The Worst Years In Guitar Quality?

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1:44:50 The Worst Years In Guitar Quality?
Subject Index
00:00 Intro
01:34 Thoughts on fanned fret guitars?
07:56 Fret sprout on MIM Fenders is now the worst Ive ever seen.
10:59 The Secret Naughty List From Guitar Manufacturers?
• The Secret Naughty Or ...
27:28 Harmony Central lead to You Tube video reviews
35:38 What is a Guitalele?
37:18 Do you like playing on high output, passive hum-buckers
40:00 My go to amp?
41:43 Where should you start to learn to build guitars?
52:37 Preferring the PRS S2 over the Core?
55:20 Using a compressor with solid state amps
59:10 Do you have to put delay and reverb in the effects loop?
1:07:17 Acoustic amps vs guitar amps that can take an acoustic
1:11:50 Heritage guitars makes Harmony
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1:18:17 Should You buy tubes and guitar pickups before they get harder to find?
1:44:50 The Worst Years In Guitar Quality?
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@carpathus 2 года назад

LOL Fender just knocked the squirrels off their guitar wood couple days ago.🤣

@PhillipMcKnight 2 года назад

That was funny. Thank you for the laugh

@devilsguitaristmusic 2 года назад

$900 for a guitar that cuts your hands is pretty crazy though

@terryshrk 2 года назад

@@Tijuanabill All manufacturers have their fanboys 4 sure. How else can you explain Gibson's continued popularity given their decades long reputation with having mediocre QC,.on top of everything American made costing $200 - $300 more then the other major makers. Hopefully these supply chain issues will get solved soon.

@antonwilding9744 2 года назад

@@PhillipMcKnight there is an imposter pretending to be you lol .

@-whiskey-4134 2 года назад

Longer story slightly shorter lol

@quintijn3444 2 года назад

I always love watching these in the background!! And also thank you for getting me into guitar repairs DIY!

@drmcneilly 2 года назад

Thanks for being honest and bringing a behind the scenes side of things. It's refreshing.

@RandallHayter 2 года назад

I have a guitar with a man-made material fretboard and even that is giving me a little bit of sprout. It takes some special skill for the manufacturer to accomplish that. Btw - great show! No “Know your gear” at the end, so I’m having some withdrawal symptoms.

@putawayboy 2 года назад

Been watching these videos for 2 years. I finally get it. We need you. I will become a patron for the first time. Do what u do.

@MrDream-zm1pw 2 года назад

Loving the content Phil! always a fan of good information and great content. Cheers!

@bellachi9575 2 года назад

Happy Birthday to your wonderful wife who humors you & helps you pursue your hobby and in doing so allows us to benefit from your wisdom!

@SakoSohn 2 года назад

You're the most pleasant person on youtube. And I learn a fuckload from you every week. Thanks for all you do, man.

@chrismosquad1056 2 года назад

Nope, bad Fender fret sprout here in Pennsylvania, too. 😢 (Love ya, Phil! God bless!)

@mikenaykki2173 2 года назад

Love the show Phillip 👍👍😎

@natethebesttt 2 года назад

Happy birthday Mrs. Know Your Gear!!

@gtmuse329A 2 года назад

Guitalele is like a guitar capoed at the 5th fret. Really fun and useful! 🎶

@davidepaolo276 2 года назад

Might have gotten lucky but my last two MIM have been outstanding! Got a road worn Tele that was perfectly setup with spot on intonation- perfect intonation when you’re working with brass barrel saddles is pretty impressive 😄

@dunnosmapdi 2 года назад

Bought a Player Tele this year and as soon as it acclimated to the dry heat of our house the fret sprout was insane. I've never experienced that before.

@PeteKaster 2 года назад

It’s late 70s vintage but I love the built-in compressor on the Norlin/Gibson/Moog Lab Series L5 solid state amp. An early version of modeling amps, it can really get some great tones.

@johnnolan4312 2 года назад

Woot woot! Great show!

@PhillipMcKnight 2 года назад

Thank you John

@A_Noid 2 года назад

Really liked the part where you discussed guitar reviews (as well as the video you referenced).

@_patrikjay_ 2 года назад

Your amp Rack looks stellar bro, especially with the new addition and to the bad cat right above... You work hard Phillip, you deserve all those tasty morsels..

@eljapel 2 года назад

fan fretted make a lot of sense on basses, a 37' scale for the b string is amazing, bear that in mind when ordering a new bass

@pops71 2 года назад

The Yamaha THR amps have a great compressor in the software editor. It changes that amp in great ways.

@buzzcrushtrendkill 2 года назад

Bought pickups and tubes months ago. Nice to know Ill be good to weather the latest shortage storm in this regard.

@jerryodom7358 2 года назад

That’s because manufacturers don’t want their greed disclosed. They don’t like honesty or open forums that tell the truth. So thanks for being compassionate to your fellow musicians.

@HellcatCustoms 2 года назад

I live in Northwest Pennsylvania and deal with very low humidity during the frozen Winter months. Not only do furnaces dry out the air, it's already low when outside is below freezing. My house is 20 to 30% relative humidity right now. Guitars I've fixed fret sprout on numerous times are again feeling a tad sharp. This place becomes a tropical rain forest in the Spring/Summer, which return the sharp fret ends and other related issues back to normal.

@Gearjunkie35 2 года назад

My OCD can't let it go...Episode did Not end with ...Until next time Know your gear. This will haunt me all week Phil. Great show as alwways

@Realasadonut 2 года назад

I had to return a mim fender Nashville tele. Was looking forward to this guitar for a while, but it was bad, too bad to keep.

@_PatDog 2 года назад

Happy Bithday Mrs McKnight, I hope you've had a lovely day.

@joeykelly5642 2 года назад

07:56 Over the past four or so years I’ve lived in New York, Texas, North Carolina, and Minnesota… Pretty varied climates. Yet almost every time I’ve put my hands on a Player Series guitar there has been fret sprout. Meanwhile, most Squiers above $300 feel perfect, with the higher-end Squiers even having rolled edges…

@stringrip 2 года назад

I have a (ESP budget line) LTD tele style guitar made in Vietnam. It never developed any fret sprout. but they didn't level and dress the frets at the factory.

@GlennJimenez 2 года назад

“Companies don’t get angry… people at the company get angry” With some reflection, one can see this is easily one of the biggest gems of this episode. Huge “insider” point of view. One can learn much about how to navigate through these corporations from Phil. Keep going!

@stevenirons8564 2 года назад

Re: Fret Sprout - very cold climate is also very bad. This Winter was so cold in Minnesota for extended periods that my relative humid was under 20% for weeks even with humidifiers running - fret sprout on everything that wasn't in a case or had a sealed neck. The satin finishes were the worst. Fixed one a day with Stew Mac fret leveling file, fret end file, fret eraser and a mile of blue tape.

@-whiskey-4134 2 года назад

I’ve noticed since I moved from MA to FL, it seems like my guitars dont stay in tune for as long and the frets get dull faster (probably because my hands sweat more down here). I’m assuming it’s the constant hot humid weather in my area. Up North the weather changed all the time but the house was always consistent. Here, it’s definitely more humid more often and it creeps into the house out nowhere. Other times it’s just hot and dry for days. I get a lot more fret buzz on my instruments too and it seems like the neck and bridge need constant adjusting now after just a week or so. I need to apply lem oil way more often. I mean, I’m not complaining, I love finding any reason to escape whatever I’m doing and play with my instruments lol I feel like it’s helping me get to know them better. Back home I could set and forgot all my instruments and they’d stay tuned for a long time, even with constant use. Not so much anymore. Sorry for the redundancy lol I can say though, I’ve never had an issue with fret sprouting, at least not yet. I’ve been looking into cases with some humidity control for when I’m not playing them. I’m more worried about the elements taking their toll in my stuff over time.

@alexhiggin 2 года назад

NJ here, mexican strat fret sprout is indeed horrendous

@DonnieDailey 2 года назад

Hey Phil, You should do a "Sharpen My Axe" with the Mystery Kramer Focus. Throw in some top shelf electronics and a set of your favorite Blackstock pickups and use it in your next Rockin' 1000 show.

@adamlong5478 2 года назад

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!🎉🥳

@lightfighter54 2 года назад

Hey Phil. Love your content. Is there a first kit you would recommend for a novice for repairs and maintenance?

@robmlisanti 2 года назад

Happy Birthday to your wife🎂🎂 just bought a Godin Stadium HT

@ericwarrington6650 2 года назад

Appreciate the props u give casino...they're good guys who just have alot of fun.. 😂..they're honest good people in my years experience of following them and same as your channel Phil.. don't always make alot of friends being honest. But truth hurts sometimes and when done with empathy and compassion and optimism then criticism can really inspire...people.. companies...to do better...keep that edge Phil...great work you do..

@nathanmarcinek2073 2 года назад

My Quilter Superblock US has a built-in compressor; it's a wonderful thing. That head cost me about $220 (open-box) and I ended up selling my tube amps after getting it.

@OnTheOne. 2 года назад

I have the Beat Buddy pedal. You can disable the intro fill feature. It takes a few seconds, easy.

@uria702 2 года назад

The fret sprout issue is not because of the supply chain issues in my opinion. The wood they’re using now was purchased a few years ago. It’s been a brutally dry winter in most parts of the country - very little snow. On top of that, they’re using pau ferro and laurel now for fingerboards which aren’t as oily as rosewood and dry out much faster.

@GTX1123 2 года назад

I have two Gibson LP Studios from the 90's that were a real bargain at the prices I paid for them used. I was able to play both before buying them as they were local purchases and found out later that the quality was pretty good for these particular years. I also have two 2007 American Strats - one mahogany and one ash that are great guitars, both of which were ebay purchases in 2011 & 2013. Buying those on line were a bit of a gamble but turned out to be great purchases.

@JDKingStratslinger 2 года назад

2021 bad? I've had excellent luck with Epi acoustics, Squier CVs! Frets, finish, feel, tone, attention to detail. Indonesia seems to be the new Japan. As Phil has pointed out previously, with affordable CNC, geography no longer matters. Work ethic still does, though. Thank you, Indonesia!

@TheSavagederek Год назад

My 1999 USA Series Stratocaster is incredible. Its been ultra reliable, solid and plays like a dream. I've had zero issues with her.

@Bloodyglove9939 2 года назад

I finally got my 5150 iconic half stack and it’s freakin amazing

@eddiejr540 2 года назад

Phil...you should wear that naughty list like a badge of honor!!!!

@ryanandring2688 2 года назад

I always appreciate the honesty, and it’s pretty scummy that those people lied to you about paying for advertising their products

@whatspadethinks 2 года назад

The tube situation is no joke. I bought the Monoprice Stage Right 15W tube amp last year and it came with JJ tubes. Last month the amp started exhibiting weird noises and sure as shit it soon wouldn't produce any sound at all. After troubleshooting it, checking cables, etc I opened it up to check the tubes and one 12AX7 had gone. I checked prices at all the big box mail order companies and Reverb and a full Blues Jr. JJ set like the Monoprice takes was $75+. I dragged my feet because my other amps were working fine but I checked yesterday to finally buy them and most individual tubes are sold out on Sweetwater, etc and the independent tube sites (Tube Depot, etc). I was able to order a full set of three 12AX7's & two matched EL84's for about $100 including shipping. I checked again today for shits and giggles and the set I bought is now sold out. Even if Russia didn't place an official stop to exports the sanctions and import bans was going to make getting anything out of there nearly impossible. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if regular 12AX7's reach $50 each. One thing the world's recent history has shown is that corporate greed has gone completely out of control. It won't get any better unfortunately.

@diodesDankessAndDives 2 года назад

I have a quilter solid state amp and I love it 😀

@JBrimhall 2 года назад

Late to the party here, but as a drummer (just started learning guitar), MANY drum companies are having QC issues. I recently spent close to a thousand dollars US for a snare. It took three tries for the company to get it right. It's a sign of the times.

@Shutupletstalk 2 года назад

The 3 string is a popular guitar here in Miami. I believe it's originally Cuban and called a "Tres"

@mattc2674 2 года назад

I wouldn’t say I’m hoarding tubes, but when I bought a new tube amp a few months ago I got the full story on tube shortage from the shop owner. Went to tube depot later that day and bought full backups for both my tube amps. Hopefully I’m good for a few years while things settle down.

@johnriley8314 2 года назад

.....GREAT IDEA MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEED TO DO THE SAME but strapped for cash currently !!! Just my damned luck..lmao

@michaeltaylors2456 2 года назад

You are, tube degradation is extremely slow. “ Fresh” tubes is one of the more clever myths that a few key resellers, rebranders were able to sell to the guitarsphere

@mattc2674 2 года назад

@@michaeltaylors2456 Ok but I hardly consider one back up set as "hoarding". But maybe you also only own one roll of TP at a time, I don't know.

@michaeltaylors2456 2 года назад

@@mattc2674 uh ok, you talkin to me ?

@tl6058 2 года назад

I walked into GC prepared to buy a top end MIM Tele the other day and it was unplayable because of the fret sprout! I live in the Mid-Atlantic with decent humidity.

@mikeomatic9905 2 года назад

I really want a Jason Isbell tele, but no one seems to have one in stock, and I’m fairly certain the fretwork would be typical MiM Fender if I blindly ordered one. It’s frustrating.

@chasetherocknroll5144 2 года назад

Hi Phil, At Christmas time, I bought a Gibson Slash Les Paul Anaconda Burst online in Australia. Right out of the box, Tuning issues. After a visit to a local tech. The Cut on the nut was the issue. You would think Gibson, after all these years would get that right.

@guttedEwok01 2 года назад

Gibson deliberately cut the nut high - if they cut it too low there’s no fixing it, so they cut it high for people who play with a very high action and leave it on the other 90% of the population who play regular/low action to get the nut cut by their tech. Sucks but kind of makes sense.

@tedpikul1 2 года назад

To the person who mentioned a tilted pickup: if you want to get rid of the tilt, try raising the pickup all the way up - that was recommended to me by a customer service person from a guitar manufacturer, and it worked. You usually do that by turning the two screws on either side of the pickup, in the middle (not any of the four screws at the corners of the pickups - those are usually just holding the pickup ring in place).

@TheSavagederek Год назад

Yea, don't do this, especially on single coils.

@MarsHalekGuitar 2 года назад

When your head is way down there, the banner ads sometimes cover you up. :)

@donnareedfan 2 года назад

LAB amps had built in compressors. Played one for years in wedding bands.

@BrianJohnson-cj8xf 2 года назад

The Fender Champion 50 XL has a Compressor with the Fender Clean set up !!!!

@Patriot1777 2 года назад

I bought a squire fender hollowbody starcaster reissue 70s. The quality is tops!!, plays wounderfull. Why haven't people like it also??.thanks.

@jayschulz8060 2 года назад

I miss my Arbor explorer from 1982 era . Cant find them anywhere for resale

@Jkstacks4 2 года назад

Phil, have you tried the Leo Jaymz Les Paul copies? If yes, what do you think of them?

@vattuvarg 2 года назад

You've tried the Quilter amps. They have limiters. Isn't that very close to a compressor?

@noneofyourbusiness2766 2 года назад

Hi all. Phil, you do a great job. Has anyone ever asked you to do a clone of Jimmy Page's Les Paul? I heard him tell a story about he had it made for sustain. Also I am looking for a video of you upgrading a guitar. I think it was a Squire bullet. You out a double stack Single coil Pearly Gates pup on the bridges and the neck pick up sounded really 70's. I can't remember what the names of the neck/middle pups are. Thanks.

@dugbert5 2 года назад

SS amp with compression? How about the Quilter Aviator Cub? Is the limiter a compressor?

@thombat999 2 года назад

Phil, i have an Epiphone G-1275 Cherry doubleneck. Would you be interested using it for Sharpen My Axe? If not, what would you recommend to make it better?

@alanturingandthetapes5575 2 года назад

for preamp tubes is it possible people will make kits to replace them with FETs? or do i misunderstand how equivalent they are?

@micahwatz1148 2 года назад

I got a dean select v. And they went way to heavy with the radius block. Kiesel for me from now on. Good necks and fretwork.

@BretAmes 2 года назад

Hi Phil, did you get rid of the Hughes and Kettner?

@neal9812 2 года назад

Regarding mim fenders, I'm not sure if it's fret sprout or simply a poor fret job, I think it's the second. I bought a tele back in 2019, my avg rel. humidity is 60% let it rest and acclimatize, still could feel sharp frets. Went to a store and tried a mim strat and the same. I'm a fender guy all the way but I see many comments on these, all leads me to think quality is being compromised at least on the player series

@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy 2 года назад

I am already thinking of going back to solid-state.

@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy 2 года назад

This might be the kick in the pants I need to go get a Super Crush.

@jackisham1314 2 года назад

?do you know where I can buy the gotoh custom 52 pickups on the Shijie TLV Pro

@mikecorey8370 2 года назад

The tube issue will pass. Maybe buy some power tubes if you can find them, but preamp tubes go bad as well. I wish I'd kept my Fender Mustang IV, just in case.

@tomaserickson3252 2 года назад

I got a monoprice stage right 15 watt all tube amplifier and the review say that it sounds really good anyone know anything about mods that could be done

@bbastien55 2 года назад

I live in Canada, the shit hole that is in Southern Ontario, and ordered a vintera 50s seafoam green Strat and the frets necks everything about the guitar is beautiful. My first real fender and it plays and feels the part. I feel lucky I guess to not have these fret issues.

@bandierrez 2 года назад

Bought a Kepma Elite acoustic w/o their built in reverb Ala Yamaha. New manufacturing techniques. Tap tuning w computers. Largest selling guitar in China. Only came here after much hounding by 2 St. Louis Music alumni. I paid more for this than equivalent gits. May wanna check out. Impressive.

@toemasmeems 2 года назад

On the contrary The Sterling by MusicMans I bought last year was MILES above some of their older guitars of the same models

@mikecullen6488 2 года назад

Ok guys. Fender hot rod deluxe or fender twin reverb deluxe?

@audiomonster303 2 года назад

yeah I think JJ tubes are like generic low price bulk buy tubes that are tested for quality and then relabeled. Should you remove the paper like JJ sticker before use? I bought a used tube amp that has JJ's and the paper sticker is still on them. Presumably over the original generic part number.

@shaofu424 2 года назад

solid state amp w compression- fender princeton stereo chorus (red knob) one of the best gigging amps ever made, imho ymmv tho

@bradw7921 2 года назад

Just recieved a MIM strat from Sweetwater and definetly has some fret sprout.

@PhillipMcKnight 2 года назад

That sucks to hear.

@blainehankins 2 года назад

I just looked it up. The Fender factory is in Ensenada Mexico. The "average" relative humidity in Ensenada is 82% There's yer problem :)

@bradw7921 2 года назад

@@PhillipMcKnight Its not bad, and thanks to your vidz I will have it fixed in no time. However I was surprised to see it on a roasted neck.

@todd0864 2 года назад

Its not Sweetwaters fault. I just got a PRS SE Mira from them and the fretwork is awesome. Its a manufacturer issue. Some companies just dont care about QC.

@bradw7921 2 года назад

@@todd0864 for sure not a Sweetwater issue. And Honestly its not that bad and the rest of the strat is flawless.

@faithwyar 2 года назад

Phil would be such an awesome manager

@shannonmonroe1694 2 года назад

Fyi...on the subject of SS amps that have "compression like affect", the only one I've found was the old Lab IV, when I say old, I mean 80s and early 90s. It wasn't true compression, however it did have this spongy quality to it that was basically a pseudo compression effect that was produced naturally in the amp. Anywho ...thats my 2 cents...if anyone has found a recent SS amp that does similar please lmk.. cheers!

@caseylee12 Год назад

Lol, I have a 2015 and a 2017 Gibson Les Paul studio and I love them both! I realize that maybe I just got lucky. They're not going anywhere!

@passionplayer7 2 года назад

Hey Phil, I appreciate your channel very much but can you change the title of the PRS S2 McCarty video “And Sold my Core” tagline after saying you didn’t sell your Core. Thanks for the honesty, all the best!

@PhillipMcKnight 2 года назад

I did sell that core

@passionplayer7 2 года назад

@@PhillipMcKnight Ah! Ok, I was confused at 52:47 you said you didn’t? Thanks 🙏

@todd0864 2 года назад

Bought a MIM Tele over a year ago. Sharp fret ends. Just got a PRS SE Mira, awesome fret work. Luckily i now know how to fix the Tele myself. But still, i will never recommend a current MIM Fender to anyone.

@Bobcatspiritdude 2 года назад

The older ones like 80's + 90's were beautiful 🎸's !!

@todd0864 2 года назад

@@Bobcatspiritdude yeah, its just a shame they took so long to give them a 2 point trem on the strats and 22 frets. That stops me from buying and old version. Now the player plus is better, but im not paying a grand for those appointments. Not when other companies are doing it much better for much cheaper. Its sad the road Fender is going down.

@-Thunder 2 года назад

@@Bobcatspiritdude I picked up an older MIM Telecaster Custom a couple years ago on Craigslist for way too cheap and it's probably the best setup guitar I have. I just changed strings. Lucky, but clearly a well done neck from the start.

@Bobcatspiritdude 2 года назад

@@-Thunder I've played hundreds of guitars .....and one of the nicest playing guitars was a Mim Strat And that was back in 2003 ! So I'm guessing it was much older, because someone let a. Newbie high school guy borrow the Strat , an older Squire Tele ( which i luckily bought 💪😇👌 ) And a fender Tweed tube amp . Anywho- that Strat played so beautifully- And u suck at playing guitar But ,what I did know how to play , was effortless..... and I felt connected to the guitar It was magical ! ! ! Anyways , I tried to purchase the Mim Strat but he said no . I would up with the Tele , and paid $100.00 for it ! Long story longer I Wish I still had her .. And the older guitars are the 💣 ! ! !

@beefnacos6258 2 года назад

@@Bobcatspiritdude I have a 90s model and 2005 models and they are pretty much exactly the same

@mcadamsrandy 2 года назад

Phil it cost me 94.00 to fill up yesterday in Texas. Go figure? 2 years ago same truck 36.00

@gvtshorts2024 2 года назад

Hi Phil, regarding the free tanks of gas you want to giveaway. You can get prepaid cards at the gas station. They exist here in Australia at least.

@elainericketts8820 2 года назад

...Fender Mexican necks are made in CORONA, CA. The fretboards are now made of PauFerro wood instead of Rosewood. Maybe that's the issue??.........

@neilpatrickhairless 2 года назад

1:49:45 - Line 6 / Kemper... if you are reading this, there is a definite market for a modeling unit that only has about 10 patches instead of 500. Make one for less than $500 MSRP and I guarantee you'll sell more than you can make.

@philipatoz 2 года назад

I get it when execs are sensitive over illegitimate criticism or cheap shots. But if a company is going to market their products to the masses, they need to put on their big boy pants and have thick enough skin to hear frank assessments of those products. But a lot of management people are under a great deal of internal pressure to support product decisions that are sometimes made above their heads and despite their own personal preferences. And yet, when those upper management decisions result in crappy products or problematic details, ANY criticism will often be aimed at management people that were not totally responsible for them, and thus ANY public criticism will be blamed upon them - and thus they often lash out at critics. The best musician / product channels have ethics like a good journalist - they stay independent and never do paid / fawning types of placement. It's called integrity and builds trust so important to their YT subscribers. As long as the criticism if fair and professional - well, you have to call things as you honestly see them.

@xamislimelight8965 2 года назад

My gramps bought a mim tele last year. You could shred cheese with fret sprout. Unacceptable at the price range. Claim humidity all you want, but theres ways to mitigate this, and it appears they're doing none of them.

@strings53notlob50 2 года назад

You completely did not answer the guitar cleaning?

@joelhardin4093 2 года назад

I have a Fender Lead III that feels like you could use the neck to saw down the next tree with...

@doctoribanez 2 года назад

May want to pick up some strings by the price of nickel right now. Wheat is super high also and used to make a hell of a lot of food stuffs. With gas prices everything is going to go super high. They say we will own nothing and be happy though lol.

@cchavez248 2 года назад

Happy Birthday to momma McKnight!

@ericwarrington6650 2 года назад

QC is an issue but it's still the exception rather than the rule... rushing everything to keep up...

@brandonkruse6412 2 года назад

Vintage tubes are the way to go. They’ll always be chest options too.

@jakerichard4813 2 года назад

I went to guitar center in PA and every mim fender had horrible fret spout

@jakerichard4813 2 года назад

@@mr.astrophysics9115 yes actually I checked all the guitars on bottom two rows all mid to low range. every single fender mim had horrible sprout compared to other lower end models. I bought one about a year ago it was nowhere near as bad it has very minimal sprout but does have some

@aaronwebb1548 2 года назад

@@jakerichard4813 I dunno, Simon says you didn't. I was trained as a child to trust what Simon Says.

@timschirlls7422 2 года назад

The best buddy came with the ability to turn that off when I got it 4 years ago

@dad04nat 2 года назад

Part of the thing with criticisms is maybe the reviewer doesn't want to appear like they are too easy on the manufacturer and try to compensate by "finding something" wrong.

@jamieskillman6972 2 года назад

Open back or closed speaker cab

@Bagledog5000 2 года назад

It depends on what you want, usually you don't have to drive an open backed cab as hard to get a given sound level. Your 'sound' for lack of a better imagination on my part will occupy more space in the room front and back. Open back cabs generally run cooler which is important if it's a tube combo amp. A closed back cab delivers a more focused, bassier sound punching mainly forward. Really it's best to try both and see what fits your style and the sound you want best. If it's a combo amp I generally go open back but that's just my preference. That said, I do have a small Vox combo with a closed back that sounds great. In this case it has a small speaker so the closed back helps to keep it form sounding too trebley. You can also put a open back cab close to a wall to get a little bassier sound as well if you like. You can also check with folks gigging in your area, (assuming you're looking to play live) they will probably know what works for them for the various locations you'll end up playing in, so see what they're running and see if it works for you.