@Rosborough have just built a Gilmour Strat The Black Strat and I also built the Red Strat with EMG DG20 pickups( David Gilmour uses in The Royal Albert Hall…) Remember That Night. Now I have no excuse for not playing/practicing Nice Video it’s worth a like and a subscribe 😁

Clear information thanks. FYI - Vintage / Encore (JHS) have been producing budget guitars via Asia for over 45 years and so they are in a position to work that segment very well. Trevor Wilkinson has been involved on and off for that period (a huge advantage) and the parts support is established as a solid, cost effective upgrade option as you say. For those in doubt, I bought an Encore (later rebadged Vintage) L-5 Byrdland fully hollow guitar on Guernsey a couple of years back, circa 1985 one owner. Gave it to my luthier friend and the only thing we did is replace the pots / caps / wiring due to age and as a precaution added some Titebond internally on the bracing where the joints where drying out. The Wilkinson hum-bucker pickups are super and my son gigged the guitar live the day we got it back... Indie Rock set. Without doubt, Vintage are on the better / more reliable side of the mid / budget market. PICs: Live: pbs.twimg.com/media/FYtdUimWIAMjrUf?format=jpg L-5 pbs.twimg.com/media/FYtc5_IXgAEjWJ4?format=jpg Model designation 302-WH pbs.twimg.com/media/FZhpY-IXoAc64kh?format=jpg It's a thing of beauty.

This is one of three songs I associate to my friend Travis who died 4 years ago.

Броооо как же я искал это видео ! Очень круто

I love this company. You can mod them, but, it’s the players that make the sound. I’m pretty sure Geddy Lee would sound like himself if this instrument was in his hands.😊

Could I use this guitar for more like clasic rock,country and rock n roll ?

My next guitar for sure

Minute 8:20 you almost swallowed the pick

I have the jade green telecaster plus. I love it. For me it is the Mexican Ultra.

can the third pickup be added and wired to give it the 'nashville tele' look and feel and sound?!? Thanks in Advance!

I have one and it has a very smooth type of overdrive however, it is made of plastic.

A Telecaster above 3 kilo is NOT a great Telecaster !

You bought your wife a cheap bass then you complain that it is a cheap bass.

I just ordered it. should come around 3-5 weeks i cant wait my first guiter

Ordered one from amazon and the switch was busted. Granted the pedal wasnt sealed in the bag and was shoved in the box sideways. Oh and amazon shipped it in a shipping envelope. Have to return it and buy elsewhere lol

Kinmans are better on single coils than Duncans. Duncans are suited to hot humbuckers I've found. Ready mades aren't a guaranteed good result, pushing signal thru a ceramic cap is questionable, silver micas or polyesters are a better bet.

I have a question. On my strat, I ran my bridge pick up through the tone control. The guitar was wired without the tone control in the circuit. Now it is. What will the bridge pick up sound like with the treble bleed? I'm getting some strange tones when i turn down the tone knob. Thanks

stock sounds so much better than the upgrade, at least for metal

Great tune!!!!! I can't make mine of sound like that.

Hello Sir I have Sx standard series strat. I noticed that the fretboard is engeneered rosewood, what kind of oil should I use to condition the board. Thanks you very much.

Man.. I’ve bought all the stuff for setting up but never fully understood or followed people’s tutorials before.. watched 10-20 min videos and never followed through. This right here, has taught me everything I wasn’t sure on. Everything. Thank you!

Einfach wunderschön 🫶🏻

Got an HB Jazz Bass and it's amazing (especially with added ashtrays). I've got an HB Stingray on order, can't wait.

I’ve got a lot of Wilkinson pickups , I like the tone they give,I’ve discovered the $80 Tank -G pedal that give me the easy way to get the tones I’m looking for ,never thought something that cheap could be that good

I have the strat player plus in jade green….very well put together guitar; I find myself playing it all the time. It really outshines other guitars in my collection, ( I tend to be in that 750.00 to 1000.00 dollar range.) The rolled neck is something you have to experience to appreciate. It makes other guitars feel cheap in comparison.

I just bought one. It’s incredible. My Gibson’s are getting dusty, it’s scary!

This is all great information to think about. I tend to agree that guitarists place too much emphasis on pickups. If someone is an old-school guitar purist, playing straight into an amp with nothing in between, then it makes sense to invest more in pickups in terms of sound output - but if someone is playing through a chain of pedals then there is not so much to gain by pickup swaps. Also small things like guitar picks - shape and material - can make a surprisingly big tonal difference. For higher gain/fuzz playing for example, I have found that a pick which is very narrow at the string contact point will produce a better sound.

The best of both worlds. Snappy Jazz Bass sound and punchy Precision bass sound. Most versatile bass

Che noia.

Solid review man. These things sound very good.

Well you can't even play it! ha ha

maybe less drugs??

No pictures of the cabinet. 🙃

This is a great demo. I’m a beginner guitarist. I’m building my first pedal board. I’m looking at this because of all the features for this price point. It’s 100 Canadian. Do you think this is the best pedal for 100 Canadian or are there better options?

Tapping sounds like Daft Punk - Aerodynamic!

Need a p&j pickup config on a precision chassis was called a " hotrod" with fretless neck 😒 wonder if HB offers dat?

But what is that earth buzz and why does it appear?

I’ve recently discovered (after playing a Jazz for years) that I adore the PJ pickup configuration, especially with just a tone and a volume, then a selector for the pickups. I’m less a fan of the volume/volume/master tone config which is a shame cos this batch HB are putting out are really nice looking

Dare I say, tonally its like if a gibson bass and a p bass had a baby. I could see this easily holding its own for punk and rock music and maybe even some motown. A bass this proce has no business sounding so gnarly

I think I overpaid for my HB PB-20. I got it used at a guitar center for 250 USD last year. I’ve been looking for a new bass since I’ve been playing nonstop, but this is the first time I’ve actually seen a review of my bass. I did just kinda buy it impulsively but worth it

earth balls?

i prefer the old pickup but perhaps need to fix some wiring issues for the buzz

Good video!! I'm planning to buy the same guitar but first I wanted to ask a question. Is the pickguard suitable for a left-handed guitar?

Sounds much better!

Like you said Glenn, there's going to be many more of these in years to come. There are so many different amp brands out there now, boutique and otherwise. Hell I watched a video the other night with three amp brands I had never heard of, each making a beautiful looking and sounding amp & each one better than anything I'd ever heard before. And not to mention individuals getting into the game and making a splash..

I agree with you totally Glenn. I think these are a great little amp and like you I like to have things that other s don't. Or at least don't yet. I'm not a name brand snob, in fact I try to avoid the big name brands when I can

Different impedances(8 or 16 ohm) on Cabs isn't going to make anything sound any different. What it will do however is either lesson or increase your output volume. Just FYI

Hey! Done nicely👍🏾 but sure wanted check out the “Slappin’,..Thumpin’ tone as well!! 🤨🤔🫤🥹✨🎸Dig the “usual” Sunburst color but that Black one is appealing!😅😊🎉❤

Thanks for sharing, this was very clear and I believe I can do this now. Btw, was that a little Floyd you snuck in there? 😜

Thanks!