Stop LYING about Harley Benton! 

This comment needs to go up!

Nah this is bullshit /s

Bumping this comment up. Well said, mate!

Can RU-vid comments be read with braille keyboards, too? Or does only the voice over work? I’ve also been wondering how blind-accessible most DAWs are. Voiceover can read out the dB numbers of the faders to you, I guess, but the only way to have tactile feedback would be to use an actual mixing desk with tangible faders. For guitar, did you put the numbers in braille on the upper or lower edge of the guitar neck? I assume that‘s what I would do, to make sure I’d quickly find the right fret without looking. (In case you’re wondering, yes, I work in a facility for visually impaired people. 😉)

So to answer these one by one. I would imagine a braille keyboard would work just fine for RU-vid comments. As far as I’m aware it works just fine. I used to have one, but mainly used it for inputting math braille back when I was in college a few years back. Never thought about it for that use. The only time I really even use braille these days is on my phone with a feature that allows me to type in braille which is way faster than standard typing. For the DAW thing that is tough. I think it depends on the user’s ability to learn and adapt. ProTools is a F**KING nightmare! There’s so much happening and honestly it is one of the most frustrating ecosystems I’ve ever had the misfortune to try to learn. Its a joke plane and simple for access. It can be done. Sure no doubt about that. But it is a serious learning curve. The only reason I figured it out is I’m a pretty advanced user who knew both the ins and outs of my screen reader and knows music technology to a decent level. I’ve heard Audasity is OK on a Windows based system, but not tried it on a MAC based system. Personally I use Logic Pro for everything. I have it streamlined exactly how I want it. I’d say 98% of it is user friendly for the blind and the things that are not are things that are annoying, but not deal breakers to say the least. It reads me all the info I need in real time for each track. I have also designed a few templates I use depending on what I’m doing so I can get up and going and start working as soon as I sit down. Plug in my gear and go. I understand some people’s hesitation on templates and presets, but I want something I know will work. Something I know will work every time. And something I can work on immediately to make sure I get ideas in place as quickly and affectively as possible. I’ve used Logic Pro since 2018 and have not looked back. Done everything from tracks for singers I’ve worked with to my own project work to live sound and entertainment more recently. I do own a mixing board. It is analog. But I don’t really use it at all. I tend to try to keep all of my mixing and mastering as internal in Logic as I possibly can. It gives me more control of where things are and how they are happening so I can figure out problems easier. Again I know that is not very traditional. But it is what I’ve found works for me. I basically just need a connection between my Helix and the computer. And my guitars. And I’m in business. I can lay down midi instrument and drum tracks as holding tracks. And send them out to people who play those parts to be replaced with real instruments. So it makes my life that much easier. As for the guitar? Nah. You’d think the tactile marks would help. I’ve even considered it when I’m playing slide guitar since that is an extra level of difficult. But honestly nope. I’ve had to get very good at what I do through muscle memory entirely. I actually learned how to play guitar originally purely by ear and never even looked at my fretboard when I could for the most part. So by the time my vision started to go in my early 20s I was already pretty well equipped to deal with the situation. It makes it really interesting working with guitar instructors because they have had to basically reteach me guitar from a different perspective. I had to learn much more from muscle memory once I started doing professional lessons because telling me to look at the board was basically out the window by then. My current instructor (And yes I still take lessons 17 years later because you are never too good to keep learning) is arguably one of if not the best hired guy in the world today. He’s had to completely reinvent how he’s teaching me things like 8 finger tapping because it is such a visual exercise. We have to break things down to their individual components so I can get used to the step by step feel of the motion in my hands and wrists. Then build up step by step so I can get used to the motions rather than using fret markers to tell me where I am at any given time. It goes against practically everything he knows as a guitar player. but the coolest part is it is making him even better which I didn’t think was possible at his level. Because he’s learning this the same way I am and it is forcing him to think differently about how he plays. I know he did a recent solo with the group he’s on tour with in South America right now with his eyes completely closed to get a feel for it. There’s nothing to bring you as much pride and joy in yourself as getting a text from a guy who’s been a guitarist in some major label bands that just says “how in the hell do you play like this it is incredible?” I’ll never forget that question as long as I live. Sorry this got way long. I’m willing to take a guess and say if you are based in the US you work in a Lighthouse for the Blind facility? Or possibly a school for the blind. Those are the only places that would come to mind for something like that. Its funny. I’ve always known my vision would go. Ever since I was a kid. I even went to a school for the blind for a bit. Yet I have never really felt connected to that community. I tend to kind of avoid it for the most part. I think that has helped me a ton because its made me learn to think outside the box. I tend to take things more as a “how do I do something my way” rather than “you can’t do them”. Sadly my experience around the visually impaired community is certainly colored by my own experiences with people in it. I… Just could not quite click with most of them. Probably because even to this day a lot of my interests are quite visual in nature. I mean even the field I run a consulting business in (The healthcare industry) is not exactly a traditional place for someone like me. But it is something I’m interested in. Anyway hope this answers a few things.

Is that what you think? People who own Gibsons have an empty wallet?

😅😅😅😅🤣🤣👍

@@travisspaulding2222 in that case it's not the wallet that's necessarily empty..

@@yajrobot Lol, so now we're doing blanket statements about people's character? Maybe take a look in the mirror.

@@travisspaulding2222 LMAO another Gibson owner detected.

he says that and then craps on Christians constantly so clearly there is SOMETHING else.

@@L0rd0fTh3N3rdz What does that have to do with it?

That is just Marxist rhetoric. The individualistic nature of the right is diametrically opposed to the collectivist Rich vs. Poor class conflict that is espoused by Socialists/Marxists/Communists. Glenn by his very nature is a Capitalist. He may say these things but is still charging $250 for a pedal/effect. However, I agree that Glenn should do this because I am a Capitalist too. He sets the price for which his service/commodity is worth on the market, and he should have the right to do so. The huge glaring problem is Glenn is the rich compared to us common people. He is the "Bourgeois" /Rich to us. Apart from his outstanding tests and his incredible work, I don't think it is a good idea to listen to this rhetoric because it does not logically lead into Glenn being a part of the common people. I think he is doing an outstanding job-sharing information with us and helping us get to where he is. But, in the end, the Marxist viewpoint from which his views come from hold that he is diametrically opposed to us because of his position of power/wealth.

@@solaresat Why are those the only two schools of thought in your world. Please climb out of the holes you have dug for yourself.

@@L0rd0fTh3N3rdz There is no need to bring his attitudes about a particular religion into this. I think it was a simple, and quite accurate assertion, that is all. We can learn from each other without completely agreeing about everything.

Because Guitar Players keep running their mouths while us Bass Players are too dumb to think lmao

@@longview3k69 That's the accuratest statement ever

Thanks for the idea!!! Haha

@@Guilhermetmfranco guaranteed laughs for you and the boys

_Masterful Signoff_

Guys watch the new video of Rhett Shull he compared different necks and if they affect the tone. The difference is really surprising. Anyone seen it?

​@EbonyPope yeah that video is a very suspicious.

actually, it's J..................................... vs.................................

and who exactly are these rich people

@@itsgoldmate8859 ohh I think you nose who it is.... 🤫

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What does Y equal?

@@AmericanNationalist852do you want the income or output equation?

They think they've checkmated you, because these idiots are under the presumption that the book will agree with them and prove the person they are arguing with completely wrong. They also have never read an econ book, so it's all just arrogant assumptions that they are right.

"Well there's this little thing called SUPPLY and DEMAND and that means-" *toilet noises*

Yep, ah, the Intertubes. They have truly done wonders for human civilization.

I assume you swapped the pickups out?

happens all the time no worries mate lol

If your firewood looks like guitars, I will take a referral. That lumberjack takes pride in his work...

"Tylenol"

​@@YxYzYx yeah right, it was totally his fault for getting run over

@@naattxxnaattxx7055 lol it was just a joke but i don’t think he can actually comprehend that concept

hell yeah weed is expensive. top shelf anyhow.🤷🏻‍♂️

@@YxYzYx what im saying is when someone gets hurt, its not necessarily their fault. Someone could get run over and never be able to pay back the medical bills just because "its not the taxpayers fault" Im not saying it is their fault, but people should help each other rather than stay inside their own bubble for the rest of eternity

MySpace was comfy AF

MSN messenger was alright. AIM (aol instant messenger) was where the action was though

Lol Msn messenger and the chat rooms.👍 When I lived in New Orleans that's how I met a few cool friends in "Chat New Orleans" I think they started a pay wall and MSN went belly up.

ASL? Haha

@@thesandman775 AOL, MSN, and YIM.

You kidding? Statistics shows they outplay great guitarists 98% of the time!

Well I could definitely hear a difference when he picked harder. Lmao

Oh I had to restrain myself from writing a fekkin essay on the comments to his video. Used to like him but he defo appears to be becoming a gear snob.

@@Vincegpz500 So now you don't like him? lol

it's the playing. No humans can replicate their playing back to back. I don't care if you're the best guitar player. It's impossible. Why do we do two takes when we double track a guitar? It's for the differences on our playing. You can't do copy-paste the same track, it'll sound bad.

@@Vincegpz500 He became a boring guy!

'Stellantis' .. There is no more vivid example of how the management is overpaid.

You might make Glen's "Butthurt Chrysler worker of the week" segment with this comment!

It's a very flawed video. There are several things that jumped out at me immediately. First of all, he is obviously very biased. He even said so before he even played any of the necks. When he plays the maple neck, it seems like he picks harder, perhaps unwittingly, basically confirming his own bias that maple fretboards are supposed to sound "snappy". Then he also mentions that, even though the necks were set up by the store for that guitar, he had to do adjustments because there was a lot of fret buzz. He did not mention or document anywhere by how much it was adjusted and if the string heights were the same for every neck. String height is pretty important, and the strings slapping against the fretboard may again be interpreted as the "snappy" character. If he had to adjust the string height, that also may have changed the distance from the pickups, making it louder or quieter going into the amp. And that might cause the amp to react slightly differently, with more or less compression. And then there is the fact that he did not do a blind test. When he listened back to the results, he knew which was which, and you can't judge anything reliably based on that. These are some of the reason why Jim Lill's videos are so much better than any of the other stuff that's out there so far. He puts in the time and effort that's required to produce actual results that you can draw conclusions from. Plus, he documented his process very well. I'm not saying Rhett was trying to be misleading deliberately, but he just did not put in the time that would have been needed. The conslusions of his experiment (if you can call it that) just feed into people's preconceptions. Oh and on another note, I don't understand where the notion comes from that maple sounds bright and "snappy". I suspect it's purely based on the visual appearance of the wood? Because in theory, maple is a less stiff material than rosewood and would probably dampen the sound more. I'm not a physicist, but I'd expect rosewood to dampen the vibration of the string less. (Not that that would translate to what comes out of the speaker.)

i guess there needs to be that robot arm thing that one of Glenn's more profound critics (must be the "physics of electric guitar" guy himself) had been ranting and raving for quite a while.

@@mrcoatsworth429very true. Did he also mention if he was using the same pickups on each guitar? I suspect they were not likely the same exact set of pickups. But regardless, your points stand. Also, did he use a brand new pick on each guitar take? Because a worn pick will also change the attack and how snappy the strings might sound. And was all the other wood the same except for the fretboards? And were materials like tuners and bridges identical? I enjoyed watching the video, but there were some problems with ensuring his hypothesis was properly tested to remove as many biases and issues as possible. He did not claim it to be a scientific test, but that’s the only way to know for sure.

@@MashaT22 He changed the necks on the one guitar. So yes, they were the exact same pickups and I think strings as well. I also think he made sure that the tuners on the three different necks were the exact same models. So it's not like he put no thought into it at all.

@@mrcoatsworth429 the test was also done using a loose rhythm pattern which is highly unreliable, as it depends on the feeling of the player at the time. I'd rather hear static open chords to get a full spectrum of the sound

tone isn’t in the wood it’s in the balls

@@tre107 tone is stored in the balls

Yes. RU-vid has been spamming for me to watch it for the past few days.

My friend had to exchange four of the same US built Gibson Explorer. Has nothing to do with Harley Benson. The guy he dealt with at Gibson just laughed at him and said people just pay for the name only.......

You're not wrong, but it sounds like you've had much worse luck than most. I just bought two. One of them has a stiff tuning peg and the pickup selector switch is loose and rattles a bit. Still very playable and nothing I can't fix. I figured I'd be upgrading to locking tuners anyway and I'm actually bonding with that guitar more than I even expected. The other... there's nothing functionally wrong with it at all, but "Ocean Flame" stopped being blue and became green at some point, which has me annoyed/disappointed. Is it dumb to be caught up on the color? Yes, it is. Plays well. Sounds good. But I feel like I'm making due with a mistake and it's a pebble in my boot at the moment.

Didn't Thomann open a factory or subsidiary for you US guys to shorten shipping distance, time, and risk of shipping damage

@@Nachtmahr616 They have a US store up on Reverb and that'd be better for returns, but it's a more limited selection and the prices are better through the Thomann site, particularly if you split the shipping costs between multiple guitars.

Scary shit.

Mathematically, that is not strictly correct.

@@mrcoatsworth429 it is a fucking joke. Lighten up francis

​@@mrcoatsworth429When the mean, median, and mode are all the same, as with normalized IQ scores, then it is, no?

@@sparella true. Carlin doesn't mention a normalized test, though.

It's annoying that people have to take a side and judge a person who owns Gibsons, PRS, or Fender. It's pretty sad, really. Glenn kind of encourages it, but he knows better.

Eddie believed in everything that this guy says is nonsense. He built that guitar from Charvel parts, put in countless hours of work to keep those guitars perfect, modified his pickups, believed in using humbuckers vs single coils, modified his marshal amps, used different tubes, boiled his strings, wax potted his pickups, and built his own recording studio so that he’d have complete control over his sound. Eddie was a genius. This guy is a retired Chrysler employee playing in his basement.

Yes, MAutoEqualizer or MAutoDynamicEQ can be used to achieve the same tonal balance. I've had good results by matching the general tonal balance and then recreating one or two most prominent resonances and notches. I think I might have done that in some of the MGuitarArchitect bass presets, actually...

Anderton's does those videos all the time, and they can almost always tell what's what.

Wrong channel. No one hears "feel" in a mix, so it doesn't matter in the studio.

And even if you do give 110%, you will still be told to do one, as soon as you have an opinion that differs from theirs.

When comparing the QC of PRS to fender and Gibson, PRS is a hands down winner. They all feel good and I have never seen a bad one. Meanwhile, I walk in to GC and can randomly find issues with an American Gibson. The cheap guitars now are just so much better than 20-25 years ago! And also, you aren't afraid to take them places. I've played live with some 150-250 dollar guitars and nobody ever said it sounded bad. I even got compliments on tone.

Mine isn't and it's fucking awesome

@@wideyxyz2271 got a gotoh strat and a Tele, the bridge pickup in the Tele is fantastic, neck is meh

My Amarok sounds fucking awesome! It's still my favorite guitar.

That's awful. A QC failure if ever I heard one. Return it and get a squealer. After all, that's what you paid those not very much bucks for......

@@Vincegpz500 i paid £150 for the gotoh, the tuners and the bridge is worth about that

Windsor assembly

I have a prs custom 24, I think it’s a good guitar for the price.

@kaoe145 I am not willing to spend PRS kind of dollars when I can get a comparable guitar for less than half. That unhinged video he posted about tone wood just sealed the deal.

Get a used Yamaha , Epiphone, or Squier and change the pickups. I got a few trash guitars, for well under $100, changed the frets and pickups, shims in the neck pocket, and they sound amazing and feel great.

@rustystove8410 if all you want is a quality guitar, that may be the single best way to get one.

I’ve only played one of their electrics, and my only complaint is there wasn’t enough info as to what the finish was. I thought it was gonna be sand blasted or at very least grain dyed, but it was like a synthetic veneer or hydrodip type fake grain top. Other than that singular cosmetic ‘issue’, it’s a super solid guitar, I just need to break it out more, I’m debating brining it to a blues jam sometime soon. The monophonic comment, while potentially accurate to the product they received, is simply not true for all of their products. The shop I work at often carries one of their acoustics in both the electric and pickupless options, and they’re some of the best budget guitars I’ve played. I also own a u bass from them and it’s pretty fun, tho I will say I prefer the much smaller ones from Kala

jesus was a real person but the idea that many have of him is fictional

Harry potter's school years are related in more detail than any of those characters mentioned...

@@koalatea9960 I'm praying for you, too.

@@theskullkid421 and I'm praying for you, as well.

@@TacMedTV i will pray for you as well my friend