Rosewood vs Pau Ferro - Can You Tell The Difference?

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👆 In todays Video Pete and Mick see if they can really tell the difference between a Fender Stratocaster with a Rosewood Fretboard, and Fender Stratocaster with a Pau Ferro Fretboard. Lets see if you can tell.
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[@atrus905]

I think the biggest tone difference in those two guitars comes from the tonal resonance difference in the pigmentation of the sticker that holds the little spring in the hole of the tremolo block.

[@chrishenderson9130]

Francois Maurion i prefer no spring sticker for increased sustain...

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

I think the lack of pearly half-tones and blonde tonality in the one KHz and up range is probably because makers probably forgot to use unicorn tears, or the even more exclusive Aging Rocker Vodka Flop-Sweat, to polish the reciprocating giggle pins, so the more crapulent tones are getting swamped by fruity bean-curd harmonics.

[@JayRenn]

@Gerry James Edwards: I wish I could like your comment 100 times! 😆

[@BollocksUtwat]

Please, I need someone to tell me whats the best tone adhesive for my little spring thingy stickers?

[@bluesmaster9896]

@@chrishenderson9130 I think you're right .

[@frmcf]

They've missed a massive marketing trick calling this wood 'pau ferro' and not its other name 'ironwood'! Who wouldn't want an ironwood guitar?

[@TyrannosaurusGirl]

Fraser McFadyen Well, in Brazilian Portuguese "pau" is also slang for "cock", making it an iron-cock guitar.

[@T00DEEPBLUE]

underrated comment.

[@MarcCoteMusic]

Anyone who has picked up anything made from ironwood, I would think. That stuff is heavy. I have to admit, though, that ironwood is just a cool name.

[@frmcf]

Tyrannosaurus Girl I just realised that "pau" must be Portuguese for Spanish "palo" (as in stick, bat or, in this case, wood - like palosanto or palorosa). It took a while for the penny to drop!

[@helixworld]

No need to rename it because they have nothing to hide. Pau Ferro is a fantastic fingerboard wood. The change would make me more likely to the buy this guitar.

[@catoblepacatoblepa1370]

both sound wonderful, no difference

[@IncurZeAwperator]

*wakes up in july 2017 from coma* "Wow i can't wait to buy a george harrison solid rosewood body telecaster"

[@Ottophil]

Imagine even back then when george called up fender and said. Make the whole thing out of fretboard

[@CaptAnderton]

These guys are sooo knowledgeable!!! Well, one of them is anyway - the other one is just there for ear/eye candy ;)

[@oscarmadslien4853]

I wonder if we'll ever know which /s

[@kasramoghaddam1389]

Mickipedia...

[@limetreeestate]

Whose eye candy I imagine

[@Ghostflasher]

It's like Mick is telling a story and Pete is making the sound effects :-D

[@hadin101]

Now you've got them arguing over which one is the pretty one...

[@fightinthecommentsection]

No. I've never stood at a gig and thought, "Dam I wish he was playing a maple neck!"

[@davidrivas3708]

i have lol

[@danielleelizabeth9417]

Same; glad I’m not the only one.

[@booshting3520]

Its for the player, not the audience

[@iainp93]

I’ll be honest. Sounds like two Strats to me. Who cares what wood?

[@graborgrabor5660]

no difference

[@tanyifan8630]

Pau Ferrero Rocher lmao

[@cMaslow]

I chuckled

[@thomassmith2448]

If the pau ferro was good for SRV it could be good for me too

[@stratomaniac3988]

those who doubt the tonal qualities of pau ferro should try a Suhr Standard Plus...

[@Djimmwerks]

Someone should tell Mick that the problem with Honey Badgers is that they don't give a fuck...

[@GGGG-si3jr]

Far Cry lol

[@aixpert291]

Jim Richardson I read that in "flaming".

[@1961jscofield]

No sound significant difference at all to my ears, but I don't have Eric Johnson hearing either. The slightest turn on the amps treble setting would render them identical. (edit for typo)

[@Mezurashii5]

Might as well compare the sound of a regular strat and one that's been blessed with holy water.

[@yhld215]

Mezurashii5 this killed me lmfao

[@aladdinsane3523]

The Pope blessed mine on Easter Sunday and I’m still an ‘okay’ player.

[@jacobreece1971]

I clicked, I liked, and now I'm going back to sleep. I'll watch it later.

[@jacobreece1971]

We all know if they sounded different it's because the rosewood strat had more sparkles in the finish.

[@aquabot]

yep Tone sparkles, people never talk about this key component of your guitar tone...

[@jacobreece1971]

neun Arme haha

[@FlyingEddies]

A bit of topic, but how has Pete not been on That Pedal Show yet?

[@chrisofnottingham]

When you are worrying about possible differences in sounds, unless it is immediately obvious then there is effectively no difference. Even if you can tell a tiny weeney difference when doing an A B test, the fact is that when you play actual music it is not an A B test. You just hear the current sound, and if that sounds fine then that is all that matters. Really, the most useful aspect of A B testing is indeed blind testing to expose hidden bias and preference.

[@paultwiselton1996]

How good can a Monday get? Mick and Pete - THE best Anderton's duo - play and talk Strats, wood and guitar stuff. OH YEAH!!

[@MrPedrorcc]

Brazilian luthiers have been using pau ferro to replace rosewood for years. There's no noticeble difference in sound.

[@Alfonzo862]

Go and buy yourself a new set of ears if you think there's no difference 😄😄😄

[@valebliz]

@@Alfonzo862 sure boomer

[@robertg.durant8489]

@@Alfonzo862 The pickups are responsible for 99.9999% of the guitars sound

[@andrewmorrish8299]

No you can't. Two pieces of pau ferro will be a different to each other as a piece of rosewood and pau ferro at different. Same goes for all woods.

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

No 2 pieces of wood can be the same.

[@aixpert291]

Malcolm Hardwick a comma, or the lack thereof, completely changes your stance. Hmm.

[@Erneman]

Just a note to the editor On headphones and phone speakers some "s" and "c" sounds are a bit harsh. Maybe you could consider using a de-esser on the talking bits

[@gmmakesmehurl]

A far too common problem on most KZbin videos. Seems like it's en vogue to emphasize sibilance these days, for some stupid reason. Kills my ears like nothing else.

[@richardhuckle5715]

Morning wood might need a cites cerstifficate soon 😡

[@martinscholes9314]

Richard Huckle quality comment, missed by most of the mouth-breathers on here

[@sgtmac62]

Good one.

[@spen7x1]

Morning wood could sound harsh or sweet, depending on the user. Being a species that's hard to ignore, and not so rare, i'd like to see it used more often as it is a more sustainable commodity, with the exception of some vintage equipment.

[@acemodean]

How many trees do they kill with all this paperwork?

[@RetiredOldAccount]

Just figured out the jazzmaster I bought this year has a pau ferro fretboard because of this video! I fell in love with how the neck looked because of the streaks but I had no clue it wasn't rosewood! I'm in love with pau ferro now!

[@natepopodi4770]

I have simple tastes. If I see Mick and/ or I see Strats, I hit like. Pete is certainly an added bonus!

[@SomeTimeGuitarist]

Guitar with Green Bridge Sticker is Rosewood, Guitar with Red Bridge Sticker is Pau Ferro, that should save a lot of time people.

[@JaimeBlanco666]

Agreed. You can see the wood striations in the Pau Ferro fingerboard.

[@LM-uk5fo]

This pau ferro fretboard is very dark, looks nice! But there are some ones that look very light orangy and feel veeeery dry.

[@max_mittler]

they sound exactly the same. the ferro actually looks a little nicer, if you like seeing the variations in the wood grain like I do.

[@CodyCEngdahl]

This has to be the worse comparison video ever shot. I couldn’t keep up with who had what guitar. It’s like watching the ball-under-the-cup trick. I could hear a difference. I wish they would have been clearer on which guitar they were using.

[@Mayyde]

*T O N E W O O D*

[@Chrishagen]

They didn't market Pau Ferro like they should have: it is actually a big upgrade on the cheap rosewood they were using on MIM Fenders, for example. It is harder and denser and needs less maintenance (lemon oil etc) to keep in top condition, plus you can cross borders with it and are helping protect endangered species of wild flora and fauna.

[@HumanoidFX]

My Pau Ferro neck gets so dry

[@JamesMP]

Going in blind, I preferred the Pau Ferro. It sounded better on clean, couldn't tell the difference with gain

[@markhoskins]

Great video guys! I've had a couple of SRV Strats. Pau Ferro is a really, really nice looking wood and plays great. At any other time this'd be considered an upgrade and they'd charge more. Either way it's a Strat, they're great. :D I also completely agree with Mick's comments on quality and grade of wood making a difference. So sue me. :P

[@BenFentem]

John Suhr has been using Pau Ferro on some of his guitars for years. It works well, tonal differences aren't huge and if its more sustainable then all good

[@magnus7439]

Conclusion: they both sound like strats and I look forward to the telecaster video.

[@jonduke3919]

If pau ferro was good enough for SRV, It’s way to good for me. How ever to me it a little rougher to bend, but I have the luthier saturates it not to much he’s the pro not me ., he uses Len seed oil, and another oil mixture. He uses, but any good natural wood oil should do just fine.it doesn’t effect my sound it just makes a tad easier. Laurel is going to have prove it self for next few years it’s going to go through climate change, get wet from touring. Gigging. Warmoth has gotten a bunch Brazilian teak and made necks out of. I wouldn’t even consider buying one of those. Good luck for an artist getting that into another country. Now the funny part is I prefer maple necks, and I think it is the person playing it. And I agree tone woods do matter.

[@peopledonotexist]

pau ferro is prettier

[@haf816r]

if it made THAT much of a difference, there would be no argument... right?! I'm sure there is some Minute characteristic traits, but it's just not enough to matter unless you have the Absolute best equipment, ideal acoustics in the room and are one of the worlds greatest musicians... just sayin'.

[@rpcampelo]

Pau= piece of wood. Ferro= iron. Only for understanding the name.

[@firstnamelastname9370]

wildcatter63 boo

[@martgryfny]

Actually i like more pau ferro to be honest

[@NathanChisholm041]

Great move by Fender getting rid of rosewood! Pau Ferro is perfect for a strat with its bright tones and snappy attack! Im loving my strats in Pau Ferro.

[@robcarney1]

There is no way on earth that a cubic metre of either of these woods is i the 50 odd pound range - even balsa wood is around 170 Kg (NOT lbs) per cubic metre. Sorry i'm picky like that ! :-) What you meant to say was per 52lb / cubic foot and given that there are over 35 ft3 to a M3 your approx weight for rosewood should be more like 1800lb / M3. Just sayin...

[@jvictortorreblanca]

I have rosewoods and a Pau Ferro. And the only problem of PF is “it looks dry and corky” With fretboard waxing will get a little bit darker but never as dark aa rosewood. But wax will help to make it look not so dry. But soundwise, I don’t see any problem in PF

[@iankinzel]

I own an Epiphone with rosewood and an Epiphone with pau ferro. The tonal difference between rosewood & pau ferro is negligible. The difference is the *feel* - and this is where the hardness and smoothness of pau ferro beats out rosewood IMO.

[@andredegraaf1643]

I am certainly not a guitar expert but I think the difference in tone wood on an electric guitar is pretty much zero. Acoustic guitar is a whole different story but the tone is in the body not the neck. Is there a different feel? Probably to a discerning player, yes.

[@iankinzel]

@@andredegraaf1643 basically what I said

[@andredegraaf1643]

@@iankinzel oh I agree with you fully. I am just tired of guitar salesman and even players saying how much a tone wood affects the sound of an electric guitar. I was also reading about magnetic decay of pickups. Basically it is so small that it is not even worth mentioning.

[@glennhiggins7680]

Sound difference? Aren't we splitting hairs here? When we take in amps, strings, hardware, effects, recording mediums, humidity, etc., the sound difference provided by a fret board is a non factor. Congrats to these guys for not buying into the hype.

[@meatrocket1]

Exactly

[@ME-ru4hv]

no I sense fear about it, I hear it and I see them hearing it as well but pretending that it's no big deal. It's not just timbre but sustain and attack differences.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

Either you can hear the difference or you can not. I can. I was involved in the '70s in a lab in Britain where we tested tone woods both by ear ...by blindfold tests and with instruments to give us visual readouts of what we heard. The most fascinating thing if you take any solid wood body and cut it down so the body size is virtually a plank that has about 3 inches of wood from the centre of the strings the tone is unchanged no matter what wood or woods you use. So you could have a true Les Paul tone out of a plank with a half inch piece of maple over three quarter piece of mahogany base.

[@ababab28]

Before the reveal, I think the orange sticker sounds a bit nicer... but it's seriously super close. Tone a bit thinner maybe on the green sticker? Now to see what's up. POST REVEAL EDIT: Damn. Pau Ferro. DAMN. I have to rethink my whole life!

[@jamesgretsch4894]

Looks different but close in tone. Close enough it doesn't matter in my opinion.

[@phillamoore157]

Jesus….these guys LOVE to talk. At what point do we get to hear the actual sound difference.

[@thedoveston6781]

Off topic but Lake Placid Blue is absolutely gorgeous. Its the first time I've seen it, even if I didn't wanna play I'd buy it for display.

[@bluntzera8238]

brazilian rosewood does have more sustain but pau ferro looks better;

[@FernandoLobo]

Of course we can tell the difference !!! come on guys, its PRETTY CLEAR. I was not watching and guessed it right away, if that roundness comes from a pau ferro i would buy one NOW. But, pau ferro sound pretty warm, sweet on clean and punchy. Nothing bad with that at all, i could use a pau ferro guitar all day long :) and if it helps the environment, even better.

[@williamsmothers8830]

Those shirts are on CITES...

[@glenby2u]

warmoth used to say that pau ferro was halfway between rosewood and ebony, your playing brought that through.

[@bongoscot]

I'm one of the weirdos who likes a warmer tone rather than bright. The Rosewood sounds way better through my speakers.

[@jordantothesmith]

No joke, I actually preferred the sound of the Pao Ferro significant better. The rosewood in this video had the same issues that I'm not a fan of in my main rosewood Strat neck. Hmm, I'm gonna have to get that on my next neck. Thanks for this video.

[@EvilEyeGypsy]

Agreed. It may be due to other factors, but at least between those two, the Pao Ferro sounded better. I suppose if it was good enough for Stevie Ray Vaughn, it's good enough for me.

[@EvilEyeGypsy]

@Gary Winthorp Gotcha. I wondered about that, since I'd never even heard of Pao Ferro before the ban on rosewood.

[@shakyblues2099]

Once you've recorded your guitar, it's gone through your pedals, an amp, a mixing desk, onto your computer, been EQ tweaked, mixed with other instruments, compressed to Mp3, uploaded to itunes and finally listened to on a pair of £10 ipod headphones - no-one can tell what wood or brand of pickups you are using. It’s the same for live gigs - once you've gone through your amp, the mic, the mixer, the PA system, the sound has bounced around the room and is finally listened to by an audience that has had a few beers... They won't know or care. Stop "cork sniffing" and just enjoy playing.

[@David-uq2uk]

Lol 😆 great comment

[@chrstphbch]

To my ears, Pau Ferro has a similar upper mid hump like Maple, but not quite as much. Rosewood isn’t really brighter, but more mid-scooped.

[@EpictheEpicest]

The more I think about wood the more I think that a skilled woodworker could chop up old furniture and turn it into guitar bodies, put good parts and electronics in and they'd sound great.

[@richardhunter9779]

It's called "reclaimed wood", and more often than not, comes out great.

[@jongauthier9289]

Someone does, he''s called Tim Sway. Check out his channel, he's great

[@mr.phil.a]

Brian May and his Dad did exactly this.

[@pgfontana97]

I was about to say: "Oh, you mean Brian May?"

[@MascisMan1]

Any tiny bit of discernable difference is lost in a band mix anyway. Both of these two will just sound like "strats" in a mix. Albeit, really nice strats.

[@peopledonotexist]

pao ferro is so much prettier than the rosewood

[@aliensporebomb]

Years ago a company was selling aftermarket pau ferro (ironwood) necks for strats and they were an seriously expensive option. The marketing was that you had the smooth feel of ebony but with the warmer tone of rosewood with a pau ferro board.

[@soundchex8907]

I picked the PF over the RW. It sounds more crisp and snappy like a solid maple neck. String volume seemed more balanced on the PF and the RW sounded dull in comparison, like it needed some EQing. . (disclaimer: I am listening through an iphone speaker ;)

[@EdgarBeja]

Actually I'm about to buy a MIM sunburst Strat with a Pau Ferrero Rocher fretboard :) Great video guys

[@DanieleGiannattasio]

On a les paul, for example, can you tell the difference when you play the fret with the block inlay and the next fret with just rosewood? No, you can't, and that's plastic, it should be easy to tell. You can't tell the difference because there is no difference.

[@David-uq2uk]

You don't touch the fretboard with fingertips at all the string does.its all BS and they no it .

[@ZorgR]

"it all makes massive difference" he says and then couldn't tell the difference - great. To make the comparison representative you'd have to swap the necks on the same guitar - and I can bet nobody would be able to tell which ones's which

[@David-uq2uk]

Yep the George Carlin of BS there's no difference in tone your fingertips don't touch the fretboard .the tone is in your fingers . And the frets create that tone on his you play we been fed BS for years from fender and Gibson oh buy this one it's ebony neck much better tone but more expensive . It's like just bend over and were shove in in abit deeper .

[@firemarshal2629]

14:08 What it is, IMO, is Pete’s used to hearing a maple board. Pau Ferro is harder than rosewood and ebony, but less than maple. So you have a similar pop and snap of a maple board but not as much treble cut of rosewood. All subjective of course but could explain why.

[@lautaroortiz5935]

I like how pau ferro looks more

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I can tell the difference. Rosewood is beautiful and Pau Ferro is a horrible colour, feels hard, dry and is a dealbreaker for me on a Fender.

[@nicethugbert]

I like maple.

[@shredgd5]

Sometimes tone differences like this are due to different measured pot values: I have a Strat with a 210k reading volume pot which sounds soooo sweeter than a 250k with same pickups. You can really fine-tune your instrument by changing pot values (you can lower their values with big parallel resistors, 2.2M, 3.3M or even 5.1M; to increase value and add brightness you have to buy another pot and hope it measures more kohms)

[@ffakr]

I'm not an electrical engineer but I dabble. Not sure your parallel resistors would do what you claim. A parallel resistor wouldn't lower their (your pots) values.. not far as I understand things. Resistors (particularly resistor-capacitor networks) filter frequencies.. which is why different value Pots color your tone differently.. and why tone circuits are literally a Pot (variable resistor) with a Cap attached. In a parallel circut.. your pot would filter frequences one way.. and the parallel branch of the circuit would filter frequencies differently.. and, because they're parallel.. those signals would be recombined at the end of the branch. Seems to me.. if you wanted a 250k pot to sound more like a 210k pot.. you wouldn't wire in a parallel circuit with a 2.2M, 3.3M or 5.1M resistor.. you'd maybe wire in a parallel circuit with a 210K resistor... right?

[@shredgd5]

@@ffakr no, you’re wrong. If your volume pot measures 500k and you parallel it with a 500k resistor, your pickup will “see” a 250k resistance path to ground. Suhr HSS guitars use this trick to make the humbucker see 500k and the single coils see 500k.

[@ffakr]

@@shredgd5 Yes, you're right.. the formula for resistors in parallel is 1/R(total)=1/R(1) + 1/R(2) + etc. Two 500s in parallel turned to full would have a resesistance of 2/500 = 1/R(total).. R=250. A 250 Ohm pot with a parallel 2.2M resistor should have a max resistance of 224.5 Ohm. I'd delete my orig. incorrect reply but I don't want to leave the above correction dangling.

[@apinakapinastorba]

I can tell the difference when building, pao ferro makes my skin burn and swell for 2 weeks D:

[@ReverendEvolution]

Tom Anderson has been using Pau Ferro for years! I actually prefer it, much nicer grain.

[@LarsBauer74]

I could not hear a difference in this clip, to me both sounded very good! EDIT: I really liked the honesty about the blindfold test! AND: great playing from both Mick and Pete (as always)!

[@bradleestone5344]

"One has more shrink resistance and better yank ability" 🤣

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

I couldn't tell the difference all the way through . I own the same guitar in Rosewood . My next one will be a Maple board . I have owned them in the past and love them . You can dial in any tone you need at the amp/pedals . Great Jams guys !

[@Martyr9991]

I personally like the Pau Ferro fingerboard in this case. Looks prettier and I like that it has a bit of high end poke like a maple fingerboard that I usually prefer to play.

[@j17wmk2]

The Pau Ferro guitar was a nice sounding Strat! Could be for all sorts of reasons though - I doubt it's the fingerboard.

[@underpressureman]

PF Definately brighter!

[@xiaco8309]

Pete is my favorite Anderton's member by a long shot. Love the personality

[@eloann]

Here's my take before watching: I can tell the difference. Pau Ferro feels smoother (kinda like ebony or maple) because of its closed grain. It might affect some people's bends a tiny bit all else being equal.

[@bradleestone5344]

That comment answered the most important question. I've spent hours trying to find out 😄 Thanks !

[@IRISHguitarist777]

Just checking on the ltd kirk hammett kh600 guitar in purple sparkle against the black one on a major German site. The purple is pf and the black is rosewood, the purple pf is still in stock and the black with rosewood is sold out, six weeks before the rosewood come back in, so people want the rosewood first and will pay more, the rosewood is an extra €80 over the same guitar in pf and finally the pf looks very light and streaky not as nice as the beautiful dark rosewood in the kh600. I'll buy rosewood over pf everytime.

[@minjiigo]

Guys, pau ferro is a brazilian translation to iron wood - as you mentioned. Pronunciation is way easier than you struglin with: double R in portuguese means an H sound: just say pOW FEHO Pleeeeaaaaaseeeee, try this for the tele's video ;) Congrats on the video, Great work!

[@FunkyMonkey-ip4xy]

Bacon wood has to be a thing now. :)

[@farizshakir2252]

Funky Monkey1886 there is a wood that when being sawed, smells like bacon.. (some sort of Asian ebony if I remember)

[@OliviD22]

way more mojo in that Rosewood one.

[@jannevaatainen]

Rosewood grain looks more evenly colored. Pau Ferro has more contrast. Anyway, I think this is good news, I'm so sick and tired of rosewood fingerboards.

[@Steve-nq8jc]

I personally couldn't give a toss about woods. It's about the guitar I'm playing and if I'm into the feel and sound of it. The wood does effect the tone marginally but not enough where I'm gonna care about it. Certainly if you have a Les Paul made of mahogany and one made of Maple there will be a difference. But whatever, all about the feel for me.

[@beefysinglecut]

I love pau ferro because of Fender SRV. Pau ferro sounds more percussive and a bit brighter than rosewood.

[@helixworld]

Pau Ferro guitar is brighter (Of course) right from the first note / chord that pete played. IMO its actually a big upgrade.

[@reidjames6]

That’s not the fingerboard that’s the pickup selector

[@LEUNN_]

What's funny is how convenient this is. Before this, even the pickguard made a difference. Now when Fender has the obligation to change the fretboard material, all of a sudden there's really not much difference.

[@gmmakesmehurl]

Tonally, no. One looks nice and dark and complements any guitar in its best state. The other looks like a maple board that's had shit smeared on it.

[@NathanChisholm041]

Pau Ferro sonicly and in the feel is much better then rose wood! ROSEWOOD IS DEAD there's a new king in town....

[@gmmakesmehurl]

@@NathanChisholm041 Hey good for you man.

[@NathanChisholm041]

@@gmmakesmehurl Thanks buddy i assume your a strat guy with a rosewood board? I just bought a new strat with a Pau fretboard and mines lovely dark brown with nice grain structure.

[@gmmakesmehurl]

@@NathanChisholm041 I actually mostly prefer ebony and maple.

[@NathanChisholm041]

@@gmmakesmehurl I've got a Gibson SG standard in Wine red ebony fingerboard with lightning bolt inlays and thru body strings! It's a rare model. Ebony is nice but getting hard to get in the wild. Most plantation grown looks like shit.

[@ScottishPaul45]

We need more Pete and Mick videos, absolutely cracking together, incredible playing!

[@EdEddnEddyMercury]

Pau Ferro sounds a bit brighter but if one wasnt compared directly against the other like in this video, I would never know which is which

[@lucasduarte1603]

Wow nice. It's make me more happy because my guitar neck is building of pau ferro. It's a beatiful wood!!

[@52Tele]

Mick and Pete, my inspiration to plug the amp in and jam along.

[@dylansee7290]

I love the SRV tones you guys can get out of them strats.

[@konikle.2257]

Pete and Mick should do some lessons on licks, phrasing and picking hand techniques

[@nintendonut100]

Cameron Wilkes Pete has some lessons on his youtube channel. Would kill for some vids along those lines from Mick tho.

[@markferguson3745]

The PF isn't substantially different in sound or feel; if anything, the grain is smaller, tighter, and smoother.It does have a tendency to look gray and to dry out.Use some of the (2 in 1)fingerboard conditioner and darkener, and it's very nice. The Indian Laurel, on the other hand, is all the opposite qualities of the PF, and tends to look like light, muddy RW,- not quite problematic, but definitely a step down in feel . It's also naturally very dry, and would be very much the third or fourth choice.Squier has been using it a lot, and IMO, it kicks down the value, particularly longer term, on any of these models.

[@classicartfoundation639]

They both sound different

[@HC_GUITAR]

Still the best guitar video series on youtube. Informative and entertaining with great guitar chops.

[@norman2999]

14:38 Hahahaha!!!! What kind of selection?! Har-dee-har-har!!!!