Відео

safety first! :)

It's a Squibanez Jemocaster

I've never found that to be necessary tbh.

Yeah, legitimately doesn't need any mods

Sweet, do you know the brand?

It's a fun guitar 🤘

🤣 every guitar deserves a fighting chance

@@johndotson920 🤣 literally

😂😂 ​@@ArtOfShredYT

🤣 Tone Holes, Inc.

yup

Yeah it's obviously the Ibanez grip but that doesn't make a good headline

I honestly don't understand this comment haha

Why do you say that?

yeah man they get heavy/thrashy 🤘

Nope. You can even download it in the app stores now.

Heck yeah, Ray!

Sweet, thanks for sharing! 🤘

Thanks yeah I think it looks great as well. We're really spoiled for nice budget gear nowadays 🤘

Thank you, I do my best! 🤘

You're not wrong! But the issue is likely the wax potting or he didn't ground them correctly. You can hear these types of issues in small rigs as well as big rigs. For example: in this video I mention that this pickup came with the bare wire tied to the green instead of the black. Installed like that in this guitar it would have tons of noise issues.

@@ArtOfShredYT Yeah but he knows about grounding and stuff like that, its more like a WAX problem and that's the common problem in many pickups, I mean yeah I might have worked back in the 50´s and 60´s but in those modern days with hard rock and metal, nah not so much. I said a could have wax potted them for him but that was several days after the show and he already threw them away. He was more like: Nah dont put any time in to junk like this. So he went my route and put EMG`s in all he's guitars or the ones he uses on stage, 5-6 of them. I have EMG´s in at least 7-8 guitars. Not only the 81 model i really like the 57/66 set because it's not as high output and works great for rock and hard rock as well, and cleans. Ohh and well.. I have a couple of Jim Root guitars and one with one Blackout in it.. I dont like it as much as the EMG though.

@@HearGear Lots of budget pickups are properly wax potted. Not all of them, of course. Anyway, no hate to any of the big brands and if you're a touring musician it makes sense to go with them. The vast majority of guitarists do not play live and these are a great budget option.

@@ArtOfShredYT Yeah you just can't be sure until you got them in your hands, I have a dirt cheap guitar with a very different body shape that I bought almost 20 years ago for around 150 Euros, it has two passive pickups in it and the bridge pickup is totally awesome, it sounds fantastic with my big live rig, Marshalls and 4x12 cabs, it has a bite to it that I can not really describe, i am going to have to take it out of the guitar and investigate what gauge copper wire it uses and do some serious measuring to see if its possible to make a copy of it. You know 4-5 more or less winds on the coil and it's going to sound different. It going to be a nightmare to trying to figure it out. I Would imagine those pickups are really really cheap ones.

Damn, yeah, looks like it's gone, but it was between $200 and $220 for almost a year. Maybe it'll drop again!

Looks like they raised the price for this model today. $22 is still a good deal but they have the bridge/neck kit for $30 or lower output for $16

I'm not sure how to help 🤷

@ArtOfShredYT Well I was trying to use the link you put in the description. I'm guessing it was to help your channel? I can't help you if you don't know.

@@RichardLuna2025 I don't control their pricing. Looks like they raised the price on this pickup today, maybe because of this video? Sorry. The neck/bridge set is still $30 and the other pickups are $16.

Ok that's fine. I was checking to see if that was the right link.

Nice! 🤘

Sweet! Thanks for sharing 🤘

DiMarzio absolutely uses Kohms. Check under Specs for each pickup on their website

Hehe you'll like this Short I made then ua-cam.com/users/shortsAovoXuc2KuY?feature=share

Thank you! Yeah, it's an even better deal if you buy both neck and bridge. Thanks for using the link! 🤘

That rules! What modeling amp do you use?

@@ArtOfShredYT I just use a Positive Grid Spark Mini connected to my computer to record. It's basically an interface. Though, it actually sounds incredible for only 10watts.

@Heroesworkshop oh nice! I used a Spark 2 to record this video. Search Art of Shred in the Tone Cloud if you want to check out some of my tones

Feedback from the pickup itself?

Thank you! The Pearly Gates sounds great. As for messing up wax potting: that's the beauty of cheap stuff, you get to learn without getting *too* mad about the costs. haha. I've never wax potted pickups before so that'd be a fun learning experience for me too

@@ArtOfShredYT I recommend to try wax potting a regular single coil first, maybe not hot rails 🤣

Ha, that's wild! Thanks for sharing. I might have to check out some more of what they've got

@@ArtOfShredYT Their tele pickups are on par with their humbuckers as well. I've not been disappointed yet with 2 sets of "Super DIstortions" a set of "Invaders" and the tele set.

@@axtonkahler7360 you trying to get me to buy all their pickups? because this is how you get me to buy all their pickups 🤣

@@ArtOfShredYT I mean, you'd spend like $100 to get them ALL. Think about the content!!! (Yes. Yes I am...I need someone to validate my opinion on the greater UA-cam)

@@axtonkahler7360 hahaha

definitely an option 🤘

@@ArtOfShredYT You will get the «tone screws» . Nice trick to hide scratches on black guitar as well.

@@jea783 scratches build character :)

Yup! Not quite on the level of all of those but still wildly good 🤘

@@ArtOfShredYT I hear Toneriders are also good and half the price of Duncan, DiMarzio, etc. I don't mind paying the upcharge for the right pickup, but when you're just taking a chance on a pickup you've never used before, it's nice when the price is reasonable, and you get a lot of bang for the buck.

@@angusorvid8840 I've also heard good things about Toneriders but haven't tried them. We're definitely spoiled for budget friendly and *good* guitar stuff nowadays

I don't know if you've had a chance to try them but he old Mighty Mights from the 70s were great. They were often mistaken for Super Distortions because they looked very similar, but they were actually designed by Seymour Duncan. They sound fantastic. They say Eddie used one but replaced the alnico 5 with an alnico 2. Then again, Larry DiMarzio says Eddie used a Super Distortion.

@@ArtOfShredYT There are also great new modelers hitting the market all the time. No need to buy Neural DSP or AxFx, Helix, etc. Mooer and Behringer and popping out great stuff for great prices.

JBs are great. I don't really think these are better, but I've gotta feed the algorithm (unfortunately). 🤘

I hear you. This pickup definitely sounds better in person than when listening to the video on my phone or laptop, but it is what it is.

On the plus side Amazon makes the return/exchange easy for that type of thing.

A good temporary solution, but sharpie won't stick for long

@@ArtOfShredYT Yep - but you can redo it. If you want to increase the budget, some black nail polish will last longer. 💅

@@RocktCityTim True that! Time to enter my goth era :)

yeah, I agree 🤘

did you watch the video? 🤣

@ArtOfShredYT no I just got the alert through my email, I'm at work and unable to watch the video! 😟

@@metal1mark73 oh! My bad, yeah it's alnico 5. I mention it within the first 40 seconds of the video which is why I was surprised by your question haha

@ArtOfShredYT no worries. But they seem cheap! What's yr thoughts on the Guitar Fetish SBS Steve Brown sound humbuckers?

@@metal1mark73 Haven't tried those

Oh wow! Which ones did you buy?

@@ArtOfShredYT LYWSMSK and LAMSAM Both have been good pickups! Go figure? Alnico 2s double white and black,white ! Thanks 🤘

@@papablue3015 that is quite a brand name 🤣

@ArtOfShredYT yep! 😆 I used them on a couple builds and was impressed! So, I used them on a couple of mid-level guitars! Luck? I don't know? Maybe? Thanks 🤘

If you've used them a couple times and liked them then I don't think it's a fluke at that point! I'll have to add them to my "potential pickups to test" list :)

Nice, thanks for that suggestion! Although I do love this FLEOR for what it is, I don't really think it's better than the JB (which I only chose for the headline because it's a popular classic). Unfortunately headlines like this are required now or people don't click on videos. 🤘 Thanks again!

In the regular priced Affinity range: DST-550 ua-cam.com/video/7Kto8PtXuv8/v-deo.html or PAC112V ua-cam.com/video/RGYa1-SqlWM/v-deo.html

haha, really? where can I see that?

Dolly played a bedazzled Mitchell mini when she was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. I salute her for showcasing an entry level guitar at a prestigious ceremony!

m.ua-cam.com/video/eaBVCUIWuSA/v-deo.html&pp=ygUgZG9sbHkgcm9jayBhbmQgcm9sbCBoYWxsIG9mIGZhbWU%3D

Oh heck yeah! Gotta love Dolly

She’s a real deal bluegrass shredder or at least she used to be.❤

@@vmathias2023 k

I know the mod laziness well so don't worry it's normal haha