New Guitar Or New Amp?! - Which Is More Important For Tone & What You Should Upgrade Next!

Dagan helps you answer the age old guitarist question of what's more important to get a good guitar tone, a better guitar, or better amp?!

The funny thing is, it's up to YOU to decide! Playing guitar and the constant search for the 'Ultimate TONE' is extremely subjective and all very personal and differs from person to person! So in this video Dagan give you pointers and tips to look out for when it comes to deciding what's next for you in constant search for your perfect guitar tone, a different guitar, or amp!

Rock the gear used in this video at PMT Online below:

00:00 Intro & What's Coming Up
00:45 Rig Playthroughs
01:34 Overview Of Setup
02:26 Attenuating The 1987x
03:04 Why / When To Upgrade Your Guitar
05:04 Why / When To Upgrade Your Amp
05:45 Guitars - Expensive vs Affordable
09:18 Amps - Expensive vs Affordable
13:34 Today's Rig - Playthroughs Of Each
18:10 Is It All Worth It?
19:14 Did You Guess The Correct Rigs?
20:03 Final Thoughts

#UltimateGuitarTone #NewGuitarDay #NewAmpDay #GibsonLesPaul #EpiphoneLesPaul #MarshallAmp
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[FLOSSDOGG]

Dagan, this might be your best video to date. In 1 video you tapped in to and discussed all of the anxieties and psychological hang ups that we as guitar players deal with all of the time. Bravo sir 👏🏾

[dwayneeffler]

practice an extra 30 minutes a day, you'll be amazed at how much better your rig, no matter what it is will sound. It all boils down to one thing, can you play.

[jcugnoni]

Either B or D is perfectly fine to me. But you are right: choosing a guitar that inspires you to play is key for the guitar player. But for the sound, it is mostly the amp and cab.

[reymorado]

I have a squire strat that sounded really bad through my old amps. Hadn’t played it for a while cause i got a new guitar. Picked it back up and ran it through my newer amp and it sounds great now. Guitars help, but the amp matters a lot.

[grene]

Of course they both sound great, but to my ears the Epi sounded slightly better, But more importantly, this is one of the most honest guitar vids I've seen in a long time! I salute you for acknowledging how subjective tone is, and how much it comes down to playing a guitar that makes you passionate about playing! And also of course, amps are a huge part of the experience, but the guitar is what you hold in your hands...

[kimballormsby]

I want to thank you for your channel. I learn something new from every one of them. I also love you passion for what you do.

[camaderrygoat]

Havent watched a video from this channel in a few weeks, but the production on this is very nice, well received!
All the best lads

[kudokudami]

Depends on what you need. If you have an alright guitar that plays well, but need some more volume a new amp. If you have a guitar you have to fight to play no matter how well it is set up a new guitar

[alexguitar]

To me it was between B and D. B seemed to have a more harmonically rich tone when I did the first listen blind... That might've been helped by uncovered pickups. Either way all tones were perfectly serviceable and your playing was fantastic as always!

[darrekweaver]

I love your explanation of different guitar and amp sounds. The sound is mostly subjective based on one's musical tastes and preferences.

[johnkoch]

Guitar needs to be solid enough but often makes more sense to spend slightly more (double or just about nearly) on the amp then the guitar.
i.e. $3-400 guitar and a $4-750 amp

[joeroe]

9:59 that soundcrack 😂🤘🏻 love your videos, super informative

[nrdgmr]

The two that sounded the most pleasing to my ears ended up being Marshall 1987X. I guess it's time to save for a new purchase!

[WeaponizedKarma]

I put a pair of pearly gates pups in my early 2000s Epiphone G400 and I love it. I put 59/JB pups with push-pull tone pots to split the coils in my Epihone Sheraton II and it's great. Don't ignore Epiphones.

[amandagoodrich]

I really liked rig B. I guess that might mean I need to not worry about some of the debatable details of which guitar is better and just make sure I have a good enough amp for the guitar I like.

[pedropontesaraujocastro]

Some very interesting ideas there, thanks! More importantly: awesome playing!

[LiveToPlayGuitar]

“It’s all in your head isn’t it…” 😆 Nailed It!!!
I think real tone starts with the heart and flows through the fingers…

[dust]

Thanks Dagon, this is the exact situation I'm in and the only reason I'm going with a nice guitar as my next set up is I'm a at home player, I love my fender mustang lt25 it sounds better than most other amps I plug in at guitar center or without working on them it does, and I recently found out about the JOYO zombie and joyos in general, they are perfect for a at home player hoping it fulfills the metal tone I've been seeking and living in a apt with 4 kids and my wife with 2 bedrooms ATM practice amps or mini amps are all I need or want, so to me I weighed my decision based on circumstance and my environment and why I jam, if you want to play in a band or with other players that have big amps then yea get a good big amp, but if your a at home player like me that jams solo, small quality amps are ideal, I'm not gonna buy a 1000 amp and have it sit in the corner for looks, meanwhile on the other hand, a 1000 guitar or around that price range, would not only look how you want but sound and play so good that it will inspire you to want to play, I love looking at my guitars and when I get my ml1 chapman I'll be eyeballing that lady all day and playing her all night !

[jasonrogers]

Damn good message and video Dagan . Keep carrying that flag for us man. Cheers 🍻 🤘

[miketurnbull]

That was truly excellent, thank you. At last, the honesty to tell it as it really is. Nice to see it isn't all about trying to sell the most expensive guitar and amp per se. As you say, it's all about our own individual take and what's in your fingers and playing. My 'more expensive' gear is bought because it brings an additional dimension - heritage and the evocation of great memories of gigs and players I idolised. I enjoy just sitting looking at it as I'm listening to music played on that gear of the time, nowt weird in that it seems to me. Even better that it plays and sounds great too. I hope this video gets the audience it deserves.