Avoid these 7 Guitar Gear Mistakes I Made!

[@intheblues]

Just a quick heads up, the Rode Mic wasn't recording so it's shotgun room mic only on this video 🤣. If you have something to add to the list please comment below. Thanks again! 😀

[@toneblvd.310]

Omg your right marshall lead 12 solid state is amazing!!! Appreciate all your content been watching you for years keep it up!!

[@NateThunder]

@KC completely agree!!

[@DoctorMcFarlandStudios]

intheblues I was going to mention it but glad you got it figured out.

[@simaojoseph]

the unbiased solid state claim is not accurate; most solid state amps are not junk; the guy that handle it is the junk part of it. Learning to use the EQ knobs to timbre the sound is something that takes time. Also, not everyone likes or needs the tones of blues.

[@nickjimenez6138]

I've heard you mention albums you have made. I would be interested in buying some. Maybe you could do a vid about the different albums you've made and what they have on them and what you used to make them. Perhaps you have a favorite? I've been watching for almost 2 years now and always enjoy your playing and your content. Peace and health.

[@dorielementary]

Someone once asked me, " I suck at guitar. Should I get a delay?" I responded, "Sure, then you can have two of you that suck at guitar."

[@jamescushway6374]

That's great XD

[@kelvinenglish3928]

words of wisdom from my wife... Don't buy another guitar, buy some guitar lessons!

[@paulemillevasseur7622]

LOL!!!! This can be the case. So much of tone is what you can get out of something when you play. One of my students swore my 22 year old Godin LG was better than his Godin Summit CT until we swapped guitars in lessons. "Hey, my guitar sounds great too." Hahahahaha.

[@andrewbigelow1415]

Whenever I think I "need" a more expensive guitar, I ask myself the following: Which would be more enjoyable to listen to: a) Richard Thompson playing my guitar, or b) me playing Richard Thompson's guitar? Until the answer is b (it never will be!) I'm not going to worry about "needing" a more expensive guitar!

[@paulemillevasseur7622]

ouuucchhhhh

[@napalmjack]

Lesson 1: next time heed your wifes warning about bringing home another guitar. Or, instead, buy a large double gun case and put the guitar in that and sneak it in and hide it amongst your collection she's lost count on.

[@jmack619]

Up to number twelve. They look nice hanging on the wall.

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

"All in the hands"............my sex-life the last 4 years.

[@mississippi-son]

You don't use it, you lose it. 🤣

[@andunene]

69 likes lmao

[@ces69]

Let me guess, “Your Married”? Lol

[@mma1st105]

Damn 4 years is a while

[@JAF2991]

@@mma1st105 Better than nothing

[@davidlewis3169]

I started playing in 1981, and put down the Guitar several times over the years. But now, with all the RESOURCES available now I'm hooked like I've never been before. "In my day" we got a chord book, and listened to our favorite songs on records, over and over. WHAT A TIME WE LIVE IN!!!!

[@SuperEdge67]

Some good advice here. I couldn’t play that well when I bought myself an American Deluxe Telecaster. Part of me said ‘you’re not a good enough player for that guitar’. But I’ve still got it.......still love it. Bought it more than 20 years ago

[@denyel_]

good insight. i’ve always thought its better to have a great instrument that doesnt fight you when youre learning.

[@leo._.vincent]

My logic for buying a fender over like a squire classic vibe or something like that was I could just sell it for about what I paid for it

[@watersnortmoment3734]

@@leo._.vincent Well... closer to 60% of what you paid, but the squier would be close to worthless too.

[@luismangiaterra1031]

@@watersnortmoment3734 not really, if you have a good squire. Squire is probably better than a $15,000 guitar. It's all in your mind. You gotta learn to burn, and the squire is the best one to do it in.

[@dimitrisaivaliotis5616]

@@luismangiaterra1031 Hi there ''you gotta learn to burn '' Do you mean.. learn to express your feelings with your playing?

[@donhall-aquitania1025]

It was a mistake to keep my guitars in their case in the closet. I got a rack and put my six guitars on it and now I play them all more.

[@TeleCaster66]

Yes! I always leave my guitars out and plugged into amps. Easy to grab when inspiration hits!

[@ces69]

I’ve done the same but gone one step further, each even has its own strap which is left on (with strap locks)! They all get played now!

[@blacktoothfox677]

yep... keep them where you can almost pick them up absent mindedly.

[@fullclipaudio]

I would have to disagree. Until recently, my home was right on the ocean. That said, I can tell you for a fact that ocean air will wreck a guitar fairly quickly. In that environment, guitars come out of their case, get played, get cleaned and all wiped down and then put back in their case. I live in a different environment now with the guitars and amps having their own room and I still keep the guitars in cases and all of my amps, cabs and combos have their own covers as well. A fair amount of the gear around me is 50+ years old and I have an obligation to keep it in the best possible condition for the next generation of players.

[@Znew07]

Last time I put all my guitars on a stand, my house got broken into and they all got stolen. Now I put them all away in their cases and hide them throughout the house.

[@zd351]

Only seven mistakes? I've made way more than that.

[@intheblues]

Problem is, I have made some of these mistakes lots of times 🤣

[@ldorman]

...in the last 6 months :D

[@bengibson3955]

I just gave my 23yo son a beautiful 1989 Olympic White MIJ Strat for Christmas that I’ve owned for a couple of years. I’ve also got an equally-beautiful 1985 Olympic white Strat. I love them both (one has rosewood fretboard and the other one has a maple 1-piece neck with skunk stripe). They are so similar, but different, and I don’t use them enough. My young bloke is a better guitarist than I am and I’m confident that he will use it and look after it. My decision to pass it onto my son was largely based on your attitude to accumulating too much stuff. I’m happy that it’s going to get used and the frets will get worn out. All the best for 2021 and keep up the great work!

[@larrimos]

About three weeks ago, I sold a guitar for the first time ever. Why? I helped a friend make bail. A small price to pay for a mans freedom. Plus, it was just so Rock n Roll....on the way to the jailhouse to get him out, my local was playing some hardcore blues tunes. I felt like Elwood Blues going to get Jake.

[@ksekhose8933]

Been a year but thanks dude.. 😂

[@demezzerate6769]

@@ksekhose8933 buy your friend a guitar!

[@firemarshal2629]

Or tell him to not be a piece of crap and get arrested to begin with

[@davidreidy5750]

@@firemarshal2629 lol

[@timothyweesner6286]

As a guitarist who’s been through a lot of different gear in the past, almost 40 years, I say great video! I still have the Peavy Studio pro combo I started learning in. Just had it fixed up. But! I’ve also put a modest home studio together with vintage gear, Marshall JMP-1 preamp, Alesis quadraverb, TCElectronics Gmajor… new crown power amp. Loving it! The quest for “your perfect tone” , never stops. But I think I have it now.

[@ArtAlienTV]

Namm Spam - Well said 😆

[@eddiecarter9831]

I hear more and more KZbin guys saying similar things about solid state amps ... most mention the same few, but no one ever seems to mention Orange Crush series. These solid state amps are awesome! Sound great and take pedals well. Lots of great points here! I have Joyo AC Tone, and, much like the American, sounds great! This channel and a couple of others have me convinced to get more from Joyo.

[@kentravitz7395]

Shane! You are my new favorite guitar channel. You’re such a straight shooter and tell it how it is that I don’t have the urge to double check or filter everything you say. And just like other comments I see here, your recommendations are always spot on. Keep doing what you do and I’ll keep watching!

[@3cardmonty602]

I still have a 1994 Peavey Bandit 112 Teal Stripe and it’s my foundation amp. I use a Zoom G3x multi-effects pedal into it, and it does the job just fine.

[@krumple4skin548]

I had a couple of bandits and i liked it more than my dsl 50

[@davidbergewaytogo]

Heh! I have an old teal Peavey Special 112 on which the preamp section is completely dead. Nobody seems to know how to repair it. BUT, the power amp section works fine so I just put pedals in the effects loop return and basically use it as a huge and clean power amplifier... it sounds HUGE! I'm glad I didn't let it go for 40 $ a few years ago... I was out of my mind :)

[@savgonsalvez8735]

A Custom Strat I've put together myself, into Line6 PODHD400, into an original 50Watt Peavey Bandit on an amp stand pointing up at my ears. Big gig, mic the amp into PA.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

basement walls wont tell you how bad you sound

[@davidjameschamberlain]

The first generation G3s are amazing

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

Glad you mentioned the Roland Jazz Chorus. I have a JC77 that was a hand-me-down from my older brother who taught me how to play. Any praise for the JC always makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

[@DrunkenRhinoceros]

been eyeing the JC 40. These amps are supposedly the cleanest around, perfect for a pedal platform too....and the chorus!!!!!

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

@@DrunkenRhinoceros The chorus makes everything sound like Enter Sandman. Lol.

[@onceupona1]

Great video with much wise advice! Regarding #7 however - I really do hate to be a contrarian, but I don’t think I can get on board with that one. Back in the 1970s, I de-cluttered ownership of my 1965 SG Standard, 1967 Jazzmaster, 1967 ES- 335, numerous black face Fender amps, a 1971 Marshall Super Lead with both cabinets and a Les Paul Professional. All were purchased brand new at a total cost (for all), of around $3500. To say I wish I still had them is a massive understatement.

[@kurisurokku]

Based on the thumbnail, I was worried he was going to put down my beloved Soul Food pedal. Glad to see that wasn't the case :-)

[@JGAbstract]

Me with a Squier, soul food, and a Peavey modeler amp seeing the thumbnail 😟

[@Afurthyclays]

😂 It was a little misleading, at first. I think you & your equipment are safe. 😉

[@gergoretvari6373]

keep your head up bud and rock with what you have.

[@jamestillman5247]

@shallnotbeinfringed unlessuvotedem can confirm. i have a modded one with germanium sounds amazing.

[@cyrusfontaine2598]

This is a good reality check! I realized recently that so many gain pedals that sound night-and-day different on a track sound almost the same live in the room, and it was quite a wakeup! Ya just gotta get what works and then go play!

[@angrycat3525]

I've had my Peavey Bandit since 1991, and other than the scratches on the side of the cabinet where one of our cats decided to engrave it with her autograph, it still plays great 30 years later!

[@Chuck-Bob]

I toured with one in the late 80s, I'd just mic it and run through the mains at gigs. Great tones.

[@kevindetweiler9065]

With scorpion distortion yes?

[@drothberg3]

I have one. Used it for years. Sounds decent; weighs as much as a tube amp!

[@axisdriftguitarworks1384]

It's all about the relationship you have to your gear and not whether it's budget or high end. I've had a yamaha pacifica 112v for the past 18 years I always go back to even if it stays in the case for certain stretches of time. I've got lots of guitars in my flat and I play all of them on and off. Recently, I took out an old epiphone wes montgomery style model I hadn't touched in years because I've started working with a sax player and it has renewed my love of the instrument. The music it makes sounds wonderful.Thank god I didn't sell it to buy pina coladas at some vacation resort! Give your gear time to work for you...

[@kirkscobey3031]

I wish I still had my Carvin sx100 solid state amp. They don't make them anymore but they were awesome and even got the Guitar Player pick of the month way back when!

[@xenophonkirby]

My guitars are like my kids...I can't sell them...I won't even lend them to anyone. Still, a very sobering and true video, Shane.

[@tdunster2011]

My 59 Gretsch Jet is my biggest regret everytime I look at the invoice price - then I plug it in and figure I can always eat 2min Noodles.

[@ronlyster5667]

Gretsches love 2 minute noodles, as well ... as do most guitars.

[@pinkiewerewolf]

Throw away the invoice.

[@jonathanhandsmusic]

I started playing in the mid sixties with a Mustang and a 50s Champ, years before pedals( excluding wahs and fuzz) and digital amps. I went through the new guitar thing once but learned it is all about playing and dialing in your sound. It was a huge upgrade getting a twin reverb in the 70s, and I grooved with just reverb through the decade. I'm a minimalist now with one solid state and 2 tube amps, only 10 guitars, 10 pedals, a bass and that's all I need for now. Good video man. You're observations are real close to my own.

[@johnwriterpoet1783]

Jonathan, 10 guitars and 10 pedals is a lot!!!

[@sahamal_savu]

"I'm a minimalist now....only 10 guitars" hahaha

[@GaryAppledale]

Every aussie has the "tell it like it is gene" coming through loud 'n clear. Good areas Shaney! 👍

[@bealetm]

Your endorsement of Peavey Bandits has made me wonder if there aren't more Peavey solid state amps worth looking at. There's been a Peavey stereo chorus for sale near me for a while. Only reason I haven't looked at it is having enough amps.

[@stanleyc.348]

The interner convinced me i needed a tube amp on my 300 dollar budget as a teen, ended up with a all tube crate v33. Ive been buying and selling gear and my goto amp is now a solid state b52 lg100a, a much more powerful and useable amp.

[@karlopalenzuela7915]

Thanks for the mention of Gibson special w p90's - moded it and added a wcheap whammy and turned out lovely for basic rhythms and funky licks!

[@markcaserta1223]

I have been playing 50 years and I agree your tone is in your head and hands. I can play a Squier Bullet Telecaster and get a similar tone as a Fender American Standard Telcaster. Happy with the full range of Squier and Fender Guitars.

[@flats750]

Agree with everything here except your take on the modern wave of modelers/profilers. I sold off my amps and pedals and use my Helix direct to FOH with a small FRFR to monitor myself along with in-ears. Can't think of a reason to go back to hauling all that analog gear around anymore.

[@acidcrab4215]

#3 resonates with me I played through a fender twin and an orange rockerverb 5 recently and it didn’t sound all that different than when I play through my two solid state combos

[@regperatrovich9406]

Oh man! Tip #7 helped me so much! It made me appreciate my #1 and #2 guitars even more so. Cheers from Anchorage Alaska!

[@sneifert1968]

Good point about the “sound in your head” mantra. I have multiple plugins from free to downright expensive in my DAW and no matter which one I use or which combination of amps, mics, speakers, pedals I still seem to gravitate towards the same sound I like. The same between my Valve Marshall and my Bandit. It helps when you need a good sound out of someone else’s backline gear that’s unfamiliar.

[@davidjameschamberlain]

I've honestly never found a full blown tube amp that I've loved, I've just always played solid state amps and I'm used to the attack that they have. The only tube amp I love is my Peavey Classic VTX, and it's still got a solid state preamp

[@Briansgate]

I like the new stuff at NAMM because the older models go on sale. NAMM just happened, Jackson came with a few new models, and lo and behold, the sl2q that I had been eyeballing for months dropped dramatically in price. Got it in a heartbeat. Thanks for the new stuff, NAMM!

[@sseltrek1a2b]

couldn't agree more- never buy anything when it first comes out...

[@skeetschuler1859]

Head and hands So true. I just decluttered 15 guitars in the past 3 months Still have 9 .

[@skeetschuler1859]

@SonicChronos Bad case of GAS.

[@skeetschuler1859]

@SonicChronos No man but thanks for asking. I'm keeping the rest.

[@jayegler2653]

I definitely believe in getting what you want the first time and not making concession for price or versatility. Doesn't mean get the 2k dollar guitar vs a 500 dollar one necessarily, staying in budget is important! It also applies to pedals and amps too. Just spend the extra up front to buy what you want and bypass the re-selling part!

[@robertstager6538]

Your channel feeds my gas, but your focus on usable blues/classic rock tones helps me to better buy with my ears. VERY helpful! Thanks!

[@gkott78]

My biggest mistake in gear is your videos giving me GAS!! Based on your videos alone I have owned a Fender Mustang III with your patches, a Bugera V5 and most recently a Marshall DSL40CR. I love your channel Shane but my wallet does not. I will say, every piece of gear I have based on your recommendations has been spot on. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@AxelAlexK]

My main gearing mistake was in buying my 2nd amp. 10 years ago I bought an amp way too loud than I needed, a GK MB115 which is a 200 watt bass amp. I thought at the time I was future proofing in case I started gigging but that never happened and my interest now is just in home recording. Never really used it and it usually won't even work now despite having almost no use over 10 years. Been debating how to get rid of it lately.

[@robmcd]

I bought a dual rectifier and box… hardly ever use it. Like you bought it for rehearsals and gigs ; so many less musicians out there these days to even create a band.

[@AuntAlnico4]

I love my solid state fender side kick reverb and my vox da15 and my Marshall mg15 mini stack, and the new 2020 epiphone inspires by Gibson guitars are new and worth it to buy.

[@forbiddenyoungones]

Thanks for a great video. It was a pleasing tick box exercise. I have a US Fender Strat with a vintage bridge which I would never swop for a newer model. To me the newer models without a vintage bridge are just not Strats. There again, my influence was as a kid watching Hank Marvin on a black and white telly in the 60’s.

[@Snakefinger1000]

The 40 watt Fender Princeton Chorus is a great solid state amp, it was my first Fender amp but it kept blowing up finally, after two warranty repairs we gave up and the guy at the dealership gave me my money back. I eventually bought a Vibrolux which was better for me at the time but I wish I could have another Princeton, they're great.

[@marcmeyer8910]

Responding to #4 on the list about multi-effects pedals. If you want to be able to tweak your sound live, add a couple of expression pedals to your rig. That way if you want to be able to dial in more or less reverb, chorus, delay etc. you can do it without scrolling through menus.😊

[@MikeHansen1970]

Solid advice, especially the point about diminishing returns as the price climbs.

[@HeleneLogan]

So so true--in regards to so many things!

[@panhandlegeardemos6837]

There’s a lot I can agree with here but I’ll just say my kemper is the best purchase I’ve ever made. I know it’s not for everyone but I love how it works and being able to save performances and not worrying about knocking knobs out of place. But, to each their own!

[@glenkepic3208]

I liked that you mentioned the Peavey Studio Pro 112. I had a red stripe rounded corner model that I loved. Moved and that and 2 other amps were sold since space was tight. man, I have 12 guitars now and some haven't seen the light of day in nearly a year (apt life....). I'd need to be nearly destitute to sell anything. The amps was bad enough.

[@trushack]

My mistake with solid state amps was the opposite: I was too loyal to them. Everything I seemed to read/hear about tube amps when I was starting out was that tube amps were maintenance-intensive and unreliable, so I was solid state all the way. I didn't get my first true tube amp until a few years ago. I missed out on a lot of tonal fun.

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

funny about the tube thing,i hear it all the time.ive owned 15+ tube amps and have changed 1 tube in 30 years

[@stuartmiller7419]

I hear you. Same here. Nothing beats personal experience.

[@ces69]

I did the opposite, started with a tube amp, a Sound City 50+ but could never get the tones I wanted and because it wasn’t a “master volume” amp everything was always way too loud! Switched to an H H IC100s combo, then Award Session Sessionette and now a Blackstar ID60 TVP, got the tones I wanted at the volumes I need! Every once and a while I think about wanting a tube amp but then plug into the Blackstar, get the tone in my head and think, what’s the point!

[@bealetm]

I moved to solid state after getting ripped off by an amp tech. He charged $130 non-refundable deposit, kept the amp for a couple of months before calling me to collect it and saying it couldn't be fixed. Another tech fixed it later. I have found a few great solid state bargains secondhand after that.

[@thiscorrosion900]

@@ces69 A lot of older tub amps were totally NON-versatile, and had no way to attenuate power, so it was either loud or not. At least most of the older Marshall heads or Fender Twins or Reverbs had two channels or more, so you had some control over output and gain. My new Vox VX50 actually has a power level selector so you can literally dial in any kind of power level you want. And it works very well indeed.

[@scottywhittaker287]

#3 is spot on. Learn how to make the guitar talk. The biggest mistake I learned was not upgrading my amp quicker. I was happy with my tone but I thought It was because of guitars and pedals. One day I plugged into a fender princeton and I realized that I should have been looking into amps before the guitars.

[@cass2771]

Yeh, I bought my amp before my guitar - a 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb. I still like it, and with the Strat, it gives the sound in my head that I was chasing.

[@scottywhittaker287]

@@cass2771 I thought it was the complete opposite. Now I tell people to invest in a good amp first then a good guitar. Unless your guitar is crap

[@robertroberts7808]

One of the greatest dirt bike riders of all time was Roger Decoster. An interviewer asked one of the other competitors after the race if Roger's win was because he had a better ride. The fellow responded by saying that Roger was so pumped up, he could have been riding a tricycle and he would have won.

[@silentrabbit247]

"Sound" wise advice Shane and as you said the principles apply to most other things too, like photographic gear for eg. ( it's the photographer, not the camera ! ) Great tips for those on a budget. Some makes or certain models are well known for their great value while others have a reputation as a bit of a rip off, learning which is the case before buying makes sense, Buying Second hand and also modding / adapting equipment can often save money. Enjoy your channel Shane , keep up the good work and greetings from Scotland.

[@0000song0000]

4:15 but the multi fx is just one extra element... the only reason i havent switched to full analog is i would have to add 7 pedals or more (and all those cables) just to play some crazy jams

[@randalclarke5487]

Thanks for the shout-out to solid state amps! I have a mid-80s Marshall 5210, and it may be the best amp I have. I had a Peavey Bandit Red Stripe-awesome! Also, with amp-in-a-box pedals these days, you can get a great tube-esque tone anyway.

[@laz4erin]

Really enjoyed your video. I am a budget player who gigs. I agree - there is good equipment regarding solid state amps. Very happy with the Marshall MGDFX30 (30 watt multi-fx solid state). I also use behringer pedals (compressor, blues overdrive, chorus, multi-fx pedal that I only use flanger, noise suppressor, and delay pedal). Just tweaked my sound yesterday to find sweet spots in the tone and remove the 60-cycle hum from my single coil pickups in the bass position. Very happy with it. Oh and my guitars are a Jackson SDQX Adrian Smith model, a fender MIM strat, and a Dean vendetta 3.0. I’m set - stayed in budget without risking quality. Best wishes to your channel.

[@jackmckee8196]

Thanks, Shane. I especially liked the one about tone in the hands and the head. I wish more gear channels gave this topic it's due emphasis.

[@geoarthur6593]

Peavy had solid state nailed hands down in the late 70's through the 80's, I used and still own a Peavy Heritage and my pal used the Stereo Chorus, they sounded amazing ..

[@camilo1455]

TNT

[@RacerX888]

A decent and simple mutli effects unit is the Sonicake Rockstage(80's Arena rock sound) or the Twiggy(blues) version. Simple effects, sound great and reasonably versatile. Add a noise gate and you can gig with this pedal easily. John Robson has a video on it and I have the Rockstage. Check it out.

[@Theweeze100]

I can’t say enough about the Joyo American Sound pedal! Great episode btw.

[@ferox965]

I just got one a month ago. I picked up the Orange Bax Bangeetar...for crunch and heaviness, nothing beats it. But I wanted Fender styled cleans...so I researched and found the Joyo. Love it and saved a bunch of money. I'm a bassist, but I record at home a lot, by myself (especially now). I don't want a hundred pedals so between these two, the possibilities are endless.

[@Theweeze100]

@@ferox965 Yeah, I’m not even sure why I continue to buy amps only invite one or two of the classic tones I can get out of this Pedal! I also am a bass player, but I have allowed the sophistication of my recording gear to get in the way of my recording. Seeing your comments encourages me to redouble my efforts!

[@ferox965]

@@Theweeze100 It's really easy to buy it all...I know for myself, I want to try EVERYTHING haha. And then I stop myself by saying, "Am I really going to use this?" Another line I love is the Tech 21 Flyrig line. I may get a few more pedals...Way Huge makes an awesome overdrive/fuzz pedal called the Pork and Pickle that I may pick up...and I'm probably going to get a cheap chorus pedal...I will probably fish through the Joyo line to get anything else I need. Cheers.

[@GuitarHack66]

I'm in purge mode right now. Sold two guitars in the past two weeks. Great tips Shane. Cheers

[@caleshtcincredibles]

I gig live with a Mooer GE300 for a few years now , I get great results . I create my own patches and I dont have to worry about patch chords failing . I love my pedals but once my patches set they are consistent everytime I put the unit on the floor , plugging it in and flipping the power on . I definitely have all my tones in my head and use that when Im setting up patches . Great advice Shane good points on all !

[@coreyrramsay8858]

I bought a highway one Tele back in '08 and to me it out played all of the other more expensive fenders they had. I still have it and it plays better than ever.

[@cass2771]

Similar - I was with a chap looking for a bass, he tried heaps, some quite expensive. The Highway 1 Jazz bass was THE one that consistently put a smile on his face. So he bought it, and that smile persists!

[@johnulrich5572]

Great words of wisdom. I like when you were talking about playing live with a Kemper or alternative and you said something like "no body really cares anyway". If you're talking about the audience not caring about any nuances in tone or the brand of pedals you're using I have to agree. Most of the time the audience is there to have a good time, drink beer and check out each other. The band is for atmosphere. I've played with cheap stuff and expensive gear and no one has ever come up to me and said "wow that Ric sounds great through your AC30". Of course family members might come up and say things like "why do you have to play so loud" or "can you play Freebird?". Great videos.

[@kcole83080]

I watched a recent rig rundown of Albert Lee on tour. His rig is his guitar and cord into a fender twin. What does that tell us? In the studio he switches to a Deluxe Fender. Doesn't need all the power of the twin.

[@DelScully]

it says he likes simple tone..?

[@anthonyward8587]

I appreciate the time it takes to complete these videos, Shane. I love your honesty and agree with all the points you make. Buy a good guitar once and save the heartache of going thru multiple axes, I have done this as well. cheers T.

[@luismangiaterra1031]

Buy the best squire strat you can find, have it set up. if you can't play that, your not a guitar player your a poser.

[@toploadtele]

One of the deepest rabbit holes I fell into was deciding which DAW to buy and be married to long term due to the learning curve and commitment required. The good thing about hardware and gear is that it can be re-sold where expensive software and plug-in's can not.

[@the_nondrive_side]

Yeah.. My $40 Epiphone junior got a good pickup and reworked wiring... The Full Fat Les Paul I just got.. Doesn't even push it off first place. Diminished returns in effect at the low end. Also got a Bandit Silverstripe for $20 cdn.

[@maxradford5089]

Your right on the hoarding bit. I see guys with 10 or more guitars and wonder why. I have four. 2 acoustics , one being electric accoustic. 2 electric. A strat and a Led paul. Covers what I need.

[@davidwalter2282]

The old Yamaha G50 1x12 solid state amps are awesome for clean tones, and they have a great reverb tank that you can crash with a kick. They are undervalued and can be found for little money.

[@insalinity5558]

Love your work. Always down to earth. Buy less but buy better, and used is a legitimate option. Case in point I bought two solid state amps when I started out, new, they never satisfied the sound I had in my head. After a couple years persisting, I sold them and bought a Roland Blues Cube Artist - used - for what I got for the first two amps. That Blues cube, solid state, is a gem. I would never have bought it new, particularly earlier, but used it is heads and shoulders above the other modeling amps I had. Multi effects - I think units like the zoom g3xn which are the cost of one medium priced pedal, have a place for buskers and beginners who want to easily experience what the different pedal types are. The zoom is laid out with physical knobs like three pedals side by side. That said- I have one and never use it. Too easy to spend all your time effing about with effects and not playing, plus it never really sounded that great. Now I just have a looper, a quality delay, and the boost, tremolo and reverb on my Blues Cube. Sounds great and I spend all my time playing.

[@chrishall5176]

I am something of a collector but I am building toward a studio set up. I have several different guitars, each with its own sound, as well as a few project guitars that I am upgrading over time.

[@freddieblue6351]

My Boss ME-50 is loaded with dials and I play folk-softer-rock...dials are better...I so get why some players would find using it cumbersome. BTW, I do still use a Dunlop Fuzz and Crybaby as that nearly always sounds better than on a multi effect. Great presentation!!!

[@cass2771]

A good summary of ‘things to avoid’, and led by example. I’ll be interested to see what your long term guitars are . . I tell myself I only have a small set of guitars (Tele, Strat, 6119 Gretsch), and then I remember the Maton acoustic, and the Mustang bass !

[@AdamFaulkner375]

Good advice here. Though, as someone who has always used digi multi fx, the fact that I can't change knobs on the fly is why I like my Boss GT100. I use it in 4 cable method with an orange Rockerverb which fixes the flat, digital sound of the unit and leaves me with a great, versatile unit that I can program every song into beforehand, show up to the gig, plug it in, and off I go, no problems.

[@joker71172]

Lol, 1st pedal I ever bought was the Joyo Gem box, demoed by you. Got me in this channel. Ya....I never use it either. I just stack pedals now. Thanks for the cool content.

[@MikeFromNashville]

I love your pac man ghost!! Thanks for the great advice Shane! You are pretty spot on.

[@whuseman1881]

The Peavey "Bandit" is one of Peavey's best creations. Legendary crunch channel. That's some of the best distortion I've ever heard. Apparently they're a must have for swedish "Black Metal" according to many players of that genre. The Peavey Studio pro 112 0r 212 are really great amps as well. They have that legendary Crunch channel. Anything from the "Transtube" series is gold.

[@djay6651]

I have a Peavey Bandit 112 Red Stripe. It's one of the better amps I've played through.

[@CursedInEternity92]

Orange solid state amps are really versatile as well, some people describe them as dark but you can dial in a tone thats a lot brighter if you desire. I find they are loud, punchy and the darkness element seems to make it less shrill. It makes higher pitched sounds more round and less ear stabby while still singing, i find some amps sound like they are almost clipping trying to adjust to the tones being produced. I had a marshall which sounded good but it also sounded like it was coming a radio or stereo speaker, the orange pushes air at me and you can hear the richness in cleans as well as warm punchy distortion. Its just a good old fashioned guitar amp for people who want the most out 0f a solid state amp.

[@tombain5665]

Sorry Shane. I meant to say I gig every 2 or 3 weeks. Any amp you recommend needs more power 15 to 20 watts valve is going to give me enough. Thinking about Bassbreaker or Blues Junior. Cheers

[@Jonathan-L]

4:02 ...it's all in the head (and the 4 x 12 the head sits on!).

[@Lucky13vwr]

Definitely agree with buying stuff you plan on keeping , im pretty happy with my collection now, but i spent many years just buying stuff for the sake of it, especially when i was only buying guitars around the 200 quid range, trying all sorts and not being happy with it is a big waste of cash, i now refuse to order guitars off line too, if i havnt played it or tried it im not interested. But took a long time to realise that.

[@juangordilloandreu3603]

Good point on the overspending thing, specially if you’re a garage or bedroom guitarist. I bought a custom shop NOS Strat back in the 90s. It was beautiful but eventually sold it as it was too much guitar for me. I now have a MIM player Strat that plays as well if not better and paid little over $400 for it.

[@thiscorrosion900]

Was the NOS strat difficult to play or something? Neck? Action? Why would the NOS not sound better to a Player Strat? I'm confused.

[@juangordilloandreu3603]

@@thiscorrosion900 , oh no the NOS played beautifully and I made my own action adjustments. Incredibly, there was a wiring mistake on one of the pots that was corrected by the store tech. The same tech took it upon himself to level out the high frets and left them flat. I had to recrown them myself and began working my own guitars from that day on. The reason I say my MIM Strat might be even better is because of the mods I’ve made and my getting better at action adjustments. Even with a new neck, my mim Strat was quite a bit cheaper than my NOS. I do kind of regret selling it because it had pickups wired and initialed by Abigail Ybarra (A.Y)…

[@thiscorrosion900]

@@juangordilloandreu3603 I see. I haven't owned any high end guitars myself. I've learned to string, clean, tighten hardware, and adjust saddle height and screws and maybe do a setup, that's about it. I'm a lefty so good luck with finding decent instruments, although these days you can find some good lefties. His story about the Gibson ES335 or whatever it was sounding muffled and dark no matter what, is frightening. It's bizarre that you can blow $2000 on a guitar and it still may not sound the way you want it to. But there are a lot of variables.

[@asdf9890]

I hear ya man, about collectors especially. I'm a fellow lefty, they need to release those unused critters back into the wild pawn shops!! So hard finding used lefties!

[@rkoz55]

I'm learning that your tone is a lot about what you don't want to be heard. Picking/strumming hand accuracy, dampening unwanted strings, string slide noise, string vibrating against the pick before you actually hit it, chord change timing, pinkie nail tapping the guitar body, unplanned pull off and hammer on, ... while deciding where you actually want your fingers to go and then sometimes the extra noise can be great.

[@wafflepotato6633]

You are so right about solid state amps! I have a Marshall DSL and Fender Deluxe yet my main amp for the last 4 years is my old LAB L5. Highly recommend for anything you'd use a Fender amp for. Solid, reliable and has a gorgeous compressor on the power amp. If you see one cheap and have the room grab it!

[@cupidstunt66]

Great vid as always Shane. I agree with what you're saying re. saving money by buying the final guitar first, rather than upgrading and spending more in the long run. However, the only thing i'd add is, i've done the upgrade path, and one benefit is you make all the mistakes on the cheaper guitar i.e. dodgy adjustments, failed upgrades, and importantly fret wear... And then after you've made all those mistakes you won't do the same on your final guitar. I've owned a classic vibe custom tele for several years now and i've pretty much worn the frets down to point it needs a refret. I may upgrade to something better, or since i've already upgraded so much on this CV tele already, i'm just looking at swapping the neck out. I really wish more guitars came with stainless frets as i'm wearing out all my guitars like this... Anyway i'd rather do that on a cheap guitar rather than some $8k custom shop model. Otherwise agree with all your comments and tx for sharing your thoughts.

[@1dkappe]

1. Second your praise of the joyo American (or the tech21 blonde). 2. For dirt, get pedals. For modulation, reverb, delay, eq, digital is good. I use a Zoom ms-70cdr after my joyo American. 3. For recording, I use a boss ms-3 with dirt pedals, including a tech21 blonde. As long as you have analog dirt, those multi effect boxes can be very effective.

[@theplatinumpearls]

I love your videos and agree with you 95%. Once I bought a Gibson Lucille Es355 I never played another guitar. I just wish I would have bought it 20 years earlier. I would have saved myself a lot of frustration and money. The only thing I disagree with is multi FX processors. They make playing live less frustrating and are a bit more reliable than a bunch of cables and pedals that can crash on you on stage. I’m weird but found that playing a multi fx processor through the front of a clean tube amp really sings. It’s very reliable and takes up less space on stage, which is valuable real estate. I love that today we get choices in gear. In the past all you had was pedals and tube amps. I don’t believe in one way to set up gear and love when people mix the old with new. The Orange Cr120 is the most unbelievable solid state amp I’ve heard. I’ve been playing a Digitech Gsp1101 since it came out and love everything about it. If anyone doesn’t want there’s anymore, I’ll buy it from you. All your other points are spot on! Love you videos Shane!

[@ironkiko]

I'm thinking of getting a little Peavey Rage 158, but think it would be cool to have a Bandit 112 also,.. I won't be gigging, just a bedroom player.

[@electroKrunch]

Sounds advice, Shane! I left the circuit long ago & just play/record at home now. I even left that for a while, just keeping my '69 Fender acoustic handy when I got the itch. All my gear is low dollar but it works for me. As I'm getting back into electric more I'll probably be doing a little more purchasing, especially if my old gear rotted in storage. Thanks for another great vid!!

[@vanessajazp6341]

I have Roland Jazz Chorus. My fav amp ever. Absolutely transparent and LOUD!!

[@Roomfulofgear]

I kind of get the whole "not buying an intermediate guitar, and shooting for the best guitar you think would fit your needs" sort of approach. The main problem for me, is that I love putting together parts casters; they're a great way to learn about how individual components contribute to the overall sound of the instrument. That said, I have identified the PRS Silver Sky as my next target. That, together with my #1 Strat (naturally, a parts build) will cover any kind of strat tone I need or want. Now I just need to sell two of my other parts builds!

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

best part of the silver sky is how it does the strat thing so closely,like a strat

[@Regularguyguitargear]

Shane, very much enjoyed the video- but what was with the pic of the soul food in the thumbnail?

[@intheblues]

The video is about amps, guitars, and pedals so I made the thumbnail to reflect that.

[@Regularguyguitargear]

intheblues right on! Just me hoping for some more of your playing on the Soul Food!

[@void0094]

An example for the namm thing: Fender updated their offset series (Mustangs, Duo Sonics). Now they are player series guitars but the quality stayed the same. They added some new colors but now they cost about 600 dollars instead 450 dollars.

[@stephenhookings1985]

Your #6 - diminishing returns - analogous to a compression pedal right - go past volume where compression kicks in and output ratio changes.

[@elihue_redneckreview]

I have been playing and collecting for 30 years, and have suffered from GAS for most of those years; now that my nephew has picked up the guitar, I have gifted him some really great gear that I wasn't using. I hope that he doesn't get the GAS but I am quite happy to be able to help him upgrade his equipment while making room for more gear in my jam room.... Which brings me back to your point that tone is in the hands. I can pick up any guitar and plug into any amp and still sound like me playing, albeit with slightly different colorations; I realized that quite a long time ago and that was the beginning of my GAS, wanting to have a full pallette of colors available for expressing the soundscapes in my mind. But I'm still a sucker for a deal on a beautiful great playing guitar!

[@Mephilis78]

My friend had a really nice Roland multi effects pedal. It sounded great, and he was able to navigate it pretty well. It takes time to get used to something like that. On my Valvetronix amp, it has two knobs that you can use to tweak the tone of all the stomp box effects. The knobs change function based on what effect is being edited.

[@thirdeyeviewduo5657]

Great video , just how I feel if your not using. It get rid . As for guitar effects I used to use single pedals orange th30 mxr pedals then went down the multi effects and it’s put me back years never can find my tone ,, but going back to single pedals again ...you woke me up thx , you took the words out of mouth .. ..

[@toddflowers8052]

But,but, I am a guitar hoarder ! 😉🎸 I do rotate through all my guitars ,I don't just let them sit . Cheers mate !

[@GuitarOverdrive]

If you rotate through them, then they are not just collecting dust. You're good!

[@marions.120]

How can you rotate one guitar? ✌️🤪🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵just joking!

[@marions.120]

I get it. I have way too many (?), including a 1943 Gibson J-45 and many electrics, but they all (mostly) get played...I don’t know, maybe I should start clearing a few of them out, but I love them all! ✌️🤪🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@marions.120]

My old band were laughing because I was seatbelting my guitars in the car. The asked “What do you do when you’re girlfriend is with you?” I told them, “she holds on!”