Blue Lava vs Lava Me 3! - Comparing The World's SMARTEST Guitars!

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[DarrellBraunGuitar]

Let me know which guitar you liked the best - Lava Blue or Lava me 3! Enjoy :)
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[FGg]

I found the tone of the blue Lava much clearer on my desktop speakers than the Lava Me 3! The latter guitar sounded more "muffled", for want of a better description. However, once the effects were added, the Lava Me seemed to sustain a lot longer with an added "bloom" to the notes. Both nice guitars and very different indeed to the norm.

[justlive]

I thought the Blue Lava sounded better in the mid to high range. The Me 3 had a heavy deeper tone. As I play in open Dm, it would be the Blue Lava for me. Brilliant job on comparisons.

[michaellink]

Good recording job that allowed the listener to differentiate the two guitars. I agree that the Lava Me 3 produced a both fuller and clearer sound. So much so that I ordered one!

[fluroflash]

Definitely prefer the Lava Me 3. But the blue lava sounds good too!

[luigizanellato]

Man, I really dug the ambience on the Big Ben effect. That really rounded out that beautiful chord progression. Great playing man!

[tonisiret]

Lava Me 3 please. Always want to see the latest in guitar evolution, & you never disappoint 👍

[ericwarrington]

Hey man! Great work you do on here .I really enjoy your perspective on guitars.. thorough reviews objectively done with highlighted features links discount etc..you prefer to stuck to instruments to review and that's what draws me here to begin with..then u deliver..much appreciated bro..keep grinding 🤘🎸🎶 tone comparing is crucial component imo

[benink]

I want this in my living room..wake up coffee pick up guitar and record ideas just like that. Love it

[rindred]

I think I prefer the sound of the Blue Lava, because it sounds like what I'd expect a regular wooden guitar to have. But I can see why the Lava 3 has such appeal; I think that if you sing in a higher register, the deeply-scooped out mids would free up that range so as not to drown out the vocals. The Blue would occupy the "expected" range of an acoustic, and will fit in exactly where you'd expect a traditional acoustic to sit in the mix. Playability, obviously, is a factor in choosing (as is your budget) one or the other; but I'd suggest that if you're going to use the native acoustic character, how it is going to "serve the song" deserves as much consideration.

[robinfawcett]

Love that cutting edge technology and I really wanted to like the pillowy one ... have to say I preferred the Blue.
I'd love to try them both...

[matthewbartolone]

great demo, thank you for taking the time. Looking for a Smart Guitar can be so confusing. Leaning toward the ME 3

[momodad]

I did have the option for either guitar back six months ago. I warmth of the Blue Lava won me over. The low E sounds round, full and beautiful, better than most traditional guitar despite the size of the guitar. I left it in the car once and the electronic took 30 min to cool down before it will function. I would imagine that can happen to either guitar. I wish it has a cut away though.

[sungpark]

Thanks for the comparing two models. I go for blue lava.

[alanwright]

Lol y’all crack me up. Even in 20 years and the battery dies… this guitar still sounds better than most acoustics with no features… all y’all old people are wearing me down with the same old “age of technology” argument…

[za_wavbit]

I feel a powerful urge to go out and buy a Lava Me 3 now, but at the same time, I had to pay for plugin upgrades when I updated my OS, and my phone's only 4 years old and no longer gets updates, and I'm sure someone will figure out how to spread malware for these so you turn on the reverb and it rickrolls you or something... so maybe I shouldn't.

[Crayonsetcouleurs]

I saw that the warranty is 1 year and if the digital display fails, what do we do after the warranty?

[storm-sfrj]

and as always every style you want as long as it's RIGHT HANDED what a Surprise

[mo]

I love the color of the blue lava but I like the sound of the me 3 better. Thanks for the video!

[isaias]

Hey Darrell! New subscriber here. Do these effects work when plugged into a PA? As in do these effects carry on over into the PA itself?