16:00
Guitar Build: Part 7 β Guitar Neck Final Sand, Cut & Polish, Drilling Holes & Fitting Accessories
12:58
Guitar Build: Part 6 β How I Relic The Guitar Body, Apply Electric Paint & Final Clear-Coat Lacquer
14:04
Guitar Build: Part 5 β Relic The Headstock & Neck, Improve Fretboard Feel & Final Clear-Coat Lacquer
16:09
UB:41 Marshall SV112 - 1x12 Studio Vintage Speaker Cabinet or Should I Build My Own Speaker Cabinet?
17:18
Guitar Build: Part 4 β Tele Style Accessories, Hardware, Electrics and Ageing Chrome & Nickel Parts
15:52
Guitar Build: Part 3 β Metallic Nitro Colour & Lacquer Coats From Spray Tins + Headstock Decals
15:22
Guitar Build: Part 2 β Preparation, Sanding Sealer, Primer & Vintage Amber Lacquer Using Spray Cans
18:02
Guitar Build: Part 1 β Building a Fender Tele Custom Shop Style Guitar - The Build Foundation!
20:21
Q&A:14 Amazon Fender Squire Telecaster Debut - Hot Rod Re-build β Is it Worth it - Should You Do it?
13:18
UB:40 Holy Grail Neo by Electro-Harmonix - A No Nonsense Reverb Pedal + My First Guitar Give-Away!
16:19
UB:39 Knoxville Select T-Style at Β£129.00 - Could This Better The Fender Squire Debut Telecaster?
19:29
UB:38 Marshall SV20H Studio Vintage Plexi 20W Valve Amp Head β Is it as Good as The Old Stuff?
15:16
UB:37 Tone King Ironman II Amplifier Attenuator β I Finally Had to Get One! Should You Get One?
21:03
UB:36 Glarry Stratocaster Style at Β£65.00 Free Delivery! Seriously? Fender Strat Guy Takes a Look!
12:28
Q&A:13 VOX Portable Amplifiers with FX - That Fit in Your Top Pocket! The AmpPlug Test & Review
15:47
Q&A:12 Vox DA5 Practice Amp (Red) Full Review of 22 Effects! - Another Rescued From the Rubbish Tip
17:56
UB:35 Amazon - Fender Telecaster Debut Series $129.00 β Easy Make-Over! But is it Really Worth it?
07:33
UB:34 Motorized String Winder β Ernie Ball Power Peg β A Gimmick? Useful? Do You Really Need One?
08:50
Q&A:11 Sticky Guitar Neck! β Polishing Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer Step by Step without SANDPAPER!!!
15:21
Q&A:10 1960s Era Fender Custom shop Telecaster or Stratocaster - Which would you choose? if any...
15:19
Q&A:9 1950s Era Fender Custom shop Telecaster or Stratocaster - Which would you choose? if any...
15:21
Rec:3 A Year Testing Guitars, Amps & Pedals & Software β A Look Back & Final Conclusions. What Next?
15:43
Q&A:8 Fender Telecaster Shoot-out! 50s Nocaster, 60s Twisted Tele & Pro V-Mod. Which do you Prefer?
15:49
UB:33 Custom Shop Fender Telecaster 52 Nocaster - Blonde Blackguard - Jam Packed Full of 50s Vibe!!!
08:18
Rec:2 Why You Play Guitar? - What Inspires You? - Where Does Inspiration Come ? What's Your Story?
08:41
UB:32 Ibanez M300C Hard Shell Guitar Case - Replacing the Dreadfully Cheap Thin Gig Bag! - Review.
11:17
UB:31 Bad Cat Black Cat Ext. Cabinet 1x12 β VERY IMPORTANT!!! Correct Pairing of Speaker Cabinets!
11:52
UB:30 Telecaster Pickguard Change - Scratch Plate Replacement - An Easy New Look for Your Guitar!
16:09
UB:29 Gibson Les Paul Special DC TV Yellow 60s VOS β What a Machine! Totally Underrated! P90 Punch!
15:41
UB:28 Ibanez Premium S Series S1070PBZ Black Burst 2024 - "BEAUTIFUL!" - But Not My Kind of Guitar!
14:38
UB:27 Taylor 814ce GA Electro Acoustic - BEAUTIFUL! - But A Good Choice for Electric Guitar Players?
19:15
UB:26 Bad Cat Black Cat Series II Valve Combo - Killer Tones! Finally! - Is My Amp Search Over?
14:45
UB:25 Custom Shop Fender Telecaster Ltd Edition 61 - WOW!! - Has this just replaced my Stratocaster?
19:40
UB:24 USA Fender Tele Pro Butterscotch Blackguard β No Mojo? Lovely Guitar but it Will Get Replaced!
17:40
UB:23 TC Ditto+ Looper Pedal Review β Why You Should Have One! & Are They Really That Easy to Use?
18:20
UB:22 Gibson Les Paul 1950s Standard Gold Top + P90s β Very Poor Quality Control! - 2020 Model.
14:16
UB:21 TC Spark Booster Mini Pedal Review - What is it? Do You Really Need One? Why I Bought One!
18:40
UB:20 Fender Stratocaster 61 era Texas Specials & 'Roasted Ash' - Does it Really Make a Difference?
21:26
UB:19 Fender American Stratocaster HSS Professional V-Mod β How Does it Compare With The Original?
17:39
UB:18 Fender Stratocaster Late 1964 era Ltd Edition with Fat 60s - Has to be My Favourite Guitar!!!
13:33
UB:17 Yamaha TRBX604FM Bass β Is This a Good Choice for Guitar Players? As For Me, I Really Like it!
16:48
UB:16 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster 1950s era + Fat 50s Single Coils - Perhaps Not for Everyone?
10:22
UB:15 PRS S2 McCarty 594 Double Cut β Very Nice Guitar to Play - But I Just Canβt Gel With it...
19:29
UB:14 Guitar Cases Hard & Soft β Which One? Best for Flying? Back of a Van? Best for Storage? Etc..
16:22
UB:13 Fender Blues Jr Lacquered Tweed V Blackstar Studio 10 6L6 + Mould Attack!!! - One Has to Go!
22:08
UB:12 EFX Pedals V EFX Software β Which is best? Can You Tell The Difference? The Death of Pedals?
12:52
UB:11 Guitar Racks & Guitar Stands β BEWARE Guitar Finnish DAMAGE! - Nitro Guitars WATCH-OUT!!!
11:44
UB:10 SNARK Clip-on Rechargeable Guitar Tuner - Is it accurate? & Why I Don't Use When Recording!
09:48
UB:9 CIOKS DC5 Power Supply for EFX Pedals β Buyer Beware! - Ensuring Correct Pedal Board Power!!!
12:29
UB:8 Nobels ODR Natural Overdrive Mini - Detailed Operation - Choice of Professional Guitar Players?
11:30
UB:7 Dunlop DVP5 Volume (X) 8 Pedal in Detailed Operation - The Best Mid-Sized Pedal I Could Find!
10:35
UB:6 TC Polytune 3 Mini Guitar Tuner - Detailed View - A Must Have for Every Serious Guitar Player?
12:19
UB:5 Ibanez Tube Screamer Overdrive Mini - Detailed Operation - Is This Still The King of Overdrive?
15:01
UB:4 MXR Timmy Overdrive Mini - Detailed Operation View - Is This Iconic Pedal Really Any Good?
11:12
UB:3 MXR Dyna Comp (Compressor) in Detailed Operation View - What do They Do? & Do You Need One?
10:51
UB:2 MXR Phase 95 Mini in Detailed Operation View - Do You Really Need One? & is This One Any Good?
10:54
UB:1 MXR Carbon Copy Mini Delay in Detailed Operation View - I Wish I Had This Back in The 1970s!
22:55
Q&A:7 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster V Budget Stratocaster - $100 Guitar up Against $4000 Guitar!
13:14
Q&A:6 Gibson Firebird V Mini Humbuckers v Fender Telecaster Single Coils - Can You Hear Differences?
17:03
Q&A:5 Gibson Les Paul Gold-Top or Les Paul Special Loaded with P90s! Unmistakable Crunch & Bite!!!
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This series is a record of my journey after a 40 year break from playing guitar semi-professionally in the β70s, changing career in the 80s and ending up director of a multi-media studio. In that role, Iβve been involved with music production and sound design, but in recent years as I took semi-retirement, Iβve enjoyed picking up the guitar once more to appreciate both the joy of playing and writing new material to record. But, if like me youβre also playing again after a long break, you too may be scratching your head at the bewildering amount of product out there. So as Iβm in the business of film-making, I thought it would be useful to video my experience of catching up - and I also provide the backing tracks I use to demonstrate the guitars. For those just starting out, you may find the videos helpful, for the rest of you - you might just find them entertaining. π Get in touch with your own experiences and tips β and remember to subscribe, hit the bell and all that stuff! Enjoy!
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