How cool is Grover? I love Grover for being the one who worked with Randy Rhoads on his Concorde design and that the guitar is still being produced 37 years later. Means the world to those of us who love Randy and want his legacy to endure.
I bought a used 2018 Friedman Vintage S and I absolutely LOVE it! It's the best (true) S-style guitar I've ever played. Super light and the most resonant S7r@t ever. the pickups sounds wonderful. I cannot put it down and it will be my main instrument for the upcoming gigs.
I understand the knock on the relic'd guitars. But I just had a relic'd noho shipped to me to try out. Best playing guitar I ever put my hands on and I've owned the best of the best. The neck was just incredibly smooth. It's hard to explain but the guitar just has a cool vibe to it. Like a broke in pair of 501's.
And Dave said it best...a relic-ed guitar is no longer "drowned in finish" (paint and clear coat), the wood can resonate more freely and RING better...i think it's brilliant
@@lorenhartman801 Grover Jackson was making guitars when Paul Smith was still in high school. I'm not knocking PRS at all, but 'cmon man. :) Grover pioneered compound radius fret boards FFS...
Saw your video on that. Can't wait to see the result too! Do you know if they offer roasted flamed maple necks? Can't find that info anywhere. But they are a custom shop so I'd imagine it'd be possible, right?
as for the licking.... well, it’s already mine, so no need to do that! As for the roasted maple... just call and find out, but I think they could do that!
I really wish the relicing was an option. It’s WAY overdone on Friedmans stuff. I walked away from three Friedman’s yesterday in Orlando because the relicing looked like ass. It’s a damn shame.
Prestige (Grover name) and Quality and Demand. Usually cost cutting is for them not for us, unfortunately. Have yet to find someone who hated their Friedman tbh. But yeah cmon lets bring that Noho price down ;)
Is there such a thing as relicking a guitar based on the purchasers tendencies, wedding ring scuffs, watch dings, bracelet marring, certain picking techniques etc? I do believe this is the way to go when it comes to relicking because then there will be a certain synergy with the client. :) I mean, why have a guitar relicked based on someone else tendencies and parameters? :)
I’m all for American jobs but guitars hand made in posh Laguna Hills? How much will one of these fine axes take me out? Loving all cool vids Swearwater thanks. Always enjoy shopping with you guys.
50 years from now I think that people will laugh thinking that we use to make a perfect product then we destroy it a little just to not be perfect. It is so weird!!
I'm sure they are awesome guitars, but does this level of automation leave any room for craftsmanship? Looks like they hardly have to do anything but spray them..
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Beautiful finishes except for the relics can’t understand why you want a new guitar to look old. When a guitar gets nicks, scratches and dents along the road of life it has a real history your history your story not something manufactured or faked.🎸
yea I get it, my 79 Les Paul is beat to crap and I love it but my first ding on my soloist sucked big time and made the guitar $500 cheaper, with these I can play it, ding it, still hold value, great guitar!
I would have thought Dave would be making a neck through design rather than set neck or bolt on....for that kind of money for me, that is the deal breaker.
It’s funny Jackson pioneered so many things , but to be honest the relics are a waste! Let it wear over time !! These guitars are way more advanced than the big F !
As much as the other stuff is great, the part when they showed that they also do the relic thing, that was cringe inducing and made me lose most of the respect that has built up until then. I guess most companies today will gladly destroy their own stuff if people will pay more for it, rather than staying competent and true to their quality products.
It's a time saver. Levelling frets by hand when your making volume orders is a no go, and machine sanding requires too frequent refreshing of the media itself. Plek is just CNC for frets. If I could afford one, I would have one.
@Electricary not quite, it really does depend on the programing, Look for instance at Gibson. All their plek'd guitars still play and feel like garbage. Then pick up any Suhr on the planet and get back to us
The Plek is faster and more accurate than any human being. Its not just about level frets either. It also crowns the frets properly -which helps with intonation. Especially on large wide frets. You can also program a “falling off” of the upper frets if you want. My only concern is that they are doing the Plek neck scan with the necks off the guitars. The most accurate way to scan the neck is to have it on the guitar and tuned to pitch. But this takes more time. They probably have a jig to simulate string load to get it right. But I’d like to see it and judge for myself. Gibson does this.