This video is so true. I own a "lawsuit" strat (absolutely no markings anywhere in the guitar), and one day I was at a guitar lesson. This guy walks in with an American standard tele and asks to play with me and my guitar teacher. He was interested in my guitar and even complemented me on how it sounded, when he asked to play it he made it sound just as good as the American standard he was using
I recently bought a cheap guitar. Its a Agile 2000. Basically a gibson les paul. I wasnt expecting much for $200. But this thing is AMAZING!! plays great, sounds great and stays in tune for days
Bolt Rondo Music's Agile line is a sleeper...high quality at affordable prices. Their Les Pauls are very heavy, though...as all LPs are. I have an Agile TC 630 (Tele-style). Took it to my guitar tech to be set up with .011 strings. He said it plays and sounds like a Fender Custom Shop Telecaster. I paid $250.
golfalot1 I love love LOVE Rondo Music's guitars! I still have their "vintage series" fretless J-Bass, haven't changed anything on it. It plays like a dream, stuns people that I paid $105 for a bass that the originator of the J series charges $899 for today.
I can't remember being more enthusiastic about subscribing to a channel. I'm a fan of cheap guitars and I agree that the sound is in your fingers. I just picked up a First Act for $15 and it plays great. I suck, but it plays great. Keep the faith.
It's well worth getting to know how to set a guitar up. I have a Hondo Fame Series 764 plywood junker. It now feels as easy to play as my Fender Strat. The cheapo humbuckers sound pretty good too though a decent amp; nice and really bright. I love it, And it was saved from being thrown into a skip truck.
I bought a Hondo Les Paul once and used it as a project. I cut a piece of Plexiglas to replace the back access plate and installed 5 slide switches, 2 to make the pickups single coil, 1 to put the pickups out of phase with each other and 2 to allow the humbuckers to have their own coils out of phase. Since this put the switches on the back I had a little wood strip to make sure moving the guitar didn't move the switches. When I got rid of the guitar I changed the wiring back to stock and put the original cover back on.
Btw, Gino you play really great and its so nice to get your endorsement of my Epi ES335 pro limited from Guitar Center... also 350 (whilst on sale) 11-2016 and there are a lot of great guitars (w/ set necks) in the 200 dollar range... les paul copies, even the occasional semi-hollow body...
Gino ... this is the best guitar vid I have ever seen man ... I am not a lead guitarist but I did buy an Agile 2000 from Rondo Music and it fills the bill as a rhythm guitar in my hands ... You said a lot of common sense stuff here ,... and you play the hell out of your guitars .......... I will check out you site too ! Peace !
Your 335 has Alnico Classic Pros, which I think are one of the best pickups Epi sells, even better than the ProBuckers they make (ProBuckers are their version of the Burstbucker while Alnico Classic Pros are their version of a Classic-57 PAF style pickup.) I have an Epi SG with Alnico Classic Pros and just love the way that guitar sounds.
I've got two guitars that I play on a regular basis. A Yamaha FG800 ($300.00 Aussie) acoustic and an Epiphone Dot ($450 Aussie) They both play great, they sound terrific and they both look really good. I love them to death. Yes, I had to take them in for a set up, but hey...it was worth it and I play them every day. You DO NOT need to spend a lot of money to get a great guitar that you'll both enjoy and be proud of. It's all up to you.
I have always loved guitars and played some in high school. Even tried taking guitar lessons but lost interest quick. I believe because the instructor talked more than taught. Loved listening to you play and wish I could play like you!
I still have a guitar just like your black LP my mom bought me in 1972. Mine is a "Toredo". Pretty nice copy. In 1977, my mom bought me a real Gibson LP custom. She was the coolest mom to ever walk this earth. I've got a Teisco Tele, a Univox 335, etc. Love those cheapies!! Way too many guitars (is that possible?). Thanks for the video!!
5:06 If you're looking for 'lawsuit' guitars on ebay, 99% of the guitars you're going to find only claim to be lawsuit, but they are not. The black Les Paul copy isn't a 'lawsuit' Gibson knockoff either, as it has a bolt-on neck and a different headstock. Real lawsuit instruments from the 70s and early 80s are exact copies of superb quality, that's why Gibson and Fender sued the Japanese manufacturers.I like your Epiphone ES very much though. :-)
Massive snob thing with guitars i got a dot as good as any fuckin 335 Gibson, even with it standard pick ups the sound is all in the hands of the player period
Your right. It was the Tokai companies fender style guitars that got the lawsuit and I believe Gibson sued Fernandez guitars. If i remember correctly both lawsuits were unsuccessful.
I enjoyed playing in groups but i spent soo much time as a teenager looking for the right sound using 4 cheap guitars from Pawn shops, Other guitarist friends sounded great using the same set up on my cheapo guitars...One day, i finally used a really expensive borrowed Gibson,it still didnt sound good in "my" hands..You are sooo right saying to people "The sound is all in your fingers"..All i want to say is, Enjoy your playing and not to worry too much the perfect sound..I dont consider myself a guitarist ,just a strummer
SuperStig23 For any young Stratocaster lovers who are on a low budget check out the Squire Classic Vibe series (used) I just got a 1960's model and it plays and sounds like dream. Paid $150 for it, it blows my Mexican Strat away in fit, finish, tone and playability. Another gem from Squire is their "Standard" model, it's far from standard !! 2 point floating bridge, real Alnico 5 pickups and a great neck, you can find these for under $100. Gino If you've ever played either of these I would be curious what you think, they are both made in Indonesia.
I always think the phrase the sound is in your hands also refers to be able to account for out of tune strings and/or bad action with your fingers. Thats what seperates the best from the rest, not that you ever want to have to account for those issues.
I've got an old Sears Sivertone acoustic that I bought in a pawn shop for 40 bucks. Dealer said it he was trying to sell at as a wall hanger for somebody's game room. It's got a still shiny trapeze tail piece. Somebody actually repainted it with a brush and the new color and the original have blended and faded together making it look super cool. I don't know what kind of wood was used for the body but it's something similar to what a thin cheap hollow inside door panel is made of. Slip on a slide and play some delta blues though and it's like going back in time. Way back.
I like my cheapies too. I have a $200 strat-like guitar that actually came with a nice curly maple neck. That stays. It didn't sound bad, but I had a set of Lace Holy Grails lying around... now it sounds quite nice. Every instrument is unique. Regardless of price, I've found that if I keep my eyes open, sooner or later I'll find something agreeable. And often there's something about it, something different or interesting.
No offence but if you play guitar for many years you will end up able to do it all yourself through necessity. The tools to do a complete refret cost about $100. A variable temp solder station about $50 and the rest is just a couple of hours of effort. All guitarists will learn to set up their own guitars sooner or later: action, relief, pickup height, intonation, nut adjustments etc. At peak I was burning through a set of medium jumbos on my LP in about 6 months of bar gigs and practice. No way I was paying a luthier $250+ to refret it every time. ;)
I agree totally. I've never owned anything but SG copies and Epiphone SG's, and I don't think I've missed a damn thing. The SG has the perfect body type, and they usually have decent necks too. My baby, the very first SG I ever bought, is a trashy, banged-up 2000's red Special from Epiphone with a mismatched tuner and a pickguard off of a Les Paul knockoff. I paid for it with pocket change at a Goodwill store in New Orleans, and I've never felt limited by it.
George Parkins You are correct that the copies and Epi's can fine guitars. The vintage '62 SG (less paul) I used to own was something else though. It killed! Overall it *was a better guitar than an Epiphone but I'm not saying the Epi's and random copies aren't good. I play a modified Squier Tele along with my main Strat, which is in a top shelf instrument and you can definitely tell it's "better". The Squier still rocks though.
You are absolutely right. Brian May the guitarist of Queen built together with father the "Red Special", the guitar that he always use until today and made him a millionaire. I certainly believe the guitarist made the guitar no all the way around.
great video, but that's not a lawsuit guitar. that term has been thrown around a lot and been misused, just like how people use "coiltap" instead of "coilsplit" when theyre completely different. a lawsuit guitar refers to certain Ibanez LP copies with a certain headstock, now lawsuit guitar just means a Japanese copy that's old lol
darkinertia2 , Absolutely correct. It's amazing how many people don't know the whole story of "Lawsuit" guitars. The lawsuit between Gibson and Ibanez over the LP headstock was actually settled out of court and never made it to a courtroom.
darkinertia2 He's kind of half right in fact, although the law suit was between Gibson and Ibanez it was also a VERY public shot across the bows of a lot of other companies that were also making close copies of Gibson's, I've read an interview with Jim Duerloo (I think that was his name) in which he talked about it.
I have some nice expensive guitars too ... and I bought an Epiphone ES-339. I have done nothing to it and it's absolutely wonderful to play. In fact, I play it every day. It's become my favorite guitar for practice. And with the ability to switch the pickups from double coil to singes ... well, I can get practically any tone I want from it. It's awesome, and cost 1/4 what some of my other guitars cost. Good video ... some very useful information for anyone wanting to play electric guitar and not spend a fortune.
Thanks that helps a lot. I am thinking about learning guitar, I'm a drummer, but I don't want to spend much learning so yes the touch thing makes a lot of sense to me since the same thing is true for drums. I've heard a lot of guys playing expensive drum sets but they weren't very good so it didn't sound that great. On the other hand, someone good can make even a cheap set sound good.
I played SG's exclusively for years and my Tokai SG is hands down one of my favourites. That, or a Japanese Squier which is phenomenal, I put a mustang pickup in it and I've had offers for about £600 for it, and these people are brand queens. This guy knows!
David Hutchinson Those are some mindblowing guitars, DH! I played a strat and LP clone and was extremely impressed--and I'm not easily impressed. If you're interested, I can also recommend older Hamers. Used to own (when I was playing more than I was practicing if you know what I mean) a Hamer semi-hollow with "Duncan Designed" hummers, and I'm telling you that was one BADASS sounding guitar on ANY p/up or combo of pups. Had one in "Aztec Gold" color, and was it a head-turner. Think I bought it for around $249 used.
JamaisMEC I had and have the Hamer Slammer series guitars. They are a great platform for modding. They have bolt on necks that look like set necks with a full French heel. Only if the boutique guitars could have necks like that instead of the Fender slap ons with no heel.
I do not know which is sillier, your hat or your T-shirt. However, you play so well and you know of what you speak. I am impressed! Thank you and please make more videos.
That may be a Lawsuit era guitar (pre-1977), but it's not a Lawsuit guitar. The lawsuit was about the Gibson headstock. Norlin (GIbson's parent company) threatened to sue Ibanez over Les Paul copies that had the open book headstock. Ibanez and others (Matsamoku, Terada, etc) change the design. Lawsuit had nothing to do with the build quality. Some are total crap. There are some that rival Gibson. Greco, Aria Pro, Burney, Tokai and Ibanez are the ones that the prices are sky-rocketing. They made some pro quality guitars. I have an Aria Pro II LS-450 that I would not trade for a new Gibson Les Paul. A lot of the plywood bolt-on neck ones are "iffy." If you're lucky, all you need to do is set up and replace the electronics. I've seen Hondos, Aspens and Memphis guitars where the trussrod was not even anchored properly. Electra, Univox and Vintage are usually worth a gamble.
+jgrimsley2000 Lawsuit era Guitar and Lawsuit guitar refers to the same idea .Norlin did not threaten .They sued . The case was settled out of court . I know I know , People want to kill about the Lawsuit terminology but its not worth it . Reference to "lawsuit" was even banned in one Vintage Japanese guitar group on facebook due to to much argument .
I have a Morris Les Paul copy that has the Gibson headstock & diamond on the headstock. Would that be a lawsuit guitar or does it just apply to Ibanez?
Great video! I agree, tone IS in your fingers for the most part and I have found some great cheap guitars over the years and recorded with them! If the feel is here and the electronics work, and it it stays in tune....I am satisfied.My requirement is that it must play well. Thanks for posting.
Great demonstration. It's so true about many cheap guitars sounding great. And yes, it's in your hands, not gear! It's a joy to hear a great player like you do a demo, too!
So true. All true. I have a Hamer XT Standard for 6 years. And it's brilliant. It was really cheap in Poland (1250 PLN = 314,81 USD). And the stock pickups was the best pups i've ever had on this guitar. I regret changing them to Seymour Duncans Invaders. Then I changed them to Tesla's AH-3 and now I have EMG's 81-60. I still miss the original pickups (probably they were made in DiMarzio's factory). The body is great (one peace of wood), frets are done very well, mechine heads works properly. The only thing that was not so good was the bridge htat i replaced for Gotoh GE103B-T. Now it sounds and looks like a killer. I compared, Gibsons, Kramers, Fenders to my Hamer and I would't replace it for any of them. Cheap doesn't mean bad. Cheap is good if you are lucky and now what to do with your guitar.
I've done well with cheap guitars. I bought a Yamaha EG303 at Goodwill for $25! (It's one of those that came in a kit with an amp and accessories.) It had a broken input jack and no strings, so I decided to change all the electronics. I put on a nice switch and jack, Bourns pots, and a set of clone vintage Strat pickups. When it was all done, I had $85 in it. It stays in tune, plays fine, and sounds like a 50s Strat. I take it to open mic nights, party jams, etc.
He lost all credibility by stressing how much he loves his Gibson. He left me with the idea that he wouldn't trade all his other guitars for an armload of Gibson kindling wood.
I paid 300 bucks for my dot and love it it's a great guitar . I thought I would replace the electronics but it's sounds so good I'm not even going to bother
Besides the new car smell guitar thing you were talking about I totally agree with every single word of what you just said even though I also tend to buy used guitars the tone wood and most other strange guitar myth's is mostly bullshit sure i think it has some minor effect on coloring of tone but is mainly in the players fingers and touch and feel type of pick ups and electronics type of amp your playing thru pedals etc, etc even the type of guitar pick you use all of this colors the tone but it is 99 % the guitar player him or herself as you so aptly pointed out and anyone who disagrees with you or I is an idiot I myself own and have owned many Epiphone LP"s for example some modified or upgraded and some not that I would put up against at least 90 % of all Gibson;s ever made never understood why alot of guitar players are so afraid to go onstage with a guitar that doesn't say Gibson or Fender on the head-stock these guy's are just ridiculous brand specific egomaniacs or corporate programmed robots lol I for one enjoy the music and the musicianship the brand on the head-stock " NOT Important "
+Stevie Ray .. Well said . I can bear out what you said in that I have some fantastic guitars but I cant make magic . Not enough talent . But I do love them and play them on my own .
One of my most favorite guitars i own is a Teisco Del Rey that i bought in pieces for 50 dollars in a Thrift Store Paid a friend 100 dollars to put the thing together, honestly, one of the best blues guitars i've ever played! This is coming from somebody who's main guitars for years were a US made Fender Tele and a US made Gibson Les Paul..
pretty easily, to me it seems like he meant that the guitar was built with poor materials,parts,craftsmanship etc, but the guitar sounds and plays great.
A lawsuit guitar has nothing to do with body shape. A true lawsuit guitar is an Ibanez copy with headstock design and logo design same or simular to Gibson/Fender, since Ibanez was the only company that was sued in 1977. www.jazzguitar.be/lawsuit_guitars.html
Tom Kovacic The could be also U.S. Customs hold guitars. Apple computers has gotten ICE to raid repair shops without suing them. www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130429/07214322874/homeland-security-participates-trademark-raid.shtml It's very possible that Gibson made a claim customs agents that those guitars were counterfeit so U.S. Customs just took those foreign guitars and destroyed the ones they found.
I recently got a Samick Torino TR1 'Greg Bennett designed' (Gibson SG Copy) for $50 on LetGo - with a tiny practice amp and a nice braided cord!! After cleaning it up, and doing a decent setup on it, it plays and sounds (on it's 'Duncan Designed' pickups) like ANY Gibson SG I've ever played/owned in the past 30+ years. A whopping $50 for an absolutely INCREDIBLE guitar that was thrown in a corner and neglected for years! A little cleanup, some new strings, a good setup, and its AMAZING!
When he said the tone is all in the hands anyway, I knew this man had no fucking clue of what he is talking about. This is coming from a sound engineer.
bernie duran Nobody is complaining. It's just a simple fact. The tone on my Ibanez RG Series with a basic Humbucker setup will Never sound as good as my Schecter C7 Hellraiser.
Those cheap 1970's Ibanez copies of Gibson guitars are pretty sweet, especially the Rocket Roll V and the Destroyer, which mimic the Flying V and the Explorer respectively.
Sir, I think you made more sense on your video than about 80% of the other videos I have watched. If you can play you can play. If you can't no matter how much you pay for a guitar it 's not going to help.
Nice to see you have a taste for those ES models! I have an Epiphone Dot Studio myself, love it to death. But the threads on the input jack are stripped now, so I can't even put a cable in without the jack getting loose and falling out of place, and therefore it's been out of commission for the past month. :'(
Totally agree with you on changing the placing of the strap pin. Why do companies put them there? Even big name manufacturers make that mistake. They are SO uncomfortable! btw I had a Gibson Barney Kessel that had that out of phase tone when both p'ups were on.... funky! I too prefer trapeze tailpieces; they have a slinkier feel with slightly less sustain(on some guitars). Great review for those who want a good tone for little money. Peace.
Gino, Just wanted to say that you are a great blues guitar player and singer. I've watched the vids on your site. Hopefully someday I can see you live....
You make a very good point however there is a difference in playability and quality of certain guitars from offbrand companies like Davison and Jameson opposed to an Epiphone and squire
Finally , someone that likes cheap used guitars , like me! I have a Lotus Iceman and Les Paul ,2 years that Lotus guitars were made in Japan and made with nice wood,they are great ! We think the same,great video ! I have over 100 guitars and basses ,but it's these pawn shop guitars that I love!
"This is a piece of junk...but it is a phenomenal instrument" - then really, it isn't a piece of junk. I have an old MIJ Lotus Strat copy from late 70's with micro tilt truss adjuster and maple fretboard that has hands down the best neck I've ever held. I wouldn't trade that Lotus for anything that Fender has ever built. I get what you're saying though, and while there might be a big difference between the monetary value of two instruments, the difference between them when it comes to "real" value (playability, tone, etc.) often can be significantly less. Great video
I have played for well over 50 years and one thing I have learned is I have wasted "ALLOT" of money on name brand stuff. Somewhere along the line I have developed a love, respect, and admiration for all guitars from the 50 buck to the 15 hundred buck range. One thing definite if ya wanna play guitar is, ya need to get to know guitars and the basic maintenance and care of them. I recently "TRASH PICKED", yes, trash picked, but I prefer to say rescued a Strat copy from a trash can. Brand name is "BAJA"... Never heard of it, but it is a rather nice looking guitar. All gloss black with a black pic guard. I added black Strat knobs because it had none... One humbucker pickup in the treble position, which needed mount/adjustment repair, one volume, and one tone control. With a little TLC and a good clean up, this guitar has amazed me from the start. First, the guitar weighs almost nothing, about 1/3 of a real Strat. I have spent some time tweaking and adjusting, but now this thing plays and sounds better than any guitar I have ever owned. I must say the tuners were "JUNK" so they have been replaced with a set of 35 dollar WD Products after market tuners, which solved that problem. I have been playing through a 30 watt Marshall Master Lead 30 practice amp, and the sound is fabulous. I haven't quite been able to reproduce the exact sound directly through my 100 watt Marshall or either of my 100 watt Fender twin 12s yet, so I set the 30 watt at a low volume and mic it through the Fenders. Man~O~Man, I am about ready to challenge Eddie Van Halen for the many and most impressive sounds from a guitar. (Definitely not playing ability, but sound only)...LOL I am really not quite sure what I have done to get this guitar to play so well and easily, but I have tried to duplicate the adjustments on my real Strats. So, if you're a beginner, check out several brands before you buy. My guess is, you'll know the right guitar once you hold and feel it for a short while, no matter what the price or brand!!! Good Luck!!!
I just upgraded my '72 Avon/Rose Morris Japanese plywood Les Paul last week with the complete works from a 2016 Epiphone plus top pro inc. the bridge & a bone nut, with a bit of work it really plays well now, the thing I like about these plywood LP's is the almost semi acoustic sound caused by the top layer veneer of ply being arched in the middle, it gives it a little more volume than most solid bodies. It's my against the wall guitar I can pick up and practice on and I don't even care if the grand kids come round with their sticky fingers :)
Glenn Campbell played a Teisco Japanese department store guitar in his early days. Probably their top of the line "expensive" $125 model. He made it sound like a $1,000 guitar. There are pictures of him in the studio with The Wrecking Crew with that same guitar. Which means you've probably heard it on a hit record.
I totally agree, Ive had em all, cheap, expensive, free, broke, etc.. Its ALL in your hands and soul. My favorite guitar and still my daily shredder is a old ass Korean Epiphone LP in Blue Sparkle top w/ EMGs. Its worth more to me than a new Gibson LP. It knows my soul. PS - Look at pics of Dime as a little kid. His first guitar was a Hondo LP in Clown Burst. Awesome.
Brian May is producing AMAZING affortable guitars (BMG Signature), with great and very costumize sound. And if you want a reaplica, well, that cost a lot more. But the affortable ones have really great sound and you can play almost every style of music on that. Sorry for my bad english.
There is a video floating around FB of a guy picking up a toy plastic guitar at a Walmart and playing "Pride and Joy" as good as SRV. i wholeheartedly agree that it's in the touch.
I know what you mean, man. I have a Epiphone LP 100 with a bolt on neck. It's a piece of junk. But it sounds good and stays in tune. And the neck is great. I've been gigging with it and it never let me down. It's all on your fingers. Great video, man.
sold my 1978 Gibson 335 and bought a Korean made Les Paul which if fine and plays well. first heard you on the blues guitar competition. my mouth fell open.
I've been playing since the early 60s and my main guitar I have used is a Vox Cheetah Deluxe. I bought a Wal Mart guitar, 6 string, single pickup, for $90 and after getting it set up I have to say it plays and sounds great! Been playing it now for 5 years. Frets great too! So, the adage of a cheap guitar, this one feels, sounds and frets just fine.
Got the Epi ES 335 Pro myself. Upgraded it though with Gibson Deluxe Tuners, ,57 Classics, upgraded Pots and PIO Caps and a Bone But. Fantastic player. Oh also replaced the Pickguard with era correct short guard and Bracket. Cheers, Mate!
Hey Gino, caught some of your videos playing blues and was blown away with your talent brother! GC still offers the ES335 Pro, I just picked one up myself for $329.00 on a sale they were having. Got to look through several boxed guitars to find "mine" to! Thanks for the information my friend, it is much appreciated. God Bless...
Thanks Gino that was great . On the movie/documentary "It might get loud" Jack white was talking about having a number of cheap guitars. And Rory Gallaghers strat was in terrible condition by the end of his days in the 90's and saw him at Montreax and he made that thing sing. Its good to have a vid like this......
Dude you are a player After my own heart I believe the same thing I love cheap guitars because you can modify them without fear and tone truly is in your fingers,your touch! You really Rock Dude I just had to subscribe to your channel based on that alone.Rock On!!!!!!!!
I've still got a Crestline Les Paul(70's maple) copy i bought from a pawn shop in Philly back in the 80's when i was a kid.Needs a bit of work,nothing major.That was my second guitar after getting a Hohner Strat Special(white) through a Sears catalog.Still have that as well.
Dude, thanks for keeping it real and busting the myths! You gave the snobs a black eye and raised the poor guys self esteem with one blow, Kudos. New subscriber, btw
dude can play the blues...that's for sure.
Exactly! I was about to call him Jack Black's country cousin, or some joke, and as I started to type, I heard him start playing.
That is sweet!
I couldn't hear what you said because I kept having to try and steal your licks. Niiiiice playing.
+DaveDexterMusic
Same hahaha
+DaveDexterMusic Same.
+DaveDexterMusic
Same here.
this 10 minutes video took me 20 minutes to watch.
+Elad Ashkenazi love the opening - Heeelllo
So true. Just because you buy a Stradivarius doesn't mean you're a violinist.
If you have that kind of money, no one will argue with you about it.
When you said you toured eight months out of the year, I poked around and listened to your music. Wow!
This video is so true. I own a "lawsuit" strat (absolutely no markings anywhere in the guitar), and one day I was at a guitar lesson. This guy walks in with an American standard tele and asks to play with me and my guitar teacher. He was interested in my guitar and even complemented me on how it sounded, when he asked to play it he made it sound just as good as the American standard he was using
I clicked this vid thinking I just saw Dimebag holding a 335
What dose that mean?
Harry Harshimoto damn XD
Well you did not, you saw a fucking douche bag holding a chineese made copy
Stuart K Reilly i actually had the same thing😂😂😂
Now I'm sad
yeah he is right its all in the hands. this guy knows what hes saying. he can play too.
To be fair, he could probably connect a toaster and a potato with some duct tape and it would sound good. In the hands indeed!
mmmm potato......
sounds good to me.
hehe
Very true its all bullshit Fender, Gibson and wait for it Rickenbacker are all rip off merchants the copies sound as good
Vindsvept, fantasy music: That really DID make me laugh out loud.
Yep, you are right, he sounds good.
I recently bought a cheap guitar. Its a Agile 2000. Basically a gibson les paul. I wasnt expecting much for $200. But this thing is AMAZING!! plays great, sounds great and stays in tune for days
Bolt Rondo Music's Agile line is a sleeper...high quality at affordable prices. Their Les Pauls are very heavy, though...as all LPs are. I have an Agile TC 630 (Tele-style). Took it to my guitar tech to be set up with .011 strings. He said it plays and sounds like a Fender Custom Shop Telecaster. I paid $250.
golfalot1 I love love LOVE Rondo Music's guitars! I still have their "vintage series" fretless J-Bass, haven't changed anything on it. It plays like a dream, stuns people that I paid $105 for a bass that the originator of the J series charges $899 for today.
bolt why aren't you saving penny? stop playing guitar and save the world!!
eh she can wait
I have a Agile Dauntless. I love it.
I can't remember being more enthusiastic about subscribing to a channel. I'm a fan of cheap guitars and I agree that the sound is in your fingers. I just picked up a First Act for $15 and it plays great. I suck, but it plays great. Keep the faith.
I guess : 8 months touring, 4 months crocodile hunting.
banter
1 week ago and no comets
He Lives in California,no Crocodiles there.
It's well worth getting to know how to set a guitar up. I have a Hondo Fame Series 764 plywood junker. It now feels as easy to play as my Fender Strat. The cheapo humbuckers sound pretty good too though a decent amp; nice and really bright. I love it, And it was saved from being thrown into a skip truck.
You said it in the first 30 seconds, bro. Good stuff! You have great tone in your fingers too.
I bought a Hondo Les Paul once and used it as a project. I cut a piece of Plexiglas to replace the back access plate and installed 5 slide switches, 2 to make the pickups single coil, 1 to put the pickups out of phase with each other and 2 to allow the humbuckers to have their own coils out of phase. Since this put the switches on the back I had a little wood strip to make sure moving the guitar didn't move the switches. When I got rid of the guitar I changed the wiring back to stock and put the original cover back on.
I LOOVE the hippie cave videos!!! Please more :)
Yes and you have been using Quilter guitar amps for a few years now too. Powerful, small light and easy to take on a plane when touring.
tone. ...CLEAN.... it's in your hands.
Btw, Gino you play really great and its so nice to get your endorsement of my Epi
ES335 pro limited from Guitar Center... also 350 (whilst on sale) 11-2016
and there are a lot of great guitars (w/ set necks) in the 200 dollar range...
les paul copies, even the occasional semi-hollow body...
I play epiphone guitars and love them - I also have gibsons and fenders and go to the epiphone every time
Gino ... this is the best guitar vid I have ever seen man ... I am not a lead guitarist but I did buy an Agile 2000 from Rondo Music and it fills the bill as a rhythm guitar in my hands ... You said a lot of common sense stuff here ,... and you play the hell out of your guitars .......... I will check out you site too ! Peace !
Your 335 has Alnico Classic Pros, which I think are one of the best pickups Epi sells, even better than the ProBuckers they make (ProBuckers are their version of the Burstbucker while Alnico Classic Pros are their version of a Classic-57 PAF style pickup.)
I have an Epi SG with Alnico Classic Pros and just love the way that guitar sounds.
+LincolnFStern Yeah, I have an SG G400 Pro, and I just love it!
I've got two guitars that I play on a regular basis. A Yamaha FG800 ($300.00 Aussie) acoustic and an Epiphone Dot ($450 Aussie)
They both play great, they sound terrific and they both look really good. I love them to death. Yes, I had to take them in for a set up, but hey...it was worth it and I play them every day.
You DO NOT need to spend a lot of money to get a great guitar that you'll both enjoy and be proud of.
It's all up to you.
How to steal a lick: speed=0.5, 720 p, full screen.
Desi guy ((( But can you lick a steal? Huh? Can you?
Connor Chen Yeah, why take advantage of the visual medium that is UA-cam. that would be stupid.
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Desi guy yup, got a plywood tele that I love, dropped som Texas specials in it and SHAZAM
never thought of that thanks !!
I have always loved guitars and played some in high school. Even tried taking guitar lessons but lost interest quick. I believe because the instructor talked more than taught. Loved listening to you play and wish I could play like you!
"It's a piece of plywood crap but it sounds great." So much for the Tonewood Myth.
I still have a guitar just like your black LP my mom bought me in 1972. Mine is a "Toredo". Pretty nice copy. In 1977, my mom bought me a real Gibson LP custom. She was the coolest mom to ever walk this earth. I've got a Teisco Tele, a Univox 335, etc. Love those cheapies!! Way too many guitars (is that possible?). Thanks for the video!!
5:06 If you're looking for 'lawsuit' guitars on ebay, 99% of the guitars you're going to find only claim to be lawsuit, but they are not. The black Les Paul copy isn't a 'lawsuit' Gibson knockoff either, as it has a bolt-on neck and a different headstock. Real lawsuit instruments from the 70s and early 80s are exact copies of superb quality, that's why Gibson and Fender sued the Japanese manufacturers.I like your Epiphone ES very much though. :-)
Massive snob thing with guitars i got a dot as good as any fuckin 335 Gibson, even with it standard pick ups the sound is all in the hands of the player period
Your right. It was the Tokai companies fender style guitars that got the lawsuit and I believe Gibson sued Fernandez guitars. If i remember correctly both lawsuits were unsuccessful.
I enjoyed playing in groups but i spent soo much time as a teenager looking for the right sound using 4 cheap guitars from Pawn shops, Other guitarist friends sounded great using the same set up on my cheapo guitars...One day, i finally used a really expensive borrowed Gibson,it still didnt sound good in "my" hands..You are sooo right saying to people "The sound is all in your fingers"..All i want to say is, Enjoy your playing and not to worry too much the perfect sound..I dont consider myself a guitarist ,just a strummer
Thanks for some common sense talk, I agree your sound is in your fingers, so long as the intonation is set and the action is playable.
SuperStig23 For any young Stratocaster lovers who are on a low budget check out the Squire Classic Vibe series (used) I just got a 1960's model and it plays and sounds like dream. Paid $150 for it, it blows my Mexican Strat away in fit, finish, tone and playability. Another gem from Squire is their "Standard" model, it's far from standard !! 2 point floating bridge, real Alnico 5 pickups and a great neck, you can find these for under $100. Gino If you've ever played either of these I would be curious what you think, they are both made in Indonesia.
I always think the phrase the sound is in your hands also refers to be able to account for out of tune strings and/or bad action with your fingers. Thats what seperates the best from the rest, not that you ever want to have to account for those issues.
I've got an old Sears Sivertone acoustic that I bought in a pawn shop for 40 bucks. Dealer said it he was trying to sell at as a wall hanger for somebody's game room. It's got a still shiny trapeze tail piece. Somebody actually repainted it with a brush and the new color and the original have blended and faded together making it look super cool. I don't know what kind of wood was used for the body but it's something similar to what a thin cheap hollow inside door panel is made of. Slip on a slide and play some delta blues though and it's like going back in time. Way back.
its all in the setup ........great video ...thanks
Cool dude. Very down to earth. In one of my most successful bands, my guitarist had a Lotus lol. He made it sound nice. So I totally agree.
Amen to that. Not everyone can afford brand name guitars anyway. Love my cheap lawsuits and they sound great. Thanks for this video.
I like my cheapies too. I have a $200 strat-like guitar that actually came with a nice curly maple neck. That stays. It didn't sound bad, but I had a set of Lace Holy Grails lying around... now it sounds quite nice.
Every instrument is unique. Regardless of price, I've found that if I keep my eyes open, sooner or later I'll find something agreeable. And often there's something about it, something different or interesting.
My main knock on cheap guitars is there not worth getting refretted or any serious work for that matter. It's usually 50% of the guitars price.
No offence but if you play guitar for many years you will end up able to do it all yourself through necessity.
The tools to do a complete refret cost about $100. A variable temp solder station about $50 and the rest is just a couple of hours of effort. All guitarists will learn to set up their own guitars sooner or later: action, relief, pickup height, intonation, nut adjustments etc. At peak I was burning through a set of medium jumbos on my LP in about 6 months of bar gigs and practice. No way I was paying a luthier $250+ to refret it every time. ;)
word.
Good for you Gino!
One of the nicest sounding guitars I ever had cost $150 off flea-bay
(old Asian 335 copy)(got 31 right now)
you rock.
I agree totally. I've never owned anything but SG copies and Epiphone SG's, and I don't think I've missed a damn thing. The SG has the perfect body type, and they usually have decent necks too.
My baby, the very first SG I ever bought, is a trashy, banged-up 2000's red Special from Epiphone with a mismatched tuner and a pickguard off of a Les Paul knockoff. I paid for it with pocket change at a Goodwill store in New Orleans, and I've never felt limited by it.
George Parkins You are correct that the copies and Epi's can fine guitars. The vintage '62 SG (less paul) I used to own was something else though. It killed! Overall it *was a better guitar than an Epiphone but I'm not saying the Epi's and random copies aren't good. I play a modified Squier Tele along with my main Strat, which is in a top shelf instrument and you can definitely tell it's "better". The Squier still rocks though.
You are absolutely right. Brian May the guitarist of Queen built together with father the "Red Special", the guitar that he always use until today and made him a millionaire. I certainly believe the guitarist made the guitar no all the way around.
great video, but that's not a lawsuit guitar. that term has been thrown around a lot and been misused, just like how people use "coiltap" instead of "coilsplit" when theyre completely different. a lawsuit guitar refers to certain Ibanez LP copies with a certain headstock, now lawsuit guitar just means a Japanese copy that's old lol
darkinertia2 , Absolutely correct. It's amazing how many people don't know the whole story of "Lawsuit" guitars. The lawsuit between Gibson and Ibanez over the LP headstock was actually settled out of court and never made it to a courtroom.
darkinertia2 He's kind of half right in fact, although the law suit was between Gibson and Ibanez it was also a VERY public shot across the bows of a lot of other companies that were also making close copies of Gibson's, I've read an interview with Jim Duerloo (I think that was his name) in which he talked about it.
Pedant. Zzzzz.
In that case the PRS single cut is a lawsuit guitar which they beat Gibson in court.
Takamine also has a lawsuit model. A late 70's clone of a Martin that was just as nice but way cheaper. I have one.
I have some nice expensive guitars too ... and I bought an Epiphone ES-339. I have done nothing to it and it's absolutely wonderful to play. In fact, I play it every day. It's become my favorite guitar for practice. And with the ability to switch the pickups from double coil to singes ... well, I can get practically any tone I want from it. It's awesome, and cost 1/4 what some of my other guitars cost. Good video ... some very useful information for anyone wanting to play electric guitar and not spend a fortune.
Have you tried Dillon, Vintage (Wilkinson hardware)?
I also enjoy "upscale" Epiphones..
Mark (ALLMARK PRODUCTIONS)
Thanks that helps a lot. I am thinking about learning guitar, I'm a drummer, but I don't want to spend much learning so yes the touch thing makes a lot of sense to me since the same thing is true for drums. I've heard a lot of guys playing expensive drum sets but they weren't very good so it didn't sound that great. On the other hand, someone good can make even a cheap set sound good.
Try Guitar West for Tokai Les Pauls!!! Awesome guitars....
I played SG's exclusively for years and my Tokai SG is hands down one of my favourites. That, or a Japanese Squier which is phenomenal, I put a mustang pickup in it and I've had offers for about £600 for it, and these people are brand queens. This guy knows!
David Hutchinson Those are some mindblowing guitars, DH! I played a strat and LP clone and was extremely impressed--and I'm not easily impressed. If you're interested, I can also recommend older Hamers. Used to own (when I was playing more than I was practicing if you know what I mean) a Hamer semi-hollow with "Duncan Designed" hummers, and I'm telling you that was one BADASS sounding guitar on ANY p/up or combo of pups. Had one in "Aztec Gold" color, and was it a head-turner. Think I bought it for around $249 used.
JamaisMEC I had and have the Hamer Slammer series guitars. They are a great platform for modding. They have bolt on necks that look like set necks with a full French heel. Only if the boutique guitars could have necks like that instead of the Fender slap ons with no heel.
tokai lc85 is good one :)
I do not know which is sillier, your hat or your T-shirt. However, you play so well and you know of what you speak.
I am impressed! Thank you and please make more videos.
That may be a Lawsuit era guitar (pre-1977), but it's not a Lawsuit guitar. The lawsuit was about the Gibson headstock. Norlin (GIbson's parent company) threatened to sue Ibanez over Les Paul copies that had the open book headstock. Ibanez and others (Matsamoku, Terada, etc) change the design. Lawsuit had nothing to do with the build quality. Some are total crap. There are some that rival Gibson. Greco, Aria Pro, Burney, Tokai and Ibanez are the ones that the prices are sky-rocketing. They made some pro quality guitars. I have an Aria Pro II LS-450 that I would not trade for a new Gibson Les Paul. A lot of the plywood bolt-on neck ones are "iffy." If you're lucky, all you need to do is set up and replace the electronics. I've seen Hondos, Aspens and Memphis guitars where the trussrod was not even anchored properly. Electra, Univox and Vintage are usually worth a gamble.
+jgrimsley2000 Lawsuit era Guitar and Lawsuit guitar refers to the same idea .Norlin did not threaten .They sued . The case was settled out of court . I know I know , People want to kill about the Lawsuit terminology but its not worth it . Reference to "lawsuit" was even banned in one Vintage Japanese guitar group on facebook due to to much argument .
+jgrimsley2000 We need to create the brand "Lawsuit" xD
That should work . Go for it . lol
+jgrimsley2000 I played the Ibanez. It was a GREAT axe. I liked it just as much as my Les Paul.
I have a Morris Les Paul copy that has the Gibson headstock & diamond on the headstock. Would that be a lawsuit guitar or does it just apply to Ibanez?
Man! That's the idea! If it isn't comes from your hands, it won't come from no-where! Great video, great playing!
At least he is not trying to sell someone a chibson.
Great video! I agree, tone IS in your fingers for the most part and I have found some great cheap guitars over the years and recorded with them! If the feel is here and the electronics work, and it it stays in tune....I am satisfied.My requirement is that it must play well. Thanks for posting.
got myself one of those epiphone es 335's a couple of month ago and its beautiful
danny wood same here lovely guitar
I have one on the way, ordered from another store, i have high hopes for it
Great demonstration. It's so true about many cheap guitars sounding great. And yes, it's in your hands, not gear! It's a joy to hear a great player like you do a demo, too!
Good ol' country boy tearin it up on guitar!! Hell of a good video boss
So true. All true. I have a Hamer XT Standard for 6 years. And it's brilliant. It was really cheap in Poland (1250 PLN = 314,81 USD). And the stock pickups was the best pups i've ever had on this guitar. I regret changing them to Seymour Duncans Invaders. Then I changed them to Tesla's AH-3 and now I have EMG's 81-60. I still miss the original pickups (probably they were made in DiMarzio's factory). The body is great (one peace of wood), frets are done very well, mechine heads works properly. The only thing that was not so good was the bridge htat i replaced for Gotoh GE103B-T. Now it sounds and looks like a killer. I compared, Gibsons, Kramers, Fenders to my Hamer and I would't replace it for any of them. Cheap doesn't mean bad. Cheap is good if you are lucky and now what to do with your guitar.
reminds me a lot of srv licks
Nice playing. I'm a metal/punk/hard rock guy, but I can definitely appreciate good blues licks.
Subbed. I have a lawsuit guitar. I bought it new in '74.
Are you in L.A.? (old phaht?)
No, I'm in Gatineau, Quebec. Bought the guitar in Ottawa.
I'm from Ottawa, where'd you get yours?
Weiner's (pr. WI-ners)in the Market. I don't know if they're still there.
I remember them. Man that goes way back....
I've done well with cheap guitars. I bought a Yamaha EG303 at Goodwill for $25! (It's one of those that came in a kit with an amp and accessories.) It had a broken input jack and no strings, so I decided to change all the electronics. I put on a nice switch and jack, Bourns pots, and a set of clone vintage Strat pickups. When it was all done, I had $85 in it. It stays in tune, plays fine, and sounds like a 50s Strat. I take it to open mic nights, party jams, etc.
talking about cheap guitars while holding a vintage gibson
Bapalapa30 did you not watch the video and see the epiphone?
hahaha...you're right though
so basically you only watched the first minute of the video.
He lost all credibility by stressing how much he loves his Gibson. He left me with the idea that he wouldn't trade all his other guitars for an armload of Gibson kindling wood.
did you even watch the video???
I paid 300 bucks for my dot and love it it's a great guitar . I thought I would replace the electronics but it's sounds so good I'm not even going to bother
Besides the new car smell guitar thing you were talking about I totally agree with every single word of what you just said even though I also tend to buy used guitars the tone wood and most other strange guitar myth's is mostly bullshit sure i think it has some minor effect on coloring of tone but is mainly in the players fingers and touch and feel type of pick ups and electronics type of amp your playing thru pedals etc, etc even the type of guitar pick you use all of this colors the tone but it is 99 % the guitar player him or herself as you so aptly pointed out and anyone who disagrees with you or I is an idiot I myself own and have owned many Epiphone LP"s for example some modified or upgraded and some not that I would put up against at least 90 % of all Gibson;s ever made never understood why alot of guitar players are so afraid to go onstage with a guitar that doesn't say Gibson or Fender on the head-stock these guy's are just ridiculous brand specific egomaniacs or corporate programmed robots lol I for one enjoy the music and the musicianship the brand on the head-stock " NOT Important "
+Stevie Ray .. Well said . I can bear out what you said in that I have some fantastic guitars but I cant make magic . Not enough talent . But I do love them and play them on my own .
One of my most favorite guitars i own is a Teisco Del Rey that i bought in pieces for 50 dollars in a Thrift Store
Paid a friend 100 dollars to put the thing together, honestly, one of the best blues guitars i've ever played!
This is coming from somebody who's main guitars for years were a US made Fender Tele and a US made Gibson Les Paul..
How can a guitar be a "piece of crap" but it sounds good? If it sounds good doesn't that make the guitar NOT a piece of crap?
pretty easily, to me it seems like he meant that the guitar was built with poor materials,parts,craftsmanship etc, but the guitar sounds and plays great.
the last part of your sentence is literally the definition of a good guitar
Pickups in the Epi 335 are Epiphone Alnico II Pro. Sound pretty good too! Epi has come a long way with their pickups.
A lawsuit guitar has nothing to do with body shape. A true lawsuit guitar is an Ibanez copy with headstock design and logo design same or simular to Gibson/Fender, since Ibanez was the only company that was sued in 1977.
www.jazzguitar.be/lawsuit_guitars.html
Tom Kovacic The could be also U.S. Customs hold guitars. Apple computers has gotten ICE to raid repair shops without suing them.
www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20130429/07214322874/homeland-security-participates-trademark-raid.shtml
It's very possible that Gibson made a claim customs agents that those guitars were counterfeit so U.S. Customs just took those foreign guitars and destroyed the ones they found.
They ibenez made a few brands back then like Electra was also sued and aria many others that fell under that suit
I recently got a Samick Torino TR1 'Greg Bennett designed' (Gibson SG Copy) for $50 on LetGo - with a tiny practice amp and a nice braided cord!! After cleaning it up, and doing a decent setup on it, it plays and sounds (on it's 'Duncan Designed' pickups) like ANY Gibson SG I've ever played/owned in the past 30+ years. A whopping $50 for an absolutely INCREDIBLE guitar that was thrown in a corner and neglected for years! A little cleanup, some new strings, a good setup, and its AMAZING!
Lol you know youre a hippie when you cant spell hippie right
Also when you wear a Christmas sweater in February
Long time player here saying I'm glad I found your channel! You're beautiful man, God bless you.
When he said the tone is all in the hands anyway, I knew this man had no fucking clue of what he is talking about. This is coming from a sound engineer.
checkerace50 wow
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+checkerace50 nice to know sound engineers have time to complain on youtube
bernie duran
Nobody is complaining. It's just a simple fact. The tone on my Ibanez RG Series with a basic Humbucker setup will Never sound as good as my Schecter C7 Hellraiser.
no denying that, but you don't have to be a sound engineer to say that. You do for job apps
Those cheap 1970's Ibanez copies of Gibson guitars are pretty sweet, especially the Rocket Roll V and the Destroyer, which mimic the Flying V and the Explorer respectively.
My first guitar was a Lotus Stratocaster copy. To this day, I swear it sounds as good as an American strat.
Sir, I think you made more sense on your video than about 80% of the other videos I have watched. If you can play you can play. If you can't no matter how much you pay for a guitar it 's not going to help.
Nice to see you have a taste for those ES models! I have an Epiphone Dot Studio myself, love it to death. But the threads on the input jack are stripped now, so I can't even put a cable in without the jack getting loose and falling out of place, and therefore it's been out of commission for the past month. :'(
I could listen to this guy forever
Totally agree with you on changing the placing of the strap pin. Why do companies put them there? Even big name manufacturers make that mistake. They are SO uncomfortable! btw I had a Gibson Barney Kessel that had that out of phase tone when both p'ups were on.... funky! I too prefer trapeze tailpieces; they have a slinkier feel with slightly less sustain(on some guitars). Great review for those who want a good tone for little money. Peace.
Gino, Just wanted to say that you are a great blues guitar player and singer. I've watched the vids on your site. Hopefully someday I can see you live....
You make a very good point however there is a difference in playability and quality of certain guitars from offbrand companies like Davison and Jameson opposed to an Epiphone and squire
This guy is so awesome. He has Star Wars memorabilia, a Dirty Harry reference, and a hollow body Gibson.
Finally , someone that likes cheap used guitars , like me! I have a Lotus Iceman and Les Paul ,2 years that Lotus guitars were made in Japan and made with nice wood,they are great ! We think the same,great video ! I have over 100 guitars and basses ,but it's these pawn shop guitars that I love!
"This is a piece of junk...but it is a phenomenal instrument" - then really, it isn't a piece of junk. I have an old MIJ Lotus Strat copy from late 70's with micro tilt truss adjuster and maple fretboard that has hands down the best neck I've ever held. I wouldn't trade that Lotus for anything that Fender has ever built. I get what you're saying though, and while there might be a big difference between the monetary value of two instruments, the difference between them when it comes to "real" value (playability, tone, etc.) often can be significantly less. Great video
Damn! that black lp style guitar on the neck sounds beautiful! ur right - tone is in the fingers!
I have played for well over 50 years and one thing I have learned is I have wasted "ALLOT" of money on name brand stuff. Somewhere along the line I have developed a love, respect, and admiration for all guitars from the 50 buck to the 15 hundred buck range. One thing definite if ya wanna play guitar is, ya need to get to know guitars and the basic maintenance and care of them. I recently "TRASH PICKED", yes, trash picked, but I prefer to say rescued a Strat copy from a trash can. Brand name is "BAJA"... Never heard of it, but it is a rather nice looking guitar. All gloss black with a black pic guard. I added black Strat knobs because it had none... One humbucker pickup in the treble position, which needed mount/adjustment repair, one volume, and one tone control.
With a little TLC and a good clean up, this guitar has amazed me from the start. First, the guitar weighs almost nothing, about 1/3 of a real Strat. I have spent some time tweaking and adjusting, but now this thing plays and sounds better than any guitar I have ever owned. I must say the tuners were "JUNK" so they have been replaced with a set of 35 dollar WD Products after market tuners, which solved that problem. I have been playing through a 30 watt Marshall Master Lead 30 practice amp, and the sound is fabulous. I haven't quite been able to reproduce the exact sound directly through my 100 watt Marshall or either of my 100 watt Fender twin 12s yet, so I set the 30 watt at a low volume and mic it through the Fenders. Man~O~Man, I am about ready to challenge Eddie Van Halen for the many and most impressive sounds from a guitar. (Definitely not playing ability, but sound only)...LOL
I am really not quite sure what I have done to get this guitar to play so well and easily, but I have tried to duplicate the adjustments on my real Strats. So, if you're a beginner, check out several brands before you buy. My guess is, you'll know the right guitar once you hold and feel it for a short while, no matter what the price or brand!!! Good Luck!!!
I just upgraded my '72 Avon/Rose Morris Japanese plywood Les Paul last week with the complete works from a 2016 Epiphone plus top pro inc. the bridge & a bone nut, with a bit of work it really plays well now, the thing I like about these plywood LP's is the almost semi acoustic sound caused by the top layer veneer of ply being arched in the middle, it gives it a little more volume than most solid bodies. It's my against the wall guitar I can pick up and practice on and I don't even care if the grand kids come round with their sticky fingers :)
omg the licks you were playing on that lawsuit guitar neck pickup..... sooooo smooth i love it, thanks for the info bud!
Awesome and true. Gonna try to learn to play. Have loved guitars my whole life. Thanks for the video!
I'm a fan of your pathos. Its so fun to snag a criminal cheap guitar and make it work!
Glenn Campbell played a Teisco Japanese department store guitar in his early days. Probably their top of the line "expensive" $125 model. He made it sound like a $1,000 guitar. There are pictures of him in the studio with The Wrecking Crew with that same guitar. Which means you've probably heard it on a hit record.
I totally agree, Ive had em all, cheap, expensive, free, broke, etc.. Its ALL in your hands and soul. My favorite guitar and still my daily shredder is a old ass Korean Epiphone LP in Blue Sparkle top w/ EMGs. Its worth more to me than a new Gibson LP. It knows my soul. PS - Look at pics of Dime as a little kid. His first guitar was a Hondo LP in Clown Burst. Awesome.
Brian May is producing AMAZING affortable guitars (BMG Signature), with great and very costumize sound. And if you want a reaplica, well, that cost a lot more. But the affortable ones have really great sound and you can play almost every style of music on that.
Sorry for my bad english.
There is a video floating around FB of a guy picking up a toy plastic guitar at a Walmart and playing "Pride and Joy" as good as SRV. i wholeheartedly agree that it's in the touch.
I know what you mean, man. I have a Epiphone LP 100 with a bolt on neck. It's a piece of junk. But it sounds good and stays in tune. And the neck is great. I've been gigging with it and it never let me down. It's all on your fingers.
Great video, man.
sold my 1978 Gibson 335 and bought a Korean made Les Paul which if fine and plays well. first heard you on the blues guitar competition. my mouth fell open.
I've been playing since the early 60s and my main guitar I have used is a Vox Cheetah Deluxe. I bought a Wal Mart guitar, 6 string, single pickup, for $90 and after getting it set up I have to say it plays and sounds great! Been playing it now for 5 years. Frets great too! So, the adage of a cheap guitar, this one feels, sounds and frets just fine.
nice gino I agree and the little playing you did sounded great.
Got the Epi ES 335 Pro myself. Upgraded it though with Gibson Deluxe Tuners, ,57 Classics, upgraded Pots and PIO Caps and a Bone But. Fantastic player. Oh also replaced the Pickguard with era correct short guard and Bracket. Cheers, Mate!
Hey Gino, caught some of your videos playing blues and was blown away with your talent brother! GC still offers the ES335 Pro, I just picked one up myself for $329.00 on a sale they were having. Got to look through several boxed guitars to find "mine" to! Thanks for the information my friend, it is much appreciated. God Bless...
B> B> KING, Man, I am now hooked on your playing, who are you playing with, I would like to spend some time watching your group!
Thanks Gino that was great .
On the movie/documentary "It might get loud" Jack white was talking about having a number of cheap guitars. And Rory Gallaghers strat was in terrible condition by the end of his days in the 90's and saw him at Montreax and he made that thing sing. Its good to have a vid like this......
Dude you are a player After my own heart I believe the same thing I love cheap guitars because you can modify them without fear and tone truly is in your fingers,your touch! You really Rock Dude I just had to subscribe to your channel based on that alone.Rock On!!!!!!!!
Dude, you can make any guitar sound good. Your playing is silky smooth. Great video.
I've still got a Crestline Les Paul(70's maple) copy i bought from a pawn shop in Philly back in the 80's when i was a kid.Needs a bit of work,nothing major.That was my second guitar after getting a Hohner Strat Special(white) through a Sears catalog.Still have that as well.
Dude, thanks for keeping it real and busting the myths! You gave the snobs a black eye and raised the poor guys self esteem with one blow, Kudos. New subscriber, btw