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In what way did it not work? Where did you have the issues? With the new update you can also remove the dry signal passing through the pedal. Also, are you using the ToneX One or the larger pedal? Cheers, Martin
Lukas & Martin, you guys always bring great content my friends. Great discussion here, great guests and lots of food for thought regarding amps. Nicely done! Have a blessed weekend!
Thanks Ferd! We know that our streaming time is not ideal for you guys in the US, but we're selfish on that part. Glad you enjoyed the replay! Cheers, Martin
I purchased and returned 7 Meteora Ebony special edition models from Guitar Center and Musicians Friend. All of them had damage or build issues. So much so that even Musicians Friend said they were going to forward the issues to Fender. Was pretty disappointed as its a beautiful guitar.
@@LMGuitarCorner I know right. After 7 tries, i finally gave up on that particular model. And the issues were like... huge gouges in the metal pickguard, and other kinda big issues. And i am a Fender guy so ... it was frusturating
Thank you very much! I really appreciate the kind words. I'm currently working on two other kit guitars. I'm really struggling with one of them atm. Cheers, Martin
Rounded necks and frets...nice feature. Polished and MIM? Expectations? Now, now, my friend.... Intonation???!!! Oh boy..... Thank you so much for your "fixing" a new guitar comment. Beginners have enough challenges to deal with, and many buy MIMs. Also customer service issues. Save some more money and invest in a good guitar as opposed to fixing a new one. My experience only... but... Mexico did not just mess this up this time only...again, in MY experience. If need be MIM? Buy from Sweetwater and ask them to especially look it over given these issues.
Unfortunately, we don't have Sweetwater in Europe. But it's usually no problem to return a guitar. Even better - try the guitar first hand in a shop. Unfortunately, also MIA Fenders have imperfections, so I wouldn't put all the blame on the guitar being made in Mexico. Cheers, Lukas
I bought a pro 2 tele but i tried out a bunch of guitars and was looking at them closely. I saw a lot of qc issues from fender and even though the one i got is super awesome, there was a couple little things that i eventually noticed but no biggies.
Had a Boden 7 standard, and Just recently got a Q52, the Q52 is far and away the more comfy guitar. Did not enjoy the weird "ergonomic" strandberg neck.
@@LMGuitarCorner l can't wait to see you guys video. It's seems to that IK Multimedia did solve the issues for most players. Awesome and keep the good work. 👍🏾
@@nlmal4 Hey there, we just had a look at it yesterday, they solved the issue, that you'd have the pedal signal going to the output, however, they still have the selected pedal sound going into the digital input, which causes the gain stacking. So the workaround we're showing in this video is still required. You will have to go in stomp mode and deactivate the stomp, so that the ToneX software on the PC will receive the dry signal and not an already altered one from the preset on the pedal. But then it works and you also won't have the dry signal in addition to the selected model sound. Cheers, Martin
As the owner of both guitar, strandburg bridge is fxcking garbage. Just try adjust the intonation of strandberg. IBANEZ Quest is way reliable. and also easy to adjust. For me there's only one pros with strandberg. Classic guitar play position.
Hi there. I was wondering which Strandberg model you own. One with a fixed bridge or a tremolo? So I guess you're not a huge fan of the endurneck (neck profile, flat radius, multi scale) since you mentioned the classical position as the only pro of the Strandberg. Cheers, Lukas
@Wolfamancer97 Yes, it's a simple DPDT on-on switch. Instead of a push-pull, you can place these wirings also on a small toggle switch of this type. Cheers, Martin
Martin, major respect coming your way. I have been playing guitar for years, but am completely ignorant regarding building and finishes on a guitar. Wouldn't even know where to start.
Very interesting. You may have mentioned this and I missed it, but with so many volume pots, won't it load the signal and cause mud or loss of top end when you turn the master volume down? I didn't see you using a treble bleed. Older Gretsch guitars were known to have this problem for example.
That's a good point, but in this case it is not this much of a problem as it is wired 50s style and not "modern". The 50s does not darken your sound if you reduce the volume, but you reduce volume slightly when turning down the tone. Treble bleeds are only used with modern style tone control wirings. The interaction between volume and tone is a little different on both styles. We have a demo of the guitar with this wiring also on our channel, it's linked in the description. You can hear there for yourself and decide if you prefer to go with a modern style master tone/volume setup + treble bleed. Imho it's not necessary. Cheers, Martin
@@LMGuitarCorner I see. Would it change for example if it was like the Gretsch G5620, which has 2 volumes, 2 tones and a master volume on top? Meaning 5 knobs. Basically a Gibson set up with a master volume. Would 50s wiring still be enough to avoid darkening of the sound, or would a treble bleed on the master volume then be recommended? Or would a 1 meg pot make a difference?
@@ltvddvtl I haven't tried that, so I'm not 100% sure on it, but I went over it in my head, and it probably depends on how you wire the master volume there. If you just go to the middle pin of it, and one outside pin to ground, I would assume, that it does not affect the tone, as it is essentially just reducing your pickup volume value with the resistance in parallel. However, then it would interact a lot with both volume controls again, and both might have other sweeps, depending on their set value. Not sure how controlable that is, it could produce some very cool tonal options, as the mix of both PUs may change from one level to another. If you place it in the "regular" volume setting with an outside pin as input, middle as out and the other outside pin to ground, you will have your master connected in modern style relation to your tone controls. In that case, you may want a treble bleed, as the master most certainly will darken the sound when reducing the volume. A 1meg would make a difference, yes. Especially in that setup I would assume it would be a good idea for the master volume regardless of treble bleed or not. If I would do such a wiring, I would probably opt for one. I would also order the parts for the treble bleed as well and see how I like it without first, and if necessary, add the treble bleed to the master later. Cheers, Martin
@@LMGuitarCorner Wow, you really know your stuff. :) It is normally done as you described last. Input coming from the middle pin of the switch into the out pin on the MV. Output going from the middle pin of the MV out to the output jack. The other out pin of the MV to ground. So a 1 meg pot could indeed solve the problem? But 1 meg only for the master volume right? The other 4 pots could stay 500K? For treble bleed would you opt for a single cap or cap+resistor? If so, in parallel or in series? Any recommendations for values if pickups are Gibson 57 Classics on a semi-hollow like your guitar there? :)
@@ltvddvtl Thanks, I went to a special school for electronics and technical information technology here in Austria where I finished with a degree which is about the same level as a bachelor. But I have to admit, I forgot most of it, as I'm now a software developer for 17 years and haven't used much of the other stuff ever since. But these things are easy in comparison to what I had to do back then. ;) To your questions. I would only use a 1meg on the master volume, the others I would keep at 500k. It would not necessarily solve the problem, but you would make everything brighter, yet you would still have the tone drop off on reduced volume. I have to be honest, I don't have much experience with treble bleeds and haven't installed any in my guitars. I usually go for the 50s wiring, because the interaction in the middle position is just great. If I didn't go that route, I wanted the drop off in tone when reducing the volume. I would then setup my sound for rhythm, so it is not muddy in that position, to then take advantage of getting brighter and more cutting when turning up the volume for leads. As I can't give you any tips from experience, I can just tell you what I'd do in your case, and that's experimenting. I would buy a couple of resistors together with the cap and try it. You can try your circuit with it being outside of the guitar, so I would then check what I like before reinserting the harness and use that. Classic 57s are great PUs, I love them. Got them in my 335s, will insert them in the kit I'm building for my daughter and I also have them in my PRS style kit build. Cheers, Martin
I have them both, a 1967 butterscotch blonde Telecaster and a brand new 2024 mercury Telecaster Deluxe. The best two guitars in the world. I am a happy man.
Hey Patricia, as far as I know they are 24.75, like Gibsons. I haven't found the specs for that exact model, but for another of their 335 series, where 24.75 is stated. Cheers, Martin
Looking good Martin!! 👍 How long dry time between coats?, Really looks great how thick was the Abalone? She's gonna turn out Sweet My Music-In-Law Brother 🤘🎸🤠
Thanks Ryan! I usually put on a coat in the morning and one in the evening after work. On the weekends when I'm at home, I dare to do another after 3 hours. The Abalone Veneer is just 0.15mm. It looks good that I'll be able to build up enough layers to get it flush. I would guess another 15 layers should do the trick. Cheers, Martin
As noted in the video, the best of three Martins was selected for the comparison. I compared three Larrivee D03s some years ago, and one was definitely better than the other two. Also noted, the Larrivee will improve with age. Also noted, different scale lengths. All these will make the comparison one of “apples and oranges” to some extent, but it is nevertheless interesting to listen to the difference in sound. Twenty-four years ago, when I purchased that Larrivee, money was a limiting factor in my choice, and I fe😂t that , in my price range, I could get a better guitar in a Larrivee. I still have that guitar, and don’t regret my choice. I enjoyed the video, thanks.
Thanks for the comment! Yeah, I only find it fair to mention that I was able to choose between 3 guitars. I'm honestly not so sure how much the scale length changes. I've also played an OMJM when I selected my 000, and the difference was about the same as from one 000 to another. Larrivee builds great guitars, no question about that! Cheers, Martin
Im currently tring to decide between getting a strandberg or ibby q series. Could u tell me how the q series feels in classical position. I know the strandberg body is built for classical position but the q is different
Hey there. Our long comparison should answer your question regarding classical position. Here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SpVNnJnGr4g.html Cheers, Lukas
The Boden neck blew me away. Both nice guitars I personally have to have the wiggle stick. So I bought the strandberg. Stainless steel fanned frets. Wanted something different and lite The quality is impeccable. Didn't know if I'd like the neck or frets. I don't, I love it. And the glow in the dark markers are nice to have. Little expensive, most good things are. Both great but the Bodan gets my money. So easy to play, sound pretty damn good. And Swiss designed. If only my Les Paul was that lite with a trem bar. The Gibson Assess is too much money and weight. I really enjoy my Bodan.
There is not much of a difference. There is a little more top end, but also bottom end which make them not sound brighter. I don't find it worth changing these speakers. However, I had to replace mine with something, as mine didn't sound anymore like Lukas'. They were a lot more dull. Compared to those, it was a huge upgrade. Cheers, Martin
This is a great tip! Got another optimization, though technically a solution for a different problem. Leave it in that browse mode, now you can cycle all 3 presets at will, just have to double tap if you wanna skip
I'm not quite sure what your intention with that would be. What do you have in mind? Some pedals might cause a phase inversion or, in the case of digital pedals, also a phase shift. It would be essentially going with a Y cable/pedal with one out into one input of the amp and with the other output into the pedal and from there on into the other input. You can try it, but it might not sound good. Cheers, Martin
Not a smart or good comparison at all due to one having a Tremelo bride while the other doesn't, one have zero fret/slanted frets while the other doesn't.🤦🏾♂️
I’ve had my jr since they first came out I did a low setup on it added a Tusq nut and bridge pins. The sound keeps getting better the more I play it. It stays in perfect tune and action has never moved. I always get compliments people usually say I wish I could afford one of those Martins but can’t justify 4 grand. When I tell them it’s around 600 bucks there floored.
Brilliant! You’ve solve the secrets of the universe, thanks! I will also use this trick to turn off the ToneX pedal and let the IR200 or HXS provide the amp tones without multiple amps running over each other. Although sounds sweet with the JC120 and IR paired with the ToneX or HXS… kind of a sweetener to the tone :)
