Playing The MOST UNIQUE Guitars I've Ever Seen
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That was a really nice way of saying “yeaaahhh I don’t like this at all but hey someone might”
As I bassist I would have LOVED to see you demo that thing. I'm so intrigued by that twist....
r/gatekeeping
I don't know what happened with the copyright, but I used to have the man who invented the fanned fret guitars (Ralph Novak) work on my guitars back in the late 80's. I sure hope he owns the copyright. We lost an amazing guitar tech back then because he chose to devote all his time to building his fanned fret design guitars and basses, and I supported that move. I still have my old Charvel that for years after he refretted it was smooth as glass.
@@aylbdrmadison1051 I'm not sure but I think the guy that build Charlie hunters guitars put a patent on it?
@TGM well no shit, Sherlock....
TGM that's why the full name of the instrument is electric bass GUITAR
Hey look ma, that’s me (0:03)! It was really cool to meet you and your dad and talk to y’all, y’all were really cool dudes. You’re definitely a big inspiration to me, you’re just a normal dude who followed your dreams and worked hard at it, and you’re not starving, which gives me hope, haha! You imparted some good guitar wisdom to me, so thanks! And thanks for putting me in your video, sweet video and playing btw!
Great meeting you man!
The twisted neck is probably the most innovative idea I’ve heard for a guitar. I wanna try one!
I agree but I’m having a hard time understanding how that would work without having the worst action ever and an absurd amount of buzz.
I agree I’m a 42 year old newbie just learning. The amount I can practice each day really is dictated by how sore is my left wrist is getting.
@@DingleBerry88 Its a matter of how you look at the neck. If you slice it lenght wise, the section is always going to be straight, so it would be same as a normal guitar. But as you move the slice up and down, the angle of the straight line changes from going front to back to going back to front.
Bending, though, probably wouldn't be the prettiest thing ever, which I think is why that's been done on a bass.
What an interesting concept
Saw a video a few years ago about a boutique guitar show somewhere showcasing really unusual stuff. The best thing I ever saw was the one guitar that had a mechanism inside that alternated the signal from the neck and bridge pickup back and forth, like turning a blend knob. It sounded like a fricken univibe built right into the guitar.
Listen to me.....I'm 58, from Boston, started guitar lessons at the age of 6, I've seen a lot, been to a lot, had even more than a lot........That being said, the first guitar (the Wide-Sky) and amp combo of this video, I Pray that you bought that set-up......The sound coming out of that guitar and amp together, gave chills up my spine, and I saw the ghost of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and the Mississippi Delta Blues Universe at your fingertips. Good Gawd man that was Incredible!.Oh and Love the Retro Greta G. Guitar and your quick Mr. Sand Man. Luv it! Great Video Rhett
It was a special guitar!
Jim...I couldn't of said that better myself, lol! That was a really killer set up!
Your channel has been so good. I found it last week and Ive smashed it all week
Thanks so much John!
And even watched some of Rhett’s videos, in your spare time!
Yeah...I found it sometime last year and never subbed,lol...subbing now! Thanks!✌
Coming from someone who has built a few guitars, I can't imagine the amount of work that has gone into some of those awesome creations! I kinda like the first hollow body the best!👍😎🎸🎶
Yes tradition and aesthetics sell ,and maybe a bit of snake oil thrown in.
@@johnstafford8405 The snake oil keeps the strings from sticking at the nut without a locking whammy.
I’d take the Relish and the Vila. Also loved the twisted bass! I’ve built a, comparably very mild “twist” in the necks of my acoustic builds, for years now. Customers have LOVED it! With a carefully engineered and cut nut and saddle, it works great. There’s no negative effect on tone, pliability is improved, and goes a long way in reducing wrist and hand stress for marathon playing sessions.
Cherry Picker Guitars a month late but the twisted neck etc makes a lot of sense.
Just visited righteous guitars 2 weeks ago. Walked in with few guitars, walked out with a Suhr. Thanks to you and your channel I discovered that store. Only an hour from my house and I never knew it existed. I have known Ben from when he managed at guitar center. I was very happy to see him. He is great guy, very knowledgeable and polite. I'm not going to lie my hands were sweating being in that store. So many beautiful guitars.
Diego Vila is my luthier and my friend here in Madrid. It's been a treat seeing you play one of his wonderful guitars
Su guitarra es la que mejor sonido transmite, la mas plástica en manos experta y la que pudo llegar al corazón, felicidades de mi parte
it made a great impression
Darrell Braun demoed that Swiss guitar with the removable pickups on his channel. Very cool
Yeah...I remember that video too...
@Ben Hackett ..haha,yeah! Samurai guitarist is really cool!
Glad that Diego Vila is getting recognition. I used to hang around with him in his shop and he is one cool builder and nice all around person.
I'd love to meet him one day
@@RhettShull just let me know if you ever drop by Madrid. I'll present both of you.
@@RhettShull He told me he had the intention of going to Winter NAMM. Maybe you can meet there?
When the guy showed that relish guitar, I immediately thought of samuraiguitarist.
Krzysztof Filmowiec I saw the Relish in Mannheim last September (2018). Very amazing guitar! Of course I’m the guy who was the first to play a Travis Bean Guitar in 1975...😳
I saw a guitar player from Herbie Hancock's band playing Relish recently, that was kinda surprising, I only saw him playing PRS in the past, so
mishas guitar shopping video started the whole Relish madness. not complaining! unique stuff
I really enjoyed this video because it shows the guitar as both an instrument and a piece of design. I always believed that those two aspects are inseparable. There is no music without a vision, there is no vision without inspiration, and if you are a guitarist, there is no inspiration if the instrument does not speak to you. Very inspiring. Thank you, Rhett! :)
It’s cool you brought your dad, my dad and I would do the same thing!!! We’d nerd out and then before you know it I would drop a lot of money on either the guitar I liked the best or the one he talked me into liking the best! Dad’s are the best worst influences! Cherish these times!
Thanks Rhett, I am a drummer. But I love watching anything that has someone that's passionate about something, I love your appreciation for the instrument..
Man that last comment reminded me of when I bought my second guitar. It was a music instrument pawn shop, and I had my eye on a Strat and saw another guitar with flawless sound but no character. I picked the Strat and it is the guitar I have loved the most
Sadly it was burglarized, but I had for a while and get to keep my memories. I have other guitars and while,they are ok, probably even better I have never have never been able to identify with them quite as well.
So yup character over perfection
Excellent video
Dude! This show just stopped at my local store yesterday. I got the chance to check all these out in person at Bananas At Large in San Rafael, California. I had no idea that the event was happening, but when I got there it really wanted to go up to the guy to tell him that I saw him on your channel, but there were a bunch of people waiting to talk to him. It would have been cool to let him know that your channel has boosted his visibility, but he was busy at the time.
The Wide Sky was gorgeous. The Didonato was so impressive to see in person.
There were way more guitars that you didn’t feature that would all be worthy of their own showcase video.
It was also really cool that the event had the vibe where everyone was welcome to pick up and play the guitars. It appeared that they were all on sale, since they all had a price listed. The cool thing is that it feels like an art exhibit, but you’re not usually allowed to physically interact with the art - but this exhibition is all about the public interacting with the art.
UA-cam tends to make things seem larger than life. But this show is literally a couple people in a Winnebago with a bunch of expensive guitars visiting local mom-and-pop music stores. My local store is definitely not a super-prominent guitar store, but they still were able to host this event.
If you have a local guitar shop, check their calendar to see if this show is coming to you. We don’t get many chances to see instruments like this in real life.
WOW! That Diego Vila guitar just BOOMS!
That villa guitar is bad ass. It sounds soulful. Someone that likes R&B would love that. I could name a few bands.
3:34 Usually guitars are weird for their shape, this one's weird for its construction, wow.
Beautiful guitars! That Vila is bucket list worthy!
I really dig the Wide Sky stuff.
That guitar has your name written all over it!
OH YEAH!
$3800 on their website. That’s a used car lol
Samuel Norfleet most of the used cars I e bought cost less than that
@@Loupgarou21 ..hell yeah! I just bought a 98' Accord for $1,500 ..and it's in fantastic shape
So, about the controls on the last guitar, a static buzz button, a momentary killswitch, and a feedback producer. So many possibilities.
I've got one of them Teuffel Teslas. It's a high quality instrument. Very Strat-like in a lot of ways but more fun to play because of the unusual neck.
There are no graduations of 'unique'. It's either unique or it's not.
Yup! This commentary needs more unique words!
Musicians talking about electronics always gives me a chuckle. Not to a huge stickler but the voltage rating on a capacitor is only a tolerance for the voltage. Farads are the units used to measure the actual capacitance.
5:19 That progression, with that particular guitar and tone where mindblowing...
That Didonato sounded amazing. Could definitely see that being a killer studio piece, wouldn't wanna gig with that.
That's the thing with quality guitars. You never wanna actually use them for gigs because they _will_ get damaged. It's the law of the gig. I've heard of people using Squiers for gigs instead of ever bringing fenders. A squier you don't really mind if it gets scratched. Or people using epiphones instead of Gibsons
Unless you're big and successful enough to employ a guitar tech then you have to be careful what you bring to play with. And even then, disasters can happen. SRV's iconic strat was completely destroyed shortly before his death, because a stage fell on it. I think they screwed on another neck to it but it was never the same
I see you on the “Bright Lights” riff. Very cool man. Gary is the man and it’s very cool that you got to open for him!
The thing I actually learned from this video, is that you don't need these fancy guitars, because Rhett sounds amazing on every single one.
The lesson on the last guitar is, if you want to make noise musical, you need to build your music to a point where it makes sense. But that does seem strange to do with this instrument because it seems to cut the note when using noise, so its hard to build around it, its either one or the other, not both at the same time. Maybe rythmically would help, but that seems to limit it.
4:09 - Nope, those are off the shelf mylar film electrolytics with 10 or 20% variation. They are designed for hundreds of volts so they'll never get charged on a guitar pickup. He should try some proper tone caps or NOS classics.
Really inspiring how these luthiers are pushing forward guitar design and technology . Thank you for bringing us this
Oh, I wish you had played all of Mr. Sandman. That was beautiful.
That touch sensor guitar sounds super amazing. 10:45
9:37 Admittedly, I've never seen someone attatch a guitar neck to a laptop before.
I knew it was your dad filming!!!
I could see his reflection in the Greta when you were playing it!!! LOL
loved that Wide Sky!
Oh my, it's been a year? I thought this was a re-upload...
I know, right?
Cool video. Great to see a gear video that's showing new and different content, rather than just another vintage Gibson or Fender. That Vila is a beaut.
I love all the tones you got out of that Villa guitar!
I am learning guitar and that last one looks like a wonderful playground. My art is ceramics. And most instructors (I am still learning) are blown away by my ability to not form an attachment to a peice. Aka. I like something and want to play it safe. Where as I only see what I like about said pieces and what I can do better. This frees me to experiment and play. Basically let me try something I never done before. Let me expand. Unless I am pushing/improving my technic I rarely do the same thing. So I will throw 40 tea bowls. But each one is different trying to tweak the one thing or another.
that's what this guitar would allow me to do. Improve my skill by wanting to try stuff out. Its clay.
MAN. that Vila sounds Awesome
The Wide Sky and the Teufel are my favorites, I think the Teufel would sound very cool in the right setting.
Love that Tesla!!! Ergonomically brilliant build.... I'm surprised they didn't talk much about those aspects of this guitar.
That Wide Sky was perfect. Now I really need to go try out a bunch of hollow-bodied, P90-loaded axes.
You got some shiny new Chops and you have gotten better noticeably. You bought the Beato Book didn't you. I don't have a way to do the PDF thing. I like the book book. I even contacted some publishers, lol. I'm surprised they wrote me back lol. Cool guitars on this episode by the way. I want to make some more guitars. I'll get there at some point. You really have gotten better.
The Teuffel guitars have been around at least a decade. I saw them at namm back maybe in '07(ish). Remarkable instruments and beautifully engineered.
Was that a bit of "blue" by Jason Becker that I heard on the gretta guitar dude? That's my favorite song by him.
The guitars are astounding, but so is your playing!
How nice to be able to hear the guitar instead of distortion at a million notes over endless triplet runs!!!
oh look! a jazz snob! if it's too loud, you're too old, grampa. hahaha!
@@kewlbns69 You're almost right I prefer to listen to music!
AMAZING designs...I think the first one (Robert Johnson) was my favourite but I wouldn't say no to any of them..even that quirky one at the end...thanks for sharing
I know its not 'boutique' but PRS also put different caps into the Silver Sky to make everyone the same. There is small variations from the manufacture so each Silver sky has different capacitors to ensure they all have the same result.
I must admit that I don't like every one of these and certainly wouldn't look to buy but its nice to see some builders looking outside the box. The first seemed more conventional but that ONI was 'interesting' - not sure I would want it but the craftsmanship is great...
Hey Rhett - not only did you showcase these wonderful unique instruments.... You also showcased how tasteful your playing is! Enjoyed it immensely👍
I got a vintage Klein (ie. made by the dude). The ergonomics are out of this world, especially when sitting down.
i just love your phrasing and feel man. holy cow.
You know its a good video when you hear it suggested that "it would be like 2 1/2 hrs long" and your dissapointed that its not! I have watched a couple of your vids and. I find them non-flashy, pretty basic and to the point, almost like your buddy shot a video for you to see something because you couldnt be there. Very cool chill vibe. Good player and its seems interesting enough. Im subscribing based on your vids being a great 8 on a 1-10. Keep it simple, interesting and informative and your channel will continue to succeed. Thanks..look forward to seeing upcoming vids and watching vids you have previously done.
I didn’t realise how old this video was until this moment. That Greta is amazing. Of course anything referencing Greta Garbo is going to be made of Swedish wood! I wonder if the nods to the Hagström Kent binding were intentional also. And yes, I saw the Gretsch style pickups.
It was a beautiful amalgamation if some of my favourites and distinctly its own thing.
I have Diego Vila tastes and a used Grote budget.
What I'm liking about Rhett Shull is he's playing different guitars with the same clean tone settings on the amp. Amazing guitars.
7:33 Well now you’ve gotta do a Travis picking lesson
Would you happen to know the name of the tune he's picking there ?
i'm no luthier but that neck has a twist at 8:55, no horizon needed for that! Fun to try!
The switches on the last guitar were pressure-locking. You'd need to push harder and they "click" into the "on position". Dual functioning when turned off, they'd function like the buckethead kill switch. Allowing for rhythmic pulsing of the desired effect. You can even hear the guy click one on and off in the video while he was talking about it.
Widesky 125Cutaway 3900USD ;-) 2:30 The Didonato suspended archtop (backplate is allu suspension plate) sounds AMAZING, (7000 usd) but wow no gold hardware for me, they do have it in silver too :-p
Rhett! Your filming, your subject matter and your style presenting said material has improved to a highly professional level! I subbed your channel, quite frankly because of your affiliation with Rick Beato. But! BUT! Now I look forward to your videos and the variety of musical subjects you present! Keep it up and thanks much! Love the on the road Vlog stuff. Really, lets people know what it entails and helps appreciate musicians much more in today's digital climate! Keep on Keepin' on Brother!
Love these guitars can't imagine how expensive they are! Great channel!
It's great to see brick & mortar guitar stores like this doing well
mrrmart its a traveling guitar show; this isn’t a store (unfortunately)
As a point of reference, David Torn played a Teuffel for a while (maybe the same model; certainly some of the same features) and Billy Gibbons has been seen onstage with a different Teuffel model.
The Wide Sky was awesome - sort of maintained an acoustic property with electric tone. The other stuff is a no go with the twisted necks. At least when a neck is straight, you know where it's supposed to be - but how on earth would you know what went wrong with the twisted neck and which way you adjust the truss to remedy it?
The twisted neck cracks me up because what it's catering to are guitarists who think it's more important to look cool than to play well. Perhaps a higher position *and* using the twisted neck will be an even greater improvement, but just the twisted neck alone will never be as good as simply raising the guitar by shortening your strap. I personally think the low slung guitar look went out of style after Led Zeppelin broke up, and since then have thought it looks silly. But looks and logic are not so much in contrast in my mind.
That said, as someone who built cabinets and furniture for decades, that's a marvel of woodworking skill, unless it's done by a CNC machine. Even then, engineering it was pretty cool.
I have the exact opposite opinion. The twist in the neck is an entirely ergonomic modification that won’t even be registered by nearly anyone who isn’t told about the twist. So, it’s not AT ALL about looking cool since it looks normal to the causal observer.
I wish more companies would do stuff like that oni guitar body, seems great
I have an Oni on order. I’m losing my mind waiting for it to be done.
dude, post a video when it gets 2 u!
his faves were Wide Sky 1:45 (2:30)
and
Vila 6:00 (7:04)
exact same choice for me....
These are the most thoroughly enjoyable guitar reviews I have seen. Who would even consider Gibson or Fender custom shop when there are instruments of this quality and capability out there. #1 Sold me. 😊
OK...so I was just mildly amused until we got here. .. 11:21 this is just insane. I would love this instrument.
3:00 when you really just want to play your epiphone but you don't have an endorsement deal anymore.. 😁👌
Hey Rhett- Thanks for the post. Love the Gary Clark guitar.
@RhettShull I'm moving from Chicago (goodbye CME...sniff, sniff) to the Alpharetta area (Sugar Hill) and of course need a new guitar store home. It seems like Righteous is the place. True? I thought you did a vid with a Plek or something at Righteous...and shhh, don't tell my wife I asked, I'm still trying to recover from the Tele I bought only a coupla months after the Gretsch...hehe
"The stradivarization of the electric guitar is nowhere near complete." (Uli Teuffel)
He is an awesome, really nice guy. When it seemed that each and every luthier was nothing else but copying Strats and Les Pauls, Teuffel came up with that quote and a guitar that was nothing alike any other. I think, you even made a video about the »birdfish«.
I'm glad that you showcased how great a shop Righteous Guitars is. I really wanted to make this show but had a work conflict.
However, I did go up there can purchase a sweet Sonic Blue Suhr Classic Antique S (Thanks Alex!) last weekend . I was so tempted to take home the Friedman pt-20 as well but I have a mortgage.....
the first guitar was the stuff. Wow what tone, that popped.
Yeah that thing sounded gorgeous. I'm increasingly more of the opinion that no pickup is better than p90s, every time I hear another guitar with them
Man all those licks sounded so organic on those guitars pretty sweet stuff
Seems like the Teuffle owes a huge debt to Klein guitars. Super ergonomic and minimalist.
Some, like last one with no regular tuning keys, seem to have a strange balance point worked out. No headstock and tuning keys takes away neck dive, but extending the body along the top of the neck adds it on again.
Really love the way you play, and what you play, and the great guitars you play. I even try to understand, learn and play some of licks that you play. Thanks for the great videos
15:00 It looks like a giant guitar pick
Im a lil schizoid so I like guitars from both rejection & perfection periods , I remember when the Parker Fly came out I thought it was foogly yet now I kinda want one , Adrian Belew did a showcase of his rig which sparked my interest...Thanks Rhett !
Love the Chet Atkins Sandman version.... And that is an AWESOME sounding/looking guitar (the Greta).
10:10 ...that "toutch screen" pickup selector..lol! That's neato!
Neato as Pie - zo
@@jasons2851 ,hahahaha, yeah!✌
Goddamn its like Bill and Teds future in there!!
cool ...vila was the show stopper ...did he say 300 volt cap on the 'murano glass' guitar !
Love your channel Rhett! Dig how you demo each guitar right after the description.
one of my favorite guitars was dirt cheap (plywood body solid body) but i could manipulate it somehow . a very personal approach. perfect isnt necessarily what you want
Damn he actually read out the voltage rating on the cap.
Hey Rhett! You should make a video about 12 string guitars. They are sleepers and great tools for double tracking guitars. I think that there should be a 12 stinger in every studio.
What a great job doing this video. I could have stuck around for all 50! :)
Lol! Hell yeah!
How would someone play that last example? You can't use your thumb on most of the neck.. Maybe Tom Quale could make proper use of that; maybe. The Italian guitar with all of the brass on it looks and sounds incredible. Didonato is an artist. He apparently only makes one model, but what a model. How much would something like that cost?
Thank you very much Mike 🙇🏻♂️
Love the guitar around the 14:30 mark... its really out there but its kinda meant to shake up the players perception... pretty cool!!
Rhett, can you go more into how the guitars influenced your playing? Every guitar I pick up affects me differently and I play them differently, or I play old things on new guitars.