Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A truly great guitar shape should be novel but not a novelty. Today we are taking a look at the St Vincent Goldie by Music Man; the best new guitar design of the last 20 years.

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Signal Path:
29 Pedals EUNA
Origin Effects Cali76
1981 Inventions LVL
Jam Pedals Rattler
Benson Boost
EAE Limelight
Strymon Volante
Benson Monarch +
UA Ox
Merit Mercury X

Timecodes:
00:00 Introduciton
02:47 Guitar Specs
11:47 Sound Samples - Clean Tones
13:06 Pickup Position 1: Bridge
14:29 Pickup Position 2: Out of phase
16:12 Pickup Position 3: Middle
17:36 Pickup Position 4: Out of phase
18:57 Pickup Position 5: Neck
20:44 Sound Samples - Gain
24:23 Sound Samples - Ambient
27:16 Closing Thoughts

Recorded in Universal Audio LUNA

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