A Budget Guitar That Breaks the Rules | Hartwood Deytona II
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Get it at Gear4Music here: https://tidd.ly/46XPPEY Budget guitars are meant to be predictable. The Hartwood Daytona II didnโt get that memo. The Deytona II packs a mahogany body, maple neck, and an actual ebony fretboard (yes, really). Itโs fitted with two humbuckers, a phase switch, and string-through construction, aiming to offer high-end feel at entry-level money. Modern Firebird energy without the chiropractor bills. Recorded with a Lewitt 440DM through the Orange PPC212 with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers and combined with a Celestion 212 setting on a Captor X for the most accurate representation of what i heard in the room. Other Gear used in this video Fender Deluxe Reverb ๐ : Thomann (EU ๐ช๐บ) - https://thmn.to/thoprod/132510?offid=1&affid=288 Sweetwater (US ๐บ๐ธ) - https://imp.i114863.net/4eXd2L Andertons (UK ๐ฌ๐ง) - https://bit.ly/3FthJe6 Marshall JTM Studio ๐ Guitar Center (US ๐บ๐ธ) - https://guitar-center.pxf.io/19KGmD Sweetwater (US ๐บ๐ธ) - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/2aBRA0 Thomann (EU ๐ช๐บ) - https://thmn.to/thoprod/550465?offid=1&affid=288 Andertons (UK ๐ฌ๐ง) - https://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=323652&a=3288404&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.andertons.co.uk%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_query%3Dmarshall%2520jtm%2520studio SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE CHANNEL ๐ค Subscribe for more updates by clicking here - https://elkqr.link/jdkhn ๐ค Join https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI5i6aBbINMIEkYW3b6olHg/join ๐ค Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AndyGuitarGeek ๐ค Buy something on Reverb - https://tidd.ly/3YklJqD DISCLAIMERS Some of the links in this description are affiliate links. If you purchase gear through these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting the channel! All opinions shared in this video are my own and were not reviewed or influenced by any outside parties. My Recording Gear ๐ธ๐ค https://kit.co/theguitargeek/gear-i-use-for-making-videos ๐ธhttps://kit.co/theguitargeek/guitar-gear ๐ ๏ธ https://kit.co/theguitargeek/guitar-repair-and-maintainance 00:00 Unboxing the Hartwood Deytona II 02:58 SOUNDS - Marshall JTM Studio (Edge of Breakup) 04:30 Specs and features of the Hartwood Deytona II 05:51 SOUNDS - Marshall JTM Studio + Boss SD1 09:03 SOUNDS - Fender Deluxe Reverb Clean 14:05 SOUNDS - Fender Deluxe Reverb + Caught by the Fuzz 16:27 Under the hood - How well built is it? 19:17 Pickup Output and Weight 21:59 Andy's Verdict #TheGuitarGeek #hartwoodguitars #budgetguitar
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