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@@jimbo1959 this was using a Katana amp so would be the crunch channel. You’d need some gain if you want the volume to control dirt, but clean also works for dynamics.

@@six_string_sage Thanks!!

@@AbstractZombie-ed8fj I don’t think PRS can be called a sleeper guitar anymore, they’re really popular and highly regarded. They are great though, although not so much that they don’t overcome the “personal preference” thing. I had a Core model Custom 24 and I wouldn’t have said it was better than my Les Paul Standard for playability. I sold it to put the money towards the guitar in this video and have never regretted it, I prefer the playing experience of a Gibson myself.

@@six_string_sage To each their own, but I'd personally go for a precision guitar kit over a Gibson, but that's just me and it's subjective.. I can't justify spending $5,000+ for a guitar.. It's just wood, some electronics and strings,especially today when the majority of work is done by cnc to remove the "human error" equation from the picture as well as cut down on paying employees to do it by hand but still changing a premium..

@@AbstractZombie-ed8fj I agree and disagree with parts - CNC is used in certain places but not a majority. I think this is true of most/all manufacturers but in Gibson's case, there is still a significant amount of hand work and this is shown in the various videos of factory tours. For the price, I agree it's a lot. I think in this video I mentioned that if I had the money in my bank account I would find it very hard to justify spending it on one guitar - in my case, I covered almost the entire cost by selling other guitars that didn't get played much. This made it a more palatable purchase because it was money I'd already spent on gear, and is where it gets somewhat interesting I think: lots of players have more guitars than they actually play, but the individual cost wasn't really high. Added up though, the combined cost can reach custom shop territory and then you have a guitar that costs the same but gets way more play. All I really know is it cost a lot but is also the single best guitar I've ever had. I do also have guitars that cost a lot less and are also very nice, so I don't want to give the impression that I think this is a price point required for a nice guitar. I appreciate you sharing your perspective on it too.

@@six_string_sage Not really, have you seen the recent factory tours at Gibson? Every day people are losing jobs and being replaced by machines, but yet the price is going up for their guitars? Make it make sense.. And Epiphone is almost completely automated now and they're asking $1299+ for guitars? Make that make sense... A Gibson reissue is losing it's value in 2024,people have figured out they can buy a vintage speced Tokai that's closer to an original 50's for $2500-$3000 and they're remarkably close.. Gibson has flooded the market and as a result prices will drop significantly because there's no longer a supply and demand scenario, I believe Gibson is well aware of this and that's why they're really pushing overpriced Epi's so hard.. Gibson's just aren't selling anywhere near what they used to,and don't let anyone lie to you and tell you different..Go talk to guitar stores and see what they tell you.. Music stores are currently turning away modern Gibson guitars because they can't get rid of them they just sit for months and sometimes years.. The high tier guitar market is slowly dying, people aren't buying $6,000 dollar guitars and $2,000 dollar tube amps in 2024.. Go to your local guitar center, they'll have tons of $500 and under guitars and tons of modeling amps, why? Because it's what's selling currently.. A pawn shop won't even make an offer on Gibson's right now, they'll tell you to list it online..And it's the same with music stores, they'll tell you to marketplace it or reverb it unless you're willing to take a massive hit or trade towards something of more value so you have to add money on the deal.. I've seen Gibson's listed on market place for over a year, and they only sell after the person is hard up and takes a huge loss.. Face it,Gibson is almost bankrupt and I really think they're going to stop usa standard production and move everything to China except for maybe the artist side of the custom shop were they'll likely add a significant up charge for the "authentic American version".. Gibson is a business, they're profit driven and they'll do what they have to to survive.. The downside is,if they do move to China and make standard run production guitars, the whole market will collapse, a 2024 standard would be worth a Mexican strat or less... But I'm sure you knew all of this already..

@@AbstractZombie-ed8fj I would prefer not to speculate on Gibson's business model/decisions or predict their future. It's not an area I can say I have expertise in, so I just focus on the instruments. And on those, yes I've seen the videos. These are set-neck guitars requiring hand finesse to get the two pieces perfectly sized and glued. Binding, neck sanding, the belt sander on the body carve, fret installation, paint and nitro finish etc are all done by hand. The CNC works on the body blanks to get the holes perfect on each body blank. All of this is shown on the factory tour videos.

Thanks, glad it was helpful!

Let’s try and fix that for you! First step is your amp settings, what have you got them on? The Origin is a pretty clean amp so you shouldn’t have too much trouble getting the tone you want. Also, if you have the guitar knobs all set to 10, don’t be afraid to turn the volumes to 7-9 instead and dial the amp in from there. Also give this a try: pickup switch in the middle position, all the guitar knobs around 5-6. That should give you a nice clean tone, and you can then experiment with turning the knobs up to see the influence of each one on the tone.

Really kind of you to reply with offer of help.. As you’d read from left to right on my Amp it would read Vol 2 then 3-4-4-4 .. I’ve tried tweaking the tone and the volume on all 4 of the dials on the guitar but no real changes there.. Also changed pick up positions too… It has the standard pick ups fitted just so you know which i believe are gibsons ? .. Thanks for helping though ..

@@noodlesiis if it’s a normal Epiphone model then it probably has epiphone pickups rather than Gibson. You should definitely notice the guitar cleaning up if you put it in the middle position and set the guitar knobs to 5., especially through an amp like the Origin.

@@six_string_sage Slight error on my part, my Epiphone Les Paul is an Ebony rather than a Beauty.. It has twin pick ups which are 490R and Gibson 498T pick ups.. i will check those settings as per your suggestion though as soon as i get home and let you know how it sounds..

@@six_string_sage Knock me down as they say in my parts .. Your right! Left the amp set up as it was and set volumes and tones all to 5 … = Beautifully clean sound.. It’s really strange because when i purchased the amp on recommendation from the owner of the guitar shop of 30 yrs he told me i was going about setting my guitars knobs all wrong, he told me to leave everything set at 10 and alter the sound etc purely by the amp.. I went on a guitar forum and was then told the opposite.. I did start to have my doubts on the guitar shop because struggling with the guitar from the off he suggested a full set up, the lot, when i got it back if anything it was worse! so i started checking the settings out for myself and found all but one of the settings out.. Would you recommend me taking it to a luther to set it up correctly or leave it be.. Thanks for your advice really appreciated … NOODLES..

@@trevorbyford sorry Fred

@@SY-nq3qp wow I don’t think I’ve ever heard them called ugly before! Up close, it’s hard not to be in awe of the attention to detail and craftsmanship of the little details. But there’s a lot going on aesthetically and I can see why they aren’t to everyone’s tastes.

Thanks Mark! A Strat is definitely a very solid choice for a desert island guitar.

@@six_string_sage Yes, no doubting the quality of the construction of a Les Paul; it's put together better than a Strat with its set neck, but, I think Leo Fender got it right, the second time (around) post the Telecaster, which for me is a proto-Strat. And to think that his background was in engineering and he couldn't even play the guitar - what a (stroke of) genius! Best wishes...

Absolutely he would. Nobody should buy a reissue, or other expensive guitar, because they think it will make them immediately better.

Turn your volume up!

That's a great point, thanks Adam. I think I need to do another video on this topic actually, so I'll include your caveat in there too

Just noticed that! You’re basically right - I used a separate mic for the playing to try and pick up more of the nuances of each guitar, and it seems that somehow i didn’t remove the camera audio for that section so it has kept both audio sources. And unfortunately UA-cam doesn’t allow a new file to be uploaded with a correction.

Thanks!

That's probably due to the video, there is a much bigger difference 'live' - the Gibson produces a much broader range of frequencies, that's the best way I can describe it. That said, there are times when you don't want those extra frequencies and the Epiphone would be a better fit. But you're right that the price difference is enormous!

I'll look forward to seeing your video when you've done it

My Gibson Dove has a bridge closer to the Eli in this video. I oiled it, and it worked, but won’t ever be like a piece of dark rosewood. Might have been bleached by the sun over the years, IDK.

@@wungabunga Not unless you left it exposed to the sun outdoors for long periods of time which isnt advisable for any guitar. Leaving them in the sun is as bad as leaving them out in freezing weather. Neither is good for ANY of the woods in a guitar

@@douglasmorrison9098 not me, the previous owner lived in the middle east for a while. Maybe just a light batch of rosewood, fretboard is the same.

That’s what I said in the video

I thought I had pinned a comment with a new link, but here it is: ua-cam.com/video/mX4I8Urj5cM/v-deo.html

I’m glad that came through the microphone, it really is an incredible difference in person. The Epiphone still sounds nice in its own right, but they are night and day

Epiphone sounds great for the price! Don’t forget the guitar is around $400

@@C2freaky I didn't forget, I mentioned both prices and the Gibson being 10x more is a huge differential. That said, I think there are better sounding guitars for the price of the Epiphone

@@six_string_sage could you give me some examples I’m looking to spend similar amount for an acoustic guitar

@@C2freaky Honestly it's so subjective - there are nicer sounding guitars than the Epiphone Dove to my ears, but it may be perfect for someone else. But for that price range I would suggest you check out other Epiphones, Furch, PRS, Yamaha, Tanglewood.

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Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you found this helpful. It was an interesting video to make! I noticed I made a mistake with the tab for the minor chord (the shape is correct but I put the wrong fret numbers down - so if it sounds different when you play it that'll probably be why) I think you've summed up a lot of people's confusion: learning different aspects but not being able to put it into practice and join it together. Chord fills are a wonderful way to understand the chord-scale relationship, and once you know intervals you can really play anywhere on the neck. Best of luck!

Thank you for the lovely comment, I'm really pleased the lesson was so helpful for you. Your background sounds similar to mine - I'd known the 5 shapes for years but they were always taught as independent things, then one day a teacher showed me this pattern and it was a lightbulb moment for me.

@@six_string_sage Thank you for the reply. I have a small request, if it's something you might consider for future content on your UA-cam channel (I've become a subscriber). Like many others, I have been trying to improve my skills with chord progressions and adding fills between chords, but I find it quite challenging. I was wondering if you could consider creating a series of exercise tutorials that focus on playing chord progressions with fills in between. I believe your insight, experience, skill level, and teaching style could really help players like me who are struggling with this particular aspect of playing. I want to share one more thing about my guitar learning journey; it's going to be a bit long-winded, but I hope you can bear with me. Learning to play the guitar in the first year takes a lot of effort, time, and motivation. My first year taught me a lot about humility, patience, and discipline as I practiced mind-numbingly tedious finger dexterity exercises and very few 'musical' things. A year later, these exercises have proven their worth because now I can focus on theory and its application on the fingerboard rather than worrying about finger placement (also, I now realize I wouldn't want to have it any other way). Unlike most guitar tutorial UA-camrs, your content really resonates with beginners like me. Most creators seem to forget what it was like to be a beginner and often (if not always, in my opinion) their content is mostly geared toward more advanced guitar players (who probably don't need to watch their videos). Your approach genuinely connects with learners at all stages, which is why I'm reaching out with this humble request. Thanks!

@@tecman129 Thanks for the comment and request - I've just published the video for you ua-cam.com/video/p6Ok5A-pzZw/v-deo.html

Yes, with no wire

All standards & above (post 2019) are ABR-1s

Brazilian rosewood is heavily protected now and requires permits to be imported and exported. Gibson use it on some expensive models, so they might put it on this particular Slash model for a high price Custom Shop model, but it wouldn't be used on the regular production signature models.

this is very true! They are absolutely in the "nice-to-have" not "need-to-have" category

Awesome, glad it helped! There is a newer version of this video where you can see what I'm doing to the controls more clearly: ua-cam.com/video/mX4I8Urj5cM/v-deo.html

@@six_string_sageAwesome! Thank you

I added a link in the description and pinned comment to a newer version :)

Yes, the guitar won’t make a clean amp sound dirty. With a crunch sound dialled in, you can use the volume and tone knobs to clean it up

@@six_string_sage Is it possible for you to do a video showing the tones available with the guitar (as you have done here), but comparing using the amp’s clean channel as well as using the amp’s dirty channel? I haven’t found a video on UA-cam like that, and I’ve been looking for years.

⁠@@guitarman3968do you mean do another version of this video that incorporates using both channels? I can do that. Are you looking for anything in particular, or just a demonstration of what sounds are available?

@@six_string_sage I’m not getting that 70’s rock tone out of my Les Paul Standard. I never have been able to. I was going thru a Traynor ycv 40 amp. It’s hardly been used, but I’m thinking maybe it’s the amp? Maybe I need to run with a Katana.

One UA-camr tried telling me that you can get the classic rock tone using an amp’s clean channel. I think he’s full of it, because I sure can’t.

Thanks for commenting John!

Very true, Tim, and thanks for watching. I'm not sure if I mention it in this video, but in my recent one comparing a Les Paul to a Strat I mention that most guitars can do most things, and then there are some extra tones that are more specific to a given model. The 'quack' is definitely one of them.

I love blind tests . They usually show up the snobs . $3k piano was picked over a $30k in one .A cheaper violin over a Stradivarius . Hilarious . Experts all of them . Better for this test not to have named the guitars at all . That would have been a test . Red wine snobs always fail the blind tests . Wankers the lot .

Hey, did it behave the same way with the original pickups do you know whether it has audio or linear pots? Audio pots are most sensitive in the lower 50% (i.e. volume 1-5), whereas linear pots give a steady decrease or increase as you turn the knob, at 1 through 10. They each have their pros and cons - for instance, if you're on stage a lot and want the more drastic change from fully open to much quieter, audio pots would be preferable. In this video, the guitar has linear pots and it's why I can roll the volume down to around 2 or 3 or 4 and it still be audible and clean the tone up so much. If you're not sure, a guitar tech should be able to tell you really quickly. I'd take the guitar to someone you trust and ask them to confirm whether they're audio or linear pots, the ohm output, and talk to them to help you decide if you want them replaced (Gibson has changed their configuration a lot over the years and I'm pretty sure that in the late 1950s the guitars used audio pots, so you can have 50s wiring with audio pots.)

@@six_string_sage hey i am pretty sure theyre audio tapered pots (its my first pickup swap since my 04 SG sounds great and i have a PRS hollowbody II which also sounds pretty good. Just wasnt a fan of the 61 BBs in my 2023 Les Paul 60s standard. It just seemed as far as memory goes, when i had the lower output stock 61 BB’s pups in the Vol. sweep was more suble, where as now with the higher output SD slash 2.0’s, its much louder output on 10 but really only usable tone from 7-10…pretty quiet around 6&5…then gets super quiet under 5..around 1-2 its basically turned off but 3,4 is so quiet i can just barely hear its on. Jw if thats normal wirh audio pots with higher output? Not like it was a crazy perfect even sweep with stock 61 BBs but just seemed like i rememered more usuable tone/sound options from the knobs and now it feels like theyrs less territory to play with on the knobs but more of a major change when i do make smaller changes/more senesitive vol knobs …until you reach like 5ish…then starts to get very quiet fast lol. Not sure if its just the difference in pickups or if they were installed wrong? Seemed like all he did was unsolder the old ones and screwed the new ones in place (after removing old ones), pulled rhe braided cable thru cavity and pulled some of the metal braid back and soldered wire to the top corner of both neck/bridge vol. pots. (97% sure theyre audio tapered lol).

@@user-cd2cz3tv3u I'm not sure about the output in particular, but what you've described is normal for audio taper pots. You've given me an idea for a new video, I could do a side-by-side comparison of a guitar with linear and another with audio. If you want more range from them, it's definitely worth talking to a guitar tech and getting their advice

@@six_string_sage thanks and thats not a bad idea to A/B test the same pots with different style pickups (i think the 61 Burstbuckers were kind of a PAF spin off, where as the SD Slash 2.0’s are wax potted and little louder/more modern humbucker. And only tech i know did the installation of my Seymour Duncan Slash 2.0’s (i was there and watched to learn) and saw the job get done and the solder looked like it was “melted” (dont know the lingo) on the 2 volume pots good before closing up the back. I just personally felt like there was just some more wiggle room with the knobs , and now these slash 2.0’s are clearly louder and do sound great, but it seems like most of the sweep lies within 10-6.5…anything under 5 you def need to adjust the volume on the amp to get it back to a useable/somewhat comparable volume, but 10-9 or 10-8 is def a noticeable softening of the tone without cutting the volume too bad. Lol i actually called Seymour Duncan and asked if this was normal for my new les paul 60s standard and the pup swap, the tech on the phone explained in fancy lingo that basically yes everything sounds normal and if i wanted more or a sweep to match the new pups to get them to react the same as the stock pups, id need to find certain audio tapered pots to replace…but that doesnt seem worth the time or $. I just wanted to make sure the job (swapping the pups was done right) and in real life i could only show the tech who preformed the job and he said it sounded normal, but in my head i was wondering if he would be willing to admit IF he did make a mistake or if everything does line up. Personally it seems like linear just makes more sense lol but ive always been an SG guy for 20yrs (all stock 490r:498t), great tones, great sweep that i can take down to almost 3 lol but my PRS hollowbody II SE (58/15 ‘S’) also has audio tapered pots cuz around 5 i notice a big drop from volume, where as 10-8 jusy kinda softens the tone with a little volume rolled off/cleaned up tone. I may bring it to a local guitar store and A/B the exact same Les Paul with the stock pups and see how they react (with my guitar also there so i can hear if any major difference…cuz i want this les paul to be my baby lol, love the finish, neck profile, full solid body (lucky only 8.5 lbs). So next time i go grab strings i think im gonna bring my LP in and plug them both in and compare knobs to see if theres a major difference and allow the shops local tech to also hear (they wanted a lot more and wouldnt let me watch/learn or be apart or the set up after..my tech i go to is a really nice dude in his early 60s and very fair price and i can tell he enjoys seeing different guitars and hearing them etc and takes pride in how i leave as far as action…if i keep it in standaed or downtune (95% its in standard,, rarely Eflat for some songs lol). But once again thanks and from the feed back (im very ocd-ish with my dream guitar and this is my first experience swapping pups, so i just didnt know what what lol). But thanks again and i know i couldnt find a youtube vid or online clear answwer to my question, so your idea to make a video would prob help a lot of people who arent too knowledgable about the tech side of electic guitars, best of luck and thanks for the time!

Thanks Mark, glad you found it helpful!

Thanks for watching Brent, glad you liked it

Thanks! It’s a birdseye top in iced tea, which is why it looks like that. I got very lucky with it.