That dude Andy from pro guitar shop

thecolourbox

monquixote said:

What PGS Andy, Pete Thorne, and Mike Hermans should really teach us is that a good player can get a great sound out of any decent gear so we should be a lot less hung up on gear and more focussed on our playing. 

In a way yes, but until any of them could do a slapback delay or sound like a Big Muff through a POG purely on technique alone, there will always be a need for pedals (and demos thereof)

markv

Nah, it's all in the fingers man ... (at 37:39)

ThePrettyDamned

monquixote said:

What PGS Andy, Pete Thorne, and Mike Hermans should really teach us is that a good player can get a great sound out of any decent gear so we should be a lot less hung up on gear and more focussed on our playing. 

I love checking out Boss demos by these guys and everyone is like, "WOW! How did you get it to sound so good? What are your settings? Are they modded?" 

Whereas on a newer, hand made pedal video by them everyone is just like, "wow, that *pedal* sounds so much better than <previous best sounding pedal>. 

Funkfingers

Electro-Harmonix demonstrator, Bill Ruppert, is another complete mutha. 

Let's face it. It is the job of these demonstrators to instil the desire to purchase into us - the potential customers. 

Paul_C

PGS Andy's videos are always worth a watch, but only if you're wealthy enough to buy everything he demos

I looked at one Earthquaker Devices pedal for fun (Acapulco Gold) because I knew full well I didn't want, or need it.

Now I do, plus half a dozen other EQD pedals I saw before I managed to close YouTube down.

AxeInsight

I've seen a few of Andy's videos a while ago, and his playing is pretty sharp and versatile, so I guess he wasn't wrong in his career choice because that's kinda what you need in order to be a good demonstrator.

Max

Edit: Actually I remember the wrong guy, the guy who's playing was pretty good was the other PGS demonstrator,Scotty I think his name is.

Hapijoel

Watching Andy taught me to loosen up and get back to learning song by ear. He can jam out just about anything, love watching his videos.

Funkfingers

Looks like Andy has transferred to reverb.com

https://reverb.com/shop/proguitarshop

https://reverb.com/uk/news/reverb-welcomes-andy-martin-and-the-tone-report

https://reverb.com/uk/news/video-joe-from-reverb-interviews-andy-from-tone-report

Ro_S

I liked it when Andy used to point at the pedals.

Matt_McG

There's also Joel from Chicago Music Exchange:

e.g. this one from 5min on.



or 



I tend to like the kinds of things he plays.

slacker

Matt_McG said:

There's also Joel from Chicago Music Exchange:



I tend to like the kinds of things he plays.

Shame his guitar has melted.

mburekenge

R.j. ronquillo is another great demo guy

jaymenon

eldarvanyar said:

From a business perspective if I owned a guitar company I wouldn't be out there demoing and promoting other companies guitars. You don't or didn't see Paul Reed Smith etc out there playing, endorsing and promoting other manufacturers guitars. Business is business. 

There's a big difference between specifying, buying, and distributing consignments of guitars to employing, designing and manufacturing them with your own factory. 

This is is nothing personal against Rob, I understand he is a very nice guy but I am just offering my own opinion(s) which only matters to me really. I just wonder how many others have found the same thing over time.

Back to the demos at at the end of the day it all comes down to the perspectives of the audience or market, and 'there is no accounting for taste'. 

Sorry if if I am coming across a bit grumpy

I think you make a valid point - and that is a bit strange...

Jalapeno

Holy Necro-bump Batman !