The Guitar Scam I Couldn't Expose
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2023
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Yes, I've caught onto the fact that the volume is a bit low. Sorry. Sounded alright in my editing software and I forgot to double check before uploading.
I can hear you just fine, ignore people who demand you pander to only them, bud!
@@myopicautisticmetal9035 Right? It's why we have volume knobs on our speakers
It's Ok here in Canada! 🦻
Didn't bother me at all, I know how to use my volume control..
You’re good bruh. Gotta crank the input gain recording with this mic, in my own personal use of it that is. Still sounds great
A french man really just said "This isn't America, there are laws" to someone in Germany. Actual comedy gold
French-Canadian.
He isn't wrong.
That builder is 100% in on the scam.
Name names.
Chapman? :p
X deicide guitarist it sounds like Brian Hoffman
facts. Pieces of shit deserve to be exposed.
@@weisswurstfruhstuck8523 my first thought as well, but the 'french' bit threw me off
@@FilthyPhilify true, but the builder also sounds like he could be French Canadian based off the accent? But that could be because of the filter
I hate how many scams there are in general, but some of the strangest ones are in the guitar world for whatever reason. Although this one sadly doesn't include an endorsement from "Megedeth", presumably from their lead guitarist Dave Mustaene.
Audio is too low BUT the sound quality through that mic is amazing, seriously.
It sounded alright in my editing software, and I forgot to check before uploading. Sorry
@@sixstringtv1 I was watching this on a smart TV and I didn't hear any volume issues on my end fwiw
@@sixstringtv1 Sounds fine here
Your work is appreciated!
I can't stand scammers. So much of what goes on in niche communities is based on trust. Same with a lot of freelance and commission work. Every scammer is responsible for degrading that sense of trust and good will
lol guitar is not a niche community it’s literally the most popular instrument
@@scotty2tone Everyone likes movies, most people don't know what the Criterion collection is
@@danielg.w5733 anyone who would consider themselves part of “the movie community” should know Criterion
First off, I enjoy all of your videos! It seems to me dude was just venting. It is sad that your good gesture was pissed away. Keep up the outstanding work!
🙏🙏🙏
Respect for trying to help this guy and too bad he chickened out. Tell me their names and they can sue me after I expose them, lol.
This whole situation seems really odd. As someone looking to get into building guitars, I'm a little offput by how common scams seem to be. I suppose, if nothing else, it's sort of a cautionary tale and helps point out what could go wrong and what not to do. Nice mic!
Seriously, no money should change hands without a contract.
You're all class man. Well handled.
Sounds like a classic Chapman move to me
Lmaoo if it'd been Chapman I would've just sent it to KDH to cover
There's nothing better than someone telling you a story about someone who is a somewhat celebrity..........and not telling you who it is. I love that, as I am sure many others do.
From what I understand, people who say that they're going to sue you, will not actually sue you. People who actually sue, consult their lawyers first and then sue you without notice. XD
Great video!! Mic does sound great too.
Nine minutes later, and I am still very confused as to what happened here
Me as well? I don't think he should get in the habit of making "vague rambling" videos like this.
Supposed old school shit birds are still crapping in the guitar fountain to this day. Ed romans spirit lives on I guess. Best up and coming music UA-camr of 2023.
this is good investigative journalism, job well done
😎😎🙏
@@sixstringtv1 😎💅
Shure SM7bs are pretty sick mics. Congrats on getting one of those bad boys.
Nice video, appreciated the content. The SM7b is a good mic, for certain voices. Really got to shop carefully when buying a mic for your specific voice, for instance, when I worked in broadcast radio I worked with the Shure, spent a year doing shows with it. My next gig, I moved over and got to work with the mic that became my go to the RE20. Every voice is different, anyone will sound fine on the SM7B, the RE20, or the BCM 705. I really recommend people try those, and other broadcast staples out, listen to yourself pre EQ, one of them will sound more natural than the others.
I really wish you'd have tossed out some hints on who's involved. Like maybe a poster on your wall or a sticker somewhere.
"there's laws" is the funniest punchline lmao
thanks kaylen
legit shirt print
Yes, there are laws. But that guy's got no idea what they are. Thanks for standing up for people.
I love you are exposing scams in the guitar community! When I was 19 I was scammed by a guitar builder in my home town. He was getting some clout building guitars for Animals as leaders and Periphery back in 2011. The guy took my money and for months went dark and hide away to his parents house not responding to me at all. I wasnt the only person he scammed!
That voice message sounded a bit unhinged
Just slightly 🤣🤣
"you better back off, buddy! i'm CANADIAN!" lolol
most polite frenchman interaction
💀
Well, this is the sort of videos I like a lot. Maybe you should team up with KDH again after he and his band opened for Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, so you both can share the work and the benefits of investigating sixstring morons like the ones we heard about in your video. You'll have our clicks, our likes and our kindest regards!
Dude, he and KDH would make a bitchin' video.
There will definitely be more KDH content in the future, maybe even some in person stuff... 👀
You're mature and wise far beyond your years, man! Keep up the awesome videos.
🙏🙏🔥
It sucks that there is creeps like that out there.
Why does this sound like old dude TTM Guitars cause I still have yet to see a produced version only the supposably free give away versions 🤔
Never back down from a piece of CRAP. Good on you for making this video.
Hmmm, quite the oddity. The only Quebec guitar builder I know of is Charbonneau Guitars, but idk if they'd stoop so low....
Whats the problem ? He used Paypal. The guy just needs to write them an email and he will get his money back and the guy will need to handle paypal attorneys. Thats the MAIN reason to use paypal always!
You want to go after scamers? Go after or investigate Boaz for his Kickstarter campaign that he went dark on. Waiting about 3 years for a guitar that he promised thru kickstarter. Start by asking Brad the Guitologist.
Send me a DM on Instagram
Shit the Israeli brand? Damn that sucks man, I'm really sorry to hear. Is Brad guilty?
@Ryan Flinn i don't think he's involved but he probably knows more about it. Apparently a few people actually got the guitar a few days ago. They all live in Israel and have all demoed prototype Boaz1 models. Just very fishy.
You've done the right thing; even though i believe it's a good idea to share the name of the scammers, i understand that it has legal implications.
Thank you for making guitar space a bit safer(?)
Also idk if i ever mentioned it in comments but YOU LOOK EXTREMELY Persian, so... Yeeey?
- Random Iranian dude from the internet
Calling the victim a "timewaster" for being fearful of legal threats that arose after you started investigating is a bit harsh. A lawsuit can destroy someone's finances, which is much worse than losing a few days work on a video.
There is zero possibility of legal consequences. What could they do? I have proof
Dude. If someone is reaching out to try to expose a what sounds like very serious scam that could be breaking laws, and then they abort the mission after a little bit of pressure, it’s only fair to call them a time waster.
@@sixstringtv1 It doesn't matter if they win the case in the end, as I'm sure they would have. Cases can take years and cost hundreds of thousands before reaching a verdict, which the guy may not want to risk after he was threatened with it.
Guys, we found the time waster. 👀
No, he is absolutely a timewaster.
will you expose me? The day sixstring exposes KDH and KDH exposes sixstring
Yeah, the thing about that mic is that it's power hungry. You need a Cloudlifter or a mic pre to juice up the signal.
I'm using one, I just forgot to turn the audio for the video up in post. I always do that, but forgot this time. Sorry
@sixstringtv What level do you set for recording? I typically set it at -12db, and I don't usually need to boost in post. That way, I know what my noise floor is going to be, and I don't have to worry about raising it to unacceptable levels by boosting it after the fact. I'm by no means an expert at recording, but that's what works for me for podcasting/voice-over. I don't know what optimal levels are for UA-cam. Frankly, it seems that nobody does, considering how wildly volume levels vary across the platform (or even within the same video in some cases). 🙂
Man, I feel pretty bad for the victim, honestly, I know it must've been a bit frustrating on your part, but if this builder bombarded the victim with messages like that, and they didn't have the strongest psyche. Man, what a bummer, feel so bad for them.
Sounds like someone from Québec, Canada. He sounds like a French Canadian speaking English.
Yep, definitely no laws in America. And, nobody would ever dare sue someone in U.S. as well. lol
You sir are a diamond
awww
Sincerely, I think you should publicly shame the guy who made you loose your time, and probably publicly shame the guy who threatened you. These guys gotta be taught a lesson!
You should say “cahoots” way more… 😅
1:08 Damn , already intrigued
To me it looks like the mic is a little too far away from your mouth. Those mics are really meant to get close to get the best capture of your voice. Sounds great still from a little distance though, but it will get even more detailed and better levelled if you get it closer! :D
If you couldn't expose this..... can't wait for the video on Essex guitar studios 🤣🤣
Is this with whom he was speaking?
Now I want to know who the scammer was lol
Kinds sounds like the TTM thingy
People can just be a**holes and are towards people who don't deserve it.
well...that went nowhere.
It's funny how you always seem to be rather obscure when you're not talking about negativity towards beloved guitar manufacturers or hating on Pantera.
Fancy that.
Tell me who it’s NOT.
Tell me explicitly who you’re NOT talking about ;)
I got a great idea. Buy one of his used guitars and subliminally imply that it plays like a scam model allegedly.
That’s a brilliant idea lol.
genius
The audio is fine, idk what people r talking about
Idk either, probably people using laptop speakers 🤷♂️
Those are generally quiet
This sounds like TTM Guitars big time, i had one of their guitars year's ago, not gonna lie it was decent but not great, they claimed all usa parts, then when i dug deeper they said " all our parts are import" , they claimed neodymium magnet pickups with titanium pieces, which turned out to be ceramic pickups and rusted polepieces, the floyd rose might as well have been made from cheese, the flame maple top looked great but the body wood itself needed longer in the kiln before it was made into a body i think, was nowhere near dry and hard enough, NOT worth the money and all their claims are bullshit, i legit believe this is TTM guitars all over again, they claim new owners, its the same guy still
It isn't TTM 🤣🤣
Did you see the video Kaylen made about TTM not too long ago? Might wanna have a look back a few weeks.
Awesome story bud. Sadly volume is too low; I have youtube sound cranked all the way to max and pc in windows volume also cranked to max, barely can hear you.
Sorry. Sounded alright in my editing software and I forgot to chdck before uploading
I hear him fine on 25%
Alright so who are these people you're talking about?
It is important
Man I recognize that fuckin nic
and if you have to go to court put mushrooms in each pocket
Please investigate 'scarred guitars/scar my guitar/ Sean jolie'....dude scammed me and more out our money years ago for "custom guitars" we all have proof and even his own admission of guilt.
DM me on Instagram
@@sixstringtv1 I do not have an ig anymore
Then shoot me an email
@@sixstringtv1 I sent an email via your website
I feel like the guitar maker wants to act tough and thinks lawyers will save him. I’d suggest exposing his name and showing that due to his anger it sounds like he knew this dude was ripping off people.
This is always my fear when I shopped with reverb. Getting my money stolen and then being unable to get it back.
Whomever the teacher was ripping off people I get the feeling the name wouldn’t have shocked people
Someone said Dave Mustaine or I could see Kerry King doing this
Both incite fear and both have shitty tough guy attitudes
Not naming names of the guitar instructor and builder just lets them keep doing what they're doing :(
If your instructor is trying to sell you a guitar, you have been warned now!
the SM7B sounds good, but the design is flawed. once that xlr connector sticking out from the body breaks, it’s goodbye $400. you can do better, shure.
Saw you on KDH love what your doing. Dumbasses reaction was all that was needed to say that he was in on the scam. "My guitar brand"??? I clearly heard that wish names coulda been made public because I believe people like that should have a light shined on them but I understand why you couldn't tho. Screw that guy
Its really too bad because these are some sick guitars if it's who I think it is. (ends in a K)
No idea who you're talking about and it isn't who you think 🤣
Good mic
I need 2 if not 4
Shure is a fantastic brand ❤
blueberry?
If his name is Kaylen, then who is Marshall?
Some guy who tagged his amps
Tell me it’s myngie Yalmsteen?
well we know that yngwie would never take the time out of his day to teach someone. So he's probably not the droid we're looking for
@@joeykimble62 excellent point there, he also doesn’t eat donuts!
Making names is part of the exposing process, I think you should at least show what they sent you. In the end, it’s not you who gathered the material, so why not use your platform to show the guitar community what this guy gathered.
If other people come forward would you name names?
I'm not one of them, but if this is not an isolated incident the names need to be exposed to prevent this from continuing and the victims to go all in on a combined lawsuit
I might 🤷♂️
Wow. Hate speech.
How mature of you.
Edit. This is NOT related to what sixstringtv said.
This is addressing another comment that has since been deleted
@@the_algorithm where?
@@the_algorithm ???
@@dannysoler05 He deleted his comment
Sounds like Brian Hoffman Custom Guitars. He’s allegedly scammed a few folks out of money.
Wait from fuckin deicide? Deadass? How the mighty have fallen lmao
@@spiritofthetallhills2037 seriously man, such a huge let down.
Antoine dufour?
If I were you I'd think of sharing this info with any of the UA-cam channels that specialize in exposing scammers. Someone like Spencer Cornelia ( though he seems to mostly work in the crypto realm) or possibly the guy who exposed the Established Titles scam. Of course I get it if you want to respect the privacy of the person who was scammed.
A good reporter respects the anonymity of his sources if they so wish. Kaylen wouldn’t ever do that if he promised not to.
Was that dude French Canadian? Either way he sounds sus as fuck, shame your source got cold feet
Probably, he doesn't sound french at all (i'm french myself)
@@MasterOfGloubi He does sound Quebecois, his little quip abt America and how there's "laws here" sounds like very much something a Quebecois dude would say aswell lol
There's like a few hundred luthiers in Montreal alone tho, so no real chance of anyone ID'ing him unless there's some big fluke
@@mattzocrazy123 Dude sounds like ass, but can you keep your Québec bashing in check? There's assholes all over the world.
Is it Cob Rhapman? Lmao.
He sounds American, Rob is British
@@Road370 he sounds like he was a voice changer and said that its not america in the exchange…
You cant hear limey in the voice?
Gelvin guitars
he’s not Canadian.
voldemort?
Apparently he is coming from France, my country, so dont be surprised when a french person refuses to protect people he could protect and help with laws, its common here. Yeah, that sucks
His accent sounds like he's from Quebec.
So because of one timewaster youre gonna let this happen to more people and those guys are gonna keep it up with no consequences?
I got scammed on a P bass before it looked like it was in good condition but the tone knob didn't work. Right now I'm about to buy a Harley Benton jazzmaster and I'm not letting anyone touch it except a luthier that can do a EMG mod for me.
I wanted a SM7B for ages, absolutely amazing mic. Would love to get one in the future if I end up with a studio space
You would've had quite a time with 10s, though they actually had product and it was just their custom shop that was garbage (if you saw any of KDH's vids on it, I was the guy who prompted the whole thing 👋). Hope everything gets resolved and this doesn't end up in even more drama
I actually wanted a custom 10S for ages, especially since they'd made custom guitars for Stevie T and Jared Dines so they seemed trustworthy, but I saw yours story just in time.
Moral; custom order your shit from china after all only gibson could go to china
is the victim living in the same city/country as the teacher and builder???
Not even remotely 🤣
@@sixstringtv1 ffs. i can at least say with certainty that the builder is Quebecois… no accent like that exists in France.
The mic sounds great, and the audio is fine. I watched from my laptop, so I'm almost positive it's a bunch of self involved iphone users doing the whining. "I know my refurbished iPhone 6 isn't the problem! It must be you and your nice equipment."
🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s probably Kiesel.
Wait a minute, he’s French. It’s got to be Halo Guitars, they have a spotty reputation with delivering on their customs. Geographically it fits too if I remember right.
It's neither lmao, it's not a known brand
@@sixstringtv1 well that’s a relief.
Probably french canadian
@@MasterOfGloubi That was absolutely a quebecois accent
Ill just say it starts with a V.
I have a slight feeling I know who that guitar teacher and guitar builder is.
Hahah I don't think you do, it's nobody who's known
Well he might not have many friends, after all, but SOMEbody must know the bum? ;)
Dang after all this time the mystery still rankles - unless its come out somewhere?
Nice thing is the semi-exposure MIGHT make them shy of trying this again - maybe even pay off Victim No 1 to shut them up?? That would sure be nice
Rob Chapman? :p
Gu-reeetings!
It isn't Chapman 🤣
@@sixstringtv1 oops. lol
As an American, I find that individuals rant funny “this isn’t america, THERES LAWS” please, people here sue you if you call the the wrong pronoun. Keep up the good work 👍🏽
I was looking into customs, please name names broski. I don’t want to deal with these people.
Not any known company don't worry 🤣
Name names
Lol, "we're not in America, there's laws."
Some people are just ridiculous. Very ridiculous, a bit spiky, and somewhat French I guess...🤦♂️🤷🏼♂️
Guerilla guitars?
I hope not!
Him
Research...like he did on his BC Rich videos...
Yes.