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Mine is my Hamer Artist, Dr. Z Route 66 and JHS AT Drive.

I have an American standard Strat which I love. I thought I should have a Tele so I bought the 50s classic vibe. I know most people love them, but the truth is I've never really bonded with mine. I don't know what it is, maybe the neck. I pick it up every now and again but I just can't connect with it. I. just keep it as a back up to my Strat when I go on gigs.

Ovaltine.

Is the neck pickup mounted to the body or the pickguard? Does this make a difference?

I love my Epiphone SG but it is hard for me to play. Mine has a very wide, but extremely thin neck. Someone had installed Seymour Duncan's in it, so it sounds fantastic, but that neck is hard for me to get used to. I still play it often.

The hobby is full of cranky, out of touch amateurs stuck in the 50s and 60s. No, you’re not “superior” because you don’t use pedals - that’s absurd and laughable. Every professional player uses effects in some form or fashion. Show me you’re an amateur by telling me the recording you’re hearing is amp + guitar. Cut the crap.

Hi Jack Great video & very informative. I have just bought one and had a set up done but I’m not sure if the middle pickup is too low, seems long way from the strings. Is this normal?

Too much talking

So can this be used for say some rockin’ Americana style guitar playing?

12 min of taking in a 15min OD shootout vid bro!!! Wtf

The jr. Reverb is better ,real , and cleans nicer. Bassbreaker, gain is better

Thanks for the clean tones. Everyone demos with hard rock dirt. Never actually letting you hear the guitar.

I love going straight Into the amp! But I also love pedals. Some of my favorite players go straight in or use only a couple of pedals like Julian lage, Rory Gallagher, Derek Trucks etc, but I also love players who use lots of pedals like David gilmour, John frusciante, and Mike Enzinger. The bottom line, people should experiment and find what helps them express themselves best, helps them be creative, and keeps them playing!

I have Q' in my LP with vintage correct EVERYTHING including tail piece slugs. This demo shows exactly the issue i have with the high end freq's. Jupiter Bee's it is, thanks Jack

3:10 you did the Mark Knopfler money for nothing intro lick!

Guitarist missed the boat on flat response pickups like EMG active they didn’t get, they said same thing you said it’s flat. The idea with a flat response pickup is that you can you EQ to get any tone you want , why because the entire frequency spectrum is available hence the term flat. BTW magnet type doesn’t determine the frequency response. You might a knowledgeable musician but you don’t understand the electro/ mechanical fundamentals of pickups.

I love overwound pickups, Morse dynamics, articulate and it’s like a built in overdrive controlled by the volume knob. I also like the fact that lowering volume will give you a softer tone and lower amplitude without use of the tone knob, this is why I DON’T like treble bleeds.

I’m waiting for a delivery of the origin 50 and the half stack Marshall speakers, I can’t wait to blast my strat through it.thanks for the Very nice jam 🤘🎶

I must say, I love my Vox AC30HW60 edition to bits. Build with '64 specs, so no master volume, no FX and reverb. So it is not a modern Vox. It is very laud if cranked so I do not crank it up much and play it clean'ish. I think the more direct circuit makes it "sparkle" even more. I think the alnico speakers is a must. I will give you right Jack, a Vox is not like a Fender or Marshall etc. It is its own thing. And yes a rangemaster in the front suits the amp so good.

The solution for me, is to buy a 1 watt Marshall DSL 1Cr and use a Palmer attenuator. I can play now with screaming tones in my bedroom without disturbing my neighbor. Modelling has their place, but I crave that tube compression and tone.

Texas special ?

Being a Strat and Tele guy I wanted a semi hollow. I purchased a Sheraton ll Pro. Love the sound through my ac15 but boy,,,, it’s taking some getting used to. Tks for the vid.

Youu either like preamp distortion or not, not for me. The tube sockets mounted to the board definitely an issue as well

Jack, How about a quick lesson, if that’s possible, on how to use these pedals to get the best tone out of our guitar. As you said there are inconsistencies in the pickups themselves so how do we dial them in ? Thanks for all of your help and patience.😊

One thing I like to do in addition to lowering pickups, which I also do, is raising the screws on my humbuckers. So I will have the pickups sitting very low in the rings, but then screw out the screws so they are a bit proud. I really like the bright, clear tone I get by doing that.

Actually... I just had another thought... Two words ... Jimi Hendrix! There were only like 3 pedals in existence at the time and he used them all. 😋

Love your channel Jack... thank you for the great content. My question is, is this still a thing? In the age of modelers with every effect and amp literally at your feet, can anyone legitimately still cry about using pedals? It really seems like an antiquated way of thinking IMHO. Also, most situations do not allow you to crank up a tube amp to the level needed to get it to react the way you need it to. The only way to for most players to get something approximating a cranked amplifier is to use some outboard signal processing.

A lot of guitarists are terribly boring, yes.

just GOT the Pantheon!!! VERy DYNAMIC!!! I use it with very little breakup, makes you wanna bend more, ha ha,,, I use it with Euphoria, in my opinion better tha the MI Super Blues Pro or the Crossover, JUST LIKE Euphoria , its a DYNAMIC OD!! AND A SWIZZ KNIFE for tone sculpting!!

The Edge is the player that got me into guitar when I was 16. I'm 53 now. Having said that, I've been through many obsessions over that time. Pop, rock, blues (lots of blues), jazz, etc...But my real passion was in recording and producing music. I don't even consider myself a guitar player anymore. I think of myself as a music maker. If you're a shredder....great. If you're into atmospherics (pedals galore) then great. But for me it comes down to how does all of this serve the song. That's it.

Would a drug sniffing dog 'hit' on this speaker?

I’m not concerned with trending opinions. I’ve owned about 10 different acoustics in 20 years of playing and my ovation isn’t going away in the foreseeable future. It’s my favorite. Sounds good but the feel is what I like, maybe because I’m more of an electric player. I owned a couple of traditional acoustics that were real turds early on, so the Ovation was a welcome change. Definitely worth the $325 I got the Pawnshop guy to take for it 12 years ago.

The ts808 is a natural mix for bright fenders. Even many pros have used that combo

I 100% agree with everything you said here. I have massive respect for players who can get a great tone by running straight into the amp, but I also have massive respect for players who can use pedals creatively to make really musical moments. I do also understand the criticism of some about those who use effects to hide behind because, as a guitarist, it can be pretty obvious what is happening. That being said, I always recommend to my students, but put into my own personal practice as well, the idea of learning all parts completely clean before adding any effects. Thank you for the video. It was great!

I love that unit, I can’t believe it don’t have a headphone output