I love the AC tone. It’s clean sparkles and its overdrive is great!
@kennethcohagen35393 күн бұрын
Shhhh! Don’t talk about the font thing. It keeps the price down!
@TheTapeFarm3 күн бұрын
@@kennethcohagen3539 good point…. I love that font!!!!
@RickAltizerMusic4 күн бұрын
Way to go Bear/John!!!
@meljones20745 күн бұрын
Congrats!
@user-qi3qr7hb2n5 күн бұрын
These things lasted about 20 minutes the first time they were put up. I had it in my cart and when I went to buy it was gone. I watched every day probly 3 times a day and finally they put some more up. I love it! It’s beautiful and feels so good.
@ejnordberg5 күн бұрын
Artec makes good lipstick pickups that don't break the bank.
@ejnordberg5 күн бұрын
That also explains why lipstick pickups are three-wire. If they wanted to go really cheap, they could have settled with two wire (Hot and ground), but then series wiring would not be possible.
@ejnordberg5 күн бұрын
I wire my (bass) guitars in series. It provides a deeper tone. I really want a Danelectro bass, and I'm glad to learn they are wired in series. If they were wired in parallel, I suspect it would have a horribly thin sound. There is math to go with this, concerning how pickups as inductors create low pass or high pass circuits, depending on how the pickups are wired.
@JOYODirect5 күн бұрын
Congratulations to this guy! 🔥🔥
@TheTapeFarm6 күн бұрын
Box acquired....
@granthelas44686 күн бұрын
Darn bears always stealing my fission
@briannelms1586 күн бұрын
Congratulations!
@beargonefission61606 күн бұрын
Dude, I’ll totally get you a video when it gets here! (Lousy work takes up too much time, and all I get out of it is a living.) Thanks again! 🎉
@TheTapeFarm6 күн бұрын
@@beargonefission6160 that would be cool. Thanks!!! Congrats again. On my way to pick up a box right now.
@paullatta6 күн бұрын
Darn! Congratulations Bear!
@Rickey8Nongkynrih7 күн бұрын
I want to to know the name of the software that your using for recording?????
@TheTapeFarm7 күн бұрын
@@Rickey8Nongkynrih Logic Pro.
@Rickey8Nongkynrih6 күн бұрын
@@TheTapeFarmthanks
@SilverbackOrangutan7110 күн бұрын
ovation electric guitars are killer
@2112musician10 күн бұрын
Which one do you like better - the thinline or the full size?
@TheTapeFarm10 күн бұрын
@@2112musician full size. The thin line is a one trick pony. Great for plugging in, not much else.
@2112musician10 күн бұрын
@@TheTapeFarm your videos for both of them were very impressive, but I really liked the sound of the thinline on your recordings. Do you still play either one of them on a regular basis? Thanks!!
@TheTapeFarm10 күн бұрын
@@2112musician I use the thin line at church all the time. People regularly come up after the service to comment on how good it sounds and are shocked when I tell them how much it cost.
@2112musician9 күн бұрын
@@TheTapeFarm I ordered a thinline based on your video and several others. They've only got 4 left in stock which will probably be gone tomorrow. Thanks for the info.
@joeking43310 күн бұрын
How is the neck and the fretwork? Seems they could make are pretty playable guitar with a really stable neck not having to deal with a wood neck that moves all the time with humidity and isn't that stable.
@joeking43310 күн бұрын
A lot of people spell "Tremolo" wrong as "TremElo".
@TheTapeFarm10 күн бұрын
@@joeking433 spelling is not my strong soot. 😜
@tommybrown419111 күн бұрын
The website says it has a 9.5 to 14 radius fretboard, can you confirm whether or not that is true? I'm considering this guitar vs the KGD relic strat and if it really does have a compound radius fretboard, that would help me make my decision. Thanks. Great video and playing! Your Ghost tele review is great too. Take care.
@TheTapeFarm11 күн бұрын
@@tommybrown4191 it does. Most of the change happens after the 12th fret.
@tommybrown419111 күн бұрын
Thanks! @@TheTapeFarm
@granthelas446812 күн бұрын
I don't have much experience with pedals but I'm here to learn.
@57ebartley12 күн бұрын
I bought mine used right when they came out and being a John Mayer fan I was stoked to pay full retail for it because they were hard to get at the time. . Without the tax of course. Fortunately mine did not have any of the issues. Someone just didn’t do their job on yours. The other thing is the Silver Sky has its own sound and does not sound like a Strat. It just does not have the quack as they call it. I tried to put a Dimarzio single coil size in the bridge the other day and much to my surprise it didn’t fit . I wasn’t prepared to route out he pick guard. I do have to tell you I own 3 fender Strats and the Silver sky SE Plays better then all of them and the tremolo system really works. I just dont care for the Pickups. I’ve been buying from Sweetwater for years. They pride their self on service and I know they would take care of you if you called them. In the used market I have seen that same guitar for as low as $500 lately.
@sogron00713 күн бұрын
You know you can pull out the volume button and change the coils, right?
@TheTapeFarm13 күн бұрын
@@sogron007 I mentioned it in the video. When you pull the volume knob it puts the coils in series. It’s not a coil split. 4:41
@fabioasramos14 күн бұрын
The California sounds really nice!
@GothicXlightning14 күн бұрын
i see some Gibson beauties in the background ..
@michaelhawkins614914 күн бұрын
Just "found" this channel via the review of the Squier HSS guitar...which was cool. So I subscribed! 😅
@bluzedogg15 күн бұрын
So you talk about church a lot? I've been there and done that and I want all my money back and somewhere along the way I stopped boring people by bringing up Church all the time.
@TheTapeFarm15 күн бұрын
@@bluzedogg thou doth protest too much, methinks
@bluzedogg15 күн бұрын
@@TheTapeFarm Christianity in the public school system fucked with me and then Christianity in the Veteran's Administration fucked with me. Sorry if I sound bitter but both of these instances affected my life.
@TheTapeFarm14 күн бұрын
@@bluzedogg it has affected my life as well. My experience would tell me that the issue wasn’t Christianity, it was the people. But what ever the issue was I wish you luck and peace.
@bluzedogg14 күн бұрын
@@TheTapeFarm Of course you would say something like that.All religion is poison to all human beings. Every religion is invented by men and maintained by men and spread by men. None of it is real. I get tired of dealing with people who think a fairy tale is real. Talking snakes? Every animal on the planet on one boat,? Yeah, religion is the most disgusting thing on planet earth. If science had come along before religion, there would never have been any religion. I am positive I do not deserve to go to an eternal Lake of fire.
@bluzedogg10 күн бұрын
@@2112musician Generally speaking, when someone just brings up Church or the fact that they're christian, I'm out of the conversation. He might have great videos but I'll never know. Just be a person who happens to be a Christian and never bring up Church or the fact that you claim to be a christian. I've found that people that do this do it because deep down they don't believe what they claim to believe. so, if they keep bringing it up all the time it somehow solidifies it into their being.
@markgordoncreamer727915 күн бұрын
No single pickup comparisons? Nothing I could use here.
@TheTapeFarm15 күн бұрын
@@markgordoncreamer7279 did that in the original video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pHWhr8NxXZu6n9Y.htmlsi=bmUSCcIyPuhbECST Just used the track as the comparison in this one.
@John-yl4tj15 күн бұрын
How strange. I live in West Palm Beach Florida and last year I ordered two Harley Benton guitars and only paid the listed price with no additional taxes or fees. Maybe, they don't check every package and mine somehow slipped through.
@TheTapeFarm15 күн бұрын
@@John-yl4tj this video is also made five years ago. So things may have changed since then.
@anthonypate865716 күн бұрын
Getting mine tomorrow i cant wait.the frets are a major selling point for me .i got the headless eart with the same frets. It plays better than my fenders or prs guitars.
@JakePorotoy18 күн бұрын
I enjoy watching the review... Thanks sir.. Bless you
@d.michaelmcbridedc108219 күн бұрын
Got one from Thomann in Germany in January it took 4 months to arrive at my German address (not their fault blame Yemen) I’m replacing the tuners with Taylor gears ($100). Also the low E string has much lower output. It does sound great, the 60s sound. 10% of the cost of a real Ricky even with tuners added
@meljones207419 күн бұрын
Cool mounting system.
@DrMurdercock20 күн бұрын
John 5 Grew up idolizing Hee Haw players like Buck Owens. It's rare to catch John 5 with out one of his MANY tele's in his hands. The dude is one of those guys that we all wish we oculd be, who wakes up and grabs his guitar
@TheTapeFarm19 күн бұрын
@@DrMurdercock a musician’s musician.
@DrMurdercock19 күн бұрын
@@TheTapeFarm haha, I literally made this SAME comment yesterday on another video. hahaa. I agree 100%
@paulwhickerthetallvicar21 күн бұрын
I have a 1990 Fireglo RG-850 and its great. Bought through a Japan auction, really good value and yes the first thing I did was play some Tom Petty too!
@scootergold24 күн бұрын
That california and high gain distortion is killer i dig it powerfull little set up. Great demo fingers crossed!!
@RickAltizerMusic24 күн бұрын
Another great and informative video. Thanks for keeping us all in the loop on what’s affordable and awesome!
@SpiderStratagemVI24 күн бұрын
Great in depth review! Been thinking about one of these and you answered my one question - can it be modded and is it a good platform for upgrades - sounds like the answer is yes!
@GigaChadL33725 күн бұрын
does it have built in acoustic sim?
@TheTapeFarm25 күн бұрын
@@GigaChadL337 it does not
@Livestreams88625 күн бұрын
Don’t worry cause I’m gonna win
@TheTapeFarm25 күн бұрын
@@Livestreams886 love the confidence!
@Livestreams88625 күн бұрын
@@TheTapeFarm just got to know it ain’t available in my county 😑
@davidramos431726 күн бұрын
Well here's hoping I Win!
@TheTrueStevieK26 күн бұрын
Appreciate this! They’re about to drop another acoustic and I’m thinking about getting one.
@ImnotgoingSideways26 күн бұрын
10:26 "and I bought 4 of them" Dannos are kind of like potato chips. You can never have just one.
@TheTapeFarm26 күн бұрын
@@ImnotgoingSideways #truth
@nicholasmoreno235626 күн бұрын
My first guitar was my dads 1978 acoustic Ovation when I was 15 And now I just bought my own 1978 Viper for my 30th birthday and it’s everything I always dreamed of for my ideal guitar 💥 maple fretboard and body color is brown though 🤌🏼
@jonathanhorne650326 күн бұрын
I bought a pink one for CME. I bought it specifically to mod it, I went all out, more dollars than sense. I used Gibson mudbucker I’d been carrying sound since the mid 70s, in the middle I used a Fralin 52 Fender P bass and in bridge position it has a Lollar T-bird. I used a Badass bridge. No spacing issues. Gears are backwards turning Schallers. Strat Switching and push pull knobs gets every pickup choice. Wood needed to be added to the headstock to allow the tuning gears to fit. It’s an awesome bass, fun to play and very versatile. I play it through a B-15 clone loaded with a JBL D130, or a Vox AC-15 Mkii through a Foundation cab. Usually I just use my 64 Princeton. Great for recording. I’m 71 and I dont perform anymore but I still play as often as I’m able. Yours turned out nice. I’d love to send you a photo.
@genebelet407027 күн бұрын
Thoughly enjoyed Part 1 - what an improved design over my legacy board!. Part 2 - I use ACtone, British, California, and Oxford Sound as preamps. Eric's (and your) demo is outstanding! If you take you time to experiment with the pedals and note your settings you can compile a compressive set of sounds.
@JOYODirect27 күн бұрын
Cool pick, Amazing playing, Nice pedal, and pedalboard, love em' all! Thx a bunch for your great work🤘
@rogereverett446727 күн бұрын
I just got a yellow one yesterday. So far, so good. The binding on the fretboard is a little sharp. I guess I’ll be getting some new calluses.
@briannelms15828 күн бұрын
Great sound! Very surprising especially for the price! Thanks for the opportunity!
@ronfalkoff28 күн бұрын
Love how sturdy the pedals stay on the board. Really love the review of the California pedal too! Joyo always have versatility in their pedals!!! Great review!!
@TheTapeFarm28 күн бұрын
@@ronfalkoff they are really rock solid. Check out the Part 1 video. I take the board outside and shake the heck out of it and nothing moves at all.
@ronfalkoff28 күн бұрын
@@TheTapeFarm I did! Loved the shake! Also, I have the American and the Zip amp and Uzi from Joyo and you can combo those in a similar fashion. Super versatile!
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I love the AC tone. It’s clean sparkles and its overdrive is great!
Shhhh! Don’t talk about the font thing. It keeps the price down!
@@kennethcohagen3539 good point…. I love that font!!!!
Way to go Bear/John!!!
Congrats!
These things lasted about 20 minutes the first time they were put up. I had it in my cart and when I went to buy it was gone. I watched every day probly 3 times a day and finally they put some more up. I love it! It’s beautiful and feels so good.
Artec makes good lipstick pickups that don't break the bank.
That also explains why lipstick pickups are three-wire. If they wanted to go really cheap, they could have settled with two wire (Hot and ground), but then series wiring would not be possible.
I wire my (bass) guitars in series. It provides a deeper tone. I really want a Danelectro bass, and I'm glad to learn they are wired in series. If they were wired in parallel, I suspect it would have a horribly thin sound. There is math to go with this, concerning how pickups as inductors create low pass or high pass circuits, depending on how the pickups are wired.
Congratulations to this guy! 🔥🔥
Box acquired....
Darn bears always stealing my fission
Congratulations!
Dude, I’ll totally get you a video when it gets here! (Lousy work takes up too much time, and all I get out of it is a living.) Thanks again! 🎉
@@beargonefission6160 that would be cool. Thanks!!! Congrats again. On my way to pick up a box right now.
Darn! Congratulations Bear!
I want to to know the name of the software that your using for recording?????
@@Rickey8Nongkynrih Logic Pro.
@@TheTapeFarmthanks
ovation electric guitars are killer
Which one do you like better - the thinline or the full size?
@@2112musician full size. The thin line is a one trick pony. Great for plugging in, not much else.
@@TheTapeFarm your videos for both of them were very impressive, but I really liked the sound of the thinline on your recordings. Do you still play either one of them on a regular basis? Thanks!!
@@2112musician I use the thin line at church all the time. People regularly come up after the service to comment on how good it sounds and are shocked when I tell them how much it cost.
@@TheTapeFarm I ordered a thinline based on your video and several others. They've only got 4 left in stock which will probably be gone tomorrow. Thanks for the info.
How is the neck and the fretwork? Seems they could make are pretty playable guitar with a really stable neck not having to deal with a wood neck that moves all the time with humidity and isn't that stable.
A lot of people spell "Tremolo" wrong as "TremElo".
@@joeking433 spelling is not my strong soot. 😜
The website says it has a 9.5 to 14 radius fretboard, can you confirm whether or not that is true? I'm considering this guitar vs the KGD relic strat and if it really does have a compound radius fretboard, that would help me make my decision. Thanks. Great video and playing! Your Ghost tele review is great too. Take care.
@@tommybrown4191 it does. Most of the change happens after the 12th fret.
Thanks! @@TheTapeFarm
I don't have much experience with pedals but I'm here to learn.
I bought mine used right when they came out and being a John Mayer fan I was stoked to pay full retail for it because they were hard to get at the time. . Without the tax of course. Fortunately mine did not have any of the issues. Someone just didn’t do their job on yours. The other thing is the Silver Sky has its own sound and does not sound like a Strat. It just does not have the quack as they call it. I tried to put a Dimarzio single coil size in the bridge the other day and much to my surprise it didn’t fit . I wasn’t prepared to route out he pick guard. I do have to tell you I own 3 fender Strats and the Silver sky SE Plays better then all of them and the tremolo system really works. I just dont care for the Pickups. I’ve been buying from Sweetwater for years. They pride their self on service and I know they would take care of you if you called them. In the used market I have seen that same guitar for as low as $500 lately.
You know you can pull out the volume button and change the coils, right?
@@sogron007 I mentioned it in the video. When you pull the volume knob it puts the coils in series. It’s not a coil split. 4:41
The California sounds really nice!
i see some Gibson beauties in the background ..
Just "found" this channel via the review of the Squier HSS guitar...which was cool. So I subscribed! 😅
So you talk about church a lot? I've been there and done that and I want all my money back and somewhere along the way I stopped boring people by bringing up Church all the time.
@@bluzedogg thou doth protest too much, methinks
@@TheTapeFarm Christianity in the public school system fucked with me and then Christianity in the Veteran's Administration fucked with me. Sorry if I sound bitter but both of these instances affected my life.
@@bluzedogg it has affected my life as well. My experience would tell me that the issue wasn’t Christianity, it was the people. But what ever the issue was I wish you luck and peace.
@@TheTapeFarm Of course you would say something like that.All religion is poison to all human beings. Every religion is invented by men and maintained by men and spread by men. None of it is real. I get tired of dealing with people who think a fairy tale is real. Talking snakes? Every animal on the planet on one boat,? Yeah, religion is the most disgusting thing on planet earth. If science had come along before religion, there would never have been any religion. I am positive I do not deserve to go to an eternal Lake of fire.
@@2112musician Generally speaking, when someone just brings up Church or the fact that they're christian, I'm out of the conversation. He might have great videos but I'll never know. Just be a person who happens to be a Christian and never bring up Church or the fact that you claim to be a christian. I've found that people that do this do it because deep down they don't believe what they claim to believe. so, if they keep bringing it up all the time it somehow solidifies it into their being.
No single pickup comparisons? Nothing I could use here.
@@markgordoncreamer7279 did that in the original video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pHWhr8NxXZu6n9Y.htmlsi=bmUSCcIyPuhbECST Just used the track as the comparison in this one.
How strange. I live in West Palm Beach Florida and last year I ordered two Harley Benton guitars and only paid the listed price with no additional taxes or fees. Maybe, they don't check every package and mine somehow slipped through.
@@John-yl4tj this video is also made five years ago. So things may have changed since then.
Getting mine tomorrow i cant wait.the frets are a major selling point for me .i got the headless eart with the same frets. It plays better than my fenders or prs guitars.
I enjoy watching the review... Thanks sir.. Bless you
Got one from Thomann in Germany in January it took 4 months to arrive at my German address (not their fault blame Yemen) I’m replacing the tuners with Taylor gears ($100). Also the low E string has much lower output. It does sound great, the 60s sound. 10% of the cost of a real Ricky even with tuners added
Cool mounting system.
John 5 Grew up idolizing Hee Haw players like Buck Owens. It's rare to catch John 5 with out one of his MANY tele's in his hands. The dude is one of those guys that we all wish we oculd be, who wakes up and grabs his guitar
@@DrMurdercock a musician’s musician.
@@TheTapeFarm haha, I literally made this SAME comment yesterday on another video. hahaa. I agree 100%
I have a 1990 Fireglo RG-850 and its great. Bought through a Japan auction, really good value and yes the first thing I did was play some Tom Petty too!
That california and high gain distortion is killer i dig it powerfull little set up. Great demo fingers crossed!!
Another great and informative video. Thanks for keeping us all in the loop on what’s affordable and awesome!
Great in depth review! Been thinking about one of these and you answered my one question - can it be modded and is it a good platform for upgrades - sounds like the answer is yes!
does it have built in acoustic sim?
@@GigaChadL337 it does not
Don’t worry cause I’m gonna win
@@Livestreams886 love the confidence!
@@TheTapeFarm just got to know it ain’t available in my county 😑
Well here's hoping I Win!
Appreciate this! They’re about to drop another acoustic and I’m thinking about getting one.
10:26 "and I bought 4 of them" Dannos are kind of like potato chips. You can never have just one.
@@ImnotgoingSideways #truth
My first guitar was my dads 1978 acoustic Ovation when I was 15 And now I just bought my own 1978 Viper for my 30th birthday and it’s everything I always dreamed of for my ideal guitar 💥 maple fretboard and body color is brown though 🤌🏼
I bought a pink one for CME. I bought it specifically to mod it, I went all out, more dollars than sense. I used Gibson mudbucker I’d been carrying sound since the mid 70s, in the middle I used a Fralin 52 Fender P bass and in bridge position it has a Lollar T-bird. I used a Badass bridge. No spacing issues. Gears are backwards turning Schallers. Strat Switching and push pull knobs gets every pickup choice. Wood needed to be added to the headstock to allow the tuning gears to fit. It’s an awesome bass, fun to play and very versatile. I play it through a B-15 clone loaded with a JBL D130, or a Vox AC-15 Mkii through a Foundation cab. Usually I just use my 64 Princeton. Great for recording. I’m 71 and I dont perform anymore but I still play as often as I’m able. Yours turned out nice. I’d love to send you a photo.
Thoughly enjoyed Part 1 - what an improved design over my legacy board!. Part 2 - I use ACtone, British, California, and Oxford Sound as preamps. Eric's (and your) demo is outstanding! If you take you time to experiment with the pedals and note your settings you can compile a compressive set of sounds.
Cool pick, Amazing playing, Nice pedal, and pedalboard, love em' all! Thx a bunch for your great work🤘
I just got a yellow one yesterday. So far, so good. The binding on the fretboard is a little sharp. I guess I’ll be getting some new calluses.
Great sound! Very surprising especially for the price! Thanks for the opportunity!
Love how sturdy the pedals stay on the board. Really love the review of the California pedal too! Joyo always have versatility in their pedals!!! Great review!!
@@ronfalkoff they are really rock solid. Check out the Part 1 video. I take the board outside and shake the heck out of it and nothing moves at all.
@@TheTapeFarm I did! Loved the shake! Also, I have the American and the Zip amp and Uzi from Joyo and you can combo those in a similar fashion. Super versatile!