RANT - WHAT MAKES A GUITAR "GOOD"?

[@user-StevenLyleStyle]

A good guitar makes you smile when you see it. A great guitar makes you pick it up when you see it.

[@joesatchton212]

That's about the wisest thing I've read on youtube this month. Bravo.

[@matthouston8411]

PRS says a great guitar sustains for 45 seconds, good for 30, bad for 15 seconds. So I timed mine yesterday... Thankfully I have a little tinnitus so all my guitars can sustain for days! lol

[@TomMacalisang]

i have tinnitus too. my guitar sounds like it's plugged to a ring modulator pedal 😂

[@CornelisGerard]

This is really useful to know because I often let a single note sustain for 45 seconds when playing guitar. /s

[@yaire8648]

Sunday morning sermons from vicar Henning 😀

[@streetlegal008]

This is absolutely right and it is great to hear it said by someone who makes his living out of marketing promotions. One good note of caution for everyone interested in new guitars coming on the market is - don't buy that one because next week you will see another one that you like and the week after that another. So maybe put off your purchase for six months or a year until you are absolutely sure that the guitar that you keep coming back to is the guitar that you want - and by that time you can pick it up second hand!

[@imacmadman22]

I couldn't agree more, I've made my biggest improvements on my cheap guitars because I enjoyed playing them. No one ever asks about what brushes or paints Michelangelo used to paint the Sistine Chapel, we just admire his masterpiece. Why can't we think that way about guitars?

[@didamnesia3575]

Brushes, no. Paints, yes. I'm guessing you aren't an artist, because how those masters made their paints and the techniques used to paint were and still are extremely important. You basically said, "I have no idea what I'm talking about" but you said it differently.

[@StevenHess]

A good guitar is a guitar that makes you want to play it. Price doesn't matter. Body style doesn't matter. When you pick it up you instantly want to play it. That's a good guitar.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

The bass I always reach for first is the cheapest one I have - a £230 Squier Affinity PJ bass. It just feels _right_ and it makes me smile. 😊

[@katzensprung7449]

I really like these kind of "philosophical" videos, thank you Henning!!

[@tonywissler5758]

Reminds me of another classic piece of advice: “if it sounds good, it is”

[@Magnet54]

Love this channel! Entertaining and informative! You are the man!

[@SAagreedSA]

Love your perspective. I've worked as a reviewer myself, you articulate it all thoughtfully and well. The things we love already, are GOOD, making music with things is really what makes them good not the price tag or the cachet or whatever. We invest ourselves in our music in so many ways!

[@riffmondo9733]

This is an interesting question. I have several “higher end” guitars as well as older less known models and “low end” big names. When writing I have an old Yamaha classical and a 1983 Japanese Squire. I think it is because I have had these two the longest of all. 30 years or so. They feel natural and because they are not a huge investment but are great playing instruments they became my “bangers” Guitars you throw in the back seat going to a friends to jam or a party. Maybe this comes into play. At this point I will never get rid of them.

[@latheofheaven1017]

Bravo, Henning. You like to come across as a bit zany and crazy, but you are actually the most honest, sensible and thoughtful guitar KZbinr I know of. (And I only watch the good ones!)

[@SeanAllocca]

Love the rants even when they are not rants.

[@jorgesilva5004]

I could’ agree more. Love the honesty and clarity of the message. Thanks

[@oldmanshreds]

Finding "the right one" is sometimes very tedious. The guitar that makes you forget you have a guitar and you just... play. I got some negative responses when revealing I cut a chunk of wood of a guitar to make it more playable for me.

[@raytorvalds3699]

Beautifully said, Henning. That guitar for me is a 500 euro guitar. It just makes me want to play it and it inspires me. I knew it with the first chord. And yes, I have (had) much more expensive guitars too.

[@mark.guitar]

D'accord. I used a £50 junker Squier strat as my main guitar in the early nineties. I bought it for a pupil and ended up giving them my "cheapo". A Squier precision was my main bass. These are now stored carefully and brought out every few months. I trained as a luthier and now almost all of my main instruments are handbuilt by me for me. They each do the job I built them for. Those cheapos back in the day did all of the jobs!

[@rowbags3017]

I'm a firm believer that every guitar has its uses. I played a "T-style" (i.e. not a Fender) at a rehearsal a couple of days ago, and it didn't work at all for what we wanted - its sound was too light and delicate for our trio. But I won't get rid of it, because I can imagine that same sound working absolutely perfectly for a rhythm part in a recording. It was still a huge relief to get home and play my beloved Tonefox Elcaster though! 😉😎

[@TomMacalisang]

a good guitar is something that makes you smile when you play it

[@felipegomabrockmann2740]

many thanks for this video Hennig, it made me feel better. Trying to get out of GAS since a while

[@KennethRrvik]

Spot on, all of it. The guitars you reach for, and the ones that relax you, or pump you up, whatever emotion is appropriate - are good ones. In particular - reviews must be read as "this is someone elses opinion" - valid, but *not necessarily right for you*. This goes for a lot of other stuff too...

[@user-abcxyz-xr2eg]

I do care only about playability, so the neck is most important to me. I've 3 LPs: a G tribute, a Spear and a HB SC 450 plus. Their necks and playability are very similar and I like them all. Sound is a separate issue (amp, pedals, etc.) which is not so important to me in my bedroom. I admit being happy about also having a "real" strat, a F usa. G and F I got for very little money, used, some time ago. Now prices are crazy. I'm not willing to spend more than 500 bucks for a guitar - I am a bedroom-rocker after all, remember! Grüße aus Österreich!

[@gearViewmirror]

Pfarrer Pauly mit der Mittagsmesse😁 Schön gesagt!, Henning! Grüße aus der Schweiz🎸🤘🏼🎸👊🏼

[@mondoshiva208]

Thanks Henning for your honest words!!! I truly love your videos and all the stuff you're doing. This video encourages me (in my high age actually :-) ) to play that guitar that makes ME happy and not my reseller. Certainly there are thousands of better guitars on the market, however i love my JIVA JR !!! (is it because of Nita ???) . Not only me but also my daughter loves it as it gives her a kick-start in the E-world. Keep on with your great job!!!

[@JoeFic9997]

Nice video thoughts H, and thanks for sharing your good practical perspectives on what makes a good guitar! For several decades I only had one guitar and that’s what I played… it was a great guitar!

[@wlkalong]

I would say a good guitar is any guitar which has a good comfortable neck that you like and a body/appearance that makes you want to play it. Everything else can be changed out for a reasonable price. Pots, jack, pickups, new tuners, etc. You can even get used parts to drive your costs down further. You can take a $100 beat up used guitar, add another $150 in parts and get a great, relic inspired, gig-able guitar that will sound like something that costs a lot more and has its own unique personality. Something you will never see anyone else playing. Anything shines when you add a little love to it.

[@basiltiffani8850]

These rants are my favorites.

[@fraenkiboii]

The guitar center story about the blue peavy is endlessly cool! made my day! I love encounters like these!

[@rinkydinky-ob9pe]

my 1st guitar was an Egmund acoustic western style from the 60s/ 70s that my brother got me from a chap for christmas , i loved it , now i know its not a d18 or a j45 but it set me on the path to loving music , really its about influence . , love the show henning

[@hannuhanhi183]

Wondered quite some time what do you get with a 6000€ guitar vs. 600€ guitar ?. 1. Better sound ? 2. Better playability ? 3. Ego boost ? 4. Respect ? 5. Rare wood ? 6. Empty bank account ? 7. Alot of debt ? 8. All of above ? or something else, what ?

[@landonbailey]

I love guitars

[@myturningpoint]

I've been saying this for years now I've matured and have the benefit of hindsight over a wasted youth: Use what you have, with the time you have and the skills you currently possess and just create. Creativity is a journey, not a destination. People who spend more time complaining about gear (outside of professional reviewers etc) than actually playing/making music are either insecure and compensating for a lack of creativity or are elitist gatekeepers (who are also probably insecure and compensating for something)

[@hearpalhere]

A good long while ago, I made a video where I talked about the "one guitar to rule them all". Echoed many of the same sentiments. Couldn't agree with you more Henning - the best guitar is the one we are having fun playing! Great story about the guitar store interaction with the Rabbi.

[@GenXtra65]

Well said and needed to be said. A good guitar is where you find one.

[@analogblues9606]

I’ve been playing for 60 out of my 69 years on earth. I totally agree with you and love your channel! Keep up the great work!!!!😊

[@alexugur]

So true. My fiddle was given to me as a rescue project. Not very valuable, but nicely antiqued, it belonged to the donor's mother and she just wanted it played. Over the years, repairs were costly, but I just love the sound and how it feels. A similar story for the bow. And when debilitating osteoarthritis struck my shoulders, I could no longer play my hand built jumbo guitar by Chris Cross (St Albans). So I thought to see if I could re-learn with a smallish bodied Crafter, cedar top with ply back and sides, for €200,-. With ultra light strings, this acoustic is rich in harmonics, but also has huge projection and is now my main workhorse for accompanying Irish trad music. I even prefer it over a friend's Taylor. And for messing around at home, I dug out an old Kawai Aquarius that I bought in the mid 1980's. It was the cheapest electric guitar in the shop (at the time, Fender was just introducing cheaper Japanese built Squiers at more than twice the price). I didn't really get on with electric guitars, so it languished in the back of a cupboard. Now, forty years later, I took an interest. It plays very easily and has great resonance when not plugged in. But the pickups were super dull. I pushed myself to DIY and fit DiMarzio pickups and now that guitar has a gorgeous and quite unique sound with great clarity. I bought an ultra cheap valve amp, replaced the valves with Russian ones and went for a Celestion heavy magnet Creamback. Even though it only gets played at home, I prefer the old Kawai by far over my far more expensive Chinese PRS hollowbody for noodling and just creating a sweet sound.

[@robertdonosobuchner3129]

I bought a Baby Z in fire red from Dean Guitars in a second hand guitar store. It was only 150€, with a new guitar strap and new strings... I cleaned the guitar, made some adjustments and with the new strings it was sounding very good. This guitar just makes me happy. I have some expensive guitars at home, but this little Baby Z is now part of my guitar family and it has it own character and value. It will stay because I like it very much. I use it for blues and rock and it sounds really good. I'm still looking for other guitars, 7 string, 8 string guitars, baritones...if there is one guitar that let me smile, than it will be on my guitar wish list and there are some that are really not expensive.

[@BlazonStone]

1. Stays in tune and has a stable neck in different temparatures etc 2. Has a setup that works for your personal preference 3. The electronics works Thats about it I think. I love EVERTUNE by the way, for the first point mainly because it kind of makes the temperature issue go away

[@timothyallen3161]

One of my favorite bases to play is knock-off p bass I got for $150. This bass inspired me to continue playing and it's still in my collection today.

[@stimpsonjcat26]

Bought a brand new rogue SX bass (under 200$) to leave at our bands practice space because I wanted to leave it there instead of hauling my gear back and forth. This way I didn't have to worry about my expensive gear getting stolen as there were a lot of other bands in the building renting out practice rooms. I had quite a few people asking me what I was using because they liked the sound. It was funny explaining to them that I was using such cheap gear. You don't need expensive gear to sound good.

[@zloboslav_]

I have one of the earlier Harley Benton teles which has very heavy body and a very strange neck: it's quite thick, but with very flat radius and small frets - an unusual uncommon neck, but very comfy. I played it a lot for a few years. I do love my RG550 the most currently. :)

[@johnwebb2562]

Hi Henning , the neck on that white guitar you have in your video looks twisted north bound.

[@joutynathan4168]

I really like to play jazz / soul with my solar guitar, i like how it plays and how it sounds. (But i get your point)

[@ghfdt368]

This is a great question and discussion to have that I think has a simple answer but many many layers of explanation and Le nuance. For me personally its any guitar that makes me want to play practice and make music. It doesn't matter to me what's on the headstock and while of course the price and quality does matter but i'm happy with something that when I see just sitting there I want to make music with it and play it no matter if it cost 200 bucks or 2000 bucks ive had guitars iv'e paid both those prices for and loved. I think sometimes players can fall into the trap of wanting to own something just to own it because its fancy, or expensive or desirable and new, Not because they like it, they just like the thought of owning it. I've done my best to not fall into that mindset because for me, there is nothing more sad than buying a guitar and it never being played or touched especially if its a guitar worth thousands of bucks.

[@jancabri8291]

So true, Henning: the good guitar is the one you want to play on and on and on and on. And it's not my '63 Stratocaster or '85 Les Paul! It's my ...

[@mannymejia7972]

Completely agree, I have a couple of high end 4k+ PRSes and a few squires and other guitars in between , I buy guitars that feel and sound good and stay in tune, regardless of name on the headstock or what country they came from.

[@daka4711]

Hi Henning, thanks for this great not-so-ranty video. Great thoughts, great words. I own some not that bad equipment. But I started playing guitar about a year ago. My equipment is okay. But my playing is shitty. It is slowly getting better. But it makes me happy, no matter how bad I'm playing. 😉

[@steverobinson7040]

I bought the 25th anniversary JA hb because of your review it is amazing I play it more than my les Paul , Strat , tele and Charvel so it’s the cheapest and best. Thank you .

[@melihkaleciklioglu]

my first ever guitar was a horrible ALDI sg copy, taped electronics, drop a. objectively speaking the worst, but I learned how to do basic songwriting and arrangements on it. then I got a Harley benton 8 string, only 150,- but I learned so much on that, again regarding songwriting etc, it felt like a million bucks to me. my main guitar today is a 400,- squire deluxe tele. feels comfortable, plays great and I can go shovel snow with it and it still works afterwards. most importantly: I always want to pick that thing up and beat the hell out of it and create something. Sure a guitar with certain specs would be nice to have, but a custom shop guitar for 10k is worth nothing if it doesn't make me want to play.

[@MashaT22]

Thanks for sharing this! Make effing music is right! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@norbertsmallegange6331]

My first GOOD guitar was a 1988 Ibanez 540R-SK, but only became good after a lot of mods... Built in an onboard preamp, 2 or 3 mods of pickups, filing off the sharp edges of the frets, polishing them,, locking the trem, adjusting the neck, the works stable tuning, sooo nice , and then i started playing in a bigband, needed a semi acoustic, bought a ibanez AS400, Also super super nice Nice woolly sound in neckpos. And for solos the bridge-pu would rock! Both are gone. Now i have a mahogany S470 Great kit

[@janbrenner9488]

Great, this is so right! Jack White once played the shit out of a piece of fence-wire and a pickup nailed on a piece of wood in the documentary "It might get loud" and comments: " Who says you need to buy a guitar?"

[@hirudo3d]

I love my electric guitar, visually and how it plays. But it sounds like shit and i dont know why. Most likely my fault but i dont know how to fix it. Its just a muddy, undefined low-end heavy mess, especially with distortion. No way to make out chords. I tried adjusting the pickup height, put new supposedly neutral sounding strings on it... no luck. Am i supposed to just fix the input signal with an EQ before doing anything else, or what? I also thought about taking it to a local music store to test it out on different amps. Just to check if its the guitar itself or my setup. Since i dont have a lot of space, im using a NUX NGS-6 now but also have a Zoom G1 Four. I could also try it on the PC, but id rather get away from it. Any idea?

[@amirhe6]

Great video.... Love the sundays rants❤

[@dasutzt1980]

I like it when I can communicate with the instrument, when it has a character I can interact with. Most of my guitars were cheap, second hand or pulled out of the dumpster. Interestingly, the guitars inspiring me the least are PRS, they're like nice, well-dressed people, taking being unoffensive for a lifestyle.

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Good video with some good points, as always mate!

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

I used to have a plack Beavy Ratriot er Black Peavy Patriot, it had a built in amp in the case, I miss that guitar.

[@GCKelloch]

I keep seeing fret end sharpness as being part of what makes a bad guitar. Well, doesn't that depend on the temp and humidity of the place the frets were filed compared to the temp and humidity of where the guitar was tested by the person demoing it? It would make sense if all guitar builder would let FB wood dry out and then sit in a cool environment for a few days b4 filing fret ends, but that is not practical in many cases.

[@Magnet54]

Just curious my friend. What is it about Gibson that you are not a fan of? I own one, Les Paul $$$ and I am very happy with it. BTW: I appreciate you and the work you do. Keep it going!

[@lukesteverything627]

I know you work hard and I love watching it. Stay strong, the trolls are just sad people.

[@Traumglanz]

The best guitar is the one that is always ready to be played, because that is the one that makes you play more. For me that's some dirt cheap Harley Benton R-446 or something like that. It used to be blue, but now it's a bit dented and painted by my little daughter... and that's fine because it just stands in the living room in a guitar stand, my daughter loves to play with it sometimes and daddy can grab it whenever to play. And actually it even feels now good to play.... took a few years and some Uncle Ben's Nut Sauce... but now it's even rock solid tuning stable. Great neck also. Tons of other flaws, but who cares, it's cheap, it did grow on me and I don't have to worry about it. Love that guitar.

[@djmouglie]

I just have one electric guitar now. G&l tribute jazzmaster style guitar. It plays well and sounds just the way I like a guitar to sound. I realized I'm a guy with multiple hobbies and job and such so I don't have time for more then this. The rest would be wall decoration.

[@BigMikeGuitar]

All the guitars I’m serious about are Flying V’s, because the instruments unimpeded access to the highest frets is the only design that properly accommodates the classical hand position I use. Good guitar? For me, the number one consideration - is it a Flying V. Next consideration is - does it feature the mechanical attributes I have developed a preference for? Specifically: ergonomic neck-through construction; premium truss-rod; symmetrical V body; 24 jumbo frets (preferably stainless steel); wide flat compound radius fretboard; primo fret-work; ebony fretboard (I prefer marker inlays, side dots are nice); premium Floyd Rose tremolo, hot pick-ups; clean easy access controls (kill switch is fun); high E string not set too close to the fretboard edge. Other considerations - is it reasonably aesthetic, and is it reasonably priced for a premium instrument. Final note is - I don’t need too many of these highly specialized tools. I can use a fixed and tremolo bridge version of sex, seven, and eight string iterations. Over the years, I have acquired a couple extra of the six-string variety. Developing the understanding and utility preference for these highly specific design requirements, including achieving the high-gain sound I prefer, has been integral to my development as a player. Cheers~

[@Burbund]

5 minutes in and i already agree, i once bought 500 dollar ibanez and it was terrible... because the setup was awful and strings were too thick for the moving bridge; string change and diy setup after it's currently a guitar i'll probably never sell Edit: oh yeah and the pickups (two humbuckers) were wired out of phase, idk if on purpose or on accident as those aftermarket pickups have reverse polarity in the neck compared to stock ones

[@DreidMusicalX]

I have some guitars I have had 25 years and love them. I went and bought a $350.00US Kramer Striker, stuck some better tuning keys on it GHOTO and holy crap! I actually like it better than most of my expensive guitars. I was going to change it pickups and very quickly changed my mind on that and kept the Kramer HSS stock pickups that sound just kick ass! Not sure if it was a fluke. But I set the guitar up,, its frets were perfectly done and this guitar just shreds. 39 years, I never needed a 5k guitar to sound good. Would it be nice to have? Surely, but is it worth it? Being that I can build guitars pretty well. I would build one before spending 5k.

[@igorstavtsev5962]

Well, cheers to that! Yes, it is important to feel that your guitar suits you, you enjoy it in whatever sense. However, there’s always a better guitar, I am sorry, yes, better is a thing. Better setup, better pickup configuration for you, better components, better woods, better finish in terms of style/preference. Maybe, it is more expensive, maybe not. Plus, self-discovery, your taste might change, your playing style might change. It’s a process.

[@Coppercustomz]

Back in the late 80s every Guitar I had ever owned at that time was a cheap guitar and that felt right to me. That’s what I played on, a friend of mine bought a brand new Gibson, Les Paul custom and he was so excited and he wanted me to come over and check it out so I went over and tried it out and I was just thinking holy crap man this plays like crap. This is horrible, but I couldn’t tell him that because he was so excited.True story

[@SlimeyGuitarStrings]

I think it's really funny that people watch guitar channels on youtube and start to think there is this criteria you need to have a great guitar, but the criteria is actually really simple. 1. Do you lose yourself and lose track of time when playing it? 2. Is it comfortable? Some guitars are great, but you realize over time that the neck profile makes your hand hurt, the weight makes your back hurt, or whatever else just do not work for you and I think that's important too. It's why more people should go play guitars in person, you will never be able to tell either of those things through a computer screen, and I say this as someone who has bought too many guitars. All of the best guitars I own were guitars I played in person before I bought them.

[@wendelllaffin240]

its wonderful to have our own perception of what good is. We can all maybe just let go of the concept that our definition of good is actually absolute. it's very far from it and not a subject worth arguing over as its as personal to each of us just like our fingerprints are.

[@letstalksong]

Hate to say I told you so, it’s all about “doesn’t hurt my fingers”. Also best choice criterion for swimsuits, wives, fruit, knives (you’re holding them wrong if they do), lawyers etc

[@TheOligoclonalBand]

Guitars are strange. I go through phases. There were years I didn't really like to play some guitars and suddenly I'm in love with them and can't get enough of them. Not that I dislike these guitars, but there are times when I wouldn't pick them if I wanted to buy a new guitar.

[@paultaylor2968]

I really enjoy these chewing the fat with Henning vids. Thanks pal

[@ESP77769]

There are some "magic guitars" out there. The ones you pick up and play, and you instantly bond with, it just feels and plays right. Those are the kind of guitars that no matter what the brand/price/looks are. Of course there are different guitars for different styles, too. What feels the best, sounds the best, most versatile, most fun to play is the winner.

[@joergfuchs8130]

The Instrumen has you to instpiring you! If you like the Sound and its feel good to play then it is the Guitar for the Player You are so right 👌

[@DanielBobke]

There is a lot of cork-sniffing in the guitar gear world...anyone who watches KZbin or participates in gear forums online sees it every day. Henning makes a great point here..."good" is in the hands of the player and in the musical output. I remember reading not long ago that Mike Rutherford from Genesis often plays Squier guitars in the studio and on stage. All this while dentists everywhere are only one or two root canals away from the next 1950s Les Paul they are going to hang on their wall. These are tools for making music at the most basic level - if they do that well they are great guitars.

[@johnplaystheguitar123]

I only really care about the neck and the fretwork. As long as other things like tuners and pickups etc are working. Unfortunately it you want really high end fretwork you need an expensive guitar in most cases. Instead of this I just learned how to level crown and dress frets myself so I could turn any guitar I have into a "good" guitar.

[@reedl2353]

Did I hear you say that you gave the Sully to someone else?! Sully is an acquaintance, and he is a wonderful guy in addition to being a great luthier. That pink guitar was one of the prettiest things he's ever built. I was very happy to see it getting some love on a popular channel.

[@EytschPi42]

no no nooooo... that one is mine and it is here to stay... one of the best guitars I EVER owned!

[@reedl2353]

@@EytschPi42 I'm so glad to hear it! I had a chance to check that guitar out when Sully was at the Dallas Guitar Show. I don't have that much money to spend on a guitar, but if I did, that is the guitar that I would have bought. When I saw it on your channel I went, "Oh, it's like Sully made it just for HP!"

[@davidf8749]

The best guitar is the one you reach for and play. A great setup does go a long way. Anything else can be fixed with better tuners/pickups etc. If you have a brand name guitar, then you may forgive some aspects but there will always be a conflict. Emotional attachment is another thing if you have built/adapted something. I bet Brian May is emotionally attached to his guitar (I've heard from other players that it is quite difficult to play) but he has invested time/effort/money into it and it's a personal thing. The music industry is geared to wanting you to buy the latest/greatest thing but what you have might be just fine. I had a "Top Twenty" strat copy when I started. I believe these are similar/same as Teisco, and are almost boutique these days (wish I'd kept it :) ).

[@Mikesosa75]

Thanks for this I needed

[@Mr986Willis]

I hope my guitars inspire their owners to pick them up and play them. If my creations bring pleasure to their owners then i have done my job well and i am happy.

[@warrioroflight2781]

Love you too Henning ❤

[@karlobluesman]

The feel and playability of the neck.

[@michaelhuntley353]

Resonance, fit, proper set up.

[@1b2m]

Remember: "good" and "bad" are by definition subjective. Meaning everybody has their own perspective on what is "good" and what is "bad". Just like discussions about "the best" computer or "the best" operating system are moot, because "the best operating system is the one you feel comfortable with", the same goes for guitars and instruments. One of the best guitars for the money I ever bought was a (2004) 450€ PRS Tremonti SE, the old one without a vibrato, made in Korea, came with a bag. It felt light and fluffy, sounded thick and massive, played like a dream and held its sustain for days. One of the worst guitars for the money I ever bought was a recent 1.500€ LTD M1000 HT BP, made in indonesia, zero quality control, battery dead on arrival, sharp frets, dry fretbaord, finish problems, the list continues. Let that sink in for a second. 1.500€ for an Indonesian guitar that's absolute trash and requires luthier work before it can be played seriously. Came wrapped in foam, inside a cardboard box, not even with a gig bag. For LESS than those 1.500€ I just bought a used 2008 U.S. Gibson LP Studio, beautiful finish, slightly aged white, gold hardware, ebony fretboard, black faux snake-skin hardcase, everything mint condition. Think of Gibson what you want, I myself am not a particular fan, but this used LP Studio is BY FAR a superior guitar to the more expensive Indonesian LTD. What the Gibson doesn't have is locking tuners, bindings, laminate figured top, multi-colour poly-acrylic paint job, Fishman Fluence pickups, 24 stainless steel frets, Hipshot bridge, neck-through construction, or a cardboard with a foam wrap. What the Gibson does have is a good nitro finish, U.S. made quality hardware, craftsmanship and quality control. Plus, it came in a beautiful hardcase lined with fluffy bunny rabbits. (I assume.) The LTD should be by far the better guitar when it comes to playing dj0nty thangs, the slimmer neck, the harder wood, the aggressive looks (read: bigger cut-out), the active pickups. Purely going by the feature list, it's going to out-play the Gibson for that kind of music. Only... it doesn't. It's a guitar built at minimum effort to provide a feature list that is going to sell a lot of units and maximize profit. It's not a guitar built to be an objectively well-built guitar. And mind you, if I can buy a perfect U.S. built Gibson guitar for under 1.500€, including a case and fast shipping from another EU country, but a badly built almost unplayable Indonesian plank costs more... then is the Gibson guitar really the "premium" option of the two? Before the recent price hike, I bought a new (back then) 800€ Ormsby 7-string. Made in Indonesia, bland visuals, in-house pickups, nothing exciting. But wow, that thing can ROCK! It's so aggressive and tight when I want it to be, yet so relaxed and easy-going when I need it to. Not shrill, not muddy, handles beautifully. There are no sharp frets, no finish imperfections, no dead batteries, and it obviously enjoyed a correct set-up before it came to me. In a gig bag, I might add. Going purely by the feaature list, this Ormsby would be an inferior guitar to that 1.500€ LTD, and you would expect it to be, at roughly half the price. But make no mistake, it's very much the other way around. That Ormsby sh!ts circles around the LTD laughing, all day long. Sure, it's objectively the "worse" guitar because it has no neck-through construction, no flashy laminate top, no flashy multi-color paint job, no bindings, no active Fishy pickups. But subjevtively, for me it is a much better guitar, one that doesn't brag with its features but just makes the best out of what is there. Quality control and setup before adding bling nobody needs. (Again, "needs".) TL;DR - I agree with you. :)

[@EytschPi42]

did you actually watch the video? Isn't that what I am saying?

[@matthouston8411]

a computer has specifications which are measured and can be compared against others. So yes, you can say one computer is better than another. It is NOT subjective.

[@GabrielNacu]

The best guitar is the one you actually make music with! Words to live by ;)

[@tonedowne]

For me there are ideas and vibe guitars, and then there are performance guitars. I don’t have enough money to be able to afford a guitar that can give both. I have a PRS se DGT which is my NO1 by a long shot. I play better on it, the intonation is perfect and the pickups are pretty much my ideal humbucker sound. But I have never written anything on it. What I do wrote on is a Cort 335 copy and a Mexican Tele. The Tele is a pig to play but rings like a bell. So bad things sound terrible and good things really stand out. Which is great for the creative process. And the Cort had that semi acoustic resonance that lets me strip chords back to their essential notes and write melodies without noodling them away into nothing. But when it comes time to record and/or perform those parts, the PRS comes out and it all becomes more in tune, more in time and more fluid.

[@amirigra7515]

Come quick, a new "Henning Spitting Truth" video just dropped

[@stevekirkby6570]

Talking of Peavey, I think they are well under-rated. I have a Rotor EXP and it has a place in the stable, along with my PRS and Fenders. Very nice fingetboardand fretwork, licenced FR trem. If I tinkered with anything it would bethe PU's, but not surewhat would better the stock ones. So, I guess it does what it says on the tin. As an aside, the Exploer shape looks 'uncomfortabe' but is actually very nice sat in the lap. It gets brought out when I need the FR or when I want a heavier sound. Nice. It cost very very little, so priceis not *always* an indicator of quality.

[@cechichan]

Guitar to me is about having fun playing it. If someone is lucky to find a guitar that is fun to them, thats the goal to me !!

[@JeremyRayWilliams11]

To me the best guitar is the one you love to play. The one you reach for all the time. The one that inspires you. The one guitar you can't put down.

[@EytschPi42]

That’s what I am saying

[@ReStee-n1f]

ur right !

[@zaneblack1132]

I lost my Father's peavey reactor, I'm so disappointed with myself then he died the day before I was to replace it with a fender American pro 2 guarded the same colour. I'll never find it again.

[@DosHemperor]

The problem with tradition is that it turns into furniture and it's expensive. Let ME! explain. More expensive guitars ( and I've only had one 3k LP in my life, but it sat in the corner because I was afraid to play it ) I played my other guitar more because the dings gave it character and I wanted to avoid giving my 3k LP any dings... So, my Gibson les Paul sat in the corner, and I loved to look at it / it was cool looking; furniture, so I took it back.... As far as what guitar to get and keep in my experience, is an affordable guitar that you're not afraid to beat up. Hi Yaw!

[@mrfivethirteen8919]

The guitar presented in PRS shape is highly likely no PRS. Point 1: PRS does not install Sperzl tuners, their own (Gotoh made) Phase II (closed back) and Phase III (open back) are pretty much the average. part for their Core line. Point 2: The birds appear typical, but the whole layout even does not fit to their 35th Anniversary batch. Point 3: Most obvious indicator for a fraud. The vibrato system. PRS is famous for their 6 screws vintage vibrato. This particular guitar does have a two point vintage system. VERY uncommon for a real PRS. If it sounds and plays, it's a different cup of tea. Thanks for your thoughts, indeed.

[@Deichwerkstatt]

Sehr schönes Thema! Die „PRS“ wäre mehr als leicht zu reparieren… Ich mache das häufig und habe früher sogar einige diese Instrumente an Anfänger verschenkt. Wer eine schlecht bespielbare Gitarre als Anfänger bekommt hört vielleicht deswegen wieder auf…

[@Scooby743]

Great "Neck", string thru body, and well-balanced

[@BillyTheKidsGhost]

It is a philosophical question. But the answer is only in the mind of the beholder. The story the beholder has told himself about, who he is, and what type of guitar he plays is the guitar for him, and him only. Yes, a Teisco is good enough.

[@PooNinja]

6:57 no the Jem is mine not the predator. But I’ll keep an eye out for one.

[@PooNinja]

13:15 so we should blame this guitar? Ok fellas round up the posse and lets go get em!!!

[@PooNinja]

Dogs playing the Whos mouth is bigger game. Its like politics only with dogs, lots of mashing and bashing of violent teeth and nothing comes but more showmanship. Vote dog ☑️

[@Doomchild2XL]

My favorite strat is in its bones still a Marathon strat from Roadstar. 😁 Prost!

[@joachimdeissler3198]

Super Kommentar! Genau auf den Punkt gebracht worauf es ankommt! Auch eine günstige Gitarre kann dich glücklich machen, wenn das Gefühl für diese Gitarre stimmt!