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What Makes A Guitar Great and affordable with Allen Hinds

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How to get into a great sounding guitar or make your guitar great without breaking the bank
the songs:
"monkeys and Slides" and "traces" from the
Allen Hinds cd, "monkeys and Slides "
the guitar:
1961 or 62 body refin
Neck is a 1965 fender re fret, replaced tuners
pickups are 1956
re wrapped by the great SAYOKO KUWABARA she is the best in LA by far!!!
Bridge is a 1956
Light weight and awesome

20 Comments

@mkmur55 9 months ago

What makes the guitar is the guy playing it and the creativity in his brain being transferred to his hands! IMHO

@RickBeato 4 years ago

Great looking and sounding Strat Allen!🔥🔥🔥🔥

@renetecson 4 years ago

if equal parts of Larry Carlton & Allan Holdsworth were combined you’d get Allen Hinds. A perfect mixture of two of the greatest guitarists of all time. Thanks for this Sensei Allen🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@vintagepipesnightmares 4 years ago

It is so nice of you to tell us about your guitar setup ! I don’t understand why no other pro player share this on their channels or in interviews. They talk about everything else but not this. Setup has more influence on tone and playability than wood , pickups etc. thank you !

@Lexington_Stalin 11 days ago

Love that body color.

@DARKHORSE262 4 years ago

Phenomenal musicianship

@rjo8500 4 years ago

So true what Allen said, “all the best woods and parts, hit or miss, no guarantee.” I’ve had a slew of Strats over the years, some were pretty pricey. All on a journey to find the players. I currently have two assembled by the same luthier. One with a slight “V” profiled maple neck and 12” radius. That one he cut the body from aged Alder. The neck is San Dimas. The other has a heavy rolled edge, Fender maple neck, 7 1/2 radius but is a mishmash of parts. So after it all I ended up with partscasters.

@thesaj1110 4 years ago

So glad to see you are doing well Mr. Hinds

@scottt2012 10 months ago

Appreciate your content. I really love seeing your cat drop in for a visit.

@AdamGotheridge 4 years ago

One thing which came to mind watching this is how you setup the trem. They are such a pain in the ass, and any insight would be more than welcome. I'll hunt around to see if you've covered this before. Thanks, and adore your playing.

@gregmize01 3 years ago

I DIDN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH MY STRAT TILL MY FRIEND OFFERED TO STRIP OFF THE POLY AND DO REFIN IN LAQUER. THE NEXT STEP WAS PUTTING A JB Jr IN THE BRIDGE AND HAVING IT REFRETTED WITH 6105's. I LOVE IT!

@Tatopalmett 3 months ago

Awesome Allen ! ⚡️⚡️

@TeleCaster66 4 years ago

Don't forget vintage correct trem springs. Pure Vintage sells a set that definately improved my Strat.

@Verb130 1 year ago

Very cool. As a musician, but not a guitar player, I learned a lot about what makes a guitar.

@foxyjazzbopper 4 years ago

Brilliant seeing a top player like Allen putting together his own guitar👍👍👍

@christiaandemarezoyens4720 4 years ago

Lookin' n soundin' good Allen.

@borgan1964 4 years ago

Wooooow im impressed buy youre playing❤️👍

@selliantuttimusi6735 4 years ago

Lovely strat!!

@beanapalooza6614 4 years ago

Oh wow, it be awesome to meet you. I'm from Smith's Station. Now in Phenix city. I did not realize you were from here.... you being from here can imagine I bet lol. I'm so glad I saw you on Andertons t.v. keep on rocking Sir!!!

@GUITARSandGIZMOS 4 years ago

Absolutely great info here. Thanks Allen. It really makes a huge difference to set the guitar up properly like you described here. Especially to adjust the truss rod, bridge posts and nut. As a side note to the tone wood you talk about, I just watched this video from a guy called Jim Lill, (Where Does The Tone Come From In An Electric Guitar) and he really shakes the established truths about this topic. Recommended to watch that video. Cheers, Thor