I thought Kris’ tones were more rich with harmonic and overall goodness. Kris gets my vote. Love the video, nice to see our Guitar Gods play the type of gear that us mere mortals tend to play.
@sch2412 Жыл бұрын
nice! but now we need a "no budget limit" follow-up :D
@GiantPinhead Жыл бұрын
Very sensible and honest. Good job, gang.
@PaulCooksStuff Жыл бұрын
"Any combination of those letters" ... Image Lulu? I'd be happy with either if I'm honest. Different but both good. Though Kris deserves some kind of special prize for picking a HB guitar, amp and cab AND costing more than branded gear. I didn't think that was possible 😂
@instant_coffee_is_evil Жыл бұрын
Brilliant! You would have done that challenge in the 90s... well, it would have sounded like sub-shit. Nowadays, cheaper gear has become really really good! I'm drawn to that Tele tone btw.
@SomeKindOfMadman Жыл бұрын
I dig it when both of you are together to make a vid. Thanks a bunch to you both. Kris and Guillaume.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Oh man, it's always our highlight of the day whenever we make a video together. It's all natural and fun. And we get to jam which is always awesome. Best team ever. 💛 And thank you so much for watching our stuff and for the comments. 🙌 //Kris
@marcinzub9013 Жыл бұрын
Interesting rigs!
@HenrikMoos Жыл бұрын
I must say you both got everything out of those rigs!! And man would I love to know how that katana was set up, cause that sounded sweet
@ArvidNielsen Жыл бұрын
Thanks, guys!
@jwilder2251 Жыл бұрын
Guillaume won - I always absolutely love Kris’ playing, but today Guillaume really stood out - no one would know he was playing a budget rig
@ChrisDN Жыл бұрын
Kris' rig for me. I'd love to hear what the Mighty 15 sounds like with its gain pushed up some more. If I built my own combination out of what was used, I'd go: Tele > Golden Plexi > Dealbreaker > > Mirror Image > Mighty 15
@MrYatesj1 Жыл бұрын
If your looking for tone spend money on your amp, guitars are a fraction of your TONE. $900 on a used Fender Deluxe Reverb and $600 on a used Mex Strat, Mex Tele or Some form of Les Paul
@rjester21 Жыл бұрын
Both sounded surprisingly good 👍🏼, but I Think G won this game! Love to see this challenge at different prices 😊
@backlom Жыл бұрын
A win for Guillaume!! 🎉 so many options in the Katana plus pedals.
@TheBedroomRocker1 Жыл бұрын
I also preferred Kris' set-up, although I really missed some reverb for the clean sounds
@beardedrancher11 ай бұрын
Kris gets it. That amp just smokes the katana to my ears. Just sounds fantastic
@szymonszymanski3 Жыл бұрын
Both of the rigs sounded amazing. I can’t pick the winner 😂 Great job guys
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching my dude! Yeah pretty much the same here, haha. //Kris
@latontolog Жыл бұрын
Awesome budget rigs!
@JoeBaermann Жыл бұрын
Both, the amp setup and delay Kris chose and the horseman and fuzz Guillaume chose, paired with a different guitar and gain stage, would probably switch those V30’s out though.
@ferramirez4570 Жыл бұрын
Great video kings! The poor man John Mayer's rig represents me! Lol great sounding rig can't go wrong with a Katana, would you guys review the Nux Queen of tone any time soon? That would be great! Sweet tones as usual with you guys! Thanks for the content.
@joermnyc Жыл бұрын
$1000 (USD) rig according to Thomann’s pricing (might be less on a US based sellers site, sorry): Guitar: Harley Benton’s take on the LP Junior Double Cut, $180 , love me a DC Junior) Amp: There’s an Orange “crush” 60 watt combo amp that sounds great, and is shockingly all digital (no tubes), $592 Pedal: JHS Supreme Fuzz: $217. And I’ve got $11 left for new strings or something. 🤷♂️ (already have cables, tuner and a strap, which might be cheating.)
@therollband1290 Жыл бұрын
Squier classic vibe has alnico pickups. Bugera makes inexpensive tube amps. Ampero multi effects. 💥
@ronaldfernandez.8586 Жыл бұрын
Súper bien.💯
@lincognito4073 Жыл бұрын
Good job to both of you! I'm going to be diplomatic and call it a tie. I was surprised at Kris' choice of delay. I have the same on my pedalboard and love its sound. But not exactly a budget pedal, no?
@CentaurusRelax314 Жыл бұрын
Loved Kris' tones. Very impressive. Once again, there was that elusive 'hollow'/woody quality i've not been able to achieve. I thought it was in that Revv Dynamis amp, but i guess i'm wrong again. Could it really be true that "tone is in the fingers?" Noooooo..... I need tone to be in something i can *buy.*
@Sean_Plays_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Kris's Guitar, Guillame's Amp, Kris's Pedals but swap the plexi gain for the fuzz on G's board.
@Sean_Plays_Guitar Жыл бұрын
Oh and as far as who wins.....we (the viewers) win. Thanks guys!
@GitShiddy Жыл бұрын
I think Jessica absolutely smashed it with his rig. That setup is something that can work from day one beginners right up to small club gigging. Brilliant rig Guillaume. But (as I'm a stickler & massive fan) the Fuxx Fuzz is not a Big Muff at all; it is a Foxx Tone Machine clone & that is dope ass fuzz circuit that too few people know about.
@JoeBaermann Жыл бұрын
There are quite a lot of clones of the Foxx. To get one that is more versataile I would go with something like the Doppel.
@elvillegas1211 Жыл бұрын
It would be interesting the same kind of video, but for gigable rig. 🙂
@TheDiaboliq666 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Love the sound. Have to say I somewhat prefer Guillaume's rig on this occasion, though usally I'd be the Tele guy :) Gotta ask 'cos I've been busting my head for 1/2 hour now... would that be "See you again" at 18:00, or something else?
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if I can forgive for choosing G's lame rig... kidding 😄. But I can help with the song. It's an improvised version of Slow Dancing In A Burning Room. Cheers //Kris
@matzer8846 Жыл бұрын
Hm ... did you find these rigs blindfolded
@valueofnothing2487 Жыл бұрын
Bluesman sounded great to me. Wonder if you could get the cheaper HB15 with a cheap alnico speaker.
@rockoutmichigan7 ай бұрын
So many wood jokes... lol 🤣
@ricardocarm0 Жыл бұрын
Guill : D'Addario pedalboard have space for Harley Benton power plant (5) underneath?
@stephengabree Жыл бұрын
Both sound fine but Kris had a much crisper and detailed sound. The Amp won for him.
@Oilid Жыл бұрын
Survey says: the richer you are, the better you play. ... 😂
@antennahead Жыл бұрын
Guillaume won, because he has budget left for a gigbag and a strap... Play those instruments standing! The balance will be not the same as you were sitting. Also i found his rig versatile. The playing of both as always on high level. Love it!
@BioHazardBHZ Жыл бұрын
Kris... I really appreciate your tone and your playing... but today... G nailed it! 😂
@gcvrsa Жыл бұрын
For a working professional or serious amateur, a budget of about $2000 USD each at new street retail prices for instrument, pedalboard/accessories, and amplifier is a reasonable budget, and easily achievable by anyone with a moderate income, especially considering that this gear will easily last 20-30 years or more, even for the electronic items. My standard for what constitutes a "professional level" of gear is essentially a US Fender or Gibson model instrument, and that will currently cost you about $1700-1800 USD for an American Professional II. So, considering two instruments, two amplifiers (if you play in stereo), and one pedalboard, that's a budget of $8,000-10,000 USD, all-inclusive, for a complete list of gear that could be taken on a world tour playing the biggest venues without fear of reliability or quality issues. Split that over the course of 20 years, and you are talking about an investment of $400-500 per year, not counting the fact that even after 20 years, that gear will still retain most of its value on the secondary market. Bear in mind that amateur classical musicians commonly spend multiples of this on a single instrument. A student model Yamaha AVC7 cello will cost you over $4600 right now, in January 2023. The lower grade AVC5 will cost you $3200. But can you make great sound on a lower budget? Of course you can, and the first place to start is not with low/cheap quality new gear, but used professional quality gear. Most serious musicians look to buy their gear used, first, because this stuff is robustly made--it has to be, to survive the rigors of gigging and still be reliable. The cost savings is immense. I never recommend to anyone that they buy cheap "starter" gear, because it's a bad investment. Buy used, pro level gear--especially if you are a beginner or a parent buying for a child!--because even if you find that you don't or your child doesn't stick with it, you can always recoup your investment on resale, and in the meantime, you will have a much better experience that will lessen the chance you will give up, in the first place. And if you don't give up and/or re-sell it, you've made the wisest possible investment. Buying used, you can often get pro level gear in mint or excellent condition for as low as half what it cost new, for items that are less popular. And the used market will always be fairly robust, because we musicians are a fickle lot and constantly trying new and different things.
@f1n3ss3r4 Жыл бұрын
Hey so I’m a complete beginner and I want to start playing, for the instrument pedalboard and amp what would be a good budget? Is $2000 what I should be looking for or can I go lower? And approximately how much would I spent on each part of the rig?
@explorervango880 Жыл бұрын
Enjoy the videos with these two together. Today Guillaume was the winner.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your comment until I got to the last sentence. 😆 Just kidding. G did great! 👏 //Kris
@explorervango880 Жыл бұрын
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses I subscribe to your channel. Does he have one?
@px.musics Жыл бұрын
Sorry for my ignorance but what was Kris's guitar?
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Hey Roy, check out the gear link in the description under the video. You'll get all the rig related questions answered there. :) Cheers //Kris
@fredmarquis1105 Жыл бұрын
Love you guys always want more video from you. Really like this one and yeah, sorry kris your rig is super cool,... but Guillaume won this one :)
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Haha, thanks man! Okay, I can live with that. 😄 G nailed his rig. //Kris
@jeffreyeagen4896 Жыл бұрын
I think both this and guitars are great, but I must say when I first heard Guillaume's guitar I was very impressed! And G did better with his budget 😉
@MrJingles021 Жыл бұрын
I thought I'd like Chris's better. But I thought Guillaume sounded better. I wanted to like the tele because strats aren't my favorite...but that Katana sounded great....someone should have grabbed a Catalyst though
@CountNetsrac Жыл бұрын
Guillaume aka Jessica won in my opinion. But did he take the actual pedal board into account? The Daddario boards are not cheap as far as I remember.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
No he didn't. That pedalboard plus the two guitar cables wouldn't fit in the budget. Just sayin' 😆 //Kris
@thoblette Жыл бұрын
What´s that riff at 13:17??
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' Bout Love It's awesome. :) //Kris
@heisenced Жыл бұрын
Guillaume won for me. The Sire guitars are incredible for the money.
@hakankillberg6043 Жыл бұрын
Thanks great video both winner great tones but please get rid of that Fuzz didnt like the sound from that pedal at all
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Haha, I thought the same thing. It's interesting how the most simple device (=a fuzz pedal) seems to be the hardest to nail on a budget. 😄 //Kris
@Roland-Bach Жыл бұрын
Hi. You have a dB Meter in the Background. Can you tell me what device it is , please? Greetings from Germany Roland
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Hi Roland, this is the one: tho.mn/jtf10 Cheers //Kris
@rottalmusik6563 Жыл бұрын
Guillaume has the rig to go for a guitarist who knows that he will play and gig for the First time. 2 years acoustic, wana Start giging electric in a Band. KRIS has a rig thats a bit more for the geek. Tube Amp, cab, pedals. Could be a great First rig for a beginnen if money isn't that much of an deal (for a Beginner). I would gig with both, but kris's rig is more to my tast, caus dont cheap out on the amp!
@greatsouthernpansy Жыл бұрын
I really dislike those types of videos. I have all the gear I need, but there's always something soooo cheap and sooo awesome that would be really nice to have. Like for example this NUX Klon.... About 12 minutes into the vid I was already browsing thru aftermarket options :D
@kadiray2651 Жыл бұрын
kris won.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Thanks man! :) //Kris
@pauldncn1 Жыл бұрын
No one won guys You both produced two rigs id buy tomorrow if I had the money Both guitars just sang Thanks for making a “ challenging day” feel brighter and make me desperate to play 🤣🙏👍
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
It's our pleasure Paul, glad you enjoyed our little banter. 😅 Yeah it's fair to say that both rigs did amazing and made us happy playing the guitar. Which is what all of this is about, isn't it? Cheers mate //Kris
@pauldncn1 Жыл бұрын
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Kris What was that Tele ? I need to make a GM ( genetically modified) Tele ( maybe Paul Modified tele) I find Ibanez necks suit these hands So a fender with an Ibanez neck and a mad fool playing it What a combination 🤣🤣😁👍👍
@drmagex Жыл бұрын
Guillaume got the more dynamic rig for les money... so win
@quiquepriore Жыл бұрын
I don't understand why you don't choose a dream universal audio
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Good point. I guess for 2 reasons: 1. you still need some kind of monitor to hear yourself with an amp simulation pedal which could get too expensive for this challenge and 2. we are both huge fans of the experience of playing through an actual guitar amp with a guitar amp speaker. Not because of the recorded tone (which is the same with simulations) but for the playing feel. Cheers //Kris
@quiquepriore Жыл бұрын
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses thx for the feedback 👏🏼😄
@nihiabstracto Жыл бұрын
G lost, sorry 😄
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
🙌 Your name shall be written on the wall of our studio. With golden letters, haha! Thanks man! //Kris
@horschy4856 Жыл бұрын
I like Kris' tones more, but wasn't he cheating? 😂 Also the G rig is more versatile. So I would give this to Guillaume
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Cheating? Noooo way. 😆 Also, if we factor in Guillaume's expensive DAddario pedalboard and the two long cables, he's over the limit. Just sayin' Haha! I'm all about tone and feel, you know that. That's all I cared about here. As always. 😅 Cheers buddy //Kris
@horschy4856 Жыл бұрын
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses That's right and I totally dig your approach💪 At the end it depends on what you need and if you have fun with the rig. And I had much fun with the video 👏
@willhol4209 Жыл бұрын
Katana does not have a built in tuner.
@ThomannsGuitarsBasses Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up. I'm actually pretty surprised it doesn't have one. Cheers //Kris
@klausfritsch4350 Жыл бұрын
I do not know why, but I still do not like Fuzz.
@gcvrsa Жыл бұрын
You do not need an "isolated power supply" unless you have pedals with unusual power requirements or pedals with poorly designed power supplies. I've been gigging my pedals for over 30 years and never once used an isolated power supply, because I buy well-engineered gear that follows sound electrical engineering principles and doesn't bleed noise all over my ground plane. If I ever had a unit that was noisy, it would be immediately returned for a refund. It's a sad fact that some of the biggest names in effects pedals have some of the worst power supplies in the industry. Strymon, Eventide, and Line 6 are some of the worst offenders in this regard. It's usually the digital pedals, but never Boss.