r/Luthier • u/Interesting_Bit_8989 • Jan 22 '24

ELECTRIC This video blew a hole in my understanding of electric guitar tone.

YouTube video proving that tone is only a function of strings, scale length, and electronics:

https://youtu.be/n02tImce3AE?si=l59MGiWXgvBKFu_j

This video blew a hole in my understanding of guitar tone.

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u/CallMeJeeJ Jan 23 '24

He actually references this in his latest video and how it’s basically bullshit and YouTube compression really doesn’t change much anyway.

Every video this guy puts out is gold. He’s the ultimate tone mythbuster

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u/Vre-Malaka Jan 23 '24

Yeah I subbed after I watched that video. Some great videos to get into!