50 UNPOPULAR Guitar Opinions (according to you guys)

[@MusicisWin]

What's your most unpopular guitar opinion?

[@ambersbow7509]

An unpopular (and bad) opinion: “guitar stores are useless - just go online”

[@declangaughan654]

Bass is one of the most important parts of a band.

[@Joe-ud2hr]

I like the way Telecasters play but think they're ugly

[@marcinmcula99]

Strapping your guitar very low is just better. Looks badass and you can still play very difficult chords and stretches

[@jaakkolehti4566]

Guitarsolos are irrelevant to the non-musician audience

[@djbasrur]

A great riff can do a lot more for a song than a great solo can. There's always room for a solo to be improvised each time it's played, but every note in any iconic riff is eternal.

[@codythegood]

Also, as a music fan, it’s nice to hear the riff instead of a solo crammed into the arrangement, especially when you’re at a show.

[@memekingdom8973]

that's not really a opinion it's more of a fact

[@BasedHyperborean]

that's not true. There are plenty examples of artists playing their riffs differently live vs. in the studio.

[@cosmonauthal7651]

Hot take I fucking hatttte 95 percent of solos. There are a few that I actually look forward to hearing but most of the time I would rather here the riff again or just end the song before it. I defiantly gravitate to songs with no solos, or very short ones that are over before I can be bothered by it.

[@scapegoatiscariot2767]

The solo Eric Clapton did on "Old Love" MTV unplugged. That's one of them.

[@hotblackdesiato3451]

To answer the heavy guitar/light guitar tone debate just buy the heaviest Les Paul you can find, record something with it and then start removing wood by taking a belt sander to the back of the guitar's body. Every few millimeters or grams of wood removed just re-record the piece and compare its tone to the original recording. C'mon Tyler, you can afford to do this experiment!

[@aesop2733]

I think people are just feeling the extra vibrations and interpreting it as sound.

[@nine9whitepony526]

Does it have to be a Les Paul? Or can he use a knock-off?

[@domonicramey3960]

Darrell Braun guitar took a guitar and recorded various takes and slowly sawed off parts of the body

[@bloemundude]

This experiment would work best if you used a 1959 L.P.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

@@bloemundude You can't. Joe Bonamassa owns all of them now.

[@runzwithscissers9079]

Doesn’t matter what you play. How you learn. How fast you learn. Or any of that. As long as you are playing and having a good time that’s all that matters

[@spaghettisauce445]

i was wondering why you were such a chill cool guy and then i saw your picture and i know why now

[@teodelfuego]

I think that’s true until you take the stage at a paying gig. Then what matters is whether the audience is having a good time

[@dealphawolf]

This is the kinda mentality I'm going in with as I'm about to purchase my first guitar and try to self teach myself at 32. Glad to see others who think the same

[@porschepal7932]

​@@dealphawolfI highly recommend Rocksmith if you're going the self taught route. It keeps playing fun even through challenging times too.

[@pnut3844able]

That's not unpopular lol

[@ctho5847]

I enjoy restringing on a Floyd Rose. Tuning one string while simultaneously detuning all the others is a really fun challenge.

[@biggersquirrelz278]

Just no😭😭😭it’s hell

[@yaboyaiden6141]

YOUR A PSYCOPATH

[@jordanhibbs2719]

Definitely went thru some growing pains with my Floyd rose too lol

[@jefflitchfield4950]

You're a masochist

[@gatergates8813]

Another fun challenge is tuning a banjo (bonus points if you change the drum head on it as well)

[@tonkawilson1055]

Mine: while not entirely unpopular, there is absolutely nothing wrong with learning overplayed/forbidden/annoying riffs because most of these riffs offer some value. Stairway taught young me a very rudimentary finger-style picking Smells like Teen Spirit was my intro to power chords Crazy train taught me palm muting The list goes on for things 15 year old me learned from the hated riffs.

[@StealthBeeKid]

Not to mention Sweet Child O Mine which is literally an exercise for alt picking and string skipping

[@Richard-zs1bm]

I feel like making a point of playing stairway in guitar shops. Anyone who would (pretend to) have a problem with that is basically a hipster.

[@opiethrice8746]

I went to college for music and then life happened for 21 years. I've used both of those songs to learn several different styles for those exact reasons. I have I only focused on listening to music with my kids and showing them my party trick of "learning a song in 10 seconds" it's been absolutely amazing for re-developing my improv skills. Im remembering scales scales I forgot for decades and my playing is so much smoother than it ever was before. I'm just happy to be playing again to be honest.

[@cosmonauthal7651]

Well I think we all lost the plot in terms of why this riffs are "annoying" in the first place. They kick so much ass and so many people agreed that they kick ass and wanted to play them, to the point where sooo many people loved these chords that it became annoying because EVERYONE already knew and loved them. that means they most have been some pretty fucking tasty riffs you were making.

[@avery7061]

agreed

[@mania114]

Unpopular opinion, it does not matter what guitar you play for a genre, you get can a good sound for any genre with any guitar

[@Sonicshadow8989]

True

[@sleepyforest7142]

I agree with that

[@bucketofham8470]

Squier affinity strat for metal

[@venomcake1768]

I think its more the amp and pedals than the guitar

[@Anikanstern]

Popular opinion

[@APK-pn4qh]

My old bass player got all pissy when I called him a "four string drummer". Funnily enough the drummer wasn't offended. 😁

[@Hevvvyyy]

Four string drummer sounds cool tho he should've played it off 😅

[@APK-pn4qh]

@@Hevvvyyy 🤣🤣

[@raytorvalds3699]

lmao, good one !

[@Meatball996]

If I was the drummer I'd be more offended that the bassist is offended

[@gayrambo4529]

A good drummer who isn't a fucking weirdo is a unicorn.

[@craigshewchuk9018]

My unpopular opinion is that you can push and mod medium tier gear to become something special in your hands and make it become top quality or highly regarded The valvestate used on the in flames album or the lead 12 used by Billy Gibbons in studio, Kurt Cobain used the little lead 12s also as practice amps and used them as stage props, things like that

[@jajajacob7521]

12:25 people always judge "simple" art by saying "I could've done that" but the point is... you DIDN"T. They did. It isn't about the complexity, it's about the creative vision.

[@edwardskol1812]

Very well said!! 👍👍

[@APK-pn4qh]

Absolutely. 👍👍👍

[@kgsvvgla2i]

This.

[@CaseTeamAngel]

I agree with you here. I tend to find simple music more enjoyable anyway. Prime example is yesterday by the Beatles. Such a simple song musically, rhythmically, and lyrically but man is it a great song. On the other hand while "Through the fire and flame" is certainly impressive from a technical standpoint, I cant really say I particularly enjoy it.

[@mainantagonist]

This is what I have said about art all my life, particular to abstract painting, but also about musicians. As he said, no one did The Edge's sound before he did. I didn't do it. You didn't do it. Have some respect for the people who create sounds (or art) that is new and innovative. I know I do, no matter the genre.

[@zoeherriot]

Robert Smith of the Cure is an amazing/underated guitar player I stand by this.

[@robertsmith4433]

guess what

[@zoeherriot]

@@robertsmith4433 I'm afraid I can't.

[@ObsidianLife]

I stand with you on this one. He's incredibly creative...

[@gonza1915]

Great musician and creative; not the best guitarist out there.

[@kenh4823]

Unpopular opinion: guitarists are by far the snobbiest group of musicians out there. Doesn't matter what you play or how well you play it, you'll always have multiple comments crapping on what you're doing. Playing something fast and technical? "pfft sounds like crap" or "no feeling/soul whatsoever." Playing something slow and melodic? "THIS has ### views? my six year old could play this." I once saw a video of a kid playing a Metallica song for a middle school talent show, one of the comments from a 30 something year old was "I'd be embarrassed to play in front of people if that was my guitar tone." FFS let people play what makes them happy

[@makkerfelix]

I think this goes for any hobby honestly, especially popular hobbies like guitar

[@lokarrsboots9337]

That's not an unpopular opinion, that's just a fact. And it is indeed annoying.

[@dirgmario]

I guess you haven’t met many classical Piano players…

[@kenh4823]

@@dirgmario I only know a handful of classically trained pianists. While some of them are definitely snobby, from what I've seen it's mainly towards other classical pianists who don't have proper technique or timing or whatever it is they're looking at. This is definitely anecdotal, but I don't see them go out of their way to crap on players outside their genre. I never hear them say "Billy Joel is a trash pianist, pop music sucks!" the way I hear some guitarists hate on others outside their genre. I've seen people say John Mayer is outright bad, Hendrix is overrated, Joe Pass just makes noise, etc. It's like so many people can't understand that others want to make their own music that suits their own tastes, and rather than just not listening to it they feel compelled to tell them they suck

[@saltyapostle44]

Yes - guitar players are competitive idiots who are making up for their inability to play sports - and very jealous of each other. Also - "audiophiles" are stupid and they listen to their equipment instead of enjoying music - and many likely have hearing damage and not even aware of what they can't hear anymore.

[@Rockman685]

Shecters are kinda insane for the price. An example of this is a shecter guitar for $1299 with glow in the dark inlays, an emg pickup with a sustaniac, and a floyd rose 1500. Its also the same price as a guitar that has none of that.

[@CosmicHarmony58]

I love me Schecters ❤️

[@NoJobRob]

that's the sound of every Smashing Pumpkins fan dying inside when he called Bullet With Butterfly Wings "Rat in a Cage"

[@autumnvolume4181]

I was elated to see that comment featured, because I very much agree with that person about Corgan being an underrated guitarist - and then, yeah, Tyler butchered the name for that song and I physically felt pain.

[@RJ_Groot]

ha, I didn't even catch that.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

@@autumnvolume4181 Billy Corgan says "Billy Corgan is an underrated guitarist."

[@johnjohn37371]

I know, triggered my nostalgia arthritis....

[@randolphpatterson5061]

That reminds me, I mustn't forget to by Billy Corgan Tone Paint.

[@kuba6344]

Unpopular opinion - Not everything in guitar playing has already been invented. Actually I think that we barely scratched the surface, and there is still plenty of room for new guitarists to make revolutions, big changes and creating new trails.

[@jay-ov6vh]

I just recently started learning guitar about a month ago and this comment gives me hope lmao. What excatly do you mean? Seems like Hendrix and EVH have set the bar high

[@unacuentadeyoutube13]

yeah, that would be possible if guitar centred music was mainstream

[@braydencarter2419]

True! Just look at ichika nito!

[@kuba6344]

If you ask me, I think you just pointed very interesting thing - the height of a bar. Is there really a bar on certain height? Isn`t it just that Hendrix pushed guitar in a new spot, and Eddie did exactly same thing, just different area? Come on, Page used even violin bow on his guitar. Did it go anywhere high? I don`t think so, but after all it`s all about trying things that no one has ever tried and seeing if it works. For example let`s take a look at playing techniques. We got tapping, we got the pick, and fingerstyle, probably way more if you get more precise. But is it really all? Sound is vibration. Guitar is as simple instrument as it gets in therms of physics - vibrating strings that send vibrations to the air. Possibilities are limitless. Maybe you`ll find this comment inspiring, maybe naive and dumb, maybe a little bit of both. This is just my point of view and it serves only one real point - to give me hope, and it does it well. Have a great day and may your strings always remain fresh.

[@jimlee7374]

​@@kuba6344 Recent exemple is tosin abasi with his thumping technique, or selective picking (sorry for my bad english)

[@richardmerriam7044]

Here's a good one; "You have to write songs on an acoustic, then you can play them on a solid body". And "Green guitars are louder". Great video. Really like your humor!

[@davidmiller9485]

uh sure, red things are faster so green things must be louder....

[@brown9671]

Some songs wouldn’t be written if they were played in an acoustic first.

[@nealthompson404]

Re: "Green guitars are louder": Coors Light (the silver bullet) has, for pretty well its entire existence, based most of its advertising around it being the coldest beer.

[@popsanddais]

not necessarily unpopular, but i strongly believe every guitar player should build at least one kit guitar from scratch so we know how to do basic repairs.

[@jefflitchfield4950]

I like that, do you know how addictive that is?

[@Peron1-MC]

honestly i should try it. it looks like fun but for some reason i really hate fakes or look alikes. like if i want a les paul it should be a gibson and if its a strat it should be a fender. i dont know why im like this. but i guess i dont have a fender. im more of a gibson fanboy but a telecaster kit would be cool :). im pretty sure this is an unpopular oppinion as well XD im sure there are alot of les paul style guitars that are better than gibsons but it doesnt feel right XD

[@dezertson2011]

@@Peron1-MC It’s a weird emotion right? Intellectually I know I shouldn’t care, but I do for some reason. I hate it. Have you ever noticed though if a player amazing like Steve Vai, they can play whatever they want and it’s cool anyway?

[@femboywithamiata]

i built my current guitar body from scratch

[@birdsteak9267]

@@Peron1-MC All guitars are just wood with strings on, now enjoy!

[@usuallyclueless4477]

If you have a Les Paul (even Epiphone), you have a signature guitar anyway. All of them have his name on it.

[@Rikalonius]

Even though I play a lot of things in E standard, I think D standard sounds great, at least on my strat. I think the opinion you should learn standard tuning just comes from the idea that you should understand the instrument. I spent years noodling around, before I finally took the time to learn (I was stupid) some music theory. I would guess if you learned in alternate tuning, like Eb standard or D standard, that you'd have to adjust yoru thinking just like when I tune down.

[@Hadakles]

Eb or D standard is not an alternate tuning, its just a bit lower than standard

[@greevar]

I recently learned the reason guitars are tuned to E standard is due to the circle of fifths BEADGFC (Adjusted to EADGBE to make chords easier and the low B requires an extra string).

[@travis9368]

Same here. With unlimited amount of tabs available, I played for several years before learning some theory (still have never taken a lesson), and it's amazing how the fret board becomes so much easier to understand after knowing just a little theory. That also helped in breaking down the fret board into shapes where you know which notes should and shouldn't be played. I remember hearing guitarists always talking about visualizing the fret board in shapes and never understood what they hell they were talking about, haha.

[@Rikalonius]

@@travis9368 The CAGED theory saved me. I really began to understand the interconnecting fretboard with that.

[@mr.e8432]

E flat standard and D standard are not alternate tunings, hence the name D "standard". The standard refers to the intervals between each string. So it doesn't matter if your tuned E-A-D-G-B-E or D--G-C-F-A-D. Your still tuning in standard intervals.

[@dalgguitars]

Brian Setzer is the most underrated guitar player. Especially true in the 1980's when I first started listening to him. Everybody just thought he was a rockabilly hack. Still one of the greats. IMHO

[@jamesmaloney8191]

I totally agree. My jaw drops every time I watch a video of him performing live

[@JohnJohnson-qf2fm]

Frank Zappa is underrated. The people who already know about his playing have a lot of respect for him, sure. But he is very rarely mentioned when people talk about the pantheon of great Guitar Players (they mostly mention Hendrix, Clapton, Page etc.). But in terms of Blending Skill with Creativity, there really isn't anyone quite like him.

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Correct fine player have a look at ulco bed as well

[@gilwood7530]

@Chuck Wood Carolina HC ecstasy is some of my favorite Frank guitar work ...The whole album is amazing

[@madamkirk]

Frank Zappa was a better politician than songwriter.

[@gilwood7530]

@@madamkirk Hes not for everybody

[@madamkirk]

@@gilwood7530 All good. I definitely enjoy his work ☺️

[@Jim-yc7zb]

I started on banjo(open G). It made transitioning to guitar so easy! I love open tunings!

[@matthewsolina4920]

If guitar players cared about music and composition as much as they obsessed over equipment and “tone”, there would be a lot more good music out there.

[@alecrisser12]

For me, the right equipment and tone is integral to the kind of music I'm writing. Certain things are simply impossible to play unless I have a six string fretless bass. Certain sounds I would have never discovered if not for a loop pedal and effects. I've heard great music ruined by shitty equipment or poor tone.

[@matthewsolina4920]

@@alecrisser12 I understand what you mean. But, I also listen to a lot of music that many people would consider lo-fi or just plain bad production. 😂 Joy Division, early Swans. Old Elliot Smith stuff. It’s more about the atmosphere and songs than a pristine sound.

[@frailty7280]

bass player here to confirm that bass strings do need to be changed regularly, maybe not as often as guitar strings but every quarter of the year is pretty standard. they sound very dull and woody after a while which depending on what kind of tone/music style youre going for could be a dealbreaker. Personally im a more technical player (by that i mean i know like 3 scales and just studied at the church of Jaco and Clay Gober for the past two years) so for me it depends, if im gonna do any sort of pop or pick slap i want fresh fresh strings, but I find harmonics and more jaco style soloistic stuff sounds kind of nice on dead strings.

[@thecheeseman31415]

I keep old rounds on my p bass. TI flats on my fretless jazz bass. Fresh rounds on my stingray. Different tones for different basses for different styles.

[@TheSteFanden]

There is a Danish band called Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, an amazingly technical, yet melodic rock band; very mudically oriented. On their first record, the guitarist had two metalzones after each other and he has an AMAZING tone!

[@Skelterbane69]

Might actually give them a listen

[@jeramyfurr2494]

Just two? Smh

[@paulgodin1166]

About the metal zone, i really don't see myself using this pedal, but i found out that the solo on "Fuzzy" by Grant Lee Buffalo was actually a acoutic guitar directly pluged into a metal zone and i'm sorry but that solo sounds killer. This made me think about the importance of gear and i think that sometimes, we just have to do our thing with what we've got, if it's a good Idea it's gonna sounds good anyway.

[@user-fm9rz5zg1u]

Message on Telegram to claim your prize!!.

[@aaronwebb1548]

I play a Les Paul because when I went to buy my first electric guitar I found it way more comfortable to play than a Stratocaster.

[@Seanph25]

That’s the same reason why I play an SG haha

[@MrPonthus]

@@Seanph25 I really dislike playing SGs only because they're so incredibly light. You can probably guess what guitar i prefer

[@Seanph25]

@@MrPonthus yeah I probably can haha, weight was never really a problem for me, I just really liked the upper fret access on the SG, and the neck position being a little further to the left was similar to my acoustic at the time.

[@trentstroupe8130]

I just switched from Fender strat to Les Paul. My only regret is that I wish I would have done it sooner

[@alaricpaley6865]

On the Open tunings, the songs that got me back into guitar after failing to learn most barre chords and thus any real songs where all in CGCFGC. On a nylon acoustic. Yeah. Go nuts out there folks.

[@waderutkowski3233]

I agree with the guy doesn’t like strat knob placement. Before I got a strat I was always playing my Tele or an acoustic, and I tend to rest my hand on the bridge because it is very convenient for Palm muting. I have got a strat I have had to re-learn how to palm mute😂 I still haven’t mastered it!

[@Healcraft]

same because I started with a yamaha pacifica

[@Hadakles]

I don't care for the strat knob placement but i do agree with the middle pickup getting in the way with picking, not finger picking but picking with a pick. I lowered my middle pickup all the way because of it.

[@boejudden9011]

same. I guess I never worked on picking technique bc I always just let my pinky flop around lol. It never occurred to me to tuck that mf so it's always grazing the vol knobs

[@peterwilson8039]

@@Healcraft Exactly - and where they put the jack for the cord is BS too.

[@gabejdb1234]

I agree. My solution for my cheap squier strat was to modify the pickguard and convert my volume knob into a roller knob like the ones on a jazzmaster or jaguar rhythm circuit. That way the volume is in the same place without getting in the way. Works great for me. It would only be a downside for people who like to use the volume knob for swells.

[@GreenJeep26]

CC DeVille is a better guitar player than he has been given credit for. I'm not even a Poison fanboy, but if you can create music and riffs that move thousands or millions of people, you have something. The ability to play is important, yes. Even CC knows his skill level and deficits. The ability to communicate is even more important. Food for thought.

[@MrHumpah12]

I’ll second that! I never liked poison, but always admired the sound and structure of his playing

[@BigTony-bf5jr]

I just saw Poison on the Stadium Tour a few weeks back, they fucking rocked and I’m a huge Poison fan now.

[@matthewtaylor1785]

CC is excellent in both the riff and solo department and deserves more credit than he receives

[@dryseason]

He could write, he could play, but holy cannoli his tone was the nadir of hair metal.

[@calvinlee8103]

CC was almost as sloppy a player as I am. He gets the appropriate amount of credit.

[@tylerkellylefty42]

Popular Opinion: Tyler is one of my favorite content creators.

[@CaesarIscariot]

Unpopular opinion: Tyler is a poser.

[@oscarriley9265]

Tyler the creator?

[@okwhatever_]

Tyler the creator?

[@alaricpaley6865]

The guitarist being the most replaceable member is probably the most true honestly. Drummers are the *hardest* to replace, then singers, then bassists, keys and then Guitar as the easiest. Everyone wants to do the cool guitar frontman thing.

[@Iamseanabortionè]

I don’t know man, I know a lot of drummers

[@guitarginger6742]

@KZbinr well, most good guitar players are able to play the bass as well and vice versa. So I think theyre both as replaceable after this the drums and then the singer

[@ΣταμΔετσης]

Actually idk if its bass players or drummers or maybe singers

[@davidburgess5689]

As a guitar player, I agree 110%

[@sonsauvage]

@@Iamseanabortionèyou might know a lot of drummers but really great drummers are hard to come by because they get snatched up for all sorts of projects. I’m talking about the sort of players that end up on zildian live or vf jams

[@MrHumpah12]

More people will always adore David Gilmore’s bends and simple runs more than any arpeggio sweep from yngwie malmstein

[@martin-1965]

Yup me too. Can admire the shredders for their skills but it leaves me dead emotionally :)

[@JBCavern]

@@martin-1965 Both of these comments resonate with me. Gilmour's playing is beautiful and emotional to the point of being me to tears. (There, I said it!)

[@HigherPlanes]

That sounds like a popular guitar opinion.

[@philipkarovski281]

Listen to Brothers and then tell me Yngwies music won't touch you

[@FuriousGeorge_]

I actually enjoy yngwies vibrato and bends more than gilmores lol

[@terryklownboi8501]

Unpopular opinion: I think the neck pickup on a strat can make a really good heavy rock/metal sound (both rhythm and soloing) because of the brightness of a single coil but for also not being a mudland or the quackiest of all 3 pickups, I can even consider the middle pickup even better for this, being even brighter. Take for example Tom Morello from RATM, he uses a tele but you can see where I'm going. Edit: It works better if you use a vintage type of amp, like a Marshall type, I tried it on a mesa boogie mark IV and in my joyo zombie II (it recreates the sound of that amp I think). In more modern type of amps with a harder distortion can be a bit of a mess with a lot of inconsistency.

[@abowla7187]

You can't chug on a neck pickup.

[@PhoebeAlwaysWins]

I use middle and 4th position for goth it just Feels Right to me

[@DaviatorMusic]

I play mostly cleanish rhythm, and I prefer the neck pickup too.

[@daoszone]

Having multiple guitars is also a good idea for each guitar to have a different tuning system for different playing styles, that way you don't have to restring, retune or fix any tone difference that you already have.

[@otak3133]

Especially if you use a floating bridge.

[@DaskaiserreichNet78]

2:57 I have to agree with Scott Martin on this. I keep my strings for years and only change them when one snaps. I have watched videos comparing new and old strings side by side and had to say that I slightly preferred the sound of the old strings.

[@frenchblacksmithedits280]

When people say "tone is in the fingers" they have tone and technique mixed up. You will never sound like SRV because his technique is different than yours, his fingers are different, however you can have a tone similar to what he had. It's all up to the definition of tone, is it the way a lick sounds, or is it the way your guitar/strings/pedals/amp/cabinet/the room you're in/whatever else comes to mind that affects the waveform?

[@mongofungo9243]

Yep i don't have a bass finger, amid finger, or a treble finger. Tone is a frequency. Technique is a style.

[@tanneryordan]

i’m glad you said you can have a tone similar to him. what people forget is that though tone is “in the fingers”, the fingers of the artist you may be trying to emulate weren’t just created out of thin air. many of our favorite guitarists spent countless hours practicing/playing along to their favorites. if you study and enjoy the same influences, you can sound very similar. it’s just easy for people to get discouraged with lack of practice and say “oh well, tone is in the fingers, ill never be like SRV”

[@stevescuba1978]

I always understood "tone is in the fingers" to mean that it is your fingers' interaction with the guitar that makes tone. More specifically, I didnt think they meant the phrase to be about the physical makeup of the finger, but the application of the finger to the guitar. Am I the only one?

[@tanneryordan]

@@stevescuba1978 i think many people have now rebranded the statement to mean “you dont have _____’s fingers, so you will never sound like them”. I don’t believe this to be true, although there isnt much point in playing exactly like someone unless you are starting a tribute band. some people take things too literally

[@stevescuba1978]

@@tanneryordan I agree. Also, different picks change the tone, so different fingertips should too, I guess.

[@aorsoul...7532]

Boss have sold boatloads of Metal Zone pedals, so somebody must like 'em! I worked in guitar stores for 17 years, and the Boss sales guy gave me a Metal Zone when they were released. The store sold tons of them, often to people who asked what I was using at gigs. I still use that pedal, and I have the Waza one too. I love them! I also have a couple of signature guitars. I'm beginning to worry that I'm an unpopular guitarist! Oh well...I'm happy...🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻

[@inflameslp311]

I have one too! Haven’t used it in a while, but if you are someone who just wants to jam with a heavy chunky sound and don’t want to spend a lot of money, then why not? If you are a serious musician and you play gigs then you probably are willing to spend the money to get a specific tone, but if you’re just having fun then it gets the job done.

[@ianwebb8066]

One of the most sold pedals ever

[@pastorofmuppets1968]

I love my Metal Zone and I don't care who knows it!

[@ianwebb8066]

@@pastorofmuppets1968 will always be my favorite pedal

[@damienalvarez2957]

The Lzzy Hale Explorerbird is an example of what I think can be a good thing about signature guitars. Explorer headstocks are definitely a tuning stability nightmare, so the straight pull of the Firebird headstock is something I think is a major improvement.

[@kyteluna]

Looks killer too!! Personally I have never had trouble with my epi 2020 explorer in terms of tuning tho..

[@MatheusVenti]

When I bought my PRS, there was Santana's, Orianthi's and Mark Tremonti's available for almost the same price of their entry guitar and they are all clearly better too! The body of my Orianthi's is amazing, and 2 different pickups really helps!

[@danielsgrunge]

She has a very good taste, all of her guitars are killers!!

[@calvinlee8103]

I played an Explorerbird recently and it was such a killer guitar. *Amazing* tone for rock stuff, and Firebird headstocks > Explorer headstocks. If you're in the market for a super high quality guitar for rock/metal, you like the thinner 60's-style Gibson necks, you don't need a trem, and cost isn't a huge concern, the Explorerbird is damn near unbeatable right now.

[@griffinlamon1489]

I bought one yesterday! It’s sickkkk

[@snapdragon217]

I like the sound and feeling of old acoustic guitar strings. Such a unique and “folky” sound that I love on acoustic. Takes out some of the high end. Definitely not on an electric though!

[@jivanhoyt6520]

I agree, I have a 50 year old junker acoustic with old strings and its the best sounding acoustic I've ever played. Too bad the frets look like someone sat on them though. When I get enough money I'll refret it.

[@grandarchon6969]

Schecter guitars are really great value, especially if you buy them used around 1K range. Especially if you're looking for 7 strings.

[@MuscleCarLover]

They are literally the first name I think of when I think about a 7 string

[@microsoftpain]

Yeah. I just bought one a couple months ago. Normally went for like 1,100 and i got it for 700 in almost mint condition lol.

[@Ferrox_]

i have two Schecters a Diamond series C-1 Platinum 6 and a Reaper 7 both have been my favorite guitars ever

[@grandarchon6969]

@@Ferrox_ I have a Banshee 7 FR-S I bought for about 1100 and a C-7 SLS Elite I bought for about 900. Both great guitars, and great fun. Couldn't recommend either of them enough. The C-7 thin C neck is the best neck I've ever played on a 7 string.

[@Vivi_9]

Schecters are the shit

[@calvinsnapemusic]

7:07 Simon Neil from Biffy had a Metal Zone in his rig until last year when he made his signature pedal. Which is based off the Metal Zone.

[@TheSavagederek]

And loves his Strats

[@jack_r9875]

5:33 I agree with this one, my strumming arc always knocks the pickup switch when I’m on the neck pickup also the top knob kinda gets in the way when palm muting the higher strings when I started learning to sweep (not so much a problem for people who aren’t interested in learning metal shred) everything else about the stat is beautiful though. Probably the most comfortable guitar to hold out there

[@RockChalk263]

Like he said, that's bad technique.

[@black-eyedned7258]

I LOVE the strat layout. As I'm playing, my pinky has access to the volume knob, for level changes for verses and leads and such. I wish all my guitars had that layout. To each, their own, eh ?

[@YaBoiHashbrownZ]

Telecaster has entered the chat

[@DaviatorMusic]

@@RockChalk263 He demonstrated a weird picking hand position in the video. If you're strumming, your hand is moving, and depending on the angle at which the guitar is hanging on you, it's easy to knock the selector switch off the neck pickup setting, especially if you've got large hands.

[@rob_ya_boy]

Jim Lill did the heavy/light guitar test plus many others. Recreated a tele tone without a body at all. Amazing work.

[@dkmotorracingnz8010]

Jim Lill did a video called "Tested: Where Does The Tone Come From In An Electric Guitar?" and he takes away as much as possible from the guitar. I without a doubt, whole heartedly support this video, and you'll see why when you watch it.

[@abowla7187]

Fax. Tonewood on guitar doesn't make much of a difference. I think it makes more of a difference on bass.

[@8troll9]

@@abowla7187 tonewood only affects Acoustics.

[@matzemunz2827]

I tuned my son's first guitar to a open D major when he was like 5, so he could just fiddle around and get a feel

[@Jimjolnir]

I did the same for my mates little one, but open C. She loved that. Perfect for beginners as they can just strum open, or use a finger or two up and down the fretboard and find what sounds good to them.

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

The Edge actually said the pedals/effects thing about himself in a 60 Minutes interview. I think it was Ed Bradley who asked the band why they have all the effects pedals and dude said it was because they weren't very good at their instruments. It's the reason I respect them. Don't have to like the music to respect that level of self awareness. They know what skills are the money makers for them.

[@dylanadams1455]

there is some really early footage of them playing where he is busting out a solo. Nothing amazing, but he knows his way around a scale. People act like he's rubbish, but some things he does aren't as easy as they look. I can solo all day but precise single note rhythm picking I sometimes mess up.

[@northtrader]

@@dylanadams1455 Yep. Like accurately playing the intro to "Wire" (your hand playing a triplet with a non existent 1, against a dotted 8th delay at 140 bpm)

[@martyshwaartz971]

4:08 which is exactly why you should always try before you buy. Most QC stucks even at higher prices but if you check it out for yourself it removes inconsistency as a factor.

[@kbroomall]

regarding having multiple guitars - I have 2 electric and 2 acoustic guitars - the only reason I have 2 is one is in E standard and one is in D standard. Having these 2 setups allows me to play a wider range of songs without having to re-tune them as often.

[@shayh.3556]

I have one acoustic and 2 electrics, one of which I built and mainly play slide on. I’d love to have multiple guitars in different tunings but don’t know how much I’d actually use them

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

What you said about strings applies to why I have more than one guitar. I value my time and I use lots of tunings. Worth it to have a dedicated guitar for every tuning I use rather than doing a Floyd set up every time I want to tune up or down.

[@ACowIsHuge]

I dont think that anyone Switches tunings often on a FR. That is just pure Torture :DD

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

@@ACowIsHuge yeah. I ain't trying to do all that. I'll just buy another guitar, thanks.

[@morgothbauglir906]

11:36 I actually agree with the comment, except for when it comes to the majesty. The design of that guitar is really unique and it's super ergonomic.

[@DonaldMerrit]

I think all Ernie Ball music man guitars are The Best of the Best

[@MatsDagerlind]

My experience after playing several hundreds of different electric guitars for over 50 years is that apart from fresh or worn srings and how, where and with what you pick the strings, there is really just one thing that affects guitar tone - the pickups. It's very impopular to dismiss body, neck, fretboard and fret materials, solid or hollow bodies, cables etc as almost completely neglible in the sound equation. Choice of pedals amps and speakers matter enourmosly obviously, as do choice of microphone and mic placement when recording, but on the guitar itself it's only the pickups that matter.

[@diegowilson9711]

I think you really hit upon it.. I mentioned in a comment above, how there's this guy who basically takes a guitar down to basically nothing but strings and a pickup under the strings, and every other part of the guitar is eliminated eliminated so it is literally just the strings and the pick up , and sounds beautiful. Obviously when it's an electric you need a decent amplifier, but the tone in the guitar comes from strings and a pickup. There might be other things that contribute to this, but overall they are not required. Of course obviously without a guitar you cannot play the guitar but but this experiment showed that all it is is strings and this is the strings and decent pickup.

[@Blackdiamondprod.]

You can't hear microtones because you've damaged your hearing by playing without earplugs, and you're from America, so you think that your opinion is the unnegotiable reality.

[@Blackdiamondprod.]

@@diegowilson9711 so, you listened to a video that was compressed to be put on KZbin through phone or computer speakers and can't hear minuscule tonal differences in the recording? That's crazy. It's almost as if sonic frequencies are scientific properties that can be drastically altered by a number of other factors. For the last time, PHYSICS EXISTS WHETHER YOU UNDERSTAND IT OR NOT!

[@c.r.blankenship9040]

If picks make a difference, fretboards make a difference

[@theo8206]

I think being able to play chords really well is more valuable than being able to solo. Maybe I’m biased cuz I’m primarily a bass player, but I really find value in being able to hang back and support the band really well.

[@iurigrang]

6:20 No, he didn’t? The guitar is physically pressed against your body. If the wood vibrates differently, they’ll feel different. Pickups do not pick wood vibrating though, they’re electromagnets, and, as such, can only pick metal vibrations. So as long as the wood vibrates differently, but the strings don’t, the guitar will “feel” different while sounding the exact same.

[@Mephilis78]

Except that the wood vibration also effects the vibrations of the strings. This is why two guitars with different wood, but the same strings, pickups, and body style, can have different tone and sustain.

[@Nibblerr]

@@Mephilis78 that's not how any of this works. Wood vibrations have zero impact on string vibration. Electric guitar has hardware that connects to the strings. They aren't in direct contact with wood and vibrations of the wood are small as hell to begin with. There are countless videos of people removing parts of a guitar and they sound the exact same. For an example, Darrell Braun tested this by sawing of wood on a strat copy and recording in between. All of the recordings have the exact same sustain no one can hear any major differences in tone. Even if you could, they're so small that the slightest EQ tweak mitigates it all.

[@elnyoutube123]

This is an unpopular opinion I used to have the opposite view on: The guitar effects the sound of the pickups way more than the pickups effect the sound of the guitar. I've built dozens of pickups over the years and you can put a pickup in one guitar that will sound completely different in another guitar. I recently built a guitar from a Warmoth body where I took all the electronics out of an old poplar Tele, put them in the alder Warmoth body which is shaped like a Jaguar but routed for all Telecaster hardware, and it literally sounds like they're a completely different set of pickups. The only variable that changed was the shape of the body and the type of wood. That's it. Every other bit of hardware and electronics is exactly the same. I mostly experimented with Strats with different woods, but this Warmoth/Tele project had by far the most significant difference of all the guitars I've tried.

[@sashabagdasarow497]

"affects"

[@jakebergen1837]

Placebo.

[@someidot3699]

go watch "Jim Lill" on youtube he has an excellent video on what exactly decides guitar tone. spoiler, its 3 things. Strings, Pickups, Pickup placement. nothing to do with wood at all

[@sashabagdasarow497]

@@someidot3699 I agree and Jim did a great job, but actually, the microphonic effect (if pickups aren't potted) might affect the sound a bit.

[@someidot3699]

@@sashabagdasarow497 he has done a ton of videos reguarding every aspect that can be controlled after that one aswell.

[@Reffitt2]

Les Paul's are too heavy. I played a Les Paul live for years and never thought it felt uncomfortable.

[@Llama_charmer]

I Remember my first time picking up a strat as a bass player i thought it was a toy lol. The weight difference was huge

[@cisco680]

Satchel is one of the most underrated guitarists around. He's awesome and no one ever talks about him. I guess because they play like a stereotypical 80s band. Their lyrics might be funny but the music is legit. Steel Panther rocks!

[@nick1512]

100% agreed poontang boomerang gets my mornings going

[@ogelsmogel]

True. Playing hair metal riffs (and solos) ain't easy.

[@owenjohnston33]

Tone wood is practically impossible to hear a difference when you're running it electric, especially if you're running it through extra stuff. Almost everything else makes a significantly bigger tone difference

[@Memu_]

This is an absolute fact which this guy for some reason refuses to accept

[@Nibblerr]

Yeah there's literally no reason to not go for lighter woods and overall spec in to playability over "tone". Construction and hardware might have slight tonal differences (but do make a difference in sustain) so go for what you need and what feels good. Pickups are the thing you should be worrying about when it comes to tone, and even then you can get away with EQ'ing to have two different pickups to sound almost the same.

[@Blackdiamondprod.]

You've damaged your hearing by playing without earplugs and YOU can't hear the difference as a result. Science is not optional or opinion based. The laws of physics are true whether you agree with it or not.

[@Memu_]

@@Blackdiamondprod. That is such a ridiculous bs statement

[@owenjohnston33]

@@Blackdiamondprod. Lol, you just made one of the most absurd assumptions I've ever heard. I always have earplugs in. But, let me ask you two things. First of all, did I say it makes "no tonal difference"? Secondly, tell me what electric guitars you have that have the exact same everything, with the only difference being wood. Plus, let's just point out that if you have earplugs in, you probably won't be able to hear small differences in tone (depends on your earplugs), especially at loud volumes. And, if I were to play a guitar, through an amp and cab (keep in that a majority of guitarists use at least some distortion), and even better if we add pedals, you could not tell me what the wood on that guitar is. You could only have a lucky guess based on the ones generally used. So relax with the hostile attitude smart guy

[@pixelation6224]

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez is the most underrated guitarist of the 2000s.

[@NoJobRob]

Correct

[@freddieboii6735]

Who?

[@pixelation6224]

Guitarist from At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta

[@grantmayos9639]

Loved the Squier comment. I have one. HSS HT in black and white. Love it. Didn't break the bank. 👍

[@TheMountainLynx]

Unpopular opinion: Bigsby tuning stability issues are a user problem, not a design problem. Lubricate the nut and saddles, tie your strings off with a Luthier's Knot, and you'll be fine.

[@tanneryordan]

i believe this to be true for almost all tremolo systems. most if not all of them aren’t made for dummies. they take proper setup and maintenance to be useful, on any budget.

[@airworthy777]

3:14 I have to disagree with this one because bass strings also needs to be changed too, but some of the bass players tend to appreciate the sound of the overused strings because they sound mellower and has more low end (I guess that's why they started to boil strings to loosen the tension to achieve that sound, I hope I'm right about it).

[@user-er2gg5fs7g]

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[@abowla7187]

I can speak from experience, boiling bass strings makes no difference. People need to quit being cheap. If you want a mellower tone, just adjust your eq. You can't eq bass strings to sound better. If they're dead, they're dead.

[@DaviatorMusic]

Boiling them makes them expand while they're hot, but as they cool they'll contract to original size. I was told that boiling the strings was just to make the spaces between the winds bigger so all the finger skin and gunk could come out of them more easily. Basically deep-cleaning between the winds to get all the vibration-damping crap out and get them back closer to new condition.

[@abowla7187]

@@DaviatorMusic it literally makes no difference.

[@slash148]

You boil the string to remove dirt in aims to recover their original crispy and metallic tone, not to get them more bassy. But you don't just boil, you've got to add some kind of soap. You then will stroke them with some kind of hard brush and clean them with a dry towel. As an extra step, sand paper, very subtle. I've done this a few times, the difference is noticeable. Haven't changed strings in the last 10 years. (I can't afford it)

[@CurrieNerd]

The opinion about the signature guitars does have a point. But there's a growing number of signatures that are good guitars in their own right, but just happen to have input from someone who uses it. Off the top of my head, the J Mascis JM, and the Zach Myers PRS SE. I'd like to see more signature models that have nice touches to them, that don't look ludicrous, at around the same price as stock models.

[@CakeorDeath1989]

I think if it's a signature that does something a little bit different from the standard model, so justifies it being a signature, it's fair. But when it's a signature model that's just a black Strat, or a sunburst Les Paul, that's when they're a waste of time. I don't think a signature that's for all intents and purposes a standard guitar with the artist's preferred neck profile is enough to justify a signature model, imo. Same goes with a guitar that's just a different colourway. Give us something spicy. The only exception is the J.Mascis signature, because it's a banger, especially when it's a Squier.

[@CurrieNerd]

@@CakeorDeath1989 Ha.. I'd happily buy someone's signature guitar if it's got thicker neck than a generic C shape that seems to be popular these days! :)

[@CakeorDeath1989]

@@CurrieNerd I quite like the Fender modern C, I think it's called. Though if I had a signature I'd make it a hair flatter.

[@GremlinZ420]

Schecter is a great brand man. Especially in the sub 1k market. All the big metal brands are really, since metal usually uses emgs you end up getting a nice set of pickups for cheaper than a nice set of pickups in a fender or Gibson

[@HxghLxnder]

I agree with you, I tried out a Schecter V-type guitar and I loved it. Had a Floyd Rose on it along with some weird-but-cool-looking case hardened pickups. The best thing about that? It’s $350, and it’s not far from where I live.

[@CMHobbies]

Schecter has some awesome stuff for sure. Very overlooked.

[@veenoir1991]

I actually love schecters lol.

[@ruffryder13]

Mine is great!

[@lebarak69]

My 7 string schecter is so good I probably will never change it lol

[@veenoir1991]

@@lebarak69 I got my first schecter a diamond series omen 6 in 2004 and still have it. I put a Duncan invader in it in like 06 and it's still my favorite lol

[@RichardDeBerryOfficial]

Schecters are beautiful. I really want one, but I don't have the money :(

[@Rikalonius]

11:10 I actually had that opinion of the capo for a while. It was because you constantly see it being used by tween-y bop girls in their videos. I remember seeing Brie Larson with on on the 7th fret. Egad. As I started playing more with an acoustic I started realizing, to get that bigger sound, especially if you have junior Whopper fingers, that it helps for certain songs. Even if I could stretch my fingers, the capo sound is different than playing the same chords without it. It is just appropriate at times.

[@Angel-fz8dr]

😅😅😅so true!

[@gogeta687]

You also get different chord voicings that you wouldn't be able to get any other way. Playing a basic E chord sounds way different than a D capo2. And that goes for any chord.

[@Rikalonius]

@@gogeta687 That's the phrase I was looking for that my brain wouldn't accommodate at the time of writing. Chord voicings. Yes, indeed.

[@robertamato358]

I have always felt that for certain songs using a capo yields a very different and unique tone vs. transposing. It depends what is best for the song. As a 12 string player myself I can tell you that a capo is pretty much an indispensable piece of kit.

[@mattrogers1946]

Watch George Harrison, Paul Simon, Don Felder....

[@crabman732]

Technically, every Les Paul is a signature guitar

[@righty-o3585]

Lol Yes they are

[@mattrogers1946]

🤣

[@righty-o3585]

@@Burnt_Gerbil My Les Paul has his signature on it though lol and I guess technically Fander is a signature series too then lol

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

@@righty-o3585 - If you had Slash’s signature on it, now it’s a signature guitar.

[@mattrogers1946]

@@Burnt_Gerbil Sure it's a signature model. It's has Les Paul's name on it. Just like the Nick Lucas flat top, or the Roy Smeck model Harmonys.

[@minecraftingmew4809]

I got a beautiful Jackson electric guitar earlier this week, and I love how it sounds. I am self taught and only ever played acoustic, but I don't regret getting my jackson

[@BawesomeBurf]

The capo opinion drives me nuts. Should people also stop using alternate tunings and instead learn their barre chords? Sometimes, you need a sound that E Standard simply will not provide. I'm not a fan of relic guitars, but don't hate anyone for using them. A lot of folks try to pitch this 'stolen valor' angle about relics. As if everyone who buys a relic wants people to think they've been playing that instrument for 30 years. Well, maybe the guitar player chose that instrument because it inspires them to play. Isn't that what every guitarist should be striving for when guitar shopping? I find U2's music to be dreadfully boring, but The Edge is a great musician. He may not be the flashiest guitar player, but he knows how to do what's right for the song through riffs, effects, or a combination of the two.

[@dokcso]

learn2bar m8

[@brandonmitchell1658]

Behind every pivotal moment in music history is a left handed guitar player. Hendrix, McCartney, Albert King, Iommi, Cobain, Bieber. Unpopular and fact.

[@andrewsorensen2316]

He's out of line, but he's right!

[@frankking439]

Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads must have been playing backwards.

[@ifensler]

😂🤣 love how you threw in Cobain and Bieber

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Mark Knopfler--plays right-handed. Hendrix was right-handed.

[@MatLinnett1]

Oh, and as far as underrated guitarists, I think Ry Cooder is one of the best guitarists of all time, yet hardly any KZbinrs talk about him. His latest stuff blows my mind; you can tell there's a lifetime's worth of experience behind the playing, and his voice, already nice to start with, has just gotten better with age.

[@DiscoVolanteOU818]

when i was learning how to play "not saying ive masterd guitar" i loved playing in drop d, a lot of the songs i wanted to learn happend to be in drop d and it was easier and more fun to play power chords my dad borne in 79 hated that every time he saw me playing in drop d he said it would make it harder to learn, that was bull because it was way harder on my fingers and made me want to stop playing, after a year ish of playing in drop tuning i went back to stranded and it just clicked.

[@IndependenceGuitar]

I second the Billy Corgan thing. Soma and Geek USA are 2 of my favorite solos ever. Great songwriter at the very least Gish through Adore.

[@OdieRaptor]

The Explorer is hands down the best style of guitar for metal. Everything about it is sexually appealing and awesome. Plus if you get one like my custom TW Smith (had to brag a little I love my guitar) they play better than pretty much any other sub $2500 guitar center guitar.

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

Are you trying to fuck your guitar my guy?

[@OdieRaptor]

@@TheOnlyHollywood1 Maybe.

[@bahadortanzif8932]

Definitely maybe for sure no doubt. Especially w/ a beautiful hot naked monogram of a woman or 2 on front 🔥 🔥 🔥 Long as that beautiful comfortable sexy piece of soulful art stays in tune.

[@makkerfelix]

Jim Lill did a series finding out where guitar tone comes from, turns out a lot of ideas are actually myths

[@MuscleCarLover]

The video about scale length definitely opened my eyes

[@calvinlee8103]

Best guitar video on the internet, hands down.

[@indiedavecomix3882]

My 2 cents, tone wood only affects acoustic guitars. Strings, pick ups and speakers are the important part of guitar tone. I'll even maybe go along with bridge construction and maybe tuners because they interact with strings. Everything else is malarkey. Now get off my lawn.

[@MuscleCarLover]

I'll say the three biggest parts of tone are the speakers, the tuning of the strings and the pickups. I don't hear a difference with the string construction themselves so long as they're of some sort of metal so they actually get picked up

[@k1ng_NL]

As someone who has changed bass strings and also boiled them, boiling them works if you’re in a pinch and it also only takes like 15 minutes.

[@goteefreak]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are the reason a majority of musicians and bands are even playing today. Without Tom Petty and Mike Campbell, there would be a lot less of what we think of as 80s rock sounds (is the 80s considered classic rock now?).

[@gggz420]

dude you can’t seriously think this. tom petty had nothing to do with 80’s rock you can’t be for real 😂 80’s rock was dominated by bands like van halen motley crüe kiss guns n roses metallica… i could keep going lol none of them had any influences from tom petty…. tom petty?😂😂😂

[@ashleyjohansson230]

@@gggz420 Those bands you listed sucked and tom petty is better.

[@neilschlemeel5751]

Says the girl lol

[@ashleyjohansson230]

@@neilschlemeel5751 💅💅

[@jessegarcia423]

I gotta agree with the Schecter take there, my C1 is absolutely flawless out of the box and my roommates $360 C6 absolutely shits on his $520 classic vibe

[@bernifitzsimmons176]

I can attest to this. I have a C1 classic I bought for like £300 used and I love it so much. I also have a £1700 fender Strat. I play the Schecter more 😂

[@wayneroy6694]

I'm mainly a bass player. Way back in the dawn of time when dinosaurs roamed the prairies and I still had hair, I had a band that got label attention for a while. For eight years of that, my main bass was a Schecter. It had been made to copy Gary Tallent's bass for a Hartke ad. It was basically a Fender Jazz copy in all black with no pick guard, because that was what Gary played. For some reason, nobody wanted to buy a bass custom ordered to go in an ad. I got a lot of excellent years out of that beast for a really good price.

[@bernifitzsimmons176]

@@wayneroy6694 Sounds badass man!

[@wayneroy6694]

@@bernifitzsimmons176 The only awkward part is trying to convince my kids that I was cool before they came along. My son is now thirty eight. He said "Oh. Don't kid yourself. You were never cool. None of your crowd was. Y'all were a parade of dipshits. You were just the Grand Marshall." Pretty harsh. But based on what he'd seen from two of my friends that had been our sound guy and driver, I could see where he formed that opinion.

[@Vets4Games]

I agree with this to an extent. I have a C1 Platinum that absolutely hammered out of the box, but I do love me some American tele tone...

[@halfcalkt8367]

Linsey Buckingham is an ultra underrated guitarist

[@thieveryguitars6206]

If you’ve never listened to Frozen Love by Buckingham Nicks (pre Fleetwood) do yourself a favor and give it a listen. So much tasteful playing.

[@helgijonsson3537]

Definitely! He never gets onto any "greatest guitarists" lists, but his playing is incredible!

[@RiffChord]

I dont like the band or the songs but yeah he is really good

[@Soldano999]

I have guitars with elixir coated strings i haven't changed in over 10 years. No problem they look feel and sound great.

[@stefanmaciolek6540]

I honestly agree with the not needing a stack thing. Pretty much any venue that's big enough that you would've needed a full stack back in the day will have a PA that can do the heavy lifting, and it'll sound better too. I'm not gonna say you'll never ever use them, but they are unnecessary for 99% of what the average guitarist is doing. They look cool as hell tho

[@enorbet2]

IMHO that's just "Trendy" talking. I've heard an insane number of players in a wide variety of venue sizes that sounded amazing through a 4x12 and not only no, but HELL NO, it won't necessarily sound better with a tiny speaker through a PA, especially not to the player. How good is a player likely to play if his/her tone is uninspiring? Will the audience likely prefer an inspired player who sounds pretty good or a bored player that sounds just bigger? ..AND who knows better what a player wants to sound like, the player or the soundman?

[@3rdStoreyChemist]

They can be good in small venues as an angled cab helps direct the sound towards the player’s ears, helping them hear themselves better and be able to set the volume and tone more appropriately. Most venues will have a PA these days, which means guitarists have more of a choice of what their setup is and can go with what works for them, rather than worry about being heard. Some genres and types of setups benefit from headroom, others work best with a cranked amp and then there’s ampless options. Just unfortunately, there’s a lot of mediocre engineers allowed behind the desk in a lot of small venues who have no idea how to work with guitar amps and bands in general.

[@CakeorDeath1989]

The issue with half or full stack rigs is you can see the venue owner becoming visibly pissed off the second you turn up to the venue with them. It's why I've switched over to an AC30, which is 30W and still a bit too loud. I think a 50W with a 2x12 cab is your limit for most venues, tbh.

[@3rdStoreyChemist]

@@CakeorDeath1989 If sound engineers & venue owners are getting visibly pissed off, they shouldn't be putting on live music or be involved with it. If a band wants to turn with 100watt full stacks and set everything on 11, that's on them, not the venue or engineer. You can't polish a turd and there's little point trying. The size of the cab really isn't an issue and it can help the guitarist(s) hear themselves and I'd be more pissed off with a guitarist who doesn't want their little valve combo on a stand/chair/beer crates, as often they are more likely to set the amp too loud & either too harsh or too muddy because they can't hear it, which is a more common problem than players with amps with more watts than attendees and more speakers than band members with the master volume on full. Also there's the mentality that the engineer will throw a mic on it & it'll sound fantastic, when in reality you can't polish a turd. The ideal amount of power is determined by how loud the drummer is and how much headroom you want, the venue is irrelevant. I have worked with drummers who were so loud that a 100watt amp was necessary for a clean tone. At one point I was using my Plexi at 50watt with both channels at 6 on the volumes just to keep up (I wasn't too concerned about outright clean, otherwise running at full power would have been better). With other drummers that same amp would be too much at like 2-3.

[@howtoeataham]

Ray Toro of MCR is actually an extremely underrated guitarist. One of the best guitar players of the 00s.

[@xX.Rintheemo.X]

This opinion is a gift from God

[@daviddutkowski7675]

Fat agree

[@yak-piss]

MCR is what got me back into guitar :D

[@JoeyJordisonRealNOTclickbait]

PREACH!!!

[@jensencox1226]

Simon Neil from Biffy clyro unironically uses a metal zone and it is great.

[@aurelius8439]

Fantastic band! His guitar tone is what makes so many of their songs great

[@mamamamamamamable]

He simultaneously plays a clean signal. The combination is awesome, just saw them a month ago

[@maxxhibbsmusic8606]

Emo has some of the most unique approaches to the guitar in modern music. Listening to a band like Macseal or American Football is very refreshing if you're open-minded and like (or can look past) whiny vocals.

[@manbearpig2164]

I have the same problem with Strats too, always hitting the knob, I like the way they sound and look, but they are too touchy for me

[@MK-1010]

The whole assembly of knobs and the switch gets in my way. Middle pickup, too. And don't get me started on the forearm cutaway...

[@DoctorJoner]

I can also vouch that the PRS SE is a very good budget guitar. Absolute tone machine.

[@BawesomeBurf]

Yup, been super happy with mine!

[@davedecker1725]

Had a Santana SE for 10 years. Still love it!

[@collection_of_misinformation]

Nothing budget about them anymore lol they're all pretty much $800 plus at this point 😒

[@jamievjams]

Guitars being overly expensive doesn't make them a waste of money. The fact that you don't NEED a £1500 guitar to get a great sound doesn't make it any less valuable.

[@scottinWV]

I get some great tone and gain out my $200 Epiphone SG. Plays beautifully. Sounds awesome. The amp makes most of the difference.

[@malte1984]

How do you tell people you're a brit without telling them you are a brit? XD.... but you are right with what you say.

[@witchfindergeneralelectric8758]

Deep diving on KZbin has also shown me that there are lots of rich asshats with $3000+ guitars plugged into $2000+ amps and still sound like crap cause they think expensive gear will somehow magically make them sound better, it won't. Practice makes you sound better. Can't buy that.

[@mattrogers1946]

@@witchfindergeneralelectric8758 Sounds like sour grapes to me. See lots of guys haul vintage guitars all over the country for $200 a night gigs because they sound amazing. Toting heavy tube amps around because they sound great.

[@theirishpotato6588]

I agree

[@hayden3476]

Learned how to play in Drop C. Was a rough learning experience but long term it helped dramatically!

[@wmeo5349]

Well concerning boiling strings, I've never even heard of this method so I won't tell you whether it works for me, but I can tell you that in my case boiling the strings for 40 minutes would save me about 2 hours at least. I live in a smaller city so we don't have any guitar centers nearby

[@AchillesWrath1]

It might make them sound a little better but they won't sound like new strings. All you're doing is basically cleaning the dirt, oil, and dead skin from your hands off them.

[@chadtindale2095]

"Tone is in the fingers" Let's clear up this wrong notion. Talent affects tone. Yes. But so do speaker cabinets. The saying should be understood as "money gives a diminishing return on sound quality". But my epiphone special II. Going through my 10 inch fender frontman, isn't going to give me the tone of a player strat going through a good Overdrive into a fender bassman. It isn't. And talent doesn't change that. Better advice to give is. Don't build a new set. Just think about one improvement. Change 1 should be talent. Yes. Picking technique is almost certainly a tone issue. Then change your amp and speaker. Then reverb. Then Overdrive. Technique is part of a complete set. But there's a reason no one goes out on stage with tiny solid state amp. Play at a guitar store. Try other amps. You may find your tone isn't your fault.

[@theirishpotato6588]

Lmao

[@robcobi]

Agreed, I've got a ton of gear and guitars too. Good pickups, good amp, good speakers, good recording tools, voilà, that's half the battle! (yo Joe) My cheapo guitars don't take a back seat to my expensive ones, I can make them all sound meh! 🙂

[@chadtindale2095]

@@robcobi i used to think i was a bad guitar player. I couldn't get good tone with shit equipment. I was always told it's talent and not gear. Years later i get a good amp and Overdrive, suddenly I'm getting the sound that i heard on the radio. Generations of guitar players think they suck because assholes keep telling them tone is in the fingers.

[@robcobi]

@@chadtindale2095 Thanks, I was being silly and self deprecating a bit. I'm pretty awesome at guitar actually. I only had an early 90s Ibanez S540 and Marshall Valvestate 8080 for about 15+ years. I wanted to be Vai/Satch/EVH/Nuno/etc. I'm not that good but I'm passable and growing still even in my oldish age. I have all the gear now, it does sound amazing. But I can still enjoy my cheapo Epi Plustop Pro just as much as my Gibson Custom Shop R9, same with digital SW like Amplitube versus my tube amps (JVM410H being my favorite along with my Ibanez TSA amps 6V6/6L6). Thanks for your kind reply. Happy guitaring!

[@ACowIsHuge]

I never understood this whole Tone here and there thing. I always practice with clean tone so the first thing you mentionend is not the problem :D

[@ziggy4465]

Hmmm, this is a tough one. I can agree with the instrumental artists comment, but I really don’t know why it’s unpopular. There is so much emotion in instrumental music. After all, the majority of classical music has only instrumentation and no vocals. I don’t change my strings that often either, I play daily and I am rather aggressive. The set I have on is currently two years old, the tone is only slightly different than the guitar I just changed strings on because I broke one after 3 years. Inexpensive guitars can sound awesome. Maybe my most unpopular opinion is no band is good without a good rhythm section. I enjoy these videos, keep at it.🤘🏻

[@bunsenn5064]

I believe tonewood changes sound, but not in the way you’d think. Different woods have different densities and textures that affect how a guitar feels to play. And when there are differences in how a guitar feels, it causes changes in the way someone plays it. So wood doesn’t effect sound, but it effects the player, which effects sound.

[@Tr1s]

unpopular: when alternate picking just playing the same technique you use for slower picking when u get too 200 plus BPM will not cut it anymore you have to change your picking technique to where it looks like your hand is spasming if you don't believe me watch any of BERNTHs picking tips videos metronome practice is still fine but u can't expect to just slowly build up to insane speeds sometimes u have to actually just play at insane speeds

[@redgamer821]

Use. Punctuation. In. Your. Writing.

[@theirishpotato6588]

@@redgamer821 agreed.

[@elmo7sharp9]

@@redgamer821 sometimes u have to actually just write at insane speeds ;-)

[@jakecarter9920]

"Why do you need more than one guitar?" Excuse me?! That's like asking golfers why they need more than one club or models why they need more than a single pair of shoes. You need the right tool for the job and no one guitar, no matter how sweet it may be, is ideal for all genres or playing styles.

[@jan7751-o4w]

unpopular opinion: A single guitar can be the right tool for any genre or style.

[@marshallgibson8872]

Surely you can paint pictures with only one color, but it can become uninspiring after a while. That's why most artists have a paint pallet with a few colors they can set the mood with

[@jakecarter9920]

@@jan7751-o4w Yes, a single guitar can be used for any genre but that doesn’t make it the “best” tool or even a particularly good one for every playing style. I can technically use the handle of a screwdriver as a makeshift hammer, but that doesn’t make it a good idea to try to build a porch that way.

[@jan7751-o4w]

Single paint or screwfriver as hammer comparisons are very flawed simply because the guitar itself is all but negligible when it comes to tone. Sure pickups make a small difference and for some thigs 7 or 8 strings may be needed, but compared to amp, effects, speaker etc the guitar itself is really quite insignificant. Screwdriver-hammer comparison would be apt for trying to record cleans with a single channel high gain amp, but not for the guitar.

[@jakecarter9920]

@@jan7751-o4w OK, let me simplify the metaphor even further: try playing heavy metal with distortion on a true, classical guitar. Can you? Technically, you're able to play the notes, etc. but the sound will be VERY different from what you may want and there is *nothing* you can do to change that using that particular instrument.

[@maxwellpowell4306]

Steve Rothery is the greatest all around guitar player alive! Rythme, melody, technique, he's perfectly well rounded with never a note out of place!

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Fine player

[@SHENDOH]

Marillion

[@bsdraven]

Schecter guitars could have made that statement a few years ago but budget guitars have made leaps and bounds over where they were just 2-5 years ago. They're being competitive with it now which is highly beneficial for the player and there are so many options.

[@TheStrangr2112]

Unpopular music option: Nirvana wasn’t the best band out of the 90s. They were the most important but not the best. Especially when compared to other bands of the era such as Pantera, Alice In Chains, Slipknot, foo fighters and Tenacious D

[@stephenchalmers71]

Every band mentioned in this comment is garbage.

[@gabrielrioux2289]

Unpopular opinion: "Best" is completely subjective

[@TheStrangr2112]

@@gabrielrioux2289 and I agree I’m just putting forth my own opinion which as you stated is completely subjected

[@rayyanstyles3993]

Id argue that also includes rage against the machine

[@TheStrangr2112]

@@rayyanstyles3993 Really I always thought they were early 2000s but I mean if their 90s then I guess

[@failtolawl]

Looking through a lot of Wikipedia pages, the guys who seem to last the longest are the bass players. Maybe just because in essence the bass is what brings the music together and can set the groove.

[@jefflitchfield4950]

Basses literally make asses move.

[@hehebwoai3056]

Gibson should cater more to the next generation. I'd kill for an 8 string multiscale les paul

[@dakistle]

ew

[@bread6085]

Bro just buy a bass 💀

[@CurrieNerd]

Even a seven string LP weighs about the same as a car.

[@normt6226]

Gibson should cater to me...

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Sure, winemakers should make beer and whisky and chocolate milk.

[@buklau6509]

YOUR HAIR TRANSPLANT LOOKS AMAZING! please talk openly about it to remove stigma!