The four guitars I CAN'T live without

The four guitars everyone needs, wants, or dreams about! I'm showing you my electric guitar collection. The guitars that make it possible for me to get almost every sound I need!
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Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on KZbin.
If you want to know more about me, check out PaulDavidsGuit...
Thank you for watching!
Paul

[@Boyangelo]

You deserve 100000000000000000000 subs

[@PaulDavids]

People help me achieve this goal. Please subscribe ❤

[@johnaton9390]

I couldn't agree more. Paul you deserve those subs.

[@bluebelllable]

Brb, making some extra accounts to subscribe some more

[@divyamgautam1407]

@@bluebelllable seek help from T-series

[@nuclearsake3887]

When Paul Davids pins your comment but doesn't smash the like button 😔

[@Uglywut1]

You deserve a signature model.. the Les Paul Davids

[@ChefkochAntoine]

Holy shit that would be so awesome :D

[@uchihaitachi27]

I agree

[@marcel.kovacic]

Agreed

[@Heavygen]

Maybe a Paul Reed Davids?

[@its_tunezz]

Cool name tho..

[@eileenmacarthur1951]

As a seventy year old grandmother, I needed to scratch an itch I’ve had since I was a teenager. So, a couple of weeks ago, I bought myself an Epiphone Les Paul 50s with the beautiful cherry sunburst finish and am delightedly following your videos. Got a lot to learn. Got a beautiful guitar.

[@cpt.steamybee2707]

Oh that is a wonderful thing to hear, I'm so happy you are pursuing your interests regardless of age, as so many mistakenly thing they are "too old". I'm sure you are playing beautifully!

[@thedancer888]

absolutely made my day reading this, so happy for you!! keep at it!!

[@johnaranjo2059]

This comment just made my day. Stick with it it takes time but is one of the kost rewarding hobbies ive ever had.

[@eileenmacarthur1951]

Since my earlier post 70 has become 71 and I’ve added a Stratocaster to my mix.

[@atgehin]

@@eileenmacarthur1951 late happy birthday! i hope you have fun with the new guitar

[@nicolocalafato5342]

"Learning how to play guitar? Wait! Don't touch the skip button, this is gonna change everything! Me: *skips*

[@MegaDesalvo]

yeap. they have 5 seconds and use it just to say "... don't skip". Immediately skipping!

[@realraven2000]

My one started with: "don't you hate it when...." ironic

[@felixguitar1108]

Nicolò Sciacca I hate those ads

[@FabioAneto]

Argh is there a way to change the goddamn algorithm? I’m never gonna use one of these apps

[@kmstirpitz4285]

I clicked on one of those ads only to discover that they were teaching me some watered down blues turnaround that I already learned 4 years ago.

[@ryannickles3218]

Life lesson: don't buy guitars from Paul Davids, he knows which ones to sell. Excellent video nonetheless.

[@adamski101]

He probably knows which ones to buy too. I bet his rejects are by and large lovely guitars, he just keeps the absolute cream of the crop.

[@lemfandango]

One man's trash is another man's treasure

[@EntereinWomen]

@@lemfandango one mans hole is another mans retreat

[@manasprabhanshdeepsingh4712]

@@EntereinWomen r/cursedcomments

[@troyzuber5739]

Eh. Maybe. But everyone has their preferences with their guitar. One thing Paul might not like about the feel or sound of a guitar might be something someone else enjoys

[@FunkyFlubbers]

Production year: 2009 Model: 1959 reissue Sequence number: 79 Manufactured in Nashville for the les paul! like this comment so paul will see it, like deze comment zodat paul het ziet!

[@ipuya]

Every Guitarist needs a minimum of six guitars. Strat, Tele, a single cut Les Paul type, a semi hollow ES-335 type and two acoustics, steel and nylon string. I currently only have two 😞

[@ivebel3966]

The guitars I can’t live without: my old ass squier stratocaster cuz i’m broke af

[@howdydoughty7634]

Stormy Rainbow .-. Nothing wrong with squire. The Fender Custom shop guy found one in a shop and couldn’t believe how nice it played the production quality.

[@SG-wj2qj]

Nothing wrong about a old squire man. I got my 2008 classic vibe and I literally cannot let it go. Made some mods over the decade but the sound, the feel, the memories and sentiments... it's just worth way more than the $200 sombody would may for. It's a lifer guitar for sure.

[@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84]

It’s spelled SQUIER 🤦‍♂️

[@cagataysunal1130]

@@SG-wj2qj by squier he probably meant bullets or smth

[@meikwiedemann8499]

@@SG-wj2qj it's not always the price tag that makes a good guitar. I have 2 epiphones that I realy love a 2004 Dot I bought off ebay for about 200 bucks, sure I swaped the pickups for a pair of (quite affortable) teslas and put on a bigsby vibrato (yes a 160 bucks vibrato for a 200 bucks guitar with a 120 bucks set of tesla pickups xD) and it's my most played guitar after my acoustic. And a 1995 korean Epiphone Sorrento I found in a stores farest corner (I guess the store owner didn't want to give it away) it's the best quality electric guitar I have ever seen and it's all original (exept for the bigsby... yeah I'm a bigsby guy xD). I do have a Gibson ES 335 made in 2016. same issues as Paul mentioned. I still have it but I don't play it that often because it just doesn't feel as right as the other two... so if you feel comfortable with your old squire keep it. never sell a guitar you realy love to play! It's not about the name tag :)

[@ruebadly_muzak970]

Paul's hands: *shreds Paul's guitar: *screams Paul: "yeah"

[@eliwarner9727]

😐

[@CES-dh4ut]

I don't get those random reddit copy posts, this one doesn't make any sense

[@ehilmer42]

Basically, 3:09, 4:32, 5:29, and so on. He shreds, his guitar screams, and then he says, "Yeah." There's really nothing to understand.

[@nekomeow5426]

Yeah

[@michaelcantu6071]

“Yeah… so”

[@benos_recordings]

Paul, You are the Bob Ross of the guitar world. "Pretty noisy as well but thats just how guitars are." Beautiful

[@jsdhesmith2011]

Love it when he talks about the certificate from the Les Paul so coveted like, then when he’s ready to move on, just throws it on the floor like a piece of trash.

[@gregorysmith3461]

Your playing is amazing (as everyone clearly agrees) but I have to also say that your video production is fantastic - with all the subtle inserts and edits - you obviously are as precise and clever with your video editing as you are with your playing and teaching. I just wanted to be sure you knew this does not go unnoticed. Thanks for the quality content and keep 'em coming!

[@hart3172]

mate i just shed a tear over that comment lol wtf

[@lifelongfan07]

I’ve got an 86 Les Paul sunburst, a 91 Strat plus ultra, and an 89 Ibanez Sabre, the Frank Gambali body style one. All I need is a tele that can talk back to me when I play it!

[@dean8842]

Yeah, what you said.

[@ealago]

"Had to be a Strat and it had to be Red!" - Has Mark Knopfler said...

[@jackmckee8196]

“I’m not German, I am Dutch. It’s an entirely different thing, and I do not like the comparison.” 🤣

[@piececake5820]

I agree as a german, but i really like dutch people and the country

[@Stratoc1010]

Is there a comparable Dutch Guitar Manufacturer, who offers the same build quality ? I`m German, not Dutch, it´s an entirely different thing, and i also don`t like the comparison ;-) Great and my favourite neighbours, the Dutch ;-)

[@christophernation4793]

Paul was undoubtedly made familiar with the period 1940-1945 when he was of school age, in particular the period Oct 1944 - Ap 1945. What the Dutch people were subjected to after the failure of Operation Market Garden - the 'Bridge Too Far' op..... Look it up.

[@timgaul2256]

Austin Powers’ father: “ There’s only two kinds of people I don’t like-people who are intolerant of other cultures...and the Dutch!” Not me, I like the few Dutch people I’ve ever come across, but it’s funny.

[@wolfgangwalk337]

I guess our habit of raiding small neighbor countries didn't come across as the nice thing we always thought it would be. Seems it has caused some hard feeling. On a serious note: Great channel! And if it comforts you: nobody in their right mind can take your accent for German.

[@Coda-tq5lp]

What Paul inspired me is, not just the tech or the mindset of playing guitar, but maybe more important, attitude. I don't know why, just whenever you get tired of playing or learning how to play better, this kind of video just inspired me, made me feel like, "oh yeah the instrument I love is actually so beautiful and lovely" things like this.

[@Itaivarochik]

The most likable person in the guitar world ever! How can you NOT like this guy? 179 haters what the hell?!?

[@rgp8622]

* got two red guitars * "I don't like red to be honest"

[@sandervandenbroek5813]

And a red amp

[@ChefkochAntoine]

@@sandervandenbroek5813 and a red ish les Paul

[@RGMDG]

Maybe my monitor needs to be calibrated, but they look Orange to me. I am not a big Red guitar fan either but I just bought one yesterday. It does look very nice though.

[@divyamgautam1407]

@@RGMDG it's "fiesta red"

[@gary1701]

Same I have like 3 red guitars but don't like red at all but the play so great so I deal with the color.

[@747cycle]

Paul, ask Austin at Trogly's guitar channel about your les paul, he knows everything about gibsons

[@hkguitar1984]

Correct, Austin will most likely be able to answer that question. Pot Dates and pickup types will help narrow down which decade it was built.

[@Kylora2112]

Yeah, Trogly is amazing with knowledge of 1970s-present Gibsons, especially the niche runs and the reissues.

[@derkbergman]

Just wanted to say that. He's the one to go to with all Gibson-related question!

[@ReKief]

I’m pretty sure it isn’t a 50th anniversary model, since the certificate and booklet isn’t gold, and the 50th anniversary model was only produced in 500 exampels, so the certificate should state what number his guitar is. But they did produce a regular R9 in 2009 outside of the 50th anniversary line. So that’s most likely what it is. But I’m not sure, maybe his is some other thing I don’t know about. He should try and look at the other side of the certificate and see if Gibson put something there, they sometimes do.

[@yonikup2865]

That feeling when you only have 1 guitar... *cries in corner* (Edit: Chill people! it's a f*cking joke!)

[@lilee612]

That feeling when you do not have any guitar...

[@benbolt8849]

The feeling whit just acustic guitar haha

[@ThorneyedWT]

One is all you need. Think of Angus Young or Tony Iommi who barely use any other guitar than their #1s.

[@jakestewartmusic]

One guitar is all you need!

[@davidcorriea949]

It's ok to have only one guitar. Especially if it's one that feels comfortable to you.

[@cjxj2202]

I bought my first guitar last week, so I guess that’s the one I can’t live without. It’s a Gretsch 2622TG P90 Special Edition

[@m.m.m.a4866]

The Duesenberg on clean would be soooo perfect for a slow dancing in a burning room cover.

[@timothymcmullen4833]

The four guitars I’ve always said I need not want, are a les Paul, a 335, a tele, and a strat. I love this video :)

[@Seanph25]

Agreed but I would also add an SG

[@kirstencristobal3204]

I'd replace the tele with a shred style guitar, probably an Ibanez

[@EnterJustice]

Meh. Single coil, humbucker, acoustic. Your choice which ones exactly. That's it. Everything else is being a guitar geek. Not that I only own 3 guitars but at least I'm not lying to myself about it :-D

[@cd3949]

Knew you were Dutch the second I heard your voice. Spent some time in Netherlands about ten years ago. Wonderful people that really made me feel at home. Really miss it sometimes.

[@JaysonT1]

That intro... I've been playing for 20 years+, I started out wanting to play like that and I still can't.

[@macuse2008]

The tone on that strat is heavenly

[@BollocksUtwat]

My dad had a bunch of guitars and equipment when I was growing up so when I had my teenager playing rock music phase I was sorta spoiled. I got to play a 69 Strat and a 1974 Yamaha SG-175. I also got to plug them into an early 80s Mesa Boogie. Definitive experience for me not having to thrash away on a crap cheapo guitar so that when I finally picked one of those up for myself I felt the difference immediately. Luckily my dad has all of those things still so I can still totally play them anytime I want.

[@RupesMcDGuitar]

The moral of this story- never buy a guitar from Paul!

[@geoffmorrissey5818]

“You can sell it for what you paid for it... if you do it right.” Classic

[@RupesMcDGuitar]

Geoff Morrissey imagine if someone who bought a guitar from Paul tuned in- ‘ooh, I bought a guitar from that guy once, I wonder if it’ll get a mention... oh 😐’ 😂😂

[@guusb2432]

hahahah!!! Yeah!!!

[@RupesMcDGuitar]

flipper2gv so true

[@vividvulpe9842]

😂

[@chefmark1751]

I owned a strat most of my life and gave it to a friend when I moved and basically went full acoustic. Was shopping around and that it might be cool to own a Les Paul... but I realize that in every video, the Strat is always my favorite. Les Paul’s are cool for heavy, fuzzy riffs, but I like Strats.

[@abelramirez7320]

Hi Mark I know this comment is old. I was wondering what was your reason for going mainly acoustic? I had the opposite journey as a child when I went from mainly acoustic to electric. I've seen a few online discussions recently about going full acoustic so I'm just curious on why someone might want to do that.

[@Brookzplayzmuzic]

I never thought I'd own a tele. However one day I went into sweetwater and a guy brought out a daphne blue sandblasted telecaster made exclusively for sweetwater by fender. I must of sat and played it a hour in the store I could not put it down. After having the luthier there lower the action ,put a different pickup in the bridge and a set of locking tuners I took it home. And out of all 11 guitars I own that is the one I'd keep if I had to sell every last one!!

[@javiercisternasnajle]

How much did you pay?

[@martinspreiter8240]

The one guitar I can´t live without is the PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo. Changed everyhting in my guitarplaying. Most of time I use the bridge PU with a little bit of piezo sound. I play it fingerstyle (if my nails are not broken) clean on a Acus Akoustic Amp. Now I found the sound what I was looking for a livetime. And with the sound came the insperation. May be, I am the happyest man in the world.

[@Geekwok]

My 1976 Gibson L6-S Deluxe is my prize possession. I spent a long while trying to find a guitar that spoke to me and this one just feels so right. It makes me want to play more. It's quirky and twitchy, the pickups are hot and it sounds absolutely FILTHY with distortion and some compression. It's mine and I love it.

[@moro60]

A very under-rated guitar. I loved them, but couldn't afford one

[@astewart9410]

Paul, I really love your work. You're a gem in the (oftentimes) wastelands of KZbin. I apologize in advance for this long message but I feel you will understand my query: Right now I play Squier 50s Classic Vibes, both the Telecaster and Stratocaster. I have no frame of reference for owning such lovely guitars as you do, but I do enjoy both of these lower-end guitars well enough, I guess. However, I have a thought: In 2024, I will turn 50 years old. My first idea was to buy a vintage guitar from my birth-year. Not an original idea, but I could save and have one (hopefully). My thought was Tele, but I wouldn't know til I played a few '74 Teles, Strats, Les Pauls, etc. I don't feel I'd be too precious with a vintage guitar, it wouldn't be a wall-hanger. I would play it, and I would leave it for my kids to fight over after I'm gone. It would be played. Then I thought maybe, instead, and for probably the same money (or close), I could get a Custom Shop guitar, brand new, and start with it at 50 years old myself. That could also be very lovely. I wouldn't (maybe) worry so much about nicks and dings with a relic job. My third thought was to just try guitars until one spoke to me. Maybe 'The One' would be cheaper than vintage or Custom Shop, I should just play them all until I found the one that felt like I was *home*. But that could take forever, potentially, and in these Covid times right now, I do not get to be in guitar shoppes very often (we only have one in my small city, and it's a chain store) and I live 3 hours from Toronto, which is off-limits to me right now anyway, virus-numbers-wise. Maybe by 2024 it will be all back to whatever normal will be... Lastly, I could just stay with my Classic Vibes, let this whole idea go. Really, they're quite OK. And maybe I could put some money into a better amp than my Boss Katana 50 Mk.1 and my Yamaha THR5. But, guitar-wise, I'd always have that lingering thought in my head... what if... What would you do? Just find one that speaks to me, whether it be vintage, Custom Shop, or whatever else (if I can ever get somewhere to try them out)? Or is there one clear choice? I don't feel like it's an easy answer, but perhaps I am over-thinking this. Thanks again for all that you do. Keep up the amazing work!

[@gundamnitpete]

I hope you went out and got one, man.

[@astewart9410]

@@gundamnitpete Thanks, but not yet. I'm still working on it!

[@Blue_3rd]

I like it when you say ‘electrical’ instead of electric. It’s a trend I’ve been trying to spread for years 😃 Thanks for another interesting video! My favourite is my 1997 LP Classic fitted with Saturday Night Special pickups. I also have a Jeff Beck Strat from 2007 which is lovely. I have got a ‘52 Tele reissue like you had, that I have never really grown into, so I’m thinking of selling it. Cheers!

[@buddacreem6877]

Geetar2112 the coolest guitar I’ve personally ever seen is my uncle’s 1960 Stratocaster. It’s not a reissue. It will be 60 years old next year.

[@TheBlade4X4]

Saying electrical as opposed to electric is a Dutch thing

[@matthewcrich5951]

So by definition, does "acoustic" become "acoustical"? Love Paul, his music & his videos.

[@kingstonfarm7556]

Also in Afrikaans, annoying, but no harm.

[@pompkoen2718]

@@TheBlade4X4 dat is het zeker maat

[@riverrhodes7394]

I have five I can't live without 😁 1. My Fender Strat (it was sold to me without description so I'm not sure whether it's the American Professional or performer but it's one of the two) it's white with a Tortoise shell guard and plays and sounds like a dream. When I pick that thing up, I can't put it down. 2. My Epiphone Les Paul Standard in Desert Burst. I put some Gibson burstbuckers in it, pair it with a Vox AC4-C12 (I live in an apartment so the larger models were not an option) and it sounds like a million bucks. 3. My Epiphone SG I call "Red" I truly do like Epiphone guitars, and though many will look down on you if you own one because the general consensus is that a Chinese guitar can't be any good, I've NEVER played an Epi above 300 bucks that I didn't like. Red has all the sustain, and it's so versatile. Sparkly cleans to hard rock or metal. 4. My Schecter PT Special Tele. It's not your average Tele, it's got a P90 in the neck, and has a different sound to it, but I was blown away by this guitar the minute I player it. It can twang with the best of them, but it also gets some really high gain tones that your average Tele can't. I love not having to switch between guitars, I can play country, rock, and metal on just the one guitar. And the guitar is just a beauty 😍 5. My last baby is my cheap acoustic-electric by brand of "Ashthorpe" I don't really care what brand a guitar is or how much it costed, if it sounds good that's all I need to know. That said, this is one of the best sounding acoustic-electrics I've ever played. I've played expensive Martin's, Gibsons, and Taylor's, and this one comes very close. I'm not lying. And those are my five children I'd run into a burning building to save.

[@WilbertCamshaft]

2 months ago I got my first Haar Trad T guitar, custom-made to my specifications - Amber 59 CP neck pickup and Kloppmann BC 49 bridge pickup, surf green, aged, locking tuners. The guitar is simply gorgeous in every relevant aspect and if I could only keep one guitar, this would be the one I keep.

[@gerisyandrayusman241]

6:55 “ringing” That’s a unique... same with me on my strat first string 😄

[@unherolike]

It sounds like a Saddle is loose on the bridge. But then again what do I know Ive not touched my guitars in 4 years now and I might be losing my trouble shooting touch.

[@aryotaheri7421]

It’s really cool how different people’s tastes can be. I went out of my way to buy an American Vintage 52 reissue tele and it is by far the best guitar I’ve ever played. I love everything about the design, sound, and the look

[@sferguson1130]

Yep! Quality control on guitars, is pretty objective, but which guitars speak to individuals, is infinitely subjective. I had an American made strat, that I never played, because I only enjoyed playing my 50’s classic vibe Tele lol 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@MtnLiner]

From now on, I will call them “electrical guitars”.

[@Diesel257]

"Geetaurz"

[@Music_is_fun]

I won’t

[@frankboerboom6292]

In 1978 I got hold of a four years old blonde original Telecaster. I customized the top notch rightaway for a selfmade messing one but haven't have to alter anything since then. The buzzin and rinklin personalize my sound. A few excelent instruments came my way by heritage or (lately) a Hohner strat saved from the garbage can, but nothin compares with the blonde. Few years ago the neck element broke up because the wire isolation was worn. At first a guitar shop build in a standard issue element but the sound fell flat dead. Then I send the original element to an expert (also called Paul) who handwired the element to original specs. He even knew which woman working in the Fender workshop and could recognize their specific signature by the way elements were wired. When I sound bad, I can't blame the instrument. We are aging together

[@jt3483]

I have five guitars and three are each special for their own reason. 1st - Martin DM - First real guitar I owned. Gifted to me for my 16th birthday and my main guitar for 15+ years. 2nd - 2008 Fender Custom Shop 1958 Heavy Relic Telecaster - First electric guitar I owned. My mom bought it for herself (second hand return to original shop) at a massive discount somewhere around 4 years ago. She couldn't work out playing guitar that well, so I received it more or less. I didn't really play it much though until I got a proper amp this year. 3rd - Gretsch G6659TG Player's Edition Broadkaster Jr - First guitar that I purchased with my own money. I too was actually looking for a Gibson ES-335 but came across the Gretsch at a local shop on heavy discount and bought it as the shop was closing for the night. I didn't even test it in shop, it was calling to me! Very happy with the purchase in every way.

[@djuengst2000]

Hi Paul, I got an acoustic guitar in Morelia, Mexico that sounds great. For $20 USD, it sounds way better than $500+ guitars I’ve tried out. It’s a Gilb guitar. The action is maybe a little high for me but I love it😊

[@harounel-poussah6936]

"It's not the price that makes a good guitar" - Chris Leduc, master luthier. Some of the world's very best guitarists and bassists are his clients. Have you seen Blackmore's "OFR" (Only For Ritchie) "Strat" made of 250 years old woods? She's his daughter. Abe Laboriel never goes to any session without his 4 Leduc basses... In fact, his instruments are rarely seen on stage as... Don't expect endorsement from an artisan who only builds 25-30 guitars or basses a year! But they end being heard on many big productions. When Peter Gabriel's sound engineer says he prefer the Leduc basses over any others, what does it means? Does Tony Levin owns some too?

[@lf2099]

Man, that Haar Guitar sounds amazing.

[@johnharvey4448]

How would a Haar strat be in relation to say a Westfield Strat ?

[@mrmoustache5329]

As French i really appreciate « le plat de résistance » nice accent Mr Paul Davids ! By the way, amazing guitars and video ! Thanks for your work 👍

[@LowLevelNPC]

My Rickenbacker 370 and I will never part. Modified by a Dutch lutiher near Maastricht as it happens! Bypassed the "Ric-O-Sound" and each of its 3 pickups has an individual on/off switch. Love it.

[@ericmatteson7844]

For variety, I have a '62 Martin D21, a '79 LP standard, a '97 Ric 330/12 and an '07 US strat. The Mrs said 'it's me or the guitars'. I really miss her.

[@SeemsLikeSomething]

Can I also say, I bloody love the sound of that strat. It’s very warm, mid scooped. Love that sound. I actually think it was hearing your strat in several videos that inspired me to build a custom strat. We bought an unfinished, licensed neck, but we made the body ourselves out of huge piece of ash (hot piece of ash it was too lol) and put a lot of focus on playability. Turned out really nicely and it plays great! Yosemite pups so a slightly different sound but not far off, especially that neck pup. Mmmmmm. Nothing beats a strat neck sound. Pure sex.

[@Masondurlach]

BOTTLE OF WATAH

[@_sneer_]

I was just about to write that I actually don't like the strat as it just sounds generic too me when I stumbled upon your comment. Les Paul just doesn't do it for me, they all just sound muted. I kinda like the tele, but I'd say that it is probably not a guitar for me ergonomically. I guess I am a 335 or maybe a 355 man, judging by the sound and looks, although I never played one, which may completely quench my interest with them when I do. Where I am based there are no guitar shops nearby, so I cannot really try them all. Maybe someday.

[@hoytmccloskey5967]

Every note this guy ever plays sounds amazingly good to me...i guess i probably oughta buy his album

[@danielchile76]

My favorite two guitars are the only two I own. My acoustic is a 2019 Taylor 414ce-r special edition v-class and my first ever electric, an Epiphone Les Paul Standard. Learning with you my friend. Keep up the good work.

[@davrosofthedarleks]

My four best guitars - a black Vintage V100 les Paul copy, a Squier classic vibe Tele (50s Butter scotch), Epiphone Dot (red of course) and a custom Tele I built from a plank of wood that washed up on the beach.............

[@kirkbolas4985]

My top 4... ‘99 Fender American Standard Stratocaster ‘94 Gibson Les Paul Studio ‘09 Gibson SG Standard ‘87 Fender American Standard Telecaster ‘04 Gibson ES-335 Dot I know that’s five, but I can cover just about any genre, any style with these five. I bought these brand new and I’m the original owner of them all. Other guitars have come and gone but these remain and are the core of my guitar playing adventures.

[@Danocaster214]

What a statement, "This the best Les Paul I've ever played." I don't own the best of anything I've ever played. But someday I hope to be able to say that. Good on you mate :)

[@oliversissonphone6143]

I haven't played anything I haven't owned..

[@GageTheCannon]

Your guitar tones are my favorites out of all the KZbinrs. Sounds great every time.

[@johanc2330]

the high E on the tele has a nice sitar sound ;-) My guess its that the nut is the culprit. When the slot is unevenly filed or the angle is not steep enough the string can buzz in the nut... groetjes uit België

[@davesjuricevich]

I have just 4 ( ha ). … Early ‘70’s Yamaha 300 ( had since then- Humming Bird copy .. very good ) Bought new an early’90’s Strat. MIJ - 57 re-issue Tobacco Sunburst - shop put on Lace Sensor Pickups .. also very nice ❤ Picked up CBG - 3 string for a bit of fun 😂 Then … after watching Eric Johanson Live in Oregon, supporting Samantha Fish - he was playing a white Phonic Dusenberg Starplayer - never heard or seen one before ( he’s pretty good ) - was impressed. Got back to Australia, did a bit of Homework and ended up treating myself for Xmas - Starplayer TV Still getting the hang of it 🎵 But jeez , it’s a beautiful guitar .. and yes the wood was crafted in Croatia 🇭🇷 - I was sold 💕

[@MrMikeEleven]

A few days back I got a present from my wife, which totally blew my mind. She got me a Gretsch G5124 White hollowbody. She told me that she searched a very long time to find it, since only 200 pieces worldwide were produced in white. I completely fell in love with my G5124. I’ll put up a video and soundsample soon. Great video and beautifull guitars! Cheers from ‘s-Hertogenbosch

[@davidpomella6786]

Duesenberg - White; wow, I thought it was a beautiful guitar with great tone. The Les Paul was awesome and the Dutch Tele sounds great. I choose the Duesenberg as the overall choice for me.

[@rhodriwalsh504]

I could swear he plays differently with that strat to any of his others. They’ve got that connection...

[@self4autism333]

I noticed that too, that one is his voice for sure.

[@ronniehopkins1457]

This guy is an excellent guitarist! Wow!

[@rumbletruck1]

Oh, to choose my top 4. Sticking with my electrics, my # 1 is my 2018 Amer. Professional Tele Deluxe. It has a 2019 Fender Elite neck and Lollar Imperial humbuckers. It plays like butter. #2 is my 2018 Fender Elite SSH. Love the neck and tone. #3 is my Gretsch G5135GL. It’s a signature Corvette with TV Jones Power’trons and a soft profile neck. Finally (so hard to choose here) a 2018 Tele. I took Fender Pro parts, mastery bridge, SD pickups, a B16 Bigsby, and locking tuners to my luthier. She assembled an amazing Tele; great weight, balance, tone.

[@piececake5820]

I have an accoustic guiatar (Aria Elecord) since five Years from my dad. Since on e year i play a fender stratocaster 2006 mexico in blue. The fender has a nice sound and plays nice. The aria is the guitar, that i love

[@jancabri8291]

Great show, Paul! My favorite guitar is a 1963 Strat I own since 1976. Still plays beautifully (had to re-fret it though...)

[@apachehelicopter5001]

Jan Cabri love a vintage Strat, I got a 1974

[@urgidover]

Good collection, my dream guitar is a Les Paul standard. In the future I would like to have: my dream guitar, tele, strat and a SG.

[@VeryJUICED]

paul: “i don’t like red” THATS JUST THE WAY IT ISSSSSSS, SOMETHINGS WILL NEVER CHANGEEEEEEE

[@ChrisTopheRaz]

The one guitar that I miss the most is my 97 Parker fly deluxe. That guitar had it all and I never should’ve let it go

[@juanmamedina7535]

My guitars: MIJ Tokai Les Paul Standard in vintage sunburst; a MIJ Tokai Telecaster, all made of mahogany, p90 in neck position; a very modified Epiphone Dot Studio and a Takamine 60th anniversary acoustic guitar.

[@TheBigDean18]

My collection for no reason.. 2007 Fender MIM Tele in Wine Red 2011 Martin SWDGT ( my first "REAL" guitar) 1980 Martin D-35 1968 Harmony H162 1990 Guild D25-12 :)

[@matthewcrich5951]

Jonathan Dean Nice quiver of gear

[@sparetime4914]

(2000 ish schecter diamond series 38 special p rails dual push pulls locking tuners tusq nut) - (2017 american profesional series strat in sonic grey) - (randomly thrown together partscaster) - (chinese nk headless from ebay) a tele will be next, im not a big fan of gibsons but maybe someday or if i find a deal

[@prodigalretrod]

The Les Paul does it for me. The Duesenberg in 2nd place, then the Tele then Strat.

[@santamak]

Hey Paul, to fix the sound of yoyr tele's e string you'll need to lower your magnets from that side.

[@glauberramos507]

I have 2 telecasters, one is made with freijó wood (brazillian wood), the other, pine wood, A stratocaster and a SG, my favorite is the freijó telecaster

[@kristianhaverasmussen8558]

My favorite guitar is my 1999 fender stratocaster. I had had other guitars before that, but nothing crazy only epiphones and squires and i wanted a well made American guitar. A proper guitar, so to speak. I went to the guitarstore looking to try an American Pro II i had put my eyes to, and i got to try it. Then i decided to go around the shop looking at other guitars. I primarily tried strats because i really liked the squire strats i had tried. Eventually i found a strat that i really connected with. I thought the guitar was brand new. I asked the storeowner about the model and he told me it was actually quite an old guitar build back in the 90's and from the serial number he could tell me it was build in 99. I went to bed thinking about that guitar and the next day i went in and bought it. It's one of those things where you really connect with an instrument from the start

[@11JAS1111]

Sometimes that tinny buzz that you hear on the high e string of your Telecaster can be cause by the contact point on the string tree (on the headstock)

[@hellatightdude]

mike.is.guitar don’t be a dick. Maybe Julian was specifying in case someone was scrolling the comments who was new to guitars and didn’t know that.

[@austincouto4652]

The vintage tuners on mine started to have lash in the gears. Had to replace two of them because of a buzz.

[@SeemsLikeSomething]

Julian Sherwood I suggested the headstock side of the nut slot but your suggestion could also be it. Both are common spots for weird contact.

[@gamerjames8975]

The buzz I hear on my guitar is on the b string

[@SlainteMhath]

Gibson Custom Shop ES-446 is the best electric guitar ever made (...in my opinion).

[@marrooned_4519]

Hi, Paul! Nice vid, as always! Thanks for sharing! My favorite guitars are: my standard fender strat 2007 MIM, but with customize locking tuners, pickups and hipshot tremolo and stock epiphone rock bass 1998 made in South Korea. They are both my favorite and amazing!

[@y2ksierra]

I never liked SGs because of my “Gothic SG” that I’ve had forever but I recently gave it a makeover with new wiring, new pickups and some nickel parts and it turned out to be a pretty nice guitar.

[@lindsaymorrison2366]

I don't like them because the necks always feel to long. They aren't but the bodies are small or something. I just can't get comfortable with those I have played.

[@johnwylde2707]

My four favourites are my 1974 sunburst Fender Stratocaster and 1979 natural Fender Stratocaster. My 1989 Horner Steinberger and my 2005 Korean built Epiphone Korena Flying V.

[@lucaslucianogasparelli5387]

2:22 It has a sticker on the back of the COA paper that says "NEW GOLDEN AGE 50 ANNIVERSARY"

[@Viitoldie1]

Super cool to hear you talk about the deusenburg! I’ve been playing it for a while and fell in love, but couldn’t find that much information on them. Absolutely gorgeous guitar and so versatile too!

[@AnnaVahtera]

I don't own a guitar, I don't even know crap about music theory. I have no idea about half the thing you say. So.. why am I still subscribed and watch almost every video you put out? Awesome skills, music and presentation. Also I really like your style of.. well, everything. From music to video editing to humor.

[@voxshall]

My favourite guitars are my 64 Strat, 68 ES335, 68 Tele, 72 Harmony H671, 63 Gibson Southern Jumbo and a 1992 Les Paul Standard. These are the ones that just have a thing that inspires and are so addictive to play as all of them have had a lot of play on them and the necks are naturally worn down so amazingly smooth.

[@Cadillac500]

1. 2013 Fender American Vintage RI 56 Strat, ash body. 2. 1962 Fender Jazzmaster, slab board. 3. 2010 Fender Custom Shop Deluxe Telecaster 4. 2007 Fender MIJ Esquire

[@nothingEvil101]

The Strat is a guitar that I always really like the sound of when I hear someone else playing it on a recording, but myself just can’t make it sound “right” in my hands. A Les Paul on the other hand just “clicks” with me

[@topografer]

I get that with telecasters. I like how people sound with teles, nut myself i always like the strat for me. Lesters are amazing ofc. It's just that I haven't found the one yet. I will be probably pulling the trigger on Heritage h 150 core custom later this year. The looks, custom humbuckers and low weight (they say that they weight less than 8.5lbs which is sick for non relieved LP bodies) look appealing

[@uchihaitachi27]

My favourite guitar??🤔🤔 SRV's guitar Paul,your collection is a door to heaven,I wouldn't ask more if I hade your collection

[@brandonardila8868]

But you can't play SRV's guitars without his fingers (and the fact that he used

[@beenmicrophone5817]

@@brandonardila8868 yeah but he tuned down so theres less tension

[@brandonardila8868]

@@beenmicrophone5817 Oh, yes. But .13 (his most used gauge) on Eb, and bending like he did it is really hard..., in my experience :( But yes, sometimes even he took .12. Even his carasteristic sound was influenced by his gauge.

[@uchihaitachi27]

Brandon Ardila lol I can never play his guitar,with or without fingers 😅😅 he's a God tier level guitarist while I'm a beginner but just the feel you can have by trying a guitar that belong to such a guitarist is an honnor and it's a great experience (like Lucille of bb king for example) ps:sorry for my bad english I speak french also sorry for the late replay

[@milamusic4433]

My obsession right now is the 'Gretsch Streamliner' which is a bit like the Duesenberg. Ohh I looooove it😍 the tremolo system is just awesome (it's bigsby) and the pickups and everything is absolutely wonderful 😍😍 Yeah... You need to have dreams so.. maybe one day I'll have it in my collection 🙃

[@PatrickBateman239]

I once had a guitar rack full of beautiful guitars. Had a American Strat, Les Paul Standard, USA Jackson Soloist, American Tele and a Taylor acoustic. Got hurt at work, lost my job and now I have none lol I miss those guitars.

[@leetownsend]

I have a Hohner Gruhn Design acoustic which my dad bought back in the 80s. It was a "budget" acoustic which was supposed to be launched as a collaborative effort between Hohner and master guitar-builder, George Gruhn. The deal, for some reason, turned sour before they had even launched so they never actually hit the shelves. A good friend of my dad's, Trevor (who used to work on Johnny Marr's guitars) managed to get his hands on one (luckily) when my dad was looking to buy a new acoustic. I have never found another guitar which plays so nicely or sounds as great when played acoustically. Easily the most important guitar to me.

[@allstarlord9110]

My guitar collection consists of my trusted old telecaster that was a birthday gift from all my friends. And that’s the only guitar I am ever gonna need

[@JR-mk6ow]

I loved the sound of that duesenberg fullterton. Sounds like my strat, but in a domesticated way. I may get one of that

[@lauriedepaurie]

1. '03 Gibson LP std faded (modified) 2. The Heritage H530 (you would go mad over it, I'm sure) 3. Steffsen Trickmaster (boutique Tele from Belgium) 4. Steffsen Stageblaster (boutique strat) That's also all of my current electric guitars, but I can't complain... +1 on the terrible buys. We all do this, we're all sure this guitar will be the best one ever, and six weeks later stare at it not understanding how or why you chose that one...

[@stefanschadow812]

+1 for the H530

[@graywatkin8510]

Every time I hear a Strat it reminds me of 1970 and Jimi at the I. O. W. Festival I had the great privilege of being there. Great time great memories.

[@DWinegarden2]

You mentioned a buzz on your high e string. If you cut a 1/2 inch piece of tiny plastic or rubber hose and put it around your string and then run it down to the bridge end and place it partially in the string hole sticking up. Tune up like normal. This takes out that metallic buzz of the high strings on Teles. Give it a try!

[@TheOnlineBusker]

How on earth do you do all this amazing video editing?? It must take aaaaaages!!! It's definitely worth it tho!

[@johngermain5146]

Fiesta Red, Fullerton Red, Hot Rod Red, same same, it still looks orange

[@777sicilia]

John Germain lol!! I thought the same thing as I was watching. Are we color blind or something?

[@johngermain5146]

@@777sicilia Exactly, G&L in Fullerton uses the Fullerton Red color, and Vintage Strats had a HOT ROD Red (same color) while Fender uses the name Fiesta Red. In the videos though two of the guitars sure look orange. I'm glad the Strat is a relic, I thought it was a bit worn. Now BLUE has many colors including Daphne blue, Himalayan blue, Sonic blue...and VINTAGE WHITE is slightly yellow but I couldn't find one yellow enough so I bought a custom G&L YELLOW FEVER strat. Man, that sucker is YELLOW.

[@777sicilia]

John Germain LMAO!!!!! Now I'm starting to wonder what kind of red my 50's reissue Fender Strat is? Maybe it's the fiesta red, which would make it orange?

[@johngermain5146]

@@777sicilia Why do they have the ACID ETCH the fretboard or whatever they do, I think relic customs are way overdone. Your guess is as good as mine on the color outcome but I don't see an orange there.

[@ConwayBob]

Human perception of color is a strange thing. The cones in the retina respond to light (the "signal") however they do (they've got some filtering built into them, apparently), and then the rest of the brain -- the optical cortex but probably other parts of it too -- do some processing of their own on top of that. We tend to perceive any color in relationship to what other colors are next to it. Many musicians claim to have "perfect pitch" but I don't know anybody who has "perfect hue." Color is always, as humans perceive it, relative. Ever notice how much more orange an orange looks when it's in one of those mesh bags in the supermarket than how it looks when you take it out in your kitchen? The eye/brain blends the color of the orange skin with the color of the mesh and we see a deeper shade of orange. Supermarkets also play tricks with the lighting to make meat look redder (and thus fresher) when it's in the display case. It's all relative. I think there's far less trickery going on with guitar finishes than with supermarket produce and meat, but I think the human brain is subject to some biases based even on what some marketing genius chooses to name a color -- Fiesta, Fullerton, Hot-rod, Candy-apple -- that sort of thing. But in the end (with apologies to Gertrude Stein), an orange is an orange is an orange.

[@mattea8536]

11:01 best part haha. Love your vids btw!!

[@eduardopellejero2290]

3 specials guitars for (and with) me: 1978 Yamaha SA1000 (almost my age!), 2012 Epiphone Custom Plus (with Gibson pups), and a custom brazilian made Tele (by Music Maker, best guitar I ever played).

[@danbroussard8714]

My roots were in Strats but I played a Les Paul for years. Finally went back to Fender Strats when I tried a Jeff Beck model. It spoke to me and I'm glad I picked it up. It covers all the styles I play (Rock, Jazz, Country, Blues, R&B). I love the way I get different textures based on how hard or soft I hit the strings or roll off the guitar volume/tone. Definitely my go to guitar.

[@christiaandemarezoyens4720]

The tones on all 4 guitars are amazing, congratulations! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Larrymh07]

You're a worthy successor to your countryman, Jan Ackkerman.

[@axel.lessio]

I could re-upload this video and just change the title to "The four guitars I CAN'T afford".

[@j_freed]

Of course buying and selling a bunch of unsatisfactory guitars is expensive and wasteful! Better to get just one that you make sure really works for you, whatever the one-time cost.

[@tj10777]

@@j_freed You have to know what you want first. I can never make up my mind. lol

[@bryanmannoia8410]

@@j_freed agreed, the problem is figuring out what you really want. the second problem is the fact that your needs change as you develop your playing. just commit to buying and selling and always searching for the holy grail of sound. it's a guitar player thing.

[@fluxerflixer1]

Vintage 1968 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty. Plays like an absolute dream.

[@jameskinsley937]

the first 30 seconds makes a better guitar comparison than every video for that I've seen because they never play the same stuff