UNBOXING A GRASSROOTS LP & A HUGHES & KETTNER TRIAMP MK2...

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  • čas přidán 12. 09. 2024

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  • @agufish
    @agufish  Před rokem +25

    Happy Barbenheimer!!
    Get 20% off all merch! Use code "TWOHUNDO" www.agufish.com

    • @russellzauner
      @russellzauner Před rokem +1

      If you're an H&K fan, you've probably heard of it but the engineer that worked on those has his own company now and he's a ripper of a guitar player too - Tom Blug built a stompbox amp that's unique and feature loaded along with having amazing tones/timbre. If you come across one it would be cool to see it on the channel.

    • @russellzauner
      @russellzauner Před rokem +1

      Also, Tom's really approachable and loves talking tones and tech so maybe just reach out to him about the amp questions you've got. I am confident he'll be happy to explain it all in an easily understandable way. Never met him but have asked lots of questions on livestreams and he seems like a pretty good dude.

    • @TexAgsArmyVet
      @TexAgsArmyVet Před rokem

      Duuude. I've been watching your videos for a couple years and I know need a Grass Roots Les Paul...and An Edwards...and a Navigator!

  • @evenzeroescanbeheroes6875

    When I bought my Epiphone 84 Explorer,it came from Japan, and it also came with a crane. I thought that it was cool because even on the bubble wrap,they wrote the word "enjoy" on it. I messaged them my gratitude, and they were very sweet, even influencing me to maybe one day be on CZcams. I loved the whole experience.

  • @818Kira
    @818Kira Před rokem +41

    Damn Grassroots was something I kept lowkey for years hoping people wouldn’t talk about to keep prices down 😅😅😅
    They’re great for the price
    I’m always in the look out for Edwards and Grassroots guitars for Japanese Visual Kei bands like the 4-500 dollar Sugizo Signature models

    • @agufish
      @agufish  Před rokem +16

      Lmao sorry 😂 🤐

    • @russellzauner
      @russellzauner Před rokem

      It's okay, another channel just blew up vintage Takamine deals; thank goodness I only collect flame maple Aria/Ibbys from the 70's/80's.
      My guess is that since Sweetwater has been ramping up their used gear department (note YT influencers are doing a lot of content on vintage/used gear and it seems most of them are getting it from Sweetwater or literally making their videos in the used gear room) that we'll be seeing a lot more chatter about used markets (and a lot more undervalued gems/deals disappear, if they weren't already gone from the past few years).

    • @818Kira
      @818Kira Před rokem +2

      @@russellzauner I pray brand loyalists don’t even consider grabbing Japanese knock off 🙏🏻
      Edwards and Grassroots do absolutely zero advertising outside of Japan tho unless you’re caught up on Agufish vids they might stay lowkey lol
      Fernandes is another one of my fav Japanese brands

    • @josephfigueroa3527
      @josephfigueroa3527 Před rokem

      How do you get them imported?

  • @RequiemDead
    @RequiemDead Před rokem +35

    That Grass Roots is insanely cool! No pickgaurd, black hardware, Fishman fluence open cores.

    • @THEFALLOFEVEMUSIC
      @THEFALLOFEVEMUSIC Před rokem +3

      Definitely dude, I second that would look killer and more modern 🤟🤟

  • @christopheranderson2158
    @christopheranderson2158 Před rokem +11

    Mark 2 for the win! Has more of that Marshall “growl” I prefer. It will CRUSH in a band settings. 🤘🤘

  • @mattlines5647
    @mattlines5647 Před rokem +6

    That Pink prvoked an audible response. We all need pink guitars like that.

  • @kryptonicloser
    @kryptonicloser Před rokem +8

    Bro I’ve been in love with H&K when I found out Chris Henderson from 3 doors down used them back in the day I’ll get my hands on one before I die for sure

    • @ronaldviens7862
      @ronaldviens7862 Před měsícem

      Alex Lifeson of Rush also used H&K amps extensively over the years. Awesome sound.

  • @PooNinja
    @PooNinja Před rokem +8

    H&K makes amazing heads!
    ⚠️Lube that connector before you pull that foot switch cable!!!!⚠️

  • @trevv5886
    @trevv5886 Před rokem +13

    Grassroots is wickedly awesome. The H&K Mk2 is definitely more raw but both sound Brutal. Can't wait for the Grassroots video

  • @HuxleysGhost
    @HuxleysGhost Před rokem +9

    That Grass Roots is absolutely GORGEOUS

  • @gaberox1
    @gaberox1 Před rokem +13

    I always wanted an H&K because they light up blue i always imagined playing in the dark with just the blue amp light lol 😂

    • @Rockmanxpr
      @Rockmanxpr Před rokem +1

      I too was seduced by the blue light :P

  • @StoreBrandHoney
    @StoreBrandHoney Před rokem +7

    Pick guard stays. Oh man, Hunter I need that pink Grass Roots baaaaaad.

  • @riffmania
    @riffmania Před rokem +12

    wow i want an edwards like that

    • @JoviChan
      @JoviChan Před rokem +1

      i got an Edwards like this, fell in love when I first saw it
      E-LP-120CD/QM its a super lovely guitar to play (and looks too)

  • @HaydenMcCarry
    @HaydenMcCarry Před rokem +12

    Dude! Glad you got the MKii, Sounds massive and chunky!! Good stuff!

  • @neilomac
    @neilomac Před rokem +8

    Give that Grass Roots black hardware and a set of Duncan Blackouts for maximum Bret "The Hitman" Hart vibes.

  • @evanjohnson1815
    @evanjohnson1815 Před rokem +13

    i too, love a good deal and would gladly accept the right price for some cosmetic flaws, as long as it operates as new and wont have longevity issues. in some instances, like my orange cab, i actually enjoy the wear and scuffs on the tolex that ive accumulated all on my own from transit

  • @airguitar1321
    @airguitar1321 Před rokem +10

    My vote for the grass roots is a white pickguard, chrome hardware and chrome pickup covers

  • @yeti1002
    @yeti1002 Před rokem +6

    I saw one of these grass root guitars on reverb . It looks good in the pictures , but i was a little suspicious at first . Price is good for mods , looks solid in this video . I like it 😊 this grass root guitar .

  • @mattw.6726
    @mattw.6726 Před rokem +13

    Triamp Mk II sounds killer! It's got a liveliness to it on channel 3 that sounds amazing. Not as tight for the djenty licks as the Mk III, but in a way more powerful for the non-djent stuff. I'd definitely call it a keeper. Clean it up, send it in to a tech to have the LED replaced and general maintenance done, and add it to Tone Mountain!

  • @Masterfighterx
    @Masterfighterx Před rokem +4

    Your guitar has a flamed Ebony fretboard even!

  • @edwinstovall3334
    @edwinstovall3334 Před rokem +3

    Congratulations, Hunter Engel! You are the first human being ever to make me like ANYTHING PINK! (Anything non-living, that is!😎)

  • @rainxsupreme
    @rainxsupreme Před rokem +7

    Ok I’m gonna have to grab a Grassroots cause that is too sick for that price

  • @flapjack413
    @flapjack413 Před rokem +7

    That guitar is pure sexiness! I want!!!!

  • @BillyTheKidsGhost
    @BillyTheKidsGhost Před rokem +7

    ...And now I'm convinced that Hunter is spying on my watchlist ... fuck.

  • @brandonjackson5865
    @brandonjackson5865 Před rokem +8

    The Grassroots looks phenomenal for 350 bucks. If it were just the husk it’d be worth 350 hell just the fretboard and inlays look better than anything else under 2000 .
    Definitely no pickguard on Pinky.

  • @jams3maddij
    @jams3maddij Před rokem +2

    No guard 🤺. Black hardware. Hell yeah. Rock out some Psychedelic Furs. The H&K Marks. You got a monster in the rack. And it's Uncle Mark II. Road dog. If I am remembering right. The LEDs for the panel glass lighting effect runs along the edges. Get a RBG strip with multiple color options. And put a sound switch (massive Dumas moment. Forget what it's called) and a remote for ease of control. Still a vicious sounding monster. ?? Grass roots comparable to a epi just with a open book route on top. Do tell. Where do they fall within the LP copy market?
    ROCK ON

  • @andybungert
    @andybungert Před rokem +25

    I vote it survives

  • @mattroberts1077
    @mattroberts1077 Před rokem +7

    I've had the H&K Triamp mk2 for a few years, I find Channel 3A to be very harsh sounding and quite unusable imo. 3B sounds fantastic and some of the cleans and lower gain tones are brilliant. Wouldn't mind getting my hands on a mk3 at some point, I saw John Browne was selling one recently

    • @jasonmccann257
      @jasonmccann257 Před rokem

      Try throwing a 10 bang eq pedal in the loop. The one thing I've noticed about the MK II is the eq controls on 3A/B are very limited in their capabilities, hence where the eq pedal takes over.

    • @mattroberts1077
      @mattroberts1077 Před rokem

      @jasonmccann257 that is a great suggestion! I had never considered an eq pedal. I'll have to gather some more funds together, I'm already about to pull the trigger on getting some new gear

  • @Joe-mz6dc
    @Joe-mz6dc Před 3 měsíci

    Bro your videos are very good. Much appreciated. I rented a TriAmp Mk 2 and I enjoyed it very much. I used it with a Suhr reactive load into my digital audio workstation. All of the tones were usable.

  • @MrJingles021
    @MrJingles021 Před rokem +1

    I live in Korea and those Grass Roots guitars are pretty available. I have always wanted to check one out.

  • @supersonicnomad8437
    @supersonicnomad8437 Před rokem

    That Grass Roots Paul is rad!!! Yes, pickguard.

  • @JV-rx3ov
    @JV-rx3ov Před rokem

    I used to own a H&K TriAmp Mk I. At the time in the 90's, it retailed for more than any other amp. More than Mesa, Marshall & anything Fender. It was ex-pen-sive. I loved the amp & used it live for a couple of years in a multi-amp configuration with a Mesa Heartbreaker. Then, one of my friends that we used to pay to 'roadie' for us, dropped it. It cost me $1000 to have repaired but the amp never sounded the same. Congrats Hunter, you're going to love the TriAmp.

  • @TobyKBTY
    @TobyKBTY Před rokem +1

    Man, all ESP brands and sub brands have their shit together compared to most others. I've been impressed by the occasional Grass Roots and low end LTD models here, totally comparable to midrange LTDs and great mod platforms

  • @Kumacidefpv
    @Kumacidefpv Před rokem

    12:46 You, Fluff and Ola all play that same riff when trying gear., hahahaha

  • @adamstrachn
    @adamstrachn Před rokem +2

    Killer guitar Hunter. I'd go with nickel hardware, Bare Knuckle Silo or Polymath with neck covered aged nickel, open aged black ribbon bridge. Both with aged nickel screws and no pick guard🤘🏻

  • @OrbitalDeathRay
    @OrbitalDeathRay Před rokem

    That pink is unbelievable. I love it. Get that pickguard outta there so we can see more of it lol

  • @BA99253
    @BA99253 Před rokem +1

    I just picked up a boss gx 700 for 150. I love it it’s a great poor man’s axe fx.

  • @ShadeHope1969
    @ShadeHope1969 Před rokem +2

    Just bought a JJN Gold Glory so I would Have a p90 Guitar, suprisingly the binding was great as well as the neck and frets,I was worried about flaws n stuff, But hey,Even I can get lucky now and then, Love the vid Hunter.

  • @EJBGuitar
    @EJBGuitar Před rokem +2

    Gold’s gotta go on that Grass Roots…thinking black hardware might look sick.

  • @cesarvelasquez3186
    @cesarvelasquez3186 Před rokem +6

    Dont want to be that annoying advice guy, but i would probably sugest to take that amp to a good amp tech so he can check the circuit board for service or cleaning, that drink spill on the top looks sus af and theres a good chance It got to the board...
    Anyways sick gear pick ups dude!!

  • @jaygarrett2750
    @jaygarrett2750 Před rokem

    Wow dude, i haven't heard that LoG riff since middle school lol. New American Gospel was my favorite album for a very long time lol

  • @billdehey1300
    @billdehey1300 Před rokem

    I thought you had a Navigator. The Navigator show was the one the got me hooked to your show. Your show rocks. Thanks for sharing. 🎉I like this except for the paint job.

  • @trevorreniger5670
    @trevorreniger5670 Před rokem +1

    *Whaaaaa!* 🥹 I am a hot pink kinda guy. Hot pink shoes, lots of hot pink polos, all pink discs for disc golf, ect. Plus, fellow Les Paul hypeman and my main amp is an H&K Grandmeister. It's like Hunter read my mind and made this video just for me. Now I've gotta find one of those hot pink Les Pauls from Grass Roots.

  • @Bacontruffle
    @Bacontruffle Před rokem

    Holy shit that GrassRoots custom, positively ridiculous finish, certainly need more Navigator/Edwards/GrassRoots!

  • @billdehey1300
    @billdehey1300 Před rokem

    That new/used Hughes sound fat, chunky cool! You should think about keeping that, clean it up on the outside. Good catch.

  • @mhedderl
    @mhedderl Před rokem

    I used to have triamp mk2, duotone, and a puretone. Love love love h&k. Now I run a h&k tube factor into a 63 deluxe with a Weber Chicago. It had ended my tone search. Sidenote the neon light is easy and cheap to replace. I had to do that in my duotone.

  • @spiraldrop4897
    @spiraldrop4897 Před rokem

    Still have Triamp that I bought as display model from store in Germany in 2018. It was in store for 4 years (made in 2014) and I paid it 720 eur- a brand new amp... Still sounds amazing

  • @darvinclement8404
    @darvinclement8404 Před rokem

    Oddly, I really like the pink. Nice score! Now I want one of those Navigator’s.

  • @schectertheboy
    @schectertheboy Před rokem +4

    I just surprised that you're Asian. Great content as always Hunter😊😊😊😊

  • @x7stringinJSCx
    @x7stringinJSCx Před rokem

    I used to want the H&K DuoTone amp. It always looked so cool to me. Simple and sounded great.

  • @martinhensley2377
    @martinhensley2377 Před rokem

    Keep it, and clean it up. Sounds great.

  • @jmabs5096
    @jmabs5096 Před rokem

    Almost looks like the ebony has some kind of satin lacquer on it. Welp these prices will jump up a lot now! Get them while you can! Never ever heard of this line from esp. That matte black 👌

  • @LouSassles
    @LouSassles Před rokem

    15:56 IM LOOKING AT YOU THROUGH THE GLASS, DONT KNOW HOW MUCH TIME HAS PASSED

  • @sopunkrock101
    @sopunkrock101 Před rokem

    Love the pink colour so cool 🎸🎸😃😃😃

  • @IKilledTheDodo
    @IKilledTheDodo Před rokem

    I've been looking at Grass Roots for a while. Excited to see your review

  • @JohnWiku
    @JohnWiku Před rokem

    Stone Sour Through Glass, fuck yes man!!

  • @SocksworthRiffs
    @SocksworthRiffs Před rokem

    I praise grassroots in the server all the time! I dont mind the stock pickups either, can't WAIT to see the demo!!

  • @toshineon
    @toshineon Před rokem

    Surprisingly, I already knew about Grassroots. There's a guitar store in Finland that sells them, which is a little weird. And as someone that lives in Sweden, buying things from Finland is really fast and easy.

  • @ToddStewart69
    @ToddStewart69 Před rokem

    I got a H&K 5w TM and it’s been my favourite low wattage practice amp of all time. If it had reverb I’d give it a 10/10

  • @stevesun3658
    @stevesun3658 Před rokem

    Thats a beautiful pinky guitar !

  • @rosembermorales1995
    @rosembermorales1995 Před rokem

    Last year's technology is just as good as most things that are new in the year you live in. Not only is it already discounted but can prob find it even cheaper used on FB or cl.
    Also learning to set up guitars can save you money on stuff that others think is broken.

  • @ChetM0NEY
    @ChetM0NEY Před rokem

    Love my tri Amp mk2s! I think I paid 340 and 375 on Japanese yahoo auctions! Best Amp but makes you want to buy a mk3....

    • @agufish
      @agufish  Před rokem +1

      How does Yahoo Auctions work? I just looked into it and there's some TriAmps on there for like 200 bucks, there's no way that's correct, right?

  • @yagoravell7944
    @yagoravell7944 Před rokem

    Old boss GT8 came with models of the 3 channels of the H&K MKII, and becouse of Mr. Lerxst, is all the amps i use! Haha

  • @DrewKane
    @DrewKane Před rokem +1

    SO PINK!

  • @reeseosborne7734
    @reeseosborne7734 Před rokem

    The Marshall mode four uses that same kind of VGA looking foot switch cord

  • @martinclayton7260
    @martinclayton7260 Před rokem

    I like the gold hardware, it really works with the pink. Id buy that, if i found one.

  • @barryengle12666
    @barryengle12666 Před rokem

    So yeah..... Just saw your last name in the video here. Slightly different spelling (Engle- Engel), but according to my grandparents most of the different spellings are related somewhere on down the line. They changed them I guess to hide from the nazis during WWII and a little after. I have no idea what the original spelling is. Just noticed that on this video, cool stuff man!! Great video, lots of good info here

  • @phant.m
    @phant.m Před rokem

    definitely with pickguard!

  • @nikokaliterna
    @nikokaliterna Před rokem

    I also have a GrassRoots LP and I must say that those guitars are really good mod platforms. On all GrassRoots guitars I had so far the woodwork and paintjob were really good, but electronics and hardware are a real low point, but once you change those and setup the guitar, you've got yourself a very very good instrument.

  • @tawmifm
    @tawmifm Před rokem

    Try using contact cleaner to remove the footswitch cable!

  • @timallen7354
    @timallen7354 Před rokem

    I love it. No pick guard. Silver hardware 👍

  • @ragemoure5542
    @ragemoure5542 Před rokem

    Damn your prototype is freaking gorgeous man! Can’t wait to snag one of those

  • @needsLITHIUM
    @needsLITHIUM Před rokem

    Nice Black Label riff. Lamb of God, old school, New American Gospel. Dope.

  • @alexandercarlinmusic9467

    U know it’s the clean tone demo when he whips out the Stone Sour riff

    • @agufish
      @agufish  Před rokem +6

      Awww shit, here we go again 😂

  • @purrpocalypse
    @purrpocalypse Před rokem

    I have a Grass Roots "Raindeer" guitar. It's really nice, though the hardware is a bit shabby. Still love that guitar though.

  • @lucyfuir6386
    @lucyfuir6386 Před 6 měsíci

    I literally just bought one 2 weeks ago for 700 cash US from CL. Has one blown bulb but the rest is mint.

  • @michaelmenkes8085
    @michaelmenkes8085 Před rokem

    we need to normalize good fretwork as a base specification, not a surprise. Buy nothing that comes needing a tech to redress frets!

  • @axtonkahler7360
    @axtonkahler7360 Před rokem

    No pickguard and black out the hardware! That thing is SICK!!!

  • @nickbricks57
    @nickbricks57 Před rokem

    I just picked up my edwards e-lp92cd. This is an incredible guitar for such a cheap price

  • @MrScrofulous
    @MrScrofulous Před rokem

    I’ve had a Mk2 since 2003. I think they originally delivered with EL34 but mine was a floor model and had 6L6. I think it’s a better tube for this amp esp for the modern sound and I’ve never gone back to EL34.
    They are a bit of a maintenance monster, kept it cool or it will get dry solders. Should have a fan, so much stuff packed into the chassis

  • @mmagoon67
    @mmagoon67 Před 9 měsíci

    I'm not sure why there's a volume difference between the two amps here. I owned the MKII and then went to the Mark 3 and the Mark 3 is so much bigger. Playing the amp through their respective cabs is important too. The Mark 3 was made for it's Rockdriver TC412 cab and the MKII was made for the industry standard V30s. My Mark 3 with the TC cab can go louder than my MKII ever could, although I do miss the warm smoothness of the MKII with the V30s.

  • @voyager1568
    @voyager1568 Před 4 měsíci

    I’d swap the black plastic for cream. I just don’t like black plastic (rings/ pickguard) unless it’s on the perfect guitar for it. It looks cheap to me, like it’s a studio instead of a standard.
    Just a personal opinion though!

  • @timlaine6268
    @timlaine6268 Před rokem

    I have a grassroots lp that I've had for years. I did replace the pickups with Dimarzios, the tuners with gotohs and a better bridge. I would compare it to am epiphone I suppose.

  • @Rockmanxpr
    @Rockmanxpr Před rokem

    Sorry about yours only half lit. I bought mine back in 2006 and just this year I took it out of storage to make sure everything was work, one bulb went out too like yours and it's hard to get them replaced. Soundwise it still kicks ass which always made me think the MKIII was overkill. Grassroots is a good entry level guitar but I've always loved the Edwards brand and still do. I still got my Kiko Loureiro Blue Edwards and don't plan on ever parting with it :P

  • @BarnyardTheSilverback

    Not gonna lie, I want that pink Grass Roots LP.I would probably give it black hardware and some EMG's but that's just me

  • @stug5041
    @stug5041 Před rokem

    Never a pickguard on a Les Paul a) covers up the beautiful top. And b) often the plastic doesn’t even match the body binding

  • @russellzauner
    @russellzauner Před rokem +1

    I was hoping ESP's secret would be Hisatake bought Dean a couple years ago and is waiting for the kerfuffles to die down before announcing.
    Grass Roots also has a huge number of crazy styles along with signature models you're not going to see anywhere else, the ones that ESP or Edwards won't even try to push, and with the insane models ESP/Edwards already releases that's saying something.

  • @user-oo2de2tf1x
    @user-oo2de2tf1x Před rokem

    Oh wow the mark 2 sounded so much better

  • @brandonsmalleyorblspinc689

    Black chrome on the Pink hotness

  • @Fallen_Chama
    @Fallen_Chama Před rokem

    I have a grassroots guitar but want to try more I want to try the the scalloped strat, takayoshi ohmura guitar and mikio fujioka guitar, and also some of the other snappers

  • @timowns2
    @timowns2 Před rokem

    Grassroots is awesome. I got a P bass with a MM in the bridge. The best bass I've ever had! Shame the secret is getting out and its bumping up the price. 😢

  • @andybungert
    @andybungert Před rokem +2

    YT got it this time by a hair

  • @Barry101er
    @Barry101er Před rokem +1

    The Pinky: I would swap out the hardware from gold to all black, imho

  • @youztuber5000
    @youztuber5000 Před rokem

    Better fit and finish than my '93 Gibson

  • @dcgrocknroll
    @dcgrocknroll Před rokem

    Customs should never have pickguards, but that’s absolutely my opinion lol. Gorgeous guitar!

  • @nicolasbeaudry6158
    @nicolasbeaudry6158 Před rokem

    Wooooooooooow gotta love pink sickkkkkkkkkkk❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @unclefungus7395
    @unclefungus7395 Před rokem

    with pickguard for sure

  • @Catywampus.Kerfuffle
    @Catywampus.Kerfuffle Před rokem

    Keep the pick guard. It accentuates that sexy fretboard.

  • @mqaisataloss.5951
    @mqaisataloss.5951 Před rokem

    Ah man love good deals, got a fender Mike dirnt p bass for little under 2/3 the price because the case had a crack in it and 1 tuner was slightly bent.
    Hell yeh brother, Dont rly care for the guy himself but it's a sweet sweet bass for the money 🎉

  • @fattyu23
    @fattyu23 Před rokem

    i have a mk1 triamp. not a singe bad sound in it. Keep the mark2 and get a one as well :D

    • @agufish
      @agufish  Před rokem

      Interesting, I heard the Mark 1 sounded good but had overheating issues in the power section?

    • @fattyu23
      @fattyu23 Před rokem

      @@agufish never had a problem with my. tho i am europe based and have the 240v model thus