Making the case for only having one guitar.
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2022
- In today's video I make the case for why you should only have ONE guitar... kind of. This was an interesting topic that was brought up in a live stream and I decided it was a good concept to go over as we finish out this little series. Let me know your thoughts below!
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"Don't let what you want distract you from what you already have" I have to tell myself that often when itching for new gear.
I've had several of those moments in the last month, I've been listing so many guitars, amps, and pedals because of it. There will always be the "want" for more, but the need is the thing we seem to forget about when often times we already have that part covered.
Me, a long term beginner with a wall full of guitars I love dearly, clicking this video… fully prepared to hurt my own feelings.
I think all of us here in YT land would improve a lot if we would play our only guitar half the time we spent looking at other guitars in UA-cam or classified ads...
100% agree, it's why I've really pulled back on the new gear stuff just for the sake of it. I fell hard into that trap, now I only buy things I actually really, really want for myself and it's far less than I had been previously. It's almost cathartic having sold almost 10 grand worth of gear over the last month with more to go
I love the minimalism thought of having only one guitar..
And even only one pickup to prevent my self from overthinking about tones.:-)
Less is more indeed, a one pickup p90 can do it all, just ask phil x!
I’m 73, been playing for more than 55 years, had many hi test vintage guitars from the usual suspects over the course of that time, my favorites being ‘61-‘64 Gibsons/Epiphones. I’ve recently hit a minimalism pocket in my aging process, and to that end filtered out all of my expensive vintage pieces, leaving me with four examples of the same guitar, that being the vastly underpriced, relatively cheap as dirt vintage USA Peavey P90 Firenza. Can’t quite put my fingers on the pulse of my decision, but it just feels right, and has improved my comfort, focus and appreciation for what means the most to me creatively at this bend in my rode/road 👌
I agree, my one guitar will always be a strat.
You have great taste indeed
Focusing on one guitar is good advice. It's also tons of fun trying out different guitars. If I could only have one it would be a strat followed by a SG and a Mustang. Tried playing a Tele for a while but always found myself looking around for my strat. Here lately have been spending time with my Mustang and really getting in to it. If I was stuck on a desert island and all I had was a Mustang I'd be happy. Still have the Tele but it lives in it's case for the most part. And so it goes. Take care. 🤘
The Mustang is one of the most interesting and unique playing experiences out of any guitar model I've played. It genuinely forces you to adapt much more than most other instruments. I'm happy you are growing to love yours
I just got a 2004 Fender HH Strat with an S1 switch and it’s so flexible, I think I can probably just exist with this one only.
Between 2007 and 2018, despite owning other guitars, I almost exclusively played a stock, standard, Mexican made Fender Telecaster.
I honestly think I was a better, and most importantly, a happier guitarist during that time.
There was no dilemma of... "What guitar is appropriate for this song?" It was my Tele or nothing.
That guitar has been retired for several years, but I pick it up and it still feels like nothing else.
Really interesting argument ! Food for thought ! Thanks for sharing !
This applies to gear in general. Limitations are good. They force us to dive deeply into what we have. I own two semi hollows, one Ibanez and one HB and I've never been happier. Pedalboard? Reduced to the absolute essentials. For a time I thought that I was playing pedals and not music. And there's another good reason to downsize, even though this doesn't apply for everyone: the world has become a lot more mobile. Job and location changes are more frequent. I travel a lot. Having a medium sized rig helps in so many ways. Get to know your gear. Know it inside and outside. You may discover many wonderful features that you didn't know before. Last but not least: Lots of options may very easily distract you from the essentials. Nowadays when I see a giant pedalboard it gives me anxiety :-D Ten or more guitars to choose from? Hell no, I know what I like. I have a wife (Ibanez AS73) and a mistress (HB35 plus). They know each other and get along well :)
I am still potentially moving to Japan next year, so the last part is something that has really taken over my outlook on things. I've done the unspeakable and even grown to love a digital amp pedal ( the ruby ) and have a few pedals I'll never sell that I'm more than happy with. I love that AS series from Ibanez, I still don't understand how people can spend more on an Epiphone when those exist and are just stellar instruments.
One advantage of getting older is that I've had the time to acquire, let's just say, 'a few' guitars. But the one I can say I can always rely on for a gig is my rosewood fretboard Olympic White American Standard Strat. It's not too heavy, it's set up perfectly, the pickups sound great and always cut through, it stays in tune all night, the neck feels great with rolled edges and it seems to suit any style of music that I play. I routinely take that guitar to a gig plus one other guitar from my stable. While having only one guitar makes sense at home let me make the case for having more than one guitar. If I'm to do a gig with another guitarist and I know that they are going to bring a Strat I am definitely going to bring a different type of guitar to contrast our sounds. Then when I play a gig as the sole guitarist I always want to have another guitar for a backup in case of the rare instance when I break a string. I don't change guitars during a set just for tone but we used to open our second set with "Tell Mama" by Savoy Brown. So on the first break I would tune one guitar to open A for slide for that song then switch to the standard tuned guitar for the rest of the set then retune that second guitar on the next break.
BTW the way I came up with this idea a few years ago where we would get a request or someone in the band would call out a song where I'd like to play slide in open G. What I would do is only tune down the high E string to D which I could do in a couple of seconds then we could play the song without losing any momentum on the dance floor. I could still play those signature open G slide riffs and chug standard tuned rhythm on the low strings. Then at the end of the song tune the D back to E in a flash.
That's an interesting idea, I normally have one tuned down a half step and one to standard but that's a cool trick you do to retune for the second intermission. You also got me to realize in all my years of guitar, I have never played in open G. I think i'll try that this week.
@@AudiomoMusic "Tell Mama" is the same as open G, but each string a whole tone higher for open A. Because I'm such a Duane Allman and Allman Brothers Band fan I'm a little embarrassed that I'm not lucid in open E tuning. That's the other popular slide tuning.
Man, I can honestly say I made the most improvements when I only had one guitar. Never thought I'd turn into a collector, maybe it's time to go back to those simpler times :)
Hope you and the family are doing well!
It is the better way to be. I’ve sold 9 guitars the last two weeks with three still for sale! I’ll still have more than I need but even that makes me feel great.
I'm not so much a "one guitar sort of guy", but a "one guitar brand kind of guy". I have a Super-Sonic, a Lead II, a Strat, and a Duo-Sonic. If I had to be left with one, it'd be the Lead II.
Great advice, and that Tele is awesome. I need one in my life. 😄
It's all you'd ever need haha
There's a lot of truth there my brother. In the back of my mind I think I always knew what your you're saying is true but of all the addictions I could have, a tendancy to buying too many guitars is not the worst thing possble. Fortunately for me money is not a problem. I've been buying 4 or 5 guitars a year then selling back three of them at half price with a smile on my face. In the end less is more and for me 3 or 4 guitars is about right. My favorite is a beat up Classic Vibe Telecaster I bought for $250-
There are far worse addictions to have, and far more expensive ones. I'm very guilty of doing the exact same thing as you, I go through some, sell some, and keep moving. I just found his comment very intriguing to me and something I hadn't thought about in a while.
Isn't it funny how sometimes it's the guitar you least expect that will be the one you end up loving the most?
Haha I think you know my number one guitar. While I love the few I’ve narrowed it down to, I always seem to come back to and be most inspired by it. And that’s so so important 😄 great video putting interesting points across as ever!
Play what you love, and what you love is most likely enough. Everything else is just icing on a cake
I have one acoustic, a D28. I have two electrics, a Telecaster and a Gretsch semi hollow with a Bigsby. The Fender and Gretsch are so different that I use and love both. That said, I often wonder if I could just get a really nice Jazzmaster as my one electric.
I've got several acoustic guitars - 2 dreadnoughts and an LP-shaped bowlback... all strung with ball-end classical strings - but I have two strats; an old 70's japanese copy and a modern Aria HSS. I've just got my Cube Baby dialed in with some new IRs -and I can get all the sounds I need from the Aria and the Cube Baby. There might be a jazz-box in my future now that I'm retiring... but dammit... the Aria sounds great - especially through an Orange combo!
Gorgeous Tele!!!
My one guitar would be the Les Paul. Having 4 control knobs is so versatile
It's really hard to say anything bad about a Les Paul. They are incredible.
Really good points. This video calms my GAS a bit. Thank you!
p.s. If you could sync the audio to the video it would make it easier to watch. That's my opinion anyway. Cheers
I started playing guitar around 2 years ago. I’ve had the same guitar for that whole time, I’m saving up for a hollow body or a telecaster but I’ll always love my strat
Youre mostly right but kinda miss how you couldnt find that les paul sound.
I propose you have two guitars instead of one, one single coiled and one with humbuckers, and THEN cap it, get good on two imo.
still, the reasoning here is sound
Excellent video. Let's focus on playing, not buying
Most of us have more than what we need in reality as is
Have a number of guitars I love, favorite is a "Baby Paul" Epi Genesis Vintage Sunburst from '13. 2nd is a Black DZPL Tagliare Strat from '15. Every guitar has a "personality" with certain strengths & weakness. It's simply a matter of what do you want the guitar to do, the sound you're looking for. It's always more the artist than the instrument.
This is very true, I will always sound like myself and that's down to my own technique, a guitar just brings other aspects out that may fit a certain song better.
I improved as a guitarist and bass guitarist when I started playing with others and FOR others.
For public playing I stuck to one bass, one (maybe two) electrics and one electroacoustic.
But at home? I rotate all my lovelies.❤
Wise words my friend...I see this all the time here in NYC...tons of guys who have 7 to 12 guitars...they suck ..or actually
dont even play lmao!!! I am down to 2 a beautiful Novo I just got yesterday and a gorgeous martin d 18. Thats it...and I appreciate and play them alot!!! great video
D18!! You're the third person to mention that beauty of a model in the comments of this video as their favorite. If I was an acoustic player and thankfully I am not so one is more than enough I'd love one of those one day but - don't need it! Thanks chris
@@AudiomoMusic you got it!!
It comes in waves - periods of acquisition and downsizing - until you make a conscious decision to be a better player. I’ve decided to keep a tele and a Les Paul, a 000 Martin and a classical parlor, a resonator, bass, and ukulele. Princeton Reverb, Magnatone 5W, an acoustic amp and Orange bass amp. That’s it. My #1 is an ‘86 MIJ tele in charcoal burst with Fralin pups (thanks to you). I also play piano and drums so it’s important to keep my stuff to the absolute minimum needed.
I keep trying to get off the wave entirely and back on the beach but there's always something it seems and doing this UA-cam thing doesn't help my efforts at times haha.
You have a great stable as is, which set of Fralins did you go with the vintage hots?
@@AudiomoMusic Blues Specials, as per your suggestion - and man you were spot on. They are perfect! I get goosebumps when I plug them into the Princeton and start with the neck pup.
I had only one guitar for 20 years, a gibson SG, it was on every stage as me. But a couple of years ago I tried mushrooms, and they told me to get a strat. I have 12 guitars now. I love teles, SG’s les pauls, strats, 335, prs, i can’t pick just one anymore
When I was younger I once ended up hugging the pavement of an empty parking lot in the middle of the night listening to music from my car that had both doors wide open and that was fortunately all those magic things did for me.
Would have been a lot cooler of a story if I had some sort of vision of myself with a Les Paul or something but your comment made me remember that night 20 years ago haha
Most of my early career playing I had a Les Paul and an Ovation acoustic electric with a Jazz Chorus amp...I need an acoustic and an electric but now I have a dozen but really need 3...my Martin my 335 and my tele.....when you're young I think having fewer guitars is a better choice but I'm retired and enjoy having a dozen guitars but only one car....choices. If I had one guitar only, I'd probably take the Casino as it doubles as an acoustic and an electric
Strat would be it!
One of the best guitars ever made!
I've had a lot of guitars over the years and been recently working on getting it down to just a few. There was a time when my boys were little I had to sell most of my collection of 80s guitars and only kept an LTD EC-1000 for about 7 years. I probably have about 10 right now with another on the way but want to get that down to about 5 electrics. Interestingly enough I've always avoided Telecasters but picked up an Ultra a couple of months ago and it's been what I pickup daily and what I've been gigging with since...
I hated Telecasters as a kid, it's funny how that guitar has grown on me over the years.
I've had to do the same thing at one point, I sold a lot of guitars and kept a the two sentimental ones and my tele. It's been fun building the collection back up, then selling it all off, but as I get older I do want things a little more streamlined. I'm happy you've also seemed to find your own way Marb
Such Words of Wisdom!!!!!
In hindsight I wish I knew this 3 yrs ago
I burned and embarrassing amount of $$$ on GAS
Current I play an art & Lutherie acoustic and practice on it. And I enjoy it.....as I improve....I will have a plethora of electrics to play with.....
That's the way to do it, master that one and then add more as needed!
@@AudiomoMusic in life we learn from our mistakes....I had expensive mistakes. Only this is I can sell to recover
Man your best point here is at the end about the mystique being gone. New guitars aren’t as exciting to me either as they used to be.
It takes a lot man. I played a Collings recently and as amazing as it was I took nothing away from the experience. I've listed so many guitars lately with more to come, have one I ordered ages ago that isn't released yet waiting to ship, then going on one last adventure as far as guitars go... then you guys will see I mean it when I say I'm done because if I'm not you'll all be able to call me on it haha
Strat is the only guitar I don't like :) Used to hate Teles too but I just got one for 150 bucks that's gorgeous and plays great. Fantastic sound. I would say minimum 2, a Tele and some sort of humbucker PAF type guitar. Of course it depends ln the style. For some a super Strat is better. I started on super Strats so regulars feel ancient. Not quite the roar of a LP and not quite the shimmering loveliness of a Tele. Too much of compromise. I'd rather have a guitar that does something insanely well than one that can do everything. Sacrilege I know. Even more sacrilege? Flying V are the best beginner guitars. Easy to have the neck at comfortable angle, upper frets accessibility with the V shape and set neck is way better than a Strat ans beginners shouldn't have tremolos or whammy bars anyway. And if you select the center position and blend the volumes and tone you can get pretty much any sound. Adding a coil solit to mine, so I can get Strat players to shut up :) ypu may hang me now.
Like many people I started on a Strat but 26 years later I just now like as of a week finally get it (the Strat) it clicked for me.
One of my guitars has an unfixable neck . I have to replace the neck. I have to wait a month until I have the money. if I did not have a second guitar I would not be playing guitar for a month. I dont think you need a ton of guitars but I think two guitars is the best option.
Well apart from a tiny bit of Piano as a kid my first guitar was bought when I was 19, in 1983 LOL. Back then the internet was a mainframe computer and a strange and limited wang terminal, in the corner, and it was not even called the internet to 99.99% and that was an office environment. It was all I had and it worked to standard. Years later, knowing more, I bought a basic strat. That guitar served me OK and then both of my sons for learning the basics on. After that, sure they got something more suited to their styles. It's me that has more than I need these days but I fully agree that's a distraction, not a help to getting better. Was it Keef Richards who said, you can make almost any guitar sound as good as you need......
It's good to look at ourselves sometimes and think what are we actually doing when it comes to this aspect of guitar. Richards was right, and one thing I have noticed and plan on filming in the next week or so is proving that no matter what guitar I play I will still always sound like myself when it's blind on a record and that's the most important thing.
Totally agree, it's too time consuming having more guitars. I just have a question if you have time, how's the neck thickness of fender player plus strat maple neck vs harley bentoj fusion 3? I'm just really curious, thanks in advance🙏🙏🙏
Fusion III definitely has a beefier neck than the PP, but it can vary slightly from guitar to guitar
@@AudiomoMusic thank you so much for your reply, appreciate it. Can you recommend me an all-rounder guitar like Guthrie Govan’s? Just if you have something in mind. Thank you 🙏
I have two main guitars a Strat and a Les Paul. I have two acoustics as well but only because one is permanently set up Nashville high strung. I have friends who have dozens of guitars and I just don't see the point but each to their own.
"Just smoke crack once a day. Or on weekends!" Takes balls to make a brutal truth video like this. I had a fender twin reverb, a Jackson HSS super strat, and a metalzone, in my teens and 20's. That's when I made the most progress, hands down.
It really is true, the older I got and the more I was able to afford other gear I've had a lot of spells where I focused far less on actually playing the damn guitar. It seems thats almost more important these days and i realize im part of the problem doing demo stuff on youtube at times
I have 2 American Teles in of course red and my Nashville, also American. I have owned many others and these are the guitars i fall back on always.
You truly are a man of great taste Bob.
Hey bud, I am very confused...I´m kind of a newbie and don't know whether I should get an offset tele, a Strat or a Jazzmaster. I don't do metal and whichever guitar I get, I will use amps and pedals simulators for everything I do in my guitar.
I'm planning to do guitar covers of Coldplay, Oasis, and some rock anthems like comfortably numb. Also, I´d love to create chill/pastel songs (those ones that are trendy, I think they are called Lo-fi or something like that) and experiment with other new genres.
Tbh I don´t like the generic look of a strat, but if that's really my best bet, I´ll go for it. I love the look of the jaguar, the JM and the offset tele...
Which one should I go for?
Thanks in advance!
3:47 ha, I really wanted the same thing for my guitar when I was a teenager. I had a Mexican Strat, and I put different pick ups in it. Almost nothing worked in order to get that heavy sound.
Dan I really did try everything. I think even my Dad who didn't play guitar knew it was the guitar and didn't have the heart to tell me by the end of it haha
I have played one guitar at different times and I have been happy, but my amps and pedals? No sir need 'em all.Great advice, though if you play in different tuning's it's nice to have multiple guitars, acoustic & electric. No number one though, the rest of the harem would get jealous! Do not 'fret if your wired' be at Peace.
It's why I'm still on the fence about the Mesa, I find it's much more of a wildcard when it comes to mixing things up compared to just throwing different guitars through the same amp all the time.
@@AudiomoMusic Amps and different speakers and cab. configurations, do more to change your tone, I've found. That is one reason I'm building a dedicated work-shop. Two cars to restore and a separate 'clean' room for woodworking and electronics. I've got a lot of cool speakers and not enough cabinets, so build my own and try my hand at from scratch luthiery (offset tele shape?)!Apologies for rambling on, Peace and have a great weekend.
I own five electrics, three acoustics. I play three of the electrics regularly, and two of the acoustics. BUT, I played a single cheap ass classical for about 15 years. Before that, I had a single electric at any one time. Of my current guitars it’s a tie between my Eastman Romeo and my EBMM BFR Albert Lee. Mostly I play my two acoustic guitars though as they are both otherworldly.
I was very surprised it wasn’t a Jazzmaster or Jag you pulled out!
Haha, when I was in my teens they were few and far between at my local shop. This strat just happened to be the best playing guitar in my price range and it's been with me since
@@AudiomoMusic ah that makes sense. I’ve been playing guitar 3 yrs, electric for about 18 months. I started with a Squier Strat SE and added one of each of the CV Jazz, Jag, Mustang, and Strat. And also a Bullet Mustang. Have had a lot of fun tinkering with each one to get it “just right” for me and trying to narrow down which is really “me.” Tried a tele and a player Jag and sold both (also sold the SE strat and another SE I learned to solder on 😊). Now feel like 5 is still too many even though altogether I paid as much as one AVRI. Haven’t been able to narrow down from here though - still exploring and leaning myself and even with my mediocre skills I get something very different from each one
I basically only had one guitar most of my life. Only until last year did I get a second one, I sure am glad I did! #1 is a martin d18 #2 is my breedlove c25/sse (smaller body size). I think I kind of lucked into a good setup in all honesty. I'm still trying to determine if and where an electric fits in. I've settled on a hollowbody or semi hollow body but saving my dollars up now in hopes for a new rig soonish!
The D18 is really all you need, those have this crazy big sound to them, almost like it's hugging you in the room. I love those guitars. That's fitting you are going with the semi-hollow body, I think it suits you. Have you got any in mind you're looking at?
@@AudiomoMusic prs but I want a core version probably but I'd like to play a few to really decide once I have some money in the pocket
Man I’m on board with this, but… I enjoy both acoustic and electric, and while I can approximate an acoustic sound with an electric it’s always a little off. It might not be so bad if necks and string spacing on acoustics were closer to what you find on the average electric, because it really does take some adjustment when I switch between the two, but it’s something I just have to deal with.
I need a 7 string, 6 string for Drop C or B and a Tele. I love too many diff genres to just have one and I will miss the sound of the others to get rid of them.
Keep going back to a 1989 Squier made in japan even thou the frets need replacing lol!
The 1982 JV has needed new frets for years, I refuse to do it despite them being almost non existent at this point... I still play it and love it haha
@@AudiomoMusic fretless wonder......
@@AudiomoMusic Wow that must be a great axe!
As a gigging musician having a spare is a requirement. I cannot have any downtime if I break a string on a paid gig.
I haven't been brave enough to gig without a second guitar in longer than I can remember, this video was more meant to show people you don't need to have one of everything
That's why all of my guitars are strats....note if they are all one color management thinks you have only one Strat 😂🎉😅
Yes. I only need one guitar. One tele, one strat, one jazz master....... Oh........ ! Seriously, I find my mood changes every once in a while and I pick up a different guitar. I guess it stops me getting bored or in a rut. Often, it's the last one I've added to the collection. However, I think once you've been through all the guitars and had the experience of them all, maybe you're ready to consider which is 'the one'. 🙂🙂🎸🎸
Well I know the Tele is the one but I also know that no matter what I do as long as I can keep not losing money trying out other ones I'm gonna probably continue to do so to at least a smaller degree than I have in the last 2 years hahaha
What piano is behind you?
I feel it depends on what type of musician you are. For tour you definitely need multiple guitars. Yes there are big artists that do tour with one guitar.
I will say though I have had two Jazzmasters and a Gibson SG for 4 years. I got rid of the SG and second Jazzmaster for a MIJ 69 Fender Mustang. Because I knew those guitars for many years I am able to understand what a Mustang is good for and how to use it effectively. In a way it covers my weaknesses on the jazzmaster so instead of modding it to hell I accept the guitar for what it is and pull out a different guitar for whatever sonic needs or musical situations I come across.
I've done it both ways as far as the road stuff goes, it was far more stressful with just one guitar than having a second with me. I just wanted to try it to see if it would make it easier but it certainly didn't.
That's very interesting you settled on the mustang, I also find it is a very forgiving instrument and it almost plays itself because of the string tension and comfort. You have good taste!
@@AudiomoMusic yeah man you convinced me to give it a go and I don’t regret it so far.
And yeah I went on tour before with my old band and my bass got stolen and I had to borrow a bass the rest of the tour it was lame and one time I played a show with my SG and I broke a G string and I didn’t have strings on me sadly and luckily someone from another band did but if I didn’t I wouldn’t have been able to play the rest of the set.
Now if something like that happened I would switch to the other guitar.
However if you are a bedroom musician, or a session guy having one guitar is mostly okay and kind of unnecessary to travel with 4 or 5 guitars
STOP! such blastphemy! No such thing should even be joked about! I like your channel we shall let this time slide 🤣
I don't know why people say squiers are not "real guitars " just because they're "cheap" I been playing for 13 years a Squier affinity strat and did everything with it stock from the factory, did everything, played in bands, rehearsals, live shows, and made an entire record by myself with only that guitar, if you set it up the way you want and it feels good, it's a perfect guitar for everything, now i got a Squier tele and I'm getting used to it , it's another great instrument that can do it's job very well
Yeah I totally get what you mean and I kind of said it tongue in cheek in the video for that reason - we grow up as players and often do start with "lesser" guitars and eventually graduate to a "real" or "better" guitar as a reward for our commitment to the instrument but the longer I play the guitar the more I believe having the right guitar that feels at home, doesn't get in the way, and just works is most important - not the brand/price or even model in general. Glad to hear you've gotten so much mileage out of yours!
@@AudiomoMusic yes! Absolutely I agree, I feel like home playing that Squier strat for so many years, I'm sure a Mexican or USA or Japan ones are better quality than mine ! Sorry if I sounded that way, but I kinda made that guitar a part of myself and you can do a lot of things with it! Also I'm left handed and live in a poor country, wich makes getting quality instruments very hard! Anyways cheers! Looking forward to more videos!
I have 4 guitars slash les Paul tele music man valentine and music Man cutlass. I find I play the cutlass almost exclusively. It's comfortable easy to play and sounds. Good I've had a bunch come and go but I always play that one I might sell the others but once I don't have a lespaul any more I find I want another one even though I don't get along with them as well as a strat or tele. So I just leave the les Paul under the bed and when I get bored and pull it out it's like getting a new guitar
I know a bunch of people on the regular gig scene where I lived in San Diego that swear by their music mans and will never touch another guitar. I love seeing people so passionate about a brand. I realize I'm replying to this a few days late but when I first read it it made me take out a guitar I haven't played in about 6 months - my Dove. Definitely was refreshing.
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My first guitar was a Yamaha ERG 121, 13.5 radius 22 frets, back in 2004.
After that one i got a LP and a Strat, both sound way better!
but i always feel home on the Yamaha, on that neck,with that string spacing.
So, what should I do?😳
A full overhaul of the electronics and pickups can drastically alter the sound of the guitar but it's a lot harder to find a guitar that feels right in your hands and you've done the hard part finding that.
5 electric 6 strings, here's the rub, you Fender Tele MSRP (perhaps even preowned resale) cost more than all 5. 1 LP, 2 Teles & 2 Strats. The LP is the GC Epiphone P90 Special, the Teles are same Monoprice Chinese $ 99 guitars & the Strats are a Squier hardtail & tremolo. The Squier HT Strat is more like a 3 pickup Tele in a lot of ways. 7 total guitars, a Jackson 4 string bass & Ovation acoustic electric, add those 2 for cost and your Tele probably costs more than all 7. Why have 1 when you can have 7 ?
What Tele do you recommend for under 700,Sire or Fender Player or HB or EART?
For under 700 I would save just a little more and get a used American Special or Standard used. Significantly better than the other three imo
@@AudiomoMusic thank you so much.appreciate it
My goto guitar is quite surprising. I have a strat, tele, jazzmaster, and my guitar that I always pick up and play is my Duo-Sonic HS. I love that guitar.
Is that an Ibanez on the wall?
Any good guitar is all anyone needs. But "needs" is not "wants". Having played and owned many dozens of guitars over the years, I have, as you might expect, encountered a few really good ones. They are the "keepers". When I am playing any one of them, I feel that if I had only that one, it would be sufficient.
However, I think that playing different ones from time to time helps me to be a better player. I play differently on each one and that broadens my technique and musical imagination. Also, it's so interesting to hear how each one sounds, even if I play the same songs on them.
"However, I think that playing different ones from time to time helps me to be a better player. I play differently on each one and that broadens my technique and musical imagination"
This right here, is precisely why I personally continue to try different guitars and variations of models. I've written things on passerby guitars I simply would have never come up with otherwise. It's by far the best part of doing demos for guitars I buy to sell on this channel... every once in a while one comes in and I know within 10 seconds it just has something special to it. Not all of em do, it's fun to keep exploring
@@AudiomoMusic Oui. La poursuite est l'essence.
I’m trying this approach. I want to have one great instrument but a bit stumped on what to get and how much I need to spend to get a high quality guitar.
I wouldn't go into it with that mindset, best thing you can possibly do is play as many as you can in person. You might find yourself really surprised with what really connects with you, and in the instance the guitar you find and love might be too expensive or something you can't justify, you at least know what you like and can potentially find a version at a more affordable price.
@@AudiomoMusic Good advice. The problem is just that I like them all!
been wondering about that for a while now....beginning to see evidence in myself....a Strat is what I seem to really shine on...and the SG. So, it's no wonder that 90% of YT teachers play Strats. On the other hand...with 16 guitars...I never get bored and play thru them week to week. At some point, I'll sell a few and get my first USA PRS...or other high-end guitar.
If you find the right high end guitar in person, then it's a no brainer. In this market with how shoddy some QC has been ( outside of PRS ) I'm hesitant on the high end when buying blind. Last thing I want to do is eat a restocking fee and shipping on an instrument that costs over 3 grand.
As long as you play em and enjoy the guitars you have, that's really all that matters
I love every guitar in my collection. However if I had to part with all except one it would be a Strat.
Worse decisions have been made, what kinda strat do you have?
@@AudiomoMusic actually I own quite a few Strats, probably 15. Lol. But one of the Strats would be my first choice. The Strat is just the best all around guitar for me. If I had to choose one of them it would probably be my custom all hand crafted REID Stratocaster. That one is a SSH with a mini humbucker in the neck. Very versatile. Gorgeous guitar.
Ssh, that is VERY interesting. I don’t think ive ever seen that layout in person on a strat now im intrigued
I always play one guitar, I only have two hands. I have one tele in standerd, one tele in drop d, one tele half step down, one strat, one Ibanez in c tuning, one Ibanez in standard, one gibson and one aria, one acoestic steelstring, one nylonstring, one laney, one marchall, one yamaha, one boss katana......
At least they aren't all tuned to standard right?
I cannot find you playing anywhere? I don't understand. Do you play?
Nope, never picked up a guitar in my life
Yeah, you really can do it all with a Strat.
If I had one, it'd be that.
Criminally underrated and abused for whatever reason, but they really are incredible.
@@AudiomoMusic I have a Mystic Seafoam American Special Strat that I adore.
But I'm a Jaguar/Tele guy at the end of the day
You have good taste, those are my two favorite guitars Leo ever made.
Forgive me if you’ve covered this, but have you refretted the JV?
Nope, still has the same frets from 1982 on it. Granted they are tiny at this point, but I still play it as is with no problems
Ok thanks , it’s a good feeling when you find guitar that doesn’t leaving wanting for anything else (even if it might have been pipped by the tele 😜)
The only problem I have now is I will never gig that guitar because it is genuinely irreplaceable and I've unfortunately had gear stolen. So unless Fender decide to get it together and make an actual vintage spec'd strat the right way I'll never really get back to my roots of performing with a strat but alas- truly first world problems
The opposite has happened to me. Getting a bunch of guitars has inspired me to play more and get better than I’ve ever been.
I get your points. It makes sense. Just not my experience. I need something new to inspire me to keep playing and learning new things. I’m sure there are others like that too.
I like playing devils advocate and thought it was fun to tackle this argument from a different view, obviously I really like having a bunch of guitars and honestly the majority of my inspiration comes from each different guitar bringing out different aspects of my playing - otherwise id just sell em all and just keep the tele haha
@@AudiomoMusic I totally get it man. I like to be devil’s advocate too. My wife absolutely hates it. If I had to keep only one it’d probably be a Tele too!
G.A.S.
I think you misspelled "one more."
it truly never ends
Not to mention bonus points and interest free financing. It is hard to only have one guitar.
Yep, 24 months no interest, sometimes no money down... it can be dangerous indeed.
For beginners yes, one is more than enough, but when you start to advance, one per tuning you use is a good idea, retuning and setting up guitars constantly is a hassle that get in the way of practice.
Telecaster for me
For me, the best guitar ever made :)
Doesn't everybody have there #1 anyway? I have plenty of guitars but I play #1 farrrrr more ..the others are just to change it up from time to time
You'd be surprised, I know a ton of people that when asked can't pick one over the others. I also thought the same way for years haha
TELE ALL THE WAY
Does my Tele have to be a Fender ? It is a Harley Benton. 🤦♂️🤷♂️😝
Absolutely not, if you love any guitar doesn't matter what the brand is.
you definitely need 2, in case you break a string on stage, need another ready to go
And if it takes away your excitement can I have your pink Jaguar
Oh of course, I got a bunch of guitars and I'm never gonna sell em all for one it was just a thought experiement that someone made me think about. The pink jag is objectively the worst guitar I have, it's just a CV that's been modified and doesn't play particularly well either... however it's not for sale i bought it for my daughter a few years ago on christsmas.
Okay, so I have seen two of your videos. You can talk (ALOT) can you even play a guitar? Please let us know, thank you
So you clicked two videos where the titles actually say what the video will be about - in this instance ( Making the case for having one guitar ) and assume it will be a playing video not a talking video... but you seem to miss the hundreds of videos where the majority of the video is playing.
To answer the question no I can't play guitar, I'm actually really a harmonica enthusiast that moonlights on youtube.
Nope nope nope