What Kind of Guitar is Best for Ambient Playing?

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I run 10 different guitar types through the same pedalboard, playing the same music to compare and contrast how the guitars are affected by the signal chain and what kind of Ambient Guitar Tones they produce.
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Strymon Compadre Compressor: sweetwater.sjv.io/LXP9dM
Settings: Flat Boost 25%, Dry 50%, Type: Squeeze, Compressor 50%
Strymon Riverside Overdrive: sweetwater.sjv.io/eK4mZO
Bass, Mid, Treble: 50%, Gain: High, Push: Mid
Strymon Iridium Amp Modeler: sweetwater.sjv.io/5gb402
Amp: Punch, Cab: B, Everything else is 50% - 60%
Lehle Mono Volume Pedal S: sweetwater.sjv.io/oqaMon
TC Electronic Ditto X2 Looper: sweetwater.sjv.io/jrY5z0
Strymon DIG Dual Digital Delay: sweetwater.sjv.io/2111QA
Mod: Deep, Type: 24/96, Time 2: dotted quarter, Repeats: 40%, adjust tap tempo to taste
Strymon BigSky: sweetwater.sjv.io/KjjjZe
Preset 11B - adjust mix to taste
Pedaltrain Classic Pro Pedalboard: sweetwater.sjv.io/rQQQ2D
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Adam Audio AH8 Monitor: sweetwater.sjv.io/9gGP03
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Video Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Ibanez QX54QM
02:02 Gibson Les Paul Studio
03:25 Fender Telecaster Baritone
04:42 D'Angelico Deluxe SS Baritone
06:07 PRS SE277 Baritone
07:35 Reverend Airwave
09:02 Squier Classic Vibe Strat
10:23 PRS SE277 Baritone 2
11:47 D'Angelico Atlantic Baritone
13:13 Fender Stratocaster

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  • @iank1638
    @iank1638Ай бұрын

    They were all great. What a lovely bit of music. The ibanez was my favourite which I didn’t expect. Followed by the 2nd D’Angelico.

  • @TheGreenKingdom
    @TheGreenKingdomАй бұрын

    Love my Strats for ambient music, so versatile.

  • @rasmusj3937
    @rasmusj3937Ай бұрын

    To my surprise I'm partial to the Ibanez. Great video 👍

  • @j.hammer573
    @j.hammer573Ай бұрын

    It all sounded great to me. There was a hypnotic effect in the music. Just listening, not watching, I could not tell that the guitars changed but one time.

  • @davebraxton
    @davebraxtonАй бұрын

    They all have unique nuances and every one of them sounds great in the hands of a master. Absolutely love this piece of music. I hope it’s something that will appear on your next album. Beautiful!

  • @BrentAdams
    @BrentAdamsАй бұрын

    I lean toward liking the lower tuned guitars myself....but they all sounded great in your hands.

  • @eearts
    @eeartsАй бұрын

    Classic vibe Strat for me on this one. Great timing as I was just thinking of this question today.

  • @bluepedalsrock9271

    @bluepedalsrock9271

    Ай бұрын

    If I’m not mistaken, he’s added Fishman pickups to that guitar.

  • @socalwill9876
    @socalwill9876Ай бұрын

    The D'Angelico's gentle resonance suits the piece nicely. Something I've discovered with pickups for ambient use are Epiphone's recent Les Pauls with coil split ProBuckers (not coil tapping as found in the Gibsons) which gives you the chime of a single coil but the bass of a humbucker, can get pretty massive. Sounding amazing as always 🎸👍

  • @gaetanofontanazza
    @gaetanofontanazzaАй бұрын

    This was a beautiful journey. Thank you!

  • @TheToneWork
    @TheToneWork28 күн бұрын

    They all sounded wonderful to me. What I loved about this video is the demonstration of tone for different sounds. I just got a Gretsch for ambient stuff because I love the high-end crispiness that pierces through delay and reverb. Thanks for the video.

  • @jeffallen3382
    @jeffallen3382Ай бұрын

    The 2 different Strats eere my favorites.

  • @sidefish8362
    @sidefish836225 күн бұрын

    I really liked to sound of the D'Angelico deluxe baritone on first listen. Nice tune.

  • @hanovergreen4091
    @hanovergreen409127 күн бұрын

    Far Out. You kept your QX54. I based some of my purchase on your video and the clean sounds it produced. Thanks so much for all you do. It's appreciated! Best Regards and Best Wishes!

  • @stevesmith3990
    @stevesmith3990Ай бұрын

    They all sounded great in your hands, would love to hear an expanded version of this tune - on your next album maybe? Thanks Bill.

  • @shanerose5348
    @shanerose5348Ай бұрын

    Appreciated the video, but man, that's some of the best new music I've heard in a long time.

  • @tonalsurge7225
    @tonalsurge722511 күн бұрын

    There used to be a saying in the camera community that the best camera is the one that you are holding. I believe the same thing applies to guitars. Somedays I have a better vibe with my Tele, on other days its with an LP.

  • @nothanks3146
    @nothanks3146Ай бұрын

    I like the telecaster sound the best

  • @michael-TN
    @michael-TNАй бұрын

    They all sounded great… I don’t think I could pick a favorite. I believe you could make a piece of dental floss sound good Bill. The 12 string was my least favorite sounding but still sounded good.

  • @tiagoafonsomusic
    @tiagoafonsomusicАй бұрын

    They all sound great! But there's something particularly soothing in a neck humbucker.

  • @jamesbusch282
    @jamesbusch282Ай бұрын

    Fender Strat best to my ears.

  • @6stringsandapick
    @6stringsandapickАй бұрын

    My top 3 1. D'angellico Deluxe SS 2. PRS SE277 (The First one) 3. Ibanez QX54

  • @anunexpectedfire4062
    @anunexpectedfire4062Ай бұрын

    I remain obsessed with your PRS baritones. I love P90s. But that Ibanez always shocks me given how it really isn’t a type of guitar or sound I would normally go for.

  • @mebeasensei
    @mebeasenseiАй бұрын

    Reminds me of Hotel Womb by The Church!

  • @user-jy3io4iz2p
    @user-jy3io4iz2pАй бұрын

    At the moment having a lot of fun with Sire S3 hss and Fender Micro Mustang headphone amp 🤠

  • @waltimedes
    @waltimedesАй бұрын

    I think I liked the telecaster most. I was surprised by how much I liked the les paul, I sometimes write them off. The (semi?) hollow D'Angelico was also an interesting feel.

  • @guiom77
    @guiom77Ай бұрын

    Bravo bravo respect 👏

  • @robertdonosobuchner3129
    @robertdonosobuchner3129Ай бұрын

    These are all good guitars and they all sound good. All of these guitars have their own character. For my taste the Ibanez and the second PRS baritone are my favorites. 😊

  • @martinlindsay579
    @martinlindsay579Ай бұрын

    Oooooo. Didn’t know where to turn. All I know is…… I need more guitars!!!!

  • @agerven
    @agervenАй бұрын

    Upon first listening, at least the first few, did sound pretty simular. That should not be surprising, because of your magic threesome at the start of the pedalboard: Compadre, Riverside, and Iridium since these are providing a standard tone for the actual effects you use. Then, as the sequence progressed, small differences became more clear. The most obvious being the 12 string Reverend Airwave. Did a second run of the sequence, to concentrate on the differences and perform a first rating. First of all, complements for this piece and how you play it: building a loop in the first 30 seconds, then soloing over it with the higher strings in the second 30 seconds. Ibanez QX: - The lower strings used fo create the loop seem to mix with each other, creating a wood of picked low tones. - This of course affects the second piece where you solo over it. Although the solo is much brighter it does not stand out as much due to the mumble and rumbling of the loop. Gibson Les Paul: - Much brighter, and the individual notes are more isolated from each other. Liked this one very much, a pleasure to listen to. Fender Telecaster Baritone: - Similar to the Les Paul, but with a slight difference due to which there is still more separation between the notes and a larger frequency range. All due to your love for baritone guitars, which could immediately be recognized in this piece. i guess the longer neck and octave up for A and D are causing this. Sounded right at home. D'Angelico: poor thing! Very well played, but somehow seemed very flat, no distinctive character or feature made itself prominentely aware. Reverend Airwave, 12 string: When well played, like here, it sounds like a heavenly guitar duet. When constantly used in an evening long performance it becomes an overload to the senses, which should be avoided. The playing and pedals used clearly whisper "Bill, it's Bill playing" in my ear, but i'm also hearing Steve Howe during a live performance of Yes's Close to the Edge (which also is an ambient album, isn't it?) Squier Strat: A tiny little better than D'Angelico, but not much. Sounds flat and lacking character to me. PRS Baritone: Very much like the Ibanez and D'angelico, except it had more character and a warm lower string part. D'Angelico Baritone: Still not exceeding in character, but certainly in some brilliance. An unexpected surprise after the first D'Angelico and the PRS Baritone. Fender Stratocaster: Sounded exactly like it is intended to sound, except when your name is Jimmy H. or Ritchie B., in which case it also sounds like a stratocaster should. So for me, for what it's worth, when each of these would be a unique part of a live performance, the Ibanez would be at the lower end, i'd be really disappointed. At the top end would be the Reverend Airwave (#1), the Gibson Les Paul (#2), and the Fender Stratocaster (#3). Actually i would have enjoyed all performances, except for the Gibson. But Bill, in addition to all of the above i discovered a gift in this video. Not only for me, but likely for anyone. And the gift is: listen closely, listen to the details, listen to differences in instruments within the ambience you set with your pedals. i usually tend to do that only in the mastering phase, and then only with different sets of speakers. That's too late! You should have the details right as you want them before finishing each track. Thanks for a great demo and a big education in this. Wonderful!

  • @valtercirio3623
    @valtercirio3623Ай бұрын

    D'Angelico semihollow for me

  • @valtercirio3623

    @valtercirio3623

    Ай бұрын

    Followed the PRS

  • @samseitz9937
    @samseitz9937Ай бұрын

    The tuning on the blacktop tele baritone was pretty interesting. Is it borrowed from the Pat Metheny baritone Nashville style tuning?

  • @jfroines
    @jfroines29 күн бұрын

    Something about PRS guitars for me... I know they're well made and a lot of people like them, but every one I've ever played hits me with a "nope this is not for me" vibe.

  • @bluepedalsrock9271
    @bluepedalsrock9271Ай бұрын

    I’d go with any of the guitars with single coils or P90s.

  • @fredholland7525
    @fredholland7525Ай бұрын

    Man, I have eight guitars. none of them collectable or anything. I got them because of the sound. How each one has its own voice. I have a Michael Kelly Phoenix Patriot, Godin Sessions, Fender Telecaster, Dan Electro Baritone, Eastwood Resonator, Hagstrom HL 550 Dean Bocca 12 string, and an Ibanez SG style guitar that I am going to have my way with and do some interesting, ambient inspired artwork to. Each guitar, even the Ibanez SG has an interesting tone in its own right.

  • @thereareplaces
    @thereareplacesАй бұрын

    I assume you covered this elsewhere,but I am intrigued by your four string capo. Is this commercially available for electric guitars? If you have covered this elsewhere, could you provide the link. Thanks.

  • @dabuhr3343
    @dabuhr3343Ай бұрын

    Just hit play but I already wanna solve: The one you have or can afford ;)

  • @jeffallen3382
    @jeffallen3382Ай бұрын

    All the different tunings have more to do with any difference than anything else I would think?

  • @codpug
    @codpugАй бұрын

    Do you think a ukulele would be able yo do ambiant music?

  • @Asado69
    @Asado69Ай бұрын

    Well, none of them sucks actually (* hello, clickbait! 👋😁) - on the opposite! But the headless Ibanez and the Eric Johnson Strat had the most appealing tone to my ears.

  • @vayabroder729
    @vayabroder729Ай бұрын

    Would’ve been interesting to include the Carvin/Kiesel. They’re not that common.

  • @kyletaisacan
    @kyletaisacanАй бұрын

    Do you still use that game changer audio plus pedal?

  • @Neil-qf6df
    @Neil-qf6df29 күн бұрын

    Have you ever tried a bass guitar for Ambient?

  • @jaxplanner7282
    @jaxplanner7282Ай бұрын

    I prefer the Ibanez

  • @thomaswitch3357
    @thomaswitch3357Ай бұрын

    The strats were the best. The ibanez came in second

  • @planetpjr
    @planetpjrАй бұрын

    b b but...

  • @christianjimenez4374
    @christianjimenez4374Ай бұрын

    Does your fatboy have a tung oil neck or is it clear gloss?

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