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@kennylee1969

4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your laymen terms on harmonics of the string. Cant wait to win the guitar

@samuelr5004

4 жыл бұрын

I've been a subscriber of your channel since your "Are Roasted Maple Necks Worth It" video. I've learned so much from your videos and you gave me the courage to modify my Squier strat, I've always liked tinkering with stuff so I'm really looking forward to seeing you upgrade the Ibanez AX120 which is the guitar I voted for so I'm excited that's the guitar you picked, really hope I win, It would mean a lot 👍 "30,000 Subscriber Contest"

@kerrydarney6601

4 жыл бұрын

Another good video and explanation. Appreciate you keeping it simple. Thank you!

@stepvanjoe3469

4 жыл бұрын

That was a true education as to WHY they sound different-(or any other manufacturers pickup position choice) have to say that guitar your going to give away would have a nice clean house if you send it by way

@DDE_ADDICT

4 жыл бұрын

it is so sad that you have to hyper address the trolls so you can explain it to the rest of the world. this is my comment to win the guitar

I appreciate you contributing to the whole tone argument using topics that can be tangibly understood, and that are not just attributable to vintage mojo. Thanks much for your content!

You've now got me curious as to the history of how guitar manufacturers made decisions on pickup placement.

@Dymitr11

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@continentalaquatics2725

4 жыл бұрын

I’m usually very conscious of that and part of the reason I use my Gibson Explorer so often (especially lately) is because of how far apart the pickups are from one another. I tend to use the neck pickup far more on my guitars because I usually like as warm a tone as possible, but if I throw the switch and activate the bridge pickup, the guitar becomes demonstrably bipolar. I didn’t like the wide swing of a Gibson Les Paul Classic 1960 Reissue. It had a Gibson 496R and a 500T. I found myself only using the 496 in the bridge. A 496R and a 498T work well together as does a 498R and a 500T, but a 496R and a 500T just have too wide a sonic spread (at least to MY ear). I have a pair of Seth Lovers in the Gibson Explorer and the pickups really complement each other very well (at least to MY ear), but I still find myself playing the neck pickup on it about 90% of the time.

@alanshewitt

3 жыл бұрын

Lotta trial and error. Moving the pickup around and deciding what sounded best.

@chriscampbell9191

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanshewitt Yeah, at last in the earlier years.

I have never heard anyone talk about these measurements. This is a whole new pool of info for me to obsess over.

I never actually considered the pickup placement difference between the two styles. Damn. Mind blown.

I've wanted to learn to play guitar since i was about 12. This year i turn 47 and it's going to be the year i finally do it.

@gettin_while_growin7

4 жыл бұрын

Im with you.Ive wanted to learn since a kid and I finally started when I was 33.Since that Ive learnt alot just thru youtube videos such as this video and others.I wish you the best and alot of patience lol👊

@thestuffmikedoes2309

4 жыл бұрын

How's it going so far, Mark? Keep practicing brother!

@cerealkiller5688

4 жыл бұрын

I started a year and a half ago at 51. So much fun and makes all the old classics new again.

This has easily become one of the most interesting channels for me. I’ve always been into the “how does it work” thing, and this channel is all about that

THIS IS THE KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE ALL BEEN NEEDING. THIS WILL CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY. I've been wondering this for so long and this is the most logical and factual explanation I've ever heard

Finally a luthier that doesn't market the tonewood

@destianpatrianagara1119

3 жыл бұрын

@Caleb LoBue i said luthier not youtube guitarist :)

@MilesTippett

3 жыл бұрын

@Silver play button with no videos challenge! I know the andertons guys do.

Great chat! I use the pickup placement effect on sound as a “challenge” question for my upper level high school students when they study standing waves. A nice kicker is explaining why bridge pickups are typically higher-output than a neck pickup of the same model - because the first fundamental frequency wave is lower amplitude over the bridge pickup than it is under the neck pickup, so you need a higher output pickup to get the same actual output. Fun stuff to nerd out over!

@DMSProduktions

4 жыл бұрын

Get 1, and slide it over the string length whilst strumming the strings, & hear the difference!

@chriscampbell9191

2 жыл бұрын

More string vibration (amplitude) over the neck position also probably makes that pickup sound louder (if the pickups are equal).

@somebodyelseuk

Жыл бұрын

It never used to be that way. Balanced sets are a (relatively) new thing. Back in the day, Gibson and Fender just made one P90/PAF/Strat pickup, which were somewhat variable, pulled 'em from a bucket and soldered them 'where they landed'. It's quite common to find the higher wound pickup in the neck (or middle) position on pre-80s guitars. Gibson Custom Shop still does it that way, though the 'tolerance' variation is a lot smaller, today.

Awesome explanation of why I need both SG and Les Paul styles of guitar. 🎸

@pcrem9953

4 жыл бұрын

Hasn't been rated yet but this is an underrated comment.

@grayaj23

4 жыл бұрын

"See, Honey? If I want to be able to make all the sounds, I need all the guitars!"

I've been playing for over 40 years, and this is the best explanation of harmonics and pup placement I have ever seen.

A few years back I saw a video where a guy was trying to describe how to make harmonics and he couldn't figure out why the neck pickup on a Strat didn't pick up the 5th fret harmonic. I explained in a comment that the neck pickup on Strats and Teles were where the 24th fret would be, exactly halfway between the bridge and the 12th fret, and that the 5th fret was exactly the same position relative to the nut and the 12th fret. Lightbulb moment for him.

Makes more sense than most of the "tone wood" arguments.

@irondarwin2483

4 жыл бұрын

For sure. Pickup choice and placement makes so much difference. This is proven by putting identical pickups in the bridge and neck and noticing how vastly different they sound.

@continentalaquatics2725

4 жыл бұрын

irondarwin I tried that experiment on my Gibson Explorer. I moved my neck pickup to the bridge without reinserting a pickup in the neck slot. The Rhythm pickup sounded virtually identical to the Treble pickup when slotted into the bridge.

@UmVtCg

4 жыл бұрын

Tonewood is marketing

@tushar8998

2 жыл бұрын

Tone wood absolutely matters. Even Dylan has spoken about it in other videos. Not disregarding anything he has said in this video, though. Both have a role to play. Pickup placement affects what is captured, tone wood determines what is produced. Go play a plastic guitar if you don't believe me.

@SpencerP96

2 жыл бұрын

@@tushar8998 uh yeah no bro lol. Tone wood on electric guitar has nothing to do with how it transfers energy, Dylan has said this many times, literally the opposite of what you mentioned. Examples cardboard strat sounding just like a strat, air guitar Tele sounding just like the Tom Anderson Tele. Stop with this tone wood nonsense on electric guitars.

I’ve been playing and studying guitars for 25 years, and you just blew my mind. Thank you. It all makes sense. I love how real your videos are. Please keep it up!

Super informative! Thanks for diving in on this topic!

This was brilliant! I've thought about these sorts of things for decades, but you connected all the dots (nodes?). Great show and channel, Dylan. Been gigging 50+ years and I really enjoy your info and approach.

For me the SG is everything I wanted a Les Paul to be. I love my SG

@58rga

4 жыл бұрын

Me too, have two, plus sg bass.

@BoltRM

4 жыл бұрын

So to simplify: due to the SG neck pup being closer to the bridge, is it _that much closer_ to the character of the bridge pup versus the LP? 🤔 That’s what I infer from Dylan's explanation, *BUT* factoring in the location of the pup within the _fat part_ of the wave also has an effect. How do the relative locations within the waves compare between SG vs LP? I'm guessing the neck pups of the LP fall into the fat part of the wave more often than on the SG? I loved the explanations, but when the above all boils down, how do the tones differ between SG & LP?

@josed5584

4 жыл бұрын

Artie VanDelayo I’m not sure how to put into words but Les Pauls usually have a more bassy and almost bigger/thicker sound but the SG is not as bassy and a little brighter, it makes the sound crunchier and punchier. Although the more gain you use the more similar they sound. Playability is also way different

@BoltRM

4 жыл бұрын

@@josed5584 Thanks! I understand what you are describing👍 I think what I want is a lighter(thinner) LP with a thin neck as well.

With all the tone videos I've ever seen I've never seen this detailed information ,thanks for the information

Very interesting, I've heard this described before but I feel like I have a much better actual understanding after hearing your description. Thank you!

Such an informative video! I've seen tons of videos about why one guitar sounds better than another, but none have ever brought up nodes and anti-nodes. Thank you!

Your stuff is amazing. You've changed the way I look at string vibration and relation with humbuckers... Thankful for all that good stuff info

I'm glad you talked about how fretting a note, or a chord, shortens the effective scale, and therefore shortens all the node and antinode spacings. 🙂

I have learned much from your posts. Thanks for all you do!

Excellent talk on this subject. It's given me an idea on my first cuztom build. Thanks, Dylan.

I learned a lot with this video. Thanks for sharing.

Information new to me. I knew about nodes, etc., but your explanation makes it easy to comprehend. Thanks.

Very interesting. I didn't think about pickup placement but with your explanation it all makes sense thank you

Fascinating! I always wondered, but never considered what factors contributed to the tonal differences. Thanks for explaining in a way, that even I can understand!

You have really lectured me with such simple yet effective explanation... Thank you!

I have been watching your channel for about a month now and I enjoy and appreciate the information you're providing. Looking forward to see what you have in store for 2020!

Fantastic explanation! This really gave me a new understanding on what effects tone!

Thanks for doing all the reviews and information videos they been a great help to me on deciding on my gear

Your videos are really cool and I appreciate the “science” you provide to explain a lot of topics that otherwise are a little over my head.

You boiled it down quite nicely! Great channel, thanks for the effort!

Concise, logical, and to the point. Thank you for another informative video.

Awesome! Thanks for explaining this! This is the kind of stuff that makes me love your chanel!

I'm so glad I stumbled upon your videos yesterday and subscribed because this information is something that i needed to know that i didn't know i needed to know. Lol. Makes perfect sense to me! Thanks

You're a smart man. I've tried to tell people for years it's the position of the pickups. You said all the things i couldn't say. Thank you!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the information. I’ve found the content that you are creating to be unbelievably helpful for someone who really wants to understand his instrument.

Hey, Dylan! I've seen most of your videos & loved 'em all, but this one is truly top-notch! So well-presented, accurate & thorough, while still concise & easy to follow! Well done, Sir! Keep 'em coming!

Very informative love the information you put out for us thank you!

Great explanation of the differences between the Les Paul and SG guitars. I've always wondered why my LPs and my SG sounded differently.

30,000 subscriber video... Thanks for the videos Dylan! Happy to have found your channels!

Well said. Very helpful. Thanks for keeping it simple.

Thank for the vids. Really enjoy the info you share

Thanks for this video, I sort of understood it before but its now a lot clearer

Great explanation. Thanks for the video.

Nice simple explaination to a very complex issue, I liked the he acknowledged that wood types thickness how big the joint, etc.... have a play I’ve seen other videos of his and found them good

Excellent! Thank you Dylan.

I've never realized the information you just explained. It's easy to understand but I never even thought about it. I always assumed pick up placement was pretty much automatic for best tone. Thanks man!

Getting back into guitar after many years. The thoughts and conversations have been very interesting. I enjoy the content and insight.

YES thank you for making this video. Been wondering for years.

Good discussion. I teach the same thing in my acoustics classes. (I’m looking forward to winning that guitar)

Thanks for demystifying this!

Thanks for the explanation. Glad I asked the question.

Great explanation of how tone is different from one to another guitar. I find your videos quite informative.

Great info! I always wondered why they sound different! "30,000 subscriber contest" here we come!

I've been enjoying your recent topics a lot. Definitely will be following in 2020.

Thanks Dylan for the basic approach/discussion on the differences.

Great video Dylan! I am going to use your method to look into my personal guitar choices moving foreword. Keep it up!

How awesome it is to get an explanation that's boggled me for too long. My guitar is hurting for some new pots. I didn't know the company that makes the input jack was around in the '70s. It's encased in a metal tube! This is my 5th vid tonight. Thanks Dylan. Please keep it up.

Thanks for the info. That does clear up some mysteries about guitar sound.

Love that you get down into the weeds with the more technical aspects of guitar and pickup construction. Being an electrical engineer by training (recording engineer/producer by trade) it makes for great information to have in hand.

Thanks Dylan, great explanation.

Very informative & insightful Dylan. Thank you

Just wanted to say how much I appreciate your video. All other things being equal, pickup location has a significant affect on the sound yet it’s rarely discussed.

I never thought of checking distance like that on any guitar. I'm going to go nerd out measuring all of mine now. lol

Thank you for the valuable guitar build information. I have built several Strats and Teles. i now want to build a SG and to do that as a prequel to a Les Paul. I have been trying to get my courage up to begin. You do excellent, easy to understand, presentations. Thanks for your efforts!

Thanks again for your videos. I think you are one of the great teachers. Of building and upgrading guitars. Thank you again...

The amount of information ive gained from watching your vids is amazing! Appreciate it my friend.

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense.

I really enjoy the information on your channel. I have not found anything like it on the internet. Your explanations are clear and simple and your down to earth attitude is great! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, man!

Very informative and easy to understand. Thanks!

This was very informative, thank you!

Love the walkthrough and appreciate the work

Thanks man! I’ve been wondering about this for a long time!!

This is sweet! I didn’t know these details behind scale length and pickup placement. I knew it made a difference, but had no idea how. Thanks!

Really enjoyed the video ; you made the complex easy to understand

Great info! It’s nothing I have ever thought about before and now I’m curious as hell about my guitars and the pick up positions.

Surprising observation. You are one bright cookie! Thank you for kicking on that light bulb in my head.

Still re watching. This was a great video! I almost bought the Ax 120 but decided on an as 73. The pick up positioning was new to me but it makes perfect sense. Thank you.

Appreciate your sharing knowledge....thank you!

Just discovered your channel. Great stuff! Thanks!

i think that was the quietest 'big box' store visit ever! every time i'm in one of those things i feel like i'm at the casinos it's so loud

Nice video! By the way, thanks for all your work here! Ive done a lot of mods lately and with a lot of confidence since your videos allowed me to make it fun! Many many thanks all way from Brazil!!!

Thanks again for pulling back the curtain to how these thing work. I never thought to measure the freakin things!

Great info, lots of info to digest and research!

Thank you for the explanation of pickup position, tone, and string vibration. I used to have an SG Supreme and I miss it. It had a beautiful tone.

Love all the information and techstuff

I never thought of it that way. This was a very informative video!!!!

Continue to blow my mind. Thanks Dylan!

THAT was interesting! Really appreciated that explanation, thank you. Good stuff, been digging it. Happy 2020 everyone.

Appreciate all the deep in depth info you provide Dylan!

Thank you so much for this. I was worrying a bit about ordering an Epiphone SG Modern Figured because it has a maple cap, and I was thinking, 'mini Les Paul'? But your video made it clear that this is not the case, so I ordered with confidence. And you were right! After years of playing my Epi Les Paul standard, I immediately noticed the difference! So yes, your video backlog is a treasure trove.

Thanks for showing and explaining the dynamics of tone and harmonics of an electric guitar.

Thanks for the info. Learning is cool!

thanks for the knowledge i knew that pickup placement did influence the sound the guitar makes

Great Info Dylan! Thanks for the detailed explanations :)