*Dude, Carsten! You hooked me into subscribing! Man, your sense of humor is dynamite, Brother. You had me cracking up throughout your whole review. So, the reason I found this review is I JUST got done modding my ST-Acoustic after four doggone years! (I'm a very busy guy, so I don't totally obsess over one guitar and I love taking my time when I do.) I bought mine as B-stock. It has a slightly warped top and weird blemishes on the ABS but I held out hope that I could make this guitar a winner!* *First thing I did was plan out how to "black out" everything, not unlike how your friend did. I swapped the tuners for black Wilkinson staggered tuners (which didn't do the trick as advertised, so I bought new black roller string trees too), replaced the nut with a black graphite nut and installed a graphite bridge saddle.* *My fret ends poked like crazy, so I sanded down the ends, then used 0000 steel wool to smooth them out, as well as to even the frets themselves, before oiling the fretboard. However my action was as painfully high as when I received the guitar with its previous bridge. So I sanded down my new saddle, to where the strings almost touch the bridge itself, strung it with extra light (.009) D'Addario phosphor bronze strings and adjusted my truss rod for more relief in the neck. Now it's absolutely effortless and a joy to play.* *MANY thanks again for your super-cool review, good Sir! I'll be visiting your past content VERY soon and look forward to all of your new content! Cheers!*
@@schorschharrison, *oh, you're welcome, kind Sir! And thank YOU! I'm considering doing a long overdue review video myself, as well as a separate video focused on whether or not brass bridge pins make a difference in overall sound!*🙂🙂
Carsten, you would sound good on any guitar. Whatever guitar you play, it still sounds like you. I think some people hear you playing that guitar and think that they will sound like you, if they buy it. That’s not going to happen. It’s great to see you play, though. Your definitely one of my favorite guitarists out there today
Du hast einfach sooooo krasse Phil X Vibes!!!!! Musste dich einfach instant abonnieren! Hab dich vor einer halben Stunde entdeckt und komme von deinen Videos nicht mehr los. Wollte bei deinem neusten Video kommentieren und dann ist es auch noch Bon Jovi 🤣😂🤣! Grüsse vom Ammersee 🤘🤘🤘
Not bad for EUR150. In a studio it can be manipulated to sound as good as one wants. Even live, in the mix, it will do the job. I think Phil X has just found a new vocalist for Bon Jovi. Jon has lost his voice. 😊
@@schorschharrison thanks I was thinking 10’s as well nice set up and Martin 10’s with the padded bag and Harley Benton strap for £145 packing end up being free
Because it’s got a piezo pickup, you should be able to use ball-end classical strings - although I suspect you might have to play with the eq a bit to balance it correctly. I never amped my Crafter FX550 when I played it with ball-end classicals - but it felt great to play! PS - if you try ball-end classicals - beware of the sets where the treble strings are black instead of clear - they’re a pig to keep in tune if you’re playing out in the sun; I think it’s the heat absorption of the black nylon.
Wow that's a cool guitar way cheaper than the fender one that's nice for the mountains, camping,it's loud an bright being deaf and drunk 🥴 😆 very important Carsten 😀
You're a great musician, talented singer ✌️👍💜 However I think that whilst you make the guitar sound great, it seems a good guitar at this price point, for almost anyone. I could be tempted, I never could really justify an Ovation (or their budget brand), plus after learning classical for awhile, I'm not a huge fan of bulky acoustics - perhaps I'll dig out "Whatever Happened to Jugula" and see if I could master some of those tracks🤔✌️🤞👍💜
@@schorschharrison I love music since i was very young, so i investigated a lot and found some great groups in Europe and around the world. I think that the first time i´ve heard Verdamp lang her, i was 10yo. (Sorry if my english is too shitty)
@@RuskyZV Your English is better than mine, don‘t worry! Great to hear man! Tbh when I heard Verdamp lang her as a kid for the first time I didn’t even realize it‘s German 😂
I think that the bumping into controls is solvable by just literally taping it with black tape ahahha also would you recommend it for a person with 7 years of playing classical and electric guitar and needs an acoustic for small gigs with just a singer and guitar? Or do you know which budget guitar is better😁
I have the Fender Version; it has a built-in tuner as well as the EQ! Plays great I love it! I have it in the shop as we speak getting a new set up. I screwed it up when I changed the strings, I took all of them off at once, when I did that and put the new ones on it fked my action up. So took it in Wednesday of last week, dude said it would be ready 1st of the week, hoping tomorrow. I have another acoustic if I want to play, but it isn't the same as playing the fender :( 2 totally diff guitars, they play so diff too. I buy guitars by how they play, not look. I took that one because it looked kool, I went against my own rule, but it is something to play. It plays well, I am just used to the other one is all!
Never tried the Fender but I bet it plays well. Have you put on new strings with a different gauge as well? Normally you don't have to do trussrod adjustmends even if you change all strings at once. ✌️🎄
You could make everything sounding great, because you got IT in your hands and not in the gear. Even this cheapo shit sounds pleasent when you play it! "Verdammp lang her, verdammp lang ... Verdammp lang her :D"
oh mein gott...ich glaub ich bin zu alt um videos toll zu finden wo sogar gerüplst wird...und viel über die gitarre hab ich leider auch nicht erfahren hier... 👎
I mean Kurt Cobain threw distortion on his acoustic when they were doing their legendary Nirvana MTV unplugged thing but this is probably not the sound you're looking for. 😁🙌
How on earth can a good guitarist like you shit your bar chord at 4:58 😮😅😅 ... Okay it's good to hear and see for poor bad guitarists as me !! 🤟👌👌 Even gods can make mistakes 😊
This dude is the total package for real. Rock on.
Thank you Larry! 🤘❤️
*Dude, Carsten! You hooked me into subscribing! Man, your sense of humor is dynamite, Brother. You had me cracking up throughout your whole review. So, the reason I found this review is I JUST got done modding my ST-Acoustic after four doggone years! (I'm a very busy guy, so I don't totally obsess over one guitar and I love taking my time when I do.) I bought mine as B-stock. It has a slightly warped top and weird blemishes on the ABS but I held out hope that I could make this guitar a winner!*
*First thing I did was plan out how to "black out" everything, not unlike how your friend did. I swapped the tuners for black Wilkinson staggered tuners (which didn't do the trick as advertised, so I bought new black roller string trees too), replaced the nut with a black graphite nut and installed a graphite bridge saddle.*
*My fret ends poked like crazy, so I sanded down the ends, then used 0000 steel wool to smooth them out, as well as to even the frets themselves, before oiling the fretboard. However my action was as painfully high as when I received the guitar with its previous bridge. So I sanded down my new saddle, to where the strings almost touch the bridge itself, strung it with extra light (.009) D'Addario phosphor bronze strings and adjusted my truss rod for more relief in the neck. Now it's absolutely effortless and a joy to play.*
*MANY thanks again for your super-cool review, good Sir! I'll be visiting your past content VERY soon and look forward to all of your new content! Cheers!*
Thank you very much! That makes me happy! Holy cow you've severely upgraded that instrument! 🤯 I like that! ❤️🙌
@@schorschharrison, *oh, you're welcome, kind Sir! And thank YOU! I'm considering doing a long overdue review video myself, as well as a separate video focused on whether or not brass bridge pins make a difference in overall sound!*🙂🙂
Skid row caught me off guard, 18 and life is one of my all tome favorites
Glad you liked it! 🤘❤️
Carsten, you would sound good on any guitar. Whatever guitar you play, it still sounds like you. I think some people hear you playing that guitar and think that they will sound like you, if they buy it. That’s not going to happen. It’s great to see you play, though. Your definitely one of my favorite guitarists out there today
Thank you so much! 🤘❤️
I love your energy
Thank you Darius! 🤘❤️
0:39 same! Haha 😂 ima use that excuse from now on 😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀🤘🏻
😂✌️
Wow, im buying one right now, thanks man, more is more
Awesome! Less can never be more! 🤘❤️👍
Du hast einfach sooooo krasse Phil X Vibes!!!!!
Musste dich einfach instant abonnieren!
Hab dich vor einer halben Stunde entdeckt und komme von deinen Videos nicht mehr los.
Wollte bei deinem neusten Video kommentieren und dann ist es auch noch Bon Jovi 🤣😂🤣!
Grüsse vom Ammersee 🤘🤘🤘
Haha, super cool! Vielen Dank, das freut mich wirklich sehr! LG von der Nordsee! 🤘
Great review! Great play! Great sing! Man you"re awesome!
Thank you very much! 🤘❤️
Episches Intro. Und die klingt aber fett meine Güte ! :-D
Hehe, Danke dir! 🤘❤️
Dude u have a killer pipes man u hit the highs good and clear most excellent my brother 👍 🎸🎶🍻
Not bad for EUR150. In a studio it can be manipulated to sound as good as one wants. Even live, in the mix, it will do the job.
I think Phil X has just found a new vocalist for Bon Jovi. Jon has lost his voice. 😊
Phil could sing this 1000x better than I ever could! 😂✌️
I went one of these they look and sounds awesome just what I wanted.
Out of interest what gauge strings has he Put on
Go get one, they‘re really good for the price. I had 10-46 on it!
@@schorschharrison thanks I was thinking 10’s as well nice set up and Martin 10’s with the padded bag and Harley Benton strap for £145 packing end up being free
@@RebeccaHindle Sounds like an awesome package! 😀✌️
Sounds very good.also very affordable 😊
Absolutely! 🤘😄
Sounds good 👍🏻
Thank you very much bro! 🤘
nice guitar! im going to get one!
Awesome! 🤘❤️
Does it have Nylon strings. ??
Nope, stainless steel! ✌️😊
Because it’s got a piezo pickup, you should be able to use ball-end classical strings - although I suspect you might have to play with the eq a bit to balance it correctly. I never amped my Crafter FX550 when I played it with ball-end classicals - but it felt great to play! PS - if you try ball-end classicals - beware of the sets where the treble strings are black instead of clear - they’re a pig to keep in tune if you’re playing out in the sun; I think it’s the heat absorption of the black nylon.
Wow that's a cool guitar way cheaper than the fender one that's nice for the mountains, camping,it's loud an bright being deaf and drunk 🥴 😆 very important Carsten 😀
😄✌️
5:45 whats that song called?
Technical Difficulties by Racer X 🤘
Thank you so much! Your review is amazing btw
@@Romans838a Thank you so much! 🤘❤️
You're a great musician, talented singer ✌️👍💜
However I think that whilst you make the guitar sound great, it seems a good guitar at this price point, for almost anyone.
I could be tempted, I never could really justify an Ovation (or their budget brand), plus after learning classical for awhile, I'm not a huge fan of bulky acoustics - perhaps I'll dig out "Whatever Happened to Jugula" and see if I could master some of those tracks🤔✌️🤞👍💜
Thank you very much! If you're not a fan of bulky acoustics, you have to check the HB out. It plays more like an electric. Enjoy practicing! 🤘❤️
@@schorschharrison Thanks I will ✌️👍😊💜
Fuck, you know BAP! BTW i´m spanish, but glad to hear you playing Verdamp lang her.
Hahaha that‘s awesome! How come you know BAP? 😀
@@schorschharrison I love music since i was very young, so i investigated a lot and found some great groups in Europe and around the world. I think that the first time i´ve heard Verdamp lang her, i was 10yo. (Sorry if my english is too shitty)
@@RuskyZV Your English is better than mine, don‘t worry! Great to hear man! Tbh when I heard Verdamp lang her as a kid for the first time I didn’t even realize it‘s German 😂
I think that the bumping into controls is solvable by just literally taping it with black tape ahahha also would you recommend it for a person with 7 years of playing classical and electric guitar and needs an acoustic for small gigs with just a singer and guitar? Or do you know which budget guitar is better😁
The guitar is perfect for that! I can also recommend the Yamaha APX 600! 🤘❤️
@@schorschharrison That yamaha is like 450 in my country so I can't afford it,damn you Serbia hahaha
Thanks for the reply😌😌
@@nicolethewitch7 My pleasure. Maybe you can find a good deal on the used market. ✌️
@@schorschharrison No luck,lowest was like 350 or more😫 So I'll probably get that HB cause I won't be needing it as much as my other guitars and bass.
@@nicolethewitch7 The Harley Benton is a great instrument for its price. Go for it! 🙌
Yoooo what was that song you played during the EQ check? I have to know!!!!
The band is Queensryche. The song is called "Silent Lucidity"
I have the Fender Version; it has a built-in tuner as well as the EQ! Plays great I love it! I have it in the shop as we speak getting a new set up. I screwed it up when I changed the strings, I took all of them off at once, when I did that and put the new ones on it fked my action up. So took it in Wednesday of last week, dude said it would be ready 1st of the week, hoping tomorrow. I have another acoustic if I want to play, but it isn't the same as playing the fender :( 2 totally diff guitars, they play so diff too. I buy guitars by how they play, not look. I took that one because it looked kool, I went against my own rule, but it is something to play. It plays well, I am just used to the other one is all!
Never tried the Fender but I bet it plays well. Have you put on new strings with a different gauge as well? Normally you don't have to do trussrod adjustmends even if you change all strings at once. ✌️🎄
You could make everything sounding great, because you got IT in your hands and not in the gear. Even this cheapo shit sounds pleasent when you play it!
"Verdammp lang her, verdammp lang ... Verdammp lang her :D"
Haha, thank you so much! ✌️😄
oh mein gott...ich glaub ich bin zu alt um videos toll zu finden wo sogar gerüplst wird...und viel über die gitarre hab ich leider auch nicht erfahren hier... 👎
Kein Problem! ✌️❤️
aber dennoch biste n geiler gitarrist;-)
Can this guitar replace a real électric guitar in term of sound ?
Nah, that's not what it's built for. 🙂✌️
@@schorschharrison thanks a lot I was thinking it could replace both my acoustic and electric guitar !
I mean Kurt Cobain threw distortion on his acoustic when they were doing their legendary Nirvana MTV unplugged thing but this is probably not the sound you're looking for. 😁🙌
How on earth can a good guitarist like you shit your bar chord at 4:58 😮😅😅 ... Okay it's good to hear and see for poor bad guitarists as me !! 🤟👌👌 Even gods can make mistakes 😊
Hahaha, sh*t happens! 😂 I mess up bar chords with passion! 😁✌️
@@schorschharrisonBe sure I'm joking and do appreciate your humor, self-deprecation and vidéos 👌👍👍