10 UNPOPULAR Things Guitarists Believe...That are Actually True!

Did you guys find your self agreeing with more of the conventional takes or more of the unconventional ones? Enjoy! 😊🎸

Compared to when I started playing some 60 years ago, we are living in a golden age of guitar gear! Great stuff can be had in every price strata.

A lot of opinions in this video that may, to a certain extent, be considered unpopular but what it all comes down to, for me, at least, is play what you like. Find a guitar you love to play - one that inspires you. Find an amp or a sound you like be it tube, solid state or digital, and rock out. Don't let the naysayers take away your fun. Just play.

"Get a good amp" "don't be afraid of digital" this is a sign, I need a Jazz Chorus

Darrell SAID BUY GOOD AMP. So I think this is a good excuse to get a upgrade

The only good thing about relics is that you don’t have a heart attack when you damage your guitar

Every guitar I've regretted buying was due to the "feel." If it's uncomfortable, I simply won't play it.

I think relics are cool, but for me it’s cooler if you actually play a guitar so much you make it a relic

I really didn't get why many think that buying a guitar for its "feel" is quite an unpopular opinion when it actually matters so much. It doesn't matter how expensive or great your guitar is, if it's uncomfortable to play it still won't be a great experience. Thank you for pointing it out, Darrell!

Number 8 was nice, when I was 16 I was set on finally getting a Gibson Les Paul, tried every Les Paul at Guitar Center and ended up with a SG Standard because of the weight and feel.

I love how straight forward u are on tonewoods "they don't matter" noice

Fitting how when Number 6 came around, an ad appeared for blood pressure awareness

I’m beyond happy with my Harley Benton Sg custom and my Boss Katana 100 watt amp. I can get killer tone and it has great effects and reverb I spent just under $800 for both

I used to be a tube amp snob, but not anymore. My pockets aren’t deep enough to afford good tube amps these days. After using the Roland cubes and now the Boss Katana, I’m really satisfied with them. Would I like a room full of Mesa amps? Heck yes! If I hit the lottery I’ll fill my house with them. Until then , the Katana and Cube are very satisfying. (Nothing at all like the early solid state crap that first emerged. )You really can’t tell the difference when you make a decent recording ,and you don’t have to play so loud that you attract the attention of every police force in the county. P.S. I used to play with a fellow that had an old Telecaster. It was pretty sweet and we used natural overdrive without peddles. He would carry a compass with him to align his guitar in a North South line to keep the hum down. We almost got arrested one night because a local officer on patrol ,a quarter mile away, didn’t like Bo Diddly. That was 44 years ago. P.P.S My guitars turn into to “relics “ after six months of my ownership. I don’t need to pay extra. I seem to provide my own abuse for free. P.P.P.S. I almost forgot, great topic Darrell .👍 Thanks.

I try to buy US made more to support US workers than a feeling that overseas built instruments are inferior. I bought (and loved) 2 PDP kits before I could afford DW, and have a PRS SE acoustic which plays and sounds great. I just can't bring myself to buy relic. I definitely understand the worn-in feel argument, though, but my personal preference is for non-relic aesthetics

There are also beliefs: - That you need a "metal" guitar to play metal. I believe you can play metal on anything you want. If you have low output pickups - increase gain on your distortion pedal. - That you need tons of gear to sound great. You don't, really - save your money! One guitar and a good amp (and no pedals) are usually enough.

#2. Agreed.  #11. Lessons and Practice are better than more gear. if you want to play AND sound better.

Tonewoods mean everything in acoustic guitars...oops...wrong saloon.

I love this background setting Darrell. The colors are nice and sharp, and desk in back looks good for this type of video format, i.e. non guitar playing.

I have a Sheckter Diamond Series C6 plus guitar and Spark amp. I haven't giged since about 1985. I had a Les Paul and a Strat back in the day, but I had to sell most of my gear except 1 acoustic. I got back into electric guitars when covid started. What I have now works for me just to play in my basement. The Spark works good enough for me. It is loud enough to get me in trouble with my wife. I'm just playing for me now so my setup works for me.