Top 10 Guitar Models of All Time
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I can't believe I clicked on a watch mojo video about guitars.
Finally gave it a click, after months of it popping on my recommendations.
Yeah looks like I have sunk into lameness as well, you're not by yourself
I’m ashamed to have gone here too
Yes. Me too. After months i finally clicked it. And now i regret it
I’m the 1k like!
Shows the strat with Weezer but not Hendrix, Clapton or gilmour....
Its watchmojo after all,
What can we expect,
Yeah I questioned that myself.....
Or even Mayer ffs
@Cartoon Hater he isnt known for playing a tele
It's scuffed
Let's be honest, everybody came here only to see if the stratocaster or les paul is in first place.
i came to see tele in first position, strato second and any gretsch on third
Exactly
Alexander Lozanov I came for the sg
yessss!!! From now no more doubt.: LONG LIVE FENDER
Strat #1 although I've always wanted a flying v
Y'all know Jimi Hendrix was responsible for more sales of Fender Stratocasters than anyone?
Robert Dawson I hate strats. Les Paul are WAYYYYYYY better. Fender Stratocasters are a waste of money. If your gonna get a cheap crappy guitar for 50$, get a fender strat. If your gonna get a long lasting high performance guitar for 2,000$, les Paul.
The Good Impression I’m sorry I don’t want a guitar that feels mediocre and is heavy as fuck.
@@thegoodimpression2494 I'd love to know where you're buying your strats for $50
@@thegoodimpression2494 you sure you got a legit fender? theres a lot of bad knockoffs, so check for that and please report back
macintosh512ke Its a fender strat! my Gibson Les Paul is better (in my opinion) because I have big hands, and the great board on the fender is shorter, so it kinda hurts to play, and I mess up a lot. Les Paul’s look cooler and the fretboard is thicker than the fender.
No footage of Hendrix playing the strat... But footage of him playing a flying V whats wrong with these people?
And why don't show Michael Schenker play the flying v
Kev R my thoughts exactly
@@jinyo8700 Also Andy Powell.
it was his favorite guitar tho
Kev R they’ve never picked up a guitar
Brought to you by people who never picked up a guitar
Dude that’s so trueee😂😂💀
lmfao
True
lmfao
How do you know :D
Gibson Explorer
*doesn’t show James Hetfield, but shows Eric Clapton.*
Boo-hoo no Hetfield - We had to settle for Clapton. You wanker...
Eric Clapton is waaaay better..
@@gymclasshero1006 That IS what I inferred, dumb-ass, you're just not bright enough to understand irony or inference.
Ali agcabay dude... musical cringe dude, right here. It’s almost like you can not compare them because one is in a different genre and way better at writing 😬
@@treetrout3987 I'm not saying that to you. I was saying that to Nicolas. Smh idiot..
This should be renamed "The Top 10 Fender and Gibson Models".
As I read that... 'And next... The Ibanez Jem'
Or like they said,best in general.
That's because they've sold more electric guitars than all other companies combined. Probably 90% of successful musicians either play a fender or gibson or both. Les Paul, Telecaster, and Strat are the most popular by many many magnitudes. These three are so good that most companies have copies of them.
@@aaroncurtis8545 Ibanez makes great guitars, but they started out by making gibson and fender copies. I have an Ibanez st-50 that was made in 79 or 80. I've owned it since 82.
Rickenbacker, Yamaha, Gretsch and Ibanez also produce some world class guitars
dude Jimi Hendrix wasn’t famous for a friggin Gibson
spacefrog 712 he played a flying v, but was famous for a strat.
Hendrix playing a Strat was famous because of the Woodstock footage mostly - he played the V quite a bit as well, but those clips weren't as iconic...
@@jeffc4862 I,m a claptonite like 90% of guitar players. Not knocking hendrix just seems he gets carried away over use of distortion. Took me years to like his singing.
@@jeffc4862 Maybe it's because he got on camera playing with his teeth - of course it's a friggin' Strat. All his UK career was Strat. He used Gibsons a lot in the studio when he went to the 'states but there's not much footage of that.
never woulda guessed the sg was the top selling Gibson of all time, crazy
I was kinda shocked to, but when I tried one, the only thing holding me back was my wallet.
Gibson had SSGs made at their Baldwin piano factory in China for music students and is a copy of a 1964 SG and I picked one up in a liquidation store for only $130.00 CAD. You can find them on eBay for about $200.00 USD. There are also the Epiphone copies which are considerably cheaper. Epiphone is owned by Gibson and I used to have an Epiphone E335 which cost me $800.00 CAD.
Well compare costs of an sg to a les Paul and that should show its results
Most guitarists are light in the pocket and light in the muscles. Makes sense.
+Jimmy Page only buy a 61 reissue the rest are garbage.
I’m a huge fan of the les paul and i’ve owned a dozen of them, but the strat should be #1.
Same honestly, both are amazing, but the strat has just had so much greater of an impact
The Stratocaster is just so much more well known like everyone knows what a strat is and they are objective better with more sonic range I disagree
Thats right. The stratocaster is simply more iconic, and more imitated and influential. It’s design is far more innovative. I remember when I first saw one at the music shop when I was about 8 years old. It looked so cool and futuristic, even though it was over 30 years old at the time.
I seriously doubt you’ve owned a dozen of Gibson les Paul’s
@@dominikpetrak2457 He probably only had some Chibson and it was bad so he decided to stick to his Squier Strat 😂😂😂😂
Les Paul: Exists
Telecaster Deluxe: I'm about to ruin this mans whole career
You list the Explorer without a single shot of Hetfield? What the fuck.
Hetfield uses ESP explorer,not Gibson
Mickey Akerfeels
Actually James has two Gibson explorers he uses during tours and previously owned two 1984 Gibson explorers that he used for recording and playing live during much of the 80's and early 90's but as you said he mainly uses ESP explorers
Mickey Akerfeels It's about the shape, not the exact model.
Teutone Then they wouldn't name it ''Gibson Explorer'' on the list.
yea. and the tele without any mentioning of bob dylan
Watch mojo: “Look at all these famous guitar players that use Explorers!”
Me: “What about James Hetfield”
Watch mojo: “who’s that?”
fuck watch mojo eet fuk is the best
YEAH YEAH!!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻
🤣
Who Cares??!!!
I don’t know who James Hetfield is he must not be very good.
James Hetfield: Cry’s in yeah yeah.
I know people will disagree, but could they at least have the Epiphone Casino in honourable mentions?
When they showed the footage of Lennon playing that "es-335" on "Yer Blues", it's actually a Casino.
@@speedfreakjive88 wasn't Clapton's guitar the one that got the spot?
@@reenaf2832 yeah it was
Great mention!!! Way better than the Gibson v! And I'm a big big son fan!
@@speedfreakjive88 they meant the guy next to him.. the red guitar
Fender Stratocaster should be number 1. There’s a reason why legends like Hendrix and Clapton used the strat. It’s pretty consistent no matter who you buy it from. My squier strat is a budget model but it can tackle punk rock and power metal as good as pop and country
If you ask a non guitar player to draw an electric, they will probably draw a strat or something similar, i agree with you
@Arpad Jones Jeff Beck played an esquire. ?
Look at my account name and you will see my opinion
Absolutely love the SQ strat. I'm getting mine soon
Instead of Fender Stratocaster Gibson Les Paul is number1guiter
Number 2 Stratocaster
*doesnt show Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Dick Dale, David Gilmour, Mark Knofler, etc
Aden McBagpipe or john frusciante
MADVIKING 1962 but it showed frusciante
Aden McBagpipe Eric Johnson
If they showed them, they would have to change their list😂
Right! I love that guitar. I currently have one in sunburst with a black pick gaurd. I just want to stare at it all day. Such a beautiful guitar.
Never have I been so proud to own a Telecaster.
But where is PRS Watchmojo. PRS guitars are fucking sexy.
Yeap best guitar ive ever played especiall the custom 24
I have a strat and les paul and my next guitar is gonna be a tele
OfficialMuffin Agreed.
I have an ibanez premium rg bitches ;)
I played once on a custom 24 at a friends place (i cant afford one) and it was amazing. That guy builds guitars by himself and not bad, but that PRS just rocks.
Albert King's hands are SO big I don't even know how he can play the guitar. It looks like a toothpick in his hands.
lol
It's a good list. Whether or not you think the Strat or Les Paul is better, it depends on what sound you want. My personal favorites are the Les Paul with Humbuckers, Flying Vs, ES-335s, and super-Strats (with a humbucker in the bridge pickup position). Robin Trower went from Gibson in Procal Harum to a Strat on his own songs.
Here is the List:
10. Gibson Explorer 0:48
9. Ibanez Jem 2:07
8. Gibson Flying V 3:25
7. Rickenbacker 300 Series 4:40
6. Gibson SG 5:36
5. Gretsch 6120 6:48
4. Gibson ES-335 7:54
3. Fender Telecaster 9:00
2. Fender Stratocaster 10:13
1. Gibson Les Paul 12:14
I hope you like it. ; )
No Epiphone Casino?
BRB LH Guitar s
No Walmart Stratocaster?
5 gibson but no ESP? no PRS? none of the other great guitars that are not from gibson? what is this? a copy of wikipedia top 10 best sold guitars? does he even play the guitar? this video looks like 10 minutes on google :/
Dean ml😁
Why did they only show Jimi Hendrix playing a Gibson... his most famous guitar was the strat🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Colton let's see if we can get you dialed in on what you were watching. This video is about the guitar models only, not the maker nor the guitarist. When the countdown got to the Flying V, they showed Jimi playing his because that's the guitar they were talking about. They weren't talking about Jimi Hendrix, or the Strat, or even Fender. They were talking about the Flying V. Did you even notice they showed Lonnie Mack, Albert King and Dave Davies playing their Flying V's? Did you think that when Hendrix popped up he would be on a Strat if they were talking about the Flying V? The beauty of RUclips is that you can replay any section of a video if necessary. I highly recommend it.
The Flying V hero #1 is Rudy Schenker of Scorpions.
Because it's kind of a dumb video. I was thinking the same thing.
Guillermo you didn’t need to type fucking Dante’s inferno
Because the maker of this video clearly has a bias toward Gibsons. Showing Hendrix on his iconic Strat would have been the proper thing to do, yes. It also would have reminded us that one of the best (if not THE best) guitarists of all time primarily played Strats. Jimi played a Gibson about 2 percent of the time and mainly in the studio... the rest of the time, he played Fenders.
2-Les Paul gisbon
1-fender strat
Yeah I could go either way with the one and two picks..... love my les Paul's... but a strat has a unique sound that in the right hands is amazing
3-les paul
2-stratocaster
1-Telecaster
Sorry, but I made my list like this.
5 : jazzmaster
4 :300 series
3 :sg
2 :telecaster
1 : les paul
1 strat
2 les paul
3 tele
5 sg
6 es 335
7 flying V
8 prs custom 2x
9 fender offset models
Thank you
Here here!!!!!
4 ... Ibanez PS120
I have squier standard telecaster and its perfect
IT'S ok, number one fender stratocaster.
Gretsch is so underrated
+Waflkone - I agree. I'm looking to add a Tennessean to my collection soon.
+Jimmy C Wise choice. I got my Electromatic G5422, and boy is it amazing. I would suggest you replace the stock bridge with a rocking bar bridge if you buy the Tennessean, it sounds much better using a bigsby with a rocking bar.
+Waflkone - I can't wait to get it. But while I agree that the bar works best when using the tremolo, basically, I'm a rhythm player and I have to have correct intonation up the neck. Hence...I need the adjustable bridge.
+Jimmy C True. Well anyways, you're going to love that Gretsch!
+Jimmy C
An adjustable roller bridge might be your best bet.
Surprised the Fender Jaguar wasn't #1 since you guys at WatchMojo love Kurt Cobain.
So true!
Who doesn't?
Kurt Cobain Me.
lol Kurt Cobain is a coward
SaturnValleyGamer The Jaguar and Jazzmaster are also just overall great guitars. They're pretty much everything great about a Strat with some improvements slapped on.
Showed weezer and john Mayer playing a strat, but not Hendrix
Umm?
I love Rickenbacker mostly because The Beatles used it in their early years on songs like She’s A Woman, All My Loving, and I Want to Hold Your Hand
I think that "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds really brought Rickenbacker guitars to the forefront, especially the 12-string models. To me, that's the "Holy Grail" of guitars I'd like to own, but I need to get A LOT better before considering myself worthy to play one.
Wtf ?! You speak about Frender stratocaster but no about Clapton, Gilmoure and Hendrix !
+Genko121 Clapton and Jimi were both in the video, bro
Because Eric Clapton SUCKS
+Leo B nop
+Genko121 YEA HE DOES THOUGH
+Leo B Fuck you man. Just Fuck you.
nr 10 Explorer *does not show James Hetfield*
Patrik Nessbo I think Hetfield uses an ESP.
He used a Gibson in the 80s along with the flying v
hetfield doesnt play an explorer. he plays an ESP
Patrik Nessbo James Hetfield doesnt plays anymore an Gibson!
Nferno right
my list:
10: PRS CE24
9: Fender Mustang
8: Gibson ES-335
7: Ibanez JEM
6: Martin D-18
5: Ibanez Universe
4: Gibson SG
3: Fender Telecaster
2: Gibson Les Paul
1: Fender Stratocaster
Tele is number one in my heart though
To me Explorer's shape will always be associated with Hetfield. Even though it was never a Gibson
to me I always think of Jason hook from FFDP because I think his M4 Sherman Gibson is so sexy
+Chillton James used a white 1984 Gibson - Explorer back in the day. So there..
+Moto748 In almost every biography he states it was cheaper gibson fake. But heck. I wasn't there, haven't seen it, everything is possible
Oh right! It was that stolen white V. True.
+Chillton Ill always associate an explorer with Allen Collins.
www.explorer-guitars.com/picture/Allen%20Collins%20and%20His%20Explorer.jpg
Why isn't this titled "Top 10 Electric Guitar Models of All Time"? As a fan of both electric and acoustic guitars, it's disappointing to see that WatchMojo apparently thinks all acoustic guitars models don't count as "guitars".
I completely agree, but it's not the people who make the videos who choose the guitars. There's a vote on their website
Mainly cos this is done on types of guitar ie. SG/ Flying V etc., Acoustic guitars have the same model across the board
Accoustic guitars don't count. They are all wood coloured, the strings are impossible to bend and have come in the same shape since the first one was made. You have to be either a luthier or an accoustic guitar salesman to claim there is any difference between any of them. And they are Folkie. I can't get behind that.
Moistmuscle The strings are bendable. And compare This:www.coolhunting.com/tech/stereo-acoustic-1
to this(The standard acoustic guitar look):ahdimages.com/cool-acoustic-guitars/cool-acoustic-guitars-2/
You can also get them in any colour you want, i have one that's matte black and one that's matte blue
Moistmuscle I don't have an acoustic guitar, and even I know there is a huge deference between different Brands. Many different guitar models maybe by the same people sound different from one another. And acoustic strings are bendable.
Mines the Telecaster. Beautiful shape, awesome twangy sound, smooth comfy shape, super diverse, just perfect
I have a Squier Telecaster, which I modified by adding the Bigsby onto it. I LOVE it!
Me: "#1, Oh boy this is a make or break moment"
*#1 Gibson Les Paul*
Me: Uh-Oh
*Door breaks in*
Pete Townshend: very poor choice of words!
I own a strat a Tele and a Les Paul...can't say which one is best ..it's like to have 3 daughters..each one of them has its own character..
Well said. I have two electric and two acoustic, all of them are my children.
I get it, cause they all get fingered
@@matthewevans3718 come on, man
@@matthewevans3718 really dude. I mean we've all finger banged little miss fire crotch when we were teens. But dude. This is a guitar video
Witte And Badu nice fmj reference, and no, THIS is a RUclips comment section
SHIT! STRAT IN 2nd??????? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU THINKING?!
Cause am LP is better I think... Okay I am a Blues player so xD
Paul Wunderer LOL good answer hahahahaha
***** Thats completely okay :) I respect every comment ;)
+Oliver Melo I agree with you. Strat is number 1 and show Jimi playing it !!
+Oliver Melo Yeah! Strat should be No. 1!
I just can't get over the monkey grip on the Ibanez Gem. It makes it like the guitar version of a bowling bowl to me. Plus I hate scalloped frets... that tone though.
I literally just saw you in the 2020 NBA draft video, bro stop stalking me xD
The frets are only scalloped on the 20th - 24th frets to give extra grip. The rest of the neck is the same
Played correctly and with the right kind of music a scalloped neck guitar can be the perfect instrument. John McLaughlin's Electric Guitarist album was recorded with a scalloped neck Gibson and the custom acoustic they made for his Shakti recordings is amazing!
All about preference Mann 😂
@@geneobrien8907 Yngwie used scalloped frets too
Shows Jimmy Page with a Les Paul. Most of Led Zeppelins catalogue was recorded in a Telecaster. Including Stairway.
even people don't know that stevie ray vaughan recorded several of his famous songs with a tele.....
To be fair, Jimmy is more known for using an LP.
Funny how based on jimmy’s playing, the sound of the telecaster probably sold more les Paul’s in the 70’s than anything else.
@@DrewPeabaws yeah lol
The only part of Stairway that was recorded with a tele was the solo. He also used a Martin accoustic , a Les Paul and, from what I've read, a SG.
@@jimvandemoter6961 three electrics for one song? don't believe everything you read
Can we get a top ten basses?
(Honestly, I feel that the Fender P Bass should have the number 1 spot since it set the standards.)
Ruckenbacker 4003 is my favorite bass
MarquisProdz My fav's at the moment are the Gibson EB0, and an old Fender Tele bass.
If they did that rickenbacker would be #1
MarquisProdz I like a P-Bass, but think my vote for best bass would have to be a Fender Jazz Bass V. There is no style of music that bass does not sound great playing. I'd give the P-Bass second place. After that, I don't know. Perhaps a Spector, MTD, Ibanez or Yamaha 5 string bass. Active pickups, or course.
davidgitar Come on! What about a Musicman Stingray?
The versatility of the strat should, IMO beat the LP. Just look at the various guitarists playing it: Mark Knopfler, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen, SRV, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, John Frusciante, Jimi Hendrix etc etc etc
A Strat can be made into sounding like an LP, but an LP can never sound like a strat. The 3 single coils also provide far more options than 2 humbuckers..
You forgot Jimi Hendrix
business dog How stupid am I? Of course, Jimi Hendrix also
just coz a strat is versatile doesnt make it better than a LP and humbuckers sound better to ALOT of people
also its not just the pickups or shape, different scale lengths appeal to different people i prefer gibsons and if i made the list SG would be top because its the best guitar IMO
+Baxham100 This list is based on general musicality, therefore versatility, in this case, would make a guitar better than others.
Dave Murray also plays a Stratocaster
And how much did the David Gilmore strat sell for and no footage of him playing it.
This video was made more than 3 years before the auction you imbecile
@@ch1nmus1c16
Unless you're claiming that the guitar never existed before the auction, you really don't have a point.
The Fender Telecaster will forever be my favorite
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Your favorite guitar are the ones that aren't yours right?
The strat should've been number one. I'm not even biased. I just think when people think of a guitar, the strat comes into head first.
Agreed.
I also agree
Not only that, it's also the most versatile guitar on this list.
Ikr!
dont agree
Even though i've tried many brands models (ibanez RG's, Schecter Demon 6 and C1, and last but not least Sterling by Musicman JP150), my fave guitars of all time are Fender Stratocaster (pref. HSH) and Telecaster (HH). They just give me all the vibes and inspire me to play more often than the other guitars i've tried.
You know strat should be #1 when it's literally the guitar emoji 🎸
Explorer without introducing his biggest user - James Hetfield...
Good point. I think it rated higher in general too.
Ragnar Gaming TV James Hetfield used an ESP model, not Gibson
Griffin Healy I wrote Explorer, not a guitar brand :) Explorer is also made by ESP :)
Griffin Healy He also uses some Gibsons... Maybe back in the days.
Hoang Nguyen Nguyen yeah. James Hetfield used a Les Paul for Death Magnetic
Really? Nothing from PRS? Not even a custom 24? Someone explain to me how an Ibanez made it on the list, but not a PRS?
The list is made by people who know jack shit about guitars other than the ones they see in guitar hero.
+Joel Glisson (Mirror Of Immortals) ok, you said a thing that made me think of the list hahhahah
+Joel Glisson (Mirror Of Immortals) you fine sir are right. PRS are extremely amazing and Incubus used it as long as many other bands.
+Joel Glisson (Mirror Of Immortals) prs are my favourite guitars, yet i have to admit they are not as "iconic" as ibanezs. and since this is clearly not a top ten of the BEST guitars ever made but of the "most famous", then it's ok prs is not in here i think.
Why Ibanez? A ESP didn't even make it onto this list! Even PRS didn't even make it! WTF
This guys haven't even picked up a guitar how could they know what TO put on this bloody list🎸
i have a tele, strat and les paul, man im telling you the tele is king of them all, you can hit watchmojo researchers with it and it still stays in tune.
hendrix just looks weird without a strat
Hendrix always looked weird. With or without axe.
Kodiak and Grizzly Bears You look weird no matter what as well.
Yes he may have used a Flying V or SG once in while but no doubt when you think of Jimi Hendrix , you know his main guitar was a strat,,,,,,,, At woodstock he could have chosen any guitar but you see what he used
Yes
Those hands, they belong on a hairless bear. Huge, otherworldly hands on Hendrix. Really wish he was still with us.
Fender Stratocaster would have been number one, but John Gayer knocked it down to 2.
Made my day xD
believe it or not , he is one of the best guitarists in this gen
+Gary Dotson What the fuck John Mayer is awesome dude
yagizcanerdogan Sure he is
+Banda No Way Back So did Muddy Waters and his Telecaster... The dude invented electricity in music
Telecaster is number 1 in my book. It’s literally perfect for all genres of music and you can apply a B-Bender to it for that nice country sound.
My favorite model is a model my uncle got for me in I think 2017 it’s the ovation celebrity elite I only play it on special Occasions because of how precious it is to me it’s beautiful
Wtf, where is the PRS Custom 24, not even a mention...
PRS 513*
+Jim Slam I guess you really like that PRS then, I don't play my 22 as much as my strat. But all of my guitars get played. PRS are good instruments, but they don't cover the tone or feel of a strat or a LP. Scale length is right in the middle as is the body shape.
+Jim Slam Oh yeah I definitely agree with that. PRS is definately crazy precise, well researched, and even scientifically devised nowadays. They have absolutely killer quality control. PRS make probably some of the most technically balanced and toned guitars. I kind of rave about them. But you definitely pay for the difference you know? Like it's definitely a superior guitar range to most of what you see out there. But sometimes I get bored of its range of sounds or feel and want to play the strat or lp simply because they're different. It's a personal thing for sure.
or McCarty...
Danelectro is...
I actually don’t agree with your list.
Moises Fonseca you’ll be saying that very frequently with watchmojo
@@lucasphillips2177 true
im sorry do you want a refund?
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The SG originally was a second Les Paul guitar. It was designed by Les for Mary Ford because of it's lighter weight, even though she's shown many times playing a standard Les Paul.
I gigged for several years back in the 60s and 70s and fell in love with my Hagstrom F-300.
the strats place is well earned you can do all most everything on it and its so many peoples first electric
Wow they must have a ton of money to spend on an instrument they have no idea how to use
Ricky Companion I mean squires are pretty cheap
yea a squire would be a perfect first guitar not a strat though
Ya for real I'm left handed I got my strat 3 months ago in my opinion best beginning guitar
Anything you can do on a les paul you can do better on a strat using the boner bar. just check out Jimi Hendrix and Hank Marvin and watch and learn
plus strats are perfectly balanced you can let go of it with both hands and it will stay on your lap , do that with a les paul and it will fall on the floor ,a strat
was designed also for comfort and contour to fit your body a les paul is not
the tele... the guitar that did the solo that Jimmy page recorded the stairway to heaven solo... amazing. Jeff beck gave him that 58 model...
The Telecaster... Graham Coxon did everything possible with a tele.
Yep i can't believe he put a humbucker on a tele. but actually anything is possible with a tele
***** I believe he only uses the Tele with humbucker on a small number of songs though. I'd have to pay more attention to know for sure. But I think Telecasters are just beautiful either way. That classic yellowish body with a black pick guard is just simple enough to look amazing in my opinion.
***** Oh I just found out the guitar he uses is a fender custom, with a single coil bridge pickup with a humbucker neck pickup, I case you wanted to know.
Great list
I love my Gretsch! I can hardly stand to put it down and play any of my others.. great video.
They were top notch back for the country players in the day.
5 Gibson guitars in the top 10 guitars ever?
Aye Gretsch and Rickenbacker got in the list, I’ll take that as a win
Yeah, seems a bit much. And takes the place of other great guitars, such as PRS and Blade. 😉
@@Evilinc666 I would put in a PRS too, but I PRS just doesn't have the history behind it like a GIbson Explorer does. Maybe in twenty years time when more great guitarists actually use a PRS. Also gotta factor in that the price of a PRS excludes a lot of guitarists from starting out on them compared to a Strat or a Tele which anyone can buy at a decent price.
They definitely got it right with a Gibson Les Paul; in the top slot.
@@Christian-my4dp, Rickanbacher basses are mong the Top 2 just for their tone. Jazz Bass sounds thin in comparison..
Lennon is playing an Epiphone Casino and not a Gibson in the video of Yer Blues
10.) Gibson Explorer
9.) Ibanez Jam
8.) Gibson Flying
7.) Rickenbacker 300 Series
6.) Gibson SG
5.) Gretchen 6120
4.) Gibson ES- 335
3.) Fender Telecaster
2.) Fender Stratocaster
1.) Gibson Les Paul
I started watching this video thinking, “cool, this will help me choose the best guitar to buy.”
I’m ending this video thinking, “I need to buy all of these guitars!”
Try them out and see what you like. You can always sell it and get another one later. Just keep it in good shape(no belt buckles, or ring scratches and cig burns.)
Les Paul totally beats the strat
It honestly doesn't. You may prefer the tone, but the strat is generally far more favoured and iconic.
robbafett I disagree that it is more popular than the les paul is.
The gibson les paul sounds great! But the only thing I don't like about it is that fat shape...
false. They're about equally as popular. Both are about equally as good except probably 15x as work goes into making a LP then a strat. It feels that way too. I prefer the LP BC I like the music LP is better suited for, but also because of the sustain, and because it feels like a tank. It doesn't feel like a dainty flower like a strat. Although both are the best basically.
Eh Gibson's production has gone to shit in the last few years fender is still going strong
They forgot to mention AC/DC Malcolm Young's iconic Gretsch guitar!
Martin C the white falcon
Buddy Holly's favorite was a Gibson J 45 that had to be the greatest.
The 63 Gretsch Jet Firebird was more of a cheap throw away guitar. Malcolm's personal GJF is an anomaly due to the complete combination of the man and the entire rig. Not to mention extensive modifications.
This video is about successful and iconic models. Not one-off customs
@@clarencefoster7120 Buddy Holly used Strats, dude...
I have a Gretsch G5622T with a middle pickup double cutaway and she's very sweet to me! But I can't help thinking of Angus creating havoc with his SG!
I think you got the top 4 correct. I love Gibson's but understand that Fender makes great guitars too. Most players own both brands.
great list , the 335 , tele , strat and les paul are absolute must have's for any guitarist , nice to have includes the explorer , flying V , and 6120 , plus the Rick , the last 2 could be any of a long list of great guitars , some room for personal favs , mine would be the epi casino , and Ibanez model 59er , or the Peavy
So.....bass next?
Yea i'd like to see that
P bass or j bass? Which do you prefer
Isaiah Stubblefield I prefer J bass
I'm really hoping that'll be their next video
Fender Jazz Bass Wins...
Chuck Berry is playing an ES-355 not an ES-335
Commodoor64 It's watchmojo. What do you expect.
Also, they show Pete Townshend playing a Rickenbacker 1996 while talking about the 300 series....
Commodoor64 ii
All 355 except one.......
Soundgarden music
Yeah, for me it's the Fenders. A deep red Stratocaster would be just fine, thank you. I used to know a guy in Humboldt County that made beautiful redwood guitars. He took me down to SF with him to deliver one to a guy there. I later saw Carlos Santana playing it when I went to a gig where Santana was playing. It was really pretty and sounded great.
Great top 10!
The Stratocaster is My Most Favorite guitar Model
HECKLER 2002 that and the fender Jaguar is my favorite
Lost at night hallow body
Lost at night ME TO
Thats a personal choise i would like a gretech
Because of RHCP
Ok, but do they Djent??
I do
Buy a fretless and you'll have happy days!
Not Yet...*wink*
Someone's been watching Jared Dines
no
Welcome to a click bait special!
Popularity of a guitar does not make it one of the greatest guitars ever. The greatest guitars have come and gone and will be superseded by something else in years to come but the Gibson Les Paul '59 and the Fender Stratocaster '65 would probably be the best of the bunch. Both of these guitars have developed over the decades but those are iconic years for them. OK, modern pick ups, better quality machining techniques, select tone woods and 10 grade maple will produce great guitars but to the likes of Jimmy page, Slash, Dave Gilmour et al, the guitars of iconic years are the best.
D ganjelco
Interesting seeing Clapton with an Explorer and Hendrix with a Flying V when they're so much better known for the stratocaster (or Les Paul in Clapton's case). Hendrix sounds so much different with humbuckers. I'd honestly like to hear more.
I disagree with this list completely. I never expected the list to be good anyways coming from WatchMojo
It's a pretty accurate list, I don't know what planet you live on. If you can do better, give us your list.
A plot to keep Gibson relevant.The old ones are very nice but new ones suck completely.I have one now with the neck broken from sitting in a stand.NEVER again.I've been playing Ibanez since about 90.I banez Prestige is my guitar of choice.(I've been playing for 47 years) Carvin makes fine custom guitars also.Chapman Guitars are better than most of this list too.ESP-LTD...Jackson-Rhoads...B.C Rich...Charvel....Schecter...
@1infinity8 1i8 Yes,I really like old Gretsch's and have owned a little bit of everything at one time or another.I'm a lefty and that sux for me.Alot of lefty models are trash that you pay more for just because you're a lefty.Ibanez makes better left-handed models than most so I will be a customer for life.BUT my next one will be a Chapman.Yes,I did have some problems with whammy set up on the RG'S but after I finally figured it out (actually my bass player)You can lay on it and it never goes out of tune.Being lefthanded has had some influence over my choices.Have a great week!!!
Brian Hearon the 2019 Les Paul 50s and 60s standard seem to be a return to form
Kegan H True
I think the Les Paul should be second after the Stratocaster
I'm a huge les Paul guy, but I agree
+CrazyKeepUp nooo!
totally agree
Another thing is, the majority of people's first guitar is a strat due to the knockoffs being ridiculously cheap, with that said some of the most expensive guitars on the market it are also strats.
I have to disagree, the fener mexico models come really fucking close though, you get a lot of value for your money, i still hate myself for losing mine^^
Im a tele guy, and i think that the stratocaster should be at #1
ive a tanglewood chicago and its sound will melt ur face off, gave an epiphone sg delux for it and never regretted it
Well being the owner of Les Paul Custom and a deluxe Strat - I would say eventhough Les Pauls are cool looking and heavy sounding things - the Strats are much more versatile with bigger range of sounds. Therefore this guitar should be #1 instead of Les Paul
+John D agreed
+John D Yeah, Strats rules!
Strats are also more iconic. Back before playing guitar, if anyone played electric I'd assume it was a strat (without realising it). It should have been #3 Tele #2 Les Paul #1 Stratocaster, IMO. Even though Teles are my personal favourite. :)
+John D Agreed man, strats are way more versatile. Les Pauls are great guitars with a great heavy sound but I like stratocasters more.
+John D not to mention that strats are by FAR the most copied guitar to ever exist. when you're a kid who knows nothing about guitars, and someone asks you to imagine a guitar, you're going to imagine a strat. they are just by far the most iconic guitars to ever exist. and out of my 30-something guitars, almost all the best ones are strats (a few are teles).
How's a PRS Custom 24 not even in honorable mentions... Should be top 5 honestly
Hi mike! I thinkthose are undoubtly awesome guitars, but in therms of design they haven't been as controversial as the guitars on the list (except for the awful jem, shouldn't be there).
Sorry for my english, not my native language.
I realized that the PRS 513 is probably like the best guitar in the world as soon as I bought it it's like 25 times better than Ibanez and Les Paul
It's basically a custom 24 PRS with 13 sounds and 5 pickups
I do think I'd have replaced the Jem with a PRS of some kind.
Something largely ignored by the video are pieces of hardware involved. sometimes it wasn't the guitar itself, but a major change in hardware. The mentioned the jump from P90s to the humbucker. What about the Bigsby tremolo, the Hardtail, Tune-o-Matic and Floyd Rose systems? Those were certainly game changers that were likely more important than the guitar itself.
No. And thats because the Jem caused a revolution when it came out in 1987. A lot of technical aspects we take for granted nowdays didnt exists before de Jem. That body shape that has been copied to boredom, didnt really exists before. The soloists were smaller strat shapes at best.
Just like maybe Floyd Rose bridges are now a pain in the ass and a lot of people avoid them because there are better options now... Back in the day it was a revolution for bridges. A miracle for performers.
And PRS are cool, but their philosophy has always been to try to achieve the best of 2 iconic guitars that are on this list. Not really a breakthru and most of the time they dont sound like neither.
He tocado muy pocas guitarras de "marca", pero tuve el privilegio de usar varias veces una Gibson Les Paul del 57, perteneció a Juanito Marquez, guitarrista, compositor y arreglista cubano. A pesar de que la Les Paul es algo pesada, es una maravilla. Esa guitarra que toqué, tenía todo original. Una JOYA. Sin dudas, es acertado de que se declare la guitarra mejor hecha de todos los tiempos.
The last dialog is great!
I knew numbers 1 and 2 before even watching lol
Well, bully for you.
I knew all of them before even watching lol .
I just tought it would be the other way around :/
Wow, no one knows that
Adam Turner so did every other guitar player
This Watch Mojo is sponsored by Gibson.
Yea apsolootli
Nah Gibson in general is just the best guitar company in general
No its fender
And Stratocaster needs to be number 1
Id say that this whole thing is debatable
My Top 3
3: PRS Custom 24
2: Fender Stratocaster
1: Gibson Les Paul
I love semi-hollow body guitars because you can do multiple music styles in any genre with that. You can go from blues, jazz, funk, rock and hard rock on that beauty.
Top 3 of my favourite famous guitars:
1: Angus Young’s SG
2:Billie Joe’s Strat ‘Blue’
3:Slash’s ‘58 les Paul
hi
I'm surprised the Jazzmaster isn't on this list.
Ah, nevermind. Jazz and jag are honorable mentions
Should have made the list over the Explorer at least. Super popular in Alternative since the early post punk days it's more of an icon than the Explorer.
Agreed!
still though, shoulda been on the list, same with the jag
couldnt agree more man
my favourite electric guitar is Brian May's Red Special
hell yea it rules, my dream guitar
Janis Avramidis well that’s a custom guitar so good lucking finding it in a store🤣
LP13 or you could just easily go onto the brian may guitars website and buy a replica there..
Mate, all over London, guitar stores have them lying down everywhere. Just go to London, trust me.
True top three:
1. Strat
2. Les Paul
3. Telecaster
In any order according to taste.
Despite being a Les Paul fan, I was surprised Strat wasn't #1 purely for versatility.
Scott Guest ikr! The strat is literally anything you want it to be, no matter what kind of player you are. It’s also I’m pretty sure the best selling guitar of all time, and rightfully so. I have a strat and I’ve never played a better guitar, even though my tele and LP come close.
Yeah, that’s what I would say, too.
yeo that's the exact list I had in my head
agree
Anyone here a Telecaster player besides me?
Oui
Im here
I have one and love it. I like the tone better than the strat.
Yes I love my brand new Tele elite! I play it everyday!
Unfortunately I had to hock my Custom Tele to get my daughter to school for the year. I guess it paid off as she is now a qualified legal eagle. Lol
Flying V should be way higher on the list. Not so much for playability but cause it's an icon for pretty much all metal and rock. And I miss Rebecca as the narrator.
But it looks silly :(
Disagree, not that many rockstars actually have used em in the grand scheme of things, but it does deserve to be on this list in top 10!
VegetasCorndog I know what you mean, but it's not so much the iconic player that makes the flying v, but rather the guitar itself is the icon. Any non-guitarist can still name the flying v by sight, and it's really common in any type of rock n roll logo or artwork.
^true, true
I agree. I just got a Flying V and I love it. I find it really comfortable to play sitting as well
My favorite guitar is actually the one I'm developing right now. It's called the "Road Dog" and is semi-hollow that rocks, HARD. As for existing designs, I would have to say Gibson ES-339, which is a slightly smaller version of the ES-335.
Everybody is arguing how this video is wrong and how they never touched a guitar, but i think it is really well made organized video and honestly I do not care if they do not know anything about guitars in person. Most important is that they showed all the big guitars and talked a bit about history behind them. I think this is one of the best guitar models videos on youtube if not the best.