RANT - I can't do "Honest" Reviews Anymore...
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Trying to buy a guitar for my Dad, for the first time I got an email which made me think about something a bit differently...
00:00 Intro
2:05 Dad wanted an electro acoustic
3:17 I bought from a normal store (like usual)
3:40 An email - excuse for a delay - or special attention?
4:00 So is this a different experience?
4:30 If I was a company, I'd be doing this?
6:00 Is it "fair" to draw too many conclusions if there are flaws on a guitar?
7:20 I guess it's good for Dad
8:03 It's only not worked out one time...
8:42 I don't like the idea of you not liking a guitar that I said was decent...
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I think Phil McKnight also mentioned that guitars he’s purchased for review through Amazon do not appear to have been “enhanced” in any way. Nobody at the Amazon warehouse has the time, expertise, or inclination to select or improve merchandise sold through them. In most cases items are received directly from the factory or some other distributor & forwarded directly on to you.
Some CZcamsrs have someone else purchase the items and use a friends' address to have them delivered to, so the seller is not tipped off.
If you want to remain "objective," you probably need to develop a standard metric that can be applied evenly across the guitars. Phil McKnight's "stocking fret ends snag test" is one of the best I've seen. What's critical is that the viewers can also seen and hear the results of such tests. The downside is that you'll probably lose sponsors.
yay for standards. also for pedal reviews wish reviewers A/B them against some cheap and a standard obtainable alternativ for reference. single product reviews are just not helpful except for "wow it sounds great" . mr cordy is one of the worst reviewers: sounds amazing throu anything. wich gewts to the point: its not about the gear.
I’ve seen a couple CZcamsrs state that they’ve had a friend order something, but let’s be real. There’s no real way for anyone to verify this unless that show the order confirmation. These guys get some type of compensation from companies so 90% of them won’t bad mouth them.
Love him or loathe him, Glenn Fricker has done this regularly. Clearly there's a need for CZcamsrs to do this level of due diligence if they feel they should. Nice one John!
@@picksalot1 hmm. read through a lot of comments. how about if we just would stop ordering and bought everything at a local store? just for one year?
@@dasczwo I just try to make the gear I already have do what I want. Sometimes that involves Mods, at other times, reading the Manual and experimenting. I haven't purchased a piece of gear since getting an HX Stomp over 3.5 years ago. 😎
The idea that somebody is ‘unbiased’ about anything is a bit of a myth. If we all keep trying being as fair, honest and transparent as we can be I think we’ll be ok! Thanks for all the great work JC.
People who produce "unbiased" reviews aren't even aware of what bias is. I used to think claiming to be unbiased was a lack of humility, but that's not it. They pass judgment on themselves and determine they are unbiased which, although unintentional, is funny. I'm honest; just ask me.
I don't trust any guitar marketing channel , because those are no different in my opinion than marketing channels for vacuum cleaners ,or any other house hold product, & in my opinion a guitar is nothing more than a house hold product on the same level..
in my opinion you tube as a whole is like 90% marketing now.. Everyone on you tube that promotes a product in my opinion is just a salesmen, & like all sales products , take those with a grain of salt. Back in the day there was a thing as a door to door salesmen ,so when they come knocking just say thank you , but no thanks & close the door, but don't be rude about it..
so let's not kid ourselves here.. Guitar channels are just marketing adverting channels.
they aren't our best friend , just a dude on the internet.. Guitar channels are a dime a dozen.
Yep. They’re just infomercials. All these influencers pretend to build a rapport and all the viewers act like they’re friends and have a personal connection. This is 100% marketing and the reviewers, no matter what they say and how they spin it are doing this for profit and personal gain. I pointed this out on a few channels and Henning from HP42 got really pissed off. They don’t like being called out.. also, all these guys do the same shit. They all follow the same trends, the newest being the “reviewer honesty video” trend. They all Gotta get a slice of that pie and the slices are getting smaller and smaller..
Nah. Not all influencers/salesmen are created equal.
@@geomusicmove and that proves my point.
The email sounds like well worded B.S. He probably got behind on sending out the guitar.
I personally think that the only fair option to do an honest review and still be able to work with companies would be if you are purchasing guitar from a normal retailer for a normal price and then providing a receipt to the company for a full or partial refund. This way, they have no idea who’s actually ordering equipments prior to shipping it to you.
Perfect opportunity for the wife to open accounts with every retailer!
But then she'll know what they cost!
I think it's perfectly acceptable to expect companies to send out consistently well-made and well set-up guitars (which most are not doing). If more reviewers do more honest, "negative" reviews it would probably eventually have the effect of forcing companies to improve quality control, which is good for all of us. I would suggest that honest, negative reviews are more helpful than any kind of positive, or "fan", reviews when it comes to deciding what we want to buy anyway. Positive reviews are a dime a dozen.
John I always love how sweet your drums sit perfectly with the guitar, what drum VST you use?
He uses ML Drums
@@Zualra Do you know which ML drums package?
@@OrganicaShadowshe posted a day ago about it in CZcams itself.
Honesty is so old fashioned.
You can only do what you can do, it's a tough spot but I'm glad you're actually addressing it.
Easy solution.
Consistently get friends to buy the guitars -so the shop doesn't know it's coming to you.
Review the guitar
- If that happens across the board with multiple reviewers
- Then manufacturers and shops will start paying a lot more attention to quality control with every guitar they sell
- Because they never know where any particular instrument is going - could be to Joe Bloggs or could land up in the hands of a reviewer.
And so the in the end - quality will increase across-the-board and the end user/customer would benefit from this.
You are a great source of inspiration to us all! Generally i think you can afford to be more specific about what you do like and not like about the gear. Sometimes the viewer can tell when you dont like a piece of gear but these details are not articulated. For example you mention that you dont bond with or get disappointed/let down by certain guitars but never analyze why that is. You have a style and I think the viewers respect your true opinion. Cheers 🎉
Me when buying guitars and it has now actually been quite a while, if the shop offers to check ✅ and usually a good retailer will do this, it only makes me happy and I'd gladly pay a fee for a decent setup. If not it'll go to my local luthier if decent or if it's a cheaper easy one I'd do the setup myself.
Jonathan you got to look it at this way, if you get a bad guitar, it kind of sums of quality control like if the attention to detail has been put on every piece that comes out of the factory.
Frankly, I expect CZcams videos to basically be ads no matter what minor quibble might be presented. Companies want advertising, it's why they pay and send stuff to social media people.
Phil McKnight has mentioned that if he shows a guitar and if they've given it extra attention to be really good, then if one buys it and it isn't that way, then you have recourse with the manufacturer to say, "Hey, you sent this to Phil and this was perfect, but mine's not. You should fix this since it's how you want a buyer experience presented."
I think this is a fair way to approach the companies. I'm just going to buy guitars I know will have good QC or I can try before buying.
I have only heard of other CZcamsr's buying products anonymously to avoid the item being specially gone over to make sure it's perfect. Also, I know when I started my channel, I did a few reviews (I purchase all the gear myself) and the guitar had some flaws, but I was hesitant to really talk bad about the brand. As I gain more experience though, I'm less likely to sugar coat things.
Just keep on doing what you do. Honest reviews mean a lot and I could see how one could be slightly biased based on whether the instrument was given to them or had special polished work done on it before a review.
Me being a person who has been in a lot of music stores and grabbed all different brands off the shelf to test I have found that guitars under $1000 dollar mark I would have to give PRS the highest marks for QC. 9 out of 10 I have pulled off the rack have no fret sprout and nut cut nicely and stable tuning. Not a PRS fan boy but their QC is great.
I always enjoy your reviews not to mention your playing...!! To me you always seem to present with the best of intentioins in the reviews / opinions you present on your yiou tube videos... Keep with it as you present with a good level of honesty and integrity in a way that allows me to 'trust' what you are saying about 'stuff'.. Unfortunately, with any business that is in the game of making money, I don't usually have the same levelof trust. However, if you tellme a particulat item is the dogs bollocks I will take that under advisement but then make my own decision before buying and try out what ever I am thinking about buying. So therefore not your responsibility in terms of what I might eventually buy. E.G I am about to start researching a potential 'load box' Two notes, Audio Ox etc. and will hunt through your previous videos to find out if you have made a video on these..
A Retailer, Guitar Manufacturer, etc. could easily pay a little more attention to a guitar that they feel might have a larger level of Consumer notice....I know of one CZcams Channel that specifically requests to have a guitar sent to them directly from the warehouse...with no extra attention given just for these reasons.
I went to NAMM back in 2019 and assumed that all the guitars would be hand picked ringers. I was surprised to find that at least with the big manufacturers, it all seemed to be stuff out general inventory.
I recently ordered a prs from a certain well known dealer....and they sent me the wrong guitar....it was brand new and looked like it hadn't even been taken out of the box....they obviously hadn't even checked it over
I presume, companies want to get the positive feedback so they are sending the best they have, and it does not have to mean that the product is bad in general, but rather it is unlikely what they send they would not double check or carefully select. And yet there are differences between mass production and small handmade businesses, so it can be quite different. However, I have seen other content creators buying gear from a retailer under a different name and address, so the company does not know it ends up in hands of a content creator for a review-in this case there is a fairly good chance you can review a product any other person would receive. I buy a lot of gear and it happened to me that even a 7000EUR signature guitar model from a very well known brand in limited edition came faulty from a factory and I had to send it back-undergoing one of the😢 most troublesome 3 months of my life.
I would love to have a k line... just cant afford to drop that much on a guitar i can't try first.
There are too many variables in gear quality... no matter what steps you take, there's a possibility of steering people wrong. I say just keep doing your thing, and let the audience take it with a grain of salt.
An honest guitar review should be straight off the wall in the shop. Then it's the same as if a customer was looking to buy it. Otherwise it's fake. A extra worked guitar being reviewed is not correct
Guitars for the shop wall get a special treatment too of course. The customer should like it - and then gets a model from the warehouse. 😉
You sound your best on that yellow KLine Strat. Intro was lush
I bought a second PRS Silver Sky from Gear4ForMusic and out of interest asked if they check they would setup before sending. Interestingly the guitar had had some paintwork but they still said the setup would not be checked 😂
Companies’ number one priority is to make money, so, yeah, they’ll do anything to optimize their chances of success by selecting the best guitar if they know it will be subjected to an online review. This being said, JC’s reviews are as honest as can be in these circumstances. The simple fact that he brings up this issue demonstrates his willingness to be transparent.
Most (all?) guitars need a setup. But the specs of a setup vary by each of us. For example, I like tone, and fret buzz kills tone, so I eliminate all fret buzz, which means that my action tends to be a wee bit higher than some people like. Some stores provide a "free" setup for every guitar they sell which might or might not suit the buyer's preferences. The amount of work that goes into making a cheap guitar play well might be greater than the amount of work needed by a more expensive guitar. If the setup is not free, the cost of a setup tends to vary by the local market. It seems to me that the value of a setup should be stated as an addition to the cost of the guitar. When you're doing a review, it would be good if you could say, "This guitar cost $X, but to make it playable it needed a setup that cost an additional $L. (Apologies I don't know how to make the Pound/Quid symbol or any other monetary symbol for that matter.) Cheers!
I think with any business, they look after the regular clients or those that have the potential to spend. It’s normal business practice. Not that I agree with it.
The only honesty the viewer wants is what’s good and what’s bad about a product. That’s Transparency. Whether you buy them or get them for free, is of no consequence to the viewer. Most see through someone just trying to push or hype a product. I would rather have a company never dealing with me again, than have to read their script. That’s dishonesty.
Whenever I bought from Sweetwater it always seemed the guitar or bass it was as good as it gets and I am nobody. Never found any issue.
Appreciate your honesty. That said, it's a Yamaha, so it was probably perfect already.
Curious what were you playing through for the intro piece?
I have only bought a Kiesel without playing it first. I was delighted and would recommend Kiesel, I recommend seeing the guitar and playing before purchase. I had 2 not perfect PRS DGT SEs and both necks set up and frets were not to my liking and poor compared to my other guitars and my tech said nothing you can do set up wise. Your review did influence me as did many other CZcamsrs. It didnt get away from when I tried it I thought playability was poor for me! For me it is your opinion, I had talked with Leon too so what it does, is make me wonder if you guys haven’t experienced the Waghorn, Musicman outstanding guitars and maybe I am comparing and lucky to do so. I sold the PRS. I am only 168cm with small hands so a reference to your size especially hands is important in a review as what playability with big hands say is way different to me with small ones.😅😅
Glen Flicker from Specter Sound Studios does ghost buys, he will make an order via a friend so retailers don't know he's the one buying the equipment.
That’s why I have an interest in K-Line. I see those are guitars that you are using without making comments about it. The ones that you are using to demo pieces of gear or amps. The ones that are still around and haven’t “moved on” Those are the guitars that I get interested in
Don't overthink this. Most people who regularly watch you will know how to do a set up. There's nothing wrong with saying " Personally I'd re-level the frets". Some of your viewers will use 8's, others will use 13's....so there's nothing wrong with saying "I use 10's so".... etc etc. Ultimately what we want to know is whether this is a potentially good product & how much do we need to tinker with it to get it right.
All guitars, even of exactly the same model, are slightly different. You get good'ns, bad'ns and meh'ns. No doubt CZcamsrs get sent good'ns that are perfectly set up to boot (that's what I'd do if I was selling guitars). There is only one way to buy a guitar safely and that's to go to a shop and play several yourself. You'll immediately know which one is right for you, if any, because it will tell you itself. You might get one cheaper online or privately but you'll be subject to the rule "buy cheap, buy twice". The same applies to any analogue equipment such as valve amps/cabs etc.
I think this is standard procedure for anyone potentially "reviewing" or assessing a "sample" which is potentially representative of the larger whole. This applies to many fields and spectrum of any manufactured item - including healthcare, pharmaceutics, beauty industry, mechanical tools and so on . . .
Now the standard "SHOULD" be excellent out of the gate - but sadly not true anymore. An element of the internet which you highlight here is the ability to shine a light on a potentially crap item - but you aptly take into mind this may be a lone outlier [and shouldn't be assumed to be an example of how ALL those items are based on the one]
Some gear reviewers do "stealth buys" they have a friend buy the item instead of the known-gear reviewer.
If companies. manufacturers, distributors. etc., and shops recognize you are a gear reviewer, you will get a better than average guitar; since a good favorable review is in their best interest.
what would be interesting is to have you buy a guitar from a shop that knows you and have the same guitar (make, model, year, etc.) purchased as a stealth buy; then compare the both.
even a new set of strings, setup and intonation on a new guitar vs one shipped from a warehouse or "from the back" of a shop will be different. I fully expect the guitar going to a gear reviewer will also have better fit and finish.
FWIW, when I buy new guitars, I request them from the warehouse in their factory sealed box, this way I know what I'm getting. I never buy floor models.
There's a well-known shop in the US that has a "multi-point inspection" on new guitars which they tout as a selling point; well I purchased a new guitar from them (EBMM Kaizen 6) and it clearly looked like it was out of the box awhile; not only did it have some obvious dust on it, the trem arm tensioning screw was missing, and the trem arm had some rust (which cleaned off easily enough)...which I didn't realize for months since it was my first Kaizen. I purchased 3 more new EBMM Kaizen 6 from two different shops, and all were in the factory sealed box, no dust, no rust, no parts missing or signs of use.
If you get something that's got issues you should point it out, no question...even if it happens to be the 1 in 10, in that case the supplier should reach out to give some feedback. But now its got me thinking on my next purchase ...I just use your name and a get a better setup ;_)
I would hope that the people watching your demos realizes that every guitar from whatever manufacturer is a unique beast. I will tell you that I typically have to do my own setup on any guitar I buy. If it requires fretwork, it goes back. Most other things, I can handle. If I buy a really expensive guitar online/mail order, I'll pay the retailer for a complete setup, maybe even a plek. Then it's their fault if it's rubbish.
I don't care if reviews are paid or for free. I just want to see someone showcasing a piece of gear or instrument as thouroughly as possible to then make my own mind.
I don't even need to be forewarned whether it's a sponsored video or independent or any ins and outs about it, I'm a grown up man so won't blame somebody else for my decisions good or bad.
Demo, review, or commercial. Demo and review denote a certain detachment from the product with varying degrees, whereas commercial is a sales vehicle. I tend to think this is where the break is on the ethics of this issue.
You gotta do what other reviewers (of any kind) do and make accounts with different names so they don't recognize it's you ordering.
Companies you work with are supposed to have enough confidence in their products to allow you to buy it from a random retailer for testing, maybe via a friend, so they won't notice it's you. ;)
you have to tell the viewers what you have, be happy when good item, be sad when bad item.
Its Almost impossible without "side gig" earning you money.
Basically all youtubers are one bad review away from being declined to receive "free" stuff from the companies.
You could always buy gear for yourself and hope that CZcams money will compensate your time and price of the gear (at least if you sell reviewed items afterward for a discount). But that will be possible for a limited amount of highly searchable or hyped items.
That's being said - I've somewhat given up hope and not considering "reviews" from "big youtubers" anymore. Especially if they are being dropped by tens of channels on the day of release.
Showcase or ads? Maybe. But not as a reviews.
There never was an honest review out there on all of CZcams. It’s a bit of logical fallacy. First off, art is subjective, what may be trash to you could be gold to someone else. Secondly, there isn’t a way to accurately recreate on CZcams what any gear will sound like in person. As far as the feel of it goes, that obviously can’t be recreated either. Personally, idc about reviews, I know what I like, buuuuut I do pay attention to what demo guys use when they’re not demoing a product. If you’re reviewing a pedal, I pay attention to the guitar. If you pick up the same guitar for 5 videos in a row, I tell myself hey that must be a nice guitar.
From now on you can only buy guitars from seedy pawn shops. Even then you should use an alias.
Guitars are a different animal from most other music gear because there can be a lot of variation example to example. No doubt review guitars are checked to be sure they aren't "dogs". They might even get the extra setup and attention to detail. If you buy a guitar from retail, have someone other than you buy it to ensure you're not getting special treatment. Regardless, it's still just a review of that one specific example, which may not be reflective of the whole range.
Long sleeve t shirts?
I expect what your dealer is doing for you be done for every customer. That’s exactly what my local dealer does with every purchase. Every guitar purchased gets a fresh set of strings and a full setup. Nothing is left untouched. I wouldn’t do business with or buy a guitar sight and unseen from a dealer if it weren’t.
And that’s exactly why I grew a beard… bought a hat… changed my name by deed poll… got arrested by the police for identity theft…
Rule number one never buy a guitar without playing it first , when i go guitar shopping i might got to 4 or five different stores before i find the one which never fails .
The answer is too only do do very nasty negative reviews. This will come across as incredible honesty. Budget for not getting any free gear or sponsored reviews. If you ultimately get more views and subscribers and this translates to greater overall profits your golden. Who knows, maybe manufacturers will start paying you NOT to review their products!
Its almost like how Glenn kickstarted his channel)
I think I would do the same thing; I would hold back the guitar to make sure it was as good as it could possibly be, especially the things you mentioned, nut, action, fret work, perfect finish, etc.
To be honest though, if it was me, I don't think I'd tell you that though, I think I would make up a different story. There's got to be a plethora of reasons that could hold up an order for just one day.
Yeah, I think I'd tell you a different reason, one of those Little White Lies as we used to call them, no relation to the Race, lol. Slightly deceptive, but acceptable in our current state, lol.
An interesting dilemma. My two penny's worth, I think they should be as any normal person would get one. No disrespect, but when looking for a new guitar, I watch several reviews. If one reviewer had an 'outlier' as you put it, I wouldn't take note but it wouldn't be my sole decision point, but if a few reviewers had a bad one.... it would carry more weight.
After watching your, multiple reviews of the PRS SE DGT, I did buy one, and love it. But I watched multiple reviews of the guitar too.
I guess all you can do is divide a review into positives and negatives equally. That's the closest anyone can get.
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I’m okay with the idea that you’re reviewing an instrument that went through extra care. I think guitar setup is a pretty preference driven concept, so I kinda assume that extra work would need to be done whenever I’ve bought a guitar. I also make sure there are no defects apparent on the guitar before buying it. If a retailer wants to set it up to generally play better, it shouldn’t matter, because that’s closer to the state a guitar I would buy would actually become.
Note how well the company formerly known as Carvin treats their most Famous Guitarist.
I've always wondered what the conversations between Jeff Kiesel and Steve Vai were like when Carvin rebranded.
It was Anderton's, wasn't it? :)
I was thinking Peach Guitars, but it could be a few others.
If you are asked to do a review on a retailer say you will only do it as a secret shopper and they agree to refund after the guitar has been delivered. Honestly I would not worry about it, if a retailer is going to do that for you they are most certainly one that cares about quality so us non reviewers would probably be in good hands.
Should have an alias name and direct to dad's address.
Paid demos are OK with me as long as declared as such. The supplier should provide you with a sample that's the best it can be. Whether the rest of us will get one in the same condition from a retailer is for us to watch out for.
Since a "reviewer" only sees one example, it's impossible to state a confidence level in the manufacturer/retailer's QC.
I don't see how acting as a mystery shopper can meaningfully help with this issue, unless you were to buy multiple examples from a variety of retailers over a longer period of time (to get examples from different manufacturing batches). AFAIK, no-one in the CZcams or print world of guitar gear reviews has ever done this, or is ever likely to do it.
So I think "honest" isn't the right word. It should be "personal". It's your opinion based on (more or less) limited experience of one example. That's it, no more, no less. Carry on....
If I wanna buy a piece of gear, I watch some videos, listen with my own ears and make the decision based on price, features, and sound. Rarely does the actual opinion of the reviewer sway my decision. Don’t put too much stock or concern into bias or honesty. We can hear with our own ears and make decisions without needing to know what CZcamsrs think about it.
Time to put Lenny and Elodie on the purchase orders. Or one of the dogs.
The solution is simple: Buy the guitar anonymously from a regular retailer, and have the company reimburse you the purchase price. If they are legit, then they will agree. Otherwise you know what is going on…
The fact that you even care shows your opinions an reviews have credibility. As long as you, or anyone else really, is upfront about what is a paid demo, or gear provided review I don't really care. The other thing I'd say is most of the gear you are demoing and reviewing is stuff that intermediate to advanced players would be checking out and they should be wise enough at this point to suss out what would gear should be decent and work for them.
The one thing I'd really find distasteful is if someone was really steering beginners wrong saying an inexpensive starter guitar was amazing and it was actually some guitar that didn't stay in tune and had a warped neck or something.
CZcams guitar channels are nothing more then a giant infomercial these days …
lol. The “honesty video”. You and everyone else.
Henning has done a few rants related to this very subject, he is honest and is paying the price for it.
He's a very honorable bloke. Worth a watch.
Even if you get a new guitar anonymously it can be of any quality. Generally lower priced stuff has lower QC, means for a realistic review you have to check more than one cheap model...
Sponsored anything leads to bias..reviews using gifted or shop agreements is not worth a toss....whats the point of looking at it
You're reviewing the guitar or amp, and it should be at its optimal setup to give a proper review. How else would you review it really.. Ur pretty believable either way John calm urself my brother!
chill, and reap the sweet fruit of your hard work. whoever orders something based on a vid by some random guy on the internet (sorry) rolls the dice. especiallly a guitar. get off your lazy bum, go into a store while they still exist and try that sucker out. ask the seller, others... these vids is for inspiration. if you reviewed a motorbike and somone got it, brakes fail, dude dies... is not your fault is it? like it or not, in a way your a sales person. thats ok. honest? the better. cheers!
Everything on CZcams is amazing...obviously lol😂😂😂😂
Reviews are reviews only if they are brutally honest. Otherwise they are promotion. No discussion.
Mate, just get a buddy to buy a guitar for you. Then review it honestly. Of course you're gonna get the best gear coz u are a respected reviewer.
Become the phantom guitar reviewer 😂
Anyone else here want to hear more about this bush?
You make too many videos! Take a break!
Here's my view: review what you want how you want. All these crazy people who are obsessed with anything they can spin as bias are exhausting. Why care what they think? I certainly don't.
Guitar influencers have gotten out of hand. Guitar Geek is just an influencer through and through now, doesn’t even try to hide it. I don’t think you can really trust any gear reviews.
An ethical reviewer agonizes over the subjectivity of a review, but It's a fine line to walk since a critical review will likely result in a lack of items to review in the future. As my mom says, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything". She's 96, so she thought of this long before CZcams.
To your questions, yes and no. Yes, when something is submitted for review, the supplier makes damn sure it's the best they can provide (I worked with cameras and lenses which have very little variation but we always double checked to make sure we were putting our best foot forward). And no, you shouldn't feel bad about a product that might be a poor example because that's what the viewer of your video might receive. He or she won't be getting a hand-picked one.
they will send a non hand selected guitar from stock to ensure non biased review. 😂
And your non biased review somehow will be favorable, so that they send you more non handselected in stock guitars like that always have. 😂😂.
My thought is: disclaim everything!
If you do it, or don't do it for a sponsor, if you bought it by yoursself, or under a wrong name, If you got it as "gift". I don't like: "this review is NOT SPONSORED! but I can keep the gear" it is sponsored then, isn't it?
To get special influencer perks when buying gear is normal nowadays, be happy about it, but disclaim it ;) ... like you just did!
Have an alias buy future guitars; use the name David Beebee.
Did the thorns in the garden attack you again?
Fucking true fire!! Sick of hearing it being plugged.
Just ask a friend to make the actual purchase for you; simples
I thought there was a slight difference between demo and review. A demonstration shows what the product can do. A review should either compare it with other similar products or to be fair outline the good and bad points. Perhaps if you feel it is not good for the company then don't publish the video or foreworn the company or have agreement before hand that your words are your own and your free to say what you want. Your viewers/ subscribers will find out once they purchase or try the product if your being truthful and honest or 'not very good at pointing out the flaws' then we either watch your great playing and demos as demos and don't give the review much weight or dream about the gear you review because you have stated the issues with them. Nothing is perfects, there's always room for improvement but that usually comes at a cost.
Seems all the guitar CZcamsrs are having an existential crisis at the moment...
You should do your best to simulate the buying experience of the average purchaser if you expect your review to be relevant to the average purchaser. Otherwise, you're reviewing guitars for social media influencers.
How is that complicated?
You write decent little mini songs why dont you focus on that? I personally am tierd of the Glenn Frickers, Andetons, and the other shills. I aint buying a bunch of boutique pedals when I get almost all of those sounds from a RAT and that is a real truth.
I dig your channel mate…but you need to change it up or have a break…it’s the same stuff over and over…and now you’re doing a video about doing videos…give us something different…
You need to take a break from this John