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Fender Player Stratocaster Comparison SSS vs. HSS vs. HSH.
After running down the pickup options on American Pro II Stratocasters, we had to check out the pickup offerings on another one of the most popular lines, the Player Series. The Player Series offers both SSS and HSS, as well as an HSH Strat-- "H" meaning, Humbucker! Check out these awesome Humbuckers on 3 great Strats, and let us know which you like best!
0:00 Intro
1:14 Specs
8:36 SSS Demo
10:02 HSS Demo
11:28 HSH Demo
12:58 Wrapping Up
David Becker
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Doug Pettibone: Guitar player with John Mayer/Lucinda Williams/Jewel/Tracy Chapman/Lisa-Marie Presley and many others
Doug Pettibone started to play the guitar at the age of eight. His first teacher was Andy Summers, formerly of The Police. With nine years, Doug studied with Eddie Lafreniere, guitarist for big band leader Jimmy Dorsey, with whom he spent the next five years studying the music of Dave Brubeck and Duke Ellington. Later he received a scholarship to Pepperdine University-Malibu for Jazz Guitar, Classical Guitar and Voice, graduating with a triple major in 1984. In the following years he played with many different artists of various genres.
In 1999, Doug started a world tour with Jewel that lasted for a year and a half. In 2001, he played pedal steel, mandolin and background vocals for Tracy Chapman's North American tour. Shortly after that, Lucinda Williams hired Pettibone as her multi-instrumentalist, singer and music director to tour, record, and co-produce. Doug´s intensive collaboration with Lucinda lasted for eight years, and continued at a later stage again. In the following years, Pettibone realized several projects with other artists. In 2004 Doug participated in the Legends Rock TV show produced in the South of France, featuring guest artists such as Sam Moore, Billy Preston and Tony Joe White. Ray LaMontagne is amongst the artist Doug went on tour with, in 2009 it was Marianne Faithfull who called him up to go on tour. After that Marianne Faithfull and Doug Pettibone started to write together new songs for a new album.
In the last few years, Pettibone has played live and/or recorded with some of the most influential artists of our times, among them Keith Richards, Norah Jones, Steve Earle, Elvis Costello, Joan Baez, Mark Knopfler, Draco Rosa, Sting, Michelle Shocked, Vic Chesnutt, Kevin Montgomery, amongst others. In 2012 he went on tour with Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley. In 2013 Pettibone toured with Lucinda Williams with just the two of them on stage.
He joined John Mayer's touring band as lap steel and guitar player for the Born and Raised 2013 World Tour.
2016 Doug is on World Tour with the Italian Zucchero - accompanied by Brian Auger on Hammond Organo.
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Guitar of the Day Paul Reed Smith Standard 22 Platinum Metallic Norman's Rare Guitars
Guitar of the Day Paul Reed Smith Standard 22 Platinum Metallic Norman's Rare Guitars
Muscle Shoals
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Muscle Shoals: watch trailer
The incredible story of a tiny Alabama recording studio that produced some of greatest hits of all time. Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge, Alicia Keys, Bono and more bear witness to its magic. Documentary: PG: Starring: Keith Richards, Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, Gregg Allman, Bono, Alicia Keys, Rick Hall, Director: Greg 'Freddy' Camalier
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Alamo Music Center | The Gibson 50s LG-2 vs 50s J-45 Original | Comparing Two American Acoustic Classics From Gibson
The Gibson LG-2 was introduced in 1942 as a variation in the popular line of small body L series guitars. It had a smaller lower bout and wider upper bout than the L series along with a shallower waist. These changes in proportion gave the LG-2 a unique voice that had more breadth than the L series. It became the small guitar that could sound loud with a character similar to its big brother - the J-45. For 2020 Gibson Guitars has released a new line of acoustic guitar models called the Original Collection and that has seen the return of 1950s era specs in both the returned LG-2 and the J-45. The LG-2 has had plenty of fans in county, folk and blues for decades and the J-45 needs no introduction. Apart from the body shape and size, these two guitars share a lot of similarities and so it is time to put them to the test and see which one is right for you.
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1993 Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman
Guitar of the Day: 1993 Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Norman's Rare Guitars
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Ultimate Jazzmaster Comparison: Fender American Pro II vs. American Professional vs. American Ultra
"We finally have our new American Professional II Jazzmasters in the store and ready to showcase! As a huge fan of the Fender Jazzmaster, Cooper needed to get his hands on all of these to do a proper comparison-- with upgrades from the predecessor American Professional line including a beveled heel carve, V-Mod II pickups, the return of the "rhythm circuit" controls, and new finishing options, these guitars are up to the excellent standard we've seen from the American Pro II line. Take a listen as we compare the new and the old, as well as the big-brother American Ultra line, and discuss the benefits that each line presents."
AMERICAN ULTRA DEMO - 5:44
AMERICAN PRO DEMO - 7:50
AMERICAN PRO II DEMO - 9:27
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Billy Strings playing a 1976 Mossman Great Plains Owned by Dan Crary
Billy Strings stopped by and played this super cool 1976 Mossman Great Plains that was owned by Dan Crary! Billy plays one of Dan Crary's tune called Fishin’ Creek Blues here at #NormansRareGuitars!
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10-years-old Saxon Weiss playing a Gibson ES-335
10-years-old Saxon Weiss playing a Gibson ES-335
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Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue – Epiphone Inspired by Gibson
Dinesh demos the new Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue from the Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom collection – new for 2025!
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Watch as Dinesh demos the new Epiphone Pre‑War SJ‑200 Rosewood Reissue acoustic guitar from the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom collection, featuring a thermally aged solid spruce top, solid rosewood back, and a two‑piece maple neck with a rosewood stringer and round‑D profile, presented here in a Vintage Sunburst finish.
After the Gibson SJ-200 was introduced in 1937, it quickly earned the title “The King of the Flat-Tops” thanks to its majestic appearance, superior sound, and exceptional projection. The earliest models featured rosewood back and sides, later replaced by maple in 1947. Due to limited post-Depression demand, very few pre-war SJ-200s were made — making rosewood-bodied originals highly prized by today’s collectors.
Now, Epiphone and Gibson Custom have partnered to create the Epiphone Pre-War SJ-200 Rosewood Reissue, an Inspired by Gibson Custom recreation of this rare vintage icon. It features solid rosewood back and sides, a thermally aged solid spruce top with traditional scalloped X-bracing made from quarter-sawn spruce, and a two-piece maple neck with a rosewood stringer and Round D profile, attached via a glued-in dovetail joint.
The ebony fretboard features mother-of-pearl graduated Crown inlays and 20 standard frets. Additional vintage-style appointments include an SJ-200-style pickguard with traditional graphics and an ebony open two-bar Moustache™ bridge with mother-of-pearl inlays. The nut, saddle, and bridge pins are all bone.
The Gibson “open book” headstock features a vintage Epiphone logo and Gibson Crown in aged mother-of-pearl, along with a stinger and Inspired by Gibson Custom Double Diamond logo etched on the rear.
For modern stage and studio needs, it comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze VTC pickup and preamp, with soundhole-mounted controls — all housed in a Red Line-inspired hardshell case featuring Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics.
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Blues-Metal master, Eric Steckel
Eric Steckel's career spans over 20 of his 29 years. Discovered by British Blues legend John Mayall as a kid, Eric spent much of his younger days touring Europe and the USA and has literally grown up on the road with a guitar in his hands.. Eric calls his style of playing BLUES METAL and that's a great description.....a blend of heavy, intense speed, original, soulful lines and bends all served up with a feel and groove second to none. Eric plays his own signature model Knaggs guitar through a Mezza Barba and the whole package just rocks beyond belief.