Is It Time To Sell My Guitar? (and other questions)
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Its time for another Tuesday Q&A, in this episode we talk about when you should sell a guitar, how to find the right Les Paul, why you shouldn't (or should) put a buffer in front of a fuzz and what it takes to make it as a pro player today.
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0:00 When Should I Sell My Guitar?
4:20 How Do I Find The Right Les Paul? (or any Gibson)
7:03 Buffer Before a Fuzz, Or No?
10:23 Will Fender Make Another Tone Master?
11:25 What Resonator Strings Do I Use?
12:47 What Skills Do You Need To Be A Pro Player?
Every guitar I’ve sold, I’ve regretted. Maybe not right away but some years later I’ll be like “damn!”
yep me too- borys archtop, Santacruz FS, AND a D'aquisto New Yorker ( yes a real one)
Agreed.
Perhaps not all of them, but I regret many of the ones that left the corral.🤦
1000 percent try every other option other than selling your guitars you will regret it. On the other hand be very careful on the guitars you do pick and ensure you have the funds to commit to the deal.
I felt the same way after selling my Marshall stack. Regret!!
Yep, 2003 triple pickup les paul classic, 2002 larrivee omv10, 97 gibson blues hawk, 2000 fat tele, 2000/2001 usa fender partscaster. 50th anniversary usa strat deluxe. Hell i even regret selling my first electric which was a "michael kelly phoenix jazz box".... what I wouldn't do for the $300 guitar back. honestly the only guitar I don't regret selling was a purple burst gibson custom shop custom pro. That guitar played like shit and sounded worse lol anyways, RIP to the old ones.
Hold up... you can sell guitars? Don't tell my wife that.
😆😅🤣😂
😂😂😂
I hide all mine in bass cases… like everyone else she doesn’t ever look there.😉😅
@Bubba haha her question is always "where are you going to put that one?" Umm... with the others? Good idea in the bass case haha.
Agreed. !!!!!!!
The “be pro hang” advice might be the best piece of advice here. The guy I wish I could call for gigs these days [but can’t bcz he’s made it to the pro level] was a true pro level hang. He melted my face when it was his time, but always made sure to give me complements I felt like I didn’t deserve sharing the stage with him and was always willing to share knowledge. Zack Robertson- if you see this comment, I’m talking about you buddy.
I really only have two guitars that are ‘unsellable’ to me. One is a yellow Strat my fiancé bought me after we reconciled after a very serious split. The second is a telecaster that has always just felt right to me- I use it for *everything* now. I’ve went through flings with les pauls, PRS, SG’s, etc and I always end up feeling like those guitars do ‘one’ thing really well, but these two Mexican fenders sitting in the corner do everything I want.
Okay
Your wife bought you a guitar lol. Keeper.
Another MexStrat MexCaster lover, I've always played Mexi Fenders all Strats, I've never found better
My Strat is a 97 California Series USA, but it was finished in Mexico and assembled in the US. I bought it in 97 and for years it was my only electric.
I own 5 Fenders, 2 Mexi and 3 USA, all are great. IDGAF where it was made, does it play well and sound good ? That is my benchmark.
You're such a good communicator, Rhett. Whether it's covering the anorak stuff of guitars and gear, or talking more about career advice, you engage people so well. Loved the thoughts towards the end of this vid re getting on in the music industry. Advice that is transferrable right across the piece.
Im 4 guitars down from 13, Im 69 and didn’t want my collection in an estate sale when I kick. Two amps down from five, the ones on wheels that i can lift. 🤣
When it comes to selling gear I follow both Keith Williams' rule "Have I used it in the past 6 months, or will I use it in the next 6 months?" and also Marie Kondo's "Does it spark joy?".
Great advice Rhett! The end of this video is some of the best advice I have heard you give. Great video overall but the last couple minutes and question was invaluable.
I love how you really unpacked the last question. Very wise and true words Rhett.
love the semi-flat wound string call for resonator. it really works for me. also on any acoustic or electric that i like to play slide on. thanks for the honest and earnest advice. so helpful to us newbies.
Great vid! Really missed these Q&A sessions.
So true about the difference between guitars. The one I played that I still remember was a used PRS I knew it was special when I first strummed a chord. It was 11k used. I still dream about that guitar.
I sold Ed Roland (Collective Soul) his first pro level guitar, my Yamaha SG2000. It was a great one! Ed made lots of memorable live and recorded music with that instrument and I have never regretted it once.
I’m shooting out strats with savings money right now. I still struggle with letting some go or making a choice of one or the other. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Your comments on selling things to step up and going for the one that speaks to you speaks is confirming me spending tonight making a “gear purge” list tonight in service of getting an incredible acoustic I played and can’t get out of my head. One on the chopping block is a great one I rehabbed after an estate sale too!
Can totally relate. I only just sold the guitar I made in lockdown. It was genuinely a super tough decision. In the end it didn't fit anything I played I'd play it and then replace it in a track with another guitar. So practically it made sense but because I'd built it (from scratch) over lockdown it was an emotional connection. In the end the guy who bought it was stoked and that really helped me.
Erudite, intelligent and thought provoking Rhett. Fantastic stuff 🤘🏻👍🎸🤘🏻👍🎸
It's good to have a backup guitar in case your favorite is damaged or stolen
Totally agree with you
I won't leave my house for a gig/session/rehearsal without a 2nd guitar. Having toured for a few years I know that anything that COULD happen, WILL happen at some point. The last thing you want to experience is a problem without a solution!
Not to mention if you play different genres and use different tunings
Good info - thanks. I’m fortunate to be able to afford to buy and have a nice bunch of guitars. I am now at the point where I probably need to cull out a few. I have a vintage Strat and Les Paul to which I’m too emotionally attached to ever get rid of. There will probably be new acquisitions in the future but I may impose a rule of new one in, old one out. Keep up the good work…
Great Video! I always struggle with selling guitars but I love to buy them
With regards to “How to pick a Les Paul” I recently bought a Wildwood Murphy Lab ‘58 sight unseen. When it arrived, I loved the look and feel, but noticed the treble strings weren’t cutting through and over-powered by the bass strings. I was ready to sell it fearing I got a “bad one”. I looked at the set up and noticed, the treble side of the bridge pickup was 1mm lower than the bass side. Moral of the story, if it feels great, but doesn’t sound good/right, check and adjust your pickup heights. Makes all the difference!!
So true Rhett, I always find it hard to sell a guitar as well. Weight and neck profile are the most important to me and then of course sound, for LP guitars. Cheers from Australia.
I’m very reluctant to take my dream guitar (s) on gigs, travel etc. Having that #2 LP is a handy thing to have to keep your baby out of harms way
Absolutely agree Alexander
@@tomholman4991 for awhile I was carrying my Gibson LP in an Epiphone case to avoid attracting attention.
@@alexander_winston i go even farther. Gator case. Which by the way, i accidentally drove over in my jeep. The SG survived
@@alexander_winston I do the same thing. I've got an R7 that makes it out to gigs, but I always carry it in an Epi case and never take my eyes off of it.
@@antipsychosoup6709 R7……. Faaaaaaancy! Where again did you say you were gigging? 🤔 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice nice. “Understanding your gear” . A very resonating thing to say👍
Some people like heavy Les Pauls. I like them light, between 8-9 pounds. Good advice on this point. This is hard to find with a standard. That's why I love retailers that list weight. Great fuzz tone on your Les Paul btw!!!!!
Word of mouth recommendations are like gold. Your reputation is everything!!
Great questions. Especially that last one. And great answers too.
Boy oh boy...
Even i'm not subscribed, i watch every video if a new one pops up!
I had to unsubscribe from lot's of guitar channels, it just has been too much and effected my real life not in a good way.
But still have to watch you.
Big thumbs up for the Willie shirt!
I've sold a few guitars in my time, not because I didn't love them, but because I needed the money. Life often sucks.
Me too! It sucks. I can’t even count the cool stuff I had to get rid of because I was broke. Survival takes precedence. It often does work out for the best in the long run. The real solace is in knowing that you did at least have the experience with it at one time. Cheers
I have a lot of gear that I have just had forever, like you said mainly because I loved it at one time... I know I don't love them as much as I remember but I tend to not want to loose value and later rebuy, which I have done as well. Def. play with the pickups. I like the 60's necks classics f& deluxe reissues rom the early 90's are my jam.
I currently own eleven electric guitars and am waiting for number twelve to come into stock. All my guitars are different and I make it a point to play each one and appreciate each one for what it is, that way I never feel like I need to sell one because it doesn't get used.
How I’m trying to be
I try to do the same thing but still buy and sell a lot of guitars. If i have not played one of my guitars for a while then i sell and get something else. Some how with that buying and selling process my guitar collection keeps growing. Which is funny because I am a drummer...
@@neiladams2107 Curious since I never look at drum stuff...are drummers always being told "you have to have this?" like guitar players are? Seems like drums would really add up to some space unless you sold or traded. At what point does the ghost of Neal Peart show up and say "you've got too many drums buddy!" ?
You have to have an even number or the OCD will kick in! Thirteen begets fourteen...
@steve clark
For me, I had to sell all 3 guitars that I owned in order to get my first Gibson (a very early production Thunderhorse explorer, this was 11 years ago) and I couldn't be happier with it. With my Les Paul I just took a shot and order an online LP modern. I was skeptical about it, but with the first strum I fell in love with it. The thing resonates like no other guitar I've ever played. I didn't like the finish tho, so I took an even bigger shot and sent it to refinish in silverburst and my god, it became my dream guitar from sound, to feel and looks.
I have a 1982 Aria Pro2 RS Strat copy that I don’t use much these days. I am going to convert it to Nashville tuning, after watching your video about it. My oddball Steinberger Licensed Hohner is my favourite guitar of the two, is the one that always travels with me, and does everything I want. The Aria is a solid guitar, and I think it will work well with the Nashville tuning. It will be new and interesting, and hopefully at least a little inspiring to me as a player. It’s red and sparkly, and deserves to get out of the case a lot more. 😎
Great timing. I've got two similar guitars and have wrestled with whether I should keep both or sell one of them. Thanks 👍
Just bought the course through the description! Can’t wait to check it out. Thanks for everything you do for us, Rhett🤘🏻
That first question hit home. I have seven guitars, and probably only really ever played two, maybe three. I have six amplifiers and really only ever used two, maybe three. And I have 25 or 30 pedals and really only use maybe five. I keep the others because I might want to use them. And because selling them frightens me because I know I will instantly regret selling them. The struggle is real.
Sell them and donate all the money to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Then you will have no regrets.
It's because America is so rich..only in America..an overabundance of .. well.. everything!..
@@robst247 You first!
@@josephkemler4488 But I'm not in America.
@@astewart9410 I've already made a big donation and intend to donate more.
Got my 2012 LPC '57 RI for a good price due to headstock repair. Very tidy repair job including multi ply binding. It's a unique Les Pauls in that it has a one piece body and a two piece neck. You can't hear the glue
After having a vintage Les Paul stolen in the 90s, I've been through 30 plus Les Pauls and never found one close until 3 weeks ago. And believe it or not it's a high end tokai not a Gibson. Absolutely resonates all they way through your gut
I think the key is what you said exactly, and that is on all other aspects of life, if you're a good person you will get to places, it's important to be competent and overall be available to work as a team, serve the song, help the others to achieve something great, you can't do that if you're driven by ego and thinking you're better than any other people
@ghost mall yeah, thats the way I see it too, besides, one should try to be better and compete with ourselves, not with anyone else, to strive to be better at anything (unless your playing a sport... But for the rest of the things in life I don't think so)
And Tim Pierce is the epitomy of a player who is just like this. He is so humble and absolutely looks to serve the artist and the song.
Words of wisdom dude, Thanks!
holy crap I was the first question! thanks Rhett for more reason I have only sold 1 other guitar in my life. I love the cutlass but it no longer does what I need it to and would like a new strat type. For now I am moving the cutlass for a serious J and while I will miss the guitar as it was the last guitar I had bought from Guitar Center before I stopped working there, I think it is more important for me to save some money as I just bought the house and put the money towards my serus j. Thanks Rhett
That was a really great video- super informative and real talk. The way a session guitarist makes it is realizing and accepting that you are there(like Rhett said) to bring the vision of the person who contracted you to fruition. It doesn't mean you are the boss. It means you understand how to collaborate, not being a prima-donna and being cool and reliable. If you are great at your craft and someone people enjoy being around- gigs will happen. If you're an absolute duck, then be happy in your basement or with the randomness of jobs. Great video Rhett!!
Rhett, thank you. Not only for this video but for all of the previous videos before this one. This particular video struck a chord with me ( no pun intended, but a great fit) because of the opening section of determining how to "cut loose" with a guitar or amp or whatever....it has caused me a good deal of introspection on making a decision like that. I have gear that I don't regularly use but am attached to it for one or more of the reasons that you described in this video. That being said, I am taking delivery of an awesome amp and cabinet from Two-Rock in the next several weeks and trying to decide on how to economize this purchase. Selling anything that I currently own is tough because I purchased everything that I own for a purpose. all of the guitars that I own make a distinct sound or react in a different way than the others. All of the amps definitely have a different vibe or purpose than the others. The pedals are very easy compared guitars or amps. I can't imagine selling the Les Paul that your parents bought for you, but I do get it and understand it. If that wasn't enough to make me relate to this video you moved on to answer a question from an individual about, (loosely phrased) "best assets to have to make it in the business". and the way you answered it from your experience was: not just the guitar player ability, but emphasis on the humanistic side of the equation, ie "being a good hang and a good person". I think you nailed it Rhett! Thank you for taking the time to make your videos and sharing them with all of us!
I’ve sold so many guitars in the past I can’t remember all of them. There are ones I regret selling but they made way for the ones I have at the moment which I love .. But always remember they are only things that can be replaced
Rhett, I think I know the exact use for that „spare” Les Paul Standard, and that is to make it into a „Jimmy Page Les Paul”, and that is to make it that 4 push pull wiring that Jimmy had and maybe make a video about it… maybe make it all the way there with the SD Whole Lotta Humbuckers for example, idk just an idea. Love the chanel and looking forward to more videos✌️
Rhett - please edit that last segment to be a standalone video. It’s super important, and you articulated it so well.
I'm the same. No multiples per type. Just sold one to fund my dream amp 👍🏻
No sentimental sales period.
Had a 2016 Les Paul Standard that I loved, but I ended up buying my first Gibson Custom Shop R0 60th Anniversary and sold my 2016 to help pay for it. I don't regret it at all - the R0 Custom Shop is not only better sounding, but better feeling.
My hardship when selling guitars is I often customize the heck out of my guitars or build them(either from kits or a parts guitar approach).
So 2 things come into play...1 My sentimental attachment to a guitar I built is a lot higher than a guitar I bought. 2...it is often harder to find the right buyer for a parts or kit guitar.
I have 2 "bought" guitars that I will never part with willingly, a 1979 25/50 Anniversary black Les Paul, and a Fender semi hollow double cut tele.
All my other guitars are kits or parts guitars
omg, that Mule! I'm sure you did a video on it, I gotta go find it.
The orange/cream binding on that '99 Les Paul is a-fricken-mazing.
I always make sure I keep a backup... just in case technical issues.
I have owned half a dozen Les Pauls and the best one I played is a Studio. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to get rid of that guitar. Bought it on a whim and what a great guitar.
my dude! thank you for the truth🙏
I have two guitars that won't ever be sold. One is a 1984 E series Japanese Fender Strat (modeled after the 57). I have owned that guitar since 87 and never found another strat that I like better. The other is a Martin HD-28 1983 150th Anniversary Year that I inherited from my grandfather. Beautiful sounding guitar. Nothing sounds quite like or as good as a Martin to me. The les pauls , ibanez, teles , super strats can all come and go and I go thruogh phases of playing them all but I always come back to the strat and remember why it won't ever be sold.
Great explanation on the fuzz pedal
Years ago I did a meet and greet with Billy Howerdel of A Perfect Circle. Got to go up on stage and see all his guitars and listen to him talk about it. He mostly plays pauls and one of his main ones had a HUGE headstock break before he was the owner. Thought that was cool, a big rock start who's main guitar had a bad headstock break prior to him owning it.
It didn't just have a break before he owned it though, it was broken by Trent Reznor when he was his guitar tech.
All good suggestions. Thanks!
As far as fuzz: typical input impedance of an old style fuzz is below 10k. By comparison most effects have in impedance around 500k (or more). The extremely low impedance of a fuzz is the reason they behave differently from most other pedals, as far as buffers are concerned. To simplify things: impedance match/mismatch affects frequency response, distortion, level. All of these change if you stick a buffer in front of a fuzz.
I don’t remember where I heard this but it was advice to up and coming musicians/artists who wanted to “make it”, he said “people want to make art with their friends”.
Studio build pt.2 soon plsss!!!🙌🙌
You're showing such a maturity right away for asking this. Well, of course you're a pro and everything... Anyway I think that you should, all things said: the need for a backup guitar shouldn't push you to *not to use* your other guitars anymore, unless you really feel like they can't be trusted for gigs.
I bought the Les Paul I could afford
It was a used, beat up, modded one, but I loved it & still do, especially after some further mods
One year rule suggests I should sell my PRS baritone. It's a cool axe though.
That 2019 Les Paul is the one you had PLEK'd, right? How does it compare to your new Norm's LP as far as neck profile, action, resonance? Maybe set it up with Nashville tuning, or even Gambale tuning?
Dear Rhett, how about making a Video about exchanging the pickups of both Les Pauls to see what is involved in the sound? Just the pickups,,,? The wood, the glue.. ???
That would be extremely interesting!!!
I have sold six of my guitars over the years and they were all sold to help me buy another one. I only regret selling two of them, a 1971 Fender Strat and a 1986 Martin D35; however, there is no point in worry about something you can’t change.
As a lefty, selling guitars is extra challenge as we just can't go out and easily find a replacement most of the time. I live in rual Iowa, so I started making my guitars from kits.
Agreed. Also a lefty so I’m very reluctant to sell or trade in guitars. I probably regret getting rid of about three guitars
As a lefty I only own a handful. Will never sell any of them.
I recently traded 2 guitars for 1. The 2 I traded were great guitars in their own right, an Epi Firebird and a 1979 Japanese Aria Pro 2 Les Paul. Both lovely, but I've had my Gibson LP for years and would always play it instead of the other 2. Ended up trading the 2 for a LP Junior and couldn't be happier.
Best advice I ever got was to learn how to sing. A tiebreaker especially for a touring gig is to be able to sing backup and harmony.
The only three guitars I’ve sold were a 1970 strat daughter needed a ear operation a prs swamp ash special didn’t play it and that gave me some of the money need for a 58 fender custom shop tele and a takamine for a Taylor 810 all in all love all my guitars some 13 of them i do have a question where did you get that willie t shirt love that mans music .
Glad to see the Rupert Neve bobblehead makes the top shelf :P
I wish I sold guitars and equipment more. I usually see that the quick sell option is low enough that on the replaceable/non-expensive guitars that I would derive more happiness from giving away to friends rather than selling. I definitely have guitars I can sell, because they just don't tick every box. I'm more of a player than a collector, so I need both the tone and feel to be just right.
I think I will likely sell those couple guitars that are almost a keeper for a fender custom shop at some point.
luv your show. Can you do one on how to build a small home studio for one who lives in an apartment? I have a Tascam DP 24 to give you an idea.
Cool vid. As always
I only have 5 guitars and each is different from each other. A Strat, a Les Paul, a A/E 12 string, a A / E 6 string and a bass. Now amps is where I'm troubled. 14 of them but again each is different.
Ever since i bought an original 1936 Gibson L-00 and sold it for a Santa Cruz H model I’ve regretted it. I’ve been looking for that old Gibson sound ever since. After buying and selling acoustics and electrics I finally found both my perfect Acoustic and Electric. I bought a 2020 Gibson Custom Shop 1936 Advanced Jumbo and traded a Custom shop 1958 Paul for a PRS custom 22 ten top. I have now no “need” for another but having said that you never know😄
You sure picked a Gorgeous guitar I keep watching that video
Plus one for good hang and reliability!
Knowing the notes of the fretboard is invaluable triads definetly and maybe it goes without saying the major scale
Well I have two Guitars I could never sell.
My Balls to the walls Modded Epiphone les Paul. Because I modded it myself and it was kinda of a project that turned out way better than I thought.
Recently got the frets leveled and a Bone Nut from my Luthier.
And My Fender Telecaster. It's not just beautiful and sounds great, it also was my first really good piece of gear. Beeing able to go to the Music Store after some years of financial Struggle and just buy it ( I obviously played it and other before i made my decision lol) was a crazy feeling. That Guitar gave and still gives me so much Motivation to play regularly, that I cannot get rid of it.
It Shall be an Heirloom :D
The reason why a big muffs sound is changed less by a buffer in front of nothing to do with the fact it has silicon rather than germanium transistors
My guitar teacher got a 69 goldtop for 1000 because it had a headstock break. It was repaired in 74 and stayed together all that time so it was easy to realize yea that's probably a good repair. No way he'd have been able to afford one without the break either so sometimes it's the one you want. Also multiple people passed on it for the break, had it not been broken it would have sold long before he saw it.
"It (success) may not look like what you think it's going to look like." As someone who grew up playing metal and is now having a blast in a country band, this resonated with me.
I work on the same idea ive a strat, sg, Noel Gallagher riviera, Martin acoustic an Epiphone Les Paul custom however… i recently bought a Gibson Les Paul and this raised the question do i need the Epiphone LP but then i had the idea to convert it to a Steve Jones excalibur with the pin up girls and i am going to swap out the pickups to P90s this will be then my daily practice guitar.
Side question before I even watch the vid cuz I missed the question sticker on the gram yesterday. What is the BEST way we can support you to help fund your studio build?
Great video once again Rhett! Still can’t play slide as good as Josh @JHS though!! 😂😂
Cheers. 👍🏻
I had amassed a pretty decent collection of mediocre guitars. On my 40th this year I traded in about 10 guitars for my first real Les Paul, a used 2022 Gibson Les Paul Classic (it was only a month old when I found it) that I knew was the one the moment I saw it, and I got a 1994 Fender TL-62 Telecaster in candy apple red. Now I have reached that rare moment of being satisfied with the guitars that I have… for now. 😂
I'm a Stop you at the 2 min mark... you need at least 4 Les Paul's, Standard with humbuckers, Standard with P90's, Custom, and then a Gold top, They all sound different, and they all have a purpose.... At least thats what I tell the wife... Also if you plan on HUGE tours, then an identical backup is pretty handy to have around.
Just traded my first fender a 1997 American std. my first "good" guitar and my Les Paul R0 (first expensive guitar) in order to get a '63 strat from the custom shop. Miss both and while the strat witnessed almost 30 years of my career till recently it wasnt getting a lot of gig action.... I still feel weird about not having it. I got a fender custom shop from '63 that is my dream guitar and a les paul traditional in the trade ("upgraded" strat and "downgraded" gibson but I'm almost 40 years old now and as a Strat I just felt that it was time to get "that strat". Like the reasoning behind the one year rule my R0 was under that threshold (just used for a couple of recordings).
I keep a lesser value Les Paul as a practice guitar to reduce the wear on my good one, and as a backup. I'd say, if you don't need it for anything then sell it, and something that will benefit you more.
I actually have a 2020 Gibson Lespaul Standard, 60's that I am contemplating selling. I saved for a few years to buy it. Now, i'm saving for a CS '59 strat, and I hardly ever pick up my Gibson.
I'm guilty of a couple points you made. I have guitars that I have not played in the past year and have several models that I have multiples of. In my defense, some are variations with different pickups, necks/fret type, place of origin, color etc. A couple Les Pauls and then a couple Heritage H-150,157s, but they all check the LP box. I have several Teles but when it comes to Strats, I guess I don't really need 11 of them, if you count my Cutlass and G&L as strats, otherwise it's just 9. Maybe I should thin the herd a bit, but I have a hard time letting one go.
id like to buy a les paul and play one again before i no longer am able too.. when your time is cut short you start to relise what you wish u could have done more in life
Agreed!
I love all my guitars ! When I buy a guitar I I play all my guitars ! But I still have my Ibanez Les Paul copy my granny bought me when I was 16 years old ! Even through I do not play it as much as I used to ! I am never going to sell it ! When I buy gear it will stay in the family ! Glad I watched your video because some of my gear bis no longer made ! I am over sixty now but love all my gaer !
My experience with Fender has always been consistent. Simple and efficient specially Telecasters.
I'd say it's time when one becomes redundant. Or when the need for another guitar is greater than the need for one you own already.
With that distortion device without the "buffer" (not sure what that means) you sound like Henry Vestine of vintage Canned Heat.
It could be useful having a 2nd les paul in a different tuning, not sure if that's been a thought of yours already but maybe a drop tuning or open tuning it's actually intonated for would be a good thing.
@idijai Wow, Les Paul is a really expensive guitar to buy a second one just for that purpose. It cost’s nothing to retune, man.
@@darwinsaye He has two already and probably has sentimental value. The pickups might have a voice that lends itself to a whole step down. I can think of a whole lot of reasons why it could be worth having 2 depending on the individuals needs.
I did exactly this. My first Les Paul was an Epiphone 1960 Tribute Plus (top of the line back in 2015 when i couldn't bring myself to buy the Gibsons with robotic tuners etc), then in 2020 I bought the Gibson 50s Standard, which is the best guitar i currently own. The Gibson sits in standard tuning and the Epiphone is always tuned down half a step for GnR etc. They sound and feel different too, enough to warrant keeping both. The Epiphone has Gibson 57 Classics with push pull pots, the Gibson has burstbuckers with 50s wiring. The Epiphone has a slim taper neck, the Gibson a thicker 50s profile. Variety is a good thing. I also find that the shorter scale length of a Les Paul is less forgiving for intonation and setup etc than say a Tele when retuning, but it depends how picky you are, if you hear something isn't quite how you like it, you can't unhear it.....
@@sowhulljnr That’s different from what I getting at though. You had an Epiphone, an affordable guitar, and then you upgraded to a Gibson for your next guitar. I’m talking about someone laying out thousands for a Gibson, and then laying out thousands again for the same guitar just so you can avoid changing from one tuning to another once in a while. I’d rather have the thousands and just retune the guitar. It takes literally a couple of seconds. I guess I’m just not as wealthy as some people.
@@darwinsaye It all depends on each person's own financial situation and their interpretation of what is affordable or represents value. What's affordable to one person may be an extortionate amount to another. There is almost certainly a much greater difference in cost between Rhett's two Gibson's than there was between my Epi and Gibson (my epi is not a cheap one, it is the predecessor to the newer 1959 models out now), but more importantly to me was having the second guitar which sounds and plays differently enough to the other one, that's what makes it worthwhile keeping in my own personal situation. He didn't buy the custom shop guitar because it played or sounded exactly the same as the standard (if it did, it wouldn't have been worth buying) but i don't think that means he no longer enjoys playing the less valuable one either, they are just different guitars. Others may have no other choice but to sell on in order to justify or afford the purchase of the more expensive item, and that is perfectly fine too.
Keep the fleet!
Rhett if i can tell you one thing about the standard keep it and experiment with it and have the custom shop staying original spec. could even buy custom buckers now. never hurts to have a back up I have two les pauls two strats a charvel a double neck sg and a standard sg