We're back with a fresh take on the ever-popular HSS shootout series! New for 2021, this lineup contains offerings from the best boutique brands around right now, for the player who's looking for a slice of... everything!

'HSS' (or Humbucker, Single Coil, Single Coil pickup) guitars have long been considered the ultimate balance - vintage, bright and crisp single coil tones, coupled with the meaty chunk of a bridge humbucking pickup. The best of all worlds, allowing the player to take one guitar to a gig or recording session and truly cover (pretty much) all bases. It's this functionality and practicality that sees them among the best selling models for many builders, with each providing their own unique take on the design platform. Want something more vintage? You've got it. Want something totally contemporary, yet still familiar? You've got that, too!

In today's lineup, we purposefully decided to omit Fender's offerings. The Big F, though the originator of the S-style design, is perhaps not best known for their 'hot-rodded' takes on the Strat, with many players historically deciding to look elsewhere for their mutant Strat-a-like on steroids. So, if you're after a Fender, you buy the Fender. But, if you want something else, with a different taste, watch on...

Jack walks you through the benefits and standout qualities of four of the market's finest offerings, including Suhr's sleek Classic S Metallic, Music Man's magnificent Cutlass, Xotic's ever-iconic XSC-2, and the newest, most radical of them all, Mark Lettieri's fabulous Fiore signature model from PRS.

So, the most important question: after all is said and done, which of these superb S-styles would YOU choose? Let us know your top pick in the comments below!

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If you'd like to find out any more information about any of the guitars featured in today's video, you can do so by checking out the individual instrument pages on our website, linked below.

Check out the guitars here:
Suhr Classic S Metallic Copper Firemist - [ Ссылка ]
Music Man Cutlass Ghostwood - [ Ссылка ]
Xotic XSC-2 Metallic Purple - [ Ссылка ]
PRS Fiore Amaryliss - [ Ссылка ]

Jump to the clips:
0:00 - Introduction
1:12 - Why No Fender??
1:53 - Today's Tones
2:48 - Suhr Classic S Overview
5:36 - Suhr Clean Tone
6:43 - Suhr Crunch Tone
8:35 - Suhr High Gain Tone
11:00 - Music Man Cutlass Overview
13:24 - Cutlass Clean Tone
15:14 - Cutlass Crunch Tone
17:16 - Cutlass High Gain Tone
19:22 - Xotic XSC2 Overview
22:05 - Xotic Clean Tone
23:47 - Xotic Crunch Tone
25:56 - Xotic High Gain Tone
28:25 - PRS Fiore Overview
31:21 - Fiore Clean Tone
33:19 - Fiore Crunch Tone
36:02 - Fiore High Gain Tone
37:26 - Conclusion


Thank you as always for watching, take care, and we'll see you in the next one!

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