Even High End Guitar Companies Want Us to Buy Low Price Guitars

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  • @PhillipMcKnight
    @PhillipMcKnight  2 місяці тому +5

    Subject Index
    00:00 Intro
    02:40 Getting a copy of my repair check lists
    blackstockpickups.com/free-pdfs-1
    09:35 The fake owner of my guitar store
    14:29 This Show is a interview show of the audiance
    19:58 best way to round a fret board edge?
    ua-cam.com/video/UBz1g4Fua1E/v-deo.html
    24:49 Halloween KYG Contest winners!!
    28:45 Hils vs Standberg guitars?
    Enter To Win the Headless Guitar
    knowyourgearpodcast.com
    34:48 Working with your hands and issues playing guitar
    39:50 Guitar Of The Week with a twist
    1:03:00 Bass talk
    1:07:00 Trem blacks vs tremolo saddles
    1:09:00 Cases are gone and so are stickers
    1:10:25 Changing speakers on solid state amps
    1:11:50 There is no secret
    1:14:30 The Boss Katana needs a compressor pedal
    1:17:40 Does the metal plate on a Tele bridge pickup matter?
    1:22:00 What is you forced to say tone wood matters
    1:24:58 Bonus winner for a pedal you can't buy yet!
    1:29:40 what will happen to small business if there is Tariffs
    1:35:30 What are the least noisy pickups?
    1:38:30 Even High End Guitar Companies Want Us to Buy Low Price Guitars
    1:43:48 Some real talk about Warwick and Sadowsky
    1:49:40 Thank you

  • @harvardfootball
    @harvardfootball 2 місяці тому +40

    Hi Phil, thanks for doing the timestamps right after the show. Can end my night with some good content, so "just so you know (your catchphrase)," you're appreciated

    • @markinmemphis
      @markinmemphis 2 місяці тому +1

      The timestamps are awesome.

    • @robslabaugh3139
      @robslabaugh3139 2 місяці тому

      I thought "so there ya go" was his catchphrase 😂

  • @ericlewis9638
    @ericlewis9638 2 місяці тому +2

    21:22 LOVE The timestamps thank you very much for these!!

  • @philreeves2404
    @philreeves2404 2 місяці тому +1

    Hey Phil, I love your channel. Your content over the years has inspired me to build a strat from Warwick/Stewmac parts. Excellent result! I just finished installing PRails with triple shots into a 2000-ish epi Les Paul. I love the results! Thank you for your detailed, thoughtful demonstrations. You are a wonderful information resource. 😊

  • @Vhf156
    @Vhf156 2 місяці тому +9

    Great podcast as always. That sign off hurt a little😢 had to sell my guitar for a relative's medicine. For a good cause, but still miss it.

  • @johnnolan4312
    @johnnolan4312 2 місяці тому +6

    Thanks Phil for all you do !

  • @J.B.Morand-g2j
    @J.B.Morand-g2j 2 місяці тому +4

    I like Your Show , Very Informative. Oh yah.
    I am a Subscriber.

  • @southpawOO7
    @southpawOO7 2 місяці тому +2

    For the somnium guitar you should write a track for your album called insomnium, you just use that guitar switching out pickups for every part or change

  • @robertbaker3126
    @robertbaker3126 2 місяці тому +6

    First live show I missed in 4 years😢

  • @howardthrust
    @howardthrust 2 місяці тому +2

    Philip! I was a bit "late to the party" this time; but it looks like Yr. technical difficulties helped a little with that! 😅 I spend a fair amount of time in activities that are potentially BRUTAL to my hands (up here in "High Country"). I first make it a point to avoid "expedient shortcuts" which often result in injury and damage. I've also got my diet REALLY dialed-in; and proper hydration is critical. Nu-Skin works well on cuts; and Pure Glycerin heals skin FAST! Salud!! 🤘

  • @investingingeorgia8853
    @investingingeorgia8853 2 місяці тому +2

    I do construction off and on- I find a satin or nitro finish easier- and a slim c shape neck.
    Those are my general preferences regardless, but I'm usually pretty flexible with those things. But it definitely seems to help when my hands are hurting.

  • @investingingeorgia8853
    @investingingeorgia8853 2 місяці тому +3

    Long time (90s-10s era) metal/punk/hardcore bass player here. I'm a sucker For p basses. My fave is a PJ with a fairly hot p pickup and a noiseless but pretty classic sounding jazz blended in to taste essentially as a tone control.
    Jazzes can pretty much do anything - but can't quite nail the warmth of a p imo. For years my main instrument were soapbars (Thunderbird/ripper). They always sounded great. Thick solid bottom end. just not quite as musical as a PJ though. Stingrays- sometimes they are awesome. Sometimes they are horrible.
    Limited experience with emg/more modern stuff

  • @miketuttle9319
    @miketuttle9319 2 місяці тому +1

    I bought a used gibson custom les paul - with the Second stamp on the back of the headstock - back in 1978. I carried it out in a brown paper bag.

  • @Gene_Cali
    @Gene_Cali 2 місяці тому +4

    I liked this episode!!

  • @JR-rr7mj
    @JR-rr7mj 2 місяці тому

    Get the superglue that comes with a brush in the cap. It’s the best for playing with a sore finger tip. By the way, great show as usual! I’ve been here since show number one

  • @claudiajay8291
    @claudiajay8291 2 місяці тому

    ??Phil, it’s so much fun when you take out all your toys !! Look at all the pickups you can test! ❤ I like the slanted humbucker very much

  • @martinmichaels234
    @martinmichaels234 Місяць тому

    yep got a 4string MetroLine and a 5 string metro express. both are exceptional basses

  • @1FreddyV
    @1FreddyV 2 місяці тому +4

    Thanks Phil 🎸

  • @ItsVictoriaG
    @ItsVictoriaG 2 місяці тому +4

    1:10:24 Literally have 1 hard shell generic guitar case just so I have a place to put my stickers. And for patches on gig bags, you gotta sew, not iron!

  • @stevelandress
    @stevelandress 2 місяці тому

    I love my Boss Katana amp but then again I'm running a PRS compressor in front of it that stays on all the time. Like you said, you can't tell it's on until you turn it off.

  • @GuitarGearGyan
    @GuitarGearGyan 2 місяці тому

    The somnium guitar mods were epic!!!

  • @Talondale
    @Talondale 2 місяці тому

    Use the velcro solution for patches on the soft case like you did your shirt.

  • @eddiejr540
    @eddiejr540 2 місяці тому

    I have a tone zone in a tele with a plastic base plate and it sounds fantastic

  • @Heliconwatches
    @Heliconwatches 2 місяці тому +1

    This is one of our favourite channels, so much information all presented in an informative and friendly way! Wish your wife better Phil!

  • @dexterj5615
    @dexterj5615 2 місяці тому

    For low end basses i cannot suggest Schecter enough after trying a stiletto my standards for what "good" is have changed completely

  • @MattJarz
    @MattJarz 2 місяці тому +2

    While I love the "Guitar of the Weak" segment, maybe you can mix it up with some "Guitars of the Strong". Just a suggestion.

  • @howardthrust
    @howardthrust 2 місяці тому +2

    ...and WHY does the "McKnight Signature Somnium" exist?? Because PHIL DOES!! 😂

  • @jimsliverootsculturemusic
    @jimsliverootsculturemusic 2 місяці тому +3

    I like a hard case for every guitar, especially acoustics. In Minnesota with low humidity now, I'm placing a Govee hygrometer to several cases so I can track the internal temp and humidity from my phone without opening them. I have Daddario maintain packs in a couple and damp sponges in aerated soap box cases in others. I can watch how long the RH% holds up and use that as a guide for other cased guitars that aren't monitored. So yes cases are a must.

  • @JoshDempler
    @JoshDempler 2 місяці тому

    Hey Phil I've been meaning to ask what is the dark greyish green acoustic. It looks like a Godin A6 maybe but the headstock looks to be slightly different and not say Godin. In the frame it's the 3rd to the right. I have a '98 Godin LGX and absolutely love it. Godin's are a great deal on the used market.

  • @jerrymcdaniel4539
    @jerrymcdaniel4539 2 місяці тому +2

    I checked Patreon but the ad free is not loaded up yet. Getting a lot of commercials on the rebroadcast.

  • @JayceAllanGuitar
    @JayceAllanGuitar 2 місяці тому +3

    You have the same weather as Michigan.

  • @RickRomanelli
    @RickRomanelli 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks Phillip. It was a great show. Accompanied my trip to the music store and my lawn mowing. Have a beautiful day!

  • @Bigboybooya666
    @Bigboybooya666 2 місяці тому +2

    Jackson overseas prices are getting ridiculous

  • @ChrisEck13
    @ChrisEck13 2 місяці тому

    I would love to not know whether its going to be 70 degrees or 95 degrees. I don't know whether its gojng to be 25 or 75. In the past week the temperature has been as low as 25 and as high as 80.

  • @jimsliverootsculturemusic
    @jimsliverootsculturemusic 2 місяці тому +2

    We're guitar players. We're geniuses.

  • @thrash8315
    @thrash8315 2 місяці тому +13

    A 50% tariff would make a $1000 foreign guitar cost $1500.
    US-made guitars would have dynamic price increases because the source woods and OEM parts are made overseas. Ebony, for instance, is produced in Africa and Asia. There will be a price increase for this wood. There would be a price increase for maple from Canadian sources. Maple is also grown in the US. Rosewood is grown in Latin America and overseas.
    We will feel it, because most woods we prefer are not grown in the USA.
    Carbon fiber guitars, anyone?

    • @tommilitello198
      @tommilitello198 2 місяці тому

      Yeah,then you’ll wish they were 1500

  • @Mikex0123
    @Mikex0123 2 місяці тому

    I breathe on my hands to get some moisture on them to open a bag. Mine are dry too. A woman told me to spit on my hands at the supermarket. I wouldn't do this in public. ;-)

  • @ForTheLoveOfGuitars
    @ForTheLoveOfGuitars 2 місяці тому

    How often does this show make it to audio podcast format? I've been listening for a while, but the livestreams don't seem to all make it to the audio version.

  • @brettbunke9096
    @brettbunke9096 2 місяці тому +1

    Adds out of control!

  • @marctoupin3968
    @marctoupin3968 2 місяці тому

    I only buy guitars that come with a gig bag or a case. (PRS, Godin…). It’s a small gesture that goes a long way.

  • @MotownGuitarJoe
    @MotownGuitarJoe 2 місяці тому +4

    "Like" if you think Phil is one of the most decent people you know of.
    You make the world a better place, Phil.

  • @dewey7330
    @dewey7330 2 місяці тому +2

    Hi Phil, Great info about the compressor pedal in front of the Katana. I found it did the exact same thing for the Lime 6 catalyst amp. However I did not like the compressor pedal with my Marshall tube amp.

  • @jerrymcdaniel4539
    @jerrymcdaniel4539 2 місяці тому

    O’Keefe’s Working Hands Cream

  • @paulrobertson3326
    @paulrobertson3326 2 місяці тому +1

    If you want to put an iron-om patch on a gig bag, iron it on the pocket with a block of wood in the pocket to protect the foam. The outer side of the pocket is not likely to have foam. I love the channel but timing for live doesn't work for me. I watch the recording on Saturday morning with my coffee (or maybe a Second Cup of Coffee - reference to a Gordon Lightfoot song). Thanks and KYG 🤘

  • @jimwoodard64
    @jimwoodard64 2 місяці тому +1

    Funny you mentioned the giveaways. I enter nearly zero giveaways, because there are so many products that I think, "You'd have to pay me to take that thing off your hands." Then you get a W6 for the value, and you pay taxes on that! There was a guy who won an expensive guitar from Sweetwater who had to sell it a few years ago, because he couldn't afford the taxes on the free item! 😃Last thing I would want to do is win an item I don't really want or need and then have to pay Uncle Sam for the 'pleasure'.

  • @BugGenerat0r
    @BugGenerat0r 2 місяці тому +1

    Hey Phil, how will the tariffs will affect the final consumer? That was asked in the question, and I didn't hear you answer that part. Thanks.

  • @twobarsfourstars
    @twobarsfourstars 2 місяці тому +1

    Seconding compressor in front of Katana, noticeable improvement + separate from using the onboard ones. The other one that worked for me was setting master vol to 10 and then using amp volume and gain low/to taste. Makes it sound pushed more naturally imo

  • @td7426
    @td7426 2 місяці тому +1

    I use Aveeno daily moisturizing lotion for my dry hands. I put a little bit of water on my palms and then rub in the Aveeno and it's instant nourishing and relief. Cera Ve was highly recommended to me by my doctor. It costs more and is probably better than aveeno, but I haven't tried it yet. Maybe this winter I will. I do highly recommend the Aveeno but you have to use it two or three times a day.

  • @mitchvitale7370
    @mitchvitale7370 2 місяці тому

    That guitar of the week is high maintenance

  • @omen3766
    @omen3766 2 місяці тому +3

    Phil if that's your real name......great show.

    • @lieutenantdan2217
      @lieutenantdan2217 2 місяці тому +3

      That's not his real name, it's Jack...

    • @randy-yu5uz
      @randy-yu5uz 2 місяці тому +3

      @@lieutenantdan2217 Sorry…it’s Keith.

    • @lieutenantdan2217
      @lieutenantdan2217 2 місяці тому +1

      @randy-yu5uz I'm pretty sure it's Jack... Jack Mehoff

  • @BratislavMetulski
    @BratislavMetulski Місяць тому

    Metal Bass: EMG DC40s. End of discussion 😂

  • @Yardbird68
    @Yardbird68 2 місяці тому

    Great way to unwind after work, watching the podcast I missed live. Out of the 8 guitars I have; 7 have cases; but that's the way they came when bought. Only my 65 Gibson Firebird III non-reverse doesn't have one a case. I don't think I have really given much thought about gig bags v cases. great podcast as always. Tell Jay howdy.

  • @eddiejr540
    @eddiejr540 2 місяці тому +1

    Best thing I found for dry chapped cracking skin is to find a really good lotion, put it on at night and put on cheap white cotton gloves and go to sleep…You can find those gloves in a 2pk for 5 bucks at any drugstore…works like a charm👍

  • @seanspring1360
    @seanspring1360 2 місяці тому +11

    The consumer pays the tariff. End of story! Look it up 💙

    • @prepperchannel
      @prepperchannel 2 місяці тому +3

      It increases the price on imported goods to protect the American Good price. it takes away the imported goods slave labor price advantage.

    • @seanspring1360
      @seanspring1360 2 місяці тому

      @@prepperchannel Correct,,,when tariffs are applied to SPECIFIC products, which is how they are used. When applied ACROSS THE BOARD as Trump wants they will make life UNAFFORDABLE and create trade wars. Thanks for listening to the facts 💙

    • @dan197573
      @dan197573 2 місяці тому +1

      @@seanspring1360 that's not always the case , that's the kindergarten version
      depends on how they are applied and what they are applied to
      the US is in a massive trade deficit due to years of piss poor trade deals
      you need to do more research it can also lead to a booming economy which would lower prices
      stop with the ridiculous TDS and look at more info on the matter , not one biased idea

    • @seanspring1360
      @seanspring1360 2 місяці тому

      @@dan197573 Any "research" that we could do would be futile. Rather I defer to the level of understanding already held by countless top economists who agree trump's plan is ludicrous. I would suggest you do the same. Find me a top economist who says otherwise. PS. Trump is an obvious DUNCE who can't even form coherent thought. Why should he understand economics?

    • @shanetx81
      @shanetx81 2 місяці тому

      @@dan197573come on, guys. Take this somewhere else.

  • @scorchedearthdj
    @scorchedearthdj 2 місяці тому +3

    i hope your wife recovers from covid ok, phil

  • @cullenjames7542
    @cullenjames7542 2 місяці тому +1

    Least noisy pickups - Lace Alumitones. Low resistance, but they're built differently and resistance doesn't really equal output.

    • @tommilitello198
      @tommilitello198 2 місяці тому

      It doesn’t on any other pickup either

  • @misteress3840
    @misteress3840 2 місяці тому +1

    Bicycle around the neighborhood on Halloween? Such a cute couple!

  • @jbognap
    @jbognap 2 місяці тому

    One thought on the Katana / compressor discussion - internally, you can place the compressor after the amp block. This changes the feel, with the benefit of changing settings per patch.

  • @savvysymbiont
    @savvysymbiont 2 місяці тому +4

    Phil...I'm getting ads for high end women's hand bags this video. ??

    • @chrisslye8125
      @chrisslye8125 2 місяці тому +3

      Ads have nothing to do with what your are watching and everything to do with the data UA-cam has collected about you based on your other app uses.

    • @jerrymcdaniel4539
      @jerrymcdaniel4539 2 місяці тому

      @@chrisslye8125 he’s busted. Haha. Actually that is not true because I do no betting or watch sports anymore and I keep getting fan duel commercials.

    • @jerrymcdaniel4539
      @jerrymcdaniel4539 2 місяці тому

      Your little riff sounds like Collective Soul

    • @darrenstaley1849
      @darrenstaley1849 2 місяці тому +1

      Maybe if we all bought more high end bags for our wives, we could buy more high end guitars?

    • @WinstonWhite-l9j
      @WinstonWhite-l9j 2 місяці тому

      @@darrenstaley1849
      It’s the other way around, I get my nice guitar and then I’ll let her buy toys…

  • @lovelyguy5345
    @lovelyguy5345 2 місяці тому +2

    I'd much rather have a gig bag

  • @mbuby7
    @mbuby7 2 місяці тому

    Hey Phil! Why Rasmus by Suhr didn’t work? Congrats for the channel

  • @markblaide2165
    @markblaide2165 2 місяці тому

    It would be cool if StewMac sent you all their pedal kits and you made a demo video of how they sounded, how to arrange them on a pedal board, and maybe a bit about assembling them.

  • @LiveatVictoria67
    @LiveatVictoria67 2 місяці тому

    I was going to tell you about that trick with the plastic bag in the grocery store; ie: using the produce sections dampness and then opening those crazy plastic bags that most of us Males who have dry hands to start, adding cement work to the equation equals really messed up hands. I had a 1962 Fender Stratocaster which was stolen back in 1989, never wanted to even see another guitar after that, but time although may not heal all wounds, it does make the wound liveable. Of course a 1962 Strat is now Unobtainable due to the price point, but I do have a Epiphone Les Paul Jr., and it plays better than most Gibson Les Paul Jr’s I have tried. Happy Halloween from Brad in Victoria, BC, CA, long time viewer.

  • @garyjinks7482
    @garyjinks7482 2 місяці тому

    Analog pedals in front of a Katana gives it a better feel.

  • @marctoupin3968
    @marctoupin3968 2 місяці тому

    What happened to the purple guitar you?

  • @PaulCooksStuff
    @PaulCooksStuff 2 місяці тому +1

    42:00 phone toan wood...

  • @embreesmith7613
    @embreesmith7613 2 місяці тому +1

    Philly CheeseSteak. 😀

  • @misteress3840
    @misteress3840 2 місяці тому

    I live in a small house 🏠 so I prefer gig bags.

  • @misteress3840
    @misteress3840 2 місяці тому

    Endura neck hurts my hands :( I have jacked up hands and want a headless for travel. Gonna buy a Hils!