INCREDIBLE GUITAR TONE has NEVER been EASIER! (We're in the Golden Age of guitar gear...) 

max has been practicing his blues riffs, and sounds like he is in it, way to max now im 61 been playing blues for 45 years, my advice when your feeling a little down or thinking of a past sadness, grab a guitar and start riffing, just my 2 cents max keep on rocking love you channel man.

It is amazing how good the sound is now even with inexpensive equipment. Thanks Max.

Great video and playing! Right now I'm using a Stage Right 50 watt tube amp with a Digitech RP 300 amp modeling muti effects unit with built-in wah peddle. It has almost unlimited possibilities for effects, tone and sound. It also works well with my Boss Katana 50 and my Marshall Valvestate 80.

AIO has more left handed options than just about any company I can think of. Kudos to them for that.

Nice and bluesy Max. I love it when you don't feel like shredding

Great video Max as always. My go to these days is my Boss Katana 100 head through a Mills Acoustics 4 x 10 with Celestion V30s.

Nice video and awesome playing as always Max 🤘😎

Best clean tone I ever owned was a fender blues deluxe reissue tweed amp from 96 I believe. Best crunch was my jcm 900 dual reverb. Now I just use the jmp45 positive grid spark amp. I’m a Marshall Gibson geek. I still love anything fender.

You're absolutely right, Max. I'm still using the Mustang GTX100, because I needed a grab-and-go solution. I still haven't really explored all the models. I also recently bought a Yamaha Pacifica 612, and it's all the modern Strat I'm ever going to need. Jonesing for a Firebird, though. LOL.

Due to ill health I had to move into an apartment and using my 'real' amps is a no go so I ended up buying a Nux MG400 and I play through my studio speakers and I bloody love the tones I can get at lower volumes. I'm even contemplating selling all my amps because its so good...

Max, I think your blues is very nice. Outstanding video!!! TONE!!!

That is like honey buttered biscuits for the ears AND the wallet. Just magical, Max.

It’s always a pleasure to listen to a classic blues guitarist work his magic!😏

My NUX Horseman thru my 5w Monoprice Stage Right Tube amp. Definitely a couch jammer set up, but I'm happy!

My current rig is an Ibanez RG471AH fitted with Seymour Duncan pick-ups ('59 in the neck, Quarter Pound in the middle, Custom in the bridge) mini-toggle switches to coil split the humbuckers, and 7-way wiring with the push-pull on the tone control. My "amp" is an old Digitech RP-1000 that I run through a Headrush FRFR-108 that sits on a speaker stand behind me. I will probably upgrade to a Headrush Prime or Line 6 Helix Floor at some point in the future. Overall, a very lightweight, easy to transport rig that doesn't take up a lot of room if I'm performing on a small stage.

When it comes to price a ToneX pedal and Squire CV is in the same ballpark. We have great options indeed these days. And the Boss 200 series is superb!

The AIO guitars are fantastic. Don't care for relics, but I have owned a few of theirs and they were all very nice playing and sounding guitars.

Glad you say that about relic..I built one but I didn't have the heart to age the all fender hardware.., it's about 4yrs old now so trying the natural process of age...

That was a great sounding unit❗👍👍👍

Relatively new subscriber here. I love your channel and the wide range of gear you demo. Great playing too!

Nice video, sounding good, Max . . . OK, I'll admit to being an AIO fan; I have fourteen of their guitars and one bass in my collection--but I've never had one of their Strat-style models because I have an Ultra Luxe that was the benchmark for me. I'm not a fan of the relic trend--I guess I'm just old school--honest wear should be earned, not faked. I don't really gig much any more, but when I did I learned not to chance damage/loss to any of my high-end instruments (oh yeah, I had plenty of friends who learned this lesson the hard way). The current digital amp/sim-tech is certainly interesting these days, but I still prefer tube amps, just turned down/attenuated as circumstances dictate. Nonetheless, you know GAS never lets up; so, I've been thinking that an AIO S2 SSH might just scratch that itch . . . we'll see.

You play great young man. That strat sounds fantastic in your hands. Thanks enjoyed your music.

agree, AIO is great! I do have the gold top SC77 and the set up is amazing. think that places will charge almost the price of these guitars for peck and set up. so the fact that this is included in the AIO for the price of the guitar is great! I hope they bring back the SC77 black beauty

Ooooh! The AIO SC77 Black with Cream Inlay and the Custom British Flag. ❤❤❤❤❤

The NUX MG-30 is more than competitive with this. I love the low gain amps. Use the York audio IR's with it and it really shines.. I use this setup for doing session work and a get called back so it must be fine.

I have been playing and learning for about 9 months now and I agree, the selection of gear and the quality has never been better, there are some fantastic budget-friendly guitars that far exceed what you would expect at that price point. In 9 months I have collected 7 guitars so far and I only "need" a few more, I am a budding guitar addict and it feels like there is a buzz and excitement building. So many great players sharing what they know. I have a ton of learning to do, music theory and guitars is still a little mystical to me.

Cool mix and great sound. But relic'd? Hey, here's your new Lexus, we've taken it down to the local mall and parked it on the upper deck for a month to get that relic'd dent, ding, and fade that every new car should have 🤪🤯

Good players can make anything sound good. 😉

ive been looking at these since you first showed us. very nice. the relirc job may push me over the edge. Thanks Max

I don't think anyone has done more to make great tone accessible than BOSS. From the standard issue iconic pedals to the Katana (and the tragically overlooked Nextone), they're the bedroom guitarist's best friend.

That was some great guitar playing! I know you are a great shredder, but the slow blues was really cool! I agree that we have more and better options than we have ever had, and at reasonable prices. That boss pedal is great, I might need to get one...the guitar is cool too for the price. You are absolutely right about how important a real setup is.

Fantastic video, as always Max, and of course fantastic playing and tone as well! We are definitely in the golden age of guitars... At what other time in history could you plausibly build your dream guitar, shape your dream tone, and learn your dream techniques - all at once - for under 500 dollars?

Hi sean mac here just watching some of youre videos, and enjoying them .im kinda stuck on a peavey bandit redstripe a boss chorus blue pedal and just the amps overdrives damn good sound using a j&d brothers les paul guitar bout 15 yrs old ..... i had a gibson les paul £2000.00 pounds it cost me ,well as soon as i picked up the j&d brothers guitar plugged it in and played it the sound was stunning .....my gibson wouldnt lick its bootleather so i sold it on and kept the j&d guitar i managed to get another with a glued in neck ,i did buy another on line but it was bolted on so i gave it to a mate of mine ...nowhere near the sound from the others anyway ... if you have both the amp redstripe and j&d les paul plug em in ahhh fabulous keep up youre mountain of information that you share with us sean mac from good ole blighty👍🤝

Great reviews as always...well done.... Toronto

You should track down an old KORG AX-1000G and review that.

If I had enough money, I'd buy ALL of the AIO guitars... They are that good!

Jeeeez, Max. Really nice, man. Thanks for the info you share. It let's me feel connected and like it doesn't matter how well or not I play because you make me believe I can learn to get better, at least better enough to suit myself. You make me feel like reaching out a little further with every video I watch of yours. So thanks. I hope things are going good for you.

Please try wet dry wet. (stereo with a dry mono amp in the middle). A Fender style or Marshall center amp . Two Hiwatt amps for stereo. Or a Orange stereo combo with a Marshall as center. A Roland JC120 and a Marshall jcm800 combo. The orange stereo combo (Rocker 32 (with two 15 watt per side into 2x10). And a Fender Princeton . That would be nice.

Awesome stratocaster 😊

The CC on the preview said “foreign music playing” during the opening solo.

This is purely aesthetic but I like the bottom of the fretboard to be rounded vs squared.

That is an amazing solo (intro).

Using 112 cabinet with Bugera T5 head with Boss Gt100.

Great review. I just ordered All In One guitar semi-hollow Ric style.

My old MIJ strat (tonezone in the bridge) thru an old JCM 800 w/ 4x12 cab makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck 👍

Boss katakana 100 head buit in speaker Ibanez s 520 ex is my go too with keeley tone work station and jhs screamer.

True dat. When I started playing we were in the stone age of guitar gear, unless you were well wedged up that is. My first decent electric (Gibbo Melody Maker) was £75 used in 1971. I got payed £9 a week at the time...... Ta Max.

Xavier pro510 an Rockville g-40 it's insane how cheap like a little bird an it sounds amazing don't ask me how try maybe 600 dollars total and an I bought a original cry baby wah and John petrucci dreamscape reverb an delay built into the amp along with bluetooth the only thing really name brand is my wah an dreamscape I can play anything an any small gig watering holes show never ceases to amaze me

Awesome information, thank you!

Wish there were a non-relic option...

I'm still chasing that tone lol. Currently a h&k statesman dual 6l6

Mike gross rockin guitar lessons on RU-vid is the source for amazing lessons

My prefer combination is a Charvel Predator with Zoom 9000 effects unit (and a tube amp).

When I play with my band I use two full stacks and I run them in stereo. I have a JCM 800 on one side and a PV6505 Plus on the other. I run everything in stereo and I have a combination of vintage 30s with celestian greenbacks and some G1275s. I run my reverb delay and chorus in stereo and I run a 10 band EQ on the Peavey. On the Marshall I use a Rev G4. I also have a custom cry baby pedal and a Ibanez tube screamer and boost pedal in front of both amps with a radial ABY switch. At home I use a half stack with a Tonex pedal running in the return of the blue voodoo 120 head. For backing tracks I use my doctor rhythm or something online like elevated backing tracks. I've seen the boss IR loader and anything boss is good I've been using boss since the early '80s. I think I will stop now lol. I like your news videos too and this was a great one it's pretty easy to get good sounds it's hard to decide on one to keep they're so fucking many!🎉

Love your smoother than silk bluesy tones and that they have a ton of models for lefties. 😁

Well I've had this pedal that's been sitting on my board for awhile but I wasn't really sure of the best way to *use it. It's a much maligned pedal but I've grown to *love it! I'm talking about the MXR Fullbore Metal! My original impression was that it was best for detuned thrash metal and I just didn't think it was very suitable for soloing, boy was I wrong! I use the lead setting taken directly from the user manual and run the pedal directly into the clean channel of my Bugera Tri-rec. That in combination with my Berhinger digital delay running through my effects loop gives me some incredible tones. Everything from Iron Maiden to Metallica tones this current setup does it all. I'm very happy with it! I have given thought to getting a good cab simulator pedal to expand my library of tones that I'm limited to by my current speaker cab setup. I think it could only improve the tone that I'm getting. I'm going to listen to some more Boss IR-200 demos. Thanks, Guitar Max!

I have the boss katana Artist mk II it pairs great with my charvel and my Jackson both import guitars but it sounds awesome

Nice tone buddy. Even though im not into relicked guitars. Reminds me of buying a pair of jeans with holes in them 😮😂😂. Not my style not for me. Good channel man. Take care 😎👍💪💯🎸🎸

Subscribed! Great videos!

Old MacDonald had a guitar... Max is right, there certainly is decently playing gear for such relatively affordable prices. I got a Kramer Baretta Special a year or two ago for an embarrassingly low amount - the guitar plays perfectly. In answer to the question I have a few great guitar/amp/effects combinations. Deluxe Reverb paired with my Jazzmaster, Gretsch 6119 and Tokai 335 is probably the best all-rounder for live & recording. However, and speaking of affordable gear again, I picked up a Bugera T5 head for around £100 late last year and a Hayden 1x12 for £60 used and a Tayden AlNiCo Ace 25 for around £120 - this makes a wonderful low-watt recording/practice amp. I can wind it up a little and get some of that raspy class A caving-in found without taking my head off. Nice playing too Max. Edit: gear detail

Tech21 Flyrig v2 as amp/cab sim with XLR out to PA, with Flyrig run from a fat battery so there is no wall wart cable. Although Flyrig's have increased significantly in price in the past few years.

I have the same AIO guitar and the input jack plate is pitted for relic purposes unnecessarily.

that's a perfect combo, can you do a demo on the boss ir200 by recording it into a laptop? i am curious to know how does it do when recording stuff. thank you

Marshall DFX 100-with drive delay on

I have a lot of guitars. The aio humbuckers in my semi hollow tiger eye are the best sounding of them all.

Sounds like your guys use a Plek machine. Kudos.

Thanks 🙏 you inexpensive guitar 😊 love it

I have a first act me4017 That guitar is fire!!!! $37

My Fender Twin with a Fender delux strat oh an OCD pedal as well.

I use h&k gm40 and line 6 hx effects in 4cm. Then use the cab out of the amp into daw

Nice blues chops!

Very sweet!!!

Original Metal zone, through my a blue tooth speaker,it's killer just to practice

Excellent video, Max. I've been using the sub-$350 Zoom G5n multi-effects unit for 4 years with my guitars, basses and saxophones and its extreme (nearly unlimited) versatility continues to blow me away. You might want to check it out, too!

So, the guitar comes all beat up?

A/b it against a tube screamer direct. Show me what i am missing man

Interesting shot of the bridge at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RcBopsyHSyU.html (4.05 min in), where the D and top E string intonation is at max thread setting and hitting the mounting screws and both of the securing screws at the rear of the bridge are not tensioned up as should be. As it is a loan, perhaps this one was not checked out before sending to you?

I love my Boss katana Mk2 and my Slick telecaster SL50 or My 2003 PRS Santana .....My Strat works well too. Depending on the patch

Oddly enough the ol SG and Fender Twin combination was unmatched for 2 decades in my case...maybe a wah and distortion pedal that's it... Dozens of sounds from those two

If you like country and blues

Great video!

Imo buying a relic guitar is kinda like cheating. The point is to play your guitar until it becomes like that. The character comes from actual wear not screwdrivers and razors. Not that I'm totally against it, I'm just saying... that being said I have sanded the chrome partially off of some parts to make them look older but as for the body finish for me it's a no.

That's some nice gear but I liked your guitar way much more than the one your using . Ì really like that pedal though.Right now I am using a Yamaha amp but thinking about getting a REVERB* DISTORTION PEDALS.

Do you still have that Valeton TAR-20G around? I'd be interested in hearing this Boss (or a Tonex) used as the modeler/pre-amp but into the TAR-20G and a cabinet. I'm just trying to find a good clean amp to use with a Tonex and a cabinet. I'm wondering if one of those cheap pedalboard style amps would be enough or if I need to get a Seymour Duncan PowerStage 200. I don't have any speakers or a DI system set up yet and am just trying to find a painless, and slow, transition.

That sounds stratier than a strat!

Not sure if its an AIO ad or genuine?

Good Stuff

Awesomeness, just awesomeness

Hey Max do you prefer the maple or ebony fretboard on these guitars ? Thanks

what speaker / amp are you playing through? The all in one pedal is plugged into something right?

No 2nd and 4th switch position?

I have an old multi effects pedal which essentially an IR plus effects and modulation. Did Multi- effects fall out of favor?

There are even cheaper IR loaders out there than this one. Heck, I've got a tube modeller from Behringer for not even 25 bucks, that even though it only has 3 amps, it does model cab and mic location so you have a range of tones out of the box. I agree, there's never been a better time to start playing.

Recently I got my dusty boss g1on from the box, and honestly, it sounds just as good as anything I see today. Granted, it doesn't support much on the signal chain, but an amp, boost/od & reverb/delay is all I need. Guitars, however, are indeed like never before in price/quality. But there is so much cork sniffery in the 'guitar world'...

he plays just like The Tone King :)

i hate when folks say you have to "earn' the wear and tear. go ahead and play one guitar exclusively for 30 years, if it is nitro then maybe you will have 1 aged guitar when you are old!

Backing track?? Where an how?

Yeah, I'm one of those guys who just doesn't get the whole relic'd thing. I know that some say blemishes give a guitar character, but I think there's already plenty of character with the shape, carve, finish, grain pattern etc. A relic'd guitar goes well beyond the boundaries of blemishes in my eyes anyway, massive areas on the body having the finish entirely "worn" away is far more extreme than a couple of dents and scratches. It's not even realistic, what type of conditions would your guitar have to be subjected to for it to ever " age " like that? Lol... You'd literally have to be dragging it behind you across concrete to have such drastic wear. It's completely counterintuitive to me, it just doesn't make sense. No one would who ordered a new guitar under any other circumstances would ever open the box, see the guitar in such an extreme condition and be satisfied with their purchase. Guitars have the potential to be breathtaking works of art, it's sheer insanity to just obliterate that potential right off the bat. Madness, I tell you! MADNESS!!!🤯😆 Congrats on the 12 string, btw.

Ok. Where’s the Humbucker? Nice tone anyway.

Someone need to practise that pentatonic a little moore...