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Sounds like you lost some warmth in the mids. Changing out the Jensen speaker with an Celestion Gold would help. But I think a Princeton is not the lady you're looking for.

In a blind test, don't think you could tell which is which.

Love this video. The comments prove that tone os subjective, bc I didn't have a clear winner but a clear loser in the vintage set, which others seem to love. That's the beauty of gear!!! 🙂

Thank you for the video. A person on Etsy was trying to sell a heavier stainless neck plate stating the sustain would be better. It sounded counterintuitive to me. The extra weight is certainly not worth it.

those drums are mesmerizing. its amazing when we see somebody sitting in what looks like a garage producing music that is stadium quality. man keep up the excellent work.

Roasted maple is a way to charge you more for the same

I kinda like the spankier S2 more!

I've been meaning to post this here since... last August, 2023. First, off, I love my Spark Mini. This is nothing short of a dream come true for a perpetual beginner guitarist like myself. I highly recommend the Spark Platform. At this price point, the notion that I can download so many tones, and mess with all of the pedals and amps... is just too much fun. Unfortunately, I have this "hissing problem" on my Spark Mini as well. I reached out to Positive Grid's tech support back in August of 2023, included a link to this video, and this is a part of the email they sent me: ---- Thanks for your inquiry. We're thrilled that you enjoy the Spark MINI's various features! Nevertheless I'm sorry that there's a hiss in the MINI. I understand how frustrating that can be. When designing the Spark MINI, we set out to create a device that packs a wide range of features, has a small footprint, and isn't power hungry. We believe that the final design not only meets all of the requirements above, but also provides the best overall performance given the design parameters. However, in order fit all of the features into such a portable enclosure, the Spark MINI does come with a slightly higher noise floor that can be more noticeable under certain settings. If such behavior is affecting the overall experience of using Spark MINI, we suggest using a higher noise gate setting, and also lowering the treble in the amp/effect settings for a better playing experience. ---- So, that means I'm not holding my breath for a fix. Yeah, it kinda sucks... but I still really do love this thing. It's June, 2024, and considering this design flaw, I'm not sure if I would recommend the Spark mini to anyone. I hope this helps!

Excellent Demonstration 🎶🎸❤️

Wow the 85/15s sound so much better here. The lollars are so flat. The mids on the prs really jump out and sound good.

Excellent presentation and you worked hard for us my friend. My preference would be the J street bridge and special neck. Of course it’s all subjective . Thank you for your hard work.

locking tuners doesnt matter cut after tightening so no issue or if you put tight right angle bend then put thru tuning post tighten then cut

thank you for a such detailed review. Waiting for the part 2 about delays

I just bought the Dream 65. It’s going to work for me, but there are things that are different than I expected. I have owned a 1963 Vibrolux, 1967 Princeton and early 1970s Twin Reverb. There is hardly any clean head room on the pedal. It starts breaking up at 2 on the volume. Does a real Deluxe Reverb do that? I want it to be clean longer. I sure wish the tremolo had a separate knob like a real amp. I wish there weren’t so many features like the boost and speaker IRs. Simpler is better. But the sounds are great. Several awesome presets in the app.

That’s an awesome instrumental arrangement of “black”. Great stuff, man ✌️

Really nice video. I'd think the Dream would be slightly easier to accommodate in a mix but both sound fantastic.

I liked all but leaned to the A3 slightly.

Beautiful! I wish you still had that guitar (and could sell it to me. 😎)

You can try reducing the treble level in the amp sim or EQ pedal in the app to decrease the noise. In such a small-sized amp, cutting off the high frequencies typically doesn't have much impact.

Mine was making that sound yesterday 5/17/2024.

Guitar Fetish makes wide range pickups with either ceramic or Alnico magnets for about $45

Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I know it was substantial. Probably the best comparison demo I've seen and exactly the info I needed.

Sounds like “ the nearness of you”

Howdy Scott.....I enjoyed watching this...I've been down this road (partially)..I've only been able to demo the originals, the Regals, the MIM reissues and the MIJ reissues....the latter are not terrible but not quite in the class as the ones you've demo'd...Honestly, the only ones that, IMO, had a significant difference in tone were the Lollar Low wounds....they seemed to be a bit more open and less compressed......I've got 3 sets of the originals in parts casters...I had them all wax potted because they screamed like a little girl when a hit the pedal....I cant' say that some sounded significantly better than others...which is a testament to the the non originals.....well done sir...its hard to argue that one is better than the other... Another rabbit hole to go down with these is how they respond with 500k volume pots vs the 1 meg.....but thats a subject for another video..😁

Still listening in 2024

It all depends on what your palette prefers. To my earholes, I hear brightness in the Lambertones whilst the Lollars provide warmth and a thicker sound. Well done, sir!

This guy is so off.. it's supposed to be done bass flam.. bass flam.. bass flam.. I could do better with one of my hands tied he's just ruining a great song.. lots of unnecessary rolls.. PLEASE STOP!

Several takeaways... All the bridge pickups were killer. The blackface set, to my ear, were the best, especially with gain and overdrive. They sound deeper. The blonde set were also great in all genres.

Nice Vid, wish I watched it sooner. I got the Brandonwounds since the price was so much better and seems like a good company, but I could not believe how dark they were, don't really understand their decision to voice them like that, they're darker than any of my humbuckers. Got the Cunife based on your vids and swapped them in, they sound great!

A lot of effort went into this comparison, which is much appreciated. Probably the most natural sounds available right now, but somewhat deliberately capped functionality-wise to extract more money. I'm pretty sure all these pedals are the same on the inside, and it's a bit user-hostile and frustrating to be artificially limited by the features UA wants you to use. All this functionality, and no way to access it while playing...

Personally I just love the sound of the 50s wind set!

Thank you for let us know. Is this problem still present on the spark mini or did they fix it? I was almost buying one before I saw your video. Have you tried the nux mighty air? It may be a better amp for cleans.

You totally fucked up the rhythm. This is supposed to have a triplet feel.

I've never had a problem with too much midrange with p90s. I crank my amp dirty and roll the guitar volume back to between 3 and 5 and even the stock Gibson p90s in my LP Special have tons of sparkle and clarity, even more so with my Novo Serus J. My guitar volume is rarely above 5 unless I'm in Neil Young mode.

Thanks for this video

Nice demo

58/15s all the way. The Imperials sound kind of lifeless to me

What Deluxe is that?

Love the 58/15 LTs.

No. There’s no difference.

Signs of a badly designed cheap amp. The Helix floor and Pod Go does not make this noise with any speakers connected despite its more powerful processing.

What do you think about the special T bridge and a 52 neck or a set of 52?

I'm playing this song for a band thing and need the solo and my guy did us goooood

Honestly, I think you get the same sound of the pedal from something like the Eleven Rack, with hundreds of extra models/features/effects, for the same price or maybe less. Not as compact and portable as the pedal, though.

Lollars get my vote

I just subscribed. Awesome comparison, Scott - thank you. With the Lambertones, what value tone cap are you using for the neck pickup here? I ask because I just bought a set to replace my Lollar P-90s, which to me had a bit of an 'overwound' sound to them and the neck pickup was too dark for my playing, so I replaced the 0.22 cap with a 0.01 cap which helped, but still for sounding too deep and loud. Not sure what Kurtis recommends here. I have 500K Bourne pots btw. Appreciate your time, John

Great demo, really concise and representative of each pickups qualities. I had some staples in a 1956 Gibson L5 I had. Really nice sound. Sidebar, these were invented by Gibson when, to their horror, they found out Les Paul was using an Alnico rod Gretsch Dynasonic pickup in his "Number 1" Les Paul Gold Top

I just can’t get over that nasal tone from PRSs.

And now (2024) they come (finally) standard with the core pickups 😊