Unboxing & Play Test! The Maverick Practice Chanter - Matt Willis Bagpiper

[@YingSanLau]

Thank u for this amazing video I ordered mine before I saw this video and this video made me More EXCITED!! I am 12 but I've got complaints on my playing before and won in a solo competition I ordered the orange color and got it ingraving on it to I am very excited it's coming next week

[@YingSanLau]

Just after buying one very long wait now but i am looking forward to getting it

[@tbwpiper189]

Got one..truly and sincerely the best chanter I've ever owned. Thanks for the plug. Your clip influenced my getting one.

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Great to hear! You can let the folks at Maverick know that I influenced your purchase. In any case, glad you like it!

[@tbwpiper189]

@@MattWillisBagpiper Roger that. :)

[@tbwpiper189]

@@MattWillisBagpiper Did as you requested.... "Wanted to thank Geordie for the Carbon Chanter sent to me in May. I adore this musical instrument. I have 4 chanters....but the Carbon Chanter is a musical instrument. It's performance and sound has inspired me to practice on the daily whereas practice was sketchy before. I saw the Maverick chanter on Matt Willis/Bagpiper on KZbin who recommended this product highly. I'm sold and am anxious to see if Maverick will wade into the bagpipe market. I'm already sold." Thanks Matt!

[@bocman9]

Great Review! Looking forward to mine showing up in a few weeks!

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@Debbin1000]

Received my chanter two weeks ago and, man, that things is awesome. Sounds and looks great.

[@Fireguy723]

Just got their new orange "Phoenix" chanter. Love it!

[@kevinorr6880]

I know this is a dated video but, very, very nice. If I were still playing, I’d buy one! I miss piping very much. Sadly, I was never very good and only had one teacher.

[@lovetobe77]

Kevin. If u enjoyed it ,that’s half the battle. Somethings take longer for us to learn, try a different teacher.Join a band and get taught properly.

[@garethutting6328]

Get back in there if you loved it take it up again

[@jessewalker8452]

Just bought one! Can't wait!! Nice review, dude

[@kevinorr6880]

Good on you, sir. I’m jealous

[@hiimhxc1]

I’ve been checking these out for a while. Good to see a review on it. And no tape!!

[@jermmkay]

Thanks for reviewing this. There's a rumor that orange and black is coming soon. I've made a deal with myself that if that happens I'm getting one.

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

I bet that'd look great! Rather large fan of the color orange myself.

[@Imiancrook]

oooo, if that's the case. I'm working off a dunbar poly atm, easy going and works for practice, but these just look really good.

[@Kristinkirkland138]

The whisky part was the best, you're amazing! A true connoisseur of pipes and drink

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dale2867]

Awesome review of a great Scottish chanter ....... Cheers 👍

[@johnnickpappanastos3382]

Gorgeous chanter, love the sound of the thing too.. I see this advertised and always wondered whether it was worth the $ Tomintoul's great stuff btw!

[@Debbin1000]

Thanks for the review. I was thinking about getting one of their chanters and after this, I will be ordering one as soon as I can.

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Hope you enjoy it and find it as useful as I have!

[@Debbin1000]

@@MattWillisBagpiper I am sure I will. I ordered mine over the weekend, and now the waiting game is upon us. Hopefully it gets here late July/ early Aug.

[@rickwebb936]

Had you recieved your chanter yet? How long if so? I ordered my Black Widow yesterday. After squeeking an import for several weeks now, I am hoping the change to be rather drastic. Like driving a focus then a mustang.

[@Debbin1000]

@@rickwebb936 I received it a couple weeks back. It has been a tremendous upgrade in sound and feel. I use an Abbott reed and it made it sound even better.

[@rickwebb936]

@@Debbin1000 So, about five weeks. I am better off forgetting about it until it suprises me.

[@YingSanLau]

Can u please explain what does it mean if a your note for example high g is flatten or high as u said in the video

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

A flat note is one that is lower in pitch than it should be, and a sharp note is one that is higher in pitch than it should be.

[@YingSanLau]

@@MattWillisBagpiper thanks I play the pipes myself but I kinda knew what it was but same time didn't know a little thank u anyway

[@Uncle-Rob]

Glad to see you are using Abbott reeds. Generally work well and can be tuned for almost any chanter. Plus they last quite a while

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

I've played Abbotts for years and years. And yes, they last a LONG time!

[@michaelhall2260]

Are you the Rob Tawse that attended the North American Academy of Piping in NC?

[@rickwebb936]

@@MattWillisBagpiper Do the abbott narrow p/c reeds sound the same as the regular abbott? I don't know if they are shorter to fit under the cap. It is around $27 and I'm guessing $15 to ship if (like me) someone wanted to order one later and have it not fit. Thank you for showing that btw, it is why I decided to wait on the cap.

[@Uncle-Rob]

@@michaelhall2260 yes . Have had to miss last two years, but looking forward to the future.

[@michaelhall2260]

@@Uncle-Rob You gave me my first practice chanter. You played the pipes in a prison ministry in Abbeville, GA. I was the guitar/banjo player in the band. You told me about NAAPD. I went 5 years in a row. You inspired me to try to learn the pipes. Good to see you again.

[@YingSanLau]

Could u give me any idea what is a good but not to expensive reed i could by and were from

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

I like Abbott chanter reeds. I'd look up them up on Google as to where to buy them near you.

[@YingSanLau]

@@MattWillisBagpiper thank u

[@BGillPiper]

Views on long vs standard sizes on these? Wondering if anyone has experience with the being too long.

[@DannyBoi2112]

Lovely sounding and looking

[@johnmcnabb4854]

Beautiful . I would ensure I was on point if I showed up to a practice session or work shop with a PC that was as sharp as that!👍.

[@bluestanley123]

Great vids! Any chance of a video on reed set up?

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

If you mean for pipe chanters, I have a few already: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2ezqnuLl9hogtU and kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoCVaaapmrKod7s

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

For practice chanters, I haven't found there's much you can do with them other than add an elastic band if they're too hard. Otherwise, I just go with a different reed if having issues.

[@bluestanley123]

@@MattWillisBagpiper just found them 😎 got some new g1 reeds and theyre sat around 460-463

[@aiden4269]

I was curious as to whether you knew which size chanter this was (standard or long)?

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

This is a long model.

[@leoburns9674]

Always enjoy your reviews - would you in the “future” run the PC against the Braw tuner app to sense check the note intonation… Working with a couple of new PCs sum are much better than others. Keep up the great work!

[@kenstephens1141]

Hi Matt, I recently purchased and am waiting for delivery of my Maverick chanter. Question, how do you clean the inside? A pullthrough with material attached?

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

It's too narrow for that. I use a pipe cleaner for the body and mouthpiece and a medium brush for the large section of the top

[@hunterber686]

Hey man, great review but I think the chanter cap is for a pipe chanter and not the practice chanter.

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

I guess it could be for whatever you need it for!

[@fyrtamer]

Ok. Trying to give my family some gift ideas. I was originally thinking a Blackwood PC, so I would have a utility McCallum long PC, and I wanted a wood PC for band practice. Does the Maverick have the wood ‘warmth’, or would you recommend I keep looking for Blackwood?

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

It's got more projection than warmth. It's different than either a poly practice chanter and a wooden practice chanter...

[@scotthoggan2115]

Great video matt love from bonnie scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Yakthungba.18]

8:14 hello Matt can you please tell me what you played here 😅 I wanna learn it

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

The Battle of Waterloo. Video on how to play it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGXdl32Kbc6nqacsi=v2zEoddhzxH6PQYl

[@Yakthungba.18]

@@MattWillisBagpiper thank you very much 😄

[@rossmclennan6056]

Good Morning Matt, i have a question for you. When I’m tuning my pipe chanter. I can get everything in tune, but quite often the high is sharp. I use a braw tuner. Hardie pipes, MacCallum band chanter and a MacCallum Q2 abw , i use this one for competitions. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks Matt

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

Try seating the reed out further… or add some tape to the top of that hole.

[@rossmclennan6056]

@@MattWillisBagpiper thanks Matt

[@jamesmccolgan3230]

Matt What’s practice chanter would you you recommend for all around also the best one to transition to a pipe chanter

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

I overall prefer long practice chanters to regular ones, but any of the major manufacturers long models will work well (Maverick, McCallum, Hardie, Wallace, Dunbar, etc).

[@jamesmccolgan3230]

@@MattWillisBagpiper thanks for the information very helpful

[@ukspankedyank]

The reason you didn't mention how much this chanter goes for????

[@GHunter5575]

Pricing varies on different models. They start at £129 though

[@DNiddy]

So the wiping down bit....dude, you already had your bare hands all over it!! Great show! On another note, looks like the laminate Colin Kyo used until the "factory burned down".

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

NCFLSTS Yeah, certainly not the most thorough job there, though I did get the mouthpiece. I guess I was too interested in getting to play it!

[@kevoman4980]

Hey Matt, good morning. Any thoughts on the McLaren Synthetic chanter reeds? I bit off topic for this thread but I was wanting your opinion. THANKS!!

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

I have not tried this synthetic reed, so no opinions yet.

[@rickwebb936]

@@MattWillisBagpiper How would a cane reed sound in this chanter? Adds (misspelled?) Makes a "wet playable" cane reed for the p/c. It is spendy but I would really like to hear cane played well through a maverick. It will take me some time before I can play well enough to decern the difference myself.

[@n9sferatu261]

That's amazing

[@chickenporkadob0]

the tune at the end, the piratical, is that your own composition?sounds really good.

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

It is!

[@n9sferatu261]

I can't wait until I get my McCallum pc4 practice chanter with the goose

[@DannyBoi2112]

elijah aiden nice, how you getting on with it

[@n9sferatu261]

@@DannyBoi2112pretty good just gotta get it first

[@gunnsmoke357]

Wow

[@PiperKev]

I'll be in my bunk...

[@Hotfir78]

What’s the price point?

[@GHunter5575]

They start at £129

[@adamwiggins9865]

I love everything about it except the stainless steel mouthpiece.... I’m clumsy and would no doubt chip a tooth at some point

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

They do also offer a plastic mouthpiece. If this were mine, I'd likely put a mouthpiece protector on the tip to keep from hurting myself.

[@dazsmith3489]

That should be pronounced TominTool mate.

[@MattWillisBagpiper]

I've seen several different opinions on the matter. This site said to say it the way I did: www.herwhiskylove.com/single-post/2016/09/16/Tomintoul-The-family-distillery-pronounced-Tom-in-towel

[@dazsmith3489]

@@MattWillisBagpiper fair enough but I am localish as in same county and we say tomintool. Might be a regional thing.