As an old guy I recall the six on a side Fender acoustics which came out in the latter part of the 60's. Had names like Malibu, La Brea, San Marino and other California West coast cities. There were some in the late 80's and 90's as well. There was a sunburst one in a local guitar shop years ago (a San Marino I think) that I regret not getting as it sounded quite nice. And Colin, as a Brit, I can't believe you've just discovered Herco picks! So many of your countrymen used them exclusively. Neil Young uses only the gold Flex 50 ones.
@lobster4501
11 ай бұрын
Lol San Marino… What a high school of rich bitches, thank God we beat them in the semi finals of the CIF in baseball crybabies
@RG3EXFM1IBANEZ
11 ай бұрын
I had one from the 80's
@TomBaddley
11 ай бұрын
This Joe Strummer Campfire guitar is based off the Malibu. I notice that Fender just released some new Vintage versions of their California series, with the more rounded headstock.
@nikosvar3635
11 ай бұрын
The Joe Bonamassa epi sg is 1500€ in Germany and it doesn't even have Gibson pickups. That's crazy
@catmoonmedia8223
11 ай бұрын
Jimmy Jazz is from the London Calling album. Great song from one of the best albums of all time. Truly one of the top 10 albums ever made.
@neilevans6229
11 ай бұрын
Soon as i saw it was an acoustic you were reviewing i thought "should i stay or should i go" i decided to watch as i love the Clash another great watch Colin loved your singing and the classic plectrum drop and rattle !!!!
@scozz6139
11 ай бұрын
Haha, I've never even heard of the guy! Love your honesty, and when you get into your self-deprecating manner too. I'm not a big acoustic guy either I own only one, a Guild D35 Dreadnaught I bought new in 1974, I was 18 years old and I still have it almost 50 years later! I paid $400 for it, a lot of money in those days, Martins and Gibsons' were similarly priced. It's a great sounding acoustic, made in the USA in Westerly RI., back in those days Guild were every bit as reputable and respected as Gibson and Martin. I recall playing a number of Martin and Gibson along with the Guild, before I made my choice. You remember those days Colin, when we all went to our local music stores to see, feel, play, smell, guitars and amps before buying! Looking forward to next Friday!
@Binary1927
11 ай бұрын
Great video Colin, I really admire , and this is what sets you apart from other channels, your honesty in learning and playing new stuff. No Editing and cutting for the perfect clip, you leave everything in warts and all, this is really appreciative from a newbie who is trying to learn to play himself. Sometimes these polished perfect youtubers make just make me want to put the guitar down, but you simply inspire, so thank you...may the channel prosper and keep up the great work.👍
@theguitaristas
11 ай бұрын
Cheers man thanks for the kind words I'm glad this comes through 🙏 I'm the same as you I watch all these channels telling us what to do and how we're doing it all wrong and they just wear me out! 😆👍
@PeterMoore350
11 ай бұрын
i could not have put it better myself, sir ! I totally agree. Cheers.
@carlyoung5035
11 ай бұрын
That's part of the joy with an acoustic - there's SO much to learn and so many different approaches. Whatever keeps you happy is good in my book. I've been getting stuck into altered tuning which is joyous on acoustic. Happy picking my friend. 😊
@trippknotic
11 ай бұрын
Just buy it! Take one for the channel. Nothing worst than an old bloke with gas
@joeymcmanus448
11 ай бұрын
Not what I was expecting this week, but a pleasant surprise. 2 firsts for the channel too , an acoustic guitar and singing. Well done with the curve ball from left field. Yet another great video. Cheers
@davidhamilton7780
11 ай бұрын
Nice work Colin - like the guitar, love the review. I agree wholeheartedly that the money that Epiphone is asking for the new signature release is silly.
@gearmeister
11 ай бұрын
I definitely love SG's, and the new JB sig is a sick one. The waffle back tuners & ebony board ran the price way up. But I'll have one, 1399.00 USD with hard case. I'm being "suduced"... Ebony board, 3 pickups, "a custom" in an extremely rare color (usually white in '63).. my wife even said it was beautiful! I'm in trouble 😂😂😂... get it, Colin 😅
@jonathanhudak2059
11 ай бұрын
@@gearmeister you gonna get one of the Joe Bonamassa SG Customs?
@gearmeister
11 ай бұрын
@@jonathanhudak2059 Yes, they're not selling well because like Mr. Guitarista said, they're too expensive for an Epi... I liked the Kirk Douglas sig too but the JB is nicer
@Mitch-6-Strings
11 ай бұрын
I got one of these JS campfires a couple of months before the Fender JS signature tele came out. Like you, I’m a massive Clash, Joe Strummer fan. This is a really cool looking guitar and great fun to play. As ever, great video Colin. Thanks once again 👍🏻
@jonathanhudak2059
11 ай бұрын
@gearmeister cool I hope you get it!
@Paul-D
11 ай бұрын
Not bad singing there Colin! I sang on a video once and that video will never see the light of day 😂😂 I was pretty sure the next epi in the way of the 59 and 61 etc would be a 3 pickup Epiphone SG, but was surprised it was the JB one and at nearly TWICE the price of the epi 59 and the 61 they did.
@chickenlickin3820
11 ай бұрын
Omg Col, its not an epiphone! A Fender suprised me today. Talking about Fender's my wife bought me a Fender Bass VI in fiesta Red for my upcoming birthday. Lovely jubbly : ) keep the content coming we all love your channel.
@alexbaxter8291
11 ай бұрын
What a way to start the weekend, a Guitaristas upload and a bit of Johnny Appleseed. Way to go Colin.
@theguitaristas
11 ай бұрын
There he goes! 😁👍
@linesy77
11 ай бұрын
Hadn’t twigged how much Johnny Appleseed sounds like That’s Entertainment! Nice playing, good job
@TomBaddley
11 ай бұрын
I bought a mint Campfire Strummer for a great price on Reverb almost 2 years ago. It's been my #1 practice guitar, despite having a dozen different guitars to chose from. It's nice and broken in now. The weight/size just feels right. Maybe not my best sounding acoustic, but the one I always reach for when I'm sitting around the room, watching videos or listening to podcasts.
@user-th9fm2es5f
11 ай бұрын
Perhaps my favourite review for months man. You’ve done the acoustic I asked for, now onto the 12 string! (Loved the playing and sound at the end too 😌 )
@miahconnell23
11 ай бұрын
Solid Spruce top and a tilted-back headstock ?!?! Well, there ya go !! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ !!! these *straight-away* appear to be awesome and deserving of all the success they undoubtedly are going to get. ( Fender *had* an acoustic model with a Strat-style neck called the “California model” (one can be seen in one of Midnight Oil’s music videos), and those lacked the angle-break at the nut. 😳 these flat-black Strummers here are definitely a significant improvement, considering just only that. 🤟 Aaaaaand classical or steel-string, I feel spruce is the best option 99.999% of the time. (Cedar smells nice and gives warm, “un-cruel,” tones but it can often be like wet-cardboard. I’ve driven my fingertips (nails) through a cedar top before. Spruce can stay crisp & articulate top to bottom. With properly-braced solid spruce, you won’t lose your trebles. I’m into this ✔️
@robinfawcett7973
11 ай бұрын
Strummer - what a guy !!! I loved his energy and enthusiasm Can imagine him playing that with the looper...
@markpell8979
11 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the show, always do. This is how I start every Friday morning and I look forward to it all week. The guitar's pretty nice, sounds decent and seems to be a good value, and you made the demo fun. That little bit of singing you did sounded good Colin. Sing for us a little more when you feel like it! However I'd bet your usual audience does not tune in hoping to see reviews of acoustic guitars. But as they say, "all guitar players should have an acoustic." Mine gets played mostly during power outages. Electrics do it for me. Acoustics... not so much. It's like comparing bicycles to motorcycles. Finally, don't get that Epi Joe B signature SG. The price is robbery, really. And I love Epis, mainly because they are (or were?) admittedly the poor man's Gibson. I have several, I'm very happy with 'em. Glad I got them when the prices were reasonable though and it looks like those days are over. Gibson's new strategy with Epiphone seems to be pricing their top-tier models so high that people who can afford it will just go ahead and pony up a few hundred more for the Gib instead. They are mostly wrong about that. There are too many good alternatives for a fraction of the price. Cheers all from Dallas!
@Stratboy999
11 ай бұрын
Quite decent for a small guitar. I like the Joe Strummer connection too.
@Tweed_Tone
11 ай бұрын
I simply love your style in these videos. Keep it up, I appreciate the side talking and all as well. Weighing them is a big plus since I typically always go for the lightest model available.
@ChrisPalmer-tv5ot
11 ай бұрын
Thanks Colin, really enjoyed that review as I struggle away on my acoustic rather than electric most of the time. As always informative and entertaining. Cheers! Your singing…. not too shabby mate. ;)
@geoffbruce1501
11 ай бұрын
I think the issue with the Bonnamassa guitars is that they tend to rise in price on the second hand market and I think Epiphone are trying to cash in. I bought an Amos flying V, try and get one of those at a reasonable price on the used market. Loved the video today... Keep up the great work Col.
@jonathanhudak2059
11 ай бұрын
Colin such a fun episode! This little acoustic sounds great for the money. You were like a kid at Christmas with this one, loved your enthusiasm! It was cool seeing you jamming away on an acoustic and loved your playing! Thanks again and now I've started watching the Joe Strummer Tele video as I didn't know of your channel at that time. As always keep up the great work!
@jordijb007
11 ай бұрын
when Joe come with the Mescaleros to Barcelona, something magical happens, there it was, my hero, I believe the first ever vinyl I bought was the first disc of the Clash, that was my band, that was my jam, I have everything about them, so he starts to sing White Man in a Hammersmith palais, and I was just in front of him singing the song I know too well, so he sees, uh that guy know the song, so he invites me to jump over and sing with him, and at the end of the song he hughs me and thanks me, I mean, wow, that was the guy, I will cherish thas moment forever, my hero.
@theguitaristas
11 ай бұрын
Amazing story... nice one man!! 😎👍
@joncheuvront5487
9 ай бұрын
seriously the reason I first started to follow you was because you playing Clash and Sex Pistols songs. An aging punk myself and guitar nerd, I just love your honest view and straight forward approach is refreshing.
@Charlies247
10 ай бұрын
A guitar I didn’t know I wanted. I got the Tim Armstrong anniversary hell cat some years ago and it’s a beaut. So this model may have to join it soon. I have good memories of Joe, he signed two 7” Clash single covers for me. He individually introduced me to his band (the Latino rockabilly war tour). He was so laid back and spoke to me like he’d knew me forever. He told me about the time he lived Newport South Wales and his very first band called the Vultures. His first acoustic hangs on the wall of a record shop there. These days the house he lived in has a plaque on it, he also wrote his first song there and recorded it on a cassette recorder, I have a copy on file in the cloud somewhere. He was such an enthusiastic man, he definitely made me feel at ease and showed a lot of interest and asked questions and was genuinely interested in people. A memory that I hold dear and clear to this day. Stay Free!
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Amazing story man! 😎👍🙌
@carlyoung5035
11 ай бұрын
Nice one Col - you're sounding good already. I got WELL into acoustics during lockdown and realised what I've been missing all these years. Everyone should have at least 1 acoustic - go small body for some flexibility and blues ditties. I had a Fender acoustic years ago, and whilst they are WAY short of being top notch, they're well made and do the job very well while being 'beater' enough that you won't mind a scratch and knock here and there. My advice - definitely learn how to set an acoustic up properly (especially if it's full scale) - lower the action at the saddle and the nut and the guitar will become a joy instead of a pain to play. I can now play all manner of finger-style stuff (including Tommy Emmanuel) and barely reach for electric these days. What you learn can be transferred to electric - just think Mark Knopfler. Never, ever, dismiss styles of playing or different instruments because you don't think it's cool - that'll be your blinkers down and you'll miss out.
@miahconnell23
11 ай бұрын
@carlyoung5035 Bruvah : I 100% agree w. you in that everybody ought to have one kickin’ about at all times, just in case you imagine a new progression while in the middle of doing laundry or such-n-such, or if you discover that a visitor at home has singing talent: just pick it up and go !! I believe in strong fingers, knock-out attack, & fret buzz is my personal bad-guy or villain: the “Bane” to my Batman, if you will. If you’re able acheive fretboard action fairly close to your electrics, good on ya’ man 🤟…but personally, I’d tune down one step if my finger-strength ever started to falter. SRV & Hendrix played heavier strings & *plowed* through them ‘Carnivalé-or-Circus-Strong-Man” style: & we can all take our acoustic-habituated hands over to our electrics at any point, y’now ? I think Robert Smith also battles heavy strings & high action, and he’s been winning that war for nearly scores of decades now…🤔
@carlyoung5035
11 ай бұрын
@@miahconnell23That's part of the joy with an acoustic - there's SO much to learn and so many different approaches. Whatever keeps you happy is good in my book. I've been getting stuck into altered tuning which is joyous on acoustic. Happy picking my friend. 😊
@miahconnell23
11 ай бұрын
@@carlyoung5035 to you as well, good Sir. 🤟
@frederickhockey2760
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the playing and singing cover of the Clash! Sandanistas will definitely be on my vinyl LP list!😊
@lobster4501
11 ай бұрын
I laughed so hard when you dropped the pick inside🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Welcome to the acoustic world. That’s so funny. Now it becomes a carnival game to get the pick out.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@fredraccoon2958
11 ай бұрын
For the price of that Epiphone 'Jonamassa' you could get a couple of Ebay Gibsons - I just looked through Ebay and there were some stunners.
@mortonwilson795
11 ай бұрын
Mastering the fine art of getting a pick out of an acoustic . . . rite of passage! 🤣
@phatmanoflove
11 ай бұрын
I'm a 60 yr old white guy from Detroit. Ive been watching your channel about 5 or 6 months now. I believe You and I are kindred spirits. Great Channel, Sir. Bravo!!
@theguitaristas
11 ай бұрын
Cheers man! 😎👍
@jessejorgensen3931
11 ай бұрын
How's ya been? It's been awhile.trying to get a firebird. They're on back order. I'm also in need of a new amp and maybe an epi 61 lp sg. Now this!!! I'm not big on signatures, but i need anything with joes name on it. Anyway, still the best guitar channel out there. I've upgraded my electronics a few times and a few configurations. Had fun replacing the pickups. Thanks again... know your rights...rip joe.
@nellayema2455
11 ай бұрын
That sounds way better than I expected it to sound. Excellent playing, too! I agree 100% on the price of that Epiphone Joe Bonamassa SG Custom. To dear for me!
@MyDadWasALifeguard
11 ай бұрын
JS! The Great One…still hard to believe he’s not with us
@user-cg6vh5ry4g
11 ай бұрын
Jimmy Jazz is on the London Calling album!
@baabaabaa-yp2jh
11 ай бұрын
I still like the first album & Rope...but l don't mind later stuff. Know your rights!!
@Smuffthemagicdragon
11 ай бұрын
I bought one of these with pretty much the same story - wasn't looking for it, didn't know about it although it did take me longer to pull the trigger on it. Really glad I did. It's a lovely little guitar and I haven't gone a day without playing it since I got it in March.
@jonathanhandsmusic
11 ай бұрын
Cool little guitar. You can’t go wrong with that one. With a Herco pick you’re on your way there. I learned on electrics, then got an acoustic because my brother was into Dylan and Donovan. You’ll have fun with it. That Fishman pickup system is nice. It’s a different thing for sure, but it’s still good and you’re getting a good sound there. Yeah.
@jonathanhandsmusic
11 ай бұрын
You’ll figure out those bluesy slide up things off the first fret in E. They’re easy. It sounds good. The small size is good too.
@johngibson911
11 ай бұрын
So glad to see I’m not the only person who, whenever I reach for an acoustic guitar, ends up looking like I’m playing a giant maraca with one bean in it. Why do picks always fall inside?… Anyway, I love that little JS tribute and you play it like a good’un mate. Also, don’t fold & buy the JB SG Custom - it’s just wrong on so many levels and deserves to be ignored
@waspcatcher
11 ай бұрын
In an alternate universe, Acoustic Col is unpacking his first SG
@theguitaristas
11 ай бұрын
😂👍
@margiez6002
11 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your new acoustic 🎈it’s a perfect match for you 🎶as for the other joe sg it’s a collectible piece and you certainly won’t lose money if you get one.
@alinchitown7556
11 ай бұрын
Colin thing about acoustics to me the workmanship it takes to make a great one. As I said earlier in one of your videos I bought my dream acoustic which is a Yairi Masterworks DYMRSB70, now normally that guitar retails for about 2.9K ybut I am fortunate enough to have great relationship with my Sweetwater rep and he calls me when he has a demo I want and I got it for 2.2 k, 25 % off the retail price and the guitar came in perfectly set up with not a scratch or ding on it. Buying guitars this way can normally save 25-40%. Believe me when I tell you that guitar should sell for 5-6 K, since it is all made by hand. I suggest you watch the Yairi Alvarez story here on KZitem and I think you be amazed at what it takes to build their Masterworks Guitars. As always Colin enjoyed your next GAS episode and as always mate cheers from across the pond.
@barrycole
11 ай бұрын
The ability to think for one self is the greatest path to freedom. I always have a workhorse acoustic within arms reach.
@andrewforrester4579
11 ай бұрын
Love the camp fire but I'm in agreement with you about the Epiphone it is rather steep at 15 hundred quid as you say it could be a fantastic guitar if it had been a bit cheaper they would of shifted a shed load brilliant video as always Colin
@paultaylor2968
11 ай бұрын
A jam. ....jam .strumming a strummer guitar and pickin a pick . No double entendre required. ..cool col as usual
@TheRamsberg
11 ай бұрын
A few decades ago I learned how to play on a Fender 12 string acoustic(had a guitar or two before that, but didn't really get into it), and boy howdy, will that condition one's fingertips in a hurry!!! Ironically now I play mostly electric, but I digress. From the standpoint of teaching someone who predominantly plays electric, how to play an acoustic. I'd have you study a bit how other people play them, especially those who are particularly gifted and singular or at least unique in their style. For that, for you, I'd recommend someone who's not too far away from you, and who's style is just as singular as yours is, but in a different direction, Gwenifer Raymond. She's Welsh, and plays her own version of 'American Primitive' acoustic fingerstyle music, and she is incredibly good. Her song 'Sometimes There's Blood' is the one I'd advise to give a listen to first if you listen to any of her stuff. If you don't like that one, you won't like the rest of her work, if you love it, well. . . PS: one thing I love about playing acoustics fingerstyle, is that I never, ever, drop a pick into the guitar!!!!!
@buzzburb1
11 ай бұрын
what a great review had me chuckling all the way through , dropping the pick inside was priceless, we`ve all done it, great to know that an electric guitar legend struggles like the rest of us with acoustics, older fingers don1t like quick chord changes, cheers man a very enjoyable late night Friday, oh and I won1t be buying one, just swapped my 1987 Fender Jumbo acoustic for a Epiphone 2012 Nighthawk, pretty sure I got the better deal, catch you next week 😀👌
@frederickhockey2760
11 ай бұрын
My stars, Colin!!! You floored me with that guitar😂❤ Congrats.
@simonplimbley5778
11 ай бұрын
Bit of a nice surprise Col. Sounds great - trying get the grandson interested, so have my Dad's old cheap black accoustic lying around to promote me picking it up more. Bargain Fender though - great video mate 👍
@pinkiewerewolf
11 ай бұрын
The Campfire 🔥 and your acoustic playing were great as usual, along with your thoughts on the Epiphone JB Signature SG. I don’t think Epi makes great guitars for every player, not the way they did a couple short years ago. $2000 Gibson SG or a $1500 Epiphone SG, I’m going with the Gibson. I didn’t pay near that for the Epiphone 61 SG that I bought a couple of years ago… and it was fantastic. My Gibson beat it out for tone and playability in my hands so I kept the Gibson. If I hadn’t bought the Gibson I’d have been happy with the Epiphone. I dunno, maybe $500 savings is still something to sway buyers in this market. It’s a different day. Enough of my ramblings. 😂 I bought something to go with the OX. It’s a Fender.😮 68 Custom Twin Reverb. I think I can pick it up from FedEx today. My hand healed nicely from my machete incident without me dragging my arse into the ER, so I rewarded myself. I know, shouldn’t reward myself for a stupid move but that’s how justification works sometimes. 😉 Awesome video, I’m happy that you’ve kept the Joe Strummer collection growing. Have a great weekend Colin! Cheers!
@theguitaristas
11 ай бұрын
Nice one mate!!😁👍 you definitely deserved that... let us know how it sounds 🔥
@pinkiewerewolf
11 ай бұрын
I definitely will Sensei.👍@@theguitaristas
@LGuitarB
11 ай бұрын
Herco were my very first picks! But I've been using a stash of 30 Jim Dunlop Jazz III ones for 40 years now 🙂Furthermore, you do need an acoustic amplifier for an acoustic guitar. The Fishman Mini Loudbox offers great value for money.
@JoshLikesFuzz
11 ай бұрын
Had the same reaction when I saw the JB price. It’s a shame as the original it’s based on would be one of my bucket list guitars - love SG customs. It’s also a shame as I’m confident the guitar will be excellent based in prior experience with the JB re-issues. I’m not a JB fan but I appreciate the effort he puts in to work with epiphone to reproduce vintage appropriate detail like neck shapes and the neck body join on this SG is v. Cool. I bought a JB Firebird I a few years back they were about £800 new and I got mine for £400 on a sale. It is INCREDIBLE. Even at the original price point it was great value, real solid mahogany with real walnut laminate layers for the neck through with a holly veneer where it should be, CTS caps and a proper Firebird pickup not a mini humbucker. A better ‘historic’ reissue than many gibsons in some ways. The only thing that let it down was the inlay markers not being 100% correct and made of the odd material epi sometimes use, the thick finish and a cheap nut. But those are common issues at a lower price point. Ultimately I just can’t justify £1500 on an Epi that I know I’m going to want to put (3) new pickups and maybe some new caps in. Im interested in the price point of future releases from the big companies, with all of the supply chain issues and inflation problems, is £1500 for a top of the line epiphone just going to be ‘the price’ now?
@fongy200
11 ай бұрын
Mate we should go to Glastonbury. I have all the Camping gear, we could set a stage up in the Tent i have it's that big. Take everything including the kitchen sink. I ain't exactly young myself, but I'd go. We could take your new Acoustic, you know, for the fire. Sitting around the fire, lol, i didn't mean that. Great stuff mate. Seriously though, you should consider Glastonbury.
@John-hi2yi
11 ай бұрын
Colin you do make me smile. Didn’t think I would be happier today after picking up a lovely used Gibson SG this morning at a rather fair price, from a lovely chap near Woking. Wonderful film Colin. 😂😂😊
@johnulrich5572
11 ай бұрын
"1,000 pounds for the case and 499 pounds for the JB SG." Love your sense of humor! My sentiments exactly! Always enjoyable.
@michaelk5507
11 ай бұрын
The Epiphone should be under £1,000. Joe joked about his name not being anywhere on the guitar, which some people might like. I think he might have been more concerned about the price, which many people will think he's responsible for setting, making him look bad, or even greedy. Joe's a success financially and has a vast collection of vintage guitars; but that's him; ordinary mortals will be shocked at that... astronomical price for a mere Epiphone. It's simply too expensive. They should drop the price, pronto, before too much damage is done to the brand's image, and Joe's.
@Bona-Who
11 ай бұрын
I bought JBs SG,with the signature fretboard inlay, BECAUSE it supports Joe, the blues, and guitar culture. I like that Epiphone is spending the money on better quality items. There is no issue with Gibson/Epiphone bridging the gap across the guitar line. Think, they have the market covered from $149.00 to $10k+ for a “production” guitar. The fact you can stretch your personal budget, with either brand, to get that one spec you really want, and keep a roof over your head, is spot on. Thanks Colin
@e.henrythripshaw4554
11 ай бұрын
Here's a whole other arc for some videos: acoustic guitars. Everyone's seen iconic photos of Keith Richards with a Hummingbird, Paul McCartney with a Texan, or any number of icons with a D-28. I'd love to see you do a series of acoustics. (And at least give a Martin Standard series a try--getting a D-35 was _way_ better than getting a Gibson Les Paul. Owning a Martin is, to many, the ultimate in guitar ownership.)
@paul_sebastian1154
11 ай бұрын
At last an acoustic! They are so different and inspire a different approach which is always good. As for the Epiphone SG custom? Not for me at that price, you can get so many great guitars for £1500 it would be insane to buy one unless it’s just for the chance it may become collectible in the future.
@edwardsmith9801
11 ай бұрын
Great video as always, love your taste in flannel shirts being I'm from New Hampshire & live in the north Kingdom of New England. Have a great weekend.
@scottbrower9052
11 ай бұрын
Don't know how good Fender are at crafting acoustics, but I do love that they employ their signature headstock shape.
@gunner4365
11 ай бұрын
Some days are meant for dime-ing the Fender Twin and using the LP to turn the tubes blue, and some days are meant for something a bit less boisterous. It's all good, man, playing is playing. And in and amongst the guitar battery here at Gunner's House is a 35+ year old Fender acoustic six complete with toilet-seat plastic inlays. It still gets played every now and again, and I think there just may be a pick rattling about inside.
@GRBAquatics
11 ай бұрын
Very Cool, Thankyou. Awesome to see an Acoustic on The Channel. Stunning looking, sounding Guitar and playing. Your Acoustic playing is Amazing, Nice Work. All the best. Cheers
@sylvain1111
11 ай бұрын
The Guitaristas goes acoustic, very happy to see that !
@waynewagner395
11 ай бұрын
That's a cool little guitar.I like that it's short scale. Very entertaining!👍
@crashbaker4517
11 ай бұрын
Loved the smile on your face when you showed us the guitar. Money for you well spent mate. Will be looking to see if I can find one myself (maybe 😉). Also, Sandinista was and is my favourite. Bought back in the day on double tape. Just got a car so tape replaced vinyl. 👏🏻🎸🤟🏻
@Dave062YT
8 ай бұрын
Very nice...I've got a very basic Fender black acoustic that I never play but if I got one of these it might get played .I like the fishman pick up and love the head stock and star inlays.Great playing too btw, that certainly is entertainment.
@phillytle5114
11 ай бұрын
I watch your guitar reviews just to hear you play...so nice we were treated to your singing on this round 😁 You have nothing to be ashamed about in that department
@theguitaristas
11 ай бұрын
🤣 Cheers, I was only mucking around you know… I can sing a bit when I try
@ob1quixote
11 ай бұрын
When you drop your pick inside, it is traditional to say, "That just about fills that up." Good for you on using a Herco. That's been my go-to for decades; gold for acoustic, silver for electric.
@spdaltid
11 ай бұрын
Loved the change of pace Colin. I was looking for an acoustic, so I'm now gonna pull the trigger on a Joe. Strummer not [elec] Bonamassa. Though I respect both legends!
@craigpetterson3962
11 ай бұрын
Great stuff Colin. I look forward to my Friday aftrenoon cuppa with you.
@70bluesville
11 ай бұрын
Colin my dear brother, I missed a video or two, it's good to see you are well.
@theguitaristas
11 ай бұрын
Welcome back! 😁👍
@iaincrawford5595
Ай бұрын
Thanks Colin, this video has just convinced me to "pull the trigger" on a used Joe Strummer Campfire on eBay for £250. I'm a big Clash fan anyway (especially Paul Simonon who was one of my first heroes as a bassist myself) and want to get back into playing acoustic so this little Fender seems like the perfect excuse to buy yet another guitar!
@theguitaristas
Ай бұрын
Nice one! 😁👍
@johnnyhood4841
11 ай бұрын
Excellent review!!!!!Do other acoustics brands maybe? Dig the singing my friend....👍
@sprintingforsigns
11 ай бұрын
Nice little guitar. Surprising how nice it sounds through the Marshall. 💯 with you on the Epiphone. It’s nuts. Not really bothered about it being a JB guitar, with the main benefit is that he’s a super nerd and you know the guitar will be awesome, but £1500 is absurd.
@francvernet307
11 ай бұрын
Be honest Colin, you have probably already ordered the Epiphone SG JB :-) And yes: it is way too expensive, but still....it looks fantastic en who knows, maybe it sounds great as is. Never mind where the pickups are made!
@murrayguitarpickups9545
11 ай бұрын
NO PICKUPS? what am i going to comment on?😂 I cant bitch about factory pickups if it has none
@christopherwatkins9729
11 ай бұрын
G'Day... I held my breath ???? and... Surprise ? WHAT A BEAUTY ! FYI... Have a Fender Player Redondo cutaway and with straight Headstock... (Jade - "All Painted") Solid Spruce Top and Laminated Back and Sides (??)... which deliberately gives it, it's unique tone and I think of it as my "All Purpose" ... "Fun"... (but serious) "Go to" for songs like "Country Roads"... "Brown Eyed Girl"... etc... and THAT is my ONLY Fender Acoustic as it does ALL that I require from it... It has a 'natural' good volume projection and can also play it through either of two AMPs designed for Acoustic guitars (More fun for YOU to discover !)... The Fishman is good... LR Baggs better ? and YAMAHA have another good Brand... Other Acoustics, Brands, Styles, tonewoods, depending on 'moods' I can select and express as I am motivated... Which is the positive justification for owning several Acoustic guitars... Think you will improve tone (and be fair to what you have bought) if you invest in one of the many excellent Acoustic Guitar Amplifiers ???? That is a good excuse to stroll into and test some out at local music shop ! Suggestion ? Treat an "Acoustic" like a Lady... Got to "Tease" in order to "Please"... Yes... You can do finger-picking ???? Save the rough stuff for the Strats ! 🤠...
@DevInvest
11 ай бұрын
“Straight To Hell” And “Twain In Vain” will sound amazing with that . Splendid looking and sounding.
@xiehu43
11 ай бұрын
Happy Friday!!! Great show, again :) ... "I can't take it apart".. oh but you can and you have to, or you'd end up with a collection of picks in the box ;) Cheers. Peace.
@gsbguitarsgsb679
11 ай бұрын
Wow, I’ve been saying that greed has taken hold in most all industries but it seems prevalent in the guitar world we live in and Gibson is leading the way with ridiculous pricing schedules. Now Fender has stepped right in those expensive shoes as well. I still get the GAS but I don’t act on it as I did in the past. I’m in degas mode now. Looking at unloading some things and consolidating down to more manageable quantities and bucket list items that appeal to me. Anyway, cool guitar and episode as well. I agree with you about the greed factor that exists these days. I’ve been calling it out when I see it’s obvious. Usually I walk away without in disbelief but you know, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Take care. 🎸🤓🌎☮️🥓
@johndaugherty4127
11 ай бұрын
Don't forget the crushing inflation brought on by uncontrolled spending. EVERYTHING is more expensive.
@Case_
11 ай бұрын
"It's kind of a double-edged sword, innit?" he says, waving a butter knife... Lovely guitar, though. Would absolutely consider if I could ;)
@crazylegs87
11 ай бұрын
First time I hear you sing! Made my day! I was not expecting it 😄
@clintchambers7156
11 ай бұрын
Have one of those Chinese made Fender Sonorans. I bought it 15 years ago. I cracked the headstock putting new tuners in and broke the truss rod (before I knew anything about guitars). Damn thing still plays dream😂
@garretazonsa
11 ай бұрын
20:47 Came here for the review and demo of the guitar but that stood out for me! 🤙
@davelewis4215
11 ай бұрын
That’s Entertainment That’s Entertainment 👍 I have a Black and wood finish Fender Acoustasonic and love it 👍 The epiphone JB SG is over priced .The one on your wall Col probably sounds as good if not better?
@JakeLeighGuitar
11 ай бұрын
Great video , man! I especially loved the chat at the end and I agree 100% with every word you said about Epiphone.
@theguitaristas
11 ай бұрын
Cheers Jake, I just wonder if I'll be able to resist getting one to review 'for the team'?? 🤔😉
@JakeLeighGuitar
11 ай бұрын
@@theguitaristas Of course you can resist! You’re strong. I believe in you. But also… Bring on Friday’s video, I wanna see how that ‘Dark Wine Red’ looks on camera! 😂😉
@deanmccaskill5495
11 ай бұрын
Another cool vid man. I’ve got that same Tele. I’m playing it now actually. It’s really good! I put a black pickguard on it though. Scuffed it down with some fine sandpaper. I think it looks way better.
@mikeapplegate5845
11 ай бұрын
Quite the surprise review Colin..!! Nice, I really enjoyed it. Now for the outrageously priced JB signature SG by Epiphone...I think it's nearly twice what it should be. You know, some took the jab and it didn't effect them, some it may effect their heart...I believe the folks at Epiphone, well, it apparently damaged their brains! Colin, you can justify the purchase for your channel to do the comparison review everyone would be curious about, but I really don't like the idea of anyone buying Epi's @ the price they are trying to charge. They need to stay in their lane. Hell, they couldn't really even compete in the inexpensive class of guitars anymore!
@DaVinci0963
10 ай бұрын
You caught a nice groove early on with the "Campfire".🔥 How did the strings feel? I have The Newporter but it's not "dialed in" yet. What's nice with the Fishman setup is you just plug in and don't need to worry about mic position, unless you want to mic it up. I think the Campfire likes you Colin!
@theguitaristas
10 ай бұрын
Cheers man, this guitar feels good! 😁👍
@BobPerrone
11 ай бұрын
😂at first I thought you posted a joke! Lol I learned on an acoustic and play fingerstyle Colin, I'll pop over and will be happy to give you a few lessons! Just let me fiddle about with your SG collection!
@victorbeebe8372
11 ай бұрын
Aloha and Mahalo Colin! When I first seen the Joe Bonamasa SG, I thought about you. Like You I thought it was expensive. I own 3 Joe Bonamasa Epiphone. I think they are great. His guitar are a cut above even most expensive Epiphone's. I want to get one his 335 or 355. I even thought about getting the Lazarus. Good kick around or couch guitar.
@Brabdog
11 ай бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyable, thanks! Skip the SG custom and review the Epi Crestwood 150th anniversary edition...Gibson minis, hardshell case for under $1,000. You could do a comparison with the white Crestwood you reviewed earlier.
@e.henrythripshaw4554
11 ай бұрын
Quite a refreshing video! Thanks. Be very, very careful, though. I'm a high-priced electric guitar skeptic (although I own some)--I think you can get very nearly as good a guitar for a lot less. Acoustics, though, are a different matter. Inexpensive acoustics can be really excellent these days, but I think that a lot of the $5,000 Martins represent very good value for money--they're just a different order of things. Try a D-18 Authentic at a shop and you'll be hard pressed not to sell a kidney to get it, they're really that good. Also, don't, no matter what you do, get into carved archtops, a place where a $4,000 Chinese-made Eastman is a good deal...
@clintwilkins6481
11 ай бұрын
Hi Colin, great show keep it up. Do not talk yourself into the Jo-Bo SG , you got better on your wall 👍✌️
@victoresarey4036
11 ай бұрын
I had a recent case of gas. Pre ordered the new epiphone les paul custom Viper blue sweetwater exclusive and I'm so ready for February!
@johndaugherty4127
11 ай бұрын
The first guitar I ever bought my son was a Fender acoustic with the strat neck and pickup in it. He wanted an electric and I thought this was a good comprimise, as all new picker's should start on acoustic. Malibu or some rubbish. Great guitar. 2:16
@fodder687769
11 ай бұрын
Cheers Col I was adamant not to buy another guitar as ive too many. But I love Joe strummer too so bought it from Thoman for £375 haha great playing by the way.
@biffabacon1203
11 ай бұрын
Never bn so excited watching someone else open a package 😊..nice guitar. I have a elecro acoustic round back and its a bugger for sliding off the knee.
@biffabacon1203
11 ай бұрын
Err not that I'm interested in other people's package.
@Blues-man.
11 ай бұрын
Great video, you played that guitar swimmingly.
@Aries_Alpha
11 ай бұрын
Would love to see a review of the new Bonamassa Epiphone 63' SG custom Colin. Great video as always I just picked up a new PRS acoustic and I had looked at the fenders but the headstock style doesn't do it for me on an acoustic.
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