NEW Gibson Generation Collection - Gibson's Most Affordable Acoustic Guitars!

[@I.M.Guitar-Nerd]

Finally, someone has released a guitar with a pick recovery option!

[@rick1021]

Michael Kelly too.....

[@kingrobert1st]

You stole my comment!

[@maxscardanelli6185]

😂😂😂

[@nicero870]

That’s awesome, man.

[@syberwalden]

🤣🤣

[@darluthier]

I’ve been getting a ton of emails and messages telling me to watch this. Thank you for the mention, Ben. Looking very well too, mate! As always, happy playing! Cheers, David.

[@erwanthuilleaux1172]

I really like the way Ben plays ! Could you make a video about his musical influences ? Even if it's included in your casual presentations of guitars

[@davedavem]

I think they did a Captain Meets

[@erwanthuilleaux1172]

@@davedavem It seems they did a "Captain Meets Josh Smith". Now I want one with Ben !

[@davedavem]

@@erwanthuilleaux1172 haha! I must be remembering the first few Acoustic Paradiso videos Ben did, then.

[@bensmithguitar]

For acoustic, there's a lot of Jerry Reed, Jerry Garcia, John Martyn and John Renbourn in there, and the rev Gary Davis..

[@mynameisfatmike6742]

That intro was excellent, Ben is a fantastic player, great to see him on this video!

[@bldallas]

Wow, Ben is one helluva player! Loved all the examples he played throughout this video.

[@DanRelayer_Ukraine]

Anderton's is truly some sort of rejuvenation place for presenters, I swear. First Rabea, then Ben. I barely recognized him!

[@adamfraser4509]

But.. where did Matt and sounds like go? Quietly left?.. 😒

[@bryan0102]

@@adamfraser4509 Matt left Chapman Guitars so perhaps thats the reason

[@tokairic3925]

Ben's a new man - beard trim, haircut, and looks like he's been on a diet too. Now he's famous he can afford all the modern beard products......

[@Svergara1]

Getting the memo your gunna be on camera alot, definitely is a good motivator.

[@joshoptical]

Or they’re just starving the blokes.

[@ashwolf1977]

just drop by to listen and enjoying acoustic sound from Mr. Ben!

[@jeffanderson8384]

My Breedlove has the player port sound hole. It's a twelve string and really lets you hear the guitar.

[@ripw1]

Grab a wine or coffee. Such a nice change and a delight to listen to and watch. No pedals amps or screaming distortion . Ben is one of my favourite presenters

[@jawbla]

They should call the player port the "pick rescue hole"... I think it would win over a lot of guitarists.

[@slpc30]

Yes!!!

[@tankhalffull]

You guys truly do the very best demos/reviews... appreciate having you to turn to when contemplating a new guitar... just purchased a lefty G-00... in-transit.. can't wait..

[@BaconSniffer578]

I was thinking about replacing my fg830 and went to the store with the thought of spending a grand on something. I was not impressed and actually disappointed for the 1000 range offerings and just wanted to go home and play my fg. Will need to check these out.

[@eastonisbell764]

So this is why they pulled the old G-45 off of the market! Honestly, these are much improved from the old ones. I'm glad they extended to other shapes

[@ltd4all]

11:47, Lee adds "tone flesh" to the sound of the guitar....

[@davedavem]

"Tone is in the palms"

[@1111MJR]

Lurrvely tone! The player port also makes it a hell of a lot easier to get your plectrum out if you drop it in there. ... I reckon that’s the real reason Gibson put ‘em in.😏

[@inkwab]

wow ben looks great, almost didn't recognize him with the weight loss, good on you brotha

[@killerb5726]

Just saw the one with him and the Martin guitars. I had to come back and make sure it was the same Ben…. Good for him.

[@pinkiewerewolf]

That was amazing! The Song Writer model with electric… yes, so very yes.

[@justinaskins2156]

I have a Taylor as sort of my main acoustic. I think it sounds really good but these are just killer

[@jeffreymorreale7223]

I wish you would have done an A/B comparison between non- player port models and these.

[@NikkenMagboy]

Looks like Gibson are also removing cases as standard for their studio line and will be utilizing the gig bags that come with the Generation line.

[@tomriddle2083]

Can you please make a comparison video between the variants? Would love to get some idea of the tonal difference between L-00 and G-00 :)

[@danc.732]

The L-00 sounds $1700 better

[@trijigon]

Each individual guitar regardless of model should sound a bit different if these really are handmade with solid pieces. One of one model may sound uncharacteristic of what is expected. I very much recommend not buying one unless you’ve heard it. And considering how wide the playability is with acoustics, I’d recommend you it as well.

[@tdc_2021]

Great guitars if they didn’t have the player port, but then they wouldn’t really be much different to the first G range which was quite a bit cheaper. Shame Gibson had to discontinue the original Gs and the J15 because of margin

[@duffermod1]

As ever great show guys and Ben you are a sublime guitarist probably one of my favourite guitarist of all time . Amazing truly

[@Beachbumartist]

Great review. Would be great to see some side by side revires on the originals vs new of each, that would great. Thanks so much.

[@ipuya]

Amazing how much range is lost when you switch to the pickups.

[@cratecruncher6687]

The pickups both sounded buzzy to me.

[@jackbandel]

Didn’t really hear much difference with the sound port covered and uncovered.

[@psrando]

Is there a "plug" available for the player port?

[@stephanguitar9778]

I had a Fender F90 (?) from the 70's with a sound port in the top. Someone had bashed it in, in a fit of anger on account that he couldn't play the guitar (he thought it would be easy). I got it really cheap. The sound didn't suffer from the hole in the side (top)

[@grayaj23]

@ANDERTONS, Unfortunately youtube has started mousetrapping external links. I won't click on them until they stop. Please let them know that your users don't want to have to ask permission to leave KZbin.

[@auruxy]

That intro was fantastic

[@MrSlash00r]

Looking (and sounding) good Ben - the drop D tunes .. wow

[@julesdiakogiannis]

First time in years considering buying a Gibson guitar. Nice review.

[@DarraghC]

Id be interested to hear, the difference in the front facing sound hole when the player port is covered.

[@bennaylor2582]

So glad I picked up the earlier version of the G45 Studio with the hard case. This is not even in that league IMHO.

[@ImLeuff]

The little 5:35 song was amazing, what a player.. Great sounding guitars

[@tonysarrio8940]

I just picked a g writer on a trade. Its a nice guitar. My Taylor 210 is a hunk of crap. Neck twisted, wood split, way to bright. I know it's a plain Jane but i love this thing. Sounds really good and i guess only time will tell. I paid around $450 for it in trade value so i'm not out a lot of money if she goes south.. Reply Reply

[@Mark_Ocain]

Great guitars..they sound great. The simple construction saves a wad of cash for the buyer but sacrifices little if anything to the tone. Ben's looking good these days, most people have been packing it on during COVID but he's been losing the stones like a boss!

[@andangkosasih2941]

I like your percentage and the demo. Cool

[@andangkosasih2941]

I mean, I love your presentation and the demo. Pardon my english 😁

[@nalukeko]

2:11 Gibson website says 'Richlite', not ebony board.

[@lifeasinterns]

Not sure what region you’re in and if it differs at all, but the US Gibson website says ‘striped ebony’.

[@TraneFrancks]

I think the so-called Player Port mic placement would ideally be in the middle between the edge of the port and line-of-sight to the strings. This gives the closest approximation of what the player hears with regard to harmonics coming off the strings plus the direct sound from the port. Interesting guitars. I'd like to try a G-45 to compare with my 2001 Martin Road Series DR.

[@HatefYaminiOnline]

Once again, I came to Anderton's for a review and stayed for the music. Awesome.

[@SilverTurtleZ28]

It is interesting to note that the original G45 from a couple years ago was what started the Generation Series guitars. This second generation G45 has more innovation but does not automatically come with the Fishman on board electronics like the original did.

[@mariodriessen9740]

Plus it was cheaper (the studio version), it came with a beautiful hardcase, it looked better imo, it didn't have the weird hole...., so I'm glad I bought the G-45 Studio when they came out (for +/- £800). I wouldn't be surprised to see them going up in value on the 2nd hand market.

[@SilverTurtleZ28]

@@mariodriessen9740 I 100% agree with you. I got my G45 Studio from the first run and absolutely love it. Those first runs are already selling over their original asking price on the used market here in the States and I'm betting we will see that value go up.

[@rabbisandra]

Awesome review. Thank you

[@rodneykitchen3869]

Wonderful playing Ben

[@limpindug]

Not just because I'm Scottish I like the cheap one "blues machine " , top pickin Ben. Respect and stay healthy all.

[@maxscardanelli6185]

Your name isn't Andy by any chance is it? I have a Scottish guitarist friend that goes by the nickname Dunderhead...

[@limpindug]

@@maxscardanelli6185 no bud sorry

[@maxscardanelli6185]

@@limpindug No worries man. I didn't think that it was likely. But the internet has funny ways of bringing people together...

[@IansGarage]

PLEASE give this man a Telecaster with a clean sound and a little slapback echo!

[@davedavem]

Check out his instagram! Not exactly that, but I think you'll enjoy it!

[@benlogan430]

Gibson gets a lot of Dugan for their prices, but they are the only American guitar manufacturers making instruments for around $1,000.

[@stephenconnolly602]

Great video guys and love the guitars but please do tell what is the chair Lee is sat on and do you sell them? :)

[@andreamarconforreal]

Ben's playing is great 🔥

[@ronchorivera]

Acoustic guitars are such an enigma. Go to a handful of guitar shops and play only $3,000 gibsons. Then go back around to all of them and play every used acoustic. 90% of the time you can find a different brand that plays and sounds just like a gibson for under $200. Even if you dont find one, you can really get a better undrstanding of the variety and many differences for such simple guitars. The best acoustic ive played as far as sound and playability is an Ibanez from the 90's. Even compared to Gibsons. Spectacular.

[@damiancafarella4086]

Oh….I don’t think the hand over the top hole is subtle at all.. very cool! Saucy guitars!

[@electrolinks]

Simon Pegg isn't just a great actor, he is also a great guitarist. ;)

[@jeramym9506]

Hi Lee and Ben. Thanks for the entertainment!

[@andertons]

Thanks for watching! ❤️

[@TheGuitarsquatch]

Do these _actually_ have ebony boards and bridges? The earlier models were richlite.

[@vigilantebird8675]

Gibson stopped using rich lite a couple years ago

[@chrisaris8756]

Couldn’t hear any difference between the hole with Lee’s hand on it and off! Maybe a phone isn’t the best listening tool!

[@labhusky3]

don't get me wrong, these sound great! But I personally don't see why i would spend over 3x what I paid for my electro acoustic from Simon and Patrick. It's a solid spruce top with cutaway built in 1998 and bang for the buck still the best guitar I've played flat out.

[@maxscardanelli6185]

I have a Simon & Patrick single cutaway with a built-in Fishman pickup and therefore I can second this.

[@BOWS3R]

These sound amazing!!

[@landoctor94]

Just bought a Taylor American dream. These look nice too!

[@thisguy2973]

It’s about time!! Why the jumbo last!!?!?? You’ve tortured me for 16 minutes leading up to it Mr Anderton.

[@stephencarey6114]

Beautiful jam at the end thanks Guys

[@mikecorey8370]

When in 2022 for the lefties? Any clue?

[@laurentmeiller5171]

Awwwwww ! the Gibson still have a historic image, and with huge wood stocks they're able to build good instruments light finish gives so full oxygene that sounds very good, and it smells so good !!

[@enumclaw79]

Really wish they'd add a G series LG-2. I would love a small portable gibson, but just don't like the 00 shape.

[@TheAlanSaunders]

I do not like the rectangular fret markers, leave them off and save a few more $/£! A pretty marker at twelfth fret and small dots on the side of neck are all that is needed. Otherwise, I am jealous of these nice guitars.

[@momosbreath9713]

You can hear more of the bass on the player port.

[@NecroSonic1]

Nobody: Absolutely no one: Gibson: There you go. A hole in the side of you guitar. Voila!

[@marcusvaldes]

Going to try a G-00 tonight. I'm not sold on the tone from this video though.

[@rcjoe406]

That parlor one is a proper bit of kit

[@garyjford1981]

Awesome guitars. Keep watching the Gibson Generation and Alvarez Masterworks videos one after the other… Need. Want. Can’t decide which!? I can feel an AndertonsMadeMeDoIt moment coming in the near future 😰

[@52Tele]

That's Ben? OMG!! He looks brilliant!! Good for him

[@falcongunner33]

Hmmm. I like that the G series is expanding but these do look a tad generic. Good affordable option though

[@unitednihilists]

With all the technology involved with Kempers and modeling, why does acoustic DI out still sound so farty and terrible? It doesn't matter how expensive the guitar is the DI out always sounds terrible.

[@Max_94]

dude, is fairly easy, just add an acoustic IR and it'll sound amazing

[@toneydavis9802]

?? Ben, how would these compare to Martin road series?

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Not too bad. My Taylor 314ce looks almost identical to that Songwriter and was $2000 new. That should be a good value if they sound and play as good. Can’t tell about sound on a KZbin video. Or playability. Need to get my hands on one

[@Hades_88]

Beautiful outro jam guys!

[@jland12]

Came for the guitar playing, stayed for the facial expressions

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

LEE, is $600 a good price for a 2012 cabronita tele, Mexican made, near mint condition? I’m going to look at one tomorrow….NEED FEEDBACK ASAP…. thanks a ton

[@playandsinger]

Not a fan so far. Maybe they would sound better w Retro strings. I have a D'angelico Excel Bowery CE with Retro strings and acoustically sounds better. I will say that G-writer sounds great plugged in.

[@playandsinger]

ok the 200 sounds good

[@killianlpc]

For solid top back and sides and Gibson the prices are what would expect. Hardly 'super affordable' the songwriter is 1500, let's face it you could three superb quality solid top electro acoustic guitars for that money.

[@ludoms100]

Superb is more around 2k imo

[@maykolllopez1585]

Or get a Japanese Yamaha.

[@joshoptical]

I’m sorry what? These prices are insane for the brand, and there’s no comparing three imports no matter the quality to one Montana made Gibson.

[@maykolllopez1585]

@@joshoptical Go Japanese, you won't regret it. I'd put my Hamamatsu Japan Yamaha against any Gibson or Martin. Gibsons generation series looks like it'll sound like stale bread. I own a second G 45 by the way. These third generations sound like garbage.

[@joshwallace2183]

@@maykolllopez1585 and I bet you can't play either because if you could you wouldn't be saying stupid shit.

[@RocktCityTim]

The G200 amped sounds very much like an Ovation Balladeer from the 70's (Glen Campbell-ish) - and that's a good thing :)

[@mariodriessen9740]

Is it? I love Glen, but I hated that sound.

[@JaimeCerrada]

Well ... Did you mean " " "super" " " affordable.. Am I right or am I right? FELLAS! Thank you for this great video!

[@patrickohagan8305]

thanks for the great content

[@Joske369]

that g200 sounds wonderful

[@monsterkxf]

I got a sore neck just watching that guy play…. 🤘🤘

[@igorbroeckel279]

Are the swiss-cheese holes the new acoustic pendant to the robotuners?

[@glenproctor1999]

The little one would make an ideal travel guitar! Nice initiative by the new Gibson owners.

[@mikenaykki2173]

They sound pretty good! 👍👍😎

[@EyecareBacklog1]

'Old Man' by Neil Young for the play-out jam? x

[@JKM395]

Those 00s are going to sell out everywhere. Quickly.

[@williamcampbell7387]

Outro Jam: Neil & Stephen back together again.

[@MrTech337]

I'd like to see you do an acoustic amp shootout!

[@StefanGBucher]

Went to the local store specifically to try the G-00. I was sadly unimpressed. To my ear, it wasn't enough of a difference, and the whole thing felt cheap-particularly the plastic lip on the sound port.

[@jamespeters5043]

Nice instruments - I believe that Breedlove have had one or two models with a port too. Ben's playing is awesome btw :)

[@aaronrobinson8956]

Yes they do. In fact, my favorite guitar is a Breedlove Solo Concert. I wasn’t sure about the sound port at first but I have never regretted the choice.

[@adrianr2312]

Hmm that G-200 is mighty tempting, they all sounded nice though!

[@ZappaBlues]

Again, no Concert size (G-00 in this case) with a cutaway. I would also have to add electronics. Gibson says 'Utile' on the fretboard? Not a fan of larger bodied guitars. I was raised on electrics

[@donaldcahill8255]

If you are looking for a dreadnought or a strummer, stay away from slim body guitar. I had a Gibson G-45 standard, not enough bass and to much treble (walnut body). I replaced it with an Eastman AC222-CE (ovangkol body), all solid, grand auditorium style at half the price. The Eastman is louder, as more bass and is perfectly balance. I also had a Martin DRS2 (now D-10). I still prefer the Eastman. Maybe one day I will buy a Gibson J-45, the real thing.

[@anonnieman]

Nice guitars, but still not "affordable". It is a normal "professional" price. Then again they already have epiphone for the "affordable" price point

[@MarcCoteMusic]

About a year and a half ago I purchased a new Norman B-18 for $500 Canadian. It's a dreadnought and in my (very) humble opinion, it sounds as good as any of these. Even my luthier was surprised at how good it sounded when I brought it in for a checkup. My Ibanez Talman acoustic, on the other hand... well, there isn't much you can do to make that one sound good. It's pretty, though. Anyway, my point is that good acoustics need not cost a fortune... even a more modest fortune like this series.

[@westonpetty1751]

Get what you pay for. Dropped 3k for my songwriter and you couldn't buy it from me if you wanted. Will never spend less than 3k for any brand acoustic. Electrics I'd say at least drop $1500

[@MattWells-89]

Depends on what you consider affordable. Most people lament that guitars were cheaper in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s etc. Very few people adjust those prices for inflation. Guitars that cost $250 in the 60’s would cost $2,000 today.

[@anonnieman]

@@MarcCoteMusic yeah sometimes you find some real gems that aren't always made by the biggest brands and every single guitar is different. I have had multiple times where I liked the specs, quality and price of a guitar, but every guitar of the same model sounded totally different, both acoustics and electrics.

[@anonnieman]

@@westonpetty1751 usually that is true, but affordable to most people is max 500,- most people don't have the possibility to spend 3000,- on a guitar and many cannot even spend 1500,- but yeah I get what you mean. As soon as you get to a certain quality of instrument, you just notice how it sounds and feels and you would never again go back to that 100,- Squier

[@cratecruncher6687]

I need a Player Port like another hole in my head. But those fret markers on the cutaways here have a very cool art deco vibe I really like. I sure hope the Chinese Yamahas copy it soon so I can buy it on something worth my money.

[@jayyoungmusic919]

Did I open this video bc I wanted to hear and acoustic jam

[@johnjgibson6807]

Always The Best 👍👍🎶🎶🎸