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@RickMcCargar 8 сағат бұрын
I bought one in 1992..kept the pickguard when I sold it. Nice playing!
@richhwang4230 8 сағат бұрын
Thanks for watching Rick. This one isn’t a great fit for me but I’m trying to make it work and acclimate to it anyway because it belonged to my friend who passed away back in ‘20. I’m going to try some different pickups shortly, I ordered a few sets to experiment with, And it still needs fret work and general attention from a luthier.
@richhwang4230 11 сағат бұрын
I’ve been unable to take care of the noise issue with the pinnacle. IIWII. Not sure if it’s my specific second hand pedal or maybe they’re all like that, not sure.
@MdMijanurRahman-my5kr 3 күн бұрын
best playing
@richhwang4230 3 күн бұрын
Thank you😊
@ImprovGuitarJams 8 күн бұрын
Nice playing, I've never tried either of them, but they both sound good! Have a great day, keep on rockin!👍🎸🎶🎶🎶
@richhwang4230 8 күн бұрын
You too buddy! Thank you
@Chimes_Kinkade 8 күн бұрын
Both sound really good. Im still loving the Plimsoul😁.
@richhwang4230 8 күн бұрын
@@Chimes_KinkadeSame. The compression of the Wampler feels good at quieter (db) levels, I have to test it some more to know for sure but could be easier to work with for those kind of conditions.
@thezoexperience1 11 күн бұрын
nice playing
@richhwang4230 10 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@dparel 12 күн бұрын
Great sound and playing! Curious what's all in your signal chain? Nice tones!
@richhwang4230 12 күн бұрын
@@dparel Thank you! For the most detail please see a fairly recent rig rundown: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHjLi2tphMhlhLssi=70PXoxYjOA8MQJ7N In this video I’m playing through my entire usual live rig but at much lower volume than at a gig. Amp is a late 60s vibrolux reverb, overdrives are either a ts9 or plimsoul, delay is an ancient Ibanez DDL. modulation used at the end is an ancient Ibanez CS10. The board has a lot on it, but most of it is bypassed and brought in and out of the chain.
@GaryJibilian 12 күн бұрын
Go Rich, Go!
@richhwang4230 12 күн бұрын
@@GaryJibilian Brother I was thinking about you earlier this week, just hoping you were safe and well. So glad to see you again here.
@GaryJibilian 11 күн бұрын
@@richhwang4230 Thanks Rich! I'm ok, but had a close call with the Kennith Fire a few miles away, but I was upwind. Miss jamming with you!
@shadowhawkellis4129 16 күн бұрын
I'm so glad in there
@ImprovGuitarJams 17 күн бұрын
Nice bluesy jamming!!
@richhwang4230 16 күн бұрын
Thanks! Had a rehearsal and was messing around for awhile afterwards while I was still pretty warmed up.
@richhwang4230 17 күн бұрын
Link to the playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLRJVC7lZJxNtxXzH3H1gMQEa6Y-3QUY35&si=1kerwx1WXiJGqM51
@richhwang4230 17 күн бұрын
Link to the playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLRJVC7lZJxNtxXzH3H1gMQEa6Y-3QUY35&si=1kerwx1WXiJGqM51
@richhwang4230 17 күн бұрын
Link to the playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLRJVC7lZJxNtxXzH3H1gMQEa6Y-3QUY35&si=1kerwx1WXiJGqM51
@CountryBoyShane 17 күн бұрын
I have the same guitar, but year 2000. I moved away from Strats for 20 years in favor of Les Pauls. What did it for me with the SRV strat is the neck - WOW!
@richhwang4230 17 күн бұрын
A Y2K SRV sounds cool. The SRV neck carve is definitely loved by many and seen as the best part of the guitar. Myself I’ve have to work at it to get acclimated. I’m hoping once I get it refretted and am hopefully able to set it up closer to the way I need it, it will be a better fit for me. 🤞
@richhwang4230 18 күн бұрын
Hey thanks! Just Experimenting a little and trying to enjoy the journey. I took the shotgun approach with the other guitar I bought from Kenny’s parents, everything worked out great, but Kenny and I both found it much more comfortable to play than the SRV, from the get go, so it was easier all the way around.
@ImprovGuitarJams 18 күн бұрын
Nice video Rich, I hope that pickup configuration works out for you. I've played one of those SRV Strats (in the mid 90s) once and I too didn't like the neck, I'm not sure but I think that was a guitar Stevie was working on with Fender before his untimely death. I know Steve #1 Strat was a 62' which probably had a "C" shape neck profile, he later had to replace the neck with another early 60's Strat neck, which also probably had a similar profile to the first neck. The underwound pickups I feel sound the best, there's a lot of affordable well made sets you could probably find on ebay. I have played around with budget friendly pickups and I really like the Wilkinson 60's pickups if you are ever curious about an inexpensive pickup to play around with. Anyways, I enjoyed the video talking about different setups, pickups, etc. That's just "talkin shop" to me👍 I do think that setting the height the way you had it where you can hear the volume and clarity difference in the picking attack is a smart choice, the volume pot also comes in handy for softening the tone. Enjoyed and liked the video Rich, I hope you have a great weekend! Keep on rockin!🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶
@billwittman0504 19 күн бұрын
Awesome sounding rig!
@richhwang4230 19 күн бұрын
Hey thanks! It ain’t much, but it’s honest work :) It should only get better from here, I’m going to make some changes to the guitar and keep the posts coming. Hope to see you again for part 3
@flatroc1 19 күн бұрын
I have owned and sold so many Fender Strats. I love the look and feel of them but hate the sound of SSS pickups. The last one have Ive replaced the entire pickguard and electrics with a pair of Epiphone USA Pro and its incredible. The guitar those pickups came out of didnt sound even close. Go figure ?
@richhwang4230 19 күн бұрын
It’s all about the whole combination (especially the player, moreso than anything else). That’s the great thing about it. There is Still so much to do to this guitar but I’m trying to enjoy the whole journey on this one. I also got along poorly with sss pickups for a long time, then something suddenly changed at one point and then I wanted it. I have no idea exactly what happened 🤷♂️, I think something in my playing style or my ear probably changed but don’t know exactly what it was. I have noticed some smaller details with playing lately that seem to lend themselves to sss and might attempt to do a video about it, but it’s not a super easy topic to get into.
@djizzah 21 күн бұрын
is it possible to set the camera a different angle so we can get an idea of how you're playing? i like your playing
@richhwang4230 20 күн бұрын
Will keep that in mind for the future, thanks
@ImprovGuitarJams 22 күн бұрын
Those are really good guitars, I had the surf green American Special (2015) and it was nice, I of course changed some things on it and eventually painted it black because they didn't offer black, but the Texas Special pickups screamed, I've since parted ways with it but I wish I didn't. That's a keeper, awesome playing and great tone!!👍🎸🎶🎶🎶
@richhwang4230 22 күн бұрын
Thanks! This is another one I got with hacked up electronics, Texas specials were gone and there were some generic ceramics in it. I put the David Allen Dover set it. I’ve had some issues with this guitar but it’s taught me a thing or two.
@ImprovGuitarJams 23 күн бұрын
Sounds good, nice work on it, especially the underwound pickups over the, I'm guessing it had Texas specials or something equivalent originally
@richhwang4230 22 күн бұрын
It did, Texas specials were OE. Kenny hated the Texas specials and sold them off. When I acquired the guitar it had no pickups, pots or strings and had been sitting a long time. The underwound pickups were installed in another guitar I bought from his parents (a 1982 JVRI), and the original SRV pots were cannibalized into the jvri also. I’d tried David Allen Texas floods in the SRV, but “something wasn’t right” at that time (it wasn’t the pickups fault, the guitar was still somewhat dead sounding). I removed them, put them in the jvri and the jvri suddenly became really great. So this is the second set of pickups, they’re decent overall. I’m going to try a mixture next time based on an Eric Johnson set but after it’s refretted I want to try another set of Allen Texas floods, or maybe the mojotone Rene Martinez set, or possibly lollar specials. Something that leans hotter but still sounds pretty traditional. Thanks for watching
@deandee8082 24 күн бұрын
nice it has the left handed tremolo, gold plating isnt as durable as chrome, generally fades after 25 years, wears real fast too
@richhwang4230 23 күн бұрын
The LH vibrato bar is definitely SRV spec, but a little uncomfortable for me.
@Chimes_Kinkade 25 күн бұрын
As a life long Les Paul player it took forever to get used to a strat, like years, but I kept at it and now I can go between strat and LP with no worries. If I can adapt anybody can. We grow from what challenges us not from what makes us comfortable. You get to go on another journey with Kenny and that guitar , thats super cool
@DennisL-n6i Ай бұрын
The falcon sounds like an alnico almost and astonishing low end and breadth for a 10" great mids everything you said is right on. Amazing speaker. I am a metal player and from your clips I can hear good stuff coming through. Great playing and sound thanks for sharing this demonstration.
@richhwang4230 Ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out!
@rocketsauce5067 Ай бұрын
I pre ordered the Behringer 69 univibe clone for 69 bucks and from the promo's it sounds pretty cool.
@richhwang4230 Ай бұрын
It definitely looks the business! I hope it’s a great one, I want to try that one out also.
@goatflieg Ай бұрын
As always, thanks for sharing... and taking me to a happy place.
@richhwang4230 Ай бұрын
Thank you for being a friend, and for all the support over the years Marty!
@ImprovGuitarJams Ай бұрын
Nice video! I use to own the Micro Vibe, it is a pretty good pedal however I no longer have it. The Uni-Vibe style pedal I currently own and use a lot is another budget pedal that probably costs lest that any you featured, and just might sound better or at least equal to much more expensive ones is the Mosky Chi-Vibe. Enjoyed and liked the video 👍
@richhwang4230 Ай бұрын
Thanks for checking it out!
@Chimes_Kinkade Ай бұрын
I have a full tone Deja Vibe. I like it. I also have a Micro Vibe, I like it more. The MV has an organic qualty that sounds so good on single note lines. Just my humble opinion. But The MV is stupid good expecially for the money. The only thing I dont like is it takes that goofy mini phono plug to power it.
@ImprovGuitarJams Ай бұрын
@@Chimes_Kinkadeyes I no what you mean. I've never tried the fulltone, but for years that's been touted as an "exact" recreation on the original. Another one that sounds good for a low cost option is the Nu-X Voodoo Vibe
@richhwang4230 Ай бұрын
@@Chimes_Kinkade I am pretty sure you have one of the oldest versions of the MV. Later ones like mine use a standard boss plug instead of the phone jack. I sold my Fulltone DV without any regrets.
@thorpenator9148 Ай бұрын
Owned many vibe pedals over the years, but kept the Cool Vibe by EHX
@richhwang4230 Ай бұрын
@sagewithaflaw thank you!
@sagewithaflaw Ай бұрын
my pleasure, it was a killer gig and I had a ton of fun that night. All the musicians sounded great and were awesome in their own way
@shadowhawkellis4129 Ай бұрын
Uber Exciting stuff
@richhwang4230 Ай бұрын
It ain’t much, but it’s honest work
@bradwoods371 2 ай бұрын
Man! you can play.
@richhwang4230 2 ай бұрын
You're no slouch yourself, Brad! Thanks for stoppping by. I'll swap you a subscription.
@cbiltz75 2 ай бұрын
Fantastic TONE!!! I hear some Ty Tabor Kings X in there. Or he heard it from you!!!
@richhwang4230 2 ай бұрын
That dude stole all my licks, man! (Just kidding). I’d seen his name in print over the years, Wasn’t familiar but went out on KZbin and listened to Ty. I hear a fluid, melodic storyteller. You have a point! It seems we’re both reaching for some of the same things and are using some of the same tools to get there. Thanks for stopping by!
@Chimes_Kinkade 2 ай бұрын
Oh yeah Chimes Kinkade is your buddy Joe lol
@Chimes_Kinkade 2 ай бұрын
Nothing like getting strings at half price! In the future if you want to do a speaker shootout I have three sets of tens you can borrow. Might make for some good content
@richhwang4230 2 ай бұрын
Speakers, guitars, pedals, amps, I’ll make a video about any and all of it for sure! I’ll even do a prs 😮
@richhwang4230 2 ай бұрын
That’s a DDL delay, not a dl10. (I like and use the old dl10, but that’s not one).
@zhangye1604 3 ай бұрын
Nice play! Good job 👏
@richhwang4230 3 ай бұрын
Thank you 👍
@ImprovGuitarJams 3 ай бұрын
Hi, first time checking out one of your videos, I have to say that your Strat does sound great, I've had one of those American Special Strats and tinkered with it, but had he sell it a few yrs back, I've since moved on, Anyways, nice playing, big like and a new sub👍🎸🎶
@richhwang4230 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Welcome to the channel!
@anotheryoutubed 3 ай бұрын
Awesome playing and sound, love the vibe tones.
@richhwang4230 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@chrishoward3391 3 ай бұрын
Eric johnsontastic!
@guitarjeff55 3 ай бұрын
well. sure you figure out. you're. deal
@southerncrossvids 3 ай бұрын
Just subbed.. great sounding strat... cheers bud!
@richhwang4230 3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@goatflieg 3 ай бұрын
I'm gonna say the same thing I say every time I hear you play. Thanks... I needed that.
@Chimes_Kinkade 3 ай бұрын
How many times have we all changed something only comeback full circle. Different guitars, different tones, Its all good, like different colors to paint with. 🙂
@richhwang4230 3 ай бұрын
Time to step back and admit , I need to get over myself 😂
@michaeltobin643 3 ай бұрын
Right on, I think you've discovered its purpose now, and that should help to open up the doors of perception for you to determine what its usefulness to you will be going forward. Hey, as long as you can keep it in tune, it's a winner in my book, lol! 😂
@richhwang4230 3 ай бұрын
It was a favorite for certain venues for awhile, then I started to have problems with it that in the end turned out to be a faulty volume pot. It started sounding just a little bit dull, I played it and actually got used to it, then the pot malfunctioned badly and it sat. Once I fixed it, the feel/sound changed quite a bit and I brought it to entirely the wrong venues to test and base my opinions on. The inevitable comparisons were the worst part. It’s a mind game and I need to get past it. Hopefully playing it live for 3 hours tonight will get rid of all my half-baked notions 😅
@toddneary 3 ай бұрын
Stringy with snap and pop. Chimey clarity and brilliance. Notes and chords hang really well. Musical and different is good... sounds great on this end, Rich. 👍
@richhwang4230 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! So glad I didn’t mess with it, and just took a break for awhile.
@toddneary 3 ай бұрын
@@richhwang4230- Just goes to show how critical the basic stuff like pots, caps and wiring can be. I expect it will sit really well in a reasonable mix, while having plenty of space to move around in. Trial by fire tonight 🤔? lol...
@richhwang4230 3 ай бұрын
@@toddnearyyep! I’m on a gig with it now. It does lack the mids I’m used to but the difference is fun. It plays incredibly well and sets up great.
@toddneary 3 ай бұрын
@@richhwang4230- I did wonder about the mids with the whole EJ voicing thing, in a band situation. Sounds great out front either way I'm thinking. Guessing you have something there to kick on to push the mids a bit if need be. It playing incredibly well definitely helps overcome any issues. Does dialing back the tone a hair help at all? If all else fails there's always more volume, lol...
@richhwang4230 3 ай бұрын
yes rolling the tone back definitely helps a bunch on the bridge pickup, especially on dirty sounds. A tube screamer adds plenty of midrange, about as much as I could ever imagine needing, and I almost always have one on the board.
@michaeltobin643 5 ай бұрын
Good sounds, like the flexibility between chorus and vibe, but it seems a little noisy (more apparent in the chorus mode)...then again, it may just be the recording and proximity of your phone to the amp. Thanks for posting, and look forward to a shootout video if you can put one together!
@richhwang4230 5 ай бұрын
@@michaeltobin643 thank you sir! I must admit I wasn’t working the guitar volume pot as diligently as I normally would, for noise control. I’ll try to keep the noise factor closer to the forefront in future videos where it’s possible to go a little further in depth, and show more detailed pros and cons.
@michaeltobin643 5 ай бұрын
@richhwang4230 ahhh, understood. Another one of those skills that all of us electric guitarists need to be mindful of!
@MrJackrockerman 5 ай бұрын
Big sounding chorus 🙌❤️
@Friedenf 8 ай бұрын
02:06 - 02:47 👏
@adamhonn8168 9 ай бұрын
How much are the heads milled?
@richhwang4230 9 ай бұрын
.060
@Tonetwisters 10 ай бұрын
You might get the internal reverb sound you are looking for by taking the reverb tank return line and running it into the NORMAL channel via appropriate cable and RCA-to-1/4" jack. This will allow you to clean up that bass end, by attenuating with the bass knob; plus, you can brighten the reverb return with the treble knob and even the bright switch. Sounds MUCH better than using the normal reverb set up in the VIBRATO channel. Your amp is gorgeous! Great sounding amp!
@lollipop84858 11 ай бұрын
Why are you only listing tge lift? Why not duratiin @.050 which actually tells how and engine will run?
@richhwang4230 11 ай бұрын
It’s a mopar performance/direct connection generational culture communication method. They sold the same cams for decades and most of the community was very familiar with their products. Most would describe their cam as a 474,484,509,528,557,590 or 620. Most other enthusiasts who were familiar with Mopar understood what was referred to without listing complete specifications in every conversation. This may sound strange, but in the old days of mostly verbal communication this would often prompt the unfamiliar to ask about duration and lobe separation, thus prompting a more detailed conversation after………..sometimes……. because not every gearhead can list cam specs From memory. Mopar culture aside, Cam nicknames are quite common practice across the spectrum of enthusiasts…. ….certain ford cams are referred to by the last 3 digits of the part number, Pontiac had a McKellar grind, Chevy had a Duntov 30/30, and many referred to early Inskendarian and Crane grinds with 3 digits, usually lift but not always.
@markpell8979 Жыл бұрын
Brother, you own the guitar, not vice versa. If you bought this Les Paul to enjoy and not just as an investment, and loved everything else about this one, it would not have been 'sacrilege' to reshape and refinish the back of the neck to your liking. It's wood. That's not hard to do or have done. I could've done it for you in a few hours. (Edit: After watching and listening to you play, you are obviously a good player and to me, the neck profile didn't seem to be a problem for you. You even said, "This is cool." Did I miss something? I hope you don't find yourself regretting you let this one get away.)