I sit here watching this wearing that exact same knocked loose shirt 😂

Sounds like you shouldn't review the same crap as everyone else? Maybe go back to what you used to do and find cool gear you want to show off? You're kind of in control of your own channel and all... I can't think of anyone except r/guitar that gives any shits about the Boss Katana. Show off interesting gear.

Riffs, beards 'n butter. Salty butter. Hostile butter. Primal concrete butter. 👍🐄🧈🍿🥞🥯🧇🥖🍞 Carbo load...

what pedalboard ist this?

Another question is at which point do you actually NEED an endorsement. Twice now, I have toyed with the idea of getting an endorsement, but both times, it never seemed important enough to bother actually DOING. As a minimalist, I already have what I NEED, and that is what I tour with. So, at what point do you actually genuinely NEED that endorsement? What criteria do you need to meet to require you to actually NEED more than what you already have? (Genuine question.)

All Murphy labs I played when looking for this "special guitar" felt sticky and not really pleasing to the touch. I instead went with a Custom Shop R9 and it's great and much cheaper.

It is what it is. On a personal note. I can't stand fishmans. Way too brittle and way too dry. Also the mid voicing is weird

At the end of the day, aside from being an artist, they are people too. People change, needs change, and new things come out all the time. A changing opinion or a changing need does not negate any previous or current statements about the “old” products. People and products evolve. At the end of the day, artists have to stay true to themselves above all else. Just my nickel’s worth of opinion.

Bro you are righthanded correct? Why not turn the knobs with your left hand while still playing something with your right. For me i can hear the differences much better this way 🙌🏻

Interesting video, but I think it’s naïve to think that people wouldn’t care about the switch. Over 400,000 people care enough to subscribe to and support the channel, I’m sure they do

I dont get why people are upset. I own lots of gear, and I can honestly say that my favorite guitar of my many rotates depending on the type of music I am playing, the tones I am looking for, or even just how it feels in my hand in THAT MOMENT. Honestly man, just do what you need to for you and yours. 🤘

Listing 5 is the cyber truck of guitars.

Have you tried the Laney Ironheart yet? That could be a cool vid especially since Laney recently updated it as well, not sure if there’s any tonal changes though.

If you'd shut the F up and actually listen to the lyrics and the music - you'd get it.

I don't disrespect the creators like you for it, you do what you think is best I'm sure. It's got a simple solution, but it's not gonna happen. We get to watch videos of gear as it comes out, tons of info from a lot of different creators for free. Are they biased? Honest? Representative? Real? What they are is free, and that's what you get. Either you make your own, spending your money and your time for other people and making no profit on the video so we can trust it which you are not going to do ever. Or you fully fund somebody you already trust. Either one is not free and not as easy as putting no effort. Creators like fluff are not here to spend their money, time and lives and not get compensated for it, exactly like you wouldn't do so in their shoes.

Man... that snare ! Wowowowowowow !

"My change taste all the time"

Didn't know you left the band... wow... dude... Live playing is everything... Sorry.

My buddy and I went into the guitar store and asked the salesperson who needs this pedal, and he pointed at us and said "you two"

One minute you love one thing.. then another thing… ooh wait there’s this.. I must have it! Needs and demands change. What I needed at 19 is different from what I need at 36. Not sure the why people freak out with change when they themselves change things incrementally through time themselves in all aspects of life. Great video Fluff as always. Can’t wait to see more content with SD products.

More than twenty years ago I bought my first amp sim. It was a cheap Digitech rp50. I told my tube amp snob buddies that amps would soon be a thing of the past. They laughed. Now I laugh.😂

If it’s not about money and changing gear so much is not a big deal why even have endorsements and signature artists

What about artists that have multiple endorsements on many similar products? Is that a thing?

👍🏼🤘🏼 Great tone!!

Spinner alert, what's a spolette, anyway, a copper wire you'd only find at Spoleto?! I don't know. Namastè.

Happens all the time. So what. Dime and Washburn to Dime and Dean..Dime and Randall to Dime and Krank. Oh man....why did I sell it...Just thought about my Washburn Culprit...I bought it new back in the day....That is one guitar I regret selling.

I still use cleartone ioer ernie ball, but no hate my dude. Your needs and preferences change. And at the end of the day we have different prescriptions and different biases. Plus as you've said sometimes you just want something different, especially in a studio environment

Holy F***king tone Batman!

Aftermarket pickups matter a great deal if you're looking for a pickup that sounds good and does everything you want it to do and if you want it to function like the gear your favorite guitarists use that's one thing they'll do or if your amp's not giving you the sound you're looking for or you can't afford the amp that sounds like it should be in a professinal guitar players rig aftermarket pickups could be an affordable option

How do I update for free from my old version? Do I just re-download the new free version?

“variety” = great tonal variation

This channel for many many years primarily consisted of pickup demos (yes, I've been watching for that long, I am 30 years old currently), so no grievances here! Likewise, sometimes it's nice to change things up.

Bro, talk about a dude who forgot he was a struggling KZbinr too. “Dear gear companies stop sending products for 100 other KZbinrs to review on launch day”. Really? That just makes you sound like an entitled brat who feels threatened by other channels reviewing the same gear as you. Also you know you don’t HAVE to say yes to gear companies that want you to review their stuff right? Also better help is a scam. These past two videos really didn’t pass the vibe check.

The danger of endorsements: this entire channel

Seymour Duncans are the OGs. Still so good.

What’s amazing is that someone’s identity can be threatened by a KZbinr using different pickups

You're copping alot of shit in the comments Fluff, but i still very much enjoy what youre doing.

THE craziest thing I remember with artist change was EVH moving from Kramer to Music Man (blew my 13-year-old mind) .....and then to Peavey. I don't think I was upset at the time though. Like you said, Fluff, at some point you need a change. I remember when I decided that I was tired of playing Boogies after about 10 years and started buying Marshalls 8 and 900s..... then after about 10 years, because I wasn't playing out as much and after weeding down the herd, traded my last Marshall for a Super Reverb.... then decided to buy a Soldano after several years because I needed to scratch that itch. Change is good. I have switched between Duncans, DiMarzios, and EMGs so many times through the years. Not that one was better than the other. Just what fit my needs and taste at the time. Great vid as always sir. Cheers. ***never endorsements, just a gear nerd chasing tone

Look up the better health scam

Is it weird that I thought you were a Duncan artist this entire time since your old videos with the comparisons between them lol

I'm not gonna lie!! You'll stay as beautiful. Forever...

Should have bought one two days ago..for me personally it’s not my type it’s a little too gainy ….im more a jcm800 guy but it’s killer if that the sound you want

Sorry, fluff, pretty pointless, and legend in your own mind type stuff And why people got upset?who caaares, thats ridiculous Keep up the awesome work tho dude !

Got burned too bad on the last talk video you turned the comments off? 😅 cmon now, harsh truth is what you need sometimes

These deep dive talks like the beard files you used to do are so good dude. Channel has been on fire lately.

Better Help Sucks

Some of the most famous musicians stick with the same products they've used for decades because it works well for them. Many of the hobbyists and younger generations (mostly from the 90s to present) have and like a large variety of gear options and are more into experimenting with a wider array of tones produced by different types of brands and gear. There's no right way I guess but not everyone falls into the opinions here.

Not knocking you for endorsing products, or knocking you whatsoever more so the audience. Use what works for you. The major brands of guitars, pickups, strings, picks, amps, whatever all make great products now and as long as you can get the sounds you want with the gear there is nothing wrong with it.

Great video on this subject. As someone who grew up in the 90s, endorsements were very big deal and based on honesty and on the fact that it was indeed the product that professionals would use for sure. At least for the most part. Classic example, if Mustaine/Friedman used Jacksons and Seymour Duncans in the 90s it meant they REALLY did use those guitars and it was something they genuinely felt like it was helpful for them and they really liked it. And that relationship lasts/lasted for a good amount of time. Same deal with Adrian Smith who switched to Jackson starting Somewhere In Time era and still uses it to this day. Endorsement pretty much meant back then, that you're building relationship with the brand and family kinda feel and you can totally recommend the brand because you yourself love it. Fast forward to modern times where advanced digital technology pretty much changed the entire way how ppl record and perform, endorsement these days (for the most part) become like a "free stuff for some time and I will also get some exposure". Great example regarding ppl's taste changing, Jim Root in the recent years mentioned that he'd like a passive-style feeling on some of his guitars and instead of leaving EMGs, he started using Retro Active series on some of his guitars. I can def see how real is this relationship between Jim Root/Fender/EMG really is.

What are you talking about. Rambling. You lost me at 5:35 minutes