E-minor7 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Got it by mail this morning. T.P. leaves the Acoustic Letter. Not the best news. I really appreciated his tests and found it splendid he never changed playing patterns through those 5 years and over 500 guitars. It's understood that he couldn't go on forever and one can see why new challenges and Horizons are waiting. But I personally could have heard from him a year or two still. Wasn't tired of the presentations and interviews at all. Anyways, , , we gotta deal with the real - and life is calling. Your letters will be missed, Mister Polecastro. The mailbox will be quiet now. Best Winds & Thanx, , , , and do follow that HD-35 home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Got it by mail this morning. T.P. leaves the Acoustic Letter. Not the best news. I really appreciated his tests and found it splendid he never changed playing patterns through those over 500 guitars. It's understood that he couldn't go on forever and one can see why new challenges and horizons is waiting. But I personally could have heard from him a year or two still. Wasn't tired of the presentations and interviews at all. Anyways, , , we gotta deal with the real - and life is calling. Your letters will be missed, Mister Polecastro. The mailbox will be quiet now. Best Winds & Thanx You beat me to posting this. Farewell T.P You will be missed JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Big thumb will be missed, sort of. I couldnt put my finger on it but I actually found the demos and recordings a bit frustrating. He sort of had a talent for making many different guitars sound quite the same in the recordings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalex Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I think his reviews were starting to be overshadowed by the length of his beard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe M Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 So where's he going??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 So where's he going??? Fast n Loud...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 So where's he going??? According to the goodbye email, he's gonna focus more on his online guitar lessons. I once signed up for them but balked when I saw the price. He's got some good free lessons, though. I like his version of Last Steam Engine Train. Since I signed up in the past, I get this weekly thing he does called "Tone Taxi", where he drives around Bozeman and talks about guitars. So I still get my Tony fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I've always enjoyed his reviews. I think he's been fair and honest.....I understand the comment regarding guitars sounding the same, but many of them do sound the same. Often the primary differences are nuances that only people like us would or might notice. Anyway, I wish him well. [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 This bloke has become my fave reviewer these days on Youtube. He plays different pieces and tries to play a style that showcases the guitar in its best light. The pieces could be longer, but still he seems to capture the essence of the guitars tone. And he can give Tony a run for the beard test... maybe he can be our new guru. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjKyiYKwMd0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAf-3ms6erQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Sorry to hear that - I must have watched just about every guitar test he has done. They use the same mic as I have, which is helpful if listening in nice headphones - really good indicator. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Tony's demos will be missed here, as well. Surely there have been those who grew weary of the repetition in his videos, but count me as one who appreciated his trying to keep things constant, and his allowing the guitars to speak for themselves. Performance videos have their place; no doubt Tony could tear it up if he wanted, but keeping it simple is really the best bet for the person wanting to carefully listen to the guitar. Shredders are fun to watch, but ... As EA pointed out, Matt from Eddie's Guitars is a great option for listening to some very nice guitars. As I've been drawn to the rosewood neck of the woods lately, Matt's considerable skill at fingerstyle music has been trying to change the balance in the kinds of music I've been interested in. A term possibly coined by EuroAussie himself maybe 5 years ago: "metrosexual thingy music", is a specialty of Matt C's. However, there is some concern that proceeding in this direction might cause me to become the dude with 5 cats and to go buy a Prius. Balance... In delving into the wide array available in acoustic tone, the more I get an appreciation for the challenge of not just making a demo video, but the challenge to carefully listen to each guitar being compared, and attempting to choose music and playing styles that accentuate their differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Following Matt would be fine - already sometimes check the guy and like him. Regarding the empty chair behind T.P., I guess it's a question of time before a new man arrives. The continuity will then be broken, but another chapter will begin. And maybe we'll finally get a TV Bird under the spot ;-) In delving into the wide array available in acoustic tone, the more I get an appreciation for the challenge of not just making a demo video, but the challenge to carefully listen to each guitar being compared, and attempting to choose music and playing styles that accentuate their differences. Somebody onboard - maybe tpbiii - once said he collected sounds. A good way to express it. Collecting pieces of art you can actually enter and bring to live would be another. Can't get over how thrilling it is to give different guitars messages and hear them react. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmental Alpinist Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 So, been meaning to ask you a question Em7 and this seems like a good place to do it. Not too far off track. For serious listening to recorded guitars and stuff, what kind of cans do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 So, been meaning to ask you a question Em7 and this seems like a good place to do it. Not too far off track. For serious listening to recorded guitars and stuff, what kind of cans do you recommend? Ups - not the right person to ask and mine are breaking apart at the moment. They are called Denon and nothing special at all. But I like them and kind of 'know them' well compared to others fx in the studio. Must get another set soon - listening in earphones is a total must when driving PC without stereo-speakers. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 So, been meaning to ask you a question Em7 and this seems like a good place to do it. Not too far off track. For serious listening to recorded guitars and stuff, what kind of cans do you recommend? I recently bought some Sennheiser HD6 mixing headphones....really nice, and they are good for recording as they not 'noise cancelling' but sound deadening - can't hear the guitar acoustically which is good for hearing exactly what you record.... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullmental Alpinist Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Thank you BK for the recommendation. I'll look in to those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentG Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 For serious listening to recorded guitars and stuff, what kind of cans do you recommend? You didn't ask me but I think the best value for the money must be AKG K550 or K551 (the same with short cable and remote)! They were 300£ cans when they came out 3 years ago, you can get them now for half that price. Since I got 'em I really hear things differently on the tube, everything is pure and organic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Fast n Loud...? Is that a motorcycle chop shop? Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug the Old Geezer Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Tony Polecastro's guitar demos of the J-35 vs. other Gibsons and even Martins was one of the reasons I bought the J-35. I couldn't find any local shops to try one out so I relied on many different demos on YouTube, but Tony's was the best. It made me come around from the Martin sound to the Gibson sound and the J-35 back in 2013, thanks, Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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