10 Guitars Everyone Hated And Why

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[gerardvalentino]

People only hate a guitar I buy when they hear me play it

[erickmartin]

I kept my 80's shred guitars. I'm happy to say they still have all their paint on them

[dennismcquoid]

I'm old fashioned. I don't like reliced guitars or store bought faded jeans with holes. Those flaws need to be earned ;-)

[ryangriffith]

I was expecting the Explorer and Flying V to make the list. Both were huge bombs at launch.

[bakstabbath]

You couldn't give a Fender Mustang away until Kurt started playing them. Speaking of Kurt. The Jagstang was dunked on for years and now all of the sudden people love them. 🤷

[seanmckelvey]

I've always tried to pick a guitar that I like, rather than what the current trends and forum bros want me to like. We're all individuals with different tastes and different things speak to different people.

[tlabamba]

From what I’ve read several times, the Strat was a flop in 1954 when it was released, it wasn’t until 1957 when Buddy Holly played one on the Ed Sullivan show that it started becoming popular.

[shauncarter]

Phil, you are too humble. We all know that a big reason that cheap guitars are cool now is because of YouTube channels like yours and others. As a kid I was sold on the idea that expensive guitars were better guitars, and it wasn’t until I came across your channel that I began to think differently and I bet that I am not the only one that was influenced by you.

[scottakam]

I thought Les Pauls and Telecasters were horribly ugly when I first started playing guitar. They grew on me over time and my Telecaster is now one of my favorites!

[ThePedroDB]

The 80's was the music of my youth. As a result, shred guitars are totally 'my thang'. My 'collection' is pretty much all guitars with Double Locking Trems, loud colurs and pointy headstocks. Some are more 80's than others. Peavey Nitro, Destiny and Vandenberg, Fender HM Strat, Ibanez RGs Jem and Universe, Jackson Soloist.... I'm no shredder but I do love those guitars and own at least one of each. Sitting here with a Jem and Universe at the moment 👍

[doogledog]

This was a good idea for a video, Phil. A little retrospect gets you thinking. Thanks.

[phillipewing]

I love love love the Ibanez RG model. It's a shred monster. I don't need it as much being a 60 year old but I still need it. Every one I've had has been a budget, 399, guitar. Really want a higher end model.

[GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Also, synth guitars from the 1980's. I remember Guitar Player magazine devoted an entire edition to synth guitars, and readers/subscribers were so upset that they threatened to boycott and cancel their subscription.

[mattbenh]

I didn't want to spend $2000 on a Tom DeLong Strat, so I made one out of a Squire for a fraction of the cost and love it!

[ItsaCatsLife]

No, I'd still never buy a pre-damaged guitar. That's just nuts.

[riverstone]

Every guitar is ugly until someone cool enough plays one then they’re not

[michaelr.]

When the first superstrats with the original, no fine tuners, floyds first hit, there are stories out of several Los Angeles guitar shops where guys actually traded in Bursts for these first superstats. I sounds absolutely insane now. But that's how crazy people were for the superstats when they first started to come out in limited quantities at the retail level. 'Factories' weren't equipped or prepared for mass production...as most weren't even 'factories'...just shops...so overshore production soon started. There was a lot of 'manufatured elsewhere...assembled and setup here', going on.

[fivepiece]

The cheap guitar game changed when CNC machines got seriously involved in production. Now you have a MUCH better chance of finding a cheap guitar where the neck heel makes a solid fit into the pocket, creating a more reliable and affordable platform for personal experimentation.

[fingolfen]

I think the big change for both "cheap" guitar and travel guitars is the technology and quality has gotten better on both of them. A "cheap" guitar today is much better quality than the "cheap" guitar from 20-30 years ago.

[rongroves]

I have to comment again. Number 10 is me. Graduated HS in 1985 and have been looking at shred guitars lately! That is so funny that you would catch that in your video.