Do Thicker Guitars Sustain Longer? - Let's Find Out!

Will a thicker guitar shave longer sustain?
We test 6 guitars in a head-to-head sustain challenge!
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[Giggiyygoo]

That Ibanez is so beautiful, I wouldn't care if it sustained like a ukulele.

[miguelfernandes]

What about the guitars being set neck, bolt on, or neck through, wouldn't that affect sustain in pair with body thickness?

[ryanrobinson]

I think there are so many factors when it comes to sustain

[chrisarias]

*grab popcorn* and read the comment section

[mearkitek]

Great comparisons! It really makes me appreciate Leo Fender and the great design work he did in the initial Teles and Strats...he nailed so many things that have passed the test of time.

[alexaudiovisuals]

Darrell.. youre bad for my guitar progress ^^ i keep watching your videos instead of practicing more :( you just seem like such a super nice guy and your videos are so well made.. i cant stop

[garyjohnson]

Technique is true sustain. Guy picked up my guitar....and made it weep! We were the band, but the whole party stopped, and turned around...he stole the show. And we loved it!!

[EDAR]

Damn that epiphone had a much nicer looking finish than the traditional Gibson

[mushkamusic]

I would expect the hardness of the materials to have more of an effect than the thickness of the body.

[ARTUPIDA]

2:01 why some youtube guitarist always shake the guitar, its not even change anything on the sound?

[elbik]

From a scientific perspective, the thickness should have less to do with it than the rigidity of the guitar (and the structure where the strings are supported)... If it is more rigid, the strings would be less dampened, therefore they should vibrate longer... You also have the magnets pulling the strings, you have to take that in mind too

[metalheadblues]

Now that you pointed out the toggle switch on the Ibanez I can't unsee it. Such a silly move by Ibanez.

[RamiRouhana]

As a mechanical engineer, I can tell you that a guitar sustains better when you touch it less. Your body and fingers absorb the vibration.
The thicker body has higher inertia and will tend to vibrate at lower amplitudes and thus allow your body to absorb less. On the other side a thin guitar will vibrate with the strings at higher amplitude and thus allow your body to absorb the energy faster.

[oficinadomarcheto]

SG an RG have a extra midle pickups to more pull magnétic strings padding

[brandonanderson]

Wish I could find that Ibanez S. Doesn't seem to come up used.

[rickmason]

3:24 that solo makes me keep coming back to this video it just beautiful

[song]

5:19 I thought I was the only one
I guess that's because a lot of us leant on either classical or acoustic guitars. And because we practiced unplugged a lot

[musicplaylists]

that bit of lead you played on the les paul traditional sounded great

[ricstormwolf]

The intro with the Ibanez earned a like off the bat. I'd love to hear you do an album of tracks like that on that Ibanez. It was beautiful.

[wheelman]

Great job on getting some good data on this... but all I can focus on right now is the soul stirring playing you were doing. Wow. Going back to listen some more now. Been sick for a while, and this is the kind of sound that makes me forget all that for a while. Amazing.