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Isn’t she lovely

Thanks! Yes, it’s a vamp on “Isn’t she lovely” by Stevie Wonder.

Whoa!!! That’s wild!

Thanks man! Appreciate that!

It’s so good man. Pedals like that are built to last a lifetime, so that much money spent on something that can easily last 50 years isn’t too bad 👍🏻

@@RiggsTaylor Exactly- that seems like a lifelong pedal that wouldn't get sold, so amortize the cost over a lifetime and it's not toooo bad lol. Shame they don't make them anymore because to my ears those 67's they have a special mojo, but hey I'd love a dumble too.

@ you can still get a Haze67! Just have to email or DM Isle of Tone. Tell them I sent you 😎

Yeah, the four string is a little easier. I haven’t played an electric 8-string, but this one was fun!

Definitely. It’s a great instrument!

Yeah, I didn’t have a Herdim handy, but I actually prefer Coarse Picks when I need the grit! Maybe I’ll do a video with one of those soon.

Oh yeah! Ran it stereo with my BadCat Black Cat just a couple weeks ago. So fat sounding, plenty of punch. I’ve done amphitheaters and it’s still great. I like to run amps with enough stage volume to feel good but not be punishingly loud. Since everything I do has mic’d amps anyways I never need more than a 15-20w amp.

@ awesome dude ! The 18 really rocks

This was a fun one to play for sure!

It’s really good! Especially for the price.

Thicker strings! Stringjoy has a string tension calculator that is super helpful. These are .13-.60, but when tuned to C standard it’s the same tension as .10-.46 in E standard!

You can also order custom gauges from stringjoy - super helpful!

Did you recut your nut to fit those big strings?

Maybe someday!

@@RiggsTaylor I'm counting on it! You gotta make this song popular again!!!

Thanks man! Appreciate it!

The closest Fender has come to a Suhr in my opinion. I love my Suhr and it’s going nowhere, but this definitely gives the production line Suhr guitars a challenge for value. Suhr’s are around $3k now, so since this is $2199 it’s more accessible by more people.

Thanks so much 💪🏻

I’m definitely due for an updated rig video. Hopefully soon!

I’m definitely not rich, haha. While it’s not cheap, it’s a lot less than a vintage unit, and more reliable 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thanks man!

Yeah, man, I totally agree! I love it as an overdrive. Especially a single coil guitar.

I’ve heard great things about Bartlett, but never played one. That said, I do think the Frank Brothers are great value for today’s boutique market!

@@RiggsTaylor I had only heard glowing reviews for over a decade, and if the guitar I got rivalled even like a custom shop Junior, I would've been completely content. But the sad thing is, and especially considering the tip top dollar, it did not rival that of an average Gibson Custom guitar. It wasn't balanced very well, it had a weird quirky toggle switch (I literally have 15 guitars with those switches, all ranging from 300 - 5000 bucks, and none of them are faulty like this one so clearly is, and must've been when the builder shipped the guitar). The nut was poorly dressed, and a couple other small things but that all is fixable, I wouldn't be b*tching to strangers on the internet if that was all that wasn't great about the guitar. It was about 5 months after getting it when I realized the strings don't run down the fretboard straight. There were clues, like I kept pulling the high e string off the edge of the fretboard, but I'd nnnever suspect that the bridge was installed in the wrong place, causing the strings to skew toward the treble side of the fretboard. It wasn't until I looked at the guitar hanging on the wall that I noticed it. I then went on the builders website to compare mine to the photos of it there and yeah, there it is, I just didn't see it before. Then I compared it to the other guitar on there, a pink one of the same exact model, and it has the strings skewed towards the bass side of the fretboard. Anyways, I lost it, demanded my money back, but that was never going to happen in 20 thousand years, so I gave up. I'm gonna get the bridge re positioned, maybe put a bigsby on to correct the neck dive, new nut, new toggle switch..and I might have a decent guitar then. Should've just bought a Frank Brothers guitar!

@@joegearing1745 dang man. That’s crazy - I can’t recommend Frank Brothers enough though! Lifetime guitar for me!

Yep - the EL84 variants were the most common outside of the US. Bernie didn’t make that many from my understanding, but so cool to see the impact he made with just a couple dozen amps!

Agreed! Love it.

@@RiggsTaylor it also sound good for metak

I agree - a bit brighter and more articulate. Just something about it I really like!

I wish I still had this one - sold to buy my Frank Brothers! Cant keep em all 😅

@@RiggsTaylorahh that’s sad!

@@TimCz83 I know, wish I still had it! Hope to get another someday!

Thanks so much! A fun rig for sure!

They’re stock filtertrons! I don’t think they’re anything special for this model, but they’re cool pickups!

@@RiggsTaylor nice! Wasn’t sure if they were the powertrons or whatever they’re called. But these sound lovely. Saving up for one at the moment!

I do! I have the Suhr ML’s (I think they’re called the V63 now) and a Sunbear SB59PAF in the bridge - darker strat pickups, but they work well for me!

Thanks Riggs!

Yeah man, it’s an Incredible instrument. I’ve played a ton of strat-style guitars over the years, and even with the vintage ones the Suhr stuff is still top notch for how I use it.

@@RiggsTaylor Alright then. The AVRI is going to another guy this week.

I get what you’re saying - I do like the way it sounds with studio monitors! I think the direct sound is a good representation of how it sounds through studio monitors, and I would be happy to practice that way. Personally I’m more concerned with the recorded direct sound since that’s what it would sound like live or on a record, but I get what you’re saying! I think you’d like it.

Thanks man!

I totally agree - isle of tone is on another level!

Might do that! I actually don’t think the stock speaker in these is a “great” speaker, but this one has held up really well. I’ve played a lot of vintage ones with replaced speakers that still had the sauce, but I’ve never played a reissue that did. Doesn’t mean they’re bad, but I think the vintage ones have something special.

Yeah this one has it all - one of my favorite guitars I’ve ever played!

Incredibly rare! Such an awesome guitar.

Thank you!

Absolutely! Glad you liked it - new videos every week with stuff like this 🤘🏻

😂😂

Absolutely crucial - thanks dude! More coming!

Happy to help!

As much as I’d love to have all the amps, it’s helpful to know how to the make the most of what you’ve got!

… because you can’t buy all the amps. It’s not a sound everyone will use all the time, but it’s always cool to get the most out of whatever gear you have. Rarely does a 60 second clip tell the whole story 😉

@@RiggsTaylor If you can afford the Fender you can afford the Marshall, why not just buy the Marshall in the first place instead of the Fender?

@@AbstractZombie-ed8fj because I like all the other sounds the Deluxe Reverb does as well - this is just one example of what the amp can do. I primarily run it cleaner, but it’s cool to know that it can do more than what most people expect from a Fender amp! All about making the most of what you have 👍🏻

That said, if you only use Marshall-adjacent sounds, then by all means buy the Marshall!

@@RiggsTaylor Look nobody is bashing you personally, but it's just a pointless video.. Why buy an amp to try to make it sound like another? And you don't think you can't make a Marshall sound like a fender? bass 7,mids7treble7 give it a shot sometime..It works best with el34 amps but will also work with valvestate and newer ss versions as well...

Yeah, definitely needs to be setup and play properly. John at True Vintage works with an amazing luthier here in town to make sure they’re perfect before I ever demo them!

@RiggsTaylor that's awesome. Bro it's the worst walking into a shop, seeing something old and beautiful only to start playing it and hearing buzz city with the action at mount Everest.

@@geoalpha yeah, that’s no good. Gotta treat the guitars right!

Thanks! Just kind of came to me haha. These are all improvised but the feel/tone of this guitar really reminded me of that lick!

Killer guitars! Yeah, commonly referred to as both the Telecaster Custom and Custom Telecaster - the headstock says one thing and the Fender dealer list says the other, haha. Regardless, this is one of the best I’ve played!

Thanks so much man 🙏🏻 would love to own one like this someday.