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Steve Kirby
Registrace 6. 10. 2013
Harley Benton DC Jr Lollar Pickup Mod
Demo of a Harley Benton DC Jr. with both the stock Roswell pickup shimmed up 3mm and a Lollar High Wind Bridge (tall) pickup shimmed up 1.4mm. Played though a Milkman Pedal Steel Mini amp. Gain pedals are a Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive and a Mythos Golden Fleece Fuzz/Overdrive. I also modded the guitar with a MojoAxe solid "Lightning Bar" stopbar tailpiece.
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Paul Davids Jam in C
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My take on the backing track that guitarist Paul Davids put up and then asked 10 varsity folks to improvise on. I kind of wanted to use some of the Joey Landreth ideas from Made Up Mind. And use the Eb on the Fm which I stole from some Tom Bukovac videos where he did the same kind of Maj-min transition. Some discussion of the gear used at the end. Mics used are a couple of cheap MXLs. R40 ribbo...
Slow Down Those Bends
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Demonstrating the difference between jerking quickly into a bend and milking the note. Simple tip that may add some more emotion and "that thing" to your playing.
V I Pot Demo
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Review of putting Vintage Inspired Pickups V I Pots into an '86 Gibson 335. These are modeled after the original Centralab pots used in '50s era Gibsons. Secondary audio failed so audio is from the Pixel 4 phone I used to record the video. I think you can still hear the improvement in top end clarity. Just playing the neck pickup (which is more critical for muddiness) straight into a Milkman Pe...
Wilderness Man progression
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Tom Bukovac progression from Homeskoolin' 52, Wilderness Man. In keeping with Uncle Larry, no production. Just a Pixel 4 phone in the room. Ditto loop pedal.
Drum room video
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#drumeoshed Quick tour of my practice workspace for the Drumeo channel. Drums are D'Amico 10, 12, 14" toms, 20x18 bass. 14x5 1/2" Gretch Fullrange snare. 14x5" PDP hammered brass snare on the floor there. CIE 20" ride, 15" and 18" K custom dark crashes. 14" K custom dark hat over a '70s New Beat bottom. Evans G2 clears over G1 clears at the moment. Also put coated on for some songs or gigs.
Nothing from Nothing Changes
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Take off from the That Pedal Show episode Playing The Changes. Done over the basic changes from Billy Preston's Nothing from Nothing. All instruments by Steve Kirby. Keith Holland S-Type though a Mad Professor Supreme into a Milkman Pedal Steel Mini and a '68 Deluxe Reverb. Squire P bass, Crumar Mojo keyboard and D'Amico drums.
Montreal Video
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Melody segment of Montreal by Mark Letteiri. Beautiful song. Played on a Keith Holland S-type with Chilltone pickups though a Milkman Pedal Steel Mini. Including Mark's Hall of Fame toneprint and a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay. All instruments played by me. Please go to Mark's site and buy the Spark and Echo CD that contains this wonderful song among many others.
Milkman Pedal Steel Mini Demo
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Demonstration of my new Pedal Steel Mini amp from Milkman Sound. Playing Keith Holland S Type, a 1986 Gibson 335 '58 reissue, '97 American Standard Telecaster and an Eastman AR-503-CE. Amp is mic'd with MXL R40 and V67 mics. No effects or plug in's used on the recording.
Loop number 1
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Quick Am jam using a TC Ditto loop pedal. Keith Holland S type into a Milkman Pedal Steel Mini amp. Mad Professor Supreme overdrive and Mythos Golden Fleece fuzz.
Mythos Golden Fleece Fuzz Demo
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Quick demo of the Mythos Golden Fleece Fuzz/Overdrive. This is a very simple but effective and dynamic fuzz that takes up very little space. Using a Keith Holland S Type with Chilltone pickups and an '86 Gibson 335 '58 reissue. Amps are a Milkman Pedal Steel Mini and Supro Black Magick. A Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay is set to a single short repeat into a TC Hall of Fame reverb similar to how ...
Myriad Fuzz Demo
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Demo of a Vemuram Myriad Fuzz Pedal. Keith Holland S type guitar and '85 Gibson 335 played though '68 Deluxe Reverb and Supro Black Magick. Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay set to mild slap and TC Hall of Fame Reverb. Also a Mad Professor Supreme overdrive and Supro Tremolo pedal.
MP Supreme Demo
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Revised version of the Mad Professor Supreme Demo Video with corrected audio track. Demo of the Supreme Overdrive pedal played with a Strat, Tele and 335 though a Deluxe Reverb.
MP Supreme Demo
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Version with corrected Dialog track here: czcams.com/video/fZK-cd9hjSs/video.html Demo of a Mad Professor Supreme Overdrive pedal. Played with a Strat, Tele and 335 through a '68 Fender Deluxe Reverb.
Holland Strat Demo
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Demo Video of my new Keith Holland custom (made to order) S type guitar. Alder body, roasted maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with zero fret, Chilltone Blue Royal pickups. Played though a Divided by 13 JRT 9/15 and a rebuilt 68 Deluxe Reverb. Each amp miced with an e609 and MXL R40 ribbon mic.
Best demo I have heard..you did a great job..thank you
Thanks for the review, although a bit late .. sorry for the ones who loved you ...
I am fortunate enough to have inherited this exact guitar from Steve's family after his passing. It's a beautiful guitar and the tone is unreal. I'm grateful to have it and hope to keep it in my family for years to come.
That's so sweet.
That’s so sad he passed :( I just now discovered him ❤
@@davieonyourtv703same with me, I only happened across his channel as the local charity shop had a guitar like that for sale second hand for £75 🏴
The new DC's come with a stacked p90 but that then isn't a p90 if you ask me... it's a kind of p90 with a kind of humbucker. The Lollar is rad.. worth every cent.
Sounds great to me
Sounds good... 👍
I keep seeing this sweet sounding demos and now I want one, my son and I bought two Greco Guitar's (LP & SG) and we were kinda like "we're not going back to budget guitars" but we don't have a P90 or double cut and Gibsons are really worth their price, also the shape of the HB is pretty spot on and the headstock isn't bad and for me a headstock is the make or break point many times. Thanks for the quality sound demo
Sounds phenomenal. Which MojoAxe tailpiece is that? The 50's "offset" version or the zigzag raised 60's? Hard to see from the video because of resolution. I love your tone. I want to get the spacing right.
Home skoolin!!
you're guitar tone is great and well mic-ed...which mics did you use?
Will this sound good in to a Princeton?
Mine arrives Monday. Great tip on the shims and the Lightning bar! Just ordered from Lollar. Did you keep this guitar? If so, keep the Lollar or other? Best Regards and Best Wishes!
Great little guitar. I mounted a SD Antiquity ii Then that guitar came alive. Amazing
Its a great guitar and yours sounds awesome. I like the stock setup as well.
Hello Steve... Thank You for the video.. Did you use the MojoAxe model number CWT-A ? I’m thinking of putting one on my 61 Sg special.. m I have that same pick up in one of my Guitars and I really like it... Cheers
The Rosswell P90 is sonically unique.
Very noice I want to get this guitar for my daughter and wanted to work on it with her. That shim is where we're gonna start!
is this the fat model? sounds great...
Originally....Did your guitar have the push/pull facility on the tone pot ??
I'm interested in the fat dc model. Would you say it's manageable to install an additional p90?
I just ordered the shims from Roswell. Guess they are fine too. Might even update Pickup as you did. Sounds very good. Nevertheless, Ill do that with a HB SG with only one P-90. You ,lost the SPLIT OPTION? Thanks for getting back.
Bridge and nut should _always_ be changed on this guitar (the nut is of exceptionally poor quality). I honestly don't understand why you would need shims when the pole pieces can be adjusted! I have the FAT version, with the Roswell stacked P90, which is pretty decent.
Really good demo, I had a real 55 (which I should never have sold) The acoustic thing happened about three and three on the volume tone. 50s wiring and VIP pots and its done I think
I like both Rosswell and Lollar P 90s. Buy two Harley Bentons and modify one.
Hello Steve!! Great video and thank you for the information . I have the same guitar and put the same pickup. Change the wirings for a 50's wiring too. Sounds killer !! I'd replaced the bridge for a Wilkinson bridge, but I'm not very happy with it. I'd like get that Mojoaxe lighting bar, but I would like to know if it fits the measurements of this guitar. Possibly will change the nut too for a bone nut. Thank you very much!!!
Wow this clean is beautiful. I need to say that I liked the stock pickup highs in your video. I probably prefer it to the Lollar
Great job bro. Impeccable taste in music and pedals. (We share the same tastes) lol
Wow sounds real nice, is it for sale?
Did you change the volume pot? I did this mod , and not happy with the control
Loved how the guitar cleaned up when backing off the volume a bit. That Lollar is feisty! Especially with that Golden Fleece. Nice upload!! Thanks Steve!! Uncle Larry would be proud!! 😁👍
i have a double cut kit i’m putting together and i have always loved the lollar pickup and when i saw this video i knew i had to get lollar high wind bridge pick up it sounds awesome but i kinda like the stock Roswell pick up too lol thank you for this review Steve
Thank you for this information I just ordered a pelham Blue one and was looking for mod ideas for the price you can't go wrong on it seems on HB guitars.
That's darned good. Here's a message to you younger guys from a guy who has been playing guitar for over 40 years. Consider yourself extremely lucky to have these amazing guitars at such a low price. Don't think for a second that you're not getting the deal of the century cuz you literally are LOL back in the 70s when you bought a cheap guitar it was so bad it made you want to quit the guitar in the first place. UPDATE Dec 2022 I bought one of these based on Steve's video and many other videos and reviews. It's a fantastic guitar. Very inexpensive but it looks great, it plays solid and it sounds very nice. I will be taking Steve's advice on the bridge replacement but for now I actually really like the stock Roswell pup. Thanks for the great video Steve. And thanks to HB for offering great guitars at reasonable prices. Long live rock guitar!
Man you know it. 1976 1st guitar was a Encore Les Paul copy. $178. Horrible. Neck angle was boofed. Would not keep tune and I didn't know what to do back then to fix it. When I joined Navy I had a party with friends over. We drove a huge roofing nail through the center of each pickup and they sounded better. Kept the thing for years after and slowly worked on it but it was still garbage. Now for $177 you can get this thing and used PRS SE guitars, Sires, etc that blow what we had out of the water. Also bought one of these just before I watched this. Arrives in 4 days :) Best Regards and Best Wishes!
I've been playing guitar since about 98' and bass since 94' and you are 100% correct about finding such good quality NEW guitar's this cheap. Us older guy now get to reap those benefits as well 👍
In the 80's non premium guitars were awful and the amps were horrible also
Is that the fat neck version ?
I really like that pickup you added. thank you
Great mods and great Tone . I have nos gibson p90 i bought from mars music before they closed around '99 or 2k ? And just havent put it in my h.b. dc junior yet . Iove the dc junior it even came w polished frets but will change the cheesy tuners , my g string quick outta tune too . I also have the h.b. SC450GT gold top w gotoh delta 500 series its my #1 right now and love the stock bridge pup . Thanks for sharing 🌻
I bet if you put that Gibson P-90 in there it's going to rip like there's no tomorrow.
@@Joe-mz6dc when i install it i want a 3/16th spacer along w all dogear hardware hopefully will order from stew mac this week . I bought the p90 in soapbar form i think 23yrs ago the alnico 5s should be mellower by now the p'up never been played . gonna use a bumble bee .047 oil cap and replace vol an tone pots w full size american pots too along w klusion machines may go ahead and have screw holes show by installing the gotoh delta elite 21:1 machines like on my harley benton SC450P90GT gold top its become my number 1 since those machines better than the grovers on my lp standard
Great stuff Steve!! I Love your taste in gear! Very similar to mine
great video steve!
Does yours have a poly finish or is just stained wood?
It'd a very thin poly', lookds and feels exctly how nitro' would.
Great review and delivery of information. You've answered a lot of my questions. Thank you!
great advice! gilmour would agree
Great review!
Nice!
Very informative content. This was a real education. I had to go and check what was available online. There's a FAT version which I was thinking looked like this model. Is the neck comfortable?
I like the idea of the Fat model also.
Nicely done, Steve, thank you for posting!
The price of those shims is relatively high for what they are, I may 3D print some and sell on Ebay if it proves to be a financially viable enterprise, I have a few HB guitars now and have found an EQ pedal to be a good alternative to changing out the pickups
Hey. What replacement bridge did you go with?
Always impressed by your phrasing, Steve! Tone is killer
Ps... hearing a lil Mr West as well !
Damn sounds real nice. !! Nice job !
Sounds great steve , how noisey is that lollar high wind ?