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.
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.
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 😬
@@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.
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. ; )
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 :/
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Jenna Blue I agree. I wouldn't say that one is necessarily better than the other, but the Strat is more iconic. It's definitely the most influential guitar design - the most outright copied in fact. It's also the most recognisable to those who don't really know guitars. Ask a random punter to draw an electric guitar and they'll probably draw something that looks a bit like a Strat.
Chinchillupa Guy Maybe. I'm not sure a majority of the great un-guitar-playing masses would be able to name any model of guitar, though. It's definitely not high on their list of priorities. Unless they're musos. I hadn't heard of strats or LPs before I took up guitar (although I was a 14 year old kid at that time). Maybe we should try that experiment sometime.
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".
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.
+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.
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.
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 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..
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
@@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.
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!!!
+Guitar Lessons BobbyCrispy -Friend just bought a new one. Sounds fantastc. Best electric 12 I've heard since the 1958 Gibson 6/12 Double neck with PAF pickups that I once owned. Played that through a Fender Showman & later a Fender twin reverb with Black widow speakers and it was a fantastic sound..I used a Fender Leslie Speaker unit for some songsand that combination was great too.
+Guitar Lessons BobbyCrispy Hey Bobby Nice to see you around. I watched many of your videos back when you first started. One of the youtube pioneers. I remember when you got your first 50,000 views!!
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
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
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 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).
I agree you can't rate guitars. They're all different. 2 identical Strats or whatever will play and feel different to each other. Yes, i do play guitar.
But you can assess how iconic the particular instrument is and how prevalent it is in the music world. Both of those definitely are playing a major part in the rankings.
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.
+Crimson Yoshi My response to this would be that those companies copied the basic designs of Gibson and Fender. To take it a step further, both Prs and ESP have been sued by Gibson over copyright infringements. This is why you cannot buy a new explorer ESP in the USA legally anymore. This is also why PRS has their tone volume knobs opposite of the LP
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
I commented that the BMG series of guitars (Brian May replicas) are absolutely brilliant and in fact superior to my Fenders and Gibsons. Those are mass produced but this video just mentioned "the usual suspects", no real investigation was done.
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 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.
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 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.
+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.
You swear diversity is the only thing that matters. Tone? LP ( IMO ), sustain? LP. craftsmanship? LP. durability? LP. The only thing the strat has over it is diversity and feel. I do prefer the feel of a strat, but the LP is just better.
Travis Brimstone LP more durable than a Strat? Strats can take far more of a beating than the LP, and if something does break, you can easily swap it out. As for craftsmanship, they are pretty much the same. Unless you're talking about custom shop stuff, the standard lines of both those guitars get roughly the same amount of work. And Customizability? Strat. Value for money? Strat.
Should be a slightly easier list as there was less change in bass designs over the years. Probably the ten that had the most longevity and/ or influence would be (not in order): Fender Precision Fender Jazz Rickenbacker 4001 Music Man Stingray Steinberger Gibson Thunderbird Gibson EB-3 Alembic series I/ II (Stanley Clark, Mark King) Hofner Violin Bass (McCartney connection) Aria SB600/ 1000 (Cliff Burton, John Taylor)
he made it with his dad back in his teens and still works perfectly today, over 60 years later. theres no contest that his red special is the best guitar ever handmade.
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.
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!
Oh. I don't think its worthy of the "Top 10 Guitar Models of All Time" title, or its honourable mentions. Not a classic, or even a good guitar. Its like comparing a Rolls Royce with that shit-mobile you drove to high school with. XD
Not even a mention of the Brian May's Red Special?? It's a unique instrument for sure, built by himself and can get lots of great sounds out of it! Should have been mentioned at least!! Some excellent riffs have come from that!
Agreed. I didn't expect it to be mentioned, he's the only one who plays it after all, but I would personally put The Red Special in the top 5 at least.
Actually, Queen are the most talented guys musically since Mozart was around, Brian is one of the best guitarists in the world, and replicas of the Red Special are sold all around the world, just because you don't like them doesn't mean they don't have talent, please take your head out of your ass before you speak again sir
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.
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.
you are probably correct, the VARITONE is not on the ES 335 except for the 'LUCILLE' model and that one has no 'F' holes, the only other model Berry could be playing here is an ES 355, NICE ONE
I love that guitar, but i think it wasn't included on this list because it wasn't really manufactured and he was/ still is the only one to ever use it and i think the video was focused more on guitars a lot of guitarists have used, but the red special is a truly amazing guitar
+Swimming Pear Vines Indeed, I'd put this in the same category as Eddie Van Halen's original "Frankestrat". While there recently is a copy (EVH made by Fender), his original guitars were never played as manufactured.
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.
+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.
Fucking "synchronized Tremolo" bullshit goes out of tune every time the Earth rotates on its axis And you wanna talk about headstocks?! *PPFFFFTTTTT!!!!* GTFOH
Honestly, I like the way the les paul looks better than the Strat. Not saying that the strat isn't gorgeous, but there's just something about the les paul that speaks to me
txixm I know right. The whole "everything was better before/nothing will ever beat the classics" mentality is really getting annoying. So much inovations have shook the guitar world, why not include them?
Alex Corriveau I even like Fender and Gibson. There is no way you could exclude Les Pauls and Strats. I would even want the SG to be there. But the PRS Custom 24, EBMM and an Ovation would all be better choices than some of the ones they picked.
maxim striganov Not at all. I don't see any reason why we have to stick with only USA/JAP guitars. Those Hellraiser guitars are the best dollar for dollar metal guitars out there. You can't find anything for under a grand that will compete in toughness, playability and hardware.
You all know there are more brand than Gibson and fender, such as Washburn, carvin, ibanez, Jackson, paradise, peavy, rvg, Kramer, gretsch, epiphone, esp, ltd, rickenbacker,hamer, etc you get my point but all I see is fender and Gibson, making me think you all haven't really gone outside the norms of guitars
What do you expect from Watchmojo? You're absolutely right, but their parameters for the list (Musicality, origniality, popularity, and endurance) were still met.
My Ibanez KIKO guitar is the best in my collection. I have 5 Les Pauls and one Strat and Tele. I love them all but that Ibanez is fucking amazing sounding. With the Coil Tapping and the DiMarzio pickups, it's a dream. www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail.php?year=2016&area_id=3&cat_id=1&series_id=22&data_id=255&color=CL01
This video featured rickenbacker, gretsch, ibanez, gibson and fender guitars. So I'd like to politely tell you to shut the hell up. They just put more fender and gibsons on the list because those guitars are legends.
a washburn n4 has just as good as quality as a strat and does have mention no I don't think so, or does it have charvels, also known as a strat on steroids making them higher in price and quality which has been proven that charvels are better than strats but I digress, the point is that rickenbacker and jem made the list because of who plays them not on quaility, like their top guitarist video, all a popularity contest, angus young has good blues not great blues style but made the list, overrated like page, great musician but overrated, bettencourt and becker have more feeling and play-ability than page, but wheres lynch, or schon, or frankie sullivan, all great but no gratitude so with the same courtesy I will kindly ask you to please shut the hell up and read a book on music because you obviously have no all around knowledge of music or even have respect for guitarist and guitars alike, because I know you will go on to defend page and prove me wrong on that kindly will you ? Thanks bro \m/ \m/
+gameroftheyear1000 you can't "prove" that one guitar is better than another. Some strats are better quality than some charvels. It all varies from guitar to guitar, not model to model or brand to brand. You're entitled to your opinion, you're also entitled to looking stupid for making such broad generalizations.
You did a fine job on both the guitar and the video. Anybody who dislikes the video does not understand either guitars or videomaking (or has serious problems). The wood was reclaimed. What were the specific woods for the neck, top, bottom, sides, fingerboard, and bracing?
Regardless of taste, the Stratocaster HAS to be #1, no question about it. 1) has NEVER gone out of production, unlike the Les Paul (the traditional shape, at least) 2) it's by far, the most copied model of guitar, much so that another body shape and style of guitar was created after the Stratocaster: the Superstrat 3) on the list of most expensive guitars of all time, a Stratocaster occupies the most places. So you got it wrong, Mojo
Only because of the history of the guitar itself. There are a fuck ton of guitars out there better than a strat. It just happens to be the most popular.
Fender Jazzmaster for me. Comfortable body, distinctive sound, really nice trem system, looks beautiful. So many innovative guitarists used it as their no. 1, people like Kevin Shields, J Mascis, Tom Verlaine, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Nels Cline... the list is endless. Personally I really dislike the Les Paul, really uncomfortable for me to play.
dude totally agree. I also like that ur name is a sonic youth album and ur pic is loveless. That sounds sarcastic but its not seriously u may well be the most alternative person in existence
Jazz over Jag all day. Had two Jaguars in my lifetime, they both where terrible at staying in tune. My father had a Jazzmaster. It was amazing in nearly every way compared to the Jaguar.
Bro if you go back and give Stevie ray vaughn a Gibson his sound would be totally different. The guitars do matter, tone in the hands is a myth. You want a certain sound you gotta get a certain guitar for that genre.
That’s a good point. I feel insulted when someone gets a top guitar for their first one. I mean the fact is, is that you are not going to appreciate how good it is if you are a learner. If you are a good guitarist then you will appreciate the instrument and you will understand why it is good. A good guitar compliments well to good playing.
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.
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
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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
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
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
Brought to you by people who never picked up a guitar
Dude that’s so trueee😂😂💀
lmfao
True
lmfao
How do you know :D
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.
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!!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻
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Who Cares??!!!
I don’t know who James Hetfield is he must not be very good.
James Hetfield: Cry’s in yeah yeah.
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..
@@bizbitmişizabi 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..
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.
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😁
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.
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
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
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?
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 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.
I agree that PRS fucking rock.
I think I would easily put the P22 or the Custom 24 instead of the Rickenbacker
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.
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.
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 😂😂😂😂
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
Les Paul: Exists
Telecaster Deluxe: I'm about to ruin this mans whole career
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.
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.
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
@@Deadlyhallow Michael...
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
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
Why would the U2 guitarist care what guitar he is playing as long as there is a delay pedal attached to it?
Say what you want, he's pretty good. Not the best, but he's pretty good.
bfox502 I think he is limited in his ability to play different styles!
Vincent Mileto Tyson only knew one way to fight. Didn't stop him from being great.
bfox502 I think the term you are looking for is mediocre.
Soham Bhattacharya fighting is very much unlike playing an instrument.
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
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
Strat and Les Paul should be switched (just my opinion, don't slander me)
Jenna Blue i agree because the start is like every kids first electric guitar
Jenna Blue I agree. I wouldn't say that one is necessarily better than the other, but the Strat is more iconic. It's definitely the most influential guitar design - the most outright copied in fact. It's also the most recognisable to those who don't really know guitars. Ask a random punter to draw an electric guitar and they'll probably draw something that looks a bit like a Strat.
Colin Wilkie but ask them to name a guitar and they would probably say les paul. idk who knows
AGREE
Chinchillupa Guy Maybe. I'm not sure a majority of the great un-guitar-playing masses would be able to name any model of guitar, though. It's definitely not high on their list of priorities. Unless they're musos. I hadn't heard of strats or LPs before I took up guitar (although I was a 14 year old kid at that time). Maybe we should try that experiment sometime.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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..
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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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
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
1. My guitar
2. My guitar
3. My guitar
Which is a...?
Any ))
whats your guitar?
Any )) importantly she is my
Valery Salnickov
Your favorite guitar are the ones that aren't yours right?
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
Showed weezer and john Mayer playing a strat, but not Hendrix
Umm?
Lennon is playing an Epiphone Casino and not a Gibson in the video of Yer Blues
I would love to get a Rickenbacker 12 string electric, that would complete my guitar collection perfectly, but they are almost impossible to find.
+Guitar Lessons BobbyCrispy -Friend just bought a new one. Sounds fantastc. Best electric 12 I've heard since the 1958 Gibson 6/12 Double neck with PAF pickups that I once owned. Played that through a Fender Showman & later a Fender twin reverb with Black widow speakers and it was a fantastic sound..I used a Fender Leslie Speaker unit for some songsand that combination was great too.
+Guitar Lessons BobbyCrispy There is a 2009 360/12C63 in Fireglo on eBay right now...Happy bidding.
+Guitar Lessons BobbyCrispy Hey Bobby Nice to see you around. I watched many of your videos back when you first started. One of the youtube pioneers. I remember when you got your first 50,000 views!!
Kevin Allison Thanks Kevin! Wow that must have been a long while ago, 50,000 views, lol.
@@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy humble brag 👌🏼
What about the Chibson Les Paul: Mai Ling special?
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
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!
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
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).
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!
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
Haven't watched it yet and already disagree. You can't rate guitars. It's all personal preference
I agree you can't rate guitars. They're all different. 2 identical Strats or whatever will play and feel different to each other. Yes, i do play guitar.
So true. The guitarist makes the dif.
But you can assess how iconic the particular instrument is and how prevalent it is in the music world. Both of those definitely are playing a major part in the rankings.
You can rate music, though.
I don't agree with your logic.
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
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.
How did Ibanez get on the list and Prs or esp did not?
Coz Steve Vai
plus, esp usually makes super-strats
6The6Devil6 So do Ibanez
+Crimson Yoshi Cause of the Superstrat craze of the 80's - Ibanez, Jackson, Kramer, etc.
+Crimson Yoshi My response to this would be that those companies copied the basic designs of Gibson and Fender. To take it a step further, both Prs and ESP have been sued by Gibson over copyright infringements. This is why you cannot buy a new explorer ESP in the USA legally anymore. This is also why PRS has their tone volume knobs opposite of the LP
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.
What about the Red Special from Brian May??
Nothing.. he and his dad made it at home. and ordered a neck for it..just a home made one, sentimental value, for him I suppose..thats all. .
+Michael Craig I know the full story... I'm saying that the guitar should be in the top
Thats a unique guitar, none of the replicas are the same but the guitars listed here were all mass produced.
I commented that the BMG series of guitars (Brian May replicas) are absolutely brilliant and in fact superior to my Fenders and Gibsons. Those are mass produced but this video just mentioned "the usual suspects", no real investigation was done.
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
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.
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
i have a 1954 les paul jnr with a 68 neck with the jumbo fretts = tobacco sunburst = a gem !
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.
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.
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...
Really? Les Paul over a strat? Really?
The strat is far more diverse.
You swear diversity is the only thing that matters. Tone? LP ( IMO ), sustain? LP. craftsmanship? LP. durability? LP. The only thing the strat has over it is diversity and feel. I do prefer the feel of a strat, but the LP is just better.
Umm, yeah!! but its jus cuz i like the beefy sound of the les paul..but i guess u like the bright tone of a strat....Its all subjective anyways... :-)
Curtis Yes, really.
Strats are nice, but Les Pauls are fucking awesome.
Travis Brimstone
LP more durable than a Strat? Strats can take far more of a beating than the LP, and if something does break, you can easily swap it out. As for craftsmanship, they are pretty much the same. Unless you're talking about custom shop stuff, the standard lines of both those guitars get roughly the same amount of work. And Customizability? Strat. Value for money? Strat.
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.
Do top ten bass guitars
I'm still waiting for it
Rickenbacker 4001 gotta be no1
Should be a slightly easier list as there was less change in bass designs over the years. Probably the ten that had the most longevity and/ or influence would be (not in order):
Fender Precision
Fender Jazz
Rickenbacker 4001
Music Man Stingray
Steinberger
Gibson Thunderbird
Gibson EB-3
Alembic series I/ II (Stanley Clark, Mark King)
Hofner Violin Bass (McCartney connection)
Aria SB600/ 1000 (Cliff Burton, John Taylor)
Yesserie!
Fender P, Fender J, End of list... Ok Stingray if you're nasty, but that's it.
How about Brian May's Red Special Guitar!?
(But original, not copies)
I was looking for this comment
This video is about (mostly unmodified) production models
Wasn't it a Burns?
Yeah true he is my idol for playing guitar when I didn't see on the list
he made it with his dad back in his teens and still works perfectly today, over 60 years later. theres no contest that his red special is the best guitar ever handmade.
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
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
No mention for the Genericaster? I learned how to play guitar thanks to it.
XD Lmao good one
iSpi I'm being serious.
Oh. I don't think its worthy of the "Top 10 Guitar Models of All Time" title, or its honourable mentions. Not a classic, or even a good guitar. Its like comparing a Rolls Royce with that shit-mobile you drove to high school with. XD
iSpi Well, gotta drive that one to high school because my van is reserved to presc...
Sorry, gotta go.
XD
I like my PRS. had shoulder surgery, LP too heavy.
Michael Cully But Les Paul looks better. Prs is ugly
@@Hallalo no their very nice guitars but i have to say les paul one of the best looking guitars of all time
Les Paul, more pain
@@RoyalGrigsby Les Paul. More George
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
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!
Not even a mention of the Brian May's Red Special?? It's a unique instrument for sure, built by himself and can get lots of great sounds out of it! Should have been mentioned at least!! Some excellent riffs have come from that!
Agreed. I didn't expect it to be mentioned, he's the only one who plays it after all, but I would personally put The Red Special in the top 5 at least.
Jordykirk
They're being produced now. I saw one at a music store a while back.
Betty Pendegrast I agree although he is very famous and iconic he isn't that amazing
Jets rule
Actually, Queen are the most talented guys musically since Mozart was around, Brian is one of the best guitarists in the world, and replicas of the Red Special are sold all around the world, just because you don't like them doesn't mean they don't have talent, please take your head out of your ass before you speak again sir
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
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
The Fender Telecaster will forever be my favorite
Chuck Berry seem to be playing an ES 345 and not a 335 on the clip.
Urban Axell spotted that too
you are probably correct, the VARITONE is not on the ES 335 except for the 'LUCILLE' model and that one has no 'F' holes, the only other model Berry could be playing here is an ES 355, NICE ONE
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
What About Brian May's Red Special?
I love that guitar, but i think it wasn't included on this list because it wasn't really manufactured and he was/ still is the only one to ever use it and i think the video was focused more on guitars a lot of guitarists have used, but the red special is a truly amazing guitar
+Chris Beaudoin Yeah, I Totally Agree
+Swimming Pear Vines Indeed, I'd put this in the same category as Eddie Van Halen's original "Frankestrat". While there recently is a copy (EVH made by Fender), his original guitars were never played as manufactured.
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
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) 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
+Stirling He ALL of the Above >>> AUTISTIC LICENSE . . . . . . .
The headstock on a Les Paul isn't even Les Paul, and they break if you look at them wrong. Fender Stratocaster - #1
Fucking "synchronized Tremolo" bullshit goes out of tune every time the Earth rotates on its axis
And you wanna talk about headstocks?!
*PPFFFFTTTTT!!!!*
GTFOH
Paul reed smith
Strat is half a guitar. It’s nothing without pedals. Les Paul’s need an amp and cable. Always No. 1.
maddox melton Who?
Honestly, I like the way the les paul looks better than the Strat. Not saying that the strat isn't gorgeous, but there's just something about the les paul that speaks to me
It's like they ignore the past 35 years or so. No Jackson, no ESP, no Schecter, no EBMM, no PRS. It's silly to put so many Gibson and Fender guitars.
txixm I know right. The whole "everything was better before/nothing will ever beat the classics" mentality is really getting annoying. So much inovations have shook the guitar world, why not include them?
Alex Corriveau I even like Fender and Gibson. There is no way you could exclude Les Pauls and Strats. I would even want the SG to be there. But the PRS Custom 24, EBMM and an Ovation would all be better choices than some of the ones they picked.
I agree
txixm Schecter? You must be kidding.
maxim striganov Not at all. I don't see any reason why we have to stick with only USA/JAP guitars. Those Hellraiser guitars are the best dollar for dollar metal guitars out there. You can't find anything for under a grand that will compete in toughness, playability and hardware.
Tele is number one in my heart though
You all know there are more brand than Gibson and fender, such as Washburn, carvin, ibanez, Jackson, paradise, peavy, rvg, Kramer, gretsch, epiphone, esp, ltd, rickenbacker,hamer, etc you get my point but all I see is fender and Gibson, making me think you all haven't really gone outside the norms of guitars
What do you expect from Watchmojo? You're absolutely right, but their parameters for the list (Musicality, origniality, popularity, and endurance) were still met.
My Ibanez KIKO guitar is the best in my collection. I have 5 Les Pauls and one Strat and Tele. I love them all but that Ibanez is fucking amazing sounding. With the Coil Tapping and the DiMarzio pickups, it's a dream.
www.ibanez.com/products/eg_detail.php?year=2016&area_id=3&cat_id=1&series_id=22&data_id=255&color=CL01
This video featured rickenbacker, gretsch, ibanez, gibson and fender guitars. So I'd like to politely tell you to shut the hell up. They just put more fender and gibsons on the list because those guitars are legends.
a washburn n4 has just as good as quality as a strat and does have mention no I don't think so, or does it have charvels, also known as a strat on steroids making them higher in price and quality which has been proven that charvels are better than strats but I digress, the point is that rickenbacker and jem made the list because of who plays them not on quaility, like their top guitarist video, all a popularity contest, angus young has good blues not great blues style but made the list, overrated like page, great musician but overrated, bettencourt and becker have more feeling and play-ability than page, but wheres lynch, or schon, or frankie sullivan, all great but no gratitude so with the same courtesy I will kindly ask you to please shut the hell up and read a book on music because you obviously have no all around knowledge of music or even have respect for guitarist and guitars alike, because I know you will go on to defend page and prove me wrong on that kindly will you ? Thanks bro \m/ \m/
+gameroftheyear1000 you can't "prove" that one guitar is better than another. Some strats are better quality than some charvels. It all varies from guitar to guitar, not model to model or brand to brand. You're entitled to your opinion, you're also entitled to looking stupid for making such broad generalizations.
My favorite guitars are the Harmony 6 String from Sears and the Kay 6 String from Montgomery Ward.
I had both lol!
Why isn’t strat number 1
I’m personally shocked
Me too my fine friend
You did a fine job on both the guitar and the video. Anybody who dislikes the video does not understand either guitars or videomaking (or has serious problems). The wood was reclaimed. What were the specific woods for the neck, top, bottom, sides, fingerboard, and bracing?
Regardless of taste, the Stratocaster HAS to be #1, no question about it. 1) has NEVER gone out of production, unlike the Les Paul (the traditional shape, at least) 2) it's by far, the most copied model of guitar, much so that another body shape and style of guitar was created after the Stratocaster: the Superstrat 3) on the list of most expensive guitars of all time, a Stratocaster occupies the most places. So you got it wrong, Mojo
i agree
Only because of the history of the guitar itself. There are a fuck ton of guitars out there better than a strat.
It just happens to be the most popular.
everyone starts on a fake strat
what about paper jamz?
FE4RCSGO They're fake.
+DylKill **Woosh**
Mauricio Underrated Comment
Fender Jazzmaster for me. Comfortable body, distinctive sound, really nice trem system, looks beautiful. So many innovative guitarists used it as their no. 1, people like Kevin Shields, J Mascis, Tom Verlaine, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Nels Cline... the list is endless. Personally I really dislike the Les Paul, really uncomfortable for me to play.
I can tell you like that from your pfp
Mustang or Jag for me.
dude totally agree. I also like that ur name is a sonic youth album and ur pic is loveless. That sounds sarcastic but its not seriously u may well be the most alternative person in existence
@@natefusillo6578 Haha
Jazz over Jag all day. Had two Jaguars in my lifetime, they both where terrible at staying in tune. My father had a Jazzmaster. It was amazing in nearly every way compared to the Jaguar.
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.
It's never about the guitar it's the guitarist.
Um are you high? It's a lot of both man. I mean the guitarist is important but the guitar gives the sound and character.
Bro if you go back and give Stevie ray vaughn a Gibson his sound would be totally different. The guitars do matter, tone in the hands is a myth. You want a certain sound you gotta get a certain guitar for that genre.
Basically agree. If you give a good guitarist a guitar, he'll play it.
Yeah, try giving the one that made this list a gibson Les paul which is on number 1 (according to them) but there would not be an enjoyable sound
That’s a good point. I feel insulted when someone gets a top guitar for their first one. I mean the fact is, is that you are not going to appreciate how good it is if you are a learner. If you are a good guitarist then you will appreciate the instrument and you will understand why it is good. A good guitar compliments well to good playing.
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
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...
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