You should let him see John Mayer in colloberation with Keith Urban.
@musicl0ver5435 күн бұрын
Jag man here 🥴
@JDHutson9 күн бұрын
Great review of a great pedal-amp.
@samwestguitar8 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@guitarandotherthings60909 күн бұрын
If you have to introduce your guitar teacher to John Mayer then you need a new teacher. To be that ignorant of one of the greatest guitarists ever is crazy.
@patmurphy72669 күн бұрын
But But It has a tele neck lmao 😂 😅 I can’t unsee it lmao 😂😊
@mehdi1996612 күн бұрын
How is he teaching guitar and he doesn't know who John Mayer is?😢
@DF-de8ib14 күн бұрын
Lol. And this is the vid you wanna introduce John Mayer? I hope this is a joke coz you'll have to throw him back to when he played Neon a decade ago in a small bar with an acoustic guitar. Not to mention the live arrangement of Covered In Rain. Dude find a new teacher.
@justinhall642115 күн бұрын
Pino in the background on bass... Nice👍
@xgdgdjdhdhdhd349317 күн бұрын
Erkenne Blew the This Teacher, don’t know about John Mayer Butter you Go Home boy
@sunshineladyoo17 күн бұрын
STV is his idol need I say anymore ❤❤❤
@ekredel18 күн бұрын
I get that he popularised the guitar in times when the guitar seemed to be forgotten, and therefore we feel to read into his playing things that are simply not there, but there is nothing there. He is a very average guitar player, which just happens to be popular. What he is doing is realistically simple, and stuff that wouldn’t even be level 1 for an average jazz player. I get that people like him and his playing, but this is just pop, and therefore inherently average. Just my two cents.
@cmatte8223 күн бұрын
Yeah he had a conversation with Steve Jordan. And he told him something like “why play 20 notes, when you only need the 3 right notes”. And to me that’s when he really started playing less when it was called for.
@gregdevir167424 күн бұрын
Another Guitar player that is very underrated is Keith Urban he's not just a singer his playing is non to Shabby ,kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJqq07ixn62vkag.html
@samwestguitar23 күн бұрын
Absolutely! John and Keith’s cover of don’t let me down at crossroads is awesome! Thanks for watching! ☺️
@bobsteinzig28 күн бұрын
David Bromberg does that thumb over the top thing
@davidhartley94Ай бұрын
Great to see you're still posting and the quality of your videos is so good!
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thanks so much man, likewise!
@mjb_33Ай бұрын
First YT video? Man this is great, thank you!
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thanks so much man!
Ай бұрын
The Jazzmaster has so much warmer sound!
@bernardo9202Ай бұрын
I would say Alex Turner is the only guitar/singer that is crazier than john
@vav413Ай бұрын
RIP amps. They are now officially a thing of the past.
@adamp8765Ай бұрын
im not gonna lie, i absolutely wasnt convinced the first few seconds of the video were live footage haha
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Haha fair enough, thanks for watching anyway😆
@yassdietwotrАй бұрын
What's that paint job on the Jazzmaster? Looks amazing.
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thanks for watching ! I was actually lucky enough to have a friend do it for me! It’s an acrylic painting which I then put a nitro lacquer over so to the touch it feels just like a normal guitar !
@danielhunter8008Ай бұрын
Subbed, with production quality like this, you're going to blow up.
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thank you so much Mate, I really appreciate it! I sure hope so! 😆
@tothefinlandstationАй бұрын
Does it respond like a tube amp to pedals in front of it?
@ryanteacher8134Ай бұрын
The answer is always no. The fact that people now bring modellers, tube power amps for their modellers, and FRFR speakers/cabinets to shows...It has gone full circle. A simple amp combo is much simpler. Not everyone venue has a decent PA system, by the way.
@LEUNN_Ай бұрын
it depends on what problem you’re trying to solve, you’re assuming it’s only about weight snd size, but there are so many other pros on using modelers like consistency and variety to name a few
@ryanteacher8134Ай бұрын
@@LEUNN_ Oh I agree. I'm just replying to the question "is it time to move on from amps?". On the whole, no. Amps will always have a place. Personally, I use both. I have a combo, and usually just use venues' backline amps when available. But I have a modeller (just an old hd500x, it gets the job done), for the other occasions.
@johnneiberger7311Ай бұрын
Can confirm. The Simplifier MK2 sounds pretty fantastic.
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
It sure does! Thanks for watching mate!
@guitrusАй бұрын
From my cold dead hands
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
😂😂
@roberteismann1929Ай бұрын
It does sound like it wasn't recorded with an amp.
@noonsound4894Ай бұрын
Been watching videos about these for a few weeks. Everything I've seen and heard sounds fantastic and exactly what I need. 👍😊
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thanks for watching, it’s a pretty awesome bit of kit!
@betterl8thannvrАй бұрын
I agree with your conclusion here, my amps are not going anywhere, but it is a cool device and has its uses. This was the first video of yours I have seen and it was really well done. That said you do this thing where you're not saying anything funny or clever but you'll like chuckle while you're talking, and it doesn't fit the vibe of what you're saying and distracts me a bit from the content, but the content and production were great.
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Hello! Thanks for watching and the feedback! I can understand what you mean lol. It’s quite difficult to strike a balance between being enthusiastic/energetic and going a bit too over the top lol. Talking to a camera as if it was a person is a very peculiar thing to do and it’s surprising difficult to come across naturally haha. I’ll bear that in mind in my future videos !
@temujenbarca1284Ай бұрын
Never. 'Nuff said.
@yorubabushkaАй бұрын
nice work on the video unc. lovin the textures on the simplifier. but i agree that this has a ways to go before it even gets to the level of a valve amp; maybe look out for mk3?? hand shakes n hugs. on kenzel washington
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thanks so much! Yeah I feel every year they’re getting a little bit closer to the real thing, looking forward to see how they develop over the next 5 or 10 years !
@JamesJones-th3mlАй бұрын
As many times as I try to make a better ton with Amp Sims... They are getting really really good by the way... I always go back to the tube amp and realize that its not quite there yet!!! I don't think it ever will be... I think Amp sims can be used as a layer for better tone on top of a tube tone!
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Very respectable view and I tend to agree! Nothing feels quite like it! Thanks for watching !
@larryshields2302Ай бұрын
Great, Great, Great! Video keep it up and you got a new subscriber.
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thank you so much, really appreciate the positive feedback !!
@JWyaMovieTimeАй бұрын
No. that's my answer without even watching your video
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thank you for keeping an open mind😂 If you watch the video I come to a similar conclusion, although I do think amp sims in a recording context do compete with the real thing. Anyway! Thanks for the comment mate!😁
@jokermtbАй бұрын
For the last couple years, I've been playing thru a Hotone Britwind pedalboard amp (with my pedalboard), with the output split between an xlr out, to the band's eq/mixer/pa (so the guys can hear what I'm doing), and to my trusty and crusty 1x12 cabinet that I use as a monitor (so I can hear what I'm doing). Would this Simplifier function as a pedalboard amp, in the same way as the Hotone I'm currently using? I get conflicting info regarding if these 'amp simulators' can also function as true dedicated amps for playing with a band in a live setting. (ps - my valve amps have all migrated to my basement rock room where they're used very little anymore)
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Hey! Thanks for watching! Yes I believe it would! It’s got two XLR outs which are normally used for stereo but provided you’re not panning anything they would function as two outs to your cab and the mixer. There’s also an effects loop which is useful for using it as a “pedal board amp” If you have any other questions about it I’d advise you shoot them an email, they were really quick to respond to me when I had a question!
@jokermtbАй бұрын
@@samwestguitar yeah - thanks - Its a very nice tidy loudbox I'm interested in.
@italoop7850Ай бұрын
Amps will never die!
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Haha I tend to agree but amp sims are starting to get pretty damn close in terms of sound ! Thanks for watching! 😄
@italoop7850Ай бұрын
@@samwestguitar Can't simulate AIR OFF A SPEAKER! It's just the fact of nature. VOLTAGE is sound. That'll never change. It's law!
@raymota4515Ай бұрын
But tubes will go go go go gone.
@italoop7850Ай бұрын
@@raymota4515 So what? Even light bulbs go. Just replace them and your amp is brand new.
@LouieTaylorMusicАй бұрын
We should totally get paid to do an ad for this thing after all the metal we recorded on the game haha
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Haha absolutely mate😂
@clare5684Ай бұрын
Super cool review!! I'd definitely get this if I had the skills to make it sound good😆
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thank you so much!🥰
@LouieTaylorMusicАй бұрын
Effing sick bro, awesome pedal. I'm sold! Really great editing in this one too mate. You deserve all the success in the world
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
You legend, thanks so much for the support mate!
@glenh2752Ай бұрын
Worth watching the Sammy Hagar interview with John Mayer, you’ll get an insight into John’s method of applying his own music theory and refers to his time at Berklee.
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Great suggestion, thanks for watching!
@user-eo3go3hs7wАй бұрын
Very cool!
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
Thanks for watching!!
@TRWilleyАй бұрын
One missing component - Stevie used GHS Nickel Rocker semi-flat pure nickel strings - they have a warmer, smoother sound but also more tension on the wound strings - you can actually get the exact set he used towards the end of his life as he had dropped down to .011 on the high E - they are called the "Lo-Tune" set.
@malcolmedwards296Ай бұрын
Plus he would have had very calloused fingers he couldn't feel a set of 10s and he gigged every night
@samwestguitarАй бұрын
That’s an interesting point ! Thanks for watching !
@malcolmedwards296Ай бұрын
He played every day all day it was 15s then 13s so his forearm an fingers where strong for it
@DaveRevst45482 ай бұрын
I dont think anyone in the world can match that performance. Totally amazing
@samwestguitar2 ай бұрын
One of the best live albums recorded! Thanks for watching !
@DaveRevst45482 ай бұрын
@@samwestguitar No doubt. I'd like your take on one thing. I've listened to that album countless times; it sort of lives with me. But I cant find even one misstake in the playing or singing. No missed note or anything. Is this true, you think? Are they that good or have they done some post edits?
@samwestguitar2 ай бұрын
@@DaveRevst4548 hmm, to be honest I’m not 100% sure. The vocals will have had all the post production of a studio record I would have thought, auto tune and all the rest of it, specially in the falsetto section. In terms of guitar playing I don’t know! You’re right tho, it’s to perfect. maybe a few bits and bobs were overdubbed. Ive seen him live 3 times now and he’s almost flawless, although he did hit a few botched notes in a few of the songs! One thing that’s always confused me is in the title track “TRY!” from his trio live album in the intro you can hear a second guitar playing a very random pentatonic line. Really strange haha!
@leestanford24522 ай бұрын
Beautiful video for your first one! You have a great voice and camera presence, touched in great points, and you play great. My only critique would be more lighting.
@samwestguitar2 ай бұрын
Hi Lee! Thanks for the lovely feedback, it’s really appreciated! Completely agree on the lighting, in my more recent videos I’ve fixed that!😆
@kevincowan19132 ай бұрын
Mayer is a huge SRV fan and inducted him into the HOF . Good catch bro .
@samwestguitar2 ай бұрын
True that, Thanks for watching!
@equinoxproject22842 ай бұрын
There is a fluency and complete literacy in playing like this.
@samwestguitar2 ай бұрын
Absolutely, thanks for watching !
@whiterice91462 ай бұрын
Rene Martinez said he went from 13s to 11s at the end of his career.
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Great video Great playing, your right ❤ 🔥
You should let him see John Mayer in colloberation with Keith Urban.
Jag man here 🥴
Great review of a great pedal-amp.
Thank you so much!
If you have to introduce your guitar teacher to John Mayer then you need a new teacher. To be that ignorant of one of the greatest guitarists ever is crazy.
But But It has a tele neck lmao 😂 😅 I can’t unsee it lmao 😂😊
How is he teaching guitar and he doesn't know who John Mayer is?😢
Lol. And this is the vid you wanna introduce John Mayer? I hope this is a joke coz you'll have to throw him back to when he played Neon a decade ago in a small bar with an acoustic guitar. Not to mention the live arrangement of Covered In Rain. Dude find a new teacher.
Pino in the background on bass... Nice👍
Erkenne Blew the This Teacher, don’t know about John Mayer Butter you Go Home boy
STV is his idol need I say anymore ❤❤❤
I get that he popularised the guitar in times when the guitar seemed to be forgotten, and therefore we feel to read into his playing things that are simply not there, but there is nothing there. He is a very average guitar player, which just happens to be popular. What he is doing is realistically simple, and stuff that wouldn’t even be level 1 for an average jazz player. I get that people like him and his playing, but this is just pop, and therefore inherently average. Just my two cents.
Yeah he had a conversation with Steve Jordan. And he told him something like “why play 20 notes, when you only need the 3 right notes”. And to me that’s when he really started playing less when it was called for.
Another Guitar player that is very underrated is Keith Urban he's not just a singer his playing is non to Shabby ,kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJqq07ixn62vkag.html
Absolutely! John and Keith’s cover of don’t let me down at crossroads is awesome! Thanks for watching! ☺️
David Bromberg does that thumb over the top thing
Great to see you're still posting and the quality of your videos is so good!
Thanks so much man, likewise!
First YT video? Man this is great, thank you!
Thanks so much man!
The Jazzmaster has so much warmer sound!
I would say Alex Turner is the only guitar/singer that is crazier than john
RIP amps. They are now officially a thing of the past.
im not gonna lie, i absolutely wasnt convinced the first few seconds of the video were live footage haha
Haha fair enough, thanks for watching anyway😆
What's that paint job on the Jazzmaster? Looks amazing.
Thanks for watching ! I was actually lucky enough to have a friend do it for me! It’s an acrylic painting which I then put a nitro lacquer over so to the touch it feels just like a normal guitar !
Subbed, with production quality like this, you're going to blow up.
Thank you so much Mate, I really appreciate it! I sure hope so! 😆
Does it respond like a tube amp to pedals in front of it?
The answer is always no. The fact that people now bring modellers, tube power amps for their modellers, and FRFR speakers/cabinets to shows...It has gone full circle. A simple amp combo is much simpler. Not everyone venue has a decent PA system, by the way.
it depends on what problem you’re trying to solve, you’re assuming it’s only about weight snd size, but there are so many other pros on using modelers like consistency and variety to name a few
@@LEUNN_ Oh I agree. I'm just replying to the question "is it time to move on from amps?". On the whole, no. Amps will always have a place. Personally, I use both. I have a combo, and usually just use venues' backline amps when available. But I have a modeller (just an old hd500x, it gets the job done), for the other occasions.
Can confirm. The Simplifier MK2 sounds pretty fantastic.
It sure does! Thanks for watching mate!
From my cold dead hands
😂😂
It does sound like it wasn't recorded with an amp.
Been watching videos about these for a few weeks. Everything I've seen and heard sounds fantastic and exactly what I need. 👍😊
Thanks for watching, it’s a pretty awesome bit of kit!
I agree with your conclusion here, my amps are not going anywhere, but it is a cool device and has its uses. This was the first video of yours I have seen and it was really well done. That said you do this thing where you're not saying anything funny or clever but you'll like chuckle while you're talking, and it doesn't fit the vibe of what you're saying and distracts me a bit from the content, but the content and production were great.
Hello! Thanks for watching and the feedback! I can understand what you mean lol. It’s quite difficult to strike a balance between being enthusiastic/energetic and going a bit too over the top lol. Talking to a camera as if it was a person is a very peculiar thing to do and it’s surprising difficult to come across naturally haha. I’ll bear that in mind in my future videos !
Never. 'Nuff said.
nice work on the video unc. lovin the textures on the simplifier. but i agree that this has a ways to go before it even gets to the level of a valve amp; maybe look out for mk3?? hand shakes n hugs. on kenzel washington
Thanks so much! Yeah I feel every year they’re getting a little bit closer to the real thing, looking forward to see how they develop over the next 5 or 10 years !
As many times as I try to make a better ton with Amp Sims... They are getting really really good by the way... I always go back to the tube amp and realize that its not quite there yet!!! I don't think it ever will be... I think Amp sims can be used as a layer for better tone on top of a tube tone!
Very respectable view and I tend to agree! Nothing feels quite like it! Thanks for watching !
Great, Great, Great! Video keep it up and you got a new subscriber.
Thank you so much, really appreciate the positive feedback !!
No. that's my answer without even watching your video
Thank you for keeping an open mind😂 If you watch the video I come to a similar conclusion, although I do think amp sims in a recording context do compete with the real thing. Anyway! Thanks for the comment mate!😁
For the last couple years, I've been playing thru a Hotone Britwind pedalboard amp (with my pedalboard), with the output split between an xlr out, to the band's eq/mixer/pa (so the guys can hear what I'm doing), and to my trusty and crusty 1x12 cabinet that I use as a monitor (so I can hear what I'm doing). Would this Simplifier function as a pedalboard amp, in the same way as the Hotone I'm currently using? I get conflicting info regarding if these 'amp simulators' can also function as true dedicated amps for playing with a band in a live setting. (ps - my valve amps have all migrated to my basement rock room where they're used very little anymore)
Hey! Thanks for watching! Yes I believe it would! It’s got two XLR outs which are normally used for stereo but provided you’re not panning anything they would function as two outs to your cab and the mixer. There’s also an effects loop which is useful for using it as a “pedal board amp” If you have any other questions about it I’d advise you shoot them an email, they were really quick to respond to me when I had a question!
@@samwestguitar yeah - thanks - Its a very nice tidy loudbox I'm interested in.
Amps will never die!
Haha I tend to agree but amp sims are starting to get pretty damn close in terms of sound ! Thanks for watching! 😄
@@samwestguitar Can't simulate AIR OFF A SPEAKER! It's just the fact of nature. VOLTAGE is sound. That'll never change. It's law!
But tubes will go go go go gone.
@@raymota4515 So what? Even light bulbs go. Just replace them and your amp is brand new.
We should totally get paid to do an ad for this thing after all the metal we recorded on the game haha
Haha absolutely mate😂
Super cool review!! I'd definitely get this if I had the skills to make it sound good😆
Thank you so much!🥰
Effing sick bro, awesome pedal. I'm sold! Really great editing in this one too mate. You deserve all the success in the world
You legend, thanks so much for the support mate!
Worth watching the Sammy Hagar interview with John Mayer, you’ll get an insight into John’s method of applying his own music theory and refers to his time at Berklee.
Great suggestion, thanks for watching!
Very cool!
Thanks for watching!!
One missing component - Stevie used GHS Nickel Rocker semi-flat pure nickel strings - they have a warmer, smoother sound but also more tension on the wound strings - you can actually get the exact set he used towards the end of his life as he had dropped down to .011 on the high E - they are called the "Lo-Tune" set.
Plus he would have had very calloused fingers he couldn't feel a set of 10s and he gigged every night
That’s an interesting point ! Thanks for watching !
He played every day all day it was 15s then 13s so his forearm an fingers where strong for it
I dont think anyone in the world can match that performance. Totally amazing
One of the best live albums recorded! Thanks for watching !
@@samwestguitar No doubt. I'd like your take on one thing. I've listened to that album countless times; it sort of lives with me. But I cant find even one misstake in the playing or singing. No missed note or anything. Is this true, you think? Are they that good or have they done some post edits?
@@DaveRevst4548 hmm, to be honest I’m not 100% sure. The vocals will have had all the post production of a studio record I would have thought, auto tune and all the rest of it, specially in the falsetto section. In terms of guitar playing I don’t know! You’re right tho, it’s to perfect. maybe a few bits and bobs were overdubbed. Ive seen him live 3 times now and he’s almost flawless, although he did hit a few botched notes in a few of the songs! One thing that’s always confused me is in the title track “TRY!” from his trio live album in the intro you can hear a second guitar playing a very random pentatonic line. Really strange haha!
Beautiful video for your first one! You have a great voice and camera presence, touched in great points, and you play great. My only critique would be more lighting.
Hi Lee! Thanks for the lovely feedback, it’s really appreciated! Completely agree on the lighting, in my more recent videos I’ve fixed that!😆
Mayer is a huge SRV fan and inducted him into the HOF . Good catch bro .
True that, Thanks for watching!
There is a fluency and complete literacy in playing like this.
Absolutely, thanks for watching !
Rene Martinez said he went from 13s to 11s at the end of his career.