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That Reed Smith guy always like to have a mass debate, -it's more of an argument he lost long ago instead.

My take- Paul Smith always came off as egotistical, in many of the interviews I have seen…subtly confrontational…mostly he seems like a jerk…. And plus, for that price, I think his guitars sound weak. No character or warmth-just thin and no complexity…I see no reason to ever buy one of his guitars….this video helps me re-affirm my opinion (and it is just my opinion).

i love these guitar snobs lmao i once saw a guy say that the heavier tuning machines make the guitar sound “beefier”

What's funny is Wills Easy Guitar started this and the youtubes wint effing nutz, cancelling him, and attempting to discredit him. prs was comparing a hollowbody violin to a solid body guitar rofl. he's an idiot. Tranvers vs. longitudinal wave, 2 totally different wave transmission forms.

Love your work, keep it up thanks so much bro!

Pickups steing gauge amp effects cables bridge and nut. Using exactly the same rig in different wood guitars will produce a difference negligable enough that you could compensate this with an equaliser adjustment. The 3 biggest differences are, a: weight. b: looks/beauty. c:snob factor. I have expensive and really cheap guitars and some of the best I own I have paid more for new pickups. If it feels great then you done.

Steinberger guitars, made of graphite, are sought out for their unique sound and playability. The wood thing is so silly

Prs is the reason i dont have a prs

I live in Thailand and these amps are in every music store. Can’t find an Ampeg anywhere but Black Star and Orange amps are on every street corner here.

EVEN if tone wood was a real thing, you EARS WONT HEAR IT and the older you get you really wont hear it, with recording and compression it wont even exist. Do you want a car that goes 100mph or one that goes 101mph for twice as much?

The same sh1t for 40 years. The most boring music for all this time. Shame on those who listen to this crap.

Kiesel seems like a grifter.

The quality on solar guitars is pretty bad tho. So I guess 400$ is a more realistic price for these instruments. When you really get a counterfeit there is a chance they are built better than the original, kinda like Apple cables.

NOBODY thinks wood makes HUGE difference in sound of electric guitar OMFG. Debate is about does it makes any difference at all?

I'm sure wood makes a difference, has to...but I am not sure everybody would notice, me first probably

Never been a fan of prs guitars mainly because of Paul Reed. Never found him to be a likable guy. As regards tonewood on electric guitars. The clue is in the word electric.

That Chapman is so hideous not even Paul Stanley would endorse it , !

bro's too old to run his own company lmao

Paul “please buy my pretty wood” the sound is in the price tag

How can a builder defend tonewood while also using the cheapest and most common woods (of course within reason) instead of going for exotic and rare wood; like acoustic guitar builders do, to the point those luthiers can only make so many guitars at any moment. LOL

Snakeoil salesman

Something has to justify the cost of a core PRS over SE.

Moderne and Teardrop for sure...if they only made lefties

Paul Reed Smith is still playing this game and will sell you a brazilian rosewood fretboard for a $10,000 upcharge. Tone is in the cash register.

Cope level 9000. He was really all over the place.

Les Paul, himself,said that the denser the the body, the more resinence will be produced. Now we can off that with a compression pedal.

Great idea, let's give guitar companies another excuse to charge more for cheaper materials

Paul made himself and other tone wood believers look dumb as shit dude. If that's how you represent "tone wood good" then maybe you shouldn't be talking about it. Got to give it to the guy though, manipulating people into spending extra money on expensive wood, true businuess man. Too bad he alienated a bunch of his audience.

I like Dylan talks tone take on it where wood does matter but not in tone like neck wood choice is going to effect neck dive way more than it does with tone.

Paul has done this before, especially when arguing with Ned Steinberger. Paul is probably upset that more wood choices are being denied due to various regulations out there, and some alternatives are not as kindly as others for the relative cut and seasoning of the wood in question. Tuning machines buttons only matter for cosmetics and ease of use. Brass nuts and even steel nuts are awesome for certain applications. The same is true for the bridge pieces/saddles. Different types of materials do affect the sound of an instrument, and different folks have their own preferences. How one plays also has an effect on the sound generated by a particular instrument. The electronics, their relative settings, the amp, speakers, and what effects/processing are used, if any also have a significant effect on what sounds are heard. PRS and Gretsch guitars were never my cup of tea due to the controls (the electronics) for years, my preference was for individual volume, tone and pickup coil splitting (as applicable) and Varitones as used in Gibson (and some Matsumoku, Burny and BC Rich guitars). Do certain combinations of woods, or other materials work for the same applications I prefer? The short answer is yes, but there are differences, even with the same pickups, electronics, fret wire, amp settings and cabinets and it does come from the wood choices in the relative “same instruments.” This said, from the opposite side where lots of effects are being leveraged and a high attack, high output is required those wood choices are not going to matter. The pickups, amp settings, cabinet choices and speakers will have a greater impact in those applications. This is especially valid when heavier strings are in use and tuned lower so that the impact of strings against the frets percussive sounds are intended.

Hey KDH. What is your response to Kahler themselves calling you out on your Kahler video as all complete bullshit? 😆

Forget which opinion is more correct - it's sad to see an indignant old man being unable to construct an argument and stay on topic. And people went to see him deliver this? Did no-one attending call him out and tell him his argument was rendered stupid by his allusions?

We get it Paul. Buy 10 top PRS's

He is condescending ........

No facts just yapping

PRS credibility went down the drain

It’s called “the straw man fallacy” (look it up). It’s an underhand method of arguing one’s point. If you don’t like the sound of what someone’s saying but you know they’re sounding believable, you pretend they’re saying an outlandish, exaggerated version of what they’re really saying. Then you pull apart the exaggerated version without dealing with their real point. Always thought Paul R S was a twonk, this adds to that view.

They prove the tonewood by slapping the wood

I have to go with Paul on this one. I have different guitars made of a variety of tone woods. I can absolutely tell the difference.

So glad, I have never fell for buying a PRS. over priced and not worth the money, like Gibson lol. he just wants you to buy his over priced guitar.

JHS made a mod of this pedal. JHS has a new pedal, it is the Bad Monkey circuit with Treble , Middle and Bass It is 99 dollars new

I have two PRS SE’s. One with primarily mahogany body/roasted maple neck, the other with the new Swamp Ash Special. As far as I know pickups are the same spec. The swamp ash sounds just a little brighter, the other just a little warmer. But like you say, it’s not drastic.

PRS do make nice guitars,but as soon as the BS starts Paul gets defensive & folds his arms,its a total giveaway

Paul doesn't sell tone wood he sells guitars. He could make more money by sourcing cheaper wood. He rejects wood based on the things he finds as subpar, which represents a direct loss of money. He isn't vested in woods. He's vested in bringing an expert if he is shown to be wrong in his opinions, he would lose credibility.

This guy makes some of the best guitars and his company is great so the long haired freak should shut the fuck up and go play with himself. Next he'll say Paul doesn't no how to play guitar.

That dude is such TRASH and this scandal has never left my mind lols

It's all bs when people liike evh, Nuno, etc, can pick up expensive, cheap, vintage, junk, any guitar and make it sound sweet and just like themselves. The tonewood debate is for people who haven't become musicians yet. Same thing as bitching at a famous qb from one's living room because he knows better. It's only inexperienced novices who debate this. Oh, and PRS.

I was never gonna buy a PRS, but Paul being a turd made me go from being indifferent to PRS as a company to actively disliking PRS as a company

Wood obviously makes a difference even if, as you say, it's minor. When you strum an electric guitar, do you note that one guitar resonates longer or differently than another? I do. I have three and they all sound very different, even just how long the sound can be heard. And as long as the strings are vibrating, the pickups are sending electrical impulses to the amp or whatever it's plugged into. Just that difference is hugely important.

My Steinberger GL4T is made of a mix of graphite and carbon fiber. It plays and sounds phenomenal.