If you're a guitar player, you've probably wondered what guitar you should get next, or even how many guitars should you have? I think there are 5 guitars that are absolute must-haves for every guitar player out there, no matter what style you play or even how experienced you are. These are my picks for 5 must-have guitars for every player.
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0:00 Intro
1:21 Guitar 1
2:45 Guitar 2
6:24 Guitar 3
11:09 Guitar 4
15:07 Guitar 5
The correct number: the amount you have plus one.
Thank u
Agreed Red. Always plus 1.
Correct price, whatever you have plus 300
Plus one…for now!
That is TRULY the MOST “Unthinkable”, I.E. You Don’t Actually Come CLOSE to Understanding GUITAR !!!
Right handed player: Here are the five guitars that every guitarist needs. Left handed player: There are five guitars?
Ha that's funny!
THE DEVILS HAND
Don't rub it in. I play left handed, but so annoyingly, I'm totally right handed in all else, except opening bottle tops and dealing cards. Grrr.
@@fifthof1795 I'm the opposite, left handed but play guitar and shoot bows (or rifles - but not for many years) right handed.
@@TheRoadki11uk You're just weird 😁
I think a semi hollow electric like a gretch or hollow Gibson can be a nice addition to a collection
Gretch are outstanding guitars
Ahhh General Kenobi
@@ezsmith3765 I think they're heavily underated and can give exellent tone
@@grievoush5377 😅
i wanted to get a gretsch but all of their models have goddamn bigsbys
This list is missing the superstrat. The perfect blend between a Gibson and a Fender with extra bells and whistles added. You get a Strat-style body combined with Gibson-style humbuckers with the addition of extra frets (up to 24) and a Floyd Rose/Ibanez Edge locking trem. It's the perfect instrument for when you wanna crank it to 11!
agreed, id have merged the strat/tele, and put the superstrat ahead of the gibson
Right... because that's one louder, mate!
@@ranger5281 Yup, I gotta have a 'bucker for the bridge on a Strat. It's like super, man!
There is actually a very simple formula to know how many guitars you should own, X+1 = The amount of guitars you should own where "x" = the amount of guitars you currently own.
As a software engineer who happens to write in c++ and collect guitars, I would have said, current++, but now I think it should be max(5,current+1)
It's the GAS formula, sure!!
Your equation is flawed. Yes, x+1...but...divide that by how many nights you're relegated to the couch by the Mrs. There will be a threshold. Do not break that threshold or your collection numbers may start creeping back into the negative as the divorce proceedings commence. lol
@@ronwilliams1094 thank you for correcting, you are a gentleman and a scholar 😂😂😂
You are worsening my GAS... I need help
This man just justified my guitar collection.
Amen!
My life needs to watch this lol
Ex-girlfriend asked me why I had so many guitars. I asked why a golfer needs so many clubs. Fun fact: she's not my girlfriend any more.
Excellent! The best intro to guitars and pickups I have ever seen on KZhead. And the best guitar channel hands down.
I'm always game to hear about how I might need more guitars.
You need another guitar
“Might”? I think someone doesn’t realize the serious nature of this discussion...😂🤣
@@colinwallace5286 So true, I apologize if my comment came off flippant. Procurement of another instrument is indeed serious in nature and needs to be approached, discussed, planned and executed with the utmost of care and dedication.
@@hkguitar1984 I understand completely... you were simply displaying skills learned over decades by guitarists everywhere, speaking carefully in order to avoid sleeping on the couch. Nicely done...😬
@@colinwallace5286 Indeed you are correct Colin, your experience shows in your words of wisdom. I've learned to adapt to dynamic circumstances/situations. When I do find myself relegated to the couch I also seem to have extra practice time that seems to coincide!
How many guitars should you have? Yes.
Never gonna be enough 🥂
And, how many colors of each type.
G.A.S. Guitar Acquisition Syndrome
The optimal number of guitars is the number you currently own, plus one.
N+1 I’m forever wanting to build another lol
I'd add a hollow & semi-hollow body electric to that list, like an ES-175 or Gretsch G54 series and an ES-335. Also a good acoustic 12-string. That gives you 8 workhorses that can handle almost anything you'll ever play.
My 5: 1. An (small) acoustic - which I agree should be your first, specifically because they are harder to play. Builds up finger strength faster, way harder hide your mistakes. I do think you should get a decent one, there’s no need to actually torture yourself. But there are loads of pretty decent options out there in the $2-300 range; even more when you go used. 2. A 2-humbucker solid body (Les Paul, SG, PRS, etc etc) 3. Strat-style: I hate the Strat bridge, so I use a partscaster Jazzmaster with stray pickups in it 4. Fat single coil electric (p90s, Jazzmaster) 5. Semihollow of some kind: I think this is the one you combine with the double HB or fat singles and have 4 instead of 5. A 335-style will do everything a Les Paul or PRS will do, short of hard rock/metal (feedback is still a threat), but if you like throwing on delay and reverb and chorus and getting all atmospheric with it, nothing does it better than a semihollow
good list!
For the third one, i don't think you need specifically a strat. Anything with single coils, you need at least one guitar with single coils like a strat, tele, jaguar, mustang, etc.
@@dejja7376Strats just need a good setup. Lube all points of contact. Set up the tremolo to float and they are incredibly versatile people don’t have to all do John Mayer a few mods like the tone knob wired to the bridge a dimarzio fs1 and I couldn’t go back to a telecaster again. The one bummer is breaking a string mid song is game over gotta switch out but you can do almost any genre with a Strat AND avoid the SRV cliches. A Strat a Les Paul and an acoustic plus a rickenbacker 12 string. You’re good to go. Les Paul and a Strat are the perfect couple. You can get a “cheap” $1200 of both. Have it setup and modded and nothing is better. I did a tele for ten years. If you’re a country guy they’re a necessity. Yeah they do cut through a mix but man the hype sometimes it’s seems like tele players have never played another guitar. No humbucker. No tremolo bar. Hard to play. Jesus might as well buy a D-28 and play bluegrass lol.
I agree! My first acoustic was cheap and had really high action, and it took me about a month to be able to play an open chord. But my hand strength was great and it helped when I bought my first electric.
Every guitar player needs a bass because every jam session deserves a bass player and so many go without one. Also, sometimes it's fun to be part of the rhythm section.
Agreed, I was hoping he would say bass.
Agree I additionally play bass with a short scale, since I am a guitarist...
I play guitar because it’s my job and I play bass to have fun.
@@luise8701 my brother is a drummer, I’m a guitarist. But I always have the most fun with him when I’m on the bass.
Also, it's pretty hard to teach your bass player his parts without one.
"The best guitar to play is the one you have." © 5 watt world
Great Quote, Keith is a smart guy for sure. Another great saying by Keith "If what you're doing only gets you to 90% of the tone you're looking for, 90% is still an A Grade".
In the beginning of that video he quotes a saying, “Beware the man with one gun, for surely he knows how to use it” and I think that really applies. It’s cool to imagine having a massive guitar collection, but having a physical connection with one or two instruments is something that money just can’t buy.
There you go Rockweather!
I spend my practice time guitar shopping. And then modifying the ones I buy, now I have many great playing guitars. I’ve got one that I swear if you handed it to John Mayer it would sound exactly like...well, John Mayer.
@@onefastmini awesome Dan, yeah, I find myself doing much the same as far as modifications. I’m converting a Tele to an Esquire right now. I’ve set up a complete guitar work bench and am starting to find myself spending more time looking at and modifying guitars than I do actually playing them! It’s all good as I’m really enjoying them all.
That was a brilliantly clear and concise explanation. Thank you! This afternoon I'm buying one (or 2) guitars
My first guitar was a strat and now after trying multiple kinds I’m back at the strat but I’ve modified mine to have different small synthesizers hooked onto it, and I’m finally finding my sound!
Before watching this, I consulted my wallet. It said a hard no.
Ebay and craigs list are your best friend when you're poor. I'm poor and have 5 guitars, 4 really good name brands, one unbranded. NONE made in china.
@@EarthSouthside Takamine is on the same level as Martin. Some say that Takamine can be better!
Seagull also good value for acoustic
The wallet is much kinder than the wife
@@Netmover and also pretty tough. Wouldn't part with my S6+.
Rhett, thank you so much for bringing desperately needed attention to the fact that I don't have a P-90 loaded guitar. Until this video my wife had no idea of the dire urgency needed to alleviate this obvious crisis.
I hear you, I’m thinking ‘56 gold top historic
I totaly agree with both of you, and I see your gold top and rise you an Epophone Casino (hollowbody + P90s)
*Epiphone Casino
@@goranivancevic7456 I want a DwightTrash Casino so badly... only 1 for sale right now listed at $250,000 and that’s just so far beyond stupid I don’t know what to say
I've got a hb st20 that I'm going to put 2p90s in. Gonna be a fun project
The last riff you demo'd on the tele was top shelf stuff and YOU played it beautifully perfect to demo the uniqe sound using both pickups
I couldn't decide if I wanted my P90 guitar to be a Les Paul or an SG, but I'm a sucker for originality and decided a LP gold top is the way to go. Absolutely the right decision
I inherited 7 Guitars from my dad and I couldn’t play,. For Ten years I never understood why he had so many different guitars. Until about a year and a half ago, when I decided to pick one up and play. Now I’m still a beginner, but I enjoy guitar so much and am grateful to have access to so many guitars. And I know now exactly why my dad had 7 guitars and not just one.
Wow!! So lucky!! What guitars are they? I actually left a comment on how 8 is the ideal number and listed the guitars that deserve a place on that list. Curious to know what your dad chose.
@@ipuya The perfect number of guitars is always n + 1
where n is the number of guitars one has at the moment
I have 10 PRS guitars and I'm sure to the average person I bought ten of the exact same guitar with different finishes. They all have different pickups and/or wiring though, so no two are the same and each one has its own place.
@@BaronVonQuiply Still not enough guitars. There's always at least one missing ...
As a kid I was always told to start with an acoustic guitar, however I think kids starting out should start with an electric, semi hollow, or hollow body solely because they have lighter gage strings. Playing heavy strings without any calluses and a non-developed fretting hand would help a lot to keep you wanting to practice and play. Just my opinion on that topic.
I agree. And when your starting out, no one wants to hear you, or in my case, I didn’t want anyone to hear me. An unplugged electric is much quieter, and of course easier to play.
Yup that’s what I did and you can still hear it when you’re in your bedroom practicing.
Exactly, I learned by buying myself an electric and then learned chords and developed strength and all sorts of things before I bought an a acoustic. I didn’t even learn any scales or anything until after I got an acoustic cause the first things you learn on electric are the same as an acoustic
Don't forget the Carvin line . They are my favorite ❤️
Started out on a very comfy Squier electric with easy to play fast thin neck and definitely agree! Will also add, if a new players likes rock music and that’s what they wanna learn, an electric will allow them to learn and play the music that inspires them and keep them motivated.
As a amateur and student I have 2 electric hollow and solid body and 2 acoustics 1 of each in E440 and Dmaj . a lot of sound variety. 1 of your videos started me on the Dmaj tuning . thanx .
Completely agree. I would add a semi-hollow guitar (mine is a Gibson Lucille) and a second acoustic with Nashville strings.
Hey man, I was telling my ole lady about this video and she said we’re not allowed to be friends anymore. I’m sorry.
Ha. No doubt.
You and your ole lady are no longer allowed to be friends? That's gonna be awkward. At least you'll have the guitars, though!
@@DrDespicable like Jimi said! (red house...)
Take back your manhood. Trade the old lady for a nice Les Paul.
“Whoa. That’s you with Led Zeppelin!” “Who’s the ole lady?!” “That’s my ole lady.”
I'm surprised the 335 wasn't on the list considering how much you love your 335
Was thinking the same thing. Should have been 6 essentials. Some kind of semi-hollow body. But since it’s the one model I still don’t have I guess my incompletion is validated!🤣
Same he mentioned it on a similar video with Rick Beato
I agree, but I knew he'd have his Novo on there.....
@@chunk4572 yeah same, I figured the p90 novo would have to be there
@@keef7224 You should get one - I did this year and it's pretty much become my go-to! Love it!
Totally agree with all of your comments. I’ve narrowed my guitars down to essentials over the course of time, that also being 5, but with one substitution, that being a 12 string (‘90 Korean model) in place of a Humbucker model, as I’ve never cared enough about them enough to still own one. I’m not a pro anymore, so it matters less than it had earlier in life.
One of your best videos Rhett! And they all are great!!
My Telecaster has been drug through 25 years. It’s been knocked off it’s stand more than I like to remember. I take this guitar to every gig. Each time I pick this guitar up it’s in tune and ready to play. I have many guitars, but this Tele is the one. Thanks Rhett! I love your content bro.
I just moved to another country, I waited my guitars to be shipped around one month, with huge heat and...when I picked the Tele it was in tune!
Honorable Mention: a Precision Bass.. every guitarist should own a bass (guitar)!
As a bass player, I'd recommend the jazz instead, slightly narrower neck and more versatile in terms of tone, and usually the same price. Certainly nothing wrong with a Precision, but for a do-all bass, the jazz is a little more versatile and faster handling, though not by a great deal.
And every bass player should own a guitar.
@@5000rgb I wish I stopped at one, though I still have fewer than I do basses, so that's okay
@@offbeatbassgear You really only need one if it isn't your primary instrument.
@@5000rgb My first bass was a short scale Squire Jaquar w/ flat wounds.. going for a 60's feel/tone that I love. Then.. I played a P-Bass with round wounds with that classic tone.. maybe I don't need it, but those 2 basses cover the sounds I'm looking for.
Nicely walked thru Rhett, thank you.
You’ve heard of post malone but now we have pre malone
I’m in a position where I can only have one guitar and my choice was a telecaster. It covers everything
Good choice.
Good choice. Me too ..... meanwhile now I have 6 telecasters 😁
Yeah either a Tele or a Strat and you can play pretty much anything
Blues , rock , jazz ...Tele is all you’ll need!
I wish I would have choosen that as well...
Tele middle position is so underrated
Alex Lifeson uses that position with lots of modulation. Absolutely heavenly.
The essential math rock tone: tele in the middle position
But the bridge is just unrivaled for country. The la brea neck pickup also sounds amazing
@@gdkopinionator4356 any Rush tele songs that comes to mind?
@Luke gonna funk, spank twang twinkle all nite long...
This video makes me happy. It is a wunderful overview of all the types of guitars and are major characteristics. I saved it as a reference video. Thanks.
Watching this, the sound from the Fender Stratocaster bridge pickup immediately brought the theme song to Trigun to mind. I didn't realize that I could distinguish the sound of the pickups like that
Started the Pandemic with 3 guitars, currently have 7. It's enough until the next pandemic.
Started the pandemic with none and having not played in almost a decade.. Now 6guitars and a bass lol
There's a flu pandemic every year
That’s making the most of adversity.
Dude I literally have the same situation with my guitars 😂 keep rockin!
Planned demic
Without watching - Strat, Tele, Les Paul, 335, Acoustic. Done.
before i listen further, did you nail it? my thoughts on your choices: strat. safe choice here, despite awkwardly placed volume knob. Tele - one of Keith's fav's. I agree with Keef on that one. They invariably sound good, and some (cheap) ones sound fantastic. Les Paul - i am so sick of hearing that name, but hey, if you like it s particular sound. I know many do, but it is way down my list. 335? Get yourself a Dot. No-one is going to know, and one of the most playable necks ever made. Acoustic - nobody can truly make a choice among the thousands available, get one but make sure the set-up is bang on. And btw, plywood guitars often get a bad rap. Laminate acoustics can sound real good, in my experience. You dont have to mortgage the house to get a real good sounding acoustic. Let me know how i did?
@@stephenbowyer7269 Lots of thought involved in typing the answer, indeed. 🎸🤔
No 335 but you’re correct
Well, sort of. While there was no 335 he did feature his boutique Novo, or however it's spelled, and it has P-90s. It was meant to represent really any P-90 guitar. So there you go. I think your list is the only way one would predict his choices.
@@WhoWouldWantThisName Well, the rest of guitars are just weird versions of the above.
Thank you for some great information my friend, your knowledge is very valuable. Thank you
Not just a solid list but presented in a way that really drives home your "why" on them. As a 40ish year guitar dabbler (off, on, off, on - life just gets in the way when you have too many interests), it was great to see some of my own thoughts represented. I happen to have 3 on the list with a 4th being targeted. I didn't really have the P90's on even my radar - with a 335 style being what I would have thought of as #5. Great stuff.
I played a strat with a hot rails bridge pick-up for 18 years gigging in bars. That is a versatile guitar if you could only have one.
The only strat I can afford is a Fender Black Top its a strat made in Mexico with 2 hum bucker pu its a mahognay body strat. bags of sustain sweet sounding guitar.
I totally agree with these five with one modification: I think that every guitarist should have a hollow or semi-hollow bodied guitar, so I'd make the P90 model an Epiphone Casino.
FUCKING RIGHT! Just picked up the olive drab one, used to have cherry red years ago. Fantastic guitar
Amen to that. Either a Casino or the slightly prettier Gibson ES-330. I'd say an ES-350, but who has $10k laying around for guitar #5!
My same sentiment. And he didn’t say a 12-string.? I hate the tele.
Have an old Yamaha SA 1000 that I bought brand new God knows how manyyears ago.. love it..
Agree. I loves me my Epiphone Casino.
The Jr versions of the Les Paul and SG with the P90 are pretty amazing. Single pickup guitars that in some cases can be more versitile than having 2 pickups. Some say 1 P90 is better than having 2. I was reluctant but I have a SG Junior now and love it. Its versatility is up there with even my Telecaster which is my favorite guitar. The SG Junior is like the Gibson version of the Telecaster to me but with a Gibson flavor. It has a twangyness that works for country but up the overdrive and you have rock. If you already have a Les Paul with humbuckers but want a P90 guitar and want something different and something more like a Strat in weight, try the SG with P90s.
Agree. I love the SG platform.. I have 3x (late 60's) SG melody makers (all purchased used / and pre-modified with non-original pickups). So I set them up as I wanted: First one has PAF spec humbuckers, second has Novak P90's, and third has Tele-ish style single coils (sort of closest one to original Melody Maker single coil spec, I suppose). I have another SG guard with vintage mini-humbuckers installed.. just need a fourth Melody Maker to put them in! (or can swap in to one of the current three)
Thanks for the tips man. That’s cool! I learned a few things.
0:59 "So, without further ado...now before we get started..."
Lul
My list: 1. Acoustic 2. Strat 3. (Semi-)Hollow Body (Epiphone Casino is my choice it has also P-90s) 4. Humbucker pick ups like LesPaul (my choice is flying V) 5. Some not ordinary guitar like 12 string guitar if you play more classic stuff or 7 string or baritone if you are into more heavy stuff
I agree. Your list is more complete than his!
As an amateur luthier, one of my goals had been to come up with guitars that cover as many sounds as possible in one instrument. My most successful project so far has been what I call my Humcaster. It has a single coil Telecaster pup in the bridge and a Duncan APH-2 in the neck. The body style is modeled off an old 80s era Cort double cut. I really like the symmetrical layout and rounded horns. It has a natural wood finish on the maple/mahogany 7 piece body with a 3 piece maple/mahogany neck, very thin profile a 33.5 Inch scale neck, 'cause I have small hands. It's pretty sweet.
You should post a video about it. That sounds sick.
This is what my dingwall bass does (ik not a guitar) all 3 pickups massive humbucker sound, middle only sounds like a p bass, middle and bridge sounds like a stingray perfect for slapping and bridge only sounds like a jazz bass. I wont ever need another bass but ill probably end up buying more anyways lol.
Can we see that beauty?
33.5 inch scale length! That’s quiet the guitar.
Great video, helps me understand how to build a versatile guitar selection for my playing. 😁👍🎸🎶 Question: When you mention Gibson Les Paul light weight, what is the weight range I should be targeting vs avoiding? TIA!
As a player of 40 + years I can say your advice to build a partscaster is spot on! Nothing more satisfying than playing a guitar that you had a hand in specifying and building or even modifying. But once you let that genie out of the bottle it can become addictive! All 6 of my solid body electric guitars now have either been built or modified by me for specific purposes and it was a 5 year journey😁
Now that you mention it, three of my four electrics are either partscasters (Strat and Tele) or modified (Carvin 24 fret DC127, routed for a Ibanez LoPro Floyd). Even my Les Paul has been refretted with 6100 wire, my preferred size.
Yep, I started by swapping out pickups on 2 of my Ibanez RGs, then I built one out of parts... now I want to do another!
Bought my first acoustic guitar in Vietnam 1969. Still have it still playing. Kasuga 12 string.
how old are you?
Kasuga. God Bless You
"Charlie don't surf", or play much guitar either I guess.
Can't think of a better time to buy a guitar. Place at that time: God bless you!
Bought my first banjo - a Kusaga 4 string!
Great video Rhett! You nailed it and which amplifier were you using? It sounded “hairy” which is my tone as well! Thanks! 👍🏻 🥇
I always learn so much when I take the time to watch one of your videos Rhett
Hollow body guitars: “what, am I a joke to you?”
yes, yes they are
@@Dreager141 Nah, they're really not
I included those under P 90s
Props on the ATSF logo my dude
Made ME laugh!
I own six guitars. My wife complains that I play the same three chords on all of them!
It is ime to change...not the chords...maybe the wife. 😁
Married men always told me I was smart for staying single
Asmany chords as that...
Thank you for the breakdown of WHY these guitars in technical terms as well.
Probably the best video ever for reading the comments and hearing everyone elses choices. Thanks y,all.
I didn't buy a tele until after I'd been playing for more than 20 years. Once I did I never looked back - so versatile!
I just got one!!!!!
Hated them at first, then they slowly grew on me, then i saw page play it in some 69 vids and I fell in love with them. THEN I actually played one and I hate that I don’t own one
The Tele neck pickup mimics an acoustic very well. It's gone over most people's heads why the Tele was first named the "Electric Spanish" guitar.
The secret sauce is that Tele can get reasonably close to so many other guitars, especially the Les Paul sound...
They really are!!
unpopular take but between a tele deluxe/sg and a jazzmaster, you're covered for like 90% of the tones you could ever need and these guitars sound perfect together in a mix.
Except a Jazzmaster is ugly as hell!
Debatable.
@@disruptivebutterfly8045 ok man thanks for the input lol
i had a knock off strat as my first electric guitar when i was like 10 and i loved it man i rocked it in junior band,senior band, and i never had enough money to get something better till i started working myself then i got a epiphone les paul special ii but that knockoff strat holds a special place in my heart ill keep it forever
I have all those guitars on your list but play mostly a Blackguard Tele and a P-90 Goldtop. My favorite Humbucker guitar is a sunburst ES-135. Great louds, distortion and controlled feedback from the balsa-blocked lead pickup, and beautiful old-school Jazz where it's completely hollow under the neck pickup
I have five guitar and all of them are strats. Guilty as charged.
So they basically share the fact, that they have a floating bridge? Seems okay to me :D
@Luke don't, SG with p90's and a Les Paul Jr. Are so freaking great and can twang and bang with the best Tele out there ! You owe it to yourself to treat yourself to a Les Paul special double cut or something like that. Trust me,I played a Tele almost exclusively in a major cover top40 band where I needed everything in one guitar and the only other guitar that could do it all, side from the Tele was the p90 Les Paul Jr.
Nobody breaks it down like Rhett Shull ... I always end up here! No matter where you are in your personal journey, this guy will help you get better. Many thanks Rhett.
For me Number 5 would be a Semi-hollow, totally agree with your first 4.
I split the difference with a Casino.
Good selection there Rhett. As a beginner, I appreciate my Taylor Academy 12e (for the comfort, low action, etc.) and my Squier Strat.
One must have guitar for every player: Whatever guitar you actually, actively want to play. That's it. That's the only "must-have" guitar you need. If you see that guitar and you can't not play it, then you "must have" it. Any other instrument is extra.
Was gonna say this before I saw your comment. I was a one guitar guy before I started watching KZhead videos. Lol. No slam on Rhett personally
Opinions are like ass holes. Maybe 1 is good for the simple minded hobby player. A LOT of songs sound is due to a particular guitar and pickup that must be done with those certain pickups to sound right. Or maybe you don't care about sounding right.
@@starbattles1 cool story👎 check out how many top revered guitarists are one instrument guitarists
@@starbattles1 Simple-minded hobby player? To hell with you. You don't know me, and apparently you don't know jack shit. We're talking about "must have", dumbass. Yes, guitar players like getting multiple instruments for multiple reasons, including how they sound, make you feel, feel in your hands, look, etc. That's got nothing to do with this. Even as a gigging professional, WHICH I AM, I don't "need" more than one instrument. That's it. I can get every single sound I need for every single song I'll ever play with a single guitar. I can absolutely get those tones more easily with other guitars, which is one reason why I have other guitars. Even so, it's not a "must have". The biggest problem for guitarists and would-be-guitarists is finding that one guitar that they just can't live without. The instrument they can't put down. When they wake up and see it sitting in the corner, they immediately want to pick it up. When they reach a plateau and stop improving, or hit a wall and stop learning, it's that ONE guitar that will get them past it. These guitars in this list aren't "must haves" by any stretch. They're only "must haves" if you have a need that they can fill, and most players simply won't have a need for all of these. It's videos like this that help give guitarists GAS - Gear Acquisition Syndrome. "Oh no! I only have a Tele! I MUST HAVE a P-90-equipped guitar! Better spend every waking moment researching and looking and feeling and playing every P-90 guitar I can find before I spend way too much on an instrument I'll barely ever play!" Must have? Simple-minded hobby player? GFY.
@@ngsanfo7927 KZhead is a great way to get GAS. Before I started watching guitar videos, I was fine with my collection - an acoustic, a Fat-Strat-type, and a bass. Within a couple years, I had over 20 guitars. What did I take to my gigs? The acoustic, the Fat-Strat-type, and/or my bass. All those guitars, and many more since, were just extra. Nice to have - some nicer than others - but rarely ever played.
I think every channel could ask this question and I would watch everytime.
Me too, :)
Yeah, I want to know what the Pokémon players think!
Was playing my electric guitar for 6 years before I bought my little acustic. I bought a mini fender redondo, I love it. At first I was kind of wishing I had bought a bigger acustic but after getting used to the size it's so comfortable to play.
I think the choices here are really good and every style of guitar playing can be covered, nothing else needed!. :)
I’m thinking we all need a Noah’s ark style guitar collection. For Fenders that means you need at least two of each model. One with a maple board and the other with rosewood.
I like the way you think!
Biblical!
Maple is definitely a different sound!
@@timnewman1172 Depends. Stratocaster tone plastics behave very differently. Is it ABS? Is it PLA? Black or white? And then the nut! Is it made from common buffalo or female toddler skull?
@@hans-joachimbierwirth4727 female toddler skull??
I would put the SG in there with the Tele in terms of versatility. SG's always get the snub in favor of Les Paul's in lists like these though. Not sure why. LP neck pickups are usually a mudfest, but usually very clear in an SG.
I prefer the Flying V, same reasons. But the V gives great access all the way up the neck. You don't want to live at the 22nd fret, but I do want to get up there easily when I want to get up there.
Jeff, a lot of the secret to the Les Paul is having a good pickup well matched to the guitar in the neck position (and good electronics). I have a Tom Holmes set in my LP and it is incredible. Those same pickups didn't do much at all for an SG.
Hey mate, that’s only true on low quality neck pickups. A good neck pickup on a Les Paul has both the bass and the clarity. Trust me.
huh? what kind of les paul do you have? a knock off?
Great job, and I agree with everything you said. My P-90 preferred option is a Les Paul Junior.
I just added an Epiphone Billy Jo Armstrong LP Junior. Absolutely awesome!
i think you nailed it on the selection. very cool video. im currently on the hunt for my p90 guitar. i might install p90 hot rails on my john 5 tele and get a more traditional tele for that sound
I can't get over how easy Rhett makes it to listen and watch his channel. I always learn something without that teacher aftertaste. Love the channel.
He’s learning too 😁
Live ya Rhett
Even if he does say "a Finder is essintial..." Southern English😐
Agreed Tele is the one to rule them all!
Even if it’s a Nash ?Glad to see you watch these videos too.
@@paddyhardy Whichever brand you prefer! A tele is a tele!
I would add a 335 and a 6120 2 of the best ever made guitars that all the great players owned .
@@dannyllerenatv8635 that’s very true a friend of mine made his own tele from scratch and bizarrely it sounds more like that classic tele sound than my American made tele special.
That's the only one you really need!
Like Always,great video Rhett👍
Love your Hi Watt head in the background. That’s an essential piece of equipment in my book.
Great demo and discussion of the different guitars that one might want - the single greatest part of the sound demos is that you covered the tone with the volume rolled off a bit. That's critical because in practice most people adjust the volume on the guitar while performing or jamming. Which really shows how great each pickup type at cleaning up as well as how the P90 is always middle of the road while being great all on it's own. Thanks!
Rhett just sold me on buying a strat while already owning one. He did the neck pickup justice.
never heard you play workin man blues lick before Rhett...great Job and awesome video !!!
Great! Informative, thanks. Nice playing by the way🎸
Your introduction to the telecaster gave me the title to my next album, “Without A Doubt, Probably” You rock, consistently! Keep it up!
I was glad to see a p90 guitar on this list. Once I started using them in a Telecaster I never looked back. Just the most versatile pickups imo. We play everything from SRV and Hendrix to Limp Bizkit and Rage. They cover everything. Great video, subbed 👍
I agree with your video. I started with a cheap acoustic guitar being only 8. Then I bought a low-cost stratocastar with two hamburckers at 15, and then started with the pedals paraphernalia until I understood I needed real wood and felt ready to jump into a Fender Jaguar at 20. It's a heavy guitar, but I love it. l WISH I had a Telecaster too. But before that, I made sure to get a GOOD acoustic guitar (Yamaha), having a good acoustic guitar made things easier for me and I ended up using it for a lot of sessions. Definitely, my next acquisition will be a Telecaster. For some reason I never went for Les Paul because I don't find them very comforable to wear, but I love their sound! Humbuckers may be the reason.
I remember my first broken LP neck. It was my Artic White Epiphone LP. Strap let loose of the button and it hit the floor. I was destroyed at the loss. But, after research and trying to find a luthier to fix it, I ended up resetting and fixing the neck myself. Left it glued and clamped in place for weeks and then used resin to fill in any gaps in the exterior of the neck. Sanded it down and its super smooth. Keeps tune better than ever and plays great. I'll never let that one go. Also, all my guitars now immediately get Dunlop Straplocks installed before use. Never again....
Great comment!
Nylon string isn't a bad thing to have nor is a twelve string. As a professional, I made most of my money with a Martin D35, but I agree that for the range of sounds in the electric world, you need a tele, strat, Les Paul and something with P90s. I also have an ES 335 style jazz box which makes me happy when playing chord melody. I don't think it's unreasonable to have 7 or 8 guitars and a mandolin or two. Good video, ROCK ON!
The only problem with classical is they’re a pain to take care of and setup(no truss rod for most of them)
I want a mandolin But I have a Ukulele for now And 2 Harley Benton's lol a stray and a LP Plus a Yamaha acoustic I need more guitars lol I need something more metal, with a thin neck About 15 years ago I had a Ibanez RG1650 prestige Dam do I miss that guitar, it was just so easy to play
Is any number of guitars unreasonable?
My wife said to me, "If you buy one more guitar, I'm leaving!". Me: "Gee, honey, we're going to miss you!
Did you tell her to not let the door hit her on the ass on the way out
I found a second hand guitar, that I wanted - I told my GF in a very shy way. She asked me if I needed money...she is my wife now.
@@felicelococo9226 Is that the lyrics for a song?
@@martinc3907 😆 no its an everyday saying 😆 😆
That goes for motorcycles too!
I’ve been playing guitar most of my life, and I have to say this list is spot on.
Also very predictable. Who wouldn't have been able to guess what at least four of the five would be?
Thanks mate. Nicely done.
Well, I've been playing pro for 25 years now. 5 guitars you actually need are - 1- steel string acoustic. 2- nylon string acoustic. Both should have good pickups and I find cutaway very handy. 3 - at least one bass. 4 - ES-335 5 - something with a whammy bar. Maybe Strat? PRS? Ibanez? Whatever you choose. For me I take.more than 5. So for me... 5 - PRS Custom 24 6 - a jazz hollow body with Flatwounds. 7 - a good strat that I love. 8 - something quirky. Hope this helps.someone out there.
I put flat wound on my 335
Nice list. I never got into 335s. I'd love to pick up a PRS, but the Les Paul fills that role pretty much. I didn't include basses, though I'd recommend a 5 string P bass.
+ a resonator + a 12 string
So as a guitarist you need at least one bass but zero les Paul's?
yeah really helpful, if you want to help even more you could paypal me about 50k to buy all this thanks
That's a pretty good rundown of essential guitars! I have 4 of the 5 you recommend, only the Les Paul is missing, but I agree it's essential for most pros. Prefer the cleaner, crisper Fenders. If I were to add just one more guitar to your list, I'd add a semi-acoustic model. I really love my Thinline Telecaster, but many others are fine. There is no substitute for the semi-acoustic sound, especially for rhythm playing.
Along with the classics ... it's fun for the player & audience to hear (or see) a surprise ... like a Rick 12 string, something tuned to Drop-D or only 5 strings tuned to GDGBD, etc. Really enjoyed your video - Thank You !
This is really good. Expecially for an acoustic player like me who wants, and needs, to know more about the electric world but has always been a little reluctant. Nice job.
Other “essential” guitars: - Classical / nylon string - Gretsch hollowbody - ES-335 - Rickenbacker 12-string - Acoustic 12-string - Round-neck resonator acoustic
and a baritone
Ibanez rg
Yup agree on most of those. Would love to get a resonator one day and a Gretsch Country Gentleman (always wanted one, never had the money to spare or justify). When it comes to 12 string, I got rid of my 12 string acoustic last year but still have a non-Rickenbacker electric 12 string for recording which sounds ace live as well. Rickys are just overpriced for what they are these days and have a unique sound all of their own, but hard to justify when with the rest of my guitars I can get almost every sound I need. I say "almost" because I doubt I'll ever stop wanting just one more guitar lol :)
A banjo, a ukulele,a hello kitty, and a washtub and broomstick.I need a bigger house
And an archtop
Great list! For a professional guitarist/session player who needs to be able to play in a variety of styles, I would add 2 more to the list of essentials: 6. 335-ish semi-hollowbody 7. high output superstrat type of thing
Yup. If I had to pick 2 out of my 30+, it might be the Casino and the RG570
Agree. Was looking for those as well. If I may add also, need a 8. Classical guitar too
Active humbucker pickup guitar for that high gain, brown distortion
Absolutely agree with you about the neck pickup on a Fender Stratocaster. To me, it's the mellow side of the Strat that I like. Interestingly, Fender were about to scrap the Stratocaster from their catalogue in thd 1960s...it just didn't sell and even Clapton said that he went into a shop and bought several for a few hundred dollars....This was all UNTIL Hendrix took to stage with one and suddenly it was saved. LOL. Sales took off after Jimi was heard with one.
Rhett, Thanks to you, I have more guitars to purchase. Not a bad thing. As a beginner, I am learning that each guitar has its own voice and its own place in our lives. Guitars are so interesting. Guitars are tools of the trade for musicians, pieces of art for collectors, and objects that become friends in our solitary moments of playing. Thanks for your tour of 5 Must Have Guitars. I have 3 of them already.
My first guitar...uh my Dad found it in a trash can and glued that Spanish style together with Elmer’s glue and put metal strings on it...
Ha! Luxury. I only had a trash can with a 2x4 glued to it...and I was GRATEFUL!
I routed my favorite strat for double humbuckers (jazz neck and tremolo bridge) and a three way switch. I also put tall, jumbo frets on an ebony fingerboard for heavy gauge strings tuned a full step down and use it primarily for heavy metal. Father, forgive me! But that’s how much i love strats, I find a way to use it no matter what style of music!
Very good video man. Every guitarist has their own favorites. My #1 is Telecaster stock #2 is Telecaster with Filtertrons, #3 Telecaster with Jazzmaster pups, #4 Roadcaster (my custom build Telecaster) with forearm and belly cut 3 pickups and tremolo system #5 Gibson ES-135 and of course #6 D'Angelico acoustic/electric. I have several more but these are my favorites. I've been playing for 65 years and played professionally since I was 14.
Interesting take. I'd have to agree with the SSS (or HSS maybe) Strat, as well as a PAF equipped LP. They are basically essential if you own several guitars, and there is no reason not to own these extremely iconic guitars/sounds. But other than that, I consider a Floyd Rose guitar more or less essential. If nothing else at least everyone should try it.