🎸Restringing My ORIGINAL Chimaira ESP Viper!

[@RobArnoldWorld]

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[@scapegoatedstudiosllc]

Yo rob, I saw you in Minneapolis in about 2009 maybe 2010 with I believe Trivium and White chapel at the cabooze. Miss you guys, you guys rock hard as hell. Also, when I listen to a lot of the old chimaira, I am reminded of the band death. I know you know them, it cant be a coincidence you guys sound like them. Maybe you use some of the same scales or tune to D standard

[@EonSlumber]

You play that on darkness and pass out? I forget.

[@johnmatthewdemko2611]

Oh man i love that style. Im jealous. Love you buddy.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@johnmatthewdemko2611 Cheers bud! Hope you're doing good🎸

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@EonSlumber Just live here and there on the Pass Out tour cycle.

[@erickmazur807]

Locking tuners are a god-send. Tuning stability and quick string changes. No guess work when winding lol

[@jasoncarrizales3033]

12:16..Morbid Angel" Domination".A killer album. One of there best.

[@M3tal_matt]

These are so nostalgic I literally get good vibes in my chest. These videos have helped my mental health this last month. Blows my mind man. So much respect for you and the legacy you will leave behind one day 🤘

[@RobArnoldWorld]

👊

[@toriandicapmond161]

I used to rock a VB-300 with an upgraded EmG 81/81 in drop B. Loved that guitar through a Framus Cobra.👊

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Nice!

[@jbromandude]

Rob deserves a lot of credit for his solos. I was listening to Impossibility yesterday and the solos still hold up. I think he’s right up there with Gilmour as far as writing amazing solos that you almost have to hum along to.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jbromandude]

@@RobArnoldWorld thanks for the music Rob.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@jbromandude Thanks for listening!

[@robokopp3827]

I've found that a plain g string has intonation issues with lower tunings. For that reason and feel, I prefer a wound g.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

I hear ya

[@taylorwyatt333]

do you still solo easily with a wound g?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@taylorwyatt333 Of course!

[@chrisworland7754]

this makes me so happy, my favourite guitarist/songwriter and my favourite guitar of all time in one video!

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Haha nice!👊😎

[@BradleyWilloughby]

I think Hammett preferred double 81’s, but near the end of 2009, ESP started putting an 81/60 set in the Hammett guitars. Now he’s got a signature set through them called the Bone Breaker.

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

This was a neat little bit of nostalgia and an informative look at some history as well as some valuable education. Thanks Rob! 🤘🏾

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Right on!🤘

[@TheCarTakerGarage]

Wow!the guitar from the first video i saw of you guys, that got me into Chimaira,and still to this day one of my faves..And the color of the guitar is just rippin. Coool video man.Stefan

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Haha nice Stef!

[@ericsmith6633]

Everyone has a preference, great thing about guitar. On my lock tuners I pull the string tight then lock it, stretch, then tune up. For me I feel it maintains tuning stability better especially on a hardtail. But I think I’m going to try the wound g string. My 6s are in drop b, so I have a 20p on mine right now, but I feel the wound would intonate better. Especially I play 7 strings mainly so I’m already used to 4th wound. I use a 12-56 set for drop b, cause I saw jim root uses that for slipknot on a 6 string with a 25.5 scale. But again I feel the wound would be a lot better. I used the plain for soloing, but it is tricky to intonate. But awesome vid man. Like always

[@Martinroot]

Wish ESP used still made thouse, with that Ltd logo and the 1 11/16" nut width in sted of the 42 mm they use now... The newer gen ESP necks feels smaller to my hands...

[@dinohendrajacob7992]

Had the same good ol VB 300 and still have it..bought one in 2003 cuz I saw Chimaira Vid 🤘😃

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Haha sweet!

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

So much info and history has been revealed on this channel that pracvtically no other band has done before...and to think its been 9+ years since you were touring full time in Chimaira...i hope you guys can get back to touring and bringing back the OG group and sound. The 03-09 era is my favorite for sure but i love it all even the EP with Divination

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Right on man- hopefully one day we can rock the stage again in your home town!

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

@@RobArnoldWorld i got to see Crown of Phantoms era Chimaira in Feb 2014 just before the end. Even got a mid solo fist bump with Emil lol. Good times but seeing the OG lineup would relally be cool

[@WheatonK891]

Great video man. Would be cool to see you do a video on differences between active and passive pickups

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Thanks dude! Honestly I don't notice much of a difference! I haven't messed around much with pickups, so that could be it too. But basically I've just used EMG 81's my whole career. And then for a short while, I had an EMG SRO (passive) put in my main guitar, and I didn't even notice any difference between it, and the active 81's I had been using forever. 🎸

[@WheatonK891]

@@RobArnoldWorld never noticed a difference either, that's why I asked. Thought maybe I was tone deaf lol. Active pickups just look better on a guitar

[@pekiblythe]

Wooow...! What a beauty, it sounds awesome 😍🤘🏻

[@RobArnoldWorld]

🤘

[@CalStrickland]

Digging George's old fools BMX hoodie!

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Haha yes! I'll let him know! 🚲

[@GearStuffandThings]

Wound G is a must for me. I find plain to be a bit too giving with bends. They also have a weirder tension feel imo.

[@KaozVirtus]

20:02 , WOW! That`s a really deep / darker then usual tone xD I like that though.

[@johnnysguitarcorner5510]

With pain in my heart I sold an ESP viper 7 a while a go, couldn't get used to the neck dive while playing and the tough upper fret acces. But other than that, they are heavy rythm monsters. No wonder Matt Devries picked the viper. Great tip taping the date of string changing on the headstock. I also put on the guitar case the string brand, gauge and tuning.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Right on! And yeah those vipers do have a heavy neck in terms of weight distribution.

[@gaspar-animal-ribeiro5414]

This is like ASMR for guitarists. Just love the attention to detail, this channel is just pure gold. I'm mainly a drummer, but I also play guitar as a hobby. The thing is, I understand jack shit about maintainance and even technique, and I learn A LOT here! Plus, I'm a HUGE Chimaira fan, and maybe I'm biased, but oh well 🤷‍♂️😂 Keep up the great job 🤘🏼 Cheers

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Hey thanks man! I truly appreciate hearing that! What's ASMR?

[@gaspar-animal-ribeiro5414]

@@RobArnoldWorld Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. Is a feeling of well-being and relaxation mixed with a tingling sensation that people have to some triggers. Those triggers include white noise, tailoring, a doctor check up or, in this case, taking care of a guitar ahahah

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@gaspar-animal-ribeiro5414 Haha I love it!

[@THEFALLOFEVEMUSIC]

Thanks for sharing your tips Rob , love that ltd viper.

[@rukshanbodyprime7229]

Rob my favourite is guitar so powerful and heavy

[@teodororodriguez8796]

Damn it Rob love this channel. Made my 4th.

[@619dar]

Nice video again Rob. One thing that I've never seen before on a guitar are Sperzel's on the head stock. Sure does make it a lot easier to change the strings. Beautiful guitar by the way. And also sounds really nice. Even when tuned to B flat. So once again thanks for this video Rob and thank you for doing this.

[@blascarrasco768]

Not sure if you have any guitars with the Evertune Bridge but it'd be great to see you do a video with your opinions and showing a setup on a guitar with the Evertune bridge.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

I do have an evertune on my ESP LTD MH-1000 ET. I talk a little about it and my thoughts on the bridge in my latest video! 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2e2qmqYlpedn8k

[@mjm805]

Sk-Rob! Had no idea you had a VB300. Got a couple a few years back for crazy good deals. One was $185, the other was $175. Both had 81/85 EMG sets. Most peeps don’t know the only difference between the VB300 and the VB400 is the EMG pickups. Easily my favorites for met-ul... \m/ Hope all is well brutha!

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Sk-Mike! That's awesome! I apologize, but I never even knew you played guitar! Cool to hear you're collecting Vipers!🎸

[@paulwittek2660]

New comment on an old video... Wound Gs are typically used (at least from the years of guitar magazines I've read) because a plain G is harder to intonate properly, and its placement on the neck and the even temperament system used on most guitars makes a fretted plain G string typically ring sharp for most chords shapes. Having the wound G mitigates that a bit, because it lessens that pressure and the intonation issues, somewhat.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Interesting and good to know!

[@WholeLottaBulldog]

Man o man that guitar sounds great

[@trevorphilips9484]

You learn something new everyday. I've seen the Split video hundreds of times, and I never knew those Vipers were baritones. Cool to know. Beautiful colour too. I wonder if Hetfield's Viper/Grynch baritone has the same specs. The only difference I can imagine is a 60 in the neck.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Right on! Yeah I love the finish on this guitar. Not sure about Papa Het's!

[@mikethepsych2084]

Another awesome video. That hoodie fits you well. Is it nearly time to have Mark Hunter back on for a catch up?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Thanks Mike! Caught up with Mark TWICE in February! Have you checked out the videos? 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3K4kGqlmapsis0 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXulhqicmcafgJI

[@Machinedead]

Hey Rob, I have a question for one of your Q&A videos. I got the idea from a Karl Sanders (Nile) facebook post. Do you still have a daily copy of a tour sheet from a Chimaira headline club tour? And can you for 'rona nostalgia sake give us some insight to what happens from the moment you arrive to a venue/ and then play and then leave, and all that happens in between... The quick city tour, dining with the crew in town, the laundry moments, pre/after show fan greetings, how do toilet moments/stops get planned for an entire tour bus full of people, the american homevibe you get from American fastfood places outside the USA (which I learned from a 1998 Slayer video), the catering in the clubs, how do the merch guys (of different bands) divide the financial tasks at the merch booth, guest band timing of setup and play times and following curfew measures, etcetera... Hmmm, that might be a long answer... Maybe you should talk about this in an entire separate video someday :) Just a full headlining touring experience. No stress or anything, just let the idea sink in :)

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Oooh that is a biggie! I'll let it sink in as you suggested!🤘

[@Machinedead]

@@RobArnoldWorld alrightythen! 🤘

[@IndependenceGuitar]

Aaahhhh. This clears up a lot. When you pointed out it was a 6 string in the video, I was like 🤯 “nothing is real!” 😆. I always thought it was a 7 string i guess because you can see the g string is wound vs a regular e or b string. I used to have a cheaper viper 6 string after I saw the one in the video, didn’t know they made baritone ones. Really cool.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

You've got an eagle eye! 👀🤘

[@JohnDoe-dv3ci]

Great content, Rob. Keep up the good work.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

🙏 I appreciate you guys tuning in!

[@eddieespx]

Wish I still had my Viper I had the see thru black model with some Duncan’s in it. It would look grey then dark green it was badass! And of course an accident happened and it was completely destroyed

[@jedmarsillo]

Maybe it's just my ocd getting to me but I would suggest protecting the lower portion of the body with a micro fiber cloth or an old towel. Just for those times when inevitably the stop bar falls off and hits it or a string scrapes it while installing or removing them. Just putting that out there for some people who might be new to doing their own guitar maintenance or maybe don't have a ton of guitars and are afraid to ruin the one they have. Love the viper though. I thought it sounded killer in that tuning. I've always wanted to get one. I just haven't found the right one.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Good tip! I did feel like a boner when that happened! And while editing the video together, I must have heard that bridge scrape across the body a couple dozen times, and CRINGED every time!🤘🤣

[@tonesguitars]

Great video and guitar content! I also use a 3rd wound string on a few guitars, D'Addario EXL115W 11-49 depends on tuning, I'll check out those DR's for sure, cheers Rob!

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Right on!

[@manuelharlander8604]

Great viper man, now you need the viper camo 🙃🙂🙃😉

[@RobArnoldWorld]

😝🎸

[@nachodtd88]

Hi Rob, great video as always! Question 1: string change and no oil on the fretborad? Question 2: can you make a video taking about how to set up a tune-o-matic bridge? Question 3: when taking about a particular guitar can you say the specs and history of it? Thank you, Rob.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Right on dude! I've never used oil on a fret board before. Didn't know it was a thing actually! I will try and do a better job talking about the specs of each guitar in the future!

[@nachodtd88]

@@RobArnoldWorld Thanks Rob :)

[@metalheadofmordor9169]

Nice video!

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Cheers!

[@deafworldstudios8644]

ROB!!!!!! That is a badass looking Guitar dude! I think after my Jackson, An LTD Viper 300 is next on my list! Time for me to bring out my Spikey hair, Baggy Khakis, and Adidas! LOL. Pass Out Of Existence is a brutal ass nu metal record! Also, what gauge did you use for the Sp lit video Rob? 56-12's ? I use that for Drop A as well on my Ibanez Gio and they hold up really well and no issues. Thank you and such an honor to see stuff from the Pass Out Of Existence days from a Legend like yourself!

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Haha right on man! I was using 11-60 on this viper back in the day, which is also the same gauges I'd use on my 7 strings. 🤘

[@jonathanyocom4404]

I’ve always thought an unwound g string doesn’t have the same pitch as a wound and when you tune down it’s more noticeable. And it feels weird to me too as the gauging of string goes up I just put a set of Dunlop heavy core 11-52 on my Ibanez and it came with a unwound g string and I hate it.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

I agree!

[@bhbuzzco7719]

Years ago i had a viper but had to sell it because my stupid ex and well diapers dont grow on trees 😂 but!!! Literally just a few weeks ago i purchased a viper 400 on reverb and oooooh how i missed it!! I have a prs se custum 7 string with seymour duncans dropped in (i love it!) an older Ibanez rg, and a fender jazzmaster hh, and I absolutely enjoy playing this viper over the most of them (except for my prs its my baby 😉) would love another viper and got my eye on a baritone

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Niiiiice!🎸

[@jayeye89]

Did you have any more vipers rob? I know Matt was a viper guy. I seem to remember you having a black one ? Or maybe I’m thinking about the one in this video as it looks black at times. I think the viper is a cool guitar, it was very prominent in the “nu-metal” scene

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Nope, this was my only viper! Matt had/has many!

[@DavidMacVicar]

Interesting to see 'wrap's' here around the post when using locking tuners - most people just pull straight through - clamp - and cut.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

I hear ya... My thinking though, is say you pull, clamp, and cut, and tune to E standard... Then one day, You want to drop to B to jam some stuff. Or even A. Will you have enough wrap for that? Perhaps not. Anyway I could be wrong, but better safe than sorry if you ask me. 🎸

[@chebrneck]

Where did you get that portable guitar maintenance table?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

ultracasellc.com/product/ultracase-tech-box/

[@maxdamske]

Get George a Tonepros TOM bridge that locks to the studs so it won't fall off, that's the least you can do after you lost his LTD horizon! Just kidding, very cool of you to gift him the VB-300, love the finish on that thing.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Hahaha and good call! We'll check out that bridge!🎸

[@joekil1278]

Sepultura tuned down to B flat when writing and rehearsing the Roots record.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Oh yeah? Didn't know that. What one my favorite records! Chaos AD is my favorite though!

[@joekil1278]

@@RobArnoldWorld Chaos AD is very good. I like it a lot, too. They tuned down to D and Eb on this record.

[@The_JustJoshing]

This is the one from the Sp Lit video right? Whoops, answered my question lol 0:50

[@Relentless_lel]

Exactly what i was typing when the Video started :D

[@donniedollarhidejr.2766]

MFA spirit is strong in this one, nice guitar, Rob. Now waiting to see the new one😁🤘. I use dimarzio straps since I saw you use it, best choice¡

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Haha awesome! Plan to film the new video with my new guitar over the next couple days! Stay tuned bro!

[@thatfknlefty7580]

The blue Viper!

[@DavidMacVicar]

Sick Rob! That little tour string change case that opens up. Can regular folks purchase those? Or is that more of a “tour made” thing

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Yeah man! Here it is 👉 www.toursupply.com/Ultracase-Tech-Box-p/techbox.htm

[@DavidMacVicar]

@@RobArnoldWorld You da man! Thanks. PS - Chimaira fucking rocks.

[@Rhysbay]

Sorry to be a total nerd but that looks like a set neck that some early 2000 ESPs had. They had more of a blocky-looking join rather than the smoother join on the neck-throughs 🤓 glad all those hours looking at ESPs as a teenager came in useful 20 years later 😂

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Yeah man you could be totally right! I wasn't quite sure when George asked the question.

[@deceased66]

You are correct! I did some homework on it cause neither Rob or knew 100%

[@AmericanMe]

Ya know it's old school when it has the handwriting like LTD logo. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@RobArnoldWorld]

No doubt!🤘

[@Hell_Inc]

What product are you using to clean the whole guitar just after taking the strings off at the beginning?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Dunlop 65! www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/654--dunlop-654-formula-no-65-one-bottle?mrkgadid=3303550938&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gpla&mrkgbflag=0&mrkgcat=guitars&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=92700046934855069&lid=92700046934855069&ds_s_kwgid=58700005285195000&ds_s_inventory_feed_id=97700000007215323&dsproductgroupid=297396518156&product_id=654&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9015347&creative=285729057571&targetid=aud-405526090016%3Apla-297396518156&campaignid=1465808371&awsearchcpc=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-aGCBhCwARIsAHDl5x8bC_7Wk2jhcchuXNERe5xEgCRj1Lv20yqa2ZtsD6uVlgrznLtugroaAsM_EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[@Hell_Inc]

@@RobArnoldWorld thank you so much, my man!

[@roybenavidez6098]

Nice color! Was it plugged into the Marshall or Peavy amp? Dang it sounded good. 🤘😆

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Marshall! I've been digging the valvestate setup lately!

[@roybenavidez6098]

@@RobArnoldWorld that's a great amp. Very heavy sound. I like it.

[@erickmazur807]

What are your thoughts on multiscale guitars?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

I'm not familiar with them!

[@dallasslim1838]

Not me but darren from CKY uses wounded g String

[@ChernyyVolk]

Rob, what's that tune playing in the background?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

First track is from my project, The Disaster! After that it's my band, The Elite! You can find all of our music from both bands here on my youtube channel!🤘

[@Joose]

Dude, there's an MFA-600 on Reverb that I want sooooo bad.... 😭😭

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Grab it while it's hot!🎸

[@Joose]

@@RobArnoldWorld I wish, brother... oh how I wish. I've wanted one of those fuckers for so long. If it's there in a month, consider it mine.

[@SaberToothGary]

That thing is NICE! It's in friggin Italy tho... that's a lonnnnnng ship.

[@Joose]

@@SaberToothGary Yeah... I'd definitely be paying a premium, and waiting for ages, but I don't think I've seen one in that kind of condition since they were in production.

[@TheLeeaction]

What year and model Viper is this?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

It's a VB-300. Manufactured around the year 2000 I'd assume.

[@Dmitr1kx]

Hi Rob! When u said Chimairas resurrect?:)

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Covid killed any and all momentum we had going unfortunately. But we'll get it back when the time is right!

[@Dmitr1kx]

@@RobArnoldWorld It warms my soul🥰 Will wait this epic!

[@Khazandar]

The VB-300 is not neckthrough, it's a set neck construction :3

[@TheChrispablo]

even tho its a baritone, 52 seems a bit thin for B flat huh?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Yeah, probably should have went with a 60.

[@misterjmorgan]

What's that 8 string tuning about?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

That was the mini guitar work station we brought to Chimaira Christmas 15, back in 2017. Mark was playing an 8 string when we performed the song, Jade. Never bothered to take that tuning cheat sheet off!

[@misterjmorgan]

Interesting that you got an 8 string out! Was the low string actually a G rather than an F#?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@misterjmorgan Yep!

[@SixString_J5]

I got to say, you have a good friend there. You and your band lost his MiJ ESP horizon and replaced it with a 300 series viper? He must really value your friendship.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

I don't get it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SixString_J5]

@@RobArnoldWorld money and possessions are nothing between good friends… but that horizon was a much better guitar made in Japan vs the viper likely made in Korea. Happy y’all are still friends because you appear to enjoy each other’s company.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@SixString_J5 Ahh copy. I thought maybe that's what you meant but wasn't sure. Yeah it was unfortunate we lost his Horizon, but I'm glad he accepted a replacement, at least in some form.

[@Machinedead]

And a small Question concerning string changes; Did you ever had to (personally) quickly and roughly change a string during or right before a show, which resulted in string suddenly breaking and snapping right in your face ? Yes, every guitarist's nightmare scenario! :D

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Yep! Typically the culprit is the high E string... Sometimes just that little bit of over tightening can bust it loose!

[@Machinedead]

@@RobArnoldWorld and did it occur at some point that you had to perform live with a fresh 'scarface' (or other obvious string snap wounds or scarrings') ?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@Machinedead Na it never got to that point. But one time over in England, me and some of the guys got into a big bar brawl and got our asses kicked. I performed the next few shows with a big hamburger lip and then some. However Matt DeVries got it worse and was hospitalized, and missed some shows!😬

[@Machinedead]

@@RobArnoldWorld ah, a god ol' Boondock Saints style bar brawl, hehe 🤘

[@Caledonia747]

I keep on breaking my E & B strings with the locking machine heads

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Weird!

[@WholeLottaBulldog]

In pretty good nick isn't it? For the age

[@RobArnoldWorld]

Indeed!

[@dillonbrown2725]

Geez b standard, that’s heavy, that’s what my 7 strings in lol

[@RobArnoldWorld]

No doubt!

[@erickmazur807]

I think this has a 27" scale though

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@erickmazur807 It might! Neck is pretty long.

[@erickmazur807]

@@RobArnoldWorld yup its 27".

[@SM_8506]

Long live the Marshall Valve State!!

[@RobArnoldWorld]

🤘

[@patrickkeenan6331]

I like plain G strings for bending....

[@MrShitfire420]

Oh shit.

[@RobArnoldWorld]

💩🤘

[@GopherHockey689]

Hahaha, I wonder where that guitar went!! Shhhh. I def didn't take it.

[@hotrock513]

to my understanding, locking tuner shouldn't use like that...

[@RobArnoldWorld]

To each their own!

[@aek4018]

@@RobArnoldWorld I don't get it. You have LOCKING tuners and still stringing like having regular tuners ;)

[@RobArnoldWorld]

@@aek4018 Old habits die hard! I like to leave myself some wiggle room. Lets say I strung up the guitar as YOU would, and set it up in E. Then one day I decided I wanted to drop it B or something. Chances are, I wouldn't have enough wind on the tuners to make that happen. Just sayin!🎸

[@aek4018]

@@RobArnoldWorld Makes sense :) Oh, wait... Whatever works for you, Rob , cheers! :)

[@diabeticmonkey]

For me, the plain G string always sounds like trash. I'll take a wound all day

[@EonSlumber]

Why you steal Matt from ascension’s guitar man?

[@RobArnoldWorld]

😎🎸