My LTD Guitar Upgrade - Stone Tone Jeff Loomis Signature Sustain Block

[@elihue_redneckreview]

Congrats on the upgrade! That's a truly beautiful Guitar and worthy of the best components. Your phrasing is so fluid and tasty. Thanks for sharing the journey, brother; your insights are inspiring.

[@jasonstallworth]

Thank you for watching!

[@lukeheinen8696]

Sounds good man 🤘🏼🤘🏼 Jeff loomis is one of my favorite guitar players.

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@departedhammy]

Your the absolute man Jason your videos are a massive help its easy to keep motivation and improving when your making it easy for me with great tutorials of the music I love, metal is in my bones its the reason I picked up the guitar in the first place! May you find someone who helps you as much as you help others,cheers mate👍

[@jasonstallworth]

Thank you for the kind worlds and always great to hear my videos hel folks!

[@TheTactical6string]

Ah the golden years of LTD, ive got a few 1000-deluxe LTD's and they all are really great from back in the day, Korea made and were a steal. Ive got the Loomis Kelly Pro and im very impressed with the Blackouts, thinking about a Stone tone for my KH2 ESP actually a its not as clear as a few of my others.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah these LTD M1000's are beasts!!! I wish I hadn't sold mine! lol

[@AmishMutantPower]

Great Jason!!!! This sustain block looks really AMAZING 💪😉

[@jasonstallworth]

I don't know much about these things but it is pretty cool! A bit more clarity.

[@tstuckey340]

Ht stage 60 2x12 combo and also ht stage 100 mKII 4x12 half stack..love em

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@StoneToneProducts]

What an awesome informative video ! Thank you Jason for all the work you did putting this together my metal brother 👊🏻

[@jasonstallworth]

I appreciate you getting this to me!

[@tstuckey340]

Dude I play through blackstar I love em they well universital..I also play ltds..fell in love lol

[@jasonstallworth]

Those are great amps!

[@mogsy2112]

Glad to see the LTD back in action! I have an M200FM in the same color and finish. I got it as a mod platform, instead of the M1000, only because I'm not a fan of abalone. I have a suggestion for another mod for you. I noticed that you have your trem arm swinging free. Check out the Red Bishop Magik Arm. It changes the arm from a screw in collar, to a push in type, and the threaded collar acts as a tension adjustment. It eliminates that bit of play in the arm, when you have it swinging free. I installed one on my LTD, and it works well, especially for slow vibrato, above and below pitch. I also have a 1988 U.S. made B.C. Rich ST-III, that I installed a 42mm brass block, from F-U Tone in. I also got a noticeable increase in sustain and clarity. I'm definitely going to look into the Stone Tone, for my LTD, though. Big blocks are a great upgrade. Lastly, (I'm rambling) the riffs you were playing at the end, sounded like Jake E. Lee, my favorite Ozzy guitarist. Of course, no disrespect to Randy and Zakk. Sounded awesome! 🤘🏼

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah I haven'y played this one as much. And I do love certain things about this guitar but my hands fit around my Ibanez RG a bit better. And yeah, the abalone looks cool to some but man, it shows fingerprints easy! I also love Jake E Lee's style! And yeah, Ozzy had some amazing guitarists!

[@woodward_alan]

I didn't realize he had endorced this. I have a brass bock in my PRS but not in my Floyd guitars. Thanks for thr info.

[@jasonstallworth]

Yeah he has been using this block for several years before the endorsement.

[@rockngpa5094]

I hope I’m able to purchased that product by FU Tone soon and yes I really heard a big difference ...

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@StoneToneProducts]

FU doesn't make the Jeff Loomis signature Stone Tone Blocks. They are exclusivley distributed by Floyd Rose.

[@mrtn2842]

2nd time watching this and it’s a amazing tone , have to get my Damien c6 “ Stone “ now. 😂

[@jasonstallworth]

Dude, thank you for watching this again! Yeah, reach out...there's a link in the description. I don't get any kick-backs but please let them know you saw this video!

[@MegaDraws24]

I love popping in big brass blocks on my tremolos. Its a cool thing to see when you turn them over. But in my experience there's not much tonal difference that I've heard, it just makes the guitar slightly louder. It would've been nice to hear a before and after so we could hear the difference but regardless, great video! :)

[@jasonstallworth]

Dude, I never knew this could have any impact until I saw Jeff Loomis talking about.

[@krymsix574]

The Brass blocks will generally add more volume and possibly clarity but not change the tone much. These Stone Tone blocks are made of granite which certainly seems to have a lot of clarity. Titanium blocks are supposed to add a little bit more attack because of the material but those are crazy expensive. This Stone Tone seems comparable to a really nice quality big brass block. The beveled edge is a nice feature so it doesn't effect use of the floating bridge for dive-bombing and pull ups.

[@darrenchambers3042]

I hear the sustain with the new block sounds good. I just bought an older Stephen Carpenter 7- string got to get it all setup.

[@jasonstallworth]

I bet that thing sounds awesome!

[@ralfschwarzkopf2946]

So fu**ing cool playing dude😍! Love it

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@hangman960]

Cool

[@jasonstallworth]

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[@bierutki]

Awesome upgrade. Your giving me ideas to spend money on guitar stuff Jason. When the wife yells at me I’ll just tell her Jason made me do it.😂

[@jasonstallworth]

Lol, yeah this is yet another way to spend money! Fortunately these blocks aren't that expensive.

[@tstuckey340]

I advise watching some vids on the blackstar amps..ya have american gain and British gain and ya can mix em up...if ya wanna change sound twist a knob lol..they are worth the money

[@jasonstallworth]

I'm a fan of those, too!

[@tstuckey340]

Only thing is they are heavy...well built..the 2x12 combo 61 pnds

[@jasonstallworth]

Heavy = metal lol

[@tstuckey340]

I found em on sweetwater

[@jasonstallworth]

I've got a video of the HTClub 40 here I did a while back: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYGpf3SoapmqatE

[@feishey]

who's Jeff Loomis?

[@jasonstallworth]

Look up the band Nevermore. He’s currently in Arch Enemy (Google his name…this will all show up)

[@yoheff988]

People of the earth try to understand, there is tones of BS marketing that will do anything to make you buy tone fairy tales, and this block is one of them! Maybe bats can hear differences but we humans can't, so don't worry about it, let the marketing boys eat there own nonsense! The shoes you are wearing probably have more effect on your guitar tone than this block, just concentrate on practicing your instrument.

[@jasonstallworth]

It's all your opinion at the end of the day. If you feel something isn't working (or won't work) for you, then don't go that route. My curiosity was struck by hearing what Jeff Loomis had to say and why he uses these. I don't think Jeff is the type if person that would steer someone with marketing. But that's just my opinion.

[@Logan24855]

It’s free to like guy’s! You ninja 🥷 watcher’s smash 💥 that like button! So, I have a used Epiphone Classic Worn (my first electric) and love every bit of it but have been curious of the Ltd variation. I know it’s what solo guitarists like Kirk Hammett use for punching solos but didn’t know how it sounded for ringing those chords out. A Ltd. would be on my long wish lists of guitars in the future. Thank you Jason on educating me what the Ltd. is really capable of ✊✊💪💪

[@jasonstallworth]

Thank you, my friend. Yeah, that LTD is well-suited for metal and the fretboard is effortless. I'd also like to try the Epiphone style LTD...I don't think I've ever played one.

[@Logan24855]

@@jasonstallworth Your welcome, brother 💪 The Epiphone is a dream to rip on. I’ve had acoustic guitars mostly in my guitar playing years but now falling in love electric guitars. I’d like to try a Charvel or Jackson. So in love with the Flying V and Explorer shape. Cheers Man ✊✊