Will We Be Losing More Guitar Companies In 2024?

[@claudiajay8291]

?? Phil … you really HAVE to say …”Know your gear!” At the end …. It’s a tradition …a trademark . Nothing else is the same . Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas . May Santa be good to you!❤🎉

[@tondebruijn5424]

If the world ends this week I think this could very possibly be one of the causes, if not the main cause. Hopefully we'll make it until the next podcast when Phil can say it again and all will be well again and the balance in the universe is restored.

[@fawkesandhound]

Yes feel free to play the little thing right after but really the sign-off is tradition at this point

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: I don't understand the whole "no soul", "no mojo", no whatever. I can understand people having favorites, but different is not bad. My Strat does not sound like a gibson, my Gretsch does not sound like my Jazzmaster, and my Tele does not sound like my PRS. That does not mean they are lacking anything. It is up to me to get the tones and timing out of it called music. The guitar is a tool not an entity. If the guitar had soul, it would not need you.

[@shannonmowatt3428]

I love Fridays because I look forward to watching this show when I get home! Thank you!

[@mikeomatic9905]

For strap locks, I used to use Schallers, and they were great, but I had to install them on each guitar, and they are a bit expensive. Music Is Win recently mentioned Rok-Loks in a video, and I’ve been super happy with those. They just tighten onto your strap and seem to work with any stock strap button. I wouldn’t be *super* rough with them, as they’re plastic, but they have replaced Schaller as my strap lock of choice.

[@JoshuaC923]

Hey Phil, i was just listening to the Tone mob podcast about how you went into starting the store and transitioning into KZbin. Just wanted to say what a strong couple you are! Such an inspiration to turn a crazy event into something that not only you can enjoy but also benefits the thousands and thousands of us that get to enjoy your content and get to hang out with you every week. I live halfway across the world from you so i never get too catch them live, but i listen to it almost every day and every week. Very deep felt thanks and wishing you and your family a merry Christmas and to many more years ahead! Cheers🥂🎉

[@thetonemob]

That was my favorite part of the conversation as well. Thanks for checking it out!

[@JoshuaC923]

@@thetonemob cheers mate!

[@stauffrt2]

Your wisdom and sense of fair play combined with your kindness are an unbeatable set of skills. You da man Phil.

[@sometimesdimneverthin]

Steve Cassidy? Is that the same guitarist that released the UK number one Jingle Bell Rock with John Robson and The Lamb?

[@stevecassidyguitar]

It's the same guy I believe! 🤡👍

[@RickRomanelli]

Thanks, Phillip. Merry Christmas.

[@vansongs]

The Spark Go is dependent on placement. Sound s amazing in a corner diagonally while i sit up against wall an arms length away, ear level. Wow!. Stuck in bed for a bit after surgery so super happy this is working out so well. It is also sitting on a cab.

[@erichnunya]

On Bass DI amp/cab sims, we looked at the Ampeg, but ended up getting the Two Notes ReVolt Bass DI/amp-cab sim. It's been an excellent unit. Have used it live with an Elite Jazz Bass, Carvin fretless acoustic bass, Fender select P Bass and a Musicman Stingray 5HH. It has been easy to dial in a pleasing tone for any of those.

[@jean-paulschelkens6930]

Dear Phil, thank you very much for this informative podcast. Merry Christmas for you and your family, and all the best wishes and a good health for 2024!!!!

[@Wunderkind7]

I thought about getting a Spark but ended up with a used Yamaha THR5 for 130. Love it and love how i can just turn it on and play and don't need an app for it.

[@antoonhermans8953]

Well for me the blackstar fly 3 is still the best little/ portable practise amp , its cheaper then the spark go and sounds great ( and a lot fuller because its somewhat bigger ) , its has all the functions you want and no app needed !

[@DjowZDjowZ-de8xd]

Do you own other blackstars ? I think i buy a v3 10watt.

[@JoshuaC923]

I have one i put beside my bed so that i can noodle before sleeping, wish it had reverb but at that price it's really good

[@antoonhermans8953]

@@DjowZDjowZ-de8xd hello , no , i only have the fly 3

[@sometimesdimneverthin]

I added the extension speaker. Still small but sounds a lot more like a regular combo.

[@paulrobertson3326]

Thanks for sharing information every week. The timing for the live show doesn't work for me very often, but, as you noted, I watch on Saturday or Sunday morning while I have my coffee, or two. Thanks again and Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@baileywatts1304]

Thanks for the heads up on corrosion on the pole pieces not being bad. I've been worried for a while. It's good to have my mind at ease.

[@richiebohr5421]

First let me say I love your content. I just came to say that I absolutely love the Spark Mini. It is my go to for learning material and just general noodling as well as taking on the road for hotel room use and warming up before shows. I have/had the Spark 40, Blackstar Fly 3, Nux Mighty Air, and Laney Mini Lion and the Mini just stole the show for me. It sounds the best of all of them without being annoyingly loud but it can get decently loud without flubbing out. I liked the full Spark ok but I just couldn't get rid of the weird low end rumble.

[@anthonyalfredyorke1621]

Thanks for another year's worth of wonderful videos, have a great Christmas and a brilliant New year. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.

[@joeandreana2645]

I love my Roland Cube but I did replace it with the Spark Go ( $99 bargin!) for practice just for convenience. Cube just resting; will be back after Christmas somewhere in the house. Great video as always.

[@ronnelsmith9581]

The guitar string problems was great for me thank you guy Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@AljonGo]

Merry Christmas Phil. Yes, Gibson and Epiphone teams, in fact, talk and collaborate with each other. 😃

[@Levelheadd]

Thanks Phil, Happy Holidays! 🎸 ✌🏼

[@NoLifeLeft13]

As far as travel worthy guitars, the Ibanez Q headless start at $999, are nice and light, and include a bag.

[@jfrankcarr]

UA 1176 pedal in sustain mode is my sustain 'secret', especially for slide. My guitar stool is my old office chair with the arms and back removed (they broke off).

[@LoriR-d3k]

Looking forward to watching the replay.

[@mikelaffey5159]

Merry Christmas Phil & Shauna!

[@mikeclement1924]

Thanks for the great response Phil!

[@enterprisesoftwarearchitect]

I put a Floyd Rose on my USA Silver Sky, not recessed, and I had to buy shims from Stew Mac to get the action down from 4mm to 2. Still experimenting to get it lower, but might buy shims for the individual saddles to get lower without fret buzz.

[@enterprisesoftwarearchitect]

@blurry.magnets 4mm is kinda high 😢 I imagine you are frustrated.

[@TheDrunkenScoundrel]

Re: The various levels of guitars like the 'Greenie": As cynical as I can be, there is a part of me which has seen that it is also about wanting to make as many customers as possible happy and using the people with more money to do the market research to see if it is a good idea to pitch the idea to the working class customer. That may seem like 'just good business' but when you are talking about something like 'The Greenie' this is also about the old corporate model of 'building shareholder value' by doing the right thing and listening to the customers. This is why companies like Gibson and Fender can keep shooting themselves in the foot as a brand and then recovering from the edge of disaster.

[@matthewdeheus3124]

I get tips in a lot of forms. Most common is telling me to keep cash change. Part of this might be that the till is on a different floor from my work area, as much as a desire to tip. I have some regulars who I don't charge for a variety of reasons. A good number of them simply tip instead. It has the same result, but it is a different type of transaction. I also have a lot of customers who bring me food and I have more Christmas cookies than I can eat right now. One year someone came in and paid off my store account for Christmas, which had a balance of around $200 for personal stuff I'd bought on store credit. I keep B and E strings around in bulk and don't usually charge to put them on kids guitars. That results in a tip from parent more often than not and a return visit for a set up or to buy a better guitar. You earn tips for service. Guitar tech work is a relationship business as much as it is a technical trade.

[@raym5767]

Merry Christmas!

[@paulg1897]

@1:15 after I try the guitar and if it's better than my expectations, yes I'll tip. I usually pay in cash, so if it's like 185.00 and I have $200 in my pocket and the work is great, I'll hand the whole $200 and say thanks. I want to see my tech stay in business for a very long time, and appreciate me as a customer much as I appreciate her. So yeah, I tip.

[@tomfoolery2082]

Stewmac, im a witness tht they stand behind their stuff . I broke something . No questions, said they wld put one in the mail 3 days and i had it . There ya go lol .

[@vishyoutubevideos]

I can see why Phil is so respected in the biz. The man is so right on and even keel.

[@daveyboy8907]

He doesn't sell out to the companies and he sticks to his morals of what's right and wrong..Hardly anyone does this these days especially when money in involved..He has my respect and support.

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful happy holiday season also a fantastic happy new year phillip ❤😊🌲🇨🇦🎸🇺🇸💚🧡💙💛💜

[@waynead754]

And Rainsong is closing too (because the builder is retiring). I love my Rainsong.

[@djTachi]

That was a very thorough dismantling of DBG...

[@L.Scott_Music]

So, with all the review of the Spark, now you gotta try out their new 10" powered Spark speaker cab. 🙂

[@workingorder2189]

Love the alavarez scoop in the back!

[@AlaskanRockstar]

Happy Holidays!! 🤟

[@derekclacton]

37:42 Steve Cassidy Guitar @stevecassidyguitar 🎸😎

[@steviemac8075]

Wow 🤩 that’s him Utube royalty noo. 😂😂😂 fae Dundee 🤷🏼‍♂️🙄

[@derekclacton]

@@steviemac8075 From a KZbin startup to global superstar in less than 12 months! 🤩

[@stevecassidyguitar]

😀👍

[@stevecassidyguitar]

​@@steviemac8075 I may have manipulated the superchat system ever so slightly 👹 In my defence, was still a wee bit "lubricated" from John Robson's beer o'clock Livestream 😜

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@derekclacton I may have manipulated the superchat system ever so slightly 👹 In my defence, was still a wee bit "lubricated" from John Robson's beer o'clock Livestream 😜

[@jbmofo5529]

Hey Phil love your shows from Alaska, why is my 2006 Fender 60th anniversary MIM Stratocaster so heavy?

[@JuddLofthouse]

Phil please will you do a review of that firebird ..I really love them ? . . .?. Cheers my friend

[@jmartinez2367]

Merry Christmas to all!

[@celticgodsoriginal]

Phil that is a sweet looking Firebird !! (and I dont like Gibsons generally)

[@robeggers5560]

??? Is there any difference between using a coaxial cable vs a shielded 2 conductor cable? Does bonding shield of 2 conductor cable to only one end of cable make a difference? If so, does it matter which end?

[@RockmannMusic]

I think there should be a whole "Not Your Gear" episode : )

[@Gene_Cali]

Happy Holidays and best wishes into the New Year! Thanks for all you do!

[@1040ecapja]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@bch2322]

Floyd FRX do not really give you that Floyd feel, they feel UN-stable like somethings gonna give and screw up your instrument, its like a temp bike rack on you jetta

[@southpawOO7]

I hope the next T-shirt is Phil the Sadness! ha

[@kogabear1]

Maybe I’m missing something, but what is the reason for a travel guitar? I’m a bass player and can see the reason for taking a bass when traveling. Unless I’m going to gig I’ll take a least expensive bass. Help me out here. Thanks.

[@rosieotis]

I used to use the Schaller strap locks too. However, I quit when I saw Joe B. using the cheap rubber rings on factory strap buttons. Good enough for his gear, certainly good enough for mine. 🤘🏼😏

[@Youtubemademeaddahandle]

The remedy for any discomfort playing guitar while sat down is to stand up. No addition expense of seating options is required.

[@BrentAdams]

"This Guitar has No Soul"! I have read or heard that about guitars that a player might feel like each one plays exactly the same..... That could be a good thing or a bad thing. If they are consistently great, then I applaud that Guitar Maker or Company. On the other hand...if you have to go through 15 guitars or more to find that "one" that "has a Soul"..... then that guitar Maker (or Company) needs to refine their work or product IMHO.

[@mariohuertaguitarrista]

Hi Phil, couldnt buy the stewmac deal, the page didnt let me, im from México n it said that the ítem cannot be shipped to my destination, even when i was purchasing another ítem, just reporting.

[@investingingeorgia8853]

I'm a huge ampeg svt fan, but ended up getting the sansamp VT to replace my old sansamp. I purchased the ampeg di first, but returned . It sounded good too, but to me the distortion was quite a let down.

[@nedludd3641]

I can no longer download the UAFX Control App to my Samsung Phone: 'This App does not work on this device'. So I can no longer use the UAFX presets on my pedal - any ideas how to fix it? They worked in the past

[@flapjack413]

That's a bummer to hear that Relish went under, though I'm not very surprised. I feel like they might have been trying to answer a question that guitarists just weren't asking. I've been building guitars for over 10 years, and never once has someone come to me asking me if I could build them a guitar with the ability to change pickups on the fly. Maybe if they were priced a bit lower, it may have been more of an incentive for more people to give them a try, but I totally understand why they were priced where they were. I'm not trying to take a piss on their ashes or anything, it's a sad thing to hear about any business going under.

[@comicsrcool5483]

I wish the guy who asked about the Bass DI would have asked you what YOU use!

[@chrisdunn2176]

The mini is on sale for $189.00. Best of both words go with the mini. No buyers remorse!

[@davidtomkins4242]

The only tip I’ve ever received was “Don’t give up the day job...”

[@davidkornblatt851]

Don’t worry Relish guitar system will be adapted/adopted by someone/somebody else. The industry is about ebb and flow.

[@mikeomatic9905]

I always thought the Relish guitars were really cool, but the pickup system felt like expensive vendor lock-in. If they gave customers the ability to put their own pickups in (without voiding any warranty), then I may have considered them more.

[@JoshuaC923]

Oh wow i did not know they void the warranty, i mean isn't that the main point of buying a guitar like this is to be able to change out pickups that you like? Right?

[@cb-ez7pz]

I've wondered how so many guitar companies could stay in business.

[@AnthonyCortese-p4s]

Happy Holidays... Thanks for being here for us today, Phil!

[@randygomez9595]

Nun ya business? Nun ya gear! 😂

[@JonClemence]

Regarding attitude in the service industry, I had some work done on my house a few years back. The contractor did absolutely excellent work on every aspect of the job, but he talked down to my wife. Honestly, I would not hire him again just because of that.

[@touron119]

🤘know your gear🤘

[@michaelgallegos8811]

I guess i missed the live 😕 😅 oh well hey Phil hey everyone 🎉❤🎄🎅☃️

[@noelmcmahon4566]

LOL when I A/B my Spark with my Fender 57 Champ, the Champ wins despite the massive price difference One is an amp and one isn't :-)

[@barrybeckett602]

If the new US price of SMART GO is $99, why do you think it costs €129 in Europe? ($142) Someone is not playing the game.

[@natashanyxx9486]

I always tip my guitar tech as long as they did a good job.

[@vishyoutubevideos]

James Curleigh revolutioned Gibson. He made sure they had lights in the factory.

[@DavidHBurkart]

😂😂 gotta be able to see what you are doing!!

[@vishyoutubevideos]

@@DavidHBurkart For sure. It becomes even more important when you're drunk all the time like James seemed to be.

[@DavidHBurkart]

@@vishyoutubevideos HaHa! Indeed

[@TheGilmourJones]

The problem I see in modern music lacking soul is the recording processes and studio magic killing the soul.

[@musik4life24]

Nux>Positiv grid

[@jerrymcdaniel4539]

Doctor Phil?

[@bobtheblindbedroomguitaris8742]

😅 tipping I don't think it's necessary unless you know you have somebody working in a shop that is an employee and it's doing the work for you I know it's a nice gesture but you know most texts I dealt with or I deal with I have dealed with or have dealt with LOL boy that was awkward is you know it's their own business it's a one-man business it's like you had done I guess and you know you don't tip the owner of a business when he does so I don't think it's necessary at all again if you got someone working I could call center or a place like that and they're an employee and you know they're not making big bucks you know they're not the owner and you know I can see tipping the the guy or the girl who's working on a guitar and I probably would but to a straight up you know one-on-one or not that's not necessary and even if you like the work extra that's his job and that's his business anyway that was a really long winded answer which I'm famous for along with the comment I should say you know trying to just say I agree with you Phil don't worry about it you don't need to LOL Bob the blind bedroom guitarist sincerely

[@barrybjerke9353]

... Phil, please enough Spark already..

[@DavidHBurkart]

I get what you are saying, but Phil is just responding to interest from subscribers.

[@stevemc75]

Then don’t watch. Problem solved.

[@Roger...-xu7cb]

Spark is a noteworthy product...sorry

[@rll1971]

My son and I both love our Sparks.

[@erickaufmancustomguitars1351]

Green good to the last drop....

[@Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan]

⚠️SorryMissedLive_Watching@2330.