Videos like this are the reason why I (used to) love RU-vid. 100% awesome guitar nerdiness without any sponsoring bulls**t. Very educational and entertaining. Please make more! Extra praise for the updated studio and production quality! I am off to buy a weird extended scale guitar to compensate for....something ;)
agree with you, sir i just unsub some youtuber who playing like only 30sec. talk some unnecessary for about 15minutes and some kind youtuber who talk serious suddely became "SPONSORSHIP"
@@jirosaves_theworld it's definitely an issue if they are really only playing for 30 seconds and talking for 15 minutes, but sponsorships are an important aspect of your typical youtubers income. Most can't just do this in their free time, and they can't charge you directly for their efforts. The least we can do is let them throw a sponsorship in there somewhere. You can just skip past it haha.
@@brandongullion6353 thats!! hahaha glad some of them gave time code so i just click part that he/she start not sponsoring talk again hahaha but some of it well 30sec. or less playing and talking!! i'm kind a guy who better listening that hearing people opinion
@@AdamTrain The outro riff with pitch shift part is so damn good, I hope you can put out some tabs for it aswell. We would have all been fine with the LOATHE cover but your song is sick as hell
bro. a full song, in depth review, a fucking cover at the end, plus just genuine high quality production value video with less than 100 views. youre joking. great video man im blown away. the guitar is great too. and i am also obsessed with loathe.
@@kazukihiratani absolutely, if you head over to my website (link in the description) and fill out the contact form, I'd love to have a chat about your project
Intro song really deserves more recognition. Very very tight vibes. As a longtime vocalist interested in moving towards producing /songwriting, Ive been wanting an extended range baritone (without adding strings) and your video has me sold on the Gretsch. Well done. 🙌
Thank you mate, I really appreciate it! Those were my thoughts exactly, I wanted something that would get really low without going to an 8 (my 7 barely gets enough play as it is!)
How is it that you can nail absolutely everything in this video????? The scream vocals? Tones? Mixing quality? video quality? comprehensive entertaining review of a product? Technical details? Instant sub
Insane how you managed to create the best full band loathe cover I've come across 🔥 solid review too lol, we need more 12 month later type reviews on gear forsure
I have seen the other reviews on the Gretch, but this is the standard all reviews should aspire too! Simply stellar, covering all angles and the recorded cover track is mindblowingly good, appreciate the effort!
I so agree on the B to B tuning this thing came with. So, my story with it. I was in my local store, just kinda browsing. In a mood for impulse buy. And I see this thing. I never had a baritone, but always wanted one. Knew about them pretty well. So I thought why not. It's not expensive. Grab it, start noodling in the store. And it feels AGONIZING to play. It comes with stock strings of 14 to 72. Yes, seventy two. It was stiff as you know what. Grab my phone, google some alternative baritone tunings(remember, at that point I'm still clueless?). Decide to just keep going lower in standard. Arrive at A standard. And it was night and day. Suddenly it's agreeable, soft, pleasant. The lower you go the more comfortable these become to play. And that's coming from somebody who often finds 12s on a strat in E standard perfectly fine. Gorgeous cleans for massive deep chords. Great for texture work. Great for chugs. I ended up buying it, and exploring it a bunch more. So, my recommendation is if you grab one to try in the store - forget about B to B. It'll ruin your impression of how good this can feel to play.
27 inch and 11-54 is perfect for B Standard, and feels the same as 9-42 on a 25.5 inch in Standard. I can't even imagine 72s on a 29.75 for B Standard. That would be way too stiff.
Thank you very much! The original mix slaps but it's all personal preference at this level The original is very bass guitar heavy which wouldn't work for a guitar demo, so I've pulled the rhythm guitars up compared to the original Plus the sum of 1000 tiny decisions made when recording and mixing all the tracks!
I fully thought this was a video with well over 10k views. Not only is the content fantastic. The video production itself is great. Subbing to join the journey!
dude I’ve been waiting ages for a youtube guitarist who talks about heavy music the same way blues guys talk about the same 5 artists lol please keep making shit, you have a unique creative voice and very cool production
f**k these are some amazing covers, the production, visuals, mixing and all. And a great review, I'm looking forward on getting one of those for myself.
This is the greatest review of any product I have ever seen. You and Loathe might as well be working for Gretsch making the greatest advertisement, and it’s working cause I NEED this guitar.
@@AdamTrain i just got myself a baritone fender jazz replica in a guitar shop rn. very excited to learn some Loathe on it once its all setup! friend of mine has this Gretsch
People are complaining about the pickups but on the Bunn's video he got one of the most killer Baritone sounds I've ever heard so I don't know what they are talking about.
Agree, I think they're fantastic, they're just very low output (even compared to vintage pickups) If you could adjust the height from factory I don't think there would be the same kick back
really love this review Adam and the tones , notes you put together, I just got one this week , they're now strung 14-72, come tuned to A standard from the factory, or at least mine was, can comfortably go to F# standard without any hassle, and Drop E works as well with the stock strings, made a video on making a fractal audio preset with this guitar in mind, thought I'd link you as well on there kudos as well for freQout video with Converge tones, very cool stuff cheers 🙌
Bro you NAILED the vibe with the mix on the cover. Please consider teaching us (maybe just me) mere mortals on how to achieve an amazing mix like this!
I was such a slash fanboy 20 years ago but couldn’t afford a Gibson. Found a used mint Electro Jet for $200. Sadly ruined it. I painted the pickguard etc. Now just recently, even though I now do have Gibsons, a few of these caught my eye. I bought the silver and also the navy blue one. I love ‘em :)
Thanks for the video! I picked up the Bigsby version in midnight sapphire - beautiful instrument and came perfectly set up. Owned it for around 6 months and I really enjoy it. I agree on the scale length - I also go for the 5th fret and end up at the 7th. The scale is almost identical to my Hofner bass. It plays really well, I usually keep it B to B. I have no issues with the pickups.
I was trying to say something unique, but after reading the comment section I'm out of words, surely you know how good you are at what you do. Can't wait for more!
can you PLEASE make a youtube short or a video on how you got the tone!! i literally want nothing more in life than to get loathes tone and this is the closest ive heard someone get i am genuinely begging you
Thanks man, I appreciate it If I'm honest there's nothing particularly special I'm doing with the guitar tone I'm running straight in to my iD14 then using a Klon plugin for some upper-mid edge and then into the Neural DSP Omega Granophyre and the GGD Zilla cabs Honestly, you could probably sub that out for any other high gain, but mids-forward, amp and cab setup (the album used the Archetype Plini plugin with the ML Sound Labs Mikko cab plugin) The biggest thing to get right is the overall mix and specifically the interaction between the guitars and the bass (the album mix has a TONNE of bass guitar... It's as prominent, if not more prominent than the rhythms in a lot of places) The guitars themselves don't have a tonne of low end, they're really focused on the mids
What an awesome review! The level of quality, care, detail, and attention to production value is just next level. Totally sold on at least giving one of these a shot at some point in the future, especially considering my Chapman ML1 baritone has left some things to be desired as far as tuning stability in the Loathe realm (despite being 28" I still find myself using the Digitech Drop to tune down the rest of the way for some songs, still a great guitar though). Stoked to see what's next, and proud to be you 1000th subscriber!
Honestly thank you for such kind words, I really appreciate it and thank you for helping me hit this little milestone! Glad the review helped, you'll definitely have a much easier time tuning down to those low, low tunings with the extra inches vs. the Chapman
Great video, helping me to make up my mind on picking the up today. I am looking at this and the PRS 277 both are great. 2 different animals I may pick up both.
Bought some Gotoh SG381 MG-T Magnum Lock 3-a-side machineheads and ditched the very small buttoned stock tuners (fitted by guitar tech Andy Bunn) - 100% improvement with an F#-B-E-A-D-G tuning. Played it for a year (in this tuning) with the standard tuners and it always hurt my fingers - fully recommended.
This vid was a huge help. The only concern I have is the pups because I tend to use clean tones a lot with home recordings, but I think overall this guitar checks so many other boxes for me that I'm going to grab one. The scale length is a huge selling point for me, partly because I fuss over intonation more than most(also a consequence of recording with clean tones, because its harder to hide intonation imperfections). I'm also inclined to get it down to the octave E, if not F#, so I should get away with it. Otherwise, amazing job on the riffs/covers. Your recordings are very good.
@@AdamTrain thank you, Sir! Very kind words. Funnily enough I am on the verge of buying the Gretsch. I love my SubZero for all it’s weirdness, and I’ll keep making music with it until they put me in the ground, but having played a mates Gretsch (the one with the wang bar) I think you made a very decent decision. It’s such a nicely put together guitar.
Great video! Look for the Fearless Fliers. Mark Lettieri plays a baritone guitar with Cory Wong, Joe Dart and Nate Smith. Funk sounds great with a baritone. 😎
Absolutely love this video! Earlier today I just tuned down from A to G and it was like a lightbulb that went off in my head. It's that sound I've been chasing for longer than I'd like to admit lol. I'm still using the 14-72 strings and wanted to ask if I go to 16 to 80 should I still flip the saddle? I don't think I'd be going any lover than F standard. Thanks for the review! I liked and subscribed and look forward to more of your content. Have an awesome day, sir!
There's just something primal about those low tunings! Re: flipping the bridge saddle, I think you've just got to try it. Swapping it is a very quick job (just loosen the string enough that you can tuck it out your way) You can always try intonating it before you flip it. If it works, happy days. If not, you can flip the saddle to squeeze out a few more millimeters
Best part of this guitar for me is the pickups. I have the older black sparkle version with the plain wood neck & bigsby tuned to G# standard, it came as a bass VI E-e. Since I run it into a memory boy analog delay I don't have to worry about clipping my cleans. The neck pickup is a bit muddy but I like it with fuzzes, especially octave ones. Still going to experiment with it though haha. Great video, your song at the end slammed. These guitars are so much better than the squier Jazzmasters for me at least, I played one at a shop in Canada and hated it!
You're the only other person I've heard say loves the pickups, me too! It's interesting how they pivoted the range from bass VI to baritone (even though it's so much more suited to the bass VI thing)
I am absolutely set with my opinion about this specific baritone model; I love it. I'm thinking of getting one soon, but I have one concern. Are the pickups adjustable? I could heighten them to adjust the output level for more sustain if so. And by the way, your playing is absolutely phenomenal, and inspired me even more. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! The pickup height as stock is not adjustable (I had the same thought as you!). It would be a pretty easy job to glue some foam to the back of the pickups and therefore make the height adjustable but not sure why they haven't done this as stock like most manufacturers do!
