I realize why this is my favorite guitar play along channel. You did a guitar review with a song. No interruptions, talking. I didn’t have to skip anything to get the point of the video. BRILLIANT
Yes, and I struggled a little with which Donner guitar to use. Their Tele style has a single coil in the bridge while their Strat has the humbucker. Ultimately I decided to compare a Strat style to a Strat guitar regardless of the difference in bridge pickups between each.
Nice comparison. One hears the differences more on the low strings. And when I think back to the dubious quality of the budget guitars back in the late 1970s... you could drive a bus under the action, the intonation was er, "different" beyond about the 7th fret, and the pickups went microphonic with any gain. Nice playing as always.
This is such a legendary piece. I really enjoyed your breakdown of it. Did you use any spring reverb? I use a lot of it and a little overdrive to push the surf tone out a bit. ❤😊❤😊❤😊❤
This song along with others such as Pipeline, Surf Rider is the reason I will not sell my Fender VG, even though the Jazzmaster is my favorite overall. Excellent video as always!
For some reason I thought the guitars were the other way around so when I heard the actual stray I thought it was the donner and was confused as to why it sounded better. Great playing!
Geez Tom I been waiting for this one from you! This is another one the people LOVE live. I'm intimidated..this one is going to take some work,. Again I can't thank you enough! Bless you Tom. Thanks
How cool that they sent you a guitar! That shows they think your channel has some reach. Donner does look like a good brand for beginners. I wouldn’t buy one myself because the urge to upgrade every single component would be too strong. I did that with a Glarry a couple of years ago and learned my lesson…just buy Fender!
Closer than I thought. I could only tell the difference when you were on the 6th string at the start. THe high E sounded identical heard through a computer.
Using two guitars with two different pickups..... one with Alnico magnets and the other with Ceramic magnets..... The differences can be understood very well.... Great cover!!!! :)
Please, can you tell me what's the scale of this music? I noticed that you play the notes E, F, G#, A, B, D# and E again (in the first part). I would say that you play the harmonic Am scale but that G# does't allow me to say that... In the second part you play the same notes but instead of D# you play the D (Am scale), but G# appears again and that makes no sense in theory... I would apreciate if you answer me. Besides, you play very well man, nice video.
For a cheap beginner instrument, I have never seen anyone come closer to replicate the sound of the original recording than you have with the Donner strat. It sounds almost exactly like Dick Dale and that's big.
Here's the BIG problem with this comparison: He's playing in position 1 which is the humbucker on the Donner and a single coil on the Strat. It's a completely different pickup. I bet they would have sounded nearly identical in positions 3,4,5 where they were both in single coil positions.
I believe the difference between a cheap guitar isn’t the construction but also the player. A bad player can make a thousand dollar guitar sound like crap and a pro can make a 100 dollar guitar sound great. It’s all about the technique more than equipment in my mind, but of course without proper equipment any instrument will sound bad regardless of player skill.
I'm attempting this as my first song but my pick is getting caught on the string when I alternate pick back, would a softer pick help until I get better at it?
First song ever? Might not be a good choice if it’s your first song. As far as pick, I think heavy pics will work best. Probably just have to loosen your grip.
A few things would help the Donner. Raise the pickup, run up the amp volume, maybe e.q. changes, strings and set up if you haven't done so. Just simple stuff a new player would do to play at home. I have a Donner, excellent for the price. I practice and record with it. And, yes, I have played, gigged and recorded for 54 years. Have a house full of expensive and inexpensive gear. With this demo, I guess the only thing a new player, or someone with funds can do is spend many hundreds more to be in the game, or just find another activity. I'm not thinking you did this purposely, but maybe should have thought about the demo a little more.
I’m not sure what you mean. A beginner could achieve good results with some practice, playing the Donner as it is right out of the box. I’m not suggesting the Donner guitar gets them “in the game” but simply that it is a good choice for beginners. Anyone serious enough to spend the time needed to make serious progress will likely also spend more more money on more expensive gear down the line. But the Donner is a good starting point.
@@tomcon21 Thanks Tom, well, the sound came out very weak as if the amp volume wasn't high enough. I assume a beginning player would adjust the sound to hear it. Anyway most will find it very satisfactory if they ask a knowledgable friend or a luthier to adjust for set up. They'll be many dollars ahead I didn't want to sound angry. It's just that I hear/see good sounding reviews on YT and mine is actually exceptional, but without enough verbalization here, it sounded like the guitar was being "trashed". Thanks, as always.
