Do You Need Another Guitar? Talking Guitar Collecting and Musical Investments
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2021
- Do you need to add another guitar to your collection? How many guitars does one person need? Chris and Cooper have some differing opinions on these questions, as well as some thoughts on the difference between types of collecting. We'd love to hear from you in the comments below! Do you have a massive collection or do you prefer to just hold on to one or two guitars? What are your desert island picks? Let us know!
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I owned over 30 guitars at one time and they looked beautiful hanging there. I work 10 hr days and didn't have time to play them all. I once read where musical instruments in a museum that didn't get played, seemed to deteriorate faster. I didnt want this to happen to my guitars. I wanted them to be used for what the were designed for. To have someone get inspired... To write that amazing song with it...To not be able to put it down... To play until your fingers bleed..To have some kid finally figure out how to play an F chord... I want him or her to experience the sight, the sound, the smell of their first guitar.
I donated several to youth groups. Sold others..
I kept my favorites. Now I can keep them in a rotation and healthy.. I try to play every day now.. I even have my eye on a certain KOA model.. What ? hey I'm not dead yet. 😉
Do you still have something that you don't use? Can I maybe even just buy it cheaper? I never had any electric guitars in my life and I want one so badly.
I found that i bonded with every guitar in my collection where i totally forgot about the rest, total waste of time and energy because all the guitars are setup correctly with good strings, that my guitar problem sorted now i am buying cheap good pedals, never ends 😆
If I could play any one of them, I would buy how many?
I really like Cooper's philosophy of tools for different voices. I own 6 guitars, 3 acoustic, 3 electric and they sound different. To me, having 10 telecasters is not useful. My 3 acoustics are a full size Breedlove, a Parlor sized Mahogony PRS P20 SE, and a 12 string Takamine. All very distinct. The 3 electrics are a Stratocaster, a Gibson Les Paul Tribute, and a PRS. Once again, different voices and all are mid range guitars. All less than $800. (The LP was bought used) Unless a different vibe hits me, it's all (more?) than I need.
Buying music gear is like a drug... i'm affraid to go buy new strings cause...god knows what I'll end up buying if I do a little detour to that back room filled with nice acoustic guitars!
No joke this has honestly happened to me. I went in to buy acoustic strings and walked out with an electric as well. This was many years ago and I am wiser now I'm down to 4 playable guitars 3 that I love and one I want to sell
I just call them wooden crack
I always get what I want when I go to a music store. If I want new strings, I get new strings. There MAY be a new guitar attached to the strings, but I got the new strings...
@@TheWorshipperofGod I am about to sell most of my amps for that reason. 99% or more of the time I am using Amplitube anyway, and I would rather just have 1 or 2 amps that I really love.
Love it! 😂
I feel like you could spend the whole night talking about guitar stuff with these two guys... You two, please never change ♥
I have about 100 guitars and I play several different ones each day. I have one classic car. The ratio of guitars to classic cars is perfect. My guitar collection brings me a great deal of joy. The best part is researching the history of different guitars, gaining knowledge of different instruments.
That is too much dude, you should give some away as it's a waste of wood.
My advice is buy one guitar but make it the best you can get. The reasoning being when you have too many, none of them becomes truly special. And regardless, one day you will figure out which one you like playing the most. So don’t get many cheaper different ones, just sell everything and get the nicest custom shop guitar that you like. It will feel special, it will sound better, you will play it all the time and cherish it and make a bond with it. It will make you a better player just because the guitar plays and sounds better. Otherwise it will become a number and be kept in a case with a label so you know what’s inside.
Agreed. Unless you have children and grandchildren that play. Handing down an heirloom guitar that Grandfather played may be just the thing. My wife and I discussed it the day before she went to the ER for the last time. Days later, she departed. I gave the oldest grandson a Taylor LTD to remember her as discussed and he's completely enthralled. I saw my Dad give his youngest grandson his banner Gibson with a similar result. I have more children & grandchildren that play so I try to choose wisely & instruments that hold value. Otherwise, a dreadnought, OM, parlor and 12 string.
I have an American Strat, Decent Alvarez Acoustic and a Marshall DSL 40 tube amp. Been playing that setup for 7 years and it is very inspiring. However I Want a Tele, Les Paul and a Fender amp.
Edit- the $400 is really Alvarez is not that inspiring. Played a $1500 Takamine at a pawn shop and the difference was night and day in feel and sound even though the Alvarez has a decent setup.
Heirloom guitars sounds like a ice idea, but if your family doesn't play? It's only a matter of time before they sell it anyways. So you might as well do it yourself, take the cash and make some memories with your family while you still can.
@@philfrank5601 2 sons 1 daughter 2 stepchildren 3 grandmother (so far) play. So I have some that will like them. Have to wait for some of the grandchildren to get out of diapers. Some play other instruments too.
Good advice 👍
I have guitars that rarely get played, but it is fun pulling an old one out and reconnecting. For me playing one guitar gets me in a rut, I tend to play each guitar a bit different.
I loved this discussion. It really feels like a conversation with a couple of buddies.
Can you imagine, as a luthier, pouring your heart and soul and do a guitar only to have it sit in some guy's collection never to be played...
I have seven Taylors, 810,T5-C1, T5-12, GS Mini-e Rosewood, GS Mini-e KOA, GT and Baby. One for each day of the week. So until we change our calendar, I'm covered. New subscriber, long time viewer. Thumbs up !
This video finally convinced my wife that guitar collecting is an actual thing....and she allowed me to bring number 15 into the house. This time I outdid myself....a 1962 vintage Martin 00-28G. I've never had a guitar that has felt more right for me. Also thanks to your videos...I have no guilt whatever that my playing ability is less than what such an instrument deserves.
A collector that does NOT PLAY!?!? That’s CRAZY TO ME. I am a collector (or beginning collector) and I have a long history with guitars and music in general and I couldn’t imagine owning such beautiful and amazing instruments and not knowing or not playing them.
I never became a good guitar player, just basic chords and a few classical tunes, but I now own about 7 guitars. It kinda happened by accident, my dad has been playing his entire life and loves playing every single day (since I could remember).
Now in his late years I enjoy and appreciate bonding with him doing something he loves, I know we’re creating memories, and so every now and then I take him guitar shopping and I end up buying new guitars for the both of us. This brings my old man incredible joy.
Each guitar is unique and I find them beautiful in so many ways, not just because of their looks and quality (some are really old) but most importantly because of the memories and emotional connection I have with each one of them. When my dad inevitably leave us, I know I will inherit his guitars…these will come to me with a heavy weight on my heart and my collection will double in size, however, I could never imagine selling any of them.
That's beautiful
I need a second guitar to keep company with my first guitar when I'm away scouting for a third guitar. Guitars have feelings ya know!! :)
When I was younger I thought I wanted to be a professional guitarist but then I realized that I just love guitars and I wanted to have a nice collection and play casually. I studied engineering and now I can buy any guitar I want 😂
Sir, you are one of the smart ones!
I on the other hand work also a lot and play in a touring band as well. I have a very good paying job and could afford any guitar, even custom shop stuff. But currently I own only 3 electric, 1 acoustic guitar and a bass. All of these instuments were unter 500 bucks new. I'd love more expensive gear, but I'm always worried to damage them at a show or that they get stolen. With cheap gear it isn't that big of a deal if it happens.
@@rk28984 I should practice more and buy guitars less.
I don't need anything, but I sure do get a lot of joy out of buying and selling guitars. It's almost as fun as playing.
I think 3 guitars is enough. A dread, a spare dread and a small body guitar for the couch/travel. I've just broken this rule to go to 4 to get a 12 string. All my guitars were sub $1250. Part of me does think i should sell them all and get a D18; but that seems like too much for a single guitar to me. My collection is: Recording King RD318, Martin 000-RS1, Martin D15M and my recent purchase was a Yamaha LL16-12
I have a small, quite small, collection... I have four nylon string guitars. The first I've had for probably forty plus years. It's an Alvarez all laminate construction, but it has fantastic sound and has aged well. It's survived many, far too many, moves with me, but still looks and sounds as good as when new. I love that guitar and plan to never part with it.
The second is a Yamaha half size. It sounds bigger than it's size suggests. I got it when there were kids coming to my home with their mom when she came to clean. The youngest, about four, wouldn't leave my Alvarez alone. I wanted one she could mess with and I'd not have a stroke when I heard it. They don't come here anymore. Currently the little Yamaha is with a friend who wanted to learn guitar.
Next is a Cordoba fusion with a solid cedar top. A great guitar and quite different sounding from my Alvarez. Warm, soft and rather gentle... the gentle could be from my way of playing...
Then I got a Caramel quarter size, all solid mahogany. Perfect size for my recliner! I lowered the action, worked on intonation and put on different tuning thingies. For such a tiny guitar, or as some would call it, a guitalele, I just call it a baby guitar, it has fantastic sound... big, resonant... I love it and play it most. The small size makes it easy to reach to make chords, which is nice for old, stiff and short fingers! Lol
But I want to try a steel string. What I really want is from the Washburn comfort series, a 7/8 th size. It's beautiful and I just might go ahead and buy one!
Great conversation addressing the dilemma that curses all of us. As a working musician I’ve bought, sold, and traded many guitars over the last 35 years. My tastes and needs have changed over the years but every one of the have started as a working tool. It’s tough thinning the herd but I’m down to 8 electrics, 4 acoustics, 2 ukuleles.
My main working guitars are Teles for electric Taylor for acoustic.
Thanks for the great work you guys do.
I love to play and I own about 20 different guitars a few mandolins and a banjo. I’ve never sold any of them but I have gifted a few.
I’ve probably given away 10 or so to my son, daughters and grandchildren. I gave one away to a good guy I met that was just learning that didn’t have a nice guitar. Sharing the love of playing by gifting an instrument is a great joy especially to those that appreciate it.
Thank God I’m not alone!!!!
This may be 2 years old, but it is so relevent today. You hit on so many truths in this video across the spectrum. Collectors like Joe Bonamassa or the Colts owner are super collectors. How many guitars did Willie Nelson play before he found "Trigger"? (He wanted to sound like Django Reinhardt.) SRV played one guitar but he had a backup in case of a string break. I could ramble all night on this. Very good show fellers!
Guitars for me are beautiful, functional artwork. I’m a guy in my 50’s. I love to play, sing & write. But I’m cursed with not being a natural guitarist just an intermediate player who loves guitars & tries hard to improve. Every guitar I buy needs to be different whether it’s style, pickups or whatever. But most importantly it has to be beautiful in sound to my ear & looks to my eyes.
Equally enjoyable to me is the extensive research I do for each purchase. There’s a part of me that is actually disappointed after I buy that guitar I’ve spent so long researching.
Great conversation ♥️
It is important what you have but more important what you are.
I'm starting to collect guitars... acoustic mainly... All my guitars are different brands and with different woods and features... It makes it so hard to get rid of any of them.
You are fortunate, like violin collectors. On the contrary, pipe organ collectors may find themselves in some troubles.
@@andsalomoni
I suggest that you buy an old church ⛪
1st guitar given to me, used extensively traveled around the country, and needed repairs at 23 years. Really wanted a Gibson but with 4 children, went with a Korean made acoustic. 20 years later, got my 1st Taylor. Aging, I have hand issues, voice & repitoire changes and playing more for older crowds needed different guitar voices. Finally got a Gibson J45, a Chris McKee signature Taylor 914ce LTD and guitars for my son, and grandchildren. I get to warn the guitars up for them.
Tex, I am always glad to hear about your service to others, and happy you got the 914ce LTD from Chris' signature collection. Thanks for all you do! Charlie Branch, the oldest sound guy at 1st Presbyterian Church downtown Coeur d'Alene, morning volunteer crossing guard at Sorensen Magnet School (and 2nd male voice, besides the principal, on the 'Teacher & Staff Choir' to sing the Willy Wonka themed school lyrics at their fundraiser). High winds yesterday brought down old p.pines downtown, so it may be a couple days before streets are cleared and power is restored to some neighborhoods (and traffic lights). Take care, my friends.
@@charlesbranch4120 yes, trees down & roofs blown off. My sister had a few of her neighbors' trees fall on her property. She views it as fire wood for the hauling. However it must be harvested carefully so her rescue goats don't get out. She went & cleaned up around her church. God bless.
Timely video - I’m on my way to pick up a Taylor 324ce Builder’s Edition. Do I need it? Not really- my 214ce is serviceable. But one thing COVID has taught me is to find joy where I can, and making music is that joy for me. So the 324 will join my Tele and my Strat, and that’s pretty much it other than my late father’s nylon string Aria that’s older than me. Now, if someone could just explain why I “need” 27 overdrive pedals...
This is the exact reason why I bought three acoustic guitars (a Taylor 322e, a 414ce-r and a Furch Little Jane) in 2020. It brings joy in a very dark time. These guitars light up all the days when I don’t know how to keep going. Music saves me.
I have 12 (5 acoustics and 7 electrics) and it's going to stay that way for a while (I'm resisting getting an electric with P90s as I'm out of wall space). They all sound different- the acoustics all have different woods and the electrics all have different pickups. Last night I was thinking about getting rid of my Little Martin. It was my second acoustic and was what I took with me when I was sent off for hurricane duty and drill. I recently retired from the National Guard so I'm not travelling as much. I played it again last night and out came a new beautiful chord progression that I hadn't found on my other acoustics. There was also something special to me about the thinner sound. My 11 year old daughter said it's weird that I have so many guitars. Haha. I've had other people ask me why I have so many guitars when I'm only an intermediate player. I just love guitars. Whenever I'm feeling bad they put me in a good place- like therapy. My favorite electric is my Heritage H535 with Seth Lover humbuckers. My most sentimental is my Gibson Swamp Ash Les Paul that I bought online when I got back from Afghanistan. It was waiting for me when I got back. However, I bent my finger back while on patrol (don't try to catch yourself when falling while wearing body armor) and couldn't play it for a couple of years. Now that I can play I appreciate it more. I really like my four full sized acoustics. Each time I play one I think "This is my favorite."
Great discussion. Just to contribute to the question "am I good enough to buy a $3000.00 guitar?". Well, everyone is different, but for me ( and a friend who is light years better than I am), my first, and subsequent high end guitars have only sparked a fire in me. The sound - the feel - the admiration of something that just becomes symbiotic to the player - my guitars are making me so much better, and more creative.
Possibly several cons....it seems, sometimes...guitar acquisition can become addictive, or may actually become a search for "your" own holy grail(s).
Secondly, there are really so many fine options....how can the quest ever end.
I don't live in an area where there are music stores that stock high end Gibson's, Martin's, and Taylor's. I usually have to wait until I, by chance or luck, find one at the local "Music go Round"
But what I've learned from my high end purchases: my Martin HD-28 sounds like no other guitar I've ever owned. The several Taylors I purchased over time (starting with a 110) introduced me to a really great neck and play great...and the 800 series sounds evenly superb (and no so boomey (not a negative criticism) like the Martin). My small Gibson Parlor Rosewood is just a great escape to play because of the small size, likewise, my (someone tried to remove or make the finish satin?) vintage Gibson CL30 Deluxe...is my beater and sits out on a guitar stand in the living room, at the ready for just playing anytime. And finally, a Custom Shop Les Paul, pounds lighter, great sounding and playability, just answers the question of "how did their guitar sound so good". Both my friend and I had "regular" Les Pauls, really run of the mill. But the big change came with the custom shop guitar.
Anyway, I write a lot, and I find each has a personality and something different to contribute to the mix. That might be sound or feel (playability).
All of my guitars are used and in fine shape (except for the CL - but it plays fine). I will sell or trade in some, but that really is a difficult process.
I want to try a Gibson Hummingbird; a J-200, and a southern Jumbo. I also want to try a Builders Edition K14ce and the new 800 series with and second sound hole. So you see...it will never stop. And that just fine.....because it a goal. It's a dream, and it a pleasure.
If Martin and Taylor only sold guitars to people who "deserved them" they would go out of business.
Fine line between collecting and hoarding. The big question ought to be why do I want this? Answer honestly. If the answer is "I want to be able to play that lick..." or "I want to sound like that guy..." different gear likely won't do it. I've noticed that I sound like ME on just about any guitar I grab. And I'm cool with that. One electric, one acoustic, one bass. My collection is finished.
ooooo I like that lap top analogy. you guys are awesome
Great conversation!! Love watching you guys.
Great and well needed video, thanks guys. Also a fun conversation between you two!
I’ve currently had my 324ce and ESP LTD St1 since I was 15. I just turned 22 and these are still my only guitars and they are absolute workhorses. I took a trip to Houston to SouthPaw guitars to get my Taylor, but I absolutely love it still. Tried out every guitar in the shop (10,000$ martins included) and kept coming back to the 324ce.
I’ve only been playing for 5 months and already have 3 guitars and 4 amps. Just a little addicted.
Heard the whole video and commenting again lol.
I have 3 guitars. 1) a guild jumbo 12
2) a 15 year old Taylor 114 that was my first upgrade guitar from college. Which I sadly ruined by leaving it lying around and not keeping it humidified. I also have a GS Mini Koa which is now my main guitar. All them have sparked a feeling in me that felt like the first time you pick up a guitar and you get that feeling of awe and amazement that instantly inspires you. It was like that with my first upgrade guitar, it was like that with my 12 simply cause I had never played one up until that time, and it was the same way with the GS mini Koa that is now my main guitar. I picked up that little Koa and it felt good in my hands and I was shocked at the tone coming out of such a small guitar that I decided I had to buy it, so I did. Never regretted it. Now I am in the market again because I am looking for something similar to the GS mini but in a full scale dread or 00 000 whatever type of body just something bigger that fits well in my hands and is a sound that inspires me like the previous ones I have. I think overtime it becomes more than specs, it becomes a feeling and a kind of connection. I pick up my GS mini and it feels like I’m hugging and old friend or a loved one. Like it may seem very odd or weird even, but there is guitars you can have a bond with and when you play them they feel like you can project your own emotions into it and it resonates and puts that out there for others to capture it in a way that sometimes you can’t really express or articulate otherwise. It was mentioned I believe in this video that the guitars are basically living breathing things, I mean if you think about it a tree is cut down and the wood from it lives on and takes shape into these beautiful instruments, and it expands and contracts with time, and requires care and attention to maintain. I believe if someone reading this thinks “oh this dudes weird talking about guitars like this” I think it’s bound to happen to you sooner or later, especially if you play as much and as often as I do; it’s just a matter of time before you start feeling that way too. For me picking and buying a guitar is the equivalent of buying a house lol. I got to feel that connection- it has to feel like home. But anyway that’s just my weird ass lol
I think it’s completely reasonable to have 8 telecasters
A Telecaster is the one that I don't have. I would enjoy one but really only play acoustic for the last 20 years
@@johnwashburn3793that gif was meant for kevinschitt, John take your time choosing a Tele, i bought and sold four of them before i found i was happy with a 60's CVibe Custom, they are very much like Acoustic guitars, im sure you have found your Tele by now, just noticed we 2yr's down the line !
Great video, really enjoyed the conversation - keep it up!
Great video. Lots of good insights
There's definitely a difference between buying to collect and buying to play. If you're collecting, you're buying whatever you want. If you're playing/recording, your focus is on what you need- though that can be a deep rabbit hole on its own.
If you're buying to play/record you're really collecting tones and feels rather than just cool stuff.
In that case, there are around 10 or so unique acoustic and electric guitar configurations that I think are requisite for the well rounded guitarist to have access to in their collection.
In addition to that, there are around a dozen effects, 8 or so amps, half a dozen go-to mic's and about the same amount of pre's that you want to have in order to produce most any contemporary sound.
Love this video. Great content as always. I just started my collection with a guitar from Alamo Music. Got a Taylor K26ce a few months ago and I love it. Looking to add a nice classical guitar and really just playing those two for the foreseeable future.
After 5 years of collecting firearms, the way things are right now can't shoot no ammo available. I started in 12/2020 learning guitar. I'm on my fifth one Martin X series, Used Taylor 114 no e. SIGMA, Rogue (2) my daughter and I. And a very nice look alike of a very expensive brand. And a First Act. Electric I bought today for 50 buck. Do I need another No! Do I want more yes.........
Sold all 6 of my Squiers and Epiphones and bought one good Gibson Les Paul Standard. 50s. I think I got lucky with the demo shop model I got because it was very well priced (£1599 - 2023 model) sounds great acoustically, plays a wide range of genres and with a bit of twiddling with amp and pedal settings covers hollow body and strat-like tones. Also found that I play MUCH more with just one guitar option
Awesome atmosphere! Thx
I thought I needed to hear some advice pros/cons, but Cooper just gave me the answer I was looking for up front in the first 6 seconds.
I am at first sight a harmonica player for more than 40 years and I used to have many different amps and microphones. That was for choosing the right combination for the next venue we played. And it was for Workshops to be able to tell and show the differences to my students. But talking about guitars I am much more on the collector’s side as you‘ve mentioned it here. Great conversation! You‘ve named it all and for me it is fun to learn more about different guitar models and buy them to give them more time to develop than the 20 minutes in a music shop. And that has lead to my preferred wood combination on guitars. And that is spruce and maple. I know that I will loose a bit money in selling all the models that I don’t need anymore but it was very important to have them and try to build up a connection to them. When we can’t connect the one goes back on the market. Cheers, Norbert
Enjoyed this a lot. I went to college once upon a time, and you guys are more articulate (and entertaining) than most of the professors there were, LOL -- more humble too!
That was definitely a good one. Thanks guys!
Solid advice about buying your dream guitar earlier in one's journey. At some point we all hit a rut when learning, but it's a lot easier to get convince yourself to practice when you're playing a quality instrument that sounds good, and it's a lot easier to make a quality guitar produce a beautiful sound than a cheap one.
A 2019 Hummingbird Vintage bought last November is my one and only guitar, but considering what to get next:
- another Hummingbird (the 1960 reissue, a commemorative year, or custom koa)
- one of the new banner J45 1950 reissues, an HD28(E)
- a Songwriter (thanks guys for the review, had never really considered it
I agree! I bought a crappy squire strat in the early 2000s. Never clicked and failed to learn. Just got a mid range les Paul epiphone and I love it. I want to pick it up everyday!
The Gibson 60th anniversary diamond studded thimble. I love it!
Great video friends! I currently own 21 guitars both elec and acou. One is a beach guitar. So really 20. I tell you that I play all of them. Except the beach guitar. Lol And what I've noticed lately, as I get to know each one individually better each time, is that I can now tell when I haven't played one of the them recently and THAT's the one I pick up. I love every single one. And as others have mentioned, the research and knowledge growth obtained during the process of buying a guitar is one of my favorite aspects of the hobby.
Awesome conversation guys
Mainly watch you guys on TV, through decent h/phones, so get to ‘like’, but no ‘comment’ facility.
Just thought I’d say cheers for the measured, balanced and entertaining discussions you put together. 👍
I had to talk myself out of a resonator last year. I also agree with sometimes you need other gear as you grow over the past year I sold a few and got some I really love and now I am finding that in order to produce what I want to and for the first time I am walking into the pedal arena
I always want another guitar. I have 27 at the moment. I don't sell or trade any guitars, I just keep adding to my collection. The guitar I play depends on my mood. Everyone of my guitars get played at least once every two months. Some get played everyday for a period of time. I usually keep 3 to 5 out at all times, and I usually switch them out every 4 to 6 weeks. Right now I have 3 acoustic guitars , 1 Strat and 1 Tele out on stands. My next switch out I may have 1 acoustic, 2 Gibsons, a Jackson and PRS, depending on my mood at the time.
Great video, guys. I'm glad you brought up the "I'm not good enough to buy a guitar this nice/expensive." I've battled with this for a long time as I've always wanted a D-18 but felt my skill/ability couldn't justify the price. I finally pulled the trigger on one and I can say is I wish I did it sooner. There will always be someone that is better than you no matter what level you're at so I say if you like it and you can comfortably afford it, do it!
I’m at 13 and was perfectly happy with 12, as I also was with 11….
Seems like every time I walk into my favorite candy store, I really have to restrain myself from enchanting tonal whispering in my ear saying…. l take me home.
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Have my absolute favorites,
“Les Paul & SJ200”
but Love them all & play them all.
On the other hand, I may soon need a pedalboard intervention….😂
Early in my life each additional guitar was because I was searching for the guitar that made me feel more comfortable. There are guitars that provide that increased level of comfort until you find another level of comfort. Many years ago I tried a guitar at a show and it was the most heaven moment ever but I couldn't afford it, and despite having got more expensive guitars since I have never found any guitar like that one guitar. I do now have what I consider my ultimate collection which oddly consist mostly of guitars $500-$1500 but my very favorite go to is a $2400 CF McPherson that comes as close to that one heaven guitar as I can find. I really only get additional guitars now due to my love and appreciation for a nice guitar regardless of its price. I have made several guitars from scratch which opened my eyes to the fact not all great guitars are expensive. So yes I have about 2 dozen guitars and I'm at point now I really don't know which I would sell first.
My collection is a Martin D28 that I played for more than 10 years. Its true, it feels worn in around the neck and I use it for picking and blues higher up the neck. I recently added an Atkin D37 which is basically an off-brand HD28/D28 Authentic type guitar but I preferred it over any competition I tried that day. It's vastly different from my D28 even though they have the same woods. Then a Gibson SG Standard that has HB sized Firebird pickups. A 1968 Les Paul Custom for the HB's. A Yamaha Pacifica strat-copy that I repainted myself for the single coils. And the last thing I want for now is a J45, whether that be a Gibson or something else.
I'm still at the ads in the beginning of the video but yes we all need new guitars. I just bought one not even a week ago but I'm pretty sure I need a new one.
i have 10 at the moment, but i've gone through 50-60 since 2013. you always need another guitar. even now, i have fulfilled my guitar "ambitions" when i found a 69 epi texan, but i still want an advanced jumbo (i had one, it got stolen) and i'd still like a composite like a mcpherson. i'd like a tele too, but i never really play electrics.
i had ambitions of starting a guitar shop is why i've had so many, but i have "keepers" like maton, larrivee, i have a 66 j45 i bought in the 70's was my sole guitar for a long while (while i was married).i only bought "bargains" from ebay, i'd set myself a low but reasonable price and i've got a martin, a j35, maton and the larrivee for about half retail, all keepers, all for different reasons, like the larrivee is zebra wood, the maton australian maple, the J35 has the "magic neck", the martin OOOX1 is the ugliest and cheapest, but it blows the rest away soundwise.
YES
ALWAYS
Sorta
Ultimately, I only have so.much time to play them, but having all the extra options always feels good. It's like when you want the perfect outfit to fit the mood, you want the right guitar for the mood too.
Already looking to buy my next Taylor.
I've learnt to appreciate that less is actually more. 1 electric and 1 acoustic is all we need. Minimalist is the way to go.
I like that idea 💡 I’ve had the same acoustic guitar and it’s all I need although I did recently get an electric guitar and I have one ukulele
Yep you appreciate them more that way.
No good talking to you then. Well done on your will power!
100% agree. Your electric guitar is fender SSS or gibson HH tho?
You probs don't play slide then
Great discussion.
I am one of those guys learning to play and I’m in my just past mid fifties-getting ready to retire and wants to play guitar kinda guys.
That’s how my lil collection started, that search for a tone that would sound good enough to my beginner’s ear that it wouldn’t discourage me from continuing to practice.
I started with a Strat and an acoustic.
Reverend HPP
hollow body Gretsch.
Vintera Modified 60’s Strat, donated the player Strat to a shop.
Had to have a American Pro II Tele
Another Reverend, with their mini HB RetroBlast PU’s
PRS Vela S2 Semi Hollow body.
American Pro II Strat
Gibson LP Tribute because I fall into that, I’m not good enough for a LP Classic.
Epiphone SG Standard 61
I loved the Epiphone so much that I bought the Gibson SG Standard 61 and I love this guitar too.
Someday a Gibson LP Standard 50’s and a traditional Semi-hollow body guitar, maybe a Gibson or an Ibanez.
Great video providing some excellent insight thank you.
Would you believe I started my journey collecting books. Or rather, building a library. You see, I live in Australia; where we had some of the strictest and most prolonged Covid lockdowns in the world. Being locked down and restricted for weeks and months on end taught me some extremely valuable lessons in how fragile my little world was. I very quickly learned that I owned virtually no books, no art, no music... my life revolved solely around the internet and streaming. When the internet outages started and with the storm related blackouts I was left looking at nothing but blank screens. I couldn't believe how far I had fallen without any awareness what-so-ever.
Post lockdowns the first thing I did was set about designing and building a library extension to my home and collecting books. This led to building a wine cellar, and to adding a music room, collecting vinyl records and CDs, buying new equipment and refurbishing gear from the basement. Having essentially added a new house to the existing one, I bought a Steinway and set about learning to play that... Now, I have discovered, quite by accident, guitars. I am planning to build a very small collection of very high quality guitars to hang in the music room as art pieces. I am 52yo, learning the piano is a struggle, however, I am certainly not ruling out learning the guitar as well. Watching videos like this is laying the groundwork of knowledge with the hope to travel to the states early next year to start exploring. Shame I didn't know about all this when I was in the states earlier this year seeing TayTay.
I haven't been playing very long (less than 2 years), so it's taken me some time to develop my preferences. When I recently acquired my 7th guitar...I realized it was time to thin the herd...sold 2, 3rd is for sale...(so I can buy a new one!) : ). You can only play one at a time...damn it.
I'm going to try to keep it around 5 for now. 🤞
I know this is a 3yr old video but always relevant. For me the two desert island guitars would be my Dove and my ES335. Both Gibson, I just noticed. On the bigger issue, “Do you need another guitar?” I offer this formula that I have real world tested and find to be true 100% of the time… The correct number is N+1 where N = the number of guitars you have now. There is a converse formula that I also have found helpful. The correct formula for guitars can also be expressed as D-1. Where D = the number of guitars that would cause a divorce. I trust and live by these math formulas and they have never let me down. Try them. You’ll see.
I have an Ultra Strat and AP2 Deluxe Tele to cover my electric needs. Starting up that gear note looking for acoustics. The GS Mini Koa Plus looks like it'd fit in exactly where I need it to. Been trying to purchase intentionally so that I can keep these bad larries for the long haul. There's something about having a guitar that you love and play for decades that sits well with me.
Yes I do and Cooper is holding it in this video
Even worse when you don't just play guitar (or instruments in that vein), or you're at least interested in different instruments as well. Guitar and bass are my main instruments and I have a very modest collection (Epi SG, Squier Cyclone and Jaguar, Dano baritone, Squier Jazz and P-bass, Maruszczyk Jake 6, and my old classical that I started on). Tried drums for about a year and a half but never got very far with it, ended up selling it to buy a piano.
I can tell myself with enough certainty that I have everything I need (or I will when my Guild OM120 arrives) and I more or less found my sound, but there's always that moment when I decide to have a look if there's anything new on the market that might be cool. A few hours later, there's a bunch of stuff added to my wishlist and I'm trying to think how I should tell my wife.
That being said, I'm starting to enjoy wanting something without immediately deciding for myself that I will buy it. Just keep doing research and figuring out if I really really want and need it. Chances are the urge goes away after a few weeks.
I think that , in this period particularly, there are so many good sounding acoustics and it's really difficult to not be interested at least in a mini collection. Twenty years ago, when I started to be interested in guitars, a good sounding one was often too expensive for me ... Anyway very interesting discussion
Interesting conversation guys! Me personally, I’m about to order the Martin Dreadnought jr 10e, and the Fender Player Tele. I recently bought a Squire Classic Vibes Jazzmaster. I also have a Epiphone Trans Blue Les Paul. How I see is, I just want a guitar for all the different flavours of music I like. I’ll be happy with all the above. I think I’ve got all areas covered.
I will be selling mr Fender Tele Modern Player though. I’ll keep my first crappy guitar though. So all in all, bout 5/6 guitars.
Perfectly fine
Even two years old, this video is excellent and brings up many things to consider. I'm learning guitar latter in my life and having a blast. My collection currently consists of 3 acoustic guitars. A Martin LXK2 mini, Taylor GS Mini e Koa plus, and a Yamaha CG-102 classical. My next purchase will be a solid top mahogany or all mahogany body like a vintage Harmony H 162 or 165.
Me personally, I don't need much. I have 4 now. One is an Ibanez Prestige. As a lefty the choice is mores limited anyway so I just need a few good ones and that's it. I will sell my Fender Player Strat and upgrade to an Fender American Professional 2 Strat.
Love the discussion - having said that - My heart is in my throat as the guitar was SMASHED SMASHED - at the end. 60 years ago I would have given ALL my possessions to own a guitar - ANY guitar. Fast forward to now and I've owned over 100 different guitars from $20 toy ones to thousands of dollar ones. The most at one time were 25 different makes models types. Each one had such a unique voice, different background. Learned, loved, played, enjoyed each one in its own way. Some blistered my fingers, some wouldn't hold a pitch for even a complete song, but each one taught me something about guitars, music, sound, woods, amps etc. etc. I now have two guitars and three wall hangers. My companions, for now, are a 2011 610ce, a Composite Acoustic Vintage Performer, and hanging on the wall is a Giannini Tranquillo1968 classical, Recording King RD 316, and a Yamaha half size nylon. ALL wall hangars are playable but they remind me of things.🤔 Man, you smashed a guitar!!! I think I am traumatized!!!!!
I agree about the guitar smashing. It was out of character for this channel and I hope they never do it again.
Great discussion 👍 I have 5 guitars. Tele. Strat, PRS Singlecut. Jackson w/Fr, Taylor E14CE
Cooper had it right........YES!
I'm primarily a Bassist, (a collection of 6 different Bass Guitars) but I enjoy playing regular guitar just as much. So far I have a MIM Tele & Strat (single coil pups) an Epiphone DOT and 50's Standard LP, (Humbuckers) and a DOVE acoustic. Now I'm looking at the Epi Classic SG for the P-90 pups. I don't 'need' it, but I would love to get it.
Just came across this vid so late to the party - interesting and thought provoking! I have never bought a guitar with 're-sale' in mind so not 'a Collector' per se, over 5 decades the guitars I have bought have mainly been for specific recording projects and each has a particular sound. That said, I have picked up a few cheapies - basically stuff no-one else would buy that were marked down to the price of an expensive dinner with a bottle of wine - my Fretless Nylon 12 String Solid Body Godin would fall into that category ( I think I was going thru a middle-eastern New Age Oud stage for a while 😀). Needless to say I haven't touched it for years BUT I recently discovered the Passerelle 'Koto Bridge' on YT so I may be able to give it a new lease of life! I think I could happily survive with a dozen or so - Nylon & Steel String Acoustics, PAF & Single Coil & P90 electrics - solid and semi-acoustic + 12 String Electric, Sitar Guitar, 2 Basses . . . they all have a place in the studio and it's nice having them - each one has a story or two to tell from various soundtrack and albums over the years. Enjoy the conversations and the playing you guys are doing! Cheers.
I sold my entire collection of 20 years. Mostly inexpensive items, and in it's place I bought a Taylor Academy 10e. I wanted something that sounded amazing that was easy to travel with and that guitar checked my boxes.
This was super entertaining, and thought-provoking. I am basically a drummer (for 60 years), who wanted to get into writing songs for my various bands, AND a designer (I designed album covers during the 70s -ELO, MArshall Tucker Band, Allman Bros, et al). So my guitar aquisitions started as songwriting tools, and as I got better, the quest for the best sounding, best looking instruments I could afford. My first was a gift from my wife which happened to be the white tele with black guard and maple neck used in the film The Buddy Holly Story, played by Gary Busey. That was cool, but it was more of a prop than a good tele, I’m afraid. The neck was loose in the pocket, and was skinny - nearly unplayable, but I didn’t know any better. Traded it in for a beat up black Danelectro (Jimmy Page model) and a Sigma acoustic, which were both fine for writing tunes on. But my desire for better guitars grew faster than my skills and soon I was on to mid-level Strats, player-grade Martins,and pawnshop parlor guitars. I discovered Nashes after being disappointed with a few newer Fenders, so those replaced my strats and teles. Very underrated guitars, I think. So eventually I have a collection of about 20 - half electrics, half acoustics. Every so often I put 8-10 up for sale, then buy a few new/old ones. This has been going on for 45 years or so, and in all that time, I still haven’t managed to find THE ONE in either an acoustic or electric. So that’s one reason to keep searching. But there are 3 in my collection I will never part with, because they are just so much a part of me now: A cherry sunburst Guild F20 from 1967, A big blonde 1950s Kay Swinger jazz box (with Fralin p90s) that belonged to J.Geils for awhile, and a Fender Roadworn Strat blackie with gold anodized guard, that feels and sounds so good, especially played fingerstyle. The guitar I play the least? My most expensive purchase - a Martin HD28 - mainly because it’s new.
I'm in the low budget end, and I know the problem. Made some basses fretless, so I also need some P-bass with frets. And an accoustic bass. And the several pickup varuations. And a short scale. And a picolo bass. By the way, it is great fun converting a cheap electric guitar to a small bass.
And you need a Spanish, a dreadnought, a twelve string, a banjo. And then you want an open pore version of all these. And don't forget two equal guitars, light gauge and heavy gauge strings on it! You need that, because intonation is not easily adjustable, in many guitars. And you want perfect intonation, you do.
The real problem is, do you play these instruments? You can love them all, but just think about changing the strings every now and then, when you got fifty plus guitars you MUST spend a lot of money on strings, or you got dead bodies in each case. See? Money is a thing.
Anyway. Thanks for this video. Good for inspiration. My solution is building guitars myself. That slows down my buying, it should at least. Last building project is making a resonator for a simple western guitar. It costs almost nothing and result is looking for the sound I really like.
I'm a year late with a comment, but I started playing guitar during the pandemic and have bought and sold guitars as I learned more. Right now, my two favorite brands are Taylor and Fender. I have a Fender Player Strat Plus Maple top - incredibly full sound along with articulate texture, a Taylor 914ce Sinker Redwood - being patient as it opens up, but impeccable quality and beauty, and a Squier CV 60's Custom Telecaster - amazing guitar for the price. On my wish list - Yamaha Revstar, Taylor AD22E, and a good quality resonator. 😊
Chris: "Cooper, do you really need another gui-"
Cooper: "Yes."
Chris: "Wait, I think we should think ab--"
Cooper: "Did I stutter?"
Customer wallet: "You heard the man! All notes, Abandon Ship!"
On a side note: Beautiful Infographics on that intro with the namecards.
I lost count but I’m pretty sure I’m upwards of 50 plus guitars. I use them but obviously not all of them as i go thru phases. I tend to buy them for their rarity and collectibility and playability. If i had to pick an electric guitar and an acoustic guitar I’d go with my 1993 Guild Brian May red special and on the acoustic side probably my 2018 Gibson Southern Jumbo. That would be a neat combo right there and very rare, very seldom i imagine anyone else would pick those two.
iownmorethan 15 guitars of al typ, but my favorited guitar is still my first guitar, a yanahaF.g394Ii playwus and sound wise. It is my go to guitar anyway!
I'm pretty close to buying a 324 builders edition, just waiting for all of the namm announcements.
This should have been a 5 second video with both of you just saying "yes" ;-). That way I could show it to anyone who asks me why I got another one!
Haha.. I just did the one out- one in thing today. #levelup
this popped up in my UA-cam, is a great conversation, and I cannot remember if I replied already BUT, Yes, and the 'How many? One more.' comment is ubiquitous. The 'if they aren't getting played' argument is persuasive and has been the reason I have sold or given away guitars in the past. On the subject of regret, I did a quick count up. I have sold or given away 11or12 guitars and 3 banjos, and I only regret 2 (purely for sentimental reasons). I had a guitar maker friend who was regularly asked to make out 2 receipts - one (the real price) for insurance and one (much lower) to show to a significant other! As for non-playing collectors - well there are people who collect spoons but don't play them 🤣. I also have a couple of friends who collect comics, have never read them, have them in special bags and have them as an investment.
I have two guitars at present. I have an Orangewood Sierra live that I bought when I decided to start playing again after about a decade. I felt guilty and I was trying to be practical, since I am just really starting out. But... I just retired. And I decided to go ahead and splurge. So, after I bought my Orangewood, I went on Reverb and I bought a Taylor K24-CE. GORGEOUS! I am not really qualified to have it, yet. Because I am just learning. But it is so beautiful. It sounds like melted caramel. And so now I have two, and I really love the Koa and I tend to play the Orangewood out of guilt. So I have been thinking of selling the Orangewood. What I would like is a mahogany guitar, a nylon string guitar. A crossover, not a classical. And a semi hollow body electric or a hollow body electric. I wish I could get my hands on a mahogany guitar that has nylon strings, but is not a classical. I don't want the wider neck. Anyway. Ridiculous since I have yet to completely learn the fret board although I'm working on it. Also, since both of my guitars are solid wood construction, I have to baby them. And they spend alot of time in their case due to humidity concerns. So maybe I need something a little lower end that I can leave out and play more often. But... you should see my K24-CE.
I have been collecting in the $2,000 range and I’m really starting to think that I am going to double it up to because I am really starting to appreciate the details and artistry of the higher priced models. I’m a vocalists lol, and not a great guitar player, I just love their voices.
Great talk! Chris if you’re looking for a mandolin, you might wanna check out the Veillette Avante Gryphon. It’s a 12 string guitar that is short scale tuned D to D and it sounds a lot like a mandolin. I’m a big Dave Matthews fan and he uses one. I’d like to buy one for myself one day!
That ending was so bazaar😂
Buying and playing guitars is about the most benign vice there is. If you buy desirable stuff, you can always find them a good home and you won't lose too much. I sold a Squire JV Tele (Squires shouldn't count) and a Taylor 512e that i cannot replace. Coop and Jon just sold me a Martin 000-15SM to replace the Taylor. Keep 'em out of the case and play them my friends.
I only owned 3 guitars and it is actually 2 too many. At my age I learned it is better to collect money. I bought the guitar that I always wanted and settled with it. People buy for two reasons, needs and feeling special.
Just bought my 11th guitar in the last 11 months - a Taylor 224ce-k. And I still need another guitar.
I love collecting guitars, I write music, the different tones of each guitars, inspire me. I have such regrets of a few I sold way back years ago, I'm scared to sell any. I can eat Mac and Cheese and be happy with that new Guitar in my hand lol Thanks guys, great show as always! 🎸🔊 🎶 🎵. ✌️ 👏 😎
I've been playing a little over a year now and have two guitars. My first was an acoustic (Taylor A10e), and now I own a Fender Strat (American Performer HSS). Looks like the hook is set.
I currently have 19 consisting of 14 electrics, 4 acoustics and 1 bass. Retired and play regularly, but it's still too many if only from a maintenance and storage perspective and inarguably surplus to requirement. As I have all the musical bases and tones I require covered, I now have a 'one in, one out' policy regarding potential future purchases. I think back to the 1950s and '60s when pre-fame and riches, artists like The Beatles and Eric Clapton pretty much owned only one guitar at a time they knew and what they did with it. We are spoiled for choice and affordability today, but the most important aspect of developed competence with the tool remains the same.
I have a Schecter C-1 Custom, a 30 year old Les Paul Studio and a Yamaha FG730s acoustic as of now. My next will probably be an Ovation since I don’t have an acoustic electric. I’ve liked Ovations for a long time from trying them out at music stores but never got one. That fills a “don’t have” category and I only intend to play what I own.