Dean vs Gibson hurt or helps small dealers? Do Guitar brands matter today? Band auditions? #ASKRNA

01:24 What happens if you Mess with Texas?
03:57 Tips for auditioning for a bigger church worship team?
13:42 Thoughts on Synergy Pre-amps?
16:05 Do younger players today care about "Play Authentic"?
Do Brands matter anymore? Do we care less what name is on
the headstock now days?
27:06 Are Robin Guitars still made in Texas?
30:01 Will the Gibson vs Dean soap opera hurt small shops?
32:04 Ever had a student who acts up in lessons, and how do you
handle them?
Realistic expectations for music students.

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[RNAMusic]

01:24 What happens if you Mess with Texas?
03:57 Tips for auditioning for a bigger church worship team?
13:42 Thoughts on Synergy Pre-amps?
16:05 Do younger players today care about "Play Authentic"?
Do Brands matter anymore? Do we care less what name is on
the headstock now days?
27:06 Are Robin Guitars still made in Texas?
30:01 Will the Gibson vs Dean soap opera hurt small shops?
32:04 Ever had a student who acts up in lessons, and how do you
handle them?
Realistic expectations for music students.

[chuckrieger]

I agree, brand names are less and less important now. I started playing guitar in 1979, I ended up buying two Aria guitars. My first being an acoustic, and my second a Les Paul Custom copy. I still have both guitars and love them!!! I learned early on that you don't have to have brand names to have a quality instrument. I was one of those kids that loved Gibson styles but couldn't afford to buy the Gibson name anyway. It's all about tuning up and tone.... The magic is in your fingers. 😎🎸👍

[BrentAlanBeck]

I'm from North Oklahoma and I just love y'all down there in South Oklahoma.

[bigkenno]

I Remember Robin Guitars from The 80"S, Custom Guitar Shop Out Houston TX., Made Premium Guitars.... They Still Have Some on Ebay, Which Command a Hefty Price.

[blkjakk]

Haha Angela is spot on around the whole 19:00 mark 😂

[MetalHeadHippie]

I own 2 PRS and 2 Schecters. Why? Because I see and hear the quality. If I see any other guitar with the same quality I would probably buy it. Plus I buy in a price range of about 500 to 800. Paying more then that you are most likely just buying the sticker on the head stock. IMO there are many guitars just as good or better then a Gibson-Fender for under 1000. Thanks RNA.

[lance]

I'm older and all my guitars are traditional brands, but because of the internet, a whole new world of possibilities opens up and there are so many people doing great stuff, like Chris Mitchell, who was showing some great new guitars and amps at Summer NAMM. Thanks for the video.

[jdl]

Thank you so much for answering my question! ☺

[generatorofheavy]

I concur with staying versatile in one’s playing. I play bass in a prog-hard rock project, a blackened thrash project, a country project, an all-acoustic cover band, a blackened doom-core project, and a chill pop/RnB cover band, some session-type work too, as well as can sing backing vocals/harmonies. I can say I stay pretty busy, and in demand, but there are times I hadn’t gotten some auditions, but I just remain as chill & flexible as possible, and just go with the flow. Like I tell everyone, “I’m good with whatever. Because as long as I’m playing/performing, I’m good.” I remember being that 15yr old, seeing a neon green BCRich Warlock, not caring who made it, but that it looked cool, and wanted it! Lol! As far as name brands now, I don’t really care as much as I used to. I do have a Fender, an ESP, etc., but also have a few lesser known brands. Funny thing is, I have a 2014 PRS Gary Grainger 5 string bass, and no one has really batted an eye. I pull out my Warmoth Gecko 5, and most have said “Oh wow! What’s that?” Or, another example are my acoustic basses. I play a Boulder Creek EBR6-N5, and NO one asks who makes it. They’re enamored just with the fact that it’s a 5 string acoustic bass. Same thing when I had my Kala UBass. Never asked the name, just “What is that?! That ukulele is a BASS?!” So, I only care about a name when it comes to insuring a level of quality. But even the big dogs have a bunch of QC issues. Thanks for all y’all do, and keep up the great work!😉👍 #KTMA #TEXASRANGER

[WalkenDead]

Allot of our guitar heroes were associated with one brand of guitar. Clapton/SRV/Hendrix were most remembered for Fender Strat's, Slash & Jimmy page and many others with Les Pauls. The fact is most of these guys played a bunch of different guitars and brands over their careers. Many of them only narrowed their catalog down when they were sponsored by a certain company. There are a few artists who only played one guitar or brand their entire career but those folks are few and far in between

[blackcountryblues]

Love you guys, I'm half way thro, catch the rest when I can, godbless👋✌

[jwilliams]

08:25 Ryan mocks all puny humans by taking a drink out of a local water tower. ;)

[HeadHunterJujujaja]

Spot on. I am fifty and I used to care a lot about brand names and where they were made. Reflecting a little bit on why, I can remember on the late seventies there was a big campaign on TV and radio to buy American. It was the patriotic thing to do. Although you can argue that the electric guitar industry having its roots on America, set the standard for many years. If you may remember it was the late eighties when Japanese guitar manufactures started challenging American production and the ball started rolling with the introduction of Korean, Mexican, Chinese and Now Indonesian production. This boosted variety and availability and most importantly affordability. As quality assurance improves, an newer generations are introduced to the instrument, people can own a quality instrument with disregard of the place of origin or/and brand name. The final factor is that American made guitars are not cheap, since now a day the quality of imported instruments is relatively on par in many cases but with lower cost, it becomes really attractive to all of us. Keep the good work you guys rock.

[blankpallet]

i love the new Gibson's, i cant judge I think in a band you have help and work with each other and bring the members up to the level, my friend told a kid who was struggling and felt like he will never get better, he told him one note is music and my friend was good enough to jam with guns and roses

[merman]

I’m 54, and students today are so lucky to have QUALITY affordable instruments, (regardless of “brand”). In 1975 I rented to own a Castillo Strat copy for $25 a month. It made practice horrible. The quality today of affordable guitars are actually better than the quality of the “big brands” in 1975-1979.

[WalkenDead]

Stevie Ray also played Tokai, he actually has one on an album cover but I can't remember which one

[MetallicA]

I used to be a Gibson only dude in the 90s until I played a PRS. Since then it's been only PRS. I've owned Fender, but it's PRS for me. SEs are awesome!

[DennysPlantBasedJourney]

I'm not interested in a certain brand. I want what sounds great, especially if it is a bargain. I have Peavey bass guitar (GBass that I got a great deal on), two Fenders (tele, strat - both Mex), Yamaha acoustic, Regal dobro, Austin banjo, Yamaha keyboard and drums, Peavey keyboard amp, two Fender guitar amps, Bugera bass amp, mics from multiple brands including crown, Shure, AKG, etc., and two large powered mains from Berhinger. But I assure you that it was more about what was available and where I found the best deal. I want a modern tele with 3 pickups and special selectors, and a humbucker guitar (CMG is on my list). I want the biggest bang for the buck. In the area where I live, its all Fender, Peavey, Yamaha, Taylor, etc. We have a new music store that opened that has Schecter. It's the first time I've seen them in this area. But what I have is because of it being available. I'd love to try other brands. Oh, I do have one no name guitar and it stinks. My first acoustic killed my hands. So I just try to find something that feels and sounds good. I don't care about the brand, where it is made, etc. I don't know that I'll buy another. But if I do, I will go through you guys. I'm more concerned about helping you guys than my local stores (both are internet sellers primarily and the people working in the store don't know anything). I had to go buy a speaker cable last saturday for our church sound system and they have very little and the girl working didn't even know what a speaker cable was. They primarily focus on internet sales (drop ship) and school band. Anyway, keep doing what you are doing.

[dalepal]

I enjoyed the ASKRNA. Though it's not the deciding factor at times I consider brand names during my purchase decisions because certain brand names hold their value better on the used market. Don't mess with Texas #TEXASRANGER

Howdy y’all, New listener second time commenter. I do kinda care about the brand but I do have Fender, Gibson, and the PRS Guitars so I’m not Fender only but I only like “blues machines”, now when it comes to where it is made I 100% care. I am USA all the way! All that said I love your channel and ever since I found y’all I’ve been looking at those CMG guitars and one of them beauties will be next on my purchase list. Question: when you look at guitars do you line up the brand or style with your “sound”? #texasranger