Why is this, pound for pound, the best guitar in the world? Hohner G3T - a total hidden gem
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- The Hohner G3T - is this the best guitar in the world? Ergonomic, cheap, plays like a dream, compact and we'll balanced... Why do I think that, pound for pound, this is the best guitar in the world!? Because these are fantastic, that's why! Short review and demo/sound check/tone check.
great playing ! what exact weight of this guitar and price?
Thanks. I weighed it and it's approximately 2.59kg. Dunno what that is in pounds. Really really adore these guitars! 👍👍👍
how would you compare the neck to the steinberger? these are so hard to come by.
Thanks for commenting. The neck on these are very similar to the Steinberger spirit - they’re a quite chunky C shape I’d say but I find them comfortable, although I do have a much older g3t whose neck is like a baseball bat (but still surprisingly comfortable) & another one whose neck is very slim and narrow, so I do think they have varied over the years they were produced. I do find the necks comfortable on all of them but they’re certainly very different to the likes of an Ibanez wizard neck or something. Never played a ‘proper’ Newburgh Steinberger so can’t compare they to one of those. Hope that’s of some use??
Is this your defter and paf combo? Sounds very very nice.
Hiya, yes it’s got the Dimarzio 36th anniversary in bridge and Defter Fat 50s (handmade pups from Russia) in middle and neck. All really nice pickups 👍
Is that a combo headpiece? Did these come stock or is it a replacement?
Hiya, it's a string adaptor that just sits on the end of the stock headpiece so you can use single ball end strings (they are clamped down with little grub screws and then u cut the string ends off). I got these from a UK Shop about 6 months ago after waiting for over 2 years for any stock anywhere in the world. All stock was sold out globally in about a week, so good luck trying to get one... 😕 There is a chap in Ireland who sells combo headpiece on ebay - they're expensive but look very well made.
I just rebuilt my hohner g3t. Now i need strings. Which double ball end strings are the correct length. ? I cannot find answer by simply searching Google
my absolute favorites too... I use 0.09 strings in Eb or even as far as C#
Really stoked u love these too! And I also use 0.09s and always tune down to D or C# standard too! 👍 I much prefer the sound and feel of looser, floppier strings.
@@jonnycapes Your sound is really nice. What amp are you using?
That may be a good thing. Both the G3T and Spirit have documented issues with trem posts or the metal base into which they're screwed deforming over time, causing the bridge to rub against the body, tuning issues, and all round mayhem. I also don't think the single medium-duty die spring is strong enough to return 10s or heavier back into tune properly.
Agree with your review, mind. Love my Spirit. Fantastic litttle guitars!
@@mk7073 I use all my steimberger bridges in fixed position... If there is ever a cheap mod to be fixate them permanently I would do so. They are so super stable when fixed ... I've got one replaced by a Jcustom bridge too, but I actually don't think is better then the original bridge. Just a good solution for a worn out one.
@@wimrocknsad for this vid I recorded direct line-in to my ipad using Bias fx 2 for all the amp tones. Listening back now there's a few of the tones I think sound bad but it's too late now! Bias fx is a great bit of software for IOS though.
Hi, What pups have you got in it now?
Hiya, it’s got Dimarzio 36th anniversary in bridge and Defter Fat 50s (handmade pups from Russia) in middle and neck. All really nice pickups 👍
Why the Eb tuning?
Hiya, I think it was tuned to maybe D: I like the sound of lower tuning better and I find looser strings easier to play - I Iike the floppy sound and feel from slacker strings 👍🙂
Great guitars BTW!
Yeah, these are the ones I always feel most comfortable with and are the ones I always end up back with - love 'em 👍
U got one?
@@jonnycapes I had one way back in the late 80s and it was a great guitar except for the pickups they were crap!
I modified it so that it only had a bridge pickup a Seymour Duncan 59n double screw with a ALNICO 3 RC mag.
I sold it when i got my first custom Bill Delap guitar.
@@pleximanic Some folks seem to like the stock pickups but i really don't - no character! The Duncan 59 is good!
Was yours a Bill Delap headless??
@@jonnycapes Yes it is a hollow body headless single humbucker Holdsworth model.
Hi again, have you tried the new Harley Benton headless models? They are bigger bodies but lovely looking
Bonjour! I have looked at the HB Dulahan - look nice but have seen a few dodgy reviews so might wait for the next gen ones. I have just bought an Ibanez q54 headless and that is really grrrrreat! Did a small review on pootube just today.
I bought mine new in 2000. One of these rare guitars you can't put down when you pick it up.
I’ve currently got 5 of these (all different pickups so they don’t all sound the same!), had my oldest one since 1991. I love this design - purely functional and sooooo ergonomic! 👌👌👌