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Guitar Center filing for IPO and Reverb Collections? Sep 28, 2021

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Limited edition KYG Solid Mahogany stand pre sale
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Why Fender limits Certain Colors On Guitars Sep 23, 2021

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Products I use on this show
D addario tool kits
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Snark tuner
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The mic I use for this and my podcast
https://imp.i114863.net/yRrAmG
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Winter 2022 NAMM Canceled And Summer NAMM Moved Sep 15, 2021

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Products I use on this show
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Snark tuner
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Gibson Wants You To Buy Stock In Their Guitars? Sep 13, 2021

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Sweetwater Selling To A Private Equity Partner Aug 31, 2021

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01:29 Sweetwater And Its New Private Equity Partner. Whats Going to happen?
05:00 The real online power of Sweetwater
36:50 The old days are gone and anyone can do this
38:00 The podcasts on Apple
39:58 Why I like short scale basses and the way I play out
Me playing with Larry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nXfK0nMHXw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx7s9mY_mgE
48:11 Please, please, please don't sell your Gibson Studio
52:50 And Why Not
54:28 There are a few owners who are the customer service department of their company
57:48 Do I dislike Suhr guitars?
1:03:30 Bad Cat amps
1:08:29 Having trouble teaching a kid guitar
1:09:45 More people can sing than dance??
1:13:40 What happened to the super chats a couple weeks ago?
1:16:10 Why isn't the earvana nut more popular?
http://www.earvana.com/
1:22:03 The Pedal Pal video went crazy !
1:30: My Soldano SLO30 and Rat Pack Records
https://www.ratpakrecordsamerica.com/home
https://www.youtube.com/user/RatPakRecords/videos
1:45:00 Thoughts on the new $10,000 Gibson Jerry Cantrell model?
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Sweetwater Purchase
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Products I use on this show
D addario tool kits
https://imp.i114863.net/3P7Wdn
Snark tuner
https://imp.i114863.net/N1e5O
The mic I use for this and my podcast
https://imp.i114863.net/yRrAmG
Here is a affiliate link to products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319
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Gibson, ESP, And Musicman Are Selling Their Prototypes On Reverb Aug 29, 2021

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02:14 Gibson, ESP, And Musicman Are Selling Their Prototypes And One Offs
Gibson Demo Shop on Reverb?
https://reverb.grsm.io/GibsonDemoShop
Music Man Demo Store on Reverb
https://reverb.grsm.io/Musicmanshop
ESP Demo Store on Reverb
https://reverb.grsm.io/esp3014
05:12 My amp rig set up for You Tube
11:38 Getting a Humbucker - Single Single - Humbucker sounds with 3 way switch
14:49 Is it ok to mix different pickups from different companies?
19:50 More and more Reverb sellers are selling Local Pickup only?
24:59 What happened with the Panama amp experience
29:50 The difference between a demo and a review
35:19 Why I bought a guitar someone dropped.
39:38 Why Halo made me a crazy custom guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieMgtGFHdDI
57:12 Can you daisy chain a bunch of boost pedals to get your amp louder?
1:00:30 My Favorite single coil sized humbuckers?
1:07:27 How to tell if you have the new Nitro finish on a PRS of the old one?
1:09:00 My screws in my Trem claw are uneven, is that an issue?
1:10:40 Regretting your guitar purchase and embarrassed to return it?
1:16:05 My theory of the three techniques when negotiating
1:18:13 Do I get proper grumpy and lose the pot?
1:23:22 At least guitar center is consistant
1:25:30 Want a PRS 594 but not the TCI pickups
1:27:29 Paying someone to take finish off your Les Paul?
1:30:39 Guitars and gear is still selling like crazy.
1:32:20 Low cost import guitars having to make guitars out of the different woods during the hight of the shortages last year
1:37:35 The Pedal Pal pedals
1:41:10 New Headrush pedal thoughts
1:42:45 Why Fender FSR amps and guitars are not in the catalogs
1:51:11 Gibson PCB vs handwired electronics in the guitars
1:56:58 Fix or buy? Brian Moore guitar with 1k in repairs?
2:07:12 Does the Spark amp have too much bass?
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Check out my Hand-wound Blackstock pickups.
https://blackstockpickups.com/
Products I use on this show
D addario tool kits
https://imp.i114863.net/3P7Wdn
Snark tuner
https://imp.i114863.net/N1e5O
The mic I use for this and my podcast
https://imp.i114863.net/yRrAmG
Here is a affiliate link to products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319
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Large Manufactures And Retailers Fined For Price Fixing Aug 28, 2021

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00:00 Intro
02:03 Why are players these days get so picky about every little thing?
06:07 How many genres of music should one attempt to learn when learning guitar?
09:50 There are two Strandberg SARAH LONGFIELD guitars now. Are you considering getting one
14:49 Large Manufactures And Retailers fined For Price Fixing
Fender, Yamaha, Roland, Thomann, and Music Store fined 21million for price fixing
32:53 Best Way To Learn soldering?
36:40 Mesa Boogie is now BACK at Guitar Center after letting a bunch of small dealers go.
45:00 Princeton vs Vibro Champ
47:00 Could the issue with GC be avoided?
56:24 Checking out Caparison guitars?
1:01:19 Did GC apologize after the issue? Why it isn't needed
1:03:29 What are your tips to start winding your own pickups?
1:07:59 What can you make nuts out of?
1:17:20 Will Dean Zelinsky guitars ever be on the channel??
1:20:28 The two ways I think you can shop for expensive guitars?
1:26:21 Cheap vs expensive guitars have never been about quality to me.
1:29:55 What do you all consider a cheap guitar nowadays?
1:31:29 Everything is out of stock
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Check out my Hand-wound Blackstock pickups.
https://blackstockpickups.com/
Products I use on this show
D addario tool kits
https://imp.i114863.net/3P7Wdn
Snark tuner
https://imp.i114863.net/N1e5O
The mic I use for this and my podcast
https://imp.i114863.net/yRrAmG
Here is a affiliate link to products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319
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Why Craigs List Gear Ads Are Like Musician Wanted Ads Aug 08, 2021

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Check out my Hand-wound Blackstock pickups.
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Products I use on this show
D addario tool kits
https://imp.i114863.net/3P7Wdn
Snark tuner
https://imp.i114863.net/N1e5O
The mic I use for this and my podcast
https://imp.i114863.net/yRrAmG
Here is a affiliate link to products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
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The Endorsement Game Is Changing Aug 04, 2021

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07:00 What Happened With The Not New Amp From Guitar Center? Update
30:05 Kirk Hammet with Gibson and ESP?
Subject index
00:00 Intro
01:13 What did I get for my birthday
07:00 What Happened With The Not New Amp From Guitar Center? Update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JJBjGSPCMc
30:05 Kirk Hammet with Gibson and ESP?
39:58 Texas Toast is making me a guitar?
40:55 Scalloped fretboards and trying new things
44:39 The blackstar Studio 10
48:35 Who really buys a $8k, $9k, or $10k guitar? A frank talk
1:07:15 Has anyone brought me a guitar that wasn't worth fixing?
1:09:23 I could never map out a great guitar
1:14:00 There is no such thing as tonewood! Calm down, have some dip.
1:16:39 More Acoustic videos?
1:19:15 Fixing one bad fret
1:29:40 P90s vs Mini humbuckers?
1:34:30 The used Guitar Center sections sucks?
1:45:05 It use to be so easy, by now we have to many choices
1:47:05 Those who do not dig the fancy PRS tops
1:51:06 Why the show being sponsored by you means a lot
1:53:54 I want to like PRS, but I can't
1:59:40 The bigger the guitar brand the less they seem to innovate
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Check out my Hand-wound Blackstock pickups.
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Products I use on this show
D addario tool kits
https://imp.i114863.net/3P7Wdn
Snark tuner
https://imp.i114863.net/N1e5O
The mic I use for this and my podcast
https://imp.i114863.net/yRrAmG
Here is a affiliate link to products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319
Send photos of you in your shirt here.
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PODCAST
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Guitar Center Sent A Used Amp When You Paid For A New One Jul 30, 2021

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Subject Index
00:00 Viewer Appreciation Podcast #222
01:58 Guitar Center Sent Me A Used Amp When I Paid For A New One
06:40 Buy a MIM or USA Strat?
12:19 Why I like Daddario and String Joy strings
16:20 Guitar is a good investment is sometimes an excuse we use to justify to buy one.
19:40 Do I own any guitars with a repaired headstock
22:18 Why I like super small gear for quick gigs
26:40 Boss Gt1000 and Boss gear on the channel
28:30 Can you re radius a 9.5 neck to 7.25?
31:18 Why I take so much time with a product before publishing the video.
38:45 Is this piece of gear worth the money?
46:25 Gibson Sg, G&L ASAT, Or Gibson LP Lite?
50:20 Squier vs G&L legacy?
51:38 What pickups are in my Fender Custom Shop Copper Strat?
https://blackstockpickups.com/
53:28 Tools for Squier set up?
55:00 My Favorite Reverb pedal?
59:52 Your wife thinks Im funny? Can your wife tell my wife that?
1:01:00 Playing one guitar all the time. Is a great idea
1:03:00 Replacing all the strings when only one breaks
1:03:55 My wife's pet peeve with guitar playing
1:06:40 H&K vs Blug Amp1
1:08:05 What tuner do I use for e set ups?
1:25:34 Burnt out from playing too much guitar?
1:32:40 The new LPD Embers and a giveaway
Lpd Website https://www.lpdpedals.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsXt7n8sm1M&t=214s
1:47:50 Playing new Mesa Boogie Amps?
1:48:44 Is my DRZ MAZ amp is a Vox vibe?
1:50:45 Fender amps and clean tone
1:52:05 The summer NAMM show
1:58:24 Everyone starts buffing and sanding guitars when they start at a guitar factory
1:59:16 Will there be off shore built Mesa Boogie amps? What Gibson Gets with Mesa Boogie
2:02:50 Why I think Gibson bought Mesa Boogie
2:04:40 What does Gibson get out of owning Mesa Boogie?
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Check out my Hand-wound Blackstock pickups.
https://blackstockpickups.com/
Products I use on this show
D addario tool kits
https://imp.i114863.net/3P7Wdn
Snark tuner
https://imp.i114863.net/N1e5O
The mic I use for this and my podcast
https://imp.i114863.net/yRrAmG
Here is a affiliate link to products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319
Send photos of you in your shirt here.
askknowyourgear@gmail.com
PODCAST
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