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My favorite sub $1,000 Jackson model
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My Favorite Chapman under $1,000 model
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My favorite sub $1,000 FGN model
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My favorite sub $1,000 Schecter
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My favorite sub $1,000 LTD 
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My favorite sub $1,000 Reverend model
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 This is the pick I use
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These are the cables I use Klotz 15ft Cable with breaker ( You will never go back) 
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The straps I use are  Dimarzio straps and I've been using them since 1992
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Here are some other products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
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Question Index
00:00 Intro
01:00 New shirt 
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02:00  What am I drinking?
06:16 Will using flat wound strings save your frets?
09:00 Shijie vs Charvel DK24 
11:13 Thoughts on Bad Cat 30R amps?
12:20 First Tube amp if you have a Katana?
15:20 Thoughts on Arts and Lutherie?
16:25 Am I still happy with the Spark Amp?
22:59 Mojotone vs 920d kits
25:20 Thoughts on Tusg vs tusq XL?
27:01 thoughts on the Roland Jazz Chorus amps?
30:00 The Pickup challenge videos 
33:30 Is a Fender Custom Shop guitar good  investment?
36:30  Live Virtual Music School four day event
https://www.marylandhallmusicschool.com/tyler?fbclid=IwAR2AcpPmomEwwmcM4sf0o0gsG3j_QpAAVlrRJiU0XzWsh8KZOjS5taaDyhI
Tylers Video about the Virtual school 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJocKGLy0lc
38:20 Changing the strings on a Danelectro
40:29 How to pick a good steal string acoustic
43:30 Hardluck kings guitars? 
47:30  The one clear message from viewers on You Tube is this!
50:00 More pick ups
53:00 Issues with switch on a PRS Pauls guitar?
56:00 The list videos and how I am making them
57:30 Talk me into or out of a Line 6 HX stomp!
59:00 Is mixing cabs and heads a bad idea? 
1:03:00 Issues with a Richlite fretboard?
1:06:17 Getting a great deal for asking for it
1:11:00 10S guitars
1:15:20 Influencers existed before social media and You Tube
1:21:50 Ibanez Edge Zero bridge
1:23:15 replacing the PCB switch with the mechanical ones
1:27:05 65 Princeton vs 65 Deluxe Reverb?
1:29:00 Chunky acoustic necks
1:33:15 Making long videos and my logic in making videos
1:40:15 You can have only one overdrive and reverb pedal. What is it?
Lpd 68
https://reverb.grsm.io/Lpd
Boss 63 reverb
https://reverb.grsm.io/63boss
1:44:01 Buying a dream guitar and finding something else
1:46:00 Charvel, Godin, and Ibanez 
1:49:21  Why I bought the MIM Charvel over the Made in USA Charvel
1:54:09 Do you notice tone difference between alder or mahogany Strats?
1:56:35 The Great 2020 Guitar build challenge update
2:01:00 Custom shop vs custom made
2::03:50 Avenge Seven  fold 


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The wall hangers I use 
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Tylers Video about the Virtual school 
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Here are some other products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319

The wall hangers I use 
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Dovydas video 
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Tylers Video about the Virtual school 
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Here are some other products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319

D Addario Fret Polish Kit
https://imp.i114863.net/LMYvY



I use D Addario American Series Cables 
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The D Addario Kit I Love!
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Single wall hanger metal
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ovydas video 
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Tylers Video about the Virtual school 
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Here are some other products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319

D Addario Fret Polish Kit
https://imp.i114863.net/LMYvY



I use D Addario American Series Cables 
imp.i114863.net/rmNKQ

The D Addario Kit I Love!
https://amzn.to/2StZ34k

Single wall hanger metal
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FOITMS/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=knowyourgea0f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B004FOITMS&linkId=d9a1fe971de54fff76208d66d2e80b21

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Why The Heyday of Peavey Changed the Industry 

Tylers Video about the Virtual school 
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Here are some other products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319

D Addario Fret Polish Kit
https://imp.i114863.net/LMYvY

String Swing sideways guitar hangers behind me 
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I use D Addario American Series Cables 
imp.i114863.net/rmNKQ

The D Addario Kit I Love!
https://amzn.to/2StZ34k

Single wall hanger metal
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FOITMS/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=knowyourgea0f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B004FOITMS&linkId=d9a1fe971de54fff76208d66d2e80b21

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Sweetwater 55 point inspection
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Tylers Video about the Virtual school 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJocKGLy0lc

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Know Your Gear T shirts 
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Here are some other products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319

D Addario Fret Polish Kit
https://imp.i114863.net/LMYvY

String Swing sideways guitar hangers behind me 
https://amzn.to/2QyrpuD

I use D Addario American Series Cables 
imp.i114863.net/rmNKQ

The D Addario Kit I Love!
https://amzn.to/2StZ34k

Single wall hanger metal
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FOITMS/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=knowyourgea0f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B004FOITMS&linkId=d9a1fe971de54fff76208d66d2e80b21

00:00 Intro
01:50 New Hats thank you MIKE!
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https://teespring.com/know-your-gear-beanie1
02:00 The Virtual Music School with Tim Pierce, Tyler Larson, Paul Reed Smith, Brian 
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05:00 Thoughts on the Nut Buster?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l4OCHHeoiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSPAXprhbl0
07:10 Thought son the Heritage H 137 Guitar 
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11:05 If Sweetwater does a 55 point inspection how can a guitar not play right?
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30:38 It is so freaking hot!!!!
32:30 Are exclusive guitars to stores a gimmick?
36:11 Godin!!!!!!!!!!
38:36 Aging plastic?
38:40 The Crossroads movie changed my life?
46:40 Chaging out electronics on Epiphone LP 100
49:00 Doing repairs 
50:08 Does Sucking At Guitar Make You Appreciate It?

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Highlighted Question 
3:39 How much do Music retailers really mark up stuff?

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The Live Show Is on Fridays at 3pm Arizona Time 

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Here are some other products from a dealer I trust and buy from online
https://imp.i114863.net/c/2224555/791999/11319

D Addario Fret Polish Kit
https://imp.i114863.net/LMYvY

String Swing sideways guitar hangers behind me 
https://amzn.to/2QyrpuD

I use D Addario American Series Cables 
imp.i114863.net/rmNKQ

The D Addario Kit I Love!
https://amzn.to/2StZ34k

Single wall hanger metal
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FOITMS/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=knowyourgea0f-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B004FOITMS&linkId=d9a1fe971de54fff76208d66d2e80b21

Question Index

0:00 Into
2:18 Best Fender clean with Marshall distortion amp?
3:39 How much do Music retailers really mark up stuff?
13:40 The current market and what could be happening right now
20:01 Why Guitar Center Changed Fender Forever 
22:40 Why Fender stopped including gig bags with MIM guitars
27:15 Wives don't count guitars they count cases
28:00 Bean counters making guitars
31:20 Thank you Justin for the care package
32:30 Best low budget guitar if you are stranded on a Island?
35:00 Is there a benefit to using a head and cab over a combo?
37:40 I have a fat ear
39:50 My New BC Rich
42:20 You Tubers built the Harley Benton brand
45:35 Im I keeping the PRS Se Hollowbody?
53:40 The most expensive guitar I ever bought?
59:28 The Suhr Trap! Trying not to buy one. LOL
1:04:20 Thank you for the emails about last weeks talk
1:07:45 4th Of July In Germany last year
1:11:00 There are 3 brands that are amazing and have horrible resale value
1:13:45 Suhr or Tom Anderson? Or Zion?
1:16:00 The guitar that got away? I said I would never talk about this. Lol
1:23:50 Lace Sensors are crap or magic
1:25:20 Getting the Bigsby feel on a Strat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPRN4dtu-wk
1:33:56 The Grey 2020 Kit Build Challenge
1:37:45 Thoughts on the Music Go Round Franchise?

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