GUITAR & BASS BRANDS TIER LIST

[@telula]

ATTENTION 🚨 WE FORGOT MARTIN! S TIER! Also let us know what other brands we forgot to include!

[@jeffreytgilbert]

Eastwood. Eastman. Goldtone. Reverend. Waterslide.

[@thesameriffbutslower]

Peavey you goons. The T40 and T60 are legendary

[@iamDBami]

Furch, Duesenberg, Heritage Guitars, Guild

[@McMyerz223]

Have an Ortega RCE145BK, It's alright I guess, don't know much about the rest of 'em. My pops used to have a Kent and my mom had an Alvarez which has a better tone than the other 2 in my opinion. All nylon. 🤙Cheers

[@bostonbesteats364]

Shijie (the Suhr of China)

[@JCroozy]

Yamaha is S tier. Every guitarist who have ever played one knows it. No matter the price budget. Specially the higher end instruments.

[@lightningjet9444]

And then in the world of E-Drumsets Yamaha is one of the worst lol

[@kylescovers]

I'm calling bs

[@mikeott3415]

I would take an ESP over an Epiphone

[@stingray1493]

RIGHT

[@lawyerlawyer1215]

I never would, epiphone sad e much better than ESP now days, specially the ones above 600$

[@GuitarAddict101]

ESP over everything else!😁

[@raoulduke8382]

Y’all did Suhr and G&L so dirty.

[@黃佐恩]

This video can trigger a world war 👀

[@claytonwyatt9780]

Triggered me right off the bat.

[@TheMadMedek]

G&L injustice. That came down to EWE not fender! 😂

[@baconation3771]

my brother left his PRS at my pad with a modelling amp. Neighbors were knocking at the door groovin, that axe was so sweet.

[@zachawav]

Where's Squire? Or does that fall under Fender?

[@telula]

We counted it as Fender yeah

[@gordon.sarratt]

whats sorta sad is fodera used to make a $1,000 to $1,500 line of basses that are really good but they discontinued them in like 2011 :(

[@lastfirst5790]

For acoustic guitars, what about Martin? Or Seagull?

[@elijack21]

Yes, seagull. Cedar top S6. Beauty

[@telula]

The pinned comment addresses how we forgot Martin (whoops), but we don’t know enough about Seagull to rank it accurately

[@rangouel]

Where is Sadowsky, Warwick, Sandberg, Cort, Squier??

[@jeffreytgilbert]

Cheaper brands need a most likely to get tetanus from fret sprout category. Firefly. Eart. Donner. The list goes on.

[@telula]

Sadowsky is in the umbrella rating of boutique active basses with Fedora (they are much more reasonably priced though), Warwick Sandburg and Cort neither of us knew enough about them to rank, and we grouped Squier in with Fender for simplicity

[@silkyb9869]

​@@telulaWarwick for the win

[@DavilRulez]

Yea, Warwick and Sandberg instantly came to my mind as well. Beautiful instruments, I have two Sandberg California and they’re the best I ever had.

[@TomKloseMusic]

Do you guys have Takamine or is that a European thing? There's also Maton and Cole Clark's from Australia, really really solid acoustics especially for finger-style!

[@TomKloseMusic]

(but Takamine sucks if you ask me)

[@telula]

Haven’t heard of either of those

[@azury1]

How did you make your bass tone that funky?

[@telula]

We have a tone guide that you can check out at telulamusic.com/learn if you’d like :)

[@LaPoubelle42]

If I had to pick one bass to use for the rest of my life it would have to be the fender p-bass. I love my jazz bass, and my schector stiletto, but the p-bass is just so effortless. Easy to dial in, and sounds great every time. That being said, my jazz bass is by far my favorite bass to practice with and play around with.

[@BYLRPhil]

G&L is awesome! I love my G&L Kiloton

[@Jax_Augustin]

Where's Warwick? They make some amazing basses, got to play one of their thumb basses once and it was a pretty nice experience.

[@telula]

No experience with Warwick at all really, couldn’t give an accurate analysis

[@davidmyers1142]

You guys are sleeping on G&L. They have cheaper low quality stuff and better more expensive stuff just like fender does. I have a fender strat and a g&l asat bluesboy (tele with a hum bucker at the neck), and my fender is collecting dust.

[@KevlarVTX]

G&L L-2500, one of the best 5 string basses for the money IMO. Huge sounding active pickups that can go from J to P tones and in between.

[@michaelpell9710]

Love my Ibanez fretless, Fender P, and Ric 4003!

[@stereowired]

G&L in F is absolutely criminal.

[@telula]

😶‍🌫️

[@stereowired]

@@telula you underestimate the power of the z coil pickups

[@TomKloseMusic]

It's subjective of course but I strongly believe Taylor cannot hold a candle to Gibson and Martin in terms of acoustic guitars... to me they all sound thin and lack balance.

[@TomKloseMusic]

let me add: it might be a different story if you are a strictly lead player and not chords to accompany vocals.

[@telula]

Fair enough

[@livier3970]

As a canadian who may have more experience with godin guitars, they sound and feel awesome. Really high-end instruments for a nice price and a lot of soul in them. It's hard to describe the feel, but they're definitely one of my favorite brand for guitar. I just wished they made more electric basses.

[@benjaminmeyer479]

Alvarez?

[@ChipQ]

the gretsch nashville with dynasonics is crying right now bros

[@liamwest1326]

wheres Martin?!?

[@telula]

We forgot it lol, the pinned comment has more info 😬

[@Kenneth-nVA]

Godin can match up to any high end guitar! They are underrated, established and most here have never played one

[@MMAandBoxingEnjoyer]

just bought a Godin, it’s amazing.

[@timshea5721]

I've been playing a 1982 G&L L2000 E bass since 82 now I play a Cort modern GB4 both basses can deliver all kinds of sounds. The G&L weighs almost 14 lbs the Cort modern weighs 7 the CORT sounds great for our hard rock originals it's bright and cuts through the mix with plenty of low end .

[@jacomans9078]

You guys have to check out Cave and Canary Guitars and basses! Casey Crecenzo from Deer Hunter came out with them..

[@gregwhittier5206]

F? ! I love my G&L F100 Series I I bought in high school in the mid-80s.

[@Tylervrooman]

My friends dad worked for G & L. They were located near me in Huntington Beach CA. Decent guitars. C+ to B-

[@panamajack5972]

thought the dude on the right was Australian before he spoke. God bless, brotha

[@hi-ih7xh]

What bout washburn

[@bochafish]

For bass- G and L, and Fodera underrated. Sire was cool, but hated their neck profile. Shecter was super nice, neck through, never went out of tune. Crap electronics and hardware. Yamaha's are nice for the price, but again feel weird to play imo. I would put yamaha b or c tier. I played a Martin guitar once, and for half a second I considered playing guitar. Was amazing.

[@TwoBadBassist]

Mayones basses = S tier!

[@TheRealAlPhil]

So mayonnaise IS an instrument!!

[@Harrysound]

Yamaha for acoustics, PRS for electric, fender for bass, dimarzio and Seymour Duncan for pick ups

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

Agree about the PRS. I bought a black Special back in 1990, and the thing never ever changes. It is the most comfortable guitar I have ever tried... except for maybe the fretboard, where I like the more modern flatter fretboards, like the MusicMan JP my friend owns, but otherwise the PRS is great. And two years ago, just to have a bass, I bought a Sire V9. The electronics had been replaced with something better, but I don't remember what... I don't care.. hahaha!, But it is a really really nice bass.

[@leelemon3373]

He even talks in Bass 😎

[@PastelitoPapi]

D’angelico making it to A tier was all I needed to see lol my favorite guitar brand by far since all I play is r&b 😂

[@wesk.2924]

Fender! Boom!

[@brendanmulhall]

I have an arch top Godin, my favorite guitar I own

[@ngcastronerd4791]

You guys know that Leo Fender pretty much made the musicman bases?

[@telula]

Yep!

[@crystalneth994]

The G&L slander is outrageous smh

[@davidmyers1142]

Came to say this and hoped to see im not the only one. I love my ASAT Bluesboy

[@telula]

Caught so many strays lol

[@davidmyers1142]

@@telulathese aren’t strays, we’re aiming straight for you lol

[@religionoffreedom]

I always wondered if he has eyes under those shades. I still can’t tell.

[@valerionori8061]

You cannot put Gibson in s tier if you love Fender. IS THE LAW!!!

[@ericj4082]

Classic!

[@KS-sy9cc]

Try Sandberg bass and you will never use a Fender again !

[@seetz8054]

Justice for godin 🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🍁

[@seetz8054]

Also screw prs 🤠🤠💩💩

[@Smoakz]

that Patreon ad scared the shit out of me

[@renbelmont]

That thumbnail was already tilting me lol

[@telula]

We tried our best to make that the case haha

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

Hahaha, me too. When I saw the PRS in category F, I felt I had to get in here and yell! Hahaha! Well played, sirs!

[@graaaby]

lol the Pacifico ad as soon as you look it up

[@brezhnevblyat5265]

Epiphone Les Paul saved my wallet with great quality, A for me

[@TomKloseMusic]

Out here in Europe there is a cheap brand called "Harley Benton" that I bet is even worse than Jackson. 😅

[@johnbach2380]

Lol at gibson at s and dingwall at b. The fun 😂

[@squirrelorama]

Love it guys! ❤❤❤ 🌷 ...here come the holy wars 😂 but seriously, of the few brands ive played over time, they fall about where they should, except for Jackson which absolutely belongs in front of both epiphone and rickenbacker, and possibly equal with Charvel. Great list!

[@telula]

A rare positive Jackson experience!! Lol all jokes aside thank you 🙏💕🌷

[@motofrost3774]

My brother in Christ, what about Dingwall?

[@telula]

Dingwall is in here!

[@glajolambokla]

you need to get your hands on a revstar, bump yamaha up to A tier at least

[@Sundayletsplay]

I’ve got a stingray, I hate to admit this, it sounds good but I still prefer playing my beat up squier p bass 😅

[@telula]

Fair enough

[@nickpurdy]

I have a Nick Valensi Epiphone Riviera and it's gorgeous. Do I play guitar? No.

[@telula]

Haha

[@Fanversedude]

I am using ibanez grg170dx. I can Perry much play every genre. Lol

[@thomassully6421]

justice for epiphone dude. they make killer cheap gibson copies. also fodera in c is goated. should be in d tho tbh

[@telula]

Fair, Epiphone was definitely weighted down cause of Thomas’ experience. And Fodera could absolutely have been D tier but as a blanket for boutique basses in general there are much more reasonable companies for sure

[@DonOG83]

Get your hands on a lakland bass and youll rate it higher then fender no doubt

[@tedangle8224]

Yamaha is an engineering company!

[@claytonwyatt9780]

They make great dirt bikes, 4-wheelers, classical guitars, steel string acoustics, and as mentioned in the video, great, cheap strat styles.

[@McMyerz223]

@@claytonwyatt9780 🎯 Can slap or braap a Yamaha 👌

[@benmeier5199]

You guys forgot Teisco

[@prizim]

bah rickenbackers should be s tier

[@LaPoubelle42]

Rickenbackers are too niche

[@claytonwyatt9780]

Martin or Greenfield are the kings of acoustics. Taylor is a close 2nd.

[@ScuitarRects]

Ibanez Ergodyne

[@cortical1]

When did people stop just saying "price" and insist on saying "price point"? Let's stop this madness. Or, on the other hand, let's start always saying "build quality point" instead of just "build quality" and "year made point".

[@notgavinfox]

@telula PLEASE DO A COVER OF THE OUTRO OF FUNKY MONKS BY RHCP

[@koushinoyakiin]

konnichiwa！Tokai ⛩️

[@MMAandBoxingEnjoyer]

Godin is S tier

[@christo6002]

Expected result 😂

[@jacomans9078]

I love you guys …but come on, the best brand for Basses going is Spector…(well at least next to Fender, my Jaco Jazz Bass is awesome)…You get one you will never go back… and what about MTD basses!

[@olivermcbad1076]

lefay on top for bass

[@jonahwalt7505]

Dean edge bass at S tier

[@telula]

Never in a million years bucko

[@melissajensen815]

❤❤❤

[@sheep79]

Finally a brother who puts Taylor at S tier

[@rvillan3378]

Thumbnail tilted me but all was well in the end

[@silkyb9869]

G&L liberation front. Yall too young to do this 4 real. Excellent edgy content all the same.

[@telula]

Haha we’ll have to start a G&L Counter Liberation Front now!!

[@Just_hal]

Ahh look they're youtubering

[@telula]

Givin it a shot!

[@aveadonat9378]

dean should be bottom of F… also where’s washburn 😔

[@aveadonat9378]

also esp n jackson that low is criminal

[@Evan_394]

Dean gets so much unnecessary hate for no reason. Hating on them but promoting Washburn is crazy

[@aveadonat9378]

@@Evan_394 because washburn was a solid company that never did anything wrong but dean became a bunch of unoriginal disrespectful pricks when zelinsky left :P

[@Evan_394]

@@aveadonat9378 I don’t know what experience you had that made you think that but they’re good guys over there. Just some situations where people have come and gone which is the case with nearly any company ever.

[@aveadonat9378]

@@Evan_394 recent insta posts from dean + statements in the past after zelinsky left contradict your claim that they’re good guys, the companies a shithole and the zero fucks given to dime was crazy after stealing his paint scheme and calling it their own 💀 you can’t say anything to change my mind that dean is a shitty company

[@koushinoyakiin]

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[@jde1780]

Gibson, Rickenbacker, Earnie Ball, instruments are WAY overpriced. I think that they think that they are worth more and are over-valued. Anything above $2K is a waste of money. When prices jumped higher than $700 (late 70's/early 80's), you know they were going down hill. I've had Gibson, G&L and a lot of Fender basses, including Fender/Squier guitars. Gibson RD Artist bass was cool, but unstable. Gibson Les Paul Recording bass was a great short scale, but not what I needed. G&L was great, but their necks kind of sucked with their 3-bolt radiussed neck/fretboard. They seem overpriced now with a strong hint of cheapness - In their American made instruments. Their overseas guitars sucked. Rickenbacker doesn't like change and are specialized instruments. They are ALL over priced now. I bought a New Rick 4001 back in the late 70's for around $400. I'll never buy one again. Up until the early 2K's Fender Korea, Japan, elsewhere sucked for guitars. But since, have grown up and have started to have quality to them. I've had 4 or 5 Fender basses and several guitars. The basses seemed to be quality instrument, the guitars until the early 2K's were a mixed bag. Until the 2K's, all overseas guitars, Mexico, Japan, Korea were all out of tune with themselves, which made playing miserable. Fender has seemed to change, mostly for the better. Although, I will never purchase anything over $2K for them. The main problem with many of the guitars, before a certain time, is both fret sprout & being out of tune with themselves. Overall though, Fender P & J basses are the established workhorses for music. Their guitars have become better now than they were in the late 90's. Even the Mexico built guitars are much better.

[@claytonwyatt9780]

I have never liked Gibson, especially for acoustic. Blew my mind hearing him say that.

[@TwoBadBassist]

Fodera’s are nice, but definitely overrated. You’re paying for the name and the NYC overhead.

[@hampusnilsson6950]

Tier lists is always high ratings. Do a deep dive in fender brands. ;)

[@annanhildebrand9667]

I had the Dean Edge. Absolute trash bass hahaha

[@annanhildebrand9667]

Doesn't Josh Homme use a Danelectro?

[@annanhildebrand9667]

I agreed with literally everything they said except Ernie Ball. Sorry to any fans but I just think Music Men are elitism personified

[@musicmanxii]

G&L is better than Gibson. 4k for toilet paper lol.

[@ZEGO24x]

Wow, this is an original concept... Pfffft...

[@jp4miles]

Criminal puttttttttiiiiiiiiiiiing G&L there at F, I'll take whatever drugs you're on. Old Vintage G&L's destroy any Fender from 2000s on