Buying a Used Guitar? - 5 Things You Should Check BEFORE You Buy!

Buying a used guitar can be intimidating if you don't know what to look for! Here are a few things you should always check before you buy!
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[DarrellBraunGuitar]

Time to go shopping for some used guitars! Enjoy :)
Are there any other things you guys look for when shopping used?

[bobafett]

The dislikes for this video are probably sellers who are trying to sell damaged guitars. LoL

[earlmace]

Fret wear and other setup needs can add significant $$$ to a used "find".

[fuckingidiot]

A good tip from Phillip McKnight is to avoid listings with blurry photos or sellers that are "selling for a friend". Blurry photos can hide defects, and the seller saying they're "selling for a friend" gives them an excuse in case the guitar is found to be fake or even stolen

[erikdmckenzie]

I will add for the jack tightening at 8:00 make sure to hold the jack and the nut. If you just tighten the nut you'll spin the jack and doing that enough times will cause the jack wire to snap off. (It happened to me) So hold the jack in place with one hand and twist the nut with the other :)

[plumbummusic]

Just an addendum regarding the output jack: when tightening it, hold the soldered parts inside in place, or they can end up twisting and snapping some (or all of the) wire connections. Which will result in no sound coming out of your instrument.

[mogsy]

Check for fret wear. You don't want something that's going to need to be refretted soon. Check the tuners for binding/skipping. Cheap and easy fix, that may get you a better price, if they're not functioning properly. If you're looking at something with a Floyd Rose, check for wear on the base plate knife edges, and posts. Very frustrating to have a guitar that won't stay in tune.

[zylavormusic]

Thanks this could be useful, seeing as I can’t buy a guitar new! XD
Edit: Congrats on 700k Darrell! Here’s to 1 Million!

[mightyV]

I've had no idea about that 'hump at the heel' phenomenon! Thank you, Darrell! 🙂

[jamesreardon]

Thanks for this video, Darrel. I recently bought my 1st electric, an Ibanez RG170R. Armed by viewing many of your videos, I was comfortable doing so. Background research is so valuable. Several guitar handbook pubs were great too, : Denyer (rev.ed.2014) and Cutchin et al (2008).

[cscap]

I look for sharp, or uneven frets. Looking down the neck and seeing an elevated fret, or frets which appear low as well.

[mikejackson]

If you're buying a Gibson pull the truss rod cover and see how many threads are sticking past the brass. lot of Gibson's out there that the truss rod has met their Max that neck is no longer adjustable

[mylon]

I am really getting a lot out of your videos! Just started playing again a couple of years ago and I don’t know a lot about different guitars and the condition, etc so your videos really teach me a lot!! Keep up the good work!

[andrewdescant]

I’m getting my first electric guitar this Friday! It’s an Ibanez S621QM!! So exited!

[glenngardin]

Great advice Darrell! I've gotten many good deals used. Thanks for posting!

[judih.]

Another short and informative video. Thanks Darrell 😊

[TreatzTMA]

One of your best videos and my go to guide for when I venture out in the world of second hand guitars. Thanks!!

[axfxe]

This videos are really helpful, thanks much DB

[benjaminlechuga]

I Bought a used squier affinity for less than 100 usd. In my country Colombia thats really cheap. it was super dirty and needed some love. I learned to deep clean a guitar, to set a bridge and polish the frets and even round the edges. something I'd never do on a new guitar. I think a used cheap guitar is a really nice way to join this world

[fishforce]

Congrats on 700k!!! Love your videos Darrell!!