBRATO channel. Your amp is gorgeous! Great sounding amp!
Why are you only listing tge lift? Why not duratiin @.050 which actually tells how and engine will run?
It’s a mopar performance/direct connection generational culture communication method. They sold the same cams for decades and most of the community was very familiar with their products. Most would describe their cam as a 474,484,509,528,557,590 or 620. Most other enthusiasts who were familiar with Mopar understood what was referred to without listing complete specifications in every conversation. This may sound strange, but in the old days of mostly verbal communication this would often prompt the unfamiliar to ask about duration and lobe separation, thus prompting a more detailed conversation after………..sometimes……. because not every gearhead can list cam specs From memory. Mopar culture aside, Cam nicknames are quite common practice across the spectrum of enthusiasts…. ….certain ford cams are referred to by the last 3 digits of the part number, Pontiac had a McKellar grind, Chevy had a Duntov 30/30, and many referred to early Inskendarian and Crane grinds with 3 digits, usually lift but not always.
Brother, you own the guitar, not vice versa. If you bought this Les Paul to enjoy and not just as an investment, and loved everything else about this one, it would not have been 'sacrilege' to reshape and refinish the back of the neck to your liking. It's wood. That's not hard to do or have done. I could've done it for you in a few hours. (Edit: After watching and listening to you play, you are obviously a good player and to me, the neck profile didn't seem to be a problem for you. You even said, "This is cool." Did I miss something? I hope you don't find yourself regretting you let this one get away.)
Rather than ship guitars back and forth, have the seller use a profile gage. It will save a lot of postage and not waste as much time and effort by both you and the seller . Everytime a guitar ships you rick damage regardless of how well its packed.
For me….the neck is everything! Neck isn’t right, guitar’s not right! Looks are way down the list for me….. 1. Neck geometry 2. Tuning stability 3. Weight 4. Vibe 5. Sound 6. Looks
I kept telling myself “keep playing it, you’ll get used to it”. Nope. I can’t do the assymetrical neck. Really have to have 60s slim taper.
I got a epi standard 60s it’s a amazing guitar
Japanese Tokai Love Rocks are my favorite Les Pauls. Check em out on my channel. I own 2 of them. The build quality is on par with high end American guitars. Best frets I’ve ever played. Slick, smooth, and wear well. Very resonant guitars. They are a 1/3 of the price of a Gibson.
I love everything about it! Nice
Dig it! Apologies, it took me a little while to catch up with the Tele vids...thanks for sharing!
To this day I still don’t understand how people buy guitars online or through a catalog. I’ve gotta play it before I even consider buying it. That’d be like getting one of those mail order brides lol.
It’s worked out well for a few instruments I have, but I’ve returned many of them. With the Used instruments I shop for, NGL….the pricing is usually 75% to half of retail, so that is the bait. It’s amazing when it works out! When It doesn’t….this is what happens 😅
@@richhwang4230 you know… in hindsight my comment was a little hypocritical because 15 years ago I bought a couple Les Pauls from an eBay seller who I’d done my research on and obviously trusted enough to fork over around $5k. He offered a 100% refund/return guarantee and they both turned out to be keepers. So, actually, I do get it. There wasn’t a Gibson dealer local to me at the time so… yeah… I’ve rolled the dice too. Sorry for that negativity. Good luck in your pursuit.
The Gibson Les Paul Standard is the favorite, from my arsenal of 4 diverse electrics. But it is not the one I play the best or most often. Jimmy Page is by far, the biggest reason why I have huge affection for it. I am fortunate to have found this Desert Burst with beautiful and interesting flame along with a non-traditional burst that follows the body’s shape more closely, even near the neck-joint, rather than the typical pear-shaped burst. All my guitars are hanging on display in my den/music room. So I enjoy seeing them all every day. But I have an emotional connection with the LP through my love for Zeppelin’s music. A lot of other LP players have similarly added to my fondness for it, but none as much as Jimmy. I have a Customized USA Strat that looks good and sounds great, but I rarely play it. Also an Earnie Ball MM Petrucci Family Reserve that adds the most diversity to the bunch. But the longer 25.5” scale is not optimal for my small, busted up hands. Enter the PRS Custom 22. The 25” scale is the most comfortable and its ‘Slim Profile’ neck shape is the most playable of any I’ve ever tried. So I choose to play it more often than the other 3 combined. But there are days when I feel compelled to play the LP or the Strat or Petrucci and they are a joy. So I wouldn’t give any of them up. Your Rootbeer LP Maple Top was absolutely an exceptional beauty and I would have kept it for that reason, especially since you said the price was right. Gibson corporate seems to think beautiful figuring should only be on their very expensive, limited edition models. Sorry for the long post. Stay Awesome 😎 🎩♠️
Great insight to your own experiences 👍. I’m going to keep looking at them. Actually found a potential candidate New Year’s Eve but it was gone the next day (must have been a good one) :) Take care now and thank you for stopping by 👍
And the reason for returning them was.......? I'm not clicking through this again. I'm assuming it was the necks (50s or 60s?). Maybe you should retitle this to 'I don't like Gibson necks'. 8 minutes is a long time to take from people to listen to your life story. Hence the 24 up-votes.
Neither, asymmetrical profile on this one . Didn’t care for it. Perils of online purchases. I love the 60s profile and hoped it’d be somewhere in between, on this one it turned out to be a bad guess. The previous one had a hidden partially busted headstock held together by string tension, and the seller wouldn’t work with me on repair cost. So it got returned as well. Later I encountered the same guitar online, again, being represented as something it wasn’t….. There’s one out there somewhere. Have a great day.
Ps. I’ve probably returned twice as many fenders, because they either had truss rod problems, other defects, or felt sonically dead in one way or another.
Happy New Year to 'ya...on my couch playin' my Strat along with you too!
Happy new year buddy!!! ❤
Uh oh, time for Megan thee Stallion!
LoL
Some fine playing man! Very cool 🤘
Thank you so much! Happy 2024 🎉❤
Very nice… great tone!
Thanks! Happy new year! I made another video with more details, etc: ua-cam.com/video/4lgQZBgd_kw/v-deo.htmlsi=GDR_2dk0wwUYKW8j
Happy new year ❤😊
Happy new year!!!
Very nice Rich I loved it. Its my kinda thing. Happy new year Brother ❤
Aha! More of that! Allrighty 😀 Happy new year! Hope to see you soon ♥️
I've never played a Les Paul I enjoyed playing. I really don't get people's love for them.
It’s mostly nostalgia, I was pretty set on them as a kid, but truthfully am much more a fender guitar player as most of my other videos show. Once I tried a strat, that was that.
@@richhwang4230 i definitely get it. I was always an ESP fanboi, like for 20 years, but I bought my first Strat 2 years ago and now I'm hooked. Started with a MIM, loved it, then sold it to get a Pro II, and then had it scalloped. I also have a YJM strat now, too, but honestly my Pro II still gets played 99% of the time. My other guitars gather a lot of dust now lol they're still great and all, but my goodness i can't believe i went that long without a proper neck p'up.
I’d call that the Peggy Bundy.
Fantastic
Thank you 🙏
Awesome sounding tele…!
Neck profile is easily changed to your spec ,sand the neck to your liking ,,,you only live once.
Kudos to the seller/dealer who let you return a guitar 3.5 weeks later because you couldn't bond with the neck. I guess that's one of the things we take for granted with places like Guitar Center, etc., that allow this. It seems that someone like yourself should probably not buy online. If you can't find anything local, then maybe plan a road trip or keep an eye out for guitar shows. Buying online, shipping things back and forth and hoping for something to blow you away out a box is wishful thinking and wastes a lot of time and effort on both sides.
100%. The future ability to return will bring me back for sure. With most of the local stores gone nowadays, difficulty of trying in person is increased. But as important as these instruments are to us who play, it may be worth it to put the extra effort into driving a little further to put my hands on it before laying down the cash. Have I learned my lesson? Maybe 🤔
Yeah, it doesn't take 3 1/2 weeks.
Les Pauls seem to be that way. I've played ones like butter, and some were a struggle from the get-go. There's one for you out there somewhere. And it may not be an actual Gibson, either - don't get hung up on the name on the headstock - that's a horrible way to choose a guitar. I have a Les Paul Special that will stay with me to my dying day. Just one big slab of mahogany and nothing else. And I make music with it with the passion when I first started 20 years ago. Good luck to you, dude.
Agreed 100%! Thanks for the well wishes, I’ll keep trying.
Buy a PRS
I’ve only picked up like 2 or 3 of them, so far no luck, will keep trying.
Soulless guitars.
@@richhwang4230- DGT? 594? The all mahogany Standard seems to do the LP Custom classic rock 'mid' thing really well if that appeals to you.
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day also do you have regrets when looking back in life ❤😊
Thank you very much. For now will be posting guitar-centric stuff here, and may subtly blend in some personal stuff sporadically but I’ll try to relate it back to my life as a guitarist. Glad you’re enjoying the content!
Buy yourself an ESP Edwards and get a great guitar from the jump. I have an Edwards E-LP John Sykes model that is better quality than any Gibson I've ever owned. it has the true Les Paul size hardware layout and even the open book headstock. real ebony board finished beautifully. you shouldn't settle or conform your playing to an inferior qualify Instrument if you have to play 100 of them till you find the one... Cheers Brother
Hell ive had ltd 200s that play better than the gibsons ive tried out.
After searching for the perfect guitar or many years I have come to the conclusion there is no such thing, you just adapt to the one you are playing, simple.
Agreed, in that There is always a certain amount of adapting with everything. Personally for me there’s some sort of a threshold of what I will and won’t adapt to, and it takes time to either cross the threshold or turn back. I’ve returned many that I couldn’t bond with, and am very thankful for no-hassle return policies.
@JamieToddBand hopefully this is slightly better 😊
Shame you sent it back, a quick adjustment to your fretting hand thumb would have made it a match.
I tried hard, but just couldn’t 100% adapt. The quest goes on 👊
I hate your video. This guy is a MONSTER player and we barely get to hear you! Protest!
I’ll try to do better next time sir. And thank you ❤