oh my god i was literally just asking myself when you would upload a new year video lol. btw i think it would be cool if you could review the headless Ibanez Q series (just for fun. they're pretty accessible headless guitars). love your content!

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

My christmas gift to myself was having all 4 wisdom teeth removed and paying almost fully out of pocket because my NYC insurance sucks. My face was too swollen to show for awhile, but I'm back! I'll do the quest series in 2024 for sure. I also have an updated strandberg video coming.

@Reyes_Ferrufino

7 ай бұрын

@@andrefludd i'm glad you're back to good health, i'll definitely look forward for these reviews from you! you've made me get really into ergonomic and modern guitars in general! keep doing what you're doing, much love from Honduras :)

@robspectre1973

7 ай бұрын

The QX52 is definitely a nice guitar. Slanted frets play great especially with small hands

@louiscyfer6944

7 ай бұрын

​@@andrefluddyour caliper didn't break, that's what it looks like when the battery is dying.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

@@louiscyfer6944that’s what I thought too but a fresh battery didn’t change anything.

I really appreciate that you don't focus on just one kind of guitar. You do metal, jazz, classic rock, and all other kinds of guitars and I get exposed to them when I normally wouldn't see them!

the volume jumps between pickup selections are crazy

Aristides are my favorite guitars, but I haven’t tried their fanned fret or headless models. I love the rumble you get from hitting chords really hard, and recording guitar parts is like a cheat code. It’s so stable.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the studio insight.

Anyone remember Switch guitars? They were single-piece molded (neck, body & headstock) from a composite called Vibracell. I still have two of them. Incredibly resonant; almost like a semi hollowbody. Completely impervious to temperature/humidity; I haven't touched the truss rod even after 20+ years. Composite guitars are awesome if you need to go from a cold car directly into a warm club gig and stay in tune.

I owned a 070, it was the most perfect guitar I ever owned, the trem is amazing and the tuning was a rock. 3 issues though: A: I don't recommend super high output actives in an Aristides, actives are corrective by nature and are overkill here. B: If you're getting an H with a trem, trust me and make sure it has a Sureclaw, the trem screws are super hard to turn and if you shear off the trem claw screws I'm pretty you'll have to send the guitar back to Aristides to fix it. C: this guitar does not have a tone of it own, so your pickups and your rig will completely dictate what the resultant sound will be. From a playability perspective though, I promise you that this guitar with outplay any guitar you currently own (save for another Aristides), if they were 1000$ cheaper I would have sold my other guitars already.

"The future of guitar design or a gimmick…?" Yes. That is, like most new guitar designs, it's both. Novelty is often an effective marketing technique, and novelty certainly applies here. My use of a trem bar is modest, so I wouldn't worry about strings coming out of their assigned notches. More importantly, I'm not a boutique guitar customer. I'm not a good enough guitarist, and there are people in my area who don't know where their next meal is coming from. The cost of a boutique guitar is not - for me at least - justifiable.

Polymers, with the right atomic structure, are light AND stable/durable. Carbon fiber is the easiest demonstration of this, but it's hard to make.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Yep! Carbon fiber is also really difficult to work with. Lots of pointy splinters and such.

@model101jr5

7 ай бұрын

And as it turns out not good for submarines either

Aristides has set the bar for environmental stability. When people want an instrument that holds still and the travel to a lot of different climates, the first name you hear for a long time now is Aristides. If I ever went anywhere, I'd probably look into trading something off for a couple; I have always been curious.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Vigiers are the best in that regard imo.

@russellzauner

7 ай бұрын

@@andrefludd I guess if you could name a guitar that I could afford less than an Aristides you nailed it lol But if I was going with Vigier I would probably end up with a fretless model because Vigier.

I honestly do not get fanned frets on 6 strings guitars on regular scale lengths: Fanned frets are supposed to be a compromise for baritone guitars, specially extended range ones at which point the extra strings would alleviate those stretches if you get creative with your chord positions accessing the extra strings. But on anything below a 27" scale at the top I would probably at least offer an option without fanned frets.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Same. I’m going to do my best not to piss people off in the fan fret video.

I'm happy to say that I own the guitar demo'd in this video now and I'm truly happy with it. The wiring was fixed and it doesn't do that weird volume jump when switching anymore

The fact that people will get upset by ACTUAL constructive criticism nowadays, is just wild. Thank you for what you do, Andre. I hope they make that non-fanfret version for the jazz players, even though I'm a chug enjoyer 😁.

Oh my goodness! You finally got a sponsorship (that's not a couch)!

My Aristides 060s was the biggest disappointment in my 21yrs of playing guitar. Wouldn’t stay in tune for more than 10 minutes, and was affected by the smallest change in temperature. And anything above the 12th fret had the strangest, dull, rounded off tone that wouldn’t go away regardless of string brand/guages. Spent hundreds having different techs check it out as well and no dice. It’s possible I just got a “dud”, but for the time and money it takes to get your hands on one, I can’t justify trying a second 🤷🏼

@user-jh6pc4cr9p

7 ай бұрын

There is no life to the tone.

@cscheid

7 ай бұрын

Mine wasn’t that bad but I was also disappointed. It did play better than any guitar I’ve had previously, but it just didn’t have any life and I’m not sure why. It was a real bummer because it played so well. As a car guy, an aristides is like… a brand new gt350 mustang. It’s fast, it’s got all the bells and whistles, and with all of its systems on board it can make anyone a “good” driver. But it’s not nearly as cool as an original Shelby gt350 from the late 60’s. I truly believe aristides are great, but they are so surgical in their precision that it takes the life away from the instrument. I have to fight my ESP Phoenix a bit to really get it to sing, and I FUCKING love every bit of it

@flynnedwards

7 ай бұрын

Just to address the tuning thing, while the body itself doesn't expand and contract, strings still do under changes in temperature. When you first pick up the guitar, it's a little bit flat, but then as you play it for 5-10 mins, it goes into tune again, provided you have the tuning set for when the guitar is at playing temperature. With this method, the guitar holds tune excellently and you only have to make very minor adjustments to tuning (ofc dependent on climate)

@cscheid

7 ай бұрын

@@flynnedwards this was my experience, it’s the strings themselves changing due to temp, can’t really change it. Didn’t bother me much

@coyotestardust

7 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. The 060s I got is honestly one of the most solid instruments I've ever owned, I only made small adjustments to the setup to accommodate my preferred string gauge and tuning after I got mine (second-hand) and it's been nothing but bliss ever since. It also led me to ordering a 2nd Aristides guitar (7-string) which I've also been very happy with.

I work in quality control- buy Mitutoyo calipers if you can swing it. They're the best and will outlast the majority of others.

I just built a 3D printed guitar and it sounds amazing!

I fully agree that it should come with non fan fret option. This is why I went with a Mayones Hydra pro instead. IMO this is the best headless guitar made and you should check it out.

The first guitar kit I put together was a headless guitar...it weighs a metric ton and totally put me off headless guitars. I'm sure it comes down to the ''Tone Master'' hardware. Which was a nightmare since the trem arm didn't fit the hole. So I had to tap it and put threads on the arm.

@TheAndrewc5120

7 ай бұрын

i've heard stories of the cheapest versions of headless guitars weighing a bunch, which is unfortunate because name brand ones are far lighter than any traditional guitar out there. standberg and ibanez both are floating just over or under 5 lbs for instance. keisels also are around that much. taking 1 lbs off the neck in hardware and wood weight do crazy things for ergonomics and playability. but if your first and only experience is a 10-12 pound monstrosity, i can't imagine that does much for your opinion on the matter haha.

Position 1 and 5 sound like coil tapped, or it is the other way around. Position 2 and 4 are boosted, like modded boosted. More voltage to increase the pickup output. Just like the lexi mod

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for that

1:12 "When examining sound waves on a cellular level" Ah yes, sound wave cells.

The word is "damping", to reduce vibrations, not "dampening" as in making moist (though guitars can do that).

It's good to see these videos getting 5 digit views again! I don't always have the time to check out every one of your uploads, but they are always quality.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I appreciate you Ryan :)

@arunthebuffoon4554

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, these are simply the most thorough guitar reviews on the whole internet. Pure quality.

Definitely not an Aristides wiring. Somebody tampered with it. We must be build differently, because the second jack hole is completely out of the way from my leg. You could use an angled jack though. By far the best guitar, I’ve ever played (and owned). Mine is an H/O8R. If looking beyond it’s a headless, it’s fanned frets and an 8 string (which makes it awkward to some people), the build quality is beyond this world. People I know that swears to wooden guitars have played mine and suddenly find themselves wanting one themselves. But the price tag IS high. Maybe too high. I might be selling mine at one point to get a 7 string model. It’s the perfect guitar for me. It’s not for everyone of course.

Happy New Year, Andre! Glad you are back with a new video. An Aristides guitar is definitely one that I will like to have. I wish they will introduce a non multiscale version for their headless models, at least for their 6 string model.

Your criticism and suggestions for imporvements are why I watch your channel. I'm not in the market for most guitars you check out, but hearing what is important to someone whith your experience if very interesting.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for supporting the channel :)

there are some things in this video that i dont like: first at all the pickups sound the same no matter which position on the switch you use. secondly i missed a demonstration in diffeerent styles of approuch and genres. 3rd i would be interrest how the pickups sound like on different volumes

@andrefludd

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. It sounds like you are looking for a video about EMG pickups. That's not the focus here.

Doing individual molds for different neck shapes might not be the only way to do it. They can have a chunky mold and then carve away/sand to the desired shape/thickness

I think it's Single Neck - HB Neck - Both Single - Bridge HB - Bridge Single and you might need to adjust bridge P/U height/tilt.

I have some other issues with fanned fret designs, but big extended chords (in my case, on an 8 string fanned fret 26.5" - 27.5") are much easier for me, especially in classical position. Feels more natural for me to rotate my wrist outwards with the frets and it lining up neatly, rather than keeping my wrist at the same angle the whole way along the fretboard. To me it almost looks like you are rotating your wrist in the wrong direction, making your fingers almost perpendicular to the frets rather than parallel, which is how I've been approaching it. At the same time, rotating your wrist outwards especially for certain playing positions/arm lengths etc. can also become problematic to and not the most comfortable.

it looks like the guitar was initially set up with fishman fluence pickups and the wiring for the pickups would look like the wiring on the battery pack area but also the emgx in the bridge is passive if i am correct and the neck is active witch is really weird and could explain the extreme volume difference when switching. Great review though!

@RollDamage

6 ай бұрын

my mistake the emg x just has a different preamp but it still does differ from the neck so might still be a cause for the drastic blow out in volume

When demo’ing differences in note volume, ya can’t do it on KZread. Their audio “processing” (actually nothing but LOTS OF compression between them and you) All the string levels come out the same. It’s very difficult to differentiate with a signal that’s so heavily squashed. If you had something like a website where YOU have the final say over how the audio gets flattened on an iPad* * hey, it’s what I’ve got…

Getting the scale length right is the overlooked part in choosing a guitar, in my opinion. Sure, there's advantages to having longer scale lengths, but it gets tough to play on the lower frets, especially for people with not especially long fingers. Personally, I prefer 24.75" or thereabouts. A multiscale that goes up to 26.1" seems really daunting! Like playing a baritone. I have a 24" and it plays fine - it's a little cramped on the upper frets, but most of the time I'm not using that part of the fretboard. Maybe a short scale multiscale would make more sense for playability on the lower frets, possibly using different strings to compensate if the string tension isn't ideal.

Hey Andre, tottally agree, fanned frets are not the best for extended chords, and there are other situations...Have a great New Year, plenty of good things! Take care!

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Same to you! Hopefully you can share more of your experience on the fan fret video I am planning

@russellzauner

7 ай бұрын

Maybe someone needs to try a reverse fan fret - against all conventional wisdom

@pedroleal7118

7 ай бұрын

@@andrefludd Hope so, see U there! Take care!

I see that I'm not the only one who prefers an EMG X-series in the bridge and a regular EMG in the neck. I only have 7-strings with EMGs in them though.

Glad to see you're on the mend after having your wisdom teeth out! Love the focus on innovation and this definitely fits the bill. The few times I've tried fanned frets I haven't really gotten used to them. But several people I know who have them love them, so maybe it's time to take another look.

Ive been watching videos about Aristides guitars since i learned about them. I still think wood guitars sound superior in my opinion. Aristides guitars sound like they lack a timbre that sounds innate to wood. I can certainly see the argument that Aristedes are a great alternative for a reliable gigging guitar.

Holy crap, you own the 2112 Aristides! I saw that on insta and fell in love with it, even though I don't like white guitars.

This was another really great review, in detail that matches my interest in details! You bring up so many pertinent details, and cover so many angles, that you've saved me from purchasing a couple of different very expensive guitars that would not have worked out for me. It is a great advantage to see you think these things through before I spend money potentially reaching the same conclusions and regretting a purchase. So for a free video, man, you have saved me some money!!! No surprises there though, that's why I'm a life-long fan!!!

I have a Strandberg and a Kiesel and another one headless. The tuning is the worst part for me. More difficult to tune. They both stay in tune, but to get them in tune with those round tuning keys cylindrical it’s tough. How is it on this new guitar you speak of?

Switch guitars did this first with a material called Vibracell. Also had a Richlite fretboard. Sustained for days. Unfortunately, they had funky body shapes and people weren't ready for the idea of a "plastic" guitar.

I have mixed feelings on my H/06, but I'll probably never get rid of it. The unibody has sold me on always buying a neck-through guitar. Those Parker guitars went way up on my radar as a result. It picked it up because i wanted a single coil in the neck and a humbucker in the bridge. It's a simple HS configuration, and it's a custom wiring by Lundgren. I feel like that's not something i can easily replace. Big points in favor of the guitar for me. The fan on the frets I would say, in practice, is less extreme than the strandberg boden prog I have. My reasoning is that, due to the neutral fret being in the middle, the average angle of a given fret is less extreme. You get to extremes at either end of the fretboard, and that aligns perfectly with the reason you would have multiscale in the first place. Something about the body and materials makes it the most resonant guitar of its class I've ever had. Even acoustically, its clear and present. But it needs to be retuned every time i play it. It's a fixed bridge, even. I've gone through 4 Strandbergs over the years and have barely had to touch the tuners once the strings wore in just a little. It's incredibly disappointing that my favorite guitar provides such a low quality experience in this regard.

Dear Dr. Flood, the future of guitar design was set in motion long ago, and we shall call that "a Telecaster", (Ok also my PRS CE SE you talked me into,,(thank you, it is insane, and is one of the only guitars I've played where the trem made me want to burn it with fire, Floyd Rose is a criminal.), but today I';m going with Telecaster

i'm not super duper familiar with your channel. is there a reason you steer clear of ibanez guitars? i think their current line of headless guitars (q series) are pretty amazing. middle of the road price for headless guitars (right in the middle of cheap amazon knockoffs and strandbergs) and decent enough indonesian manufacturing that i've not seen any unmanageable setup issues.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I love Ibanez. I just haven’t had a chance to deep dive them yet.

I was close to ordering one. But they don't do custom scale lenght. I'm a 25,5 seven string player and there's no option from Aristides. Same with headless guitars

I owned a H/07 no trem. Played amazing but the bridge design sucks. It’s crazy from an engineering standpoint that they expect a 2mm hex screen to hold the string down at the bridge without excess torque. It was way too easy to strip the internal hex while trying to lock the string in place. I think they’re re-designing the bridge to be more similar to strandberg, which in my opinion a far superior design. I do want to own an Aristides in the future but I will be staying clear of their headless model

Look, I get parker not having a wall hanger compatible headstock until they got bought out, but aristides? those should have at least a little nub for wall hangers. C'mon!

I would bet the pickups are wired backwards so the bridge is on 5, and it has an afterburner in there for a boost on position 5

Thx for covering the flaws 8n the fan fret design. And it shouldn't matter if it's a jazz guitar or not. A guitar is a rhythm instrument and you should be able to comp something other than power chords on it. And don't let the fact that it's a headless take away from that fact. Alan Holdsworth had no issue grabbing crazy chords on his headless designs

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

100%

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Parker even though you have one in the background (maybe a later model). My first “big” purchase when I got out of school was a Parker Fly back in 1995, with a date code placing it in December 1994 - I believe they started production in June of 1994. Got it for $1300 USD. Was in the market for a Les Paul Standard but had seen a tech TV show on the Parkers a week earlier, played both and settled on the Parker for the piezo option (has two humbuckers and the piezos). It is still at the top of my list to play and I have a PRS Custom 24 and 3 Les Paul’s (sorry Fender but strat’s and tele’s suck tonally - love my 5-string p-bass 19:58 though!). It’s always intoned, never had to adjust after 30 years. Never touched the truss rod. Came with a gig bag that airline stewards/esses will hang in the suit closet. I have tens of thousands of dollars in my collection, but the Parker is still at the top of my list.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I have a dedicated aristides vs Parker video coming :).

I love my H/08, its so well made and takes an absolute beating. Sustain for days.

My favorite body shape is also strandberg but I noticed that I often have the lower bout between my legs rather that over my right leg, very similar to how you’re playing in the intro. I wish the protrusion on the bottom of the lower bout was a little smoother, more like an abasi.

I plan to get a build for a T/0 started soon in a couple weeks, very excited to get a guitar that is going to be my forever keeper and to specs I desire. That being said though I am getting semi cold feet when my deposit alone costs the same as a Kiesel with desired specs I would want. The woe's of getting a high end custom I guess.

Great stuff Doc…I’m not a big fan of the “fanned” frets either for the very same reasons you mentioned, however my strandberg seems to have a “mild” fan, so I can kinda work around it👍

Aristides has been on my radar for a while but the output jack angle makes it a no-go for me. They went through the effort of putting two jacks in it but then made the upright one unusable for high angle positions. Strandberg really is one of the very few brands who actually understand their own body shape.

That was a real smooth transition to the skillshare pitch, didn't break up the flow at all

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

They’re a good company. I legit learn a ton on their platform.

@model101jr5

7 ай бұрын

Love learning but man never enough time lol

I was hoping you'd upload something...and here it is! Thank you, as ever, for an insightful, informative and enjoyable video. I learn more from these videos than I do from any other guitar channel. Thank you.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Simon my man! Thanks for your kind words. I hope you and your family had a great holiday season

@simonpark843

7 ай бұрын

@@andrefludd We did, thank you, and I hope you did also! Thanks for all of the informative, detailed videos.

Given that they're injection molding, I think it's more similar in time and cost to a more traditional custom shop offering multiple neck shapes? Not an expert but I would think it'd at least be comparable.

♿️perspective. 70y now. Played 65y. Jazz/fusion. Looking for my final guitar. Recovering fr paralysis, i need lightest, fastest. So it's down to a used Parker Fly vs H/06, if it weighs less. ???

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Parker fly weighs less but I have a Parker Fly vs Aristides coming soon

I used your link to buy my Hinomi H1 Pro V2, and I have had it about a week. This is one of the best products I have ever bought!

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I never promote anything that isn’t great. So happy you like it.

I think the only disagreement I have with the information presented in this video (it was a great video by the way, sorry if this seems a little nit picky), was that the pricing comparison to other headless guitars seems pretty cherry picked. In the video you mention that a new (not used) Aristides can be speced out for about 2600 usd, and then compare it to the Strandberg Plini model at 3k. First, the lowest I can get a headless aristedes to come out to is 2695 euro which is currently about 2950 usd at the moment (the exchange rate between each currency will naturally fluctuate but generally it will be more in usd), also keep in mind that this is without a trem, asking for one would be about 150-200 dollars more. Second, The truth is that since the launch of the NX line, strandberg just doesn't do that many neck through models. Aside, from that if all other features are kept the same you can get new strandbergs for as low as 1300 usd (in the RESQ:D line) or about 1650 for a brand new NX 6. An NX 6 with a trem is just 100 more at 1750 usd, where as an h/06 with trem would be over 3k. I don't know many people who would go from paying 1750 to over 3 grand just for a neck through version of what is features wise at least basically the same thing (especially when the NX version of the bolt on strandberg necks are already extremely thin and well carved for a bolt on). Other than that I loved the video, thanks for the informative content Professor.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

You didn’t watch careful when I didn’t the price breakdown my friend. Watch the section again. I never said I could spec a headless for 2600. That was the cheapest I could spec a HH s series. The headless was like 3300 cheapest. Thanks for your comment and for the support!

@kotekutalia

7 ай бұрын

Also import taxes to keep in mind. Still, Aristides is a custom dutch guitar brand. Strandberg is mass produced in Indonesia. Hence the big quality jump, mentioned in the video.

@EvilDragon666

7 ай бұрын

AFAIK even the latest Plini model is not a neck through anymore.

Art of Shredding!!! What happened to the Metal experiment?

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Let’s just say…I’m practicing a lot of riffs and leads by a certain cowboy from hell in preparation for the next entry. I also have a boutique Evertune guitar that has been tied up in customs for the last 3 weeks.

@MetalHeadMarc

7 ай бұрын

"This the art.....SHRED! Its simply emotionnnnnnnnn"

Emg as "boutique pickups" is mental

@shinokugt

7 ай бұрын

This was originally a custom built for someone else that he bought used. Aristides guitars usually come with Bareknuckle, Lundgren, or Fishman pickups.

That's interesting, I find multiscales more comfortable.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Yep. It’s always going to be a personal feel thing. What is your favorite multi scale neck?

I would LOVE love love for a brand like schecter to release a guitar with the strandberg form factor. Of course I would prefer a guitar not made in Indonesia but right now the guitar world is stuck in the same old body design philosophy which leaves people with no real affordable options. Suppose there's Performaxe...

Would like to see Kaman bring back the Deacon/Breadwinner duo - good stuff all around. Guess they were just ahead of their time...

as much as i've been needling reactors to do 'leolo', i've been needling guitar people to do a balanced rewire, i'm too lazy and unknown to bother doing my own video on it. since someone already screwed up the wiring on that one, a complete balancing would only improve things, i don't think it'd work with active pickups though. got a soldering iron, ganged pots and some spare passive pickups handy?

Video about some of the Extreme shapes, like the V, Explorer, Firebird, iceman, warlock or any others?

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I have That planned for the summer.

@l0rd_breeigo-sama954

7 ай бұрын

@@andrefludd very Nice, imo my favorite is the ibanez FTM 33 model. Currently the most comfy guitar i own. But i also really find Vs comfortable.

Sounds like the wiring is neck pickup, both humbuckers in series, both humbuckers in parallel, maybe a split coil kind of deal, and then ofc bridge. Word to the wise: don't wire 2 humbuckers in series LMAO it's not worth it

You should check out some Headless Agile guitars from rondo music, the normal scale lengths may be more comfortable since Multiscale ones are very angled like some ormsby's

Instead of a non fan fret, a less dramatic fan would actually fix and save your hands. Like how subtle the strandberg fan frets are, only 0.5 inch apart I think.

@kotekutalia

7 ай бұрын

Strandberg has a shorter overall scale length (25" to 25.5"), also fan fret is not offset at the nut. Here it's 25" to 26.1".

@zkkzkk32312

7 ай бұрын

@@kotekutalia Doesn't matter where the offset is, a difference of only 0.5" will be more comfortable than 1.1". That is my whole point.

The Art Of Shredding by Pantera off the Cowboys From Hell Album

Okay, while I understand the issue with neck shapes, I'm really disappointed with the fact that you can't choose between fanned or straight, and even (albeit small changes) scale length. My reasoning being, you can change this, the fretboard is done separately of the rest of the guitar, so by playing with which fret is the perpendicular one, you can shorten the scale length and still keep the slanted bridge in the same spot and angle on the body. I got a strandberg recently and absolutely fell in love with it and the headless design as a whole, I've looked at aristides as the maker of my first custom, (and probably last guitar I'll ever buy) but the scale length has to be 25.5 or shorter, that is something I'm not willing to negotiate, wouldn't care that there would be extra space in the "head" due to the shorter fretboard, just give me 25.5-25 and I would open up my wallet.

@model101jr5

7 ай бұрын

Exactly why I like my kaizen 7. I don’t see the need for extreme fans unless your some virtuoso (which I ain’t)😊

my caliper does the same thing. iv been told the mechanical dial model is more resilient

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Using $7 tools on a $3,500 guitar. I should know better than to cheap out on gear. Lesson learned.

Great review as usual! I normally don’t like dot inlays but black on black looks really nice.

I think it's funny that they do the whole tone-material thing.

What you demonstrated moving from position five to position four is why modelers may never suit me: one of the benefits of tube preamps is that giving them a hotter signal is a good thing.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Interesting point. I never considered that.

@edesbalazs

7 ай бұрын

Is it the modelers fault that a guitar has such a wild range of levels? IMO problems are better fixed at the source, rather than adjusting everything around them.

@Robstafarian

7 ай бұрын

@@edesbalazs No one is talking about faults. This is about design limitations. Modelers' analog-to-digital converters (i.e. ADCs) have input limits, hence analog circuits are positioned before them such that the input signal can be attenuated to prevent clipping (exactly like a mic preamp in an audio interface). Clipping the input of an ADC creates unpleasant distortion, like clipping the output of solid-state power amp, and the problem is made worse with digital modelers because said distortion corrupts the modeler's digital processing at its source. Tube preamps, by contrast, clip differently such that (arguably) pleasant distortion is created and clipping the input is desirable: this why both high-output pickups and boost pedals exist. This guitar's pickups and wiring were clearly designed, whether by the manufacturer or a user, to drive a tube preamp's input strongly.

@EvilDragon666

7 ай бұрын

The point with a modeler is to set the input gain so that you DON'T clip the input converters! So that means you set it up with your hottest output from the guitar, and THEN it reacts exactly like a tube amp would. (For the most part this means you should peak with a 1V sine peak to peak signal at around -14 or -13 dBFS, this will give you enough headroom to support the hottest of the hot active pickups like SD Blackouts which can reach close to 3V output into the front of the amp.)

@Robstafarian

7 ай бұрын

@@EvilDragon666 A modeler set that way only acts a tube preamp with regard to reducing output from that maximum. One cannot set up a modeler to use it like a tube preamp as I use mine: "normal gain" with a normal output setting, then flick a switch for more output-while being free to roll off the volume in any output mode (except ones that bypass the volume control). A tube preamp's design does not enforce presumptions like the ones you outlined, hence one is free to run three Wilde L-500XL humbuckers in series if one so chooses. As I stated previously, using a modeler is quite the opposite of using a tube preamp.

Liked for JT. I really want one of the 9 string variants!

the art of shredding by Pantera, nice!

Plastic/resin guitars are just as good as wood guitar as long as you do it right (not cheaping out/using too porous materials, etc). So, yeah, will sound as good and last as long as any wood guitar. Magnetic pickups do not benefit from 'tonewood', only accoustic instruments do.

Have you ever heard of GOC guitars? They have guitars that are like strandbergs

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I have but I haven’t heard great things about them. But I’m open to having my mind changed

Glad to see you mention Baena

I agree about having more neck options would be desirable, especially at this price point. Actually I would like to find a shorter scale neck (let's say Gibson scale), much more comfortable for my hands and favourite string feel. But these days everything seems to go the baritone way, so I can't really buy headless guitars, but I badly want a good one that suits me!

@kotekutalia

7 ай бұрын

26.1 inch scale length doesn't make a baritone. It's so miniscule difference to standard guitars. I own a 26.5" scale Ibanez RGD

@riangarianga

7 ай бұрын

@@kotekutalia I didn't mention a specific number, and claimed «that's a baritone scale». I said «everything seems to go the baritone way», and that meant extending the modern standard scale established by de Torres at 647/648 mm, later on made popular by Fender on electrics, later also used by most electric guitar manufacturers. In any case, there aren't any established standards for baritone guitars, either acoustic o electric, but just usual formulas. Regardless, we shouldn't really be judging anyone's personal preferences. The difference is *not minuscule for my hands*, +1.1" = +28 mm. That's a lot of added length, it already sends the 1st fret 16 mm further away from the nut, as compared to a standard fretboard. That's why frets need to be fanned at both ends of the Aristides. Such topic should be important in the comments section of a channel that regularly covers ergonomics - and where the owner explicitly mentions having issues with some fanned fretboards, even having big hands. For me it isn't a matter of length, but a matter of proportion: I'm not comfortable either with the finger alignment of ~610 mm scales (what you would measure as 24"), because it would just be like referencing the first fret of a standard-scale fretboard as you new nut, and ignoring the actual nut. Additionally, thick necks really get in my way, I personally wish all necks would have Ibanez Wizard measurements. I shouldn't be justifying any of this, it's just my preference based on my experience, and anyone else would probably prefer something different. That's the great thing about having options. Also, like anyone else, I'm entitled to request manufacturers to produce something approaching my ideal specs, actually I already did. However, I'm glad to learn almost anything suits your hands, and you have plenty more available choices than I do.

Would that company be the closest to Parker in terms of tech and design? Seems like it.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I’m going to do a video comparison soon :)

Great review. Seen these everywhere online but never in person. Is the newsletter close to coming out?

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

In the next 2 weeks. For sure. Im Switching email providers, websites, etc. so I’m a bit backed up. Thank you for asking

Honestly I don't get how this sounds like any wood at all it sounds like a high quality toy guitar aka airy and open... Like playing with out a body at all.

Like the ergonomics and materials are interesting but not a fan of headless and fan frets. Thanks for the video!

Cool video. I am definitely interested in hearing more about these guitars. My biggest issue is that for guitars that are supposed to be for metal, the metal tones I hear out of them in pretty much every video just aren't that good to my ears. There's always this intense frequency spike around the 2100hz-2500hz range that I just don't like. You can sort of hear it at 2:24 although this model has EMGs and a trem so it's not as pronounced. Idk, they all sound too bright to me. The idea of non wood guitars is so cool though. I purchased an RUF Shrodinger and I'm going to be doing a review on that one really soon. It's a super cool guitar. My one issue with composite guitars is that they are generally more expensive and not as easy to get your hands on. Until that changes I do not think they are going to replace wood guitars.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

This particular guitar is for sure crazy bright. Neck pickup, zero bass guitar on my amp, and the volume rolled down. That’s how I got my clean tones. These same settings on my other guitars would produce a totally different tone.

@zoomzoom3950

7 ай бұрын

Modern metal cares about tone? How can you tell?! Paint it all matte/satin black, drop tune as far as you can go, plug it in to your Uberschall Ultra MkII, and chug! And fire the bass player since they're no longer needed. 😁

just can't truly get fired up for a headless guitar, headstock where it's at

I bought a new Tau based on your video. I also have Strandberg but I don't like the fanned frets. The Tau is wonderful but I wish it had a trem. Keep up the good work.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

It's awesome isn't it? I play mine all the time.

@elephantfootrisers

7 ай бұрын

@@andrefludd I really didn't expect to like it as much as I do. Never even heard of it before I saw your vid so hats off to you. Thanks again.

What do you think of the Jackson Warrior shape? It also has cutaways for both the standard and classical position and allegedly balances nicely. And as a bonus, it's pointy and has high output pickups. Could go well for a certain series about metal guitars ; )

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

It looks pretty cool. Def will have to try one for the metal series.

@zoomzoom3950

7 ай бұрын

FWIW, I own a few Warriors and Rhoads; the Rhoads is my main floating trem guitar brand/model. The Warrior rear / bottom body cutout lets you put the guitar in a more classical/fusion position when seated, and the front lower bout balances it nicely on your other leg; it also does well in the traditional horizontal hold position. Mine are painted neck through, and have the same / similar neck as the Rhoads neck through. I prefer the Rhoads shape over the Warrior esthetic, but I have to use a short guitar strap to position the Rhoads in the classical/fusion position which I don't need for the Warrior. The warrior body shape is more comfortable and versatile than it looks. The Rhoads is uncomfortable as it looks, but I still prefer it.

man, your metal tone is sounding awsome

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’ve been studying a lot on the topic. Going through dozens of IRs etc. still a work in progress

@EvilDragon666

7 ай бұрын

It's too shrill and doesn't have any mids... I wouldn't call it an awesome metal tone unfortunately ^_^;

Just watching that you have a "tremol-no" on your abasi. I've been wanting on getting one for my floyd loaded guitars but not sure if it is worth it. Would you recommend it? Because I don't use floyd but i don't like the other blockers that are kind of invasive.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

100% worth it. I’ll eventually be putting one in every tremolo guitar. I discuss it briefly in my prs saved my guitar video.

Andre! Love your videos. I have a not guitar question for you. Is that a Hinomi chair you're sitting in? If so, how is it? They bombard me on Instagram, but I really do need a new office chair. Hopefully this makes it to you. Thanks!

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I have a full video on my channel :). And you can get a discount by using my link

If it had a glass fretboard like the Fly, I would be interested.

Sounds like the most unremarkable electric guitar I’ve ever heard

Living in the great White North, I am intrigued by the promise of a guitar that doesn't shift due to temperature changes. I haven't seen one yet (and I've been through more than a few) but here's hoping that modern science and an unholy mass of recombinant polymers is the answer.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

Vigier is your best bet in my experience. Parkers of course do amazingly Well but they aren’t made new anymore

@samuelnicolay6460

7 ай бұрын

@@andrefludd As far as I know, there is no more luthier at Vigier. I expect the brand to go out of business in a few weeks.

GUESS TRHE RIFF : Pantera shedding skin but the notes are in another order ?

This is my dream guitar. If I ever feel I'm good enough and I have some spare cash, I'll get a nicely customised one. Btw, Andre, your site is not working. I can't access the course.

@kotekutalia

7 ай бұрын

I'm literally selling 2 of my best guitars to get this one

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I’m sorry about that. The site will be down for a few days as I transition platforms. But you still have access to the course via Andrefludd.podia.com. I wanted to send out an email but that was also is messed up until tomorrow.

Great video and yeah I agree it a a great guitar at a fairly standard price!

Some of Andre's issues come from his technique not the guitar. I dont think he is holding the guitar properly.His wrist shouldn't bend like that on the lower frets and that isn't a fan fret issue.

@andrefludd

7 ай бұрын

I’ll address this in the fan fret video