This Guitar Changed My Life

[@apacheworrier3776]

I bought a really expensive guitar one time, and it changed my wife.

[@joetaska]

Funniest comment ever!!

[@anthonyz7000]

Buddump - PISH!

[@willm3027]

I’m happy for you

[@sharonlee4773]

Boom!

[@drapps4443]

Worth it… every penny

[@RJRonquillo]

Dennis replacing the Mastery on the spot says a lot about the Novo ethos.

[@borderlineguitarguy]

I was like RONQUILLO the mighty duck man I swear to god. RONQUILLO!!!

[@michaelpower3824]

Yeah, it says that the expensive boutique bridge is garbage… literally disabled/made unusable from a small piece of debris… that’s terrible that replacing the entire system was the easier thing to do than clean/fix it.

[@maxpeck4154]

wasn't the bridge, it was the vibrato. The tolerances are super tight and the arm snaps into place, unlike SOME Fender equivalents that merely push into place, clunk and rattle, etc. Its not "boutique" per se, it's a much better version of the offset vibrato mousetrap. A blast of canned air likely would've remedied the issue, but Novo did the good faith thing and replaced it. And Rhett is right, you are not supposed to remove it. Leave it in when cased. I have one on my JM and it's glorious.

[@radman1102]

You rock too, RJ!!

[@eldirtyfaygo5395]

@@michaelpower3824 yeah can't believe builders are still using those dated schematics. A part of me tells they use it so you have to go back to them so they can fix it. Never would I mess with that type of shit, give me a hard tail.

[@loganressler9173]

"besides my wife's engagement ring", smart guy, knows his priorities

[@marknachmias423]

Good get

[@timitbiscuit3620]

Dump wife get more guitars :)

[@DanTheGrouch]

@@timitbiscuit3620 You can't say that part outloud.

[@loganressler9173]

@@marknachmias423 yeah Tilly is a queen

[@briandillon8041]

Smooth recovery.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Such a cool guitar. I still have yet to try a Novo. One day I will!

[@allguitar3349]

They'll send u one

[@bluzzjazz]

Robert the thing with the Novo, at least the Serus J, is that it is so nice to play right away but then it grows on you even more afterwards. It is a musicians guitar. I would have never thought I would own a "pine" guitar. I have 40ish guitars, none are pine, but I'm now a believer. I have one of the last non distressed ones that Novo was offering. It's an Ice Blue Metallic and I sprung for block inlays and neck binding, I went with Lollar Minis. It is a phenomenal guitar.

[@chowderwhillis9448]

Lol I’ll have one too in your next giveaway, hint hint wink wink Robert…

[@borderlineguitarguy]

Acacia might get jealous...

[@Tone2town]

If they are a smart company they will make you one for free. If not, Marketing dept needs to go back to the drawing board.

[@imacmadman22]

A wise man once told me; "The guitar chooses the player" - which I wholeheartedly believe, because as much as I have coveted certain guitars, they didn't always stick around. But the ones I've kept, I'll never part with. It seems that your Novo has chosen you, Rhett.

[@isaacvelasco6498]

Very true words there

[@fedir_sh]

Such a good words!

[@Bubba-zu6yr]

My ‘69 Tele changes my life almost every day. Bought it new. Love your stuff, Rhett!😉

[@HeleneLogan]

I hear you! Back in 1980/81, I bought a friend's 64/65 Tele that he never liked...it plays like a buttery dream and is the most fabulous guitar I own. Love them Teles! :-D

[@jefferp]

Love guitar stories. Our lives are full of crossroads. The day you bought that guitar is definitely one of yours.

[@TeleCustom72]

Some guitars have that extra 10% and you just have to buy them. I've almost exclusively played the same Les Paul for the past 27 years, but that changed earlier this year when I found the best Strat I've ever played in my life. It also happens to be the best guitar I've ever played too - it has vibe in spades. This is coming from a guy who never got on with Strats my whole life, and now my main guitar is a Strat.

[@CorbCorbin]

I came across a 98’ Fender Strat, that was a stock American standard from that year, and it just had a feel that was perfect, and I thought it sounded great through any amp I used. A friend owned it, and he ended up giving it to me for what he paid for it, and I’ve played it for over a decade now. It’s what I compare any other guitar I’m playing or thinking about buying. There are mods that most people do with them, but I’ve kept it stock and it’s only needed soldering or work of any kind once. I fix the action or have it setup when it’s time, but it stays in tune really well, and the action is just excellent.

[@jeebusyaweirdo3733]

Before I say what I’m gonna say I mark this situation down as a fluke. I am not a master builder, and it just worked out perfect. The only guitar I’ve found that has that extra 10% for me is the one that I made myself, and I’m glad that it worked out like that. Not a partscaster or any of that, actually handmade it. I’ve made a couple others since, but none have had the wow factor of that first build I did.

[@embreesmith7613]

Fantastic. !! 🙂

[@stricknine8623]

I tried to like Strats, but the tone isn't really my thing, but it definitely has its place. Despite that, the only reason I dont own one anyway is the volume pot placement,..The knob is tragically in my way. It is a deal breaker. I've been playing for 39 years and live gigging for the past 26 years and know countless players that have the exact same issue that I have with the Strat.

[@Tone2town]

One of my best sounding and playing guitars is a early 90s’ Mexican strat made of poplar wood with SD-1 Korean knock offs. I have had musicians play it that have Shurs, etc. They are surprised of the feel of it . It is hard to find that extra 10% from a variety of guitars .

[@andertons]

Like dropped...

[@tangyorange6509]

I love British

[@metalvenom3462]

I'm homeless and was gifted with a $60 acoustic from Target... Keep playing everyone! What else is there!

[@rv6205]

youre right ...what else is there ?.....Im 50 and not skiing, playing hockey or basicly doing anyhting i did at 25

[@TheDotyboy]

This is such a wonderful video! My Novo Serus J was made at the same time that yours was. Novo even posted a picture of our guitars together way back when. I got mine in a very similar manner. I played it at CME, and I instantly knew I had to have it, but I didn’t have the money. I live 2 hours from Chicago, so I went home very saddened. I just couldn’t get the guitar out of my mind, so the next weekend I drove back to Chicago, traded 4 of my guitars and paid some money on top, but I got it! It was a joyous event, and I adore the guitar to this day. It was originally made for Josh Scott at JHS, but he didn’t like the amber tint coat over the Olympic White, so he sent it back after using it as a demo guitar at NAMM that year. Dennis then sold it to CME, luckily, so now it is one of the best guitars that I have ever played/owned. Mine has three Porter A90 pickups. Novo forever!

[@stephentyler4352]

Great story, bro! Thank you for sharing.

[@christopherweise438]

This guitar lead you to be the musical director of "Pedals: The Musical" You'll always have that Rhett. Seriously.....keep up the fabulous content.

[@fivewattworld]

Great story!

[@RhettShull]

Thanks Keith!

[@Kipperbob]

Hearing this makes me feel lucky, I spent years with all sorts of guitars till I bought a cheap Squier Telecaster from a catalogue, I bought it to give to a student but couldn't part with it, I was playing it all the time, not even plugged in. I've switched the electronics out since and gave one of my other guitars to my young guitar student who has since gone to college to study music. And the Squier is still my No 1.

[@imacmadman22]

I have a few Squiers like that, some of them are just soooo good and others, not so much.

[@danielcarter3928]

a good Squier is amazing

[@TexanUSMC8089]

I have some guitars that are fairly expensive, but I have a Squier Bullet Tele that feels great. I wasn't even a Tele fan before I bought it. I swapped out all the electronics on it, but the neck and body are original. It just feels great.

[@terrypussypower]

My brother bought one of the early Japanese Squier Telecasters back in the 80’s, and that thing rocked! It was better than any Fender I’d ever tried up til then.

[@DimestoreLiam]

Hell yes! I'm primarily a bass player, and the bass I play the most ('cause I can't keep my hands off it) is a 2009 Squier J-bass that I paid $75 for; it's also red, damn it, and I have always hated red guitars & basses! It's easily the best Jazz I've ever played, Fender, Squier or whatever...

[@DavidDiMuzio]

Cool story Rhett. Thanks for sharing 🤘🏻😁

[@Hugorod86]

Drinking Game: Take a drink anytime Rhett says: "literally" 😆

[@Brianpedrozaofficial]

I died after ten minutes

[@meadish]

Surprising that Americans use literally so much given their antipathy for the metric system. Should it not be bushelfully, 32/18-inchstickwiselly, Walmart-sizedly or something arcane like that? 😃

[@petercheney8316]

You will literally get alcohol poisoning.

[@al_kaloid]

@@meadish I see what you did there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) And I like it. That being said, literal and liter have nothing in common etymologically speaking.

[@WhatExitSign]

Wow don't think I've ever been this early to a Rhett video :)

[@arthurgoncalveslima4879]

Great story man! I'm brazilian and left handed, so finding a guitar is almost impossible. Generally, there's those beginners with cost 50 USD and ordered Fenders or Gibsons that can cost more than a popular car in Brazil. So, living is São Paulo had it good side. I found I guy selling a Fender Tele Mex for a fair price, rushed to send a massage, finished to work early and basically ran where he was (working close to my house and he had the guitar). I played the "Shine On you Crazy..." lick and just transferred the money. I can't part with my Tele now.

[@RafaelAbiSaber]

Que bom ver brazuca por aqui !! 🤘🎸

[@attilathehun0]

I got lucky I got money from the IRS and a credit card so I have a custom made Telecaster built with tv jones pickups and staggered vintage Fender tuners. That guitar was about 2 grand. It stays in tune unbelievable well. The body is black with double pearl binding, the neck pearl binding with Iron Cross pearl inlays.

[@charliegy]

I almost bought a “Brownsville“ guitar years ago. It was green sparkle. I should’ve. It was light and very playable. I’m glad you bought that before the other guy. I know that feeling of being beaten to the punch! 😆👍🏻

[@joeblankenship377]

I could probably change my life if I had $5000.

[@briankliewer5906]

Your OG demo of the Serus J was paramount to me ordering my Novo, such amazing guitars and inspiring to hold. Cheers!

[@mjs2016]

My life was changed when I got my Gretsch. I finally had something good enough to show off so I started gigging

[@joejones891]

I basically bought my Novo thanks to your KZbin channel. It’s a fantastic guitar! I’m definitely looking forward to my next one. Since I started gigging again this year, it’s turned into my #1, replacing my 63 reissue 335.

[@briancrabaugh6966]

I bought a proper Gibson Les Paul at the beginning of the pandemic and it has inspired me to love the guitar again and pursue a career in music. It just has “the thing”. Instruments can be mighty powerful! I love that NOVO! Cheers

[@a_new_hourbandofficial9121]

Same here Brian! Stay focused brother!

[@bazitube390]

Same. I got myself a 50s standard and it just sings ...

[@sixslinger9951]

I'm still sad I sold my '72 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty back in 1980. I had no clue what I had at the time.

[@tedstilles88]

Great story and great advice about listening to that inner voice. I'm going through a similar situation. Last year I was going to buy a Godin with P90s when the pandemic hit. I saw one in the local music store here in Montreal. A friend said a band mate of his worked at Godin and I could probably get a deal on the one I wanted. While we were trying to connect to make it happen, I was visiting friends in Quebec City where I stopped by the local music store and on the wall was a PRS 30th anniversary Hollowbody SE. My wife suggested I try it. I played one chord and new it was special. After about ten minutes, I knew it was the one. It immediately became my new number one. I'll be launching my own KZbin channel very soon. I would have already done it but I landed a role in a movie I couldn't pass up so I have to figure out how to juggle it all.

[@telecastersRthebest]

Glad you were able to get the guitar! It’s really meant to be yours. I have a similar story with my 2012 American Vintage ‘52 Tele that I kept coming back to every time I visit this one music store. One day while at the store, I saw the guitar getting purchased and it broke my heart. Apparently, it was my wife who secretly bought it as her wedding gift to me.

[@jazielcastaneda2260]

My 2018 Fender Strat is the one guitar that really took my guitar playing to a whole new level because of that "thing" that you were talking about. It has become my main guitar to play at all my gigs and it really has become my favorite guitar. I'll probably own it till I die.

[@timchalmers1700]

I love real stories. And the way you put this story together is excellent.

[@chezharstudios]

Great story Rhett! Your guitar has changed my life as well! I saw your video on it and, just like you, I fell in love with Novo guitars and just had to get my Serus J that kept calling my name. Since then I've decided I want to make a living with music and I am working on that dream. You and Novo have been an inspiration in many ways. Thank you for what you do and for sharing it with us all.

[@samfindon03]

Wife > guitar

[@jackds7107]

the other way around bro

[@samfindon03]

@@jackds7107 :)

[@Bubba-zu6yr]

In $’s, yes, but I finally found a cure for that.😅

[@ironmikehallowween]

A good wife, definitely yes, most wives, definitely not.

[@watchitnow765]

I have a how I found "My #1" guitar story, except it's about my #1 Bass. I happened to see a video of Geddy Lee talking about his new Signature Fender Jazz Bass. I was impressed with how he described how he found his "#1" 1972 Jazz Bass, and how he felt he very accurately duplicated this bass with Fender's expert help. I had to have one, but could not afford it at the time. Fortunately I found a new, "Open Box", returned item, Geddy Lee Jazz Bass that I could barely afford. I bought it, but it arrived in damaged condition. It smelled very, very smokey, like it had somehow survived a house fire. I played it, and it sounded magnificent! I kept it and spent weeks polishing the smokey smell out of this truly unique "fire survivor." I have more money now, and have bought several Jazz Basses, and NOTHING sounds and plays (even unplugged) like that bass. It will forever be my very incredible sounding/playing "#1."

[@JeremyLeech]

I bought a Gibson Les Paul Studio from the Music Go Round here in Kenosha back in 2013 (my first les paul) the store said a few hours after I bought it someone came in to buy it. It was meant to be.

[@meadish]

Pretty sure the Novo team are glad they helped you out that day, as I'm sure a whole bunch of people have come to know of their brand just through this guitar and your channel.

[@mudkatmark]

My Ice Blue Metallic Serus J is a direct result of hearing you play yours!!! Thanks for telling me about the Amalfitano P90s as Mr Amalfitano himself made and shipped a set to NOVO who graciously installed them on my custom built Serus J. Mathew Timmons is one of the nicest people I’ve ever spoken to. He, Dennis and the entire NOVO Team are amazing. My NOVO was a gift from my wife for completing my rounds of chemo and radiation. I’m still fighting the battle and still loving my NOVO. Thanks Rhett for being kind to me when I asked and Thanks to NOVO for building an amazing guitar!!!!

[@alexnaturalis1179]

After seeing this video, I too can now justify myself buying a new expensive guitar that I will fall in love and inspire me to great musical adventures! Thanks, Rhett!!

[@casim1917]

I'am currently in love with a Fano Tc6 and i don't know what to do. Not a cheap one, now I am playing a mexican strat and a S2 prs (great guitar) but this Fano just came to me like a miracle, I thing I'll do the right thing and get one of those man in black memory laser........I'll probably buy it next week. My wife doesn't mind.

[@toadstkr]

Great story great guitar I really enjoyed it. I remember once picking up a Fender Tele in a guitar shop it was nothing special as far as model I believe at the time they were called American Specials and there were 4 identical ones hanging up the one I grabbed had a weird grain spot on the neck. I strummed it and it was twice as loud as any of the other telecasters in the shop even the custom shop ones. Idk it was like it was alive. I came back to buy it 3 weeks later and it was gone and all these years later it still haunts me and I’m still searching for a guitar like it. It’s crazy

[@MyWordPressGuy]

Love it...wish it weren't relic'd (I'll F up my own guitars thank you...not a fan of paying someone to mess up my guitars after half a century of protecting my guitars), but cool axe! Keep vids like this coming, RS!

[@terryradford13]

Been watching you for about a year and I have to say, that Novo is the best sounding guitar I have ever heard. I wish I could afford one. Love it!

[@shawnhuff3920]

It's a bolt on neck so why the hell do you pick it up by the headstock and lift it up because it is a bolt on neck you pull the neck out of the pocket the body is hevey and you should grab the body and not the neck you know why ibanez has the jam guitar because it has a handle on the body never pick up a bolt on neck by the neck ok ...

[@paulsmith3807]

What a great, honest account of the agony involved in deciding on what ended up as your favourite guitar ever...

[@jamesmarkham7489]

HEY, Pine isn't a true tonewood!!! Throw this junk away /s. You gotta have more expensive body wood to get the "real" tone! :) It's a great looking and sounding instrument.

[@Izzy-kr9fh]

Dude, we need the 'ugly duckling' guitar collection video. Let's go, Rhett. You will be rewarded ;)

[@Valvey789]

It sounds way better than it looks. It's not that the paint job looks like a tribute to the linoleum floor in CBGB's men's room. It's that slab body.

[@isaacsanchezcomedy]

I played a PRS SE Custom 24 at a music store and fell in love. I can't afford it though, I'd have to save up.

[@taoutdoorstorieswithterrya5411]

I enjoy the tone of that guitar and it's why I keep coming back to your videos, I also enjoy your playing style.

[@danishpete]

Dude I love this!! Such a similar story to me and my purple telecaster. That guitar found you….. it was meant to be…. Love it man. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@lathspell87]

Love the story. I have a very similar story for my Custom Shop '63 Telecaster. I was at my local shop playing around with guitars and talking to one of the guys there who is a great resource. I told him I had 2 LP's and a strat but was interested in something new. His response was, "you live in Texas, you have to own a Tele." Well, i had to tell him I had never heard nor played a telecaster I liked. I always found them "ice picky" and too bright. He recommended I play a few, so I decided to humor him. We started with an American Professional, and I just didn't like it. He then took down the Jimmy Page signature Tele, and I couldn't believe how much i hated that guitar. The neck felt awful and the sound just wasn't anything I liked... and it was OVER $2,500! I was basically about to tell him, "I told you so" when he pulled down the ugliest freaking guitar in the shop. It was a super heavy relic, gold sparkle, Custom Shop telecaster. Now, it is important to know I knew NOTHING about the Fender Custom Shop nor relicc'ed guitars at the time. For that reason, I know there was no placebo affect on my ears. I was actually very apprehensive to even try playing it. Well, I plugged that guitar in and played one chord... and had to stop and stare at that guitar. I had never played a guitar that felt so good in my hands nor sounded so good. This guitar was so resonant and articulate. I had never played a guitar that sounded like this one, unplugged. Needless to say, I fell in love with that ugly guitar more than I ever had another one. Unfortunately, it was listed at just over $3,600 and I was in the market to buy my first home... so I left without purchasing it. For the next month, that guitar haunted my dreams. I kept telling myself, "it's probably just because it's a custom shop guitar. They probably all feel and sound like that." So about a month later, I was at a local Guitar Center and asked to play one of the custom shop tele's there. I hated the way it felt and sounded. So much so, I started thinking that perhaps I was imagining how great the one I loved was. So I left GC and went back to my local store. I took down the gold sparkle tele and played it again.... absolutely amazing. I immediately got up and told the guys there I would walk out of the store with that guitar if they could knock 10% off, and we agreed to $3,250 for it. I have never once regretted paying that much money for such an ugly instrument.

[@JeremyLeech]

I think after this video, we want one on that Gibson next!

[@Pannemat]

Why do I feel this is a re-upload? Hm, weird ...

[@jennifer6833]

Rhett should have a video on his entire guitar collection! It should be a new series that he does by telling us a story about a guitar in his collection once every month or two months or so. Like this if you agree! Who’s with me?

[@bellsclubsbarsandbows76]

I feel this so much! My Strat may not have pushed me into the echelons of guitar greatness, but it has quite literally saved my life by giving me something to hold onto during some of the most difficult times of my life. Thank you for sharing your story, and for letting me share mine. Cheers 🍻 and God bless 🙏.

[@richardallison8756]

Great story I’m super happy for you And your band is kick ass🤘

[@klepetar]

but it needs new paint.. has cracks .. a bit dirty too..

[@MostlyTorso]

You should interview others about their number ones (I’m thinking in a style like Jay Leno’s Garage). As you get more famous, so would your guests.

[@CoenBijpost]

It’s absolutely amazing, dude. Have loved it ever since I first saw one of your vids! I love pink. And the sparkle makes it even prettier. My number 1 is my self made shell pink custom tele. Built it 7 years ago, when I first became chronically ill and couldn’t work full time anymore. I decided to build a guitar in the short times I could spend upright, in the room right next to my bedroom. Took me 6 months. Finished in thin nitro, the body is getting pretty reliced now in the spots where my arm touches it. But it started out totally mint. That guitar goes with me to the afterlife if I have a say in it 😅 But hopefully I can get another 50 years of play out of it before then! I love hearing other people’s guitar stories. It’s amazing what people go through to get their true love (guitar, not human, which also can be a cool story though).

[@TheRCAirMarshall]

Very cool story. I’m also in the Atlanta area and will be paying a visit to Righteous Guitars this Saturday to pick up what I’m hoping will be my favorite axe. A PRS 35th Anniversary Custom 24. Kind of in the same boat. LoL. Selling off everything to scrape up the $4500 price tag, but I have high hopes!

[@Westie_NZ]

I love this story. I have walked that walk a few times (although on on this scale). Happily I also have a wife who understands this.

[@woodlane73]

Wonderful story Rhett! I saw (and hear) you on your Novo years ago and was instantly hooked. Owned Serus T for two years now and it sounds magical. Due to weather conditions here in the Netherlands I had an issue with the neck and sent an email to Novo in the evening. The next morning I had the golden tip in the mail. Speaking of service (and passion for their products)… Every guitarist should own a Novo or at least try one... (before you die!)

[@thecommonsektor]

I had that epiphany moment when I ordered my PRS Custom 24 SE and it came in. The moment I picked it up, there was just a connection I had with it and I have used it as my main guitar since. Now since then I've modded almost everything on it, but that only made me feel like I understand the guitar better.

[@jornfox3545]

Sometimes the guitar chooses the player.

[@crazywisdom2]

Great Vid ! Amazing guitar ... Love the sound you get out of that beautiful gem. I could listen to you play for hours !

[@alexander_winston]

1993 Fender American Standard Stratocaster (Black with maple neck). Just your basic production rig but can’t imagine being without it.

[@thejeffersonlee]

I recently pulled the trigger on a new acoustic. The most expensive guitar I've ever bought, and not the kind of guy who can afford boutique anything except the once-a-year pedal, and even then no strymons or the like. I love this guitar. All day at work where I play a true, vintage American horn and professional grade trumpet while teaching, I think about how much time I'll get to play before I have to go to bed or do other adult stuff. It's my oasis at the end of the day. It brings out music I've never written or songs I've never attempted before. It makes my old "standards" feel brand new. I find myself holding it almost horizontally so I can better hear the tones coming out of it. (No, I would never buy a "player port" guitar like that of a certain brand that so many have been reviewing lately. Mine comes from the same company but without the gimmicks.) It's just unreal when or if you get the chance to buy a guitar that "clicks", even if it means cinching the old belt and purse strings. When you love playing guitar, having the chance to invest in something that is clearly more than a piece of gear can really be an investment in your own well-being. As long as you aren't doing it too often...

[@northmanlogging2769]

circa 2001? I hated everything single coil, wandered into my local guitar shop, that I have spent entirely too much time at over the years... and there is this ugly purple Les Paul Studio, with icky gold hardware, and disgusting P90's (though at this time I was listening to A LOT of Social Distortion)... but they rarely got Gibsons in this shop in at the time the middle of nowhere... so I pick it off the wall, plug it into something noisy and immediatly fall in love, I took it home same day... played the absolute S out of it for 6-7 years until the band I was in imploded... Thus began my infatuation with P90ed Gibsons, in a new band now, and the ugly purple thing has an uglier gold topped brother... both are getting thrashed on the regular now

[@francisgori5631]

Going to be ordering a left-handed Serus J this month. Can’t wait to join the Novo family!

[@justinrayguitars6024]

Just took a cheap Aria strat copy and put in two Wilkinson P-90s. I used some old 500k pots that I had laying around. Plugged it in and was like WOW!! I was basically just putting something together to flip and ended up with a great guitar.

[@i_like_toytles]

I bought a custom made Jazzcaster from Revelator Guitars in 2017 with a Mastery vibrato system, and also was not informed that you aren't supposed to take out the arm. Same thing happened to me, the arm seized up in there. Luckily I was good acquaintances with the fellas at Revelator at the time and they also replaced it no questions asked.

[@jsantos1104]

Novos are great. Your specific Novo really is a fantastic guitar. Signature model?……..

[@ChaseandMelia]

Loved the story! Thanks for sharing!

[@Mcsteveberry]

yes! i know this is the one you are most comfortable with and i am proud everytime i see it on you in a video

[@CarlyonProduction]

Thats a really beautiful guitar, buddy. I am a lifelong P-90 enthusiast and you have really made me want one of these. I think all of that wood mass contributes massively to the sound. Beautifully built. Have been a fan of Dennis' work for a while without having bought anything from him.

[@ZachariahConnor]

A Jazzmaster changed my life. Love the Jazzmaster bridge and vibrato

[@grantfreedom81]

Remember when advertising was this honest, I do but then I remember the beatles. Great story telling Rhett -there maybe a new song in there?

[@ksgtrpkr]

Great Story about the guitar AND you now know that Tillie is a very special lady that was meant to share life with you! Congratulations on two great choices in life!!!

[@anotherheadlessdemo]

For some of us, the Novo prices make these guitars out of reach. How do the Rivoltas compare? I think you have at least one. What do you think?

[@oleksandrpozniak]

besides probably my wife's engagement ring but STILL :))))))

[@rome8180]

I don't get how you didn't think it was beautiful on first sight. It's stunning, especially because it doesn't look like everything else. But I know exactly what you mean about some guitars just being "special" in terms of feel and sound. Sadly, I've let two or three of those slip away. For me, feel is the #1 factor in buying a guitar.

[@Rockefeller1]

Awesome story, Rhett! You should most def do more story time vids! 🤘

[@TractorMonkeywithJL]

If you can't take the tremolo bar off, what do you transport the guitar in? That's biggest gripe I have about my new Strat. It won't fit in the factory case with the bar on.

[@freezyymeezyy178]

0:20 great safe Rhett... great safe

[@74dartman13]

What an awesome story! It seems like when you find that one special guitar, none of the others you have, matters as much.👍😎🎸🎶

[@DasOmen02]

I'm 100% genuinely happy for you, but 4k is way more than I'll ever spend on a guitar LMAO sounds and looks great though!!

[@JTHeidrick]

You have no idea how much money you'll save by purchasing a Novo. You will stop wasting money on Fender, Gibson, etc.

[@DasOmen02]

@@JTHeidrick I know I'm weird when it comes to this, but honestly I feel like I have enough guitars 🤷 I have maybe 2 more in me but that's it. I have my MIM fender strat and atm that's good enough for me :D Again, all the power to you with how you want to spend your money though! As a GAS survivor, I get it ;)

[@JTHeidrick]

@@DasOmen02 Had I known how good these guitars are, I would not have wasted so much money buying and selling guitars of the years. They are pricey, But go check out a custom Fender or Gibson

[@edsonmarquezani]

I have a similar history with an acoustic guitar. Not life-changing as yours but also interesting. I decided to buy a good acoustic guitar for me and set a budget. At the store, within that price range I could only get solid top guitars, but with laminated sides. I wasn't quite happy with what I was hearing. Then, the guy told me: "hey, this is way above your budget, I know, but try this guitar, this is all solid, it's another level of an instrument, fell it". I still remember it. I strummed an E major open chord, and from that moment on I couldn't get another instrument but that one. The bass it had... frequency balance.. the definition... but specially the bass I could feel in my own chest. I left the store without buying it, telling myself I needed to think better, so I wouldn't do anything on impulse. My wife wanted a wedding ring that year, but I decided to buy the guitar, anyway. I went back to the store a month later and took, and man... I'm very glad I did it. It couldn't afford such a professional instrument like this nowadays. It is a Blueridge BG-2500 Jumbo Guitar, clone of Gibson J200, all solid, maple sides and back and Sitka Spruce Top, ebony mustache tailpiece (later changed due to patent issues with Gibson, hehe). It passes months without it getting out of tone. It sounds and a hundred guitars together, it is amazing. The best instrument I have still nowadays. I'm very glad I did.

[@mxgr194]

No offence, but I think it's an emotional attachment or something. It's a guitar with P90s and a shitty trem. If you like it, like it. I wouldn't pay more than $500~$750 for a guitar like that.

[@RetroPlus]

That's a nice guitar, i probably wouldn't pay that much for a guitar though

[@RaymondPros]

We all have so many guitars, but we all also that one guitar that we can't resist because we loved it so much.. For the record its not the most expensive ones in our collection and freakin true hahaha

[@dangerkadung]

I'd watch your videos time to time and sorta wait for this wild looking guitar on thumbnails, crazy because I'm always curious to hear what tones come out of this guitar compared to others. Crazy enough there's a back story to this guitar. It sounds amazing, as if the soul of your voice was in it when you play.

[@TimBoulette]

Love this story. Mine involves a G&L Legacy Special that I bought used to be what I thought would be a backup to a regular Legacy (pictured at left, actually). Instead, it took over. I’ve since created 2 more separate loaded pick guards for it - one with Fralin single coils and another set up HSS with Duncan’s. It’s been my #1 guitar for 20 years now. Also: That Serus sounds AMAZING.

[@carsgunsandguitars]

What, no specs on the neck radius, back profile, frets, electronics? I'm butthurt! Think I'll go do some boomer bends on my guitar that I connected with

[@musicmatty67]

I kind of had the same experience grabbing a guitar off-the-wall at a music shop just to try out a new amp and fell in love with it immediately but it was only $250 new🤷‍♂️

[@clouds5]

I have a similar story with my Martin Accoustic. Walked into a random guitar shop in a random town on a trip. Now I've played hundreds of gigs with it, written songs on it, earned money etcetc. You never know when it happens :)

[@kayldomaj6493]

I can somehow relate to this, but in a sad way. I used to play in a band. Our bassist ran a small guitar shop and a few times we gathered there to practice. In order not to waste time in traffic jams, I once got there by motorcycle without my own gear and asked if I could borrow a guitar from the store. He handed me a PRS guitar and plugged it into some tube amp I don't even remember the brand. But I instantly became a better player. That guitar was so good to play and suited me very well. Unfortunately the guitar was a bit expensive for me (2200 euros) and I had just bought a Strat from him a few weeks before, so it was not reasonable even considering buying it. Few months later, our beloved bassist killed himself. I'll never get to see him again, and I'll never get to play that guitar again. I wish circumstances would have lead to me buying it. That would have been a joy to have it and a nice memory of our bass player who really was a great guy. Still have the strat though, but although I like how it sounds, it isn't that great to play as it's quite impossible not to have it fret buzzing. Can't fall in love with it the way I expected to. I hope that I'll someday be able to afford a PRS and that it will be as nice as this one was.

[@nicgundy]

that same kinda feeling happened to me when I randomly found a Squier Jazzmaster baritone at a music store in early 2018. Sat down w/ it for a while & brought it home the same day!

[@JayLohMoosic]

OMO, that is pretty much what I felt after I bought a Dan Electro! Thanks for sharing Rhett! ^_^

[@ph0kused]

Novo is ahead of the game offering stainless frets on nitro relics, play as hard as you want, gig the hell out of it and have your frets remain day #1 perfect 10yrs later. So awesome and im definitely interested in spending the cash for a custom. So sick!

[@riccovrea841]

It was because of you with that Guitar I drove to Nashville and set an appointment. It was an experience that I find to be beyond understanding I have owned tons literally tons of high end guitars and without a shadow of a doubt they are the best I’ve ever played thanks to you!

[@matthijshebly]

Hi Rhett, whatever happened to Backstage Live? WIll it come back?

[@ryankerrigan4486]

More guitar back stories

[@scottbomberg7904]

this is one of those iconic guitar and player relationships. Hendrix had the white strat. Page had the mirror/dragon tele and the 59 Paul… Rhett Shull has the pink novo.