Hello! My name is George and welcome to my channel! I post music and guitar related stuff so if youre into guitar and looking to learn, youve come to the right place. Please reach out to me if I can help !
@@nasheedmoiz I'd say the treble knob on the rhythm channel is probably the most insignificant knob on the amp. I don't find the amp to ever be too bright or too dark though
@@guitar_george Totally. I recently had a Royalist Mkii, and while I absolutely love my imperial, i do miss to range and efficacy of the tone knobs in that amp.
tom deliberately states the reason for the single pickup and obtaining sounds with pedals and his amp, so, it’s a specific sound that one is seeking with his guitar
This was obviously a special amp. I'm sure the onboard reverb and tremolo are to die for! On one hand, I wish my MK3 had those. On the other hand, would be that much heavier to carry around, and the MK3 combo is already pretty heavy with two attenuators. Which I love having. I think if I ever come across a Royalist MK2 for sale...I might be interested for those two features. Reverb and especially tremolo never sound as good as when real and tube driven on a tube amp! Are you still playing on and digging this amp?
@@guitar_george Awesome to hear! Thanks for the very fast reply!! Inspiring to play...that is definitely true of the MK iii as well. It's so damn musical!!
A front-mounted output jack allows you to play in a lounge chair without the cable sticking out the bottom. That one of my favourite reasons why a strat is comfortable.
Yes, I believe that’s a great amp. But it’s again a copy of…… Then I rather go for the “original” one. I believe if someone wants to make a difference. They should keep all the characteristics of the “Vintage” amp. And add the modern features to it. FX loop, attenuation (which this one has), Master Volume, and MUST BE hand Wired. As “Vintage” were, with top components. And propose the amp, with different speaker tpye options. I mean the manufacturer who would dare to go that path, would make a real difference…….
@guitar_george just a question. I couldn tell from the angle. Do they set the guitar up with the tail stop all the way down and strings toughing the back of bridge?
@@guitar_george i see so many people and techs say to raise it off the back of bridge. Could break strings/collapse bridge.. beginner here so Im just doing my home work..
I had the privilege to play a real dumble ods, 4 years ago. It's not the sound. It's the feeling that gives you. Like you have the note under your finger. It's really hard to explain.....
Click bait. The production cost on most strats is super low (whether it has 1 or 3 pickups). You're paying for the design, the name, the craftsmanship and many other things.
It’s for 1) the established board where you want a single utility box to fill in specialty effects as needed, or 2) you want to explore a lot of options all in one box. The disconnect is with players who think the main point of multieffects is to stack multiple simultaneous models, versus those who want depth in a single box. This is one that you probably sell after six months or keep forever.
@@guitar_george I’m using the fantastic Tonex One as my amp modeler, which already stacks onboard compression, reverb, and noise gate. That reduces the number of effect slots I’d want to stack in an outboard unit, which is another argument in favor of the HX One. A sleeper issue that people should consider is the power draw of a multi-slot digital effects unit, which can exceed their power supply. The TC Plethora X3, for example, pulls 600mA at 9V. The HX One draws 400mA, which breaks right across the common 500mA capacity of many power supplies. A large multieffects bank can come with the hidden cost of a new power supply.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video George. I'm torn between the Relic and the original Telecaster custom...decisions... decisions... decisions. Gives me a chance to think while I save my pennies 🤔
Beautiful! I got my first custom shop telecaster too..a 63 candy apple red over shoreline gold heavy relic...there's definitely something special about these guitars..congratulations brother..happy playing! Al Northern Ireland
The Epiphone has the better pickups. Gibson nails the Alnico 2 and Alnico 3 PAF tone but they don't do well with modern takes on the vintage Alnico 5 PAfs from the early 60s . Burstbuckers 2 and 3 along with Custombuckers are as good as any pickups out there .
Its very easy to tell which is which without seeing the name. One has a Indian laurel board and the other Rosewood and the difference to the naked eye is obvious.
Interesting comparison but sorry George. The most unfair thing about this comparison is, the player. To be fair you are a student working your way along with your playing but what many people don't realize that when they listen to a piece being played it is partly the instrument and partly the player and also there is an influence of one on the other. Often a student player will sound worse on the better guitar because the better guitar is much more revealing, and it reveals both good and bad. For instance a slightly brittle nail sound on a moderate guitar will sound much worse on the better guitar. A good guitar will push a player to play better because they can hear their playing better. If you were to get Ana Vidovic, or Marcin Dylla, or Pavel Steidle to play those two guitars and there would be a bigger difference. I've played both those guitars and you are right the difference does not come across listening to the recorded versions the way it does in real life.
@@BobStCyr thanks for listening and you're absolutely right! I'm not a classical player at all. I studied it for a few years at university but that was over a decade ago. Regardless, my channel is about exploring different guitars and gear, giving my thoughts and opinions, and having fun doing so. Thanks for watching!
I have bought several LP's from wildwood and they are a great company. I ended up selling both my hand picked top LP's due to neck size shape etc, but I just ordered a 60's custom shop top in bourbon from them that is only 8.7 lbs. It's top is better than 90% of the tops on their customs they have in stock. I also like that they will play them for you and give opinions on sound, finish etc. I have had them refuse to sell me guitars in the past because they sounded dull or had an issue.
Hey, have you tried the Euphoria with your Imperial? I'm currently running a Rockett The Dude into mine and I'm not loving it. The Euphoria seems appealing because it does the Dumble-ish thing but is also flexible and does other things. Is it a good match for the Imperial in your opinion?
Very nice demo of a very nice amp. Well done - your content and presentation is very well thought out without being too "clinical", haha. Quick question - how did you capture tones for this video? Miced or DI with a load box (and what did you use)? Also, is this running the stock Tone King 33 speaker and stock tubes? Yours doesn't sound as bright as mine. Do you recall where you were running your treble on the Rhythm channel? Thanks - two thumbs up!
Thank you for the kind words, my friend! I had the treble around 4 on the rhythm channel if I recall correctly. I recorded it with my sm 57 straight into my audio interface. It has the stock speaker and stock tubes as well
@@guitar_george Thanks! I've been down a speaker rabbit hole with mine, and after watching this it has convinced me to give the stock speaker another try 👍
@@guitar_george it sure seemed bright when I got it. I did put some hours on but then tried an ET65 (very briefly) and then a Fat Jimmy C1270. The FJ was really nice but it emphasized the scooped American thing a bit too much, at the expense of some of the more dirty tones. So this morning I popped the stock speaker back in. It sounds really good to me now 😄. Our ears are funny things, or at least mine are. Anyway, once more, thanks for the inspiration to do this - I think I like this amp as much as I ever have now.
Picked up a second hand 2020, Epi ‘59 Lemon Burst with the Gibson Hum Buckers. Great value and See how I get on and have some spare to consider throwing in some Seymour Duncan Slash specials and go all appetite for destruction! 😂
The price tracks. In the 00’s these guitars were $500. Now with inflation the reissues are $1300 which is expensive yes but 1. It’s an artist model 2. The originals are like $2000+ now on the used market. That being said I didn’t buy one until recently. My local guitar center had a surf green one on clearance for $300 off msrp so I hoped on it. $1000 was much easier for me to swallow than $1300 😂
