2023's Top And Flop Guitar Gear: The Ultimate Guide
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- Welcome to my review of my Best and Worst Music Gear of 2023 Annual Recap Video! This is my 7th Annual Best and Worst Video. Thanks for all of the support in 2023, and have a great 2024!
Links to the gear in order of Section
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🔗Fender Tone Master Pro - sweetwater.sjv.io/EKgLzP
🔗Game Changer Audio Bigsby - sweetwater.sjv.io/eK53rr
🔗Flamma FX10 - bit.ly/3HHh3Sh
🔗Artist Guitars WGS-10 Wireless Pack - bit.ly/474JDHY
🔗Austrian Audio OD-5 Microphone - sweetwater.sjv.io/AW1dyj
🔗Adam Audio Studio Monitors - sweetwater.sjv.io/Gm4x0V
🔗NUX BTLite MKII - bit.ly/3RHTM9z
🔗Positive Grid Spark GO - sweetwater.sjv.io/1rMXDR
🔗Yamaha THR30II Practice Amplifier - sweetwater.sjv.io/VmvJbA
🔗Peavey Studio Pro 112 - ebay.us/CknIeY
🔗Joyo BanTamP XL Tweedy, Jackman, Zombie II -
🔗Artist TweedTone 12A Tube Amp - bit.ly/3ti5ZYC
🔗ENGL 50 Thunder Combo Amplifier - sweetwater.sjv.io/Jzv9LR
🔗Marshall JTM Studio II Head and Cabinet - sweetwater.sjv.io/ZQvoxq
🔗Sirius Amplification - siriusamplification.com.au/
🔗Taurus Amplification Stop Head 8 Qube - www.taurusamps.pl/
🔗Maybury Guitars Fish Hook S - www.mayburyguitars.co.uk/
🔗Fender Journeyman 50’s Custom Shop Telecaster - sweetwater.sjv.io/g1emAr
🔗Gibson ES-335 Electric Guitar -sweetwater.sjv.io/XYvgLo
🔗Harley Benton Fusion T 25th Anniversary - bit.ly/3OWAbB4
🔗Sonicake Matribox - bit.ly/3NMQvmN
🔗NUX Trident Multi-Effects Pedal - bit.ly/3LZIPwp
🔗Warm Audio Centavo - sweetwater.sjv.io/B0VNz1
🔗Origin Effects Halcyon - sweetwater.sjv.io/WqvZ6P
🔗Kernom Ridge (most versatile) - kernom.com/products/ridge
🔗Taurus Amplification Servo 2 - www.taurusamps.pl/
🔗VS Audio Platinum Pedal - bit.ly/3PPlC0R
🔗Shift Line Stages Dynamic Drive - shift-line.com/stages
🔗Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick JR - bit.ly/48hKAxH
🔗Ravenstone Apollo V2 - bit.ly/3zUugDK
🔗Crazy Tube Circuits Hi Power Pedal - bit.ly/34rk4mq
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Video Chapters
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00:00 - Best and Worst Guitar Products of 2023 - End of Year Message
01:22 - Most Divisive Guitar Product of 2023
02:47 - Most Innovative Guitar Product of 2023
04:14 - Best Guitar Shop of 2023
05:46 - Best Misc Guitar Products of 2023 - Lace Sensor Pickups
08:00 - Flamma FX10 Headphone Amp
09:10 - Artist Guitars WGS-10 Wireless Pack
10:22 - Austrian Audio OD-5 Microphone
12:00 - Adam Audio Studio Monitors
12:53 - Best Practice Amps of 2023 - NUX BTLite MKII
14:28 - Positive Grid Spark GO
15:45 - Yamaha THR30II Practice Amplifier
17:28 - Best Larger / Pro Amps of 2023 - Peavey Studio Pro 112
19:00 - Joyo BanTamP XL Tweedy, Jackman, Zombie II
21:06 - Artist TweedTone 12A Tube Amp
22:33 - ENGL 50 Thunder Combo Amplifier
24:08 - Marshall JTM Studio II Head and Cabinet
25:40 - Sirius Amplification Double Shirly 40-Watt Combo (the best!)
27:08 - Taurus Amplification Stop Head 8 Qube
28:40 - Best Electric Guitars - Maybury Guitars Fish Hook S (Made in England)
30:12 - Fender Journeyman 50’s Custom Shop Telecaster
31:36 - 2023 Gibson ES-335 Electric Guitar
32:59 - Harley Benton Fusion T 25th Anniversary
34:18 - The Best Electric of 2023 - Kiesel
36:08 - Worst of 2023
40:07 - Rockboard Pedalboard Pedal Plates/Clips
42:07 - Best Pedals (Multi-Effects) Sonicake Matribox
42:34 - NUX Trident Multi-Effects Pedal
42:53 - Warm Audio Centavo
43:22 - Origin Effects Kernom Ridge
43:51 - Kernom Ridge (most versatile)
44:23 - Taurus Amplification Servo 2
44:57 - VS Audio Platinum
45:23 - Shift Line Stages Dynamic Drive
45:52 - Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick JR
46:22 - Ravenstone Apollo V2
46:48 - Crazy Tube Circuits Hi Power Pedal
47:40 - Final Message
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Hey Shane, always love your honest content mate. Have a couple of drinks on me 😊
Hi Zezza! Wow thanks so much for the generous donation mate! Have a great Christmas and all the best 😊👍 many thanks 🙏
Is the TMP overpriced? Yes !! Is it worth it !! Absolutely!! Love mine , really easy to use , to tweak and it sound awesome!!
Nice video 🤘
I love it as well. I dial in sounds much faster and play more because of it.
This was a lot of fun to watch! And very informative! Stellar reviews Shane!
I appreciate your straightforward and honest reviews. I know if you say a product is good or bad, it is almost always an accurate assessment. And as a lefty, I like knowing what guitars are actually available to me.
Thanks for that Shane, I haven't been able to see many of your reviews this year, so there was a lot packed into this even though it was quite long. But there's some good recommendations in here so I might check some of these out. Thanks again and happy holidays!
Wonderful Shane. Thanks for the content and have a great Xmas
Thanks for continuing to run a great channel. You’ve helped me pull the trigger on multiple guitars … HB35+ amazed so many friends but will be a future upgrade platform … and finally this year got my first Tokai Love Rock on a trip to Tokyo after first seeing one in a store in England in the early 80s. That guitar (Tokai LC230FM Cherry Sunburst) holds its own to any of my Les Pauls
Good onya Shane, I always refer to your channel when it comes to gear and actually using it in Australia. Love your work. Merry Christmas to you and family.
Yes, indeed! The Bigsby! Great look back at our year. Looking forward to seeing your vids in 2024!
Great stuff, Shane. Really enjoy your annual wrap ups.
Thanks Brad. I enjoyed your last SPF as always! I hope you have a great end of 2023 mate and all the best for the new year 😊👍
Love the video- solid work man! I get a lot of great pro tips from your channel and this was no exception, thx!
Cheers Shane, Iove your review. Have a great year pal.
Awesome video! Really enjoyed the wrap up
Thanks for the video, great as always! Have a great end and beginning of the year 🙂
You are one of the few utubers I trusth.
Gonna enjoy this😊
What a great surprise for a Friday, can't wait!
Love the video, I didn't get to watch as many videos as last year because I bought my first acoustic lefty, a Spanish guitar in fact and that has become my go to around the house.
That's my top gear of 23❤😂
Very informative, thanks.
Thanks! I always appreciate your honest take on products across the spectrum of price and performance.
Thanks for the kind words and support! Many thanks 🙏
Love how you do these lists. My favorite piece of gear you demoed this year was the Maxon OD Pro. Dr. Ric wailed on it with the Les Paul. After watching your show for years and admiring that sound, I finally purchased it. So not new for 2023 but new for me. Therefore let me say that I appreciate how revisit older gear.
Funny how argumentative the guitar modeling community can be. The TMP costs the same as QC and Helix. They all work pretty good. Fyi, Fender updated the firmware, which reduced the boot time. I remember how the Helix sparked all kinds of arguments online. Sometimes our community is a bit silly.
I am surprised the Lace Sensors were not the most divisive. Btw, I think you sound great with them. When I worked in pit orchestras, I really was happy to have those kind of pickups. House lights, power, etc. often were a nightmare and no music director is going to tolerate excessive noise from the guitar player.
Great video the content you cover with the straight up honesty is greatly appreciated as anything related to music isn't cheap and it's good to hear what works and what doesn't, I've got the rockboard Quad 4.2 and was thinking of using the oedal clips but to do that I'd have to reduce the amount of pedals I want on it and the only option I've found that works without sacrificing real estate on my board is good old 3M Dura lock from bunnings
Been looking forward to this vid
Can’t wait mate….always love your best and worst. Hope you have a great Christmas and New Year 🎉
Thanks, Jezza. You too, mate! All the best for the new year
This is how good your content is Shane. I'm a drummer who plays a little cowboy guitar. I will never have the skill to utilize much of the gear you are reviewing. Nevertheless I rarely miss watching your content in its entirity. So, Happly holidays down under old buddy and maybe some day you will be able to make a trip to the Pacific NW to check out the cool shops we feature in the Seattle/Portland area.
Love your work including this one. Definitely appreciate your candor with respect to the TMP. I have one and still evaluating it within the return time window. A lot of other folks aren’t clear when they express their own opinions about gear on CZcams - but your description is dead right. The tone is ok but you can achieve similar tones with any modeller. The form factor/ui is quite good. But is that really worth the asking price at this time- only the buyer can determine that….
Rock on dude. Thanks for all the videos.
Great Video Shane, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Only 7 years. I love this review every year. Blues On....💙 Happy Holidays and New Years mate ! 😊 OH, can't forget Sky Music.😁
Love your work!
My fave vid of yours ever is the one explaining the open mic night at the snooker club. Hope to see an update on open mic nights in 2024.
Highlight of my Christmas!! Good on you Shane.
Thanks, Simon. I hope you have a great Xmas :)
Thanks mate, long time subscriber and you’re right other channels have copied you. Have a great Christmas!
I love the studio pro. Thanks heaps Shane. You're the man.
You're welcome mate, I am glad you're digging it! Break it out next year when we go jamming :-)
Nice one,thanks.
Great to see the love for Mega Music. When I was at TAFE about 20 years ago the guys never use to mind us dropping by on our lunchbreak and just popping into the amp room and playing around. Been my go to store ever since.
Thanks for this year's straight talk.
Thanks for the kind words and support, Edd166! Thanks man and all the best! 🎸
Hi from Toronto. I have the Yamaha THR30W as my practice/late-night amp, great little amp. Yes a bit overpriced but did see them on sale this past black friday for a few hundred off - so maybe there's room for negotiation when not on sale. Looks great, sounds great a low levels, grill lights up, fits into living room decor :), and also doubles as my speakers for my record player also in the living room via bluetooth.. I got this in 2022, so it's not my gear choice for 2023 so... that would go to the Epiphone Sheraton Emily Wolf in satin Bone White that I picked up this year. Slick looking semi-hollow with diamond f-holes, smaller headstock, and lighting inlays? So much fun to play and the artist actually uses it while she gigs too - so that's great to see! Fits in with my Gibson LP Standard and Gibson LP Junior. Great video!
Great Video Shane !
Thanks hutch! All the best to you mate :)
From phoenix great job. Thnx for our community's service .
Great show brother 👍
Awesome vid Shane! I really want the Marshall JTM head and cabinet. Unfortunately, I have to pay off my last couple of guitars first!!!!! 🎸🔥🎸🔥🎸🔥🎸
Great review Shane. Being a more budget conscious subscriber please keep the budget Pedal reviews coming. My favourite bit of gear I bought was a Squier Sonic Telecaster-nice and lightweight, well put together and sounds good even with the original pickups, but would be a great one if you switched them out. Have a prosperous New Year !
Great review and product range
Shane, you’re one of the OGs… love your channel, and always look forward to your videos!
Thanks for the kind words and support! Happy new year coming up for 2024! :)
Can’t wait to watch this Shane…..your programs are brilliant and I love your cheery, jaunty style….you are a breath of fresh air buddy 👍
Thanks, Michael. Rock on mate!
Hi Shane - quick question is Dr Rick really a doctor ? It’s always bugged me not knowing 😊 cheers mate
Yes, i think he’s a medical doctor (as opposed to PhD). That’s why he has the expensive guitars
@@davidtomkins4242 thanks David 👍
I have the Fender Vibro-Champ Reverb. No issues whatsoever, and it's by far the best practice amp I've ever owned.
That Kiesel is awesome, as is the other one you have. I don't know if there's a difference, but I have some older Holdsworth humbuckers in several of my guitars that are from when Kiesel was Carvin, and they're my favorite humbuckers. They're very clear sounding and versatile. Clean and dirty tones are all great with them.
Also, I like how you show stuff on your channel that is from lesser known brands. I haven't seen much of VS Audio on other channels and it seems like they make good stuff. That Kernom Ridge pedal is pretty awesome, as well.
One of my favorite videos on all of CZcams every single year! WooHoo! :)
The TMP rocks…don’t understand the criticisms, it’s way cheaper than the helix, QC, and FM9 in Australia
Once I saw the new segment "Most Divise Guitar Product" for 2023 to kick of the broadcast and it's the Fender Tone Master Pro I shouted YES! Unbelievable "Crow to the Eye-Gouging" Rip Off High Price on this item! Shame on Fender to price such an exuberant, outrageous price! Good choice for the new segment. Include this new segment in the next year's Best & Worst I enjoyed as usual the recap! Very cool that you back- up all the products that you comment with video from your reviews! I dig that! Pace of the video had a good cadence and the entire recap went by fast! Real good Best and Worst Gear Review to date! You Rock Shane! Happy Christmas and let's have a great 2024 Much blessings my friend!
And then they can't even get the QC right on that lovely little amp??? C'mon Fender, you can do better than that 😎
Like the show, I'm a lefty as well. Keep on rockin'🤠🎶🎵
Having both 50's classic vibe Tele and Strat, a video about bringing them up to MIM standard by mods would be great. Love the channel and appreciate the hard work and tasty playing that goes into the videos.
Hey. I've got the Tele and Strat MIM Vinteras. They were only a couple of hundred more than the CVs, which I sold (all on ebay) I'm going to put Twisted Teles in the Tele (doh) and go for the MIM + feel. I love the vintage neck shapes, so I couldn't really mod that. Good luck.
I bought a head rush, peddle board a couple years back. It’s now a really heavy brick. I never got much use out of it. Let’s put it this way, guitar Center won’t even buy them on the other hand, at the same time, I purchased their looper that thing is fantastic! As well as looping it’s a great mixing board and it’s got super cool effect in it for individual instruments. I’ve been eyeballing that Bixby it’s very cool.
I enjoy the videos- just wanted to mention a nice guitar I bought several years ago- a lefty Gretsch Streamliner. I think these guitars are great value for the money. If you are on a budget- recently I stumbled on a lefty Fender Squire Affinity- close to mint condition - 150 dollars- I then put some Seymour Duncan pickups in, did a set up, little bit of fretwork. So for about 350 I’ve got a great playin guitar. Thanks for including the practice amps- I’m looking to upgrade from the older model NUX I have.
Man you really play some beautiful guitars, then I noticed all guitars made me think that were Kiesels... I need to check Kiesel guitars. (That white T-style looks awesome)
Great vid. Unfortunately, I have had very major issue with the Artist WGS 10 wireless dropping out at performance. Be aware that you need 5.8GHz and WGS 10 is 2.4GHz, which is a crowded frequency band.
Do you know who gives better more honest product reviews that you Shane? Nobody!! You rock Shane! Thanks for all you do! 2024 LFG!!!
That kiesel is just so beautiful. It looks like a piece of art.
In the USA we've had crazy sales and discounts on a few things I've wanted since November, including a new Marshall 1959HW, and a new Mesa JP-2C rack head.
Also finding great deals on used gear too. Guitar players seem to sell things that are like new and hardly show any signs of use.
My gear fund is beyond maxed out!
Merry Christmas!
I had a similar experience with a Super Champ X2, loved it sounded fantastic, it just quit working one day, I took it in for repair, the shop said the circuit board was bad, couldn't be replaced, however it was under warranty so they gave me a new Super Champ which was nice, but they said if it goes bad, no replacement, so I sold it, actually made $50 over what I paid. I have a friend that plays in my band that has had a SC XD, has never had any issues. Thanks for the great content Sean!
Ugh that sucks... Fenderrrrrrrrrrrr sort your QC out NOW !!!
I have the Yamaha thr30ii … I’ve played solo coffee house jazz guitar gigs with it… it’s just loud enough has great sounding efx .. Love it.
I had a QC and I sold it after one year of owning it. It did everything you can imagine and I did not bond with it. My needs are pretty simple and I did find myself overwhelmed with all the choices. So I bore with Neural with improvements always coming SOON...
I have a TMP on the way right now. I did not buy it because it would be better than the QC or other modelers. I bought it because of the interface and frankly I think a dumbed down version of a modeler is just what I need! It doesn't hurt that I am already a big fan of the Fender sounds and rarely play anything beyond edge of breakup. I will have 30 days to return it to Sweetwater... we will see.
Always fun to hear from you, not just because you're a lefty!
That Tonemaster still boots up faster than most of my amps come up to temp.
haha. yeah! but it's a basically a tablet without any "warming up" required.
Will do. I brought it last time we jammed but left in the car and used Brian's fender
Thanks for the great review. For pedals, would there be case for a remote switch ( this would be an additional switch that us on the pedal). There are times I would like to mount a pedal to a mike stand, and make on "on the fly" adjustments, thus saving my back from bending over, regards
Love Lace Pickups!
Just thought I should note that I have had the Vibro Champ Reverb amp for nearly two years, it is used heavily by me and my jam buddies and it has performed flawlessly. And, as Shane noted it does sound great,
Same here. Maybe they just got a bad batch in Australia. Or maybe shipping it across the saltwater did something to it.
46:22 Thanks for the shout out Shane! We will keep bringing great sounds in 2024!
Great stuff guys! No problems at all. Great pedal! :)
That was very enjoyable on a long car drive!
Best show of the year🎉 been waiting for the whole year.
Short and sweet and touching all bases. Excellent, honest reviews.
But, my man... has anyone ever told you that movie mask looks a little like you on a bad day? That's me on a good day, I'm afraid.
🤣
I have a THR10II and it sounds great at every volume. And it looks nice enough to leave out as decor without my wife getting upset about all my guitar stuff lying around.
I have the Harley Benton Te-25th. From my experience it's one of the best feeling, best sounding guitars you can find for the money. It compares and downright beats all my other guitars for 1/3 of the price.If you're left handed, this one is a MUST in your arsenal. You will not regret it.
From the UK here, and boy... are there so many new pieces of gear from guitars to amps to pedals coming out every year now!!! I guess it keeps you busy as hell reviewing as much as you can lol. For me my purchases of the year have been my Tonex amp modeller from Amplitube which is just what I needed for recording at home. Secondly, the Andy Timmons Halo Delay pedal - simply gorgeous sounds and I've hardly explored all the options yet. Finally, I grabbed a cheap Joyo graphic EQ pedal and that has made dialing in the sound I want from each guitar so simple and a joy (no pun intended). Such a pity about that little Fender amp being faulty. Hopefully Fender get their QC sorted as it sounded great when it worked, and in such a neat package. I think now, though, I am done with buying new gear and 2024 will be all about playing and recording and getting the best out of everything I already own. I can't bring myself to buy another OD pedal, no matter if it was made by the hands of god, as already have about 5 in a draw that I bought already, and generally stick with a cheap Mooer Klon clone as it does the edge of break up sound I want fine, and if I want more, well simply turn up the old gain or amp :) Great video as always Shane, keep em coming and have a great Xmas 👍
Awesome! What camera are you shooting with? Looks great
Thanks mate! My camera is the Panasonic Lumix S5II with their Lumix 35mm F1.8 Prime lens.
@@intheblues that’s what i figured! If there’s one thing for sure, your channel has the best quality video! Of course your playing and content is fabulous, but i appreciate the amazing video as well. Happy holidays, Shane, if you ever make it to Los Angeles, please reach out! 🤘🎄🎸
Great round up of the year, pity the
ARTIST WGS10 2.4GHZ INSTRUMENT WIRELESS SYSTEM isn’t available in 🇬🇧
For my Australian "Afordaboard" I suggest the following pedal companies -
Movall, Twinote, Irin, Mvave, Demonfx and the best is the Mosky Audio M Series pedals. My favourite is are the 4 Klons, Big Fuzz and all the Princes and King's of Tone in one Compass Drive.
I appreciate that Shane doesn't "hedge" his opinion too much. It's at risk of pissing off a vendor but it's more informative to me!
I am a Lace Sensor guy. I love them. My favourite is the Silver one... in all positions.
Hi, Shane. Thanks for your evaluation video.
I bought a lot of equipment on this year. MXR Phase 90, MXR Univibe, Fender Player Strat, Fender 68 Custom Vibro Champ, Marshall Bluesbreaker Pedal (v.3), Line 6 HX Stomp XL, Gibson Les Paul Classic TC, Dunlop Hendrix Octave Fuzz, MXR Dyna Comp, Vox AC15CH + 212 Cab, Gretsch G5230T. Today within a couple hours my Gibson J-160E will arrive to my home. I just bought it. I only hated Marshall Bluesbreaker. I couldn't like it. This is only what I am regret. There is one more thing but situation is different. I am living in apartment and I couldn't useing cabin of my amps on this days. I'm using JHS Pedal Little Black Amp for reduce output line level and connect to my Scarlett 2i2. Fender 68 Custom Vibro Champ speaker empedance is 3,2 ohms and this is very high. It is very hard for reduce line level. My Vox head amp is not make me sad, because cabin output is 8 ohms and 16 ohms.
I have FX10 excellent sounding from cleans to mean and excellent drum machine that sounds very good.
Sorry I was just going to compliment and thank you. I've bought gear based on some of your reviews. Somehow I was not subscribed idk. Thanks I love the channel, keep up the quality.
I had 3 1-spot power supplies, and in my experience all of them made a high-pitched whine due to the mechanics of how the switching works presumably. I do t think it’s a bad batch issue, I think the design is inherently noisy, because all 3 of mine exhibited the same audible whine when plugged in and running pedals.
Guitar of the year for me is the Squier Sonic Mustang, love it
i bought the Zoom G1 four a few months ago not expecting to much, my mouth dropped, that simple little cheap thing blew my mind!!!!! I bought it just to practice at home but i'm actually using it on live gigs.
Its a bloody great time to be playing , just wish the live scene was like it was 25 to 30 years ago. I was playing 4 to 5 nights a week to packed venues. young bands these days dont have the same opportunity for live gigs that i did. I've got the memories, the pub sweat and even smoke stinked up clothes that i hung on my balcony cause i never smoked and hated the smell, but it was bloody awesome playing live to packed venues night after night. Im so lucky to have done it. I still play and record every week, and play live when the gigs come up.
The JTM is Amazeballs!
I have the Nux Trident and it sounds great, I used to have the Line 6 Pod Go but could never seem to get great sounds, always sounding a little boxy. I would highly recommend the Trident
Regarding the 1Spot power supply, my first one that I have had for years is flawless and like you I bought another for a second board. The noise and hum was terrible and I got my money back.
Thanks for the update! My original one worked for so long without any issues as well. I am glad it's not just me. Thanks for the info.
Concept music is a nice little shop in Perth too Hank Marvin’s son Ben works there actually
Sorry I missed it Shane! I was actually PLAYING guitar, instead of watching vids about it!
Rockin' stuff mate! \m/
Ya know some people do both. Crazy isn't it.
@@jordanpratt3821 HAH!
*Most Useful* - Boss ME-90. I show up to with that and my Digitech Trio to songwriting sessions. My workhorse. (Not the best product of 2023. It has its issues.)
*Most Disappointing* - Logic for iPad. I expected more on the side of virtual musicians to create demo tracks while at Starbucks. This wins ‘Most Potential’, tho, as well.
*My Savior* - Waves Clarity plugin. It worked magic on some AC noise riddled audio in my home studio.
As you can see, it was a slow year for me. First one in which I downsized my gear. I went towards simplicity and upgrading my studio.
For someone who's never experienced a Bigsby setup before and couldn't justify having a guitar with one considering how I use my guitars, I love the idea of them coming up with a pedal that serves the same purpose.
Definitely the most innovative this year!
FYI my vibro champ reverb also rattled excessively.
I have been using Gold Sensor Lace for 27 years :) grabbed a Strat Plus when I was 20
Regarding Power Supplies. I can't recommend Voodoo Labs enough the new Pedal Power 3 Plus is an absolute silent monster. Voodoo Labs also has customer support that is 2nd to none.
2023 was the year of “No new stuff for me!” 😂😂 Not that there wasn’t anything great to buy,which there was plenty, I think I hit a wall in terms of gear. I know what I like and what I will use mostly, but I also have a box full of things I need to get rid of. The amount of time I spend playing doesn’t justify some the things I own. I really need to sell a few things and streamline my collection to what I need to achieve my goals. After watching your CS Tele video I had commented that all I wanted/needed was a Custom Shop Tele, LP and maybe another Strat. I might flip a couple of guitars, save a bit and go with owning four great guitars. We’ll see 🤷🏾! Anyway, it’s always a pleasure having to look forward to another video here. I enjoy what you do here and it keeps getting better! Can’t wait for you to come down (or is it up?) to Texas! Cheers!😎😎🎸🎸✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾
Thanks for the super thanks mate. I feel the same way, it's overkill to have a bunch of gear sitting around collecting dust. That CS tele is great. It's a good move for a long term guitar if you have a few you can move in place of a keeper like that, it's worth doing. Thanks again, Jamal for all the support. Have a great Xmas and hopefully will see you soon. :)
Fender TMP is very good. My other favorite is a MooerGE300. Model and Capture. Sounds good to me. Gonna capture my guitars and the TMP. Only wish I could get back thirty years. 😁
I've got a positive grid go and I just love it for practifing with my headphones. Could the app be more stable and reliable? Sure. But what makes this one stand out is quality of sound on the headphones, because I've tried many different practice amps before and this one with it's form factor is just unbeatable at this price range.
I've been playing the Yamaha THR series for years, and I love both versions, but I love the THR II series better, as the app introduces more functionality and combines all versions in one. The first version I have has all the classic sounds and that's it. It still sits on my desk with the THR II. I'm a big fan of Yamaha products in general, as I have a Pacifica as well. Yamaha has been doing audio for years, so it's a name I trust in general.
Yep. Their monitor speakers are great too. Digital pianos, too. Their stage pianos have like 7 different Rhodes samples in, fantastic