Were you able to play like that before you had the guitar, or does that come with the guitar? If it's not included, would you consider throwing it in for a few extra bucks?
Hey Steve I am really digging this guitar I know you sold it but I have a question can it handle bars rock, not metal, like Beatles, Rolling Stones, AC/DC Black Sabbath, stuff like that?
would work great for Beatles and Stones and lighter blues rock than AC/DC, but it's not ideal for Sabbath. An SG (as Iommi and Young use) or other solid body Gibson/Epi would be better for them. The hollowbody swingster would likely give you a lot howling feedback issues with all that distortion.
@@Grinfingrz5 Thanks for the info, I was going to buy one on my local CL but it's made in Korea so I'm hesitant, the uploader, Steve Brewer mentions that the Korean made are not up to par in quality, but I'm not sure where his is made. Peace !
Yes, I stand corrected. The parallel setting (tone knob pushed down for this guitar) gives you a brighter, less powerful sound, roughly analogous to a single coil or lightly wound humbucker. The serial setting (tone knob pulled up) gives a beefier, more wound Gibson humbucker. When I still had the guitar, my preferred default mode was to set between the two pickups and have the bridge in series and the neck in parallel.
It will work well. The Bigsby vibrato bar is great. I think the most important thing for that is having a good amp with spring reverb (e.g., fender deluxe reverb) or a good reverb pedal (e.g., catalinbread topanga spring reverb).
probably darn well .... I tried one at a Long & McQuade and I love the Chet Bigsby arm .... the pickups go from 'series' to 'parallel' (not really split coil) but you get the thinner single coil-ish sound and humbucker-ish sound out of them .... I like the versatility of this guitar! A second hand model is there and I want it!
The Chet Bigsby is the best tremolo arm I have used. When I first tried this guitar at Long & McQuade I was amazed at the tremolo. I have a Les Paul type guitar with a regular bigsby and all I can say is you want the Chet because the regular bigsby's are terrible! Also be fore warned that it is hard to string any bigsby type guitar so take that into consideration if you are changing strings regularly.
you can play swing on anything. Swing was born from cheap often broken and beat up instruments. It started during the depression when nobody had much and they would use buckets and guitars hobbled together from broken shit. Just think of finding a fender tele and a martin dreadnought and the fender is fucked up but the neck is good and the martins neck is cracked but the body is good. They would cut away and join the two. Swing actually created a new sound that they are still trying to perfect in the electronics of pickups.
Beautiful guitar, sounds great and thank you for reviewing it! I can't wait for my Delta Blue to arrive :)
Great review.. Didn't think that the swingbuckers would sound so nice 😎👍
I just bought a brand new cherry red one, and I love it!
are you still loving the guitar today ? I'm thinking of getting one anything I should know if you don't mind me asking, Thanks 1
Were you able to play like that before you had the guitar, or does that come with the guitar? If it's not included, would you consider throwing it in for a few extra bucks?
nice demo!
can`t believe this, not only do I have a Swingster (which is not for sale) I also have a Loar guitar which is sat on Steve`s left!
Hey Steve I am really digging this guitar I know you sold it but I have a question can it handle bars rock, not metal, like Beatles, Rolling Stones, AC/DC Black Sabbath, stuff like that?
would work great for Beatles and Stones and lighter blues rock than AC/DC, but it's not ideal for Sabbath. An SG (as Iommi and Young use) or other solid body Gibson/Epi would be better for them. The hollowbody swingster would likely give you a lot howling feedback issues with all that distortion.
Okay thank you.
Looks and sounds great but only having 20 frets is a buzzkill. I gotta have 22, 21 at the very least
I play this guitar and didn't even notice it doesn't have more than 20 frets 🤷 but I guess I like to "boomer bend" and stuff like that 🤣
does this have a full center block or are they totally hollow body ? Great review and demo.
The Swingster is a full hollow body (no center block). I love my Swingster Royale!
@@Grinfingrz5 Thanks for the info, I was going to buy one on my local CL but it's made in Korea so I'm hesitant, the uploader, Steve Brewer mentions that the Korean made are not up to par in quality, but I'm not sure where his is made. Peace !
...and still there is no Singel Coil mode...it's parallel or serial wiring to come close to Filtertrons wich Gretsch wired parallel.
Yes, I stand corrected. The parallel setting (tone knob pushed down for this guitar) gives you a brighter, less powerful sound, roughly analogous to a single coil or lightly wound humbucker. The serial setting (tone knob pulled up) gives a beefier, more wound Gibson humbucker. When I still had the guitar, my preferred default mode was to set between the two pickups and have the bridge in series and the neck in parallel.
Steve , How would the Swingster do with Surf Music ?
It will work well. The Bigsby vibrato bar is great. I think the most important thing for that is having a good amp with spring reverb (e.g., fender deluxe reverb) or a good reverb pedal (e.g., catalinbread topanga spring reverb).
probably darn well .... I tried one at a Long & McQuade and I love the Chet Bigsby arm .... the pickups go from 'series' to 'parallel' (not really split coil) but you get the thinner single coil-ish sound and humbucker-ish sound out of them .... I like the versatility of this guitar! A second hand model is there and I want it!
The Chet Bigsby is the best tremolo arm I have used. When I first tried this guitar at Long & McQuade I was amazed at the tremolo. I have a Les Paul type guitar with a regular bigsby and all I can say is you want the Chet because the regular bigsby's are terrible! Also be fore warned that it is hard to string any bigsby type guitar so take that into consideration if you are changing strings regularly.
It's def good for 'Smurf Music' :)
you can play swing on anything. Swing was born from cheap often broken and beat up instruments. It started during the depression when nobody had much and they would use buckets and guitars hobbled together from broken shit. Just think of finding a fender tele and a martin dreadnought and the fender is fucked up but the neck is good and the martins neck is cracked but the body is good. They would cut away and join the two. Swing actually created a new sound that they are still trying to perfect in the electronics of pickups.
it is sold.
Would have been nice and useful to hear without the effects.