I am in Open E tuning.

Sound awesome!

Standard tuning. The best way to learn anything SRV is from a guy called Tommy Katona, look him up on youtube.

Point this video was to hear these guitars acoustically, maybe comparison would convey that better.

@@BluesWillisMusic still a great video regardless, thank you 🙏🏽

Open E tuning

I am glad the video was what you were looking for and you bring up a good point. Many people ignore the acoustic sounds. In general the first time I play an electric guitar in a store, the sales person always comes up to ask me if I want to plug in, and I say no. Let me hear the guitar first. If I like it, then of course I wanna hear it with an amp too. I recommend ordering a mule from Matt rather than buying used.

Glad to hear!

Sounds like a good price.

Right on!

Have fun and let me know if you wanna learn stuff like this or this exactly on a skype or zoom lesson. I am happy to do one off sessions.

Thanks a lot!

I heard testimonials of bigsby on a tele killing sustain, I guess that could make it quieter.

I fully agree. National is the gold standard. There are great value cheaper guitars for people who only dabble but if you are serious and play it enough to justify the spending national is a must. Mule is also a goof choice for people who like to stand out a little.

I sent this one back and bought another one used - which was a mistake because it kinda seems Matt detests people who buy his guitars used and provides no support to them whatsoever :D Anyway I ended up with a punk strat which I like very much and has a way flatter neck/smaller relief.

@@BluesWillisMusic just seen the video of the other Mule. Good to know since I am probably get one used if I am able to xD I believe this is a must if you play a lot of slide but I do have some concers.

@@GM-mv1ch Honestly it is a great guitar, sounds good with or without the slide, although I am using it mostly for the latter. What are your concerns?

@@BluesWillisMusic reading reviews around makes me thing these guitars are unique in terms of sound but can lack of build quality for some little annoying things (often related to fretwork). Also the weight is a little concern since some of them in the after market are quite heavy (around 9 pounds).

Thanks a lot!

Glad you found it useful!

It is a diminished chord basically build by all minor thirds stacked on each other.

thank you!

good idea, thanks!

I don't have an SG, actually I never really liked SGs BUT the trick might be that the V also has that shifted string situation that makes the SG uncomfortable for me, but I mostly play the V standing up maybe an SG would work out standing just as nicely.

@@BluesWillisMusic thanks for taking time to reply! Waiting for the slide with the V

Never played a V, why I am asking. Would be good to see a Trucks style on a V for example

@@GM-mv1ch It is great fro slide, I will do some bottleneck soloing on it at one point for sure.

Thanks a lot!

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Thank you!

I think so, but I never tried one.

@@BluesWillisMusic I’ve never tried one either. I didn’t really know why people use them, but it seems like a possible solution here.

I generally prefer tele pickups to strats but as far as strats go I think it is a pretty nice strat pickup.

Yeah true, I replaced with Gotoh in tune brace saddles and MAN-huge improvement,tuning stability.

I liked the neck shape and the body too. What I dont like aesthetically is the shape of the pickguard, regular cabronita style would have done it better for me.

Glad to hear!

Banjo Ben's the best, picker and tutor as well.

Especially acoustics, where you only hear your guitar, strings and the way you play. Their "personality" comes out way easier than electrics via an amp and pedals.

Awesome, glad to hear!

Thanks a lot Tomi! There's an other version coming soon with a slide solo.

I also like to use them as ryhthm with the wood and lead with the steel.

You can't really go wrong with a any national. The Reso Rocket compared to other single cone biscuit resonators sound fuller, deeper more of a singer songwriter guitar. It doesn't have that tin trash can sound some people are looking for in a resonator, however you can get close using fingerpicks and picking closer to the bridge.

It is the L - ladder braced version and I love it, definitely worth the money. Full disclosure, I never liked any of the gibson or martin alternatives so when I picked up a waterloo I instanstly knew this is what I have been looking for.

@@BluesWillisMusic thanks for the reply!

I have no problem with the general concept of guitars being made in Mexico. I have a 2 MIM strats I like and a bass. But this was unplayable, which is a quality control issue.

@@BluesWillisMusic I understand completely. It is SUCH a letdown when that guitar you have been waiting for shows up and has problems that it should not under about any circumstances have.

@@johndaugherty4127 Exactly. I think it is okay for MIM guitars to need a setup or a little fret polish, but nothing bigger than that. After all you want a gigable guitar not a project :D

I am glad, thanks for watching!

Yeah the screws will move a little over time, I have experienced that with other benders as well. SO every now and then you will need to adjust it but that's just the nature of physics and guitars in my opinion. You set the screw based on the tension in the string. That can change too with different string brand or gauge or if the neck moves.

@@BluesWillisMusic Thanks for your reply. My installation went well. I have added an extra felt washer to try and stop the set screw moving once set. The only other problem I had was that the instructions recommend that the posts are all the way down but I could not leave it this way because the nut and screw from the lever hit the string and wore the string to the point where it snapped! (Installing on a Gibson Firebird). So I raised the b bender and it is now fine. Also, in terms of fit, I found that the b bender was a much looser fit than the Gibson tailpiece. And I thought stability was important. So I ended up making 2 spacers 0.96mm thick to ensure that the unit was stable. Got there in the end!

@@DTGuitarTech Maybe the strings would have kept it in place safe enough but better be sure, so I think you did the right thing and go the extra mile. Let me know hoe you like the bender in a couple of weeks/months.

@@BluesWillisMusic Yeah I did think the tension of the strings would be enough. But my logic was that, turning a static tailpiece into something that has a moving part would need more stability. It’s done anyway! Enjoying it so far. Big learning curve.