Finding The PERFECT Acoustic Guitar | This One Blew Me Away

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In this video, Ben Calhoun from Righteous Guitars takes us through the best way to find the perfect acoustic guitar for you. I try out some popular body styles and end up with one Huss & Dalton guitar that blew my mind.
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@RhettShull 4 года назад

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@whiplashe 4 года назад

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@MyChannel-vm6dw 3 года назад

How much did you pay for the guitar in the video?

@manojsapate7462 2 года назад

@dragongamer4753 2 года назад

Honestly Rhett, you should try a piezo guitar. I saw a p90 equiped music man axis on the atlanta craigslist with a piezo recently. I can vouch for the fishman piezo system, and music man has really great craftsmanship. It probably won't beat your novo, but it might be worth trying out.

@bzaden Год назад

That Huss and Dalton had an intimation issue…big time

@danielwatkins877 4 года назад

#1 thing to know about buying an acoustic. Do NOT leave the store without having someone--friend, employee, fellow customer--play it in front of you. Way too many people buy an acoustic only hearing it from behind, and some of them sound radically different from the front. Doubly true for pickups if you're planning on using them--you can go through more money than you spent on the guitar buying preamps until you finally figure out it's just not going to work a year down the road--don't ask me how I know.

@JWhitneyInc 4 года назад

No, this is why you bring an expensive recording rig to mic the guitar and listen through high end headphones. Geez, everybody knows that.

@danielwatkins877 4 года назад

@@JWhitneyInc If only my kids didn't keep asking for all that damn food!

@JWhitneyInc 4 года назад

@@danielwatkins877 I know, right? Like, didn't I feed you yesterday?

@nomadman123 3 года назад

Very good point.

@BradColemanisHere 3 года назад

Good advice. Thanks.

@Sad_Bastard_Noodles 3 года назад

The explanation of body size, woods, "scooped" and treble/bass - forward guitars in the first 5 minutes of this video is probably the best concise explanation of these subjects I've ever heard. Well done.

@1933cameron 4 года назад

I've only seen a couple of lowden guitars live, but every time they have blown my mind. The tone is all encompassing.

@Bfordandafter 4 года назад

The best acoustic I've ever had the chance to play was an early 2000s Huss and Dalton D style.. so pure... played amazingly.... but the tone was unreal. Loud, clear, full, even.

@tomyg2766 4 года назад

Checked the price here in the UK for the Huss & Dalton guitars-from £3,000-£7,000 through authorised dealers...and the lower price is for used! Meanwhile on planet Earth...

@charlesputnam9370 3 года назад

I looked em up start at around $3000 up.to.$8000 love to see one in person but I would have to give up fishing to buy one.

@JosephsCoat 3 года назад

They’re located 20 minutes from where I grew up and thought it’d be great to own a homegrown guitar... until I saw the price tag!

@TheNinnyfee 4 года назад

I loved how you had that moment with the guitar where you felt it ringing. That and the general tone connected me to my guitar, too. Yes, the guitar is a thing, but you definitely make a connection when it feels right. I also liked that you stayed open to the professional suggestions and talked about playing style, expectations and the way you put your physical energy and size into playing. Definitely important points beginners e.g. may not think about.

@bmoraga01 4 года назад

This was an incredibly useful video for anyone guitar shopping. Plus Ben was probably the most professional, knowledgeable and insightful sales associate I've ever seen. Keep those videos coming, Rhett.

@kochjb32 4 года назад

I was seriously excited to see Ben Calhoun again. Thanks for continuing to go back to him. He adds a lot to this channel.

@iansullivan8955 4 года назад

Always love the content Rhett! If I'm ever in the Atlanta area, I'm definitely going to Righteous Guitars and asking Ben for advice. He's a guru!

@MsDaydream 4 года назад

that Huss and Dalton sounded so ridiculously good even compared with the D-41.

@RhettShull 4 года назад

Agreed

@shipyardtown8155 4 года назад

D41 sounded pretty poor tbh.

@RhettShull 4 года назад

That Huss really blew me away, and it was the cheapest guitar in the whole video. (Definitely NOT a cheap guitar though)

@Sean_Farmer 4 года назад

@@RhettShull, but...WOW! It was the only one that made me feel like I was there in the room. Your playing seemed more inspired as well. IMO, that's what it's all about.

@youKnowWho3311 4 года назад

Huss and Dalton is supposed to be the jam on bread.

@j_drichmond 4 года назад

Yep... that was a great guitar. I spent last summer trying to find my acoustic, and for me and my budget, the J-45 Standard worked-I couldn’t get that tone out of my head. It’s interesting how everyone connects with different instruments and how much those instruments can inspire and inform the music. Great video as always.

@JonNewquist 4 года назад

Nice demo! I love guitar safari. In '99 when I was looking for my desert island guitar, I played H&D, Santa Cruz, Bourgeois, Kline, Breedlove, Larrivée... All shapes and sizes. I fell in love with a rosewood/engleman Collings OM, and kept coming back to it. Your experience with the H&D's resonance into your body is exactly what I felt, plus a shimmery sparkle in the tone that was like the auditory equivalent of sunlight reflecting off a maintain lake when the breeze kicks up just right. It came home with me, of course. 🙂

@stimpsonjcat67 2 года назад

" I love guitar safari." LOL

@chriswilson3435 4 года назад

I just watched your last video in the studio with Noah for the second time. The slide parts at the end on the Les Paul gave me the willies. I've noticed that your playing seems to have gone up a level. Nice. My wife (who wrote the book on cool) bought me a Taylor a year ago. We did the same thing. Went to the shop and A/B'd a bunch of different acoustics. Walked out with the Taylor.

@MattaPhillipsmusic 4 года назад

I greatly appreciate your content. My wife and I stopped by Righteous Guitars a couple of weeks back and we were blown away by the customer service and selection. You won't meet a kinder, more informed group of people. Got a look at the PLEK machine as well, making me want to bring my guitars down when i have the chance. Thanks again. Keep up the good work.

@dancunningham7268 4 года назад

Wooooo! Way to go! That Huss and Dalton sounded amazing! Suits your playing perfectly. Loved being along for the process. Enjoy it.

@MelvinHughesatp 4 года назад

The first time someone put a Huss & Dalton guitar in my hands, I had a similar reaction. It felt alive! I've owned Martins, Lowdens, Santa Cruzs, Bourgeois, Gibson, as well as several vintage guitars. But H&D is what I keep coming back to!

@rmzzz76 4 года назад

One thing I started doing years ago is taking a ZOOM portable recorder with me to the music store, arranging some private time in a demo room and recording the guitar paired with my voice. If you are a singer who uses the acoustic as an accompany instrument this experiment may blow your mind when you play back what was recorded. I found that was straining my voice the louder the guitar and that some guitars seem to sound better and make my voice sound better at the same (here's looking at you Gibson J-45).

@scottbecker3485 4 года назад

Very good remark! Have had the same revelations numerous times. A guitar can sound "great" in whatever sense of the word, but do lousy things to your voice, or make you sound too tinny or too bassy. The frequency distribution of the guitar should complement and not overwhelm your voice. Great idea to take along a recorder!

@cmikesmith664 4 года назад

I hope more people do the same. I’d love to walk into Guitar Central and see 20 to 30 people recording themselves.

@scottbecker3485 4 года назад

C. Mike Smith Yeah, just perhaps not at the same time, in the same room, eh? 😉

@cmikesmith664 4 года назад

Scott Becker, 😄exactly.

@michaelskywalker3089 2 года назад

Despite the complication in schedules it might be a good idea to take a friend who can listen and perhaps record on a phone you playing, and playing and singing. Testing plugged in and unplugged. I do not sing, and value songwriting as much as performing so the personal sound is important as the projected sound for me.

@charlesbartholomew2910 4 года назад

I must say the Huss & Dalton blew me away. The sound just pulled me in. I own a HD-28 and a Bourgeois Country Boy. I pick up my Country Boy a lot more than I do my Martin. It talks to me. But I really liked the sound coming from that Huss & Dalton...it was talking to me too. Thanks for sharing.

@jacobusderottmann1000 4 года назад

I love the way Ben just casually spills all this knowledge I've never heard before, like the characteristics of the different woods. Great vid, great visit.

@allosaurusfragilis7782 2 года назад

Absolutely, I've never even thought of the speaker analogy, which makes perfect sense.

@InDecemberOfficial 8 месяцев назад

Immediately in love with the sound of that Martin.

@stevec-b6214 7 месяцев назад

aye, it is hard not to.

@garygrinkevich6971 4 года назад

STEP 1: HAVE BUDGET me: F A I L U R E

@AROSFC 4 года назад

Yep, me too! Almost 4k for that guitar!

@danharris2253 4 года назад

Lol... Just here to get strings. Leaves with D18

@JonNewquist 4 года назад

Look at Eastman's Traditional series. I own three of them - they look and sound great without breaking the bank.

@brunoerckmam5070 4 года назад

This guy really flexes on us with his gear 😂. But he's a recording wiz though ngl

@ScottMcdonaldMusic 4 года назад

My budget is always can I buy something that's not a piece of crap. It usually ends up being a very polished turd that I can afford.

@nonolaporte3195 4 года назад

The Huss & Dalton sure suits you... your face changed when you got into it, you started playing with your heart, and let your feel take it from there. Just by how you played, I could tell it was speaking to you. That was nice to see and hear. Sounds amazing, you should buy it !

@TraneFrancks 4 года назад

Good lord, that last guitar was BEAUTIFUL. What a sound. ❤️ In my world, I landed what is probably the best Martin DR ever made. It has the most complex overtones I've ever heard and it just makes me smile any time I play it. Love.

@NeriKafkafi 3 года назад

Yes, this is what I discovered myself: The only way to find out what you like is to play it. The name on the headstock is likely to surprise you. Also never mind about tonewoods. You don't need to consider them if you actually play the guitar. Would be interesting to know the prices asked for each of these. And rarely do you get a salesman that recommends a good used guitar to a customer seriously considering new high-ends. I had to try a LOT more than 5 acoustics to know what I wanted, but when I finally found it, there was no question. It was 15 years ago and today there is still no question. Also, size does matter: for those who crave that big full dread tone, no small size or even an OM will be enough. Based on your sound samples, I would have chosen the same. The Lowden sounds great but not warm enough for my taste. The Martin is warm enough, highs slightly too jangley when pushed hard, and probably too expensive for a utility player. The H&D sounds quite good with fingerpicking and phenomenal when strummed.

@NeriKafkafi 2 года назад

@@lowellcalavera6045 If you'd actually read what I wrote, you could have saved the lecture. I never wrote that tone woods don't matter. I wrote that you don't need to worry about them as long as you play the guitar yourself, so you can hear and feel the tone directly.

@lowellcalavera6045 2 года назад

@@NeriKafkafi whoops

@RevivalontheHudson 3 года назад

Ive tried Martins, Taylors and high end brands but I always end up back at Yamaha, especially for the money I think Yamaha acoustics are underrated by most.

@dezmonseth674 2 года назад

I first started playing acoustic guitar is dad's 1968 FG 300. Plays and sounds amazing.( It's Yamaha's version of a Gibson Hummingbird.) I think it sounds and plays better than a Gibson Hummingbird. And it's probably cheaper. But Yamaha makes great instruments that will last forever.

@multipipi1234 2 года назад

Not underated.....overlooked is a better description.

@mainsblanches8793 Год назад

What makes a guitar great is the balanced harmonics!!...

@mrgreen1198 Год назад

i seem to wind up with a lot of yamahas also. for beginners i highly recommend the F-310. Amazing quality for a beginner. Always tunes up and will last 25 years or more. $175

@ralfybaby Год назад

Yamaha and Alvarez are amazing for what you get.

@dominicsinicrope2795 4 года назад

I really liked the Lowden 050C. I feel like that one would suit me personally well. I liked the thought process of looking at the guitar in terms of a speaker. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for another great video

@billneill7567 4 года назад

That’s a great store and helpful salesman right there! I’m a heavy hitter and always loved dread style acoustics. The last 3 were all great but that Huss and Daulton had the perfect blend of volume and balanced tone for strumming and picking.

@photopicker 4 года назад

Wow. A guitar dealer who knows more about guitars than most of the players walking through the doors, pros included!

@coachster 4 года назад

Love the Lowden. Fell in love with them after hearing Phil Keaggy play one live.

@ralphcompton3617 4 года назад

thought PK played Olson's

@sirmadrigal6427 3 года назад

@@ralphcompton3617 Phil Keaggy plays quite a few guitars. Both Olsens and Lowdebs are really great.

@cowboy7x 4 года назад

I've owned 32 guitars and always favored the Martin HD-28. I've had 3 and this Huss & Dalton REALLY has me intrigued. Even through youtube it sounded pretty awesome. I'm into "even" but "warm".

@tyrssen1 3 года назад

I gather it's a pre-WW2 antique, so good luck finding one.

@hkguitar1984 3 года назад

@@tyrssen1 The Huss Dalton is a brand new guitar. The wear on the guitar is from the manufacturer giving it a Relic finish.

@tyrssen1 3 года назад

@@hkguitar1984 Wow, that's bonkers. Thank you. IMHO, if ya want your guitar to look "reliced," play the dogshit out of it for 30 years. Anything else is ... well, fake.

@joemamma4324 3 года назад

I made the mistake of buying an HD28..Watching all of the bluegrass players on yt...sold it after 6 years and bought a D28 ...also sold my D18 i had for 15 years when I picked up a Gibson J45 for the first time....i am much happier

@cowboy7x 3 года назад

@@joemamma4324 J45 would be welcomed in my arsenal. The ones I've played didn't have quite the tone I was looking for. Seemed a bit lacking in the mids, like the D35's I've played, (except one.) but I probably didn't play enough of J45's. It's all subjective of course. I think the reason that I love that Martin sound is because of the influences. (Fogelberg, Young, Crosby, Gallagher, Stills, Mitchell, and others.

@PFB1994 4 года назад

its been 20 years since I bought my main acoustic, but one thing I thought was helpful was to have the sales person sit and play the 2 guitars I was down to choosing. I guess the mic does that to an extant, but playing it sitting down and also listening from in front, you get a better overall idea.

@Bluesman78 3 года назад

Just tried a Brazilian Rosewood Huss and Dalton I'm totally in love with it. The sound is so rich and unique there's nothing else like it.

@harrisonmyers1572 4 года назад

It’s coincidental that you uploaded this because I’m actually in the market for another acoustic guitar. I haven’t settled on anything yet but I really do love how koa sounds as a tonewood, especially on grand auditorium guitars.

@terrymckown2441 4 года назад

I have 2 Huss & Dalton DM Customs, an '07 and a '05. Adi tops. They changed my whole approach, damn things are alive. Hahahaha Had the '07 ("Huss") about 9 years. Best dred I ever played and decided to find a twin for a backup. Found the '05 (Dalton")on Reverb about a year ago and it blew away the 1st one. Geeze. I agree about the tops waking up. Dalton was raised in the studio and was a bit dormant from not being played regularly but within a week or two passed Huss. After a month his bass really woke up during a jam and I thought a brace let loose or something. Hahahaha He's only gotten better a year later, wow. So awfully glad you found some magic. 👍

@maaik 4 года назад

Stopped in at Righteous when I was on my Jazzmaster hunt! Gorgeous gorgeous shop with a super helpful and knowledgeable staff. These are great shopping tips. I’ve been banging on my ‘78 Alvarez 5059 for over 20 year now and it’s an amazingly resonant and LOUD guitar and I was curious why I’ve been drawn to parlor guitars lately and I think it’s because without realizing it I was looking for that articulation in addition to portability. This video’s helped clarify some things for me while I look for my next acoustic

@sk1fiend 2 года назад

7:37 Santa Cruz Firefly - I like this sound for the size. 8:24 Santa Cruz OM Custom "Lighthouse" - Not convinced 9:05 Martin D41 - Very nice - at a price 9:40 Lowden 050C - I knew lowdens from 90s, nice guitars, sound really good.

@gayvalds 4 года назад

Never would have thought about considering how the size messes with the headroom of the guitar. Also never would've thought about headroom when talking about acoustic guitars. Great video!

@RhettShull 4 года назад

Yup! Try it next time you’re at a shop, play heavy strumming on a small body next to a dread or jumbo. You’ll feel the difference.

@cityslacker6221 4 года назад

I remember my first go on a Huss Dalton back at the Guitar Shop in D.C. in '97. It was from their first or second year of production I reeeeaaally regret not purchasing that guitar. Same with a Froggy Bottom they put in my hands a year later.

@ScottHz Год назад

Froggy Bottom does a lot of the slotted headstock variety, which I have a great weakness for. ;)

@kjneese 4 года назад

Rhett, always amazing. Always thorough. Just wanted to thank you for all these vidz and the professionalism of your channel!

@CGCEifel 4 года назад

Thx for your videos Rhett, enjoy it a lot. A friend of mine owned a pair of full cedar Lowdens, a 6 and a 12 string. It is been 25 yrs. since i played them, but i'll never forget how unique these were.

@JeremySheppard 4 года назад

I love Huss and Dalton! I'm ordering a custom guitar with them next week and am going to document the process.

@Sound-GuyJC 4 года назад

Right away the Firefly would be a perfect complimentary guitars to any of the other acoustics, but not as a main acoustic. I bet its great with a capo finger style, because of its lack of low end.

@DannyJamesGuitar 4 года назад

It would also be great in any mix that needs the acoustic guitar to cut through a lot. Would be great for blues solos etc.

@bobbykerr6273 4 года назад

I have Wee Lowden (their small body), and that's really where those small bodies shine is the fingerpicking, especially with a capo.

@TeeCisio 4 года назад

@@DannyJamesGuitar Yep. I thought it was the one that sounded the best of them all for my tastes. I mainly play blues/folk stuff on acoustics. I was kind of shocked when Rhett seemed disapointed with the guitar

@theblockyrocker9060 4 года назад

HUSS & DALTON! I used to work in a studio in Nashville. I went to Artisans Guitar, in Franklin, just for fun. I saw a beautiful Huss & Dalton, so I played it. It was the only guitar i ever teared up playing. That was 2012, and nothing has come close to the sound that still resonates in my head, until 2017, when a local shop had a used huss & dalton. They nailed my quintessential acoustic sound, just not my budget...

@bradellis3855 4 года назад

As partial as I am to Martin guitars, I fell in love with the Lowden. The only other Guitar that impressed me that much was a Mossman dreadnaught.

@anthonydratnal1870 4 года назад

I'd request "how to find the perfect bass for recording", but we all know it's just going to be an old Fender P Bass. :-D

@switchnose 4 года назад

Anthony Dratnal i considered posting “How to find the perfect bass” but i knew there wasnt a better bass than a P Bass.

@weschilton 4 года назад

A Pbass is definitely in the arsenal... but its true that there is no one perfect bass. Which is why I have 4 basses.

@NRG2 4 года назад

If you can't afford a Sadowski. They win an A-B against anything on the planet. Hope I get to play one some day 😊🤙

@anthonydratnal1870 4 года назад

@@NRG2 Absolutely, there are some really fantastic boutique basses out there, Sadowski, Fodera, etc! But I've heard more than a few top-shelf custom basses played for a song or even an entire set and sound fantastic, until the bassist grabs his old beat-up Precision which blows the boutique out of the water. It's just THAT sound.

@NRG2 4 года назад

@@anthonydratnal1870 I would hve the same sentiment until recent years of Sadowski... Unless the perception of nostalgia is in the way... The ol basses do not sound better... It's just like vinyl where people prefer the sound for other reasons 🤙.... it not just the boutique thing because I used to think Foder was the greatest but naaah...I do prefer the old magnets to every EXCEPT Sad... Idk what they're doing in the low end but it's never been done before. Imagine what a vintage Sad will sound like... Fender can't possibly hold a candle... 😳

@joaco190 4 года назад

1:12 General Kenobi

@gordontubbs 4 года назад

;-)

@SHOOTER_J 4 года назад

🤘🏼

@KilSwt2318 4 года назад

Yes!

@RhettShull 4 года назад

R/prequelmemes

@jeffpeck1057 4 года назад

The guy from The shop was extremely knowledgeable. One of the best and accurate explanations of how woods transmit tone..I’m from NY but I’m buying my next acoustic there.Excellent video.

@davidmcauliffe8692 3 года назад

I first heard about Righteous Guitars from Rick Beato about 9 months ago. My cousin lives in Alpharetta, so I immediately forwarded the Beato post to her. She told me she basically lives across the street and passes it everyday. So I forwarded this video to her after thirty seconds. Probably one of the first places I will visit when I visit her one of these days. This video whetted my appetite to visit.

@markthompsoncpa 4 года назад

Yes that Huss & Dalton was the right one. Big sound & tone was perfect.

@bobbaumeister5243 4 года назад

Absolutely! The Best!

@tylerstevens1904 3 года назад

All very nice. My current guitar is a Seagull S6. Beautiful sound, beautifully made. Not the same price point as what's shown in this video but for someone who plays for pure enjoyment i'd recommend.

@michallistiak4343 Год назад

Agree with you there... I play Seagull Entourage. Love the playability.

@kikomarty4337 4 года назад

In my opinion, the smaller Santa Cruz guitars sounded very sweet and this transferred to the recorded tones. The Lowden didn't transfer to recorded tone as well, the D-41 sounds exactly as you would expect and the Huss & Dalton was beautiful. However, if given time the D-41 may sound just as good as the Huss & Dalton with the torrified top, which out of the gate is a big advantage.

@stevebishop5160 4 года назад

Rhett I had the exact same (or at least pretty close) experience. Took my Larrivee OM-40R (which I still love) over to Righteous for some fret work before Christmas and decided to ask (Jeff in this case) about some possibilities for that next guitar. I went in thinking about maybe a Santa Cruz or Bourgeois (both obviously excellent) and had always lusted after a Collings. After some questioning and conversation Jeff pulled an OMPW and a (thank God) pre-owned Huss Torrefied Red Spruce TOM-R they had just gotten in on trade for me to pick on. I had heard a little about Huss & Dalton but had never really been exposed to them much less seen or played one. I was immediately blown away. Thought about it (and consulted with management) overnight and decided to buy it the next day before someone else got it. My angelic wife even went over to pick it up and wrapped it up for Christmas morning for me. Letting that sit for two weeks was not easy. My heart and ears ‘stupid grin’ every time I open the tweed case...and I love supporting such a committed and excellent small shop. Mark and Jeff and Kimberly and the team up there are a special group of musician/artisans...and the Righteous dudes are awesome. Now just working hard at getting better to live up to this amazing instrument (and all the people behind it). Hope you’re doing awesome. Should have taken you up on those lessons before you got too busy! Come say hi when you’re back in the neighborhood. :)

@ScottHz Год назад

ah, Collings are NICE!

@bradh.689 4 года назад

I have a 2018 Reimagined D41 and it’s a fantastic guitar, but my favorite acoustic I’ve ever played is my Bourgeois Slope D “Banjo Killer” Custom Adirondack over Mahogany. It’s unreal.

@rfao90 4 года назад

If Ben isn’t the greatest salesman ever then I don’t know who is

@professorhamamoto 4 года назад

He's excellent. Quite knowledgeable. He knew, for example, the philosophy of Richard Hoover and his Santa Cruz instruments. Full disclosure: I have a Santa Cruz H-13.

@kennybluet5527 4 года назад

The best salesman I ever heard of was a character in a "Far Side" cartoon from about 30 years ago. His name escapes me but the caption underneath the cartoon read something like : ( Whatever the guy's name was)King of All Salesman, and the cartoon was a guy in a rowboat, rowing away from from an iceberg ,waving goodbye to several Eskimos on that iceberg. They were standing next to a bunch of refrigerators. Love that Santa Cruz.

@johannesimpybgg5174 3 года назад

Ben's smirk when Rhett said "You did it again" is just priceless.

@grayaj23 3 года назад

@@kennybluet5527 I can't resist: Greatest Salesman Of All Time. Kid gets a job in sales at a Fred Meyer or something similar. His boss tells him "Don't worry about quotas, it's your first day. It'll take time to get into the swing of things." Later that day, the boss asks him "so how did you do?". Kid says I sold $166,000 worth of stuff. (this is the much-condensed version). The boss doesn't believe him, so the kid explains. I was helping him pick out fish hooks and asked what he had for bait. Once he had the bait figured out, I got him into a new tackle box. I asked him how old his rod was and had he heard about the new carbon fiber deals with the high-precision balanced reels. Then I asked him how deep was he fishing and took him over to look at trolling motors and helped him pick one out. I asked him if he'd seen the latest alloy-hulled flat-bottom six-seater boats and found him one he liked. Then "I saw you pull in in that little four-banger import pickup truck. You're going to needs something better than that to pull this baby around in, so I sold him a grand Cherokee. Boss says "Bulls**t. You sold a Grand Cherokee to a guy who came in looking for fish hooks? Kid said "no, he came in looking for tampons, so i said Your weekend's shot, might as well go fishin'."

@sspipes8739 4 года назад

Had my eyes on a H&D guitar for awhile, waiting to save up enough money, only for it to sell this past week. Really wishing right now I had pulled the trigger sooner. Great video man.

@cml0001 4 года назад

9:40 holy crap that louden is INCREDIBLE. no wonder richard thompson plays them.

@JohannesLabusch 4 года назад

Every single Lowden I've played has been a masterpiece, any body shape, any wood combination ...

@cityslacker6221 4 года назад

I have played a few dozen over the years and they are insanely good.

@JohannesLabusch 4 года назад

@@cityslacker6221 I really love their design and finish, as well. It's not American style - glossy, but not totally matte, either. It ages nicely. My friend has a cedar top jumbo that keeps getting better with age.

@Bluebuthappy182 4 года назад

Very good guitars but just a little on the expensive side.

@zapphoddbubbahbrox5681 4 года назад

I had a Louden guitar that I paid 3k for and traded it in for the love of my life ( not a guitar) and it only cost my affection. You pick your winner, I'll pick mine. YMMMV. A 40 dollar guitar may be the one.

@donnyhall2535 4 года назад

Huss & Dalton was amazing. For me it's not about brand. It's sound, feel and playability. I'm gonna have to check these guitars out for sure. Next, how to find the perfect amp head and cab. Yeah, that should be next. Because honestly most people have no idea about what fits them. They just know what their dad had when they were a kid, or theirs buddy had this and they played it. And that's all they know. So yeah. Amp head and cab should be the next video in the series. Love the videos Rhett, very informative and entertaining. Keep it up.

@danielhall3105 4 года назад

Bolt on neck. Well, one might say, so what? Fender=bolt on neck right? I just want that dove tail neck joint because of tradition or something. It sounded great with Rhett playing it. I'll take the D-41

@donnyhall2535 4 года назад

@@fartpooboxohyeah8611 Ok, so they are high end guitars. Not like I don't have a few of those, as many off us do. It sounded great, so if I can find one near where I live and be able to physically play it and see if it's something I like. Well, I guess that will be the hard part. I'm not too much worried about the price of it. I'll just do like I have since I was a kid and save my money. If it's worth it them I'm ok with whatever it costs.

@jeremyyork007 4 года назад

Rhett, I played that Huss & Dalton last week at Righteous and it blew me away as well. I wish I would have had the funds to buy it before you did but hey it's in the proper hands now. I can't wait to hear more from you playing it. Great videos

@powellsa 2 года назад

What were they asking for it?

@MrJesse3030 4 месяца назад

@@powellsaA pair of panties

@paulstabin6233 4 года назад

Incredible. A manufacturer I never heard of made a guitar I will never forget. It fits you perfectly. Best video on this topic I have seen.

@thomassicard3733 2 года назад

The best playing, sounding and feeling acoustic 6-string I ever played was a Huss & Dalton dreadnought. It was a custom wide neck, mohagony neck/back/sides, sitka spruce top, ebony fretboard and saddle. Phenomenal. It cost $6000+...

@davidleonard8460 4 года назад

I made my first visit to Righteous Guitars right in the middle of you filming this video...so sorry about that I'm the a-hole talking in the background during your initial interview with Ben. Really appreciate all your content...keep it up! Also, nice job selecting the Huss & Dalton. Try it out with a Blue Chip pick and you'll push that top even harder...you've got a great sound already and certainly that instrument will take it to new heights!

@tonybrooks476 4 года назад

That dread. Exactly what I hear in my head too. Utter class.

@BobJones-bh9qz 4 года назад

Tony Brooks I think the main things are spruce over mahogany, and it being a dreadnought, I think you can get pretty close with those things

@joesun2331 2 года назад

I fell in love with the sound of the Huss and Dalton. An absolute dream guitar. Great Video

@Ellenweiss1 2 года назад

You and that Huss and Dalton are a match made in heaven.......the energy was so palpable to me. I hope you bought her!! I've been looking for my dream guitar my whole life. Ben seems so good at that. Now I may have to add Georgia to my travel list.....soon!

@Transterra55 4 года назад

The Huss and Dalton sounds like all the gorgeous guitars from the singer/songwriters of the 1970s that I love so much. SOLD! Greetings from Memphis.

@DougFMcDermott 4 года назад

Wow! That Huss & Dalton was the clear winner! Even tho dreads are usually the louder of the guitar styles, I see what you meant about the tone of that guitar, it was definitely the epitome of what an acoustic should sound like! Would love to stop by Righteous when we’re clear of this darn virus!! Cheers!

@tenlittleindians 4 года назад

My little sister had a Small bodied Stella guitar back in the early 70's. Not an expensive guitar but it played well and had an incredible tone that cut through finger pick style. It looked like such a little kids guitar but I found myself drawn to it's tone and often preferred it to my expensive full sized guitar.

@friarfox 3 года назад

For a beginner you want to look at a Yamaha as being the guitar you should not buy but you have to play it in the shop to judge others. A nice upgrade to that would be an Aria which has much better wood quality feel and tone. If you can find a Norman, built in Sherbrooke ,Quebec. You will see right away the quality of a small shop . When I started playing back in the day, after the beginner level, I went to Ovation mostly because the shop was out of the Hummingbird I wanted. I got use to it and it became my standard daily guitar. All of that said, I believe in brand names for resale value and quality. You pay more on the front end but Gibson and Martin are always in demand. It's a savings account with strings.

@PageMarker1 4 года назад

And left handed acoustics in the house? Yeah, there's one in the back row. Great, I'll take it!

@RolandHesz 4 года назад

On the bright side, we finish sooner, “plenty” for us means we have to try two guitars.

@alex0589 3 года назад

Lol shoulda played drums, everything is lefty-enabled

@Megarobotsquadron 4 года назад

A few years ago I went to find my perfect acoustic. I had a budget of $2k. I tried Martin's, Gibson, Taylor's, etc... But oddly, the one that stood way above those was a 1981 guild. It had a ton of maple both top.and back. It's so heavy, but it's also loud and resonant. And it was only have my budget. Honestly, since getting that one, I haven't even picked up another one in a shop.

@RobertStiles 4 года назад

Model? I'm curious.

@Megarobotsquadron 4 года назад

@@RobertStiles it's a g37 bld. It was amazed at how bright and meaty it was. You could hear the wood.

@MYdjANDkaraoke 4 года назад

I have a solid wood guild d-150 rosewood b and s, hog neck, spruce top. Its heavier than my Givson j200, heck than all my acoustics lol but it sounds so much richer and louder. Mine though more for full chords than bright picking or lead. I have a usa ovation and the Gibson for those anyway =) . I didnt realize how good Guilds were until recently, for the price they cant be beat. Even under fender and now cordoba they are still made excellent. I have had one from fender and cordoba years and still waiting for a nice original guild like the one you have

@Megarobotsquadron 4 года назад

That's cool. I love the guild so much. I'm always trying to lend it to people to sell them on the brand

@JohannesLabusch 4 года назад

Yup. Guilds are kind of a secret ... they're amazing. Even the cheapo Made in China ones are head a shoulders above the competition in the price range.

@uptopmikep7065 4 года назад

That Lowden has some serious presence. I”m not generally a Dreadnought fan but that Huss & Dalton sounds incredible. I’d really like to feel it. Looks likes somebody’s getting a new guitar. Something about it? No doubt!

@CenterThePendulum 4 месяца назад

This is the best rundown on how to evaluate I’ve seen. My voice is thick, low register and I chose the Collings CW Rosewood/Adirondack because it sounds incredible and has a pocket for myvocals. Only downside is matching key is easier when guitar fundamentals overlap with your voice’s register.

@WhiteNacho 3 года назад

I have a 95 Gibson Gospel nicely aged that sounds incredible!

4 года назад

I was like "Oh that Santa Cruz OM sounds AMAZING! I want one". Googled. Checked price. Cried. Picked up my Taylor GS mini. Happy again.

@martindanburen1994 4 года назад

lol. I tried a Martin OM-16 at GC one time. I left the store confused. Some minor surface issues, but not too concerning. Got all the way home and (again PrI$e) I just got crazy. Determined to get back in the morning and take the plunge. Wouldn't you know, by the time I got there - it was GONE. Oh man that left a hole in my heart for awhile. BTW, about SantaCruz I played a dred in McCabes one time. That was one unique and special instrument. Made my heart race. Highly recommended.

@thirstypilgrim97 4 года назад

That H&D reminds me of my Yahmaha A5R. It has rosewood back and sides, sitka spruce top, ebony finger board, and they do the baking process on it as well. Sounds wonderful.

@shakespearouac 4 года назад

OUTSTANDING, Mr. Shull. I currently have 6 guitars, ½ and ½ acoustic and electric, including a boutique Rod Schenk I paid 8k for 6 years ago, But of course I need JUST ONE MORE, and thanks to you and Ben I'm going to deep-dive for one more for myself - ain't going to say which one. I've been playing for 50 years, non-pro only, and have been actively looking for purchase information for my nephew now for a few months - some of them have been quite helpful. But this upload of yours blows 'em all away.

@RC32Smiths01 4 года назад

Dude, I will love you so much if you do finding the Perfect Bass. It's my favorite of the bunch, and different basses definitely give off different results!

@wolfman92097 4 года назад

Its the P Bass

@admiralsnaccbarr5514 4 года назад

as a guitarist that wants to start faking it on bass - sign me up too

@pipaluk2188 4 года назад

10/10 would watch that

@RhettShull 4 года назад

I’ll get Philip from Good Trouble to help me with that one.

@RC32Smiths01 4 года назад

@@RhettShull Awesome!

@rogerledoux4741 4 года назад

Huss and Dalton or the D 41. Most of the time I would say the Martin but in this case it was the Huss. Great video as usual.

@powellsa 2 года назад

Huss & Dalton is my next acoustic. As soon as he started playing it, I was like "WOW!" Amazing sounds.

@toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330 4 года назад

„Oh yeah you can do that slight thing“ I think that‘s the most impressive and Creative answer i‘ve ever heard by a Guitar Seller

@TylerMoss 4 года назад

That wife at the guitar store look, haha

@raywideman7157 4 года назад

The Huss & Dalton sounds amazing.. I was thinking, how cool, an off brand , sounds amazing, probably an affordable price, so I looked it up... the first thing you said in the video was to have a budget... lol.... If she’s in your budget, you have considerably more money to spend than I do... 😞. love the sound, ... way out of my price range.. If Ben could find me an acoustic that sounds like that for about 3/4 of the price tag, I would order it in a heartbeat

@Giaco54 4 года назад

Huss & Dalton isn't really an off brand though - more of a boutique / small builder / and priced like you might expect - i didn't notice the price anywhere - does anyone say what the $$ ?

@_left_eye 2 года назад

I immediately loved the compressed tone of the firefly. Have a similar sized Italian guitar (way cheaper if compared to a Santa Cruz to be honest) but, when crafted properly, that territory is really intriguing

@marcreno893 3 года назад

That Huss and dalton you picked up sounded so similar to my martin D18.. same woods and even looked almost identical. Good find sir. Keep up the good work

@maxprizm 4 года назад

I've never been in a music store that has someone this knowledgeable, it's usually the high school kid or the disgruntled former 80's hair band guy.

@picksalot1 4 года назад

Rhett - You better have bought that Huss & Dalton. It fits you perfectly, and sounds amazing!

@papajeff5486 4 года назад

Picksalot I hope you brought the right budget for that Huss & Dalton. It was built for you. Buy and play that guitar. I could see warm and fuzzy all over your face when you played it. Go home with that guitar. Texas

@Garythefireman66 4 года назад

Every store needs a guy like Ben who knows what to ask to get you exactly what works best for you. It's something you rarely find in retail today, but it's nice to see that level of service hasn't completely disappeared.

@mwmcbroom 4 года назад

It's so hard to make a judgment based solely on the sound. The feel, the way a guitar vibrates against me, the way it sounds differently based on where I position my ears - these all matter. But putting all that aside, I gotta say that my favorite was that Lowden. I love Lutz spruce, and I think that guitar did an admirable job of showing Lutz's potential.

@roj3originalg562 4 года назад

When I bought my forever acoustic I played almost every one in the store and surpassed my budget by a couple thousand. The only guitar I liked the sound of better was a $5k Yamaha but it was solid black so I didn’t like the look of it compared to the Taylor I purchased. I had to put it on layaway but it was worth it and I’ve had it for 13 years now and it sounds as good as the day I bought it.

@danielhoky 4 года назад

You got a $5k Yamaha!????? omg

@roj3originalg562 4 года назад

Daniel Ho no, I bought a $3500 Taylor. The Yamaha sounded better but I didn’t like the look, or the price tag.

@danielhoky 4 года назад

@@roj3originalg562 ah ok, that's nice. but is that yamaha 5k????

@tacratt6091 3 года назад

There’s just something special about a well built Mahogany Dread! Good choice!!!

@thomaswalz3515 4 года назад

The Lowden also has a very deep body... which I find always makes an acoustic boom. The loudest acoustic I played was a fairly new Martin D-18V. I did a video of a friend, who doesn't sing quietly. I used one 58 aimed at his head, because this guitar would easily drown out his voice, playing it normally.

@BatEatsMoth 4 года назад

I liked the second one and the last one. Tone changes gradually over time, I've noticed. This seems to be true of both acoustic and electric instruments. I bought a brand new electric bass last year, and it was a bit bass-heavy with a mid scoop. I had to spend a couple of months breaking it in for the tone to flatten out. Part of that has to do with temperature and humidity changes, no doubt; I live in southern Georgia and it was shipped to me from somewhere up north where it had been sitting in a box in a cold warehouse. The tone of my last bass (a Dean Edge 6) changed over time as well. I had that one for 10 years. First 3 years I lived in a house where it would get down in the 50's at night and up in the mid 70's during the day in winter because we heated the house with a crappy woodstove, and around the same day temps in summer with a lot of humidity from a swamp cooler. Then it was a narrower range with less humidity for a couple of years, then lots of 75-80 temps for a few summers, then more of that in Georgia when we moved out here a couple years ago. I've seen it go from bassy and tinny to very midrangey to very upper midrangey. I've noticed that most instruments I've owned started out with a scooped sound, bright and bottomy, then the highs and lows mellowed out over a few years letting the midrange sing through.

@spxyx 4 года назад

The Huss & Dalton is definitely the sound I have in my head as well!

@brownsfan7753 4 года назад

Hands down that Huss and Dalton!! Wow!!

@sky_grimm 4 года назад

I love this series Rhett! Keep them coming brother 🤘🏼

@davidwarren5785 4 года назад

I began the search for my perfect acoustic guitar almost two years ago. I tried a lot of guitars at a lot of stores and watched dozens of youtube reviews. On paper, I wanted the Martin 000, but it felt like a toy in my hands as it was so light. I ended up with the Martin DM-15 burst. It has much bigger sound with all the clarity of the OOO. You can pay much more for a fancier guitar, but I don't think you'll find one with a richer tone.