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I’d give Manny a shot against Barrios and Connor Ben. If Manny could pull it off, then I can definitely see them trying to match him up with Tank for a catchweight fight of 144 lbs.
@stevehughes15104 күн бұрын
Cheers, love these 330s, the P90s are just great, magical guitars.
@janispetku445022 күн бұрын
If you find one, BUY
@leehenderson813223 күн бұрын
Is this name a play on a Georgia o Keefe thing?
@alcruetv3368Ай бұрын
Incredibly sick keep going
@SouthernGryphusАй бұрын
1:30 Oh well!
@basiltiffani8850Ай бұрын
Skibic!
@sfdoyleАй бұрын
Excellent breath of space between the choice of notes!
@Rushu770Ай бұрын
Nice one
@midwaymonster302 ай бұрын
Super bad ass! Great playing.
@stephenoneill2452 ай бұрын
Looks like the guy's playing my guitar - ebony, cream gear, chrome tombstone tuners, P90s, "Made in USA", etc. I'm told they were built between 76-82, but the ser. no. on mine starts with 99, so that makes it 1975? I'm thinking of selling it, but wherever I look the values are all over the shop, from disappointing to mouth watering. Any ideas? PS: if this thing's paintwork is nitro, how can you touch it up if you can't get that paint any more?
@zerolight94202 ай бұрын
This is my guitar. It's been living in Scotland for the past few months and will never leave. It sounds and plays better than anything else I've owned. Love it. I did swap out the black plastics for cream (with Amber knobs) for a nicer look. Killer guitar and funny to stumble on it in KZread.
@sooparticular2 ай бұрын
Jon is the best! watchtower rules!!!
@TeleCaster663 ай бұрын
I have a set of Ron Ellis in a Strat and a Telecaster and love them. I've had many handwound pickups from many makers and Ron Ellis wins, best I've ever had.
@FlangernotAnger3 ай бұрын
I gotta get one!!! Super cool!
@davidallen3463 ай бұрын
Instant Doors and The Who guitar tone
@davidallen3463 ай бұрын
Siccck
@kelceygerman14003 ай бұрын
I love that Gibson sound:)
@ccchatorocks4 ай бұрын
weight relief too?
@SorinPopovici9854 ай бұрын
What’s the drive pedal, sounds awesome
@historiclp45774 ай бұрын
I bought my dream R9 from you guys, a 2019 60Th Anniversary R9, in Gloss Cherry Tea Burst, from Wysel
@watchtowerguitars51024 ай бұрын
2019 was a great year for Gibson R9's!! Thank you!
@jaymax32014 ай бұрын
Great tone. We should all realize the meaninglessness of comparison. I only play my favorite melodies with my favorite guitar with my favorite sound, that's why I play the guitar.
@matthewmcclure31814 ай бұрын
Thanks, really nice demo. The Ron Ellis pickups sound great but struggling to assess "how much" improvement they provide. So, one suggestion... it would be helpful to see a comparison with the stock pickups as a reference point.
@watchtowerguitars51024 ай бұрын
We've thought about that for a future video. Maybe a before and after with a trip to our shop to have the Ellis pickups installed. Doing 4 guitars clean & dirty this time we were already hitting the 30 minute mark. Thanks for the suggestion.
@jheat44 ай бұрын
From experience I can tell you that the Ron Ellis pickups took my masterbuilt strat from great to amazing, and I'll never change them. I have the Ron Ellis 57's in a 57 reissue (maple neck and ash body) and they are so addicting to play. Bell-like and warm without ever sounding harsh. Experiencing them in person is much different than hearing online. Hopefully this helps! Cheers
@matthewmcclure31814 ай бұрын
@@jheat4 Thanks, I definitely put stock in testimonials. Over the past few years I've made an effort to upgrade my electric guitar signal chain for recording purposes. Ironically, the component I've largely ignored so far... the actual guitars. The guitar I'm considering for 64S pickups is a basic 2016 Fender Stratocaster Professional.
@jheat44 ай бұрын
You're welcome. It's funny, I am the opposite in that I change pickups until I find the right fit. I was a little skeptical because of the price at first, but now I feel they're definitely worth it. @@matthewmcclure3181
@TeleCaster663 ай бұрын
Worth the money to me. They're amazing.
@GCKelloch4 ай бұрын
Sounds really nice. Guitar sound is mostly the speaker and amp, and those are great amps, and sweet sounding speakers. I believe RE uses a combo of AV & AIII poles so the plain strings sound warmer. It's generaly a good choice, but he wasn't the first to do it, and I don't see what about his pickups justifies the cost.
@watchtowerguitars51024 ай бұрын
Thanks. We're trying to reproduce what we're hearing in the room. The mics are a combo of the Royer 121 and good old SM57. We also have a nice ribbon mic for the room. The mix is probably 60% Royer, 20% SM57 and 20% Room mic. Speaker cab was a Two Rock 1x12 with their 12-65 by WGS. Cost is one of those things that can always be debated. It really boils down to customer satisfaction and I'll say this about being dealer for RE customer's have been very happy with the results. We're lucky to be able to try them out in the shop and see which ones fit our personal style.
@Phil_TrujequeАй бұрын
I agree with you 100%! My 1984 Ibanez Roadstar can get the prettiest tones coming thru a nice amp with a great set of speakers... and the pickups on that guitar are an every day, off-the-shelf brand. Nothing special about it -- except the beautiful sound it makes when I play it!
@JeffMcErlain4 ай бұрын
Nice!!
@STRATSAFIRE4 ай бұрын
Great to see this channel content growing. This is a wonderful company to do biz with. Still digging my Tumescent L3 HH, thanks guys! Keep rocking
@watchtowerguitars51024 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. We're really going to try and put more content up on a regular basis. Stay tuned!
@rfcnyc32534 ай бұрын
These pickups are ALIVE !!! Organic, musical, articulate, seemingly ringing forever! If you're in the NY/NJ area, get into your car and drive to Watchtower Guitars in Morristown, NJ. They arguably have more incredible guitars and amps per square foot than any other shop in the area, including some very famous ones in Manhattan. Their walls are literally filled with some of the most jaw-dropping instruments, ranging from the tried-and-true to some of the best boutiques you can lay your hands on.
@robertkise5 ай бұрын
That lick at 1:25 with the string that starts already bent sounds great.
@dongwook10045 ай бұрын
I play this guitar kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZZkpbKxe5ieeps.htmlsi=Kc-RuikHVRCUR7Gv
@tonypayne7046 ай бұрын
Great playing 👍🏼 and beautiful guitar .
@jonskibic37966 ай бұрын
Thanks.
@elliotcurrie71436 ай бұрын
What’s the pedal?
@Ganache306 ай бұрын
Sounds great! The Studio sig is the only one I wouldn’t take. Just doesn’t have that same snap and squish as those with the bigger transformers.
@Darth.Shredder6 ай бұрын
Isn't the Iommi SG just an SG Special with better hardware and chrome pickup covers?
@mikemph77796 ай бұрын
Sure seems versatile
@Steven-re3tx6 ай бұрын
I always run both channels. JUSTSAYIN'.
@Sonicblue19227 ай бұрын
song is on the tip of my tongue and driving me nuts? Remind me what it is please. Demos was absolutely amazing too.
@jonskibic37967 ай бұрын
It’s an improvised interpretation of 6th Avenue Heartache. The guitar reminded me of Jakob Dylan’s telecaster on the Bringing Down The Horse tour.
@sammyrichards54117 ай бұрын
this is the first, and im convinced, only video of someone playing behind the bridge on a Novo, thank you, some of us want a 4000 dollar noise machine edit: and gliding!! thank god!
@mauricishlo54388 ай бұрын
Amazing tone and playing!
@taggmanibanez8 ай бұрын
I'd like to hear them with the speakers swapped.
@ArtLogins8 ай бұрын
My perfect Fender Telecaster has a Gibson Humbucker in the neck position...... 🙂✌
@michaelsimmons55059 ай бұрын
You thought god was an architect....
@johnparsons67509 ай бұрын
Okay, I'll be the first to say it, sounds great
@oaeoeaoRust10 ай бұрын
Nice to a see a Legato on the market… these were special when they were released.
@harrykadaras945911 ай бұрын
Really top shelf tone...love it...nice Hiwatt back there! I hope Pete the Great watches this video and realizes he sounds better with Gibson/Hiwatt....he should scrap the Fenders!
@BlownDart6811 ай бұрын
Love the Germino
@curtisrichards190311 ай бұрын
Why play this amp with a bunch of pedal seems to miss the point of this amp. If your going to do a pedal platform who care what the amp is.
@Desperado6653 ай бұрын
Who cares, it sounds good
@davemayberry9938 Жыл бұрын
I owned a Kalamazoo Epiphone Riviera, but it was a very dark, almost a blackburst. The F holes weren’t cut though, just the top, and bound and the wood was painted black, factory done. It had a Bigsby, full size humbuckers, no serial # on the headstock, Kluson tuners. I took off the Bigsby, and installed a Washburn Wonderbar, and it played fantastic! Judging by the knobs, and the nut width, it’s a ‘65-‘67....Jim Foote, my guitar tech, said it was either custom made, or an employee made guitar. Gruhn got it in ‘02 for 2 grand...🙄
@jonskibic3796 Жыл бұрын
too much time on my hands
@gwoodtones8 ай бұрын
I have exactly the same guitar. It's a real beast. Good for studioworks. Unique and awesome sound. Dont know exactly which pick ups these have. It's a very thick and heavy body... not interesting for live gigs... I can hold it 3 songs.... standing before it starts to hurt... but a real awesome guitar... a keeper for me.
@deadinside0586 Жыл бұрын
Amazing tone. Which speaker and drive pedal did u use?
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I’d give Manny a shot against Barrios and Connor Ben. If Manny could pull it off, then I can definitely see them trying to match him up with Tank for a catchweight fight of 144 lbs.
Cheers, love these 330s, the P90s are just great, magical guitars.
If you find one, BUY
Is this name a play on a Georgia o Keefe thing?
Incredibly sick keep going
1:30 Oh well!
Skibic!
Excellent breath of space between the choice of notes!
Nice one
Super bad ass! Great playing.
Looks like the guy's playing my guitar - ebony, cream gear, chrome tombstone tuners, P90s, "Made in USA", etc. I'm told they were built between 76-82, but the ser. no. on mine starts with 99, so that makes it 1975? I'm thinking of selling it, but wherever I look the values are all over the shop, from disappointing to mouth watering. Any ideas? PS: if this thing's paintwork is nitro, how can you touch it up if you can't get that paint any more?
This is my guitar. It's been living in Scotland for the past few months and will never leave. It sounds and plays better than anything else I've owned. Love it. I did swap out the black plastics for cream (with Amber knobs) for a nicer look. Killer guitar and funny to stumble on it in KZread.
Jon is the best! watchtower rules!!!
I have a set of Ron Ellis in a Strat and a Telecaster and love them. I've had many handwound pickups from many makers and Ron Ellis wins, best I've ever had.
I gotta get one!!! Super cool!
Instant Doors and The Who guitar tone
Siccck
I love that Gibson sound:)
weight relief too?
What’s the drive pedal, sounds awesome
I bought my dream R9 from you guys, a 2019 60Th Anniversary R9, in Gloss Cherry Tea Burst, from Wysel
2019 was a great year for Gibson R9's!! Thank you!
Great tone. We should all realize the meaninglessness of comparison. I only play my favorite melodies with my favorite guitar with my favorite sound, that's why I play the guitar.
Thanks, really nice demo. The Ron Ellis pickups sound great but struggling to assess "how much" improvement they provide. So, one suggestion... it would be helpful to see a comparison with the stock pickups as a reference point.
We've thought about that for a future video. Maybe a before and after with a trip to our shop to have the Ellis pickups installed. Doing 4 guitars clean & dirty this time we were already hitting the 30 minute mark. Thanks for the suggestion.
From experience I can tell you that the Ron Ellis pickups took my masterbuilt strat from great to amazing, and I'll never change them. I have the Ron Ellis 57's in a 57 reissue (maple neck and ash body) and they are so addicting to play. Bell-like and warm without ever sounding harsh. Experiencing them in person is much different than hearing online. Hopefully this helps! Cheers
@@jheat4 Thanks, I definitely put stock in testimonials. Over the past few years I've made an effort to upgrade my electric guitar signal chain for recording purposes. Ironically, the component I've largely ignored so far... the actual guitars. The guitar I'm considering for 64S pickups is a basic 2016 Fender Stratocaster Professional.
You're welcome. It's funny, I am the opposite in that I change pickups until I find the right fit. I was a little skeptical because of the price at first, but now I feel they're definitely worth it. @@matthewmcclure3181
Worth the money to me. They're amazing.
Sounds really nice. Guitar sound is mostly the speaker and amp, and those are great amps, and sweet sounding speakers. I believe RE uses a combo of AV & AIII poles so the plain strings sound warmer. It's generaly a good choice, but he wasn't the first to do it, and I don't see what about his pickups justifies the cost.
Thanks. We're trying to reproduce what we're hearing in the room. The mics are a combo of the Royer 121 and good old SM57. We also have a nice ribbon mic for the room. The mix is probably 60% Royer, 20% SM57 and 20% Room mic. Speaker cab was a Two Rock 1x12 with their 12-65 by WGS. Cost is one of those things that can always be debated. It really boils down to customer satisfaction and I'll say this about being dealer for RE customer's have been very happy with the results. We're lucky to be able to try them out in the shop and see which ones fit our personal style.
I agree with you 100%! My 1984 Ibanez Roadstar can get the prettiest tones coming thru a nice amp with a great set of speakers... and the pickups on that guitar are an every day, off-the-shelf brand. Nothing special about it -- except the beautiful sound it makes when I play it!
Nice!!
Great to see this channel content growing. This is a wonderful company to do biz with. Still digging my Tumescent L3 HH, thanks guys! Keep rocking
Thanks so much. We're really going to try and put more content up on a regular basis. Stay tuned!
These pickups are ALIVE !!! Organic, musical, articulate, seemingly ringing forever! If you're in the NY/NJ area, get into your car and drive to Watchtower Guitars in Morristown, NJ. They arguably have more incredible guitars and amps per square foot than any other shop in the area, including some very famous ones in Manhattan. Their walls are literally filled with some of the most jaw-dropping instruments, ranging from the tried-and-true to some of the best boutiques you can lay your hands on.
That lick at 1:25 with the string that starts already bent sounds great.
I play this guitar kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZZkpbKxe5ieeps.htmlsi=Kc-RuikHVRCUR7Gv
Great playing 👍🏼 and beautiful guitar .
Thanks.
What’s the pedal?
Sounds great! The Studio sig is the only one I wouldn’t take. Just doesn’t have that same snap and squish as those with the bigger transformers.
Isn't the Iommi SG just an SG Special with better hardware and chrome pickup covers?
Sure seems versatile
I always run both channels. JUSTSAYIN'.
song is on the tip of my tongue and driving me nuts? Remind me what it is please. Demos was absolutely amazing too.
It’s an improvised interpretation of 6th Avenue Heartache. The guitar reminded me of Jakob Dylan’s telecaster on the Bringing Down The Horse tour.
this is the first, and im convinced, only video of someone playing behind the bridge on a Novo, thank you, some of us want a 4000 dollar noise machine edit: and gliding!! thank god!
Amazing tone and playing!
I'd like to hear them with the speakers swapped.
My perfect Fender Telecaster has a Gibson Humbucker in the neck position...... 🙂✌
You thought god was an architect....
Okay, I'll be the first to say it, sounds great
Nice to a see a Legato on the market… these were special when they were released.
Really top shelf tone...love it...nice Hiwatt back there! I hope Pete the Great watches this video and realizes he sounds better with Gibson/Hiwatt....he should scrap the Fenders!
Love the Germino
Why play this amp with a bunch of pedal seems to miss the point of this amp. If your going to do a pedal platform who care what the amp is.
Who cares, it sounds good
I owned a Kalamazoo Epiphone Riviera, but it was a very dark, almost a blackburst. The F holes weren’t cut though, just the top, and bound and the wood was painted black, factory done. It had a Bigsby, full size humbuckers, no serial # on the headstock, Kluson tuners. I took off the Bigsby, and installed a Washburn Wonderbar, and it played fantastic! Judging by the knobs, and the nut width, it’s a ‘65-‘67....Jim Foote, my guitar tech, said it was either custom made, or an employee made guitar. Gruhn got it in ‘02 for 2 grand...🙄
too much time on my hands
I have exactly the same guitar. It's a real beast. Good for studioworks. Unique and awesome sound. Dont know exactly which pick ups these have. It's a very thick and heavy body... not interesting for live gigs... I can hold it 3 songs.... standing before it starts to hurt... but a real awesome guitar... a keeper for me.
Amazing tone. Which speaker and drive pedal did u use?
This is mine!