Purchased this at its launch, also purchased a cube. Never used the cube, so many other tricks that don't need the use of the cube if you are not a cube fan. Best utility deck of the year so far .
As someone who uses cube magic in my parlor and stage shows, I love CUBE 52. There are a few of the routines in this project that will be going into my formal close-up show. I love the integration of cards and cube. String three of the routines together from this project and you'll have an act. Personally, I like that a lot of magicians don't like cube magic. It allows those of us who do to offer something that not everyone is doing to our audiences. Believe it or not, my cube routine is the most emotional piece of magic in my show and my closer.
9 hours to be is actually the negative. I like watching ALL the content that comes with tricks and I have some much info backing up on me that 9 hours is the turn away point for me. I don't want to invest 9 hours in anything lol. I prefer the hard hitters with short videos. Maybe next summer when I'm off as a teacher and have that time to put in I'll scoop it. Definitely worth the $$
Most of his projects focus on quantity over quality. For example, his invisible project had almost 3 hours of instruction for the invisible deck. That's ridiculous. Wish they put as much effort into the actual development as they did the filming.
I was on the fence on this one. The nine hours of video is intimidating. Saving grace, the menu. It’s priced right for me. I also like Craig’s creations and he’s a good teacher. Bye for now. Going to buy this before it sells out at my local magic store.
This is without doubt trick of the year! Craig Petty is a genius and this is mind blowing! Talk about getting your monies worth! Coupled together with Phil Smith, Peter Nardi, Kev G, Colin Claus and USPCC - this is the perfect recipe! Brought the Refraktor Cube which is perfect for this project - if you email RCM they will happily sell you one - not expensive neither and superb quality! I cannot recommend this enough - I have been a fan of Craig’s for some time but this is simply another level! Great review and honest even down to the minor negative 🙂
Am I the only one annoyed with products that use the long running time of the explanations as a selling point? Sometimes it feels like they stretch the videos because "9 hours of instructions" sounds attractive. I don't own Cube 52 but other Petty products could easily be half the running time and still contain all the relevant stuff. Same with other magicians too, going into excruciating detail to explain the seventh slight variation that could be perfectly explained in a matter of seconds. Not saying Petty's stuff is bad or anything, I have many of the products and enjoy them very much, I only want to say more and more instructions from different companies feel overwhelming just for marketing purposes.
The good thing about this one - and I have found it to be a trend that is becoming more the ‘norm’ - is that it’s modular. The videos are broken up and titled, so if you’re only interested in one or three things, or if you have been away from the product for a while and need a refresher on one particular trick or handling, you can find it quickly and easily and watch only that. I don’t know who started it, (I know The 1914 does it for their products, as does most people who’ve worked with The 1914 and have their own solo projects, such as Lewis Le Val and, of course, Craig Petty), but it’s something I’m glad to see is becoming more prevalent. And that feature make the longer explanations a lot less overwhelming and easier to manage based on everyone’s individual style and desires for utilizing the product.
@@johnt2594 Perhaps. I’m known for frequently being verbose. I’m a Socratic communicator and professionally, I’m an Analyst and an Auditor. Brevity is not my strength; but details are.
Great review, David. I was privileged to be part of this project in that I shot the footage with Craig in Sleight bar for his section on the tutorials, which was about 7 hours and then some performances on the night. I saw in person just how effective the deck can be with performances and saw many of the routines done on a lay audience too and they blew them away. I’d always fancied learning how to solve a Rubik’s Cube and since this, I’ve been trying my best to learn that. Ps - love my cameo in the out of this world routine haha!
I might be crazy but the markings didn’t match up with the stack order in videos. If you follow the markings they do not match the stack order for the tricks. Anyone else have this happen?
You have a great and valuable channel! I had already purchased this when it was first released, and I love Cube magic. Thank you for this great review.
What I think would make it a bit better for everyone complaining about 9 hours are marked timestamps imbedded. I decided to take it upon myself to take all of Volume 1 and put into one video, with chapters of each section. Total is somewhere between 1.5-2 hours long, and it took 3-4x that to edit, render, and add chapters. I think it's a lot better than 5 different parts, and I have everything from that volume easily seen in the chapter headings.
Hey David, a special thanks for reviewing this, because I own it already but have not watched the video. I remember the 5 hour marathon video for Quantum Deck. This is obviously not that. Thanks again.
Coming from Cube3 and Refractor I have to say that I'm in love with Petty's Masterclass. It's amazing how I can purchase this without hesitation. The Value far exceeds past the price. I use the ESP symbols from the SNAPS Deck. Now Im able to use these cards for simplicity. Especially In kids shows. Ps. Anyone that is interested in purchasing this product, Craig recorded a MATT Test demonstrating many of the effects from the Masterclass. I would highly recommend taking time to check it out. Amazing reactions.
16th like and 7th comment. I’ve seen Craig Petty talking about this product and performing with it and it looks like you can really do miracles with this thing.
good review, but i disagree in one point, i think is correct to dont give a cube, the description is clear, and a lot of magicians that work with cubes already have their preferred cube, and if you add a cube they will complain that they will pay more for something that they will not use it. And even if you are not a cube magician probably you have one at home
good review on cube 52 👍 Marked cards are genius by Phil Smith like his cards a lot Looks very good I totally agree you need to have the balance many people do have cube plus go start the cards first and then go to cube you won’t be confuse it’s worth the money tbh 👌👌👏
@magicorthodoxy 😂 taken me 2 weeks so far (mainly beacuse I only watch it at my dads) and I take ages to take in information. 😂 I'm really enjoying it though
Good review. Question: Will you ever review How To Read Minds Kit 2. Haven’t seen anyone review this kit. It’s been quite a controversial project. Just would like to know how good it is….
You can't really knock the price, or the amount of stuff that the tutorial gives you. Just pick out the one you like , a few and off you go. The cube magic, have commented before, not for me thankyou. Great review David .cheers
Just a personal opinion. And I do like Craig and I have purchased a lot of his stuff. This is one of those tricks. Just bc you can doesn't mean you should. This reminds me of the stupid packet tricks that are printed as cups and balls or professors nightmare. It just feels like a giant leap backwards for cube magic to go two dimensional.
Personally, I cannot stand cube related magic. I don’t know how or why it got popular, but I find it unimpressive and extremely boring. And I don’t think it’s as mind-blowing to laypeople as so many magicians tend to think it is. …But that’s just me; and with all that being said, following this review, I think I’m going to actually pick this up. I originally had zero interest in this project, but you piqued my interest by mentioning that you can use this deck for ESP routines. I carry ESP cards everywhere I go and I think to be able to switch it up with colors just may be something I’ll want to do to mix things up a bit, (as I wrote that last statement, I realized what I said and there was actually no pun intended). I also like that the instructional videos are modular so I can just watch what I need to do what fits for me and can skip the stuff that doesn’t apply to what I do or appeal to me, personally. Long instructional videos where you have to scan through and hunt and peck to get to what you want or if you need a refresher on one particular thing, are annoying. Breaking up the videos is the way to go. I know The 1914 always does that and other magicians and projects seem to be doing it more and more, so I’m glad to see that practice has caught on and I hope it continues. Thanks for another really great review. You just sold me on an item I intended to completely ignore! 👍🏼
Hi David, I wanted to share the UA-cam channel of a local phenom who is a member of the Vancouver Magic Circle. He’s only 13 years old and is very talented. @BlakeAleongMagic
Thank you David for the amazing and thorough review. As you know I’m a big fan so hearing your thoughts means a lot.
Take care and thanks again 🎉🎉🎉
My pleasure!
Purchased this at its launch, also purchased a cube. Never used the cube, so many other tricks that don't need the use of the cube if you are not a cube fan. Best utility deck of the year so far .
awesome !!!
As someone who uses cube magic in my parlor and stage shows, I love CUBE 52. There are a few of the routines in this project that will be going into my formal close-up show. I love the integration of cards and cube. String three of the routines together from this project and you'll have an act.
Personally, I like that a lot of magicians don't like cube magic. It allows those of us who do to offer something that not everyone is doing to our audiences. Believe it or not, my cube routine is the most emotional piece of magic in my show and my closer.
good thoughts !!!
9 hours to be is actually the negative. I like watching ALL the content that comes with tricks and I have some much info backing up on me that 9 hours is the turn away point for me. I don't want to invest 9 hours in anything lol.
I prefer the hard hitters with short videos. Maybe next summer when I'm off as a teacher and have that time to put in I'll scoop it. Definitely worth the $$
just watch the parts you want and save the rest for later 😁
Most of his projects focus on quantity over quality. For example, his invisible project had almost 3 hours of instruction for the invisible deck. That's ridiculous. Wish they put as much effort into the actual development as they did the filming.
Awesome!! I love the effect "Cube 52" - it's the best trick I've ever seen and performed.
Glad you liked it!
I was on the fence on this one. The nine hours of video is intimidating. Saving grace, the menu. It’s priced right for me. I also like Craig’s creations and he’s a good teacher. Bye for now. Going to buy this before it sells out at my local magic store.
😁👍
This is without doubt trick of the year! Craig Petty is a genius and this is mind blowing! Talk about getting your monies worth! Coupled together with Phil Smith, Peter Nardi, Kev G, Colin Claus and USPCC - this is the perfect recipe! Brought the Refraktor Cube which is perfect for this project - if you email RCM they will happily sell you one - not expensive neither and superb quality! I cannot recommend this enough - I have been a fan of Craig’s for some time but this is simply another level! Great review and honest even down to the minor negative 🙂
thanks for the visit !!!
Am I the only one annoyed with products that use the long running time of the explanations as a selling point? Sometimes it feels like they stretch the videos because "9 hours of instructions" sounds attractive. I don't own Cube 52 but other Petty products could easily be half the running time and still contain all the relevant stuff. Same with other magicians too, going into excruciating detail to explain the seventh slight variation that could be perfectly explained in a matter of seconds. Not saying Petty's stuff is bad or anything, I have many of the products and enjoy them very much, I only want to say more and more instructions from different companies feel overwhelming just for marketing purposes.
I can see how it feels overwhelming
The good thing about this one - and I have found it to be a trend that is becoming more the ‘norm’ - is that it’s modular. The videos are broken up and titled, so if you’re only interested in one or three things, or if you have been away from the product for a while and need a refresher on one particular trick or handling, you can find it quickly and easily and watch only that.
I don’t know who started it, (I know The 1914 does it for their products, as does most people who’ve worked with The 1914 and have their own solo projects, such as Lewis Le Val and, of course, Craig Petty), but it’s something I’m glad to see is becoming more prevalent.
And that feature make the longer explanations a lot less overwhelming and easier to manage based on everyone’s individual style and desires for utilizing the product.
I think you could have expressed this observation in fewer words 😂. Just saying . . .
@@johnt2594 Perhaps. I’m known for frequently being verbose. I’m a Socratic communicator and professionally, I’m an Analyst and an Auditor. Brevity is not my strength; but details are.
@@johnt2594 fair 😂
Great review, David. I was privileged to be part of this project in that I shot the footage with Craig in Sleight bar for his section on the tutorials, which was about 7 hours and then some performances on the night.
I saw in person just how effective the deck can be with performances and saw many of the routines done on a lay audience too and they blew them away.
I’d always fancied learning how to solve a Rubik’s Cube and since this, I’ve been trying my best to learn that.
Ps - love my cameo in the out of this world routine haha!
thanks for visiting !!!
@@magicorthodoxy pleasure as always.
Above all, Craig is a nice human being! Really generous to share all his love for magic!
agreed
I might be crazy but the markings didn’t match up with the stack order in videos. If you follow the markings they do not match the stack order for the tricks. Anyone else have this happen?
Damn, you beat me to it as I'm still waiting for mine 😊 but a most excellent review and loved it....
i'm NEVER first !!!
@@magicorthodoxy yes I do believe Stark Reviews beat us all but then he does have JARVIS to help him 😜
Thanks David !! Wasn't sure but having learnt to solve the cube this looks to be a superb resource.
😁👍
Wonderful review. I am waiting for my version to arrive - and also will look into your suggestions about the cube...
Hope you enjoy it!
You have a great and valuable channel! I had already purchased this when it was first released, and I love Cube magic. Thank you for this great review.
Glad you enjoy it!
What I think would make it a bit better for everyone complaining about 9 hours are marked timestamps imbedded. I decided to take it upon myself to take all of Volume 1 and put into one video, with chapters of each section. Total is somewhere between 1.5-2 hours long, and it took 3-4x that to edit, render, and add chapters. I think it's a lot better than 5 different parts, and I have everything from that volume easily seen in the chapter headings.
nice !!!
Great review. So excited to have picked this one up. Just waiting for the cube!
Hope you enjoy it!
Hey David, a special thanks for reviewing this, because I own it already but have not watched the video. I remember the 5 hour marathon video for Quantum Deck. This is obviously not that. Thanks again.
you're welcome
G'day mate,I ordered this yesterday. As Harry Nardi would say "unbelievable"!!! It's a no brainer in my opinion, get it. Cheers David
😀 hope you enjoy it
Thank you for the review!
My pleasure!
Could you do a short on Cube 52 with a ESP presentation?
Coming from Cube3 and Refractor I have to say that I'm in love with Petty's Masterclass.
It's amazing how I can purchase this without hesitation. The Value far exceeds past the price.
I use the ESP symbols from the SNAPS Deck. Now Im able to use these cards for simplicity. Especially In kids shows.
Ps. Anyone that is interested in purchasing this product, Craig recorded a MATT Test demonstrating many of the effects from the Masterclass. I would highly recommend taking time to check it out. Amazing reactions.
the SNAPS deck is so good
16th like and 7th comment. I’ve seen Craig Petty talking about this product and performing with it and it looks like you can really do miracles with this thing.
it's a fun trick
Greg PETTY is a ingeneering i love this project ❤
😁👍
I hope there will be just card games on sale afterwards to replace the contents in the aging pack
at $35 it's not expensive to replace if it becomes a solid worker for you
Looks good but can you tell me how many hours of instruction are included? My best guess is around 9 ... 😊
I think it's close to that 🤣
good review, but i disagree in one point, i think is correct to dont give a cube, the description is clear, and a lot of magicians that work with cubes already have their preferred cube, and if you add a cube they will complain that they will pay more for something that they will not use it. And even if you are not a cube magician probably you have one at home
I agree
good review on cube 52 👍
Marked cards are genius by Phil Smith like his cards a lot
Looks very good I totally agree you need to have the balance many people do have cube plus go start the cards first and then go to cube you won’t be confuse
it’s worth the money tbh 👌👌👏
agreed
How did you finish the tutorial so fast!!!???
lots of coffee and I went to bed after midnight
@magicorthodoxy 😂 taken me 2 weeks so far (mainly beacuse I only watch it at my dads) and I take ages to take in information. 😂 I'm really enjoying it though
Wow... this is really magic. i don't see how they can get 52 Rubik Cube's in that box along with a deck of cards 😀
agreed
Good review.
Question: Will you ever review How To Read Minds Kit 2. Haven’t seen anyone review this kit. It’s been quite a controversial project. Just would like to know how good it is….
Controversial? It has not been shipped to anyone yet as far as I know. Nobody should be talking about it - because nobody has it yet - LOL
@@magicorthodoxy sorry I meant in terms of the marketing and the issues w/ Peter Turner.
They need to make refill decks available. I want a brick haha.
nah, just use one and when you've burned it up - get it again.
You can't really knock the price, or the amount of stuff that the tutorial gives you. Just pick out the one you like , a few and off you go.
The cube magic, have commented before, not for me thankyou.
Great review David .cheers
Very true!
Nice review 😊😊
Thank you 😊
Another over-priced marketing box 🤷♂️
Is the tutorial downloadable?
9 hours of CP!
Thanks David 👍👍
yes the video can be downloaded
Just a personal opinion. And I do like Craig and I have purchased a lot of his stuff.
This is one of those tricks. Just bc you can doesn't mean you should.
This reminds me of the stupid packet tricks that are printed as cups and balls or professors nightmare. It just feels like a giant leap backwards for cube magic to go two dimensional.
remember this project includes a lot of cube magic (with a cube) in fact MOST of the tricks include a rubik's cube
Personally, I cannot stand cube related magic. I don’t know how or why it got popular, but I find it unimpressive and extremely boring. And I don’t think it’s as mind-blowing to laypeople as so many magicians tend to think it is. …But that’s just me; and with all that being said, following this review, I think I’m going to actually pick this up. I originally had zero interest in this project, but you piqued my interest by mentioning that you can use this deck for ESP routines. I carry ESP cards everywhere I go and I think to be able to switch it up with colors just may be something I’ll want to do to mix things up a bit, (as I wrote that last statement, I realized what I said and there was actually no pun intended).
I also like that the instructional videos are modular so I can just watch what I need to do what fits for me and can skip the stuff that doesn’t apply to what I do or appeal to me, personally. Long instructional videos where you have to scan through and hunt and peck to get to what you want or if you need a refresher on one particular thing, are annoying. Breaking up the videos is the way to go. I know The 1914 always does that and other magicians and projects seem to be doing it more and more, so I’m glad to see that practice has caught on and I hope it continues.
Thanks for another really great review. You just sold me on an item I intended to completely ignore! 👍🏼
watch the stuff from Peter Nardi and the intro about how the deck / marks are constructed
If it came with a cube I would say it’s a home run but it’s overpriced and overshot. 9 hours. Give me a break
I understand
Hi David, I wanted to share the UA-cam channel of a local phenom who is a member of the Vancouver Magic Circle. He’s only 13 years old and is very talented. @BlakeAleongMagic