I honestly ask for strings every year and I tell everyone the specific type 😅
@caelminogue653717 сағат бұрын
I agree with the Behringer pedal thing, except the SF300.
@kiltedvet42018 сағат бұрын
i have a guitar with emg 81/85s and a couple guitars with only the emg 81 and i have to say, EMGs are freaking awesome. gigve me a guitar with a single emg 81 and ill be happy all day long. seriously. ya fishmans are killer, but really emgs are fine. fishmans are probably better but man emgs are still killer.
@TEENAYY159018 сағат бұрын
I would love More Behringer pedals, I already own 4 lmao
@Kirovr66isgetting_goodatmath23 сағат бұрын
As soon as he said “condoms” I REGRETTED SEDING THIS TO MY MOM😭😭😭
@Guitars_n_shiКүн бұрын
Dude all I want for Christmas is strings. I have a house that doesn’t have any ventilation so my strings rust super easy. All I ask for is 10 gauge strings and most the time I end up with 10 slinky strings and I couldn’t be happier
@MookieMaroni23 сағат бұрын
Maybe you should ask Santa for a window.
@tiredcitizenz1925Күн бұрын
I won't lie the behringer eq pedal and the tm300 are nice pedals. The tm300 is a sansamp knock off but it's super nice in my opinion.
@AlexGichevMusicКүн бұрын
Yeah, soundwise I've got no issue with them, it's just that in my experience they break, and I didn't even gig them. But soundwise, as you say, they're great, maybe you you put them in another enclosure, they would last longer. Thanks for writing!
@No1Nowhere91Күн бұрын
If you guys aren’t in Europe and can’t get Harley Benton pedals, get some donner pedals - they’re about if not lower than the Harley Benton pedals.
@AlexGichevMusicКүн бұрын
Also something that somebody brought up in the comments, a lot of the Harley Benton pedals are rebranded Joyo pedals, so you can just get those if you're not in Europe. Thanks for the suggestion!
@GraveyardLurkerКүн бұрын
Im a beginner, I want all of them🗣️
@AnonymouspersoniguessКүн бұрын
XD i litterally asked for a berhinger and a few sets of 10-52s for christmas, and i dont regret it, just dont slam on the berhingers and youre good. if you treat them well they last ages
@N4thF4Күн бұрын
and its like 20$ so if it breaks down lets go
@martyshwaartz971Күн бұрын
Who wouldn't want strings? As long as they know the brand and gauge it's useful, they don't expire, and it saves money on the guitar players end. Most guitars have a string winder already anyways..
@LupeFNКүн бұрын
Agreed. if you even need a string winder you probably have multiple guitars, those that could use the strings
@preston_4824Күн бұрын
my bass player got me some nice strings for a sort of christmas gift, I was very happy
@MarlonEdwards86Күн бұрын
Im broke so any of these is amazing
@todieforponchos533Күн бұрын
Fair enough, but please try out the Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz. It's a beast!
@nathancl2k3 күн бұрын
I have SO many string winders!
@AlexGichevMusic2 күн бұрын
Send me some, I got just one and it's one of the cheap plastic ones 😀
@jcout25Күн бұрын
@AlexGichevMusic That's because you're cheap. Buy a good one with the money you make from this video.
@AlexGichevMusicКүн бұрын
@@jcout25 The fact that you think I make money from these videos is one of the biggest compliment I've received this year 😂 But seriously, yeah, I gotta buy one of those multitools myself
@1nfius948Күн бұрын
Send me one, Idk why I have one
@dekjet3 күн бұрын
Harley Benton pedals are nothing special. For the most part they're rebrands of JOYO pedals and some other manfucaturers (maybe some are Caline? IDK). Find those if you don't want to order from overseas.
@AlexGichevMusic3 күн бұрын
Yes, a big part of their regular series is just rebranded Joyo stuff, didn't think about that. Goof point. Thanks for writing!
@TheDantheman121213 күн бұрын
wtf is going on? are youtubers using ai to make themselves look better or something? i seen it a few times now where the person looks weird af
@wojargameplays96163 күн бұрын
they are making these creepy oversaturated thumbnail faces because they get more clicks for some reason
@AlexGichevMusic3 күн бұрын
Yea, if you mean the thumbnail we oversaturate. overcontrast and oversharpen the image, so it stands out more. Making a dumb eye-catching face helps as well. As far as the video goes, there's nothing going going on there.
@i_dont_want_a_handle3 күн бұрын
Some TC Electronic pedals are actually pretty bad, I've had quite an experience with Viscous Vibe - first of all it can't handle effects loop input level, it distorts quite heavily, it also isn't immediately turned off even when you have the dip switch set to do that (it's a known issue) and last but not least, its barrel jack broke after I reconnected it like 5 times
@AlexGichevMusic3 күн бұрын
Huh, maybe some of them are crap. I got a MojoMojo and a ditto looper and they've been great to me so far. I also really wanna get a Sentry gate. But maybe not all of them are that great. Thanks for writing!
@mjtejero3 күн бұрын
A string is goood, just not the slinky omes 😂 daddrio's xs is great
@supershaw09Күн бұрын
I use slinky and I love them
@MasterV6673 күн бұрын
Having 10+ guitars and basses, guitar strings and cables are actually the things I ask for, if someone wants to buy me guitar related gift. I have helix floor and I sold all my pedals, every guitar alread has straplock and i have spare straplock buttons for every new instrument so many of the good guitar christmas gifts I already have. However having so many guitars and even playing on 3 regularly and having the rest in cases restringing every month can become a little expensive (I use 3 different gauges for different guitars). :)
@AlexGichevMusic3 күн бұрын
Good point
@ozspierer47323 күн бұрын
dude your videos are great plus nice refrencin samurai guitarist
@AlexGichevMusic3 күн бұрын
Thanks!!!
@vintageswiss90963 күн бұрын
You forgot the Custom Slinky Meyer 10.5s... Time to redo the experiment... 😊
@hervet4 күн бұрын
And thats how "i" came up with the idea to get an interface for free 😁 Was aiming for a Schecter C1 Platinum but wife told me that for the noise i make, anything will do. Tried to explain to her that the noise would sound better with a good guitar but.... Great vid as always ( btw im 41 and would totaly wear the flaming skull les paul playing tshirt...would make the noise better too)
@AlexGichevMusic4 күн бұрын
Ahahahah,”the noise would be better” had me laughing out loud. Rock on dude, hope you enjoy you interface! As a guitarist who grew up with one, I can’t really imagine not owning at least some sort of way to plug my guitar into my computer. Thanks for the nice words! Tbh, I generated the cheesy t shirt pic AI and, it came out looking way less cheesy than what I was imagining. But it got the point across, so I just left it there
@dimejoe26214 күн бұрын
I always liked the feel of 9's it's not hard on your fingers, tried 8's but too thin for me I can barely feel the low e string, 10/11 best for full step down (D standard/ drop C)
@AlexGichevMusic4 күн бұрын
Yeah, pretty much same. I like the 8's for leads, but for chugging and rifing, they don't really do the job
@dimejoe26214 күн бұрын
@AlexGichevMusic hybrid is the best option I guess 😬
@the-fog-is-here4 күн бұрын
What chords where u playing for the jazz portion?
@AlexGichevMusic4 күн бұрын
Autumn Leaves in E Min
@863TheTravis5 күн бұрын
Im not super informed on fishmans but i know emgs have accessories that you can get that attach into any of their setups like afterburner knob which is a micro sized booster (+20db) or same set up in a flick switch .
@AlexGichevMusic4 күн бұрын
That's cool! I didn't know that. I had heard the term afterburner thrown around but never really knew what it meant. Thanks for writing!
@pitaorj7 күн бұрын
“I’ll try a classic gear” and then proceeds to the plugin version. you lost me in that point.
@DreidMusicalX8 күн бұрын
Back in the 1980's few music store, nothing like the huge Guitar Centers you see all over now. When you found gear, a lot of the time it was junk in comparison to what is built today. I learned on a guitar that looked like some country flowering on it, no name brand and the body was about 1" thick and everything was mounted on top of the body or board as I called it. It played, but was total shit. I ended up building my own guitar that for about 5 years was actually a killer guitar after I heard Eddie saying he built his own in a magazine. yeah, we didn't have the internet either to go watch others play so sitting in your house rewinding a cassette tape over and over an over. Better get spares, because you will need to duplicate your tapes from wearing out or being eaten by the wheels and heads. Thankfully, cd's came along, but them my amps were so loud the vibrations would make them skip while playing. Good times! But we had to be more dedicated to learn by ear like myself to still be playing 39 years later. Because a song could take well over a month to get right. Sometimes longer when you cannot afford lessons. I paid for 3 lessons from Mark Slaughter in Las Vegas NV before he left to Vinnie Vincent at Vesely's music store which was $15.00 a half hour back then when Mark was still a nobody. Thats a LOT of money for back then. And thats where it ended and I finished learning by ear. Good times, good times.
@Crayma8008 күн бұрын
A very lacklustre VST
@joeporto58118 күн бұрын
I gigged with an MP-1 and a Boogie Strategy 400 power amp into a pair of Boogie 4x12s back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. A plugin into a set of studio monitors is not the same.
@AlexGichevMusic8 күн бұрын
I know, I never tried to argue that it feels the same. A plugin never could feel like a cranked amp, just because it’s not an eq or dynamic thing that they’re missing, but the physical interaction between a guitar and a speaker in a room. I get that, I just wanted to check out the plugin. To be completely honest I first heard of the plugin, and then because of that I found out what an iconic piece of gear the ADA MP-1 was. So it was kinda backwards. Also my living situation would never allow me to crank an amp up, so I often look for digital alternatives. I think a lot of people are in a similar situation and I wanted to share this cool thing I found with them. Thanks for commenting! Hope that didn’t come off as aggressive, just wanted to clear these things up.
@leonordmann8 күн бұрын
You said all that about you growing up only really playing amp sims and wanting to try out the old way and proceeding to play through another amp sim with a different tone? So what's the point of this then? Don't get me wrong, I use amp sims just as most do and I think they sound great, but it is still different to play through an actual tube amp. Did you really never play through an actual tube amp? I hope you do one day, as to me it's just so much more fun. Edit: I hope this doesn't come off too aggressive. I'd have just really liked your reaction to playing a tube amp at a decent volume and see what you would play on that.
@AlexGichevMusic8 күн бұрын
Nah, it’s ok, I get it. I’ve owned a fully tube fender-style combo. And believe me, I get it. The interaction between a guitar and a speaker in a room is something that amp sims will never get right, simply because it’s not a tone thing. It’s not an eq or dynamic difference, it’s the guitar literally feeling different. Now that amp could only do cleans. I’ve also played through a dual rec into a 4x12 in a rehearsal space, and I’ve never felt more “nacked” in my playing. There’s like….nothing I could hide behind. And I think that’s still due to the guitar being in the same room as a cracked cab. I get that, but unfortunately I live in an apartment. If I crank up my studio monitor too much - it’s a problem. That’s why I look for software that can as closely as possible recreate the actual tone of a certain piece of gear. I know it’s not gonna be the same experience. Plus a thing that I probably should’ve explained better in the video: I first saw and heard the plugin, and then I started getting into the history of the ADA MP-1. Thanks for writing!
@jonathasx8 күн бұрын
the "plugin is EXTREMELY close" is the most genZ attitude you could have had lol there are no shortcuts for everything, son
@thoin18 күн бұрын
eeeeeh.. You are missing the joy of the real deal into a power amp and into a 4x12 cab. Sims get close but it just misses it. it's hard to explan. but if your pants aren't flapping then its not loud enough.
@BandXshow8 күн бұрын
Fr
@christopherknowles8 күн бұрын
it's nice to see guys still stuck in moustaches.
@ryuken54078 күн бұрын
Still sounding genZ 😂
@JustinDiazJokes9 күн бұрын
ernie ball are the wrong strings. NYXL is the only right answer
@MathiasBronnes9 күн бұрын
ive had the mp1. but couldnt really make anything i liked with it. now my main sound comes from a digitech 2120 and marshall 9100 poweramp...im 23 btw XD im a full on hair metal geek, and i honestly dont like anything else now
@AlexGichevMusic9 күн бұрын
Damn, those are two pieces of gear I hadn't heard of before :) I'm realizing more and more how I'm completely oblivious to this period of guitar with all the rack gear n stuff. Thanks for commenting!
@MathiasBronnes9 күн бұрын
@AlexGichevMusic ive made many reviews on old gear. While not even remotely close to the quality of your videos, its something to check out to learn about new units, im also happy to chat about it whenever you want ;)
@AlexGichevMusic9 күн бұрын
@ Duuuuuuude! Just chexked out a demo. The tones you getting are SICK! Keepi it up!
@MathiasBronnes9 күн бұрын
@AlexGichevMusic thanks mate :)
@adammassacre47159 күн бұрын
Didnt Misha remove his name from that amp sim because it was so bad and thats why its not available to purchase anymore lol im suprised the II II II II didnt get a mention.
@AlexGichevMusic9 күн бұрын
Hm, didn't know that, yeah it's pretty wild to me how he would approve something like that. I haven't tried the II II II II plugin, but I really want to. I'm not really a super low-tuned kinda guy and I'm curious how it would sound in regular old dorp c. Thanks for writing!
@F4_Phantom_II9 күн бұрын
My first guitar is also cort m200 but my one is black (i upgraded it with seymour duncans)
@AlexGichevMusic9 күн бұрын
Sick! Never met or heard of anyone with one of them tho. I really love mine, not a huge fan of how it looked with the original exposed screw pickups, but dude, it's been my work horse for f-cking....almost 10 years at this point. Thanks for commenting!
@digital36010 күн бұрын
Wait, you’re only 18? Porn-stache game is on point for your age! Also, I have an ADA mp2 and it’s the only amp I used for about 30 years before getting into modern amp sim plugins. Nice demo my guy!
@AlexGichevMusic10 күн бұрын
Weeeeeeeeeeell, technically 19 now, but "18" and "80s" look better in a title together. Also DAMN, only one amp for 30 years sound insane. I can't stick to one tone for a week. Thanks for writing!
@digital36010 күн бұрын
@ I’m the same way nowadays. Dozens of neural, STL, ml stuff. It’s great to be a guitarists these days.
@JacubWhite3812 күн бұрын
Not really related to strings but I really like your playing. It's not quite what I'm used to from KZbinrs so it felt a bit fresh and different comparatively. Keep up the good work!!
@AlexGichevMusic12 күн бұрын
Thank you! Comments like this really do mean a lot! Will do
@LRHutch15 күн бұрын
I'm 71 and have been playing guitar for 66 years. I started with 12s, in my 20s I went to 11s, my 30s I went with 10s and stayed with them until I was 60 then it was 9s, last year I went to 8s. I use them on all of my guitars for all the different styles of music.
@caknut16 күн бұрын
i <3 10-52
@derpmcgerp596817 күн бұрын
Glenn is my GOAT. I’m doing what I can to support him in these trying times
@victorkovalchuk18 күн бұрын
STL AmpHub is the best quality amp sim ever 🔥
@eutocoriffs940918 күн бұрын
I like already got A passive H4, would the 81 be a significant leap?
@AlexGichevMusic17 күн бұрын
In my personal opinion pickups rarely if EVER make a significant leap in sound. What change are you looking for tone-wise? Are you chasing something in particular or just throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks? Thanks for writing!
@eutocoriffs940917 күн бұрын
@@AlexGichevMusic yeah.. just seeing what sticks...
@AlexGichevMusic17 күн бұрын
@@eutocoriffs9409 I wouldn’t recommend spending money on pickups. Pedals, plugins, irs, speakers and mics would be better choices at least in my personal experience.
@lsu199219 күн бұрын
9.5-46. Metal chug AF, with tone retention, and no tuh-wang.
@redcomn20 күн бұрын
I used cobalt ultra slinky on both of my prs One on standard one on half standard