I know you guys didn't like the St. Vincent sig, but the guitar looks good on her when she plays it. It's hard to imagine her playing anything else when she uses it.
@@fredriksvard2603 As a fan of Japanese and Italian guitars of the 60’s (usually lots of style, unique ideas, questionable quality and inability to stay in tune) I had to try the St. Vincent when it first came out. Every Music Man Guitar of the Sterling Ball era that I’ve tried is custom shop quality and remarkable IMO. Almost 7 years later I’ve sold off my 2 Les Paul’s because my St. Vinny made them redundant. My greatest complaint on my original model is that they didn’t offer an all white model at first, that would’ve scratched a white Gibson Firebird off my bucket list. Annie Clark is a remarkable guitarist and her signature model is worthy of her.
@@GildedEntries that makes total sense. Also, some guitars only suit a small number of players, sometimes only one person. That's not a fault. Prince and Gibbons have used some guitar that only suit them imo, i'd argue the same is true for Dime and Hetfield. These instruments are awesome, for versatility and universal appeal there's always strats and lp:s. Vincent won't suit the average fat aging blues guy, but it suits her amd it would probably suit someone stylish like, idk, navarro, or maybe modernistic or avantgarde pop artists. Could picture it in a dua lipa or kylie minogue video/show.
I have a few comments: For example, the “fat old blues guys” statement, generally speaking they played what they played because they didn’t have the variety of electric guitar manufacturers and models we have today and of course there was the huge economic reason; Muddy Waters could afford a *Telecaster but Hound Dog Taylor played a very cheap Kawai guitar that wouldn’t stay in tune, and thank god he played it the sounds he got are transcendent to this day. But I’m guessing he would’ve liked something better if he could’ve afforded one. The comment about Prince and Billy Gibbons, those guys were world class unmatched talents before they could afford any guitar they wanted. Billy was known for his Pearly Gates Les Paul and Prince for his Hohner Tele copy long before the eccentric guitars that are as much about style as anything else, but I have no doubt that if Billy or Prince were given Hound Dog’s Kawai guitar to play they would still sound brilliant and recognizable as themselves. Also, see video of Prince’s Super Bowl Halftime show in the middle of a downpour, he played the Hohner, a beautiful blue Stat and finally the purple custom “Sign” guitar but people only remember the purple guitar… then there’s Prince playing While My Guitar Gently Weeps on his Hohner, attaining heights and kicking the international elder rock star community in the gut without breaking a sweat. The style was from the brain through the soul to the fingers not in the axe. One other thing, and this one really bothered me, to someone’s comment “but it looks good on her when she plays it.” SMH… Annie Clark designed the guitar with MM from scratch, it has roots in offbeat designs of the past like her former main axe the Bobkat but it is unique and modern in build quality, has a neck that plays like buttah (yes I intentionally misspelled that), it may not be a Floyd Rose but the whammy bar takes abuse and stays in tune… and it weighs next to nothing (speaking as an old guy who doesn’t want almost 10 pounds of Les Paul around my neck you can’t imagine how much of a blessing this is). It’s a signature guitar that’s truly unique, not some Les Paul or Strat with minor adornments supposedly added by the “Star” and now available to you the guitar playing public for only 10 grand. Or more. To comment on its look “on” Annie Clark, or imagining it in a video with non guitar playing “girl” pop stars like Kylie Minogue… that is damning with faint and very sexist praise. Please lookup St. Vincent performances prior to the signature model when she makes a Bobkat or the wonderful Music Man Albert Lee signature model SOUND EFFING AMAZING. And before someone complains about my woke perspective, whatever the ef that is, to this day I wretch at the memory of Madonna with a black Les Paul Custom on stage… which I think was shtick from her “Hey look at me no really I’m still relevant” tour. *Keith Richards tells of meeting Muddy Waters at Chess Studios where so many blues and r&b stars were signed and where Chuck Berry (The True King) recorded, but Muddy wasn’t recording he was painting the studio’s rooms just to earn a buck… the same studio his work (along with that of many other artists) made famous and the owners wealthy. Like Keith and later Joe Strummer said: never sign anything with a record company without knowing what you’re agreeing to.
The guitarist in Ellevator plays one and it sounds so damn good. Something about those mini-humbuckers just sits really naturally in a synth-heavy mix (it helps that he's a monster player)
I usually don't like putting this sort of thing on creators, but you guys have no idea how much I needed this video. Woke up to bad news this morning, and though nothing changes with that, my mood and outlook for the rest of the day has improved. Thanks fellas.
Some notes: -The St. Vincent may look a bit odd, but sounds amazing and is actually one of the comfiest guitars I've ever played. -Anything with Rutan's name on it is S tier by default -Wylde Audio stuff is awful -you change pickups on the Caparison Applehorn with the push-push pot. -The Loomis in C is a war crime.
I own a strandberg and it's only ergonomical if you have big hands. I love the guitar, but making stretches with small hands on the eduro neck is very very uncomfortable. If you have to play in a way the guitar doesn't want you too, it hurts
@@mattisixx1699 Yeah, the neck is subjective, but the body shape is objectively more ergonomic, since you can angle and rest the guitar more comfortable. They should offer more neck options.
the St.Vincent gets a pass because it's finally an original shape/style that doesn't look dumb and contrived and like you'd get over the novelty in six months.
The St. Vincent might be my fave guitar I own, hahaha. I spent years looking for one on the used market (I like to buy used gear and avoid new). I heard a story that the shape is based on the silhouette of a dress and I totally believe it.
Love these videos. I’d argue a lot of these guitars are cooler in context. The St.Vincent guitar is cool in an indie rock context. The weird, demonic metal guitars would look perfect on a black metal dude in full gear.
Erik Rutan's signature is indeed an S tier. Plus he's been in Ripping Corpse, Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, and Cannibal Corpse, so he has fucking EARNED that signature guitar!
I like the Ironbird. It’s not exactly aimed at mainstream cool or mass appeal, but if you are after a guitar for old school DM or BM it fits the bill without being as cliche as a Warlock.
@@buttermybuns9529true, they have seen a bump recently. But still not enough to become that cliche in my eyes, at leas compared to warlocks/superstrats/pointy V guitars. Plus I just like the design and proportions honestly.
So would I. It’s a bit too angular/pointy looking to fit my personal “type” in guitars per se, but I think the design is overall very cohesive and thoughtfully laid out. I like the subtle offset to the body and how the contours of it line up from top to bottom. No gimmicks, not overly stylized, just a well executed original design.
@westernhemlock yeah, exactly right. I planned to get the BFR version, but when I played it, it just didnt feel as good as some other EBMMs. It has an offset that puts the neck out almost like a Firebird, which I cant get used to. I went with a Valentine BFR instead. The Mariposa was my next choice.
Glen's distribution is perfectly acceptable, except for the St. V which belongs in S teir, and is the only guitar on this list I would ever consider purchasing
the IronBird is a legend... my first guitar (NJ series, back in the days)... the Trey Azagtoth's axe in the late 80s-early 90s... not as sexy as the Mockingbird but ... these original guitars were the best (the Ibanez Xiphos, Dean Xs, Jackson Warriors, Kramers... all looks fake in comparison to the real thunder lightning-like axe)... I do love the super strats but I'd like to see more of these original shapes (except the Kerry King ones)
You guys should do these lists while including SixstringTV's opinions. With three of you, you would have a tie-breaker for your disagreements. Plus he is funny too.😀
Yamaha Pacifica player here - we use one global tone and one global volume like sensible folk I can just imagine what that the sickos at PRS connected that other tone knob to
Master tone, I get (I don't even use my tone pot), but only one volume? I dunno. Then again, I kind of want all of my guitars to have blend knobs. I might be the weird one.
Love the videos. I'm watching them as I get back into playing guitar - started for the wrong reasons (wanted to be the cool kid in school), but now I'm trying in earnest. That said, Glens tastes are wrong, you are right and please include Steve Vais Hydra next time because I want to see both of you figure that one out.
I have 3 Flying Vs , 3 Strats and 3 Les Pauls ,each in Sunburst , Black and White . Took a long time to find great ones . But everyone has their thing . 👍🏼
Highline Guitars actually built the Metallica M guitar and it is that BC Rich Rutan guitar with the top cut off and mirrored onto the bottom also. Check it out
I'm more of a Glen guy in my taste, in saying that the red guitar you put in S looks like shit to me because I can't see myself playing it. For Kdh tho I can see you onstage with that and looking good playing it. I think many of these really depend on who's playing them and how they fit the aesthetic of that player. I really like that St Vincent signature and couldn't imagine anyone but her playing it until Jack White took it on the road and it also totally fit his aesthetic.
To answer your question : The apple horn has a push-push switch (for fast switching) and two insanely high output pickups. I played it. It's heavy AF (like all caparison) but it's a magnificent instrument
@@GuitarGuy4647 Yeah, the carving/relief in the top is... no. Just no! It works for Eklundh - and nobody else. Thankfully, Caparison makes guitars with the same features/specs without it. Superstrats with 27 frets are great. ESP made an affordable good one under the LTD brand name for a while, but they discontinued it.
The St. Vincent is fantastic. It's body shape is very mid-century mod, like the Explorer. But where the Explorer is the more cartoonishly childish, the St. Vincent is the adult cocktail party. It's absolutely 10/10.
Thanks for putting these up, it's like asking for people to barrage you! Good spread of models to choose from. Our taste is probably far on some things but close on others. I can also guarantee you that if i showed you a number of guitars, my custom one in particular, you'd love it.
I'm a big fan of the Ironbird too - sorry Glen! 😜🤘 Still got my late 80s Korean model (including case!), sanded off the finish, clear coated it, added a nice Gotoh Floyd Rose. And while it has a bolton neck (rather than a proper neckthru design) it does look and play great....
I'm a Slayer fan, have all their albums and saw them live 8 times. But even I'd put the Kerry King earwig guitar in F tier. Apart from that give me a Floyd Rose-equipped Solar X (with 2 more frets, better placements for the toggle and cable jack), the Jeff Loomis Kelly or a Jackson Randy Rhoads, put them in S or A tier and you can argue amongst yourselves about the rest. I do like strandberg guitars. They look like they'd be very comfortable to play standing up once you get used to not having a headstock. My ideal guitar is one that has 2 humbuckers with a 3-way toggle and ideally a Floyd Rose, that can comfortably sit in a classical style high headstock playing position while standing up. Also, while it's cool that the Stairway To Heaven guitar solo was recorded with a tele, the strat is always a million times better guitar to me. Teles are twangy, uncool country music guitars to me and the ultimate dad rock guitar because status quo always played them.
I know this is an aesthetic thing primarily, but if you played each of those guitars for a year each I am certain the Strandberg would be your favourites regardless of looks. The playability blows all the others out the water
Your tier list videos are so fun to watch. I'd love to watch more of this!!! Next time add Kirk hammet's oujia, Chuck Schuldiner's Stealth, Mikael Åkerfeldt's PRS SE, James Hetfield's Iron Cross and Muhammed Suiçmez's Xiphos. I love all of these guitar btw I'd put them all in S tier.
IDK man, even if you wouldn't personally play a St. Vincent, it's still a really beautiful and well crafted design, especially in person. The chrome minibuckers, the custom knobs, the sleek body beveling, and the custom molded pickguard that has its own geometrical bevel that you can't replicate with regular flat pickguard material. It's the slickest looking guitar that doesn't follow the traditional forms by a long shot IMO, it feels like it was designed by some famous 60s furniture designer designer but somehow it is also a really functional feeling and playing guitar?? (I may be slightly biased towards my st vincent lol)
It is very funny you show St. Vincent's and Erik Rutan's guitars and have such wildly different opinions of the two - meanwhile I'm playing Hate Eternal riffs on my St. Vincent guitar (well, attempting to lol)
IRONBIRD is actually a comfortable guitar to play sitting down. Granted you need to wall hang it when not playing because it doesn't floor stand well. Lol
When are we doing one of these again because some suggestions I'd like to see ranked are the Paul Gilbert Fireman, Music Man Steve Morse, Trivium's Les Paul and Jackson V.
I love these vids! I must say the Angelo Batio looks like a butterfly being held down with toothpicks! Lol. Whoa! V over a strat? Overall usefulness……ahhhhhhhhhhh! Loving this! Thanks guys!
I'm sure Glen plays drums or bass, to have such horrible taste in guitars .......... And the BC Rich Ironbird is one of the coolest guitar shape for sure !!
I played a Kramer Tracii Guns Star at a Guitar Center once and it felt nice and it sounded nice, so to hear Glen wanting to put it in E made me want to roundhouse kick my TV. Also suggestions for a potential Part 3: Lzzy Hale's Gibson Explorerbird, The Greenie Les Paul and would Eddie Van Halen's FrankenStrat be considered a signature guitar?
I get a good laugh any time in these videos that "old" is invoked as a dig in the middle of KDH and Glen rating guitars with their tastes based on KISS and hair metal
I'm a massive Petrucci fan, and I adore most Majesty's, but the satin solid colour ones with the shield look atrocious. Literally any other one looks 1000x better to me, shield or no shield, but the satin bright colours make it look like a toy
Alex Lifeson & Aldo Nova LPs need some attention. Visually (because I can't hear or play them) the only one here I like is the Kelly as it's the only time I've ever seen one in woodgrain. Miss the bevels though.
The ironbird is the most uncomfortable guitar I've ever played. It's insane how awkward they are to play for any longer than like, 10 mins. and I like some B.c Riches.
I give the BC Rich Ironbird an "F" because I own one. It cost me $1800 and was totaled with a broken neck at 2 months. The shape is impossible to put on a stand and the headstock is too narrow and slicked gloss to stay in a hanger. It won't safely sit still outside of a case and the case is extremely hard to get.
I dig the Kerry King " Earwig" thing. After that I like the WYLDE audio. Two players that I value very, very much, but I dont think that matters a lot when I'm buying a guitar. I bought a PRS SE Tremonti years ago because I love it, great feeling and playing guitar. I'm not a Creed fan at all and had to defend myself from friends giving me unending amounts of merciless shit about it. What's in a Name?
You guys were funny. It was a lot of fun watching you guys bicker about guitar ranks. Oh and that guitar with the sqiggly frets, throw that one in the trash, lol.
Bird is the Word , the Ironbird is sexy, but I used to hate it but I’ve outgrown that foolishness. The iceman is S tier all day long and I don’t even like kiss but for me the Iceman is Ibanez’s Les Paul, they haven’t treated it right but for me the Iceman is a icon and a classic like the Flying V and Explorer except I think it’s classier than most extreme shaped guitars and in some parallel universe it’s like the Strat or Lp when people of that universe imagine an electric guitar an iceman comes to mind.
Every like on this video is a person who thinks Glen is wrong about the Ironbird
Glenn is also wrong about Steel Panther lol
Ok no like hahah
I liked the video, but F the Ironbird 😂
I can’t do the Ironbird….someone’s router went nuts!
The Ironbird is legit. Glenno is wrong about that and you're both wrong about the IA Caparison. That's easily an A!
I know you guys didn't like the St. Vincent sig, but the guitar looks good on her when she plays it. It's hard to imagine her playing anything else when she uses it.
I love it
@@fredriksvard2603 As a fan of Japanese and Italian guitars of the 60’s (usually lots of style, unique ideas, questionable quality and inability to stay in tune) I had to try the St. Vincent when it first came out. Every Music Man Guitar of the Sterling Ball era that I’ve tried is custom shop quality and remarkable IMO. Almost 7 years later I’ve sold off my 2 Les Paul’s because my St. Vinny made them redundant. My greatest complaint on my original model is that they didn’t offer an all white model at first, that would’ve scratched a white Gibson Firebird off my bucket list. Annie Clark is a remarkable guitarist and her signature model is worthy of her.
@@GildedEntries that makes total sense. Also, some guitars only suit a small number of players, sometimes only one person. That's not a fault. Prince and Gibbons have used some guitar that only suit them imo, i'd argue the same is true for Dime and Hetfield. These instruments are awesome, for versatility and universal appeal there's always strats and lp:s. Vincent won't suit the average fat aging blues guy, but it suits her amd it would probably suit someone stylish like, idk, navarro, or maybe modernistic or avantgarde pop artists. Could picture it in a dua lipa or kylie minogue video/show.
I have a few comments:
For example, the “fat old blues guys” statement, generally speaking they played what they played because they didn’t have the variety of electric guitar manufacturers and models we have today and of course there was the huge economic reason; Muddy Waters could afford a *Telecaster but Hound Dog Taylor played a very cheap Kawai guitar that wouldn’t stay in tune, and thank god he played it the sounds he got are transcendent to this day. But I’m guessing he would’ve liked something better if he could’ve afforded one. The comment about Prince and Billy Gibbons, those guys were world class unmatched talents before they could afford any guitar they wanted. Billy was known for his Pearly Gates Les Paul and Prince for his Hohner Tele copy long before the eccentric guitars that are as much about style as anything else, but I have no doubt that if Billy or Prince were given Hound Dog’s Kawai guitar to play they would still sound brilliant and recognizable as themselves. Also, see video of Prince’s Super Bowl Halftime show in the middle of a downpour, he played the Hohner, a beautiful blue Stat and finally the purple custom “Sign” guitar but people only remember the purple guitar… then there’s Prince playing While My Guitar Gently Weeps on his Hohner, attaining heights and kicking the international elder rock star community in the gut without breaking a sweat. The style was from the brain through the soul to the fingers not in the axe.
One other thing, and this one really bothered me, to someone’s comment “but it looks good on her when she plays it.” SMH… Annie Clark designed the guitar with MM from scratch, it has roots in offbeat designs of the past like her former main axe the Bobkat but it is unique and modern in build quality, has a neck that plays like buttah (yes I intentionally misspelled that), it may not be a Floyd Rose but the whammy bar takes abuse and stays in tune… and it weighs next to nothing (speaking as an old guy who doesn’t want almost 10 pounds of Les Paul around my neck you can’t imagine how much of a blessing this is). It’s a signature guitar that’s truly unique, not some Les Paul or Strat with minor adornments supposedly added by the “Star” and now available to you the guitar playing public for only 10 grand. Or more. To comment on its look “on” Annie Clark, or imagining it in a video with non guitar playing “girl” pop stars like Kylie Minogue… that is damning with faint and very sexist praise. Please lookup St. Vincent performances prior to the signature model when she makes a Bobkat or the wonderful Music Man Albert Lee signature model SOUND EFFING AMAZING.
And before someone complains about my woke perspective, whatever the ef that is, to this day I wretch at the memory of Madonna with a black Les Paul Custom on stage… which I think was shtick from her “Hey look at me no really I’m still relevant” tour.
*Keith Richards tells of meeting Muddy Waters at Chess Studios where so many blues and r&b stars were signed and where Chuck Berry (The True King) recorded, but Muddy wasn’t recording he was painting the studio’s rooms just to earn a buck… the same studio his work (along with that of many other artists) made famous and the owners wealthy. Like Keith and later Joe Strummer said: never sign anything with a record company without knowing what you’re agreeing to.
The guitarist in Ellevator plays one and it sounds so damn good. Something about those mini-humbuckers just sits really naturally in a synth-heavy mix (it helps that he's a monster player)
I usually don't like putting this sort of thing on creators, but you guys have no idea how much I needed this video. Woke up to bad news this morning, and though nothing changes with that, my mood and outlook for the rest of the day has improved. Thanks fellas.
Hope things turn around for you soon brother.
Wolfgang is S! We’re friends! Get that BC Rich out of here! Lmao. Loved this! Perfect way to start my day! Off to teach guitar! 🎉
same here
Some notes:
-The St. Vincent may look a bit odd, but sounds amazing and is actually one of the comfiest guitars I've ever played.
-Anything with Rutan's name on it is S tier by default
-Wylde Audio stuff is awful
-you change pickups on the Caparison Applehorn with the push-push pot.
-The Loomis in C is a war crime.
"Would you drive two cars at once?" For some reason this reminded me of something James May would ask Jeremy Clarkson.
I've always loved Erik's signature guitar and its even more beautiful in real life when I saw him live twice. Good choice
Glen is just unpredictable, I have even less of a grasp on his taste after watching this
Not really, he likes really ugly guitars hahah
Yeah, I'm so confused as to how neither of them liked the St. Vincent. It gives you the vintage vibes of something like a tele.
@@arunkarthikma3121 Because it's ugly as fuck?
I actually love the Strandberg. I like the ergonomical design of it and the paintjob is amazing and unique.
I own a strandberg and it's only ergonomical if you have big hands. I love the guitar, but making stretches with small hands on the eduro neck is very very uncomfortable. If you have to play in a way the guitar doesn't want you too, it hurts
@@mattisixx1699 Yeah, the neck is subjective, but the body shape is objectively more ergonomic, since you can angle and rest the guitar more comfortable. They should offer more neck options.
I personally dislike the paint jobs, but I absolutely adore the Plini model. Looks like a beautiful piece of reclaimed wood.
The St Vincent is S tier c'mon now fellas. No joke, love St Vincent and the signature is rad. So sad to see Glen's bad opinions in public.
I just can't believe Glen would do that to Michael Angelo Batio when they have the same haircut.
Got em
I think the St Vincent is gorgeous. It's like a more comfortable, less in your face explorer.
the St.Vincent gets a pass because it's finally an original shape/style that doesn't look dumb and contrived and like you'd get over the novelty in six months.
I really wanna play one to see how it feels cause it looks awesome
Exactly my thoughts
The St. Vincent might be my fave guitar I own, hahaha. I spent years looking for one on the used market (I like to buy used gear and avoid new). I heard a story that the shape is based on the silhouette of a dress and I totally believe it.
Looks like this 🩱
Love these videos. I’d argue a lot of these guitars are cooler in context. The St.Vincent guitar is cool in an indie rock context. The weird, demonic metal guitars would look perfect on a black metal dude in full gear.
That crooked landing strip tells you all you need to know about how much to value Glens opinion on aesthetics. xD
Erik Rutan's signature is indeed an S tier. Plus he's been in Ripping Corpse, Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, and Cannibal Corpse, so he has fucking EARNED that signature guitar!
I like the Ironbird. It’s not exactly aimed at mainstream cool or mass appeal, but if you are after a guitar for old school DM or BM it fits the bill without being as cliche as a Warlock.
@@morbideddie Nowadays in the DM community everyone and their mom are playing iron birds. But I still want one.
@@buttermybuns9529true, they have seen a bump recently. But still not enough to become that cliche in my eyes, at leas compared to warlocks/superstrats/pointy V guitars. Plus I just like the design and proportions honestly.
I would love to have one and I can’t play death metal whatsoever
@@morbideddie in the 80s, both Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi played iron birds live, so it's cool that it isn't only used in DM
I like the St Vincent, and would have put it in B.
So would I. It’s a bit too angular/pointy looking to fit my personal “type” in guitars per se, but I think the design is overall very cohesive and thoughtfully laid out. I like the subtle offset to the body and how the contours of it line up from top to bottom. No gimmicks, not overly stylized, just a well executed original design.
@westernhemlock yeah, exactly right. I planned to get the BFR version, but when I played it, it just didnt feel as good as some other EBMMs. It has an offset that puts the neck out almost like a Firebird, which I cant get used to. I went with a Valentine BFR instead. The Mariposa was my next choice.
@@RByrneGreat choice. Love the look of the Valentines. I don’t own any Ernie Ball guitars currently, but it’s definitely on my bucket list.
Glen's distribution is perfectly acceptable, except for the St. V which belongs in S teir, and is the only guitar on this list I would ever consider purchasing
Buddy Guy was of course trying to emulate his hero, Randy Rhoads.
Naaaa Dusty Rhodes. 😉
😂
the IronBird is a legend... my first guitar (NJ series, back in the days)... the Trey Azagtoth's axe in the late 80s-early 90s... not as sexy as the Mockingbird but ... these original guitars were the best (the Ibanez Xiphos, Dean Xs, Jackson Warriors, Kramers... all looks fake in comparison to the real thunder lightning-like axe)... I do love the super strats but I'd like to see more of these original shapes (except the Kerry King ones)
I love these tier lists because of how wrong both of you guys are 😂
Thinking isn’t your strong suit is it?
Fucked up
but cannot deny that a lot of "stars" have deficient tastes.
If your taste in signatures is anything like the last tier list we're in for an absolutely fantastic cringefest. Can't wait 😂
The Iceman and St. Vincent are S tier imo.
God I LOVE the St. Vincent! It looks cool , plays cool and sounds cool. But each to their own. Great vid!
The Machingun Kelly guitar remindsme of pink foam board, used for insulation.
I love single-bridge-pickup guitars. I love Esquires. I hate this thing.
pretty bold of you both to put the microphonic pickup guitar you had to return in S tier
You guys should do these lists while including SixstringTV's opinions. With three of you, you would have a tie-breaker for your disagreements. Plus he is funny too.😀
Yamaha Pacifica player here - we use one global tone and one global volume like sensible folk
I can just imagine what that the sickos at PRS connected that other tone knob to
Also, I'm not finished the video yet but if the Mike Stern signature Yamaha isn't in it, pls ask Glen where it goes?
(It's a telecaster style)
Master tone, I get (I don't even use my tone pot), but only one volume? I dunno. Then again, I kind of want all of my guitars to have blend knobs. I might be the weird one.
@@Vykk_Draygo Are you sure you're not a closeted bass player?
Love the videos. I'm watching them as I get back into playing guitar - started for the wrong reasons (wanted to be the cool kid in school), but now I'm trying in earnest.
That said, Glens tastes are wrong, you are right and please include Steve Vais Hydra next time because I want to see both of you figure that one out.
That Sarah Longfield Strandberg looks great.
The Ironbird is awesome!
I was the one who asked for the Rutan bird and for Glen to want to put it in F tier made me wanna flip a table.
Please keep doing these videos there's so many signatures out there
Can't wait to see that magnificent chin beard in person again in January. 🫶🏻
Also screw you for the Ironbird slander Glen
The double tele that unbolts the body looks like a lady lying down with her knees up and feet pointing to the side. My God I can’t unsee it!😂😂
I have 3 Flying Vs , 3 Strats and 3 Les Pauls ,each in Sunburst , Black and White .
Took a long time to find great ones . But everyone has their thing . 👍🏼
The Ironbird is one of the coolest guitars ever designed and created
That sara longfield starndberg is sooo sick bro
Highline Guitars actually built the Metallica M guitar and it is that BC Rich Rutan guitar with the top cut off and mirrored onto the bottom also. Check it out
No diss boys but you two give off a lot of Wayne's World vibes.
I'm more of a Glen guy in my taste, in saying that the red guitar you put in S looks like shit to me because I can't see myself playing it. For Kdh tho I can see you onstage with that and looking good playing it. I think many of these really depend on who's playing them and how they fit the aesthetic of that player. I really like that St Vincent signature and couldn't imagine anyone but her playing it until Jack White took it on the road and it also totally fit his aesthetic.
Im not a Kiss fan, but the Ice Man is an A tier guitar imo
babe wake up new glenn vid from kdh
Sorry guys disappointed that the coolest garage rock / punk guitar of St Vincent is in D.
every single one of these tier lists STANK
Glen is turning from Jason Becker into Michael Sweet
that strandberg looks like an active weather forecast.....
To answer your question : The apple horn has a push-push switch (for fast switching) and two insanely high output pickups. I played it. It's heavy AF (like all caparison) but it's a magnificent instrument
Yeah but the Apple ruins everything else.
IA
@@GuitarGuy4647 Yeah, the carving/relief in the top is... no. Just no! It works for Eklundh - and nobody else. Thankfully, Caparison makes guitars with the same features/specs without it.
Superstrats with 27 frets are great. ESP made an affordable good one under the LTD brand name for a while, but they discontinued it.
Omegle guitarist the Doo plays that sawtooth double tele a lot. I love the 7 string Erik Rutan Ironbird even though it's like $5000
The St. Vincent is fantastic. It's body shape is very mid-century mod, like the Explorer. But where the Explorer is the more cartoonishly childish, the St. Vincent is the adult cocktail party. It's absolutely 10/10.
Looks like a caravan driving along (drags pic of guitar across the screen) im dying...
If you do another one of these please include the ed o brien strat! it's genuinely one of the most unique starts i've seen specwise.
“Would you drive two cars at once?”
That one quip had me laughing way harder than it should’ve, the Irish banter is absolutely class lads 🤣
Thanks for putting these up, it's like asking for people to barrage you! Good spread of models to choose from. Our taste is probably far on some things but close on others. I can also guarantee you that if i showed you a number of guitars, my custom one in particular, you'd love it.
I'm a big fan of the Ironbird too - sorry Glen! 😜🤘
Still got my late 80s Korean model (including case!), sanded off the finish, clear coated it, added a nice Gotoh Floyd Rose.
And while it has a bolton neck (rather than a proper neckthru design) it does look and play great....
Aww, man, that EBMM St. Vincent got robbed.
Sarah Longfield Strandberg is an absolute S tier for me. And i am strangely attracted by that pink tele.
how the hell did an Ironbird get S and Sarah Longfield got E?
I'm a Slayer fan, have all their albums and saw them live 8 times. But even I'd put the Kerry King earwig guitar in F tier. Apart from that give me a Floyd Rose-equipped Solar X (with 2 more frets, better placements for the toggle and cable jack), the Jeff Loomis Kelly or a Jackson Randy Rhoads, put them in S or A tier and you can argue amongst yourselves about the rest. I do like strandberg guitars. They look like they'd be very comfortable to play standing up once you get used to not having a headstock. My ideal guitar is one that has 2 humbuckers with a 3-way toggle and ideally a Floyd Rose, that can comfortably sit in a classical style high headstock playing position while standing up. Also, while it's cool that the Stairway To Heaven guitar solo was recorded with a tele, the strat is always a million times better guitar to me. Teles are twangy, uncool country music guitars to me and the ultimate dad rock guitar because status quo always played them.
I know this is an aesthetic thing primarily, but if you played each of those guitars for a year each I am certain the Strandberg would be your favourites regardless of looks. The playability blows all the others out the water
Your tier list videos are so fun to watch. I'd love to watch more of this!!!
Next time add Kirk hammet's oujia, Chuck Schuldiner's Stealth, Mikael Åkerfeldt's PRS SE, James Hetfield's Iron Cross and Muhammed Suiçmez's Xiphos.
I love all of these guitar btw I'd put them all in S tier.
IDK man, even if you wouldn't personally play a St. Vincent, it's still a really beautiful and well crafted design, especially in person. The chrome minibuckers, the custom knobs, the sleek body beveling, and the custom molded pickguard that has its own geometrical bevel that you can't replicate with regular flat pickguard material.
It's the slickest looking guitar that doesn't follow the traditional forms by a long shot IMO, it feels like it was designed by some famous 60s furniture designer designer but somehow it is also a really functional feeling and playing guitar??
(I may be slightly biased towards my st vincent lol)
I always comment this when I see them so UA-cam knows my discontent, screw your double 15 sec unskippable ad!
I love the video guys!
I have a St Vincent Goldie and I just love every second of owning and playing it. It's a work of art to me.
Now you need to hit up music stores and have glen play the ones he hates to see if he at least likes how they play and feel.
The mgk guitar being above the st Vincent model has given me a debilitating migraine.
Heresy !
St Vincent is a S
You guys are always a riot! All the best from Canada!
It is very funny you show St. Vincent's and Erik Rutan's guitars and have such wildly different opinions of the two - meanwhile I'm playing Hate Eternal riffs on my St. Vincent guitar (well, attempting to lol)
More KDH and Glen Content. Yusss!
This brought tiers to my eyes.
IRONBIRD is actually a comfortable guitar to play sitting down. Granted you need to wall hang it when not playing because it doesn't floor stand well. Lol
When are we doing one of these again because some suggestions I'd like to see ranked are the Paul Gilbert Fireman, Music Man Steve Morse, Trivium's Les Paul and Jackson V.
I love these vids! I must say the Angelo Batio looks like a butterfly being held down with toothpicks! Lol.
Whoa! V over a strat? Overall usefulness……ahhhhhhhhhhh! Loving this! Thanks guys!
That Iceman needs to be S tier. The Iceman is my favourite guitar shape, not because of Kiss either, but because of Daron Malakian from SOAD.
I'm sure Glen plays drums or bass, to have such horrible taste in guitars ..........
And the BC Rich Ironbird is one of the coolest guitar shape for sure !!
For me, the most classically beautiful and versatile signature guitar...the Captain Kirk Douglas SG Custom.
You should do signature tire list by brand and after that the S and A tier showdown from all brands, that would be sweet🤘🏻
I played a Kramer Tracii Guns Star at a Guitar Center once and it felt nice and it sounded nice, so to hear Glen wanting to put it in E made me want to roundhouse kick my TV.
Also suggestions for a potential Part 3: Lzzy Hale's Gibson Explorerbird, The Greenie Les Paul and would Eddie Van Halen's FrankenStrat be considered a signature guitar?
“Who’s digging the garden with that shovel?” 😂😂😂
Just the sight of Glen makes me want to throw on some Kiss. Does it every time. He has an awesome channel as well.
Glen is superrrr wrong about the Ironbird
Edit: Glen is just superrrrr wrong....
I get a good laugh any time in these videos that "old" is invoked as a dig in the middle of KDH and Glen rating guitars with their tastes based on KISS and hair metal
I'm a massive Petrucci fan, and I adore most Majesty's, but the satin solid colour ones with the shield look atrocious. Literally any other one looks 1000x better to me, shield or no shield, but the satin bright colours make it look like a toy
Alex Lifeson & Aldo Nova LPs need some attention.
Visually (because I can't hear or play them) the only one here I like is the Kelly as it's the only time I've ever seen one in woodgrain. Miss the bevels though.
Randy Rhoads is definitely the reverse guy of Buddy Guy: skin, strat, polka, music style. Just pop up in my mind.
For the next one, how about alexi laihos signatures, dean dime razorbolt, and the baby metal arrow. I love my pointy guitars
Im surprised you didnt rate the Tosin Abasi or Brandon Ellis guitars.
Ok, who cloned Warrel Dane? 🤣
Great vid, btw!!
"Would you drive 2 cars at once?" Nail on the head!!!
Glen is like a chirpy little goblin that doesn't like guitars that hail a taxi. The purple Wolfgang for me.
"Would you drive two cars at once?".
This man THINKS.
The ironbird is the most uncomfortable guitar I've ever played. It's insane how awkward they are to play for any longer than like, 10 mins. and I like some B.c Riches.
Cool that you got michael sweet on the channel
I give the BC Rich Ironbird an "F" because I own one. It cost me $1800 and was totaled with a broken neck at 2 months. The shape is impossible to put on a stand and the headstock is too narrow and slicked gloss to stay in a hanger. It won't safely sit still outside of a case and the case is extremely hard to get.
I dig the Kerry King " Earwig" thing. After that I like the WYLDE audio.
Two players that I value very, very much, but I dont think that matters a lot when I'm buying a guitar. I bought a PRS SE Tremonti years ago because I love it, great feeling and playing guitar. I'm not a Creed fan at all and had to defend myself from friends giving me unending amounts of merciless shit about it. What's in a Name?
You guys were funny. It was a lot of fun watching you guys bicker about guitar ranks. Oh and that guitar with the sqiggly frets, throw that one in the trash, lol.
Glen you are so right, that metallica M guitar should never go in S tier, D would be a stretch
I just have one word for you, Glenn: wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong! 🤣🤣🤘 Loved the video, guys. Thank you, both.
Bird is the Word , the Ironbird is sexy, but I used to hate it but I’ve outgrown that foolishness.
The iceman is S tier all day long and I don’t even like kiss but for me the Iceman is Ibanez’s Les Paul, they haven’t treated it right but for me the Iceman is a icon and a classic like the Flying V and Explorer except I think it’s classier than most extreme shaped guitars and in some parallel universe it’s like the Strat or Lp when people of that universe imagine an electric guitar an iceman comes to mind.