Guitars WE Think Everyone Should Own! (debate)

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  • In this episode we discuss the Guitars we think everyone should own.
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  • @norbert6966
    @norbert6966 4 года назад +457

    The Tech: "I choose a guitar that can't break."
    The Producer: " I choose a guitar that sounds awesome."
    The Player: " I choose a guitar that feels awesome."
    ... i think i see a pattern :)

    • @johnharvey4448
      @johnharvey4448 3 года назад +29

      Music video producer : I choose a guitar that looks good, preferably with the socket ripped off.

    • @sidneyadnopoz3427
      @sidneyadnopoz3427 3 года назад +21

      @@johnharvey4448 also can't have one of those funny wires coming out the back end

    • @user-hn2wc3fy7y
      @user-hn2wc3fy7y Год назад +2

      lmao great catch

    • @rdsaplala
      @rdsaplala Год назад +1

      Me: I choose what my wallet dictates to me 🤑

  • @Doug_Seidlitz
    @Doug_Seidlitz 4 года назад +514

    Greg Koch said something like "After the apocalypse, only cockroaches and teles will survive. And the teles will be in tune."

    • @davidtaylor5934
      @davidtaylor5934 4 года назад +47

      cockroaches, Teles and Keith Richards will survive

    • @jperryfan
      @jperryfan 4 года назад +5

      @@davidtaylor5934 My thoughts Exactly. Keith Forever!

    • @ryang3225
      @ryang3225 3 года назад +2

      I can play my tele for a week straight without having to tune it up like a half a step. I absolutely am in love with mine.

    • @lueymeteora1410
      @lueymeteora1410 3 года назад +2

      While that's all good and wonderful, extreme longevity isn't really in my shortlist of concerns when I'm Guitar shopping. It's more like tone? Playability? Which body style? Price? Features: hb's?... FR?...Evertune bridge?...Contoured heel? Etc etc.
      Whether it will survive a C4 explosion in an elevator - or not - really just aint my concern!!🤷‍♂️
      I guess if I already chose a Tele, and went ahead and bought it over all others..I would add it to my list of brag - rights, "Yay, oh yeah! My Tele will outlive your Gretsch archtop in a dynamite situation! Oh yeaaah!!"
      🙁

    • @dustinmccrindle343
      @dustinmccrindle343 3 года назад +4

      @@davidtaylor5934 Keith Richards + Teles... I don't think that combination is coincidence. They probably used his DNA and some voodoo to create the longevity of the Telecaster.
      🤣🎸😱

  • @PaperMacheTea
    @PaperMacheTea 4 года назад +329

    You know this Rhett's a pro cause he turns down the volume knob even though he's not plugged in.

    • @ctrockstar7168
      @ctrockstar7168 4 года назад +11

      Nicholas van tol well that makes me feel better about hitting my pickup selector switch when I’m not plugged in!

    • @finchisfunny
      @finchisfunny 4 года назад +7

      I only came to comment about that. Made me happy. Straight player move.

    • @thomasrobinson182
      @thomasrobinson182 4 года назад +7

      Does it go to 11?

    • @colinwallace5286
      @colinwallace5286 3 года назад +4

      Yup... just enjoying a cool refreshing beverage at the bar as my guitar picks up that one ambient frequency and proceeds to turn into an air raid siren across the room...😵 (Note to self: Why yes... apparently my telephone consultant at Musicians Friend was entirely correct about those “badass” Celestion speakers.)😬

    • @colby7325
      @colby7325 3 года назад +8

      11:45 😂

  • @ukulelelifelessons1746
    @ukulelelifelessons1746 4 года назад +111

    The guitar you should own is whichever one that inspires you and feels natural to play. Don’t waste your money on the name on the headstock simply because someone tells you you should.

    • @sirfdoom
      @sirfdoom 3 месяца назад +1

      My Squier strat is certainly not the same as a fender of the same variety, but I got it for $80 instead of $800 and I can confidently say it is way more than 10% as good

  • @avjake
    @avjake 5 лет назад +1387

    "The Telecaster is the greatest guitar of all time" as all three of you sit there holding Gibsons.

    • @fireproofman
      @fireproofman 5 лет назад +165

      Am I the one person who doesn't like the look of a Tele?

    • @Zacchus
      @Zacchus 5 лет назад +83

      @@fireproofman watch Roy Buchanan play one and it'll start looking cooler.

    • @bobbybeast1000
      @bobbybeast1000 5 лет назад +6

      haha I didn't notice that Hilarious !! LOL

    • @sammccue500
      @sammccue500 5 лет назад +23

      @Dami Ana They all are.
      They're all just wood and wire. It doesn't matter who made it where or when. It either works or it doesn't.

    • @CoeurDuPetitPrince
      @CoeurDuPetitPrince 5 лет назад +12

      They commented at the beginning of the video it is just because all 3 have p90s and that was the first point they hit on

  • @RobertBakerGuitar
    @RobertBakerGuitar 5 лет назад +466

    Literally clicked on the video with a Tele on my lap haha. The ultimate utility knife guitar. Great video Rick.

    • @internationalhouseofpancak8333
      @internationalhouseofpancak8333 5 лет назад +2

      Mason will love the heck out of you for building such an amazing collection of guitars that he'll be able to try out with time 🤘

    • @DavidSmith-ss1cg
      @DavidSmith-ss1cg 5 лет назад +2

      Perfect description of the Telecaster - a "utility knife guitar." Of course, coming of age near Washington, DC we had heard about Roy Buchanan(and there was that TV special about him around 1971, "The World's Greatest Unknown Guitar Player") and Roy(and later, Danny Gatton) could get all the weird sound effects and cool tones you can imagine from a Tele. And I knew that Muddy played one, and I had a photo of a young BB King with one, so I knew that they were good. But I always liked Strats, except for that single-coil buzz that you couldn't really get rid of. Jeff Beck, Hendrix, they must have had some reason for playing them. I would be stunned to see Jeff Beck and a 335 in his hands. Only thing I can say is, experiment and then go with what works.

    • @ytusersumone
      @ytusersumone 5 лет назад

      Wouln't it be even better and tonally more versatile with a semi hollow body Tele?

    • @wiseguy9202
      @wiseguy9202 5 лет назад

      I'm pretty impressed with my charcoal black Modern Player Tele. The pine body is a delight to play.

    • @pharmerdavid1432
      @pharmerdavid1432 5 лет назад +4

      @@dreyn7780 Scallops on guitars? I usually like to cook and eat them myself......

  • @juliansedor7101
    @juliansedor7101 4 года назад +412

    A guitar that everyone should own, is one that feels good and makes you want to play.

    • @TheNinnyfee
      @TheNinnyfee 4 года назад +17

      That's truly all you need.

    • @tedzeiller2711
      @tedzeiller2711 4 года назад +7

      That's the only answer

    • @Colt-fo5jd
      @Colt-fo5jd 4 года назад +12

      The best guitar is the one currently in your hands!

    • @simoneric8183
      @simoneric8183 4 года назад +3

      ABSOLUTELY RIGHT - That's why I'd say that the Sterling AL-40 (incredible versatility) and the Hagstrom F20T (custom wound precision pickups, unique neck, flat as a classical guit and unseen comfort) are my two fav guitars

    • @johnharvey4448
      @johnharvey4448 3 года назад +1

      @Joey Mantka haha - a broken guitar can be a good percussion instrument, and ornament. So, It's like Kinder surprise : chocolate, a toy, and a surprise, wait you can't market the surprise, that's false advertising.

  • @000MidnightSun
    @000MidnightSun 4 года назад +47

    Strat for life. I've had my Strat for almost 20 years and it's never needed a neck adjustment. It plays perfectly and sounds better than guitars that are 3x the price. Super versatile and the most iconic guitar ever. The Stratocaster headstock is the best ever made.

    • @peanutbutterisfu
      @peanutbutterisfu 2 года назад +6

      I love playing a strat they just feel so natural. Mine has been pretty modified it sounds great. My les Paul is also modified but it’s one of the best sounding guitars I’ve ever played, even the studio engineer was amazed by it and laughed when he seen it was an epiphone. I do hate how a les Paul feels tho I don’t like playing them. And not for nothing I leave my les Paul in the case because I’m scared it will wall and the neck will break so it never comes out! My strat never goes in a case only if I’m playing live it goes in a case! I have done a guitar flip and the strat landed on the neck and other then a small chip no damage was still in tune!

    • @elainericketts8820
      @elainericketts8820 2 года назад +3

      ...Leo got it right the first time...........

    • @ChrisTopherBunnell
      @ChrisTopherBunnell Год назад

      I bet you've never touched a Wild Customs. It blows Fender out of the water. The cheapest model is $4000, but it plays better than any HSS I've ever heard..

    • @000MidnightSun
      @000MidnightSun Год назад +3

      @@ChrisTopherBunnell You're right, I've never played a $4000 custom guitar o....o

    • @ChrisTopherBunnell
      @ChrisTopherBunnell Год назад

      @@000MidnightSun it's worth every penny. probably the last guitar youll ever buy

  • @manuelpadilla1891
    @manuelpadilla1891 5 лет назад +175

    My opinion
    1. Strat
    2. Les Paul or Sg
    3. Something unique to make you feel special

    • @tonebonetones
      @tonebonetones 5 лет назад +8

      Yep.

    • @seymourduncandonuts9881
      @seymourduncandonuts9881 5 лет назад +8

      I was sitting here like hey that's not true but then I realized I have a LP studio, upgraded Squier standard strat, and a jazz master......

    • @joedicianni103
      @joedicianni103 5 лет назад +3

      Telecasters

    • @SarahEHowson
      @SarahEHowson 5 лет назад +1

      I've told you before not to creep my setup thanks. :P

    • @GuitarsAndSynths
      @GuitarsAndSynths 5 лет назад

      I like Suhr and Jackson over Fender for metal and rock but Fender Tele is great for country music.

  • @865misty
    @865misty 3 года назад +16

    I am a Gretsch gal forever
    Something about the sparkley tones it produces and I find my jet can play a wide range of genres

  • @bronzeageancientone4844
    @bronzeageancientone4844 4 года назад +52

    I can make any guitar sound bad. It’s my superpower.

    • @scherzo0o
      @scherzo0o 4 года назад +6

      I'm afraid there's strong competition on this superpower! :)

    • @solarwinds5114
      @solarwinds5114 4 года назад +3

      Me, playing on a Music Man Majesty:
      *can hardly play Mary Had a Little Lamb*
      Someone else playing on a $50 Squier:
      *plays amazing shred solo*

    • @johnharvey4448
      @johnharvey4448 3 года назад +2

      Is any other super-power needed upon gaining the gift of the E-shape powerchord ?

    • @johnharvey4448
      @johnharvey4448 3 года назад +1

      @@solarwinds5114 I can't play MHALL. I don't remember the tune.

    • @johnharvey4448
      @johnharvey4448 3 года назад

      @@solarwinds5114 Personally, I don't have faith that a real Strat would sound better than the Squier. Steevie Wonder used to play sounds (all be it keyboard) that people thought ridiculously cheap like a in-built setting on a - yamaha argos catalogue keyboard with the purple pads , might not really have had such).
      Paradoxical insight : b) Human flavours seem heinously cartoony and unrefined to a cat.

  • @Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny
    @Weird_Old_Uncle_Kenny 4 года назад +11

    I have to agree with you about the Tele. As a lead singer who also plays guitar, the Tele is my favorite. The simple controls, the range of tones, and the feel of it. It's caveman primitive, but I've found it so easy to play and control while also belting out lead vocals, it's like a part of my own body. I can find any tone I'm looking for, instantly, in the middle of a song, without even thinking about it. I can bang the crap out of it, which happens when I'm really singing my heart out, and it stays right in tune. Leo Fender designed the very first mass-produced electric guitar, and as far as I'm concerned, he got it SO dead-nuts-on. And the neck pickup on the Tele just gets me right down in the groin. That's where I live most of the time...

  • @allgrainbrewer10
    @allgrainbrewer10 5 лет назад +45

    I’ve gotta throw my two cents in for the Stratocaster. Easy to mod and adjust, and sounds so great!

    • @TMmodify
      @TMmodify 5 лет назад +7

      You could say that about every Fender

    • @HereandThereWeGo
      @HereandThereWeGo 5 лет назад +3

      I loves me some strats too and I tinker with em, the Vintage Noiseless pups are juicy at 9 .8k . My big complaint is the truss rod adjuster being hid away at the body end of the neck which pretty much has to be removed each time to adjust. That really is a pain with the Vintage design..

    • @Mark70609
      @Mark70609 4 года назад +1

      Larry John the Strat does more and has more sounds. There are a stack of different mods fir Strats too.

    • @teanosuger
      @teanosuger 4 года назад +1

      Tried a Strat back in the 90s that had three push buttons instead of the 5 way switch....never seen one since.

    • @jbindc9608
      @jbindc9608 4 года назад

      Get 3 different pro's opinions and a Strat would be on the list.

  • @frankkolton1780
    @frankkolton1780 4 года назад +22

    For tonal versatility and comfort, I like the HSS strat. For recording the Tele. For pure ease of playing, the SG. What do I play on the most at home for practice? A Korean made Epi Sheraton, because it's versatile enough for jazz, blues, rock, country etc.

  • @SavoPaddy
    @SavoPaddy 4 года назад +3

    Would love to see you guys talk about/instructing on guitar maintenance, basic things we should all be doing to look after a Bigsby for example, soldering types for repairing cables etc. Absolutely love your series Rick and the two boys. You deserve all the success coming your way.

  • @zoltannemeth8864
    @zoltannemeth8864 4 года назад +63

    Fun fact: Dave recently put P90s in Rick Beato’s air guitar.

  • @Malcolm701
    @Malcolm701 5 лет назад +57

    I think the Tele body shape is timeless....and also the headstock.

    • @haus05
      @haus05 5 лет назад +2

      i love the tele headstock more so than the strat !!!!

    • @cherrysunburst828
      @cherrysunburst828 5 лет назад +1

      It's crazy how the Tele shape is 70 years old and it still doesn't look outdated in any way

    • @melodica5407
      @melodica5407 5 лет назад +3

      I prefer les paul's shape
      It's just their playability kinda sucks for lead playing and small handed.

    • @marvinbush5278
      @marvinbush5278 5 лет назад +3

      I own a tele and I hate the headstock. It looks, to me, like someone was working on an idea, got stuck and just gave up.

    • @johnharvey4448
      @johnharvey4448 3 года назад

      @@cherrysunburst828 Totally, it still looks like an old age pensioner.

  • @ScreaminNighthog
    @ScreaminNighthog 5 лет назад +172

    So if you combine all 3 suggestions, you would end up with a Telecaster Thin-line with P90's! Interesting.

    • @randyvanvliet226
      @randyvanvliet226 5 лет назад +5

      Like a Chapman ML-3 semi hollow body with p90's and SS frets

    • @thebluecap
      @thebluecap 4 года назад +3

      I do have one just like that and love it

    • @legochickenguy4938
      @legochickenguy4938 4 года назад +14

      So basically the Fender JA-90 which is literally a thin-line tele with p90s

    • @IJIIKY9192
      @IJIIKY9192 4 года назад +4

      @@legochickenguy4938 Jim Adkins knows what's up

    • @francispower1418
      @francispower1418 4 года назад +2

      Can I have exactly that with a Bigsby?

  • @brucegibbins3792
    @brucegibbins3792 3 года назад +1

    I get a lot of enjoyment from watching these fireside chats. These guys clearly have a liking and a strong respect for one another - always learning.

  • @bradrehn1007
    @bradrehn1007 Год назад +11

    I would love to hear a comparison conversation on Leo's Tele variations throughout his careers at Fender, Music
    Man and G&L. His magnetic field pickups with adjustable pole pieces are brilliant and seem to be revered by many.

  • @jaypickard
    @jaypickard 5 лет назад +255

    3 guitar players go 19 minutes 51 seconds holding a guitar and not noodling

    • @williamsherman2374
      @williamsherman2374 5 лет назад +32

      The only thing guitar players like to do more than playing their guitars, is talking about their guitars.... should here me blab about my pawn shop axe's, I can go on for days

    • @Nick-eo2ol
      @Nick-eo2ol 5 лет назад +34

      Actually, quantum mechanics forbids this. 11:41

    • @rb032682
      @rb032682 4 года назад +2

      LOL! I also noticed that lack of noodling.

    • @peteridinger5743
      @peteridinger5743 4 года назад +2

      Not exactly true, Rhett could not ressist!

    • @patrickgroll2046
      @patrickgroll2046 4 года назад +3

      Meanwhile Jack Pearson just dished out 20 minutes of total brilliance on a $100 chinese guitar

  • @Kurtster600
    @Kurtster600 5 лет назад +70

    Damn Rick, that was a hefty laugh at the beginning!

    • @melissam8444
      @melissam8444 5 лет назад +3

      Haha yep! I had to turn it down for a sec!
      Beato, maybe you could do a similar video for acoustic guitars?

  • @DavidSmith-ne1zp
    @DavidSmith-ne1zp 4 года назад +1

    I love these videos Rick! Feel like I'm sitting in with you three talking about the guitars we love, things my other friends and family can't really relate to. Over the years, there have been guitars I've lusted over based on looks alone. Once I had them, it didn't take long to realize they weren't for me. But still I could't part with them because they were so beautiful!

  • @nebojsaciric4656
    @nebojsaciric4656 5 лет назад +24

    -- A strat single coils
    - A telecaster single coils
    - A Les Paul with PAF's
    - A Les Paul with p90
    - And a Hybrid Strat with a Floyd Rose
    The 5 electric guitars you need in a Studio...
    In my opinion...

  • @guitardudeguy3139
    @guitardudeguy3139 5 лет назад +72

    Gotta have s strat, it's just what I'm the most comfortable with. Versatility, it does it all.

    • @filianablanxart8305
      @filianablanxart8305 5 лет назад

      Yes , in the abstract , the P90 is the outstanding pickup .
      But the three single coils of a Strat have got the variety of great sound . The only thing to be added is a Tele - like combination of bridge & neck . While the Tele shape is iconic for being first , I prefer the shape of the Strat .
      The main advantage the Tele has for being bulletproof is the bridge design . A fixed bridge Strat should match that .

    • @kitoyobeni1
      @kitoyobeni1 5 лет назад +6

      I keep coming back to Strats as well (and then mod them, lol). They are such a great platform for mods; you can really make them your own.

    • @jakemf1
      @jakemf1 5 лет назад +1

      Single coil-cant be beat

    • @kitoyobeni1
      @kitoyobeni1 5 лет назад +4

      @@jakemf1 ...other than the bridge position of a strat. Gotta go with a humbucker there IMO. I usually go for a Duncan strat-size humbucker...looking to maybe use the new Red Devil in my current project.

    • @renaissongsmann8889
      @renaissongsmann8889 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah, HSS Strats rule the world ....

  • @cheenu711
    @cheenu711 3 года назад +7

    For me it's the strat. That edge in the tone 😭❤️

  • @richardsorice4509
    @richardsorice4509 4 года назад +1

    I have a 40 year old Ibanez Joe Pass JP20 archtop. It's my only guitar that stays in tune. The other night I played a four hour gig. I tuned once at the beginning of the gig and checked after each break. Still in tune til then end of the night.

  • @eliotmiranda
    @eliotmiranda 4 года назад +10

    I have a Yamaha SG2000, that plays beautifully, has great sustain and Seymour Duncan replacement humbuckers for the original anaemic Yamahas which, like the originals, can be switched to single coil for flexibility using the tone knobs. A great guitar. For my 60th I finally found the nylon string of my dreams, a Godin ACS which has 22 frets and a thin fingerboard so all my thumb over grips and high neck voicing are playable (it drives Roland synths too). I have a Taylor 814-CE that sounds beautiful and stays in tune but requires strong hands to play high neck voicings with strings heavy enough to extract the tone. Adding something distinctive to this trio is interesting, maybe an Ibanez semi acoustic a la Sco, but definitely an 8 string with fan frets.

  • @cortes0505
    @cortes0505 5 лет назад +384

    I'm hoping that if I show this to my wife, she'll let me buy some more guitars.

    • @franklehouillier8865
      @franklehouillier8865 5 лет назад +10

      Good luck!

    • @terrydactylspontaneous2596
      @terrydactylspontaneous2596 5 лет назад +23

      Buy them and sneak them in. It’s the only way.

    • @adsvx
      @adsvx 5 лет назад +7

      Oh, yeah, that ALWAYS works. :)

    • @mrjohnmeredith
      @mrjohnmeredith 5 лет назад +16

      That never works. I tried. I got told “What are watching? Oh....that’s sad. A bunch of men talking about guitars?”.

    • @joedicianni103
      @joedicianni103 5 лет назад +1

      Keep hope

  • @ShaunaMarieSings
    @ShaunaMarieSings 5 лет назад +3

    Excellent discussion, Rick...I am learning so much from your channel!!! 💗💗💗

  • @WhitePlek
    @WhitePlek 4 года назад +1

    When Rick talked about using a Tele for progressive metal, it reminded me of when my buddy brought his newly bought Tele from the Player series to the rehearsal room earlier this year. Plugged it into his 1x12 combo, switched to the high gain channel, played a riff and it blew me away. And that's with just two single coils. It's suprising how good these things sound with distortion!

  • @belfastgeorge1
    @belfastgeorge1 2 года назад +4

    I was also a die-hard Les Paul fan - to this day I love the way they look, feel and sound. They represent the sound of my youth. But a couple of years ago I bought an American Pro tele to complete my collection, and I have very rarely picked up any other solid bodied guitar since. I just love it in every way. And as mentioned in the video, the reliability is simply outstanding! I'm not a complete convert, but I do recognise perfection when I see it...

  • @DugerNick
    @DugerNick 5 лет назад +7

    Collings electrics! Insane build quality, they do some great P-90 stuff as well as fabulous 335 style guitars.

  • @nikshmenga
    @nikshmenga 5 лет назад +6

    On an episode featuring 'The Fender Telecaster' it's nice to see some love for the eternally great STAX record label. After Green Onions it's not really guitar driven music, but Steve Cropper's guitar is always present.

  • @stevenmiller7747
    @stevenmiller7747 5 лет назад

    I never have any idea what you guys are talking about and yet I love listening.

  • @MrPolleyr
    @MrPolleyr 2 года назад +1

    I had a 73 Gibson L-6S. I bought it band new and played it up until 3 years ago. I gave to my youngest son who plays like a dream. That guitar was so amazing. Stayed in tune, amazing versatility with the 6 position tone switch it could sound like anything out there from a Strat or Tele, to a Les Paul or a 335. There’s a guy on RUclips that takes a L6 through its paces and it’s amazing.

  • @manuele.itriagom.728
    @manuele.itriagom.728 3 года назад +7

    Many people will tell you that setting up a tele is annoying, but few will tell you that once it's set up it's untouchable. Really awesome feedback from people that have played literally every possible guitar.
    I'm not a huge tele fan, but that feedback really made sense to me.
    I'm more of a Jaguar guy, so I'm a weirdo haha ...ironically it's the most annoying guitar to keep set

  • @jacobsmith1877
    @jacobsmith1877 5 лет назад +5

    1. Double humbucker, 2. Triple single coil, 3. Everything else is bonus. With some wiring mods you can get a ton of tones out of these two guitars. I would like to have something with P90s but that's a lower priority for me

  • @vito336
    @vito336 4 года назад +2

    Nice to see you speaking well of my friend Ralph Novak's fanned fret invention. I love mine.

    • @johnharvey4448
      @johnharvey4448 3 года назад

      Have you heard of the guitars that of their frets have two or three frets that are curved part way along the frets length, to compensate for the by nature off pitch of standard guitars ? Can't remember the name of the company now. Clip of them on youtube somewhere.

  • @greywolferhm
    @greywolferhm 5 лет назад +2

    A 90's Anderson Drop Top with the Switcheroo wiring is a very versatile machine, and built like a tank.

  • @johnnuss2794
    @johnnuss2794 4 года назад +42

    I can't believe no one even mentioned the Stratocaster! Really?!!

    • @Bless_darealone
      @Bless_darealone 3 года назад +1

      Right man 😔

    • @paulmitchell5349
      @paulmitchell5349 3 года назад +2

      ''Strat in '54'' at 10 minutes 16 secs.

    • @tedwojtasik8781
      @tedwojtasik8781 3 года назад +3

      Problem with the Strat is everything it does really good, PRS will do even better and more reliably IMO.

    • @chrisfelix7257
      @chrisfelix7257 2 года назад

      THE STRAT IS KING 🤟🙂

  • @nackdrag
    @nackdrag 5 лет назад +4

    I’ve got an Rickenbacker, Gibson SG and an Fender strat, but my favourite is my ESP Eclipse.

  • @AquaMunkee
    @AquaMunkee 4 года назад +1

    As I listened to the three of you discuss modern guitars that would stand the test of time my mind went to Strandberg. I just got my first, a Strandberg Boden Classic 8 string. I still can’t do the instrument justice as I fumble about with those 2 extra strings, but the workmanship and playability is just superb to my hands.

  • @northsongs
    @northsongs Год назад +2

    Agreed. I was a dyed-in-the-wool Gibson player. Still love them. But my first Tele showed me how simple, versatile and reliable a guitar can be. Such a fine guitar! My first P90 guitar is also an eye-opening guitar. Such a great rocknroll tone! Really has a LOT of punch through a mix.

    • @ChrisTopherBunnell
      @ChrisTopherBunnell Год назад +1

      I would not trade my Chapman for any Gibson newer than 2008.

  • @FACEGRINDproductions
    @FACEGRINDproductions 5 лет назад +11

    I've had a tele in a garage fire and the whole body was still playable with nothing changed, besides the neck that burned to pieces

    • @tonym2513
      @tonym2513 4 года назад

      Chris Twarowski interested in selling it? Got any pics if you are?

  • @matttattack
    @matttattack 3 года назад +5

    They don’t get a whole lot of attention but I’ve been loving what D’Angelico has been doing lately

  • @jc6721
    @jc6721 3 года назад

    The three guitars I currently own: a Warmoth Tele/Strat hybrid (Tele body, 2 Strat pickups and Tele bridge pickup with Floyd Rose Rail Tail bridge, a Gibson Les Paul Special Tribute DC with MojoTone 56 Quiet Coil P90s, and a Gibson ES-339 with no F holes. Love all 3 so much!

  • @mikenono4756
    @mikenono4756 5 лет назад

    I totally agree ... I love my Telly ( had her for 23 yrs now ) and she has never once let me down...

  • @golafs
    @golafs 5 лет назад +15

    @11:45 funny his muscle memory just let him turn down the volume

  • @marcus8player
    @marcus8player 5 лет назад +6

    Great video, love the kinda "podcasty" style, could have easily watched 20 more minutes of it :)

  • @GetOffTheLawn
    @GetOffTheLawn 4 года назад

    100 percent agree on all the points made about the 335. I picked one up this year and love it. I'm 6'5" so I totally get the want for a bigger bodied guitar.

  • @clicheguevara9917
    @clicheguevara9917 3 года назад +10

    didnt we realize in the 80s that you get everything with a superstrat?

  • @muldog1
    @muldog1 5 лет назад +48

    My Telecaster has taken about 4 hard nose dives. Still plays like new.

    • @joetowers4804
      @joetowers4804 5 лет назад +4

      The Telecaster Is to guitars what Nokia used to be to cell phones.

    • @leightonmitchell2564
      @leightonmitchell2564 5 лет назад +2

      Yeah it’s literally a slab of wood with a long piece of wood bolted on to it.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 года назад

      Dreyn 77
      Twelve people agree with you.
      The rest, not so much.

    • @twoprimo
      @twoprimo 4 года назад +1

      Telecaster is the A-10 Warthog of the guitar world.

  • @wrobinson1702
    @wrobinson1702 5 лет назад +6

    Being from Memphis, I love the STAX shirt! I've had one for years.

    • @gabrielcaplan6887
      @gabrielcaplan6887 5 лет назад

      i hear the hat every day, for 2.5 years. I love Stax so.

  • @francispower1418
    @francispower1418 4 года назад +1

    This was a reassuring video to watch. I own three electric guitars. A custom tele thinline, Warmouth parts, alder on alder with a rosewood on maple neck, hand wound pick ups and a Joe Barden bridge (it switches five ways, weights nothing plays like a Fender Custom Shop offering). A 1985 Gibson 335, the number of which suggests that it was built in Nashville but everyone agrees is a little too thin for the Nashville jigs so might just be one of the last off the line from Killamazoo. Anyway wherever it was built its plays beautifully. I mostly usually use it for soulful rhythm parts with the volume knobs turned down to about five, which is a favorite sound for me). And a re-issue Gretsch Duo Jet that is about fifteen years old, now has TV Jones Classics for the pick ups and, glory of glories, a Bigsby that never goes out of tune. I just don't need anything else and despite looking around I haven't bought a new electric guitar for ten years. I haven't needed to. Except... P90s....!!! I guess I really do need that Gold Top reissue after all!

  • @CenterThePendulum
    @CenterThePendulum 4 года назад +1

    I recently bought a 2001 Custom Shop ‘57 Historic LP Junior which immediately became my #1 - Gibson Beef with Tele trebles. P90’s are truly something special, and as a rhythm player/singer I never have issues complementing the tones of what lead players typically play. #2 my 335, #3 ‘57 historic goldtop LP, #4 Strat.

  • @josephslusarski7384
    @josephslusarski7384 4 года назад +6

    Music Man makes a great guitar. I bought a Sting Ray in January, it arrived in the mail and I have not touched the set up since then and it has been 11 months. super reliable, sturdy and responsive instrument. Definitely recommend this as a choice as top guitars that will last through the years. Music Man in general makes really nice instruments.

  • @TommySG1
    @TommySG1 4 года назад +4

    I love all four ( I call them that ) Strats, Tele’s, LP’s and SG’s. No question have at least one with humbuckers and one with single coils is optimal.
    However, while you were discussing the heal joint of the LP being in the way..... why not an SG instead? That’s my preference but it is easier to get down to those higher frets on that not to mention they’re lighter too!

  • @nicknisthlm
    @nicknisthlm 3 года назад

    I love your channel -informative and allways something new to learn -thank you 😊

  • @aalborgsoundwboi
    @aalborgsoundwboi 8 месяцев назад

    I bought a LP Special in TV yellow when i was 13. 20 years later, i haven't had a single moment of regret. Wonderful guitar!

  • @silvanostasolla8954
    @silvanostasolla8954 4 года назад +18

    The Telecaster might have been a good guitar for the time it was introduced, but the Stratocaster pushed the bar much higher with a comfortable shape, the volume immediately accessible at your fingertip, the jack in a recessed place and an extra pickup for versatility. Just saying....

    • @stevebuzz3967
      @stevebuzz3967 3 года назад +2

      Yeah, I agree. Surprised they didn't mention the Strat.

  • @peterchristianmanstein1106
    @peterchristianmanstein1106 5 лет назад +75

    I think in 50 years the design of a Telecaster, a Strat, a LesPaul, a ES335 or ES175 will still be there. These guitars are icons, you can‘t make them better.

    • @RicardoDiazHimself
      @RicardoDiazHimself 5 лет назад +3

      What? 1952 telecaster were unplayable by today's standards. Thats why theyre so different today. They WERE refined.

    • @peterchristianmanstein1106
      @peterchristianmanstein1106 5 лет назад +2

      RicardoDiazHimself Read again and perhaps you understand: I’m not speaking from the technical Details but the design.

    • @DavidSmith-ss1cg
      @DavidSmith-ss1cg 5 лет назад +5

      I think that in 50 years, a strat will be the most widespread. The contour body and replaceable neck combination is just about unbeatable; and you can bolt on(replace) any other part of it as needed. I have always considered a Les Paul to be the ultimate, but for some people it's just not right.
      Nobody can really tell what guitar is best, you have to check out the different types until you find what works for you. If you compare it to sex, you wouldn't just do it one way, or use just one position. Shopping for guitars is like grocery shopping - you'll never be able to get away from it, so(and you should do this grocery shopping, too) figure out a system, and then you'll get better results and not waste time.

    • @GuitarsAndSynths
      @GuitarsAndSynths 5 лет назад

      same with Jackson they defined metal

    • @bertramallgood9921
      @bertramallgood9921 5 лет назад

      You can make the ES335 better for people who are smaller by making the body smaller, like they did with the ES339. :)

  • @mikek6199
    @mikek6199 4 года назад

    I have a fan fret tele that I absolutely love. Was built by a local luthier who sadly passed away last year. But it is an amazing thing.

  • @wrorchestra1
    @wrorchestra1 3 года назад +1

    Recently bought a Höfner very-thin 6 string and a Vintage 12-string semi hollow. Love that I can play them both through an amp or acoustic and they sound great (to my ears anyway)

  • @bradleyt
    @bradleyt 5 лет назад +4

    Love the Fender 72 Telecaster Deluxe 💓🎸👊🏻

  • @JDGreen916
    @JDGreen916 5 лет назад +7

    If you're talking headless and multi-scale/fanned fret guitars - Strandberg should come up. Those things are super cool.

    • @johnharvey4448
      @johnharvey4448 3 года назад

      Fanned fret guitars, so are these with nano-sized finger cooling system.... 'Fanned fret system, for the player who likes to remain cool'.

  • @willeycr
    @willeycr 3 года назад +1

    A guitar that should make the list is a Duesenberg Starplayer TV it has a rock solid build, fit and finish! Recently added one to the collection and quickly became my go to guitar. The P90 style pickup in the neck checks the box for Rick.

  • @earlspearl2933
    @earlspearl2933 4 года назад

    thanx Rick . this seems to be my fave vid set-up . you 3 guys together . it feels honest and trustworthy . and for once I agree on the subject . P90's on a Gibson , a Telecaster , and some good 335ish . If I traveled tho it would be a Strat a Les Paul Custom and a Tele . but I don't so I have 2 Teles of a variance . Noiseless ( Original ) and Tex-Mex . playing around hometowns you only need one guitar . I hope to get get one of those Jr's or a Doublecut like Rhett and Dave sat with here . have a nice day !

  • @twoprimo
    @twoprimo 4 года назад +93

    Telecaster is the A-10 Warthog of the guitar world.

    • @tonym2513
      @tonym2513 4 года назад +1

      twoprimo that’s a great description. Well played, sir or ma’am.

    • @jbindc9608
      @jbindc9608 4 года назад

      Spot on, first time I've heard that analogy.

    • @blasterofmuppets4754
      @blasterofmuppets4754 3 года назад +7

      there are also both ugly as fuck and i mean that as a compliment.

    • @silviosantapaola2825
      @silviosantapaola2825 3 года назад

      more like the F - 16 do't you think ?

    • @Dakahrii
      @Dakahrii 2 года назад

      @@silviosantapaola2825 That would be a stratocaster

  • @heyitsDevriss
    @heyitsDevriss 4 года назад +4

    The Reverend double agent is absolutely cool and I hope mixed pickups catches on

    • @johnharvey4448
      @johnharvey4448 3 года назад +1

      Now that is rock. A guitar named after a religious ministerial role. That is what rock was about when it was vibrant : originality, defiance, different. Not pushing the : cheesy cliched obligatory diablo hand sign + viking boat (with skull choker on the front) a bit further in the same direction.
      Kudos.
      Further, It's not even merely the Reverend. It's The (definite article) Reverend, Double Agent (mixing intelligent yet harmless espionage).
      This is pioneership, this is the cutting edge of axedom.
      Can I get an Amen? Yes, you can, consider it done.

  • @865misty
    @865misty 3 года назад +2

    Can't wait to buy my first telecaster 💖 getting it in race green and replacing the pick guard from white to black pearl ❤️
    ESP, Gretsch Electromatic Jet, SG, and now telecaster these are my electric guitar collection so far

  • @gordonmcewen2661
    @gordonmcewen2661 4 года назад +1

    Gibson 175 - the neck feels just right, it's light and very comfortable to play, sounds ok for just acoustic practising and has a bit more bite than many archtops when plugged in so is very versatile.

  • @WCG72
    @WCG72 5 лет назад +13

    Once I bought my first PRS that was it for me. I own one Strat, more for nostalgic reason then anything. All my other electrics and one acoustic are PRS.

  • @josephrasbold2180
    @josephrasbold2180 5 лет назад +21

    My Rickenbacker 330W is my favorite guitar I've ever played. Nothing compares to the build quality, comfortability and sound.

    • @josephrasbold2180
      @josephrasbold2180 5 лет назад +2

      @wildcatter63 Ain't that the truth! I love the 600 series Rick's. I really want to get a midnight blue 650, those Rick humbuckers are slept on!

    • @KreaperSlayer
      @KreaperSlayer 5 лет назад +4

      I've got a 2018 Rickenbacker 4003 and it is by far my favorite bass. It so easily cuts through the mix in my Ska band, and nothing else sounds quite like it

    • @josephrasbold2180
      @josephrasbold2180 5 лет назад +2

      @@KreaperSlayer hell yeah! You gotta love how Rick basses growl. I find them really easy to mix!

    • @gehrigcupo7070
      @gehrigcupo7070 5 лет назад +3

      My 330 with toasters is amazing ric 6 strings are so underused

    • @shaunw9270
      @shaunw9270 5 лет назад

      I own a 2013 Ruby 330 . Not for everyone but they aren't the "one trick pony" they're often portrayed as either.

  • @alcondragon
    @alcondragon 4 года назад +1

    I just bought the Gibson Exclusive SGS3 with the
    Neck Pickup: '57 Classic
    - Middle Pickup: '57 Classic
    - Bridge Pickup: '57 Classic Plus
    - Controls: 3 Volumes, 1 Tone & 3-Way Toggle Switch.
    I have always loved the SG Model since Barry Goudreau from Boston and Clapton of course.
    This guitar screams. It will never be sold (I hope)
    AS for the Tele, my friend had a 1974 with the maple neck, best playing guitar I ever played.

  • @OctopusEars
    @OctopusEars 2 года назад

    Today is my first time seeing this video, and I recently acquired a 60's tribute Les Paul with p90's and I couldn't agree more with Rick's opening statement regarding p90's being a must-have.. I'm in love with the tone I'm getting

  • @lopezb
    @lopezb 5 лет назад +3

    Interesting that with all the fancy new (expensive) guitars out, they stick with the classics. Had a chance years ago to buy a Tele, but lost out (to my brother!! he still has it but never plays...). Then I had a chance for an old Martin, and didn't make the same mistake--dropped everything and rushed over there as soon as I saw the ad. Back in the days of classifieds....

  • @Robby102509
    @Robby102509 5 лет назад +36

    I'm a SG guy, but I think Paul Reed Smith guitars will be around and sought after for many years.

    • @sv1201
      @sv1201 3 года назад

      No, because many people find his headstocks too ugly to look at.

  • @mrjljjl
    @mrjljjl 4 года назад

    I almost bought a norma electric guitar awhile back it seemed like a hidden gem of the era. I loved the unique pickguard and they jammed as much stuff into it as possible

  • @jacobcourseymusic6414
    @jacobcourseymusic6414 4 года назад +1

    I use an SG Special Faded and it is the most reliable guitar I have. It came with a covered neck pickup and gold Les Paul knobs that were not original, but I haven’t changed it because it’s perfect.

  • @coffeecomics3583
    @coffeecomics3583 5 лет назад +249

    Fender Stratocaster. Gibson Les Paul. Fender Telecaster.
    The End.

    • @toptopovaxiv
      @toptopovaxiv 5 лет назад +2

      Scrolled here to write that...simple. No debate at all

    • @Enjoimaschine
      @Enjoimaschine 4 года назад +17

      Add PRS Custom 24/22

    • @dekofschipper8412
      @dekofschipper8412 4 года назад

      Amen, but it leaves the humbucker/P90 question unanswered

    • @mcamp9445
      @mcamp9445 4 года назад +7

      ES-335 and an SG or LP with p90s

    • @eshaandaksh2968
      @eshaandaksh2968 4 года назад +3

      Also a prs, any one of them

  • @eljison
    @eljison 3 года назад +22

    I've always found the Tele's kind of ugly, different strokes. But lately, they have been growing on me.

    • @mirllewist3086
      @mirllewist3086 3 года назад +4

      yep, I used to think teles were painfully ugly too. Like so ugly that they were kind of offensive to look at. I used to think the body looked like a high school wood-shop failure, the headstock like a sawed-off Strat, and the bridge looked like some kind of weird mouse trap. I remember staring at the cover of Born to Run thinking what a strange and ugly guitar. But all that changed after my first time playing a tele. Right away all of those great rock and blues tones come so easily and unmistakably. And pretty much all of the sounds you can make are really usable, whereas the more I played Strats, the more fiddly I found them --- the bridge is too bitey, the middle kind of pointless, 2 and 4 too woody and clucky - - ok, the neck pickup is perfect, but the tele has that too. Anyway, teles got less ugly to me the more I play them - now I think they look great.

    • @abcrx32j
      @abcrx32j 3 года назад +1

      Everyone does at some point, even if they are just a thick plank of wood with a tube as a neck

    • @peterlorenzo615
      @peterlorenzo615 3 года назад +1

      Get one all in black

    • @eljison
      @eljison 3 года назад

      @Barton Dean I have cherry sunburst Les Paul and Texas Tea Strat. They are both beautiful.

    • @charlie-obrien
      @charlie-obrien 2 года назад +2

      @@peterlorenzo615
      I've got a Black on Black Nashville with a roasted maple neck.
      It is beautiful and the best sounding guitar I own.

  • @markuschain812
    @markuschain812 5 лет назад +2

    I sold all my guitars and kept these three:
    *Aerodyne tele (has a P90 in the neck)
    *PRS custom 24 (it just chimes....)
    *Martin (any acoustic by them will do)

  • @RyanHarris77
    @RyanHarris77 4 года назад

    I put a humbucker-sized P90 (BKP MIssissippi Queen) in my Agile and absolutely love it. Sounds amazing clean, and compliments lower tunings well.

  • @3TimesaDaddy
    @3TimesaDaddy 5 лет назад +10

    So Rick, let's see your guitar collection sometime! Thanks for the videos!

    • @dezb1
      @dezb1 5 лет назад

      I'd Defenetly watch that video.

  • @ThorneyedWT
    @ThorneyedWT 5 лет назад +11

    Can't agree, you all choose very specific and fairly limited guitars. If i was limited to one guitar, it would be something like ibanez Jem with trem, single and humbuckers. You can't beat it in versatility and ergonomics. I myself opted to have 2 guitars - LP and Strat. Coil tap on LP gives sound close to p90, strat with maple neck can sound almost like tele if i need it. So there is no need in any more guitars.

    • @toneleudy
      @toneleudy 3 года назад +3

      I've had many ibenez over the years. Never had one I liked.... But I have many friends who have them and they sound amazing... I have a PRS custom with a floyd and 59 Gibson pickups..... Never goes out of tune no matter the abuse and sounds out of this world

    • @Otis-Isom
      @Otis-Isom 3 года назад +1

      P-90’s are the most versatlie pickup. Tele’s are the most durable and widley recorded guitar and 335’s cover the most grounds genre wise. Pretty good criteria. If your going for complete and total versatility then and Ibanez with an hsh and coil splits is great but it would struggle to get the classic rock tone and feel with its higher output pickups and specs and it defines would be challenging for a 12-bar

    • @akacaleb
      @akacaleb 2 года назад +2

      The question was “What’s 1 guitar every guitarist needs?” not “If you could only have 1 guitar what would it be?” Funny enough the answer to both those questions is still a Tele.

    • @adamjones6252
      @adamjones6252 2 года назад

      I’ve got a Jem and yeah it’s an amazing guitar, plays and sounds great. I find it a bit temperamental though, it needs a lot of tweaking and it doesn’t hold tuning too well, I’m always fiddling with it.

  • @simoneric8183
    @simoneric8183 4 года назад

    I discovered two guitars recently that are really worth it : the Sterling AL-40, on which you get all kinds of sounds, from Gibson-esque to Fendery twangy notes, to Gretsch Filtertron-like colours, and the swedish Hagstrom F20T, with her home-made pickups, sharpened like knives. Hagstrom used a new carbon-based and wood component to eliminate "dead spots" on the guitar and maximize resonance. And it works, your whole body can feel it ! I'm crazy about those two. Those gems made me rediscover my amps !

  • @enggopah
    @enggopah 4 года назад +1

    Ha! First guitar I bought that wasn't just the cheap things I started learning on was deliberately with P90s, but specifically it was the SG Classic because the early Santana records where he played a P90 SG were a big influence on me at the time (as a teenager). That and a Telecaster were my signature guitars...

  • @jascoplumbingsupply4224
    @jascoplumbingsupply4224 5 лет назад +6

    The 3 of u with these discussions is truly the best content on RUclips!

  • @unicyclemaster470
    @unicyclemaster470 5 лет назад +86

    So what I'm hearing is p90 tele...

    • @thesandman775
      @thesandman775 5 лет назад +3

      Yep. Friedman vintage t ftw

    • @auntjenifer7774
      @auntjenifer7774 5 лет назад

      Yep, the only guitar I don't have ! P90 Tele that is .

    • @thedickens6490
      @thedickens6490 5 лет назад +2

      LP junior p90 is pretty great for recording

    • @andybradshaw5971
      @andybradshaw5971 5 лет назад

      My next build is a twin P90 Tele...

    • @Briandnlo4
      @Briandnlo4 4 года назад

      Hmmm... not that it was ever a question, but I’m going to hang onto my G&L ASAT Tribute Junior. Mahogany tele-body with a bolt on neck and two P-90s. It was my bidget’s answer to wanting an SG Jr. and it plays fantastic. They scrimped a little in the cavity to keep it at that price point, but nothing a little time and a soldering iron won’t bring up to snuff.

  • @stevelarsen4526
    @stevelarsen4526 4 года назад

    Great video, guys👍...I own a Strat, Les Paul, and PRS P24...PRS is my favorite!!

  • @virginiaribis2070
    @virginiaribis2070 3 года назад

    Love all you do.Bring me memories.

  • @aprilkurtz1589
    @aprilkurtz1589 5 лет назад +10

    P90's FTW! I have a '67 SG, with the original everything. I love that guitar, and the sound it makes!

  • @just.some.dud3
    @just.some.dud3 5 лет назад +4

    Rick, Abasi has a 6 string they are taking orders for now. I played one at NAMM. :)

  • @DBoonful
    @DBoonful 5 лет назад

    Agree on Tele. I have one with graphite saddles and nut that flew to shows internationally and on the west coast and the damn thing was perfectly in tune when I pulled it out.

  • @craigharrison5406
    @craigharrison5406 3 года назад

    I'm a super strat guy (Ibanez and Jackson's) but I did go out and pick up an American strat and Gibson Les paul over the years and I'm glad I did. Plug either of those straight into my Marshall DSL and the sound is magical.

  • @murryw
    @murryw 4 года назад +10

    If I could only have one, I'd have to keep my strat.

  • @mileswatkinson8135
    @mileswatkinson8135 2 года назад +4

    The Strat has always been my favorite guitar. I love Gibsons, I think Gretsch make some great guitars and I appreciate the things being done by Ibanez and Schecter, and others, but I would never be without a Strat.

  • @normancomerford6148
    @normancomerford6148 2 года назад

    My guitars : 72 telecaster; 2012 Les Paul and 2000 Epiphone acoustic... love them!

  • @majorwheelock974
    @majorwheelock974 5 лет назад

    Hey Rick, I agree with your first comment. Have one of every type of pickups and guitar . . . . so everyone should own : Les Paul, Stratocaster, Telecaster, PRS, Gretsch 6120, Rickenbacker 12 string, Gibson 175, Gibson 335, Danelectro dc, Gibson L-5 (or jazz box by Guild) a great palet of tone!