Why I Think Vintage Guitars Are A Scam / Do You Need A Master, Master Luthier To Fix Your Guitar

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Subject Index 00:00 Intro and Thank you 01:30 Diamond coated fret files or the classic style files for stainless frets? 02:19 We hit 400,000 subs. Huge thank you! 06:50 Will this holiday sales be good this year? 09:30 Best way to dust your guitars? Detail Brushes amzn.to/3TMpKSf 14:30 What is a vintage guitar? 17:20 Why I think vintage guitars are a scam 30:10 First Winner of show us your KYG 33:50 Should you mic your Tone Master amp 45:10 cutting nut slots on 11 gauge strings 49:50 Bad dad joke 50:00 Guitar Of The Week www.kieselguitars.com/series/guitar/phillip-mcknight-delos-edition 1:04:00 I hope custom USA guitars last forever, but I do not think it will 1:06:57 Issues with Fender S1 switch? 1:19:50 A Spanner Wrench?? www.kieselguitars.com/series/guitar/phillip-mcknight-delos-edition 1:13:00 Change the switch 1:20:30 2nd KYG winner 1:23:30 G&L vs Fender Custom Shop vs Kiesel? 1:36:48 Fixing a guitar cable??? 1:43:30 You Need A Master, Master Luthier To Adjust Your Guitar 1:55:00 I will add GOTW to audio podcast 1:57:00 Thank you

[@ronnieroxx13]

I like you because you don't try to "make" me like you, you seem very genuine. I appreciate that. Thanks

[@ceeepe]

Yee Haww 400 K subscribers!!! Congrats Phil and fam!

[@dexterj5615]

Phil scoffing at $400k guitars is why I keep coming back dude can't even lie about enthusiasm

[@me-bf1re]

he's a real genuine dude in a business / hobby full of BS artists

[@JackTheSkunk]

​@me-bf1re ......I rank over half of "vintage guitar" dealers as being right up their with politicians, used car, salesmen, and public defenders. There are good ones, of course, but I am very suspicious about these young dudes with long hair trying to sell a CBS era Strat, (formerly considered junk), for $5,000.

[@brianhansen-hj3ml]

Just an amateur here. I went into a well-known vintage guitar store in Nashville years ago. Aside from the ambivalent customer service, mostly came away wondering why anyone would pay high prices for beat to hell guitars. But there ya go.

[@thr3ddy]

They're trying to milk Boomers while they're still spending and breathing.

[@MurrayReid-z5c]

Dave Gilmour black strat sold for 3.3 million. An off the wall stock strat that was hacked up, drilled, painted and frankensteined. If I did that I couldn’t give it away,

[@drdoom8793]

@@MurrayReid-z5c It's not the guitar, it's what you do with it. The best players can make just about anything sing

[@braddietzmusic2429]

That “vintage guitars are such a scam” was such a great breath of logical, rational fresh air. The classic car analogy is almost perfect, and makes the point, unimpeachably. More than just nuggets of wisdom, in this crazy world, and crazy guitar world, you offer nuggets of COMMON SENSE in a real world and guitar world clearly in deficit in both cases. Thank you so much.

[@adamjolin]

I love this channel! 8 years of great content since I've started watching. You've built an amazing community Phil! Thank you for all you do and congratulations on 400k!!!

[@beewebber3231]

Purple is a highly underrated guitar colour. Great choice!

[@howardthrust]

For sure! I've been building up my arsenal of "Performance Guitars"--having just picked up an MIC "Parker Nitefly Concept" in Grey/Purple Liquid Metal Burst. Gonna use it for any of the tunes I do which involve the color Purple in any way: "Purple Haze", "Purple Rain", "South California Purples" or anything noteworthy by the band "Deep Purple". Gotta work the "Bling Factor" with modern audiences!

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

Congrats on 400k subs

[@admarhermans1]

Great sounding Kiesel guitar! Great pickup choice too! Totally get it.

[@pilotamurorei]

Jeff Kiesel is a nonce. People shouldnt supporting his idiocy.

[@mrtod13]

Love your vids. I think your work is amazing. Congratulations on the 400k subs. I'd also like to thank G&L. I have a tribute fallout, I love it and I think it's easily as good as my mim telecaster.

[@MP-CurratedSCUBA]

Really enjoy your reviews, it's has definitely helped to make me a better musician and informed consumer. Just bought my first guitar made in the Far East, a PRS SE Swampash stained body with 85-15 hambuckers. I am blown away, especially when compared to my Fender Pro II Strat and Tele. These guitars are a great deal, lots of Black Friday discounts.

[@xoverinfinity]

If the music that was made with it when it was new is now on the oldies station, then it’s vintage.

[@Jamesaz83]

My first trip to Nashville in 2021 I went to Carter's and even as a regular person it was a great experience. Got a Les Paul studio for under $900 and they treated me like I was spending triple that. Been back multiple times since then and it's been the same each time, great shop

[@jimsliverootsculturemusic]

In Minneapolis, we have the famous Willie's American Guitars. Clapton's been there, they found Joe Walsh's vintage Les Paul, they gift guitars backstage to the superstars in town. Real cake eater stuff, tho I've purchased two cheap guitars there. Now, they carry nothing cheap except for dumping trade-ins, like a 50's Supro solid body for $500. I damn near scored that one. Willie (fake name) says he'd rather sell one $10,000 guitar then ten $1,000 guitars and that was years ago. They do repairs but only on USA made guitars because foreign-made guitars are cheap and icky and not worth the trouble. You need an appointment to come in a try a guitar. They listen to you play and judge you. The parking lot is full of high dollar vehicles. You get the picture. Willie (fake name) demos guitars frequently and plays horrible apparently on purpose, putting more actual effort in as the price goes up. Really jarring stuff usually and not musical in the least. Then he just looks at you like wasn't that great, you should buy this and at $2999 you'd be dumb not too. Fortunately his guitar knowledge is top notch and I've learned tons of history back to the 30's, otherwise I wouldn't watch. He talks about investment value and appreciation like you're buying stock. So today, he featured a 1956 black Les Paul Custom, $245 in 1954, single owner, 100% original, clean, no damage at all, with the original case, "the finest speculum of it's kind across the globe" or something like that. A real Closet Queen He scored at an estate sale. He features it prominently, plays well, talks about the incredible Seth Lover staple pickup (I need one), and amazingly, it's been in the shop a while. Even though, as he states, only two percent of viewers would be able to swing it, it's been in the shop a while but no one has taken it off his hands. He speaks of the investment value. Won't mention the price, old sales trick, and sends you to his website. He wants $55,000😮. Lots of luck dude. Doesn't allow comments on any videos either. Holy shit. Some rich snob's gonna take this away from real players and hang it on a wall and check Vintage Guitars magazine for current value, like it's a stock or bond. Btw, Willie (fake name) is on the board of Vintage Guitars and therefore influencers pricing. He could be selling classic cars, oil by the barrel, or miracle cure-alls. It's all about the Benjamins. A great gig. He moved his shop a while back because a School Of Rock opened next door and too many youngsters came in without money. A scam? Yes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXa1o3yLiaqem6Mfeature=shared

[@KurgerBing-p5i]

sounds like they huffing their own farts ngl

[@tommywattmusic]

I first started going there in 90s, and thought it always felt like I was walking into an elite acting, bunch of vultures. I've dealt with "Willie" myself and wasn't impressed. I laughed when I recently seen it was just by "appointment" only. Ok whatever. I had a 1959 Fender Bassman fixed there once. The repair guy seemed nice enough. He came out and told me what they did to the amp, and what it was gonna cost. As I recall it seemed a little excessive as far as cost, but they did a good job. Of course Willie offered to buy the amp, but I thought it was to lowball of an offer. I ended up selling it to GC for about $400 more. I sold it for 2 grand, and 5 years later it was worth like 10k! I've often wondered at my young age then, with no experience dealing with some of these repair guys, especially in some of these so called vintage shops if what they do is on the up and up? I've also wondered over the years if some of these guys swap out parts that are conveniently "bad" when they're actually not? Not saying Willies done this, but I had a 1980 brown Marshall club & country combo 100 watt that was dead. I took it to a guitar shop in Lincoln, Ne. & they kept putting me off forever telling me it was a wiring problem. Eventually I got pissed and asked what the hold up was after 6 months, and they told me it was a bad transformer, which I personally think was a scam. I think whoever fixed it stole my trans, and put a generic one in my amp. All bullshit. At my age now, although I'm not a transformer expert, I can guarantee you that will never happen again! What it comes down to is if these "shops" want to be dishonest and the only thing they care about is rolling everybody who walks through the door, THEY WILL NOT LAST! My prediction is PUBLIC REVIEWS, WORD OF MOUTH, KZbin etc., & especially the ECONOMY!!!!, will make some of these people irrelevant in the near future....

[@Atlantean-1980]

Have another Sub sir....very cool and helpfull channel Phill :)

[@raytorvalds3699]

I'm from the Netherlands. As far as I know, we don't have yard sales like you guys have. We do have something called a "rommelmarkt". Basically a collective yard sale at one spot. Cheers, Phil :) I always enjoy your channel.

[@AlaskanRockstar]

Congratulation's on 400k you rock 🤟

[@snowdevil7727]

The seatbelt story was hilarious!

[@markbaum9615]

Great playing the surf green machine Notably improved playing Phillip

[@peskypesky]

I wasn't immediately a fan, but I definitely am now.

[@theforgedone]

That purple guitar really stands out! Looks great

[@Leo9ine]

Phil - A solution to losing subscribers is to have a second channel just for the podcast. Every big channel that has a podcast puts it on a dedicated channel. It's late in the game but if you overlap the episodes for a while and send the message loud and clear I think the audience will follow. You deserve all the success in the world man!

[@JamesWalshBristolKids]

Eddie Van Halen said one kid in Toronto waited 2 years to get his EVH Guitar from Ernie Ball in SLO in California. That’s a long time. 😅🎉

[@bjdenil]

Love vintage guitars! Love the history. Have held several, touched many more, and have even played some. I would probably be a collector if I could afford to be, but even then, I would have a hard time justifying spending the money.

[@scottstevens3553]

thanks for the tip about amazon cleaning brushes. I have 9 guitars, makes cleaning them a lot less of a chore.

[@antv4408]

I have a build to order doheny. It's amazing. Highly recommend.

[@anewkindofman]

Can I ask how much it weighs? Less or more than 8lb? I want one so bad, but I've never seen one that weighs less than a Les Paul !!!

[@antv4408]

@anewkindofman just weighed it. 8.2 lbs. You can get lighter ones though. They offer ash and empress instead of the alder that I have.

[@anewkindofman]

@@antv4408 Thank you so much for taking the time and for this info, I will certainly look into it.

[@antv4408]

@anewkindofman no worries. Always happy to provide info to further doheny supremacy. I've been very impressed with the stability of the tremolo too.

[@Gruppe_11]

I'm not a collektor, i'm a player!

[@alexaguado4854]

Call back to a previous Friday q&a, thanks to Phil I now see a scrotum everytime a see a BC Rich headstock. Thanks Phil😂

[@studowling]

Nice jam for the Guitar of the Week! Yeah I always liked the humbuker version of the Super Distortion. I'm a little more fond of the Duncan Distortion these days though.

[@musicmore5169]

SO ME AND THOR WENT INTO...........WAS THE BEST, FUNNIEST THING I'VE HERD 😂😂😂 IN AWHILE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheDouglasSeth]

Phil, did we have the same mother!? 😂 The cigarette to the face was brutal! God bless you mom!

[@DonaldMerrit]

My main squeeze is a 1991 EBMM Axis w/o locking nut. The best guitar I've ever played since I got it.

[@copperaudio9664]

The truth matters. Thank you Phil!

[@d.j.9961]

I grew up playing a MIJ, Matsumoku made 1986 Westone Spectrum LX (198-mbk) all black, hsh. It resignated so much that I would cough constantly. I miss that guitar tremendously! Even though price of those only go up.

[@ilikeblackguitars]

The phone under water oh man priceless 😅😅😂

[@glaucosouza1971]

Yeah, Joe Bonamassa sure is a market maker. He is a shark. Congrats for the 400k subscribers 🤘👏

[@ragingchimera8021]

Preach Phil!

[@Joe-ny2up]

Pretty much all guitars that are light, have a good neck, and stay reasonably in tune are good guitars. Decent hardware and a couple good pickups and you have a great guitar. All that and a great look, YOU enjoy, and you have a special guitar.

[@Joe-ny2up]

My son is 16 and already figured this out. He cobbled together a 2016 black Duo Sonic, with a black pick guard. Put a chopper in the neck position and upgraded the output jack. Fundamentally it is the same thing Johnny Ramone sought. Light and equipped for battle.

[@Metro_Gnome]

I'm basically done building a surf green strat with a mint green pick guard that looks similar to your Kiesel. Damn that's nice

[@jerseattle0722]

I have a 54 reissue and I prefer that guitar to some of my newer ones. There is something about the old way.

[@DarthV506]

Ahhh gotta love Canadian pricing. That same brush set is $17CAD ;)

[@Sonic-ky4xh]

There was a podcast he did where he talked about how much Sweetwater sales agents make and how he asked 300 agents how much they make. I can’t find. Can someone please tell me the name of that podcast or tag me in it?

[@Barnstorm757]

Phil holding that 500k guitar like it was a new book bag for the school year 😂

[@maidenthe80sla]

"Vintage" to me is a ploy used to make an instrument appear extremely special and hike up the prices on what was a run of the mill mass produced guitar. Same goes for the "relic" guitar. Try and sell an actual road used up 20 year old guitar with a couple of dings at a Guitar Center and one will get the, "Well because of the marks on the paint and buckle rash on the back we can only give you $ _________ (some very low price). But will sell a used fake road worn electric guitar for some ridiculous high price.

[@marzarnold9039]

Another great episode peeps. So bummed I was late to the live feed. It was informative as always. Have a good weekend. KYG! Woohoo!

[@howardthrust]

Love your comments on what constitutes a "Vintage Guitar"! 🤘😆 By definition, "Vintage" applies to any given year a WINE was produced. Period. Therefore, ANY other application of the term to ANY other field involves the taking of some kind of "unauthorized license". That said, I feel that nearly ANYONE'S opinion as to what constitutes a "Vintage Guitar" is as correct as ANYONE ELSE'S! You're likely a SCAMMER if you have a problem with this! 😂

[@runwin3]

I have a vintage 2022 Player’s Plus Strat harvested in Mexico if you are interested

[@ChrisEck13]

That's not true though. The word "vintage" applies to more than wine, that's just one use of the word. Generally something has to be between 20-100 years old to be considered "vintage". "True vintage" is 50-100 years old, these are usually the items that are referred to as vintage, as most people don't use the term "true vintage". "Antique" is used on items that are at least 100 years old. People just throw around these terms all the time but they do have specific meanings.

[@RobONeill-b5e]

"Of a certain vintage" is the unabbreviated version, really. That applies to wine as much as it does to all kinds of artifacts. With guitars, there are certain years that have a great reputation and of a certain vintage. I agree that it's pretty much a scam, and that all the guitars from any given year aren't what they're cracked up to be, but it's not a word only specific to wine

[@howardthrust]

YEAH, baby! That's what I'M talking about!! ✌😄👍

[@howardthrust]

@@runwin3 ...well...I did say "NEARLY"...

[@Za7a7aZ]

A month ago I bought an Epiphone limba V and I compared it with a 10.000 dollar Gibson Korina V. No way there is something about the hardware or wood that can justify the price difference.

[@peteannells4218]

In the UK: Classic car, older than 15 years. Vintage car: pre 1930. Eg London to Brighton vintage car run... Vintage guitar; over 40, an excuse to charge more ! They charge more for a scratched guitar now so why not ! They are seen as investments like paintings, there is a market so the prices are crazy.

[@robertchristman1727]

Use a vacuum with a fine upholstery brush head. Done

[@RandallHayter]

On tips - I tip at the coffee shop, but I am not going to tip at a fast food place. The Subway app defaulted to a 20% tip for the last update.

[@hotblackdesiato3451]

Can you confirm if Fisher Price Plek their guitars? For the money, I hope so.

[@Rhn8-r4y]

One of the realest youtubers out there.

[@rlarsen4562]

Let's have a follow-up about relics

[@delilah9741]

Kept seeing videos about the new LP studio but comparing thatto the ASAT, it the G&L looks so much better.

[@MUSIC4EVA55]

Where I live, the humidity varies from season to season (sometimes week to week). I routinely perform truss rod adjustments. If I had to get a luthier to do this, I'd be living on the street. It's not rocket science.

[@honkytonkinson9787]

In wine, vintage is applied when the product from a particular year was exceptional With that in mind, not a lot of vintage guitars in the 80s; pretty much the one decade to skip

[@flatroc1]

I have some working man expensive guitars but my most valuable to me is a mid 60's Silvertone lll electric, I rescued from a bar owner about to nail it to the wall for decoration. Its the exact guitar my Granny bought me from the Sears catalog for $69. So value really is in yer head.

[@rlarsen4562]

What's better to have, a 1960 Strat, or a celebrity-owned 1990 Strat ?

[@ChrisEck13]

I've never bought a guitar more than 10 years old. But I do think you gotta look at vintage guitars in a completely different way than most of us look at guitars. First, you gotta have a ton of money to even think about buying a vintage Gibson or Fender, but its hard to fault these people for buying them. I really don't think there's a downside for these people buying those guitars. You get a really cool that you can use everyday and is full of history, you get to actually play it and enjoy it, but then you can sell it at a profit. Maybe theres better ways to invest money, I have no idea, but there's no other way thats going to be anywhere near as much fun.

[@marekgitarzysta5193]

As an experienced luthier/repair man/seller - do you think it's worth paying for nitro over poly (sound wise)? I think I know the answer, however would be interested in your opinion ;) But as far as vintage gear I am in the same camp as you ;D

[@IsaacheicherJmmy-to8kd]

Can you explain which affordable semi/hollow body guitars are better and which I should avoid on the podcast

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Ibanez Artcore and Expressionist are great!

[@IsaacheicherJmmy-to8kd]

I’ll check them out, thanks

[@IsaacheicherJmmy-to8kd]

@@Mr.Goldbar why don’t you release music anymore

[@Mr.Goldbar]

@@IsaacheicherJmmy-to8kd taste slightly changed, I'm still a bit into the progressive instrumental guitar thing but not as much nowadays. Plus I've become way too perfectionist and self doubting since then to have the courage to release like I did back in 2020, then I just felt something and had to get it across with 0 fucks given. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@IsaacheicherJmmy-to8kd]

I’ve learned to just record stuff every time my band practices than let it linger till I eventually edit and piece it together

[@Mr.Goldbar]

As a zoomer I think of Vintage as something relative, I see Vintage as mostly 80s and older but it can be pushed up to the 90s depending on the brand and what the guitar is relative to the brand. A 1990 Strat or Les Paul is not vintage, but a 1990 PRS, Japanese Ibanez or neck through BC Rich is vintage. And I think in later years to some degree quality also comes into play, won't consider a beginner guitar from the 80s vintage. I think people misjudge the term because it's weird to use it to describe something that's not that much older than you or something you're older than, it's gonna be weird for me to call 2000s guitars vintage in a few years but times are changing

[@matsherwood6277]

The studio is looking awesome!

[@markgrant1302]

Vintage is something at least 20 years old that carry nostalgia, that's the definition. It's no more complicated than that. In the 80s guitars from the 50s were considered vintage, the 80s are further back now than the 50s were then.

[@thejovialpanda]

Congratz on 400k subscribers!! Also, would love to see you review one of the new Gibson Les Paul Studios.

[@rigorhead01]

I just bought the brushes from Amazon. Thanks for this!

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: After years of trying brushes, I bought a brush from the barber supply store that they knock the fine hairs off your neck. The big soft floppy strands get in everywhere, no scratching. I have used this one for 10 years.

[@carlcooperstein]

the car anology also applies to guitars gibson used heat their finish products in 50 gallon drums so actually in gibsons case they cant make a new guitar exactly like vintage guitar because of fire codes

[@allanmakela3011]

Had a nice 79 Anniversary silver strat,years, later saw a bashed to hell modded one $6000+

[@marc_leblanc]

I googled it and I would agree that anything over 30 years old would be considered vintage.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

I love japanese guitars from the 60's to 80's. Luckily they are not wanted by the "collectors"

[@howardthrust]

...yet! (I might also include selected '90s models, as well) But, as long as we have all the units we want by the time the "cork-sniffers" converge, that'll be fine!! 😏

[@thedrycleaners3086]

Yeet

[@spokes28]

? Follow up to the question about the truss rod adjustment; what is wrong when you turn the truss rod and nothing happens?

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Most, not all the time it can by a dual action truss rod, so clockwise you will feel it tighten and counter clockwise you will feel it tighten. But right in the middle it will feel a little loose and not do anything. Another reason could be it’s broken.

[@JohnFlaherty-gy7dj]

From the Britanica dictionary: "2-vintage- used to describe something that is not new but that is valued because of its good condition, attractive design, etc. a collection of vintage cars vintage clothing shops"

[@DAC1878]

1500 or so Gibson Les Pauls were made between 1958-60. Of the originals a fair number were duds that were altered by owners, a fair number were broken or destroyed over time, but....... 2000 are still around! Go figure that one out. They apparently grow in number! There's a lot of madness in the vintage market

[@logan677]

Bring back the Wilhelm scream.

[@monkeyrater]

Thanks for detailed answer to my dust question. I never thought of brushes as a solution but now it seems obvious. I'll definitely be buying those brushes.

[@anewkindofman]

That's crazy I left a comment yesterday on your new G&L review that I was looking to buy a CLF Research Doheny for a while now. I played it, it's a dream, love the trem, love the look, everything! I wanted to have it so bad… but they're all crazy heavy !!!! So I went back home alone.

[@BackToTheBlues]

A master luthier is someone who can really luth. You can't describe yourself as one unless you're really, really good at luthing. Seriously, I'd describe someone like John D'Angelico as a master luthier; someone who could make a semi acoustic carved top guitar from scratch, selecting the woods required, etc. Someone who hand crafts solid bodied guitars from body blanks could be described as a luthier, but if you're doing repairs and adjustments you are, as you say, a guitar tech.

[@KenMickey]

I feel bad that Thor didn't get to riff on the old Strat.

[@steven-v2x]

Some years ago a collector friend showed me a very expensive 50s Strat. I played it. At the time, I was playing a 1980s Japanese Strat. Mine was the better guitar.

[@waffl3st0mp]

Big fan but I think your stance on vintage guitars is flawed. Yes you can recreate the guitars but they were using old wood at that point. I don’t think the wood of today is nearly as good (look at old house construction compared to new) so while yes you can make it I think the core material is a bit different. If that makes sense.

[@davidc1878]

'Vintage' is a concept that resonates with collectors, people interested in history, and the flippers. It is often driven by nostalgia and greed. It's the same in any hobby. After a few decades even mass produced items start to become rare and when a generation starts to want the things from its youth, that really drives the vintage/collectable market. And during times when we see a lot of inflation from bubble inflation, that is when prices for 'vintage' go through the roof. Sadly, online marketplaces have almost killed garage sale prices and now we only ever see really inflated vintage/collectible prices. I would say that Phil is a guitar player... not a collector or flipper (even though he's owned a helluva lot of guitars).

[@BugGenerat0r]

Imagine that "Master Luthier" decided to become a doctor instead. That actually happened, and his name was David Deutsch. There's podcasts and a TV series about it on Peacock.

[@swan0019]

If you need to get the bank involved in a $4 coffee purchase, then you're going to have to deal with the bank's point-of-sale software. You can't possibly believe Claire, the barista, had any say in that process.

[@austyrocker4231]

My intro into the Vintage guitar world was being gifted my great uncles 1965 Fender Jazzmaster….. yeah it sent me down a collection rabbit hole

[@jerrymcdaniel4539]

I heard of a guy who wasn’t a master luthier but he had other talents. He got arrested for showing up at the local fishing hole and offering his services as a Master Baiter.

[@bc454irocz89]

canned air is how they relic some guitar finishes

[@DrMurdercock]

Only in music do people go backwards to try and go Forward. "

[@BugGenerat0r]

I think of vintage guitars like vintage collectible stamps. They might be worth a lot, but not really useful for the original purpose.

[@ccaputa]

How can a vintage guitar not be useful? It's still a guitar isn't it? I own several vintage guitars, and they are not only "useful", but they are the best guitars I've ever played. I'm not saying all vintage guitars are great, they aren't.

[@mkan9198]

sweetwater cables are labeled

[@conservativerealist]

Tipping in my mind is kind of b.s. for waiters or waitress'es. If your not making enough money walking back and forth with someones coffee...then youve not chosen the right profession..anyjob that takes no additional schooling, or talent is not going to pay shit.ask yourself, why does the bartender or the chef, or even the manager make more than you??more than likely they had severalhours or years of training in a profession.AND PERFECTED A SKILL..😅❤

[@TheWorstManOnEarth]

A PLEK job done by a good luthier.

[@DrMurdercock]

People like Bonomassa are the reason why vintage prices are the way they are. He is just one of countless rich dudes, with 50 of everything old. If these rich ass hats didn't hoard the old stuff and drive up the price, we all could enjoy it. As with most things wrong in the world, money is some where to be involved.

[@tomwilson4353]

As Josh Heath Scott would say, "Buy all the 3 series pedals, that'll cost $1500, that's like 3 cups of coffee."

[@buckellard]

Google says 30 years makes a guitar vintage. I think guitars are just supposed to be played but that offends people too.

[@minorleaguerigs]

14:50 - 20 years is a generation. This is why items 20 years or older are considered vintage, being from a previous generation.

[@tjose7660]

Sweet Home Alabama is a novelty song at best. That guitar should cost whatever one of Weird Al's accordions goes for

[@chrisb8193]

Dude. It’s one of the most popular songs in recorded history. It’s far from a “novelty”.

[@terrorbirds9835]

Phil, I’ve got the same low output neutrik problem as your other viewer and I found out the problem: there is a known issue with this part, possibly related to Neutrik’s use of a reed switch instead of a higher quality component. It is recommended to use the Amphenol part instead (TM1RBJ-AU). If you already have failing Neutrik part it sounds like they’re taking care of you.

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Thank you for posting

[@terrorbirds9835]

@@PhillipMcKnight Rock’n Roll 🤘