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It's so chic and cool to compare guitars that cost about $5,000; you know, more than only rich people can afford.

that's some great playing!

Just bought a d18 standard. Loved it in the guitar store and then after I brought it home I realized it was just a little bit too bold for me to sing up against. I actually should have sang alongside it in the guitar store but that's okay. I remedied the situation experimented with five different sets of strings ended up using the Martin 2.0 1152s. Before I even put them on I figured they probably wouldn't work it would sound too thin I figured I'd be taking them back off in an hour. But ended up they sounded great just took a little bit of volume away without sacrificing a great sound. And most important I can sing with it. Which is the reason I bought it in the first place. Probably the last guitar I'll ever need

Thanks for the head to head. This is really great content. I'm a maple neck Strat guy, I prefer the sparkle and snap, but I find a rosewood board lends itself better to the 635 S pick-ups in these SEs.

To much gain sounds like a mess..all nuances are killed ...

You bastard!!! Made me end up getting one because of this

Maple sounds better

12” radius drives my choice. But I have both 😂

You forgot one other psy-factor, the most influential one. All LP copies have one thing in common... they're copies of an original design. Subconsciously, copy = fake and fake = not as good as the original. It doesn't matter how well it's made, or how unobtainable the materials are, it's still a copy. Subconsciously it says the maker didn't have enough creativity to do something original, and musicians (good ones anyway) put a high value on creativity. Collings LP copy is a great example. It's flawlessly made from arguably better materials and components, and people buy one thinking they're getting a better LP. Then at some point they realize that it doesn't scratch the itch because it's not a real LP, it's just an even more expensive copy. Not to mention a scratch or ding on a Collings brings a flood of tears and cuts the resale value in half, where on an R9 it just becomes part of the relic job. Gotta hand it to Gibson's marketing team on the relic thing, PRS probably lays awake at night wishing he could top that one :)

For people that think core models are just for rich guys, I'm as blue collar as it gets and I own one. I gave up a weed habit for a year to pay for mine. I grow my own, but selling what I would have smoked to friends instead paid for my 594 WL :)

Not much of a top carve on the SE compared to a core model. Same tuner buttons... kind of a major knock against the post 2019 core models. My 594 DC is a 2017 and I'm glad I bought one before the downgrades. The Phase III tuners are like fine jewelry, the new ones are more like a cheap plastic ring from a gumball machine. Mine is also a WL with upgrades they haven't offered since 2019. The original 58/15LT pickups are sweet and articulate. Some of the best stock pickups ever put in a guitar... right up there with Custom Buckers. Never tried an SE, but they seem nice for the price :)

Thank you so much for another fantastic video, Jonathan! You captured everything about the Dolphin '59 perfectly, and with beautiful playing as always. It was great to hear your thoughts on this one and the comparison with the Orca '59 - glad you enjoyed the Dolphin and are still loving your Orca!

I have a 2018 Novo Serus T. P-45 neck - single coil bridge. Amazing sounding and playing guitar! Love it! Your novo looks and sounds great! Thanks for sharing. Peace

Maybe I missed but were the pickups the same in both guitars? Also, which pickups were used?

Why not measuring sustain in daw? Felt a bit lame with a phone

You got close to this in the high gain section - the really fun part of a semi-hollow for me is how they come alive with infinite sustain and blooming overtones when played at gigging volume close to the amp. You have to manage the incipient feedback all the time (except when you set it free!), but it's worth it.

Good grief I love your playing style.

I didn't want to, but I preferred the sound of the Gibson in every case.

You are are a fantastic player , i just bought a silver sky se in moon white , so your tone examples inspired me very much, and now i have a lot to explore , thank you man, rock on !

We are hearing the sound of the overdrive and effects.

Randomly clicked on this. Odd that it seems to be entirely neck p/u for the 1st 12 minutes. You're on the upside already as YT videos go, simply because it's not _yet-another f*ckin' tele_ lol. Otherwise, it's as to be expected from the somewhat above-average (aka trust-funded) tubeyou review production - i.e. cheez-whiz glazing cliched "melodic rakes n' licks"...right up PRS's back-alley like a "true" guitar-industry butt brother ( _chuckle_ ...j/k ). _It's just a random impression from here - the player is probably a decent fellow in person, and toobyoo is an awkward medium (and culture, particularly) to be shilling wares - AHEM(!) as an "enthusiast", of course - especially these days. It is what it is, as 1st-world problems go._ Have a good one :)

Firstly being new to channel i digging it alot and no you are not talking to much your info and explanations as you do them are super you do a fantastic job. As for your playing i llove it your sound or influences im fairly sure of so far . I would love to know about if you are schooled at all on guitar which i believe you are and do you play out and where you schooled in guitar at and those sort of things. If you have a video telling this please excuse me im very new to the channel and trying to catch up on your great content. Again i love the channel and your veru tasty playing thanks ❤❤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎶🎵🎸🎶🎵🤺🤺🔥👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎼🎼🎼🤘🤘🤘

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I love your LP and the sound and look of the prs 594 double cut more

You are a killer of a player

So Johnny love this channel i am a guitarist who is into all types of music and discovered the channel today. Looking foward to new content and catching up on what ive missed. KEEP RIFFING!🧡💪👍🏻☕️☕️🔥🎼🎼🎵🎵🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Great video awesome guitar player

Makes you realize how ridiculous it is for Fender to charge 5k for a custom shop strat!

Really inspirational playing, an amalgamation of Neal Schon and David Gilmour comes to mind. Some of the most melodic playing I have heard and killer tone. Cheers!

This guy is good - yeah, shocked he has so few subscribers...

Man what a beaut. I got a shot a Gil Yaron Replica LP, or a much cheaper Orca 59. Help me with some advice.... 🤣🤣🤣

We need the private stock vs the core!

Combination of both the double and single, double cut body with the single cut finish

What color is that Gibson painted in

Very cool guitar. Love that finish, and the tones speak for themselves. I keep picturing it with some cream soapbar P90s. Another stellar video!

Orca

I love your licks can I have the tab ?🙇🏼

Great playing!! I've had several JG Bluesmasters and still have the Bluesmaster prototype. Perhaps my fave guitar ever

I think both sound beautiful I prefer the 594 Single cut

Beautiful guitar, great sound. Horrible name. “Yeah I play a Dolphin” doesn’t sound too cool. Look, the body has beautiful curve. How bout, Huber Monroe. Huber Farrah. Huber Vacation Brinkley. Huber Bombshell??

Hi! Great tone!! I love both guitars l!

you can tell the difference the hollow body is more in depth and warm, I have three prs guitars and they all have their own special tones

$9k is way out of touch for most players.

Which one has better tuning stability?

Don’t know how they did it, but the 60s anniversary R9s are all superb sounding and with very homogeneous quality through the line. After having tried a few luthier built premium lester style guitars, I am not overly impressed I must say. I‘d go for a good Gibson in any case. Or an old Japanese copy from the 80s 😏

Inspired playing. The Dolphin’s obviously terrific, but to me it seems more LP-like than tele-like apart from the body outline. When you have no single coil pickups in either position and no ashtray bridge, what’s left of the T style? PS - love the binding!

$9000. ! wow.

Absolutely great video, Jon! The Dolphin looks like an amazing guitar!

Wonderful guitar it enhances your already immaculate tone