@@colepeticca8633 I dont really have a style of choice yet but there was one old school one that I just loved and it is very hard to describe but a guitar is a guitar
It's so awesome to see these guitars from brands and manufacturers that are lesser known, there will always be something so new and exciting! Awesome work!
What ever happened to tradition? It must be my age at 63? The freakiest guitar I own is the Epiphone Lee Malia RD and that is mild by today's standards!
@@leonardszubinski4709 Nothing happened to tradition. There's so many strats, teles and Les Paul-style guitars being manufactured by loads of different manufacturers that it's impossible to keep track on. A few companies like Lava producing wacky designs are not going to change that
I really appreciate the attention you bring to smaller brands! Love the video man. Since I’m already here, I also really appreciate you’re overall positive attitude you have in every video!!!
Looks more like a fashion statement than something designed for playabillity. The body starting to widen at the 15th fret is a rather impractical choice.
Oh, the clean! That’s always my test ... you can dirty up clean, but you can’t clean up dirty. And Darrell, these are my favorite videos you put out - the small “boutique” luthiers ... thanks so much for such great content.
SOFA King agreed, I love DB’s channel and reviews, but I would ask that new balance the amount of dirt with more clean tone exploration, and rhythm playing... esp. with a variety of chords including jazz chords... DB is a fine player, he can do it!
Holy cow, Darrell! I did NOT expect that to sound so amazing. Here's a luthier you may not have heard of: Veillette Guitars out of Woodstock, New York. Handmade acoustic to electric, bass, double necks, and 12-strings.
I like your fairness and eager to try something new and give opportunity to new comers. I enjoy all of your videos, fair and objective. And above all is you skill. Cheers from Indonesia!
Not entirely sold on the body shape, I don't mind the color, but by gosh that TONE! Wow, did that sound fantastic. Low gain, high gain, split, clean, that guitar does it all, in spades! Really like how you feature some of these unique, some might say boutique guitar builds from small shops. I would never have seen/heard this without your site, it's not like it's going to be hanging on the wall at the local guitar center! Great video, thanks for the feature, just another to add to the ever-expanding list of dream guitars that I would purchase if I hit the PowerBall lottery! Thanks, Darrell!
It's good to see a new guitar that doesn't look like 90% of everybody else's guitars. Nice tones too and you can never have too much sustain. However, the eye-watering price means it's not for most of us though maybe one day they'll be available from our friends in the Far East.
If this guitar was released by Fender it would be a major flop, Fender and Gibson clients want the same old guitar untouched, history proves it Gibson purists don’t even like the neck angle decreased to fix the breaking problem Lol Any major guitar maker can make a guitar like this, is not rocket science
mmm... Oddly shaped yet very elegant, exquisitely clean, very versatile, reliable, and a feisty beast when needed... And Lithuanian! She's the Sabonis of guitars!
@ rascalk1ng Mark Farner played a Parker Fly, as did the guitarist for the country group Alabama. I passed on the headstock shape. Somehow I figured no to the Asthetics and that someone, somewhere, somehow would break the headstock off.Then I would just modify the axe into a headless axe model . On he LAVA guitar, I'd like to have the kickstand on the bottom of the guitar to put on my Gibson Flying V ! ! ! 👍🤘🎸😎 DDH 8-19-2020.
For me it sound sweet as like as a fender strat with the best mid action set up.. But has a better sustain and more brighter sound in it's humbucker bridge pick up which make the crunch or distortion sound more better (in my opinion).. Thanks to this nice guy, we guitarist can find good informations.
Very reminiscent of the Gibson Moderne (prototype circa 1957) so not sure about the design being avant-garde. But this Lava-Drop seems more practical for playing with better lines and sounds totally amazing!
Love the content. Just curious why I've never seen you feature any Godin guitars on your channel. I mean Canada man. I just got one this week and love it. Mine is an LG. Again love it.
I usually just shoot past the distorted stuff I'm afraid - but the sounds of that guitar are beautiful, distorted, or not. Not often impressed guitar tones, but I genuinely loved the sound of this guitar.
I looked at the Lava Drop website and while most of their offerings aren’t this extreme, they are all very unique which is nice when most other companies sell T-style, S-style and LP style guitars and then maybe have one oddball unique guitar. Very interesting brand.
Ok, look at that nut, it's actually cut properly done with the strings sitting half out of the nut. That's what a proper nut looks like. Yet all you say is its made out of graphtech material. No it doesn't alter the basic setup, but it does alter how much the nut grabs the strings and whether you can change string gauges without issues - it's common for cheap nuts to have deep rectangular channels and those are obviously rounded out to cradle the strings. This is absolutely the what other manufacturers should be aiming for yet the silence is deafening.
@@joguipo it's a pet peeve as I've seen Darrell say really nice things about horrible looking nuts on so many reviews. I think perhaps he needs to differentiate between 'the string height at the nut is good' and 'the nut is cut really well' unless I'm missing some really subtle sarcasm.
@@rowlandstraylight No sarcasm mate. Just what I feel... I'm still making you right though... The delivery felt a bit harsh to me. That's all. Altough I see your point there too. He needs to know we have eyes too; he sometimes forgets Again; Peace
The only thing I don't like visually about that guitar, really is the color. A bright electric blue, even a vivid deep purple, or black, would really set the entire thing off. However, as weird as that guitar looks, it sounds 10 times better. Amazing tone coming out of a completely unique design. Those are clearly killer pickups. Thank you for exposing us to this company. Obviously, high-quality work.
Access to the upper frets looks challenging. I simply don't understand making a guitar with body wood between the player's hand and the upper part of the neck. It's like building a piano with a chunk of wood over the keys that you have to fit your hand under, or a snare drum that's fifty percent covered. Makes no sense to me at all.
@Ross May kinda looks like a hurl doesn't it? (-: @JasonMarshMusic In order for a guitar to be in any way structurally sound there must be a compromise of sorts. but looking at this it looks like a perfectly reasonable joint. Stronger than say an SG but nowhere near as "in the way" as say a Strat. @thewoolycontacts If you look at any classical instrument from the string family, including the classical guitar will you see a fingerboard that is "inherently more difficult to play"
Would you rock something like this?
Enjoy :)
Yes for as long as I can
Darrell Braun Guitar I like traditional shapes like a les Paul or strat
@@colepeticca8633 I dont really have a style of choice yet but there was one old school one that I just loved and it is very hard to describe but a guitar is a guitar
Darrell Braun Guitar Black finish for me , sounds great 👍🇬🇧
I want on, NOW... too bad I'm broke
Hey, that's a number 1 on the back plate.
They literally gave you the first model they made out of this. 🥺
At least in this color. It's probably not the most popular option for any guitar, so they probably sold at least a few others before
Looks like a guitar Prince would have played.
Lmof i didn't even read the comments and i comment exactly the same
Or Bill and Ted
I was thinking the same thing just imagine this is purple lol
As I was scrolling down to comment, yeah I got beat. Yeah that thing screams Prince, even the color.
A guitar that Prince would play and could _afford_ ...😁
It's so awesome to see these guitars from brands and manufacturers that are lesser known, there will always be something so new and exciting! Awesome work!
What ever happened to tradition? It must be my age at 63? The freakiest guitar I own is the Epiphone Lee Malia RD and that is mild by today's standards!
@@leonardszubinski4709 Nothing happened to tradition. There's so many strats, teles and Les Paul-style guitars being manufactured by loads of different manufacturers that it's impossible to keep track on. A few companies like Lava producing wacky designs are not going to change that
such an awesome 80's design
looks like it should have been in Bill n Teds excellent adventure
Be excellent to each other...
And party on dudes!!!
Hopefully it will be in the re-make haha
Darrell should be in it too. Taking over for Keanu.
I Plead Guilty exactly it can still be in the sequel(thank god it’s not a remake) someone should write the studio a letter
Speaking about bill and Ted the new movie just came out today
Darrel, I am ordering a lefty custom from Sahana guitars in Nepal. You should reach out to them for a demo. The sound of the Himalayas
Yessss sahana guitars are so well made
Heck yes
Sz Ki China and India are literally at war, I don’t think that India would be getting parts from China.
Sz Ki India literally outlawed any transport to or from China, they even banned Chinese apps. Trust me no money is going through.
Sz Ki you’d be surprised at how good some import guitars are. Look at Ibanez for example, made in Japan, great guitars.
If this would have be introduced in the late 70s or early 80s I bet Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill would have a matching guitar and bass of this
Austin Peek and they would be covered in “coral” fun fur....
The design of the body is actually really cool. Do more of these kinds of guitars Darrell
Love how you promote the little guys and gals. This particular guitar looks and sounds especially special. Gonna go look 'em up right now!
Bringing the 80's back one guitar at a time.
More content like that please! You are the right person to demo such interesting guitar designs!
I play with those guitars from the beginning when their came to the music world. This lithuanian guitar builder is crazy as hell! Rock n' Roll \m/
That’s not a guitar...
*Thats a hockey stick*
*And I love it*
he'd probably be into that as a canadian lol
You lava it*
It is not an Explorer xd
now that you mention it a goalie stick you must be Canadian lol
You should check out Samuraiguitarist if you want to see an actual hockey stick made into a guitar, if you haven't already
I really appreciate the attention you bring to smaller brands! Love the video man. Since I’m already here, I also really appreciate you’re overall positive attitude you have in every video!!!
That aluminium strip really ties it all together.
It's also handy if someone jumps on stage and you have to ring their bell.
@@mk7073 Obviously you're not a golfer.
I actually love the design. It’s not just crazy for the same of it. It seems like every part of the design serves a function.
it's so retro-futuristic I love it
Super unique! Thanks for sharing Darrell :)
Looks more like a fashion statement than something designed for playabillity. The body starting to widen at the 15th fret is a rather impractical choice.
Yes, that surprised me, too! Especially since it's a neck-through-body construction!
Anything passed the 15th fret seems unplayable, unless you're a trained classical musician...
I like the shape and the sound is fantastic.
Oh, the clean! That’s always my test ... you can dirty up clean, but you can’t clean up dirty.
And Darrell, these are my favorite videos you put out - the small “boutique” luthiers ... thanks so much for such great content.
SOFA King agreed, I love DB’s channel and reviews, but I would ask that new balance the amount of dirt with more clean tone exploration, and rhythm playing... esp. with a variety of chords including jazz chords... DB is a fine player, he can do it!
Man that thing is so cool! One of my favourites I’ve seen on this channel so far
This was built with love.
that thing looks futuristic af looks great for an 80s new wave group
This is amazing. Please feature more unique non-mainstream guitar brands and models. Thankyou so much for the wonderful content. You're the best.
Holy cow, Darrell! I did NOT expect that to sound so amazing. Here's a luthier you may not have heard of: Veillette Guitars out of Woodstock, New York. Handmade acoustic to electric, bass, double necks, and 12-strings.
Sounds great, and seems a really well built, creative beast. (You test the coolest gear.)
As always, great channel with great guitars.
Coolest and most innovative design, and That tone is so warm and great, loved it !
I like your fairness and eager to try something new and give opportunity to new comers.
I enjoy all of your videos, fair and objective. And above all is you skill.
Cheers from Indonesia!
Not entirely sold on the body shape, I don't mind the color, but by gosh that TONE! Wow, did that sound fantastic. Low gain, high gain, split, clean, that guitar does it all, in spades! Really like how you feature some of these unique, some might say boutique guitar builds from small shops. I would never have seen/heard this without your site, it's not like it's going to be hanging on the wall at the local guitar center! Great video, thanks for the feature, just another to add to the ever-expanding list of dream guitars that I would purchase if I hit the PowerBall lottery! Thanks, Darrell!
That sustain is truly insane
I'm not shocked by the look. Quite like it. Sounds great.
It's good to see a new guitar that doesn't look like 90% of everybody else's guitars. Nice tones too and you can never have too much sustain. However, the eye-watering price means it's not for most of us though maybe one day they'll be available from our friends in the Far East.
I guess coral sounds more upscale than salmon, but hey I can’t tell the diff’rence.
you mean upstream? ha ha.
Coral has less yellow in it and less saturated
It's just peachy to me.
@@mikeellis9720 I'll go with that...
'coral' was the name for that color on fifties cars
beautiful these small makers really outshine the big boys sometimes
For $9400
@@nathangray794 worth it.
If this guitar was released by Fender it would be a major flop, Fender and Gibson clients want the same old guitar untouched, history proves it
Gibson purists don’t even like the neck angle decreased to fix the breaking problem Lol
Any major guitar maker can make a guitar like this, is not rocket science
This is quite some axe!
Thanks a lot for sharing this find!
I wasn't sure about it at first sight but by the end of the demo I thought it was beautiful
Awesome video brother. As always u are the tone master!! That thing sounds great too! Love the channel
Very unique! Very nice! I like the color too! Love the tone.
Reminds me a lot of the daschtick guitars made out of hurling sticks. Love it.
Wow amazing guitar! Lava is great!
Darrell is liking the metal sound!!
I think I love this guitar. ❤
Very unique... it's profoundly beautiful.
I was just watching a video of you hahaha greetings from Chile!🤘🏻🇨🇱🍻
Same here, also greetings from Brasil
@Cédrik Coutu yes! RIP abott brothers 🍻
mmm... Oddly shaped yet very elegant, exquisitely clean, very versatile, reliable, and a feisty beast when needed... And Lithuanian! She's the Sabonis of guitars!
Love guitars that are different. When I was a kid, I fell in love with the Parker Fly, and one day I'll maybe to afford one!
Same.
@ rascalk1ng Mark Farner played a Parker Fly, as did the guitarist for the country group Alabama. I passed on the headstock shape. Somehow I figured no to the Asthetics and that someone, somewhere, somehow would break the headstock off.Then I would just modify the axe into a headless axe model . On he LAVA guitar, I'd like to have the kickstand on the bottom of the guitar to put on my Gibson Flying V ! ! ! 👍🤘🎸😎 DDH 8-19-2020.
It's like princes dream came true🎸🤴👑
Love your channel man. Bought my Shijie because of you. Best guitar I've played!
Amazing design, so cool it plays well too.
For me it sound sweet as like as a fender strat with the best mid action set up..
But has a better sustain and more brighter sound in it's humbucker bridge pick up which make the crunch or distortion sound more better (in my opinion)..
Thanks to this nice guy, we guitarist can find good informations.
This man is always smiling
Totally revolution ....&fusion design
It reminds me of a guitar I saw in regular show, that show was crazy
It looks very fun and cool to shred on
That’s one really cool looking guitar!
Crazy shape, love it
Sound so cool
I need this as headless, will definitely buy one
Wow what a shape! Very nice!:)
Wait, I've seen this guitar somewhere before. Oh yeah, in that bar.... in a Star Wars movie! Really cool!! Thanks for showcasing DGB!
Sounds pretty awesome !
Very reminiscent of the Gibson Moderne (prototype circa 1957) so not sure about the design being avant-garde. But this Lava-Drop seems more practical for playing with better lines and sounds totally amazing!
That guitar reminds me of the 80's New Wave Artist / Band co'z of the shape
Pick which do you wanna review
Vox Phantom-
Eastwood Backlund 400 DLX-
Bender Distortocaster-
I prefer bender stratocaster ,please review one of them
Love the sound.
Love it!! Thanks for your review
Just from the thumbnail, I need one of those. Don't even care how it sounds, it looks beautiful
anything is awesome if the person playing it is an amazing guitarist
I feel like George Jetson would rock out on a guitar that looks like this and that is awesome.
The world is changing and guitars too.
And not for the better!
This guitar reminds me of the weird european and japonese guitars from the 50's and 60's
LOVED IT
I generally hate these weird designs but I like this one, mainly because you can sit down and play it without it falling off your lap
Love the content. Just curious why I've never seen you feature any Godin guitars on your channel. I mean Canada man. I just got one this week and love it. Mine is an LG. Again love it.
He reviewed a godin multiac w/ nylon strings a few years ago.
I just bought a Godin Redline 1 and it rocks. The prices are really great used.
I love the color!
that is a gorgeous guitar
7:25 I enjoyed the clean tone of this guitar.
That is amazing and strange and wonderful.
I usually just shoot past the distorted stuff I'm afraid - but the sounds of that guitar are beautiful, distorted, or not. Not often impressed guitar tones, but I genuinely loved the sound of this guitar.
While not a fan of the color, I would totally add one to my collection because it is modern and fun but also it sounds great!
warm tone darrell like it
Very high quality craftmanship.
I would call it hammerhead teapot
I looked at the Lava Drop website and while most of their offerings aren’t this extreme, they are all very unique which is nice when most other companies sell T-style, S-style and LP style guitars and then maybe have one oddball unique guitar. Very interesting brand.
Cool guitar. I would like to have seen you play it standing, just to see how it look playing a gig. The guitar is an art piece and has great sound.
All I can think when I look at that is the 80s. Like others, I can see Prince using that axe. Very interesting design and great features.
Great sounding guitar
Cool! I love it.
Way out of my budget, but I LOVED! Seeing and hearing it. Thanks again Darrell.🏆
Interesting design for sure.
Sounds great!
My god. I love it.
Love that road case that’s what I will get for my hand made tele
Darrell! Sick video - another guitar in the same vein that would be cool to see would be an Abasi. Stay safe, man!
Ok, look at that nut, it's actually cut properly done with the strings sitting half out of the nut. That's what a proper nut looks like. Yet all you say is its made out of graphtech material.
No it doesn't alter the basic setup, but it does alter how much the nut grabs the strings and whether you can change string gauges without issues - it's common for cheap nuts to have deep rectangular channels and those are obviously rounded out to cradle the strings.
This is absolutely the what other manufacturers should be aiming for yet the silence is deafening.
Imho... You're as right as unnecessarily harsh bruv...
Peace
@@joguipo it's a pet peeve as I've seen Darrell say really nice things about horrible looking nuts on so many reviews. I think perhaps he needs to differentiate between 'the string height at the nut is good' and 'the nut is cut really well' unless I'm missing some really subtle sarcasm.
@@rowlandstraylight No sarcasm mate. Just what I feel... I'm still making you right though...
The delivery felt a bit harsh to me. That's all. Altough I see your point there too.
He needs to know we have eyes too; he sometimes forgets
Again; Peace
this guitar is amazing
The only thing I don't like visually about that guitar, really is the color. A bright electric blue, even a vivid deep purple, or black, would really set the entire thing off. However, as weird as that guitar looks, it sounds 10 times better. Amazing tone coming out of a completely unique design. Those are clearly killer pickups. Thank you for exposing us to this company. Obviously, high-quality work.
I love your videos bro!!! And I love my DBG shirt as well :)
Best intro ever
Access to the upper frets looks challenging. I simply don't understand making a guitar with body wood between the player's hand and the upper part of the neck. It's like building a piano with a chunk of wood over the keys that you have to fit your hand under, or a snare drum that's fifty percent covered. Makes no sense to me at all.
@Ross May I dont believe he asked you for your life story. He asked WHY is it necessary. Making designs that are inherently more difficult to play.
@Ross May kinda looks like a hurl doesn't it? (-:
@JasonMarshMusic In order for a guitar to be in any way structurally sound there must be a compromise of sorts. but looking at this it looks like a perfectly reasonable joint. Stronger than say an SG but nowhere near as "in the way" as say a Strat.
@thewoolycontacts If you look at any classical instrument from the string family, including the classical guitar will you see a fingerboard that is "inherently more difficult to play"
I always wait for a Strandberg review by you 🤘🏻🎸