Doing Things Wrong

It's All Bullshit

Here is a series of videos from a guy who has done the most scientific testing of electric guitars and amplifiers that I have yet to find. His results surprise even me. I have always felt that "tone" is mostly imagination, but these carefully constructed tests show that it is entirely imagination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiFcw-H5DN8
Sustain comes from feedback. It's that simple. No, it's not your $10,000 Les Paul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqBDIaZ0BE
Notice how he is using recordings to test the amps. This is the first time I have seen this done. Most 'tone' experts do this by playing the same lick differently with each amp, and then claiming the difference is the amp.

This guy is too smart to be a musician, he should go to MIT.


I was looking at that crazy Ric body, and wondering if my binding rig will get into those deep corners. Getting around that long narrow horn without wobbling might also be a problem. So I started thinking about alternatives.

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