G&B video

deadstring

That 335 sounds great Chris, a new bigsby B6 + towner system?

JookyChap

They're brilliant Chris - look really classy and to the point

sinbaadi

Has the damping/noisegate issue on the Crunch and Super Crunch channels been fixed for this amp?  It still afflicts the original ID range and BS support is far from excellent.

mart

Damn, that Zaftig looks good!

mellowsun

chrisv said:

Trying a few different formats... 

This works really well, with the voiceover describing the key features while you demonstrate the sounds in context. Much better than the 'here's the sound of the middle pickup, plink plink' often done by competitors.

As well as reviews, masterclass and interview videos would go down if possible, along the lines of this fantastic Martin Simpson vid for Guitarist mag

xchrisv

Thanks for the very kind words all...

@sinbaadi the gate on the crunch channels seemed to behave quite naturally to me

@deadstring it's actually a B6CB and a Towner tension bar. The hinge plate on the B6CB is the perfect depth for a 335 and because the strap button sits on top of it, it's a lot less faff

@randallflagg if only!

@mellowsun artist stuff coming soon, too. As ever, watch this space! 

@dindude having done so many videos over the years with individual soundbites in isolation, I just hate doing it and generally find it really stilted and boring to listen to. I think the idea of dropping the backing track in and out is a more elegant solution, so I'm glad other people like it and it's not just me! 

@Neil thanks, and agreed! 

TimmyO

chrisv said:

I think the idea of dropping the backing track in and out is a more elegant solution, so I'm glad other people like it and it's not just me! 

Yep - I think it works brilliantly 

The old Guitarist demos back in the day were immaculately recorded but about the least useful out there, what you're doing here is the polar opposite - nice work. 

impmann

Nice. No faff, no fuss, no "personality " banter or egos. 

I like it, mate. Exactly what I like to see.

Can I suggest something... one thing I find annoying from other videos is that there is rarely a point of reference for the sound you are hearing. By that I mean, the videos chop and change guitars/amps depending on what is lying around.

What would be good is to hear the guitar through a Fender amp - and a Marshall - and (if applicable) a modern high gain amp. And every time you produce a video you use the same set up. Likewise use a reference Strat and Les Paul (or widdle warrior machine if applicable) for demoing amps.

This way G&B can develop an archive and by using that this gives us punters a reference to what we are seeing/hearing.

It just takes the variables out of the equation. :-)

Keep up the good work, guys.

dickieguitar

Lovely work, Chris.

professorben

@chrisv you used to do Guitarist right? 

Edit* and Rangers...?

xchrisv

@professorben the footballing Chris Vinnicombe isn't me (as anyone who has ever seen me attempt to play will confirm) but yeah I had a variety of roles at Future. Prior to taking over the editorship of G&B in April 2015 I was 'content editor' on Guitarist, which was an amalgam of the old features editor and multimedia editor roles and involved (takes a deep breath) writing gear reviews, commissioning and writing artist features, managing the mag's social media channels, managing the mag's video output, demoing a big pile of gear on camera and filming and editing the odd video myself too...

xchrisv

Thanks @dickieguitar ;-)

Thanks @impmann - yeah the plan is to establish some constants in terms of reference gear. I imagine that my 335 will be appearing a great deal, for starters...

xchrisv

Another one...