19 MUST-KNOW Guitar-Buying Tips 

Ah yes another video where Tyler justifies buying another guitar

the best tip for buying a guitar is to go when the store is closed (they are free at night)

Pro tip, ignore the name on the headstock. Those marquee brands cost more but don’t necessarily play or sound better.

The 'go with your gut' advice is good. All of this was good advice but that one is the essence of it.

Stop at every yardsale you see and ask if they have any guitars weather you see one there or not. Ive found, Ibanez Roadstar, Sivertone Catalina, Schecter Helraiser Hybrid FRS, Yamaha SG, Fernandez Tele, and a Fender amp. All at yardsales and most of them they only brought out because i asked!

I had 3 weeks since the last video to fight my gear addiction now Tyler drops another Banger Video. 🤣

I always play a guitar unplugged first when test driving, sometimes there is something about the guitar I don’t like and so I put it back, no need to plug it in, no matter how great it might sound. The sound doesn’t matter if I don’t like it otherwise. I bought a guitar without plugging it in, and normally I know I am buying it before I plug it in.

This was a fun one! 🤘

A nice gesture, promoting Caldwell. I'm sure someone will do the buy one get one. I'd consider it but I no longer live in TN.

Silas seems like a great dude. This video was both informative and hilarious. Thanks to both of you for the entertainment!

You forgot #20: Play the forbidden riff.

Wish I could come down and buy that but Nashville is so far away :(

Nice new space!

I have a Gibson gold top custom deluxe from 1969 and an Ibanez artist of around the same era. Both play pretty well. I am wondering which one I should get rid of as I am downsizing due to circumstance. Any ideas?

I'm about to buy my first epiphone. I'm taking my amp to my LGS and trying as many as I can. Then going back a week later and buying one

I’ve been in the market for a new guitar so thanks

That guitar store looks smaller than the studio in your house bro

Ignore any inconvenience that can be later set up (action, intonation, neck bow...). Bring your own workhorse guitar and make a fair comparison. Try different amps or pedals and make sure you get a sound that you're familiar with, you're testing a guitar, not an amp. If you can ask to save it and come back the next week, let the idea grow on you, maybe you'll decide to get a different thing. And yes, have fun and do things you enjoy, go for the one you dream of.

Those 2 guitars are amazing..I would buy the 2 for 1 😉

Been searching around for a Strat upgrade. Havent found one in price range that does it for me. Should I say F it and build a Partscaster? Custom relic body, pre wired Fender texas special pickguard, Fender neck and would be within my price range

I have never bought a guitar in a shop. My main interests are old Yamaha classical guitars, old 1960s Made in Japan electrics (Teisco, Guyatone, Sakai, etc) and of course BARGAINS!!!! :-D. A major part of the fun for me is looking through used guitar listings, and finding the old gold, unwanted gems, and even beat up ol' dogs with a story to tell.

I'm from a small town in the UK. About 15 years ago there were 4 music shops in the town... now there's 0. So many physical music shops have shut around here, which makes it a lot more difficult to go try out guitars. The shop I bought my first guitar from is now a chemist 😅

A Jazzmaster once picked me!

Quite helpful, Sir ❤❤❤❤

Absolute jem majesty

That thinline is something special! :)

Can you make a video on a review for the Cort CR200

Check the knobs and switches. They should move smoothly and without extra effort or awkwardness, and they shouldn't make a lot of noise when plugged in. Noise and gritty, awkward-moving knobs and switches mean dirty pots and connections at best, maybe a faulty solder joint, and in the worst case need replacing.

Tyler - lays custom shop strat on the ground

It’s good to reach that point where you do not really need another guitar. You have what works for you. Of course I’m still thinking about that one more I don’t need 😁

I always have a tuner on me when guitar shopping, bc I heard years ago that they keep a lot of the guitars not at pitch, such as it all down a step or up a half, so that there is no chance that whatever riff you play will NOT sound the way it always does...

Best tips: 1. go to the store when it‘s not maintime. The customers are more relaxed and you won‘t have to wait for a room etc. 2. try out without any thougt about the guitar before you played it. I‘m a bluesrock guitarist and one of my favourite guitars is a Schecter reaper 6 - totally uncommon for my genre, but it still fits my style perfectly

Yes a video that reassures me that buying a custom shop Gibson ES335 for more money than a half decent second hand car was not wrong.

My best tip. Buy a guitar that makes you wanna play it. Don't think about brand/style/price. Is it gonna be the instrument your never gonna put down? That's the one to get

look up 100 videos on the thing you want to buy :) I recently bought my first '' real '' guitar and when I plugged it in store, I forgot everything , so I checked the feel quality and just bought the damn thing and I absolutely love every piece from it :D

My two tips (one you covered in a way): First, get a guitar that compels you to play it. That's rule number one. Whether aesthetic or feel, you need to want to pick it up. Second, never try out new licks on a guitar you might be serious about. If you're not a new player, we all have tried and true licks, riffs or runs. All of us. Guess what? That's the stuff you use to try a guitar. You know how they feel on other guitar(s) you've tried or owned. It gives a 'like-for-like' comparison.

Guitar buying tip: Put the guitar down, go home, and get good with the gear you already have. It's not about the ax, but the swing that cuts down the tree. On a more serious side, whenever I go to buy a new guitar, I try to stay focused on what I'm looking for. Are you looking to replace your Stratecaster? Then don't waste time looking at Les Pauls. Know what you're looking for and why. However, you may find your true love when you least expect it. My main bass is an active 5 string soap-bar J-bass, and I found it when I went into the store looking for a passive 4-string P-bass. I did not buy it that day however, but a week later when I couldn't stop dreaming about her I knew I had to go back and see if she was still there.

lmao, during deployment we hit port in the Philippines… I went to a really cheap guitar shop in a mall and found this BEAUTIFUL Ibanez PIA which I’ve always sort of wanted to play. So I asked and the worker said “Eh? No… Prestige level, you can’t play it, but we have the RGs over there.” Well at least I wasn’t afraid

Out with the fender in with another prs tyler? 😅

The equation for how many guitars one needs is x + 1. (x being how many guitars you currently have)

Have a tune you can play comfortably and play that several times on the desired guitar. Are you struggling physically anywhere or anytime? If yes, maybe move on to another one, and then come back to it after playing others. Compare and contrast

W video. Can you maybe do more metal content please? PS: Leaving the store is illegal idk what you mean

Play it acoustically. If tonewood does'nt matter, how come an electric semi sounds much deeper than a solid body with similar pickups?

@ Music is Win Tyler I watched a video where you declared 3 6 8 was the proper sequence to play Smoke on the Water. I had seen a live video of Richie Blackmore playing it. It dawned on me you are wrong. Richie barely moves his hand to play the riff. 368 cannot be correct. I reviewed the live performance then found a video of how to correctly play the riff. It is 5(AD) 3(DG) 5(DG) 5(AD), 3(DG) 6(DG) 5(DG), 5(AD) 3(DG) 5(DG) 3(DG), 5(AD). I love your videos but this is correct because Richie Blackmore says so! Per his live performance. Keep rocking! From a beginner, Tony

Tip: Buy in person as much as possible and online as least as possible since you need to get a feel for it to know whether you like it. If you can’t get the guitar you want locally, stick only to brands you know you like when buying online.

Always play any guitar acoustically so you hear the resonance and tonal quality.

Play lots of guitars once you have done your research and checked that the guitar is a good one. Once you have narrowed it down to a selection buy the one you can't put down or keep picking up. You will become a better guitarist if you play the guitar you enjoy playing the most because you will play it more. That means more than the colour to me. You fall in love with the guitar you enjoy playing and its finish.

I bought an SG recently, love it. But I’m interested in a Telecaster or Strat. What brand should I go for? I kinda want Ibanez, or should I go for Squier? Budget not that high

Love that kid.

For your next video could you react/review to the new going home by mark Knopfler and the hero’s

Didn’t Tyler just tell us he doesn’t love the sound of that thin line tele the other day in a video?

couldnt tell if it was his house or a store

tyler threw in a sneaky extra tip: become best friends with the owner of the store 😅

#1 Leave the store, and if you can't stop thinking about it, ta da!

OMG - a green Special? Me want dat won....

My tip would be to play the guitar your looking at for a LOOOONG time like possibly come back to the store a few times before buying it

How i see it is even if made by machine, some guitars got that rib eye piece of premium material in one or more of its parts making it sound/feel superior, so brand names are shit, guitars are art, and what you feel when you buy is what’s important

Here is one: before you enter the store, make sure there is 💵 in your pocket. Not wasting a shop owner's time is a great first step to insuring your "i'm not a dick i swear it!" status and remember this~ all ELSE, is secondary- {Skill level, clothing choices, IQ, attitude and/or style(although if u dont have... get some!!), and of course, begin your search with a positive attitude, Jim Beam, 420, or what have you.} Have fun!!! 🎉🎸

The best tip in my opinion is to get something you like, whether its cheap or expensive play better or worse. As long as you like it then that's good enough. Be careful about your budget tho ;)

Best advice for buying guitars these days is "Build your Own". Old guitars yeah when quality and integrity in a manufacturer still existed over bottom dollars those you can buy IF the guitar speaks to you. No impulse buys for a name of cause its shiny or because someone on you tube sez buy this its AWESOME and you never see them again on their channels.

Saw the K.C joke incoming miles away

Tip 1 Gibson customshop or nothing 💅

The first tip feels like a sin though, leaving without buying something in any store feels illegal

Ok playing an electric guitar unplugged is only good for checking it for fret buzz. If you are buying an ELECTRIC GUITAR play it PLUGGED INTO AN AMP

Try more than one of the same model. May look identical but they will play and sound different.

I now wish I was from Nashville

Build your own.

play one chord over and over and see how the guitar responds and compare with others. you may look like a crazy person but great tip 👍

Avoid Bigsby’s altogether? Or just ones your friends thought they knew how to put on? 😂

we're one hour in and tylers strats are prolly already sold, dont be disheartened

I feel like Tyler’s bought more guitars since he said he wouldn’t than he did before

The best tip is to buy all the guitars that you can afford!

The tip, just the tip.

If you can, Play the thing before you buy it. Some great looking axes feel or play like butt.

best tip - ask anyone looking at the guitar whom seems over 20 years old / works at the store what guitars they wouldn't play.

Don't let brand names and relatively low cost lead you to believe that something is low quality. Instead, ignore that stuff and find an instrument that sounds/feels good. There are lots of hidden gems out there

#20 There is ALWAYS one more guitar to buy.

I'm a Simple Man: I see a Fender Logo, i buy it🤷🏼‍♂️😎

Ask yourself “ what would Tyler do ? “ then go home with two guitars !!!!

another tip. just because it’s expensive and pretty doesn’t mean it’s a good guitar

The best tip is: TRY IT!😂

3:41 when you reach for that tremelo bar ain'd it ain't there. By the way none of these buying tips apply to left handed guitarists.

Watch Tory Slusher create magic on a 100 dollar guitar. Pickups are pickups are pickups.

Is it just me or did the neck of that special look wide as hell?

"strummer" *proceeds to pick out notes in an arpeggio*

Also, I have boughted 3 guitars since yer last vid, so wot I winned? Huh, huh, huh, wot do I does git winnered....

My absolute number 1 tip is to avoid buying online. One time I went into set on buying a Jackson but I didn’t like how thin the neck was and ended up getting a carvel. this would not have been possible if I bought online

Judging by the Tyler, I've thought it would be 19 guitar-buying tips to buy PRS.

Pro Tip : You can Never have enough Guitars

Go with a non-musician if possible and have them point out a "pretty one" I never would've bought my Gretsch had it not been pointed out for me.

Do a video on the boner guitar with 40 frets I think

I REALLY don't understand the factory relic thing. Why pay more to own a guitar that fakes its own history? Or is it to protect the buyer from the agony and pain of a first scratch on the custom paint job?

Best tip : get one pro to go to the store with you

The #1 tip that is missing here, and should be #1, is: know your price range and only play within it. When you're shopping, never play a guitar that is outside your price range or you'll likely want it, and anything in your price range will then likely feel like a disappointment.

Buy 19 guitars. Got it.

I always prefer to buy guitars I have played.

ah. Look at it, play it, and like it first. cool, cool.

Do you like it? Does it play well and suit your style? Can you afford it without going into debt? Get out that CC and take it home.

Tip #0 Use two hands when taking down and putting up a guitar, especially pricey or rare models. The owner will have a heart attack/scream at you if you don’t.

My main tip is to never impulse buy, ever.