RANT - WHAT MAKES A GUITAR 'GOOD'?

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[matthouston]

PRS says a great guitar sustains for 45 seconds, good for 30, bad for 15 seconds. So I timed mine yesterday... Thankfully I have a little tinnitus so all my guitars can sustain for days! lol

[StevenLyleStyle]

A good guitar makes you smile when you see it. A great guitar makes you pick it up when you see it.

[yaire]

Sunday morning sermons from vicar Henning 😀

[katzensprung]

I really like these kind of "philosophical" videos, thank you Henning!!

[streetlegal]

This is absolutely right and it is great to hear it said by someone who makes his living out of marketing promotions. One good note of caution for everyone interested in new guitars coming on the market is - don't buy that one because next week you will see another one that you like and the week after that another. So maybe put off your purchase for six months or a year until you are absolutely sure that the guitar that you keep coming back to is the guitar that you want - and by that time you can pick it up second hand!

[StevenHess]

A good guitar is a guitar that makes you want to play it. Price doesn't matter. Body style doesn't matter. When you pick it up you instantly want to play it. That's a good guitar.

[riffmondo]

This is an interesting question.

I have several “higher end” guitars as well as older less known models and “low end” big names.

When writing I have an old Yamaha classical and a 1983 Japanese Squire.

I think it is because I have had these two the longest of all.

30 years or so.

They feel natural and because they are not a huge investment but are great playing instruments they became my “bangers”
Guitars you throw in the back seat going to a friends to jam or a party.


Maybe this comes into play.

At this point I will never get rid of them.

[SAagreedSA]

Love your perspective. I've worked as a reviewer myself, you articulate it all thoughtfully and well. The things we love already, are GOOD, making music with things is really what makes them good not the price tag or the cachet or whatever. We invest ourselves in our music in so many ways!

[Magnet]

Love this channel! Entertaining and informative! You are the man!

[tonywissler]

Reminds me of another classic piece of advice: “if it sounds good, it is”

[SeanAllocca]

Love the rants even when they are not rants.

[latheofheaven]

Bravo, Henning. You like to come across as a bit zany and crazy, but you are actually the most honest, sensible and thoughtful guitar YouTuber I know of. (And I only watch the good ones!)

[jorgesilva]

I could’ agree more. Love the honesty and clarity of the message. Thanks

[oldmanshreds]

Finding "the right one" is sometimes very tedious. The guitar that makes you forget you have a guitar and you just... play. I got some negative responses when revealing I cut a chunk of wood of a guitar to make it more playable for me.

[raytorvalds]

Beautifully said, Henning.
That guitar for me is a 500 euro guitar. It just makes me want to play it and it inspires me. I knew it with the first chord.
And yes, I have (had) much more expensive guitars too.

[felipegomabrockmann]

many thanks for this video Hennig, it made me feel better. Trying to get out of GAS since a while

[rowbags]

I'm a firm believer that every guitar has its uses. I played a "T-style" (i.e. not a Fender) at a rehearsal a couple of days ago, and it didn't work at all for what we wanted - its sound was too light and delicate for our trio. But I won't get rid of it, because I can imagine that same sound working absolutely perfectly for a rhythm part in a recording. It was still a huge relief to get home and play my beloved Tonefox Elcaster though! 😉😎

[mondoshiva]

Thanks Henning for your honest words!!!
I truly love your videos and all the stuff you're doing. This video encourages me (in my high age actually :-) ) to play that guitar that makes ME happy and not my reseller.
Certainly there are thousands of better guitars on the market, however i love my JIVA JR !!! (is it because of Nita ???) .
Not only me but also my daughter loves it as it gives her a kick-start in the E-world.

Keep on with your great job!!!

[JoeFic]

Nice video thoughts H, and thanks for sharing your good practical perspectives on what makes a good guitar!
For several decades I only had one guitar and that’s what I played… it was a great guitar!

[abcxyz-xreg]

I do care only about playability, so the neck is most important to me. I've 3 LPs: a G tribute, a Spear and a HB SC 450 plus. Their necks and playability are very similar and I like them all. Sound is a separate issue (amp, pedals, etc.) which is not so important to me in my bedroom. I admit being happy about also having a "real" strat, a F usa. G and F I got for very little money, used, some time ago. Now prices are crazy. I'm not willing to spend more than 500 bucks for a guitar - I am a bedroom-rocker after all, remember! Grüße aus Österreich!