That bass is absolutely stunning !!! Seriously - if I had more money than sense I'd give the guy his money and take that bass before he changes his mind. Possibly the most beautiful bass I've ever seen.
@Jude Leland Lol. If that were true there would be a hundred youtube video's about it. If it were even a thing, it would be used for extortion and general profit making, not just given to the world on some open website. It's way more likely to either be spam or some sort of malicious website that will screw you up. But nice try :)
The Tree was a one of a kind Mahogany tree,that produced mahogany with *a lot* of quilt in the grain. It's beautiful,cuts from that specific tree are kinda rare, but it's still not worth 1mil.
The real joke is the Klon selling for $5,000 some asking 7k, KOT sounds better then Klon, sh!& my Shin'sMusic Dumbloid Special sounds better then the Klon..🤘
@@AzathothsAlarmClock I wouldn't pay.. My point there Crowning this pedal with an insane price to conceal that its Good but not Great to keep the Aura an "rareness" of the pedal alive!!! My $600 dollar Shin'sMusic sounds better then the Klon..🤘
@@MerkMacheen I actually bought one back then. It was the 550 in black, with rosewood fingerboard, with white dot inlays, rather than the sharktooth they have made since. The pick guard was black as well , .. If I remember right it was Japanese made. Damn great guitar too, played awesome.
@@wraith1117 Only when the 770 came along did the sharkteeth make an appearance. And yeah the dude above is correct 87 was the first year of the RG. (If you find one in good shape for 500-600, snatch that bitch up! Just make sure the truss rod isn't bottomed out...they have a habit of warping 10 years ago...cant imagine it's gotten ANY better) The Roadstar series before that were more traditional Strat oriented with a totally different headstock. Excellent guitars, though! I've always wanted to own one, like an 86 Roadstar II... got a chance to play one once but couldn't afford it at the time. Love a single coil in the neck position. Would rather own an Ibanez RS II than a fender HSS though. Edit: now that I've actually seen the listing that's still too much for a USA Custom but it's about a grand over what it should be. If the guitar is in great shape I would definitely pay 2000-2500 for it. Hell, they went for over 1400 when they were new in 1992! L.A. custom shop RG's were and still are amazing guitars.
The Klon isn't "fake" in the sense that he does own serial #2 of the Klon. It may be fake in that he isn't selling it, unless some fool is really willing to pay .5Mill, in which case I bet he would sell it.
@@haywoodjablowme699 the big problem is things going from Canada to the US are getting held up in certain distribution centres, both here and stateside.... it’s a Royal cluster fu**
Lmao “this amp was used as a home for rats in a French wine cellar” at this point I can feel the pain that the Fluff has endured in life by the level of quality dark humor bahahahaha
Josh Scott: "I put the Klon on there for half a million dollars as a joke and a statement about the prices they are going for nowadays.....but I am considering selling it". I love JHS pedals but I have mixed feelings about that listing. Its like if you hit on a woman who isn't your wife then say, 'oh its a joke, I love my wife.....but I mean if you want to come up to my room just let me know'.
I'm not going to defend every boutique pickup manufacturer, but as I understand it some manufacturers try to do reproductions that are as close as possible. This means tracking down wire you cannot actually buy, original pickup winders that Gibson used, and sometimes pay huge prices for components to cover fines from the EPA the manufacturer will face for making those parts. I find it hard to complain about the price of people building reproductions of something from 60 years ago when they are trying to accurately recreate the end goal. That doesn't mean I'm interested in them, but I think it's nice the option exists for people who are interested.
@@MiikeyLawless If someone was building you an exact replica of an old car you wanted, would you expect it to be more or less expensive than the car cost when it was in production? I think that's more of the niche some of those pickups are in. They aren't for someone who just wants a good pickup. They're for the person who wants an exact replica. I agree with what @t3hgir said, if you just want a good sounding pickup there are other great pickups on the market. Just buy one of those and be done with it.
@@SlimeyGuitarStrings thats such an insanely niche market that im not sure how these companies exist then. I think we all need to be honest, the boutique pickup thing is snake oil, because even if they replicate an old PAF, PAFs were so wildly inconsistent that it becomes a moot point. They arespec sheet talking points for blues lawyers, just like most older garaged muscle cars and their dyno sheets. 🤷
For 70 grand I would expect that the person fly to me and hand deliver the guitar. You spend crazy money on a watch (more than 70 grand granted), often they'll fly you out to Switzerland to hand deliver the watch to you.
I actually clicked on this episode after watching the JHS video. I love what you guys are doing because I always find myself perusing Reverb and see like a totally gutted 80's Rickenbacker with no frets, no nut, no tuners for like 9k (CAD) and think to myself "why?". I think this conversation needs to be had and keep up the good work.
So now a hardcore blink fan's point of view here: The self titled album came out in November 2003. Feeling this music video, was shot in September of 2003 first time Tom plays his signature ES-333 in a video. Both Summer Sonic Japan & Reading Festival UK & a buncha others take place in August 2003 where Tom plays his brown signature Gibson. So fuck yeah these were built in 2003. The first prototype had an orange racing stripe, could've been built even in late 2002! He used a regular red ES-335 throughout Boxcar Racer in 2002 off of which his signature guitar was based off.
@@RiffsAndBeards from what I remember people could special order the Gibson, from 2003 and it was hella expensive. The Epiphone line started in 2007. Anyways I love your channel, keep it up man!
Josh and the entire JHS YT channel is silly and fun. Anyone who thought that was a real listing...well I don't want this post taken down so I won't say. The JHS channel is hilarious.
@@alecmullaney7957 Damn bro need a cookie or something? I can get one for you to make you feel better. You seem depressed. Let's talk, I'll give you a shoulder to cry on.
Hmm. "The Tree" seems to be a thing. A massive mahogany tree that was taken down in the 60's. Stew Mac has an article about it on his website. The guitars (according to him) made from that tree usually go around 30 000 - 40 000. So the price is still stupid high, but hmm. I learned something new.
Well... that's interesting. Very 60's... that seems to be a rather limited time period when you can sell them, although I guess there's some new rich hippy born who wants to pay 40k for a guitar from a tree that was felled 40y before he was born.
First year of the RG Ibanez was 1986, look up the RG440RR. I have an '87 RG440 with the duckbill headstock. The RG540 and similar variants came a year later.
I didn't know the rare earth magnet pickup on the bass was an EMG 81/85/89/60 or pretty much every black EMG there is. Damn, I wish I didn't sell my guitar now! Dammnit
I want that bass. Dude is literally describing a bass tone like how every English teacher over analyses things. Also kinda reminds me of when you have to meet the word limit for your essays in school.
Fanned fret stuff is already kinda gimmicky, but the "fanning" on that 10 string looks more like the frets are just tilted a little for stylization purposes than any of the actual multiscale functionality.
I’ve also not fond of an emg beyond the old thrash metal stuff but the newer hybrids I’d like to try. Tom morello had that single coil and said something like it was the worst sound but was working what he had.
The headroom thing is just for the active pickups. I unfortunately have a guitar with emgs... and have two 9v powering it to make 18v which I think helps with clarity. he is doing the same thing the doorbell batteries they’re 24v and emgs are rated up to 27v increasing the headroom. But that’s just what the inter webs told me
JHS did a live stream yesterday regarding the 500K klon. He even stated it was for trolling purposes and to send a message to all the people who ask stupid amounts of money for pedals that shouldn't be priced as such. Bravo JHS!
@@alecmullaney7957 the problem isn't the pedal companies. It's the people on the used markets who ask crazy premium's for used pedals simply because of some characteristic they think is "special" to that particular pedal (ie: early serial number, used by a well-known musician, etc). There are plenty of options out there for those who want budget friendly gear as well.
@@GC-bk1mv really? JHS ripped off the Neve and are selling it for $400 a pop. For a design they lifted. If there are so many budget options around, where is the budget colour box?
@@alecmullaney7957 Every pedal company copies off other designs. Price is dependent on a number of things: types of components used, features, etc. Don't know, i'm not the one making those decisions. Email jhs, maybe they'll tell ya. maybe.
I was wondering when the strat neck was going to make an appearance. It’s been the butt of forum jokes for a while now. “Hey, for a crap ton of money you can have a neck that isn’t Gilmour’s but it dried next to his.”
"A Diving Accident"! That was Funny!!!! Maybe since the amp was from France, they thought it was like wine...so they too kept in a wine seller. And you are so correct about Josh and the KLON. He did a entire video on it and the comments. Funny stuff!
Apparently Delonge 's Fender contract ended in Spring 2003 and he signed with Gibson at that point and there are some 2003 made ES-333's, says the internet lol.
Backing up previous comments about the Delonge guitar. He definitely had posession of them in 2003 as he was playing them in festivals in August, (Summer Sonic, Reading, Leeds). Those were about the earliest sightings. But he was also still blending in his Sig strat at that time as well, generally on drop tuned songs, (Adams song and Obvious) Which he then changed to that custom white Jaguar/Jazzmaster with the one pickup.
U r funnier than laughing-gas Josh, my ribs ache like they're broken, I can't breathe right, my jaw is locked from hysterial manic gurning. The white Marshall I wouldn't set fire to on train-tracks the train godzilla demolished & ate made me laugh 'til I cried. u r deadly funny bra. Peace respect & Maton CW80/12 guitars are the bomb.
Tom Delonge’s 1st prototype Gibson with the Orange Stripe was made April 21st, 2003. I have a photo of this. I am literally holding a 2004 model. He was using them since BCR and during the untitled recording sessions up until the album launch. You are correct about there is no custom shop model. Some fans are getting confused because cases have been swapped over the years and ones with the CS case have turned up. Not trying to flame or anything I just know way too much about this dumb shit. Tons of proof on my subreddit but I’m lazy and don’t feel like linking each individual photo when probably 3 people will read this. Lol. www.reddit.com/r/TomDelongeGuitars/
Hi Fluff, I saw your last video about ridiculous reverb listings, I sold my Gibson Tom Delonge back in 2016 but mine was a 2003 model as well, I bought it used in 2010 but back then I was kind concerned about the production date too. I emailed gibson with photos and they have confirmed mine was indeed made in 2003. Differently than your friend said, they started the production in 2003, Weird, I know. Keep rocking!!! Raphael Jaber ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Customer Service Date: Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 10:34 PM Subject: RE: Gibson Tom Delonge - Serial 02823705 Hi, The pictures and serial number are consistent with a Gibson Tom Delonge Signature model, made on the 282nd day of 2003 in Memphis, TN. Thanks, and I hope this helps! Jon Sutherland Gibson Customer Service 1-800-4GIBSON www.gibson.com
@UCypdgNgQrTt8C8j04jbUTXw sorry bro just trying to help wasn’t trying to flex.I’ve got a friend literally selling a 03 and people are questioning whether it is real from details in this video.
92 wasn't the first RG year, I think 87 was, but that dude is CRAZY lmao I'm not sure if its still the case (or was back then) but they used to start making the next model year in the previous year. I think the first 6k guitars they'd make for a year would be done in November and December.
This series, as well as the nightmares of guitar repair that I've seen has convinced me that it's probably NOT the guitar that's faulty, it's the people.
just want to say that before the video played the ad for the Neural DSP Gojira plug in came on, and it might be the only time ive seen an ad all the way through.
"Its time for some baseball...Aaaaaaannnnnnddd Fuck Yoooou!" Hahahaha please let this saying be a thing for this series on your chanel. So fuckn funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
All the Ibanez USA customs said “USA Custom” on the headstock and only some of them had a neck or a body that was made in Japan the rest were in the USA and on average sells for like 2k. Now if it was an American Master series then yeah, you can get 5k + for it
Trogly does the same thing. He has an Aldo Nova signature Les Paul on his site with no attention to sell, so it's overpriced to like $100K so no one will buy it. Keeps people talking about it, though.
He had it up for $50,000. After the video he did with Aldo Novo himself he raised the price to $100,000. It didn't sell so he took it off the market. I'm surprised Joe Banamasa did't buy it.
The EVH Art series guitars were actually masked/taped for painting by Eddie, so it does have his creativity directly imbued into it, there are 300 and all are unique.
The only way that Delonge is a 2003 is if it is Toms personal guitar. He switched over in late 2003 to Gibson and as of recent a lot of Toms personal guitars are floating around.