The Formula for how many guitars are needed, where X = the number of guitars we have, and Y = the number of guitars we need: Y = X + 1 . This formula always applies. Think about it.
Even if you're not a metal player, owning a 7 or more strings guitar is cool. I started to play metal, I now learnt to play jazz, and the 7th string offers you so many extra drop chords and so on. Also gives you new possibilities for improvisation.
I would add my personal list: - Classical guitar with nylon strings. - Acoustic/electro-acoustic with steel strings. - 12-string acoustic - Hollow body/semi hollow body (Gretsch/ES style) - Single coil pickups (Stratocaster) - P90s/soapbar pickups electric guitar (I would go between a Jazzmaster and a Jim Atkins Tele. Gibson/Epi and PRS are good options, too). - Fat strat/HSS superstrat. - Solid body, passive humbucker guitar. My personal choice would be a PRS SE Custom 24. - 7-string electric guitar with FR/Wilkinson bridge. I would choose a Sterling JP70 but Ibanez, Jackson and Schecter have good options as well. - Active humbucker pickups guitar. Currently own a Schecter with 81-85 EMGs and I love it. I also play bass, so here's my bonus: - Electro-acoustic bass guitar. Perfect if you want to do a unplugged-style recording/gig. - Hollow-body bass. Good for vintage sounds, I would go with McCartney's Hofner on this one. - Vintage-style 4-string Fender bass. A Precision or Jazz bass is always a must on a bass player's rig. - V string with active pickups. I would choose a Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass or a Sterling RAY35. - Fretless Bass.
Still string: Guild F512 and Epiphone JC200 Jumbo. Single coil: Telecaster. Humbucker: Guild X-175blonde. Gretsch: Duo Jet. Nylon string: Luthier made. And a Jackson Randy Roades 7 string with only the bridge humbucker and a volume nob for extreme metal.
An Electric Guitar with Opti-Pick can work with either Nylon or Steel strings and you can connect into a Synthesizer via the MIDI output and has a associated printed circuit board inside which has all the associated electronics to make the instrument work plus the batteries that power it.
1. Add a resonator into the acoustics. I have a Gold Tone, which is gorgeous. 2. Hohner Arbor (80s) - these started as Strat copies made in Korea, got sued and then became strat-like but with it's own scale length and bridge size (which makes finding parts really difficult. I have 3, which I've had to revive, but the necks are so good it's worth it. 3. Hot rails Strat - for metal when you don't want to change guitars. Oddly enough they still sound sharper than a Gibson type guitar due to the scale length (I suspect). Squier did a few with Duncan Designed pickups. 4. Aria Pro II Fullterton - go for very little, but designed by George Fullerton, Leo Fender's partner and the G in G&L. HSS, but many variants and beautiful finishes on some of them. 5. One of the finest American production guitars ever: the Peavey T-60. Beautifully made, with a progressive coil tap activated by the tone controls. The guitar I most regret selling. I will be buying one from eBay in the next year - I'm in the UK and they are mostly on sale in the US, which means a sharp intake of breath for shipping. A lot of good cheap Peavey guitars lost in the mists of time. A few stinkers as well.
I wanted one of each style. started with a strat, then tripe O Mahogany acoustic, Vintage Dobro, Classical nylon string, 12 string, Ibanez Les Paul, SG with P-90's, Built a Vintage 55 tele to spec, cept the locking tuners, dread 28, etc... Fun hobby.
Here are mine: Strat HH (Big Apple-esque) with coil taps to get single coil tones... Godin Multiac ACS-SA (with a synthesizer)... Taylor Big Baby acoustic steel-string... and a nylon-string classical (Valenciana brand) I picked up when I was in Mexico.
I'm surprised that you didn't include a bass as one of the essentials in a collection. As for my collection I have strats, teles, lps, sg, semi hollowbody, and a bass.
A good bass player, is a good bass player. Period. No comparison to guitar stands. Go tell an Upright player that he's a failed violinist, and he'll laugh at your face. Like , " pff, dude... smh "
Steel String: Atkin Essential D Single Coil: 50's Fender Strat (No Humbucker) Humbucker: '59 Les Paul goldtop Nylon String: Pass Wildcard: Nik Huber Krautster (Humbucker bridge and P90 neck. My favourite pickup configured and one of the best guitars I've ever played)
Thanks for mentioning Eastman Guitars. I would like to see a review on the 59 Eastman. I have played Eastman Mandolins and if the guitars are anything like the Mandolins Eastman makes they must be exceptional.
My favourite Guitars for MY Style of playing mainly the Blues: 1. Les Paul Model (love my 2010 Gibson Custom Shop VOS Les Paul 58er Reissue) 2. ES - Style Guitar (at the moment a wonderful older Epiphone Sheraton - Gibson ES 335 is on my wishlist) 3. Firebird with Minihumbucker (I´ve tried Strats and Teles but my fingers get no connection to the Fender-like measuring) 4. Steel String Accoustik (Fender at the moment, Gibson or Martin in the future) I know there are so many wonderful and really amazing guitars to buy - but I personally love and want the "tradional brands"! And for my taste of sound and music that are the guitars I like to own! Keep the Blues alive! Grretings from Germany
1. Steel string: Yamaha CSF1M. Compact and sweet sounding. 2. Single coils: Music Man Cutlass SSS. Plays like butter. Silent circuit is a plus. 3. Humbuckers: Ibanez AZ 7 string. Best playing guitar I have tried. Extremely versatile. 4. Nylon: same as Darrell, a Godin will be perfect. On wish list. 5. "Weird guitar": Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster
Steel String Acoustic- ESP TL-6 Nylon String Acoustic- ESP TL-6N Single Coil- 70s Strat Loaded with Texas Specials Humbucker- 69 Strat with Filtertron Humbuckers Alternative and perhaps my favorite, Dave Murray Strat with Rails and a JB mini, it will play anything
My top 5 are my custom Jackson JS-32 with Seymour Duncan Malmsteem 500k pots 2 vol 2 SD tone w Les Paul drop caps, SD Mustaine Thrash Factor Bridge and SD SH-2N neck double humbuckers on a 5 way Fender Super Switch top side of body splitting both to singles,each one full, and all on as set. Kill switch on pick guard with a Floyd double lock trem. This takes the place of 2 guitar pics actually because of versatility (P.S. harpoon top neck and scalloped frets from 15 to 24) and everything coated in foil in body , next pick is the Epiphone Les Paul Plus Top Pro Standard 2018 for very obvious reasons if you check the specs. Next pick is the ORIGINAL Ibanez Jem 777 7 string Vai as single coil setup( if you know anything about guitars, you know why it qualifies). Those are my electrics, acoustic steel I pick the Gibson SJ-200 series for it's feel and resonance. Classical I only have 1 go to and that's the Godin ACS HG which is set up for basically any situation that can arise. My top 5 as I play them.
No Resonators, or 12 strings? As soon as I picked up either of these 2 guitars I knew I wasn't leaving the shop without them! Explaining the "why I couldn't" to my wife was the hardest part.
1. *Hummingbird* , Gibson 2. S/Filtertron, *Telecaster* 3. HH *Les Paul* (the powercaster may have this somewhat covered, but there is no substitute for the primal Rock tones that roar to life from a LP! 4. *Telecoustic* , Fender 5. HB/P90 Fender *Powercaster* (the ultimate, versatile Rock Machina!) - Wild card : *PRS se* (for gigs. It has a pretty usable coil split, so it has the best of both worlds [HH & SS]. It's also light and compact. The tuning is rock solid - *really* reliable. The playabilty is crazy good. That part alone makes me play up a level. It literally makes me perform as a better guitarist.) - Wild card option 2: HSH *superstrat* with Floyd rose. In fact, I'd have this in my arsenal before the nylon string.... Maybe! It's a tough call, actually! - Honorable mention : *Les Paul Junior*
Well the obvious answer is an infinite amount of guitars, but I know that's unrealistic haha! Great video my man, and i know to keep the gear to a minimum due to the family budget!
Humbucker - Prs SE Custom Single - Dean Zelinsky Strat Style Acoustics - I only have a Jumbo 12-string lol Wildcard - PRS SE Semi-Hollow baritone with P90s (Everyone should try a baritone at some point)
D'Angelico Premier Bowery Gibson Les Paul Junior A yard sale guitar that can be converted to a “Mark Sandman” 2 string slide-bass Washburn Rover travel guitar
My favorites are, acoustic - any resonator style guitar, single coil - Fender strat of course, humbucker - PRS SE hollowbody, nylon string - my 1963 made in Russia 7 string classical , wildcard - Fender Jazzmaster
I have a 1960 les Paul, a 1984 usa fender stratocaster, a 2010 mim ltd edn ash fender telecaster, a custom made warmoth with passive us hz pup neck and dirty fingers bridge. Steel string acoustic is a seagull by tric, with godin electronics.....I do not have a nylon string guitar..😊 I think your video hits it right!
I absolutely agree about the steel-string acoustic. I prefer smaller bodies and the single-cut style to the round shoulder. I’ve had several. I’m well-covered in the single-coil electric field by my ’86 Squier Strat. I have an Epiphone Blueshawk with P-90s, too. For the HSS configuration, I just bought a beat-up Parker P38 that’s in the process of rehab, and look forward to trying it out once my luthier has brought it back to life. I have an Eastwood Gemini with a pair of mini-humbuckers, as well as a Cordova nylon-stringed classical, though I confess I don’t play the Cordova very much - mostly because I never learned to read music or finger-pick, and for strumming, I like steel strings better. I initially learned to play on a 12-string, steel-string acoustic, and I’d suggest that you ought to include a 12-string on your list, as well.
Me: One for each role I want it to fulfil. Nothing more, nothing less. Also me: I think I need one to for lower tunings and the one for open tunings and then a baritone...
I only have one but it's the only I'm in need of: Musicman Axis Super Sport. The most versatile guitar I ever played. Only one I consider is a blue flowe tele for fun and giggles
1 GL legacy (Strat) with JB humbuckers on the bridge, and vintage rails on the neck. One spanish/flemenco nylon string. I would love to own an archtop, and a dreadnought. I would also love an Ibanez RG, top of the line.
And you gotta have a camping guitar. The one that you don’t mind if other people play it. Mine is a Yamaha FS 700S, inexpensive, concert size, steel string acoustic.
Up front: I use a VOX Valvetronix amp, so I love to play with amp and pedal models along with different delays and reverbs. I've got an arsenal of tone-shaping tools at my disposal, so with just a very small collection of guitars, I'm able to get a lot of mileage. Some players will consider this cheating, and will belittle the quality of tone. That's their prerogative. If I could own 50 different amps, I'd do it, but I can't :D Steel string acoustic: A classic arch top. I love the more muffled tone, good for jazz and blues, and great for some awesome rockabilly. I play an Ibanez Artcore and it's awesome for unplugged arch top tones, as well as amplified mayhem. I can go from slapjack delay for classic country-fried tone all the way to Hellbilly Deluxe territory. Try an arch top with flatwounds through a Peavey 5150 and understand just how badass that can be. Single coil electric: The classic Strat. Mine is a circa 2000 "Power House" Strat, from the Deluxe line. It's essentially a Mexican Strat with the mid-boost from the Clapton Strat. I slapped a DiMarzio Super Distortion S into the bridge spot, and changed the "Delta Tone" tone control for the older "TBX" Treble-bass boost knob. This thing can go from deep, throaty metal tones to bright and spanky single coil sounds. Fantastic! Twin humbuckers: EVH Wolfgang. Mine is a late '90s Wolfie Special. Flat top, Floyd Rose, all maple neck. But none of that is as important as the sounds that come from it. In electric mode, my Ibanez Artcore is also a twin hummer machine. You can find all sorts of tones in these guitars. From face-melting scream on the bridge - DiMarzio PAF Pro delivers a spine-tingling EVH tone that beats the stock pickups on the older Wolfies - to mellow and cool jazz sounds in the bridge and middle, you can dial it in with just two pups and a volume and tone knobs!
I'll play: 1. Acoustic 2. Nylon String 3. SSS Strat - for Strat sounds 4. Tele - the most versatile electric 5. SSH Strat - or is it HSS? Strat w/Humbucker in bridge 6. Semi-hollow - for that jazz sound 7. Les Paul with humbuckers 8. Les Paul with P90's (Les Paul or Melody Maker or similar) 9. 24 inch short scale Fender/Squier - for that REM sound 10. Jackson/Ibanez/etc guitar with humbuckers and locking trem, to dive bomb 11. Some type of PRS with humbuckers - SE is fine. They're grrrreat. ... and it's not a bad idea to have backups.
It took 25 years, but I now have a Japanese lawsuit SG (my first guitar at 13), a squire 50’s Classic vibe p bass, a classic player jaguar and a Yamaha acoustic! Next is a strat!
1. Acoustic guitar(steel strings) 2. Single coil guitar (fender telecaster) 3. Single cut shaped humbucker guitar (PRS 245) 4. Guitar with a whammy bar (PRS custom 24) 5. Semi hollow body guitar And one more...
Edward Enterline just buy the omen extreme, it is still my main and I bought it back when the model was first released. I have had no issues with it and I have used it for my churches worship team ever since I bought it.
My ideal guitar-senal: Acoustic steel string: 1943 Gibson J-45 Single coil: 1953 Fender Telecaster Humbucker: 1958 Gibson Les Paul Nylon String: Something handbuilt out of a luthier shop, no big brand name required Wildcard: Les Paul with P-90s!
I have: Fender Strat USA AVRI ‘62 2001, Fender Tele American Special, PRS S2 Vela, Duesenberg Starplayer Special (P90+Hum), Carvin/Kiesel DC 127 (H-S-H), Ibanez AG95, Eastman SB59, Eastman T386. After Darrel’s video waiting for couple of SD P-rails for Epi Les Paul Plus Top, Fender Squier bullet 2010 fully upgraded like Eric’s Strat, Fender Squier Jazz bass, Acustic Yamaha nylon strings. Each guitar has its own original perfect sound. At the moment that’s it. Think about Martin or Taylor around 1k.
You nailed it with your picks, actually, except I think the wildcard would have to be a 12-string. If I could find a hybrid acoustic-electric (like a 12-string version of a Godin or even a Taylor T5, maybe), then I could cover all the folk and folk-rock sounds, too. I wonder if anybody makes one.
I play acoustic only, I do have an electric that sits in the corner (fender strat) but as far as that goes best acoustic generally starting out is Yamaha 500 apx I had one but lost it (long story) but it was a favorite and a great beginner guitar.....I also recommend the seagul it's solid wood not laminated so it gives you a more natural sound and will get better with age and play, I also have a Martin 000 x1ae which I consider for me my higher end guitar of the ones I own, it is a laminated composite wood which gives it a natural sound but a little more durability than the all natural wood guitars like the seagulls,
My nylon best sounding is suprisingly a YAmaha G231 II. Electric: anything Ibanez humbuckers preferably Dimarzio Or Prs.especially the baritone. Acoustic steel: love Ibanez mostly, I have 2 Ibanez's One old srat (2 singles and one humbucker) One old les paul style (2 mubuckers) One PRS MarkTtremonti edition the above mentioned nylon And a franciscan nylon as well One bass (cheap brand) lol And i love and meed them all! Plus many more to come!
if its a variax with a helix pedal, you just need one. the only question is weather you are a metalhead or a variable genre player and want the JTV version or the baritone scale Shuriken.
I have a Kiesel/Carvin Holdsworth model, HF2 with the piezoelectric saddles and 13 pin 'synth' out, as well. It's a little too boomy and live for super staccato metal, but otherwise covers what I need. With unlimited budget, I'd add: 2. A true, big hollow jazz guitar 3. A Strat style with singles 4. A nice acoustic 5. A nice classical
I'm a big fan of a 335. That guitar can do so much. I use it primarily for jazz and sometimes weird jazz fusiony stuff. I also use it for blues. BB kings guitar was based on it so you can get a really similar tone. That and a classical are about all I need to get by, but I am on the prowl for a strat right now.
You need a bass. It's not difficult to play (and there are short-scale options to consider too), but bass is fun and I find that it is an extension of or complementary to my guitar playing.
To borrow from the cycling world: While the minimum number of guitars one should own is three, the correct number is n+1, where n is the number of guitars currently owned. This equation may also be re-written as s-1, where s is the number of guitars owned that would result in separation from your partner.
Realistically speaking, 2, or 3. A quality acoustic, and a quality electric. Now, i find that there isnt really a one trick pony for electrics, which is why i might choose 3 over 2. A guitar with push pull splitting pots humbuckers can sound like humbucker or similar to single coils, and a guitar with p90 style pups can cover the remainder of tone capabilities. Some things can be achieved through a good quality guitar and amp, but anything can be accomplished with development of skill. If youre a great versatile player, you can make anything sound like anything. Anyone who really plays guitar knows that the feeling of your playing is 50% of your tone. The other 50 is 25% guitar, 25% amp.
Great selections! I agree 100%. My first guitar was a Classical Nylon stringed guitar, then I got a Samick Strat with 3 Single Coils, after I got a Jackson RR with double humbuckers. I then got a HSS Ibanez that eventually I sold to get some extra cash 😔. My wildcard is a Line 6 Variax, which gives me flexibility of tones, plus with the Guitar Workbench, I can create custom combinations. I am missing a steel string acoustic, which I am getting some sounds with the Line 6. Next purchase will be a kit Les Paul. Not sure how wild I want to get with electronics to get something to add to the repertoire.
Accoustic: Gibson Single Coil: Strat Humbuckers: Yamaha SG Spanish: Sorry, I don't like it at all, I would replace it for a Tele Wildcard: Rickenbacker 360/12 string
I’m allergic to acoustic guitars and single coils. Damn. Favorite guitar: Ibanez RG520 with a Super Wizard maple fretboard. Pickups: Super Distortion and an original VH1 first edition.
I should have seen this 3 months ago.. l had the doubt hss vs sss. Eventually I ended up buying an sss player series... But after all is just my first guitar :P
In my opinion you should have a strat in every shade of red you can find them in. I dont even like red but all my strats are red and for some reason im drawn to them
Somewhere in there should be a Gretsch.. my first electric was a student model fender musicmaster (still one I play all the time) my second guitar was the (original DeArmond pick-up) country gentelman.. I've owned a dozen guitars (even vintage Rickenbacker's since my teens) but nothing sounds like a real gretsch.. you just cannot EQ a sound like that!
Yamaha SLG110S Silent Guitar Yamaha Pacifica 112 Yamaha AES 620 Fender FC40 Classical Epiphone G400 I feel like I need a Tele, maybe a Squire Classic Vibe or a Thinline. And a semi hollow. And an epiphone LP tribute ;-)
If you've already got your humbucker guitar needs covered, would you still go for an HSS strat? I was thinking of getting a standard one and doing the blender mod instead, as I really like bridge+neck sounds.
The Formula for how many guitars are needed, where X = the number of guitars we have, and Y = the number of guitars we need: Y = X + 1 . This formula always applies. Think about it.
the math checks out. carry on.
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Bahaha-haha! 😂
"one last guitar...."
I’m at like y=x+5 right now. I wish I had the money
You are right.
You only need 1 guitar to practice.
You need 20 for self fulfillment.
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How many guitars does a player need? Yes
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A simple answer just one more
Well, lads, there is just never too much, and there is NEVER ENOUGH!
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Even if you're not a metal player, owning a 7 or more strings guitar is cool. I started to play metal, I now learnt to play jazz, and the 7th string offers you so many extra drop chords and so on. Also gives you new possibilities for improvisation.
I would add my personal list:
- Classical guitar with nylon strings.
- Acoustic/electro-acoustic with steel strings.
- 12-string acoustic
- Hollow body/semi hollow body (Gretsch/ES style)
- Single coil pickups (Stratocaster)
- P90s/soapbar pickups electric guitar (I would go between a Jazzmaster and a Jim Atkins Tele. Gibson/Epi and PRS are good options, too).
- Fat strat/HSS superstrat.
- Solid body, passive humbucker guitar. My personal choice would be a PRS SE Custom 24.
- 7-string electric guitar with FR/Wilkinson bridge. I would choose a Sterling JP70 but Ibanez, Jackson and Schecter have good options as well.
- Active humbucker pickups guitar. Currently own a Schecter with 81-85 EMGs and I love it.
I also play bass, so here's my bonus:
- Electro-acoustic bass guitar. Perfect if you want to do a unplugged-style recording/gig.
- Hollow-body bass. Good for vintage sounds, I would go with McCartney's Hofner on this one.
- Vintage-style 4-string Fender bass. A Precision or Jazz bass is always a must on a bass player's rig.
- V string with active pickups. I would choose a Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass or a Sterling RAY35.
- Fretless Bass.
All of the guitars of course, but I was surprised that a 12 string didn't make the list.
True! That would be a more useful tone to add to your mixed sound than a JM, I would think..
@@lueyteledeluxe7457 as the owner of four jazzmasters, I'm not sure that I can follow you there. Besides, aren't these lists always additive?
Still string: Guild F512 and Epiphone JC200 Jumbo. Single coil: Telecaster. Humbucker: Guild X-175blonde. Gretsch: Duo Jet. Nylon string: Luthier made. And a Jackson Randy Roades 7 string with only the bridge humbucker and a volume nob for extreme metal.
An Electric Guitar with Opti-Pick can work with either Nylon or Steel strings and you can connect into a Synthesizer via the MIDI output and has a associated printed circuit board inside which has all the associated electronics to make the instrument work plus the batteries that power it.
Great video. I agree. Craving a Gretsch right now. Have a Strat, SG, and Tele. Love all three.
Today i played an ibanez sa 460 qm. Absolute amazing and lightly guitar. Great price and great quality. I think it could be my next guitar.
was it?
1. Add a resonator into the acoustics. I have a Gold Tone, which is gorgeous.
2. Hohner Arbor (80s) - these started as Strat copies made in Korea, got sued and then became strat-like but with it's own scale length and bridge size (which makes finding parts really difficult. I have 3, which I've had to revive, but the necks are so good it's worth it.
3. Hot rails Strat - for metal when you don't want to change guitars. Oddly enough they still sound sharper than a Gibson type guitar due to the scale length (I suspect). Squier did a few with Duncan Designed pickups.
4. Aria Pro II Fullterton - go for very little, but designed by George Fullerton, Leo Fender's partner and the G in G&L. HSS, but many variants and beautiful finishes on some of them.
5. One of the finest American production guitars ever: the Peavey T-60. Beautifully made, with a progressive coil tap activated by the tone controls. The guitar I most regret selling. I will be buying one from eBay in the next year - I'm in the UK and they are mostly on sale in the US, which means a sharp intake of breath for shipping. A lot of good cheap Peavey guitars lost in the mists of time. A few stinkers as well.
Vintage Telecaster. That lipstick pickup at the neck siiiiings!
I wanted one of each style. started with a strat, then tripe O Mahogany acoustic, Vintage Dobro, Classical nylon string, 12 string, Ibanez Les Paul, SG with P-90's, Built a Vintage 55 tele to spec, cept the locking tuners, dread 28, etc... Fun hobby.
Here are mine: Strat HH (Big Apple-esque) with coil taps to get single coil tones... Godin Multiac ACS-SA (with a synthesizer)... Taylor Big Baby acoustic steel-string... and a nylon-string classical (Valenciana brand) I picked up when I was in Mexico.
I'm surprised that you didn't include a bass as one of the essentials in a collection. As for my collection I have strats, teles, lps, sg, semi hollowbody, and a bass.
Bass guitar is only for a failed guitar player. Wrong?
A good bass player, is a good bass player. Period.
No comparison to guitar stands.
Go tell an Upright player that he's a failed violinist, and he'll laugh at your face.
Like , " pff, dude... smh "
Steel String: Atkin Essential D
Single Coil: 50's Fender Strat (No Humbucker)
Humbucker: '59 Les Paul goldtop
Nylon String: Pass
Wildcard: Nik Huber Krautster (Humbucker bridge and P90 neck. My favourite pickup configured and one of the best guitars I've ever played)
Thanks for mentioning Eastman Guitars. I would like to see a review on the 59 Eastman. I have played Eastman Mandolins and if the guitars are anything like the Mandolins Eastman makes they must be exceptional.
Eastman guitars are GREAT!
What about Eastman Womandolins?
My favourite Guitars for MY Style of playing mainly the Blues:
1. Les Paul Model (love my 2010 Gibson Custom Shop VOS Les Paul 58er Reissue)
2. ES - Style Guitar (at the moment a wonderful older Epiphone Sheraton - Gibson ES 335 is on my wishlist)
3. Firebird with Minihumbucker (I´ve tried Strats and Teles but my fingers get no connection to the Fender-like measuring)
4. Steel String Accoustik (Fender at the moment, Gibson or Martin in the future)
I know there are so many wonderful and really amazing guitars to buy - but I personally love and want the "tradional brands"!
And for my taste of sound and music that are the guitars I like to own!
Keep the Blues alive!
Grretings from Germany
1 of every model made. They're playable works of art.
1. Steel string: Yamaha CSF1M. Compact and sweet sounding.
2. Single coils: Music Man Cutlass SSS. Plays like butter. Silent circuit is a plus.
3. Humbuckers: Ibanez AZ 7 string. Best playing guitar I have tried. Extremely versatile.
4. Nylon: same as Darrell, a Godin will be perfect. On wish list.
5. "Weird guitar": Fender Acoustasonic Jazzmaster
Steel String Acoustic- ESP TL-6
Nylon String Acoustic- ESP TL-6N
Single Coil- 70s Strat Loaded with Texas Specials
Humbucker- 69 Strat with Filtertron Humbuckers
Alternative and perhaps my favorite, Dave Murray Strat with Rails and a JB mini, it will play anything
My top 5 are my custom Jackson JS-32 with Seymour Duncan Malmsteem 500k pots 2 vol 2 SD tone w Les Paul drop caps, SD Mustaine Thrash Factor Bridge and SD SH-2N neck double humbuckers on a 5 way Fender Super Switch top side of body splitting both to singles,each one full, and all on as set. Kill switch on pick guard with a Floyd double lock trem. This takes the place of 2 guitar pics actually because of versatility (P.S. harpoon top neck and scalloped frets from 15 to 24) and everything coated in foil in body , next pick is the Epiphone Les Paul Plus Top Pro Standard 2018 for very obvious reasons if you check the specs. Next pick is the ORIGINAL Ibanez Jem 777 7 string Vai as single coil setup( if you know anything about guitars, you know why it qualifies). Those are my electrics, acoustic steel I pick the Gibson SJ-200 series for it's feel and resonance. Classical I only have 1 go to and that's the Godin ACS HG which is set up for basically any situation that can arise. My top 5 as I play them.
I've been playing for 20+ years and my personal preference is a Gibson Es-335 with bigsby and an American standard telecaster.
No Resonators, or 12 strings? As soon as I picked up either of these 2 guitars I knew I wasn't leaving the shop without them!
Explaining the "why I couldn't" to my wife was the hardest part.
If she doesn't play, she is not likely to understand. Sorry!
@@strumminronin 😭😭😭😭🤪🤣
1. *Hummingbird* , Gibson
2. S/Filtertron, *Telecaster*
3. HH *Les Paul* (the powercaster may have this somewhat covered, but there is no substitute for the primal Rock tones that roar to life from a LP!
4. *Telecoustic* , Fender
5. HB/P90 Fender *Powercaster* (the ultimate, versatile Rock Machina!)
- Wild card :
*PRS se*
(for gigs. It has a pretty usable coil split, so it has the best of both worlds [HH & SS]. It's also light and compact. The tuning is rock solid - *really* reliable. The playabilty is crazy good. That part alone makes me play up a level. It literally makes me perform as a better guitarist.)
- Wild card option 2: HSH *superstrat* with Floyd rose. In fact, I'd have this in my arsenal before the nylon string.... Maybe! It's a tough call, actually!
- Honorable mention : *Les Paul Junior*
Well the obvious answer is an infinite amount of guitars, but I know that's unrealistic haha! Great video my man, and i know to keep the gear to a minimum due to the family budget!
Humbucker - Prs SE Custom
Single - Dean Zelinsky Strat Style
Acoustics - I only have a Jumbo 12-string lol
Wildcard - PRS SE Semi-Hollow baritone with P90s
(Everyone should try a baritone at some point)
D'Angelico Premier Bowery
Gibson Les Paul Junior
A yard sale guitar that can be converted to a “Mark Sandman” 2 string slide-bass
Washburn Rover travel guitar
Morphine reference, nice.
My favorites are, acoustic - any resonator style guitar, single coil - Fender strat of course, humbucker - PRS SE hollowbody, nylon string - my 1963 made in Russia 7 string classical , wildcard - Fender Jazzmaster
I have a 1960 les Paul, a 1984 usa fender stratocaster, a 2010 mim ltd edn ash fender telecaster, a custom made warmoth with passive us hz pup neck and dirty fingers bridge. Steel string acoustic is a seagull by tric, with godin electronics.....I do not have a nylon string guitar..😊 I think your video hits it right!
I absolutely agree about the steel-string acoustic. I prefer smaller bodies and the single-cut style to the round shoulder. I’ve had several. I’m well-covered in the single-coil electric field by my ’86 Squier Strat. I have an Epiphone Blueshawk with P-90s, too. For the HSS configuration, I just bought a beat-up Parker P38 that’s in the process of rehab, and look forward to trying it out once my luthier has brought it back to life. I have an Eastwood Gemini with a pair of mini-humbuckers, as well as a Cordova nylon-stringed classical, though I confess I don’t play the Cordova very much - mostly because I never learned to read music or finger-pick, and for strumming, I like steel strings better. I initially learned to play on a 12-string, steel-string acoustic, and I’d suggest that you ought to include a 12-string on your list, as well.
jazzmaster is really the only guitar I need for what I play, can do everything and more
Me: One for each role I want it to fulfil. Nothing more, nothing less.
Also me: I think I need one to for lower tunings and the one for open tunings and then a baritone...
An acoustic and an electric is needed, maybe a bass too. Everything else is icing on the cake.
I only have one but it's the only I'm in need of: Musicman Axis Super Sport. The most versatile guitar I ever played. Only one I consider is a blue flowe tele for fun and giggles
1 GL legacy (Strat) with JB humbuckers on the bridge, and vintage rails on the neck. One spanish/flemenco nylon string. I would love to own an archtop, and a dreadnought. I would also love an Ibanez RG, top of the line.
And you gotta have a camping guitar. The one that you don’t mind if other people play it. Mine is a Yamaha FS 700S, inexpensive, concert size, steel string acoustic.
I just love your channel, it's every guitarist's dream!! keep up the good work!
One with every type of combination possible, so really an infinite amount
Up front: I use a VOX Valvetronix amp, so I love to play with amp and pedal models along with different delays and reverbs. I've got an arsenal of tone-shaping tools at my disposal, so with just a very small collection of guitars, I'm able to get a lot of mileage. Some players will consider this cheating, and will belittle the quality of tone. That's their prerogative. If I could own 50 different amps, I'd do it, but I can't :D
Steel string acoustic: A classic arch top. I love the more muffled tone, good for jazz and blues, and great for some awesome rockabilly. I play an Ibanez Artcore and it's awesome for unplugged arch top tones, as well as amplified mayhem. I can go from slapjack delay for classic country-fried tone all the way to Hellbilly Deluxe territory. Try an arch top with flatwounds through a Peavey 5150 and understand just how badass that can be.
Single coil electric: The classic Strat. Mine is a circa 2000 "Power House" Strat, from the Deluxe line. It's essentially a Mexican Strat with the mid-boost from the Clapton Strat. I slapped a DiMarzio Super Distortion S into the bridge spot, and changed the "Delta Tone" tone control for the older "TBX" Treble-bass boost knob. This thing can go from deep, throaty metal tones to bright and spanky single coil sounds. Fantastic!
Twin humbuckers: EVH Wolfgang. Mine is a late '90s Wolfie Special. Flat top, Floyd Rose, all maple neck. But none of that is as important as the sounds that come from it. In electric mode, my Ibanez Artcore is also a twin hummer machine. You can find all sorts of tones in these guitars. From face-melting scream on the bridge - DiMarzio PAF Pro delivers a spine-tingling EVH tone that beats the stock pickups on the older Wolfies - to mellow and cool jazz sounds in the bridge and middle, you can dial it in with just two pups and a volume and tone knobs!
I'll play:
1. Acoustic
2. Nylon String
3. SSS Strat - for Strat sounds
4. Tele - the most versatile electric
5. SSH Strat - or is it HSS? Strat w/Humbucker in bridge
6. Semi-hollow - for that jazz sound
7. Les Paul with humbuckers
8. Les Paul with P90's (Les Paul or Melody Maker or similar)
9. 24 inch short scale Fender/Squier - for that REM sound
10. Jackson/Ibanez/etc guitar with humbuckers and locking trem, to dive bomb
11. Some type of PRS with humbuckers - SE is fine. They're grrrreat.
... and it's not a bad idea to have backups.
It took 25 years, but I now have a Japanese lawsuit SG (my first guitar at 13), a squire 50’s Classic vibe p bass, a classic player jaguar and a Yamaha acoustic! Next is a strat!
1. Acoustic guitar(steel strings)
2. Single coil guitar (fender telecaster)
3. Single cut shaped humbucker guitar (PRS 245)
4. Guitar with a whammy bar (PRS custom 24)
5. Semi hollow body guitar
And one more...
I'd say every guitarist needs a nice ERG too. A 7 string or baritone will make you think/play in a different way when you're at a plateau
Darrell can you review the schecter omen guitars???
Edward Enterline just buy the omen extreme, it is still my main and I bought it back when the model was first released. I have had no issues with it and I have used it for my churches worship team ever since I bought it.
Edward: Didn't you just say you had one? Review it yourself!
@@IndieMerchantSam no that's what I bought the omen extreme 6 research.
My favorite steel string is the Fender Catalina. lovely guitar
My ideal guitar-senal:
Acoustic steel string: 1943 Gibson J-45
Single coil: 1953 Fender Telecaster
Humbucker: 1958 Gibson Les Paul
Nylon String: Something handbuilt out of a luthier shop, no big brand name required
Wildcard: Les Paul with P-90s!
My current collection is a breed love acoustic a 2002 fender Texas fat strat and my Vintage brand strat copy 3 single coils
I have a Martin D-28 Marquis and a 12 string Guild F212XL NT. All I need,
Why 10 minutes Darrell? You can shortly say: "As many as our wives let us"
yay im 13
@@theurbread what does that have to do with this?
@@matthewlafontaine7386 i dont have a wife, im 13, i can get as many guitars i want
LJ with what money
Gotta get that extra ad money
I need just one electric because my current one is old and cheap and broken. I would be glad to have one that can split pickups, like PRS or Schecter
I have:
Fender Strat USA AVRI ‘62 2001, Fender Tele American Special, PRS S2 Vela, Duesenberg Starplayer Special (P90+Hum), Carvin/Kiesel DC 127 (H-S-H), Ibanez AG95, Eastman SB59, Eastman T386. After Darrel’s video waiting for couple of SD P-rails for Epi Les Paul Plus Top, Fender Squier bullet 2010 fully upgraded like Eric’s Strat, Fender Squier Jazz bass, Acustic Yamaha nylon strings. Each guitar has its own original perfect sound. At the moment that’s it. Think about Martin or Taylor around 1k.
But, does it djent????
You nailed it with your picks, actually, except I think the wildcard would have to be a 12-string. If I could find a hybrid acoustic-electric (like a 12-string version of a Godin or even a Taylor T5, maybe), then I could cover all the folk and folk-rock sounds, too. I wonder if anybody makes one.
I play acoustic only, I do have an electric that sits in the corner (fender strat) but as far as that goes best acoustic generally starting out is Yamaha 500 apx I had one but lost it (long story) but it was a favorite and a great beginner guitar.....I also recommend the seagul it's solid wood not laminated so it gives you a more natural sound and will get better with age and play, I also have a Martin 000 x1ae which I consider for me my higher end guitar of the ones I own, it is a laminated composite wood which gives it a natural sound but a little more durability than the all natural wood guitars like the seagulls,
Always nice to have a logical rationalization for multiple guitars.
My nylon best sounding is suprisingly a
YAmaha G231 II.
Electric: anything Ibanez humbuckers preferably Dimarzio
Or Prs.especially the baritone.
Acoustic steel: love Ibanez mostly,
I have 2 Ibanez's
One old srat (2 singles and one humbucker)
One old les paul style (2 mubuckers)
One PRS
MarkTtremonti edition
the above mentioned nylon
And a franciscan nylon as well
One bass (cheap brand) lol
And i love and meed them all!
Plus many more to come!
Martin D-18 (Marty), Rickenbacker 360(Blondie) and Strat SSH SD pearly gates W/THE RAT distortion into Ampeg R212. I need nothing else.
Excellent descrption DARRELL
if its a variax with a helix pedal, you just need one. the only question is weather you are a metalhead or a variable genre player and want the JTV version or the baritone scale Shuriken.
I have a Kiesel/Carvin Holdsworth model, HF2 with the piezoelectric saddles and 13 pin 'synth' out, as well. It's a little too boomy and live for super staccato metal, but otherwise covers what I need.
With unlimited budget, I'd add:
2. A true, big hollow jazz guitar
3. A Strat style with singles
4. A nice acoustic
5. A nice classical
If I might have money to build myself my whole arsenal:
>Classical guitar
>Steel string acoustic
>Electric
>A piano/keyboard
>Violin
>Synthesizer
Classical is useless if you play the violin
@@robin-gu6uy I still wish to have both ^^
Godin N....Brings most joy here
I'm a big fan of a 335. That guitar can do so much. I use it primarily for jazz and sometimes weird jazz fusiony stuff. I also use it for blues. BB kings guitar was based on it so you can get a really similar tone. That and a classical are about all I need to get by, but I am on the prowl for a strat right now.
You need a bass. It's not difficult to play (and there are short-scale options to consider too), but bass is fun and I find that it is an extension of or complementary to my guitar playing.
To borrow from the cycling world: While the minimum number of guitars one should own is three, the correct number is n+1, where n is the number of guitars currently owned. This equation may also be re-written as s-1, where s is the number of guitars owned that would result in separation from your partner.
Realistically speaking, 2, or 3. A quality acoustic, and a quality electric. Now, i find that there isnt really a one trick pony for electrics, which is why i might choose 3 over 2. A guitar with push pull splitting pots humbuckers can sound like humbucker or similar to single coils, and a guitar with p90 style pups can cover the remainder of tone capabilities. Some things can be achieved through a good quality guitar and amp, but anything can be accomplished with development of skill. If youre a great versatile player, you can make anything sound like anything. Anyone who really plays guitar knows that the feeling of your playing is 50% of your tone. The other 50 is 25% guitar, 25% amp.
Great selections! I agree 100%. My first guitar was a Classical Nylon stringed guitar, then I got a Samick Strat with 3 Single Coils, after I got a Jackson RR with double humbuckers. I then got a HSS Ibanez that eventually I sold to get some extra cash 😔. My wildcard is a Line 6 Variax, which gives me flexibility of tones, plus with the Guitar Workbench, I can create custom combinations. I am missing a steel string acoustic, which I am getting some sounds with the Line 6. Next purchase will be a kit Les Paul. Not sure how wild I want to get with electronics to get something to add to the repertoire.
I agree with this alot however, I can't live without my acoustic 12 string.
Les Paul, Blueshawk, SG, ES335, ES175, and a Tele with humbuckers
A FoH sound engineer here regarding comment on 1st guitar. In a band mix, I'm gonna cut the low end on any guitar. .....unless you're Jack White. ;-)
I’ve got a Johnson steel string and a Les Paul Epiphone. I’ll feel decently fulfilled once I get a Stratocaster and a traditional nylon
I have a Tele and Les Paul style. My next will be a hss strat
For steel string acoustics, you need one flat top and one arch top.
Yamaha Pacifica had a humbucker single single set up for pretty cheap.
You forgot about the 12 string guitar! Every guitar player should have one! :)
PRS EG SE hardtail, PRS Bernie Marsden SE, and Fender Malibu
Accoustic: Gibson
Single Coil: Strat
Humbuckers: Yamaha SG
Spanish: Sorry, I don't like it at all, I would replace it for a Tele
Wildcard: Rickenbacker 360/12 string
#1 Acoustic
#2 3 Single Coil
#3 Double Humbuckers
more like
1. acoustic
2. humbucker - single - humbucker with coil split
I own 13 guitars, 1 American strat and 12 humbucker prs metal machines. That is my list.
I’m allergic to acoustic guitars and single coils. Damn.
Favorite guitar: Ibanez RG520 with a Super Wizard maple fretboard.
Pickups: Super Distortion and an original VH1 first edition.
alan wake 😂
I should have seen this 3 months ago.. l had the doubt hss vs sss. Eventually I ended up buying an sss player series... But after all is just my first guitar :P
Have you ever checked out a PRS S2 Vela? Unique MIA guitars at a reasonable price point with a very different vibe from what PRS normally puts out.
In my opinion you should have a strat in every shade of red you can find them in. I dont even like red but all my strats are red and for some reason im drawn to them
PRS Custom 24
Tele Elite Thin line
Taylor 514ce
Guild Semi hollow body
Ovation 12 string or Rickenbacker 12 string
Probably skip the nylon.
Will you talk about the Red Special??
Martin D41
Fender Telecaster American Original 50s
Gibson Les Paul Traditional
Gretsch G6136T 59 GE White Falcon
Yamaha LL16 for Steel String.
Somewhere in there should be a Gretsch.. my first electric was a student model fender musicmaster (still one I play all the time) my second guitar was the (original DeArmond pick-up) country gentelman.. I've owned a dozen guitars (even vintage Rickenbacker's since my teens) but nothing sounds like a real gretsch.. you just cannot EQ a sound like that!
All you NEED is a godin session (hss), eastman t386 and a seagull s6. 😆
Reckon a 7-string is a good choice for a fifth wildcard
Could you do a review on the BB king Lucille please
Was that star of county down played on the classical? Do you do a lesson for that?
"The Black Strat:" David Gilmour clone. Fender Fat 50's in the neck Fender CS 69 in the middle and a Semour Duncan SSL-5 for the bridge...;)
Yamaha SLG110S Silent Guitar
Yamaha Pacifica 112
Yamaha AES 620
Fender FC40 Classical
Epiphone G400
I feel like I need a Tele, maybe a Squire Classic Vibe or a Thinline. And a semi hollow. And an epiphone LP tribute ;-)
Is that a Blacktop Strat on the wall with a Decoboom pickguard?
If you've already got your humbucker guitar needs covered, would you still go for an HSS strat? I was thinking of getting a standard one and doing the blender mod instead, as I really like bridge+neck sounds.
You forgot!? You need a guitar with a sustainiac pu. Fun for weeks! 🎶🎸
ESP LTD Deluxe H-1001QM
Mayones Regius 7M
Ibanez S570B (modded with EMGs)
Fender MIM Standard Strat
Ibanez SRMS805 bass
Great video, very interesting.