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[barbmelle]

When I worked in shops, I always thought that we should have cloth bags tied to the head stocks. Let people play a few guitars. They may be surprised what guitars they actually play best.

[mrredritehand]

I bought a new Squier contemporary telecaster with the roasted neck with jumbo frets, and high output humbucks...
Sold my fender deluxe strat and my fender tele. People that get hung up on name on the headstock, or where it was made, have some deep seeded unresolved issues, or something.
Imo of course

[ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

I am definitely a Jazzmaster guy, however, I don't own a Fender. I have found Squier Classic Vibe and Vintage Modified are PERFECT right out of the box. You don't need to upgrade or replace anything. They are perfect.

[BigIronTexas]

completely agree. to put that same thing another way. there are times when I get an itch for a certain kind of non-standard guitar and very often the less expensive version of that non-standard guitar does a great job of scratching that itch without the need to spend thousands on the higher end version.

[paulraider]

The system only works when you work with the system. Those 2 guitars you want to sell will not put themselves on Reverb. They'll just keep sitting in the cases under the bed and keep you from buying that custom shop edition you know you have to have! So I've heard....

[tonyr]

I just bought the identical Squier jazz master 40th anniversary for $350 used. I grew up playing a 64 jazz master which was my brothers guitar. He still has it but he let me use it in my band until I bought my Les Paul and I really like it. It plays really nice. It has a great sound. I was shocked at how well it was put together I had a 60th anniversary Mexican Stratocaster in the identical color scheme desert sand with the cold anodized pick guard which I stupidly sold. So when I saw this, it exactly the same color scheme for that price. I jumped on it and I am very happy I have about 15 guitars I don’t get rid of them. I just keep stacking them.

[shadrackperez]

Oh boy! I’m not that good at knowing what to sell, sold my fender tele with bigsby like 6 months ago and I’m still in agony 😢

[Ksantipacat]

Last year I found a taylor 324 in a pawn shop for a great price. I couldn't pass it up, but before I put the money down, I made a list of five guitars I could sell to pay for it. Was able to sell them within 2 weeks. Thinning the herd can feel really good when you are simultaneously exchanging them for a much better instrument.

[Euphonicmusicschool]

Great video as always Rob! I just did the same thing! I had a fairly expensive Fender American Original 60's Jass Bass and just sold it because I found a Squire 40th Anniversary P Bass that just blew me away. The tone was more of what I was looking for, I like the neck feel/ shape better, the frets are really well done on this particular Square (definitely not on all of the ones I played in the store), and it is nice and lightweight. All that and it is 1/5 the cost. I admit I have a bit of brand snobbery in me but it has been fading A LOT between this bass, a couple of Eastmans I own, and a few PRS SEs I have recently played. Personal tip: play the electric guitar you are thinking of buying acoustically against a few other guitars before plugging it in. There can be a huge difference, even within the same model. Get the one that sounds best to you acoustically. I have been down every rabbit hole with mods. They can make a difference but the inherent sound is the most important factor, IMHO, and long experience.

[MrYatesj]

I have 17 guitars now and have never made the rule to getting rid of one before picking up another. With that being said I am ready to release 8 to 10 guitars back into the wild as I know what works for me and the way I play.

[alexanderdeadmansche]

He made a mistake at 0:50 secs in. He meant to say he preferred the squire

[RocktCityTim]

Good move! I have a '97 Squier Affinity Strat that I paid $149 with the formed Fender case for my son. He played for a year and then it sat. I picked it up a few years back and swapped the pickups and reset the neck and it is on par with my '74 American Strat. If I had to sell one, I'd definitely sell the Fender and use the additional cash for a new archtop.

[TheGuitarCurator]

If I'm not mistaken, I believe that's the same one Chris Buck has... and he gigs with it. Seems like a pretty good guitar to me. I think you made the right choice.

[Sean_Plays_Guitar]

Bro! You should totally do an upgrade video on this. Maybe put a mastery trem and bridge in it and change the pickups? I know that isn't your thing but would be cool to see an upgrade video from you!

[aquilarossa]

Same deal as my Mexican Strat. I just play my Gibson guitars most of the time, but sometimes I want a Strat sound. Then I decide I really like the sound of Strats when other folks play them, but not when I do. Rather than continuing the cycle of buying Strats only to sell them six months later, I got the Mexi. There's not enough money tied up in it to consider selling it, but it is good enough to scatch the itch when I get it (I have a loaded pick guard off a YJM Strat in it).

Downside is it is not valuable enough to do any major upgrades to, e.g., stainless frets, or the fancy Callahan bridge thingy, etc (Mexi Strats have more Squire specs really, e.g., narrow six screw holes and string spacing, etc -- maybe tuner hole size too, but I have not measured that yet).

I do like the neck though, so maybe I will do the upgrades. I dunno yet. Just paid for a Strymon Zuma PSU and am now mustering the coin to import a Friedman IR-X for running to DAW. NZ dollar is a bit weaker lately. Bugger.

I only have two other guitars. Both Gibson. One is a reissue '61 SG Standard. The other is a 1990s Les Paul Studio that kicks arse so well I never think about trading up to a fancier model. It has stainless frets installed on an ebony finger board. It's ebony finish too. Pups are both creme. A Dimarzio Super Distortion in the bridge and 36th Anniversary PAF in the neck. I also added gold speed knobs. Currently tuned Eb with Hybrid Slinky strings. Awesome playing, sounding and looking too.

I put my Whole Lotta Humbucker set in the SG. Great gat, but I do not like the little frets Gibson uses. I guess they use them for tradition's sake. If they change specs people complain, e.g., maple necks in the 1970s are much stronger, but folks demanded Gibson return to flimsy mahogany. Perhaps I should have got a SG Modern, because they have sensible upgrades like that. I like the classic look though. When I tell myself I prefer function over form, I am not being completely honest with myself; lol.

[GearGasms]

I did the same thing. The Squier 40th anniversary Jazzmaster gave me the features I wanted vs the Player Jazzmaster

[paydro]

In regards to that Les Paul in the beginning, I feel the need to tell people who don’t care that I love the way P90’s sound but I hate the way they look 🤦🏻‍♂️ who cares, I know lol

[TBadguy]

So, when I got my 2010 Les Paul I traded my 2017 Telecaster for it. But when I got my 2012 Les Paul I gave my Squire Tele Thinline to my daughter. And I stored my Toronado away for her as well.

[scottybrowndotca]

I have a deal worked out with my wife .. When I want a new guitar, I save up money for it and get it .. Then my wife suggests I sell one or more of the guitars I have, and I say "no, that's absolute crazy talk" and we agree to disagree (lovingly) .. But - I *am* at the stage now where, similar to what you're saying about the Fender vs Squier, I am only interested in buying a guitar that is really, really worth it, or in the case of my latest Telecaster, a Classic Vibe was the perfect price and is plenty of guitar for it's purpose in my musical life

[mikkelclausen]

I just bought a new 40th dirt cheap, and my plan was to mod the hell out of it. New trem, new pickups the whole shabang. Now that I got it, im like hmm this is working great. Can you tell me how the fender trem is better? Mine hold tune extremely well, cant seem to get it out of tune actually.