13 Steps to Mentalism Special Edition Set Reviewed by Jeff Stone

[@StoneColdMagic]

I goofed up on the Random I-Tunes song of the moment. See the bottom of the video description for the correction. :0]

[@jiminichols]

I think your rating is so right. I bought this and love the videos - has inspired me to buy the book. Thanks

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks! Agreed. It was a tricky one to rate, but overall the entire thing is awesome. It just had a few "duds."

[@ShawnAtwood76]

So glad you are back my friend. I’m not a fan of the background music, but I’ll take it if it means I get to watch my favorite reviewer!

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for the feedback. Is it too loud, or is it the music itself? If it's the music itself, sorry. :( But if it's too loud, I can fix that. :)

[@ShawnAtwood76]

@@StoneColdMagic Maybe a touch too loud, it just distracted me a bit, but it’s not a huge issue. I, along with many others I’m sure, have missed your reviews, I always feel like I’m listening to a friend give me the truth about a product! Thanks again!

[@guest3997]

Hi Jeff, thank you for a fantastic review. It is thorough, thoughtful, informative, candid and enjoyable! I have the book (have had it for years) and have the L&L DVD's. I so appreciate this review!!! Wishing you and your family a safe, healthy, relaxing, joy-filled and Blessed Christmas 🎄! Your friend, David

[@StoneColdMagic]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

[@jeffcauthen6434]

Thanks for the review. I have the dvds from 2009 but it’s cool this is released with props. Osterlind is a fantastic teacher.

[@StoneColdMagic]

Agreed. I really enjoy watching his videos. Thanks for watching. :0]

[@dankirsch2774]

Thank you. This is the best review of this product that I have seen.

[@StoneColdMagic]

Yay! Thanks for watching. I'm glad this helps. :0]

[@egonmilanowski]

Lighting is fine, audio was low. I appreciate the review!

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for watching, and thanks for the feedback. :0]

[@georgeyounts9391]

Fantastic review sir! Your audio could be a little louder. Good to see you back at it :)

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for the feedback. Is it too low even with your computer volume turned up? Or is that you have to turn your volume up too high to make it "hear-able"? (or something else)?

[@wolfwizard406]

Audio and lighting are perfect.. Don’t change anything!😎🍺

[@StoneColdMagic]

Perfect. Thank you. :0]

[@WaldeMM]

Great to have you back! Looks great sounds great!

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for the feedback, and thanks for watching! :)

[@erickenney9507]

very helpful, thank you!

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thank you. I'm glad it helped. :0]

[@fletch1313]

Video looks greats and sounds great too! Mmmm thanks for this review and your honesty as always! I think I may pass on this for now, and I definitely appreciate you going over everything in this product!!! Legend as always!!!!

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks. I’m glad the video was useful. This thing took forever! The filming (about 45 minutes) was the fastest thing on the list. Testing the products, watching the billet knife video, digging through the book, and scanning some of the Osterlind footage (which I’ve watched in its entirety a few months ago) was the next biggest “project.” But editing! Holy cow well over 12 hours. Whew!

[@fletch1313]

@@StoneColdMagic I’m really glad you did do the review the way you did and as you said if there was and video added to the product explaining some of the point you raised I think it would of helped a lot but alas…..!

[@StoneColdMagic]

@@fletch1313 - It was a good exercise for me as well. It reminded me of why I don’t like to give out quotes in advance.

[@cecillewis968]

Looks great! Sounds great.

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for watching! Thanks for the feedback!

[@stevenmurdoch4783]

If it means more reviews from the OG I'll settle for 480p miked through a soup can on a string!

[@StoneColdMagic]

You make feel all squishy inside. 😊

[@brentgriffin1719]

Lighting and video is great. Thx so much for your honesty and candidness. I already didn’t like the caveman look of the letter opener (lol) and I won’t use it. Maybe I’ll use a butcher knife with a magnet 🤪

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for the feedback on the audio and video quality and the video itself. I don’t mind the look of the knife too much because it’s perfect for an effect I do that uses a “dagger.” So I didn’t get a “billet knife” I got a “wooden dagger” instead. 😁

[@MagicWithaTwist500]

Love the review but the had to max out the volume

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for letting me know. I may have to use the microphone. :0]

[@jonathannelson7584]

Thanks for the thorough and honest review! Since the videos alone where more expensive before, this is kind of a no brainer if you dont have them. The thing is, I actually have the videos since before, but I'm just now getting into mentalism, so I'd only buy the set for the props. Some props seem to be hard to find though (or maybe I'm looking at the wrong place) like the billet knife, paper clips and some of the swami gimmick variations. So I guess my question is, would you say that it's worth it for me to get the set for the props alone, or would it be wiser to try to track them down individually? Thanks for any advice you can give me!

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for watching! I definitely would not purchase this for the billet knife. For two reasons. 1) The billet knife, as you saw in the review, is no good. 2) Even if it were good, it's available as a stand alone product at most magic dealers. I also wouldn't get it for the swami gimmicks. I would go with Vernet for swami: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eInJl4qkpdKmrZY

[@jonathannelson7584]

@@StoneColdMagic Many thanks!! 🙏🙏

[@leocoelho12]

Lighting and audio are great ✅

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks for the feedback, and thanks for watching! :0]

[@wolfwizard406]

Laminate what needs laminated, then use a dry erase marker on the 64 spot prop..

[@StoneColdMagic]

Excellent idea. My brain never went there because the stickers were included and that’s what Osterlind used. This again points to the need for a video explaining all of the stuff included.

[@fernymagic]

Hey Jeff! First and foremost... I'm a huge fan of Dead Ringer. I performed it at a Halloween party recently, and it KILLED!...Thanks for the review!

[@StoneColdMagic]

Thanks! You made me feel all squishy inside. For some reason Dead Ringer really resonated with the magi. Thanks for sharing, and you're welcome for the review. I hope it helped. :0]

[@fernymagic]

@@StoneColdMagic It did, and I meant every word. Dead Ringer is a part of my edc!

[@StoneColdMagic]

@@fernymagic - Yay! Have you checked out the DR site (on your instructions card) with the updated full size images you can print out? :0]

[@fernymagic]

@@StoneColdMagic I don't see them. Would they be the photos that are shown on the pdf instructions?

[@StoneColdMagic]

@@fernymagic - they’re in the “alternate handling” section under “murder in the parlor”

[@wolfwizard406]

To bad they don’t offer the props as a stand alone for those who have had the book and 6 dvd since the beginning of time.. ?. Oh, are you still feeling all Squishy?

[@StoneColdMagic]

Good idea. They may do that down the road. And yes. I always get all squishy inside when we talk. 😇

[@sleightimprovements3046]

Pro Caps gets a 0 from me. The Cap looks like no cap I've ever seen, especially with the gimmick in place. The inside of it is obviously not a real cap. 4 out of the 5 times I did it, I got called out on the stack of coins looking weird. This is supposed to be a visual close up trick. I should not have to misdirect from the main moment of magic. "I will make this stack of 4 coins travel to my pocket, under the cover of this totally normal bottle cap (which I hope you stare at, so you don't notice that the sides of the coins are not copper). If I cover them with the bottle cap, they disappear. Please don't be that interested in the trick or you'll see the crack in the bottom of the cap."

[@StoneColdMagic]

Yep. I've already noticed a few issues. But I'm reserving my final say / judgement until I examine the whole thing thoroughly. :0]

[@jackjack8390]

I was really hoping that this kit would be better. Seems poorly executed.

[@StoneColdMagic]

Agreed. Just a few minor tweaks could have made a huge difference.