This American Guitar Brand is Older than Electricity… (and Gibson or Fender)!! || Harmony Jupiter

[@agufish]

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[@RandellVandergriff]

Gold Foil pickups was also used on a few expensive guitars in the 60's. DeArmond pickups was used on the Fender semi hollow. And Gretsch. And the Sears semi hollow was over 1000 dollars in todays money.

[@TrickyPickins]

Check ur description my guy, I thi I you have something left over from an old video...

[@thomascolley254]

Hunter,if you have any hints me searching for another Satin Purple Edwaeds,please message me. I'm preety involved in shopping overseas for guitars,Grecos,OBG,Nav I'd kill for any hints or advice.

[@FairyCRat]

The fact that even a 130-year-old brand can embrace locking tuners says a lot about how stuck in the past Gibson is.

[@pauldunn4874]

Yeah Gibson is overpriced and they rely on being an aspirational brand.

[@BigJayBrownTown]

I’m sorry, did I miss the introduction of locking tuners by fender?

[@reidjames2938]

@@BigJayBrownTownyes

[@nerdyneedsalife8315]

But locking tuners change tone though so I'm glad Gibson is brave enough to say no to that kind of tone change. When you pay $3500 you pay for quality, expertise, and a DIY friendly headstock.

[@Just-Michael]

I actually don't mind the design. It's very simple and easy to look at.

[@PetiteLameque]

I got a 1945 Harmony here. It’s got a wood tailpiece and brass frets since metal was reserved for weapons during that time (WWII). Happy to see they are still here!

[@KakuraZenom]

Dude the footage / editing of the demo track was another level ! So professional ! Well done :)

[@Spencer-it1ue]

It’s really nice to hear people talking about making rounded fingerboard edges more of a standard. With more guitars under $1000 having great finished frets and even several having a rally fingerboard edges I just won’t play anything else

[@p_e_t_e]

my Juno came with well rounded fret ends. someone dropped the ball on this one.

[@MartinCliffe]

Don’t need a new guitar but really tempted by one of these. I know how to dress fret ends.

[@JesseLeeKing]

I think it sounded really good at heavy metal and yet unique at the same time and I was pleasantly surprised.

[@DawsonLoudon]

The new music video style demos are amazing! so much better than the old sitting in the chair routine ;)

[@chrisfoster9080]

Fish got rhythm.

[@floridaboy9641]

That riff in the middle of the demo was sick!

[@adamguthrie7063]

I was waiting for the rest of the song to come in when you played Going Away to College, love the review as always!

[@ronpopeil7]

Love my harmony rebel - paid $800 used with the mono gig bag. No sharp fret ends on mine. But some serious neck dive I am trying to fix.

[@leifkeane]

Fishing Lead in the control cavity. Worked a treat on my Ibanez ST50. Just remember to wrap them in something none conductive.

[@ronpopeil7]

@@firemarshal2629 thanks for the tip. Will try and report back

[@filipaerts8997]

Yeah, I love my Rebel but the neckdive is an issue. I already mentioned it while writing a mail to Harmony. Due to the locking tuners and the light body, they said. With a large suede strap it should cure the problem a bit.

[@ronpopeil7]

@@filipaerts8997 I tried the weights in the cavity, and that helped a smidge, and I changed to the steinberger gearless tuners and it is almost gone now. A suede strap should get me the rest of the way there 👍

[@p_e_t_e]

my Juno has neck dive as well. cloth straps solved the problem completely.

[@manoskf]

sick tune mate

[@RiceMan]

The silhouette is a dream guitar of mine! But my favorite harmony guitar has to be the Buck Owens acoustic, I remember sitting upstairs with my cousins seeing nirvana for the first time and I knew who they were but of all the questions I asked I said “Who’s the guy playing that red white and blue guitar” and my cousins said it was Pat Smear. That guitar I believe was actually Krists but he let smear borrow it.

[@RiceMan]

Also he had a hum bucket put into the sound hole! I just found this out.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

These Gold Foils ARE NOT ...Harmony just puts the foil on them for a look that they had when they used Dearmond Golden Tone real Gold Foils. These are regular HB's even wound on the old Gibson winders that came with the Kalamazoo old Gibson building where they are made. In fact Harmony is made on the top floor and Heritage use the ground floor. Their Silhouette model has real old spec Firebird PU's but with the same goofy gold mesh. Pull them out and have a look and tell us what you see. Thanx

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

Yeah, I was about to say that gold foil pickups aren't really a thing (in the sense that multiple manufacturers made completely different pickups and placed the mesh overlay onto them because it was a cheaper way of covering the bobbins than using metal or plastic) but the one unifying thing about them is that they were all single coils with weak magnets and very low wind count (again saving on cost of materials but also because humbuckers weren't really a thing until Gibson and Gretsch came up with their respective solutions to get rid of the hum. They were also generally not adjustable because they usually weren't routed underneath). In short a 'gold foil humbucker' isn't a recreation, it's usually a regular or mini humbucker with a pretty dress on.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

@@casanovafunkenstein5090 The very first Gold foils were made by a guy in Japan who's job was to come up with a super cheap PU that could be surface mounted so they need not route a hole in the guitar and literally glue on the PU. The PU was copper wire wrapped around a fridge magnet. Fridge magnets were produced by the thousands and dirt cheap, the wire is minimal and there is no bobin.

[@andybungert]

Very cool. Old-school meets new school and almost like a conglomerate of different guitars

[@Kabayoth]

Some say MOAB was his fraternity's failed attempt at a homecoming prank because the chuggs from the prior year caused all the tires in the dorm parking lots to deflate, and they had to scale back. And there's evidence his father helped bring down the Berlin wall with djenty riffs that melted rebar 12 feet in the foundations, Mr Hunter's Dad swears it was Mrs Hunter's Mom that did it on the day. The man! The Legend! Der Fish!

[@OmarBhoo]

25 inch scale is my stuff man. Thanks.

[@austinwilkens1104]

Yo Spence, I have that same Harmony in white, I was surprised to hear about the fret edges! Mine were so rounded and nice when it arrived I was blown away. I wonder if it was under some extreme climate changes with some fret sprout? I was actually surprised as well after reading some that they have a machine plek their frets. Anyway, great video as always and hope the family is doing well!

[@whyuyellinginmyear3476]

Can't we just live in Harmony? No need to sharp fret. Rock on! 🙂

[@347cyclealt]

posted just in time to watch the final! enjoy the match!

[@shanewalton8888]

This guitar is not my bag, but man, I am digging the opening track. Gonna have to check out your patreon to get the tabs.

[@nicolasbeaudry6158]

Dude your the living proof that you can chug and have any tone if you know what you doing on any nice 🎸 👍🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻❤️😇

[@Xaion6]

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[@tiem6260]

i'm a proud owner of a harmony silouhette and its by far my favorite guitar i own. havent had the same problem with the fingerboard, in fact its the best out-of-the-box fingerboard i ever had on one of my own guitars but that might be my local shop's work and not the company. either way i definitely reccomend these guitars especially for post punk and creepier music. they strike that balance thats just perfect for music that pretends to be calm only to pull the rug out from under you.

[@WitchxBrew]

Dude I loved my silhouette the moment I got it out of the box! I do grungy stuff like Microwave and Hum and God I love it

[@WitchxBrew]

About to pick up a Jupiter to go along with my Silhouette!

[@humorustrout.]

Are the 2 guitars a good team or do they cover similar ground? Worth having them both? I have a Silhouette and tempted to buy a Jupiter which is being sold locally for a pretty good deal

[@the1trueporkchop]

I’ve literally anticipated this since you unboxed this…

[@jeffleecust]

I love the Gretsch Club Jet Jr single cuts so this is right up my alley. Nice one.

[@p_e_t_e]

i was glad to see this review as i bought a Harmony Juno a couple months ago. i just wanted to say that my fret ends are nice and smooth so someone dropped the ball on the one you got.

[@JesseLeeKing]

The first guitar I picked up was like a 1930s acoustic that was so old and beat up it sounded like a banjo but it was all I had to start with and I didn't care what it sounded like I just wanted to learn so bad. My next guitar was also a harmony but it was electric guitar. It was alot like that harmony u have there as far as shape.

[@k0cc425]

On the gold foil, saying that it does not affect tone "because it's not real gold" isn't quite right. Gold is magnetically transparent, so it wouldn't affect tone anyway.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

You rocked the harmony! Cool. Even an old geezer likes this playing and this guitar in metal….

[@USDAselect]

Shout out for the *A Tout Le Monde* bit.

[@SwainBjornstrandt]

Those riffs dude.... Those riffs!!! Majestic songwriting on this one brother

[@austinklinger892]

I think the last chapter might be mislabeled? Unless I just totally missed the shots fired at PRS in your conclusion 🤔

[@jessehutchings]

I would love to have one of these .. but not for the price tag

[@CaecEscobar]

whaaat? I love the body shape, looks like a les paul and a telecaster at the same time

[@WattchomanBrandySavage]

I actually really like the neo-classic vibe this Harmony is going for. Maybe when I become a dad, I'll gravitate towards one.

[@sidestyle05]

The frets on my Harmony Comet were flawless. The fretboard edge is not rolled, as you say, and the fret ends were therefore finished at a sharper angle. This isn't the same as bad fretwork.

[@jasonsather4409]

How dare you speak ill of the Juno

[@wesley7376]

Thoughts on the Harmony Silhouette?

[@zeevshaff]

Had it, very very mid heavy guitar. Not great for higain Sold it for a les Paul But the quality is incredible

[@filipaerts8997]

A Les Paul? Not a Heritage? 😎

[@zeevshaff]

@@filipaerts8997 if I had the option probably still Gibson, I can’t take that heritage headstock And I gotta say with all the hate it gets the les Paul is incredible for chugs (when connected to a Mesa boogie)

[@filipaerts8997]

@@zeevshaff I don’t get the hate. I have had Gibsons in the past and they were all great. There are many fantastic brands out there!

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Looks amazing. Love the fact you played metal on this guitar.

[@ravendemo4980]

Technically Harmony isn’t the oldest American guitar brand. That Title goes to C. F. Martin, which was founded in 1833.

[@bw1955]

My used Gibson Explorer had some sharp fret ends/sprouting because I bought it towards the end of winter. I know a lot of people would cry over it since it’s cool to hate Gibson and they are the only ones whose wood shrinks lol 😉. A little F1 oil on the fret board during a string change almost solved it. Now that it’s getting more humid, the problem is completely gone.

[@ChapterMasterDad]

Sorry about the frets, dang! Maybe try a little extra humidity for a day? Love this guitar too, fits in about anyone’s lineup

[@givinguitars1222]

That intro tho. Crushed by the chugs.

[@divebomb99]

9m52s you mentioned that the fret ends aren't flush with the fingerboard (aka fret sprout). I suspect the particular Jupiter you got has been stored somewhere with lower humidity and the fretboard has shrunken a bit. If so that isn't Harmony's fault. I have a Rebel and a Silhouette and they are fkucing flawless, as are the few others I've picked up in stores.

[@Emet.V]

It’s a good guitar

[@felinekaiju4517]

This reminds of some older Edwards single cut models

[@joobchrismac8706]

I had a old harmony aciustic but this guitar is a beauty

[@brendanflaherty6696]

Someone had control of the Harmony name, post-bankruptcy but pre-Bandlab. I had this cheap Harmony-branded (clearly not the real thing) Strat copy from roughly 1990-1991 that my Dad picked up for me from Sears (it was a catalog return that he got for pennies on the dollar… I also got a sweet MIK Cort Viva that way, but that’s a story for another day). Plywood body, sunburst finish, maple fretboard. I still have the neck, which is actually fairly OK (I had to donate the body to someone many moons ago because… reasons). I think this version of Harmony (branding) was again related to Sears in some way, or possibly Synsonics, whoever they were. Just recently I saw an old Sears Catalog that had the exact same guitar (headstock shape and all), but with Synsonics branding. I’m sure it was all Cort, in the end. Everything is Cort, and Cort is everything. Long live our Cor-Tek overlords!

[@roosterj2599]

I had a Harmony flying V in the mid 80s. It was a sunburst with chrome hardware. I painted it white trying to be like James Hetfield. It did what an electric guitar is supposed to do. Nothing great, but it did sound good through all my distortion and effects into my Randall half stack. It sounded Metal af!

[@borpaSpin0]

the more i look at them the better they look, even the juno

[@Raspyist]

I had a Harmony Rebel for about a week. What I loved, the aesthetic, locking tuners, light, simple lay out, no coil tap, nitro, the pick-ups were gorgeous, the nicest bridge clean tone I’ve ever played, which is so awesome, still a hum-bucker so can be still be driven and chugged, (a single pick-up guitar could be really cool), Super vibey guitar. What I hated, the push push knob to change to in-series, constantly paranoid that it had been pushed and no way of knowing, and it’s a sound I don’t like, but is subtle can just make you think that the guitar or amp just sounds shit today. The neck dive was unusable, was frankly aggressive, the guitar would throw it self to the ground. So the guitar had to go back. Such a shame.

[@jasonswitzer1748]

Dude. Play a Gibson Les Paul Tribute. Amazing guitar, but the fretboard edge is anything but rounded. I think the reason the Harmony has a sharp fretboard edge is because it’s like the same ones used by Harmony. I think Gibson doesn’t round its edges because their “nice” guitars have binding on the neck. I’m guess if this thing had a binding, it would feel more comfortable, but it’s an “affordable” guitar, so we’re not going to see that. Anyway… awesome review! Thanks, man.

[@jasonswitzer1748]

Hey man. You should reach out to Harmony and ask if you can test out a Jupiter Thinline. I’d be curious to see what you think of them!

[@broncoxy]

I'm actually a real fan of the design, I'd totally rock it... (Please don't hit me Hunter*, but) I never was really comfortable with the classic LP, but this one could do the trick for me, as I've always wanted a singlecut... Great demo! *or do

[@idayiday30m55]

Awesome you play guitra

[@tomaslopez2940]

I hope the people who brought back Harmony will bring back Hamer!!

[@peik5569]

I bet that guitar accidentally slipped past QC, I would assume a company that also owns Heritage and MONO would take extra care to get a high quality guitar out, especially at that price range!! But then again, Gibson exists :P

[@ehsanhaq155]

As a fellow guitar dad, I understand the need for the diaper money. I really do. More power to you buddy. Might pick one of these up next time im in USA

[@nesuatunes]

Anyone know what the fret material is?

[@christianmoreno5816]

Did you play Reckless Abandon?! Lol

[@Viper-dz2kw]

That worked I a metal context more then I expected, metal goldfoil trend coming soon? lmao

[@PNWGuitar]

Try D'angelico hollowbody from Korea!

[@jacobbockover1628]

So as for painted/hand written serial numbers vs stamped. I have an old guild ive had since the late 80s this guy stole it. I got it back but he had tried to gouge out the sn with some effort they can be deciphered with effort because they are stamped

[@therealmiddy]

Fret sprout happens. Kind of a noob complaint.

[@JesseLeeKing]

Sometimes the wood shrinks and that fret ends shit happens but sometimes someone could of just did a poor job at it too... idk what's that saying never buy a what day guitar was it Friday because everyone trying to hurry up and get to the weekend or was it Monday because everyone is hung over from the weekend idk I can't remember but I think they say hump day is the best day because wensday is right in the midst of the week haha... yeah just a old saying I doubt it's true in most cases. I think they are making so many new guitars and alot of the old woods that used to be used building guitars aren't around anymore. So alot of new guitars are from newish woods which would have more moisture and cause shrinking more. Yeah that sharp fret ends is a easy fix but I agree for that price and being American made by one of the oldest brands smh yeah that shit should not be happy.

[@ylemp]

Sorry about Liverpool

[@h34dyl4m4rr]

i can see the guitarists of Daughters playing these.

[@bigmike9527]

I'm 49 year's old and a harmony was my first guitar back in the 1980's and it was junk and the action was a mile high and sounded like shit and it had flat wound strings.i played that junker until my fingers bled until I got a waay better guitar.but at least I didn't give up and it made me a waay better guitar player whenever I got my second guitar Wich played like butter compared to the junker.but 1,300 for a harmony 😂😂😂.never ever ever.

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

I'm the same age dude, my friend owned an ancient 1950s Harmony Roy Smeck electric and the action was abysmal, it sounded sweet as hell though. A few months back I tried out a Harmony Rebel and it was fantastic, really unique and very comfortable. Once I saw the price tag I made my way over to the Danelectros instead, they're nice, but not £1200 nice.

[@bolillo5013]

It sounds good, but that specific harmony guitar looks so boring.

[@Ledzepfan88]

I thought Jimmy page played the danelectro pictured

[@russiangoose7053]

We need Teisco guitars back! They make pedals now but that's all :/ I love all the weird unique affordable brands that don't just clone Gibson and fender and have their own identity

[@RandellVandergriff]

They made them in the 1990's reissues of Teisco. Look them up. No one wanted them. But you can still find them cheap. And they look old but play wonderful.

[@russiangoose7053]

@@RandellVandergriff yeah but it'd still be nice if they were around today. I'd love to see their modern specs and price points because I feel like they'd be pretty competitive and have unique body shapes

[@RandellVandergriff]

@@russiangoose7053 That is what they did in the 1990's. Made them to modern specs, had really great pickups, and kept the unique body shapes. So why pay 1000 for modern when the 1990's give you that. Used they are amazing prices.

[@pauldunn4874]

Looks like a good guitar to me.

[@sentforth5]

I knew a girl in 8th grade name Pearl White. No shit...Pearl White...sick parents.

[@joebloggs8636]

You are an idiot, there was a very famous silent film actress with that name,get some education my little man.

[@hidayiday8840]

wow good player

[@bluwng]

Did you call it ugly and not good for chug? Those pickups are not designed for that. This is what happens when you pay a kid with no professional tact to demo your product.

[@agufish]

Aren't you the guy that got all butthurt about using the lord's name in vain or whatever lol

[@metalextras]

Simple design, They should sue the heck out of Gibson...

[@neil2706]

I thought harmony made strat copy almost bought one till it played like a shovel but idk If that was the same harmony

[@IkeHowell]

pLaY aUtHeNtIc

[@richarddaradar6173]

Looks like Gretsch g2210

[@stop736]

Not a deal breaker, but I’m not a fan of the knobs aesthetic. That’s just a subjective thing though obviously. They just appear to be cheap I guess. Like I said though, it’s just an opinion and that’s subjective. Cool to see Hunter standing up and rocking out! That’s just a fact!! 😎👍

[@nelos7519]

I just smiled when you played blink. Not only once, but twice? Thank you:)

[@goodboid]

Raid Shadow Legends?! Hahahahahahaha

[@kevin_lanthier]

Wait... why does Paul Reed Smith annoy you?

[@handicappedhoods]

Nice video, harmony are so cool! Although that photo of Jimmy Page has him playing a danelectro, not a harmony!

[@sho-nuffmadrigal6857]

Cool shirt. You selling those?

[@joebloggs8636]

Wt.....

[@nickyd9361]

In our part of the world, you read "Made in USA" as "Made in USSS". Plus, Silvertone & Harmony where the Harley Bentons of their day...

[@PedroYippeekayaye]

You look like a Parent. Your skin is a bit grey and your eyes are red but I think you're a top bloke!

[@felinekaiju4517]

Woah!. $1300 with sharp fretends and no rolled edges. No bueno!

[@gunkyzip]

$1300 for that? Pass. Nice video though.

[@BCarpenter2314]

Can we find you better place for your glass of water? 😱

[@nicosonic]

a 3 saddle bridge on a LP like guitar sucks hard.

[@rickrevoir1683]

On any guitar in my humble opinion.

[@workingorder2189]

14:40 The body shape is kinda ugly. I Agreed, nothing beats the Dean Cadillac in the single cut world.

[@Hassannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

I don't get it. Why does Paul Reed Smith annoy you?

[@TrickyPickins]

It's left over from an old video, sometimes he messes up the descriptions.

[@rickrevoir1683]

PRS =great guitars !!

[@rubentrevino6288]

$1200 axe, ??? Pass

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