The end of the economy brands

#knowyourgear #podcast #guitarpodcast You can join Patreon to support this podcast https://www.patreon.com/phillipmcknig... Check out the Know Your Gear channel    / @therealknowyourgear   Topics 00:00 Intro 06:30 Breaking Down What It Costs To Start A Guitar Brand 49:10 G&L Guitars furloughed employees 56:40 Favorite fretboard material 58:50 Can Capos damage frets? 1:04:09 Guitar Of The Week 1:17:10 Thoughts on new Fender Road Worn Vintera II guitars 1:24:47 The end of the economy brands 1:35:25 Fender sending guitars to the big box stores and not small dealers? 1:36:50 New prices on made in Indonesia & China guitars are going to shock you 1:40:10 Why small stores should stay away from FMIC and Gibson these days 1:52:30 Putting digital reverb in amps 1:58:00 Thank you NEW 2025 KYG Merch!!!!!! https://www.kyg.altacolor.com Deals At Sweetwater https://sweetwater.sjv.io/09QgzY Deals At Guitar Center https://guitar-center.pxf.io/oqjLVm My Instagram   / phillip_mcknight   Need Stew Mac tools? You can get them and support what I do here https://stewmac.sjv.io/vnMQ3N Know Your Gear Facebook   / knowyourgear